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Willie Adams
Starting Pitcher | Baltimore Orioles
Pitching Adams can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Adams also has a decent changeup. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. He frequently leaves fastballs up in the strike zone, where they get pounded. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.
Defense & Hitting His pickoff move is only fair. 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. Adams is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Adams has some pop in his swing.
-- Moostard Nyman
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