※ 引述《wfol (~Roger Federer~)》之銘言： : http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/040823pulse.html : Late-Blooming Chacin Worth The Wait : Prospect Pulse By John Manuel : August 23, 2004 : Usually, a player in his fifth year of Double-A doesn't register as a prospect. : Now that Blue Jays lefthander Gustavo Chacin finally has graduated to Triple-A : Syracuse, perhaps it's time to rethink his prospect status. : Chacin makes his first Triple-A start tonight at home against Rochester, having : earned his promotion with a 34-innings scoreless streak at Double-A New Hampsh : ire. Chacin hasn't given up a run since July 25, he won his last six starts and : last 11 decisions dating back to June 5, and he was 15-2, 2.96 for the season. : But does that performance make him a prospect? Lots of pitchers post gaudy win- : loss numbers in the minors without ever making a ripple in the major leagues. : And Chacin doesn't blow hitters away, with just 103 strikeouts and 46 walks in 1 : 36 2/3 innings. Additionally, Chacin has given up 15 home runs on the year. : Working in Chacin's favor, though, are his age and his stinginess against right : handed hitters, thanks to improved stuff and consistency. Chacin turns 24 in : December,and he first reached Double-A at age 19 with two starts for Tennessee : in 2000. So while he seems like a Double-A lifer, Chacin isn't past his prime. : Besides his scoreless streak, his most impressive numbers come in the hits : department. Chacin has allowed 108 on the year and just 75 in 106 1/3 innings : against righthanded hitters. They've hit just .195 against him, though when they : do connect, it's with power (.349 slugging). : Chacin always has been a fastball-changeup lefthander with a fringy curveball : at best. The curve remains a below-average pitch for him, indicated by the : success lefthanded hitters (.270, .484 slugging) have against him. However, : he's added a cut fastball this season that has helped him turn the corner in : his career. : "The cut fastball is the pitch of this decade," said a scout with an American : League club. "If you scout the majors, a lot of guys are throwing that pitch : a lot. Watch Al Leiter--it's all cutters. That's how (Expos righthander) : T.J. Tucker stays in the majors--he throws nothing but cutters. It's a very : trendy pitch." : And Chacin needed to buck his own trend. He had dropped out of being a regular : starter the last two years and was being used more in relief. Additionally,he'd : given up more hits (591) than he had innings pitched (563) coming into the year : , with a .270 opponents average. The cutter has made him a different pitcher, : one who profiles as a third or fourth starter in the big leagues, according to : the scout. : "He's throwing the cutter in the 84-87 (mph) range--pretty firm--and he's : changing speeds on it and getting some tilt on it," New Hampshire pitching : coach Rick Adair said. "Really, that's the difference with him in his stuff. : He's commanding his fastball and changeup better,and he's come up with a cutter : that's a putaway pitch. He struggled early against lefthanded hitters, but he's : starting to learn to attack them with the cutter, really get some tilt on it : and do some damage. : "The curve is still a fringe pitch for him, but it's a fourth pitch now, not a : third pitch. And he's matured. He's still intense but he's more even-keeled." : The additional maturity has helped Chacin off the field; his grasp of English : has improved, and he's become more integrated with the rest of the clubhouse. : Chacin has matured physically as well--he's probably 10-15 pounds heavier than : his listed 190 pounds and is 6 feet tall--and the velocity on his two-seam : fastball has improved. It's an average pitch in terms of velocity in the 87-92 : mph range, sitting at 89-90, according to Adair. That in turn has made his : changeup that much more effective. : "He's had a super year in Double-A,and where he'd been inconsistent in the past : , he's putting it all together now," Blue Jays farm director Dick Scott said. : "He's shown a good feel for the cutter, and he's been locating his pitches : better. He's also learning how to get outs when he doesn't have his A-game." : During his 34-innings scoreless streak, Chacin brought his A-game. And that : finally got him out of Double-A. 恩 文章好長 來偷懶..... 大意是說 Chacin本來是生涯快死掉的投手 由原今年多練的cutter讓他變成了另一個投手 原本他是個速球-變速球系的投手 除此之外他還加強了他的控球 目前球探是認為他能夠成為mlb #3 #4的SP 直球(二縫線直球)球速不快在87-92mph 之間 不過大多是89-90mph左右 這樣的球速足夠讓他用來他配他的Change-up 他的Cutter球速是84-87mph 而且他可以控制他Cutter的球速跟幅度... --

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