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Paul Coblentz
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching Coblentz is a control pitcher; when he's on he has pinpoint control. He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. Coblentz has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.
Defense & Hitting Coblentz doesn't make much of an attempt to combat the running game. Basestealers ran at will last year. He hurts himself by falling awkwardly off the mound in his follow-through, which allows too many balls to go through the middle for base hits. Coblentz is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Coblentz has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Coblentz as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Moostard Nyman
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