What I really thought about Jacob Turner's major league debut
It's not a stretch Baseball America continually ranks him very high on its list of the top prospects in all of baseball. I see him as having a higher upside than Rick Porcello or Max Scherzer, who have combined to win 22 games so far this season and been underrated, in my opinion, by many Tiger fans.
But Turner is limited by what he can do in the major leagues at this point. It was embarrassing to see Angel base runners take off like that. His changeup needs a lot of work. There is not as much difference in its velocity from his other offerings to be an effective pitch in the major leagues.
While there is a lot of life on his fastball, Turner didn't display a real blazer. He was mostly in the low 90s.
But the Tigers were wise to hang onto Turner. If he stays healthy, it's not difficult to imagine him as a top-of-the-rotation starter in the near future.
And to perhaps get another spot start or two before the season is over.
Video by Matthew Mowery
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4 Comments:
I agree Pat, looks like Turner will be a good # 3 starter. Like his command of the ball too.
Agree this was an impressive start.
But you guys are WAY ahead of yourselfs in being optimistic.
You have to wait until a few looks and see how the opposing hitting strategies play out.
It does look like he has a good array of pitches.
Barry,
I could see Turner being a one or two starter. His ceiling is pretty high.
Caputo
Anonymous,
I'm with you on that. I think his potential is really good, but not ready to start every fifth day in big leagues yet. Good for another spot start or two under right circumstances.
Caputo
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