Stephen Strasburg and Aroldis Chapman are lighting up the baseball blogosphere as they make their professional debuts, and with their respective arms there is no reason that they should not be.
Both Strasburg and Chapman can reach 100 and have impressive secondary pitches, especially with their sliders.
With all of the hype surrounding Strasburg and Chapman, it makes you wonder where they would rank among the most hyped pitchers since the year 2000.
In order to make this list, you had to be a hyped arm before your rookie season. So for example, Joba Chamberlain who did have hype around his arm prior to his debut will not make it, because most of the hype began after he made his bullpen debut at the Major League level.
There is a great mix of pitchers who made it and pitchers who did not, but each and every one of these guys were labeled can't miss prospects. Obviously, the title is not exactly a guarantee.
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