what's yall's opinion on Stratton? I think he may

windcrysmary

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have a huge upside if he fills out in the weight room and develops a little more velocity on the fastball..

his height and long arms gives him a nice point of delivery...

I'm not convinced he's ready for SEC rotation until he adds some MPH on his fastball and gains more control of his curve ball...

anybody else seen him play?..I sure haven't... only going by some free stuff on gene's page on a recent outing someone viewed live...
 

Todd4State

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I might be the one you are talking about that has seen him live, but I do agree that he has good upside. There was a scout at the game that was specifically looking at him, so that we're not the only ones who also think he has a chance to be pretty good in the future.

Based on what I saw, I would say that he is not ready for a spot in the weekend rotation on an SEC team, and he won't be until he comes up with a third pitch, probably a change-up. His breaking ball- curveball I think- is very good, and is his out pitch, and that's going to allow him to get by with a little less velocity because his breaking ball is about 10 MPH slower than his fastball. That said, since he is only a junior, I would say that with proper coaching and ice, I think he will probably top out at 92-93 (He is now at 89) or so in college. He has room to grow, and he's going to get stronger and fill out.

I love his delivery- it's nice and easy, and it doesn't look like he's putting a whole lot of effort out there when he throws, so eventually, he will probably be an SEC starter- probably by the time he is a So.

The one thing that concerns me a little is that his ERA was kind of high- 1.98- but I'm not sure if that's skewed by a bad outing or what.

Another thing that I like about him is that he is a competitor, and he was able to work his way out of some pretty tough jams when I saw him. And the fact that he emerged as the ace on a team that had another Dandy Dozen pitcher tells me something about him as well. He has great poise, and I think he will probably be a fan favorite in a couple of years.
 
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