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Erik Hanna
Starting Pitcher | Free Agents
Pitching Hanna can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Hanna also has a decent changeup. He can hit 90 MPH but is too smart to try to get his fastball past most hitters. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders. It's hard to explain but Erik Hanna plays much better on the road then he does at home.
Defense & Hitting He's reasonably quick to the plate but needs to vary his pickoff moves. Good baserunners appeared to time him last year. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Hanna is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Hanna has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Hanna 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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