Baseball Analysts looks at Kevin Jepsen
He's got Brian Wilson's fastball/slider combo plus A.J. Burnett's curve. Kevin Jepsen's stuff is that good.
I first noticed Jepsen when he topped my "Stuff" leaderboard back in September. He had only thrown 330 pitches on the year at that point, so I didn't make much of it, but the numbers ranked him right up there with Wilson.
He then burst upon my radar in the ALCS last year when his stuff blew away a couple Yankees as well as Carson Cistulli and myself. In 2002, Francisco Rodriguez was the Halo rookie who made waves in the playoffs. In 2008, Jose Arredondo captured some of that K-Rod magic. Now I'm not saying Jepsen will have the subsequent success of K-Rod or the sophomore slide of Arredondo. But I'm thinking he's closer to the former than the latter.
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Its amazing what a new pitch can do for a guy
Really makes me wonder how much better weaver may do because of his new pitch.
by Balls and Strikes on Mar 18, 2010 8:02 AM PDT reply actions
I like our bullpen this year...
we honestly have 4 guys that can close for us. Our bullpen should be an asset to us this year, unlike last year.
I'm bullish on Jepsen.
The second half of the season, when he had three solid pitches, he was effective. If he can stay healthy and gain confidence, we have a good reliever in him.
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Assuming he stays healthy, confidence gained via his ’09 and playoff performances could propel him to real greatness. Should be fun to watch.
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