Strasburg article; Neal SMASHES basehit off him

Neal wins this battle of future HOFers

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"a sort of righthanded Dave Righetti. No doubt he’ll begin his career as a No. 1 starter, but later on I can see him being a power closer."

So he’s going to become a pitching coach after his career is over?

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by 49er16 on Oct 19, 2009 10:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And pitch a no-hitter.

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by Natto on Oct 19, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and have triplets.

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by WTF on Oct 19, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And be a season ticket holder for the Sharks.

by Natto on Oct 19, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and give his number Kevin Frandsen

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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 19, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

His beard is not weird!

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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 19, 2009 11:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He should grow a fro, fo sho

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by Useful_Idiot on Oct 19, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

K-Law opines:

I’ve been asked quite a bit if San Francisco Giants outfielder Thomas Neal’s tremendous season in A-ball made him a serious prospect, but having seen him multiple times now, I’d still like to at least see him perform like that in AA against higher-quality pitching. Neal’s tool set is limited to his bat — he’s a below-average runner and nothing special in an outfield corner — and at the plate he has that same propensity to swing through, over, and around even fringy sliders. He also has a timing issue in his swing, as he rocks back and forth slightly when he should be set and can mistime if the pitch catches him off balance.

by esseffgeez on Oct 19, 2009 11:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

and at the plate he has that same propensity to swing through, over, and around even fringy sliders.

So Neal is the next Ishikawa?

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by 49er16 on Oct 19, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m thinking more like a Rowand.

by esseffgeez on Oct 19, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I dunno, I think he’s a solid defender in the OF at least.

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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 19, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, nothing special in an outfield corner can actually be pretty good in comparison with some of the statues that play out there.

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by kennv on Oct 19, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

no kidding

What I’ve seen of Neal is good arm strength and solid D. That’s better than what’s out there currently.

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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 19, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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by cheno on Oct 19, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He also has a timing issue in his swing, as he rocks back and forth slightly when he should be set

Hey, he’s got the old Dusty Baker swing!

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by Roger on Oct 19, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs