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Eric Arce
2 for 4, homer (11), rbi (31), 2 bb, k
has been crushing GCL pitching.
Dalton Pompey
3 for 6, double (6), triple (1), rbi (12)
Sean Gilmartin - Braves 1st rd pk
2IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 1K
what league is he in?
I like him a bit, and you know he will devlop into something useful in the Braves system
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Twins top 11 ~ Gibson, Sano, Hendriks, Hicks, Arcia, Salcedo, Benson, Michael, Kepler, Rosario, Gutierrez ~
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Aug 6, 2011 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
GCL for the first couple starts
Then he’s supposed to move to the SAL.
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Yordano
4 ip, 2 h, 0 r, 0 bb, 5 k
on pitch count of 50.
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where does he rank in Royal's system?
behind only Starling, Cuthbert, Myers, Montgomery and Arguelles? surpsases Dwyer, Lamb for me….Gio, Mouse graduates
Also Derreck, where does Sierra JR rank in you’re eyes? thanks
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by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Aug 6, 2011 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
he hasn't surpassed those two for me
he’s also probably behind Sal Perez, Odorizzi, and maybe Jason Adam. so, i think the 9-12 range. he’s certainly made strides this year though.
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ohh yeah definately behind Odorizzi, and probably Adam.
ok, thanks, I guess I’m a little too high on the youngster In regards to Lamb I am only cautisiously awaiting his return from tough injury. So for now i down grade him a bit
But eventually Lamb should return to being a top arm in the system. Dwyer though on the other hand has fallen a bit for me.
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Twins top 11 ~ Gibson, Sano, Hendriks, Hicks, Arcia, Salcedo, Benson, Michael, Kepler, Rosario, Gutierrez ~
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Aug 7, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
already.....hammer'n Joe Benson
2-2 , HR
more AB’s pending…
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by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Aug 6, 2011 8:15 PM EDT reply actions
finished 3-4, HR
other two hits were singles 0 SB, 0 BB, 0 K’s
which is rare, he normally does one of those things…
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by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Aug 7, 2011 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Nathan Eovaldi
10 pitches thru one inning. Weak groundout, and struck out Justin Upton and Kelly Johnson on beautifully placed 96 mph fastballs.
I had no idea he was recalled
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hes throwing gas
Is it a permante move or a spot start?
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Hopefully permanent to replace RDLR
but that hasn’t been determined yet, of course.
by High and Inside on Aug 6, 2011 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
just gave up a 2 run single to Joe Saunders ahaha
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Thru 5 Innings
4 hits allowed, 7 K’s, 2 BB’s, 2 ER
Solid ML debut thus far.
And that will actually end his night.
Leaves game with a 4-2 lead.
Starling
Marte with a HR after one last night.
1-3 so far.
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Pirates.. Well one
Pirates.. Well oneZach Von Rosenberg, 5IP, 3H, ER, BB, 6K
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by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Aug 6, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Np
dude. Loving me some Starling. Hoping he can keep up this streak the rest of the year, with the added power, and draw a few walks.. really turn some heads.
Amazing thing is he broke his hamate bone about 15 months ago, so his power is probably just returning.
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by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Aug 6, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
i can’t believe he’s only 18, and will be for the rest of the season.
for christ sakes this kid could make the majors this year.
Harper...
For being the most hyped prospect to come along in a very long while, Harper is rarely mentioned in the every day threads. At least not nearly as much as I thought he would be going into the season.
ive thought the same thing...
i go through these threads most nights and most nights i still have to look his box score up
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by billybeingbilly on Aug 7, 2011 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm okay with that...
Just let the kid play, and when he does something spectacular, give him some credit…but I don’t need to know how he does every night…
why not
seeing the ups and downs and daily results of players is how you really learn about their tendencies/skill. just noting their highlights isn’t all that useful
My point was...
I don’t necessarily need to see it HERE…if others do, that’s fine with me, but I can use other sources for daily/weekly/monthly stats…
My take...
was that everybody knows his abilities, so nobody really posts updates on him. We all just expect him to hit .300+ with power and blow through the minors. I think his struggles transitioning into AA were more interesting to follow than him figuring it out and now producing.
by High and Inside on Aug 7, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe because he doesn't "need" the hype?
I think everyone here agrees he’s damn good.
for christ sakes this kid could make the majors this year.
and strike out in 50% of his at bats. the kid is good, no question. but he needs work on his hit tool. the sheer tools are there, but he needs some time to put them together. he’ll be up next year, most likely, and hitting his stride when he’s 20.
by apoxonbothyourhouses on Aug 7, 2011 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
He needs to work on his hit tool?
He’s got a 17.1% K rate in AA as an 18 year old
Bryce Harper & his 'hit tool'
Am with you – this train of thought inexplicably refuses to die for some reason.
yeah, it's weird
Bryce Harper is an aggressive hitter, but somewhere along the way that got mixed up with notions of him being a “bad” hitter.
He’s going to strike out his fair share, especially when he first gets up to the highest level, but all this guy does is make adjustments, and he’s likely to get even better at that with more experience.
I love a patient approach as much as the next guy
but good things happen when he swings the bat.
Disappointing year so far, but he’d still have value as a Chris Iannetta type.
Aaron "Dirty" Sanchez
4 ip, 3 hits, 4 er, 3 walks, 4 k’s, 1 hr allowed
big breakout candidate for next year
him and Syndergaard are great. the Jays are just up all around. bout to bury the Rays in 4th
Keyvius Sampson
5IP 4H 1R 0ER 3BB 6K
Probably done due to a rain delay.
Been struggling with walks recently.
Not really
Yes, in his past two starts he’s walked 8 in 9.1 innings. But his 4 starts before that he walked 6 in 21 innings. Also consider that he’s thrown more than twice as many innings this year as he has in any previous season, and there’s room for forgiveness here.
It's nitpicking
he can, on occasion, struggle with walks. It doesn’t seem to be a big deal.
by walnut falcons on Aug 6, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Brett Lawrie seems to hit the ball hard every time he make contact
Hes awesome
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JD Martinez jacked that HR
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Hunter Pence who?
MMP is gonna be the house that JD Martinez built.
by John Black on Aug 6, 2011 9:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The more I see of him
The more convinced I get that he is going to hit for power. He has a prototypical power hitter’s build, great bat speed, and he has made adjustments to his swing.
He’s also a bit better of an athlete than I expected.
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He was really hitting for power in July
7 HR. Also a 13.4 BB% and a 11.6 K%.
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 7, 2011 5:47 AM EDT up reply actions
For some reason Jason Bay keeps coming to mind
It’s probably just their career path and general profile which makes me think that. I’m not ready to say Martinez is going to have that much pop in his bat, but on the flip side, I also don’t think he will strike out as much as Bay. His skillset could give him a more consistent career than Bay, but also lower peaks. (Bay hit over 30 homers four times in his career, and while I’m getting more sold on Martinez’s power, he still doesn’t have 30+ potential.)
Just kind of thinking out loud here.
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?
he still doesn’t have 30+ potential
The problem here is that, at the beginning of the season, people thought that Martinez didn’t have 10-15 HR potential. Now those same people think that he has 20 HR potential. Perhaps Martinez has 30 HR and we’re all just dumb.
by apoxonbothyourhouses on Aug 7, 2011 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe...
But his career best ISO is still .250 in his first season in the minors, and .209 for his career. That makes me think he tops out around 25 annually unless he’s made an even bigger adjustment than I think.
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25 would be great
i think it is possible, but wouldn’t count on it (not that you are counting on it either). people forget how good a high average 25 HR hitter is offensively, especially in the post-steroid era.
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 7, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I was meaning to imply
That seems like his realistic ceiling right now.
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I'll take
a .300 hitter with 15-20 homers who doesn’t strike out much. Looks to be at least an average defender as well. He’s exactly the sort of player HOU needs, and anything that pushes Lee to 1B full-time is a clear boon.
by blackoutyears on Aug 7, 2011 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly. No Lee in LF is an instant upgrade
"This is a simple game, you throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the the ball, you got it?!"
sounds like Luis Gonzalez pre...well, pre whatever the hell he was on
by apoxonbothyourhouses on Aug 7, 2011 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Woah
I don’t see him getting anywhere too close to Luis Gonzalez’s peak…where he was a 25 HR .320/.400/.550 type, and that excludes completely his 57 HR 1.117 OPS season.
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 7, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I haven't seen
an easy comp for Martinez. I do think the power may be the difference maker between being a Bay-type impact player or a David Murphy/Matt Joyce-type solid regular. And I don’t know if I’d call his build a prototypical power hitter’s build — guys more like Thome, Dunn, Pujols, Stanton and Howard come to mind — but he is well-proportioned and strong for his height, sort of like a RHH Votto.
by blackoutyears on Aug 7, 2011 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
I could see a lesser of version Luis Gonzalez, but he was pretty great in his peak.
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 7, 2011 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
I guess I should have clarified, “prototypical power hitting corner outfielder’s” body. Obviously he doesn’t have the bulk of a 1B/DH type. He is thinner, but still a big and tall kid, and will probably fill out some over the next few years.
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He'd definitely built
I was impressed to see it actually. I had no idea what to expect.
by blackoutyears on Aug 8, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
James Paxton
is doing great so far.
5 IP, 1 H, 0R, 2 BB, 7 K,
except still effectively wild: 37 strikes/37 balls
It's amazing how he's managed to get by with such command issues.
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by Marinerfanjake on Aug 6, 2011 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Final line
6.2IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 10K
Lowers his ERA to 1.97 in AA. Guy seems like he could be ready for the M’s rotation some time in 2012, but I worry that he’ll get exploited by superior hitters.
The ball-strike numbers are baffling
I have the same worries, but then he’s clearly great at missing bats. His progress is going to be real interesting to watch.
Barring injury, that 2013 Mariners rotation with Felix, Pineda, Hultzen, Paxton and whoever is going to be real fun to watch, even if Hultzen and Paxton get roughed up a bit.
by dnc on Aug 6, 2011 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
The "whoever is going to be real fun to watch"
should include Pineda and Beavan.
It does include Pineda
Beavan is going to have plenty of competition for that last spot.
I'm impressed
considering the layoff this guy had, he’s already dominated low-A, and now at an age appropriate league he’s continuing to dominate.
randall delgado AAA debut
A success. 6 innings. 0 runs. 9 Ks. Sweet.
it had a LONG way to go from the beginning of the year.
by apoxonbothyourhouses on Aug 7, 2011 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, he was awful earlier this year
For whatever reason I was never that worried about him though, and he seems to be adjusting now.
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Rangers Miguel De Los Santos always a tease. He was very good for Myrtle Beach tonight.
7 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 2 BB | 10 SO
He walked the 1st 2 batters of the game, then retired 21 straight. All 10 SO were swinging. The radio guy had him with 18 swinging strikes. Over 240 IP in the minors he has a career 14.2 K/9, unfortunately he also has a career 5.2 BB/9. If he ever harnesses it, he’s supposed to have an insane CH. Even when he struggled in AA this year, he was getting 12.2 K/9.
Jake Thompson
6IP 4H 1R 4BB 4K
No matter how much they are hyped, my teams always find a way to disappoint.
Alex Wimmers
4IP 2H 0ER 1BB 6K
Over his last three appearances, he’s put up 12IP 11H 6ER 2BB 13K. It certainly looks like he’s working out the control issues. Any word on how his stuff is showing?
he's been a little bit hittable
but yeah the Walks have definately dissapeared ….
even before those 12 innings…… in his first few innings back he wasn’t walking anyone.
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by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Aug 7, 2011 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Jed Lowrie final rehab game
3 doubles. Looks like shoulder is A-OK. Time for Bawston!
by John Black on Aug 6, 2011 9:54 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Zach Stewart for the ChiSox
6.1 inn, 8 hits, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K’s
Not bad at all
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Ticked I missed it
It was actually on WGN tonight. Still haven’t seen him this year.
by blackoutyears on Aug 6, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I think
we’re the last two Zach Stewart fans left.
by blackoutyears on Aug 7, 2011 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm a fan!
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by Marinerfanjake on Aug 7, 2011 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Stupid auto-format. Stewart was #55 on my preseason list
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You and I
always seem to be on the same page with guys like this. And Jeff is one of the few people I’ve seen keeping the faith all year, and I trust his scouting from ST.
by blackoutyears on Aug 7, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Tyler Skaggs
3IP, 3H, 1R, 2BB, 6K done for the night.
I survived the 2004 & 2010 seasons.
Goldschmidt is AWESOME
Tyler Bortnick
4-4 2 2B BB
The guy is 24 in A+ ball so he is somewhat old, but since being drafted, he has hit with a great OBP every where he has gone. He also has 35 for 37 in stolen base attempts. For whatever reason the Rays won’t promote him.
No matter how much they are hyped, my teams always find a way to disappoint.
ive been wondering this for awhile too
But noticed tonight that Cole figuoroa has been playing really well over the last few months so they probably want to see if he can develop at 2B. The rays are suddenly stacked with middle infielders. Only Lee is a top guy but a ton of depth
by Dbullsfan on Aug 7, 2011 12:51 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Chris Archer
5IP 3H 3R 1ER 3BB 6K 1HR
No matter how much they are hyped, my teams always find a way to disappoint.
how is the changeup looking?
Any progress with it?
by John Black on Aug 6, 2011 10:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I haven't seen him, but I have read from some guys who have.
The fastball and slider are both plus, but the change is really only a show me pitch at this point. Honestly, I’m not sure if it needs to be much more if he could get some type of command.
if you had to say which guy makes a big league rotation
Out of Riefenhauser or Archer?. I just have a feeling Archer is going to be a bullpen guy.
by Dbullsfan on Aug 7, 2011 1:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Archer.
R—- is nice and all, but I’m not sure how much more he will progress. He could turn into a left handed Cobb, or he could get hammered in AA.
Good day for Orioles pitchers
Brian Matusz in AAA: 7 IP, 1 ER, 7 K, 2 BB
Chris Tillman vs. TOR: 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, 1 BB
Both need to show a whole lot more before I buy into any sort of comeback, but a nice night nonetheless.
Anyone else still believe?
my concern for Matusz has been veloctiy
If that’s back to normal, then I’m happy.
by John Black on Aug 6, 2011 10:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
not much faith for Tillman
I think he’s a dummy. Good stuff, no idea how to use it.
by John Black on Aug 6, 2011 10:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Still believe in Matusz?
Seems really premature not to.
by blackoutyears on Aug 6, 2011 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, just asking the hard-hitting questions
I know a couple people who were high on him coming into the year who have lost faith in him.
The hard-hitting questions
I like it. Minor League Ball’s answer to Jake Tapper.
by blackoutyears on Aug 7, 2011 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Blake Beaven has really impressed me tonight
Even though the Angels cant hit, he controls his ball really well. He should have a job somewhere for a long time if he keeps throwing strikes
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Its an uphill battle, I know but
Aybar can hit, Kendrick can hit, Toi Hunter can hit, Maicer Izturis can hit, mark Trumbo can hit, Bobby Abreu can hit, Vernon Wells can hit, Peter Bourjos can sorta hit, Ill give you Jeff Mathis but there are some good hitters on the Angels.
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by casejud on Aug 7, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
this just happened down in spokane
Nicholas Baligod walks.
Roan Salas triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Guillermo Pimentel. Nicholas Baligod scores.
Kevin Patterson walks.
Chris Schaeffer walks. Kevin Patterson to 2nd.
Matt Newman flies into a triple play, center fielder Ruben Sierra to catcher Jorge Alfaro to second baseman Edwin Garcia. Roan Salas out at home. Chris Schaeffer out at 2nd.
>mfw
Simon Castro
7IP 4H 1R 0ER 4K
Definitely been pitching much better of late
His last three starts now
23 IP, 23 Ks, 1 BB, 5 ER
that K/BB rate is pretty damn good haha
by gobruins12345 on Aug 6, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
He has some of the best peripherals
Of anyone in the texas league, including swinging strikes. is he just a two pitch guy though?
by pickapeppa on Aug 6, 2011 11:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I believe he may have a show me changeup
I’m wondering if he is successful due to his stuff or funky/deceptive delivery.
by John Black on Aug 6, 2011 11:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
When he was pitching bad...
People said that his funky delivery isn’t actually that deceptive. So now that he’s pitching well does that mean that maybe he’s actually good? Or are people just gonna take a shot at his delivery again
by gobruins12345 on Aug 6, 2011 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
he has a changeup
It’s actually not too bad as long as his mechanics are in sync.
What I’m more interested in with him is his velocity. When I saw him a few starts ago, he was down to 89-91 mph, touching 93 mph once, which as you know is down a bit from where he was at last year. His slider is still impressive, though.
Tucson did not seem to agree with him at all, but I’d need to go back and look at those games to see if his delivery was out of whack or if his command just disappeared.
BABIP
Something I don’t think I’ve seen anyone mention about Castro’s year has been his unsustainably high BABIPs. In Tuscon it was .372 and in San Antonio so far it’s .363.
Looking at K% and BB% splits, he’s pitched just about as well on the road in the Texas League, away from the friendly confines of his home park.
So my question is, are people down on him because of his Tuscon starts and it was a snowball effect, effectively overshadowing what he’s done in AA? Or are the scouting reports really that bad? A decrease in fastball velocity is no good, obviously. He has very good numbers in AA, though.
BABIP is much trickier in the minors
The whole idea that pitchers only have a marginal amount of control over it is based on results at the MLB level. The problem is that guys who truly are bad BABIP pitchers (put one of us out there and I guarantee major leaguers are going to be posting .500+ BABIPs) either don’t make it to the bigs or they don’t hang around to long. On the other hand, minor league defense isn’t nearly as good as it is in the majors (and the field conditions don’t help) so maybe that explains much of the BABIP. Its not something you can say too much about without seeing the guy pitch. It could just be that Castro is leaving fastballs over the middle of the plate and that’s the reason his BABIP is so high.
Read an article recently on the BABIP performance of position players who took the mound in blowouts...
and the most startling statistic was that the BABIP allowed was nearly identical to that of regular pitchers over the same period.
Was it Jeff Sullivan on the SB Nation front page? I don’t remember.
Anyway, it certainly leads one to question how much a pitcher’s skill can affect BABIP.
interesting
Not totally applicable in this case because those players are still throwing pitches in front of a major league caliber defense, but it does provide for an interesting thread of research.
I think my first impression that I got from that statistic is that it really shows how much of an emphasis is placed on defensive ability by major league teams. Even in AAA, you have a lot of players who have below-average-to-Jesus-Montero level capabilities on defense, and a lot of guys who have no business getting ABs against major league pitchers actually do simply because they can pick it. Watching some of the Sally/Midwest League games on MiLB.tv, it’s not exactly hard to understand why many players at those levels tend to pitch for the strikeout, often to the detriment of the development of skills they’ll need at higher levels.
While that is interesting
The sample size is almost assuredly way too small to actually have any actual significance.
Plus lets be honest here
How many of the batters coming up in those situations are treating it like a normal AB and how many are just looking for anything to yank out of the yard?
It was over 200 innings worth.
Easily not a definitive sample, but enough to be intriguing.
Depends I guess
I think its clearly a function of sample size and hitters swinging for the fences against BP fastballs. I’d bet everything I have on those same guys posting .350-.400 BABIPs if they were used like normal pitchers over long periods of time.
be careful with BABIP
High BABIP can simply mean bad luck, but it may also suggest a lack of skill and/or talent. At the major league level BABIP tends to be controlled within a certain range, partially because of the talent level of major league players and partially because anybody who doesn’t measure up to major league standards either isn’t there or gets sent down before their performance has a discernible effect on the overall data set. It’s much less controlled in the minors, where talent and skill levels lie along a much larger continuum and players are occasionally placed in levels beyond their capabilities.
He was terrible in Tucson, but when he first returned to San Antonio he didn’t have a whole lot of success there, either. I saw a guy who was going high effort to put the ball into the 90s with nearly non-existent command, so yeah, that’s pretty bad. He’s had a good run lately but I have not seen him since, so maybe he’s fixed something.
I’m still worried about how his command as a starter is going to hold up when he gets to AAA again. Last year he looked like a guy who was clearly going to need to spend a year if not more in AAA to realize his potential, but I don’t think anybody was expecting that kind of total collapse. I’d be tempted just to move him to the pen with an eye towards getting him to SD to start 2012.
we actually had the BABIP discussion about a week ago...
under the review of SD prospects, I think…and I’m a Castro supporter, FYI.
by supporter you mean?
Frontline arm? Mid-rotation? Back of rotation? Closer? Solid bullpen arm? Lots of different ways for a player to be successful . . .
Been hitting more lately...
Still wanna see some power before considering him a huge dissapointment
by gobruins12345 on Aug 6, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
HAWT
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by mathisrocks5 on Aug 6, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Trayvon Robinson HR of Chatwood
Left center field. Ive liked what ive seen out of Trayvon the past 2 games
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Jedd Gyorko
1/3, HR, BB
Been a rough ride in AA.
by John Black on Aug 6, 2011 11:26 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Very rough
But that’s a big jump into a pitchers park. I think he handles AA much better next season
by pickapeppa on Aug 6, 2011 11:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think he'll hit
Not sure about power, but he should hit. The LF Jose Altuve?
by blackoutyears on Aug 7, 2011 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
couple SAL guys
Trayce Th, 3-4, BB, 2B, SB
Lipka, 2-5, SB
C Perez, 5 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K 7/4 GO/FO
kipnis
2-5, with ANOTHER hr
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by mathisrocks5 on Aug 7, 2011 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I dont think hes that good
but he wil be very good
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Doesn't have Utley's defensive value
Nice bat though
by dnc on Aug 7, 2011 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Michael Taylor entered tonight's game
hitting .297/.381/.488 with 12 HRs and a 55/34 K/BB in about 300 PAs.
Went 1/2, HR, 2 BB tonight. I’m fully convinced that he’s all the way back now. Looks like we can chalk up 2010 as an injury-marred aberration.
"BA doesn't stand for Batting Average. It’s Brandon Allen, as in the percentage of a hitter’s worth compared to Brandon Allen. Ted Williams, at his best, was only 4/10th of the hitter Brandon Allen is today." - YonYonson
A's
So why didn’t those fools move DeJesus or Willingham at the deadline? Wondering if those two have already or could pass through waivers and be dealt in the next couple of weeks.
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again.
your guess is as good as mine
"BA doesn't stand for Batting Average. It’s Brandon Allen, as in the percentage of a hitter’s worth compared to Brandon Allen. Ted Williams, at his best, was only 4/10th of the hitter Brandon Allen is today." - YonYonson
he's 26 in AAA
is time becoming an issue for him?
by apoxonbothyourhouses on Aug 7, 2011 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
That (though he's actually 25) and the stats aren't that good for the PCL
I guess part of the league factor is offset by the fact that he’s in Sacramento, but I don’t see a guy who will be good enough to start for an average of better team.
Good thing
he’s in the Oakland organization.
by Arlo Brunsberg's Swing on Aug 7, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
he should be up now
but he’s hitting better than he was before his disastrous 2010. everything seems to be clicking. i think he’ll be fine. not too worried about ARL because he’s had injuries that have set him back.
"BA doesn't stand for Batting Average. It’s Brandon Allen, as in the percentage of a hitter’s worth compared to Brandon Allen. Ted Williams, at his best, was only 4/10th of the hitter Brandon Allen is today." - YonYonson
Ryan Kalish
3 for 4, and probably not long for Low-A.
Jack Marder
Behind the dish, 2-4, 2B, SB (2).
3 K’s, 0 BB’s, 1 HR in 44 Cal League AB’s playing for High Desert. The anti Rob Deer.
rangers draft pick Will Lamb
4 IP | 5 H | 2 ER | 5 BB | 5 K
Dude has struggled with command lately after being pretty solid earlier this year.
32 IP | 19 BB | 38 K | 3 HR on the year
>mfw
Miguel Sano 2-4 , BB
played SS
~David Kahn is pretty much clueless~
Twins top 11 ~ Gibson, Sano, Hendriks, Hicks, Arcia, Salcedo, Benson, Michael, Kepler, Rosario, Gutierrez ~
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Aug 7, 2011 2:08 AM EDT reply actions
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