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Buddy Svensson
Starting Pitcher | Free Agents
Pitching He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. Svensson can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Svensson also has a decent changeup. Because he can't overpower hitters, Svensson has to fool them instead. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.
Defense & Hitting Svensson does an average job of holding runners. 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. Svensson is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Svensson has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Svensson 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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