Pitching
Roberts has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. He tends to work slowly when in a jam, which just makes his problems worse by lulling his fielders to sleep. If you're going in to face Roberts, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Roberts, and that's saying a lot. He frequently leaves fastballs up in the strike zone, where they get pounded. When you throw a curveball, it better break. Hanging curves equal earned runs in this league, you just can't get away with them. Unfortunately, Roberts's curveball tends to hang. He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.

Defense & Hitting
He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. He doesn't hold runners very close, which gives his catcher a bit of a workout. Roberts is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Roberts has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Roberts as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2010 Outlook
What The Free Agents was thinking when they signed Roberts to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Roberts.

          -- Moostard Nyman