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I don't think Halama is a good comp for Luke French.
From 02-06 Halama averaged 83.9mph on his heater. THats 3mph+ LESS than what Luke French averages. French has a poor fastball, but it is NOT an awful fastball like Halama's. He throws harder than Jorge Campillo and a LOT harder than Halama did (and both of those guys had some success).
In 2002, when Halama posted a sub 4 ERA he averaged 83.2mph on his heater.
Halama's best pitch was also his change-up whereas French's best pitch is his slider. This meant that Halama didn't have much of a platoon split, whereas French dominates lefties and struggles mightily vs righties. French also apparently has a respectable changeup-up, but his slider is by far the best offering (and he could afford throwing it more often).
Really these guys aren't that similar. I see French with a much higher upside than Halama (considering a much better fastball and dominating lefties already), but a better chance of washing out as a starter if he doesn't limit the damage from RHPs (needs to throw more changes-some sliders to them). French throws his fastball too often (61% of the time) and his slider not enough (he could afford to go 30%+ with that pitch).