Minors 8/17
by WestTxAg06 on Aug 17, 2010 8:22 AM CDT
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PrintHeaded to Wichita Falls this morning so I will post this one early.
It does not appear that Travis Chick is destined to become our sexiest new prospect. Ben Snyder, on the other hand, turned in a yeoman's performance in relief, with 5.1 shutout innings, only 3 baserunners (2 H, 1 BB), and 4 Ks. Very solid. I think that guy is going to help this club somehow, at some point. The Frisco box here: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2010_08_16_tulaax_friaax_1
Today's starters:
- OKC (7:05): Mehscoso. It seems like he's pitching every other day.
- FRI: Off
- BAK (9:05): Boscan. He's gotten roughed up 2 of his last 3 outings, but the K/9 and K/BB were still excellent. He gave up 3 homers last time, but that was the night the wind was blowing straight out to center at 20 mph. Even Cliff Lee is going to have trouble in that hellish pitcher's environment. Call me cautiously optimistic about Fredo right now.
- HIC (6:05): Tullis. He's been roughed up lately too, but unlike Boscan, he doesn't have shiny strikeout and walk numbers to ameliorate it.
- SPO (8:35): Randal Rojas.
- ARI (9:00): Carlos Melo.
Thanks be to BBTiA: http://www.bbtia.com/the-clubhouse/2010/8/15/minor-league-calendar-aug-15-21.html
Questions for today:
1. Are you optimistic, cautiously optimistic, or not at all optimistic about Boscan prospect status?
2. Where do you slot Lujack AKA miles into the prospect rankings this winter?
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I'm interested to see whether or not people rank LuJack ahead of skole on prospect rankings
its like comparing apples to oranges, but i guess thats what makes this fun. Gotta love Luke’s FB and when he commands that CB well. At this point, i’d still rank Skole ahead of him because he’s showing improvement already this year. I think they’re both fringe top 10 prospects at this point.
Rangers FTW
Yeah, off the top of my head I think I'd lean towards 7-12 range for Skole and 10-15 for Lujack
If Lujack appears in the AZL and does good pitchings or arrives at Instructs and dominates, then the back of the top ten gets even more interesting.
THE RANGERS ARE FULL OF UNBELIEVEABLE SUCK GIVE UP NOW IT DOES NOT MATTER GOOD BYE.
"It has been said that baseball is to the United States what revolutions are to Latin America, a safety valve for letting off steam. I think baseball is more serious than any Latin American revolution. But, then, I am a serious fan." -- George F. Will
by WestTxAg06 on Aug 17, 2010 10:49 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Skole's ARL performance is pretty damned hard for Jackosn to beat
Also, I’m pretty super optimistic regarding Wilfy. I think he’ll do well in the Texas League next year. The increased strikeout numbers this year give me big hope.
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Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chain saw?
Very, if he can be had reasonably.
Arizona overdrafted him, but he’s a very good prospect.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 17, 2010 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm hesitant.
Not many (are there any?) guys have come back from labrum injuries. Eric Hurley is coming back from a similar injury.
"No nuts, no glory"
Supposedly
His pitching arm looked good in Arizona (Was it NNOC who was praising his velo a month or so back, maybe during the CPPs?), but glove wrist is what’s holding him back now.
Pointless aside, because shoulder injuries are scary as balls.
I wonder if his case isn’t similar to Scheppers’. Someone should tweet @injuryexpert
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chain saw?
I think you're right
Also, you should read the second sentence with accentuation on the word ‘are’, to indicate agreement.
Shoulder injuries AREscary as balls.
As in, you’re correct, shoulder injuries are scary. As balls.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chain saw?
Your assessment of Tullis and Boscan
Tullis has a better K rate than Boscan and a better GB rate (as he did in 2009). If you’re going to ameliorate Boscan’s performance, use the league and park factors instead.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
Harden starting for OKC
"Most of Jesus’s parables were economic parables, and they were free-market parables." -- Andrew Schlafly
Maybe he needs to go the Roy Halladay route and rebuild his mechanics/career in Hi-A.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
This is almost comical
DL him and he starts a game within 5 days.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I found this note from Jamison very interesting:
Foremost among the club’s pitching prospects is probably righthander David Perez, who is 4-4, 1.41 in 13 starts, with 62 strikeouts and eight walks in 64 innings, a 2.38 groundout-to-flyout rate, a .202 opponents’ batting average, and zero home runs allowed. Perez hasn’t allowed a run in his last 33 innings, scattering 14 hits and two walks in that stretch while punching out 29.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
seriously
total fail.
"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
No
i was replying to your sarcasm with similar sarcasm. Win-loss records must die. They distort certain situations to the point of endless frustration when i try to argue with some of my friends.
"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
Bleah, Tullis:
5.0 11 6 6 0 2 1 3.93
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
They ran wild on them
to say the least. Even stole a base on a pitchout.
I figure the wild pitch
was probably a result of Tullis trying too hard after one of them as well. Is this a Tullis issue, or a Zaneski one, or just a freak occurence?
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
A little bit of both
Tullis doesn’t have much of a leg kick but he’s still somewhat slow to home plate. And Zaneski wasn’t the most accurate thrower last night, although he was getting off to a slow start because of Tullis.
I'm not surprised
given that Tullis hasn’t been pitching as long as others his age. Hopefully time cures that a bit.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
Yeah
he is a little more raw than I expected, even given the inexperience.
Mehsoso did not start tonight, but ZiPy pitched well:
3.0 2 0 0 2 2 0
And now Captain Kirk tries to hone his relief pitches.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Well aren't I a jinxy bitch
Kirk gave up a HR to the 1st batter he faced, sigh…
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Not bad at all for Captain Kirk
4.0 3 1 1 1 6 K 1 3.09
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Captain Kirkman
is my homeboy.
"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 17, 2010 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, Harden was supposed to start for OKC tonight, but was scratched, according to KRLD
No reason given.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I'm gonna go ahead and say this guy only gets mop-up duty in September
Scheppers 1.0 3 3 3 3 0 0 4.35
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
HE'S WORKING ON HIS CHANGEUP!!!
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 18, 2010 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions
I thought we were past that point.
"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
I don't even know if he is or isn't anymore. Seems that's all we hear/heard when he gets rocked a little.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 18, 2010 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions
HIS CHANGEUP'S FATHER IS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY!!
THE RANGERS ARE FULL OF UNBELIEVEABLE SUCK GIVE UP NOW IT DOES NOT MATTER GOOD BYE.
"It has been said that baseball is to the United States what revolutions are to Latin America, a safety valve for letting off steam. I think baseball is more serious than any Latin American revolution. But, then, I am a serious fan." -- George F. Will
I wonder if hes getting tired
Lets remember he was drafted initially in 08 but didn’t sign and sat out almost a full season only getting a handful of starts in an independant league before being drafted by us. Then we waited until the last minute signing him so this year is his first full season in ~2 years.
I doubt he's working on his changeup out of the pen, but what you said is one consideration.
Also, he’s never been on an erratic pitching schedule. He had his first back-to-back outing on the 13th-14th. He doesn’t appear to be responding too well to that experiment.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
since june 28th
Fredo has a K/BB of 65/8… thats almost Cliff Lee esque. Both him and Weiland are two guys I expect to bloom in AA next year.
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?'
Wieland is such a pimp
THE RANGERS ARE FULL OF UNBELIEVEABLE SUCK GIVE UP NOW IT DOES NOT MATTER GOOD BYE.
"It has been said that baseball is to the United States what revolutions are to Latin America, a safety valve for letting off steam. I think baseball is more serious than any Latin American revolution. But, then, I am a serious fan." -- George F. Will
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