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Taijuan Soileau
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching A groundball pitcher, Soileau needs to have sharp command to succeed. Soileau can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He tends to work slowly when in a jam, which just makes his problems worse by lulling his fielders to sleep. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.
Defense & Hitting He has a fair pickoff move and isn't a particularly easy target for basestealers. Soileau is nothing special in the field. Soileau is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Soileau has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Soileau as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
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