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Tom Flores
Starting Pitcher | Free Agents
Pitching The bottom also falls out of his very good changeup. Flores can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His pitches lose some movement when he pitches from the stretch position. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Flores, and that's saying a lot. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.
Defense & Hitting Flores's move to first base is average. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Flores is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Flores has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Flores as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2014 Outlook It's really a shame he hasn't caught on somewhere. He might be a decent addition to someone's bench.
-- Moostard Nyman
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