Strasburg has a lot of promise but I like Chapman's odds better. For better or worse he will be able to fly under the radar and there won't be as much pressure on him. Chapman's also going to be in a smaller media market where less attention will be paid to him - at least until Redskins mini-camp starts. While it's possible that once he's in the rotation he could be overused, he's supposed to have a pristine MRI and there seems to be something about these Cuban pitchers that makes them able to pitch a lot of innings over the years. His big plus is that he's left handed and more experienced. They might be tempted to use him more than they should and he could come down with arm problems.Ĭhapman, on the other hand has a lot of expectations but isn't seen as the savior. He's going to be seen as the savior once he gets up to the Nats and he'll have a lot of pressure on him. Strasburg may be on the fast track but it's likely he'll get lit up for a while when he reaches the majors. He's been pitching at a higher level against better and older competition for longer than Strasburg. I think Chapman is more advanced than Strasburg. That coupled with the fact that he feels more comfortable pitching out of the stretch suggests that even if he gives up an early walk he actually places himself in his comfort zone and I'm growing less and less worried about the control issues with each appearance. Outside of beaning Frazier, his control has been very solid, and even when allowing runners early, his stuff is so dominant that he can dig himself out of a jam quickly. So far we've seen a bullpen session, inter-squad game, and spring training game that suggest those control issues may have been exagerated. This was supposed to be his major drawback as a prospect along with maturity problems. Doesn't care about radar readings, recognized and fixed mechanical issue on his own when he was finally able to see himself on video.ĥ.) Control issues. I'll take what the Reds have working with Chapman over what the Nationals have any day of the week.Ĥ.) Maturity/coachability issues sound VASTLY overrated. Implies that he is intelligent enough to NOT get caught up in the numbers, and is more focused on just pitching.ģ.) Pitching coach. Would guess he's had less stressful workload on his arm at this point than Strasburg.Ģ.) After inter-squad scrimmage said he didn't want to see the radar gun readings. Encouraging things I've recently read about Chapman.ġ.) Kremchek grading out his elbow/shoulder MRI as pristine. Here are couple of brand new E3 GIFS for y'all to get hyped.Huge homer risk here, but I'd also take Chapman. Please don't repost the same images frequently If you want to comment on the works then please remove the codes.Ģ. We always know that people would appreciate the amazing works.Īlso I would like to mention that E3 memes and standby images are allowed.ġ. Since there are so many pre-E3 threads, many people would find it difficult to find the GIFs and WebMs so this thread would make it easier for people to keep track of GIFs and WebMs. The thread is made month early because it would allow people to post their creations well in advance. When people are anticipating for arrival of E3, that's when the best moment are going to happen with the newly made GIFs, memes, and WebMs that are filled with Pre-E3 hype. It's that time of year again for NeoGAF to get hyped for E3, so this thread is here to help you. Welcome to E3 2014 | GIF & WEBM Thread, where you can post the hype.
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