At DOV in June 2006...
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Q: He's frail, though, right.
A: Lots of stuff … type I diabetes, pitches with a pump hooked to his skin, keeps an asthma inhaler on the bench, had growing pains and was sure it was a labrum, etc.
No offense amigo — there are nice guys, and there are tough players. I see Morrow as a nice guy, a sensitive type. He'd make a better friend than a Game 7 starter…
Q: OK, so [if he's the most talented pitcher after Lincecum] why do you say he's your least fave [draft] choice for the M's?
A: Objectively speaking, Brandon Morrow is a #1 overall in this, or in many drafts.
From a judgment standpoint, I just see "tease" written all over the guy.
I see a pitcher who will get confused and discouraged, a guy who beats up on weak opposition but who will back down from challenges, a guy who if he loses even a tick off his fastball is right where Gil Meche is. In fact Morrow reminds me of the young Gil Meche, in lots of ways.
Now I could easily be wrong. It so happens the "baloney alarm" is going off for D-O-V, for no particular reason. But if you don't buy Dr. D's (or your own) intuition, by all means go with the toolbox. Morrow's arm and mechanics are a 70 if not a 75 or even an 80 on the 20-80 scale.
We'll see what Fontaine thinks, maybe …
Enjoy,
Dr D
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