Little Bit on Pucetas
"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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by giantsrainman on Oct 22, 2008 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions
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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My guess is AA. The Giants seem to move “finesse” guys like Pucetas one level at a time.
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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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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



















