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Gabe Allen
Starting Pitcher | Grand Rapids Red Dogs
Pitching Allen can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Allen also has a decent changeup. His pitches lose some movement when he pitches from the stretch position. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.
Defense & Hitting He's reasonably quick to the plate but needs to vary his pickoff moves. Good baserunners appeared to time him last year. 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. Allen is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Allen has some pop in his swing.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
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