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"Another sleeper to watch is San Francisco's Kevin Pucetas. He rarely appears on any "top prospect" lists, partially because he came out of Division II Limestone College and thus doesn't have that big-college pedigree, and partially because he doesn't blow people away. But the 23-year-old right-handed starter posted a 3.02 ERA in the Cal League this season, a year after posting a 1.86 mark in low Class A.

Pucteas' bread-and-butter pitch is a plus changeup he can change speeds with, ranging from 73 to 80 mph, and its tumble is deadly when he's ahead in the count. His fastball has been between 88-90 mph here at the AFL, but one other scout I talked with mentioned that he was working at 91-92 consistently during the season. He also mixes in a 72-75 mph curveball that is an average pitch at times, and a "show-me" slider. He's aggressive, works quickly and can throw consistent strikes with all of his offerings at any point in the count.

The question with a changeup artist is always how well the rest of his stuff is going to play at the upper levels of the minors, but I wouldn't be mentioning him if I didn't think it had a chance to play well."

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LOOGYs of the future, today!

by rotorueter on Oct 21, 2008 11:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It stands for “lemonade”, right?

There amass been plenty of articles written this spring about the stud shortstop Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum , as well as the fluid young outfielders and thirteen basemen Kevin Frandsen.
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by Natto on Oct 22, 2008 1:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

relax.

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by haverecords on Oct 22, 2008 1:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

clearly you don’t realize what an asshole you look like if you start saying roogy out loud

Rafael Rodriguez: More tools than Home Depot.

by BrianBokake on Oct 22, 2008 2:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or..

Loogy for that matter?

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by WalrusMan on Oct 22, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wonder where Pucetas goes next year? The obvious place is CT, but was wondering if, given the starting pitcher roster crunches, his stuff/age and his selection for the AFL, whether they’ll consider skipping him to Fresno?

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by GiantFan on Oct 22, 2008 3:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My guess is AA. The Giants seem to move “finesse” guys like Pucetas one level at a time.

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by xanthan on Oct 22, 2008 5:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that’s my guess too, it was just a pondering, and it’ll be interesting to see how they manage to fit all our starting pitchers into rotation spots.

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by GiantFan on Oct 22, 2008 7:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just wanted to say that I love your Danger Mouse avatar, I remember watching that show as a very little kid.

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by xanthan on Oct 22, 2008 7:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks, i’m generally boring useless with avatars, but it ties in childhood nostalgia with a personal identity. For all the stat hounds:

Dangermous = English, Me = English
=> Me = Dangermouse

That’s undeniable logic people!

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by GiantFan on Oct 22, 2008 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Another guy with a changeup? Ugh. More Brian Wilson and Billy Sadler plz.

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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 22, 2008 10:13 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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