Four "Young Guns"
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/young-guns/
Whenever I see an article from a worthwhile source that includes commentary on Rays, I figure people would like to look at it.
This is from THT today. Kalk seems more optimistic about Hammel's chances to be a pretty decent major leaguer than many of us here do. And he also is not in favor of Niemann in the bullpen.
8 months ago
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can't argue,
showcase niemann and hammel as the 5th starters for the first month and find a trade partner…
by davidsmarch on Feb 24, 2009 9:48 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh wow
Niemann isn’t nearly as unusual a pitcher as Laffey, but his top comps show what kind of talent he has. Joakim Soria (1), Clayton Kershaw (3), Matt Cain (4), Joba Chamberlain (8) and Tim Lincecum (9) make up one of the most talented comps of any young pitcher. Niemann’s ceiling is that of a front line starter, but because of his somewhat advanced age, I think it would be safer to think of him as a very solid middle-of-the-rotation guy. There has been some talk of moving him to the bullpen, which I think would be a real waste of his four-pitch talent.
by rglass44 on Feb 24, 2009 12:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If I didn't know any better, I'd think that was written by someone wearing Rays-colored glasses
I’d be hard pressed to find anyone here that would agree with that assessment.
by Jason Collette on Feb 26, 2009 4:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I find that kind of hard to believe
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by vivaelpujols on Feb 26, 2009 9:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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