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Strasburg: No comparison

By Keith Law
Scouts Inc.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Is Stephen Strasburg just another Ben McDonald? Tom Boswell and Rob Neyer would like you to think so, but a deeper look into their performances shows the lie in the argument that all "can't miss" pitchers are alike. To see which pitchers Strasburg surpasses, you must be an ESPN Insider. I compared Strasburg's statistics to those of six previous "best college pitcher ever" candidates, looking both at each player's final year in college and at each player's career statistics. The list inclu ...

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