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Indians Acquire RP Hunter Wood from Rays

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#Rays</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Indians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#Indians</a> have a trade, as <a href="https://twitter.com/TBrownYahoo?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">@TBrownYahoo</a> reported. Tim says Hunter Wood heading to Indians.</p>&mdash; Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="">July 28, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Not arby eligible until 2022. Doesn't look like an extreme K pitcher from looking at stats but they must like him. I trust them.
 
Tampa write up from 2018, when he was either going to be a starting prospect or a closer:

  • Fastball (avg 15.2” vertical movement in AFL) can touch 97, works well in the mid-90s
  • Curve that earns praise and criticism
  • Cutter (Fangraphs grade of 55)
  • Work-in-progress but improving Change up
  • Abilities notes: The knock on Wood (pun intended) is all about the frame, which isn’t really fair because he hasn’t shown cracks in performance or longevity - it’s all projection. And I’d add that with the way pitchers are being used in MLB, with expectations of 5-6 innings being set by many, there’s no reason to believe he wouldn’t hold up as a starter.
 

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