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Yam Crosland
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching 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. When you throw a curveball, it better break. Hanging curves equal earned runs in this league, you just can't get away with them. Unfortunately, Crosland's curveball tends to hang. 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. Crosland is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Crosland has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Crosland as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook One has to wonder what Yam Crosland is doing in AA. In all honesty, he could use a lot of work on the fundamentals in the low minors. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Crosland.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
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