THURSDAY MINORS REPORT 6/7/18: Anderson Earns 1st Win

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Because the only things he has in common with Lucas Sims are the same things he has in common with every big framed projectable high school RHP.

The things he doesn't have in common with Lucas Sims are everything about his performance through the same period of his career and the industry consensus on his stuff.

A little pot stirring isn't a bad thing I guess. Carry on.

They have more in common than that. They have similar fastball velocity, they both have very good curves, they throw a changeup as a third pitch. Both have had K/9 of 10+ at most of their stops in the minors. Both put up low HR rates in the low minors. Both have struggled with control.

I will say that reports seem to be that Anderson's fastball has more movement on it than Sims. This could be a key difference. One of the problems Sims has encountered is that his HR rate jumped in AAA and the majors. When you walk a ton of batters you have to keep the ball in the park to have a chance. If Anderson's fastball has better movement and is harder to square up, that will put him closer to Newcomb than Sims.

If he can figure out his control and be the guy with plus control that the Braves thought they were drafting, he's Aaron Nola.