He is known as "The Freak" by some of his teammates. He is called that because he throws a 98 m.p.h. fastball. That is not "freakish". What is "freaky" is that he throws that hard and he is only 5'11" tall and weighs 170 lbs. How can I guy that small generate that much power.
I was watching the game tonight against the Cardinals, who are certainly a nice hitting team. The announcers talked about Tim Lincecum as being the best pitcher they had seen all year and that they felt they would face all year. They also discussed how as a 4'11" and 90 lb, freshman he could throw in the mid 80's.
He was originally drafter by the Cubs and didn't sign. The next year he was drafted by the Indians and he did not sign. The next year he was drafted by the Giants in the first round and was signed. He has been dominant since he first came into the big leagues, except for one bad month early on.
Well tonight he was dominant once again. He has thrown three complete games in his last four starts. He allowed only two hits, a broken bat single to Rick Ankiel and a double off the wall by Albert Pujols. He struck out 8 and never gave up a walk or a run. His win tonight was #33 in his career.
I am considering adding another player or two to my prospect list, these two are 25 year old Jon Lester of the Red Sox who won #34 tonight, and Rick Porcello who has won 8 games as a 20 year old. What do you think of these two potential additions?
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