08-23-2022, 01:06 AM
(08-22-2022, 05:17 AM)Auz Wrote: Could be bad news for probably our number 1 pitching prospect in Jordan Wicks. Got tagged hard for 6 runs during the first inning, his velocity was waaaay down and was shaking his arm like he was hurt. Then the trainers came out and he went off injured.
He has been dominate this year, going from High A to AA. He has developed a very good knuckle-curve like pitch, his slider has become nasty and he still has the elite change up. I thought if he could get his velocity up from the low 90's he could very likely be a #1 pitcher guy.
Hoping for the best for him, but good chance we won't see him again this season.
Sounds like it's not serious, at least. While it's very interchangeable, he is (or at least was) my personal top pitching prospect in the system. There's no such thing as a high-floor pitching prospect, but he seems pretty close- and with great peripherals.
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