I just made the first team laugh: Game Thread March 20
by Tom Dakers on Mar 20, 2010 12:57 PM EDT
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PrintJays are playing the Braves this morning at Dunedin and since it is a 'home' game we get to see the A team:
Bautista 3B
Hill 2B
Lind LF
Wells CF
Overbay 1B
Buck C
Ruiz DH
Snider RF
Gonzalez SS
It should be Marc Rzepcynzski Rzepczynski starting, but then yesterday it was to be Brandon Morrow. Morrow figures he'll make his next start and all will be well for the season.
They've sent a few more down to the minor league camp: Willie Collazo, Rommie Lewis, Steven Register and Jorge Padilla. Down to 40 now, so the cuts will start being a little harder soon.
The Star has a nice story on Tom Tango who the Jays have hired as a statistical consultant:
"My work contributes far more in terms of evaluating baseball talent in terms of wins and dollars than anything else," he wrote. "(Coaches and GMs) can still use their instincts on things that have no data, but if the information exists, then I make sure they have it, in some digestible form. This way, they can make an informed decision."
I like anyone whose favorite player is Tim Raines, but the Jays couldn't have made a better choice.
The post title is from the Billy Bragg song The Saturday Boy, it would work better if the first team wasn't out there today but such is life.
The game is on MLB audio today and should be on the Fan as well.
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Just seems a silly thing to say...
I think I can play left too. Just doesn’t mean all that much if no one else thinks so.
time for aagoodfellow
to chime in his agreement with Randy
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
that makes more sense
would be a bit old to play AFL, anyway
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=ruiz—001ran
some minor league experience in the outfield
Ruiz's outfield (fielding) stats
I believe that OF data includes LF data
LF (3 seasons) LF (G=) 30 (Ch=)44 (PO=)42 (A=)2 (E=)0 (DP=)0 (Fld%=)1.000 (RF/G=)1.47
OF (6 seasons) OF (G=)57 (Ch=)93 (PO=)86 (A=)3 (E=)4 (DP=)1 (Fld%=).957 (RF/G=)1.56
wouldn't worry too much
probably working on secondary pitches or something
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
Halladay factoid
1st pitch fastball, 2007 – 60% 2008 – 51% 2007 – 49%
from Yahoo
Mar 19 3B Edwin Encarnacion has yet to appear in a spring training game due to weakness in his left wrist. With a little more than two weeks left before the start of the regular season, Encarnacion still has time to get ready for opening day. But the Jays, said general manager Alex Anthopoulos, aren’t going to push it. “We told him that he could play through the injury but we want to get it 100 percent (healed) and if that means he misses a week or two, then so be it,” Anthopoulos said. “But he says he’s starting to feel great so it’s not out of the question that he breaks with us opening day.” If Encarnacion can’t play, Jose Bautista will man the position
I know this is a stupid comment, but oh well
Extrapolating Hill’s HR/PA this Spring, against his 720 PA in 2009, Hill would be on pace to double his HR totals from last year. 72 HR’s! It wasn’t a fluke I tell ya!
Lead off double for mcDade to start the ninth
Chavez grounds out to the right side to move him to 3rd
He's not going to hit .300 but he does seem to do well in the clutch.
He’ll hit .240 but it seems like that one hit he gets is always something meaningful.
Overbay always gives me that same confidence in tight spots.
He isn’t a high average guy but it seems like he always comes through when really needed.
He's a first baseman
played in A ball last year…I think he’s near the bottom of our top 30 list. Has power but he’s a ways off.
28th on our list...
which might be too high really, I think I argued for him and Hugo was against having him on the list.
2-2, game winning double
not a bad game for the kid
by Neale's Harry on Mar 20, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
oh good, the Jays could use another first baseman
by aagoodfella on Mar 21, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
by this point in spring the minor leaguers with the MLB teams are generally from the lower minors
the Triple A guys have their own games going.
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