[USML Announce] Dylan Who?

[Brad Jansen]

Well can You tell us who the other 4 future #1 starters are?

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 12:29 PM, Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:

> Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus was asked to rank the top 5 future
> #1 starters among minor league prospects.  Dylan Bundy is the obvious
> answer, right?  Wrongo dongo.
>
> The good news is that he'll be available in but a few short weeks.  His
> name....Taijuan Walker.
>
> 1. Taijuan Walker, RHP, Seattle Mariners (Double-A Jackson)
> For many in the industry, Bundy's performance hasn't even been the most
> impressive by a pitcher in the minors. Consider Walker, who has a 1.64 ERA
> in four starts while striking out 26 in 22 innings and limiting the
> Southern League to a .203 batting average. Those numbers certainly aren't
> as gaudy as Bundy's, but Walker is doing it at Double-A, and he's just
> three months older than the Orioles' prize pitcher.
>
> With a 92-97 mph fastball, mid-70s curveball and impressive changeup,
> Walker certainly has the stuff to be a No. 1 starter, and his ability to
> dominate at such a young age says something about his makeup as well.
>
> "Every pitch he throws comes out of the same slot, and it's just
> impossible to pick up," a National League scout said. "He's like a poor
> man's Doc Gooden -- he's really out of that mold."
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