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Otto Coplen
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. Coplen has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! If you're going in to face Coplen, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. In his first taste of the majors, he has kept righthanders in check but wasn't as effective against lefties.
Defense & Hitting A shaky fielder, he's slow to react to grounders and often looks unsure on his throws to the bases. Coplen does a very poor job of holding baserunners because of his deliberate move to home plate. Coplen is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Coplen has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Coplen as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook But if you ask me, I'll pass on Coplen.
-- Moostard Nyman
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