Lou Blasi

It is time for the Marlins to see what they got in return for J.T. Realmuto.

It is time for the Marlins to see what they got in return for J.T. Realmuto.

Spenser Howard's much-anticipated major league debut was delayed by COVID cancellations and then helped by Tropical Storm Isaias which set up a doubleheader for the Phillies today. Howard is set to start one end of today's slate.

Spenser Howard's much-anticipated major league debut was delayed by COVID cancellations and then helped by Tropical Storm Isaias which set up a doubleheader for the Phillies today. Howard is set to start one end of today's slate.

If anything, the 2020 Minor League Baseball Season and prospect development are even more screwed up than the major league season.

There is no better reminder of the fact that I don't run the Padres ...

That is the question with him and a decent hit tool is the key that can unlock all of that other toolsiness...

You have every right to question his power ceiling...

Tuck Yeah!

I think that's a highly-realistic projection and one you can make with an unusual amount of confidence for a pitching prospect.

Shane shares one similarity with Jonathan Loaisiga...

If you look at the peak of his ceiling, add a copula, and a weathervane featuring a tall rooster on top of that, and put on your rose-colored glasses (and squint), you may be able to visualize a 20/20 season ...

Yet, the draft is largely a crap shoot. Yes, I said it.

#PotentialImpact

... His control and sink should keep walks off the bases, and hitters in the park, and that makes him a solid option once he acclimates.

It's a tale as old as time, a song as old as rhyme, repeatability of release ...

I am really anxious to see what he becomes as a 22-years-old ... If there are velo gains as well, that's just tasty, tasty, gravy.

I guess it comes down to power. He's a 20-HR guy but who knows, I might be a 20-HR guy in MLB in 2018.

The bottom line is that *two pitches = reliever*. Yes, that's still a thing.

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