Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-16-2006

[Mephistopheles]

The big story here has been righthander Sean Gallagher. Gallagher was the Cubs minor league pitcher of the year in 2005 after winning 14 games and striking out 146 batters in 151 innings at Peoria, but scouts were uninspired by his high 80s fastball. The performance (2.43 ERA in 10 starts, 62 Ks in 59.2 innings) is still there this year in the Florida State League, and the good news is that his heater has taken a dramatic step forward, as what was once a 88-90 mph offering is now sitting comfortably at 90-93.

 

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=5139

[Outshined_One]

Ho-hum, another perfect day down in the minors. :D

[NCCubFan]

Ho-hum, another perfect day down in the minors. :D

And another perfectly awful day at the major league level. This is a recording. :D

[CubsWin]

Ho-hum, another perfect day down in the minors. :D

And another perfectly awful day at the major league level. This is a recording. :D

That brought an audible chuckle. Good work, NCCF.

 

As far as Gallagher is concerned, Fleita was right. He said he had a chance to move quickly through the system and whaddya know. If he is sitting between 91-94 regularly and touching the high 90s with his movement, control and poise, he could be the real deal.

 

Oh boy, I hate that I just had this thought, but the letters HGH just popped into my head. I hate that baseball let the performance enhancing drug thing to get so out of control that now thoughts like that pop up when one of my favorite prospects gains velocity on his fastball. Forget about it. Until proven otherwise, he is doing it naturally.

 

Anyway, congrats Sean on a successful debut into AA!

[Athletics36]

Would just like to say that we appreciate all of you who are wishing our Son luck with your kind words. I will say that in talking with Sean during the off-seasons he is driven to accomplish what others say he has no shot. He loves it when he reads what folks are saying about him especially one major Baseball Publication. again txs

[CoolHandLuke]

I love Sean!!!!! I really regret not going to see him pitch last year. :cry:

[NCCubFan]

I'll hopefully get a chance to see him pitch in August, when the Jaxx play at Carolina. Since that is a five-game series, he'd almost certainly be in line to start one of those games. Good thing that series is scheduled for later in the year as opposed to before his promotion, since that's the only series they play in Carolina this year.

[karenmac]

for those of you who might be interested in seeing more pics of the Chiefs at Wrigley Field on 6/16... thanks for getting these up so quickly Nate! :)

http://www.peoriachiefs.com/multimedia/photos/index.php?cat_id=322