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Rico Church@
Relief Pitcher | Cold Lake Mud Cats
Pitching His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.
Defense & Hitting He's reasonably quick to the plate but needs to vary his pickoff moves. Good baserunners appeared to time him last year. 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. Church is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Church has some pop in his swing.
2025 Outlook The Cold Lake Mud Cats signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Church like a hot potato if something better comes along.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
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