C Walker Neil FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
9/10/1989 ACT 50 39 46 38 41 48 50 52
Pine Richland HS POT
S / R
Red Chip
Scouting OVERALL:  Solid Frame.  Strong as a Bull.  Excellent Physical Make-Up.  All-Around Athlete.  Strong Potential.  HITTING:  Line-Drive Contact from Left Side.  More Power, Less Average from Right Side.  Quick Bat.  DEFENSE:  Average Arm.  Soft, Quick Hands.  Plus Glove.
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C Spring Matthew FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
11/7/1986 ACT 56 60 37 59 33
Dixie College POT
R / R
Average
Scouting OVERALL:  Large, Well-Proportioned Frame.  Durable Build w/ Strength Through-Out.  Developed Lower Half.  HITTING:  Good Weight Shift % Load w/ Hands.  Slight Uppercut Swing Plane w/ Good Extention.  Raw Power.  DEFENSE:  Good Agility Behind Plate w/ Soft Hands.  Very Competitive.  Excellent Instincts Behind Plate.
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C Chernier Jason FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
2/17/1988 ACT 65 38 43 26 62 58
Weber State POT
R / R
Developmental
Scouting OVERALL:  Quick And Agile, Has Solid Speed.  A Smaller Catcher Who Needs Time To Blossom.                   HITTING:  Below Average.  Ground Ball Hitter, Similar To Jason Kendall.                                                              DEFENSE:  Good Hands, Can Handle The Ball In The Dirt.  Slow Release.
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1B Springer Craig FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
5/5/1986 ACT 47 31 52 40 29 48 46
Tennessee POT
L / L
Starter
Scouting OVERALL: A Tall, Slender Hitter.  Needs To Bulk Up To Increase Durability And Power.                                      HITTING:  Quick Bat, Gap To Gap Power.  Good Plate Discipline.                                                                 DEFENSE:  The 6'4" Frame Gives Good Range, Needs Help At Getting To Balls In The Dirt.
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1B Wilson Neil FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
9/30/1986 ACT 62 50 25 67 40
Alabama A&M POT
L / L
Developmental
Scouting OVERALL: Large Frame, A Little Heavy In The Upper Half.  Needs Shaping And Conditioning.                                      HITTING:  Power Stroke, Tries To Hit The Long Ball Every Plate Appearance.                                                                 DEFENSE:  Solid Defensively, Not A Lot Of Range.  Doesn't Dig Out Low Balls Well.
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1B Pachino Nick FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
10/24/1985 ACT 41 39 32 39 17
Oklahoma POT
R / R
Developmental
Scouting OVERALL: Medium Build, A Little On The Heavy Side.  Below Average Speed.                                      HITTING:  Above Average Bat, Scouts Like His Offensive Potential.  Solid Eye.                                                              DEFENSE:  Immature On Defense, Prone To Mental Lapses.  Inconsistent With Average Range.
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2B Nicholson David FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
5/5/1985 ACT 47 47 41 41 41
California - Berkley POT
R / R
Starter
Scouting OVERALL: Solid Overall Second Baseman.  Lean Well-Proportioned Body.                                              HITTING: Good Hitting Mechanics Generating Good Bat Speed.                                                                 DEFENSE:  Smooth, With A Solid Glove And Quick Release.
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2B Zech Bryan FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
11/28/1985 ACT 46 58 34 55 39 65
Florida State POT
L / L
Developmental
Scouting OVERALL:  A Larger Secondbaseman With Some Raw Strength.  Below Average Speed.                               HITTING:  Solid Power.  Pulls The Ball Too Much, Needs To Learn To Hit To The Entire Field.                                                              DEFENSE:  Good Range, But Has Problems Playing Small For A Dig, Turn, And Throw.
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2B Boa Ronny FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
9/14/1986 ACT 60 33 43 26 62 60
Texas A & M POT
R / R
Developmental
Scouting OVERALL:  Quick And Agile, Has Solid Speed.  A Smaller Second Baseman Who Needs Time To Blossom.                   HITTING:  Makes Good Contact.  Ground Ball Hitter, Similar To Chuck Knoblauch.                                                              DEFENSE:  Good Hands, Can Handle The Ball To His Right.  Poor Arm
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3B Wright David FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
12/20/1983 ACT 42 51 61 74 28 48
California POT
R / R
Red Chip
Scouting OVERALL:  A Solid, Well-Balanced Third Baseman.  Recovering From Major Knee Surgery..                   HITTING:  Patient Hitter.  Can Really Crush The Ball.  No Doubt About His Ability At The Plate.                                                            DEFENSE:  Below Average Third Baseman Due To The Knee Injury.
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3B Nathan Messner FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
11/21/1988 ACT 27 34 40 59 20 58
Muncy HS POT
R / R
Average
Scouting OVERALL: Overly Large Frame, Particularly For High Schooler.  Thick Lower Half.                                      HITTING:  Power From Center To Pull.  Plenty Of Bat Speed Through The Zone.                                                                 DEFENSE:  Poor Instincts In The Field.  Average Arm.  Below Average Range.
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3B Christopher Nowak FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
2/21/1986 ACT 62 35 42 33 36
South Carolina POT
R / R
Developmental
Scouting OVERALL: Four Year Starter, Very Mature.  Consumate Teammate.                                                         HITTING:  Balanced Approach.  Feet Shoulder Width Apart With Quiet Hands.  Doesn't Generate Much Power.                                                                 DEFENSE:  Solid Defensively.  Plays Loose, Allows For Above Average Range.
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SS Kippy Sunderstrom FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
4/14/1985 ACT 53 40 51 54 39
Brown POT
R / R
Red Chip
Scouting OVERALL:  Smart, Scored 1600 On His SAT's And Graduated From Brown University Magn Cum Laude.                                     HITTING:  Level Swing With Good Hip Motion.  Good Eye And Gets The Bat Through The Zone Quickly.                                                               DEFENSE:  Above Average Range.  Does Not Throw Particularly Well From Deep In The Hole. 
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SS Rian Luiz FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
10/18/1986 ACT 72 30 69 16 74 62
UNLV POT
R / R
Starter
Scouting OVERALL:  Speedster.  Lean And Muscular With Great Hand-Eye Coordination.                                   HITTING:  Slap Hitter, May Not Translate To The Pro Game Well.                                                                 DEFENSE:  Great Range But Very Weak Arm.  Turns The Double Play As Pretty As Anyone In College.
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SS Derek Bruce FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
8/3/1985 ACT 39 47 38 41 40
Arizona POT
R / R
Developmental
Scouting OVERALL:  Tall Frame, Well Proportioned, Lean, Wiry Build.  Square Shoulders.                                    HITTING:  Open Stance With a Line Drive Approach.  Could Develop Gap To Gap Power.                                                                   DEFENSE:  Loose, Quick Arm.  On Target When He Stays On Top. 
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LF Toddy Koovitz FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
1/13/1987 ACT 23 54 38 75 36 48
Le Moyne CC POT
L / L
Starter
Scouting OVERALL:  A Large Frame, Broad Shouldered Outfielder.  Plays To The Dumb Jock Role Very Well.                                                      HITTING:  Not Very Patient At The Plate.  Swings At Everything Early.  Can Crush The Ball.                                                            DEFENSE:  Plays Very Poor Outfield, Resembles Manny Ramirez.  Capable Of 20 Plus Errors A Season.
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LF Jeremy Slayden FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
7/28/1986 ACT 51 51 42 57 26
Georgia Tech POT
R / R
Average
Scouting OVERALL:  George Brett Type Body Mode.  Weight Back With Bat Head and Right Elbow Up.                                                        HITTING:  Short Stroke With Loft.  Can Turn On A Ball Quickly Or Take It The Other Way.                                                          DEFENSE:  Speed Limits Position To Corner Outfield.  Adequate Arm Strength.
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LF Matthew McGuirk FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
11/14/1988 ACT 45 63 41 38 67
Arlington Heights HS POT
L / L
Developmental
Scouting OVERALL:  Tall, Lean, Angular Frame With A Wide Back.  Strong Wrists.                                                        HITTING:  Slight Open, Upright Stance.  Quick, Fluid, Line Drive Swing.                                                          DEFENSE:  Average Range With A Live Arm.  Accuracy Is A Problem From Time To Time.
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CF Darren Lemming FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
3/31/1986 ACT 73 42 60 60 69 46
Miami POT
L / L
Franchise
Scouting OVERALL:  A Sure Five Tool Player.  Athletic Body And Solid Frame. "So Good You Think He Has a Sixth Tool, One Only He Possesses."                                                                                                                  HITTING:  Ken Griffey Type Swing In As Far As It's Smooth As Silk And Goes Really Far.                                                   DEFENSE:  Start Counting The Gold Gloves Now.  Only Average Arm.
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CF Kyle Brown FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
9/9/1984 ACT 56 63 61 52 48
USC POT
R / R
Average
Scouting OVERALL:  A Live, Athletic Body.  Sinewy Strength.  Fully Matured 5-Year Starter.                                                  HITTING:  Singles, Doubles Hitter.  Slaps The Ball To All Fields.                                                         DEFENSE:  Takes Good Angles To The Ball To Make Up For Lack Of Speed.
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CF Darin Ford FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
10/1/1989 ACT 55 63 34 31 55
Vineland HS POT
R / R
Developmental
Scouting OVERALL:  A Solidly Built Center Fielder.  Exceptionally Strong And Stocky Lower Body.                                                  HITTING:  Has Yet To Translate His Raw Power Into His Swing.  Problems With The Breaking Ball.                                                   DEFENSE:  Great Fielder With Very Nice Arm.  Could Be The Next Jim Edmonds.
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RF Joshua Brady FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
11/13/1985 ACT 29 24 60 35 41 62
California POT
S / R
Red Chip
Scouting OVERALL:  An Athletic Frame.  Tall, Muscular Body.  Long Arms.                                                         HITTING:  Patient Hitter.  Line Drive Contact To All Fields.  Gap To Gap Power.                                                            DEFENSE:  Plays With A Hole In His Glove And A Rubber Hose For An Arm.
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RF Johnson Craig FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
4/11/1985 ACT 43 43 44 69 52
California State U POT
R / R
Starter
Scouting OVERALL:  Medium Build With Strength Through Out.  Very Strong Lower Half.                                        HITTING:  Excellent Bat Speed Through The Zone With Good Extention.  Needs To Work On Batting Eye.                      DEFENSE:  About As Average As You Can Get.
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RF David Hernandez FA AS CH PH SP vsL GB PL HM SC CL
5/6/1987 ACT 58 60 51 35 52
Miami Dade CC POT
R / R
Developmental
Scouting OVERALL:  Medium Build With Round Shoulders.  Body Similar To Rusty Greer.                                          HITTING:  Balanced Upright Approach.  Very Quiet Body.  Makes Solid Contact.                                                         DEFENSE:  Shows Solid Instincts.  So Good, He Can Play All Positions Except The MI's.
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SP Jered Weaver AS EN CO HR FB SL CU CB FA vsL GB HM SC CL
10/4/1986 ACT 82 71 76 31 81 70 54 48 36 46
Long Beach St POT
R / R
Blue Chip
Scouting OVERALL:  A Tall, Lean, Wiry Frame At 6'7".  Square Shoulder And Long Arms, Legs.                             PITCHING:  Pitches From The Stretch With A 3/4 Delivery And A Side Step Approach.  Good Velocity Control.                                STUFF:  A Plus Fastball Sets Up His Slider, Change-Up, And Curve. 
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SP Christopher Lambert AS EN CO HR FB SL CU P#4 FA vsL GB HM SC CL
3/8/1986 ACT 86 78 52 40 86 55 40
Boston College POT
R / R
Red Chip
Scouting OVERALL: Definitive Strength Throughout.  Athletic Build With Long Sturdy Legs.                                                  PITCHING:  Semi Wind-Up With A Stiff Plant Leg.  Finishes Quick And Loose.                                                     STUFF:  A Hard Boring Fastball Will Break Some Bats.  Uses A Slurve And Sinking Change To Offset Pace.
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SP Tadeshi Kawabata AS EN CO HR SI CB FB P#4 FA vsL GB HM SC CL
9/28/1976 ACT 81 78 94 43 86 84 67 74 46 52
Daiei Hawks - Japan POT
R / R
Red Chip
Scouting OVERALL: A Solid #2 Pitcher, Tadeshi Brings Great Control And Three Live Pitches To America After 7 Seasons in Japan. What You See Is What You Get.                                                                                                                                            PITCHING:  Uses A HIgh Leg Kick.  Loses 4-5 mph When Working From The Stretch.                                                     STUFF:  Uses His Sinker, Curveball Combination Like A Skillful Saber Dance.  Throws The Fastball In For A Change Of Pace.
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SP Andrew Allen AS EN CO HR FB CU CB SI FA vsL GB HM SC CL
1/31/1985 ACT 76 85 55 39 72 62 60 50
Oregon State POT
R / R
Starter
Scouting OVERALL:Thick, Solid Build With Tremendous Leg Strength.  Led Collegiate Level In Complete Games.                                                  PITCHING:  Uses A Roger Clemens Type Wind-Up, With Less Power.  Needs To Work On Drive.                                                     STUFF:  Locates Fastball Well, Struggles With The Location For Change, Curve, And Sinker.
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SP James Brauer AS EN CO HR FB SL CU P#4 FA vsL GB HM SC CL
7/16/1986 ACT 71 65 69 58 76 71 50
Michigan POT
R / R
Starter
Scouting OVERALL:  Well Proportioned, Solid Frame.  Sturdy Look.  Strong Legs.  3/4 Delivery.
PITCHING:  Good Arm Speed.  Works Fast.  Holds Velocity From The Stretch.  Locates Vertically Well.
STUFF:  Good FB That Tends To Tail.  Tight Spinning Slider.  Deceptive Straight Change.
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SP Carlton Smith AS EN CO HR FB CU SI P#4 FA vsL GB HM SC CL
1/23/1990 ACT 39 56 47 30 56 52 40 51
Piscataway HS POT
L / R
Starter
Scouting OVERALL: 6'1" 200 lbs.  A Long-Term Project.  Well Proportioned Frame.  Solid, Smooth Mechanics.                              PITCHING:  High Leg Kick.   Good Hip Rotation.  Nice Drop & Drive Delivery.                                                     STUFF:  Solid Fastball And Circle Change.  Has Sinker In The Works.
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SP Andrew Gale AS EN CO HR FB SL CU P#4 FA vsL GB HM SC CL
11/28/1988 ACT 61 56 60 43 70 51 43
Phillip Exeter Academy POT
R / R
Average
Scouting OVERALL:  Built Just Like His Father, Former MLB Pitcher Rich Gale.  Large, Long Frame.
PITCHING:  High Delivery With Arm That Plunges Straight Down.  Loose, Easy Arm.
STUFF:  Averages 85-88 On Fastball.  Slider With Late, Sharp Break  Occasional Change.
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SP Kenny Plaisance AS EN CO HR FB CB SC SI FA vsL GB HM SC CL
9/22/1986 ACT 71 60 53 42 73 73 60 47 46
LSU POT
R / R
Average
Scouting OVERALL:  6'5" 250 lbs.  A Little Overweight On A Medium Build, Still Maturing Body.                                         PITCHING:  Unorthodox, Deceptive Delivery.  Tries To Throw Too Hard.                                                             STUFF:  Uses A Hard Fastball, Tight Curve, Developing Sinker, And A Screwball.
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SP Phillip Shirek AS EN CO HR SL CU FB P#4 FA vsL GB HM SC CL
2/5/1986 ACT 68 72 54 41 79 70 61
Nebraska POT
R / R
Developmental
Scouting OVERALL:  Tall, Strong, Well-Built Frame.  Broad Shoulders With Powerful Legs.
PITCHING:  Works Exclusively From The Stretch With A Side Slot Arm Angle.  Occassional Sink On Most Pitches.
STUFF:  Sharp 3/4 Slider.  Average Fastball Sets Up Off A Solid Change.
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SP Justin Keadle AS EN CO HR FB CB SL P#4 FA vsL GB HM SC CL
12/6/1985 ACT 64 61 67 60 76 49 44
Wake Forest POT
R / R
Developmental
Scouting OVERALL:  Medium Frame With A Lean, Wiry Build.  Tapered Upper Body.  Thin Arms With A Sling Shot Motion.
PITCHING: Solid Mound Presence.  Quick Easy Delivery With High Release Point.
STUFF:  Natural Fastball With Boring Action To Lefties.  Adequate Curveball and Slider.
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SP James Gant AS EN CO HR CB FB CU P#4 FA vsL GB HM SC CL
9/14/1987 ACT 65 63 76 53 77 69 55
Mississippi St. POT
R / R
Developmental
Scouting OVERALL:  Athletic And Well-Proportioned Body.  Room For Weight And Strength Gains.
PITCHING:  High Overhead to 3/4 Arm Angle.  Good Delivery Mechanics.  Works Easy.
STUFF:  Very Tight Curveball.  Average Fastball And A Change With Fade Action.
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SP James Howell AS EN CO HR SI CB FB CU FA vsL GB HM SC CL
4/25/1986 ACT 67 65 73 72 81 74 66 42 54
Texas POT
L / L
Red Chip
Scouting OVERALL:  6'0" 180lbs.  Medium Frame, Sloping Shoulders.  Lean, Wiry Build With Below Average Arm.                                                      PITCHING:  No Wind Up, 3/4 Delivery.  Needs To Get A Little More Tough Mentally.                                              STUFF:  Offspeed Pitcher With 4 Quality Pitches - Fastball, Hard Sinker Is Out Pitch, Tight Curve, And Change.  
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RP Shane Mungitt AS EN CO HR FB CU P#3 P#4 FA vsL GB HM SC CL
6/24/1985 ACT 89 16 66 37 86 55
Shitlick, AR POT
R / R
Blue Chip
Scouting OVERALL:  6'4" 235lbs.  Large Frame, Broad Shoulders.  Powerful Lower Half With Great Arm. Some Worry He Has A Little Too Much John Rocker In Him.                                                                                          PITCHING:  No Wind Up.  Relies On Fastball Too Much.                                                                              STUFF:  Pure Power Pitcher With 2  Pitches - A Blow Them Away Fastball, And A Change Up He Throws In Every Now And Then.  
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RP William Buckner AS EN CO HR CB FB SI P#4 FA vsL GB HM SC CL
8/27/1986 ACT 86 11 71 44 81 77 51
South Carolina POT
R / R
Red Chip
Scouting OVERALL:  Large Frame With Size.  High Hips For Longer Strides.  Pure Power Pitcher.
PITCHING:  Average Fastball 92 mph.  Works Better From Wind-Up.
STUFF:  Lethal 11-5 Curveball.  Heat Includes Above Average Fastball And Average Sinker.
 
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RP Michael Rogers AS EN CO HR FB CU CB P#4 FA vsL GB HM SC CL
10/24/1985 ACT 67 22 80 54 77 64 48
North Carolina State POT
R / R
Starter
Scouting OVERALL:  Mature Body With Broad Shoulders.  Fit Look, Similar To Trevor Hoffman.
PITCHING:  Balanced Delivery With No Wind-Up.  Arm Straight Down out of Wind-Up.
STUFF:  87-89 mph Fastball That Tails.  Average Curveball And Change-Up.
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RP Wade Davis AS EN CO HR CB FB P#3 P#4 FA vsL GB HM SC CL
9/7/1989 ACT 51 7 32 50 65 51
Lake Wales HS POT
R / R
Developmental
Scouting OVERALL:  6’5” 225 18 Years Old.  Extra Large Frame With Still Room To Grow.
PITCHING:  Works Exclusively From A ¾ Stretch.  Uses Free And Easy Delivery.
STUFF:  Uses A Tight Curveball And An Average Fastball.  Curveball Is Out Pitch.
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RP Rich Garsen AS EN CO HR FB CU P#3 P#4 FA vsL GB HM SC CL
2/18/1985 ACT 62 17 40 29 64 59
San Diego State POT
R / R
Developmental
Scouting OVERALL: Medium, Athletic Build.  Maintains Composure On The Mound.  Works Side To Side Really Well.
PITCHING:  Loses 5-6 mph When Working From Stretch.  Deceptive Release Makes Ball Jump From His Hand.
STUFF:  Uses Fastball Change-Up Combination Effectively.
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RP Calvin Trest AS EN CO HR FB CB CU P#4 FA vsL GB HM SC CL
5/3/1985 ACT 72 24 72 60 73 71 68
Washington St. POT
L / L
Average
Scouting OVERALL:  6'1" 210.  Solid, Athletic Body.  Room To Grow Into Some Muscle.  Smooth Delivery Motion.                  PITCHING:  Knows How To Pitch.  Can Effectively Locate His Fastball.                                                                          STUFF:  Group Of 3 Solid Pitches.  Fastball, Curveball, Change-Up.
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