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Old 05-25-2012, 11:09 AM   #2916
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What's the deal with Tim Melville?
He has never developed consistent secondary pitches. This was a kid that had the frame and arm to really develop into a special guy, but he was extremely raw from the slider/curveball/change aspect. I think the Royals' organizational edict against the slider, pre-Rick Knapp, might have hurt his development. I always thought his arm slot/delivery would be much more consistent with that pitch than a curve.

He has struggled as a starter but can probably be an MLB relief arm, if nothing else.
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