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Top Giants Prospects and Mechanics, Part 2

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gotta admit i dont know half of what the guy is talking about, but i get excited at the prospect of these kids making an impact on the big club some day. its been a long time since i was excited about our own farm system paying dividends.

i adopt brian sabean... take that dramatic irony!

by Headhunter Rollins on Dec 15, 2008 8:57 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Scouts use a 20-80 scale to rate players

by Giant Voodoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:04 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

King’s delivery looks really hard on the knee

The Denker bus is now bound for San Diego. Those who were passengers on it are now angrily stranded at a gas station in Modesto, CA. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Dec 15, 2008 10:29 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Looks like he’s going to trip himself one day

If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.

Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.

by Mike Hawk on Dec 15, 2008 11:02 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, I’m hoping the Giants clean him up a bit

Adopted Giant: Aaron King

Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat

by baetown415 on Dec 15, 2008 11:24 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

a little late, but thanks again for the link...

and I agree, the Giants hopefully will clean him up.

The rating is a little aggressive and from a health perspective, King’s mechanics are obviously risky, but he’s a lefty, young, etc (as outlined in the article) with a low – mid 90’s fastball. He’s a guy that could put it all together and really take off. Almost every pitcher on that list past Sosa, pretty much are what they are, except King.

www.baseball-intellect.com

by NovaO on Dec 18, 2008 4:59 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

King’s delivery looks really hard on the knee

kind of like falling in love. (sorry, I just couldn’t help myself)

by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 15, 2008 11:26 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, I was gonna say King’s mechanics are bizarre as far as his right leg goes. First his foot nearly scrapes the ground (kinda Nen-like), then it goes back up before violently planting with his knee locked. Then, it looks like he’s almost pushing his weight backward away from the plate.

Weird.

My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman

by Goofus on Dec 16, 2008 3:34 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

weird is exactly how I would describ it...

I think it has to do with him throwing across his body and then pitching up hill. The mechanics are not pretty though he does seem to have an idea that he needs to make his way quickly throughout his wind-up.

The problem is that his mechanics have been shaped this way over the course of his life and drastic changes are difficult. So they need to take his current motion, and simply make it more efficient. I like what they did with Alderson, so maybe they can have the same results with King.

He looks like a good athlete and he seems flexible so that helps if a pitcher is looking to make changes.

www.baseball-intellect.com

by NovaO on Dec 18, 2008 5:14 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I would think that if he could just add a little bend to his right knee at the point of his foot-strike, that it wouldn’t retard his forward momentum. It look like he could easily pick up a 3 to 5 feet on his fastball if kept his momentum going toward the plate.

Hard to say, though. I’m sure he’s had coaches that know more about mechanics than me helping him.

My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman

by Goofus on Dec 22, 2008 2:44 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ehire uploads his own videos!

by Dan from NM on Dec 15, 2008 1:40 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I kinda liked that little swing. It reminds a bit of Dave Roberts, whose offense would be fine if he was a SS.

My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman

by Goofus on Dec 16, 2008 3:36 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The finish kind of reminds me of Velez more than Roberts. (not to compare him to velez in terms of skills)

As the writer says, defense, patience at the plate, and contact go a long way, especially coming from a shortstop. And isn’t he pretty fast, too? Can’t remember

Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa

by raisingcain on Dec 16, 2008 8:14 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Blazin' man....

Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all.

by baetown415 on Dec 17, 2008 12:15 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Or..

If he were a CF.

Yet he’s not.

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"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."

by WalrusMan on Dec 17, 2008 6:38 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Or a switch hitter, yet he’s not.

My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman

by Goofus on Dec 17, 2008 3:20 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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