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    Touki Toussaint doesn't get enough recognition.

    I think this young man has a chance to be a very good pitcher for us.

    AA at age 20: 7 starts, 39.2 IP, 3.69 FIP, 9.98 K/9, 4.99 BB/9, .276 BABIP, 70.3% LOB.

    AA at age 21: 5 starts, 24.1 IP, 3.42 FIP, 12.21 K/9, 4.44 BB/9, .304 BABIP, 61.6% LOB.

    Great time to be a Brave.

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    I almost forgot he was in the organization.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SJ24 View Post
    I think this young man has a chance to be a very good pitcher for us.

    AA at age 20: 7 starts, 39.2 IP, 3.69 FIP, 9.98 K/9, 4.99 BB/9, .276 BABIP, 70.3% LOB.

    AA at age 21: 5 starts, 24.1 IP, 3.42 FIP, 12.21 K/9, 4.44 BB/9, .304 BABIP, 61.6% LOB.

    Great time to be a Brave.
    He's so much projection and because he's not Soroka he will always be about the tools he possesses versus his results. Finally got a look at him other than Rome. Gotta say he had improved so much. Even then his defense was miserable behind him. If it were all about ERA you could write him off bullpen fodder, but I feel he should start until he can't. I like Touki a great deal.

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    Touki's the type of player I could see us trading away as a part of a deal and regret when he goes on to have a great career.

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    The comp I use for Touki is Tom Gordon. Good fastball and a curve so nasty it fools umpires as well as hitters. If he has a career like Gordon I'd be very pleased.

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    Prospect fatigue. He is still very up and down though. One day he is lights out and the next day getting torched.

    He could be a stud closer. I’m afraid he will remind us of Viz....who makes me nervous every time he comes in (because you never know what Viz shows up each day).

    Think of a pen that has Minter, Touki, and Weigel...it’s coming.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBravos View Post
    Prospect fatigue. He is still very up and down though. One day he is lights out and the next day getting torched.

    He could be a stud closer. I’m afraid he will remind us of Viz....who makes me nervous every time he comes in (because you never know what Viz shows up each day).

    Think of a pen that has Minter, Touki, and Weigel...it’s coming.
    Clouse will be in the atlanta pen

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Clouse will be in the atlanta pen
    Yes. But to bravos point. Weigel might be the best of the bunch. True miller type role
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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt View Post
    Yes. But to bravos point. Weigel might be the best of the bunch. True miller type role
    Weigel is one of my favorite prospects. I haven't given up on his as a starter. When will he throw again?

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Weigel is one of my favorite prospects. I haven't given up on his as a starter. When will he throw again?
    Probably not this year. Didn’t he get it last June.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt View Post
    Probably not this year. Didn’t he get it last June.
    It will be next year for sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt View Post
    Probably not this year. Didn’t he get it last June.
    Something like that.

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    It will all boil down to command with him. If he sharpens things up, he has a pretty high ceiling. I like the Gordon comp except Toussaint is a lot bigger physically. Like striker42, I think if he can be a facsimile of Gordon, that would be pretty awesome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt View Post
    Probably not this year. Didn’t he get it last June.
    Quote Originally Posted by TheBravos View Post
    It will be next year for sure.
    According to this report, he started throwing again in January, and could return to the minor-league mound as early as July.
    "For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."

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    Quote Originally Posted by jpx7 View Post
    According to this report, he started throwing again in January, and could return to the minor-league mound as early as July.
    Wow... great info

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    Quote Originally Posted by jpx7 View Post
    According to this report, he started throwing again in January, and could return to the minor-league mound as early as July.
    That is crazy. Don’t rush it man. Call Venters for advice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Clouse will be in the atlanta pen
    How close is Clouse? If Clouse is close is it possible he could close? If so, we could be close to seeing a closing Clouse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carp View Post
    How close is Clouse? If Clouse is close is it possible he could close? If so, we could be close to seeing a closing Clouse.
    He needs to keep closeting himself on throwing strikes. If he does that, I see the FO closuring on his closeness soon

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