July 27, 201412 yr So Chih-Wei Hu seems to be absolutely unhittable as a 20-year-old in Low A and rookie league. His numbers have been astounding. Does his stuff match his numbers? Do we have a scouting report on him?
July 27, 201412 yr I was noticing the same thing today. He's had 4 starts, and each one has been better than the last. Only thing I could find online is that he throws in the low 90s (90-93). He was a 220k international signing, so there's a decent investment there. Lot to get excited about though.
July 27, 201412 yr Someone needs to adopt him. That's a pretty impressive start for a 20-year-old freshly promoted.
July 27, 201412 yr He was very accomplished as a Taiwanese prep in international tournaments. 95 mph last night and also throws a changeup, curveball and palmball (how that differs from a change, I don't know) according to someone in the know. Edited July 27, 201412 yr by Jeremy Nygaard
July 28, 201412 yr He was very accomplished as a Taiwanese prep in international tournaments. 95 mph last night and also throws a changeup, curveball and palmball (how that differs from a change, I don't know) according to someone in the know. Yeah if he throws both a change up and a palm ball they must come in at different speeds, but which one is faster? I'd Always assumed it roughly went 4 seamed Fastball, 2 seam Fastball, Split finger, Fork Ball, Palm ball, Change up. From fastest to slowest. Maybe he gets more movement on the palm ball and uses it like a Screwball or a Circle change to throw hitters off of his curveball.
July 28, 201412 yr There's a pretty good scouting report, if I do say so myself, in the Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook 2014... available at LuLu.com...
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