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Jeffrey Butler
Starting Pitcher | Kelowna Okanagans
Pitching When healthy, Butler is the prototypical veteran finesse pitcher. His changeup isn't bad... he fools his share of hitters. Because he can't overpower hitters, Butler has to fool them instead. Butler gives up his share of home runs, but is always around the plate and doesn't give up many walks. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders. It's hard to explain but Jeffrey Butler plays much better on the road then he does at home.
Defense & Hitting Butler is a reliable fielder who doesn't get rattled on defensive plays and is rarely out of fielding position. His slow delivery makes him fairly easy to steal upon, but Butler helps himself by holding runners with throws to first, and with slide steps and varied deliveries to home. Butler is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Butler has some pop in his swing.
-- Moostard Nyman
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