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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Strasburg is for real

Having seen first hand what hype can do to a pitcher (Mark Prior) I was hesitant to crown Steven Strasburg legit after his first two starts.  Boy was I wrong.  That kid is amazing.  It's one thing to strikeout batters, it's another to leave every single one of them shaking their heads like they just saw a ghost.  That should be the name of Strasburg's change up, the ghost.  That thing comes in at 91mph, and out of nowhere it seems to almost stop dead in it's tracks, and drop straight down.  Unfortunately for the batter, this happens right as they decide to swing at it.  Lots of guys can throw 100, a few can even control it at that speed, but nobody has a change like that.  I'm still waiting for him to get a shot at a real potent offense, but big league hitters are still big league hitters.  If this kid can stay healthy we may be watching the beginning of a Hall of Fame career.  His numbers are outstanding, having already struck out more hitters in a three game span then anybody in history.  The other advantage he may have over  Mark Prior and Kerry Wood is his mechanics.  Wood's curve ball destroyed his arm, and nobody taught Prior how to actually pitch.  Strasburg's mechanics seem perfect.  If he can figure out how to land that lead foot without the mound giving him fits he won't have much else to work on.  That's why he's the real deal, not hype.  After three starts the only negative is how he lands on the bump.   

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