Volstad, Tucker, and Thompson

by FishHead on Apr 27, 2008 7:57 PM EDT Comment 10 comments

I know Volstad gets some talk, but I personally believe these three pitchers are three of the most underrated pitching prospects. Tucker and Thompson never get much talk and Volstad gets nothing but ripped everywhere I read. But here they are sneaking up on everyone this year.

Volstad: 2-0 2.90 31 IP 21/10 K/BB 3.35 GO/AO!

Tucker: 1-1 1.30 27.2 IP 27/9 K/BB

Thompson: 0-2 2.84 25.1 IP 16/16 K/BB 2.93 GO/AO

These guys are really starting to show their potential from when the marlins took them in the first round. I personally was never really high on Tucker, but he has really suprised me this year. I also have not included West who has the most potential of all of them just that hes battling an injury.

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Thompson

A little dissapointed in the walks, but gotta love the groundballs. He’ll never be a strikeout pitcher, but can be a really good back of the rotation starter.

by TCapone30 on Apr 27, 2008 8:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Tucker

Of those three, Tucker has the best stuff by a mile, but his performance hasn’t always lived up to his potential. Seeing as he’s also go the best line so far this year, it seems to me that his star is definitely shining the brightest at the moment.

by aCone419 on Apr 27, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thompson

Thompson used to have much better stuff before his injuries (torn labrum). He has had to learn how to be more of a pitcher while his stuff returns and if it does return, he could be a big surprise. I’ve been kind of quietly asking about him for a couple years now since I inherited him in a sim league and have been pleasantly surprised by his reemergence so far. I was really surprised BA left him off their top 30 this year. I know their system drastically improved but I don’t think they hae 30 prospects better then he is.

by jfish26101 on Apr 27, 2008 9:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I had to look him up

I was confused at first, but turns out these are three Marlins prospects. This Thompson is Aaron Thompson, not Daryl Thompson of the Reds, who’s gotten off to a much better start to the year.

by DevilsAdvocate on Apr 27, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thompson

We talking Aaron Thompson here? He was #9 in BA and has no labrum history.

by TCapone30 on Apr 27, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sorry I should have clarified

Aaron Thompson, Chris Volstad, and Ryan Tucker.

And yes I agree Tucker has the best stuff, and from what I read last year they had him working on his secondary pitches a ton last year which may have contributed to his bad numbers and the turnaround to this year.

by FishHead on Apr 28, 2008 12:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

My bad...

by jfish26101 on Apr 28, 2008 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Winters

It might be time to add fellow draftee Kyle Winters to this Marlin arm conversation. Drafted in 05 out of high school (just turned 21 last week) , here are his numbers this year in A+

3-0, 29.1 IP, 5 BB, 16 K,
1.23 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, .212 BAA, 2.27 GO/AO

by bucklin12 on Apr 28, 2008 9:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs