Minor League Recap: June 17

Jeroloman’s walk rate is insane. But then again, so is his strikeout rate. He seems pretty unique and I do wonder if it’s something he can do at a higher level.

Hechavarria is in an awful slump, but he hasn’t hit well since he came here.

Tolisano is looking good, Bowman even better, and Emaus seems to bat well enough to displace Encarnacion at 3B given how he’s probably the far, far superior batter.

I wonder whether Jeroloman can get called up to AAA at some point this season so we can see how he hits there. Personally, I’d be happy to see Buck or Molina moved, so that we can take a look at Arencibia here and Jeroloman can move up to Vegas.

way too small a sample to say he’s clutch. Clutchness has never been proven to even exist.

Cool, our just drafted Marcus Knecht of Toronto is there – nice to see a draft pick eager to get going.

About time.

When all the folks that have seen him play are raving about him? I know we live in a do it now world but you think maybe we could use a bit of sense on these things.

Because it happens to all players eventually, and I’d rather see it happen sooner than later. If it doesn’t break him, he’ll emerge as a much better player.

The kid is dealing with a lot of differences so it’s not surprising he’s struggling. There are some positives emerging from his struggles. From what I’ve read, he’s still playing good defense, so he’s not letting his batting problems affect his fielding. He’s also started to draw some walks, which is also a sign of him settling down and adjusting.

Another positive in this is that the Jays seem to have correctly identified his current level of ability. He is challenged by this level but not overwhelmed by it.

if you choice is to decide after 50 at bats someone is no good, then there has never been a good player in the history of baseball.

Fernandez
Ah, absurd positivity, the mark of a naive Blue Jays fan.

I didn’t say he was the next Tony Fernandez. I said you would be better off thinking of him in terms of what type of player he would be than someone like A-Rod. True, he could be the next Manny Lee, but I like to think that the Jay’s brain trust spent $10 million dollars on a guy they think will be more than Lee.

How about you wait for a prospect to develop then

{sucks thumb}

why do I have to be positive when this franchise has sucked for 17 years?

You don’t, but recognize that the Jays have not sucked for 17 years. Mediocre, uninspiring at times, occasionally bad, sometimes decent all apply, but for suckiness, I give you the Royals or the Pirates. Now those teams have sucked for 17+ years.