Outshined_One

Anyone else catch the Royals-White Sox game? DJ Carrasco starts getting wild with the bases loaded and the White Sox down 5. Carrasco hits one guy and then proceeds to hit Miguel Olivo. Olivo charges the mound, Pierzynski holds Olivo back, and someone for the Royals punches AJP in the head while he was holding Olivo back. After the game, Ozzie said he'd never bring Carrasco in to hit someone since Carrasco throws 85 mph and Ozzie has guys in the bullpen who can throw a lot harder than that. The highlights of this one were fun.

I highly doubt it. Agreed; he hasn't pitched above Boise et; they certainly wouldn't call him up now, use a spot on the 40-man roster, and start the option clock ticking. Maybe if he signed a bit earlier and was liights out from the beginning. I see that he has started the two games he has pitched in this year, but only went 1 IP and 1.2 IP. It doesn't look like he did bad or anything to get pulled, so I was wondering is that a common thing in Low ball to start pitchers and just throw them a couple innings like that? And I remember reading when Cashner first got drafted we were thinking about converting him to a Starter, is that still a plan or an option? It is very common for pitchers who have recently been drafted to be given only a few short innings of work. Most of those guys have already pitched a significant portion of the season as it is. They haven't built up the arm strength or endurance to pitch a whole lot of innings, especially considering most of the guys they face in the minors are much better than anything they faced in HS or college. So, these guys typically are placed on strict pitch counts that will only get them through one or two innings. As for whether he'll be a reliever or starter, next season will likely provide that answer. For now, I think they'll pitch him for 1-2 innings at a time to keep his arm fresh and see how good his stuff is. He won't get called up in September unless he blows away the competition. Next season, he'll be invited to spring training and will be more thoroughly evaluated there by Rothschild, Piniella, et al. If they really like what they see and the bullpen is a bit thin, I wouldn't be surprised to see him up with the Cubs as a reliever. If there's depth in the pen and Cashner looks like he can maintain his stuff over the course of 5-6 innings, he'll start the season as a starter and move through the minors from there.

Doesn't matter who they are playing. Any team can win in the bigs. I'm just saying that average teams let an inning like snowball into a loss. Moreover, from the look of it, the Pirates got three very good players in the Bay trade. Moss, LaRoche, and Hansen all contributed quite meaningfully to the Pirates in this series.

Lou did it to give Z a rest after two long outings, no need to worry.

Apparently, Mike Fontenot has not been neutered yet. GO ALF!

Someone please tell me they got a screenshot of R.J. raising his arm in victory there!

It'd be nice if we got the old Daryl Ward back here.

Given the way Soriano has played the OF lately, a warning track flyout to Soriano that he drops would be perfect on a day like today.

I want to clobber this ump.

Who's ready for the Scott Eyre Experience???

Oh for the love of...

This isn't Soriano's day in the OF.

12-2 in KC for the White Sox. Yikes.

To face Rivas, then Cotts will pitch to the 80 consecutive left handers that are on deck. Good call.

Darn reefer addicts. I'll bet Martys still locked in the trunk. The keys are in the trunk!

I can smell the reek of pot in the booth from here.

That's a strike now?

He did something silly.

Like the one just now. Holy crap, blue. He's not giving anyone anything on the outside corner with right handed hitters.

Z leaving early? Wha?

Bob's been keeping his fingers crossed for that all weekend, but alas, that is not the case.

Rammy's on firrrrrrrrrrrrrrre!

82 for Z through 5. I think he might be able to go two more innings.

SLAM. The Angels are good. And there are the Bronx cheers.

Edmonds needs to stop it with those basket catches.