Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
Yeah, Sanchez might have been a little premature. Hopefully Sanchez, hursh, and sims all pan out for a 2nd wave of good starters
I'm kind of pessimistic on Sims. He still has time, but he just hasn't looked good for over a year now. I'm not counting on him, and if he comes along, I'll be pleasantly surprised.

I honestly think Hursh is destined to be a closer or setup man, and I'm ok with that. It would be nice to have a guy in the pen at some point next year who can throw 100. I would have already moved him to the pen to get him ready for that, but we'll see.

In terms of ceiling/potential, I'd rank our pitching prospects like this:
1. Folty
2. Jenkins
3. Fried
4. Banuelos
5. Sanchez
6. Wisler
7. Sims

We do have guys like Povse, Sobotka, Janas, and Thurman who kind of fit the mold of pitchers we've had success with in the past, guys that aren't really prospects but just keep moving up and pitching well - Beachy, Medlen, Oberholtzer. Not saying any of those guys will have that kind of success, but we have intriguing options even outside of our top prospects, which is great.

We also have Fulenchek, our HS draftee from last year that hasn't pitched yet this year. And I would expect us to come out of this year's draft with at least 2 more high-ceiling pitching options.