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Zach Kernutt
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. 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. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.
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. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Kernutt is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Kernutt has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Kernutt as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
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