6/23 MILB Thread

by rdf8585 on Jun 23, 2009 2:47 PM EDT

Here are some starting pitchers to track throughout the day and night

Anthony Swarzak, Chris Tillman, Matt Maloney, Manny Parra, Dana Eveland, Felix Doubront, Tim Alderson, Brian Matusz vs Jenrry Meija, Travis Wood, Josh Lindblom, Kasey Kiker, and Lance Lynn.

As usual, there may be others as teams begin to list starters but that's the bulk of them. Barren schedule today with the Carolina League, the Cal League, the Midwest League, and the South Atlantic League off.

Matusz vs Meija takes the cake today.

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Very excited

to hear the Mejia vs. Matusz matchup – very happy to own both in my dynasty league.

by soxkid on Jun 23, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions

Unfortunately

Matusz won’t be pitching tonight. According to Roch Kubato it’s not injury related but he’s expected to be skipped.
http://masnsports.com/2009/06/matusz-skipped.html

by cowboy4eva on Jun 23, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Sonofa...

I already bought tickets for the game because I thought Matusz was going for Bowie

by jibs on Jun 23, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions

now I am glad i'm not going

by Bravesin07 on Jun 23, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Daytona loses to Lakeland 2-1

Starlin Castro: 3/4, R, SB, E (24th). Season: .306/.338/.392. The errors are disappointing, but he’s young.

Andrew Cashner: 4ip, 1 h, 4 K’s. Hmm … this starting experiment is working much better than I thought. In 38 ip, only 1 HR, with 31 K’s, while giving up 29 h and 12 bb. Granted, still in High A, and only one outing where he pitched 5 innings.

Henry Williamson: 3ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1bb, 1 K. Raw arm from Pie deal has really done well this year. Dunno if he’s simply, say, Brian Schlitter, or a bit more.

by toonsterwu on Jun 23, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions

Tennessee loses to Montgomery, 1-0

Electric Marcos Mateo had one of his best outings, going 6 ip, giving up 1 run on 2 hits and 3 walks, notching 5 K’s. Strike throwing Marco Carrillo came on with 2 scoreless, giving up 2 h and 1 WP, getting 2 K’s. Darwin Barney and Tyler Colvin each went 1/4.

by toonsterwu on Jun 23, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Buster Posey

I heard he might get promoted to AAA.

Any word on that?

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by jimduquettesucked on Jun 23, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions

Still waiting...

SF Chronicle (I think I have the paper right) is reporting that the Giants front office is discussing it, and that they don’t want to jump the AA catcher to AAA because his hitting skills are behind and it would be counter-productive. So they are discussing sending Posey there. It doesn’t make sense to me to keep him in High-A, so I am guessing that after the all-star break there, that they send him to AAA.

I think this was the rumor with Posey all along? Just wasn’t sure when it would happen.

"God, I'm from Cleveland. When is it going to be our time?"

by BStal11 on Jun 23, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions

are you sure

he’s not in High-A right now?

by richieabernathy on Jun 23, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions

He is...

in High-A right now. I wasn’t real clear, the Giants have a guy named Jackson Williams in AA, who is a good fielder and bad hitter, so they would prefer he stay in AA to refine his hitting. They would have Posey jump from High-A to AAA.

"God, I'm from Cleveland. When is it going to be our time?"

by BStal11 on Jun 23, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions

60 percent of the time, it works every time

that doesn’t make sense.

by richieabernathy on Jun 23, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Here is the link to the article...

I’m not saying it makes snese, I am just paraphrasing…. have fun!

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/giants/detail?&entry_id=42190

"God, I'm from Cleveland. When is it going to be our time?"

by BStal11 on Jun 24, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Ah.

Don’t waste time worrying about Posey’s development. We’ve got Jackson Williams to think of!

by PissedMick on Jun 23, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions

He should be moved to triple almost immediately after the all star game(which is today I think). This was basically their plan all along as they’ve said they wanted to get him 300~ish PA in high A before moving him up.

by superk1ng on Jun 23, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Esmil Rogers

So, Rogers pitched another terrific game today in AA, going 8 IP with 7Ks, no walks, and only 1 run. Over the year, he’s pitched 87.1 IP, striking out 75 and walking only 17, for an FIP around 2.80, easily the best in the Texas League.

My question is this; do any of you know how good his stuff is? John wrote a week or so ago that though he touched 96, his fastball is normally in the 88-92 area with an improving curveball and change. BA, on the other hand, wrote that his fastball was in the 92-94 area with movement, and his curveball was plus (they were less impressed by his changeup). The difference between these two reports seems to be between a potentially okay pitcher and a potentially excellent one. Do any of you have a sense which is more accurate?

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by OldProspects on Jun 23, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions

Haven't seen him

But my sense generally about inconsistent velocity reports is that both are probably accurate. There are likely nights he sits 88-92, and then other night he regularly throws 92+.

by aCone419 on Jun 24, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions

3B Danny Valencia

Does anybody know if TONIGHT will be his AAA debut for the Rochester Red Wings?

I am pretty pumped for him, he has to be ready mentally. I just hope he isn’t even a little bit overmatched pysically and Performs at least average-wise… because he’s already practically 25 I think.

Thanks…. RHP Anthony Swarzak will be on the mound.

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Jun 23, 2009 6:39 PM EDT reply actions

Justin Smoak is back in Frisco.

The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...

by Kinslerhomer on Jun 23, 2009 7:21 PM EDT reply actions

So far 2-3 with a HBP

by DJSlam on Jun 23, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Jackson Williams

He was a supp. pick in the 07 Draft-He was an overdraft and has always been a good catch & throw guy but a poor hitter.

Grab Some Pine Meat!

by Gobroks on Jun 23, 2009 7:52 PM EDT reply actions

Mejia may have hit 100 MPH tonight in his start

Binghamton gun said 102 MPH, but it is off by one or two according to Teixiera the Trenton Yankees AA pitcher.

by Bravesin07 on Jun 23, 2009 7:59 PM EDT reply actions

woahhh

So he could have hit 104!

lol

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by JD Sussman on Jun 23, 2009 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Sarcasm?

God I hope that was sarcasm! :D

by jfish26101 on Jun 23, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions

John Lamb

5 ip, 4 h, 1 er, 1 bb, 2 k

first pro start, drafted last year.

baseball rules.

by doublestix on Jun 23, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions

Jeff Bianchi

3-4

.476 in his first five AA games.

baseball rules.

by doublestix on Jun 23, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions

Michael Taylor

3-5 HR (13) 2 RBI

by DJSlam on Jun 23, 2009 10:24 PM EDT reply actions

he is a

stud

by miraclemets on Jun 23, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions

I tried

to get him on the community list earlier. A little surprised he didn’t make top 100. I brought him up as a tester when we were at 28 and someone said he wasn’t top 50 (I think he ended up 55 on BA or BP’s list). He almost got on in the 90s. I suppose folks wanted to see him repeat his success. He certainly has.

I guess I won’t start a “they called me MAD” buncha threads about Taylor. :)

by wobatus on Jun 24, 2009 8:12 AM EDT up reply actions