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Originally Posted by muted79
excellent read as always. Looks like Tom learnt quickly.
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He certainly learned to strike out AAA hitters; he's whiffed 12.8 batters per nine innings. He's also learned to keep AAA hitters from getting base hits; he's allowed right at five hits per nine IP.
However, he's still walking a lot of batters: 4.67 per nine IP. His WHIP is a tidy 1.07, because of that super-low hit rate. And he's still striking out almost three times as many guys as he walks. At that rate, he's doing as well as about half the closers in the major leagues.
Since Tom's still only 21, I'd say he's progressing very well. A 2014 MLB debut looks like it's a good bet...unless the Braves call him up in September when the rosters expand. They'll have to move him to the 40-man roster first, but that shouldn't be a big deal.
Thanks again, muted.