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Bob Haid
Starting Pitcher | Barcelona Matadors
Pitching His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Haid also has a decent changeup. The Barcelona Matadors hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. Dating back to his days in the minors, Haid has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders.
Defense & Hitting He has a fair pickoff move and isn't a particularly easy target for basestealers. 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. Haid is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Haid has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Barcelona Matadors have been known to use Haid as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Moostard Nyman
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