|
Deontae Hyer
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. 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. He can hit 90 MPH but is too smart to try to get his fastball past most hitters. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! 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, Hyer's curveball tends to hang. He changes speeds well enough to keep righthanders from teeing off on him.
Defense & Hitting His move to first isn't very good, but his delivery is fairly quick and he isn't overly vulnerable to the stolen base. Hyer doesn't field his position well. Hyer is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Hyer has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Hyer as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook If Hyer doesn't perform, the Retired or Inactive Players won't hesitate to send him down to the minors. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Moostard Nyman
|
|