[情報] Future Redbirds Top 20: 16-20

看板Cardinals作者abc12812時間17年前 (2008/12/29 22:01)推噓1(1推 0噓 0→)

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You’ve waited long enough. Ranking time is finally here. Today we start with the bottom five, and we’ll be rolling out another five tomorrow before we break for Christmas. From there, we’ll pick up where we left off and have this thing wrapped up before the New Year. Without further ado… =============================================================================== #20 - Adam Ottavino - Age: 23* Rank: erik - #19, roarke - N/A, azruavatar - #20 2008: (AA) 115.1 IP, 95K/52BB, 45% GB, 5.10 FIP Player Comment: Well that was rough. We’re willing to give Ottavino some benefit of the doubt, as the jump from the Florida State League to the Texas League can be a tough one, and in an attempt to rediscover his “classic mechanics” this spring, Adam found himself in a mess instead. Sent to the Arizona Fall League to right the ship, he pitched a little better than his numbers would indicate. Ottavino needs to find some consistency and regain his confidence. ~erik Ottavino was drafted because of his fastball and decent but unrefined secondary stuff. The fastball has been hampered by injuries and, as a result, the strikeouts and ground balls are declining as he advances. Ottavino likes to run his 4-seam fastball up on batters and is best when he’ s striking batters out. What the strikeouts and walks next season to see if he can regain his footing and status within the organization. ~azruavatar #19 - Fernando Salas - Age: 23 Rank: erik - #18, roarke - #19, azruavatar - N/A 2008: (AA) 74 IP, 100K/16BB, 41% GB, 3.48 FIP Player Comment: I have a confession to make: every single time I write about either Salas or Francisco Samuel, I have to look them up to figure out which is which. They are very similar: right-handed relievers being used as a closer with high strikeout rates. What separates them (besides the fact that Salas has played at a level higher than Samuel) is that Salas has a stellar walk rate to go with his good strikeout rate. If he is able to maintain those rates going forward, he is assured of having a role in the major league bullpen. ~roarke #18 - Lance Lynn - Age: 21 Rank: erik - #17, roarke - N/A, azruavatar - #19 2008: (A-) 18.2 IP, 22K/4BB, 41% GB, 2.05 FIP (A) 8 IP, 7K/2BB, 38% GB, 5.93 FIP Player Comment: Lynn perfectly fits what the Cardinals look for in a pitcher when it comes to draft day: Successful college pitcher? Check. Durable? Check. Clean mechanics? Check. Lynn is considered by the wisdom of the experts to be a safer bet to reach the majors than his predecessors, (read: Ottavino, Mortensen) because of his feel for his four pitch repertoire that includes a 89-92 MPH fastball, an above average curve, slider, and change. Like most Cardinal starters in the system, Lynn’s upside is limited, but if he can develop a third pitch he could be a solid #3. ~erik #17 - Tyler Herron - Age: 22 Rank: erik - N/A, roarke - #16, azruavatar - #18 2008: (A+) 62 IP, 46K/14BB, 49% GB, 3.85 FIP (AA) 81.1 IP, 59K/29BB, 44% GB, 4.81 FIP Player Comment: Herron was in our top ten last year after two consecutive solid seasons in the low minor leagues. His success continued at Palm Beach to start the season last year, but then he struggled after moving up to Springfield, which shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise for a 21 year old pitching for the first time in AA (in a good hitting environment in Springfield, to boot). I still feel like he has a lot of upside and his fall down our prospect board might say as much about the improving state of the Cardinals system as it does my faith in his potential. ~roarke Herron is more of a “one step at a time” prospect that was moved too quickly. Numerous reports said that his velocity was down and the normal sharpness of his breaking ball wasn’t there this past season. We’ll see if he can rebound, hopefully the Cards will take it slower with him going forward. ~erik #16 - Tyler Henley - Age: 23 Rank: erik - N/A, roarke - #17, azruavatar - #16 2008: (A+) 367 PAs, .280/.341/.438, .331 wOBA Player Comment: Henley’s 2008 campaign was shortened due to injuries but it should be reminiscent of another prospect’s season two years ago - Jon Jay’s 2007 season. These players are remarkably similar showing a broad range of skills but lacking the star making power that so many look for in players. Henley is an above average centerfielder with average or better power, good contact skills, an acceptable walk rate and potential to refine his skill set in the future. He’s another left-handed bat buried deep in the system behind the likes of Rasmus, Jones and Jay but he projects as an everyday centerfielder in the future. ~azruavatar -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.112.5.3