December 5, 200718 yr The Sleeper in the Marlins-Tigers Deal by David Laurila There were a lot of big names in today's reported trade between the Tigers and Marlins, very big names. There was also a sleeper who may find himself in the Florida starting rotation in the not too distant future: Dallas Trahern. Trahern is a 22-year-old right-hander who spent most of the 2007 season with the Tigers' Double-A affiliate in Erie, and was rated by Kevin Goldstein as the number eleven prospect in the Detroit system. A native of Oklahoma?no, he's not a Texan; his first name, Dallas, is a family name?-Trahern lives and dies with a sinking fastball. Drafted out of high school in 2004, Trahern went 13-6, 3.83 this season in 169 innings. Trahern talked about his game this past season when Erie played in Portland, Maine. On the scouting report he'd give on himself: "I'm a sinkerball pitcher, for sure. That's basically the only thing I can say for myself. When I'm pitching well, I have a lot of quick innings, which is what I'd like to do more consistently. I'm usually throwing from 80 to 85 percent sinking fastballs." On how he'd describe his sinker: "I get late drop. Within the last six feet it drops and gets underneath bats. When I throw it, I tuck my thumb underneath the ball more than a lot of guys. I grip it pretty tight and try to get out through it and finish with my fingers." On his velocity: "I'm not a max out guy when I throw. I'm 100 percent mentally, but physically I'm closer to 90 percent. I've topped out at 94 mph, but I usually sit around 90. I get the same sink at 87 that I do at 93, so I try not to overthrow." On criticism that he doesn't get enough strikeouts: "I don't think that's a problem. In my opinion, more strikeouts means more pitches, and I've done my job if I got quick outs. People have said I need to get more (strikeouts), but I think I'm fine with what I have. A lot of times a strikeout is up to the batter. I don't try to miss bats." On not being selected until the 34th round in 2004: "I was expecting to go high, but I didn't have a round or money in mind. What I had told scouts is that if they offered a fair amount, I'd sign. Maybe I scared guys off with that, because they thought I expected a lot. Afterwards I had teams coming up to me, saying that they were surprised that I signed, and that they would have taken me in the second round." http://www.baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=692
December 5, 200718 yr Sergio Mitre v2.0 Josh Johnson v2.0 without the arm problems hopefully err no...
December 5, 200718 yr Sergio Mitre v2.0 Josh Johnson v2.0 without the arm problems hopefully err no... i know but i can hope for the same success
December 5, 200718 yr Sergio Mitre v2.0 Josh Johnson v2.0 without the arm problems hopefully err no... i know but i can hope for the same success could be...He was good enough to have being a second rounder just like JJ.
December 5, 200718 yr Sergio Mitre v2.0 Josh Johnson v2.0 without the arm problems hopefully err no... i know but i can hope for the same success could be...He was good enough to have being a second rounder just like JJ. And they both have blonde hair and blue eyes, too....I think you're on to something...how could I have missed it?
December 5, 200718 yr Sergio Mitre v2.0 Josh Johnson v2.0 without the arm problems hopefully err no... i know but i can hope for the same success could be...He was good enough to have being a second rounder just like JJ. Trahern was a 34th rounder
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