[USML Announce] Jake Odorizzi - The Mike Trout of Pitching Prospects

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If he actually walked Cust, he can't be much good.



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From: Andrew Klein <anrklein at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sat, Aug 18, 2012 6:19 am
Subject: [USML Announce] Jake Odorizzi - The Mike Trout of Pitching Prospects


John Fruit ... please take good care of the Damon so it's in good shape 
when I receive it in 2013.

That is all.

-Andy

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FROM MiLB.com

As Omaha moved closer to clinching a Pacific Coast League playoff spot, 
Jake Odorizzi took another step toward cementing his status as one of 
the circuit's top pitchers.

The Royals' prospect allowed two hits over seven innings in his finest 
outing at Triple-A on Tuesday, helping the Storm Chasers cruise to a 7-0 
blanking of the Las Vegas 51s.

Odorizzi (9-2) sailed through four perfect innings before issuing a 
leadoff walk in the fifth to Jack Cust and giving up a single to Chris 
Woodward. He avoided trouble by getting Ricardo Nanita to bounce into a 
double play and retiring Tuffy Gosewisch on a grounder to second base.

The 22-year-old right-hander worked a 1-2-3 sixth and got two quick outs 
in the seventh before Cust walked again and Woodward delivered the 51s' 
second hit. But Nanita lined out to center field on Odorizzi's 105th and 
final pitch of the night.

"I was throwing all my pitches for strikes, which helped me go deep into 
the game," said MLB.com's No. 36 overall prospect. "I was mixing up [my 
pitch selection] and I got good defense behind me. We put up a lot of 
runs, too, which made it a lot easier on me."

It was the second straight start Odorizzi lasted a season-high seven 
innings and it brought his ERA down to 2.92, which would lead the PCL if 
he had enough innings to quality. It also reduced Omaha's magic number 
for clinching a second straight American North Division title to four.



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