Tuesday, September 16, 2008 | By Alex Eisenberg

Rangers Draft Review: Scouting the Murphy Picks and Corey Young

I decided to create a guest article for Lonestar Ball and in the article I break down picks Tim Murphy, Clark Murphy, and Corey Young. Below is an excerpt on Tim Murphy:

Tim Murphy

Not efficient with his body. Tucks his arm behind his hips, but he keeps it there for too long in my opinion. Murphy works between 87 - 91 mph, but his velocity might be more consistent if he didn't lose out on the rotational forces a pitcher needs to produce velocity. I slow down the key sequence in his delivery. Watch how the upper body is uncoiled forward, but notice the arm is still rising to its loaded position, meaning it isn't in position to come along for the ride.

Yes, the Rangers could work with Murphy to make these adjustments, but like making adjustment are easier said than done because other facets of the delivery need to be changed due to timing differences. You also have to deal with a variety of issues such as muscle memory--how well the muscles adapt to a change in one's mechanics

WIth that said, he is deceptive, his curveball is plus, and his control is solid. I'm not sure he has the quality stuff to be a starter at the major league level but nothing wrong with a quality arm out of the bullpen.

Below are the graphics of Clark Murphy and Corey Young (their purpose is so I can embed the image URLs in the fan post at Lonestar):

Clark Murphy

Corey Young

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