Sunday, December 26, 2010

Down on the Farm: 2010 Giants Top 50 Prospect Review- #22 Henry Sosa

#22 Henry Sosa, RHP. AAA: 7-8, 4.07, 115 IP, 55 BB, 83 K's. DWL: 2-0, 5.95, 19.3 IP, 13 BB, 16 K.

It seems like just about forever since Henry Sosa had something of a breakout in 2007 going 6-0 with a 0.73 ERA for Augusta and then holding his own after a promotion to San Jose. Since then he's had a series of injuries, first a torn patellar tendon and then a torn pectoral muscle from doing too many post-game pushups. He's also failed to make progress in lowering his walk rate which was pretty ugly looking last year. He hasn't been better this winter in the DWL, which is usually a pitcher's league. Sosa has a quick fastball that darts a bit, but it's not a stand alone fastball. He needs control/command and he needs better secondary stuff. The Giants have a good track record with pitching prospects so you'd think somebody in the organization would find something to tweak, but right now Sosa is treading water and will likely drop close to the bottom of next year's Top 50.

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