Remember that golden rotation we had at Stockton two years ago? The one that featured somethin like Cahill, Anderson, Rodriguez, De Los Santos, annnnd someone, Mazzaro maybe? I've been kind of depressed this year about how shitty our prospects have been this year, but when it comes to the return we are getting from these five guys that are/were the top arms in our system, its pretty damn uplifting.
Everyone knows pitching prospects are risky. They get hurt, they flame out, they never find their command, whatever. Those five guys were five very highly touted arms, and it is looking like we are going to get production from all five, which would be an astounding success. Anderson is looking like a superstar. Cahill is looking like a solid mid rotation guy with upside for more. Mazzaro is showing signs of being Cahill-ish with a lower ceiling. Rodriguez is throwing 100 mph fastballs at the red sox as I type this. An FDLS, despite goin through tommy john, is dominating AA as a reliever. Our pitching is already pretty good, and it should only get better. In a year or two theres a potential for us the be Rays deep in our pitching staff, and with the upside that guys like Anderson, Cahill, an even Gio hold, theres a potential for our guys to be even better.
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