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June 26, 2009 Minor League UpdateJune 26
An encouraging sign
Fausto Carmona, RHP, Indians (Low-A Lake County) We should point out when he's doing well, too
Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Pirates (Double-A Altoona) Picking up the pace
BP Comment Quick Links elm (41) Thanks for the updates. I see that DeLeon is playing in RF. Have you seen anything on his defense out there? If he's already in a corner at 18, is he in danger of growing out of the OF altogether and becoming a 1B/DH type? Jun 26, 2009 10:01 AM goodwine10 (23133) Kevin, Jun 26, 2009 10:42 AM fletchdm (37632) Kevin, I'd love to hear your take on Giants LHP Craig Clark. Granted he's a bit old for his league, but he's put up some great numbers the last year and a half: 192/35 K:BB in 187 IP. I watched him pitch last night in San Jose and was very impressed: low 90s fastball with excellent command, and two quality off speed offerings. I'm throwing down a Ted Lilly comp on him. Jun 26, 2009 13:28 PM rswhitt (2400) Your take on Starlin Castro of the Cubs? He seems well advanced for his tender age in the tough Florida State League, and his MVP performance in the All-Star game was prety special. Is he an Andrus-type talent? Jun 26, 2009 15:07 PM jobathebeast (51959) What about De Leon's fellow GCL outfielder Eduardo Sosa? Who's the better prospect of the two? Jun 27, 2009 13:57 PM
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I thought Scott Elbert might get a mention today. Finished his AA stint with at least 9 K in his last 5 starts and then followed that up with 6 one hit innings in AAA last night. Any word on his stuff returning to pre-surgery levels? Has he turned the corner to comfortable project as a #2/3 starter or still more likely to be a power releiver? Thanks.
Hard to say. He still throws a bit lighter than pre surgery days, but it's much cleaner arm action and his control is a bit better as well. I can see him going either way, starter or reliever down the road, but it's hard to see him as a 2.
About Elbert: Fastball consistently in the lower 90's (from a left-hander), a killer breaking ball, a change-up that is certainly better than Kershaw's, and a minor league strikeout-per-9-innings rate that is better than Billingsley's ever was. I am not sure skepticism about whether Elbert can be a #2 starter is really warranted. He seems a lot like Mark Langston to me. Like Langston, or Billingsley for that matter, Elbert will walk a lot of guys, but he'll rack up the K's and not exactly be easy to hit. Heck, at Elbert's age (23), Randy Johnson walked about as many guys as he struck out playing for Double A Jacksonville.
Repeat after me, Randy Johnson is not a valid comp for any pitcher, especially if you are trying to comp career path.