CALL-UPS: August 18-24, 2014

Contributing writers: Jeremy Deloney (JD), Chris Mallonee (CM), Nick Richards (NR) and Matthew St-Germain (MSG).

August 24, 2014

Kyle Lobstein (LHP, DET)
Taken with the first pick of the second round (2008) and given a $1.5 million bonus, the 6-3, 200 pound Lobstein has not panned out as scouts had envisioned. He has no true out pitch, didn’t add enough velocity onto his FB, and instead relies on his repeatable delivery, pitchability, and keeping the ball low in the zone. His FB works between 88-91 and generally sits at 90. He also has an average CB and CU, with the CU the better of the offerings. He has improved on his component skills as he’s climbed the ladder, including raising his GB% (44.9% in ’14) and lowering his Ctl while...

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