Top 20 prospects : No 10 - by Evan Grant
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Let's see how I can wriggle out of this one. I, um, used an extemperaneous
word yesterday when I said that Max Ramirez was the first of three
"consecutive" catchers on our list. He was the first of three, but, alas,
they are not consecutive. So, yesterday's tease was actually bad info. But
let's start the top 10:
No. 10 RHP Omar Poveda (Age: 20)
2007 season: 12-6, 3.22 ERA, 153 strikeouts and 45 walks in 153 2/3 innings
at Class A Clinton and Bakersfield.
The scoop: Poveda was listed at 6-4, 200 pounds last year, but it’s likely
his weight will increase slightly as he matures and his training regimen
intensifies. I love how he is progressing. He went to Clinton as an
18-year-old in 2006 and didn’t ever get overwhelmed despite pitching on a
bad team (he was 4-13 with a 4.88 ERA). He went back to Clinton last year and
went 11-4 in 21 starts to earn a promotion to high A. He learned a league one
year, then dominated it the next while still being a teenager. That is a good
trend to set for the future. The Rangers think his repertoire and feel might
be the most complete of any of their pitching prospects. Others throw harder
than Poveda, who is 90-93 mph with the fastball, but his secondary pitches (a
change and a curve) are both considered above average. That is backed up by
the fact he’s averaged 2.48 walks per nine innings and 8.57 strikeouts for
his pro career. You rarely see guys average a strikeout per inning and still
have better than a 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. That is advanced command.
Also worth noting is that this kid has pitched more than 150 innings in each
of the last two seasons. That’s an indicator he could be an innings-eater in
the majors. Granted, it’s all been at the lower levels, but there are a lot
of signs that suggest Poveda could be a durable power pitcher. And when’s
the last time the Rangers had one of those?
Where he’ll be in 2008: Class A Bakersfield
Estimated arrival time: 2011
by Evan Grant
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