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But it's a good start. 6K/1.8 BB type Beavan would make himself a lot of dough, and that's where he needs to be. Now that teams know he's gonna throw that slider and challenge inside and high with the heat, we'll see if he gets treated differently. We were always terrible with our scouting reports on guys we'd never seen, and hitters had never seen this Blake Beavan. Confused scouting reports can lead to confused hitters.
When he can do that as people are expecting him to do it, then I'll believe he's leapt that plateau and can now be counted as a legit competitor for a rotation spot. Looking forward to his next start, which may be the first time I've ever been able to say that. ;-)
~G