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Friday, August 14, 2009

Neftali Feliz: Super Freak!


I am about to type out some stats that are not a misprint, but are freakishly awesome:

6.2 IP, 1 hit, 1 run, 13 Ks, 1.35 E.R.A.

That's right.

He has faced 21 batters and struck out 13 of them. Only 1 batter has a hit which was a home run. He has been clocked out 101 mph on several occasions and his changeup is 91 mph. He doesn't look like a rookie out there, and in fact he looks like a seasoned veteran with a cool demeanor. Rob Neyer from ESPN called him "one of the best relief pitchers in the major leagues". I don't know if I would go that far but I am thanking my lucky stars that we didn't trade him for Halladay or Lee.

Welcome to the big leagues, Feliz.

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