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ZVR was an interesting player in that he had the frame to add velocity and he actually did for what amounted to a half of a season, then just lost it. He was shocking seeing him in person for the first time (prior to adding velocity), because he just had nothing. I was at a game in which he allowed one run over six innings and it was absolutely the luckiest game I've ever seen. People were getting all over my live report because they couldn't believe one run on four hits and a walk over six innings was a bad game. The opposing team was hammering line drives right at fielders the entire game. There were even 8-10 foul balls that were crowd-seeking missiles.

He added a good 4-5 MPH at one point, when added to his excellent control, made him a better looking prospect, but that went away quickly somehow. He was throwing mid-80s as a reliever by the time he was done.

I was only "all-in" on him until I saw him. Similar to Colton Cain. He pitched three games I saw in which he sat 86-88 MPH and his only effective pitch was a high fastball that he needed batters to chase. I saw absolutely nothing interesting about him other than size/age/lefty.

If I had to pick one player who I was sure would make the majors and didn't (not injury related), it was Jason Delaney. He must have known when I was there because all he did was drive the ball well. Great line drive swing. He even had some upper level success, then just crashed and burned after leaving the Pirates. They weren't comparable players (due mostly to a big age gap and athleticism/speed), but I saw him as much as I saw McCutchen in the minors, and Delaney was the better hitter every time.

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NolaJeffy(BnP)'s avatar

Ooo, I got some good ones for who I was "all-in on" and flopped. But I'll just blame the FO and development team

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