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6/5/06.. addition.. Rocky.. thumbnail sketch
Sinker- slider pitcher working on changeup, which is improving. Fastball tops out at 92 mph and pitches at 89 mph with heavy sink, much like Aaron Cook. Reaping benefits after modifying delivery in off-season work with Rockies special assistant Marcel Lachemann.
5/08/06.. addition... Rocky
"He's ahead of my other pitchers because he doesn't have to fix anything," Modesto pitching coach Butch Hughes said. "All he has to do is concentrate on location and concentrate on pitch selection. He doesn't have to worry about mechanics. He's got almost as perfect mechanics as you could possibly have."