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Minor Notes
« on: July 14, 2009, 06:32:39 am »
Catching up on: Castro and the Futures Game; Baseball America on Lyles, Seaton and Mier; Jay Austin's power surge; and other notables...
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Re: Minor Notes
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2009, 08:18:58 am »
Good stuff.  You guys really go above and beyond with the minor league coverage.  I love it.  Thank you.
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Re: Minor Notes
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2009, 08:25:28 am »
Thanks for the info.

Nice to see them happy with Austin's progress.  It's early, but it's easy to remain very postive with so many of last year's picks.

The Lyles-Seaton debate is great to hear about.  I just hope they both stay healthy and progress so the debate can continue for years.  One attribute Callis failed to mention is that Seaton (from the few games I saw) has better command of a his fastball, which moves well and he keeps down in the zone.  That could be a solid foundation to build upon.  
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Re: Minor Notes
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2009, 10:14:17 am »
Quote from: jbm on July 14, 2009, 08:25:28 am
Thanks for the info.

Nice to see them happy with Austin's progress.  It's early, but it's easy to remain very postive with so many of last year's picks.

The Lyles-Seaton debate is great to hear about.  I just hope they both stay healthy and progress so the debate can continue for years.  One attribute Callis failed to mention is that Seaton (from the few games I saw) has better command of a his fastball, which moves well and he keeps down in the zone.  That could be a solid foundation to build upon.  

One other factor to consider in the debate is expectation:

Seaton was seen as a top round pick who slid because of signability.  Therefore expectations were higher on him from the get go.

Lyles was seen as stretch and he has already exceeded expectations. 
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Re: Minor Notes
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2009, 10:32:55 am »
I just want to claim that question to Callis which prompted his debate on this.  I am a Baseball America subscriber and use every opportunity to get them to discuss Astros prospects. 

I am just glad he took the time to use my question.... and give us something to chew on over here.
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Re: Minor Notes
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2009, 10:38:02 am »
Thanks for all of the info.  I appreciate it.
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Re: Minor Notes
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2009, 02:27:02 pm »
Quote from: domedogs on July 14, 2009, 10:32:55 am
I just want to claim that question to Callis which prompted his debate on this.  I am a Baseball America subscriber and use every opportunity to get them to discuss Astros prospects. 

I am just glad he took the time to use my question.... and give us something to chew on over here.

I figured it was someone here...  Good job!
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Re: Minor Notes
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2009, 08:28:36 pm »
Great job guys, once again, Austin has had another multi-hit game and his average has climbed significantly since the start of the season.
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