Minors 6/26

by blalock84 on Jun 26, 2009 7:09 PM CDT Comment 30 comments

Just to get this up there.

Full night of games tonight, here is what we got:

AZL - 9PM

Spokane - 9 PM Thompson - 2nd start

Hickory- 6PM Boscan - already throwing a shutout through 3 IP

Bakersfield - 9 Tatsuko - eh

Frisco - 7PM Beaven - fun, i always like watching his starts

OKC - 7PM Lizard - eh, hope to continue to see improvements from Max and Borbon

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by clark on Jun 26, 2009 7:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Beavan gave up 2 in the first but has settled down now it looks like

Boscan done after 5 scoreless only giving up 4 hits with ZERO walks. Font on in relief

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 Jun 26, 2009 7:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Beavan

Didnt look real sharp, couldnt miss any bats. Lots of hard hit balls

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

by rentz on Jun 26, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jason Parks agrees

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by spurdynasty on Jun 27, 2009 8:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ouch.

Get on base or die, Salty.

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by lonestarJon on Jun 27, 2009 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

oooch Harsh

Interesting that he was there, I didnt see a guy wearing a horse head in the stands last night.

Beavan had a small contingency there last night it seemed. I saw a lady wearing a black beavan jersey filming his warm up session, then another group near my seats all wearing hats with the number 15 on the back.

Maybe that combined with the heat had some effect?

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by rentz on Jun 27, 2009 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wish Jason

had also seen his previous start for comparison.

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by t ball on Jun 27, 2009 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The difference was night and day

I mean, he wasnt lights out last time but was pretty good.
However his last start he still had a lot of hard hit flys and line drives but had overall better composure

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by rentz on Jun 27, 2009 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Beavan

Blake is going to struggle at the AA level (and beyond) if his stuff doesn’t improve. Having excellent fastball command is a major plus, but 88-90 mph fastballs with questionable secs isn’t going to be enough to make it.

Now, as I mentioned on BBTiA, my snapshot analysis of Blake’s start was just that, a snapshot. That said, I did take issue with his inability to keep his composure when the struggles began. The defense behind him sucked and the weather was gross, but those variables aren’t exactly uncommon in baseball. Shutting down under those conditions might be viewed as somewhat justified considering he is only 20 years old and pitching in AA. Unfortunately, those 88 mph fastballs and 40 grade sliders magnify the issue. How he rebounds will be something to watch. Dealing with failure is a major part of development.

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by jparks77 on Jun 27, 2009 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

His first home start I saw his fastball around 90-91, this last outing I was reading the scouts gun and he was hitting 88-89 most of the time which is why he was getting eaten alive.

And yes the defense was awful, but he wasn’t helping them out much either with all those hard hit liners.

I appreciate the analysis, sometimes its good to hear the negative to go along with all the good things we hear about players.

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by rentz on Jun 27, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Font 5Ks in 3 IP

Gave up a couple though.

Moreland with a triple

And The Lizard with 7 Ks through 4 IP

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 Jun 26, 2009 8:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Is Moreland still 2nd in the order?

what a waste…

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by Goyogringo on Jun 26, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

who missed this? Zach Phillips is in AA and pitching in relief of Beavan

someone needs to be held accountable…

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by blalock84 on Jun 26, 2009 8:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Really? Sweet.

I was about to see if I missed his start when I saw Tatsuko pitching. Very good news. But you’re right, how did this slip under the radar? Cue Rodney Dangerfield.

Does Zach Phillips have to choke a bitch to get to Frisco?

by sprite on Jun 26, 2009 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm guessing this happened today.

Can’t find anything yet.

Does Zach Phillips have to choke a bitch to get to Frisco?

by sprite on Jun 26, 2009 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

z needs to be flogged

for missing this.

by Hull Fan on Jun 26, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Phillips

All i know is i was hanging out around the frisco pen tonight and I saw phillips and was wondering if i slept through him getting bumped up,
Glad im not the only one confused

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by rentz on Jun 26, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love how JD busted out the ninja promotions skills today

Any sight of Martin Perez around the pen tonight? haha

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 Jun 26, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

sorry

had an off day today

Minor Moosings

by Goyogringo on Jun 26, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

El Duque in

Both outs so far on Ks

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 Jun 26, 2009 9:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

hot Latin lefty Edwin Escobar makes his debut tonight for AZL Rangers

Before Alvarez, he was the best 7/2 pitcher we signed last year. Related to Kelvim (LAAAA) and Yunel (ATL) in the bigs.

by naropean on Jun 26, 2009 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

HIC scores 2 in the bottom of the 12th to win

Morrison with a nice game. 2-3 with a HR and a double and 2 BBs
The Hamburgler had another scoreless outting. He seems to be either lights out or awful.

Rookies looking like rookies tonight. Rangers score three in the first on a hit and 3 errors and a balk. Nice

Thompson gives up 4 in the first for Spokane.

Bakersfield creating Santa Anna winds by King 7 times through 3 innings so far

And Zach Phillips with a nice AA debut. 3.2 with no earned runs so far

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 Jun 26, 2009 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Nooch and Morrison

should sue for their promotion. If I was a prospect busting my ass I can’t imagine I buy the explanation that you are being held back at least 1 level below your skill set because your other teammates suck at the plate…Send Gac and Gomez down and Alfonzo up for God’s sake. Hope to god they don’t get the Moreland/Smitty/Osuna treatment that they received last year, letting rot in LowA….

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by Goyogringo on Jun 26, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

if I was a prospect

I’d bust my ass without worrying too much about where I was assigned.

There's more to the picture than meets the eye.

by tricer on Jun 26, 2009 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I attended the game in Hickory last night...

Quick thoughts:

Saw Nam pitch for the first time. I expected some wacky, asian throwing motion but that wasn’t the case. At first glance, he has a windup very similar to Martin’s (big leg kick and big follow through with the back leg) just a bit smoother. During his warmup, Nam threw nothing but giant, dive-bombing curveballs, but didn’t throw the pitch at all until he had gotten hit around a bit. It seemed like he was tinkering around with a changeup.

Christian Santana swings like a right-handed Hank Blalock….I thought his arms were going to fall off he was swinging so hard.

Font got hit around quite a bit until he started throwing offspeed stuff. He rarely got anywhere close to the strikezone with an offspeed pitch but the opposing batters couldn’t lay off em’.

Leonel De Los Santos looks like little leaguer as he waddles out onto the field in his gear, but damn, he’s good. Kannapolis tried to run on him early and Leonel threw him about by about 5 feet. I thought he had a man picked off at first too but the ump didn’t give him the call.

by ncrangerfan on Jun 27, 2009 10:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Santana.

When I saw him in Clinton last year, it was evident he had the fastest bat on the field, but he didn’t seem to be overswinging like Hank. He just seemed to be ahead of everything, even fastballs.

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by rooster on Jun 27, 2009 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs