January 3, 200719 yr Vanden Hurk is just nasty! his problem is not as much as control but more of location there are times no one, i mean no one can hit him, but on certain occasions he is unable to get an out and the difference is just location of his pitches. He will be in the majors very soon. I wouldn't doubt he maybe in S Fl as soon as June 2007 This as an assesment of Vanden Hurk after his performance in Hawaii Rick Vanden Hurk, SP (FLA): 63K/17BB, 3 HR, 1.00 WHIP, 3.60 ERA, 40.0 IP Padres? outfielder Will Venable, who hit .330 and won the league?s batting title, told MLB Radio that ?The Big Dutch Guy? was one of the toughest pitchers he faced in Hawaii. Given that Vanden Hurk, 21, didn?t allow hits to 93.8% of the batters he faced, Venable probably speaks for every hitter who played on the island. A 6-foot-5, 190-pound righty born in Eindhoven (Netherlands), Vanden Hurk signed with the Marlins as a free agent in 2002. On the road back from Tommy John surgery, he had pitched just 53.2 innings over the last two seasons prior to being sent to Hawaii. He?s still a ways from being anyone who we?d quite put on a list of the game?s top 150 prospects, but Vanden Hurk has a pretty amazing background and he could some day pitch in the big leagues. Keep an eye on him. http://www.projectprospect.com/hwb-conclusions-06/
January 3, 200719 yr As I always understood it Location implies not inability to throw strikes but actually keeping the ball out of batters areas of strength
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