2009 FBS Sleeper Player: Jose Arredondo
Team: Los Angeles Angels
The Angels always produce great young pitchers and in their stacked bullpen they have 24 year old Jose Arredondo. We thought he was the heir to the closer job with KROD leaving, but the Angels when out and signed Brian Fuentes and he is clearly the closer at the start of the season. Arredondo has great stuff and will be the closer of the future for the Angels or some other team. We think he will be the closer in 2009 for the Angels. Mike Scioscia isn't a patient man when it comes to his releiver. He will give Brian Fuentes plenty of time to adjust to American League hitters, but we don't think he is a good fit for the American league and will most likely be replaced by Arredondo by June. Arredondo throws a hard fastball with electric movement and a nasty breaking ball. His assortment of pitches keep batters guessing and it is exactly what closers need to have. His drawbacks are that he is young and is prone to slumps and probably doesn't have the mental make up of a closer quite yet. However, in 2008 Arredondo was 10-2 with 7 saves, and a 1.61 era. He pitched 61 innings as a relief pitcher with 55 strikeouts and 22 walks. The walks need to come down and the strikeouts are on target for 1 per inning. Even if he doesn't close he is likely to be the 7th ot 8th inning guy for the Angels.
Throws: Right
Position: RP
The Angels always produce great young pitchers and in their stacked bullpen they have 24 year old Jose Arredondo. We thought he was the heir to the closer job with KROD leaving, but the Angels when out and signed Brian Fuentes and he is clearly the closer at the start of the season. Arredondo has great stuff and will be the closer of the future for the Angels or some other team. We think he will be the closer in 2009 for the Angels. Mike Scioscia isn't a patient man when it comes to his releiver. He will give Brian Fuentes plenty of time to adjust to American League hitters, but we don't think he is a good fit for the American league and will most likely be replaced by Arredondo by June. Arredondo throws a hard fastball with electric movement and a nasty breaking ball. His assortment of pitches keep batters guessing and it is exactly what closers need to have. His drawbacks are that he is young and is prone to slumps and probably doesn't have the mental make up of a closer quite yet. However, in 2008 Arredondo was 10-2 with 7 saves, and a 1.61 era. He pitched 61 innings as a relief pitcher with 55 strikeouts and 22 walks. The walks need to come down and the strikeouts are on target for 1 per inning. Even if he doesn't close he is likely to be the 7th ot 8th inning guy for the Angels.
The True Guru Projections: 2.12 ERA, 8-3 rec, 1.11 WHIP, 72K, 29 Saves, (14 Holds)
We feel he will achieve these projections through our formula based on our secret formula of 11 herbs and spices (its locked at Fort Knox). Of course we are assuming he stays relatively healthy for the entire season.
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Monday, January 26, 2009
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