2009 Breakout pitchers
by FishHead on Dec 3, 2008 3:24 PM EST
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Who are your breakout pitcher candidates for the 2009 season?
Off the top of my head, Wilmer Font, Martin Perez, Hector Correa
Some way under the radar prospects from the marlins are RHP Blake Brewer (18) and LHP Edgar Olmos (18). Both are from the 08 draft. Both are projectable at 6'5" and have room to grow and add on some size which could lead to increase in velocity (not sure of their velo right now).
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Matt Moore, Tampa Bay, Randall Delgado, Atlanta, and Juan Ramirez, Seattle, all look pretty good to me. I like Yong-Il Jung if he comes back healthy, as well.
by slamcactus on Dec 3, 2008 3:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm very curious about
Delgado, Brett DeVall, Casey Crosby and Jason Knapp
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by OldProspects on Dec 3, 2008 9:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff Locke
I’m waiting for this kid to breakout. He’s got all the talent to be a top pitching prospect.
by was385 on Dec 3, 2008 3:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ah yes, I remember when I tried to get you to put him on your list a year or two back. Still waiting myself.
by jfish26101 on Dec 3, 2008 4:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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Mike Main, Blake Beaven(if his velo returns), Joe Wieland and Carlos Pimentel.
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by Kinslerhomer on Dec 3, 2008 3:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
+1 Beavan
also Brad Lincoln could bounce back.
by my dixie wrecked on Dec 3, 2008 5:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WILFREDO BOSCAN!
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by knockoutking on Dec 4, 2008 1:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Insert my favorite teams A ball prospects here
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by Yakker on Dec 3, 2008 6:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That works too
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by doublestix on Dec 3, 2008 6:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ROWDY HARDY!
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by RoyalsRetro on Dec 3, 2008 3:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
lol
Some were arguing for him as a top 10 pitching prospect or top100 prospect back them if I remember right.
by tdot mariner fan on Dec 3, 2008 4:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Arnold Leon, Ronny Morla
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by PaulThomas on Dec 3, 2008 5:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
leon
wasnt he traded to the a’s from the chisox?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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by knockoutking on Dec 4, 2008 1:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think....
you are thinking of Fautino De Los Santos.
by Zabat on Dec 4, 2008 4:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Andrew Brackman
and Jairo Heredia, for the Yankees
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by Pablo Zevallos on Dec 3, 2008 5:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
-1
Most overhyped pitching prospect in baseball.
I bet he walks a ridiculous amount of guys.
by alskor on Dec 3, 2008 5:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't necessarily agree on the overhyped
Everybody pretty much acknowledges that along with the upside, he also has a massive amount of risk due to injuries and control. I don’t see anybody ranking Brackman in top 50 lists or anything, and given his ceiling putting him in a 50 to 100 range isn’t a stretch.
by jibs on Dec 3, 2008 7:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed on Heredia
I think Brackman might struggle with control in his first season back from TJ, but the talent is definitely there. Heredia on the other hand has put up great numbers in the GCL at 17 and the SAL at 18, yet has received very little hype. A season like this past one at 19 in the FSL would have him jump way up the top 100 list IMO.
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by lemonjello on Dec 3, 2008 7:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My comment was only about Brackman
I like Heredia.
by alskor on Dec 3, 2008 8:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You again?
-1… to you!
I mean, do not expect from him a lot right now since he’s back from TJS and is has not been pitching a lot in his life. You Sox fans would love to have a guy with stuffs like that, but… the man is tall, pretty raw in pitching and he was pretty decent after the disastrous first start in HWB. I mean I’d take guy who walks some but gives up not much hits, like Leiter in his prime.
by McLoving on Dec 4, 2008 10:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nick Adenhart!
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by the pinstripes on Dec 3, 2008 5:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hmm...
I think we’ll see big jumps from Kyle Lotzkar, Neil Ramirez, along with guys already mentioned like Moore, Main, Ramirez, and Locke.
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by gatling on Dec 3, 2008 5:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
+1
Ramirez and Lotzkar were both highly touted draft picks, unfortuntaely Lotzkar is Canadian, so he is always going to have to overcome that problem, but other than that he could be ok
by IHateMitchMustain on Dec 4, 2008 9:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ethan Martin
Kids got great stuff and the Dodgers have great success with High School pitchers.
by mcpeepants23200 on Dec 3, 2008 5:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nick Barnese
next year the Brandon Webb comps will come
by Bravesin07 on Dec 3, 2008 5:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dellin Betances
Big fastball with a curve that ‘falls out of the sky’.
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by Dewey Finn on Dec 3, 2008 6:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Scott Barnes
Might have been a steal for the Giants. Time will tell… or not.
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by camwoody on Dec 3, 2008 7:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think...
Rob Bryson, Bryan Morris, Chris Withrow, Justin Wilson, and Tim Melville will al breakout. Also, is Nick Hagadone going to pitch next year? If he is, then he will certainly top my list.
by joegonzo on Dec 3, 2008 8:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
tim melville
how is it a breakout when your the #1 HS pitcher going into the year and you only drop bc of money demands?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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by knockoutking on Dec 4, 2008 1:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
gotta keep your status
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by flipgatey3 on Dec 4, 2008 12:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Brewers
Any thoughts on Jake Odorizzi??
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by Savoy on Dec 3, 2008 8:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Odorizzi is pretty polished for a 2008 draftee. He has good command and a fastball that sits in the low 90s. His curveball is good and changeup is solid. His slider is developing. He should have a good year next year.
by smscardinals1 on Dec 4, 2008 5:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Juan Ramirez of the Mariners
Often regarded as the most polished member of 2008 Wisconsin (A) starting rotation, but Phillippe Aumont and Michael Pineda got most of the attention this past season. I like Ramirez to take big steps next season.
by JonBBT on Dec 3, 2008 9:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
+?
certainly possible, I am very interested in guys like him, Brackman and others who are so massively tall, to see if they can truly repeat their deliveries and be successful, people always talk about how nasty tall guys are, but unfortunately there really just aren’t that many mlb examples of guys that big making it, though the ones who do are usually good
by IHateMitchMustain on Dec 4, 2008 9:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Stephen Randolph
Sure, he’s almost twice as old as anybody else on this list, but perhaps this is the year he learns to fully harness his Jedi powers and throw strikes.
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by samjjones on Dec 4, 2008 12:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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