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Alfattha Strands
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. Strands 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. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.
Defense & Hitting Strands's move to first base is average. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Strands is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Strands has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Strands as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
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