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Simon Webb
Relief Pitcher | Calgary Remparts
Pitching He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. His slider is sharp and breaks both horizontally and vertically. Webb has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Webb also has a decent changeup. The Calgary Remparts 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 comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.
Defense & Hitting Webb has an impressive presence on the mound, always taking an aggressive posture. Webb does an average job of holding runners. Webb is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Webb has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Calgary Remparts have been known to use Webb as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook The Calgary Remparts signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Webb like a hot potato if something better comes along.
-- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
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