Hutchison has performed better than I expected given that he arrived in Toronto with exactly four career starts above Class A Advanced.

His line so far:

• 33 2/3 ip, 37h, 18er, 14bb, 24k

• 3-1, 4.81 ERA

• Showing a slight fly-ball tendency, though his HR/9 is .8. Acceptable.

Here's what surprises me: His fastball isn't hot -- at all. Against the Yankees earlier this week, Hutchison averaged 90.66 with his 4-seamer and 90.00 with his 2-seamer. He threw slightly harder against the Twins two starts back (FB averaging 91), but he clearly isn't burning radar guns.

Is 90.5 going to be enough? Please, no Jamie Moyer references. Hutchison is 21.

AA with the Brewers. He's "playing" 3B.

His season line looks like this: .379, .448, 1.128

His last-10-games line looks like this: 22-43, 2 doubles, 4 triples, 4 HR, 6 bb, 7 k, 2 sb

Almost no platoon split.

I know he's not exactly smooth in the infield. Does anyone know what kinds of errors he's making? This stick looks mighty legit. It's not like he's old for the league or repeating.

Like many of you, I was intrigued by the statistical markers John identified in the BPB regarding the former UMass star. Now he's three starts into his 2008 season, stationed at AA Mobile, and the numbers are interesting:

19 ip, 20 h, 1 er, 0 bb, 13k

Do we think this is a worthwhile pitcher in the making? I'm tempted to throw Torra in the "too accurate for his own good" category along with Joshua Banks. A velocity report > 92 mph might change my mind. Anyone have data along those lines?