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  1. the splendid splinter
    Lambert punches out the side in the 6th.
  2. the splendid splinter
    Lambert punches out the side in the 6th.
  3. the splendid splinter
    In the Mesa boxscore last night it listed one of the pitchers as being Francisco Acosta, when according to my sources it was Ryan Acosta our 12th rounder who was pitching to 92 mph last night and had a scoreless inning in his pro debut.
  4. the splendid splinter
    Raisin, how about a question and answer segment with either or both, w/Fleita and Wilken? I think it would be interesting to get answers from the horse (s) mouth?
  5. the splendid splinter
    That's why in baseball you can throw SOME stats right out the window, as some baseball experts would say that power is one of the last tools to come!!
  6. the splendid splinter
    People can improve and will be interesting to watch.
  7. the splendid splinter
    That's Tampa's AA team, anchored by Reid Brignac. They're fifth in the league in hitting, third in OPS. Much of that OPS was put up by Longoria, who is recently moved to AAA. Still a decent team, though. This lineup tonight for Montgomery will probably feature 4 major leaguers of some quality. Perez is a true CF and top 10 prospect, Jaso is probably one of the top catching prospects in all of 2a/3a and top 3 hitters in the Devil Rays minors, Hughes the 1st baseman just came from Vero Beach where he probably was top 3 hitters in the Florida State league and of course Brignac, so all in all a pretty good 2a hitting lineup.
  8. the splendid splinter
    You have to consider that the Smokies were going against the best pitcher in the Southern League last night in Chris Mason. He was TB's 2nd rounder in 2005 and just became the first 13-game winner in the SL with the league-leading ERA of 2.41. I'm really anxious to see Tampa in a few years when Niemann, Price, McGee, Mason & others make it to the bigs. Add Hellickson to that group.
  9. the splendid splinter
    You have to consider that the Smokies were going against the best pitcher in the Southern League last night in Chris Mason. He was TB's 2nd rounder in 2005 and just became the first 13-game winner in the SL with the league-leading ERA of 2.41. Yet another Wilken draft!
  10. the splendid splinter
    Thomas also has 4 stolen bases.
  11. the splendid splinter
    Hart and Henderson to be strongly considered!!
  12. the splendid splinter
    He could be a much better outfielder than a`2nd baseman!!!
  13. the splendid splinter
    Peoria tremendous comeback in 10th with 4 runs to win 6-5. If Boise and Mesa win tonight it will be organizational sweep./
  14. the splendid splinter
    Cards down 5-0 to Brewers are up 9-5. Tenn down 7-2 come back and win 9-7. Boise and Peoria in 1st place, Tenn down 2 games, Iowa 6 1/2 back and the Cubs .5 back.
  15. the splendid splinter
    Clevenger, Camp and Rea swinging the bat very well at Daytona, Clevenger also catching today.
  16. the splendid splinter
    Brandon Guyer our 5th rounder after being injured, now plaing at Mesa the last two days.
  17. the splendid splinter
    That's a lot of weak singles. I was thinking the same thing. I'll buy 3 weak singles, but 11? That's a month's worth. Pretty weak just to write it, thou its good to see the 6 punchouts. I was just wondering if thee 11 weak singles were weaker than Jacque Jones round of 3rd base last night, despite a tremendous play by Freel.
  18. the splendid splinter
    I'm glad we gave him all that money. He's turned out to be a great deal for us. :x Sounds like a Bears fan.
  19. the splendid splinter
    Take your ball and go home ^^^^. That's why they're minor leaguers. They're learning. You cant remedy something by stats alone. Still hearing his velocity is good and I'LL go with what Andy said and go with the positive which probably hurts some in here. Minor leaguers are going to have more off days, that's why they call it the MINOR LEAGUES!!!!!
  20. the splendid splinter
    PS, Norwood has been released, Lalli would be a better example. Anyways I'll just bet that Smith/Wright go quite a bit further than Norwood!
  21. the splendid splinter
    I just like the guy because he has been continuing to hit successfully through the jump from Rookie to A ball. He had a 1.220 OPS in Mesa and a .868 OPS right now in Peoria. He hit 5 triples in Mesa which is ridiculous. And that he was the State champion in the 100 Meter dash and also runs a 4.4 40. Great athlete and great prospect IMO especially for a 10th rounder. Hit .667 in HS and .434 at a Juco before coming to BYU. Set the MWC stolen base record for a Soph with 29 last season. coming to BYU via siberia for 2 YEARS, last time I checked there's no baseball or baseball fields, in Siberia in case you want to practice/play. That 434 as a freshman led the state juco in hitting, the same conference which has produced many major leaguers. His year was a strange one indeed, it included a 5 hit game his 1st game back in uniform, it also included an 0-28, in 2 games vs Arrieta the #1 draft out of TCU, he`went 5-9 with a home run in two games against Arrieta.
  22. the splendid splinter
    And CF Leon Johnson & SS Darwin Barney aren't real prospects? Then why did the Cubs draft them in the top 10 rounds a month ago? Johnson is 22 and Barney turns 22 in November. Johnson through 8 games: .308/.419/.462 Barney through 7 games: .269/.387/.308 - Needs to work on his power I don't know why they drafted them, they were incredible reaches. Barney looks like a slightly better version of Joe Simokaitis, and Johnson is Sam Fuld reincarnated. I dont believe that the Cubs drafted Barney because they were thinking of Simokaitis and Sam Fuld is a pretty good player who'll have a chance to play in the big leagues, thou he cant come close to running with Johnson. My next question is, do they check birth certificates in the major leagues?
  23. the splendid splinter
    Not bad and you forgot Wyatt, dont underrate Peoria which could be as good or better. Peoria? Isn't virtually that entire team devoid of prospects? Anyway, I'm glad to see that Burke is not being overmatched like he had been for the rest of his minor league career. I'm actually glad the Cubs picked up a high-ceiling offensive prospect, because they really don't have any outside of Vitters. (i'm assuming Dopirak and Harvey are busts) Wrong again on Peoria, after thee aforementioned Samson and Barney you have pitchers Pino, Ceda, Lambert and Renshaw and you have everyday players in Lansford, Leon Johnson, and wait till Hardman gets some at bats. My next question is what makes Burke a " high-ceiling" player? Would that be his baseball america ranking in high school?
  24. the splendid splinter
    Not bad and you forgot Wyatt, dont underate Peoria which could be as good or better.
  25. the splendid splinter
    Plus Boise lost their best hitter in Clevenger and could have shortstops Samson and Barney playing there as well! Both are playing at 1st place Peoria in the Midwest league.
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