Originally Posted by
50PoundHead
Not exactly throwing smoke, but he's not getting lit up.
Seriously, a few baseball people were surprised when the Braves drafted Schafer as an OF and not as a pitcher. Braves have gone against conventional wisdom with a few two-way players they've drafted, but it has usually worked out for them. Most scouts thought Andrelton Simmons was a better pitching prospect than hitting prospect and Ryan Klesko fell in the draft because of an arm injury that dimmed his status as a LHP prospect. He was one of the top pitching prospects in the country prior to his arm problems.