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Ray Spohrer
Starting Pitcher | Paris Isotopes
Pitching Spohrer 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. His pitches lose some movement when he pitches from the stretch position. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! This man owns lefties. Put it this way, if your lineup is full of them, you might want rethink your lineup.
Defense & Hitting His pickoff move is merely average. A shaky fielder, he's slow to react to grounders and often looks unsure on his throws to the bases. Spohrer is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Spohrer has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Paris Isotopes have been known to use Spohrer as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Moostard Nyman
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