Comments on: Scouting Report: Lance Lynn

By: Quick Comp: Lance Lynn Reports | Future Redbirds

Quick Comp: Lance Lynn Reports | Future Redbirds — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:10:49 +0000

[...] There’s nothing earth-shattering in his evaluation but I wanted to compare his comments to my own scouting report very [...]

By: StewartMiller

StewartMiller — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:19:03 +0000

Maybe that is also why Matt Scherrer at 6-5 260 doesn’t have much of a fastball?

By: VolsnCards5

VolsnCards5 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:45:09 +0000

this report is actually exactly what i expected…and i do think there is credence to the idea that losing some weight will cause an uptick in velocity

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:44:45 +0000

@ tom s. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

While I like Lohse as a mid-to-back-end guy, being able to develop a guy who would cost ~$10 million in free agency who will play for the league minimum for 3 years is very helpful and allows a team to allocate funds towards signing a top-end guy.

By: CRay

CRay — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:33:46 +0000

Not sure why you’re a little disappointed, azru. Seems to me that your description is what we’ve been told all along about Lynn. Not a top-of-the-rotation starter but an innings eater with good command. With one or two pitches above average and (at least) a functional changeup that could improve, Lynn could be a very valuable commodity. And, if he does lose weight, perhaps he has a better upside.

By: tom s.

tom s. — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:14:33 +0000

omg, we developed Kyle Lohse!

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:00:58 +0000

Before, I would have said the weight concern was misplaced (plenty of examples, david wells, etc.) but after reading about how much Strausburg increased his velocity after dropping weight and getting in shape I’d certianly like my pitchers to try it and see if they get results.