- Full name Robert Averett
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- Profile Throws: R
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Averette led the Southern League in wins and complete games while ranking seventh in ERA last year. As with the deal that brought Randy Dorame from Los Angeles, this was another example of Colorado general manager Dan O'Dowd doing a masterful job of turning a one-dimensional big leaguer into a pitching prospect. Averette has won in double figures in each of his three full minor league seasons. He has an impressive curveball and an average fastball, and he throws strikes. He'll have to improve his changeup if he's going to pitch in a big league rotation. He does throw strikes. He'll open the 2001 season at Colorado Springs, which always provides a stern test for finesse pitchers.