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Atley Nickols
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. The running movement on his pitches makes life tougher on lefties than righties.
Defense & Hitting Nickols's move to first base is average. Nickols seems distracted after his delivery. He's sometimes out of position, fails to cover a base or doesn't back up throws. Nickols is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Nickols has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Nickols as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook One has to wonder what Atley Nickols is doing in AA. In all honesty, he could use a lot of work on the fundamentals in the low minors. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Nickols.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
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