May 13, 201312 yr I've got a post up at Futuresox.com covering the final game of the Barons 11 game win streak when they appeared in Knoxville last week. Enjoy!
May 14, 201312 yr Author QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ May 13, 2013 -> 05:43 PM) Good read. What's your take on Michael Earley in this game Got a couple hits but nothing jaw dropping. If I see them again later this year I'll keep more of an eye on him. At the very least, he didn't do anything wrong.
May 21, 201312 yr I finally got around to reading this. Great stuff in there. Webb is definitely one to get excited about. That kind of velocity with what seems like decent control is big league stuff.
May 21, 201312 yr The two young pitchers the White Sox have received both offer some limited upside. Webb was an 18th round pick of the Jays in 2009 and signed for an over-slot $450,000 bonus. Working primarily as a starter thus far in his career Webb has struggled to build on the promise he showed as a prep prospect in Kentucky. His fastball still works in the 89-92 mph range and will touch higher than that in short bursts, but it lacks significant movement and is squared up far more often than it should be. He also struggles to command his fastball. Webb’s slurvy breaking ball still doesn’t rate better than fringe-average most days and will only flash better than that sparingly. His change-up is well below-average and not really a viable pitch for him. Most scouts believe he will end up in the bullpen where he may benefit from being able to air it out more and possibly throw his breaking ball a little harder in shorter stints. baseballprospectnation.com (this was from early 2012) Webb pulled down $450,000 at the 2009 draft signing deadline as the top pitching prospect from Florida junior college ranks. He neglected to sign with the Diamondbacks as a 12th-round pick out of high school in 2008, a year in which just two prep righties went in the draft's first round—Ethan Martin and Gerrit Cole. Webb ranked as No. 48 overall draft prospect that year. He has a good pitcher's frame and a live arm that produces a plus fastball, but most scouts think he'll eventually move to the bullpen because of his slingy arm action and lack of command. He shows feel for a changeup, but his curveball still needs work. baseballamerica.com write-up at the time of the trade Edited May 21, 201312 yr by caulfield12
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