You've heard of Johan Santanna, Randy Johnson and Billy Koch, right? These guys can bring the heat. Well, they're old school now fools and it's time to introduce the newest young guns, the new skool.
The King of the playground: Justin Verlander, DET
Verlander can throw some heat. You may have heard of him. He's the number 3 pitcher on the Detroit Tigers. This kid hit 99 MPH on the radar gun on May 23. Oh yeah, that was a shutout!
The bully: Fransisco Liriano, MIN
Liriano has been compared to Johan Santanna, with one exception: they got him from the Giants. Liriano can touch 100 MPH and will be amoung the best of all-time. The question is is will he be with the Twins on his way to stardom? With the Twins slashing payroll cause the suck, you never know what could happen.
Last, but certainly not least, the kid hding from the King and the bully (they pick on him because he's not in the starting rotation yet): Joel Zumaya, DET
Zumaya is in the bullpen right now, but just wait! He'll be in the rotation in 2007, maybe sometime in 2006 as well. He can bring the heat (can't find what he's topped out at yet) and is strong in the bullpen. Nate Robertson signed a one year deal in March, and they might not want to resign him with Zumaya in the wings.
Nice job, well done, you have to like all the new guys breaking through in the majors, great consistent relievers are hard to come by, they're the nervous high-strung thoroughbred of pitching.
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Giants. Liriano can touch 100 MPH and will be amoung the best of all-time. The question is is will he be with the Twins on his way to stardom? With the Twins slashing payroll cause the suck, you never know what could happen.
Zumaya is in the bullpen right now, but just wait! He'll be in the rotation in 2007, maybe sometime in 2006 as well. He can bring the heat (can't find what he's topped out at yet) and is strong in the bullpen. Nate Robertson signed a one year deal in March, and they might not want to resign him with Zumaya in the wings.
