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After a quick peek at the current MLB rosters, here are the key pitchers missing from the game. Let me know who I missed. I used Fangraphs for most of the information.

Last First Team MPH Ctrl IP 1 2 3 4 5 Abilities
Buckner Billy ARI 93 142 8 CHG CB 2SFB SLD
Gutierrez Juan ARI 98 138 2 SLD CB CHG SPLT Battler Fastball Life
Scherzer Max ARI 98 138 8 CUT 2SFB CHG SLD Dr. K Fastball Life
Schlereth Daniel ARI 96 71 2 CB CHG 2SFB Dr. K
Vasquez Esmerling ARI 98 101 5 SLV CHG CB 2SFB
Zavada Clay ARI 90 180 3 CHG CB CUT
Hanson Tommy ATL 96 114 7 SLD CB CHG Dr.K
Kawakami Kenshin ATL 94 145 9 SCB CUT SHU FORK CHG Gd Delivery Gd Pace
Medlen Kris ATL 94 145 7 2SFB CB CHG
Bergesen Bradley BAL 95 195 9 SLD CHG CB Groundball P Spin
Uehara Koji BAL 91 225 9 FORK SHU CUT DCB CHG Fastball Life Gd Low Pitch Gd Delivery Gd Pace Gd Reflexes Spin
Bard Daniel BOS 103 163 3 SLD CHG Dr. K Fastball Life STR Finisher
Bowden Michael BOS 95 177 7 CB 2SFB Spin
Masterson Justin BOS 94 152 7 SIFB SLD CHG Groundball P
Samardzija Jeff CHC 98 117 7 SPLT SLD CHG
Wells Randy CHC 94 177 8 SIFB 2SFB SLD CHG CUT
Herrera Daniel Ray CIN 87 145 3 SLD CHG 2SFB CB CUT
Maloney Matt CIN 93 188 9 CHG SLD CB
Huff David CLE 93 131 8 CHG SLD CB
Lewis Scott CLE 88 188 8 CHG DCB 2SFB Safe Pitch
Veras Jose CLE 97 101 4 CB SPLT SLD 2SFB
de la Rosa Jorge COL 95 117 8 SLD CHG CB 2SFB
Carassco D.J. CWS 95 170 4 SLD 2SFB CB CUT CHG
Colon Bartolo CWS 94 159 9 2SFB SLD CHG
Richard Clayton CWS 94 121 7 CHG SLD CUT CB
Dolsi Freddy DET 98 114 2 SLD CHG 2SFB
Perry Ryan DET 102 53 2 SLD CHG
Porcello Rick DET 97 159 9 2SFB SIFB CB C-CHG Fastball Life Gd Low Pitch Gd Delivery Groundball P Poker Face
Volstad Chris FLA 95 173 8 H-SNK DCB CHG
West Sean FLA 97 107 8 2SFB SLD CHG Fastball Life
Tejeda Robinson KC 97 68 3 CHG SLD Fastball Life
Arredondo Jose LAA 95 131 3 SPLT SLD CHG Dr. K Fastball Life
Palmer Matt LAA 92 128 9 SIFB CUT CB CHG SLD
Rodriguez Rafael LAA 93 173 4 H-SLD 2SFB SLD CHG Fastball Life
Belisario Ronald LAD 98 128 2 SIFB SLD 2SFB SPLT CHG Fastball Life
Kershaw Clayton LAD 97 101 8 CB CHG Durability Fastball Life Gd Delivery Spin
McDonald James LAD 94 110 8 CB CHG
Stults Eric LAD 92 124 9 2SFB CHG CB SLD
Troncoso Ramon LAD 97 170 5 2SFB SIFB CB SLV FOSH Consistency Fastball Life Recovery
Mijares Jose MIN 96 95 3 SLD CB CHG
Swarzak Anthony MIN 94 128 8 CB CHG
Parnell Bobby NYM 98 124 6 SLD CHG
Takahashi Ken NYM 90 107 5 CCHG SLD SIFB CB CUT
Aceves Alfredo NYY 93 180 5 CUT CHG CB
Coke Phil NYY 95 128 7 SLV C-CHG ??
Ramirez Edwar NYY 92 68 3 CHG SLD
Anderson Brett OAK 94 180 8 SIFB SLV CHG CB Groundball P Safe Pitch
Bailey Andrew OAK 97 135 3 CUT CB SLV CHG Dr. K Fastball Life Spin
Cahill Trevor OAK 93 142 8 H-SNK CHG SLD CB SPLT
Mazzaro Vin OAK 96 177 8 SIFB SLD CHG CB 2SFB Groundball P
Outman Josh OAK 96 149 8 2SFB SLD CHG CB VS LH Batter
Zeigler Brad OAK 87 152 2 SIFB CUT SLV CHG 2SFB Fastball Life Gd Low Pitch Groundball P
Bastardo Antonio PHI 95 104 8 2SFB CHG SLD
Happ J.A. PHI 92 114 8 CUT CHG CB
Burnett Sean PIT 94 89 3 SLD CB CHG 2SFB
Burke Greg SD 93 188 2 2SFB H-SLD CHG
Geer Josh SD 89 188 8 CHG SLD SLV 2SFB
Gregerson Luke SD 94 98 3 SLD CHG 2SFB CB CUT
Mujica Edward SD 96 188 3 SLD CHG 2SFB SPLT CB
Perdomo Luis SD 95 138 3 H-SLD 2SFB CHG
Jakubauskus Chris SEA 94 159 8 CB CHG
Vargas Jason SEA 91 177 9 SIFB 2SFB CHG SLD CB Gd Low Pitch Spin Battler
Hinshaw Alex SF 95 29 3 CB SLD CHG Fastball Life
Romo Sergio SF 93 203 3 SLD 2SFB CHG SLV Dr.K
Boggs Mitchell STL 94 110 7 CB CHG SLV
McClellan Kyle STL 94 131 2 CB CUT CHG H-SLD
Motte Jason STL 100 138 2 SLV CUT SPLT CB CHG Dr. K
Perez Chris STL 98 56 2 SLD SLV CB Dr. K
Balfour Grant TB 96 92 3 H-SLD H-SNK 2SFB
Price David TB 98 135 9 SLD CB CHG Dr. K Fastball Life Spin VS LH Batter
Harrison Matt TEX 94 159 9 CHG SLD CB Gd Low Pitch
Holland Derek TEX 98 145 7 SIFB CHG SLD CB Fastball Life
Madrigal Warner TEX 95 59 2 SLD SPLT CUT
Cecil Brett TOR 93 170 8 SLD CHG CB Groundball P
Purcey David TOR 94 101 8 SLD DCB CHG
Ray Robert TOR 93 177 6 SIFB SLD CB CHG
Richmond Scott TOR 94 152 8 SLD CB CHG CUT
Romero Ricky TOR 94 156 9 SLD CHG CB Gd Pace Poise
Detwiler Ross WAS 97 124 7 CB CHG
Martis Shairon WAS 93 131 9 CHG SLD CB
Mock Garrett WAS 96 95 7 CB SLD CHG
Zimmermann Jordan WAS 96 173 9 2SFB SLV SCB V-SLD Gd Delivery Poise Safe Pitch

I think Koji Uehara has a Forkball, not a splitter.

And Matt Maloney has a nasty CCHG

Franklin Morales is in the game, he has a nasty SCB (in MLBPP)

you missed an Orioles starter, RHP Jason Berken. Plus, i can give you Belisario's ratings:

TOP SPD: 98 mph
BB/9: 3.9
IP: 2
Repertoire: LV 5 SIFB, LV 2 SPLT, LV 3 DCB

Fastball Life 4
W/RISP 4
Walk
Gd Delivery
Safe Pitch
VS Lefty 2
Hot Head

Is the Orioles SP Bergesen in the game?

no, but he's on the list

Koji is a tough one. PitchFX often confuses forks, splitters, chageups, shuutos, curveballs, and just about everything else offspeed with downward movement, and Koji reportedly throws 3 or 4 variations of that type of pitch. One NPB scouting report has Koji throwing a Forkball, a Shuuto and an occassional Cutter, but anyone who has watched Koji pitch knows he throws more than three pitches. Another scouting report has Koji thorwing a Forkball, two different Splitters (one is probably his Shuuto), a curveball and a change.

David Golebiewski over at Fangraphs has something a bit different:



So . . . I made some changes to his arsenal. The Forkball is indisputable, as is the Shuuto and the Cutter. For the 66.1 MPH curveball, I like a low-level DCB - it accurately represents the 20 mph differential between it and his fastball. For the mystery Splitter that isn't a Forkball or Shuuto and is 19 mph slower than his fastball, a plain old Changeup fits best in both the speed and movement departments.

at the end of the year, you'll want madison bumgarner and tim alderson. alderson has a nasty "hard curveball" (Baseball America), and Bumgarner is a top 5 prospect IN THE BIGS.

By the way, Trevor Cahill has a knuckle-curve as his go-to pitch, i think. (again, baseball america)

daniel bard's top speed is 101, not 103.

I know - the MPH for many of these pitchers is a tick or two above their documented top speed and 3-5 mph over their average fastball speed. I adjust the MPH for ALL pitchers in the game for a few reasons:

- Motivation: It reduces top pitch speed to uncharacteristically slow levels. For example, Ramon Troncoso’s fastball averages 92.3 mph and he regularly sits in the 93-94 mph range. But if you were to give Troncoso a max mph of 94, the only way you would be able to throw a 94 mph heater would be to have his motivation at 9 or 10 and mash the ‘pitch’ button during his windup. In all other scenarios, Troncoso would probably be throwing 88-92 mph fastballs.

- Type of fastball: Staying with the example of Troncoso, it would be unwise to base his max mph on the classic 4-seamer because, in reality, he features a sinker with extreme action. In the world of Power Pros, his primary fastball is closer to a 2SFB or SIFB. So in order to get Troncoso’s velocity to match his pitch of choice, you have to add a tick or two so he can throw a fastball that sinks between 91-94 mph. The only downside is that he will still throw a 4-seamer, but that goes for every player in the game, so it’s a universal problem.

- CPU: As an opponent, the computer very rarely hits top speed. Teeing off on 80-88 mph fastballs from virtually every pitcher in the game is fun for awhile, but when I face Lincecum his fastball should sizzle, not fizzle.

So in the case of Bard, if you were to take him for a spin you might be able to throw the occassional 103 mph fastball, but only if he was fully motivated and pitching from the windup. In all other cases, he would be lighting up the radar guns between 97-101 mph.

Very good point. In that case, since Belisario rounds out at 98 mph, you should crank his top speed up to 100.

Kris Benson- Tex
Warner Madrigal- Tex
Brad Zeigler- Oak
Robinson Tejeda - KC
Scott Richmond - TOR
D.J. Carassco-CWS
Horacio Ramirez-KC
Ken Takahashi-NYM
Alex Hinshaw-SF
Sergio Romo-SF
Freddy Dolsi-DET
James McDonald LAD
Josh Geer- SD
Jorge De La Rosa COL
Sean Burnett- PIT
Scott Lewis Cle

I have their ratings etc. And most of those on the earlier list if anyone is interested

Definitely. Feel free to post them here or email me. I can PM my addy.

J.A. Happ isnt in the game neither is Antonio Bastardo. Both Starters for the Phillies

Whoa!

Masterson throws a Hard Sinker or Sinker, so add that and I dont think he throws a sifb


Also, you never did Grant Balfour.