kwolf68 Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Prospect: Carlos Vazquez Projected 2007 Level: AA Born: 12/6/1982 Age: 24 Birthplace: Sucre, Venezuela Position: Relief Pitcher Throws: L Height/Weight: 6’2, 220 Notes and tidbits: -Was on the Cubs 40-man roster in 2003 -Was listed as 15th best pitching prospect in Cubs organization in 2005 -Was suspended 15 games for steroid usage (http://www.contractbud.com/article.php?article=apc_steroid2005list) -In 2003, pitching for Lansing he gave up 5 homers in 137.1 innings. He struck out 87 in 137.1 IP, while walking 47. -Missed some of 2004 and the entire 2005 year with injury (elbow surgery) -Career minor league stats (444 IP, 3.61 ERA, 188 BB, 362 Ks) Pitching information: -Fastball (high 80s to low 90s on average) -Hard sinker (has touched 94mph) -Slider -“Ground ball pitcher” -Was used only as a starter prior to 2006 when he moved into the bullpen 2006 season (first full season in two years) Player W L ERA G SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP Daytona Cubs (A) 3 0 1.57 18 0 34 24 7 6 0 10 31 0.99 West Tenn (AA) 3 5 3.55 36 3 50 41 25 20 2 4 32 1.44 My personal view from the White Sox perspective: Carlos Vazquez is a player that Kenny Williams took a flier on possibly thinking his injury problems have retarded his growth and he could in fact be a "late bloomer." While Vazquez is a tad old for his level (expect him to start in Birmingham) to be considered a high-level prospect, he is still young overall and has missed an entire season and part of another giving him less development time. While his composite strikeout numbers are not that great for AA ball, he shows to have very good command and control, limits homers beautifully and doesn’t walk many batters. While Vazquez has 3 pitches, he has never been considered a top prospect and I would project him more as a lefty-handed relief specialist/setup guy rather as a potential starter on Chicago’s Southside. However, it would not shock me to see the White Sox try him out as a starter just to make sure. If Vazquez could put himself in Chicago within the next 2 or 3 years even as a viable relief option and the other player obtained in the Cotts deal (the hard throwing Aardsma) develops as we think he may, then this deal could prove to be a big winner for the White Sox. I would say that Carlos Vazquez does not have a huge upside, but if he can remain healthy it looks like he could be a safe bet to become part of the White Sox bullpen at some point in the future. The factors are there: He is a lefty, he throws pretty hard, he has multiple pitches, and has good control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHAMBARONS Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 3-3 Game Pitched well but he will have to work on getting to the bag a little quicker he allowed one runner to reach and should have allowed another but the 1st base ump was in a very giving mood (and he was blinded by Rogo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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