Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-10-13

[Guest]

The epic Javy RT binge has begun on twitter.

 

it was pretty impressive. what was that, like 50 retweets? he actually dedicated time to that

[Elwood]

http://www.whatarememes.com/cargo/evil-raccoon.jpg

[Guest]

he's not done

[Hairyducked Idiot]

The epic Javy RT binge has begun on twitter.

 

it was pretty impressive. what was that, like 50 retweets? he actually dedicated time to that

 

Was? This is not over. This is still happening.

 

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Edited June 11, 2013 by Hairyducked Idiot

[Guest]

@ZimMiracle: Can't help but leave the The Jack impressed with Baez. 1st HR to RCF on a FB. 2nd to deep CF on FB. 3rd to LF on change. 4th to LF on SLD.

[Guest]

@jjcoop36: OK, I'm not done gushing about Buxton. He robbed two other hits today as well. Took away potential doubles from Candelario and Almora.

 

@jjcoop36: Very good. Solid in CF, very good arm. Bat produces tons of line drives. #notascout RT @jontehbest:  how did Almora look?

[Banedon]

I don't know nothin about nothin with regards to the minors, but had to pop in here to join the amazement at Javy tonight.

[GammonsPocketTweets]

I know we compared these two a few weeks ago, and him and Baez will always be tied together, but Lindor has just been dreadful in June so far, OPS down to 769.

[GammonsPocketTweets]

So suck on that, Keith Law.

[Outshined_One]

Last ten games for Baez: .432/.523/1.054/1.577

 

That's just criminal.

[davell]

I wish we could have seen the reactions from the FO while this was going on.

[ctcf]

Last ten games for Baez: .432/.523/1.054/1.577

 

That's just criminal.

 

hahahahaha

[Rob]

Yeah, we've got some power coming up through the minors.

[RammyFanny]

@jjcoop36: OK, I'm not done gushing about Buxton. He robbed two other hits today as well. Took away potential doubles from Candelario and Almora.

 

@jjcoop36: Very good. Solid in CF, very good arm. Bat produces tons of line drives. #notascout RT @jontehbest: how did Almora look?

Mentioned it earlier, but the one he took from Almora was crushed. Looked gone off the bat.

[Cubswin11]

Wait so is Barney still one of our core players?

He never really was, if you are talking about moving forward a few years. I guess he's a core player this year, if you want to use the term loosely.

[ScrubMD]

Last ten games for Baez: .432/.523/1.054/1.577

 

That's just criminal.

 

And 1.000/1.000/4.000/5.000 in his last 1 game.

[Cubswin11]

Alcantara went 2 for 4 against Archie Bradley tonight

[RammyFanny]

Iffy vid of the 4th:

http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=27908503&sid=milb

[Guest]

.378/.447/.732, last three weeks

 

Peripherals?

[Guest]

Pending tonight's results around the league, Baez is now 5th in the FSL in OPS.

 

I read 3rd elsewhere. As a 20 year old SS. Behind 23 year olds at 1B and RF.

[Guest]

Apparently, the Fort Myers announcer said “Unbaezable” after the last out of the game.

 

Let's make this a thing.

[Guest]

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130610&content_id=50234986&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb

 

"That was one of the highest performances I have ever seen in my baseball career," Daytona hitting coach Mariano Duncan said. "In 2006 when I was a coach for the Dodgers, I saw four different players hit home runs in the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres to tie the game. I have been in three World Series and I have won two championships, but I have never seen a performance out of one player like what Javier Baez had.

 

"I have been in baseball more than 30 years. I played for 20 years. I played in the big leagues, I coached in the big leagues. But I have never seen anything like that. It was something very impressive."

 

"For Javy to do this, it's pretty special for any player to have that kind of night," said Daytona manager Dave Keller, who was in the stands to see Ryan Harvey's four-homer game when he was a hitting coordinator for the team in 2006. "It was big because he drove in runs when we needed them. He got some good pitches to hit and he took some nice swings.

 

"His swing seemed a lot more under control tonight. Sometimes he gets too aggressive. Mariano has spent a lot of time with him talking about keeping his balance and not swinging so hard that he can't stay on the ball. He already has tremendous bat speed and he can hit the ball a long way. After that second home run, I was telling Mariano that it was the best swing I have seen him take. It was free and relaxed and he laced that ball. It was the best swing he's taken on a pitch all year."

 

"He has come a long way," Duncan said. "He had a great Spring Training this year when he hit eight home runs, but at the beginning of the season, he struggled. I've worked with him staying on the middle of the field. When he does that, he can react to the ball inside better.

 

"He hit four different home runs on four different pitches. The first ball to right-center field was a cutter, the second was a changeup, the third to left-center was a fastball and the last one down the left-field line was a breaking ball. You are going to see Javier Baez in the big leagues for a long time."

 

Added Duncan: "He has so much potential, he doesn't even know how good he is. He is very talented, very special. I know why so many people are so high on him."

[TruffleShuffle]

I had something other than the internet to do for 90 minutes

 

more rare than a 4 hr game.

 

9.1

[Little Slide Rooter]

I just hope that Javy can find it in his heart to return some of Soler's mojo to him.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I had something other than the internet to do for 90 minutes

 

more rare than a 4 hr game.

 

9.1

 

Really? I set him up on purpose. You don't give out 9s for tee-ball homers.