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Chung Mitcheltree
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching Mitcheltree is a control pitcher; when he's on he has pinpoint control. Mitcheltree gives up his share of home runs, but is always around the plate and doesn't give up many walks. 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! He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.
Defense & Hitting He's reasonably quick to the plate but needs to vary his pickoff moves. Good baserunners appeared to time him last year. 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. Mitcheltree is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Mitcheltree has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Mitcheltree as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Moostard Nyman
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