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Originally Posted by RedSoxRooter
He certainly didn't come across last year as a K per IP kind of guy. I thought he was more of a Foulke-esque type of pitcher.
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I kind of got the impression that Meredith would be a Chad Bradford type who would be brought in to retire tough righthanded batters late in games-- although the Sox seem to be moving away from specialists.
Since it's not posted here I'll include Meredith's scouting report from soxprospects.com
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Scouting Report: Meredith has great movement on his pitchers and is very tough against righties. Makes use of a low 90s fastball and a slider. He was used as VCU’s closer in 2004. Boston is grooming Meredith as a closer
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Since he'll turn 23 in June he's still relatively young and really dominated the lower levels last year. He had a bad debut with the Sox and struggled in AAA, but at 23 if he can master AAA we could see him later this year or next year in the bullpen.