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Kelly West
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. The Retired or Inactive Players hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. He tends to work slowly when in a jam, which just makes his problems worse by lulling his fielders to sleep. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.
Defense & Hitting West doesn't make much of an attempt to combat the running game. Basestealers ran at will last year. West is agile on the mound, though he makes needless errors when his concentration wanders. West is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but West has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use West as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2014 Outlook I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Moostard Nyman
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