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Shaun Abbate
Starting Pitcher | Regina Pirates
Pitching The Regina Pirates hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. Steals sometimes unnerve Abbate, who isn't blessed with extraordinary self-confidence. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! Never a hard thrower, Abbate now has games when he can't hit 85 MPH with his fastball. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.
Defense & Hitting Abbate is nothing special in the field. Abbate doesn't make much of an attempt to combat the running game. Basestealers ran at will last year. Abbate is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Abbate has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Regina Pirates have been known to use Abbate as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook What The Regina Pirates was thinking when they signed Abbate to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks. Abbate isn't cutting the mustard in the low minors. It's time for Shaun to investigate other career options, like coaching highschool ball. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Abbate.
-- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
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