Chris Withrow vs Kyle Drabek
by matthewmafa on Dec 13, 2009 5:48 PM EST
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Withrow: Mid 90's fastball that can touch 99 with a plus curve and developing change up. 2009 was his first full year pitching after missing 2008 with small injuries. Strong K rate. Walk rate vs RHB is fine at 2.43 per 9 innings but has trouble throwing strikes vs LHB with a walk rate of 6.67 per 9 innings. A major plus is that he is very athletic and has an effortless smooth delivery.
Drabek: From what I have heard, he has a low to mid 90's fastball with a plus curve and a developing change up. So he has the same pitches as Withrow. He is a tommy john survivor. His Strikeout rate plummeted from 10.8 per 9 in A+ ball to 7.1 to per 9 in AA. He has great command with 2.8 walks per 9 in A+ and 2.9 per 9 in AA. he’s also very athletic and his mechanics are vastly improved.(much smoother)
Who is the better pitching prospect and who would you rather have in the long term? why?
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I honestly don't know enough about Withrow...
…though he’s certainly blown up this year as he’s finally been able to stay healthy.
Quick point to add on Drabek: he’s also very athletic (I believe he’d have been a top 3-5 round pick as a shortstop out of high school), and his mechanics are vastly improved — i.e. much smoother — than they were a couple of years ago. Which, of course, makes Drabek and Withrow all the more similar.
Drabek all the way
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no i havent Seen him pitch Live
but i seen a few videos on youtube.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTewFQxSujA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4L32qiplAg&feature=related
he throws some nasty curves to finish off the hitters..
and i listened to a couple of his AA starts on the radio.
by matthewmafa on Dec 13, 2009 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
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Also could have played college football as receiver if he’d chosen to. Some friends I have who went to high school with Drabek say he was the best receiver on the team at The Woodlands in Houston. That team also had Danny Amendola on it.
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besides being the best WR on the football team, there were a lot of talk about all the dirty crap he was pulling too.
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