tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064395896595260168.post7218455874524635128..comments2023-05-17T08:51:53.225-07:00Comments on 619 SPORTS: On the Road with SDSU BaseballCraig Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522308540421680437noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064395896595260168.post-60672084414128847092009-04-10T23:06:00.000-07:002009-04-10T23:06:00.000-07:00I remember when we took Nick Schmidt in 2007 out o...I remember when we took Nick Schmidt in 2007 out of Arkansas and upon hearing that he was a workhorse who could eat up innings.....I crapped myself! <BR/><BR/>Sure enough he was on the cutting table shortly after the draft.<BR/><BR/>Can we pass along RBI's metrics to the Nationals and Mariners....they really should be aware that Strasburg is poor value.AvengingJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614670048677175431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064395896595260168.post-42996552277912400952009-04-10T17:43:00.000-07:002009-04-10T17:43:00.000-07:00My take is, it's pretty damn stupid. Did you clic...My take is, it's pretty damn stupid. Did you click through and read their justification for putting the Missouri pitcher Gibson ahead of Strasburg? Is it stuff? Stats? Mechanics? <BR/><BR/>None of that. Their reason is one alone: SHUTOUTS<BR/><BR/>Some kookoo career corellation between shutouts and fastball speed, with shutouts being more important.<BR/><BR/>Leaving out the obvious question: WHY doesn't Strasburg have any shutouts? <BR/><BR/>Answer: because Tony Gwynn won't burn out his ace's arm, he holds him to 100-115 pitches per start, and a power pitcher who whiffs almost 18 per 9IP is going to be hard pressed to finish 9IP on 115 pitches. <BR/><BR/>If Tony was an old-school damn-the-torpedos college coach, Strasburg would have 3-4 shutouts now, and his arm would start hurting in two years. Then their little metric would put him back on top. <BR/><BR/>An excellent example of how numbers alone can never tell the story. And that statement comes from me, a big "numbers guy".Craig Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08522308540421680437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064395896595260168.post-40846900285517055002009-04-10T12:55:00.000-07:002009-04-10T12:55:00.000-07:00I'm curious what Mr. Elsten's take is on the above...I'm curious what Mr. Elsten's take is on the above 'RBI' draft evaluation of Stephen Strasburg...AvengingJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614670048677175431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064395896595260168.post-11118562344387823042009-04-10T11:13:00.000-07:002009-04-10T11:13:00.000-07:00Real Baseball Intelligence (RBI), a leading resour...Real Baseball Intelligence (RBI), a leading resource in the evaluation of amateur baseball talent and draft coverage, has ranked Stephen Strasburg the #3 prospect in the 2009 MLB Draft. View his free scouting report (with video) at withthefirstpick.net/stephen-strasburgReal Baseball Intelligencehttp://www.withthefirstpick.netnoreply@blogger.com