Jay Buente

Righthander Jay Buente has taken a step forward since he went undrafted as a junior a year ago. He nearly won the Northwoods League pitching triple crown and earned Summer All-America honors last summer, and he came back as a senior and finally claimed a spot in the Boilermakers weekend rotation. He'll make a nifty pro reliever because when he's fresh he can attack hitters with a 90-93 mph sinker and a splitter. The splitter is the better of the two pitches, though he throws it too much, which affects his fastball command.