Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-15-14

[RammyFanny]

I just turned on the Smokies game and the announcer said hamstring strain. Nothing about cramps FWIW.

[ScrubMD]

Man, if Baker wasn't playing so well, we could have Lopez up on the big league team.

[ScrubMD]

I just turned on the Smokies game and the announcer said hamstring strain. Nothing about cramps FWIW.

 

Damn. Brett RT'ed someone saying cramps, that's where I got that. Not sure how much info that person actually had.

[RammyFanny]

I just turned on the Smokies game and the announcer said hamstring strain. Nothing about cramps FWIW.

 

Damn. Brett RT'ed someone saying cramps, that's where I got that. Not sure how much info that person actually had.

These are the opposing announcers so they could just be making something up too. The only thing I saw on Twitter mentioned them looking at his calf, so there's still a chance it could be.

[RammyFanny]

Rivero struck out the side and looked filthy. Definitely something there.

[ScrubMD]

If Rivero ever has to hit, instead of using a bat, would he be allowed to take a ball into the batter's box and throw that ball at the pitcher's ball? He'd be unstoppable.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Kyle Hendricks for No. 2 prospect.

[dfnowak]

Javy needs to be sent down to Tennessee. This is getting ridiculous.

Maybe they should try dropping him in the order first...not going to learn how to handle breaking pitches in AA as well as he could in AAA.

 

In other news, BJax with the golden sombrero tonight.

[A New Era]

Kyle Hendricks for No. 2 prospect.

 

He certainly should scoot into the top 10 at least.

[Guest]

@BroadcasterMick: Cubs prospect Jorge Soler left tonight's game with hamstring tightness. He tweeted it making a play on a ball hit to right field.

 

@BroadcasterMick: Soler made a great catch to take away an extra base hit in the 4th then seemed bothered by the Hamstring. He then left the game.

 

Think Mick Gillispie meant tweaked, not tweeted.

[Guest]

Piling on one more stat for the start to Hendricks' year:

 

50 IP : 0 HR

 

 

 

Also, just for fun...Hendricks + Wada:

 

94.1 IP

100 K

20 BB

[Guest]

Also for fun:

 

Hatley + Parker have a combined 35 strikeouts in only 25 IP. But they have given up a combined two walks in that time.

 

Heck, Jeffry Antigua of all people has a 9:1 K:BB ratio in ten innings, too.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Also for fun:

 

Hatley + Parker have a combined 35 strikeouts in only 25 IP. But they have given up a combined two walks in that time.

 

Heck, Jeffry Antigua of all people has a 9:1 K:BB ratio in ten innings, too.

 

Armando Rivero has 35/8 through 22. Not sure why he isn't at AAA yet.

 

With all the teams hurting for starting pitching, I'm not sure why they don't shop Villanueva and call one of these guys up.

[RynoRules]

Looks like Almora is coming around:

 

Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS

Total 32 136 128 18 33 10 0 2 18 3 1 4 15 .258 .287 .383 .670

Last 7 days 4 18 17 4 6 3 0 1 6 1 0 12 .353 .389 .706 1.095

[imb]

Piling on one more stat for the start to Hendricks' year:

 

50 IP : 0 HR

 

oh so its completely unsustainable, great

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

His groundball rate is over 2:1.