http://ppt.cc/XMAu No. 1 CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH, LHP Team: high Class A Modesto (California) Age: 22 Why He's Here: 0-0, 0.82, 11 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 22 SO The Scoop: The California League is known as the best hitting environment in the minor leagues. But don't try to tell that to teams that have to face Friedrich. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound lefthander started the season in low Class A Asheville. He toyed with hitters there, going 3-3, 2.18 with 66 strikeouts and 15 walks over 45 innings. The performance earned Friedrich a promotion to high Class A and he started off well there too before missing about a month with irritation in the back of his left triceps. The Rockies said they were being conservative with Friedrich and made sure he was pain-free before he began to throw again. With Asheville earlier in the year, Friedrich was sitting at 91-93 mph with his fastball and touching 95. His curveball grades out as the best in the Rockies system and his slider gives batters another breaking ball to watch for at 81-83 mph, often dive-bombing toward the back foot of righthanded batters. Friedrich is also working on a changeup—a pitch he's still learning to trust. Once healthy, he picked right back up where he left off. During his time in the Cal League, Friedrich is 2-0, 1.70 with 52 strikeouts and 12 walks over 42 innings. --

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