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Bennett Rodin
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching He struggles with his command at times and is still learning to mix his pitches and set up hitters. Rodin 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. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. 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 His pickoff move is merely average. Rodin seems distracted after his delivery. He's sometimes out of position, fails to cover a base or doesn't back up throws. Rodin is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Rodin has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Rodin as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Moostard Nyman
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