- Full name Randall Spiehs
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The Giants took a flier on Spiehs in the 2001 draft, then signed him after he helped the Anchorage Glacier Pilots win the National Baseball Congress World Series. He pitched well enough in high Class A during his 2002 pro debut to earn an invitation to the Arizona Fall League, usually reserved for players with more experience. Spiehs usually pitches with average velocity and tops out at 93, but he gets by with a sinker/slider combination. Both pitches have hard downward movement when he's on, getting him lots of ground balls. He's still inconsistent with his sinker and occasionally hangs it up in the strike zone. Spiehs mixes in a few changeups, but he's essentially a two-pitch guy. He'll pitch in Double-A this year and projects as a middle reliever.