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Thatch Boggs
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He walks too many hitters and throws too many pitches. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He changes speeds well enough to keep righthanders from teeing off on him.
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 isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Boggs is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Boggs has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Boggs as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook AA isn't the right place for Boggs. Expect the Retired or Inactive Players to send him down for some minor retooling. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
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