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Pete Clevinger
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching He's a pretty good ground-ball pitcher, which I like because ground balls stay in the park. Clevinger also has a decent changeup. He can hit 90 MPH but is too smart to try to get his fastball past most hitters. The running movement on his pitches makes life tougher on lefties than righties.
Defense & Hitting Though he lacks a good pickoff move, he checks the running game with a compact stretch delivery. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Clevinger is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Clevinger has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Clevinger as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
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