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Pirates Are Trying to Get More Velocity Out of Sixth Round LHP Cam Vieaux

MORGANTOWN, WV - Last year during the early rounds of the draft, the Pirates selected Brandon Waddell -- a left-handed pitcher out of college who was more of a finesse guy than a power pitcher. They went a similar path this year in the early rounds, drafting Cam Vieaux out of Michigan State, and getting another lefty who is more of a finesse guy.

On the surface, the two pitchers are the same in the sense that they're both left-handed, and both rely a bit more on location and command, rather than overpowering hitters with their fastballs. But digging deeper, they are different pitchers.