Tommy Hanson in the AFL

by bravitos5122 on Oct 18, 2008 11:51 PM EDT Comment 19 comments

8 2/3 IP 1 H 0 R 14 K's

Dude is pretty good. where does he rank among the top pitching prospects in the game? He gets overlooked quite a bit but has the stuff and performances that indicate he has front of the rotation potential. Fastball can get up there in the mid 90s. Plus curveball and solid changeup. Flyball rate is a little bit of a concern but something he should overcome. How does he compare with guys like Tillman, Holland, Davis, an the other 2nd tier of elite pitching prospects? Who does he remind you of currently pitching in the bigs?

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John Maine

Which is why they should sell him high.

by Bravesin07 on Oct 19, 2008 2:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

what is wrong with Maine?!

Am I reading this that since he compares to Maine, they should move him?

Is it realistic to think you can have a starting staff of all #1 aces? The Yankees have tried it for years, and it doesn’t work.

Talented role players who can produce at the ML level are not cancers to be removed from the system.

I hope I read your post incorrectly.

The braves were good when the built from within.

by davidsabin on Oct 19, 2008 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

remember

bravesin07 is an idiot….with about the eye for talent that matt millen possesses…..don’t worry about anything he says….at all….except to make fun of/laugh at it….

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.

by biggentleben on Oct 19, 2008 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

"the eye for talent that Matt Millen posesses"

Dude… harsh…

A blind monkey has a better eye for talent than Matt Millen.

by demondeaconsbaseball on Oct 19, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

harsh

but quite true….

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.

by biggentleben on Oct 19, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm harsh because I care

That, and everyone else in my family is a Lions fan…

I personally prefer the Panthers, so I enjoy poking fun at the Lions whenever I can.

by demondeaconsbaseball on Oct 20, 2008 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I said Maine because like Maine he's a flyball pitcher.

by Bravesin07 on Oct 19, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Completely irrelevant

Johan Santana is also a flyball pitcher. Does that make him a good comp?

by supermets on Oct 19, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

bob gibson

also a flyball pitcher….woo hoo! the braves have the next bob gibson in their system!

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.

by biggentleben on Oct 19, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bob Gibson would be a disappointment

I expect Tommy Hanson to win 1 Cy Young and 11 Tim Lincecums.

http://www.chop-n-change.com

by alexwithclass on Oct 20, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fergie jenkins

I am getting the fergie jenkins vibe from hanson. Lotta Ks, lotta homers…lotta wins.

http://thebaseballcube.com/players/J/Fergie-Jenkins.shtml

by wobatus on Oct 20, 2008 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

circle me bert

bert blyleven?

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.

by biggentleben on Oct 20, 2008 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

the braves

would be in the playoffs this year with a rotation of john maines…instead they had 40+ y/o pitchers “leading” their team, and their top young pitcher require surgery….

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.

by biggentleben on Oct 19, 2008 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

say what?

Jurrjens needs surgery? What?

The Braves would’ve made the playoffs if 3/5 of their starting rotation didn’t have season-ending injuries. You can say that’s because they’re old; I say it’s because they’re pitchers, and pitchers get hurt. Oh, and if their RF wasn’t one of the worst every-day players in the big leagues. And if….. well, there were a lot of flaws with the 2008 team.

by mraver on Oct 19, 2008 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i was talking about hudson

i should have said “younger”, as in “not yet 40”…..

the braves had huge injury issues in their entire pitching staff that i believe kept them from postseason even with frenchy hitting more like the “grease” character, and the offense from the other outfield spots being subpar as well….you have a full season from 4/5 of soriano, gonzalez, hudson, smoltz, and/or glavine, and i believe the team is right there for the wild card….

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.

by biggentleben on Oct 19, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Beauty School Dropout

…Go back to high school…

by parish on Oct 20, 2008 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or just AA

For more than three days….

by mraver on Oct 20, 2008 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's got #2 potential

The key will be his HR rate, as he’s clearly a FB pitcher. But if he can keep most of those balls in the yard, he’ll be okay.

Incidentally, this the reason he’d be such a great fit for SD. Their spacious ballpark would keep more of his FBs than basically anywhere else in baseball. I think he could be a staff ace there in the best case, but anywhere else, I don’t think he’ll be more than a #2.

by mraver on Oct 19, 2008 12:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs