Dodgers starter Hong-Chih Kuo(郭泓志, name means great ambition) was brilliant down the stretch for the Dodgers last year as a Starter(as opposed of being a reliever most of early 2006 and 2005). Posting a 3.05ERA as a starter. And I remember one particular outing where he was extremely unlucky(all the hits came in 1 inning, completely dominant the rest of the game. I think it was the Pirates). All in all, he burned bright late last year. He uses 4 pitches as far as I know, a fastball around 93, a slider around 85, a loopier slider around 80 and a below average changeup. His command wasn't all that stellar when I watched him(the Mets game). And he has absolutely no track record to talk about.
He came to the US have signed a 1.4million dollar contract with the Dodgers and at the time was thought to be more talented than Chien-Ming Wang. But he injured himself after his first pro starts and had to have TJ, he later had another TJ and pitched sporadically and unimpressively between 2001-2004. Then he broke out last year as a reliever and I believe moved quickly up the ladder.
Well, I've told you everything I know about him. What do you guys think what he'll do next year? The talent cannot be denied but there's huge risks too.
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I think he's a good sleeper heading into 2007. I actually picked him up from the FA list for the stretch run in September and got some nice starts. I have no idea how he'll hold up over a full year of starting -- or even whether he'll be a full-time starter at all next year -- but he's got the skills to succeed and one of the guys I'll be watching in ST with an eye toward a late-round sleeper bid.
Other potential SP sleepers: Juan Cruz and Claudio Vargas. I would add Anthony Reyes to the list, but the word might be out on him after the world series.
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Kuo got an incredible high ceiling, but is still a risky pick, imo. I touted him earlier this year as a reliever, but he really struggled before being sent down to work as a SP. I can see him being Oliver Perez....I'm just not sure which version!
GotowarMissAgnes wrote:Kuo got an incredible high ceiling, but is still a risky pick, imo. I touted him earlier this year as a reliever, but he really struggled before being sent down to work as a SP. I can see him being Oliver Perez....I'm just not sure which version!
Ollie doesn't even have health issue
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definetly sleeper material. he pretty much stopped walking people when he came up to become a starter which was the key to his success. with that dominant fastball and okay slider, as long as he doesnt go back to walking people, i see him being a great sleeper pick if he indeed remains in the rotation.
in his 6 outings as a starter to end the season, he had:
33.2 IP, only 9 BBs, and whopping 39 Ks. not bad at all.
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by PlayingWithFire » Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:19 am 
