…Really the only high ceiling prospect the Indians received for Lee. As long as he stays away from injuries, and continues to develop his secondary stuff, he could be a front line starter someday.

I have heard an unsubstantiated rumor that he was hidden on the DL so as not to be part of a for Halladay, there by boosting his value in the Indians eyes.

It sure sounds crazy, all right…

He’s a long way from being Halladay-esque . . .Halladay is not only really good and a complete pitcher, but one of the two most durable pitchers in baseball. Knapp’s quite the project still IMO, despite the gaudy numbers.

A+ next year will tell a lot about him . . .it’s not a huge difference from Low A for young prospects with developing skills, but players who are a bit more raw will show some cracks in the foundation.

not a lot not to like.

Now, that out of the way, I think that comp is beyond silly. When I think Roy Halladay, i think groundball machine and durable. While there is no way to know if Knapp will be durable, he is anything but a GB machine.

he’s a career 38% GB pitcher. That said, he does not give up many HR, I believe only 4 in 116 IP, so he’s either getting very lucky there, or he’s very very difficult to hit.

Also, according to minorleaguesplits, the babip numbers above are wrong. He has a .372 career babip (also, pretty odd, right?)

Clearly high ceiling, really looking forward to seeing how he develops. I think this is a really great trade for both teams.

$10 says this “Halladay-clone” shit came out because the Phillies were just engaged in a week-long+ Halladay-fest.

Knapp is a 19-year old pitcher who throws hard. Halladay clone? He’s not even posting a 1:1 groundball-flyball ratio (he’s been a slight flyball pitcher both this year and last year) whereas Halladay is a sinker/groundball pitcher.

Knapp has great upside, but this “scout” statement is purely laughable. Knapp has done nothing to suggest he is even remotely like Halladay.

I have been on his bandwagon since reading a scouting report on BA last year, but last year at this time I had guys like Edwin Quirarte and Brett Hunter(ouch) ahead of him. He has really boosted his stock this year but a Halladay comparison is off base. I projected Knapp to be a back of the bullpen arm. He may be able to make it as a starter and I would be glad to see that but for now the scout should call him the next Homer Bailey before he throws the Halladay comp out there.

Yeah, Ive stopped caring at all about the W/M thing. I really think repeating your motion is much more important. Could it be a factor? sure, but it’s one of many.