Pirates Introduce Hard-Throwing Lefty Draft PickPOSTED: 2:48 pm EDT July 17,
2007 PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates introduced their top draft pick, hard-throwing left-handed pitcher Daniel Moskos, on Tuesday afternoon at PNC Park.  Watch the News ConferenceMoskos, a 21-year-old junior at Clemson University, was chosen No. 4 overall in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft last month."All I know right know is that I'm going to go down to Bradenton, Fla., and get in shape and work hard," Moskos said at the news conference on Tuesday.He throws a fastball that has been clocked at 96 mph this year and a slider at 83 mph, according to MLB.com.Scouts projected the 6-foot-1, 200-pound Moskos as one of the top college relief pitchers available in the draft.The Pirates have a history of going for pitching in the first round. This is the seventh time in the past nine years that they've done so. Related Links: More Sports NewsRSS Headlines | Get Daily Sports E-Mail Copyright 2009 by ThePittsburghChannel. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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