Brownlie Gives Up Just One Run In Debut; Guzman Impressive; & Pitcher Abuse Points
No. 1 pick is solid in Daytona Cubs’ debut (Randy Rorrer, Daytona Beach News-Journal, 4/22/2003)
Here’s the pitching line from the professional debut of Cubs’ 1st round draft pick Bobby Brownlie yesterday: 5IP, 2H, 1ER, 1BB, 4K. Nice job.
Cubs pitching prospect Angel Guzman also had a nice line yesterday: 7IP, 4H, 3ER, 0BB, 12K. Guzman now has a 3.70 ERA in 24.1 innings pitched. That’s not the greatest in the world, but his 25K/7BB ratio is real good.
(Thanks to Nic Z. and Ted B. for the heads up in the comments section of an earlier post.)
In Cubs blog related news, Christian at The Cub Reporter has added a very useful new feature to his site. He’s posting the Pitcher Abuse Points rankings (a Baseball Prospectus creation) of the Cubs top 4 pitchers. Check out his site for the usefulness of this tool and its limitations.