7th
June
2007
Tigers take Porcello
posted in 2007 season |Baseball Prospectus’ writer Kevin Goldstein called this in his mock draft: The Tigers selected pitcher Rick Porcello, who dropped due to signability issues.
Just how good is the New Jersey high schooler? Goldstein ranked him No. 2 overall in the draft, writing
Pros: Big, projectable frame, touches 98 and sits in mid-90s; excellent arm action in terms of both speed and smoothness; mature changeup for age; excellent athlete who fields position very well.
Cons: Breaking ball flashes as plus at times, but can flatten out at others. the short season in the Northeast leaves unanswered questions about durability.
More when I get out of work.
Sphere It
This is awesome. Three years in a row of taking great talent that fell into our laps because bad teams wouldn’t put up the money to sign them. Tigers are the new Yankees.