Author Topic: Week 8/18 - 8/24: Ask And Ye Shall Maybe Receive vol. XXIII (Read 11123 times)

Jacksonian · « **on:** August 18, 2005, 01:03:46 pm »

New week. I'm a day late, I know, tough.

Duman · « **Reply #1 on:** August 18, 2005, 01:07:35 pm »

To answer the last post on the previous weeks, this guy was in Greeneville last year but he went by Felipe Paulino. Maybe he added some upper body and could fit his full last name on his jersey this year. I don't know. I don't remember much about him last year and can't find any stats anywhere.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #2 on:** August 18, 2005, 01:10:22 pm »

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To answer the last post on the previous weeks, this guy was in Greeneville last year but he went by Felipe Paulino. Maybe he added some upper body and could fit his full last name on his jersey this year. I don't know. I don't remember much about him last year and can't find any stats anywhere.

Serious power arm. Before he was injured he could run his fastball up to 100mph. He still throws heat, but I haven't heard where his fastball is sitting now. Also, he's still very raw. He has a lot of developing to do. He is from Venezuela.

Duman · « **Reply #4 on:** August 18, 2005, 03:51:46 pm »

Looks like the scouting deparment may have found a diamond in the rough. Chris Campos is a LHP who was an outfielder and DH for Oregon State. (I have mentioned him a few times before forgive me if I am repetative) He was signed as a NDFA well after the draft. He is 21 so he is alittle old for the league but he has very little experience as a pitcher (3.1 innings last year at OSU).

His August began badly. He didn't record an out in an appearance on 8/6. Allowed 2 hits, 1 bb and 1 ER. Since then he has made 3 appearances (8/10, 8/13, 8/17). In those 3 appearances, he has allowed 1 hit, no runs, 1 walk and 7 stikeouts. Overall he has 15 k's in 7.1 innings.

He is definitely one to keep an eye on.

InRoyWeTrust · « **Reply #5 on:** August 19, 2005, 03:30:04 am »

Actually Felipe's was clocked at 101mph at times, but he normally threw high 90's, which is what I heard he throws now along with a curveball and changeup. His problem has always been control (used to be known for his wild pitches), but it seems like if he can keep the hitter honest by throwing his curve for a strike, he's unhittable.

Definitely a guy to watch as far as maybe being a dominant reliever down the road if he can at least come close to putting it all together.

InRoyWeTrust · « **Reply #6 on:** August 19, 2005, 03:51:21 am »

Does anyone know how fast Carlos Hernandez is throwing these days? He just threw 7 shutout innings (3 hits, 2 walks), and he's been on quite a roll lately. He's been around for what seems like a long time, but he's still 25 or 26, so there's still light at the end of the tunnel for Carlos.

Greg D · « **Reply #7 on:** August 19, 2005, 05:01:01 am »

Round Rock

Luke Scott, in his last 41 games:

.337/.415/.693
11 Doubles
16 Homers
40 RBIs

Brooks Conrad, in his last 24 games:

.289/.396/.600
26 Runs Scored
5 Doubles
2 Triples
7 Homers
19 RBIs

Carlos Hernandez, in his last 4 starts:

22.2 IP
20 H
5 R
4 ER
4 BB
12 K
1.59 ERA

Corpus Christi

Jason Hirsh, in his last 11 starts:

72.1 IP
54 H
19 R
18 ER
18 BB
83 K
2.24 ERA

Phil Barzilla, since he joined the starting rotation:

12 G
66.0 IP
61 H
28 R
22 ER
22 BB
48 K
3.00 ERA

Chris Sampson, since he moved to the bullpen:

5 G
14 IP
11 H
3 R
2 ER
0 BB
10 K
1.29 ERA

Salem

Chance Douglass, in his last 16 starts:

106.2 IP
84 H
28 R
25 ER
28 BB
75 K
2.11 ERA

Matt Albers, in his last 5 starts:

32 IP
26 H
10 R
8 ER
9 BB
37 K
2.25 ERA

Lexington

Frankie Caraballo, in his last 24 games:

.393/.419/.831
9 Doubles
10 Homers
28 RBIs

Lou Santangelo, in his last 14 games:

.392/.456/.667
5 Doubles
3 Homers
15 RBIs

Jimmy Barthmaier, in his last 3 starts:

15.1 IP
12 H
2 R
1 ER
7 BB
21 K
0.59 ERA

Chad Reineke, in his last 4 starts:

21.1 IP
11 H
5 R
4 ER
6 BB
22 K
1.69 ERA

Ronnie Martinez, in his last 5 starts:

29.1 IP
18 H
9 R
7 ER
13 BB
20 K
2.15 ERA

Always nice to see guys cranking it up a notch in the latter half of the season. Also I didn't overlook guys like Zobrist, Patton, et. al., whose stats on recent performance are more readily available.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #8 on:** August 19, 2005, 10:53:57 am »

Excellent, Greg.

A couple of comments.

It's nice to see Conrad turn up the offense. I know the Astros don't see him as a regular second baseman, but he's the kind of grinder you like to see on a team. I'd like to see the Astros work him at 3rd and in the outfield with an eye toward making him a utility guy.

Hirsh has established himself as the next starter to watch. He and Nieve should form a pretty strong top of the AAA rotation next year. Also, watch for him at the AFL later. And, believe it or not, he's only had real pitching instruction for the past 2 years. He didn't get any in college.

From a baseball standpoint, guys with addiction problems bother me, but damn Albers has some nasty stuff.

For Caraballo, it's all about contact. He's demonstrated that he can hit for a reasonable average and with power. If he can keep from striking out in 1/3 of his at-bats, he could really come on.

Same goes for Santangelo.

Reineke was a closer in college and has been a late inning guy with the Astros until recently. His fastball gets up there in the mid-90's, his offspeed stuff isn't great, and he has control issues, but it'll be interesting to see whether the Astros keep him in the rotation next season.

Froback · « **Reply #12 on:** August 19, 2005, 12:20:13 pm »

Each of the last couple of years, I have added to a spreadsheet of our Minor League players and the stats they have put up.... I do this since I cannot seem to find a good resource that shows all this for me.

Typically I would go the BBA's site at the end of every season and just dump the data into the spreadsheet.... But now that BBA is linking into Minor League baseball, I have noticed that when a player is move from say low A to high A, they no longer show them in the Low A stats sheet.

This makes it very hard to capture this data for my spreadsheet. So my question is:

Where can I find all of the stats for say the Legends that includes everyone who has played this season with them? Everyone I go to seems to be tied into this MinorLeagueBaseball site, and have the same issues.

coach48 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 19, 2005, 02:24:53 pm »

last week he was throwing around 87-88. looking better

Duman · « **Reply #18 on:** August 19, 2005, 11:56:24 pm »

Got to see the game in Greeneville tonight. Ryan Mitchell bounced back from a rough outing last time to go 5 innings 1 hit, 1 walk and 2 k's. Sammy Gervacio came in with a runner on 3rd and 2 outs in the eighth and struck out the batter on his way to his 7th save.

Iorg had the plays of the game. In the eighth, He advanced from 1st the 3rd on a wild pitch. He later scored on fielders choice for the 4th run of the night. In the ninth with two runners on and two outs he made a very nice sliding catch on a sinking soft line drive that sealed the victory.

Roger Clemens was back in town tonight and worked out with the team prior to the game. He signed my son and daughters baseballs. That was the highlight of the night for me.

jaklewein · « **Reply #19 on:** August 20, 2005, 01:03:11 pm »

Lucky SOB....congrats though.

Duman · « **Reply #20 on:** August 21, 2005, 12:57:14 am »

Greeneville was shut out tonight. Severino gave up a 3 run homer in the first and the air went out of the ballon. He settled down and pitched okay after that. The best pitching performance of the night was on the other side. Ryan Mullins baffled Greeneville hitters. In seven innings he only gave up one hit and only faced 3 over the minimum.

For Greeneville the one highlight was from Wilton Noel, who came in the sixth with runners on 1 & 2 and no one out. He promptly walked the bases loaded. Then struck out the next two batters and had a comebacker to the mound for the 3rd out.

Raphie Henriquez took a foul ball off the knee during the game. He stayed in but was noticably limping the rest of the game.

InRoyWeTrust · « **Reply #21 on:** August 21, 2005, 04:14:38 am »

Speaking which, how's Henriquez doing behind the plate at this point? I know he hasn't been too hot behind the plate, but I don't think that's why the 'Stros drafted him so high.

Duman · « **Reply #24 on:** August 22, 2005, 12:26:19 pm »

Last year at the end of Greeneville's season, there was movement to support playoff runs. With September call ups and the upper level teams in the play off chase, I figure a few guys might get a call up to the next level. Any thoughts who that might be? Here are some of my thoughts. There are many factors that go into it but these are the guys who could fill needs if they exist. I am just doing the lower levels because that is what I have followed closer.

Greeneville: Gervacio, Mitchell, Florintino,Iorg, Flores

Tri Cities: Sellers, Sutil, Ori

Lexington: Towles, Caraballo, Einertson (based on the way he has played since his return from "Personal issues"), Barthmier, Gutierrez

Any one else with thoughts about these or those higher up?

chuckd · « **Reply #25 on:** August 22, 2005, 05:12:33 pm »

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE OR IF HE IS PLAYING THIS YEAR?

InRoyWeTrust · « **Reply #27 on:** August 22, 2005, 05:25:55 pm »

What kinds of stuff do Barthmeir and Jason Hirsch posses? I know both have good fastballs (low to mid 90's?), but do they have any other plus MLB pitches? They seem to be the 2 horses in our farm system right now.

Duman · « **Reply #29 on:** August 23, 2005, 11:11:32 am »

Last night G'ville swept a double header from Bluefield (BALT). I was only able to attend game one (blasted kids and bed times). Brad James looked really good last night. He went 6 innings of shutout ball with 7 strike outs. He scattered 3 hits and only had one walk. He was relieved by Chris Campos. Campos allowed a runner to reach second with a bad throw on a comebacker to the 3rd base side of the mound. 1st baseman Graham got a glove on it but couldn't snag it. The next batter hit a sharp single through the left side of the infield for a base hit. Campos then struck out the next 3 batters. So in 7 innnings, they struck out a combined 10 batters.

Offensively, they took advantage of 3 Bluefield errors and got 5 runs off 4 hits. The big hit of the night was a RBI triple by Reinaldo Ramirez who scored with the throw back to the infield got away from the cut off man.

In game to the bats came alive. And they won the 11th out of the last 16 games and have now climbed out of the cellar of the appy league. Looks like things are coming together here at the end of the season.

John · « **Reply #30 on:** August 23, 2005, 12:26:10 pm »

Does anyone know why he is not playing?

Duman · « **Reply #31 on:** August 24, 2005, 10:33:02 am »

J.R. Towles is getting some love on MILB.com.

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Duman · « **Reply #32 on:** August 24, 2005, 10:37:44 am »

OF Josh Flores is the only Appy league all star for Greeneville this year.

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Duman · « **Reply #33 on:** August 24, 2005, 12:49:08 pm »

Greeneville is playing a day game right now and can be heard at the link below.

The Link

Froback · « **Reply #34 on:** August 24, 2005, 01:25:52 pm »

Can someone explain to me why Torres is batting in the middle of Zobrist, Ash and Pence at Salem?

I mean I understand wanting to get some guys "kick started" by putting good hitters behind him, but his .250 BA and .310 OBP is killing the run producing combo of Zobrist, Ash and Pence.

Froback · « **Reply #35 on:** August 24, 2005, 03:29:58 pm »

Duman,

I listened to the game until about the 5th or 6th inning (left for lunch)... My impression from listening to just that part of it was.... Keystone Cops....

Man, did it sound like one problem after another... I am glad they came back and won, but fielding issues, baserunning issues, pitching issues, SBs galore. Heck it seemed like the defense gave away more runs than the pitchers with their errors and inability to hold runners or throw them out. That and while they scored alot, they had other opportunities that they just squandered.

Now all that being said, they are still rookies and still feeling out the game and learning, but HOLY COW, do they have alot of work to do.

I hope this game was not an indication as to how sloppy they play all the time. Makes me wonder if this is an indication of poor coaching/managing or just players who have alot to learn about fundamentals.

Duman · « **Reply #36 on:** August 24, 2005, 05:08:52 pm »

Fro,

This is a pattern earlier in the season. I think it being a day game played some part in it today. Lately things have been much better. Timmy Johnson averages an error every 2 games, Koby Clemens is averaging one every 3 games (that was before he made 2 today). The pitchers have committed way too many errors on pick offs and throws. Part of that is I am not impressed with either first baseman. They have the flexability of concrete and the quickness of a glacier.

It looks like Ryan Mitchell needs to work on his pick off move and speed his delivery based on 7 stolen bases out of a total of 10 in the game. I hoped they iced down Ralphie's arm after the game. 10 for 10 in SB's that will kill you as a catcher.

If the Astro's are in charge of the Greeneville team next year I hope Nixon isn't here. He needs to retire. There is a significant difference in the attitude of the players and their demenor this year than last. I know winning verses losing is part of it but there is a makred difference in how the players talk about Nixon verses the way they talked about Bogar. From the players I hear alot about getting chewed out but not about being taught.

Greg D · « **Reply #37 on:** August 25, 2005, 12:08:12 am »

and goes deep in his first game for the Avs. That's #24 on the year for the 21-year old Venezuelan.

P Juan Gutierrez also gets promoted from Lexington.

They take the roster spots of Scott Robinson and Rory Shortell, both DL'd.

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Greg D · « **Reply #38 on:** August 25, 2005, 09:15:29 am »

Fernando Nieve joins him on the Post-Season All Star Team.

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