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In his first collegiate start against UC Santa Barbara in 2008, Rasmussen got hit on the foot by a crackling line drive through the box. He continued to pitch, but later came out and discovered the foot was broken. That is the type of competitiveness scouts love in Rasmussen, a 5-foot-11, 170-pounder who was the only junior in UCLA's weekend rotation this year, behind sophomore flamethrowers Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer. Taken by the Dodgers in the 27th round of the 2007 draft, Rasmussen's draft stock for 2010 received an enormous boost with his 2009 summer performance, when he went 4-0, 1.80 in the Cape Cod League. He stumbled out of the gate in 2010 but rebounded to average 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a nearly 4-1 strikeout-walk ratio. Rasmussen's arsenal consists of four pitches: a 91-93 mph fastball, a slider, a changeup, and an old-fashioned, over-the-top, two-plane low-70s curve. His command difficulties can be traced to inconsistent mechanics and a tendency to rush his delivery. Despite his smaller frame, Rasmussen comfortably profiles as a back of the rotation starter or situational lefthander, where his breaking balls would be deadly.
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On ESPN 2 right now
His stuff looks pretty average right now. Looks like a middle reliever in the bigs.Last edited by LocoMarlinFan; 06-13-2010, 11:18 PM.Comment
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He seems like an excitable little fellow.Comment
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he has a pretty good curveballTom Koehler(4-0)Originally posted by Matt Wilson
AAA: 7 GS, 40.2 IP, 2.66 ERA, 34 H, 12 ER, 17 BB, 31 SO, GO/AO 0.87, BAA .233 , 1.25 WHIPComment
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He seems more annoying than Joba Chamberlain out thereComment
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Shut up JJ.Comment
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First college complete game (2 hitter)Comment
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Rasmussen vs Matt Purke on ESPN 2 right now.Comment
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Struggggling. Just walked a run in.Christian Yelich
LF, Greensboro Grasshoppers
12/5/1991 - 19 years old
.299/.375/.461/.836
100-334, 24 2B, 0 3B, 10 HR, 38 BB, 74 SO, 26 SB (4 CS)
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Last 10 Games:
.394/.512/.697/1.155
Last Update: 7/27/2011Comment
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To be fair, anyone facing Purke is going to look meh by comparison. Rasmussen didnt have a terrible game.Amy Adams, AKA Cinnamon MuffNoah PerioLogan Morrison: "If baseball didn't exist, I would probably be ... like a curler. Or a hairstylist."
Jupiter
39 AB
15 H
0 2B
0 3B
0 HR
0 BB
.385/.385/.385Comment
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Agree completely. I posted that in his 30 pitch first inning. He pitched decently well the rest of the way in.Originally posted by Todd View PostChristian Yelich
LF, Greensboro Grasshoppers
12/5/1991 - 19 years old
.299/.375/.461/.836
100-334, 24 2B, 0 3B, 10 HR, 38 BB, 74 SO, 26 SB (4 CS)
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Last 10 Games:
.394/.512/.697/1.155
Last Update: 7/27/2011Comment
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I have no firm grasp of college baseball history, but is it reasonable to say Purke had one of the best years ever for a freshman pitcher?Amy Adams, AKA Cinnamon MuffNoah PerioLogan Morrison: "If baseball didn't exist, I would probably be ... like a curler. Or a hairstylist."
Jupiter
39 AB
15 H
0 2B
0 3B
0 HR
0 BB
.385/.385/.385Comment
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3.02 ERA 116 IP 34 BB 142 K
Pretty impressive but best ever? I doubt it.Comment
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He was also 15-0.
And how many true freshman even get a chance to throw that much? Not many.Amy Adams, AKA Cinnamon MuffNoah PerioLogan Morrison: "If baseball didn't exist, I would probably be ... like a curler. Or a hairstylist."
Jupiter
39 AB
15 H
0 2B
0 3B
0 HR
0 BB
.385/.385/.385Comment
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That's cause TCU scored lots of runs.
I'm willing to bet over 40 Freshmen threw 60+ innings in D1Comment
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