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Gordie Taboada
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching Taboada forces hitters to keep the ball on the ground. Taboada 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 attacks lefties and righties with similar success.
Defense & Hitting He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Taboada doesn't make much of an attempt to combat the running game. Basestealers ran at will last year. Taboada is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Taboada has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Taboada as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Moostard Nyman
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