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Patrick Schuster is Andrew Triggs in a mirror, and can the two pitch off the same mound simultaneously?

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Earlier this year, I wrote about Andrew Triggs release point. Reaching nearly four feet to the right-hand side of the rubber, Triggs is nearly unique in baseball and is one of a kind in the American league. There isn't another guy who shares the same arm slot among the 15 teams sensible enough to use the DH. Here's a video and here's how it looks charted out.

Triggs release point.

Triggs was brought up largely due to attrition and need, and as the season has continued to spiral into a losing descent, the A's have turned to more and more relievers just to eat innings.