Jimmy Rohan小傳： (我知道離題不過知己知彼...) www1.tcpalm.com/tcp/pro_baseball/article/0,2820,TCP_24442_4683508,00.html Dodgers' Rohan off to fast start By ERIC PFAHLER [email protected] May 9, 2006 VERO BEACH — Vero Beach Dodgers utilityman Jimmy Rohan might not make it to the major leagues as a knuckle-ball specialist, but it's a trick the 21-year old is not willing to give up. "When I warm up, I mess around with the knuckleball," said Rohan, who is hitting .290 this year. "Last year and the year before, I'd get into the pitching coach's ear, you know, 'Hey, if you give me an inning, just one inning that's all I'll ask for.'" In his minor-league career, Rohan has 2 1/3 innings pitched, including an inning last year with Vero Beach. But the knuckleball, a pitch that floats and moves sharply at the last second, hasn't fluttered properly during that span, meaning Rohan might have to stick to one of the other six positions he plays. Rohan has a 15.43 career ERA. "It depends, when it's on, it's on," said Rohan, who began throwing the pitch in middle school. "But when it's not, it's not good." That has not stopped Rohan from throwing it in warmups, making it exceedingly difficult to find a warm-up partner. "Nobody wants to play catch with me because I throw a knuckleball," he said. Offensively, Rohan has gotten off to his best start since signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a non-drafted free agent out of high school. Being in Vero Beach for an extended period of time has helped Rohan, who bounced around to three different levels last season. "I moved around a lot," Rohan said. "Staying in one place is, it's actually helping me a lot because I'm with the team more. And just staying in one place, I don't have to move anywhere. "It's tough, but it's part of the game, and you've got to get used to it." The Jimmy Rohan file Age: 21 Hometown: Valencia, Calif. Positions: INF, OF, P Why did you choose to sign as a non-drafted free agent out of high school? I had signed to go to a junior college, and I wasn't much of a student in high school. So the one chance I got to play pro ball and not go to school, I took it in a second. ... My decision was probably the best decision I've made. What was the last movie you watched? Man on Fire Who was your favorite player growing up? When I was little, I really liked Ken Griffey (Jr.), but all in all, Alex Rodriguez. --

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