09年舊文
Baseball America 的 WBC Top 10 Prospects
1. Yu Darvish
2. Aroldis Chapman
3. Hisashi Iwakuma
4. Masahiro Tanaka
5. Hyun-Jin Ryu, lhp, Korea
When scouts see Ryu's portly frame, his goofiness and his knack for rising to
the occasion, it's not hard to see why he's compared to David Wells.
In South Korea, Ryu became the first player to be named the league's rookie
of the year and MVP in the same season, as he went 18-6, 2.23 with 205
strikeouts in 202 innings in 2006, leading the league in wins, ERA and
strikeouts.
Ryu was the star as Korea surprised everyone to beat Cuba and win gold at the
2008 Olympics. He went 2-0, 1.04 in the tournament, including a masterful 8
1/3 innings in the gold-medal winning 3-2 win over Cuba.
Ryu played a very important, but slightly subordinate role to Jung Keun Bong
at the World Baseball Classic, as the more veteran lefthander was called on
to face Japan on three separate occasions (going 2-1) on his way to a World
Baseball Classic all-tournament team selection.
But Ryu was impressive again at the WBC. He just turned 22, but he already
pitches like a veteran. Ryu has four average to above-average pitches
includes a 86-93 mph fastball with late life that he can add and subtract
from when needed, a slow curve (75 mph), a tighter slider and a changeup.
Already extensively tested in international play, Ryu's biggest asset is his
feel for pitching.Scouts have said that he would be a first-round
pick if hewas in the U.S.and would likely need only a brief
period of acclimationbefore stepping into a big league rotation.
6. Yoennis Cespedes
7. Norichika Aoki
8. Yulieski Gourriel
9. Kwang-Hyun Kim
10. Hiroyuki Nakajima
4年前就被認為有四種MLB平均到平均以上的球種
4年後沒什麼理由去懷疑他的實力