(small variations here and there, but overall.very equal. And Leake isn't behind Strasberg in that catagory IMO. I know Steven's got the bigger velocity numbers.but results are what impress me. His numbers compare very favorably to Strasbergs' in college.
I have yet to understand how underestimated Leake gets.even here. Just not enough info on him up to this point. As for now though, Chapman's more of a wild card right now. Totally different types of pitchers, but I think Leake's the more polished of the two. I like both Strasburg AND Chapman, but personally, I think I like Leake's upside more than Strasburg's right now. Strasburg has a lot of promise but I like Chapman's odds better. For better or worse he will be able to fly under the radar and there won't be as much pressure on him. Chapman's also going to be in a smaller media market where less attention will be paid to him - at least until Redskins mini-camp starts. While it's possible that once he's in the rotation he could be overused, he's supposed to have a pristine MRI and there seems to be something about these Cuban pitchers that makes them able to pitch a lot of innings over the years.
#Chapman hype gif plus#
His big plus is that he's left handed and more experienced. They might be tempted to use him more than they should and he could come down with arm problems.Ĭhapman, on the other hand has a lot of expectations but isn't seen as the savior. He's going to be seen as the savior once he gets up to the Nats and he'll have a lot of pressure on him.
Strasburg may be on the fast track but it's likely he'll get lit up for a while when he reaches the majors. He's been pitching at a higher level against better and older competition for longer than Strasburg. I think Chapman is more advanced than Strasburg. That coupled with the fact that he feels more comfortable pitching out of the stretch suggests that even if he gives up an early walk he actually places himself in his comfort zone and I'm growing less and less worried about the control issues with each appearance. Outside of beaning Frazier, his control has been very solid, and even when allowing runners early, his stuff is so dominant that he can dig himself out of a jam quickly. So far we've seen a bullpen session, inter-squad game, and spring training game that suggest those control issues may have been exagerated. This was supposed to be his major drawback as a prospect along with maturity problems. Doesn't care about radar readings, recognized and fixed mechanical issue on his own when he was finally able to see himself on video.ĥ.) Control issues. I'll take what the Reds have working with Chapman over what the Nationals have any day of the week.Ĥ.) Maturity/coachability issues sound VASTLY overrated. Implies that he is intelligent enough to NOT get caught up in the numbers, and is more focused on just pitching.ģ.) Pitching coach. Would guess he's had less stressful workload on his arm at this point than Strasburg.Ģ.) After inter-squad scrimmage said he didn't want to see the radar gun readings. Encouraging things I've recently read about Chapman.ġ.) Kremchek grading out his elbow/shoulder MRI as pristine.
Huge homer risk here, but I'd also take Chapman.
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