Round Rock – OrangeWhoopass http://www.orangewhoopass.com Fri, 01 May 2009 18:48:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6 Round Rock: April’s Good & Bad http://www.orangewhoopass.com/2009/05/01/round-rock-aprils-good-bad/ Fri, 01 May 2009 18:48:48 +0000 http://www.spikesnstars.com/?p=2968 The Express start the month of May looking at a pretty big hill to climb to get back into the pennant race.  Off to a 7-14 start, they are in last place in the PCL American South and half a game  ahead of having the worst record in the league.  The good news is they are only 3 1/2 games out of the division lead.  Let’s see how the Express stack up against the rest of the league in the stats through 4/30/09.

The Good:

The Hitters

As a team, the Express do not rank higher than 10th out of 16 in any stat at the plate.

Individually, you have more competition to be ranked here because of the large number of teams in the league.  An example of that is the .350 batting average that Yordany Ramirez is carrying is only good for 12th best in the league.

Marc Saccomanno has 20 RBI’s which ties him for 5th most.

The Pitchers

As the team the old motto applies:  If you don’t have anything good to say, move on to the bad.  There is plenty to talk about there.

Individually, Bud Norris is showing his ranking was warrented.  He has a 2.28 ERA which is the 8th best in the league.  His 25 strike outs are the second most in the league.

Chad Paronto’s 4 saves rank him tied for 2nd.

The Bad:

The Hitters

As a team, the Express rank near the bottom in several categories.  The one that is the most shocking is they have only 2 stolen bases as a team.  They have attempted 8 and have been caught 6 times.  They have the leagues lowest walk total at 52. They are the forth lowest in runs scored (84), third lowest in OBP (.315) and tied for the second fewest triples (3).

Brian Bogusevic has fanned 22 times and is tied 5th most.

The Pitchers

The Express has given up 200 hits (3rd most),  124 runs (the most), 112 earned runs (2nd most) and 20 HR (3rd most).  They have given up 105 walks in 185 innings pitched (most in the league).  All that leads to the highest WHIP (1.65) and the second highest ERA in the league (5.45).

Jose Capellan has giving up 35 hits which is the second most in the league.  Those hits often turn in to runs.  Capellan has surrendered 27 runs to tie for the most in the league.  Twenty six have been earned which is all alone the most in the league.  He has also given up 5 long balls (3rd most). His 16 walks rank him second most in the league.

Josh Muecke’s 28 hits surrendered ties him for 6th most.  He has given up 4 home runs (T-8th most).  His 12 walks place him as tying for giving up the 7th most in the league.

Yorman Bazardo has given up 4 home runs (T-8th most).

Bud Norris’ 12 walks are tied for the 7th most in the league.

]]> The Good & Bad Report: Round Rock http://www.orangewhoopass.com/2008/07/06/the-good-bad-report-round-rock-2/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:45:15 +0000 http://www.spikesnstars.com/?p=1265 Let’s take a peek at where Round Rock stands in relation to their peers in the PCL.

The Good:
The Hitters

The only good to report is the Express don’t whiff very much. They have only struck out 566 times which ties them for the fewest in the league.

Mark Saccomanno ranks in a tie for 7th in runs scored (56). He is tied for 6th in hits (99), and doubles (24). His 19 homers places him in 3rd. He has 64 RBI which ranks 7th best. He is ranked 4th in total bases (184)

Tomas Perez is tied for 6th in triples (5).

Yordany Ramirez has stolen 15 bases (8th)

Reggie Abercrombie has stolen 14 bases (T-9th)

J. R. House is tied for 10th in OBP (. 403)

The Pitchers

The Express have only hit 15 batters for the fewest in the league. They have only walked 266, which is second lowest in the league.

Josh Muecke’s 7th wins tie him for 6th best in the league. His ERA (3.92) is the 9th best. He has pitched 105 2/3 innings which is the second most in the league. His WHIP (1.32) is tied for 6th best.

Runelvys Hernandez had the 5th best ERA and the second best WHIP prior to his call up the Houston.

Chad Reineke’s 79 Ks are 9th best in the league.

The Bad

The Hitters

Express currently ranks last in OBP (.318), and next to last in average (.258). They are 3rd from the bottom in slugging, OPS, runs, hits, and RBI. They have also taken the second fewest walks and been caught stealing more than any other team in the PCL.

Brooks Conrad has struck out 88 times which ties him for 7th most times. Edited: Good thing he plays for Sacramento now and not Round Rock.  Old habits die hard

Yordany Ramirez is tied for 6th most caught stealing (7)

Reggie Abercrombie and Nick Gorneault have been caught stealing 6 times each which ties them for 10th.

The Pitchers

As a team, the Express don’t rank in the bottom 3 of any category.

Josh Miller’s 112 hits put him in a tie for 9th most hits surrendered.

Chad Reineke’s 8 losses place him in a tie for 4th most in the league.

The Crowd

Express still fill the seats. They are in second with a nightly average of 9433.

]]> The Good & Bad Report: Round Rock http://www.orangewhoopass.com/2008/06/01/the-good-bad-report-round-rock/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:20:51 +0000 http://www.spikesnstars.com/?p=1155 May is over and our last stop on the Good and Bad tour is Round Rock. They are 25 – 31 in last place in the PCL American South. All stats are as off 5/31/08 and the rankings are out of the 16 teams in the PCL.

The Good:

The Hitters:

Not too much is good about the Express bats. Their highest ranking is 5th in stolen bases.

Reggie Abercrombie has stolen 13 bases good for a tie for 3rd most.

Mark Saccommano’s 110 total bases places him 8th best in the league. Many of those total bases come on his 17 doubles which puts him 7th best.

The Pitchers

Express pitchers have 2 complete games and that ties them for the most in the league. They have only hit 10 batters which is the 3rd lowest total in the league. The 158 walks issued is the second lowest. Express pitchers also have the 3rd lowest WHIP (1.38).

Runelvys Hernandez has 5 wins which ties him for 7th most. His WHIP (1.07) is the 4th best.

Josh Muecke’s WHIP (1.17) is good for 9th.

The Bad

The Hitters:

The Express is hitting at a .244 which is the second worst in the league. Their slugging & OPS are also second worst. The OBP is the worst in the league (.309). They have been caught stealing more than any other team in the league. Next to last is becoming a trend as they also rank 15th in hits, runs, rbi, & total bases.

Reggie Abercrombie has been caught stealing 6th times which is tied for the 3rd most. His strike out total (66) is also good for 3rd most.

The PItchers

Express pitchers have tallied 367 Ks, the 3rd lowest total in the league.

Chad Reineke’s 6 losses tie him for 3rd most in the league.

The Crowd

Round Rock continues to lead in attendance despite not having a great product this year. They are averaging 9622 fans a game so far this year.

]]> The Good & Bad Report – Express http://www.orangewhoopass.com/2008/05/03/the-good-bad-report-express/ Sun, 04 May 2008 03:24:41 +0000 http://www.spikesnstars.com/?p=1043 The Express wrap up our look at the first month. We started this journey in Lexington. There was plenty of bad there. It isn’t looking much better down in Round Rock. They are 10-17 and in the cellar of the PCL American South. All stats are as of 5/3/08. Rankings out of the 16 team PCL.

The Good

Hitters

There is not much to brag on about the Round Rock offense. Round Rock is tied for the league lead in stolen bases (29). They are 6th in triples (7) and have the 5th fewest strike outs (187).

Reggie Abercrombie has the 3rd most stolen bases (8).

Yordany Remirez is tied for 4th most stolen bases (7).

Mark Saccomanno is tied with a host of others at 7th most triples (2).

Pitchers

Round Rock pitchers have only hit 2 batters, fewest in the league. Both of the HBP have been by Runelvys Hernandez. They have also walked the fewest (78).

Josh Miller’s 2.38 ERA is good for 8th best. His WHIP (1.06) is good for a tie for 7th.

The Bad:

Hitters

Abysmal is the word that comes to mind.  Round Rock is dead last in the league in the following categories: Runs Scored (103), Hits (195), Doubles (34), RBI (90), Total Bases (300), OBP (.299), SLG (.341), Average (.222) and OPS (.640). They are next to last in HR with 19.

Reggie Abercrombie has struck out 34 times, 2nd most in the PCL.

Pitchers

Nothing much here that stands out as awful. It is just mediocre.

]]> Astro sign Tim Byrdak and assign him to AAA http://www.orangewhoopass.com/2008/04/03/astro-sign-tim-byrdak-and-assign-him-to-aaa/ Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:49:15 +0000 http://www.spikesnstars.com/?p=782 Looks like the Astros may have picked up some lefty bullpen help off the waiver wire. The Detroit Free Press reports that Byrdak who was released out of spring training after a solid 2007 in the Tiger bullpen was close to resigning a minor league deal with the Tigers but the Astros made a better offer.

“I felt like there was more opportunity to get back (to the big leagues) quicker.”

Byrdak will get a chance in RR to show that he is the 3.20 ERA, 49 K in 45 innings pitcher he was in the Tiger pen last season and not the 13.50 ERA pitcher he was during spring training.

“I felt like I had a lot of unfinished business there,” he said. “The way spring training went for me, it was kind of embarrassing.

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