New Angels closer Fuentes, a left-hander, takes advantage of his unorthodox sidearm delivery, which more times than not leaves batters perplexed. Ryan Howard, a left-handed slugger who has averaged 51 home runs and 143 runs batted in for three seasons, was so baffled by reliever Brian Fuentes in 2007 that after whiffing twice against the left-hander, the Philadelphia star said that if he ever faced Fuentes again, he "would go up there right-handed."