keith law on beaven yesterday

by M_Y_isDANK on Mar 14, 2008 10:57 AM CDT

keith law has a blog post with some rangers notes up....

Blake Beavan threw two innings for Texas' low-A club. He's softened his delivery slightly over where it was last spring, when he would stick his landing like a figure skater; his front leg is still stiff, just less so. He came at hitters with an 87-91 mph fastball with very good run to his glove side, and he flashed good tilt on an inconsistent slider. There's still a lot of effort in his delivery -- he gets his velocity mostly from his arm, and not enough from his lower half -- which he's going to have to reduce to remain a starter.

Eighteen-year-old Wilfredo Boscan threw the last inning for the Rangers' low-A club, showing an 89-92 mph fastball and a curveball with some sharpness to its break. He's very skinny, listed at 6-foot-2 and 160 pounds, and has plenty of physical projection. He'll make his U.S. debut this year after pitching in the Dominican Summer League in 2007.

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87-91?

That's not real encouraging.

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by a bebop a rebop on Mar 14, 2008 2:36 PM CDT reply actions

+1

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by LSJ on Mar 14, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Calm down

On March 14 are you really going to worry about that? How much has he pitched since last spring?

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by t ball on Mar 14, 2008 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions

I wouldn't worry about it

It's normal for a minor leaguer to see his velocity down in his first spring start or two. This isn't like Franklin Morales in his third start throwing at full effort and not getting full velo.

by Keith Law on Mar 14, 2008 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions