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Carlos Gomez on the Moskos pick

Carlos Gomez is a former Indy-league pitcher who writes columns on players' mechanics for The Hardball Times. You may have seen some mention of his work in the press recently, as one of his columns on Carlos Zambrano's arm slot was picked up by the Chicago media.

Anyway, Carlos's latest column focuses on mechanical breakdowns of the top 10 picks in this year's draft. His take on Moskos:

"Uninspiring pick here at No. 4. So much so that I don't really feel like making a video clip of his motion. On the positive side, I like that he's aggressive (I like max effort guys), and his arm action is pretty good. With a high 3/4 slot, he throws the ball downhill very well and his velocity is excellent. The problem is that his lower body action and slowish momentum (tempo) don't really help him to throw hard, so he's more of an "arm-thrower." Couple that with an abrupt-ish finish and it makes me question how long he'll last. With plenty of better talent available, I don't get this pick here. I want upside at No. 4 I guess. Rush him and rush him quickly because a guy like this probably doesn't have as many bullets left as someone with better mechanics." -Carlos Gomez

That's about all that's directly connected to us (other than a brief and discouraging mention in the capsule for Weathers), but there are lots more interesting nuggets about other guys, so go read the whole thing anyway. You'll thank me later.

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It's fitting
The only place on the web you'll find the pick defended is on the team's web site, which is such a fine source of information that a week after the draft, the link to the press release is still entitled, "Pirates Select RHP Moskos in Draft first round."

by WTM on Jun 14, 2007 6:01 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Don't scare me like that, Wilbur
I thought it was just a proofreading error when they announced JVB as a pitcher, too.

by Vlad on Jun 14, 2007 9:03 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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