Braves Quote For The Day... Craig Kimbrel and the Comparison to Billy Wagner
by gondeee on May 7, 2010 1:26 PM EDT
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PrintI missed this quote yesterday while I was out and about, it's from Kevin Goldstein's scouting notebook at Baseball Prospectus (sub. req.):
One scout who recently saw [Craig Kimbrel] and Gwinnett compared the right-hander to a mirror image of the current Braves closer, Billy Wagner.
"It's Wagner's body, similar arm action, he uses his legs like Wagner, and he has the same explosive fastball and wipeout slider," said the scout. "He's over-the-top competitive, pitches with no fear, and seems to amp up his stuff when the game is on the line, and I love to see that." [...]
"Once his command arrives consistently, he's legit," said the scout. "When all is said and done, he's a big-league closer, and a well above-average one for me."
He goes on to relay some more info about Kimbrel and some good tidbits about Freddie Freeman. I'm excited to see Kimbrel in action, hopefully he can make it into a game this weekend.
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I wish he would have come in versus the Nationals
because I only get to see the Braves on tv when they play the Nats and the O’s. Disappointing.
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Sunday’s game is on TBS. You probably get that one.
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Yes!
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by RichmondBraves on May 7, 2010 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I could, but that’s a paid site, so I try to respect their need to actually make money from people paying to read their content by not giving away the whole store for free. BP is a great baseball site, and one that I think everyone needs to subscribe to.
It’s also like $4 a month, so it’s certainly affordable.
Another uninnocent, elegant fall into the unmagnificent lives of adults...
by Smoltz's Beard on May 7, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Great Scout
Should I be worried this scout said Kimbrel throws a Slider when Kimbrel only throws a Fastball, Curve, and occasional Change?
I’ll admit his Curve does have some slider bite to it. But still.
I understand he calls it a curve
but it acts a hell of a lot more like a slider than a curveball.
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