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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
Why did he fall all the way down to us? Did MLB feel change up/fastball wasn't enough?
Those balls hit in the first inning with a man on second were hit hard and straight at Jay. Not a chance to throw anyone out. I could probably beat his noodle arm.  |
He wasn't all that dominant in college. Certainly good, but not a killer. In fact, it was seen as kind of a "meh" draft pick, polished and a quick riser, but a guy that had middle of the rotation upside.
Example:
Scouting reports note that Wacha's fastball sits in the 92-94 mph range, with potential for improvement. Baseball America listed Wacha as the 11th-best pitcher available in the Draft.
Obviously his fastball got a lot better a lot faster than expected.
Here's another article:
http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/po...-michael-wacha
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