Guzman Throwing in Low 90s for West Tennessee
Baseball Prospectus’s Will Carroll notes in today’s “Under the Knife” column:
The Cubs are excited that Angel Guzman is back at Double-A. While his command is rough, his velocity is already in the low 90s. Coming off labrum surgery, velocity is the biggest concern. If people are looking for patterns, high velocity pitchers seem to have an advantage coming back from arthroscopic labrum surgeries. They can lose some velocity and still have major league stuff.
(Link added.) Guzman has started two games for West Tennessee so far, and has a 4.09 ERA in 11 innings, with a 9/2 K/BB ratio.