Aaron_Kennelly

Javy!

What in tarnation?

You didn't see anything in Short that makes you think he can stick at SS? I've read he ought to be able to. I guess I shouldn't say that he can't, because, well, I didn't even see him there. And his arm will play on the left side of the infield. I didn't get a good read on his speed, either. The opportunity didn't really present itself for him to show off his wheels. Maybe he has the range. If he could, he would be an intriguing guy. I wonder how much pop he can hit for. He was a lot more muscular than I'd seen in pictures of him. It looks like he's filled out since college.

I liked Wilson a lot, though. Just to compare him to a couple of other speedy CF-type guys from last year, I wasn't very enamored with either Dewees or Eddy Martinez. It was easy to see that Wilson was the most talented player on the field, though. The tools are legit. And he's very exciting. Very fast. Strong arm. Hits the ball hard when he does make contact. He elevated the ball, too. Line drives.

Peguero, Paredes, and Short were all interesting for varying reasons. But none of them are shortstops, so that dampens my enthusiasm a lot. Any of them could develop into solid utility-type guys that could play short in a pinch. Paredes could be more if he develops some power.

Peguero looks like he has some talent, too. But I'm not quite sure what's going on in his head. Maybe he was having a bad day. But he was almost picked off at first, by not sliding back in. The first base coach seemed pretty pissed off and made sure to let him know to slide instead of waltzing back in. And then two batters later, Burlington had a play on him at the plate, and the runner on base in front of him, Cummins, who had just scored was telling him to get down, and he just ran straight through the plate. He would have been out had the catcher not dropped the throw. And he just walked back into the dugout and Cummins was standing by the plate still, staring at him as he walked away, in disbelief.

Burlington doesn't have a scoreboard gun. From my perception, eh... low 90s, tops, maybe high 80s. The opposing pitcher was definitely throwing harder. His curve looked really good, though. And it had them fooled often. And he pounded the zone with his fastball.

Any questions on any other guys, I'd be glad to answer.

South Bend definitely has some talent. D.J. Wilson is clearly the crown jewel. I'm not sure there's anyone else that's all that exciting, but Wilson's tools are legit. Short and Paredes were impressive, too. There's no way Paredes stays at short, though. He has no speed. And he's a couple pounds away from looking like Pablo Sandoval. He looked fine in the field. There was nothing too tough hit at him, but he looked smooth and has a nice arm. Short has a nice arm, too. And he made a nice diving snag of a liner at third. I wonder where all the errors are coming from with him. All three hit the ball hard a couple times, too. Paredes and Short have really nice approaches at the plate. Wilson drew a walk against a lefty. His approach seemed fine. There was some swing-and-miss, but it wasn't too bad. He was late on some high heat once and was fooled on a breaking ball. But he hit a couple of hard liners. He gets his money's worth with his swing, at that size. Quick hands. And he's incredibly fast and runs the bases very well. Duncan Robinson pitched and pitched well. Lots of weakly-hit ground balls. His curveball looked good and had them off-balance all day. But I'm not so sure that it wasn't just because their lineup was clueless. And judging by their batting lines, it appears that might be the case. Their big first baseman squared him up well a couple times. And the rest of the hitters looked hapless. Perada played first, so I didn't get to see him work behind the dish.

The Ding Dong Johnson stat of the day: Jeimer has reached base more times than Rizzo in the month of May.

They should probably just DFA this guy right now.

nice defense

Maybe we should just completely swap rosters with Iowa?

I don't believe what I just saw!

Final score: 142-3.

Miggy might lead the majors in relief appearances by the time this season is over.

Damn, we're on fire right now!

Wrecking the major league team with your words wasn't enough? Can nothing quench your bloodlust? They're just babies! I'll be sure to keep my distance from Dylan Cease.

I'll be at the South Bend game this afternoon.

Charcer Burks is still killing it at Tennessee.

Rough go of it for my players since the last update. I need them to start facing some Cubs' pitching.

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Is it mathematically possible to win 117 still? Because I still think that's what to shoot for.

We've even burnt out the Des Moines Shuttle. lol. At least Miggy will be well rested.

That's silly.