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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
J.A Happ, a 33 year old veteran, is a much different story than a young prospect making adjustments to his mechanics. Look at Roy Halladay - he had even more pronounced K/BB problems than Sanchez and they carried into his age 24 season. A simple arm angle fix turned him into one of the best pitchers in Jays history. Not saying that's what will happen with Sanchez, but the arm and stuff is similarly there. It's simply way too early to rule him out as a starting pitcher.
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I don't think anyone is ruling him out, just stating what his likely trajectory is. He has the stuff, but needs improvements to be a rotation guy. If he can make the adjustments then he can likely be a #2 starter. If not, he fits better in the 'pen. The nice thing is that he is good enough to be a late inning guy if he can't make the proper adjustments to fit the rotation.