Travis Wood was pulled.............didn't seem to be of ineffectiveness, hopefully something minor.
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Travis Wood was pulled.............didn't seem to be of ineffectiveness, hopefully something minor.
Devin Mesoraco went 2-for-3 with two singles and a HBP today as the GCL Reds lost 6-2. Mesoraco is hitting .333/.412/.367 through 34 plate appearances with three walks and only two strikeouts.
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Mesoraco is better than Jay Bruce;)Quote:
Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine
Pedro Viola: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K as he continues his dominance of the FSL. He's now thrown 10.2 innings of scoreless baseball with 15 strikeouts since his promotion to the Sarasota Reds.
Travis Wood: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
Recap
Louisville Won 4-3
- Machado: 2-2, RBI, 2 BB, 2 R
- Janish: 0-4
- Dickerson: 1-3, R, 2 K
- Hanigan: 0-3, K
- Ramirez: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Medlock: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
- Santos: 1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
- Majewski: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Sarasota Lost 1-0
- Griffin: 0-4
- Valaika: 0-4, K (.050 A+ BA)
- Symanski: 0-4, 3 K
- Wood: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
- Pauly: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
- Viola: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Dayton Lost 7-5
- Heisey: 1-5
- Turner: 4-5, HR, 2B, RBI, R
- Kainer: 2-4, HR, RBI, 2 R, K
- Cozart: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, K
- Webb: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Tabor: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Billings Lost 13-1
- K. Jones: 1-4, 2B
- Menchaca: 0-3, 2 K
- Waring: 0-3, 2 K
- McKennon: 1-3, 2B, R
- Bowman; .1 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
GCL Reds Lost 6-2
- Reed: 1-5, K
- Moreta: 0-2, BB, K
- Soto: 0-4, K, R
- Mesoraco: 2-3, R
- Otterness: 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Fiebeg: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB
- Made 6 more errors: (E: Otterness (2, pickoff), Moreta 2 (5, fielding, throw), Mesoraco (2, throw), Sanchez (3, pickoff), Pullen (1, throw).]
-Lookouts DNP
-VSL Reds/Rays DNP
-Votto had a HR in the futures game
-Bruce tripled in the futures game
-Janish was called up to Louisville (for the time being) to replace Pedro Lopez
Wow, Valaika is really struggling. Maybe that's why they aren't promoting Turner? That's about the only reason I can think of...
He was in a funk in Dayton before even being promoted to Sarasota. I think it's just a combination of a slump, plus a new level. He'll adjust and snap out of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benihana
I don't find it very surprising. Form what I can tell, he doesn't have a very good plate approach. Something that more advanced pitchers will take advantage of.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benihana
Turner's numbers suggest he would be more successfull than the overvalued Valaika.
Problem with Valaika is he's not overly fast, not really a power hitter, doesn't walk alot, and probably doesn't have the range to play SS at a high level.
He's just kind of a tweener who doesn't have a talent that sticks out at you. I don't know how much different Turner is either.
He sounds like Freddy Sanchez.Quote:
Originally Posted by reds44
Kind of like Dustin Pedroia, he just gets hits.
sounds a tad like brendan harris, no? give it time, we will seeQuote:
Originally Posted by reds44
Pedroia is hitting .310/.400/.450 at the major league level, with a 22/30 K/BB ratio at age 23. He was in AA in his first full professional year (age 22) and hit .324/.409/.508 with a 26/34 K/BB ratio. He destroyed A Ball.Quote:
Originally Posted by 11larkin11
Valaika is just a year younger and hit .324/.387/.520 with a 61/24 K/BB ratio in rookie ball. This year in A+, he hit .307/.353/.493 with 17 BB to 72 K in 300 AB. That low IsoOBP is sort of scary unless he's got Howie Kendrick type contact ability. Striking out that much in rookie ball after a 3 year college career is sort of unnerving as well. Based on the walk totals, it's not like he's simply working deep counts. I wonder what his BABIP looks like. The IsoSLG is quite nice from a middle infielder.
He is most definitely NOT like Dustin Pedroia though. Looks like more like a Brandon Phillips without the speed. Not a guy who profiles well at a corner position unless that power continues to grow.
I just meant that he doesnt really have many, if any "tools", but he just continues to get hits.