March 30, 201511 yr I saw a couple of innings in that game. IMO, he might be a first rounder, but his stuff wasn't THAT impressive (yet), mostly a high 80's/lower 90's fastball. More impressed with his offspeed stuff, fwiw.
March 30, 201511 yr QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Mar 30, 2015 -> 02:51 PM) http://m.mlb.com/news/article/115524806/ha...-things-to-come That kid's stuff is nasty. As I was watching, I kept thinking "why is he throwing so many breaking balls, he is going to need a change-up" and wham, he threw a sick change-up to a lefty. He has one of those rare, 12-to-6 overhand curve balls. Really impressive to see. But hopefully he starts throwing more change-ups because I saw that breaking pitch about 75% of the time as his go-to pitch. Edited March 30, 201511 yr by maggsmaggs
March 30, 201511 yr QUOTE (LDF @ Mar 30, 2015 -> 05:41 PM) this will be a great name to start collecting ..... many thanks. We better not be picking #1 in 2017.
March 31, 201511 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 30, 2015 -> 09:42 PM) We better not be picking #1 in 2017. i like it. quick thinking. well i meant the 2017 draft list can start with this profile.
March 31, 201511 yr While that is a nice curve ball, I'd be kind of leery of a mid teen that's already throwing a CB and as often as he is. I kind of wonder if there's a correlation between the increase in TJ surgeries and teens throwing breaking balls more often. Not to sound old but even in HS the coaches didn't want pitchers throwing too many breaking balls, if any.
March 31, 201511 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 30, 2015 -> 03:00 PM) I saw a couple of innings in that game. IMO, he might be a first rounder, but his stuff wasn't THAT impressive (yet), mostly a high 80's/lower 90's fastball. More impressed with his offspeed stuff, fwiw. He's touching 92 as a sophomore. That is impressive. I wonder about that elbow though. Kid has been throwing that plus curve since little league. Should be a Strasburg like prospect though.
March 31, 201511 yr QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Mar 31, 2015 -> 05:08 AM) While that is a nice curve ball, I'd be kind of leery of a mid teen that's already throwing a CB and as often as he is. I kind of wonder if there's a correlation between the increase in TJ surgeries and teens throwing breaking balls more often. Not to sound old but even in HS the coaches didn't want pitchers throwing too many breaking balls, if any. i am from the old school esp without any medical support. so with the need to win, esp when someone is so young, teaching them different pitches, that is a recipe for disaster.
March 31, 201511 yr QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 31, 2015 -> 05:14 AM) He's touching 92 as a sophomore. That is impressive. I wonder about that elbow though. Kid has been throwing that plus curve since little league. Should be a Strasburg like prospect though. curve ball since little league. sssshhhheeesh i just don't understand it.
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