July 23, 200322 yr Notes: First-round pick ready By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com MIAMI -- Bags packed, Marlins first-round pick Jeff Allison will be headed for Jupiter and the Gulf Coast rookie league Wednesday morning. How long he remains there will be entirely up to how well he performs. Considering the kind of stuff the 18-year-old from Peabody, Mass., flashed at Pro Player Stadium, the right-handed pitcher's immediate future is in his own hands. Allison, the 16th overall pick, officially signed with the Marlins on Tuesday afternoon for $1.85 million. He worked out with the team in warm-ups and threw in the bullpen for about 15 minutes, impressing owner Jeffrey Loria, manager Jack McKeon and pitching coach Wayne Rosenthal. "He's got the stuff, no question about it," McKeon said. "It's a matter of going out and applying what he has. He's got the arm, and great makeup. He seems to be a tough kid who has a chance to be in the big leagues soon." How soon? There is no timetable. For now, Allison will begin in the rookie league. His stay could be brief, if he shows command of his pitches. The club's thinking is, if his command is strong, he could move up to Jamestown in the New York-Penn League. There is a chance he could go as high as low Class-A Greensboro. "I'll throw in the Gulf Coast League," said Allison, who was 8-0 as a high school senior and didn't allow an earned run all year. "I don't know how long it is going to last, hopefully, a couple of weeks and see where I can go from there. I'll get a taste and smell of minor league life. "Hopefully, I'll make two or three starts and I'll be ready to move up and see what I can do." A power pitcher, Allison struck out 142 in 63 1/3 innings his senior season at Veterans Memorial High School. He added a save in 10 appearances. His pitching arsenal includes a fastball that has been clocked from 93-97 mph. He has a late-breaking curveball and a cutter, which Rosenthal says is more like a "true slider." Allison is trying to gain confidence with the cutter, and he is working on a changeup. "He looked good," Rosenthal said. "He has a very, very quick arm, and four solid pitches." His curveball isn't a true sweeping curve. Allison calls it a "slerve," because it looks like a mixture of a curve and a slider. c/o Floridamarlins.com
July 23, 200322 yr I hope he has something else thats good to go with that fastball. If not he's in trouble.
July 23, 200322 yr I hope he has something else thats good to go with that fastball. If not he's in trouble. cut him
July 23, 200322 yr cut him why cut him? He could still develop a good change and get more confidence in the cutter.
July 23, 200322 yr cut him im gonna guess you are being very sarcastic, according to what i read in the herald and everything he has a cutter, which acts like a true slider, he has a curveball, nasty 12-6, and he is working on the changeup which is coming along aparently, rossenthal said he has 4 solid pitches, those are them
July 23, 200322 yr Author he has to become more comfortable with his cutter though....at least thats what they say
July 23, 200322 yr Oh no... Now Cape is gonna trash the kid... For $1.85 Million, this kid better perform better the D-Dub.
July 23, 200322 yr sarcasm fellas im getting good at picking up your sarcasim ramp, we are bonding isnt that great.... :cheers :thumbup
July 23, 200322 yr I dont know what 12-6 means but reading the article it says is a mixture of a slider and a curve so it must break while gong away form the the hitter right? If thats so and he has control over then he will be okay.
July 23, 200322 yr Oh no... Now Cape is gonna trash the kid... For $1.85 Million, this kid better perform better the D-Dub. Sorry...But that won't happen. Guess he's going to dissapoint you. Willie thinks he will do great but not as good as Willlis.
July 23, 200322 yr Oh no... Now Cape is gonna trash the kid... For $1.85 Million, this kid better perform better the D-Dub. Supposedly he has better stuff...
July 23, 200322 yr 12-6 means it starts high and just drops off the table, and the knees of the hitter bucle like a motha
July 23, 200322 yr I dont know what 12-6 means but reading the article it says is a mixture of a slider and a curve so it must break while gong away form the the hitter right? If thats so and he has control over then he will be okay. 12-6 means it breaks vertically hard, think of the face of a clock, 12 is on top, 6 on bottom, think of the ball breaking from 12 to 6
July 23, 200322 yr im getting good at picking up your sarcasim ramp, we are bonding isnt that great.... :cheers :thumbup It wasnt subtle or anything...LOL! :lol
July 23, 200322 yr i read a scouting report that hes working with a "slurve" just somethign to know His curveball isn't a true sweeping curve. Allison calls it a "slerve," because it looks like a mixture of a curve and a slider. Last line of article
July 24, 200322 yr i dont like the cutter. thats just me personally. i wish the screwball were thrown more.
July 24, 200322 yr Author WE CANT IF LOWELL KEEPS MAKIN ERRROS shut up you numb nut moron :angry your stupid as hell....u know ur just being annoying
July 24, 200322 yr WE CANT IF LOWELL KEEPS MAKIN ERRROS Can a Mod please ban him? He is acting idiotic.
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