- Full name Maximo Regalado
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The Dodgers re-signed Regalado as a six-year free agent after he led the organization with 30 saves last season and made Baseball America’s minor league all-star team. Florida State League managers also rated him as the league’s best reliever. Regalado went 2-12, 5.80 in 1999 at Vero Beach before moving to the bullpen during instructional league at the suggestion of roving pitching instructor Jim Benedict. The combination of natural maturation and learning from adversity enabled Regalado to blossom in his new role. He converted all 21 of his save opportunities and posted a 0.88 ERA in his return to Vero Beach before a midseason promotion to Double-A. Regalado succeeds with a 95 mph fastball. While his lack of a consistent changeup or breaking pitch always hurt him as a starter, it’s not as big problem as a reliever. He still needs to develop at least one more average offering to succeed at higher levels. Regalado has all the makings of a late bloomer, but he needs another strong season in order to become part of the Dodgers’ plans.