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Gillermo Duarte
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching Duarte can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Duarte also has a decent changeup. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders. He absolutely loves playing before the hometown crowd.
Defense & Hitting Though he lacks a good pickoff move, he checks the running game with a compact stretch delivery. Duarte's follow-through leaves him in a vulnerable position, so he has trouble with comebackers. Duarte is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Duarte has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Duarte as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook AA isn't the right place for Duarte. 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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