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Wib Hargrave
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching He tends to work slowly when in a jam, which just makes his problems worse by lulling his fielders to sleep. 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, Hargrave's curveball tends to hang. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.
Defense & Hitting He fields both bunts and slow groundballs in front of the plate equally well. For a lefty, his move to first base is average at best, and he has a tendency to forget about runners at second, thereby creating opportunities to swipe third. Hargrave is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Hargrave has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Hargrave as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook Hargrave has below average skills, even for the low minors. One has to expect the Retired or Inactive Players will give him his walking papers before the end of the season. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
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