Scott Carroll
Chris Dickerson
Rafael Gonzalez
Sean Henry
Evan Hildenbrandt
Sam Lecure
Derrik Lutz
Marcus McBeth
Tyler Pelland
Justin Reed
Jordan Smith
Craig Tatum
Daryl Thompson
Justin Turner
Chris Valaika
Pedro Viola
Other (please specify)
I've voted for Thompson for a while now. His numbers don't scream #5 starter to me. They seem to say he has the upside of a #3, like mentioned above.
Either way, he's a starter option. And he's young, he has plenty of time to develop. It's possible he might end up the best asset traded in "The Trade".
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
--Woody Hayes
The thing that worries me about him is that coming off the shoulder injury there are varying reports of his velocity. BA said he wasn't where he was pre surgery and then milb.com said he hit 95. He wasn't hitting 95 when he was with the Nationals and pre surgery, so there is a gray area with him for me right now. Still like him as a prospect though.
I like a good K/BB as much as anyone and Thompson certainly has a good one. The problem is even with a fairly sterling K/BB Thompson's not all that great a pitcher. He's in the strike zone, but hitters can handle him (to the tune of a 1.63 HR/9, which in the FSL is a beyond category disaster).
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Some others to consider for next poll:
Valiquette
Janish
Jose Castro
Webb
Cozart
Well, that's just it, he didn't post a low ERA. 3.77 might even be a tick below average in that league (certainly for someone considered to be a prospect).
Give most pitchers a 3:1 K/BB and they put a blister on a circuit (think low 2.00s). It would seem Thompson's the type that needs to be almost flawless in that area just to stay average and that makes me question whether he deserves much (or really any) fanfare.
And don't worry about the "calling you out" stuff, we're just kicking around how to interpret his performance.
Last edited by M2; 12-20-2007 at 10:20 PM.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
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