Rookie Sensation Strasburg Debuts in MLB 2K10 with an 87 Rating

[reyes the roof]

Is there a reason Strasburg has a Padres hat on in his fake picture?

[JBH3]

Quote: Originally Posted by sportsboxx

I don't have a problem with an 87 rating except for the fact that yovani gallardo is also an 87. i think at this point gallardo is definitly better than strasburg. gallardo should be like a 92. he like 4th or 5th in the mlb in strikeouts with like a 2.40 era yet hes only an 87. lower strasburg or raise gallardos rating.

I think Strasburg is as good coming into the leauge as Gallardo is now.

[shane79013]

22 k's in 12.1 innings he deserve the 87 overall.

[12]

Quote: Originally Posted by JBH3

I think Strasburg is as good coming into the leauge as Gallardo is now.

Agreed.

But even right now, Stras is better than Gallardo and that's not me taking anything away from Gallardo - he's phenomenal, too. I just think Strasburg is in another "strat-osphere" (lame pun, I know...).

[Alai]

Let things settle a bit, and give hitters time to figure him out. This stuff always happens in rookie year, then some of those youngsters completely disappear off the earth in their second.

[sportsboxx]

yeah he has 22 strikeouts in his first two appearances but he had 5 walks too in his last game. once hitters see him a couple of times his numbers will go back to what u can expect from a phenomonal rookie.
3.00-3.50ish ERA 6 or 7 strikeouts a game. and its not like he's gonna win every start otherwise he would be like a 30 game winner. lol.

[sportsboxx]

oh and u gotta remember he is throwing like 99-101 because he is flowing with adrenaline from his first couple starts. he'll go back to the 95-97 range when he calms down. and thats not just me sayin it, experts on espn say the same thing. 95-97 is still amazinb but way more hittable than 101. lol.

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by sportsboxx

oh and u gotta remember he is throwing like 99-101 because he is flowing with adrenaline from his first couple starts. he'll go back to the 95-97 range when he calms down. and thats not just me sayin it, experts on espn say the same thing. 95-97 is still amazinb but way more hittable than 101. lol.

Now I never had a radar gun on him when watching him at SDSU, but I can assure you that it's not just adrenaline. This guy can throw 99 MPH from the stretch going into a triple digit pitch count for the day. I don't know how long he'll be able to do that for, maybe for another eight years or so, but that will suffice. I mean his sinker is mid 90s and his slurve is low 80s. He has relative zip on everything.