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Jimmy Teichmiller
Relief Pitcher | Moose Jaw Dragons
Pitching Teichmiller has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. The Moose Jaw Dragons 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 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 comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.
Defense & Hitting His pickoff move is only fair. 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. Teichmiller is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Teichmiller has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Moose Jaw Dragons have been known to use Teichmiller as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook The Moose Jaw Dragons signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Teichmiller like a hot potato if something better comes along.
-- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
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