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==Strengths and weaknesses== Key was one of the premiere [[control pitcher]]s in the game with a good [[strikeout-to-walk ratio]] over most of his career. His [[fastball]] was not particularly speedy, but was often effective as he could spot it on both corners of the plate—although when his pitch went high, opponents fared well. He also possessed a fine backdoor [[Slider (baseball)|slider]]. He had a very good [[pickoff]] move to first base, which he notably demonstrated in Game 4 of the [[1992 World Series]] by picking off [[Otis Nixon]], one of the game's premiere base stealers at the time. (During his windup his right knee was bent so that his right foot did not cross the rubber and he could throw to first base without incurring a balk). Key tended to give up more than his share of [[home run]]s even while holding his opponents' [[on-base percentage]] to a low level. He was injury-prone with significant down time in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996 and 1998. Contrary to some reports, Key never underwent [[Tommy John surgery]]. Instead, noted surgeon [[James Andrews (physician)|James Andrews]] removed bone chips, costing Key several months in the middle of the 1988 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.si.com/2014/03/07/best-pitchers-after-tommy-john-surgery-frank-jobe/ |title=Thanks, Frank Jobe: The five best pitchers after Tommy John surgery | the Strike Zone - SI.com |access-date=2014-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310232902/http://mlb.si.com/2014/03/07/best-pitchers-after-tommy-john-surgery-frank-jobe/ |archive-date=2014-03-10 }}</ref>
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