| 152 | David Duncan | LHP | Jr. | L-L | 6-8 | 201 |
| Georgia Tech | New Richmond, Ohio | Nationals ’07 (23) | 6/1/1986 |
SCOUTING REPORT (3/1):
Duncan was a draft-eligible sophomore last spring and made his intentions known before the draft that he would not sign unless he was an early-round pick or given early-round money. Teams seriously considered him in the first two or three rounds, but in the end they deemed he was unsignable and he slid all the way to the 23rd round.
Duncan 在去年大二的春天就可以參加選秀，但是他除非在前幾輪被選選上或是拿到大把＄不然他不會選擇簽約，曾有球隊把他列入前幾輪的考量，但是最終還是把他歸類到難以簽約的球員，導致他在23輪才被選上．
He has returned as a junior, with his leverage pretty much intact. Duncan’s slow start to the 2007 season almost consigned him to the “wait-until-next-year” category. But changes to his pitching approach and type of pitches in April brought out a new Duncan, and he quickly re-established himself as an elite prospect.
他回到學校繼續唸大三，不過今年球季開季表現不佳，差點被歸類成"明年再來"的球員． 不過他改變了他的投球姿勢和球種，四月出現了一個全新的Duncan，並且讓他又回到頂級潛力的行列．
Duncan’s size at 6-foot-8 is a plus, and he repeats his delivery well and has never had real command issues. He’s not a power pitcher though, pitching in the 88-90 mph range and touching 92, but scouts will always look at a pitcher with Duncan’s build and project his velocity a bit. He struck out 86 in 104 innings while going 7-4, 3.72 in 2007 for Georgia Tech.
Duncan6呎8吋的身材是個很大的加分，他可以穩定的重複他的投球而且從來沒有控球不佳的困擾． 他不是個強力投手，球速大約88-90，最高到92． 不過大部分的球探都認為他以他的體型球速應該還有稍微成長的空間． 他在GT 07年球季的104局中三振86次，7-4，3.72 ERA．
The two big changes in Duncan were becoming more aggressive, especially early in the count, and challenging hitters; and adding a slider and split-finger while de-emphasizing his curveball and straight change. Duncan’s split-finger, which he threw in high school but had been abandoned at Georgia Tech, quickly became his most effective pitch and the 81-83 mph slider is a better pitch that his curveball, which he’ll still throw on occasion. When he’s on, Duncan is a four-pitch southpaw with good command and average velocity. Duncan elected not to pitch last summer after initially agreeing to make a return engagement to the Cape Cod League.
Duncan有兩個最大的改變，一個是更加積極的去挑戰打者尤其當他取得球數領先的時候，另一個是增加滑球和SFF的比重並且減少使用他的曲球還有不會跑的變速球． SFF是Duncan高中最主要的武器，但是他到大學之後就很少使用，但是他找回感覺後就成為他最有效率的球種，而81-83mph的滑球比起他偶而丟一下的曲球犀利不少． Duncan在投手丘上是一個有四種控球良好球路的左投，搭配平均左右的球速． 去年原本打算參加Cape Cod聯盟的但是最後選擇休息．
—ALLAN SIMPSON
UPDATE (5/15): Duncan finally developed the consistency this spring that eluded him in the past, and put together a steady 7-3, 3.71 season for the Yellow Jackets with a staff-leading 85 innings. He walked 27 and struck out 70. Scouts said that Duncan was 89-91 mph just about every time out and threw all four of his pitches for strikes. He could be a pitcher that moves up an organization’s pitching ladder quickly after he signs.—DR
Duncan終於在這個春天克服他穩定性的問題，今年球季穩定的投了85局投出70次三振和27次保送，3.71ERA． 球探表示Duncan每次出賽幾乎都可以穩定的投出89-91的球速，而且四種球路都可以控成好球． 他在簽約後有機會在系統中快速爬升．
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