Looking for the Next Kyle Hendricks

[Tim]

TT has an awesome new front page article looking at the different pitchers in the system to try and find the next Kyle Henricks.

 

Here's a hint...the closest thing to him is on the disabled list right now.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Good stuff, TT.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I wonder if Hendricks' clean health should be more of a factor and maybe that knocks Williams down a peg. He hasn't thrown in a game since May with that mysterious injury.

 

I was thinking about this in a broader sense a little bit ago. The focus on strike throwers probably self-selects for guys who have more repeatable and clean deliveries, which helps in injury prevention(another thing I think the front office is probably ahead of the curve on).

 

As it relates to Williams specifically, I definitely think the injury hurts in the quest to be Hendricks v2. Like I mentioned at the end, not living up to the Hendricks standard isn't the worst thing in the world, Williams himself looks like he might be an ideal AAA taxi guy to plug at the end of the rotation when needed for his option years.

[Tim]

There's a comment on the reddit post I made asking about jen ho tseng and how close he was to meeting the criteria.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

There's a comment on the reddit post I made asking about jen ho tseng and how close he was to meeting the criteria.

 

He was one of the first guys I thought of when I saw the subject of the article.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Last year Tseng would've narrowly missed by virtue of a .301 BABIP. This year the walks are up a bit(along with HR) and the K's are down some so he only meets the BABIP threshold. He's not terribly far off though, and his 2014 is a terrific example of that archetype.

[Denmaz]

Last year Tseng would've narrowly missed by virtue of a .301 BABIP. This year the walks are up a bit(along with HR) and the K's are down some so he only meets the BABIP threshold. He's not terribly far off though, and his 2014 is a terrific example of that archetype.

 

Tseng had been changed his pitch-style for last 2 years. He threw hard last year but lost his control badly. IMO,this kid wanted to prove his talent and he messed up. Tseng has one of best CH in our farm, plus CB with very good command, 87-92mph sinking fastball, solid cutter also. It's difficult to said that but i think Tseng could be the next Kyle Hendricks.

[Tim]

Last year Tseng would've narrowly missed by virtue of a .301 BABIP. This year the walks are up a bit(along with HR) and the K's are down some so he only meets the BABIP threshold. He's not terribly far off though, and his 2014 is a terrific example of that archetype.

 

Tseng had been changed his pitch-style for last 2 years. He threw hard last year but lost his control badly. IMO,this kid wanted to prove his talent and he messed up. Tseng has one of best CH in our farm, plus CB with very good command, 87-92mph sinking fastball, solid cutter also. It's difficult to said that but i think Tseng could be the next Kyle Hendricks.

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