Short Minor League Recap: Just Vegas and Dunedin
by Woodman663 on Apr 17, 2011 7:51 AM EDT
Email
Print
So today I have only two games for you, with New Hampshire and Lansing getting their games postponed. This means that Lansing will have a doubleheader today, but no such thing seems to be scheduled for NH. On to the action:
The Las Vegas 51s:
Brett Lawrie: 1-for-4, strikeout. .442/.500/.674
Eric Thames: 2-for-4, double, triple, strikeout. .400/.479/.675
David Cooper: 2-for-4, double, strikeout. .375/.444/.550
Ryan Shealy: 2-for-4, 2 doubles. .250/.364/.321 (at 31 years old he's just filler, especially with Cooper doing so well I'd imagine Shealy is pretty low on the depth chart)
Brian Jeroloman: 1-for-3. .238/.304/.238
Mike MacDonald: 9 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K. He's 29, so not a prospect, but good performance from him.
The Dunedin Blue Jays:
Brad McElroy: 4-for-5, home run. .333/.474/.600 (He'll be 25 in a week and has hit only against RHP as a lefty)
Brad Glenn: 2-for-5, home run, strikeout. .342/.390/.711
A.J. Jimenez: 3-for-4, 2 doubles, strikeout. .310/.355/.483
Kenny Wilson: 1-for-3, walk, triple. .333/.379/.556
Ryan Tepera: 3 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K. Apparently sharing starts with Nestor Molina while the latter gets stretched out from a reliever to a starter. Speaking of the guy who sounds like he should be catching:
Nestor Molina: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K. 54.5% groundballs, so another promising outing for the Molina-who-is-not-a-catcher. According to Jays Journal he throws a fastball, cutter, splitter and changeup. Which is a weird combination since a splitter and changeup seem to act in the same way.
23 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
y'know what
I was prepared to go into a whole long-winded tirade about why that’s a bad idea, but if Rivera’s hitting is still nowhere to be found by, say, mid-May, I wouldn’t be opposed to bringing him up as DH/4th OF if and only if he is going to play 4 or 5 games a week. if the Jays would rather keep Snider, Jobau and Patterson/Davis out there and DH Nix like last game (yeuch), then there’s no point (keep him playing every day and delay service time) but if not, I think it makes sense
Sometime in the future he or Cooper could be called up
But Thames didn’t look good in spring training, Cooper on the other hand did look really good.
think I’d add Cooper before Thames at this point. But both could use the at bats at Vegas.
We should sign Bonds, now that his trial is behind him. I bet at 46, he’d be better that Rivera – and he stands on the right side of the plate.
not sure if you're kidding
but he faces sentencing on the count on which he was convicted (he might not get any prison time, but home confinement is possible) and can be retried on the three perjury counts on which the jury was hung. Not sure he will be, but his legal troubles are far from over
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
Plus that conviction would likely cause visa issues.
Plus signing Bonds would run counter to almost everything AA has said about building this team.
Hugo thinks I'm a lazy academic
by bluejaysstatsgeek on Apr 17, 2011 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, no way Bonds is going to Canada anytime soon
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
my main point
is that my confidence in Rivera would be lower than my confidence in a 46 year-old man who hasn’t played in three years.
That I can understand.
But Bonds? NO WAY!
Hugo thinks I'm a lazy academic
by bluejaysstatsgeek on Apr 17, 2011 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
i can't imagine thames coming up
until rivera is traded/released/injured
To Infinity. And BEYOND!!!
by YunelTheLazyLatino on Apr 17, 2011 10:30 AM EDT reply actions
McDonald at 3rd
JMac showed us D at 3rd yesterday we haven’t seen since Rolen. With EE, Nix, or even Bautista at 3rd we’re hoping their D doesn’t cost us runs. JMac showed D that actually saves runs. JMac will not give the offensive production expected from the hot corner, but if he can keep up his defensive wizardry as an everyday 3rd baseman, wouldn’t the trade-off be worth it? I’m not saying he’s our 3rd baseman of the future, but definitely as a placeholder this year until Lawrie is promoted or AA acquires someone better.
jmac was great
but when Nix wasa prospect a few years back, he was an extremely highly regarded defensive player.
no
Encarnacion’s bat is orders of magnitude better than McDonald’s, and Mac’s defensive numbers at third aren’t even good (-7.9 UZR/150). that’s pretty much E5’s average over the past three years, and that’s assuming his range upgrade last year was an anomaly (maybe, but I’m unconvinced). no McDonald everyday. please.
not enough data
UZR is completely unreliable for thenumber of innings Jmac has played there.
(I am not condoning more Jmac at 3B.)
It you are just judging on one game, Mac is fine
if you look at his numbers from last year, his fielding average at third last year was worse than Edwin’s, of course in limited innings again.
probably because he doesn't hit enough
for playing third base everyday to be any sort of viable option.
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on Bluebird Banter
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
