Long-Reads

Longreads

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Minor League Ball takes on Bud Norris

It's an excellent read, so click the link and read it all, but let's pull out the most significant lines:

Norris threw 176 innings last year, the most he's ever thrown and more than double his '08 innings. I think the Astros need to monitor his workload carefully this year, especially when he gets past the 100 inning mark. Assuming he avoids further elbow problems, I think Norris will be a league-average pitcher in 2010, then take a larger step forward in 2011.