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  1. craig
    Paulino, way to go! Torres with lots of K's.
  2. craig
    kyle, our guy Rivero blew his first save yesterday. Bummer. Given the Veras/Russell/Wright struggles in the pen, there will be guys called up sooner or later. Rivero, Cabrera, Parker, Mateo, Ramirez, that's 5 RHP all of whom have variably good big-league arms and could be interesting call ups in time. Plus Rosscup, of course, from the lefty side. And that's not counting Vizcaino.
  3. craig
    He's a butcher. I saw hin in person one time in Peoria a couple years ago and it was ugly. He had Baez at SS next to him so the left side defense as a whole was decent, but he booted a couple routine balls that night and just generally looks pretty awkward out there. I'd think Geiger would be 1B/DH/LF type. His arm is strong, so throwing from left wouldn't be a problem. But if he were to hit enough, I suppose he could get some of the same sort of LF consideration that guys like Vitters get, or Manny Ramirez in Theo's Boston prime. geiger is kind of the same discussion group as Vogelbach has been in since signing. Not going to play because of his defense; how bad will his defense be? How much does he need to hit in order to justify the defense? Geiger does have a chance to be a pretty big HR-hitter, I think. So, we'll see how this year goes. He'll be 22 all season, so it's not like he's too old to be interesting, if in fact he's improving.
  4. craig
    There was another piece a couple days ago, largely similiar. But with some comments from him and his manager. http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/sports/26718815-419/cougars-insider-extra-pounds-pay-off-for-pitcher-paul-blackburn.html
  5. craig
    Agree. His HR-rate in past has been very controlled; if he can sustain that in PCL, his chances are solid. He was pitching pretty well in his first start, too, before he fell apart in his final inning. I think we have lots of guys with deceptively unfavorable stats early; pitchers pitch well for several innings, then have a really bad final inning that kills their stats. Often in early spring, minor league guys haven't been extended very deep, so may not be used to going as long as they do now in real games. Hendricks got killed in his final inning of start one, after pitching well. Tseng was pretty good for 4 innings, then got killed in the fifth. Skulina was very good for five innings, then gets killed in the 6th. Not sure I remember, but that may have been somewhat true in Blackburn's first start, too.
  6. craig
    Alamo was a college catcher from last years draft right? Feels like he should be in Daytona, maybe he's younger than I was thinking. He was high school. He's 18 right now.
  7. craig
    Fun to see Rivero and Rosscup racking up the K's. At the big-league level, Rondon has continued to look good. I think he's a keeper.
  8. craig
    I like to see Hannemann stealing a lot. He's gotten 5 singles and a walk this season, and has stolen 4 bases. Would be nice to have a "speed" guy who really could steal successfully both a high percentage but also a high volume of times. A guy who's so good at it that he doesn't need a perfect jump or a dangerously big lead or a slow-delivery pitcher or a bad catcher or a perfect situation in order to have good odds. But who can just routinely run on anybody without being at much risk of getting picked off.
  9. craig
    Surprisingly they do send him out for a 5th inning, and he gets hammered for four hits and 3 runs.
  10. craig
    After allowing singles to three of first four guys, Tseng now has allowed only one more single through the 4th inning, with 4 K's/0 walks. Only one groundout (other than a bunt). I assume he's done after 4. Nice pro debut.
  11. craig
    Great point. Guys don't look the same every game, so why shouldn't scouting evaluations fluctuate accordingly? Seems perfectly fair to me. There are a lot of guys who look good at times. If you see Alberto cabrera at his best, or Rosscup, or Marcus Mateo, or Edwin Jackson, or Brett Jackson or Vitters, you can project great things for them. On Law and Cub prospects, another guy he likes very well was Paniagua. We'll see how that one turns out.
  12. craig
    Minor league camp isn't nearly as long as big-league, so routinely minor-league pitchers have pitch counts that ramp up over the first month. So, being 65 on start one is one thing; it might be 80 by his 3rd start, and for a lot of guys it gets further bumped to 95 or 100 a few starts after that.
  13. craig
    Rivero took 42 pitches for his two innings.
  14. craig
    Yeah, nice to see Jensen pitch well, although I admit I'm disappointed he's in relief and old roster-filllers like Rhee (Tenn) and Rosario are starting instead. Rosscup and Mateo each with good 2K innings, and Rivero with 4K in 2 innings.
  15. craig
    Checked his BR page, this happened at Boise too. Now with 27 HBP in 378 career PA. That's kind of amazing, he has a 7% HBP rate. Haha holy [expletive] That's pretty interesting. I like it. I'm guessing if he gets hit that often, he crowds the plate and cover the outside half. Lot of guys willing to crowd aren't scared of inside fastball, so that might also reflect well on his ability to handle heat.
  16. craig
    I kind of imagine Penalver as a guy who might become a Barney with more walks? Or maybe a Theriot with better SS talent?
  17. craig
    Mejia and Paulino. Mejia's a big guy with a big fastball. No proof that he'll be good, but no evidence against either. Paulino has had good success, got a very favorable scouting report, and projects favorably. I'm enthused. On Penalver, he's a defense guy.
  18. craig
    Board favorite Alberto Cabrera, who wasn't good enough to make the Cubs roster, also wasn't good enough to get claimed by any other team. Cleared waivers, back to Iowa.
  19. craig
    Heh, every spring I assume he's going to get released, but that guy still hangs in there. Heh heh, an opening day with such high-ceiling future stars as Chris Rusin, Dae-Eun Rhee, and Felix Pena isn't super inspiring. Anyway, Rhee clarifies shot he 5th starter is for Tenn. Assume Johnson, Black and Pineyro for three others, and probably Loosen for the other guy until Pierce Johnson gets back.
  20. craig
    I actually think Bryant has a very substantial chance to flame out. Guys with contact problems always do. With his K profile thus far, how could it be a shock if that gets worse and is a prohibitive problem?
  21. craig
    Ouch, broken rib would not be fun for a pitcher. Could easily imagine a broken rib taking 8 weeks or more, given the windup and torque and extension that a good pitcher uses.
  22. craig
    The late movement is what gets me. Late, significant and tailing in on right handers. Yeah, no kidding. That's a pretty special fastball. In a draft that doesn't seem to have any even-close-to-perfect college players, somebody high is going to figure that he's worth the risk.
  23. craig
    Maples was injured in camp (Az Phil), no details. Wells must be hurt, too. Lang, he's just so wild, I'd not be surprised if he was held at XST or perhaps already released. Wagner, I wonder if he's hurt? Or just not good enough to make the team? Masek has had health questions, so it's not encouraging for him to disappear. I wonder if there's a chance they just wanted to keep him out of cold Midwest given his history of arm concerns? Not likely, presumably he's damaged goods.
  24. craig
    Masek and Wells, I assume both injured. Michael Wagner didn't make the cut. Prieto and Lang, I wonder if released or still hanging in XST? Interesting that Concepcion made it. Will be interesting to see if he can get anybody out now that he's perhaps finally healthy and strong.
  25. craig
    Tseng, interesting. Wells was not listed on either the tentative Daytona or Tennessee rosters.
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