Minors 6/18 - 6/19

I was just going to say the LD rate is a little concerning with those June #’s.

But the K rate is down and the BB rate is up, so that’s hopefully a good sign.

ON HIATUS – CLSD FOR BUSINESS

WTH?

0-2 with a walk on rehab assignment.

Davis was 2-3, Moreland hit a HR.

For Perez and Scheppers, probably the worst performances of their pro careers.

and Scheppers wan’t that bad.

Perez is the one that was really ugly tonight.

TCU is crushing it right now.

LINK

After the Rangers selected him last summer, Purke scouted ballparks in the Rangers’ minor league system. Frisco, Texas. Oklahoma City. Soon he’d be pitching there. As a backup plan, he picked TCU.

In fact, that August day, Purke attended TCU freshman orientation. But he hadn’t even packed for the semester. That’s how certain he was that he’d sign.

As the 14th overall pick, Major League Baseball recommended that his signing bonus be $1.6 million. But Purke didn’t see himself as the 14th pick. Neither did the Rangers.

Ryan has reportedly said the club originally intended to sign Purke for about $6 million. But the Rangers were in financial turmoil and, by July, MLB was overseeing the organization’s finances. The league capped the Rangers’ offer at $4 million.

Ryan spent the evening of Aug. 17 attempting to get Commissioner Bud Selig to give the Rangers more flexibility.

Even in the last hour before the deadline, the Purke family thought the Rangers would meet them at the requested number.

When the clock hit 11 p.m., Purke was crushed.

Mom and Dad drove to Fort Worth every weekend in the fall. Each time, they passed by the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

"I couldn’t drive through there without crying," Margaret said.

The Purkes couldn’t go to the grocery store without hearing hecklers. People called them greedy. Stupid. How could they pass up $4 million?

"We’ve had a lot of people say, ‘Well, we would’ve signed for a lot less,’ " Lawrence Purke said. "I ask you, if you own a home, would you sell that home for a third less than what it’s worth? You wouldn’t."

Bad response, there, dad.

He uses four pitches, and has control but not command of his fastball. Control of his other pitches will wax and wane.

He’s pretty good at bouncing that slider in K counts, but I doubt upper-level minor leaguers would fall for it.

His curveball and change-up appear to be legit freeze or swing-and-miss pitches.

He’s overthrowing, now that he’s into the 7th with about 100 pitches, but until then he repeated his motion well. He needs to work on his motion a bit, but he is consistent with it.

That boy ran the bases after his HR like a boy “who plays the game the right way”. heh.

or points for effort…

you could have possibly referenced two players with more different body types unless you found a way to include Big Game.

:(

Melo: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K

I was bummed he didn’t get the call to Spokane, but this is really much more fun.

LoneStarDugout Matt Thompson only threw two innings today, but it was scheduled. Cut him off once Lakewood had won. He’ll pitch in the All-Star Game.

Thought he simply admired his shot and then the pitcher came at him in the basepaths jawing at him about playing the game the right way?

Fuck that pitcher, man.

Handle it on the field.

Throwing a hissy fit on the field as a guy’s trying to round the bases is bush fucking league.

Every organization is represented, with no more than two players from any organization, and 25 players per team, divided into U.S. and World teams based on place of birth. (Players born in Puerto Rico are part of the “World” team despite being U.S. citizens by birth, because that territory has its own national baseball federation and national team).

I’ll say this for JD, they may not have much money but they’re not wasting time spending it and signing their guys. This is going to be a fun summer to follow all the new kids.

lot of action on the farm tonight

OKC

Northwest League scoreboard… box not up yet.

Frisco