Lone Star Ball: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:

Around SBN: Race to the BCS: rankings, in-game scores & blogs Bar-right-arrows

Minors 8/11

Catpic_tiny by Gdawg1 on

Off day for the good guys today so lets get a minor league thread going instead.

Pimental starts today for Spokane

Michael Main tries to keep up with Beavan's amazing hot streak and starts for Clinton tonight.  He had 6 Ks in 6 IP with 4 hits and 2 walks, 0 ER, in his last start.

The Shroomer  has Kiker as being the starter for Bakersfield tonight and Henry for the AZL Rangers

Hodges is set to go in Frisco

Ballard is making his 5th AAA start

2 recs | Comment 345 comments

Read Related

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

Let's go Main

"Would you mind walking a time or two so I could drive in some runs"? Milton Bradley

by boomer1 on Aug 11, 2008 6:46 PM CDT   1 recs

Speaking of Main

Are the Rangers still letting him hit?

"Would you mind walking a time or two so I could drive in some runs"? Milton Bradley

by boomer1 on Aug 11, 2008 6:47 PM CDT   0 recs

Thanks

"Would you mind walking a time or two so I could drive in some runs"? Milton Bradley

by boomer1 on Aug 11, 2008 6:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

do you know why they aren't

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 11, 2008 7:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

because

his future on the mound is too damn bright.

by tyd3311 on Aug 11, 2008 7:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Risk of injury

Main has stated his main thing to concentrate on is staying healthy for rest of season. Rangers were fearful of him injuring something on the basepaths.

by gamerabcd on Aug 11, 2008 7:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

thanks

no reason to risk injury

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 11, 2008 7:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Cool,

Thanks!

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Aug 11, 2008 7:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

JD better sign those 2!

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 11, 2008 7:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i know about Beavan

but I was wondering whether you guys think Main starts next year at Bakersfield?

"Well, the Dallas Mavericks got beat by the New Orleans Hornets last night ending their season. Word is that someone on the team is dating Jessica Simpson." - Jay Leno

LSB facebook group ---->>> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33345329288

by hinduplaya on Aug 11, 2008 6:52 PM CDT   0 recs

I bet so

Offense doesn't doubt me, but my first and primemost thing is defense and punt return and kickoff return

by zywica on Aug 11, 2008 6:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yep

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Aug 11, 2008 6:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

For those in the know

What has changed for Poveda, he seemed to have a miserable start in A+, yet 2nd half of year, he seems renewed and throwing great.

by gamerabcd on Aug 11, 2008 7:02 PM CDT   0 recs

He was injured I believe

or at least coming off an injury

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Aug 11, 2008 7:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Wonder how long

til he’s in Frisco…

by tyd3311 on Aug 11, 2008 7:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

If it was injury

Then he should be up in time for playoffs in Frisco.

by gamerabcd on Aug 11, 2008 7:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I think his peripherals

also showed that he was pitching much better than his ERA showed. In June, he struck out more a batter in each 4 PAs while having his best monthly BB rate at 6%. He had a .404 BABIP though and a 7.71 ERA.

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg1 on Aug 11, 2008 7:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

agree

Offense doesn't doubt me, but my first and primemost thing is defense and punt return and kickoff return

by zywica on Aug 11, 2008 7:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Perhaps he is the "surprise"

Jamey mentioned in his upcoming rankings?

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Aug 11, 2008 8:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Just a heads-up—I’m going to wrap up “In their Footsteps” this week and then launch a new weekly column for the Rangers MLB.com site in which I will rank the Top 20 prospects in the system and adjust the list weekly, as appropriate, with bullet point notes on each player.

You’ll find at least one surprise high up on the list.

But the Top 20 feature won’t show up until August 21. While I have a pretty good sense of how that 20-deep list will look 11 days from now, the state of the 2008 season is not nearly as clear. The Rangers’ backs are against the wall, but they’ve shown us so many times in 2008, maybe more than ever before, that it’s in exactly that situation when the best in this club comes out. How this season is ultimately shakes out hasn’t been determined yet, but one of the ways it will be defined, no matter what happens from this point forward, is as one of the most resilient clubs in franchise history.

by tyd3311 on Aug 11, 2008 8:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I doubt

that’d be much of a surprise.

I’m thinking Vallejo or Santana

by FirebatM3 on Aug 11, 2008 8:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

hmm

maybe.

It’d be a reach

by FirebatM3 on Aug 11, 2008 8:12 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Actually

I bet it’s Pina…

by tyd3311 on Aug 11, 2008 8:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I agree

"Would you mind walking a time or two so I could drive in some runs"? Milton Bradley

by boomer1 on Aug 11, 2008 8:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm going to bet

it’s one of the late round HS guys from this year who gets signed. Like Harold Martinez

by FirebatM3 on Aug 11, 2008 8:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I think

it’s Neil Ramirez

The Eagle has landed....

by Lonerangers on Aug 11, 2008 9:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Thinking that he ranks him really high?

Offense doesn't doubt me, but my first and primemost thing is defense and punt return and kickoff return

by zywica on Aug 11, 2008 9:39 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Jamey's #1

I’m picking either Arias or one of Boscan/Perez. He’s been high on Arias in recent rankings.

Holland will be high but just isn’t a dark horse anymore. He’s probably the ace of Frisco’s staff next year. Maybe this year.

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Aug 11, 2008 10:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

ranking Arias #1

would be a good way to instantly lose credibility.

No way that Jamey, or anybody else, would rank Arias anywhere near the top.

Warner Madrigal makes Ezequiel Astacio look downright handsome.

by tricer on Aug 11, 2008 10:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Um

I think Feliz is going to be everyone’s number one.

Even the relatives of other prospects are prolly gonna have Neftali #1.

Yah.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Aug 11, 2008 11:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

And yet

Jamey’s suggesting a surprise entrant there…

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Aug 11, 2008 11:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No

He’s suggesting a surprise entrant “high up on the list”, not at #1.

Feliz is gonna be #1.

Book it.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Aug 11, 2008 11:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Acch.

My reading comprehension sucks. The SAT outed me, it goes back that far…

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Aug 11, 2008 11:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Arias

I still think he winds up high on the list.

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Aug 11, 2008 11:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

My money's on one of his homeslices of bread

like Vallejo, Cristian Santana or Font being top ten or something.

Jamey loves him some blind smother-love.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Aug 11, 2008 11:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Im guessing he saw the mid-season prospect project

so that wouldn’t really be a suprise…

Robbie Ross maybe..

by tyd3311 on Aug 11, 2008 8:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Check the post to your right

titled “New MLB.Com/Newberg Report Column”

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Aug 11, 2008 8:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The Main event

starts the game with a K. Beavan enjoys seeing Mains bulldog style and curveball, which is what the K was on.

by gamerabcd on Aug 11, 2008 7:19 PM CDT   0 recs

Beavan

is he in the booth again?

by FirebatM3 on Aug 11, 2008 7:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

a shame

Blake Beavan in the booth is always awesome

by FirebatM3 on Aug 11, 2008 7:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

How's dirkatron put it?

Beavan’s the best commentator Beavan’s ever heard.

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Aug 11, 2008 10:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Main

3 k’s in the first.

by coolaid on Aug 11, 2008 7:24 PM CDT   0 recs

No Diamond

in Frisco game, seems Hyatt took the starter spot, was the game delayed to rain?

by gamerabcd on Aug 11, 2008 7:29 PM CDT   0 recs

Main

all four outs are k’s.

by coolaid on Aug 11, 2008 7:32 PM CDT   0 recs

Main

“throwing hard tonight”

by coolaid on Aug 11, 2008 7:33 PM CDT   0 recs

Main apparently

starting to work on the slider

by FirebatM3 on Aug 11, 2008 7:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He was a 4 pitch guy coming out of HS

Plus fastball, plus curveball, avg slider, and avg changeup.

by gamerabcd on Aug 11, 2008 7:39 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Brandon Webb?

Greg Maddux’s is also pretty good, so is Zack Greinke’s and even Kevin Slowey

by FirebatM3 on Aug 11, 2008 7:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

For some reason

I was thinking 4 seam was sink…

by tyd3311 on Aug 11, 2008 7:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

its very rare but some pitchers have their 4-seam sink

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 11, 2008 7:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

really?

name one. never heard of one period

"There is nothing wrong with a good baseball argument, even if it gets a little personal now and then. If someone here get[s] their feelings hurt because of a blog post they really need to get a grip."

t ball

by booyahcaveman on Aug 12, 2008 12:04 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Other way around

This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC

by nikpin on Aug 11, 2008 8:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Its the plus pitch for

Control guys. Seems Beavan is the guy in our system next in line for that.

by gamerabcd on Aug 11, 2008 7:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Main - so far

2 ip, 0 h, 0 er, 4 k’s, 1 bb, and 1 hbp.

by coolaid on Aug 11, 2008 7:37 PM CDT   0 recs

Tim Smith

2-2, now with a 11 game hit streak and a pretty decent multi-hit streak

by FirebatM3 on Aug 11, 2008 7:42 PM CDT   0 recs

5ks for main, 7outs, 2 hit by pitches

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 11, 2008 7:51 PM CDT   0 recs

2-run homer, first one of season, BUST.....JK

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 11, 2008 7:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Dang

1st HR given up in Clinton.

by gamerabcd on Aug 11, 2008 7:53 PM CDT   0 recs

where

do you guys get your updates from?

If there were no rewards to reap,
no loving embrace to see me through this tedious path I've chosen here,
I certainly would've walked away by now... Be patient

by trident on Aug 11, 2008 7:55 PM CDT   0 recs

Listen to the game

check out shrooms site, and then milb site.

by gamerabcd on Aug 11, 2008 7:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

thx

If there were no rewards to reap,
no loving embrace to see me through this tedious path I've chosen here,
I certainly would've walked away by now... Be patient

by trident on Aug 11, 2008 7:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

nm

found the audio

If there were no rewards to reap,
no loving embrace to see me through this tedious path I've chosen here,
I certainly would've walked away by now... Be patient

by trident on Aug 11, 2008 7:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

nope

He was late to link last night tooo…

I guess we get spoiled.

by tyd3311 on Aug 11, 2008 7:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Damb Shroom

That’s two days in a row I’ve had to find my own damn (Thanks BigSteve) boxscores.

by