Wishful thinking about Brooks Pounders
When I first read Brooks Pounders profile, what I saw was a tall, somewhat overweight kid who has 4 decent pitches but doesn't really have the velocity that you would expect from someone with that frame. Something rang familiar about that description and then I realized that it sounds a bit like descriptions of Stephen Strasburg when he was coming out of high school. Here is one such description that I found on the internet:
So who is this guy and if he is so good why wasn’t he drafted out of high school? Currently Strasburg is listed at 6′4″ and 220 lbs. In high school, he was slightly shorter and about 50-60 lbs. heavier. His fastball barely touched 90 mph. San Diego pitching coach Rusty Filter saw something in him and insisted on having him in camp. In his freshman season, Filter but Strasburg on a conditioning regimen that included hot yoga and as a result, Strasburg shed 30 lbs. Not only that, his velocity began to creep up. By the time he was a sophomore, his fastball was consistently clocked at 97-99 mph with occasional touches of 100 and 101. Strasburg also possesses a plus-plus-plus slider at 81-84mph. He has a plus change that he uses infrequently and a plus curve in the 70s.
That description above is from mopupduty.com and they are describing Strasburg. A high school 6'4'' 270lb pitcher whose fastball is only 90mph sounds an awful lot like Brooks Pounders too doesn't it? Lets have Pounders do some "hot yoga", whatever that is. Maybe he'll be hitting 100mph in a couple of years.
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about this too, but what are the odds of this kind of thing happening twice. It would be awesome if it did work though.
Nice observation!
Maybe that’s what the Bucs saw in him when they drafted him. NH is very high on conditioning and must think they can wip him into shape. It will be interesting to see what he is capable of once he gets into better shape. Oh, great avatar btw!
Thanks for the comment about the avatar.
Charlie made a passing comment about Watchmen being awesome on this blog about a year ago, so I decided to read it. I loved it, so I decided to adopt that avatar on this blog as a shout out to Charlie.
Charlie – If you read this post, thanks for recommending Watchmen. It is a great book.
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