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Old 06-30-2009, 10:24 AM   #142 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by djtestudo View Post
Watch for Brad Bergesen. He was our minor-league Pitcher of the Year last year, dominated AAA before his call-up and has looked great so far. He's not an overpowering guy, but he pitches as fast (time-wise) as anyone in the modern game, keeps the balls down and doesn't walk anybody. He hasn't pitched less than six innings in a start since May 24, and pitched less only four times since coming up April 21. He's not an ace, but he's going to be an inning-eater and a mid-rotation guy; the kind of guy people love to watch pitch.
I'm always skeptical of that kind of description for a player. Usually, innings eater = suck but Bergersen has a 121 ERA+ right now. That isn't ace material but close to it. The K/9 needs to be higher though. It's really hard to be successful if your K rate is that low.
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