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Lynn Ropac
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching Ropac 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. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He changes speeds well enough to keep righthanders from teeing off on him.
Defense & Hitting He's average in terms of controlling the running game. He hurts himself by falling awkwardly off the mound in his follow-through, which allows too many balls to go through the middle for base hits. Ropac is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Ropac has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Ropac as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
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