Good piece on Kloffenstein.
https://theathletic.com/1071899/2019/07/11/the-education-of-a-blue-jays-prospect-im-not-near-as-good-as-i-thought-i-was-says-pitcher-adam-kloffenstein/
So...I'm not sure if this is common, as I can't say I've ever really noticed before, but 2 players from the draft have not been assigned to the DSL. 10th rounder Glenn Santiago is playing there, and now JC Masson is being sent there.
Interesting that Murray has a 55 grade FB but in the writeup they say he throws it with below average velocity. The deceptiveness of his delivery makes it play up.
Yup. I like the concept a lot....just wondering though...
Curious how that kind of scoring would've changed results in years gone by. Is the HRD historical data available that shows # of homers and distance of each one? Would really be curious to see if the winners generally remain the same or does everything get thrown completely out of whack? 3 times as many points for bombs seems like a massive advantage for the Aaron Judge's of the world. The Alex Bregman's might as well not even compete. Is that what we're looking for? Just get your hulking sluggers up there trying to do HR for distance cause that's essentially what it would turn into.
When I say crafty lefty I'm talking about guys that sit 88-91. Not 93. The margin for error is pretty small when you don't have a fastball that's good enough to miss barrels if it isn't placed just right.
Are there successful pitchers that can't break a plane of glass? Sure. But it's the exception... And I rarely feel comfortable with them on the mound.
Stroman and Giles are both far superior assets to Happ.
I am clenching my butt cheeks though as it would be very Blue Jays for them both to get hurt before they're moved.