Chi-Hung Cheng Scouting Report....

Scout.com released Cheng's scouting report today. Downgraded as the 21st best prospect in the system due to his current injury/rehab status, Cheng features a "filthy Major League ready curveball" in his repertoire. Cheng will need to continue to work on commanding his fastball as he climbs the organizational ladder. For more on Cheng, read here.

More bad news....

While we're still waiting on an update on Hu's hand injury, there's more bad news regarding player injuries. Chi-Hung Cheng - the lefty in the Blue Jays organization will undergo surgery shortly for a tear in his labrum; the injury is similar to that of Chin-Hui Tsao. Hopefully Cheng will be able to make a full recovery and regain some of that velocity that has eluded him since his teens.

As for Hu, the AFL site has a player journal entry of Hu. Email him and wish him well!

CPBL
In game 1, the Lions beat the Bulls 8-4. Game MVP honors went to NT member - and reliever Yueh-Ping Lin (pictured above). Read more on the series matchup.

The Class of 2003 - The Pitchers

Wei-Yin Chen

Chi-Hung Cheng

Ching-Lung Lo

Chia-An Huang

Well, the current crop of junior pitching talent in Taiwan has been a big disappointment to me. However, it wasn't too long ago that several prominent pitchers from the high school class of 2003 ascended into the spotlight.

Semi-quoting an R. Kelly song, " '85 was a very good year, if you know what i mean my dear......"
1985 was the birth year for these 5 young pitchers:

1)Chien-Ming Chiang (Yomiuri Giants) 5/27/85

2)Chi-Hung Cheng (Toronto Blue Jays) 6/20/85

3)Wei-Yin Chen (Chunichi Dragons) 7/21/85

4)Ching-Lung Lo (Colorado Rockies) 8/20/85

5)Chia-An Huang (Seattle Mariners) 11/11/85

The development of premium young arms is vital to Taiwan's continued success on the international baseball stage.