Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-12-12

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I was going to come on here and moan yet again about Volstad (who got rocked at Iowa again tonight) getting a rotation spot out of spring training. Then it hit me that we saved a year of service time on Wood by keeping him down for a few months.

 

Theo > me yet again.

[Have a seat, Neifi]

B-Jax 0/0 with 2 BBs.

[Guest]

I was going to come on here and moan yet again about Volstad (who got rocked at Iowa again tonight) getting a rotation spot out of spring training. Then it hit me that we saved a year of service time on Wood by keeping him down for a few months.

 

Theo > me yet again.

You're assuming that Wood started off with an even number of service years.

[Guest]

Junior with a walk.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I was going to come on here and moan yet again about Volstad (who got rocked at Iowa again tonight) getting a rotation spot out of spring training. Then it hit me that we saved a year of service time on Wood by keeping him down for a few months.

 

Theo > me yet again.

You're assuming that Wood started off with an even number of service years.

 

No, I did the actual maths. Or I tried to. He was at 1 year, 39 days coming into the season. He was kept down until May 22. If I'm doing the maths right, he will miss cutoff for another year by a few days.

[Guest]

I was going to come on here and moan yet again about Volstad (who got rocked at Iowa again tonight) getting a rotation spot out of spring training. Then it hit me that we saved a year of service time on Wood by keeping him down for a few months.

 

Theo > me yet again.

You're assuming that Wood started off with an even number of service years.

 

No, I did the actual maths. Or I tried to. He was at 1 year, 39 days coming into the season. He was kept down until May 22. If I'm doing the maths right, he will miss cutoff for another year by a few days.

gotcha. I don't think that would be a coincidence, then.

[El Duderino]

Any chance we don't cut Simpson this offseason?

 

I say we try to go the RA Dickey route.

[illiniguy]

Any chance we don't cut Simpson this offseason?

 

I say we try to go the RA Dickey route.

Make him a writer?

[El Duderino]

Any chance we don't cut Simpson this offseason?

 

I say we try to go the RA Dickey route.

Make him a writer?

 

no, make him climb mountains for charity

[El Duderino]

Marco Hernandez with a homer and Rock Shoulders with his 3rd homer in three games.

[ctcf]

Boise Hawks are blowing up for once. Marco and Rock with HR's so far. Rock's was a 3 run shot.

[El Duderino]

Jose Rosario 6 innings, 7 hits, 1 run, 1 BB, 2 K

[ctcf]

Vitters with a BB in his third AB. Kid is killin it right now.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Vitters BB.

 

Up to the minute BB rate: 6.8%.

[ctcf]

BJax follows it up with an RBI single.

[rawaction]

Brett Jackson with a RBI single. Welington Castillo (a guy that needs to start hitting) followed with a 3-run bomb.

[ctcf]

Amaya with a HR for Boise as well.

[rawaction]

Vitters has seen 17 pitches tonight. Jackson has seen 16, and just had a 1st pitch single.

[iowahawkeyes89]

At what point does Vitters become a legitimate prospect again? Or has that ship sailed?

 

Seems like most scouting services have written him off, as far as being a top 100 prospect.

Edited July 13, 2012 by iowahawkeyes89

[illiniguy]

At what point does Vitters become a legitimate prospect again? Or has that ship sailed?

 

Means like most scouting services have written him off, as far as being a top 100 prospect.

If he keeps this up maybe, but even then I think they will likely think he's a PCL monster. Maybe not though.

[El Duderino]

iowa isn't the typical pcl bandbox though

[ctcf]

At what point does Vitters become a legitimate prospect again? Or has that ship sailed?

 

Means like most scouting services have written him off, as far as being a top 100 prospect.

 

The kid is 22 in AAA and making noteworthy strides. I find it hard to say that ship has sailed.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

At what point does Vitters become a legitimate prospect again? Or has that ship sailed?

 

Means like most scouting services have written him off, as far as being a top 100 prospect.

 

I guess it depends on what you mean by "legit prospect." I can't find the link now, but Baseball Prospectus did a nice writeup of his prospect status the other day. He got 40s and 50s all the way across the board, which basically means he will definitely have a major league career and could establish himself as a long-term starter.

 

In order to convince people he has some ceiling beyond that, he probably just needs to hit like this for the rest of the year.

[Little Slide Rooter]

At what point does Vitters become a legitimate prospect again? Or has that ship sailed?

 

Means like most scouting services have written him off, as far as being a top 100 prospect.

If he keeps this up maybe, but even then I think they will likely think he's a PCL monster. Maybe not though.

 

A lot of the experts, including Goldstein and Law are beginning to warm back up to him, but not to the point where they're ready to put him back in the top 100.

[sneakypower]

Vitters BB.

 

Up to the minute BB rate: 6.8%.

(for reference)

Soriano: 6.5%