Lariel Gonzalez
| IP | 1 |
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| ERA | 0 |
| WHIP | 0 |
| BB/9 | 0 |
| SO/9 | 0 |
- Full name Lariel Alfonso Gonzalez
- Born 05/25/1976 in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
- Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 228 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- Debut 09/22/1998
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Background: Gonzalez is unique for a Dominican, having not played much baseball growing up. He still has never pitched in the Dominican winter league. He has spent his last three seasons as a reliever after primarily starting in his first three seasons. Strengths: Gonzalez has the size and stuff to be an overpowering, intimidating closer. He has a mid-90s fastball that is perfectly complemented by a lethal split-finger pitch that will occasionally touch 90 mph but is regularly thrown in the high 80s. Weaknesses: Gonzalez could use a slider to give him a pitch other than the fastball that he can throw for strike one. He gets himself in trouble with his command. The split-finger fastball would be more effective if he got ahead in the count. The Future: The Rockies envision Gonzalez as their future closer. He had a strong enough second half last year that he is ready to move to Colorado Springs.
