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Along with his ability to muster the extra gas on his fastball when needed, Morgalis has a change-up and a slider—which Walsh calls “nasty”—in his arsenal. He also works quickly and throws mostly strikes, keeping his fielders on their toes...
Instrumental to staying consistent will be control over his pitches and using all three to keep batters honest. According to Walsh, Morgalis boasts the ability to get ahead of hitters with any pitch and then deploys a very Maddux-esque method of reading batters. “He can see hitters’ tendencies,” Walsh said. “A lot of times catchers pick it up—Mike seems to pick up right away with the guy’s swing, ‘Hey I can bust him inside...
...Morgalis is the type of guy that you come to a ballpark and everybody’ll [want to] know his name. They’re going to be saying, ‘Who’s that kid?’” said Walsh of Morgalis back in February...
...think by the time Matt Brunnig finishes his four year career here, he’ll be a well-known New England name,” Walsh says. “He’s got a nasty slider, and he’s a strike thrower. His size is deceiving, and with innings his velocity, 85-plus with either arm, will climb...
...Ronz really had a great autumn, and we really like that left hander in the mix,” Walsh says...