[USML Announce] Dylan Who?

[Jeffrey Winick]

Brad Lee,

As you wish.

Bundy was #2.

#3 - #5 were all National Leaguers.  #3 Archie Bradley, #4 Gerrit Cole and #5 Jameson Taillon.

Jeff

From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf Of Brad Jansen
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 1:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Dylan Who?

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<mailto: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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