Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The best baseball prospect ever

Stephen Strasburg has been called the best baseball prospect ever by one general manager. He's got a 93-94 mph slider and his fastball tops out around 102 to go with an above-average changeup. This is a video of a 23-strikeout game he had with San Diego State in which he throws the ball with more movement than I can put on a wiffle ball (pay close attention to the slider he throws at the 2:05 mark). He's expected to be the first overall draft pick of the Washington Nationals, though if they pass, the Seattle Mariners are waiting in the wings with the number two pick (the best thing Carlos Silva has ever done for the M's).

The only drawback is that he's represented by the Anti-Christ, Mr. Scott Boras, which means he will be receiving a 6-year, $130 million contract before he throws his first MLB pitch.

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