MiLB 8/25
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 25, 2025 7:02 PM EDT
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Lots of interesting pitchers going today....
Mike Montgomery
Tyson Ross
Jeurys Familia
Graham Stoneburner
Allen Webster
Trevor Bauer
Nick Barnese
Ross Seaton vs. Sonny Gray
Will Smith
David Hale
Tim Melville
Tyler Thornburg vs. Julio Rodriguez
J.R. Bradley vs. Keyvius Sampson
Kyle Lotzkar
Wilking Rodriguez vs. Justin Nicolino
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Sampson
currently 2 IP 3 H 5 K
South Bend Bottom of the 2nd
Gerson Montilla strikes out swinging.
Roberto Ortiz strikes out swinging.
Ramon Castillo strikes out swinging.
by pickapeppa on Aug 25, 2025 7:13 PM EDT reply actions
I can't believe he K'd all those big name future MLB all-stars!!
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 25, 2025 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Everybody does
That doesn’t mean you have to mention each victim by name.
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 25, 2025 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Well I try to avoid
certain parties, for both my own benefit and the benefit of those certain party goers.
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 26, 2025 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
ha
no, i am just not the best bored guest.
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 26, 2025 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Right.
I’ll make sure to have the computer in the guest room fired up for you. BYOB though.
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Really?
I copy-pasted from MLB Gameday. You are a dick.
by pickapeppa on Aug 26, 2025 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions
someone's tempermental
can’t take a joke?
by apoxonbothyourhouses on Aug 26, 2025 6:32 AM EDT up reply actions
if it were actually a joke, but some people don't take it that way.
These snippy, needless comments happen way too often here. Then it spawns 9 additional comments (including this one) and takes away from the thread.
by Looney4baseball on Aug 26, 2025 7:32 AM EDT up reply actions
you had to type that?
seriously? what are you, 12?
by apoxonbothyourhouses on Aug 27, 2025 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Also in that game
Kevin Quackenbush struck out the side (I’ll allow you to find the names of said hitters yourselves) as he picked up his 8th save since promotion to Ft. Wayne.
In 14.1 MWL innings, he now has 26 strikeouts.
In 35 overall professional innings, he’s whiffed 59 batters, while putting 29 runners on base. He has allowed one earned run.
by realitypolice on Aug 25, 2025 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
The important thing is that you said the name "Quackenbush".
Any names mentioned after that would seem inconsequential.
by PissedMick on Aug 26, 2025 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
Someone by that name comes up a lot in my work meetings. Imagine how much harder that makes my job.
Eagerly waiting to hear the Cox to Wong to Pujols double play call.
by siddfynch on Aug 26, 2025 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
It's pretty great isn't it?
So is striking out 50% of the hitters who come to the plate, his current rate in the Midwest League.
by realitypolice on Aug 26, 2025 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Well I'll be a duck in a juniper
That’s a hell of a year he’s had so far.
by PissedMick on Aug 26, 2025 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
AZL Padres
Hedges: 1-2 1 HR 1 BB 1 SB, and threw his first runner out to boot
Daal: 0-0 1 BB, in replacement of Hedges. 17 years old!
Rincon: 1-2 1 SO
Alcantara: 1-5
by pickapeppa on Aug 25, 2025 7:17 PM EDT reply actions
of note
Burch Smith made his pro debut in the game as well, working one rehab inning. He may get up to Eugene for help in the last week, or they may just keep him out on the desert. Unlikely either of the HS arms will get game action.
by realitypolice on Aug 25, 2025 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
just found out Hedges is my boss' son
how common is that last name? I should have known
go long with extenze...i do
by angelsownredsux on Aug 25, 2025 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Thomas Shirley
He was drafted by the Astros last year, and has missed a lot of both seasons with injury, but to this point in his pro career he has 0 ER. 28 IP, 0.00 ERA and 41 Ks. I know it’s a small sample size, but it’s still pretty impressive. He’s going to night for Low-A Lexington, should be interesting to see if he can keep his scoreless streak going. He has a scoreless frame with 2 BB and 2 K so far.
by kyuss94 on Aug 25, 2025 7:37 PM EDT reply actions
yeaaah...
He couldn’t. Fell apart in the second frame.
by kyuss94 on Aug 25, 2025 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...
He’s got 3 career ER now (through 2 innings)
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 25, 2025 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
The funny thing is
He’s only allowed 1 hit so far. Just a lot of walks.
by kyuss94 on Aug 25, 2025 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Allen Webster needs to learn some self-defense techniques
Kid Carl has been getting raped repeatedly lately.
by John Black on Aug 25, 2025 7:53 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
5 IP 7 H 3 R 3 BB 4 K
8 GO to 0 FO
in his last 53 IP he has a GB to FB of 2.00…. and a K/9 of 8.5…. In AA… so one would think he is dominating…
yet he has given up 75 Hits in those 53 Innings Pitched…
Bad luck, Hittable, or Bad Minor league Infield defense?
by matthewmafa on Aug 25, 2025 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
A little bad luck, a little hittable...
Glad to see his K/9 rate increase - he was about 5.5 for his first half of AA time - but even though his ERA is overblown at 5.29, his FIP is merely 4.09. Just a half-season at AA, so maybe not much to worry about. His increase of his BB/9 rate (around 3.5 since 2010), combined with the hittability, is what worries me - too many baserunners.
by dbreer23 on Aug 26, 2025 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Bauer going against a lineup that includes
Vincent Catricala
Nick Franklin
Francisco Martinez
Chih-Hsien Chiang
by Punkhazard on Aug 25, 2025 8:08 PM EDT reply actions
Quite a pitching duel between Tyler Thornburg and Julio Rodriguez
Thornburg: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 8 K, 1 BB
Rodriguez: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 7 K, 1 BB
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 25, 2025 8:24 PM EDT reply actions
That's his final line.
He better make the BA Hot Sheet this week: 14 IP, 8 H (1 double, 7 singles), 0 R, 17 K, 1 BB.
In his last 8 starts: 49 IP, 60 K, 10 BB, 1.84 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 2 HR allowed.
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 25, 2025 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
In today's start
All 8 K’s were swinging if people care about stuff like that. I’d need to know if they were K’s in the strike zone for me to really care. But still pretty good.
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 25, 2025 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
well, that is one fewer question
i can ask in the chat!
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 26, 2025 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Thornburg: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 10 K, 1 BB
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 25, 2025 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
That's his final line as well
What a game.
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 25, 2025 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
He'd have a good case
To make BA’s Hot Sheet as well, with nearly as impressive numbers as Rodriguez.
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 25, 2025 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Cody Buckel
5 IP | 8 H | 3 ER | 1 BB | 8 K
77 pitches, 57 strikes (74.0%), 13 swinging strikes (16.9%)
>mfw
by MonkeyEpoxy on Aug 25, 2025 8:35 PM EDT reply actions
Eddie Rosario
Games still in 3rd inning.
He’s 2-2, 1 HR, 3 rbi, walk.
Hit his league leading 19th Homer. He’s straight up beasting
by hotshotschamp on Aug 25, 2025 8:37 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
latest video i've found of him....mechanics look a tad inconsistent.
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Aug 25, 2025 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPa38VoVv60
Liriano, Mijares, Angel Morales, & Anthony Swarzak for Josh Johnson and Brad Hand
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Aug 25, 2025 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
and 1 more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2vvLp9FqJM&feature=related
Liriano, Mijares, Angel Morales, & Anthony Swarzak for Josh Johnson and Brad Hand
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Aug 25, 2025 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe so
But not every great hitter is mechanically amazing.
by hotshotschamp on Aug 25, 2025 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Bat Speed
Did you see that bat speed on the first swing? Wowza.
by jjoyen on Aug 25, 2025 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I just watched it and was going to post that jjoyen
crazy bat speed, even on his hit at the end.
He gets around QUICK
by hotshotschamp on Aug 25, 2025 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Joey Bats
That almost looks like Jose Bautista Bat speed, except Joey Bats does it on every swing.
by jjoyen on Aug 25, 2025 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Shows a great eye in the 2nd video
Liriano, Mijares, Angel Morales, & Anthony Swarzak for Josh Johnson and Brad Hand
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Aug 25, 2025 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
5 K's through 3 for Bauer
with one walk. Same old, same old.
by CaptainCanuck on Aug 25, 2025 8:55 PM EDT reply actions
4 of the Ks were swinging
Pitch count in the 50s already though
by bbtng on Aug 25, 2025 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
7 Ks after 5
6 of them swinging… must be real tough catching Bauer. He threw 3 wild pitches and also hit a batter in the 4th but escaped the jam.
Probaby done for the day for a final line of
5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 7/1 K/BB
86 pitches, 49 strikes
by bbtng on Aug 25, 2025 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
5IP 7H 2ER 1BB 4K 7-2 GO-FO
bit unlucky as 6 of the hits were ground balls
by The_Bunk on Aug 25, 2025 8:55 PM EDT reply actions
Brian Dozier 2-4 , HR
Liriano, Mijares, Angel Morales, & Anthony Swarzak for Josh Johnson and Brad Hand
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Aug 25, 2025 9:09 PM EDT reply actions
J.J. Hoover
1 IP, 3 K, 0 BB, 0 H, 0 R. Pretty much an every night occurrence for Hoover now. In his last 7 IP (bullpen innings): 16 K, 1 BB, 1 H, 0 R. I’d say he’s doing ok.
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 25, 2025 9:27 PM EDT reply actions
Paul goldschmidt
Just hit one onto the concourse off Tyler Clippard. 2-3 with a HR so far.
by noelman31 on Aug 25, 2025 9:34 PM EDT reply actions
Just saw the highlight
He crushed it. What a terrible pitch. Straight down the middle just above the belt.
by blackoutyears on Aug 25, 2025 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
It bounced onto the concourse
Didn’t get there on the fly - hard, clean bounce off the aisle and kept going. Nice HR for sure but seems worth getting the details right.
by FI2 on Aug 25, 2025 11:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
still crushed tho`
off a 82 MPH straight change right down the middle tho….
Bat speed didnt come into play lol
by matthewmafa on Aug 26, 2025 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Could you believe that?
I’ve really liked what I’ve seen from Clippard the last couple of years but that was a Home Run Derby pitch. lol
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Finished 3-4, BB, 3 RBI
Now .262/.314/.523 in 70 PAs at the MLB level as of this morning.
Paul Goldschmidt’s first start since Monday however in the ‘timeshare in the desert’ as Lyle Overbay continues to abide..
by Matt0330 on Aug 26, 2025 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, they're in contention,
so it’s to be expected that Goldschmdit will give way to Overbay, just as Ryan Roberts will probably be shuffled around the INF in deference to Hill and McDonald. I think adding some vets to the mix makes sense under the circumstances, but it’s not going to help Goldy get into a groove. That strikeout rate is pretty obnoxious, and he’ll need more games like yesterday to convince Gibby that he’s not a hole in the lineup more nights than not.
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
And I have to say,
it’s amusing that all the Goldy fans come on to laud this game while remaining curiously silent while he was 0 for 14 with six strikeouts and no walks before that. lol
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Clarification
I didn’t indicate that Arizona was correct/incorrect for operating with a platoon at 1b but merely intimated that Goldschmidt isn’t an everyday starter at this point due to the presence of Overbay.
by Matt0330 on Aug 26, 2025 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Right
I’m extrapolating from the fact that Overbay’s presence is eating into Goldy’s PT, and proposing some possible implications. Synergy! lol
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Not only is the strikeout rate obnoxious
The swinging strike rate on 4 seamers continues to climb into just insane territory. Now sitting at a cool 20% on the 90 he’s seen so far in the majors. Even guys with massive strikeout rates in the majors don’t swing and miss at 4 seamers nearly this much.
by nixa37 on Aug 26, 2025 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Nick Tropeano
4 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 7 K, 0 ER (1 R)
He’s been killer. I think he can probably jump right to AA next year, better there than Slugcaster imo.
by kyuss94 on Aug 25, 2025 9:36 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah
Some people seemed to really like that pick, and he is doing quite well. I’d think he has a chance to be a top 20 Astros prospect by the end of the year if he can keep it up. I’d have him roughly in the top 25 or so right now.
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 25, 2025 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Love to see him get hot
7-11 in last 3 games, with 2 HR, a double, 2 BB, 1 K.
by auclairkeithbc on Aug 25, 2025 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Bauer probably done for the day now
Solid outing, though he had some lapses in command.
5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K’s
by CaptainCanuck on Aug 25, 2025 9:41 PM EDT reply actions
Liriano
1-4 2B, SB, 60th steal on the year.
by BryceHarper on Aug 25, 2025 9:45 PM EDT reply actions
Jesus Montero
Got a little jealous of Russell Martin’s 2-HR game, so he went out and had one of his own… for the 2nd time in 3 days.. impressive.
by Rduffiedc on Aug 25, 2025 9:50 PM EDT reply actions
there is still time
For all you non-believers to repent.
by St.Steve on Aug 25, 2025 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
what don't we believe in?
Same deal as always with him. He’s going to hit, sure. But he still needs a position to play.
by mrkupe on Aug 25, 2025 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm guessing St.Steve
is referring to the people who were questioning Montero’s bat early in the season. There were more than a few doing that here.
http://bullpenbanter.com
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by gatling on Aug 26, 2025 2:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Here and a lot of other places
We wouldn’t have seen so many “he’s bored” defenses if he weren’t under-achieving. I don’t blame the doubters. Most of his value is in his bat, so unless he’s laying waste to all manner of pitching there’s legitimate cause for concern.
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions
right on gatling
Lotta people flamed him, and the people that ranked him top5 overall last year after the first half too…I know he is bat only, but it is elite in every way.
by St.Steve on Aug 26, 2025 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
It's very well known that he carries his D to the plate
There is no worry about his bat, in most other ors he would have moved positions and been raking. He carries a lot of similarities to Delgado.
by pedrophile on Aug 26, 2025 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that established fact?
It makes sense, but how is it “well known”? Has Montero stated that?
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Would Montero stating it make it fact? ;)
It is a fact that many baseball believe that, and that’s good enough for me. From what I hear this is part of what has been happening with welters.
BTW - Montero would never state it, I believe that’s part of the ‘code’ because it would sound like you are blaming your pitchers for your lack of hitting.
Also, many scouts or baseball people mentioned that when he was struggling with his D his hitting was terrible. And when his fielding was better his hitting would start to take off.
by pedrophile on Aug 26, 2025 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions
If someone tells me
that their defense affects their hitting, then yes, it’s a fact. Any other assertion belongs to your college philosophy class, and is juvenile sophistry.
As for the rest, sources? Or are you just hanging around the cage at Scranton games as is your wont? Sounds like second-hand speculation.
by blackoutyears on Aug 27, 2025 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions
lol
A player could believe it affects their hitting but be wrong. And no, it’s not juvenile sophistry. If scouts see bad games defensively often paired with bad games offensively and also see decent or good games defensively paired with better hitting that is not philosophy.
by pedrophile on Aug 27, 2025 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Point missed
The sophistry is over whether someone saying the defense affects their hitting is a fact, not the impression of scouts. Nice to see you keep rolling down that path though. Why believe anything anyone says, or call anything a fact? I guess this is the point where I invoke the Munchhausen Trilemma and we close down the board and all go sit in a dark room for the rest of our lives.
by blackoutyears on Aug 28, 2025 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
really?
I first stated that it’s well known, as in “many people in baseball believe it affects his hitting”. Then I stated it was fact that scouts believed this, not that it was fact it had a substantial affect on his hitting.
The statement about whether Montero stated it made it fact was tongue in cheek, read it again if you like.
“Why believe anything anyone says, or call anything a fact?” I guess we should never question anything here then?
btw - why do you have to be a dick when discussing things?
“Nice to see you keep rolling down that path though.”
by pedrophile on Aug 28, 2025 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
why do you have to be a dick
Because your posts are marked by such an unstinting politesse and congeniality? Complaining about the tone of someone’s posts is the last resort of the pantywaist. Have some pride for pete’s sake.
“A player could believe it affects their hitting but be wrong”
That’s “tongue in cheek”? You may need to work on your presentation if that’s supposed to convey humor, sarcasm or facetiousness. I assume you meant this was tongue in cheek, “Would Montero stating it make it fact? ;)”, but the subsequent reference pretty much took the air out of that. lol
by blackoutyears on Aug 30, 2025 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Domingo Santana
2-4, HR.
I pretty much love this guy at this point, that’s 5 HR now in just 36 Lexington ABs
by kyuss94 on Aug 25, 2025 9:54 PM EDT reply actions
He's on a tear right now, that's for sure.
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by OremLK on Aug 25, 2025 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Torreyes
2 for 3 with two triples and a walk. Six multi-hit games in his last eight after a quiet stretch.
by blackoutyears on Aug 25, 2025 10:52 PM EDT reply actions
Felix Sterling
6IP 4H 0R 1BB 7K. Best start of the season.
by blackoutyears on Aug 25, 2025 10:57 PM EDT reply actions
Billy Hamilton
2-5 2B, no sb’s… boo.
What a tear he’s on.
by BryceHarper on Aug 25, 2025 11:39 PM EDT reply actions
Last 10 starts
61.2ip 1.60era 46h 8bb 73k
That k/bb ratio is nuts, almost 10!
by Vegasexpat on Aug 26, 2025 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Last 5 starts
34ip 20h just -2bb 40k - on a silly roll no matter what sample size you look at
by hybrid on Aug 26, 2025 4:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Don't be surprised if he makes my top 100
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by Jeff Reese on Aug 26, 2025 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd have been surprised if he didn't!
Can’t wait to see him pitch…
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I just wish he pitched at Boise more than once
So I could have seen more than 5 innings of work out of him. Not sure how high I’ll run him up just yet (that’s what the offseason is for!), but he’s definitely my favorite short season pitcher. If daveh is leading the Syndergaard bandwagon, I’ll drive the Campos one.
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by Jeff Reese on Aug 26, 2025 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
At this point I'll be surprised if he doesn't make quite a few
He won’t be on everyone’s list, but I bet he’s on more than he’s not.
Kid’s good.
by dnc on Aug 26, 2025 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Still doesn't seem to be getting much recognition yet
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by Jeff Reese on Aug 26, 2025 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Thus, you can acquire some rating hipster points for recognizing him ;)
by redwolf75 on Aug 26, 2025 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Rank him behind Harper
Just to prove how much you love him.
Leader of Drew Vettleson fanclub
by Marinerfanjake on Aug 26, 2025 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Prospect hipsters
I like it. Does this mean I have to grow a Fleet Foxes beard and start listening to Bon Iver?
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Oscar Taveras
4 for 5
Shame to see his average drop like that
Eagerly waiting to hear the Cox to Wong to Pujols double play call.
by siddfynch on Aug 26, 2025 12:10 AM EDT reply actions
Jordan Schafer's lighting it up with the Astros so far
2/3 with a walk, homer, and stolen base tonight.
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by OremLK on Aug 26, 2025 12:16 AM EDT reply actions
What do you think of him now that you've seen him in game for the Astros?
I still think there is a decent chance he breaks out next year and posts at least league average offensive numbers, which combined with his defense and baserunning would make him an ~3 WAR player.
by nixa37 on Aug 26, 2025 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
He actually reminds of Bourn in a lot of ways
Even down to his swing, stance, and so forth. Obviously, he’s a poor man’s version right now, and probably in the future. Not quite as fast is the biggest thing, but that’s to be expected as Bourn probably has top 3 run tool in baseball. Schafer is still pretty speedy, maybe 65 run if Bourn is a legitimate 75 or 80?
Schafer has made some good defensive plays and seems to take good routes. He has an above average arm too. Being slower makes me think he won’t ever reach the BABIP or stolen base heights Bourn has.
Maybe a tick more power potential though (remains to be seen whether he can reach it).
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by OremLK on Aug 26, 2025 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Completely different
body type, which is why I’ve always been surprised he doesn’t hit for more power. You don’t see Bourn and say there’re 12-15 homers in there somewhere, but Schafer has that look. Goes to show how important hitting approach is. Can’t hit homers if you can’t access power in games. Schafer should definitely hold CF down with ease.
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes, they do have different body types
That’s a fair point. I was looking at their swing path more than anything. Bourn’s is just slightly more groundball-oriented, to my eye, but there are some real similarities there.
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by OremLK on Aug 26, 2025 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
I think a lot of that
Has to do with lingering effects from his wrist injury.
by kyuss94 on Aug 26, 2025 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Or I should say
I hope that’s what it is. Leaves some hope that he could have some hope he could have some late-developing pop.
by kyuss94 on Aug 26, 2025 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Nixa might know best,
but I wondered if Schafer ever looked like he was selling out for power at the major league level. Sometimes the guy who looks like he should hit for more power gears up too much. Bourn learned what his strengths were and played to them. Schafer may still have to learn that lesson.
Schafer’s always had a stiff, grooved swing when I’ve seen him. How does he look right now, Orem?
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Kind of hard to make that judgment
Haven’t seen him that much yet, and he seems pretty locked in right now—whether his swing has loosened up or he’s just getting stuff he can hit, it’s hard to say.
This hit looked pretty good in terms of going with what the pitcher gave him, though:
http://houston.astros.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=18375965
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by OremLK on Aug 26, 2025 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
This never functions at work.
Have to take a look later. And we play you guys again at the end of September so I’m looking forward to getting another look at all the kids again then, including these new additions.
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Watched it
It’s one swing, but it’s still got that armsy quality I think of with him, and his set-up (knees, posture) still looks stiff to me. Looking forward to a chance to see whole ABs.
by blackoutyears on Aug 27, 2025 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Xander Bogaerts
1-4, double, bb - keeping his iso slg to hover near .250 for another day
by hybrid on Aug 26, 2025 12:21 AM EDT reply actions
Yeah,
I’m not too worried about the power. Almost half of his hits have gone for extra bases. I’m glad to see the walk rate still solid at 9%. Even a ~25% strikeout rate isn’t bad considering the context. 2012 could be a big year for him.
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Brett Wallace
4 for 5, 2 2B
Hitting .359 in AAA, but no HR… I really want to believe in him but the power has to come soon. I think next year is his last real shot before they go in another direction.
by kyuss94 on Aug 26, 2025 12:26 AM EDT reply actions
he’s never shown much power… I don’t think that’s suddenly going to develop at the age of 25.
He has gap power but I don’t think you will ever see hit much more than 20.
by Sniderlover on Aug 26, 2025 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Machado
2-4, hr - coupe of nice inf spects the O’s got there
by hybrid on Aug 26, 2025 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice outing for Victor Payano
3.2 IP | 2 H | 1 R | 0 ER | 2 BB | 5 K
pitching a lot better recently
>mfw
by MonkeyEpoxy on Aug 26, 2025 1:49 AM EDT reply actions
Profar
1-2, 2B, BB
.287/.396/.491
that’s just… glorious. I’d love for him to get hot in the last few weeks of his season and get to 3/4/5
>mfw
by MonkeyEpoxy on Aug 26, 2025 1:50 AM EDT reply actions
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by TimLaser and MattyC on Aug 26, 2025 2:22 AM EDT reply actions
wow
even though the California league is a hitter’s league (http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/minor-league-run-environments/) and San Jose is it’s most notorious part (same article), .331/.400/.505 is pretty impressive in HiA. He’s 23 and somewhat old for the league, but this is ver interesting.
by apoxonbothyourhouses on Aug 26, 2025 6:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Told you this the other day, but
He’s 22, not 23. Not out of the ordinary age range for high A.
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by OremLK on Aug 26, 2025 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Reading is FUNdamental
You may want to go back and revisit what the commenter on Justin’s original essay said about San Jose.
by realitypolice on Aug 26, 2025 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
i read it
and even though San Jose has the highest K rates in the minors, it STILL produces TONS of runs. how does having a high K rate exclude a park from also having TONS of runs?
reading may be FUNdamental, but you may want to go back and think about what the commenter said.
by apoxonbothyourhouses on Aug 26, 2025 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
He's had a nice year when on the field
Collins just said that Tejada is a front runner for the 2B job if reyes is back next year, but Havens will be ready for a shot too.
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
And (also per Collins) if Reyes leaves, Tejada goes straight to SS...opening up the 2B race a bit
by dbreer23 on Aug 26, 2025 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Exactly,
though there seems to be a much better chance that Reyes stays than there did earlier in the year, right?
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
If Havens can stay on the field
I definitely think he’s their best option. Of course, he’s almost never on the field for an extended period.
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by Jeff Reese on Aug 26, 2025 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
When you're talking
Sellers and whoever else, I agree. Tejada is actually turning himself into a useful back of lineup hitter, especially if he’s at SS, where I could see him posting solid average offensive numbers for the position. If he’s at 2B, I’m definitely taking a long look at Havens, who has signficantly more pop.
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Josh Slaats
7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 11 K
Continues to rebound nicely from his horrible first half (7.5 era in 37 IP) with a 2.64 era in 75 IP in the second half. The SO/9 ratio has also rebounded, and he is maintaining a very good GO/AO ratio as well. I think he could still be a solid 4/5 in most rotations.
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by Cargo's Ball Sack5 on Aug 26, 2025 7:12 AM EDT reply actions
Zach Walters
2 for 3 with two walks. Follows up a 3 for 4 day. Strikeout and walk rates have gone in bad directions since hitting Potomac, so here’s hoping he’s adjusting as he finishes the season.
by blackoutyears on Aug 26, 2025 9:49 AM EDT reply actions
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