Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-7-11

[Guest]

14 BB - 17 K for Reggie Golden. I like.

[Guest]

Easterling with a triple today. Geiger with a double...he went into today's game with a .667 SLG.

[Scotti]

isn't camp colvin the term for having skinny guys start lifting a lot and maybe have beefcake 3000 to put on some weight? golden needs to just exercise and not eat junk food.

 

They do more than just put on weight at "Colvin Camp." Dempster wasn't there to add weight--he was there to stay/get conditioned. My understanding is that, while there is a general program (like a P90X for baseball), each guy has his own program suited to what his specific needs are (upper body weight, lower body weight, conditioning, strength, stamina, explosiveness, pitchers, position players, etc.).

 

My guess is that Golden will get an invite if he works within certain parameters this season--remember, until the new Mesa facilities open up, they are limited on space and even after that they'll still only want guys who they believe will give full effort. If they see hustle/effort my guess is that he gets invited. If they don't see it then he would just be wasting space and ruining the great culture that they have created.

 

I'd love to see the results for guys like Golden and, even more so, Vogelbach. Vogelbach could add 10-15 pounds of muscle and drop 25-30 pounds of fat on that frame (10-20 pound drop but a huge transformation is physique).

[Scotti]

We probablly should have kept Archer. Especially if TB would have taken McNutt

 

I'd much rather have McNutt provided he's healthy. Before the collision/injury/whatever this year he had 8 starts at AA with a 2.34 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 0.26 HR/9, 2.08 BB/9, 5.71 K/9 and a 1:2.75 BB:K ratio. For his career he's been very low mileage, quick through the minors, quick learner.

[jersey cubs fan]

They should probably think about taking the Colvin out of the camp name.

[BearClaw]

Hard to comment about prospects for SS Boise currently after 1/4 of the season, not enough to go by. For example, Daytona after 19 games had Ha hitting .370, Bour at .217, Watkins at .136, and now Ha is at .275, Bour at .287, Watkins at .269

 

Peoria after 19 games Szczur was at .278, Jones .176, Gibbs .385, Rohan at .358, and currently, Szczur is hitting .312, Jones .299, Rohan .313, and Gibbs .254

 

Some hot starts, some cold starts, and some reversal of fortunes.

 

The Boise players may be better evaluated after 200-250 plate appearances.

[BearClaw]

thanks

[Guest]

Boise video highlights:

[jersey cubs fan]

Boise video highlights:

 

Do those players look small to anybody or is it just me?

[pitchcs]

What's the timeline on Brett Jackson getting a promotion?

 

As soon as they realize that Fernando Perez is a waste of roster space.

 

Ask and ye shall receive

[ScrubMD]

We probablly should have kept Archer. Especially if TB would have taken McNutt

 

He has about the same stats this year, has been much more consistent throughout his career and is a year younger in the same league. If we had to give up one of them, we made the right choice.

[Little Slide Rooter]

What's the timeline on Brett Jackson getting a promotion?

 

As soon as they realize that Fernando Perez is a waste of roster space.

 

Ask and ye shall receive

 

I dont know what they're waiting for now. Im guessing hes done what hes going to do at AA, so maybe its time to move on. Ty Wright seems like a decent enough player, but he shouldnt be a roadblock.