It's a special skill of bloggers to take one line from a huge article and blow it up. That's what we'll do here.
In a nice article about Jordan Lyles pitching in the Futures Game, we learn a few things and see a few quotes. Like from Ed Wade:
“He’s been the talk in the league in a lot of ways. I’ve talked to scouts from other clubs and officials with other teams, and they’re all saying the same thing we’re saying about him: This kid has a chance to be a front-line starter in the big leagues in the not-too-distant future.”
Lyles' agent Lee Long mentions a September Call-Up is possible:
“The Astros are really happy with how he has performed and the command of his pitches. He has pitched and performed with maturity well beyond his years. The sentiment is to let him go ahead and build up a big year at Double-A and evaluate it from there. I frankly believe that Double-A is a real proving ground in our game, and if he can excel at Double-A, there’s no reason for us to believe that he couldn’t jump a level and end up at the big leagues without Triple-A service.”
Agreed.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
