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Slade Groat
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. Groat's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. Groat also has a decent changeup. The Retired or Inactive Players hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. He changes speeds well enough to keep righthanders from teeing off on him.
Defense & Hitting Groat does an average job of holding runners. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Groat is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Groat has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Groat as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Moostard Nyman
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