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Jeff Barrett
Starting Pitcher | Free Agents
Pitching Barrett has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Barrett also has a decent changeup. If you're going in to face Barrett, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. The problem is that he has no workable game plan against lefties, who routinely light him up.
Defense & Hitting His pickoff move is merely average. 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. Barrett is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Barrett has some pop in his swing.
2010 Outlook I just don't know if The Free Agents are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Moostard Nyman
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