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Old 12-03-2012, 10:14 PM   #9114
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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho View Post
I think it's also TINSTAAPP (There is no such thing as a pitching prospect) and that I look at each of those Seattle guys and see huge problems with them:

Hultzen: Showed severe control problems in his debut season.
Paxton: Has severe control problems that have been present throughout his pro career.
Walker: Stud and I like him, but he's got a long way to go, and I have seen some legit questions about his delivery that make his long-term health a big problem.

They're all great prospects. But that's all they are at this point, and that's why I hesitate. Call it recent burnout of pitching prospects in the Royals system if you want (Combined with Lamb, Zimmer, Ventura all having 2014 likely arrival dates, too).

But you're right. It's just a difference in perspective.
And Duffy and Paulino and probably Odorizzi... This rotation is going to look different in a year. If only we could get a deal on a pitcher like the nationals did on Edwin Jackson last year - a one year stop-gap as a last resort for the player.
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