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Chris Withrow vs Kyle Drabek

 

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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Who is the better pitching prospect?
Chris Withrow
82 votes
Kyle Drabek
156 votes

238 votes | Poll has closed

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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.

by PhillyFriar on Dec 13, 2009 6:35 PM EST reply actions  

Drabek all the way

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by ravensfan3 on Dec 13, 2009 9:05 PM EST reply actions  

Matthew

have you seen Withrow pitch? I am a Dodgers fan and would love to hear your thoughts.

raygu

by Ray Guilfoyle on Dec 13, 2009 10:22 PM EST reply actions  

Drabek

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.

by JHawk5 on Dec 14, 2009 12:44 AM EST reply actions  

drabek

besides being the best WR on the football team, there were a lot of talk about all the dirty crap he was pulling too.

by npurcell on Dec 15, 2009 11:30 PM EST up reply actions  

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