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Merl Tienken
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching Tienken 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. His pitches lose some movement when he pitches from the stretch position. This man owns lefties. Put it this way, if your lineup is full of them, you might want rethink your lineup.
Defense & Hitting His pickoff move is merely average. Tienken is nothing special in the field. Tienken is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Tienken has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Tienken as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook Tienken flat-out isn't ready for this level of competition. Expect the Retired or Inactive Players to send him down promptly. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Tienken.
-- Moostard Nyman
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