December 9, 200520 yr Can anyone post his most recent BA scouting report from the rankings a few weeks ago? Thanks in advance.
December 9, 200520 yr 4. CHRIS VOLSTAD, rhp Age: 19 B-T: R-R Ht: 6-7 Wt.: 190 Drafted: HS?Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., 2005 (1st round) Signed by: John Martin Background: Volstad struggled in his final high school start, throwing just 48 strikes in 92 pitches in a Florida state semfinal playoff loss, and that allowed him to fall to the Marlins as the 16th overall pick in the 2005 draft. After signing for a $1.6 million bonus, he ranked as the top pitching prospect in both the GCL and the short-season New York-Penn League. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strengths: For his experience level, Volstad is extremely polished. He shows good poise, sound mechanics, an easy and repeatable delivery and a willingness to take instruction. He pitches at 89-91 mph and tops out at 94 mph. He can bury his curveball when necessary or throw it for strikes. He has a solid changeup for his age and generally keeps the ball down in the strike zone. Weaknesses: At times Volstad will slow his arm speed when he throws his changeup, and he?ll also overthrow his curve. Adding more strength would help him add velocity, and that should come with time. The Future: Volstad should start 2006 at low Class A Greensboro. From there he could move rather quickly through a system that has shown it knows how to develop starting pitching. I'm thinking a combination of bulking up in the offseason, and getting a good A-ball pitching coach would really go a long way with him.
December 9, 200520 yr I agree Lefty. If he can bulk up a bit he would be more durable and maybe throw a little harder too.
December 9, 200520 yr He's still just a year out of high-school, velocity shouldn't be such a concern. The fact that he throws strikes and could (potentially) have three plus pitches (fastball, curve, change) is reason for excitement. However, he isn't ace material given his lack of a true #1 pitch...
December 9, 200520 yr He's still just a year out of high-school, velocity shouldn't be such a concern. The fact that he throws strikes and could (potentially) have three plus pitches (fastball, curve, change) is reason for excitement. However, he isn't ace material given his lack of a true #1 pitch... I haven't seen him pitch, but it sounds like his curve could really become a plus pitch if he can get stronger to control it.
December 9, 200520 yr He's still just a year out of high-school, velocity shouldn't be such a concern. The fact that he throws strikes and could (potentially) have three plus pitches (fastball, curve, change) is reason for excitement. However, he isn't ace material given his lack of a true #1 pitch... I haven't seen him pitch, but it sounds like his curve could really become a plus pitch if he can get stronger to control it. Oh, there's no questioning his curve could become a plus pitch, but there's a difference between a plus pitch and an out pitch...that's all I was talking about.
December 9, 200520 yr He's still just a year out of high-school, velocity shouldn't be such a concern. The fact that he throws strikes and could (potentially) have three plus pitches (fastball, curve, change) is reason for excitement. However, he isn't ace material given his lack of a true #1 pitch... I haven't seen him pitch, but it sounds like his curve could really become a plus pitch if he can get stronger to control it. Oh, there's no questioning his curve could become a plus pitch, but there's a difference between a plus pitch and an out pitch...that's all I was talking about. Ya he's not going to have an AJ 12 to 6, but diversity is the key to success!
December 9, 200520 yr Author Well, I think he can be good. The BA chat apparently compared to him to Steve Trachsel with a better fastball. A 6' 7" Steve Trachsel with a 95 mph fast ball sounds like a great MLB pitcher to me. I'm also a bit tied financially as I have been buying up a great portion of Chris's rookie cards, including all of the rare ones. So, I'll be watching closely.
December 9, 200520 yr Well, I think he can be good. The BA chat apparently compared to him to Steve Trachsel with a better fastball. A 6' 7" Steve Trachsel with a 95 mph fast ball sounds like a great MLB pitcher to me. I'm also a bit tied financially as I have been buying up a great portion of Chris's rookie cards, including all of the rare ones. So, I'll be watching closely. Eh, he'll push 95, but I think he'll be more around D Train's range--91-94.
December 11, 200520 yr Well, I think he can be good. The BA chat apparently compared to him to Steve Trachsel with a better fastball. So we get our own Human Rain Delay? :mischief2
December 11, 200520 yr Well, I think he can be good. The BA chat apparently compared to him to Steve Trachsel with a better fastball. So we get our own Human Rain Delay? :mischief2 :lol At one point wasn't the time between Trachsel's pitches pushing 2 minutes? Or at least 1 and a half?
December 11, 200520 yr At one point wasn't the time between Trachsel's pitches pushing 2 minutes? Or at least 1 and a half? It was something like 2min and 35 sec.
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