Minors 5/8, 5/9
by rooster on May 8, 2009 2:20 PM CDT
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Font goes for Hickory at 3:30 CT. Yoon-Hee Nam gets the ball in the nightcap (against T. House!).
Shroom's schedule says that the 7 O'Clock hour will see Mathis pitching at Oklahoma and Hyatt at Frisco.
Kirkman goes for the Blaze at 9p. BTW, the Bakersfield Blaze and Santa Barbara blaze are separated by about 60 miles as the crow flies, but one would have to travel 148 miles by car, according to maps.google.com.
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The only T. House I know used to be the Rangers' pitching coach.
This guy was drafted out of high school in the 16th round by Cleveland. A quick google search reveals he’s a lefty with a low-90s fastball that tails, and a good slider. He’s got some tools.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on May 8, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TJ House
In addition to what rooster said, he was BA’s pick for a breakout player in their system.
by Brett Perryman on May 9, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glad to see that from Beaven
He’s a little ways away, but we do have a great farm system.
by GhostofGaryHogeboom on May 8, 2009 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It would be nice
if he were to be promoted to Frisco this year.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
by RangerMad on May 8, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beavan.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
You want the mustache on or off? ... ... ... Too bad.
by thedirkatron on May 8, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Michael Main not so hot.
Michael Main, rhp, Rangers: The Cal League is not a good place for a fly-ball pitcher like Main, but that alone is not enough to explain the 20-year-old’s early struggles with high Class A Bakersfield. Main’s ERA sits at 8.39 through six starts, with a 19-16 K-BB mark and 37 hits allowed in 24 2/3 innings of work.
He’s actually in good company though, joining David Price and Lars Anderson on the list.
And just for clark….
BLAST FROM THE PAST
Former Royals lefthander Jimmy Gobble got his walking papers late in spring training at the behest of Kansas City manager Trey Hillman, who is not a fan of lefty specialists. It didn’t help that the Royals had signed Juan Cruz to join a bullpen that also included Ron Mahay and Kyle Farnsworth. Gobble is now on his third organization (White Sox) at Triple-A Charlotte, after being signed and released in camp as well by the Rangers. Through Thursday, he was 0-0, 4.91 in 11 innings.
by tyd3311 on May 8, 2009 2:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kyle Drabek.... *Wistful Sigh*
The 40 Trumps All!!!
You want the mustache on or off? ... ... ... Too bad.
by thedirkatron on May 8, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
rather have Kiker
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
by Longhorn on May 8, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A 46/9 k/bb ration in just 36 innings in the FSL as he's still rounding back into shape after major surgery?
Yah, I’d take Drabek every day of the week and twice on Sundays.
Kiker’s nice, but I’d pee in my own mouth to go back in time and get Drabek instead.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
You want the mustache on or off? ... ... ... Too bad.
by thedirkatron on May 8, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looked at Drabek's numbers today...
It is the Florida State League… but yeah, pretty unimpeachable.
I still wouldn’t be surprised if Kiker’s the better pro. Three promo’s in a row, he’s dropped that BB rate… It’s not pretty now, but give it time.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on May 8, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks for dropping Bmac
now he’ll go back to doing well.
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
by Longhorn on May 8, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should grab him.
I’ve given up on trying to find favorable daily matchups.
by tyd3311 on May 8, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're about to see me ascend in every offensive category, though.
It’s already started, but will now be ridiculous with Arod and McCann back.
by tyd3311 on May 8, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you two in that 15 team Yahoo LSB league?
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by thedirkatron on May 8, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. I would be 14 of 15 at this point.
by tyd3311 on May 8, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're the guy who makes 20 transactions a day?
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on May 8, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol, yeah. I'm pretty much done, though.
I’m admittedly a bad drafter, so every league I’m in I make a crap load of moves the 1st month or to get things straightened out.
by tyd3311 on May 8, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That league would be so much more fun if everyone used their LSB names so we knew who we all were and could talk smack.
But unfortunately the vast majority of the league pussed out pretty hard.
Oh well…
And on a semi-related note, how come my computer’s built in spellchecker doesn’t recognize the word pussed? It’s a word, you silly computer.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
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by thedirkatron on May 8, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, okay.
So you’re the trades guy, eh?
I couldn’t move fast enough to decline that Nathan proposal, but I’m mulling over the one involving Der-Hol.
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by thedirkatron on May 8, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love me some trades.
I didn’t figure, but you never know if someone might be in love with a player like Hughes.
by tyd3311 on May 8, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just sayin'
Ryan Tucker hasn’t pitched since April 14 due to a knee injury. He has a 17.36 era in his two appearances (4.2IP) this year. Max Ramirex has an eye numbing .565 ops in his 72 ABs for OKC this year.
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by RangerMad on May 8, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think it's the fly balls that are giving Main a trouble.
In fact, his GO/AO is 0.93 and considerably closer to 1.0 than last year. He’s just been very, very hittable, to the tune of a .356 BAA.
He’ll get it together.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on May 8, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm rather concerned
about Main. Prolly just nothing but being a worry wart
My garden this year... planted tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, okra, and for the first time i went with eggplant
by cowpoke on May 9, 2009 1:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yikes. Bianucci beaned in the head yesterday.
Caused a scrum. Word on Bianucci’s health later in Crawdads Countdown, I guess.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on May 8, 2009 3:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tim Smith with a freakish injury, too
Ball hit him in the eye after caroming off a sprinkler. What the?
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on May 8, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bianucci listed as day-to-day, but no long term damage.
Bleir has been promoted to Bakersfield.
Bolden takes his place and hits in the DH spot tonight.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on May 8, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel like I can’t acknowledge that right away. Maybe if he wasn’t walking people, if he hadn’t taken on quite so many innings last year…
Sigh.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on May 8, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
medication? For what, I wonder, inflamation?
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on May 8, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully NOT for
female sexual stimulation
Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
by LBBRangerFan on May 8, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
probably something
like tendonitis (hopefully)
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by RangerMad on May 8, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought inflammation…
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on May 8, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
probably
inflammation can cause micro-tears, and micro-tears can cause Eric Hurley-type surgeries.
by shroomer on May 8, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't say that
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by NothinG on May 8, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I blame Meno
I figure Mendoza will make the start Sat nite in Feliz’ place. Meno’s twisted but powerful love for Luis and his burning desire to see him ensconced in the OKC rotation all season probably left in it’s wake an injured Neftali Perez as sad [but necessary] collateral damage.
by shroomer on May 8, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matt West bangs one that short hops the CF wall. "Smoked", says the announcer.
Fry was not impressed by West but scored anyway. 1-0 Crawdads.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on May 8, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
De Los Santos guns down Donnie Webb, a kid who had been successful on 11 of 12 SB.
Font is off. Walks the first two. 10 pitches, 8 balls. Seems to be missing either inside or low. I don’t mind if he’s missing in those locations.
No velocity reports, but he’s thrown a couple of sliders that got swinging strikes, and now a K-swinging on a change-up.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on May 8, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's De Los Santos day.
He just doubled home Jared Bolden from 1B.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on May 8, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 RBI day for De Los Santos. 2 for 2: 1B, 2B
Font has thrown a lot of pitches. This is a fairly old lineup he’s up against with a lot of players with large OBP-AVG differences. 2 24-yo, 3 23-yo, 2 22-yo, 1 21-yo, 1 19-yo.
Seems to be missing least with his slider, and his fastball misses most often inside, but occasionally off the outside edge in punch-out counts.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on May 8, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Font done.
3.1 IP. Lots of 3-ball counts. K’d the penultimate batter on a fastball. Beaned the final batter he faced.
An order is placed to the bullpen for Hamburger.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on May 8, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Question...
Does anyone know what’s going on with Cristian Santana? He hasn’t played at all this year. Is he injured?
Hey, Nobody's Perfect: Blagojevich/Stevens '12
by YourNameHere on May 8, 2009 3:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Haven't heard, but I hope he's seeing about 500 curveballs and sliders everyday at EST.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on May 8, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All I heard was he's still in EST...
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on May 8, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody know anything abou Yoon-Nee Ham?
Had a really nice outing at Hickory today. One hit, a home run, was all he allowed in 5 IP in which he K’d 5 and BB’d 1.
He’s been pitching out of the pen, and I found one blurb that he has a good curve but a boring fastball.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on May 8, 2009 8:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
*Yoon-Hee Nam
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on May 8, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Riders game
Hyatt really stunk, and there were some poor defensive plays.
I guess i got spoiled watching andrus at SS, Lemon isn’t bad but he certainly doesn’t have the range and he needs a little work on those jump throws.
The ladies seem to love lil lemon, a woman with shall we say “large assets” moved to the front row trying to get his attention while he was on deck.
The highlight was the smoak homer that put them back in a position to have a 9th inning rally.
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by rentz on May 9, 2009 9:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Day full of young pitchers on the farm.
The Brigham/Perez tandem gets things started at 3p. Bookended by KG with the late show at Bakersfield. In between, Kiker tonight at Frisco, and Mendoza returns to the OKC rotation, due to minor shoulder soreness (according to JD) for Feliz.
Anyone else think that Moreland is asking to be pushed?
110 AB, .364/.433/.655
He’s top 5 in slugging and bottom 20 in K%.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on May 9, 2009 11:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was coming to post about Moreland
I checked that box score for Kirkman this morning.
4-4, 3 2Bs (iirc).
Moreland might be good at baseball. And Tim Smith, too.
Are they holding back on upgrading Frisco’s OF because it would gut the BAK offense? Is Bianucci not enough?
It’s all a matter of time.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on May 9, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smithy and Moreland are looking great....
i really think Tim Smith could be a good player for us, same with the Nooch
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by blalock84 on May 9, 2009 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smith must be pretty speedy for a big guy
6’3" 225 lbs and 6 of 7 on stolen base attempts. 21 out of 30 last year. Not bad.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
by tricer on May 9, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ben Harrison, but better?
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
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by Rodney on May 9, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Moreland
has been asking to be pushed since last summer. I’d expect him to be promoted whenever Smoak is.
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by t ball on May 9, 2009 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed on Moreland
You’ve probably been on the Moreland bandwagon longer than any of us, t ball. What do you think his future holds?
by spurdynasty on May 9, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A trade
and a future as a middling big leaguer with ok production at 1B for a few years if he’s lucky. Maybe he peaks at something slightly less than Lyle Overbay? I think he has a chance to be more than that, which is why I’m so anxious to see how he does at a higher level. Old for Clinton, and now in a hitter’s league, I’m wary of being too excited about his numbers, but it’s a good combo of patience and power.
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by t ball on May 10, 2009 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Swanson reassigned to Hickory
Schlect released
by Goyogringo on May 9, 2009 3:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Warming in pen
should come in soon to replace Perez in the 5th
by shroomer on May 9, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you listening?
You hear anything about Bianucci? I’ve had it on in the background, didn’t pick anything up.
What I heard of Perez sounded fantastic, though I missed his 5th inning…
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on May 9, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just started listening a few mins ago
Yesterday they said Bianucci is gonna cool his jets on the bench a coupla days after getting beaned in the helmet the other night.
by shroomer on May 9, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good question
He still might pitch a coupla innings today, but the Dads do have an open night in the rotation coming up so they might have Brigham and Pimentel split Sunday and Monday between them. Another question is – where’s Bleier? I haven’t heard why they skipped his last turn.
by shroomer on May 9, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bleier got moved to BAK
I swear I read it, though I can’t find it now…
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on May 9, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ha - yep, he's on the BAK roster now
didn’t even notice
by shroomer on May 9, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Flores appears to have disappeared from the BAK roster
by shroomer on May 9, 2009 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At the end of the day ...
Gac and Flores are back listed on the roster – Gac played tonight.
Tim Murphy is headed to the DL [reason unknown] and Bleier is starting Sunday afternoon for BAK – per the Visalia radio guy.
by shroomer on May 10, 2009 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Minor's roster management
borders on illegal…if there were any rules to begin with that people payed attention to.
by Goyogringo on May 10, 2009 4:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's at the top of this thread.
Under the stuff I posted on Bianucci being beaned. But, I haven’t found the online article. I just heard it in the Crawdad pregame yesterday.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on May 9, 2009 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perez off to a good start
1 hit, walk and run with four strikeouts…. He’s really getting alot of Ks with that FB/CB combo
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on May 9, 2009 4:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
6Ks now through 4 with 5 to 1 Flyball to groundball ratio
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by blalock84 on May 9, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
End of the day Perez looks like:
4.1 IP, 4 hits, 3 runs, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 6 Ks, 6 to 1 GB/FB ratio…
ran into some trouble in the 5th, but otherwise, his peripherals look great and he’s still striking guys out at a very, very high rate while not walking at a bad rate. He’s off to a better start than i could have hoped for such a young kid in A ball. Im guessing they continue to limit his IP and leave him in low A all year, but then again, a promotion to High A might not be a suprise with the way the Rangers treated Holland and Feliz last year.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on May 9, 2009 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kirkman keeps plugging along in the Cal League
34 ip, 35 k, 15 bb, 1.03 go/ao, 2.91 era. Only 1 homer allowed.
Very impressive numbers in the context of the Cal League.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
by tricer on May 9, 2009 4:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
don't like the
15BB in 34IP.
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by RangerMad on May 9, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is C-Murph hurt?
I guess “brick hands” Ogata has shown quite enough in the inf. They will try him in LF next.
by Goyogringo on May 9, 2009 5:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
for whoever is listening to the dads
any effective dx of his secondary stuff and velo? Despite the great year he had last year, the club changed him to a sidearmer over the offseason. Must have had really bad mechanics…
by Goyogringo on May 9, 2009 5:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I love the under 10 pitch first innings
its amazing how many of these we have had recently
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by blalock84 on May 9, 2009 6:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
minor league schedules
are weird. Frisco had a home game last night (Fri) and they are in Midland tonight. I also love the occasional 11:00 AM start.
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by RangerMad on May 9, 2009 6:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Zach Philips out of the pen is the shitz
2 scoreless IP today with 4 Ks
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by blalock84 on May 10, 2009 12:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn straight.
Filthy filthy stuff from the great Zach Phillips. Needs to be promoted by dawn.
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by sprite on May 10, 2009 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to nitpick
but he kind of blew it as far as the job of the reliever goes. Two inherited runners, first two batters go single, double, both runners score. His line looks solid, but he didn’t really come through this time.
by Brett Perryman on May 10, 2009 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
He’s been bleh coming into the game with runners on this year. Different mindset and all… Hopefully it’ll improve as the season progresses.
The 2008-2009 Dallas Mavericks are the biggest teases in the world.
"We love Wash.....As a team, we want Wash as the head of that team." Hamilton
"The NFL made me undergo a psychiatric evaluation......Please. It was an accident. If I wanted to post a picture of my penis I wouldn't have been all hunched over."- Chris Cooley.
by sprite on May 10, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
KK was great Last night, Im not sure if anyone else caught this humorous
incident, but in the third inning, Kasey had a no hitter going and the nine hole hitter Matt Sulentic decided to bunt and ended up getting a hit b/c of it… Of course, KK was none too pleased about this and proceeded to throw at him the next time he was up. One WP behind Matt’s head and then beaned him with the next one, I thought it was pretty much classic Kasey… Of course, Smoak gets hit the next inning.
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by blalock84 on May 10, 2009 11:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
33 IP, NINE hit batters
Nine.
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by t ball on May 10, 2009 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, if he had really good control he might be able to get away with it. But 19 walks plus nine HB, that’s not going to work, even with the good numbers otherwise.
by Brett Perryman on May 10, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly
I’m certain most of those hit batsmen were unintentional. He needs to get it under control. I’m not sure he’s pitching better right now than he was in Bakersfield, or not by as much as it looks at least.
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by t ball on May 10, 2009 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kiker
33.0 IP
0 HRs
All those baserunners, I think that’s the key stat explaining the ERA so far…
The stat to explain the HR total is beyond me. G:F is pretty microscopic.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on May 10, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And, to add to that
a .359 BaBIP last year, and so far a .250 number this year. Left on base, 67% last year, 82% this year. StatCorner pegs his tRA at 4.73, and it was 4.82 last year. I’m not discouraged about him by any means, but I’m not especially excited by his start this year, as all these numbers leave some questions.
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by t ball on May 10, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm very excited
and wondering if this time next year he will occupy a status somewhere between where Holland and Feliz presently do.
by shroomer on May 10, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You really think...
he could jump up that high on the prospect radar?
He has been damn good so far, but that is some elite company you’re talking about there.
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by slc ranger on May 10, 2009 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Status within the org, I suppose I should say
Hopefully this time next season he might be in line to be added to the Rangers bullpen soon – June-ish – with the possiblity of starting come late summer if injuries or performance open a spot for him. That’s not quite Holland, but a little better than I expect Feliz will be able to accomplish this year considering his troubles so far.
It’s also categorized as ‘wondering’ which is why I’m excited since Kiker’s rather pedestrian ’08 performance and fitness did not put him high in my ’09 expectations. A nice surprise so far.
by shroomer on May 10, 2009 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he'll be a solid contributor
at some point in late 2010 or early 2011, but my point above is that his start this season doesn’t suddenly change my opinion of him. I would have thought that anyway. Of course, if Feliz keeps a K/BB ratio of about 1.3ish all year, then he might slip in the rankings of a lot of folks here. But I wouldn’t put Kiker ahead of Feliz in any way unless Feliz is struck by a meteor or something.
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