The Prospect/Minor Leagues Thread

[jays4life19]

I thought this thread was gone?

 

lol How did you stumble across it?

[Spanky__99]

lol How did you stumble across it?

 

Checking a members recent posts... everyone said it was gone? Pure luck.

[jays4life19]

Checking a members recent posts... everyone said it was gone? Pure luck.

 

Good work. Nothing gets by detective Spanky.

[Grant77]

If you can get Marco Estrada out of a 5th round pick, then you won.

 

I don't agree with your premise however. He can have legitimate MLB success throwing 89-92 if his fastball has movement. Estrada's problem is that his fastball is flat.

 

That's a strength, not a problem.

[King]

That's a strength, not a problem.

 

July 2 2015

[TheHurl]

Would someone who's good at mathz be able to run a regression on Negrych with a .300 BABIP?

 

my favourite post in this thread. He was like 9 when he made the post but still made me laugh at him.

[Orgfiller]

Estrada's fastball being flat isn't his strength, it's the amount of spin he puts on it which causes it to look like a 'riser' type of fastball.

[Grant77]

Estrada's fastball being flat isn't his strength, it's the amount of spin he puts on it which causes it to look like a 'riser' type of fastball.

 

The fastball is flat because he uses a 4 seam grip and gets a lot of spin. He almost certainly perfected that pitch because it pairs well with the sinking action on his changeup.