Who’d you rather?
In this new weekly segment on the NKFBL Prospect blog, one of our writers compares two similar prospects and breaks down which one they’d rather have, you join in on the discussion in the comments section, here we go…
Shelby Miller vs Jacob Turner
Here we have 2 1st rd picks from this past year’s prospect draft. They are both are big strong right handers who are projectable as top of the rotation starters. Turner stands in at 6’4 210 lb and was the #9 overall pick of high school by the Tigers, he’ll look to following the footsteps of the last high school pitcher the Tigers took in the first round, Rick Porcello (minus the sophomore slump). Turner’s stuff is very good with a fastball that ranges from 90-94 and peaks at 98, he also mixes in a big curveball and a solid changeup to keep hitters off balance. He’s done very well in his first year of minor league ball tossing 100 innings thus far with a 3.77 ERA and 83 K against 20 walks. He’s holding hitters to a .247 average.
Shelby was the #19 pick overall in 2009 out of high school. The Cardinals have high hopes from the young Texan. Miller is 6’3 195 pounds and mixes in 3 pitches nicely. He has a strong tailing fastball that sits in the 91-93 range, a good changeup that sticks around 82-83 and a curveball that he uses sparingly. Miller has used his stuff to overpower hitters this year as he has put up some impressive numbers as well. He’s posted a 3.74 ERA in 91 IP with 121 K’s and 28 Walks while holding hitters to a .245 batting average. Although he was drafted in 2009 he only pitched 3 innings so for all intensive purposes this is his first look at professional ball.
The verdict: They are both very similar and have similar numbers and stuff. If I could have one of the two I’d take Shelby Miller. Miller has the more dominating stuff, and while they both have shown they can get hitters out consistently, Miller has shown much more of a feel for the K. In baseball and in fantasy baseball being able to strike people out is a huge advantage. Although 81 K’s in 100 Innings are nothing to sneeze at Turner will have to watch out that he doesn’t turn into Porcello who’s lack of K’s really came back to hurt in amongst other things in his sophomore season. So give me Shelby Miller, who’d you rather?
In this new weekly segment on the NKFBL Prospect blog, one of our writers compares two similar prospects and breaks down which one they’d rather have, you join in on the discussion in the comments section, here we go…
Shelby Miller vs Jacob Turner
Here we have 2 1st rd picks from this past year’s prospect draft. They are both are big strong right handers who are projectable as top of the rotation starters. Turner stands in at 6’4 210 lb and was the #9 overall pick of high school by the Tigers, he’ll look to following the footsteps of the last high school pitcher the Tigers took in the first round, Rick Porcello (minus the sophomore slump). Turner’s stuff is very good with a fastball that ranges from 90-94 and peaks at 98, he also mixes in a big curveball and a solid changeup to keep hitters off balance. He’s done very well in his first year of minor league ball tossing 100 innings thus far with a 3.77 ERA and 83 K against 20 walks. He’s holding hitters to a .247 average.
Shelby was the #19 pick overall in 2009 out of high school. The Cardinals have high hopes from the young Texan. Miller is 6’3 195 pounds and mixes in 3 pitches nicely. He has a strong tailing fastball that sits in the 91-93 range, a good changeup that sticks around 82-83 and a curveball that he uses sparingly. Miller has used his stuff to overpower hitters this year as he has put up some impressive numbers as well. He’s posted a 3.74 ERA in 91 IP with 121 K’s and 28 Walks while holding hitters to a .245 batting average. Although he was drafted in 2009 he only pitched 3 innings so for all intensive purposes this is his first look at professional ball.
The verdict: They are both very similar and have similar numbers and stuff. If I could have one of the two I’d take Shelby Miller. Miller has the more dominating stuff, and while they both have shown they can get hitters out consistently, Miller has shown much more of a feel for the K. In baseball and in fantasy baseball being able to strike people out is a huge advantage. Although 81 K’s in 100 Innings are nothing to sneeze at Turner will have to watch out that he doesn’t turn into Porcello who’s lack of K’s really came back to hurt in amongst other things in his sophomore season. So give me Shelby Miller, who’d you rather?
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