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POSITION: Pitcher HEIGHT: 6'5" WEIGHT: 220 BATS: Left THROWS: Left BORN: December 23, 1987, Simi Valley, Ca. RESIDES: Citrius Heights, Ca. SCHOOL: Bella Vista (Ca.) H.S. SIGNED BY: Kevin Bootay HOW OBTAINED: Twins 3rd round pick in 2006 June Draft NOTEWORTHY: CAREER: 2006 Graduate of Bella Vista High School where he also played football and basketball...Named All League and All Metro his senior year. 2006: Lead team and was fourth in GCL in Strike Outs (54) MEDIA: 24th Over, B.A. 2006 - Robertson attracted plenty of attention as a high schooler, both as a pitcher and a quarterback, but a commitment to Cal State Fullerton signaled his intention to focus on baseball. He eschewed the Titans for a $405,000 signing bonus and knew what he was getting into, as his father Jay scouts for the Rangers and has raised his son around the game. Robertson has soaked up instruction and knows his body and delivery well, which is a good thing because others have a hard time describing what he does. Scouts agree Robertson is unorthodox, and as Twins roving pitching coordinator Rick Knapp puts it, "He doesn't look lefthanded. Go take a picture of a big righthander and look at it in the mirror-that's what he looks like." After he begins his windup, Robertson's left arm, in the words of one scout, plunges straight down. He then brings the arm back up and goes to the plate. While he repeats the arm action and it creates deception, it's stiff, and the Twins hope to loosen him up to give his pitches a bit more life. His stuff is already solid average, with a 90-91 mph fastball that touches 94 and a good curveball with depth. The Twins believe he's an important piece in increasing their depth in lefthanders and expect him to earn a spot in the low Class A rotation.
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