I'm not sure how he's done to be honest. I know he's on the DL right now. Salsa would probably have a better idea since he's the Miami guy.
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That's true about the farm system, which is why it's nice to see some guys who were stars in college make it to the bigs. I will say this though about college baseball. The games are wild. It's nothing for a team to come back from 6 runs down and errors are a way of life. You take for granted how good major leaguers are when you see a ball hit in the hole or in the gap and you expect the play to be made. In college that's a hit every time. Oh and baserunning can be an adventure. Most college pitchers haven't quite got the pickoff move down so those throws to first often wind up down the right field line. Like I said it's wild.
I still can't get used to that sound. BTW, not all college leagues allow the use of aluminum bats. I just found that out the other day, on ESPN.
I believe the Colonial league. Not sure if I got the name right, and they mentioned another league, but I can't remember the names.
Michael makes leap from high school to star at No. 1 UNC - USATODAY.com
Speaking of college baseball just saw this in USA Today. Sorry to hijack the MLB thread.
Speaking of college baseball just saw this in USA Today. Sorry to hijack the MLB thread.
On last night's ESPN telecast there was discussed what I thought was an interesting stat. Even with potent hitters like Pena and Longoria, the Rays seem to be suffering from a lack of consistent hitters throughout the lineup:
Team records where they score 3 or less runs:
Rays 0-15
Red Sox 2-8
Yankees 0-5
Blue Jays 1-7
The quantity of these games the other AL East teams have seems normal, but I was surprised to learn that the Rays offense has been held to 3 or less runs in 15 games so far....
IMO, that's an abberation. That lineup is just too good for that to continue.
For my money B.J. Upton is the key to that lineup, and he hasn't started hitting yet.
That brings up another question. Why is a .167 hitter still batting leadoff??
Maddon is praised for some quirky moves that work, but something like this makes you wonder....
I agree. I think Iwamura should be leading off for the Rays.
At least that's what worked last year.
I don't remember what they got for Andrew Miller either, maybe Paul remembers .
I know that was a stupid move and the Jir Jurjins trade was another stupid one, he went in the trade to get Edger Rentaria, unfortunately.
Miller was part of the Cabrera trade ?
That must be why I wasn't as upset about the trade as I was the one that gave upon Jurjins.
Ya have to give up something to get something.
Boston Pitching Surplus
By Tim Dierkes
[ame]http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4157479&name=olney_buster[/ame] speculates on Boston's pitching surplus:
Eventually, it figures that Justin Masterson will go back to the Boston bullpen, and that will create the spot in the rotation for Daisuke Matsuzaka. If the Red Sox want to create another for Clay Buchholz, they would always have the option of taking offers for a veteran pitcher who has had quality starts in four of his six outings. That guy is Brad Penny, who might be a nice fit for a team like the Milwaukee Brewers or the Mets. That's all speculation at this point.
Even if Buchholz can't supplant Penny, how about John Smoltz? He's back on track and may even pitch an extended spring training game on Friday. The surplus also includes 22 year-old Michael Bowden, he of the 1.01 ERA in five Triple A starts.
The best bet for the Sox may be to just hoard this depth in the event of an injury. Even though most expect Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, and Penny to pitch much better from here on out, the fact is that Boston's rotation ranks dead last in the AL with a collective 5.81 ERA. They're 20-12 despite that stat.
By Tim Dierkes
[ame]http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4157479&name=olney_buster[/ame] speculates on Boston's pitching surplus:
Eventually, it figures that Justin Masterson will go back to the Boston bullpen, and that will create the spot in the rotation for Daisuke Matsuzaka. If the Red Sox want to create another for Clay Buchholz, they would always have the option of taking offers for a veteran pitcher who has had quality starts in four of his six outings. That guy is Brad Penny, who might be a nice fit for a team like the Milwaukee Brewers or the Mets. That's all speculation at this point.
Even if Buchholz can't supplant Penny, how about John Smoltz? He's back on track and may even pitch an extended spring training game on Friday. The surplus also includes 22 year-old Michael Bowden, he of the 1.01 ERA in five Triple A starts.
The best bet for the Sox may be to just hoard this depth in the event of an injury. Even though most expect Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, and Penny to pitch much better from here on out, the fact is that Boston's rotation ranks dead last in the AL with a collective 5.81 ERA. They're 20-12 despite that stat.
Boston Pitching Surplus
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Is that your guys I see out on the field warming up already??? Weren't they just out here?????
