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2159883, I think his command may have gone backwards
Posted by Walleye, Mon Apr-08-13 07:00 PM
>walleye circa 2009/10(?) was all interested in watching him
>nibble the corners and pull the string, so to speak. guess
>it's good to know you don't jump ship easily ... which makes
>sense as a twins fan.

You're right. I think I may have seen Kevin Slowey with identifiable breaking stuff, but the elite command either vanished or I made the fundamental error of player comps - they're not always helpful.

If that wishcasting had come true, we'd have somebody whose fastball would play up even without plus-average velocity but who could actually finish somebody with a curve or a changeup. That's not a Brad Radke clone. That's Brad Radke, somebody who has really taken some hits with the (still appropriately named) Clone Army even though he was more valuable in his career than, I'd guess, every member of the BRCA put together.

He's still young. Only 24. But there's a wave coming up behind him (I hope) and he's not going to get infinite chances.