Stubbs is in right, Jackson in center

long term SP or RP?

Any sleepers in this game? Maybe guys that aren’t especially heralded but could be surprise contributors at the big league level?

Still kinda surprised he never really became a regular, I thought he had enough as a BA/OBP guy to be a passable starter for somebody.

Interesting guy as a draft prospect a few years ago, has basically been an utter failure with the bat before this year . . .doesn’t strikeout too much, but doesn’t draw any walks at all. AAAA guy who might make a few appearances in the majors, maybe gets lucky enough to be somebody’s backup?

Knuckleballer! Has really stagnated over the last couple of years after a quick rise . . .think he could be a back of the rotation guy for somebody, though. I just don’t think anybody has enough faith to give him a chance to get established.

Knuckleballer! Has really stagnated over the last couple of years after a quick rise . . .think he lost a bit of confidence along the way and hasn’t been the same command-wise.

If somebody can get his head back on straight and give him a legitimate chance, I think he could surprise as a cheap back of the rotation filler arm. But those are very big ifs.

Doesn’t really impress . . .as you’d expect from his numbers. Decent batting eye, but doesn’t offer anything else that you couldn’t find elsewhere.

Just a guess: not his last AAA All Star game.

Awesome AAA numbers, but fringy. Tough arm angle on lefties, but lives off of off-speed stuff . . .just threw a 50 MPH curve!

Topping out in the low 80s . . .would anybody give him a real shot?

Playing in center field for the PCL All Stars . . .has looked terrible in his major league stints, but having a good year. Seems to be working more for gap power rather than home runs this year, which was a big strike against him previously and sapped his production at higher levels.

In the right situation, I think I’d like him as a guy with a passable bat who isn’t quite good enough to profile as a regular, but fills in a team’s position of greatest need . . .kind of like a lefty version of Mark DeRosa.

should be in the majors somewhere

High 80s fastball . . .command is okay, good enough to live against lefties, wouldn’t want him against major league righties. Typical possible LOOGY if he can throw strikes . . .raw stuff isn’t good enough to compensate for less.

Note that he pitched backwards to the righty Katin, going breaking ball first.

Submarine LOOGY candidate, not overpowering (note his low K/IP) but works the plate reasonably well. Interesting comparison with what we just saw out of Kroenke, whose raw stuff is better but didn’t throw as many strikes.

More of the AAAA guys now . . .which is not a good omen for Bryan LaHair now stepping to the plate, lol.

He strikes out, but I think he still could contribute for somebody in stint duty. He doesn’t offer anything really exceptional, but as a lefty power bat entering his peak years I wouldn’t mind giving him a look as a bench player.

Swing still looks a bit long, to be honest. I just don’t think he can hit enough to be an everyday player, but he does have decent tools from the left side of the plate and is capable of at least fill-in duty at almost every position . . .if he got 350 ABs playing 4 days a week, I could live with that.

Interesting story . . .the guy has played pretty much everywhere. Not much to say about him in his stint, but has major league velocity.

Jess Todd coming in now to Sweet Caroline.

Rumor has it that he is on the list of players (along with Futures Gamer Francisco Samuel) the Indians can take as the PTBNL in the Mark DeRosa trade.

He has a effort-heavy delivery and isn’t very big, I can see why he’s a reliever. Fastball is 89-91, but VERY nice slider.

Always had good to great stuff but command sucked every time he was in the majors. Should have been at least a decent major league reliever. Still has a nice arm, still lacks the command. Got hit around a bit, but he got ahead of EY Jr. and was able to put him away with a good slider to end the game.

Well folks, that’s it for the AAA All Star game . . .I may not be John, but hopefully you enjoyed my contributions.