Hammer Time 2051.2 - Rule V Addition

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Hammer Time 2051.2 - Rule V Addition

Post by WestCoastStros » Mon May 23, 2022 8:20 pm

Jerusalem added project SP Shakir Abdul in the recent Rule V draft, continuing a trend of acquiring stuff-first hurlers this offseason.

The 24yo Abdul was a minor league signing 7 years ago and has steadily grown into his lanky 6’6 frame while spending time in the Nashville, Yellow Springs and Sydney organizations. Scouts have only recently pegged his fastball as a potential 100mph pitch which along with an elite change up creates an upside that has continued to climb to that of a #2 starter ceiling.

He also mixes in a plus forkball and decent splitter that could prove a very effective mix in the rotation should he be able to suppress homers better than he has the past two years in A ball, where he gave up a combined 40 in just 214.1 IP. There is speculation that a multi-inning relief role could make his plus-plus two pitch combination absolutely devastating even in such a drastic jump to the big leagues.

He is expected to play a role on a very thin Hammers staff that currently includes just two returning regular starters and four experienced bullpen arms, though the free agent signing of wildly popular Toby Bundy will help mitigate that to some degree. Jerusalem is expected to only get more active as the off-season goes on to increase its depth across the team.

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Re: Hammer Time 2051.2 - Rule V Addition

Post by DaveB » Tue May 24, 2022 8:54 pm

Love that you're keeping up with the Hammer Time theme. All you need is MC Hammer. Good luck
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Re: Hammer Time 2051.2 - Rule V Addition

Post by Dington » Tue May 24, 2022 10:44 pm

I remember him in my minors. Good luck.
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Re: Hammer Time 2051.2 - Rule V Addition

Post by tylertoo » Wed May 25, 2022 7:38 am

I read the title as "Rule V Addiction" :D
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Re: Hammer Time 2051.2 - Rule V Addition

Post by KVDPoorten » Thu May 26, 2022 4:37 pm

I'm curious to see how Abdul works out for you, thought about protecting him for a while but took the risk.
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Re: Hammer Time 2051.2 - Rule V Addition

Post by WestCoastStros » Tue Jun 07, 2022 4:12 am

Abdul getting a brief shot in the rotation as we get the new signings up to speed.

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