- Full name Michael Frick
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Frick is an Athletics kind of player. He enjoys working out and building his body. He goes right after hitters and shows no fear. He also knows how to use the strike zone, getting outs by pitching to all quadrants. In his pro debut last summer, the A's used him primarily as a reliever, the role in which he starred as a junior at Cal State Northridge. Frick's two-pitch mix of a low-90s fastball and a tough slider is effective out of the bullpen. He did so well in instructional league that when the Phoenix club in the Arizona Fall League needed another reliever, Oakland sent Frick. He allowed only one earned run in three appearances. He'll spend 2002 in high Class A, and the A's have yet to decide whether they want to test him as a starter.