08-27-2014, 03:56 PM
Actually Smith and Santillan have more upside than Monarca. Upside = Peak - Overall. Looking at Monarca, I think many people question whether he'll get to 80 control and see him as being overrated. He has a nice peak, but honestly has limited upside and room to grow.
Velocty is purely cosmetic. There's nothing in the predicted stats that is effected by increasing or decreasing it. With that said, there does seem to be a correlation between Power and Velocity. Low Power arms tend to have lower velocities, while high Power arms tend to be the opposite.
To an extent, GB% is cosmetic. Like velocity, there's nothing in the predicted stats that's effected by increasing or decreasing it. The value of GB% comes in playing to your team's strengths in realizing if your team is more suited for groundball or flyball outs. But, if everything is equal, a 60% GB pitcher will have as much success as a 20% GB pitcher.
For the Baldwin pick, let's think back to Kyle Arrington. On draft day he was:
Ovr: 65
Con: 63
Pwr: 56
Mov: 60
Pitches: 54, 59, 59
Converting Arrington to SP definitely helped power, movement, and his repertoire. But control was still below his overall. With RPs, you can see some crazy development paths.
Velocty is purely cosmetic. There's nothing in the predicted stats that is effected by increasing or decreasing it. With that said, there does seem to be a correlation between Power and Velocity. Low Power arms tend to have lower velocities, while high Power arms tend to be the opposite.
To an extent, GB% is cosmetic. Like velocity, there's nothing in the predicted stats that's effected by increasing or decreasing it. The value of GB% comes in playing to your team's strengths in realizing if your team is more suited for groundball or flyball outs. But, if everything is equal, a 60% GB pitcher will have as much success as a 20% GB pitcher.
For the Baldwin pick, let's think back to Kyle Arrington. On draft day he was:
Ovr: 65
Con: 63
Pwr: 56
Mov: 60
Pitches: 54, 59, 59
Converting Arrington to SP definitely helped power, movement, and his repertoire. But control was still below his overall. With RPs, you can see some crazy development paths.
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