Bowden.....solid fastball already and a very good curve....he is younger and as long as he stays healthy he could be very good.
Bowden.....solid fastball already and a very good curve....he is younger and as long as he stays healthy he could be very good.
Bowden for me. But, both have a lot of ceiling at this point.Originally Posted by CrespoBlows
He's Da Future.
2007 World Series Champs
I'll go with Bowden as well. Not many 19 year olds can throw 95 mph.
And most of those that can don't have a nice hook to compliment it.
Ill take a rotation of Beckett, Lester, Papelbon, Bowden and Buschsolz in about 5 years.
:thumbsup:
I'll be happy if one of the three minor leaguers turns out to be as good as Becket or Papelbon.
The King of TalkSox has Spoken.
Scouting Report: Bowden has an arsenal of four MLB caliber pitches: a low-90s fastball which tops out at 95, a 12-6 hard breaking curve, a tight slider, and a plus circle changeup. Bowden is said to be a workaholic and just loves to pitch - another player who just lives and dies for baseball. Very athletic. Absolutely dominated high school competition in 2005. Delivery is not as smooth as it could be. High ceiling.Both have good talent, but id say Bowdens a better prospect than Clay. Bowden has Justin Verlander type stuff. Power fastball, curveball that drops of the table, a good hard slider and a nice changeup.Scouting Report: Buchholz has a mid-90s four-seam fastball, a two-seam fastball, a slider, curveball, and a circle change.
He had 185 K's in 80 innings in HS. :what: ridiculous
The worrysome thing with Bowden could be that in his scouting report says "his delivery is not as smooth as it could be"
That usually leads to 2 issues:
1. injuries
2. bad command.
Obviously he CAN overcome that, but if injury is a legitimate concern they've got to get that straightened out sooner rather than later.
"You can get a good look at a butcher's ass by sticking your head up there, but wouldn't you rather take his word for it?"
Chris Farley (Tommy Callahan)
On his delivery, which has been described as unorthodox: "The team sent me to ASMI (the American Sports Medicine Institute), in Alabama, which is the biomechanics lab run by Dr. Andrews. They measured my timing to make sure there's no additional stress on my arm. The results came back very well, so they don't feel I need to change anything. I do have to pay attention to my direction to home plate though, because I push off on my toes more than my whole foot. I'm facing a little toward right-handed hitters in my delivery."
From an interview Bowden had with redsoxnation.net
Buchholz is slated to take the mound for Greenville tomorrow night.
Tonight
[code]IP H R ER BB K
5.0 4 1 1 2 6
[/code]
Season
[code]IP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 K/9 ERA
15.0 7.2 0.6 1.8 9.0 1.20
[/code]
So far so good for Buchholz at Greenville
any one know when hes projected to enter the majors ?
o yah anyone knows how those 19 year old prospects we signed a while ago ( the australian guy and taiwanese guy )
between 2009 and 2010
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