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    I've been vocal about Fried being my favorite pitching prospect the last two years. So far, I really like what I see!

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    Quote Originally Posted by steveAKAslick View Post
    Jesus that curve is nasty...dare say one of the best in baseball when it's on?
    I'd have to do some more research, but that curve gives him an absolute floor of a good LOOGY.

    His most likely upside is probably approximately who we are seeing from the Cubs today, Mike Montgomery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    I'd have to do some more research, but that curve gives him an absolute floor of a good LOOGY.

    His most likely upside is probably approximately who we are seeing from the Cubs today, Mike Montgomery.
    Barry Zito?

    And Kemp was envisioning ESPN Top 10 there...nice save by Swanson

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    that curve though

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    Quote Originally Posted by steveAKAslick View Post
    Barry Zito?

    And Kemp was envisioning ESPN Top 10 there...nice save by Swanson
    he was envisioning himself 10 years ago

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    Change to Rivera...nice

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    Nice change once again...

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    Quote Originally Posted by steveAKAslick View Post
    Barry Zito?

    And Kemp was envisioning ESPN Top 10 there...nice save by Swanson
    Zito was close to an 80 as far as LHers go. Will be interesting to compare them.

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    Another good change to Rivera.

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    This board is about to explode with optimism...

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    that curve though
    Watching pitchers with great curves is a lot of fun. The curve is the prettiest pitch, imo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UNCBlue012 View Post
    This board is about to explode with optimism...
    he has a pitch that profiles as very good which gives me reason to believe he has a chance

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    Ahh cmon Fried gotta let the IF get that one

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    There ya go kid nice composure

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    Last fastball was 97mph

    Quite the range today in that pitch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chop2chip View Post
    Last fastball was 97mph

    Quite the range today in that pitch.
    From reports that's about as high as I've heard him ramp it up to

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Zito was close to an 80 as far as LHers go. Will be interesting to compare them.
    We only have data on Zito's curve from 2007 and later when he was already 29, but his curve had 11 inches of drop, and in later years lost an inch of drop and added 4+ inches of horizontal movement.

    It stands to reason a younger Zito threw it a bit harder and may have had more movement.

    If Zito's was a 75/80, and Newk's is a 60, Fried's is a 65.
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    How many pitches is has he thrown (can't watch the game)?

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    If he has 97 in him, how do you get his avg up to 94-95? Strength training, endurance, or does it come naturally with age?

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    Frieds always been one of our best prospects. Only reason he didn't dominate this year is because of the blisters.

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