Tony Pena one of eight of a kind

Pavlidis:

I like ground ball pitchers. But I also expect them to throw strikes and miss bats. And, if it’s at all possible, suppress home runs on whatever fly balls and line drives, they do give up.

Show me a pitcher who is good at all these things, and I’ll want him on my team. Show me a guy who isn’t good at any, and I’ll shun the man.

Is this a healthy bias? Let’s take the case of 11 pitchers I should love or hate. …

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