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Friedrich is a great young arm

By Jason Grey
ESPN.com

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

It's late on a recent Monday night, and I'm in the middle of some last-minute preparation for a scouting trip I am about to embark on the next morning when the phone rings. On the other end is a scout that I regularly share some information with, and who is not prone to hyperbole. "I just saw the best minor leaguer I've seen this year," he said, a good way to start off a conversation and get the other person's attention. He then starts to tell me about left-hander Christian Friedrich, whom the ...

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