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Thomas Kemper
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching Kemper also throws a screwball. Let's just say he's screwy on the field and off... so watch out for that devastating screwball! Kemper likes to get hitters looking down and away, then ties them up by coming inside with hard stuff, getting a lot of groundball outs. Kemper also has a decent changeup. His composure needs work. When Kemper starts getting hit, he gets mad and loses concentration. He can hit 90 MPH but is too smart to try to get his fastball past most hitters. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.
Defense & Hitting He gobbles up comebackers, sometimes roaming far from the mound to get a glove on a ball. Kemper does an average job of holding runners. Kemper is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Kemper has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Kemper as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
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