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Mets first pick is RP Eddie Kunz from Oregon State.

He has a solid fastball that reaches the mid 90s, with some nice movement.  Has a bit of a slider, but nothing else.  Good control though, and gets a lot of ground balls.  

MILB says: "Kunz's package of stuff is well-suited to the back of a bullpen, but the lack of the third pitch may keep him from closing as a pro. His future may be as a setup man who can pound his sinker-slider combination in on right-handed hitters."  

Here's what Kevin Goldstein of BP says: "He's built kinda like Lee Smith, and throws as hard, but needs secondary stuff -- almost a reach here, really."

Bryan Smith likes him a bit more: "Kunz is a huge right-hander that, unlike Moskos and Cecil, was not given the attempt to move to the rotation this year. He probably doesn't fit there, but his big-time fastball will fit in the Mets bullpen by next season. Solid, unspectacular pick."

So looks like we went the safe route here.  Hopefully his live arm does more than go Burgos on us, and hopefully his lack of secondary pitches doesn't go Pelfrey on us.  

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I'm having a hard time
getting excited over a reliever from Oregon State. It's a little stupid to hope that a guy like Kunz or Kevin Mulvey is goung to be a dominant major-league pitcher.
"The carousel continues here at Shea Park...it's like a park."

by TheFlushingKings on Jun 8, 2007 11:17 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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