Outside of Groome I don't think we have one starting pitcher in this system. Perhaps a swing guy, but I see all bullpen arms.
Not the worse thing in the world. You can rebuild your farm system trading away top end relief pitching now-a-days
I would not be moved in opinion based on an 18 year olds first start. Groome will be fine, he has a long way to go to reaching the minors but I doubt someone with his talents comes close to flaming out in A ball
Lacking has very good stuff, he is definitely a potential starter.
For anyone who has not completely deserted the Owens bandwagon:
The PawSox won behind a strong start from Henry Owens, who struck out 10 in six innings while allowing just one unearned run. The tall left-hander has been using a new delivery and now has a 0.82 ERA in two starts.
http://news.soxprospects.com/2017/04...awsox.html?m=1
Agree. He also ends up throwing way too many pitches early as a result. Owens has has similar success in AAA. Last year he threw up some nice lines in Pawtucket.
Until he can do it with a steady diet of MLB hitters I am not counting on him for anything much.
I do like the kid, though.
Last edited by Spudboy; 04-15-2017 at 11:47 PM.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
Owens is only 24. As frustrating as he's been, it's too soon to give up on him.
usually tall LHP take some time to find themselves. too many examples to name. 24 years old and healthy, no way have I given up on Owens, nor Johnson/Ball (similarly tall)