MiLB Gameday 8/18
by Pup Dog on Aug 18, 2010 1:14 PM EDT
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Here is a quick list of some of the guys starting today
AAA- Vance Worley, Charles Furbush, Brad Lincoln, Nick Blackburn, Ivan Nova, David Huff, Chad Reineke, Aneury Rodriguez, Alex Sanabia, Kevin Mulvey, John Ely, Radhames Liz
AA- Scott Barnes, Zach Stewart, Julio Teheran, Danny Duffy, Christian Friedrich
A- Ethan Martin, TJ McFarland, Aaron Crow, Jeurys Familia, Tim Alderson, Matt Moore, Kyle Lobstein, Tyler Matzek, Trevor May
Sure there are others that I have missed or just dont know them. Add them below.
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5 IP 7 H 3 ER 0 BB 4 K 9:0 GO:FO
3 of the 7 hits were infield hits… (2 bunts, 1 swinging bunt)
Familia pitched last night
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Matt Davidson promoted to High A
According to Ben Badler
Carlos Matis news
Apparently they are shutting him down for the season due to innings.
BJ Rains tweeted that Lunhow said they completed a “bug hurdle” last week in regards to getting him to the states, so I guess he should show up here next year?
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The most unheralded top 10 Red Sox draft pick
Henry Ramos hit his 3rd hr to go along with a triple. He also has 12 sbs on the year
Brandon Jacobs of Lowell > Brandon Jacobs of NYG
Robinson Lopez to the Cubs from Braves
Thoughts on him?
by esadb on Aug 18, 2010 5:41 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Really?
Good pick-up for the Cubs; one of the Braves’ sleepers. Young, live arm, demonstrates some pitching aptitude.
The Braves are doing their damndest to get Bobby his ring;.
live arm that has some problems with control. Excelled earlier in the year in relief role, was moved to starter, couldn’t make the adjustment, was moved back to relief. They were really trying to ease him into starting, and it didn’t go well. Even when he went back to the pen he still struggled with his control.
counterpoint
Scouting The Sally LOVED Lopez, thought he looked better than Arodys Vizcaino.
High praise indeed.
Still, with the current rotation for the Braves and the bluechippers they have ahead of him, they can afford to get aggressive to give Bobby his ring. But like the Rangers, they better get to the playoffs and make some noise when they get there because stuff like losing Escobar and giving way arms with ceiling are the things that you say “what if” down the road if it doesn’t work out. I’m glad they are going all-in to go after Philadelphia and I’m glad that prospects are going out of the division to do it.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park. In Rizzo and Ramos we trust.
by souldrummer on Aug 18, 2010 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Counterpoint to the counterpoint
I saw that report earlier in the year and it was a very glowing report, so I went back to Mike’s site, and found a new report that is more up to date. He basically says that Lopez has some maturing to do mentally and needs quite a bit of refinement with his secondary offerings. He can definitely improve on those things, so good luck to him, I think it was a fair price for Lee and cash.
I think it was too much to give up
But if the Braves think he’s significantly better than Freeman is right now, it can be justified. I wouldn’t do that deal (I really like Lopez), but I understand why they did.
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He did well as an SP for a while
I think his first long season has some impact too.
Manny Banuelos
hit 97 in the 1st inning, sitting 93-94 (according to Frankie Piliere). Could be a juiced gun, but that’s some nice velocity regardless even if it’s an mph or 2 fast.
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last year at a game in Charleston scouts were saying that he had a 40 fastball, he was sitting 88-89. that’s a pretty crazy jump in velocity for a guy his size.
by SouthAtlanticLeagueFan on Aug 18, 2010 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
His stuff is very inconsistent; one scout noted when, seeing him twice in a week, Banuelos was around 87-90 mph in one start, and then never went below 90 the next. He has a tendency to flatten out his curveball.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9872
He’s small and unathletic… and mechanics are somewhat inconsistent. These are some of the reasons many think he profiles better in relief. When he has pitched in relief he’s been untouchable.
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seriously?
citing a year-old scouting report to support your opinion when recent reports have him throwing much harder? At least pretend to be objective.
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a fastball that’s been up to 94-95 mph at times this year and a much improved power breaker.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=11753
Here’s a tweet from Frankie Pilliere at that game:
Talking to guys charting here. Theyre saying this is hardest Banuelos has thrown. Been sitting 92-94, 95 but the 96s 97s are new territoryhttp://twitter.com/FrankiePiliere/status/21530466551
Why don’t YOU find me something to the contrary before you go throwing around accusations about objectivity, Mr. Only-Posts-To-Defend-Yankees-Prospects.
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do you know who else was 'small'?
Pedro Martinez
and things can happen physically in growth between a year for someone who’s born 1991. for pitchers, velocity certainly can jump as a result of natural growth, weight training, improved mechanics, etc. that’s why i want to stay away from earlier reports of a teenage pitcher because things might have changed. and even with ‘inconsistent mechanics’ last year, he put up great numbers and this year, he’s put up much better numbers as a 19 year old in A+; he will be 20 in AA next year, which is definitely young for league.
It IS possible for pitcher to have games that would result in better velocity spike than other games, but unless if Manny is overthrowing his arm out, it does seem to point that there’s a good velocity increase; there have been words that his avg. velocity went uptick to late80’s to early 90’s and has hit 94, 95.
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by lard of the dance on Aug 18, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I know you're not comparing them
but Pedro was a once in a generation type of pitcher. I just feel it’s a long shot for Manny, or someone else that size to handle a 200+ inning workload. It can happen, but the odds are against it.
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Now we're throwing around Pedro Martinez comps?
Awesome.
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is no hitting the AA Giants threw 5 innings pitch …. no BB’s only 1 SO.
If Carlos Gomez could net J.J. Hardy then Wilson Ramos should have netted at Least Matt Capps...
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Aug 18, 2010 8:19 PM EDT reply actions
Trevor May
Dealing again…so far…4 IP, 1 R (HR), 8 K, 0 BB.
In his last 8 starts (including this one), 46 IP, 71 K, 16 BB, 7 XBH allowed (5 X 2B, 2 X HR), 1.96 ERA, 0.67 WHIP.
probably done now...
6 IP, 3 R, 7 H (1 HR, 6 singles), 12 K – 0 BB. Adding to those numbers above, in his last 8 starts (48 IP), 75 K, 16 BB and only 7 total XBH.
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 18, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
No Walks Tonight
Most important part to me.
Charlie Furbush
6 IP, 3 R, 0 HR, 8 K, 2 BB, 6-2 GO-FO.
This has been his best start since his promotion to AAA, where he’s been hit really REALLY hard (8 HR in 26.2 IP before this start). Other than the HRs, he’s been decent, so this is a good sign. He did give up 3 doubles though.
LHP Tom Milone
So far tonight 6IP,1ER,0BB,12SO I don’t know what he did in the off-season to become StrikeOut pitcher but this great for the Nats. He has in 137IP/135SO. Another gem to add the list.
Be real with yourself.
I'm listening to this game right now.
I can see why he’s not listed as a great prospect. The one time they gave fastball velocity that I heard he’s around 88-90MPH. Sound like he’s got some kind of tailing offspeed stuff that is getting righties out while he’s also pounding the strike zone relentlessly and getting more quick outs. The lower walk rate and slightly improved stuff may be helping him to fool the young guys at AA. It will be interesting to see what the vets at AAA do with his stuff.
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He's a control pitcher(ever heard of Mike Leake) and he's consistent
And i’m sure he will do the same thing to AAA players and in the majors.
Be real with yourself.
He wasn't listed by Sickels as a serious prospect before this year.
Based on the season he’s had and Meyers’ injuries you have to consider putting him above Meyers now. I still think the ceiling is 3/4, though.
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That's okay. It'll be great if he ends up being a #3 starter
Tom Milone has won at every level he’s been at. Put him behind Strasburg Zimmermann and you will a nice 1,2,3 punch. If livan Hernandez can pitch in the majors, Tom can too.
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by Daggerrrrrr on Aug 18, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I might be in the minority here, but
I liked the other guy’s rationale more.
Tom Milone final line.
6.2IP, 1R, 8H, 0BB, 13K Season high for a Senator, and yep that includes Strasburg.
His stats have certainly improved his prospect status. I haven’t gotten a chance to go to Harrisburg tonight, but if there’s one guy I’d like to see in person for Harrisburg, Milone’s it. I chose to listen to his game over listening to the Nats because I wanted to see what he’s up to. It’s not just results. It’s also about scouting and I’d have to see what somebody who has seen him in person says before I’m all in on Milone.
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by souldrummer on Aug 18, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't need no scouting report to know that he's very consistent
So i’m all in on Milone. He’s one of my favorites. I have him as the 7th best prospect in the Nats system.
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by Daggerrrrrr on Aug 18, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
i've followed milone a bit
i think he can succeed in the bigs, but there’s a few more arms in the nats system that i prefer as a future 3 to stras/z. Milone’s best case seems to be a late career Ted Lilly, a lefty with average stuff, average velocity, that locates and attacks. On some years, that may mean “3” level performance, on others, it may be fringe starter. But to me, he’s more in that Andy Sonnanstine class – you could use him as a starter for awhile, but the chances are high that guys will eventually pass him.
Who are the "few" you prefer over Milone?
Peacock? Meyers? Maybe Morris? Can’t think of anybody in AAA. Hagerstown doesn’t have much to me and the guys below that are very far away to me.
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by souldrummer on Aug 18, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
well, i wasn't speaking just of prospects, more young arms
Detwiler would be easily ehad for me. i’ve always liked Meyers a bit more than most, and unless there’s reports to tell me otherwise, I still like him more than Milone. I like Peacock more than Meyers.
John Lannan should be around for a couple more seasons, and I like him over Milone as of now, but both are similar end of the rotation lefties imo.
and then for the out of left field one … i think i still like jeff mandel more than tom milone. that one is probably limited to me.
this isn’t to say i don’t like tom milone – i think he can be a starter in the bigs.
as a total side note, half curious what their plan with chuck james is. wouldn’t mind seeing him get another shot in the rotation, as he did in syracuse earlier this year.
Hard to compare Milone to guys like Detwiler, Meyers and Lannan to me until we see him in AAA. Milone does have the advantage of answering the bell consistently and pitching healthy this year. Meyers and Detwiler have not. I haven’t seen or listened to any of Peacock’s starts so I can’t comment too much on him outside of the high K rate but high ERA as well. They’ve had Mandel relieving mostly as of late in Syracuse. I don’t know if that’s an innings count issue of if that’s the role that they envision for him.
As far as Chuck James goes, I think they are serious about converting him to a reliever. He’s been very good in that role for Harrisburg. Syracuse’s rotation is probably going to be pretty full next year with guys like Millone deserving promotion at least Martis being likely to stay and some of the AAAA young guys like Atilano and Mock ending up in AAA. Nats have an abundance of back end talent and have to make wise decisions.
Milone’s to be commended for meeting all of the challenges this year. He’s kind of defied expectations to me this year, and I’ll be interested to see if he continues to defy expectations up a level next year.
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fair enough
my initial comment was how i thought there were better options as the number 3 to stras/z, hence why i bring up guys like detwiler. but it isn’t really a fair comparison.
i like what i know of peacock. good arm, still working through some inconsistencies, but long run, i’d take a gamble on his stuff.
Always liked Mandel more than most.
Milone wins. 6.2IP,1ER,0BB,13KO
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by Daggerrrrrr on Aug 18, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
put Hellickson in the book
John, If you wanted to put 5-10 guys in the book who barely exceeded the rookie limit I don’t think your readers would be bothered one bit by that. In fact I think players like that are ones that we would be especially interested to have your opinions on.
Wil Myers
Takes a break from the ordinary with a HR tonight… 1 for 4 with a HR and a K
over his last 10
He’s hitting .297 / .409 / .541, which is kind of what I expect his typical line to look like at the end of any given season
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by Jgaztambide on Aug 18, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Matt Moore
So-so start (didn’t strike out double digits). 5innings, 2 ER, 3 hits, 5K, 1BB. Still really nice to see him keeping his walks under control. He’s been great since the start of June
Anyone know anything about his opposite number tonight?
Ft. Myers starter Kane Holbrooks?
Looks like a mid-round senior sign last year who they moved to starting when they promoted him from the MWL in July…
by realitypolice on Aug 18, 2010 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Another pitchibility guy
throws upper 80’s to low 90’s good command…. really has impressed hasn’t he?
probably a ceiling of a #4 or #5 starter moving forward
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by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Aug 18, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Isn't "Twins prospect" and "pitchability" redundant?
At the very least, he’s a guy I’ll watch for in New Britain next year.
by realitypolice on Aug 19, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Dom Brown
Just hit his second tater of the game. Second deck bomb to right field.
by Arlo Brunsberg's Swing on Aug 18, 2010 9:31 PM EDT reply actions
nope
2nd of the game, 3rd of the year
by Arlo Brunsberg's Swing on Aug 18, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Dominator is a stud.
We are witnessing the Jayson Werth Farewell Tour.
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nope
he was a pinch hitter… only had 1 at bat/…
my bad...
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by Arlo Brunsberg's Swing on Aug 18, 2010 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Jeff Locke:
7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K.
He’s looked good all year long across A+ and AA.
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The Altoona paper
said that Locke was from the town where the Curve played tonight in Connecticut. They said that 1,000 people were expected at the game from his hometown, which only numbers 9,000 in total population.
Good day to have a great performance, eh?
Indeed he is.
But Conway is much closer to Portland than Manchester.
by realitypolice on Aug 18, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
And Oregon.
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by OldProspects on Aug 20, 2010 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Matt Lollis
The manchild went 7.2 tonight, giving up 1 run (he left the game with the runner on first and two outs before the reliever allowed him to come around) with 5 hits and 8Ks. Since his promotion to Ft. Wayne, the 19 year old has now posted the following line:
37.1 IP
33 H
8 ER (1.93 ERA for those who don’t want to do math)
6 BB
36 K
Having watched him a bit now (obviously still a SSS)
Have to say I have zero reservations about Ryan Kalish’s ability to play CF. Great reads, very quick and good routes. He has plenty of range. At least an average CF, IMO.
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Ellsbury
So Ellsbury becomes their long term LF?
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does it make it better that it was an opposite field shot onto the roof of the picnic deck in the outfield?
Yeah, but what about those other two at-bats!?!
by realitypolice on Aug 18, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Chased both times
Chased a slider low and outside. Tried to get a fastball on the outside corner that was a little high for the other one. Both would have been balls had he not swung.
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by gogotabata on Aug 19, 2010 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The McNutter keeps rolling
6 shutout, 1 hit, 6 K’s. 6:5 GO/FO. There’s some concerns from small sample size in A+ (increased flyball rate), but if this control development is “real”, and if he can add an improved changeup in the winter, watch out. Heck, I think there’s a case that he’s the top arm in the Cubs system, and considering Archer’s season, that’s hard to imagine (still have Archer ahead, just think there’s a case).
LeMahieu, Flaherty, Ridling had big days for Daytona.
hey toon
Heard anything on what the Cubs have planned for Cash$? I still believe he is the top starting pitcher in the system, but have no idea why he is still working in the pen, in what amounts as a lost season…I guess maybe an innings limit for him?
well
the general indications are that they still plan on trying him as a starter next year (this year, probably an innings/days pitched/recent struggles issue), but I’ admit, I am somewhat worried on that front. they have 5 possible starters (not saying 5 better, just 5 possible) with Dempster, Wells, Gorzelanny, Silva, and Zambrano), and noticeably, Casey Coleman got a start today (granted, timing is everything). All the indications are that Cashner will be given a chance to win a job in spring, as of now, but … you never know, particularly if the pen has issues (granted, he has struggled out of the pen, so maybe that impacts their mind).
anything on Samardzija?
Seems to be some good buzz about him.
i know
some folks think that the cubs may give him a rotation shot in the spring, but i tend to think he’s going to be given a look in the pen. he seems to be settling down a tad, and they finally developed a solid 2nd offering, so a decent mlb career may still happen.
the pen struggles
really amount to two awful performances, back-2-back I believe, when he was terribly ill and probably shouldn’t have been pitching-fwiw. Though the walks have been a little meh…
What he was doing to in AA and then AAA as a starter was plain awesome, and it was a very shortsighted move by the cubs to bring him up to help their pen…Not as bad as the Mejia situation, but the Cubs were damn near out of it [and not headed in the right way], and could have found somebody else instead of jerking with their best pitching prospect.
i don't disagree
i don’t like what happened, although it should be noted that cashner was racking up innings at such a fast rate that he would’ve likely had to move to the pen at some point anyways, but no, i hated that decision.
What made it worse was that they jerked two guys around in those few weeks, with the Jay Jackson moves.
I still say Sean Marshall would be one of their 5 best starters
Kinda ridiculous he is in the pen. He’s a lot more than just a loogy.
Aaron Crow
5 IP 5 H 4 ER 2 HR 8 K 0 BB
Color me crazy but I’m kind of happy about this start. As happy as you can be about a start with 4 ER in 5 IP. He has really cut down on his walk since he went down to A+ ball. He has walked 2, 0, 1, 0 in his starts down there. I still believe.
I think there's reason to believe as well.
Isn’t he still wielding a plus fastball? I thought that was what the last guy who’d seen him around here said. If so, he’s still got a floor as a solid reliever and he’ll probably regain either enough control or breaking ball command at some point to still be a solid prospect. I still believe too. I’m a Nats fan so I’m not rooting for the guy, but I still think he’ll be a solid pitcher.
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by souldrummer on Aug 18, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
yup
heard the fastball is is good as ever. think kupe had him 92-95. and it’s got sink of course. i went against consensus opinion over the winter and had Crow as KC’s #1, i f’in loved him. really hope he can get back on track.
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I was kind of bothered on the Federal Baseball today.
Wilson Ramos got a callup because Wil Nieves is on paternity leave. People are pronouncing him the second coming real early. He’s still not drawing walks. Likewise, people are really quick to just look at Crow’s stats an immediately proclaim us winners for letting him walk and picking up Storen. Personally, I feel the whole episode was a lose-lose for both sides regardless of how Crow and Storen end up. At best it’s bad process good results for the Nats, and I think that Crow will contribute for KC either as a reliever or a bounce back starter.
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by souldrummer on Aug 18, 2010 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Command has been his issue
He fastball and slider have been plus pitches this year and his change-up is useable according to scouting reports, but his command has dogged him this year.
I wonder how much of that is related to just being rusty after not pitching for an entire year. He could be a big bounce back candidate in 2011.
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Jerry sands with HR number 30 tonight
Hitting .283/.377/.549/.926 in AA in 184 at bats with 49 Ks and 23 BB…
just hit his second HR on the night
Home run number 31 on the season…
by matthewmafa on Aug 18, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
sands
not just mashing lefties..he’s actually has better splits vs righties now. Guy has immense power.
Jerry Sands is a monster
wont get any love because hes a Dodgers but someones gotta pimp him up
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 19, 2010 3:20 AM EDT up reply actions
wont get any love because hes a Dodgers
???
I’m a Giants fan, and I like him more than most, but I’m pretty sure he doesn’t get as much love as you think he should for reasons other than the organization he plays for.
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I’m pretty sure he doesn’t get as much love as you think he should for reasons other than the organization he plays for.
I’m sure people are skeptical of his rise from low round draft pick to a top prospect but he mashes, has hit for avg, walks, and was voted best defensive 1b in the midwest league. He also can stay in the OF ( most likely) left. He made the jump to AA and is continuing to mash with a minimal jump in k% (21.2 to 22.6).
Obviously he has some flaws but he just hits, and hits with homerun power.
exactly
people are skeptical of guys who have this sort of meteoric rise, whose entire value lies in their bat. I really like his bat, which is why I am somewhat high on Sands, but others haven’t bought into the kool aid yet, which is why he isn’t as highly touted as some other prospects
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whose entire value lies in their bat.
I know he doesn’t play a premium up the middle position and he’s relegated to the wrong end of the defensve spectrum, but he plays those positions well.
but he plays those positions well.
Really? Everything I’ve read put him as a below-average corner OF, and an average at best 1B. I’m not saying I disagree, that’s just not what I’ve read so far.
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he was voted to be the best defensive 1b in the midwest league by BA (if you have the subscription)
as for the outfield, reports will come out at the end of the season. detailed responses from announcers and beat writers of his minor league teams who seem him every day all say he plays a good LF with a good arm.
http://www.truebluela.com/2010/7/1/1547585/great-lake-loons-update-with-hugh
http://www.truebluela.com/2010/8/16/1623852/chattanooga-lookouts-prospect-q-a
Is that really a great accomplishment though?
I mean, it’s nice that he was voted the best defender at 1B, but it’s still the least valuable defensive position and it’s still Low A ball. I haven’t read the MWL writeup yet, so I’m not sure how glowing the reports on Sands but I’m not sure how great any of his competition would be for that honor.
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right
It’s certainly better than being panned, but I’d be wary of letting him get TOO much mileage on that one distinction. Being one of the best (or maybe the best) defenders at a position in a league might mean you can be a true plus defender in the majors . . .or it might mean you’re just average.
Danny Duffy
7.0 IP 4 H 3 R 1 ER 3 BB 5 SO
Not too shabby
by Arlo Brunsberg's Swing on Aug 18, 2010 10:20 PM EDT reply actions
He has been overshadowed by Monty/Lamb/Dwyer
Duffy has had a great year. The Royals are really lucky he came to his senses and decided to keep playing baseball.
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It's very out of character
for the Yankees to promote 17 year-old prospects from rookie ball in their first season. I wonder what prompted them to do this.
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Kevin Mulvey
6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 9 K, 2 BB, 6-1 GO:FO
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 18, 2010 10:37 PM EDT reply actions
OUCH!
Ethan Martin:
1/3 inning, 3H, 4BB 6ER
2010 has been pretty much a mess.
probably just throw this year in the shitter for him.
if anything, this shows him what failure is like. hopefully he can bounce back from it. He still has a special arm.
martin
Was decent enough in April/May, but has fallen apart since. Basically the total opposite of what you’d want to see in somebody who had so much to learn about pitching in the first place . . .you’d think the really awful stuff would come at the beginning.
He just seems so very, very raw. Wonder what he would look like right now had he gone as a 3B as originally anticipated.
Jaff Decker
Grand slam in his first AB of the night. That’s his 8th HR in August and his 5th in his last 6th game. Coming around nicely, I’d say.
Ryan Berry
3 IP 3 H 0 R 2 BB 7 K’s in relief
Has been dominant since the O’s have moved him to the bullpen to limit his innings.
Jesus Montero
2/4, HR, BB, K
The Thunder continues.
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by Jgaztambide on Aug 19, 2010 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
one of the best youtube videos everr
when i first discovered it, i literally had 99% of this thing memorized
Adoptive parent of Kyle Nicholson
Brett "The hitman" Jackson
1/1 with a SB in a pinch hit appearance
-1 and only member of the Nick Weglarz fan club!
Matzek
really hasn’t done much to earn a spot in my top 25 this year… ah well.
2.2 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 3 K
Agreed
The Velo isn’t too big of a concern….yet. Command however, big problem. I’m with Gore, I can’t see him being a top 25 guy for me at this juncture. For the record, I did have him in the late teens at the start of the year.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day."
-Frank Sinatra
yea
Still has ALOT of time to develop and love the ceiling, he has moved out of my top25 as well—though not down in Dewey territory!
I meant I'm with Dave..not Gore
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day."
-Frank Sinatra
Damn
32 errors!!! Pardon me for not knowing, but wasn’t he considered a very good defensive player?
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day."
-Frank Sinatra
yeah
all young SS’s do this though… i’m not too worried unless we get new scouting reports saying he isn’t good
KG said today the reports on his defense have been "stellar"
and noted the line he’s putting up is actually “impressive” for a 17 yo in the NWL.
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Starling Marte
3-5, 2B … he’s been just dandy since i’ve been checking up on him every night for this past healthy stint
Julio Teheran
5.2IP, 3H, 4R(all earned), 5BB, 4K
other guys
Hicks: 1-5, 2 BB, 1 SO
Last 10: .342-.444-.526, 7 BB, 7 SO, 4-0 SB
Franklin: 0-4, 1 BB, 2 SO
Last 10: .182-.250-.205, 4 BB, 18 SO (44 AB), 3-1 SB
Lawrie: 2-5, 1 BB, 2 SO
Last 10: .385-.415-.590, 1 BB, 6 SO, 0-2 SB
Carlos Perez: 1-4, 1 2B
Last 10: .308-.372-.564, 4 BB, 9 SO
Zach Von Rosenberg (ZVR)
Another very solid start….thats 5 in a row….
5ip, 4h, 1r, 1er, 1hr, 1bb, 6k
i am liking him
Trey McNutt
keeps on rolling….
6ip, 1h, 0r, 0er, 0hr, 0bb, 6k
Some other guys worth noting
Yonder Alonso 1-4, HR, RBI
Scott Barnes 6IP, 2ER, 4H, 2BB, 5K
Jaff Decker 1-2, HR, 4RBI, BB
Matt Dominguez 2-5, 2B, 2RBI
Dee Gordon 2-5, BB
Randal Grichuck 2-3
Greg Halman 1-3, HR, RBI
Rich Harden 6IP, 0ER, 3H, 3BB, 10K
Eric Hosmer 2-4, 2B
Brad Lincoln 7IP, 1ER, 6H, 1BB, 6K
Kyle Lobstein 7IP, 0ER, 4H, 7K
Chris Marrero 4-5, HR, 4RBI
Starling Marte 3-5, 2B, 2RBI
J D Martinez 3-5, RBI
Cameron Maybin 2-5, 2RBI
Jesus Montero 2-4, HR, RBI, BB
Mike Moustakas 2-5, HR, 2RBI
Ivan Nova 6.2IP, 1ER, 5H, 4BB, 7K
Chad Reineke 7IP, 2ER, 3H, 1BB, 5K
Aneury Rodriguez 6.1IP, 1ER, 4H, 8K
Billy Rowell 3-3, HR, 2RBI
Ryan Rowland Smith 7IP, 2ER, 5H, 1BB, 8K
Jonathan Singleton 2-4
Mike Trout 2-4
Adam Warren
7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 15 K for Trenton… got to be the line of the night! 22 yr old has plus velocity, good command (44/12 K/BB in 38.1 INN) and gets some grounders (1.43 GO/AO). Maybe he can be a bullpen piece.
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