radiowryn Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Hey guys, As a Braves' fan, I don't follow other minor league systems as well as I should. What do you guys know of Aaron Thompson, a minor league pitcher for you guys? Seems to have had a very good rookie campaign for a HS guy. Any comparison with any major leaguer? How is he being projected in the bigs/how far away is he from Miami/Las Vegas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marlin Man Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 my answer to you is "fucl las vegas" out of out top 5 pitchers in last years draft, i would rank him 3rd.... others wourld disagree, some have him at 2 others 4......but he's worth the pick for show, he was a conso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaPa Marlin Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 How about a Legit answer.....I followed mostly HS Players this year, but there is no shortage of reading on the subject. Most Baseball people have Thompson rated as a #1 or #2 Starter in the Bigs. His is a big projectable Lefty with a 90+ fastball and several other pitches to go with it. His has plus control and deception and scores off the charts in the "Make up"area. ( He is a respectful, polite, hard working kid ). I followed him and others this season and finally got to see him pitch during post season " Mini-camp". When I saw him pitch in person, thats when he really moved up on my list. The Volstad kid had a Great year and is a fine kid too! 6'7'' talk about mound presence. Tucker throws Gas, just needs to work on his secondary pitches. West & Winters have good stuff but seem to need a little more experience. Baseball America has the Marlins prospects ranked and rated at www.baseballamerica.com. You can find out what they think of Volstad, Thompson, & others on the website. The Braves got HS Lefty, Bo Jones. Looks like he had himself a pretty good year too! I hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishfan79 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Do you have any suggestions for where I can find online newspapers and information durring the year on these guys? I would love to hear updates more often or read it all the time and follow the youngins like I do the regular team. But, really BA and places like that seem not to follow that closely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaPa Marlin Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 One pretty good way I find information on a player is to use Google. If you format your search correctly, you can find any newspaper, or magazine article pretty fast. One of the best ways to search is to put the players name in quotation marks and add a buzz word like Marlins or Baseball etc... example : "Kris Harvey" Marlins or "Kris Harvey" baseball. It usually provides alot of reading and comes up with some obscure web sites and stories. Good Luck, Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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