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Josh Smoker DOB: 11/26/88 Ht. 6’2″ Wt. 195 Bats: L Career Stats |
As predicted last offseason, Smoker’s move to the ‘pen revived his prospect status, enough for him to get mentioned as a possible Rule 5 target. Consistently throws in the mid-90s but has the Nolan Ryan “tell” for his FB. The walks are still too many for ninth-inning work (hence just 18GF of 46G) but nearly 10K/9IP will make him a SU guy to watch in ’12. |
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Kylin Turnbull DOB: 9/12/89 Ht. 6’5″ Wt. 205 Bats: R Career Stats |
A projectability pick based largely on his long, lean frame. Fastball velocity can range from 86 to 94 on back-to-back outings. Also throws an inconsistent slider and slow (80- 84) splitter. For a 22-y.o. JuCo arm, he’s quite raw, but he’s been drafted twice so the Nats aren’t alone in wanting to see how he’ll do with some professional coaching. |
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Paul Applebee DOB: 5/17/88 Ht. 6’3″ Wt. 195 Bats: L Career Stats |
Applebee has been a swingman for the Suns the past two seasons, but appears to profile better out of the ‘pen. Lowered his ERA from 4.68 to 3.35 with a strong second half. Not a hard thrower (86-88) but does have good control and plus offspeed offerings, i.e. just what you’d want from a LOOGY. |
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Joel Barrientos DOB: 8/16/93 Ht. 6’2″ Wt. 145 Bats: L Career Stats |
Another one of the ’11 IFAs, Barrientos put up strong numbers (1.047 WHIP, 8.7K/9, 2.8BB/9, 1.78ERA) over 35⅓ innings in the DSL as a 17-y.o. Not invited to instrux, so a repeat of the DSL might be possible. |