Community Pitching Prospect #10 RUNOFF

by auclairkeithbc on Nov 18, 2011 3:39 PM EST

After finishing with 24 and 22 votes respectively, Taijuan Walker and Drew Pomeranz will face off in a head to head runoff to determine Community Pitching Prospect #10.

RESULTS SO FAR:

#01 - MATT MOORE - 91.0%

#02 - JULIO TEHERAN - 57.3%

#03 - SHELBY MILLER - 66.7%

#04 - TREVOR BAUER - 40.0%

#05 - TYLER SKAGGS - 30.0%

#06 - GERRIT COLE - 24.3% (65.2% In Runoff)

#07 - JAMESON TAILLON - 26.0% (34.7 In 3-Way Runoff, 51.2% In 2-Way Runoff)

#08 - DYLAN BUNDY - 39.3%

#09 - DANNY HULTZEN - 45.6%

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pomeranz has make-up issues

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If you’re referring to his disturbing-the-peace arrest, he was in Oxford the night before an SEC conference game and basically got into an argument with a rival fan. That’s all. Hardly warranting make-up concerns.

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DREW POMERANZ

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DISCUSSION

by auclairkeithbc on Nov 18, 2011 3:39 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

not too familiar with walker...

I’m leaning towards Pomeranz but I’m curious what the argument for Walker is.

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by angelsownredsux on Nov 18, 2011 3:48 PM EST up reply actions

Here is a recent evaluation

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=15500

by auclairkeithbc on Nov 18, 2011 3:56 PM EST up reply actions

Thanks

pretty much confirms my opinion on him

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Jarrod Parker v Drew Pomeranz

I know this isn’t a discussion of these two guys but, you have made me look closer at Parker and, I’ll be darned If I couldn’t see myself liking him a bit more than Pomeranz.

Firstly, Parkers AA stats look better to me the closer I look, especially the context of them compared to Pomeranz’s numbers. Pom had only 24 AA innings, Parker 130+.

Secondly, Parker was throwing 96 mph in his big league debut, with ease and, commanding it well. I’ve always been a sucker for lefties, with big, smooth looking leg kicks but, Pom was throwing around 90 mph in his two big league starts that I looked at. I don’t see a huge edge in command, if any, for Pomeranz either.

As far as TJ Walker, I don’t put a whole lot of trust in MWL resuklts for pitchers. Take a look at how many guys had similar results to him there. He could end up as an Edwin Jackson, which isn’t a bad thing but, not what people are voting him this high for

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by casejud on Nov 18, 2011 5:07 PM EST up reply actions

i'm an Dbacks fan

but i will say i think you are caught up in small sample sizes

i watched Parker’s start, and it’s true he was commanding the four-seam fastball fairly well. but that’s not what i had heard at all going in, and not what i had come to believe tracking his game logs after each of his AA starts. the guy is just inconsistent with his control. sometimes he can locate the fastball on the corners and get strikes. other times he was all over the place (i’m talking about when he was at AA).

i was impressed by his start against the Dodgers, and he definitely demonstrated the upside potential. i particularly loved the changeup. just looked absolutely dirty. and he wasn’t even locating the changeup well. some of them were left right in the middle of the plate, but hitters were swinging foolishly at it, way ahead, etc (i’m guessing because of insane arm action).

however, he’s going to need to show me more consistency for me to rank him higher than a guy like Pom, who while there are some swinging strikeout concerns for me, still had a great minor league record.

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