Randall Delgado - RHP Atlanta Braves
Prospect junkies are always interested in the latest model off the line of the Braves' pitching factory. Let's talk about 19-year-old Randall Delgado.
The 6-3/180 right-hander's stat line below for 2009 may not seem terribly impressive but consider that he was 1-8 with a 5.45 ERA through his first 16 starts of the year and in his last 5 he's posted a 1.45 ERA, striking out 40 while walking just 4
Randall has gained 3 mph on his fastball since becoming a pro, and he runs it up at 90-94. Delgado backs up his fastball with a change and a curve, both of which show ceiling.
Even at his young age, Randall's mechanics are clean and he repeats his delivery well with deception. He's not exactly stingy with his walks yet but his K rates tell you he's missing bats. Over the last month his command seems to have come in as he's walked just 1.1/9 in the last 31.2 IP
Randall is a nice package physicality, stuff, and command. You should start seeing his name in Top 50 prospect lists as early as next year and he has the potential to become an elite prospect.
Long Term Fantasy Grade - ASeas Lvl W L ERA IP K/9 BB/9 HR/9 AVG WHIP 2008 R 3 8 3.13 69.0 10.6 3.9 0.7 .245 1.35 2009 A 4 8 4.41 102.0 9.9 4.0 0.8 .254 1.40
David Bromberg - RHP Minnesota Twins
How do I get your attention about the 19th best prospect (according to BA) ... in the Twins organization? Well, last year he lead all of minor league baseball in strikeouts ... how about that?
21-year-old David Bromberg was scouted initially as a slugger out of Malibu High School. As a draft-and-follow he found his way to the mound in Junior College and he has been a full-time pitcher in the Twins system.
David has raw velocity and can summons 95 mph on occasion but he works off his 2-seamer as his #1 pitch because of it's heavy sink. Two good fastballs help make his good curve more deadly and helps his entire package play up. He throws his curve for strikes and he racks up a considerable amount of Ks with it. David also throws a servicable change up
He's so new to the pitching game that Bromberg's mechanics haven't even quite set yet, but he still shows decent repeatability. There may be more velocity and more life to gain here as he learns the craft.
As you can see control is still a bit of an issue and as of yet he doesn't have enough to simply beat major league hitters, so his command, especially within the strike zone, is a critical factor in his development.
David's Ks are down this year but the Twins would like him to think a little less like a strikeout pitcher and be less afraid of contact . Over the last month opponents are hitting just .198 off of him, albeit with a favorable .256 BHIP%, with a solid 8.4 K/9 and an acceptable 2.8 BB/9 rate.
There isn't a great amount of ceiling here but I am not sure we know David's capabilities exactly. The Twins staff may yet pull more stuff out of him and it's hard to believe this early in his pitching career that he's not going to make gains with his command. It he were in most other organizations, I would be less interested, but the Twins will squeeze every last drop of talent out of him, which gives him a chance to be a very solid contributor.
Bromberg projects as an inning eating #3 who won't wow you with a gaudy ERA. He'll just go out and give you 7 IP, and give your team a chance to win. From fantasy standpoint it looks like David could be a guy who gives you perhaps a very slightly better than average ERA but his value will be in a high quality start percentage from a pitcher who is unlikely to go out and get rocked.
Long Term Fantasy Grade B-Seas Lvl W L ERA IP K/9 BB/9 HR/9 AVG WHIP 2006 R 3 3 2.66 50.2 5.5 3.2 0.4 .227 1.18 2007 R 9 0 2.78 58.1 12.5 4.9 0.6 .215 1.32 2008 A 9 10 4.44 150.0 10.6 3.2 0.6 .260 1.35 2009 A+ 11 1 2.44 125.1 8.1 3.6 0.4 .227 1.23
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