* Michael Bowden * - Page 3 - Talksox

One Red Seat · 07-01-2006, 10:36 AM

I think they should/will give him a handful of starts in Wilmington to end the year. That's pretty common practice with a prospect who is handling the levels fine. Give him a taste of what he'll be doing the next year.

ksushi · 07-01-2006, 10:53 AM

Ok I apologise.

DUSTINMOHR4LIFE · 07-01-2006, 05:57 PM

this guy is great. It seems like in every start he strikes out at least a batter per inning

jsinger121 · 07-01-2006, 10:40 PM

He could be a good one but he is still in Low A ball

DUSTINMOHR4LIFE · 07-06-2006, 03:33 PM

Bowden has only given up two earned runs in his last 26 innings

jsinger121 · 07-06-2006, 03:44 PM

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Bowden has only given up two earned runs in his last 26 innings

And that is the reason he is now the Red Sox #1 pitching prospect.

Rdsxmbnt · 07-15-2006, 10:36 PM

good outing today 5.0IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 5K, 0HR

One Red Seat · 07-15-2006, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jsinger121

And that is the reason he is now the Red Sox #1 pitching prospect.

IMO, he's a one-year younger Philip Hughes. Same good FB. Same big hook. Same dominance/control (K/BB ) ability. Yankee fans have been touting Hughes as the gem of their system for awhile now, and I love the fact that the Sox have graduated 4 MLB pitchers this year (Paps, Lester, MDC, Hansen), and they still have someone with Hughes ability waiting in the wings. I also love the fact that he has flown under the radar up to this point. That won't last long though. He'll probably make the top-100 list next year.

jsinger121 · 07-15-2006, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by One Red Seat

IMO, he's a one-year younger Philip Hughes. Same good FB. Same big hook. Same dominance/control (K/BB ) ability. Yankee fans have been touting Hughes as the gem of their system for awhile now, and I love the fact that the Sox have graduated 4 MLB pitchers this year (Paps, Lester, MDC, Hansen), and they still have someone with Hughes ability waiting in the wings. I also love the fact that he has flown under the radar up to this point. That won't last long though. He'll probably make the top-100 list next year.

He doesn't have Hughes size but could be just as good. Both Hughes and Bowden were 19 in the SAL. The Yanks have been aggressive with Hughes and I think the Sox will not do the same with Bowden.

One Red Seat · 07-15-2006, 11:36 PM

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He doesn't have Hughes size but could be just as good. Both Hughes and Bowden were 19 in the SAL. The Yanks have been aggressive with Hughes and I think the Sox will not do the same with Bowden.

Really? You think they've been aggressive? I don't. I think they've been pretty cautious. He only came out of low-A after dominating it for 4 months to get a taste of high-A for a month. Then, the next year, he started in high-A and dominated for a month before being move to AA. That sounds like very reasonable treatment. To be honest, I'll be upset if Bowden isn't testing his stuff against high-A hitters by the end of this year.

EDIT: Oh, and Hughes is 2" and 5 lbs. bigger. Do you really think that is significant? Both have the type of build you want in a power pitcher.

jsinger121 · 07-16-2006, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by One Red Seat

Really? You think they've been aggressive? I don't. I think they've been pretty cautious. He only came out of low-A after dominating it for 4 months to get a taste of high-A for a month. Then, the next year, he started in high-A and dominated for a month before being move to AA. That sounds like very reasonable treatment. To be honest, I'll be upset if Bowden isn't testing his stuff against high-A hitters by the end of this year.

EDIT: Oh, and Hughes is 2" and 5 lbs. bigger. Do you really think that is significant? Both have the type of build you want in a power pitcher.

I agree it will be a disappointment if Bowden doesn't get a High A cup of coffee this year. Also I have heard that Hughes is much bigger than he is listed at and is in the 230-240 range. Bowden I think is now up between 220 and 225 still great size for a starting pitcher.