Who’s the Short Kid?

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While Joba was struggling in his starting debut for the Yanks, a 5'6", 145-pound screwballer looked good in his major league debut for the Reds. [link]

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The Hardball Times:What? a screwball?
Published 6/16/2008 by Mike Fast at The Hardball Times
... down or away from right-handers. The changeup trickles to the plate at about 65 mph. How does Herrera's screwball/change-up pitch move, and what is the rest of his repertoire? At press time, he had appeared in only two games, throwing 63 pitches. Given his recent history with the Reds, he may have already been called back up by the time you read this, but his first two games were enough to get an idea of what he throws. Unfortunately, there is a lot of confusion about his pitches. Three ...

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