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Old 11-02-2009, 11:18 AM   #10
mace
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Re: Reds cut ties with some Minor Leaguers

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Originally Posted by redsof72 View Post
Young is a wildcard. Reds spent the $25,000 to get him back. Personally, I don't see it. Interestingly, because most of the power arms are now in the majors, you might see him listed by Baseball America as the Reds Pitcher with the Best Fastball (other candidates are Valiquette and Ondrusek). Although the truth is, clearly, the pitcher who throws the hardest is Junior Martinez, but hard to list a guy who is so far from being a legit prospect.
72 (or anybody): Who among the starting pitchers might be considered the hardest thrower (or best fastball, whichever way you choose to couch it)? I'm guessing Boxberger, with maybe Klinker/Serrano/Sulbaran in the mix? Does that sound about right?
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