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Kris Stickland
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Stickland 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's almost as effective against righthanders as he is versus lefthanders.
Defense & Hitting For a lefty, his move to first base is average at best, and he has a tendency to forget about runners at second, thereby creating opportunities to swipe third. Stickland's follow-through leaves him in a vulnerable position, so he has trouble with comebackers. Stickland is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Stickland has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Stickland as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook If Stickland doesn't perform, the Retired or Inactive Players won't hesitate to send him down to the minors. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Moostard Nyman
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