Omaha Update
by John Sickels on Aug 6, 2009 12:31 PM EDT
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I'm here in Omaha, and saw the O-Royals slaughter Las Vegas 14-1 last night. There are unusual number of interesting players in this series considering it is the Triple-A level. I'll have a full report and some video for you on Saturday, but here are a few brief notes.
**Jordan Parraz is VERY athletic. He made a tremendous catch to rob a hitter of a home run last night, a catch that required perfect timing, hand-eye coordination, and a great vertical leap. He has above average speed, a cannon arm, and works the count reasonably well. Not sold on his power yet but will take another look tonight. Hard to believe the Astros gave this guy up for Tyler Lumsden.
**Chris Lubanski looks like he's lost 20 pounds. Much quicker than last year.
**David Purcey had NOTHING and I have to wonder if he was healthy last night. His best fastball was 87 MPH, and his breaking ball was poor. His location was way off and they pulled him from the game after one inning.
**Travis Snider has the fastest bat here, but he looked bad as a fielder yesterday.
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so, the royals might have made a good trade?
SCORE ONE. YAY.
also, totally noticed that about Lubanski the first time I saw him this year back in April. much lighter. he was too bulky last year and it affected almost everything negatively.
baseball rules.
Stewart & Janssen
how’d they look? any reports on velocity?
Travis Snyder has been hot lately
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www.snaorioles.com
Is Parraz a legit prospect?
I see he has a very nice line but assumed he was Quad A fodder. Does he have a future in MLB? Would he be in KC’s top 10 prospects?
legit
He’s legit. I’d make him a Grade C+, maybe a B-. A lot better than Tyler Lumsden that’s for sure.
by John Sickels on Aug 6, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw him play one game in Springdale
I was impressed with him as well. I thought he was hacking a little the night I saw him, but he still took 2 BBs and had a line drive single to left.
Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.
Snider
Snider looked bad as a fielder yesterday. And the day before that. And the day before that. And, well, you get the idea.
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