Cole Rohrbough vs. Jeff Locke

by prince of power on May 4, 2009 12:56 PM EDT

Which Braves left-handed pitching prospect do you think will have a better MLB career and why?

Cole Rohrbough

Born: May 23,1987 in Medford, Oregon
Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 Bats: Left Throws: Left
High School: North Medford (North Medford, Oregon)
College: Western Nevada College

Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Braves in 22nd Round (670th overall) of 2006 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Lvl	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP
2007	DAN	App	20	Atl	Rk	3	2	1.08	8	7	0	0	0	0	33.1	20	8	4	1	8	58	3	5.4	0.3	2.2	15.7	0.84
	ROM	SAL	20	Atl	A	2	0	1.29	6	6	0	0	0	0	28.0	13	7	4	1	12	38	1	4.2	0.3	3.9	12.2	0.89
2008	ROM	SAL	21	Atl	A	3	4	4.94	13	12	0	0	1	0	58.1	55	37	32	3	31	76	5	8.5	0.5	4.8	11.7	1.47
	MYR	Caro	21	Atl	A+	2	2	3.41	5	5	1	1	0	0	31.2	27	16	12	0	8	28	0	7.7	0.0	2.3	8.0	1.11
2009	MYR	Caro	22	Atl	A+	1	0	1.80	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	1	1	0	1	6	0	7.2	0.0	1.8	10.8	1.00

Minor League Totals - 3 Season(s)						11	8	3.06	33	31	1	1	1	0	156.1	119	69	53	5	60	206	9	6.9	0.3	3.5	11.9	1.15

Jeff Locke

Born: November 20,1987
Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Bats: Left Throws: Left
High School: Kennett (Conway,NH)
College: None

Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Braves in 2nd Round (51st overall) of 2006 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Lvl	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP
2006	BRA	GCL	18	Atl	Rk	4	3	4.22	10	5	0	0	1	0	32.0	38	18	15	4	5	38	1	10.7	1.1	1.4	10.7	1.34
2007	DAN	App	19	Atl	Rk	7	1	2.66	13	11	0	0	1	1	61.0	48	23	18	2	8	74	7	7.1	0.3	1.2	10.9	0.92
2008	ROM	SAL	20	Atl	A	5	12	4.06	25	24	1	0	1	0	139.2	150	75	63	6	38	113	8	9.7	0.4	2.4	7.3	1.35
2009	MYR	Caro	21	Atl	A+	1	1	3.12	5	5	0	0	0	0	26.0	18	9	9	1	14	27	3	6.2	0.3	4.8	9.3	1.23

Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)						17	17	3.66	53	45	1	0	3	1	258.2	254	125	105	13	65	252	19	8.9	0.5	2.3	8.8	1.24

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Cole Rohrbough

is he hurt? He hasn’t pitched since April 12th according to Minorleaguebaseball.com

by Rupert Pupkin on May 4, 2009 1:07 PM EDT reply actions

i was

wondering the same thing when i looked at his stats a few days ago…anyone with any info?

by miraclemets on May 4, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Hammy

I had asked this question on a post a few weeks back..I was told it was a hamstring injury and was nothing serious and he would only be out 7 days or so…I guess that may not be the case as he has been out longer then that

by NYSOX on May 4, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Locke

I like Rohrbaugh alot..just think health may end up up being an issue. Locke is a Northeast kid who really hasnt pitched a ton, it may take him an extra year to get there..but I think he will be better when it is all said and done.

by NYSOX on May 4, 2009 2:52 PM EDT reply actions

I have

personally faced Jeff Locke a few years ago in legion ball. Kid has some pretty good stuff, and I think he can be an innings-eater type 3 or 4 in the majors.

I think it’s obvious that Rohrbough has a much higher upside, although he may never reach it due to injuries etc.

I think Locke is a pretty safe bet to be at the back end of a major league rotation for years to come.

by soxkid on May 4, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Rohrbough

As a guy who has had Rohrbough on his fantasy team for the last two years, I’ll tell you that he has filthy stuff but injuries are a big concern. He missed a lot of time last year and he’s already hurt this year.

I don’t know why the braves aren’t being more forthcoming with info, because I’m having a hard time finding out exactly what is wrong. The same goes with Teheran, anyone know why he’s not pitching?

by son.of.sourman on May 4, 2009 3:49 PM EDT reply actions

Teheran in Danville

Teheran is going to pitch with Danville when short season ball starts.

by atl14yearsschaffer on May 4, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions

I love David Francis

also Jeff Locke is very good
ya got Brett DuVall and Teheran and Rohrbough

They Don’t really need Tommy Hanson just like they didn’t need Kyle Davies.

Sheesh good pitching for sure

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on May 4, 2009 9:51 PM EDT reply actions

I like Locke more at this point. His secondary stuff is really coming along he’s pitching great so far this year. Rohrbough has great stuff, but can’t seem to stay on the field and that’s troublesome.

Tommy Hanson 4 ROY

by timmy3 on May 6, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions