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John Smoyer
Starting Pitcher | Free Agents
Pitching He's a pretty good ground-ball pitcher, which I like because ground balls stay in the park. Smoyer also has a decent changeup. If you're going in to face Smoyer, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Smoyer, and that's saying a lot. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.
Defense & Hitting His slow delivery makes him fairly easy to steal upon, but Smoyer helps himself by holding runners with throws to first, and with slide steps and varied deliveries to home. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Smoyer is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Smoyer has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Smoyer as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2014 Outlook But if you ask me, I'll pass on Smoyer.
-- Moostard Nyman
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