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Allen Barra, sportswriter for the Wall Street Journal and the Daily Best, writes in the Atlantic about how "[b]oth the Yankees' Joba Chamberlain and the Nationals' Stephen Strasburg are victims of the 'Inverted W.'"

Baseball Intellect, in a story posted just after the game last night--what a novel idea--notes the mechanical differences between peavy's recent starts (before last night) and his previous form in San Diego. The verdict? Barely noticeable changes may make a big difference... In any event, he sure looked like they guy we traded for last night

Apparently, League's mechanics are very unique.

An attempt to figure out RRS' drop in velo. Verducci Effect? Inverted W? Plant leg lock? Something else?

When you look at Danks as a whole: the length, the projection, the speed, the defense, the plate discipline, the power potential, and the propensity to strike out--one player that comes to mind is Rockies center fielder Dexter Fowler. The difference is that Fowler has officially broken out and has turned potential power into actual power production. Fowler's overall swing looks better and he's a better runner, but much of the same tools possessed by Fowler are also possessed by Danks. However, even if Fowler didn't develop any power, he would still make for a pretty good ball player because of the others things he brings to the table, specifically his defense and patience at the plate. So while the hope is that Danks will at some point develop power, he doesn't necessarily need it to be good ball player at the professional level.