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Monday, May 18, 2009
Links: Scouring Them Internets So You Don't Have To
Nice article from Kurkjian about the resurgence at third base. Obviously Chipper gets some love. The best part, though, is an amazing story about Evan Longoria (not her): "Longoria is so gifted at the plate, he takes batting practice against a machine that fires tennis balls -- some of them marked with a black spot, some with a red spot -- up to 150 mph. At 100 mph, he can identify the color of the ball that's coming, then will hit the black ball to the opposite field, and pull the red ball." Wow.
Jason Heyward and Kris Medlen, who had his first MLB start pushed to Thursday, make Baseball America's Prospect Hot Sheet this week. Medlin's stats at Gwinett: 1.19 ERA, 10.5 K/9, 0.80 WHIP, 0.152 BAA. Tommy Who?
Draft Buzz: Mark Bradley (among others) sees the Braves picking Zack Wheeler, a wiry local pitcher with a fastball clocked up to 95, a plus curve, and poise to spare. Here's MLB.com's Draft Report (with video!). No third pitch yet, but seems like a good pick with upside. Mac Thomason of Braves Journal has the Braves grabbing Donavan Tate with their first pick (number 7), an athlete signed to play football at UNC. No relation to former UNC super-athlete Brandon Tate (wonder if that play made ESPN's "Notre Dame Week" coverage).
The ugly Mets... featuring Livan Hernandez as a fourth starter.
some love. The best part, though, is an amazing story about Evan Longoria (not her): "Longoria is so gifted at the plate, he takes batting practice against a machine that fires tennis balls -- some of them marked with a black spot, some with a red spot -- up to 150 mph. At 100 mph, he can identify the color of the ball that's coming, then will hit the black ball to the opposite field, and pull the red ball." Wow.
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