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Friday, March 05, 2004 |
Stretching Jenks To Fit The Angels Lineup
Bobby Jenks has suffered through seemingly endless comparisons to the fictional Nuke Laloosh of Bull Durham, not to mention biting press in ESPN the Magazine and a rather candid and unflattering segment on the air, exposing his family's extensive problems. Through all that, Jenks has managed to come out in a lot of top prospect lists, including Baseball America, Future Angels, MLB, and Dayn Perry's on Fox Sports. Despite all the good work he's done in the last year -- losing weight and improving his control substantially -- it's still no surprise to read in today's Orange County Register that even Mike Scioscia is hedging his bets a little about their burly yet enigmatic right hander:
"We hope based on his progress that he comes onto our radar," Scioscia said. "It's a stretch to call him depth now, but at some point in the season we hope he jumps up onto the chart. We've got to give him time to get it together."Well, I hope so. It isn't every day you see guys throwing 100+. Speaking of radar,
The story goes that Jenks threw a pitch clocked at 103mph over the winter in Puerto Rico. As usual, opinions are split about the reliability of the radar gun.Good luck, Bobby."I've got to think the battery might have been a little bad," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
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