Anderson was inconsistent with his release point
Minor League FINAL Thursday 4/4/19; One BS shy of a SWEEP
- Thread starter rico43
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Anderson was inconsistent with his release point
Still so much talent in the minor leagues.
Hope AA knows what he is doing getting rid of the guys that picked all these kids.
Heyward
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I'm a Waters > Pache guy myself, hope they keep him. He's gonna be great.
msstate7
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BeanieAntics
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That is really encouraging from Waters. Some thought he was rushed to AA so to start out 3 for 4 in the first game is nice.
We have a winner...those young guys and Ronald locked up...hot dang!!
Heyward
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Not everyone pans out, but yeah, thats the ideal OF of the future.
50PoundHead
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Video of the Waters oppo double off the wall and Pache triple. Ball jumps off Waters’ bat.
https://twitter.com/mlbpipeline/status/1113992964903178240?s=21
https://twitter.com/mlbpipeline/status/1113992964903178240?s=21
Heyward
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He has better stuff than Newk but clearly needs to cut down the walks.
He’s also only 20 and every scouting report I’ve seen projects at least average command.
striker42
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My thoughts too. Newk has better stuff than some here realize. If he had good command he'd be a number 2 starter. Just okay control and he'd be a number 3.
Anderson hasn't been terribly impressive in the little I've seen of him. Definitely not impressive enough to conclude he has better stuff than Newk.
At this point I think you have to project Anderson as a number 4 starter who will get you K's but who wont have the command to be consistent. Essentially what Newk is. If Anderson improves his control an unexpected amount, he could be better. However, it's never smart to base projections on a young pitcher experiencing above average improvement to control.
striker42
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I honestly hope you're right. I'd love to see Anderson come up and become an ace. However, walks have plagued him his entire Braves career. We've heard excuses ranging from him working on developing pitches to the umpires in the minors being bad. But the walks have remained. At some point you have to be skeptical.
Anderson will need to drop his walk rate to around 3 per 9 and keep his HR rate minuscule (difficult to do in the majors) to even have a chance at being a number 2 starter. If his BB rate sits around 4 (what I expect), you're looking at a number 4 starter. A guy not dissimilar from Newk or maybe what Jake Odorizzi was last year.