There's been a ton of buzz around Luis Escobar, the flame-throwing righty of the West Virginia Power. Escobar's 46 strikeouts through six starts are tied for the most in Minor League Baseball, but that number has come at the expense of control and run suppression. For Escobar to rise through the system, having a 96 MPH fastball isn’t enough. He’s going to have to improve his command.
While Escobar outranks his fellow South Atlantic League pitchers in terms of strikeouts, he ranks woefully low in other significant categories. He is the ninth worst starter in terms of ERA (4.