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Will Thornton
Starting Pitcher | Kelowna Okanagans
Pitching Thornton also throws a screwball. And let me tell you, it's not a bad one at that. Thornton can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Thornton has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties. He absolutely loves playing before the hometown crowd.
Defense & Hitting Though he lacks a good pickoff move, he checks the running game with a compact stretch delivery. Thornton is nothing special in the field. Thornton is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Thornton has some pop in his swing.
2025 Outlook AA isn't the right place for Thornton. Expect the Kelowna Okanagans to send him down for some minor retooling. I just don't know if The Kelowna Okanagans are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
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