poveda

by Alan Smithee on Apr 30, 2007 9:06 PM CDT

12 k's in 8 innings, putting his K-BB ratio on the year at a much sturdier 24-8. He only allowed one walk and two hits, but both hits were solo homers(one courtesy of Hank Conger), so his ERA actually rises to 2.03. Oh well.

Johnny Whittleman also hit one out.

Is it too early to start the HPK(Hurley-Poveda-Kiker) hype?

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Volquez

If he turns it around, they can be "HPV".

by Adam J. Morris on Apr 30, 2007 9:07 PM CDT reply actions

genius...

except for the fact that Rick Perry will want all the Ranger fans to get a shot.

Jeff Henn is an idiot.

by Red Shoe Fan on Apr 30, 2007 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions

Shit

You beat me to it...

by hightowersmith on Apr 30, 2007 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Yes

I'm high on Poveda, but let's see how he does in the California Softball League first. He's a very pronounced flyball pitcher currently in a league that suppresses offense.

by Lucas on Apr 30, 2007 9:08 PM CDT reply actions

Or HPV?

Sorry, heh.

by hightowersmith on Apr 30, 2007 9:17 PM CDT reply actions

Well

just like Hurley belonged in any discussion of trio acronym talk back in the Eric Belin DVD days, I'm not sure how appropriate it is to compile any group of three top Rangers pitching prospects now without including Fabio Castillo.

by Brett Perryman on May 1, 2007 12:19 AM CDT reply actions

Speaking of Fabio and Tuglet ...

... did you notice the make-up of the Spokane coaching staff?

http://www.spokaneindiansbaseball.com/news/?id=6332

Being speculative a tad ... and considering that Spokane should field more high draftees than usual along with a few highly touted Latin players, I think it's interesting that the Rangers have Tim Hulett managing for all the domestic talent's sake, a Venezuelan pitching coach [Juan Carlos Pulido] for the glittery Latin arms and a P.R. hitting coach [Hector Ortiz] for the comfort of Yan and Paisano. All three are former major leaguers and two speak Spanish. Sound thinking if that's what their intentions were. Or ... could be that those three names were just next in the rolodex.

[If we see some aggressive assignments, that team could be loaded, Jack - can't wait to tune in.]

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on May 1, 2007 12:49 AM CDT up reply actions

Interesting

At the least it's an interesting situation.

Regardless of how the two SS squads break down, most of these guys:

Fabio Castillo
Michael Kirkman
Matt Nevarez
Jake Brigham
Alberto Martinez
Johan Yan
Cesar Rojas
Eleno Soto
Wilmer Font
Gueris Grullon
Carlos Pimentel
Miguel de los Santos
Cristian Santana
Manuel Solis
David Paisano
and all those picks, including 5 #1s.

are going to be on them. Castillo, Brigham, Yan, Santana, Paisano and Solis, plus those 5-6 prime draft picks, are pretty big prospects and constitute a big chunk of hope. And a lot of those guys, like Brigham, Castillo and some of the picks, should be on that team, at the least.

by Brett Perryman on May 1, 2007 1:42 AM CDT up reply actions

Rojas was placed on the restricted list, I believe

not sure if he's going to be back.

It is exciting in that this is the year that we'll start seeing all of the big time latin FA signings coming to the US for the first time.

http://rangers.scout.com

by JasonCole on May 1, 2007 2:07 AM CDT up reply actions

I probably

shouldn't have included Rojas anyway. He has done next to nothing in the US and will be 21 in July.

by Brett Perryman on May 1, 2007 2:19 AM CDT up reply actions

And

if I'm going to mention Font, Grullon and Pimentel, I should probably throw that Miguel Moreno's name out too. He's the 3B that I ran across later on on the Venezuelan website who wasn't included in the initial signing list but who got 200k from Texas and had the honor of leading in jonrronero and impulsador. Worth including at least.

by Brett Perryman on May 1, 2007 2:24 AM CDT up reply actions

by thedirkatron on May 1, 2007 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions

still not in top 10

and i think zy agrees with me here...

by knockoutking24 on May 1, 2007 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions

What?

I'm lost.

I thought you just said he should've been top 10?

"You busted up that crack house pretty bad, McGarnagle. Did you really have to break so much furniture?"

by thedirkatron on May 1, 2007 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions

My

'month into the season' top ten might look something like:

Hurley
since there really isn't a #2 prospect, I'll be optimistic and cross my fingers on Teagarden's elbow
Kiker (absence makes the heart grow fonder I guess, although I had him about here before)
Whittleman
Castillo
Mayberry
Volquez
Poveda
Davis
Botts

Arias, Lemon, Diamond, Littleton, Rupe could all make easy arguments.