[討論] Trevor Cahill > Brandon Webb?

看板Athletics作者abc12812時間16年前 (2009/01/05 18:11)推噓3(3推 0噓 1→)

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有球迷在討論這個 http://tinyurl.com/7kq4up It's no secret that I am a HUGE Trevor Cahill fan. I've compared his upside to that of Brandon Webb in the past. However, I now feel that he could be even better than Webb. They are very similar pitchers who use the same repertoire (sinking fastball, curve, change). Webb's career GB% is 64.3, Cahill's 2008 GB% was 62. The difference that I see is that Cahill's stuff is better in comparison to Webb. Webb's avg fastball velocity over his major league career is 88.1 mph. Unfortunately, I dont have an exact record of Cahill's avg fastball velocity, although various scouting reports indicate that his hard sinking fastball sits in the low 90s and can touch mid 90s occaisonally. Furthermore, his curveball (knuckle curve) is a true out pitch and is better than Webb's hook. Although Webb's changeup is currently better, Cahill has developed his in becoming a very good (above average pitch). If he continues to work on it, it may become a plus pitch. From a physical standpoint, Cahill and Webb have similar builds (6'3, 210 & 6'2, 220 respectively). Do I think Cahill will immediately start putting up Webb-like numbers upon promotion to the majors? Certainly not. However, Cahill is much further along in his development at a younger age with better stuff and performance. The only thing lacking for Cahill is command/ control. In my opinion, this issue is blown out of proportion. Cahill tries to make hitters chase, not because he can't consistently locate. Anyways, Brandon Webb also had command/control issues early on in his career. Lets look at their minor league numbers for A-, A+, AA: Webb (age 21) Low A - 3.24 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 9.7 K/9, 4.9 BB/9 Cahill (age 19) Low A - 2.73 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 10.0 K/9, 3.4 BB/9 Webb (age 22) High A - 3.99 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 8.8 K/9, 2.4 BB/9 Cahill (age 20) High A - 2.78 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 10.6 K/9, 3.2 BB/9 Webb (age 23) Double A - 3.14 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 7.2 K/9, 3.5 BB/9 Cahill (age 20) Double A - 2.19 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 8.0 K/9, 4.6 BB/9 Career MiLB Stats: Webb - 357.0 IP, 3.71 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 8.1 K/9, 3.2 BB/9, 0.3 HR/9 Cahill - 238.2 IP, 2.68 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 10.0 K/9, 3.7 BB/9, 0.3 HR/9 In my opinion, Trevor Cahill matches up extremely well to Brandon Webb. Needless to say, I can't wait for Cahill's promotion to the big club. With a great defense and pitcher friendly home park, I think he can put up impressive numbers almost immediately and eventually put up Webb-like stats (with the potential for even better). -- 聽起來蠻嗨的@@ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.112.5.3