I mean we took Josh Fields at #18 the previous draft, and he's certainly a much better prospect than Broadway.

 

Hindsight is wonderful.

 

But Broadway was one of three finalists for the two top pitching awards in college baseball, along with Luke Hochevar and Cesar Carrillo.

 

I think it was pretty clear he was going to be a relatively high first round pick, while some of the other players from that draft class who have succeeded were not.

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So, the reason he did well is only because Durham sucks.

 

OK... what about his last 3 starts where he gave up a total of 2 earned runs? They didn't all suck.

 

One game was an 8-inning start against 1st place Scranton? (Scranton is second in both OBP and SLG in the entire International League.)

 

He doesn't need a blazing fastball to be a starter. With the late movement he has on his pitches, if he shows good command he could start. There are alot of starters in MLB I can think of who are similar.

 

It would be interesting to see what happens with Broadway when Cooper gets ahold of him. His big thing is to give guys a repeatable delivery to use, that way they can spot their pitches. I'd be curious to see how much his control improves and how much movement he loses in return, and to see what kind of pitcher it makes him.

It would be interesting to see what happens with Broadway when Cooper gets ahold of him. His big thing is to give guys a repeatable delivery to use, that way they can spot their pitches. I'd be curious to see how much his control improves and how much movement he loses in return, and to see what kind of pitcher it makes him.

On the other hand, Broadway's not exactly a guy who'd be in a great position to give back a couple of mph on his fastball to gain more control is he?

Isn't Broadway known for his curveball? With Gio and his 12-6 gone, who has the best curve out of the Sox prospects? I always remember he was known as a lower velocity, plus curve pitcher coming out of college. He was the safe pick and Carillo was the one everyone was clamoring for. Well, Carillo started off well but I lost track of what he has done of late.

Isn't Broadway known for his curveball? With Gio and his 12-6 gone, who has the best curve out of the Sox prospects? I always remember he was known as a lower velocity, plus curve pitcher coming out of college. He was the safe pick and Carillo was the one everyone was clamoring for. Well, Carillo started off well but I lost track of what he has done of late.

 

He's recovering from Tommy John surgery. He hasn't made his season debut yet.

On the other hand, Broadway's not exactly a guy who'd be in a great position to give back a couple of mph on his fastball to gain more control is he?

 

This is true too, though with the amount of movement he has naturally, he might not have to give up too much. I don't know what will happen, I am just curious to see how these two will affect each other.