Ramp Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 A scout called me late Friday night, clearly excited about what he had just seen. Facing Jacksonville, Gaby Hernandez delivered a strange six innings of no-hit baseball, striking out six, but also walking seven. According to the scout in attendance, Hernandez showed number one potential, but at the same time, he didn't quite understand the why's revolving around Hernandez' game. Sitting at 90-94 mph with a heavy fastball, flashing both a plus curve and slider while mixing in his always effective changeup, Hernandez was literally unhittable; at the same time, he didn't seem to trust his stuff. He pitched tentatively, at times he threw an ineffective cutter, a fifth pitch that the scout said, "serves absolutely no purpose--he has potentially four pitches, to have him working on a fifth is just idiotic." Pitching involves two things: the first is stuff, which the 21-year-old righty clearly has, and the second is knowing what to do with it, which at times can be just as hard to find. It can also be the difference between anchoring a big league rotation and wondering what went wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishfan79 Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 pretty kewl, think the kid will figure it all out and put it together for the long term ramp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyberry Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Thanks for sharing. I never knew that Gaby was that "good". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiecastillo1 Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 homeboy should be called up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted May 22, 2007 Author Share Posted May 22, 2007 homeboy should be called up soon. why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Godfather Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 This organization seems obsessed with the cut fastball for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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