BlueClaws pitcher, and 2008 Phillies second-round pick, Jason Knapp was featured in USA Today earlier this week. Paul White was up in Lakewood and sat down with the right-handed pitcher, who will start tonight’s BlueClaws game in Hickory. Knapp is 1-2 with an ERA of just 1.85. The BlueClaws have only scored seven runs in his four starts.

Anyway, here is the article. And some snippets…

“He’s an animal,” Phillies minor league pitching coordinator Gorman Heimueller says. “He believes he’s good. That’s something you’ve got to have, that cockiness in a good way.”

“I’ve never had a problem throwing inside,” Knapp says. “If they’re in the box and they’re too close, they’ve got to expect they’re going to have to get out of the way.”

The last quote from Knapp echoes something that he told us yesterday on the BlueClaws pre-game show. Asked about who he compared himself to or admired, Knapp wasted no time in talking about Roger Clemens (the good parts). Knapp said he loves to throw inside and back hitters off the plate, something that is quite impressive for an 18-year old pitching in a league full of 22-24 year olds.

We’ll have more on Knapp in an upcoming issue of the Catch of the Day.

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