8/10 Minors
by WestTxAg06 on Aug 10, 2010 1:50 PM CDT
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PrintWell, my recent attempts at presenting the farm probables have been met with utter disaster. That's partly my fault for not investigating closely enough. It's also partly Ben Henry's fault. He keeps getting advertised as a starter and then, come gametime, is nowhere to be found. He needs to get his act together.*
*I don't actually think it's Ben's fault. But like they did with Michael Scott and the obscene watermark, I am making him into an escape goat.
Today's slate:
- OKC (8:05): Mathis. I feel bad for Mathis. When you look at some of the garbage on our pitching staff circa 2001-2003, Mathis might have been beloved. But when we have Sex Machines like Tanner Scheppers, Captain Kirkman, Lexi Ogando, and Happy running around the countryside, Mathis doesn't get much love. I guess what I'm trying to say is that when we have the Professor of Sex scouting our players, we want them to be just as sexy as he is.
- FRI: off. Probably because they're out of players. No seriously.
- BAK (9:05): this would ordinarily be Big Joe Wieland's spot, but he pitched in relief on Sunday and Scott R. Lucas speculates the club may try to manage his innings from here on out. Lucas projects Robert Ross will mosey out of The Bully* and take The Bump.*
*Joseyspeak. All rights reserved by Jay Wails Ltd., Grapevine, Texas.
- HIC (6:00): Big Jake Brigham. Big Jake was stout last time out. I'm a poet and didn't know it. But I'm kinda "meh" on him after he debacled Bakersfield.
- SPO: Off. At least that's what they say.
- ARI (9:00): Zeke Rijo.
Questions for today;
1. Describe your thoughts on the Professor of Sex in five words or less.
2. Remember when JD traded all of Frisco's non-Marteen/Bleienheart pitchers that one week and we signed a guy out of indy ball? What if Tom Hicks had still been in charge of cash flowing the team? Would we have been able to sign the indy ball guy or would we have solicited volunteer pitchers out of the stands?
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I don't have any semblance of velocity, but I can throw serious junk.
And I can throw it all fucking day.
If they need someone to come up there and give them nine innings no matter how bad it turns out, I’m their man.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
They need to know something, though.
You homer off me, I’m going to hit you the next time you come up to the plate. It may not hurt very much, but I don’t give a SHIT.
And if by some miracle I strike you out, there will be at least a ten minute stoppage of play while I heckle you and dance around like the Japanese guy in Major League talking about marbles.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 10, 2010 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Someone get Steve Buechele this man's phone number!!!
"LSJ is jealous that the M’s fans have a sucky team that they can whine and snark about. We’re stuck with a good team in first place." -- Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
I wish. I'm not doing shit else right now.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 10, 2010 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Thought you were clerking or somesuch?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I stopped working before the Bar, now I'm trying to find a "real" job.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 10, 2010 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah, I kinda figured that
Good Luck!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Promotions/reassignments per Scott Lucas
Reliever Joseph Ortiz and outfielder Joe Bonadonna have been promoted from Hickory. Corresponding departures in Bakersfield aren’t listed; I’ll tweet them when I find out.
21YO RHP Carlos Pimentel to Frisco. 4.82 ERA with uninspiring peripherals in Bako. Technically a promotion, but doesn’t feel like one.
about 1 hour ago via web
"LSJ is jealous that the M’s fans have a sucky team that they can whine and snark about. We’re stuck with a good team in first place." -- Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Carlos Pimentel
Weird…
The final outcome of dealing Main, Tusk, and Roark?
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Aug 10, 2010 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
1. Schwing!
2. Pass the hat at a RR game?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I approve
of nearly all Office references.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan
Cody Buckel is not amused that I failed to give him a shout-out
"LSJ is jealous that the M’s fans have a sucky team that they can whine and snark about. We’re stuck with a good team in first place." -- Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
That guy does fucking rapes.
Holy shit does he ever do them.
I know that look.
Trust me.
Things are getting placed inside of other things sans anything even remotely resembling consent at this very moment.
Holy fucking forced sex, Super Hero Man.
The 40 trumps all!
"WHY IS LIAM POPPINS STICKING. IT'S AN ABSURDLY BAD NICKNAME"
-LiamP(oppins)
by thedirkatron on Aug 10, 2010 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions
For some reason that picture makes me think of Flock of Seagulls
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
After thinking of that, did you run, did you run so far away?
But could you get away?
"LSJ is jealous that the M’s fans have a sucky team that they can whine and snark about. We’re stuck with a good team in first place." -- Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
That's amazing
"LSJ is jealous that the M’s fans have a sucky team that they can whine and snark about. We’re stuck with a good team in first place." -- Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
1. Skinny Jeans; Underage model orgy.
2. I don’t understand this question cause it has a shit ton of words and I’m not good at words, but I will say this: We will regret the C-Wun part of the trade more than the Justin Smoak part of the trade.
The 40 trumps all!
"WHY IS LIAM POPPINS STICKING. IT'S AN ABSURDLY BAD NICKNAME"
-LiamP(oppins)
#2...
I love, but I will seriously fucking cut you.
The 40 trumps all!
"WHY IS LIAM POPPINS STICKING. IT'S AN ABSURDLY BAD NICKNAME"
-LiamP(oppins)
by thedirkatron on Aug 10, 2010 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
#2...
I love YOU, but I will seriously cut you.
/fixed
The 40 trumps all!
"WHY IS LIAM POPPINS STICKING. IT'S AN ABSURDLY BAD NICKNAME"
-LiamP(oppins)
by thedirkatron on Aug 10, 2010 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Aww, look at dirk doing his angry psycho routine to get back his tough guy card after his voice on the podcast outed him as a harmless frat daddy
Isn’t that cute…
"LSJ is jealous that the M’s fans have a sucky team that they can whine and snark about. We’re stuck with a good team in first place." -- Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Somebody should find a website where you can animate a talking goat
to speak some of Tron’s text rants. A goat with a pop-collared sigma nu shirt.
I like this idea
I theorize that 98.4% of dirkatron’s wardrobe involves a popped collar.
"LSJ is jealous that the M’s fans have a sucky team that they can whine and snark about. We’re stuck with a good team in first place." -- Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
* Pooped collar.
Fecal polo’s are the shit, gnome sayin’?
The 40 trumps all!
"WHY IS LIAM POPPINS STICKING. IT'S AN ABSURDLY BAD NICKNAME"
-LiamP(oppins)
by thedirkatron on Aug 10, 2010 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
*tear* ....
The 40 trumps all!
"WHY IS LIAM POPPINS STICKING. IT'S AN ABSURDLY BAD NICKNAME"
-LiamP(oppins)
by thedirkatron on Aug 10, 2010 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Is Blake Beavan your estranged stepbrother?
by LiamP on Aug 10, 2010 4:29 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
You can't get any estranger
than dirkatron. He’s Captain Twoderful.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
I see what you did there
"LSJ is jealous that the M’s fans have a sucky team that they can whine and snark about. We’re stuck with a good team in first place." -- Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
No, why?
Is Blake Beavan people’s estranged stepbrother over in fucking Britain?
Is that why you’re asking me this?
I hate it when you ask me stupid British stuff…
The 40 trumps all!
"WHY IS LIAM POPPINS STICKING. IT'S AN ABSURDLY BAD NICKNAME"
-LiamP(oppins)
by thedirkatron on Aug 10, 2010 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I think we'll miss Matt Lawson more than C-Wun.
by NoNameOnCard on Aug 11, 2010 2:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Fight! Fight!
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan
He would be good Kins insurance, it seems.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Payano is figuring it out
5 IP | 4 H | 2 R | 2 ER | 0 BB | 9 SO
Last 2 games
9.2 IP | 7 H | 2 R | 2 ER | 2 BB | 16 SO
DSL team won both games again today.
I believe that’s 11 in a row.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
Opposing team had five errors in the second game.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 10, 2010 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions
thru eight
Brigham has 23 consecutive outs, 2 hits, 10 strikeouts (2 SOS on curveballs in the dirt in the inning)
Wow.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 10, 2010 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions
That seems good...
The 40 trumps all!
"WHY IS LIAM POPPINS STICKING. IT'S AN ABSURDLY BAD NICKNAME"
-LiamP(oppins)
by thedirkatron on Aug 10, 2010 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
In an interview after the game, Brigham was quoted
“Complete game shutout, what’s that mean? Is that good? Did I break it?”
WestTxAg06, I was about to give you a ton of credit.
NeilRam. I predict he walks the bases loaded in the first, gives up a bases-clearing triple, and then proceeds to set the next 27 down in order, on strikes, all swinging.
I was thinking you had said the above quote about Brigham, who happened to give up 2 singles to open the game, and then retire 26 straight(dbl play in 1st accounts for 27th out) to end the game. He had 12 SO, 10 of which were of the swinging variety.
Haha, thanks for bringing that up
Brigham clearly decided to make a point after I wrote I was just “meh” on him up at the top.
He looks like a completely different pitcher right now, like the ghost of Clinton Lumberjack Derek Holland has possessed him.
"LSJ is jealous that the M’s fans have a sucky team that they can whine and snark about. We’re stuck with a good team in first place." -- Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
His curveball was unhittable
no one touched it over the last three innings. He ratcheted it up after the fourth with 8 of his 12 strikeouts coming 5-9, and 4 of the last 6 batters in the game (3 SOS on curves in the dirt and one called strikeout on a fastball). Hopefully we see Brigham 2.0 in Bak for his next start…
Wait... Holy fuck, is the game still on? I just got home...
The 40 trumps all!
"WHY IS LIAM POPPINS STICKING. IT'S AN ABSURDLY BAD NICKNAME"
-LiamP(oppins)
FUCK it is on maybe...
The 40 trumps all!
"WHY IS LIAM POPPINS STICKING. IT'S AN ABSURDLY BAD NICKNAME"
-LiamP(oppins)
His GO:AO (only 32 innings, I know) is actually better in Bakersfield than it was in Hickory.
3.38 at BAK compared to 2.64 in HIC, and that’s not including tonight.
I have never seen one above 3 by someone
that’s not a sidearming reliever. Maybe Brandon Webb?
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Tim Hudson
was there last year.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan
Looking at starters this year, Masterson appears to be the leader at 3.79, Hudson is at 3.40,
Jorge de la Rosa, Aaron Cook, and Derek Lowe are also in the 3.00+ range. Most everyone else above 3.00 is a reliever.
"LSJ is jealous that the M’s fans have a sucky team that they can whine and snark about. We’re stuck with a good team in first place." -- Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
GO:AO
I rarely hear of MLers standing out for groundball rates.
That’s the one thing I don’t get with this stat, as much as it comes up for minor leaguers.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Aug 11, 2010 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, I think that partly stems from the Mark Conner/John Hart days of looking for pitch-to-contact, groundball artists instead of just badass flamethrowers
We got really into it (at least I did) because thats what the organization was looking for.
"LSJ is jealous that the M’s fans have a sucky team that they can whine and snark about. We’re stuck with a good team in first place." -- Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Generally
Nice ground ball rate in minors = a fastball that isn’t straight. Like Robbie Ross, who has excellent life on his fastball and gets lots of groundouts at Low and High-A.
But yeah, the stat itself doesn’t really mean a ton. It’s just normally a sign that a pitcher is working down with som movement, I think.
by JasonCole on Aug 11, 2010 3:42 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
makes sense
Hope Robbie continues to exhibit good control with it and adds some solid secondaries to his already good fastball.
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
Good info.
Speaking of…about that mailbag…
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Aug 11, 2010 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Late tomorrow night for sure
Had to get the Holmberg Q&A up before the winning streak ended and the Buckel Q&A up before he debuted. Now I’m heading out to Richmond to cover the Squirrels game tomorrow then down to Hickory. But I’ll have time to finish it off on Thursday night.
I'm just razzing you.
But it’ll be great to read.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Aug 12, 2010 7:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Brigham
There is a MiLB piece on him in which he states that his out pitch for this game was actually his new slider that he only started throwing with any frequency after his demotion. Wow!
Holy cow, he just now started throwing it and his last two starts have been this dominant?
What’s he going to do once he actually masters the pitch?!
Thanks for that update, Goyo.
"LSJ is jealous that the M’s fans have a sucky team that they can whine and snark about. We’re stuck with a good team in first place." -- Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Someone else is going to have to handle the minors fanpost or otherwise use this post for today's games too
In the midst of conference calls this afternoon, no time to draft terrible humor and lame puns relating to today’s starters.
"LSJ is jealous that the M’s fans have a sucky team that they can whine and snark about. We’re stuck with a good team in first place." -- Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Per Scott Lucas, today's starters
Today’s Starters
AAA: Guillermo Moscoso
AA: Ben Snyder
High-A: Wilfredo Boscan
Low-A: off
Short-A: Randol Rojas
Rookie: off
DLS: It should be David Perez. We will see though.
Boscan and Perez make it slightly interesting.
Moscoso fucking sucks.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 11, 2010 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Nothing earth shattering, but still good to read
Nolan Ryan (3:19 PM)
We haven’t signed some of our out-of-slot players yet, but anticipate being able to sign them before the deadline. Next year, depending on what happens with free agency and what the amateur draft talent level is, we will be active, but to what level is premature to say.
several good answers from Nolan on there
definitely sounds like they’ll continue pushing what JD has started in terms of amatuer development and scouting
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
My Man (David Perez for those wondering)...
5 IP | 2 H | 0 R | 1 BB | 6 K |
DSL Rangers won yet again by scoring four in the top of the 14th inning.
"No nuts, no glory"
DSL Rangers win 12th in a row(I think) in 14 innings
Three pitchers combined to go 14 IP | 4 H | 0 R | 2 BB | 15 SO.
David Perez- 5 IP | 2 H | 0 R | 1 BB | 6 SO
Here are his season numbers. I got them from the box scores because milb.com is missing his start on 17 July and gives him credit for Santo Perez’s start on14 July.
62.1 IP | 50 H | 24 R | 15 ER | 7 BB | 62 SO | 2.17 ERA | 0.92 WHIP
He currently has a 23 inning scoreless streak going right now.
I got the numbers mixed up. I put the 17 Jun game in for 17 Jul. Here are the correct numbers
57 IP | 41 H | 19 R | 10 ER | 7 BB | 57 SO | 1.58 ERA | 0.84 WHIP
1. When I stopped using that horrible game from 17 June twice, his numbers are that much more impressive.
2. 40 of his 57 SO are swinging.
3. He has only given up 6 2B, 2 3B, and 0 HR.
4. Looking through the recaps, it looks like he struggles a little bit with wild pitches with runners in scoring position, but that’s normal for a 17 year old.
the flyballs he's given up have gone for HRs
thats rough
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
and again, his perpherials look great
unfortunate how badly the Cal League can skew numbers
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
Good grief, that's a tough situation for a pitcher in any league
But in the Cal League, you might as well just turn around and throw the ball over the OF fence yourself, and save the hitter the trouble.
"LSJ is jealous that the M’s fans have a sucky team that they can whine and snark about. We’re stuck with a good team in first place." -- Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
haha, yea.. I mean he had given up three flyballs total in the for a while
and all of them had left the yard
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
8/11 Profar
Made it to the first half of the Spokane-Yakima game tonight.
Profar with quite a few nifty plays; I might post a brief video of one in which he dives behind second base to field a sharply hit ball, but I’m on the road, so who knows how soon I’ll get to it.
I don’t really know how to describe Profar. He makes plays that seem better than he should be able to make.
He’s not overly fast or quick, but he still gets to the ball. I think he looks long-legged and long-armed, and maybe that’s part of how he gets to more balls than his quickness/speed might suggest. Also, I’m guessing he takes really, really good routes to the ball.
Horrible game overall, but fun to watch Profar, Chirino, Skole, and Deglan (nice arm).
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Good stuff, thanks for the report
Profar’s skill set fascinates me. He doesn’t have an 80, or even a 70, tool anywhere, but the Professor of Sex wrote that every tool is average or better. When you combine a scouting grade like his with his instincts, feel for the game, and baseball intelligence, it seems like he would do a lot of things that make you go “I don’t know how he did that, but it was awesome.”
"LSJ is jealous that the M’s fans have a sucky team that they can whine and snark about. We’re stuck with a good team in first place." -- Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
A quick summary of Profar's nice plays....
He turned a really nice DP. The runner was right on top of him, but he stayed on the front side of the bag and nearly submarined his throw to get around the runner (but also forcing the runner to get down) and had plenty of arm to get the guy going to 1B.
If I get around to posting the video, the play he made behind 2B was a sharp grounder. Profar started at deep short but moved toward 2B and his dive took him behind 2B where he snagged the ball and easily threw out the runner.
There was a broken bat chopper over the mound that Henry couldn’t catch (he was avoiding the bat). Profar was playing deep short again but charged in and fielded the ball about 4 feet behind the mound; the runner was safe by a half step.
A play I heard on the radio but didn’t see in person was a one-hop smash toward 3B that Profar snagged to start a double play. It impressed the Yakima Bears radio guy.
Mike Olt… In Profar’s second AB, he scolded one that didn’t quite get to the hole between 3B and SS. The SS made a nice play and just got Profar at 1B. Mike Olt was there to pick up Profar, meaning he had Profar’s glove and cap so Profar could just stay out on the field. Then after Olt found out it was my birthday, he bought the entire stadium a round and lead off in a round of Happy Birthday singing.
Olt’s batting eye is seriously refined. It almost appeared to be the case that if Olt didn’t swing, the ump would just agree with Olt that the pitch was not a strike.
I would say Profar did the most memorable things last night with those 4 very nice defensive plays. It appears his best tool is his arm. I’m, again, at a loss to understand how he made some of the plays he did.
Chirino looks like a ballplayer. I kind of think of Carlos Baerga when I see Chirino, but I don’t recall what type of defensive skills Baerga had, and I think Chirino’s are very good.
Hoying obliterated the ball he hit out. It was a no-doubter. But, I don’t like his swing. I hope it works for him, but it isn’t pretty.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Fantastic info, thanks.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
sounds omahhhish
i love these types of guys who have a knack for the game, kind of like when you talk about a great young soccer player who has the natural insticnts trained into him by just playing back yard ball growing up.
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
Sounds sort of like Engel Beltre
but at shortstop. No awesome tools, but everything’s 55-65.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan
by Conjunction on Aug 12, 2010 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions
and triple the walk rate, of course.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan
by Conjunction on Aug 12, 2010 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I was going to post about Olt's team skills, but I was too tired, but he let me bunk at his place.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
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