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D-backs sign top Italian pitcher

By Keith Law

Thursday, September 24, 2009

The Diamondbacks are about to sign their first European prospect, a 17-year-old, right-handed pitcher from Italy named Andrea Pizziconi, whose brother, Matteo, has pitched for the Reds' Gulf Coast League affiliate the past two summers. Andrea is 6-foot-2, 190 pounds, and works mainly off an 88-90 mph sinker, with a promising slider and a chance for four pitches. His arm works well, with a short arm action and early pronation, and he has a chance to add some velocity as he gets older. He's not ...

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