June 8, 201015 yr http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id...tent_id=7243409 Chris Sale - P Florida Gulf Coast University, Jr. * Birthdate: 3/30/1989 * Height: 6'5" * Weight: 175 lbs. * Bats: Left * Throws: Left * Scout's report filed: 3/19/10 Scouting Report Fastball: Sale throws his fastball up to 94, sitting comfortably at 90-92 mph. Fastball movement: It's got lots of sink, generating a ton of ground balls. Curve: It's got a sweepy slurve break, a potential wipeout pitch to left-handed hitters. It has some lateness to it. Changeup: It's a good pitch with a chance to be a plus offering. He uses it typically against right-handed hitters, and there's some action and life to it. Control: Sale is a strike-thrower who doesn't hurt himself with walks. Poise: It's a plus, all business on the mound, with nothing rattling him. He's got perhaps the best mound presence in the class. Physical Description: Sale has a skinny, gangly, Andrew Miller-type body. Medical Update: Healthy. Strengths: Three above-average to plus pitches, outstanding mound presence and excellent command. Weaknesses: His slot, low 3/4, isn't typical for a starter. His frame will lead some to be concerned about durability. Summary: Sometimes good things come out of smaller schools. Sale took a strong Cape Cod League performance and carried it over into his junior season. With the chance to have three outstanding pitches, all of which he can throw for strikes, to go along with outstanding mound presence, Sale has developed into one of the better lefties in the Draft class. Teams will have to look past a less than prototypical arm slot for a starting pitcher, but with the way he's pitched, it seems likely a team will do that at some point in the first round.
June 8, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 08:15 PM) FANTASTIC PICK! Is fathom being serious here? Someone other than Fathom answer for me?
June 8, 201015 yr Author QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 07:24 PM) Is fathom being serious here? Someone other than Fathom answer for me? Yes he is.
June 8, 201015 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 8, 2010 -> 01:24 AM) Is fathom being serious here? Someone other than Fathom answer for me?
June 8, 201015 yr Law didn't like him, some reports say his mechanics trend to injury. It's not totally rosy but he does have more upside than most of the guys that we were projected to pick.
June 8, 201015 yr It's obvious we only took him to subliminaly send a message to the league that we are holding a legit SALE.
June 8, 201015 yr The durability concerns me. I think he can (with seasoning and mechanics tinkering) be a great #2/#3 for the rotation, or an elite set-up man. But I think long term he could be a Brian Fuentes type.
June 8, 201015 yr QUOTE (southsidetony @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 07:36 PM) The durability concerns me. I think he can (with seasoning and mechanics tinkering) be a great #2/#3 for the rotation, or an elite set-up man. But I think long term he could be a Brian Fuentes type. I hope we didn't use a 1st round pick on a set up man...again.
June 8, 201015 yr QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 8, 2010 -> 01:42 AM) I hope we didn't use a 1st round pick on a set up man...again. Don't worry, not even close to the same type of pitcher as Royce Ring.
June 8, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 08:43 PM) Don't worry, not even close to the same type of pitcher as Royce Ring. I thought that post referred to Poreda.
June 8, 201015 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 07:45 PM) I thought that post referred to Poreda. No, I meant Ring.
June 8, 201015 yr QUOTE (Real @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 07:51 PM) any videos of his mechanics/delivery? http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7243409
June 8, 201015 yr QUOTE (daggins @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 06:34 PM) Law didn't like him, some reports say his mechanics trend to injury. It's not totally rosy but he does have more upside than most of the guys that we were projected to pick. If we would have passed on him, and the team with the 14th pick would have taken him, Law would have fell in love with Sale...
June 8, 201015 yr QUOTE (southsidetony @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 07:55 PM) http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7243409 Fwiw, I think his stats are filthy, and could be Hamels-esque at his peak. I am however, a pessimist with this team, hence my conerns.
June 8, 201015 yr QUOTE (southsidetony @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 07:55 PM) http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7243409 wow, that delivery looks like something that needs to be watched carefully as he develops he hides the ball perfectly though, nasty
June 8, 201015 yr QUOTE (Real @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 08:02 PM) wow, that delivery looks like something that needs to be watched carefully as he develops he hides the ball perfectly though, nasty His delivery adds deception to his pitches, and being a strikethrower who challenges hitters, that is likely a main factor in his impressive K/9 and k/bb ratios. The deception sacrifices mechanics however, and put him at risk for an injury (elbow.. or more appropriately: forearm).
June 8, 201015 yr I love that this guy is a control pitcher, and the mound presence is there. If he ends up in the bullpen, that's ok. I like it.
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