Thomas Diamond: Minors 7/25

by SaltyDawg on Jul 25, 2008 7:53 PM CDT

Well, tyd whined like a little girl, so here is another minors thread.

Diamond is the headliner tonight and he hasn't disappointed thus far, going 3 innings of one hit shutout ball with 4 Ks and no BB.

Ballard goes for OKC against a Salt Lake lineup that went deep 5 times last night. My prediction....Nelson Cruz one ups the whole Salt Lake team and hits 6 home runs tonight.

Tatusko has been roughed up early for 4 runs in 4 innings and Clinton trails Great Lakes 4-1 in the 5th inning.

Richard Bleier goes for Spokane tonight at 9:00 PM.

And we have a Glenn Swanson sighting in Bakersfield. Swanson, 25, will make the start for the Blaze.

No Shroomer=No Probables

you happy now tyd?

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lol

you know you would have done it anyway

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 7:56 PM CDT 0 recs

I actually forgot

I’m already a little tipsy and going to see Step Brothers at 10:00 tonight. I got a busy schedule. You’re going to have to carry this thread tonight.

"Here comes the version of Benoit that lets the other team put it out of reach. I hate that version."
-Athos

by SaltyDawg on Jul 25, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up 0 recs

thats word

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up 0 recs

Steve Murphy

4 bagger

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 7:59 PM CDT 0 recs

Grand Slam

"Here comes the version of Benoit that lets the other team put it out of reach. I hate that version."
-Athos

by SaltyDawg on Jul 25, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up 0 recs

of the grand variety

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up 0 recs

As soon as CJ and/or Eddie is traded

Mr. Diamond, you’re the next call up. Can’t wait.

He’s going to be one nasty 7th/8th inning guy, and hopefully, soon, the closer.

Josh Hamilton is better than you.

by Longhorn on Jul 25, 2008 8:12 PM CDT 0 recs

Tommy Hunter

hope he pitches out of the pen for the big club before the year is up.

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up 0 recs

he'll probably come up to start if

VP is traded.

Josh Hamilton is better than you.

by Longhorn on Jul 25, 2008 8:16 PM CDT up 0 recs

Mike Ballard

get a chance first.

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

might get a chance first

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

Check that

Ballard is getting lit up

7 ER in 2 innings

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up 0 recs

messes up the 40, which I believe is starting to get crowded again. He doesnt need to be added for like two years and has pitched a lot of innings this year already. He might force his way onto the scene next year, but there are other guys like diamond who would most likely get the call first.

I'm sorry my parents never had me sarcamsized.

by rchawk12 on Jul 25, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up 0 recs

well

if VP is traded for a guy not on the 40?

Josh Hamilton is better than you.

by Longhorn on Jul 25, 2008 10:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

BGL...

Isn’t going anywhere.

It would be selling low on him too.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Jul 25, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up 0 recs

meh

his peripherals have always been kinda sucky. It’s just that this year it’s all catching up to him..

Josh Hamilton is better than you.

by Longhorn on Jul 25, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

ah yes....

you can only run from the peripherals for so long!

It's easy to lie with stats, its even easier to lie without them......

by red shoe ranger on Jul 25, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up 0 recs

Edinson Volquez

Another bad outing today.

He’s spent the last two back to earth. Not a bad pitcher, by any means, but not a legit ace, either.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 25, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up 0 recs

I wonder

If the All-Star game home run shook his confidence a little bit, or just the league catching up to him..

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up 0 recs

I think it is just a matter of...

...he’s a 4.00 ERA pitcher, not a 1.50 ERA pitcher.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 25, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up 0 recs

uh oh, bring in the children...

AdMo’s talkin’ smack. Does that make him a really good #2 then? Did you think Josh was just an average Joe when he broke down in the middle of his first full season? This is BigEd’s first full season to be fair – i’m happy to withhold judgement until the season is out.

by Goyogringo on Jul 25, 2008 9:54 PM CDT up 0 recs

Volquez

That first start after the ASB I attributed to the layoff.

One more and, hmm.

Another and you’ve got a noticeable pattern.

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Jul 26, 2008 12:20 AM CDT up 0 recs

not a legit ace

but a Ranger ace…..

It's easy to lie with stats, its even easier to lie without them......

by red shoe ranger on Jul 25, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up 0 recs

Hopefully

Feliz is that legit ace in the future

by booyahcaveman on Jul 25, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up 0 recs

in the name

of the Father, and of the Son…........

It's easy to lie with stats, its even easier to lie without them......

by red shoe ranger on Jul 25, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up 0 recs

yeah......seriously

which Ranger fan isn’t praying to god or keeping their fingers crossed…that this kid might be the second coming or a legitamate Ace on the Rangers

by slash on Jul 26, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up 0 recs

Diamond called up

Not a chance.

He’s rehabbing. Plus he needs to stay in a starter’s routine.

September, maybe, after the minor league season ends.

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Jul 26, 2008 12:22 AM CDT up 0 recs

It wouldn’t surprise me if it took all of 2009 to get Diamond crisp enough for a big league call-up. I’m hoping he’s a viable arm come 2010 Spring Training. Anything before then would be gravy.

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Jul 26, 2008 12:43 AM CDT up 0 recs

A voice of sanity

amongst the turbulent sea of impatience here.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Jul 26, 2008 12:50 AM CDT up 0 recs

my sentiments exactly

I can’t believe people think he’s gonna be ready in 2 months; that is just absurd. It took FrankieFran 2 years to regain his velocity and control after his surgery; and you didnt start seeing the results (98 heat, better control, an nasty secondary stuff) until 2months into the season. Last year FF was a shadow of his former self, just an average 7th inning guy. So, my prediction is that , since Diamond will turn 27 in 2010, they will use him as a bullpen guy so that he might be used by midseason next year as a 7th inning type, like FF in 07 – a safe spot to work out his issues. Who knows, maybe in 2010, he can become our closer, but right now, I think history shows to think small.

by Goyogringo on Jul 26, 2008 12:57 AM CDT up 0 recs

Diamond is a lot closer than people think.

If he ever becomes a reliever, it will be after he fails to stick as a Major League starter.

by NoNameOnCard on Jul 26, 2008 2:32 AM CDT up 0 recs

sorry man

His whip is off the charts, he just switched to a curveball in the last year, his velo is down 4-5 and he has no control. His line typically looks like this: 4ip/4h/4bb/4so. He is precisely where FrankieFran was at this stage, which is to say a long way off. Not to mention he needs to lose the 25 pounds he gained during rehab – lots of good sex, home cooking, mars bars, and newcastle i guess.

by Goyogringo on Jul 26, 2008 2:47 AM CDT up 0 recs

I don't know

that he’ll be ready in two months, and I’m not sure it will take as long as shroomer suggested, but his WHIP is not the best way to judge that. A player returning from that much time off is going to be on a statistical roller coaster for a while.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Jul 26, 2008 9:53 AM CDT up 0 recs

Diamond

he looked pretty sharp the first few innings friday night. location was good, looked better than i’ve seen from him in person in a long time. he just looked like he lost it in the 4th,

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Jul 26, 2008 6:40 AM CDT up 0 recs

Diamond struggling

a bit to start the 4th.

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 8:12 PM CDT 0 recs

1 run, 1 hit, 3 walks, 1 wild pitch.

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up 0 recs

Borbon

walked – omg

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Jul 25, 2008 8:27 PM CDT 0 recs

simply

stunning

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 8:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

Any idea

when Feliz is pitching again?

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 8:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

I hope Monday

Because I’d like to see him.

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Jul 25, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up 0 recs

Diamond's final line

IP: 5.0
H: 3
R: 1
ER: 1
BB: 4
K: 4

Three of the walks came in the 4th inning after a long bottom half of the 3rd for Frisco.

Announcers mentioned he was sitting 90-91.

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 8:50 PM CDT 0 recs

Mike Ballard's final line

uuuuuugly

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up 0 recs

pretty good line

i figure the walks get chalked up to endurance at this point and thats no worries. im actually pretty excited to see what the bionic arm does the rest of the season.

"I’m sure you’ve seen Kiker before but I’ll just reiterate that the kid is mean on the mound. He is only 5’10’’ but he is an intimidator. He looks like he hates hitters. He has the juice for pressure situations."
-Jason Parks on Jul 22, 2008 10:08 PM

by Jayslick on Jul 25, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up 0 recs

diamond

i was at the game tonight, for the first 3 innings dude was pretty good. looked like the diamond of old,actually probably better.
then in the 4th he just lost command and looked kind of gassed.

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Jul 25, 2008 10:29 PM CDT up 0 recs

Ballard getting rocked

I blame Gerald Laird’s poor framing.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 25, 2008 8:56 PM CDT 0 recs

lol

trade him now for anyone but kennedy. And get rid of laird too.

I'm sorry my parents never had me sarcamsized.

by rchawk12 on Jul 25, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up 0 recs

you blame laird for anything???

the world is coming to an end….

I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles

by Dirk Diggler on Jul 26, 2008 12:18 AM CDT up 0 recs

Benoit

getting roundly rocked in rehab

by Goyogringo on Jul 25, 2008 9:11 PM CDT 0 recs

yeah just saw that...

good.

I dont want to see him again this year.

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up 0 recs

he was a beast last year though

I want him to come back when he’s healthy

by Goyogringo on Jul 25, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up 0 recs

he was awful

like REALLY awful…he got booed

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Jul 25, 2008 10:41 PM CDT up 0 recs

Tonight? Wow! In a AA game, embarrassing- how the mighty have fallen.

I just hope he recovers from whatever “J. Arias” has infected him with – he was money last year, absolutely money.

by Goyogringo on Jul 26, 2008 1:00 AM CDT up 0 recs

Glenn Swanson

Weird line so far…

2 IP, 5 hits, 5 Ks

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 25, 2008 10:08 PM CDT 0 recs

and it stayed weird..

4 IP, 8 hits, 7 Ks, 0 BB, 2 ER

by tyd3311 on Jul 26, 2008 1:56 AM CDT up 0 recs

WHAT THE EFF

Another CRUZ homerun??

Josh Hamilton is better than you.

by Longhorn on Jul 25, 2008 10:16 PM CDT 0 recs

Meh...

Only hit 4 in the series and I said he would hit 5.

With that kind of shitty performance he can stay in OKC. =P

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Jul 26, 2008 1:51 AM CDT up 0 recs

yeah

he better step it up

by tyd3311 on Jul 26, 2008 1:52 AM CDT up 0 recs

i don't get it

Mayberry killed in June, been awful here in July.

Josh Hamilton is better than you.

by Longhorn on Jul 25, 2008 10:34 PM CDT 0 recs

actually, in may and june

i hope he’s not getting tired.

Josh Hamilton is better than you.

by Longhorn on Jul 25, 2008 10:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

BABIP

has been insanely low lately, hopin’ it’s just slump/luck.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Jul 25, 2008 10:44 PM CDT up 0 recs

He is bored once again..

Probably feels like the call will never come.

by tyd3311 on Jul 26, 2008 2:03 AM CDT up 0 recs

Seriously though

I have wondered how players keep their motivation going when things are so close, say in AA/AAA. It has got to be the most tedious thing to take 70 round trip bus rides a year, then go to mexico for winter league for a month, for 3-4 years, and play in backwater stadiums to small crowds and garish shark or godzilla mascots and bobblehead giveaway nights. At some point I know I would just get sick of the agonizingly sureal routine….

by Goyogringo on Jul 26, 2008 2:15 AM CDT up 0 recs

Bleier good once again

5 IP
3 H
3 R
2 ER
1 BB
1 S

You gotta figure his stay in the northwest league will be fairly short.

by tyd3311 on Jul 25, 2008 11:13 PM CDT 0 recs

I imagine they'll want him there for the playoffs

rather than in Bakersfield for just a couple of starts and then done. He looks like a very nice pick right now.

by Hull Fan on Jul 25, 2008 11:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

I have to admit that this is thefirst time ina longtime that i have no questions when the Rangers draft

We might nitpick about different things but as a whole i actually have faith in the scouts and evaluators the Rangers have in place for the draft

by laxtonto on Jul 26, 2008 12:26 AM CDT up 0 recs

I think it started with the 07 haul

and a little with the 06 take. But they whiffed on some of their top 10 guys in 06 and failed to sign about 4 or 5 or their top 15 last year, a major blunder. But they did had a great 07 Intl. haul, with Perez ,Suero, Tellis, Garcia, Caballo, and Ventura. However, this year they inexplicably whiffed on their intl. haul signing only one major guy, Vicente Escobar (lhp, VZ, 350k – 3rd rd money). I hope someone asks DJ why they whiffed on the intl. haul during Newberg night….

by Goyogringo on Jul 26, 2008 1:10 AM CDT up 0 recs

got screwed by Oak,,,

by laxtonto on Jul 26, 2008 1:12 AM CDT up 0 recs

Lemon

tough night, 0-6

by FirebatM3 on Jul 26, 2008 1:07 AM CDT 0 recs

Killed

any chance to win the vote tonight.

by tyd3311 on Jul 26, 2008 2:04 AM CDT up 0 recs

texasrangers.com

Isn’t anyone chitting the chat about TR’s piece?

20 of 29 teams have called about catchers. That delights me. If Tea got dealt, would he be called back from Olympic duties?

And Bradley…Bradley who’ll be wearing another uni in August. JD’s been consistent down the line about hanging onto him, but he’s just so much less relatively useful than starting pitching.

Gladly, gladly, anyone in the front office would take a decent pitching haul in exchange for that DH/RF bat.

Be the Beane, Daniels. Be the Beane.

http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080725&content_id=3195986&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Jul 26, 2008 1:26 AM CDT 0 recs

I got the feeling that DJ was playing it coy

saying amazing things like” wright Guardado padilla millwood and Blalock are not being actively shopped” or some such. Come on, trying to boost the value I think, which is exactly what he should do. I think Bradley is pivotal to the offense though Davis might be able to hit behind Hamiliton if bradley is traded but he is so green and the league will adjust. Bradley is just a beast and the rangers can keep him healthy by rotating him OF/DH. With Boggs and Murphy here, we have the chops to cover when he is the DH. I think Padilla is the major chip but if you trade him you might start 4/1/10 with no top rotation guys and that would get ugly real fast.

by Goyogringo on Jul 26, 2008 2:04 AM CDT up 0 recs