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Dakin Naidoo
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching Naidoo has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Naidoo also has a decent changeup. 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 tends to work slowly when in a jam, which just makes his problems worse by lulling his fielders to sleep. Dating back to his days in the minors, Naidoo has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders.
Defense & Hitting He has a fair pickoff move and isn't a particularly easy target for basestealers. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Naidoo is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Naidoo has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Naidoo as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook AA isn't the right place for Naidoo. Expect the Retired or Inactive Players to send him down for some minor retooling. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
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