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Matt Ruebel
Relief Pitcher | Free Agents
Pitching He struggles with his command at times and is still learning to mix his pitches and set up hitters. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Ruebel, and that's saying a lot. He frequently leaves fastballs up in the strike zone, where they get pounded. He's almost as effective against righthanders as he is versus lefthanders.
Defense & Hitting He's average in terms of controlling the running game. Ruebel is nothing special in the field. Ruebel is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Ruebel has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Ruebel as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2010 Outlook What The Free Agents was thinking when they signed Ruebel to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Ruebel.
-- Moostard Nyman
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