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Augustine Swindall
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching 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 tends to work slowly when in a jam, which just makes his problems worse by lulling his fielders to sleep. He can hit 90 MPH but is too smart to try to get his fastball past most hitters. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He traditionally fares better against lefties.
Defense & Hitting He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Basestealers have succeeded against Swindall because his pickoff move is weak for a lefthander. Swindall is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Swindall has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Swindall as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook If Swindall 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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