Everett's FELIX HERNANDEZ
John Delahanty
Northwest League (ssa).
Here's what they had to say:
1. Felix Hernandez, rhp, Everett AquaSox (Mariners)
In a league filled with college players, Hernandez dominated at 17. He led the
league in wins, ERA and strikeouts for most of the summer, before allowing four
earned runs over five innings in his final start before a promotion to low
Class A Wisconsin. "He more or less dominated every time he took the mound,"
Tri-City manager Ron Gideon said.
Hernandez throws his overpowering fastball at 94-95 mph and it tops out at 97,
with some managers saying it could reach 100. He commands it well, moving it
all over the strike zone, and is adept at working hitters up the ladder. He
also has a plus curveball and solid changeup. He has a good presence on the
mound and a knack for pitching.
"He's not raw at all," Spokane manager Darryl Kennedy said. "The only rawness
is that he is 17 years old. He's one of the better young prospects on the mound
in this league in a while."
Team W-L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO
Everett 7-2 2.29 11 55.0 43 17 14 24 73
ERNEST & ETHEL LOCKHART
"John Delahanty" <del...@aol.com> wrote in message
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It'll be interesting to see how he handles the next level. It could be a
short trip like Mark Langston, saw him pitch for the first time in the
Kingdome, knew we had something special from the get go. Is he lefthanded?
Ernie
The Landslide
Joe
<epl...@rainiertconnect.com> wrote:
>>
>John,
>It'll be interesting to see how he handles the next level. It could be a
>short trip like Mark Langston, saw him pitch for the first time in the
>Kingdome, knew we had something special from the get go. Is he lefthanded?
>Ernie
>The Landslide
>
I would think he is at the very minimum at least 2 or 3 years away
Given the Mariners luck with prospect pitchers health I'm not holding
my breath.
He does sound exciting though.
Sriram
> Given the Mariners luck with prospect pitchers health I'm not holding
> my breath.
> He does sound exciting though.
With the number of pitching prospects we have, I am somehow not that much
excited with Felix.
I would rather have some very good power hitting prospects in the minors.
(to go with Nageotte, Johnson, Blackey etc)
-Sriram-
John Delahanty
>From: "Sriram" srira...@nospamplease.hotmail.com
>Date: 10/5/2003 6:04 PM Pacific Standard Time
>With the number of pitching prospects we have, I am somehow not that much
>excited with Felix.
>I would rather have some very good power hitting prospects in the minors.
>(to go with Nageotte, Johnson, Blackey etc)
IMO, it really doesn't matter what position our prospects play, as long as
we are willing to trade them for the prospects we need.
[Unfortunately, we haven't been willing.]
BTW, HERNANDEZ is probably the keeper at a low level that GILLICK recently
referred to.
John
Sriram
> >Subject: Re: Everett's FELIX HERNANDEZ
> >From: "Sriram" srira...@nospamplease.hotmail.com
> >Date: 10/5/2003 6:04 PM Pacific Standard Time
>
> >With the number of pitching prospects we have, I am somehow not that much
> >excited with Felix.
> >I would rather have some very good power hitting prospects in the minors.
> >(to go with Nageotte, Johnson, Blackey etc)
>
> IMO, it really doesn't matter what position our prospects play, as long
as
> we are willing to trade them for the prospects we need.
> [Unfortunately, we haven't been willing.]
I had the exact same idea, but JMB clarified that a hitting prospect for
pitching prospect trade usually does not happen, because the other club
might not want to take the risk of a young arm which might not be stable in
the long run.
Ivan Weiss
"Sriram" <srira...@nospamplease.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> With the number of pitching prospects we have, I am somehow not that much
> excited with Felix.
>
> I would rather have some very good power hitting prospects in the minors.
> (to go with Nageotte, Johnson, Blackey etc)
People who have seen him pitch say he is better than Nageotte and Blackley.
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