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Rick Radtke
Starting Pitcher | London Clash
Pitching He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. Radtke can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.
Defense & Hitting He shows a good pickoff move and never lets runners detract from his pitching. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Radtke is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Radtke has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The London Clash have been known to use Radtke as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Moostard Nyman
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