Link Report for Thurs. 7/15

[Tedaldtada]

Man, our pitchers are fine. Everybody has problems like this. Everybody. TB even was cursed for so very long.

 

If you look close, there are plenty of pitchers to be very excited about in our system.

[colbyjack]

If I told you Jimmy Nelson relieved and gave up more runs would you be surprised? I really don't know what to make of him and his uninspiring college career (pitching stats halfway down page).... was he just a 1 year wonder, is he a player on the rise?

 

Nelson had talent coming to Alabama, it just took him a while to put it together. He opened his sophomore season (2009) as the team's closer, but struggled initially and settled into a non-closing bullpen role. His slider has always been legit, but he had struggled with command prior to this past season. I had him tabbed as one of my college sleeper prospects coming into the 2010 college season, and he made me look good by responding with a very solid spring. He's a sinker-slider guy whose fastball sits 88-91 and can reach 92-94 on occasion. Similar to Arnett last year, who also exploded during his junior year, it wouldn't surprise me to hear that the Brewers are having Nelson lay off of his slider this summer given his heavy workload, especially relative to how much his innings jumped this past year as compared to his freshman and sophomore years.

 

So, I'd like to think Nelson is a player on the rise, or at least one that finally put things together, but of course we all felt the same way about Arnett a year ago.

[brewmann04]

i have to disagree Tedaldtada29 but hopefully Colby is correct and he come around.