Quote Originally Posted by BoomBoom View Post
i don't disagree with any of that. but i think that falls in the realm of maintaining value, not increasing it. i think there's a difference between that, and between being a pitcher and a thrower. most top prospects are still throwers when they reach the Majors. they've never had to learn otherwise because of their tools. Wisler is already a pitcher.
I'm not talking about the difference between a pitcher and thrower. I'm talking the difference between being an average pitcher to good pitcher to great pitcher to elite pitcher. A lot of time it is just simply a better mental approach that is the difference. When you are talking about a thrower vs pitcher you are looking at higher velocity guys usually. I agree he is advanced for his age but that has nothing to do with his ability to grow mentally. You mentioned Maddux earlier, and I agree he was a freak that didn't throw 90 for the bulk of his career. Remember a story Leo Mazzone told about how a guy would get a hit off of Maddux and when he came in he would sit by Leo and tell him that guy is screwed the rest of the game. He just learned how to get him out and Maddux was usually right. Now I am not saying he will be a Maddux at all and that is a small in game adjustment but that is showing mental growth and can be done at any age. The learning and adjusting process is vital and if Maddux wasn't as good at doing that his value would have definitely diminished. Especially since he wasn't a high velocity guy that could creat swing and misses