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    Robert Stephenson

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    Re: Robert Stephenson

    In its 26th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, today announced Robert Stephenson of Alhambra High School as its 2010-11 Gatorade California Baseball Player of the Year. Stephenson is the first Gatorade California Baseball Player of the Year to be chosen from Alhambra High School.
    Stephenson has maintained a 4.12 GPA in the classroom. He has volunteered locally as a youth baseball coach and on behalf of his school’s peer leadership program. “As much as I would not want to face Robert Stephenson, I love watching him play the game,” said Shawn McHugh, head coach of rival Dublin High. “If you take away his gifts, he would still be a player I would love to watch. He plays with passion and heart and is capable of putting the game on his back and taking it over. That’s not an easy task in high school.”
    http://www.martinezgazette.com/news/...g-nations-best

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    “To pick the kid in the first round we obviously like him a lot,” Buckley said. “He has very good upside. He has good projection to his frame. He throws hard now. He should throw harder when he gets bigger and stronger. We’re real excited.”
    http://news.cincinnati.com/article/2...r%7Ctext%7CSPT

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    Re: Robert Stephenson

    Not an expert on the matter, but his delivery looks pretty simple to me.

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    Re: Robert Stephenson

    Robert Stephenson FRS (16 October 1803 – 12 October 1859) was an English civil engineer. He was the only son of George Stephenson, the famed locomotive builder and railway engineer; many of the achievements popularly credited to his father were actually the joint efforts of father and son.
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    Re: Robert Stephenson

    For some reason he reminds me of a little of Homer Bailey. I think it's the way he holds his glove and the high leg kick.

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    Re: Robert Stephenson

    Nice repeatable athletic delivery. High ceiling arm, for sure. I like the fact this is a smart kid who supposedly has positive intangibles, too.

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    Re: Robert Stephenson

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    For some reason he reminds me of a little of Homer Bailey. I think it's the way he holds his glove and the high leg kick.
    Like Bailey, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound Stephenson has the power arm going for him. Besides the fastball, he can throw a slider, curveball and changeup.

    "He might have an arm similar to Homer's, but not as polished," Buckley said. "Homer went way up at the top of the first round, and Robert is down towards the bottom."
    http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/...s_cin&c_id=cin

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    Re: Robert Stephenson

    Here's the article from the San Jose Mercury News

    http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci...nclick_check=1
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    Re: Robert Stephenson

    One of the Reds brass was on TV after the game last night and also compared him to Homer Bailey as far as stuff but just not as polished.

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    Re: Robert Stephenson

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    For some reason he reminds me of a little of Homer Bailey. I think it's the way he holds his glove and the high leg kick.
    This immediately occurred to me too. I think his delivery's very similar, which gives me a little pause--even though I probably like Homer at least as much as anybody on RZ.

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    Re: Robert Stephenson

    How quickly do we expect this guy to be up?

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    Re: Robert Stephenson

    Quote Originally Posted by Redsfan320 View Post
    How quickly do we expect this guy to be up?

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    5 years.

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    Re: Robert Stephenson

    Quote Originally Posted by HokieRed View Post
    This immediately occurred to me too. I think his delivery's very similar, which gives me a little pause--even though I probably like Homer at least as much as anybody on RZ.
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    Re: Robert Stephenson

    I'm not sure on the comparisons to Homer's delivery. He is a lot quicker through his windup. The only comp I see is HS RH power pitcher.
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