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Cam Gil
Starting Pitcher | Free Agents
Pitching He always throws strikes but is very hittable. He keeps the ball down and gets a lot of groundballs. Because he can't overpower hitters, Gil has to fool them instead. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.
Defense & Hitting Gil does a fine job of holding runners, and has become crafty in the second decade of his career by offering a variety of moves to first base. 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. Gil is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Gil has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Gil 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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