Baseball America recently wrote an article about fast risers and fallers in the minor leagues for the half way point of the season listing Jenrry Mejia in the heated up portion of the article writing:
Jenrry Mejia, rhp, Mets: He’s just 19 but already has pushed his way to Double-A, using a 98 mph fastball and drawing Edwin Jackson comparisons. He may need more feel to stay in the rotation, or may take a while to figure things out, like 2009 all-star Jackson did.
Not sure where the Edwin Jackson comparison’s come from. Because they are young Latino’s with plus fastballs? I am going to continue to push the Roy Oswalt comparisons, but that is besides the point. It is still nice to see that a Met prospect is being so highly regarded, so dominant, and has the stuff to back up the numbers and hype. Let’s just hope he doesn’t wind up like the last pitcher who had the hype *cough*Deolis Guerra*cough*. His mechanics aren’t as bad as Guerra’s though and I’d expect him to be more successful and he already has been more successful.
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