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Any scout would tell you that Pineda has a 97 fastball outside against them, he has a jam pitch against them, he has a ladder pitch against them, and he has a slider against them.
That's the language they speak.
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We're working from different paradigms, JH - you're using stats analysis and want a 'sample' before you evaluate.  
My sample size needed to figure out the 1995 Randy Johnson would have been two pitches:  one fastball and one slider.  
SSI didn't call Pineda because of stats.  It called him because it watched Michael Pineda perform.  That's why SSI understands Pineda and other blogs do not, as evidenced by the fact that SSI correctly predicted the outcomes to date.
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Yes the list of 2-pitch SP's is a pretty short one; it's only about 30-40% of all HOF'ers.  ;- ) Here's a sample just in Pineda's exact RHP [97 x 12-6] template:
Nolan Ryan
Bob Feller
Dwight Gooden
J.R. Richard
Josh Beckett when young
Bert Blyleven (ok, less velo, more crackle)
Joaquin Andujar (he actually did throw a tilted slider)
Kerry Wood (his was tilted too)
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Pineda IS a pitcher to whom David Pauley rules do not apply, because he is 97 mph WITH location.  He doesn't need to do what David Pauley does.
No.  Results against LHB's are not a legitimate concern.  Jack Zduriencik understood exactly why they're not, and correctly promoted him to the AL  :- )
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