His weakness right now is his change up. We have the best in the business to teach it to young Latin prospects. His weakness will soon be his strength.
97 + change up + slider = KKKKKKKK
His weakness right now is his change up. We have the best in the business to teach it to young Latin prospects. His weakness will soon be his strength.
97 + change up + slider = KKKKKKKK
My thoughts went to this same possibility. If he could throw a Soto-like circle change, a high-90's fastball, and just about any kind of left-handed slider, he will be incredibly fun to watch. Wow.
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and what could be again." -- Terence Mann
Here is a nice scouting report on Chapman.
http://www.baseball-intellect.com/ar...-need-to-know/\
Hardball times
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/ar...-wbc-coverage/
A history of Chapman over the past year can be seen in this SOSH thread, (interesting pictures on page 4 of Chapman being taught about Boston nightlife and the pratfalls of being an athlete in the world of ubiquitous cameras- if you have seen the Arroyo photos you get the idea)
http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?showtopic=46727
Last edited by klw; 01-12-2010 at 11:41 PM.
Prior + Baker = Career over
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