The Book on Jordan Walden
Prospect Info
Jordan Walden
Born 11/16/1987
RHP, LAA
Regarded as the best high school prospect of the 2006 draft, righthander Walden took his time to eventually sign a midnight deal with the Angels in 2007.
A power pitcher with a plus fastball-slider combination, he's been a dominant starter with iffy control so far. Walden works his fastball around 92-94mph and his slider about eight mph slower than that. Any future in the Angels rotation, though, will depend on how well he develops a changeup. Of course, even without one, he still has the potential to dial his fastball up to 97 and use his plus slider as a 9th-inning strikeout pitch.
He's raw, but a couple of years from now he could be a big part of the Angels' armory.
Ranking in ScoutingBook (7/30/2010): #206 
Ranking in Baseball America 2010: Unranked
Ranking in Baseball Prospectus: #89
Ranking in MiLB.com 2010 Season Preview Unranked
Ranking from the Sporting News: Unranked
Ranking from ESPN: Unranked
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