ESPN profiles John Patterson

[schillingfan]

Nice article by John Sickles on John Patterson up on ESPN.com. Sickels is the prospect guru for ESPN, so this is nice to see. He predicts league average or better performance, which will be good, considering he is the #4 pitcher.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/spring2003/patterson.html

Patterson is expected to hold down the fourth starter job behind Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, and Elmer Dessens. Making predictions about rookie pitchers is always dangerous, but Patterson did well in his audition last fall, and has little left to prove in the minor leagues. League average or slightly better performance should be expected, with gradual improvement as he learns the league.