Minors 6/27

by t ball on Jun 27, 2008 10:59 PM CDT

Frisco 5, Springfield 1 - Tommy Hunter went 6 shutout innings, 8 Ks, 1BB nice. Andrus is hitting .311 with a .367 OBP in his last 10 games and was 2 for 5. Ben Harrison needs a promotion. Manny Pina is in Frisco?

In Bakersfield they're currently tied up at 1. Reed has 6 IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 4 K. Only run scored on a sac fly.

Neftali Feliz finally looked human. 6 ER and 8 H in 4.2 IP. His night included a wild pitch, a balk, and a 2-run HR.

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And...

Nice effort by Ramirez, 6 shutout innings, 7 Ks, 1H, 1BB.

1B Alberto Puello is off to a hell of a start in the AZL, .462/.563/.615. Last year in the DSL he drew 26 BBs vs. 27 Ks. Anyone know anything about this guy?

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Jun 27, 2008 11:05 PM CDT 0 recs

Ramirez in his three starts

14 IP, 4 H, 7 BB, 17 K, 1 HR, 1.93 ERA

He had a WP and a HB tonight to go with the four balks from his first start.

by zywica on Jun 27, 2008 11:37 PM CDT up 0 recs

Marcus Lemon

he’s dont pretty well this season in bakerfield, and it looks like Andrus is putting it together after an injury had slowed him down. What do you guys think about a Andrus promotion to AAA in a month if he gets hot and a Lemon promotion to AA?

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-Miles 6/21/08

.501 or bust!

by Jayslick on Jun 27, 2008 11:26 PM CDT 0 recs

*dont = done

"Do they know who I am? Do they know my status? Thats what I thought."
-Miles 6/21/08

.501 or bust!

by Jayslick on Jun 27, 2008 11:26 PM CDT up 0 recs

No reason to promote Andrus

He’s just kind of treading water.

by zywica on Jun 27, 2008 11:28 PM CDT up 0 recs

Agreed

His stats are improving slightly, but I’d leave him in Frisco all of this year. Ditto with Lemon, both have lots of time.

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by t ball on Jun 27, 2008 11:37 PM CDT up 0 recs

disagree

if you had the benefit of seeing him play regularly, it would be pretty obvious to you that he’s getting much better all the way around; smarter at-bats, seems to be stronger, more comfortable—not pressing

he’s also noticiably more comfortable in the 2 hole than leading off

having said that, I think he needs to stay put in Frisco for the entire season

by bronco28 on Jun 28, 2008 7:58 AM CDT up 0 recs

watch out

someone will start laughing at the mention of “marcus lemon”

Stats don't lie

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by Longhorn on Jun 27, 2008 11:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

Feliz's outing was nice until the 5th. He had 8K and 4GO through the 4th.

Also, the announcer seemed to think he had an 87 mph change-up, but I’m pretty certain, without even seeing it, that it would’ve been a slider. An actual change-up in the 4th was clocked at 77 mph, and the announcer reported that Feliz said in an interview that he favored his change-up to his slider. A 95-mph fastball and 77-mph change-up is a great base to build upon.

by rooster on Jun 28, 2008 12:00 AM CDT 0 recs

Hmm

95 mph FB with a 77 mph change doesn’t sound right

by zywica on Jun 28, 2008 12:20 AM CDT up 0 recs

77 MPH CU

We know he can throw high 90’s but if he throws his change at 77 I doubt his delivery looks the exact same.

by groundingout on Jun 28, 2008 12:29 AM CDT up 0 recs

I thought his change was in the 81-84 range?

I believe that’s what it was when Goldstein did the pitch-by-pitch on him.

77 seems too low.

by LiamP on Jun 28, 2008 1:05 AM CDT up 0 recs

Aren't there problems with the Clinton radar gun?

I believe Jason Cole said it is aimed at the catcher, which would mean the pitches would be about 5 mph slower. If so, that 77 mph change is actually 82 and it all makes sense.

by uthornfan on Jun 28, 2008 1:52 PM CDT up 0 recs

so his fastball would be close to 100?

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by NYTXFAN on Jun 28, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up 0 recs

No

I believe rooster is only referencing the 95 mph in reference to the fact that that’s what Feliz actually throws, not that the gun there had him sitting at that on any particular occasion (while throwing 77 with the change).

by zywica on Jun 28, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up 0 recs

I heard 93 on the broadcast.

They don’t report velocity very often, though.

by rooster on Jun 28, 2008 5:04 PM CDT up 0 recs

Though having said that

In Feliz’ shorter outings in the past he has approached 100, just not pitching as a starter.

by zywica on Jun 28, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up 0 recs

Good point

by zywica on Jun 28, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up 0 recs

Feliz...

That’s it, demote him. Or put him in the ‘pen, something. These damn kids need to understand at a early age that outings like that won’t be tolerated. Tough love Neftali, tough love.

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by slc ranger on Jun 28, 2008 12:00 AM CDT 0 recs

-1

if you’re going to be sarcastic, it should at least be funny.

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by kevzta on Jun 28, 2008 12:32 AM CDT up 0 recs

You're right...

I should have ran that sarcasm by you first oh comedic master.

Blow me.

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by slc ranger on Jun 28, 2008 1:07 AM CDT up 0 recs

hahaha

blow me.. see at least thats funny. i never crowned myself a king of comedy, but im smart enough to know when im not funny.

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by kevzta on Jun 28, 2008 1:28 AM CDT up 0 recs

OKC has to play four 7-inning games this weekend

I wonder if Tommy Hunter will get a spot-start for OKC July 2nd just to relieve the beleaguered Redhawk rotation.

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by shroomer on Jun 28, 2008 12:55 AM CDT 0 recs

Kason Gabbard?

by oc on Jun 28, 2008 1:17 AM CDT up 0 recs

that's my guess

so that mendoza can slide back into the rotation

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by rentz on Jun 28, 2008 8:54 AM CDT up 0 recs

Unlikely...

They rarely give us someone for Frisco for just a “spot start”. I think we’ll see a “bullpen” start and hope at least 1-2 starters can pitch a full game since they are only 7-inning games. At least the bullpen is rested after 3 days off in a row.

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by Beverly23 on Jun 28, 2008 8:39 AM CDT up 0 recs

Hunter

Why did they pull him after 72 pitches?

by cstorm15 on Jun 28, 2008 1:15 AM CDT 0 recs

They felt sorry for Springfield.

He could be on a shuttle. That was probably his best minor league game in his short career. It’s the first time he’s had more K’s than IP in a AA game. if they decide to send Gabbard back to AAA, I could see Mendoza back in a starter’s role with Hunter getting a look in long relief.

by rooster on Jun 28, 2008 10:46 AM CDT up 0 recs