The Best Left-handed Pitchers of 2007 -- The Hardball Times

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studes studes posted 4/3/2007 from www.hardballtimes.com [flag]
Great list by Chris Constancio [link]

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  • Redsauce Redsauce
    +3
    Great article, as always.  Can't beat THT.
    Posted 4/3/2007 [reply] [flag]
  • bsballfoo87 bsballfoo87
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    Nice article, but you forgot Cole Hamels.
    Posted 4/3/2007 [reply] [flag]
  • constancio constancio
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    Thanks. By far the most controversial non-accidental omission seems to be Adam Loewen. I guess I have less faith in Leo Mazzone's ability to fix a pitcher with horrendous control than many other people do.
    Posted 4/3/2007 [reply] [flag]
  • Radner Radner
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    Adam Loewen in the 2nd half of the 2006 season; 15-G, 82-IP, 41-BB, 75-SO. Really shortchanging him and look for an excellent year out of him.

    Posted 4/5/2007 [reply] [flag]
    • constancio constancio
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      Well, you're not alone. I have approximately one million e-mails in my inbox telling me the same thing.

      Guys with that kind of track record of poor control are not usually not consistently above-average pitchers, even when they can miss bats like Loewen can. I hope for the O's sake that he's one of the exceptions, but I'm not betting on it.

      Posted 4/9/2007 [reply] [flag]

Links (2)

Pebble Report: Franklin Morales vs Scott Elbert
Published 4/3/2007 by Rox Girl <info@purplerow.com> at Purple Row
... I'm going to go over the rest of the links in a little bit, but an article by Chris Constancio at the Hardball Times on the Best Left Handed pitchers under 25 reminded me of something I've been meaning to do for a little while. Frequently you'll see Franklin Morales and the Dodgers' Scott Elbert lumped together as people take a look at their statistics, see the similar rates of high K's and high BB's, read about how they both have scorching heat, and then come to the conclusion that they are in the same boat. Constancio did this today, on Elbert's control problems and why he gave Scott only a "good" ceiling:

The Hangover: Jorge Cantu's Days As A Second Baseman Appear Over
Published 4/4/2007 by The Professor at Rays Index
... The Hardball Times looks at Scott Kazmir and other good young lefties.

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