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Chito Berger
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching He keeps the ball down and gets a lot of groundballs. Berger can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He's almost as effective against righthanders as he is versus lefthanders. It's hard to explain but Chito Berger plays much better on the road then he does at home.
Defense & Hitting For a lefty, his move to first base is average at best, and he has a tendency to forget about runners at second, thereby creating opportunities to swipe third. Berger is nothing special in the field. Berger is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Berger has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Berger as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
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