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Joe Guillen
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching Guillen also throws a screwball. Let's just say he's screwy on the field and off... so watch out for that devastating screwball! He is adept at coaxing groundballs with his sinking fastball and plunging curveball, so hitters try to force him to elevate his deliveries and hope that they'll catch too much of the strike zone. He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Guillen, and that's saying a lot. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success. He struggles away from home.
Defense & Hitting Guillen's move to first base is average. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Guillen is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Guillen has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Guillen as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
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