Outshined_One

I like what Project Prospect had to say about him.

12? Whoops, mis-read ESPN. 18 HRs.

I can complain about his defense, but quite frankly, he's surpassed all of my expectations at the plate. The guy is a good hitter. One thing worth noting about his minor league career was that the Cubs doggedly tried him as a switch hitter for a number of years in the minors. However, hitting from the left side simply never stuck with Theriot. I can't remember the exact year the Cubs finally gave up on it (I think 2005 before he started in AA?), but once they did, Theriot became markedly better at the plate. It seemed reasonable to think he could be a decent top of the order hitter without much power. This season, he's on pace to have nearly as many HRs (12) as he's had in the minors and majors combined. That's pretty darn unusual.

Box Scores Iowa won 10-3 Box Score 3B A. Miles 0/5, 3 K CF S. Fuld 2/5, R, 3B (8), K, SB (12) LF J. Dubois 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (11), 2 K C C. Robinson 0/5, K 2B M. Camp 2/4, 2 R, 2 RBI PH/LF D. Deeds 1/2, R, 3 RBI, HR (4) SP R. Harden 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 6/2 K/BB, 4-4 GO-FO RP J. Russell 1.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1-3 GO-FO RP N. Cotts 2 scoreless, 1 H, 3/0 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO RP J. Berg 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 K/BB, HBP, 2-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 3-2 in the 10th Box Score 2B T. Thomas 1/4, R, 2 K, SB (6), E (10, throw), HBP SS D. Barney 0/4, BB, 2 K LF T. Wright 0/1, 2 BB, 2 R, HBP RF T. Colvin 1/3, Assist (3B) PH R. Canzler 0/1, K PH M. Smith 0/1 SP J. Papelbon 4 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4/0 K/BB, 3-5 GO-FO RP A Maestri 3 scoreless, 0 H, 2/0 K/BB, HBP, 3-4 GO-FO Daytona lost Game 1 of their DH 3-1 Box Score CF T. Campana 0/3, K SS S. Castro 0/3 2B N. Samson 1/3, SB (2) C R. Chirinos 0/2, BB, R, K DH R. Keedy 1/3 3B J. Rosa 0/2, RBI 1B J. Opitz 1/2, BB LF M. Gonzalez 0/3 SP J. Leverton 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1/5 K/BB, WP, 6-5 GO-FO Daytona won Game 2 of their DH 3-1 Box Score CF T. Campana 0/4, K, SB (11) SS S. Castro 1/4, R, E (19, throw) 2B N. Samson 2/3, E (10, fielding) 1B R. Keedy 1/3, R, K 3B/1B J. Rosa 2/3, RBI, 2B (13), E (3, throw) DH J. Jones 0/3 LF/3B M. Gonzalez 1/3, R SP C. Muschko 3 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB, 3-4 GO-FO RP D. Sasser 2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3/0 K/BB, WP, 3-0 GO-FO RP L. Sommer 1.1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO RP D. Cales .2 perfect, 2-0 GO-FO Peoria lost 5-4 Box Score CF D. Macias 2/4, R DH J. Harrison 2/4, 2 R, 3B (5) 3B J. Vitters 0/3, RBI LF/1B K. Burke 1/3, BB, R, RBI, 2B (23), K, SB (6) 1B R. Ridling 2/3, BB, RBI, K, E (5, fielding) RF N. Perez 0/3, RBI, 3 K 2B J. Lake 0/4, 2 K SS R. Flaherty 1/4, 2B (9) C M. Brenly 0/4, K SP M. Hatley 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2/2 K/BB, HBP, 6-4 GO-FO RP C. Siegfried 2 scoreless, 0 H, 5/1 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO RP M. De Leon 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2/1 K/BB, HR, 2-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 7-5 Box Score LF V. Bieneme 1/4, R, K, Assist (Home) SS A. Alcantara 1/4, R, RBI, 3B (4), 2 K 3B J. Pena 2/4, R, 2B (2), E (2, throw) RF X. Batista 0/3, BB, R, 2 K DH M. Pestana 0/4, R, RBI 2B J. Rodriguez 0/4, K SP D. Encarnacion 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2/3 K/BB, WP, 2-4 GO-FO RP R. Vargas 3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2/1 K/BB, WP, 4-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 lost 3-1 Box Score SS C. Henry 0/4, E (10, missed catch) CF G. Robles 0/4, 2 K 3B J. Altagracia 1/4, K C H. Suarez 1/4, K, E (5, pickoff) LF J. Gonzalez 1/3, K 2B J. Montecino 1/3, K SP A. Encarnacion 4 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3/1 K/BB, WP, 4-4 GO-FO RP F. Pena 4 scoreless, 3 H, 4/0 K/BB, 3-5 GO-FO RP R. Leyba 1 scoreless, 0 H, 2/1 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 4-3

Thought it was too early for Renfroe. The Yankees have a history of drafting athletic HS OFs and Tate seemed to fit that mold pretty well. Seemed similar to the situations with CJ Henry and Austin Jackson, imo. Remember, they don't get compensation for this pick if they don't sign Tate. I'm aware. Considering they're looking at Purke and Turner, I don't think money will be an issue.

Thought it was too early for Renfroe. The Yankees have a history of drafting athletic HS OFs and Tate seemed to fit that mold pretty well. Seemed similar to the situations with CJ Henry and Austin Jackson, imo.

1-1) Washington Nationals - Stephen Strasburg, RHP - San Diego State 1-2) Seattle Mariners - Dustin Ackley, OF - North Carolina 1-3) San Diego Padres - Grant Green, SS - USC 1-4) Pittsburgh Pirates - Aaron Crow, RHP - Ft. Worth Cats 1-5) Baltimore Orioles - Alex White, RHP - North Carolina 1-6) San Francisco Giants - Tyler Matzek, LHP - Capistrano Valley HS (Mission Viejo, CA) 1-7) Atlanta Braves - Zack Wheeler, RHP - East Paulding HS (Dallas, GA) 1-8) Cincinatti Reds - Jacob Turner, RHP - Westminster Academy (St. Charles, MO) 1-9) Detroit Tigers - Matt Purke, LHP - Klein HS (Spring, TX) 1-10) Washington Nationals - Mike Minor, LHP - Vanderbilt 1-11) Colorado Rockies - Rex Brothers, LHP - Lipscomb 1-12) Royals - Jared Mitchell, OF - Louisiana State 1-13) Athletics - Kyle Gibson, RHP - Mizzou 1-14) Rangers - Shelby Miller, RHP - Brownwood HS (Brownwood, TX) 1-15) Indians - Bobby Borchering, 3B - Bishop Verot HS (Ft. Myers, FL) 1-16) Diamondbacks - Mike Leake, RHP - Arizona State 1-17) Diamondbacks - Tanner Scheppers, RHP - St Paul Saints 1-18) Marlins - Chad James, LHP - Yukon HS (OK) 1-19) Cardinals - Chad Jenkins, RHP - Kennesaw State 1-20) Blue Jays - James Paxton, LHP - Kentucky 1-21) Astros - Mike Trout, OF - Millville HS (NJ) 1-22) Twins - Jiovanni Mier, SS - Bonita HS (La Verne, CA) 1-23) White Sox - Tim Wheeler, OF - Sac State 1-24) Angels - Everett Williams, OF - McCallum HS (Austin, TX) 1-25) Angels - Max Stassi, C - Yuba City HS (Ca) 1-26) Brewers - Kyle Heckathorn, RHP - Kennesaw State 1-27) Mariners - Eric Arnett, RHP - Indiana 1-28) Red Sox - Matt Hobgood, RHP - Norco HS (CA) 1-29) Yankees - Donavan Tate, OF, Cartersville HS (GA) 1-30) Rays - 1-31) Cubs - 1-32) Rockies -

Who the hell missed or misread the sign on that play? That was one of the dumbest things I can remember seeing this team do.

Wow. Just...wow. Wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow.

DOUBLE SWITCH!

I definitely was not expecting that result.

Much better throw that time, Kosuke.

Call off Blanco on that one, Kosuke.

Why swing at a ball at the top of your feet?

He went more than Theriot did a few innings go.

Good thing there was no gatorade machine in the dugout.

Awful throw, Fukudome.

Crud. Looks like Soriano had trouble corralling that ball.

Yes Dusty, leave Arroyo in after this inning. Let him go well over 100 pitches. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Sunday afternoon (hangovers, church, etc.), general malaise with the team, and it's summer.

He's doomed.

Ahhhhhhh, it's on the wire, nm.

Is that a pigeon hanging out in front of 1B?

Dick Pole!

Holy RISP!