Brodie Greene has two HRs and Bakersfield leads 4-3 in the sixth. Alex Buchholz, who has been hot lately, is 2/3 with a 2B, batting cleanup.
Edit: Now Bakersfield has fallen behind 5-4 in the bottom of the sixth. Josh Ravin has walked 6.
Brodie Greene has two HRs and Bakersfield leads 4-3 in the sixth. Alex Buchholz, who has been hot lately, is 2/3 with a 2B, batting cleanup.
Edit: Now Bakersfield has fallen behind 5-4 in the bottom of the sixth. Josh Ravin has walked 6.
Code:+ Zack Cozart reached base four times. + Todd Frazier homered. + Chris Valaika was 2-for-3. + Daryl Thompson had a quality start. - The bullpen--namely Jeremy Horst and Brandon Hynick--did a terrible job. - The meat of the lineup was ineffective--Jeremy Hermida, Devin Mesoraco, and Juan Francisco combined to go 0-for-12. - Kris Negron continued to struggle with an 0-for-4 night. - 10 Bats were left on base, and the team was 1-for-12 with RISP. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Louisville 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 Toledo 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 x 7 14 1 W: Weber (4-6, 6.00) L: Horst (0-2, 2.28) Louisville Bats Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Cozart SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320 Sappelt CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Hermida DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .351 Mesoraco C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 Francisco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Alonso 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .306 Frazier LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .273 Valaika 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Negron RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 BATTING 2B: Valaika (7, Gonzalez, E). HR: Frazier (14, 4th inning off Weber, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Cozart 3; Sappelt; Alonso; Frazier 5; Valaika 3. RBI: Frazier 2 (39). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Francisco; Cozart 2; Sappelt; Mesoraco; Hermida. SAC: Valaika. Team RISP: 1-for-12. Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING SB: Cozart (9, 2nd base off Weber/St. Pierre), Negron (7, 2nd base off Weber/St. Pierre). CS: Cozart (2, 3rd base by Weber/St. Pierre). Louisville Bats Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Thompson 6.0 8 2 2 2 3 1 2.54 Horst (L, 0-2) 0.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 2.28 Hynick 1.1 2 3 3 2 1 0 6.82 WP: Thompson. HBP: Strieby (by Hynick). Pitches-strikes: Thompson 86-57, Horst 15-12, Hynick 43-25 Groundouts-flyouts: Thompson 4-5, Horst 1-0, Hynick 2-0 Batters faced: Thompson 27, Horst 6, Hynick 9 Inherited runners-scored: Hynick 2-0. Umpires: HP: Jon Byrne. 1B: Art Thigpen. 2B: . 3B: Travis Brown. Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, Out to RF. T: 2:44. Att: 10,300. ========================================================================================================================================= + pretty much everything - I haven't had a bowel movement in almost a week, and it's really uncomfortable. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Huntsville 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 Carolina 0 1 4 0 2 2 0 0 x 9 16 0 W: Villarreal (3-1, 4.88) L: Bowman (2-5, 5.09) Carolina Mudcats Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Phipps CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Rodriguez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Costanzo 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290 Soto 1B 4 3 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 .275 Perez, F RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Grandal C 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 .353 Cook, D LF 3 1 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 .251 Castro, J SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .301 Villarreal P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 a- Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Mobley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boxberger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Grounded into a forceout for Villarreal in the 6th. BATTING 2B: Perez, F (12, Bowman), Cook, D (14, Bowman), Grandal 2 (3, Bowman, Mercedes). 3B: Costanzo (5, Mercedes). HR: Soto (9, 3rd inning off Bowman, 1 on, 1 out), Cook, D (4, 5th inning off Bowman, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Phipps; Costanzo 4; Soto 6; Perez, F 3; Grandal 5; Cook, D 7; Castro, J 2. RBI: Castro, J 2 (22), Soto 2 (25), Grandal 2 (2), Cook, D 2 (15). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Villarreal; Phipps 2; Rodriguez; Campbell; Soto. SAC: Villarreal. SF: Castro, J. Team RISP: 6-for-17. Team LOB: 11. Carolina Mudcats Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Villarreal (W, 3-1) 6.0 4 2 2 3 3 0 4.88 Mobley 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 Boxberger 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.31 HBP: Castro, J (by Bowman), De La Rosa, A (by Villarreal). Pitches-strikes: Villarreal 87-49, Mobley 25-17, Boxberger 13-9. Groundouts-flyouts: Villarreal 4-7, Mobley 2-0, Boxberger 0-0. Batters faced: Villarreal 26, Mobley 7, Boxberger 3. Umpires: HP: Marcus Pattillo. 1B: Brandon Henson. 2B: . 3B: Jason Cooksey. Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, R to L. T: 2:53. Att: 4,501. ========================================================================================================================================= + The offense was working well. + Brodie Greene homered twice. - The defense and base-running sucked. - The pitching had less control than Michael Jackson at Chuck E Cheese's. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Bakersfield 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 12 2 Stockton 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 x 8 10 2 W: Guzman (2-1, 1.67) L: Bowman (2-2, 5.82) Bakersfield Blaze Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Means LF 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Gregorius SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .306 Greene 2B 4 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 1 .281 Buchholz 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Richburg DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 LaMarre CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Coddington C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .200 Hunt RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .331 Pfister 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 a- Fellhauer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 a-Struck out for Pfister in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Means (9, Brown, J), Buchholz (9, Brown, J). HR: Greene 2 (4, 1st inning off Brown, J, 0 on, 1 out; 6th inning off Brown, J, 1 on, 1 out), Coddington (1, 7th inning off Benacka, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Means 3; Gregorius; Greene 8; Buchholz 3; Richburg 2; LaMarre; Coddington 4; Hunt. RBI: Gregorius (12), Greene 3 (36), Coddington (3). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Coddington. GIDP: Pfister. Team RISP: 3-for-5. Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING SB: Means (28, 2nd base off Benacka/Ortiz). CS: Buchholz (6, 2nd base by Brown, J/Ortiz), Gregorius (4, 2nd base by Brown, J/Ortiz). FIELDING E: Buchholz (8, pickoff), Pfister (1, fielding). DP: (Greene-Gregorius-Buchholz). Bakersfield Blaze Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Ravin 6.0 7 6 5 6 6 1 4.45 Bowman (L, 2-2) 1.2 1 2 2 2 2 0 5.82 Salinas 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.38 HBP: Means (by Benacka). Groundouts-flyouts: Ravin 5-7, Bowman 1-1, Salinas 0-0, Brown, J 4-3, Benacka 2-0, Guzman 2-0. Batters faced: Ravin 31, Bowman 8, Salinas 2, Brown, J 24, Benacka 9, Guzman 4. Inherited runners-scored: Salinas 2-1, Guzman 2-0. Umpires: HP: Ryan Karle. 1B: Aaron Larson. 2B: . 3B: . Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 20 mph, Out to LF. T: 2:53. Att: 2,404. ========================================================================================================================================= + Ronald Torreyes, Tucker Barnhart, and Theo Bowe each had a multi-hit game. + The Dragons were 3-of-4 in stolen base attempts. Torreyes was 2-for-3, and believe it or not, Hamilton managed to steal a base. If my math is correct, it's #332 on the year. + The pitching was great; Dan Corcino pitched like an ace (again), and Dan Wolford threw two innings of one-hit ball. - Juan Duran committed his 8th error in the outfield. - I think I'm gaining weight. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Lansing 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 2 Dayton 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 1 x 9 12 1 W: Corcino (8-3, 2.53) L: Powell (1-1, 4.50) Dayton Dragons Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Hamilton SS 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Torreyes 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .417 D'Anna DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 Rodriguez, Y RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Lutz 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .262 Vidal, D 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .273 Duran LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .242 Barnhart C 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Bowe CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 BATTING 2B: Vidal, D (19, Strickland). TB: Hamilton; Torreyes 3; Lutz; Vidal, D 2; Duran; Barnhart 3; Bowe 2. RBI: Torreyes 2 (4), Lutz (27), Vidal, D (38), Duran (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, Y 2; Bowe; Barnhart. SF: Duran. Team RISP: 5-for-12. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Hamilton (55, 2nd base off Barnes/Perez, C), Torreyes 2 (4, 2nd base off Barnes/Perez, C, 2nd base off Powell/Perez, C). CS: Torreyes (1, 2nd base by Strickland/Perez, C). FIELDING E: Duran (8, fielding). Dayton Dragons Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Corcino (W, 8-3) 7.0 3 2 2 1 8 1 2.53 Wolford 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.04 HBP: Torreyes (by Strickland). Groundouts-flyouts: Corcino 4-6, Wolford 3-0. Batters faced: Barnes 16, Powell 15, Strickland 8, Corcino 26, Wolford 7. Umpires: HP: Mike Dorantes. 1B: Alex Ransom. 2B: . 3B: . Weather: 77 degrees, rain. Wind: 1 mph, Varies. T: 2:28 (:12 delay). Att: 8,343. ========================================================================================================================================= + The Mustangs looked resilient. + The bullpen allowed only one run in 4.2 innings pitched. - Yovan Gonzalez already allowed his third passed ball on the year. - Devin Lohman was 0-for-5 with 3 errors and 3 strikeouts. - The scout who suggested the Reds draft Devin Lohman is still probably employed by the team. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Billings 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 11 12 3 Missoula 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 11 1 W: Allen (1-0, 0.00) L: Santana (0-2, 6.35) Billings Mustangs Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Muller CF 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 .385 Silva LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .350 Read LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 .417 Lohman SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .323 Maddox 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .172 Buckley DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .304 Waldrop RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .194 Arias 3B 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Diaz, S 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 Gonzalez, Y C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .261 BATTING 2B: Arias 2 (3, Darrah, Santana, Fr), Waldrop (2, Santana, Fr). HR: Muller (1, 2nd inning off Darrah, 1 on, 2 out), Buckley (1, 6th inning off Hessler, 0 on, 1 out), Maddox (1, 10th inning off Santana, Fr, 0 on, 0 out), Read (1, 10th inning off Postill, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Muller 6; Read 4; Maddox 4; Buckley 4; Waldrop 3; Arias 4; Diaz, S; Gonzalez, Y. RBI: Gonzalez, Y (8), Muller 3 (5), Buckley (4), Maddox (2), Read 2 (6). 2-out RBI: Gonzalez, Y; Muller 3; Read 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Buckley; Silva; Waldrop; Lohman. SAC: Gonzalez, Y. Team RISP: 2-for-10. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING CS: Muller (1, 2nd base by Darrah/Pena). FIELDING E: Lohman 3 (3, throw, throw, fielding). PB: Gonzalez, Y (3). Billings Mustangs Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Quezada 4.1 7 4 3 2 5 0 5.40 Jensen 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 2.45 Leonard 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.91 Allen (W, 1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Quinn 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.38 WP: Jensen HBP: Arias (by Postill). Groundouts-flyouts: Quezada 5-3, Jensen 0-2, Leonard 2-0, Allen 2-0, Quinn 1-0 Batters faced: Quezada 23, Jensen 7, Leonard 6, Allen 7, Quinn 4 Inherited runners-scored: Jensen 2-2 Umpires: HP: T.J. Cunningham. 1B: Rene Hilbach-Barger. 2B: . 3B: . Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, In from CF. T: 3:23. Att: 2,197. ========================================================================================================================================= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E DSL Twins 3 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 4 13 7 0 DSL Reds 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 8 4 W: Zoquiel (1-0, 3.52) L: Lora (0-2, 3.80) DSL Reds Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Bueno SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 Reynoso CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 Arias, B LF-RF 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .316 Aquino DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .169 Galindez RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Valdelamar LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 Rivas, J 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Peraza 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Peralta C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .237 Suero, J 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 BATTING 2B: Arias, B (5, Sepulveda). HR: Peralta (1, 7th inning off Sepulveda, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Bueno; Arias, B 4; Aquino; Peralta 5; Suero, J. RBI: Arias, B (13), Peralta (6). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Reynoso 3; Rivas, J 3. GIDP: Suero, J. Team RISP: 1-for-12. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Bueno (3, 2nd base off Zoquiel/Martinez, F). FIELDING E: Bueno (12, throw), Suero, J (6, fielding), Peraza (2, fielding), Polanco, M (1, pickoff). DSL Reds Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Lora, L (L, 0-2) 3.2 4 5 4 2 5 0 3.80 Polanco, M 2.1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4.76 Aybar, M 0.1 0 3 3 4 0 0 15.19 De Leon 2.0 2 3 3 3 3 0 4.91 Suarez, J 0.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 9.00 WP: Polanco, M, Aybar, M, De Leon 2, Suarez, J 3. HBP: Suero, J (by Subero), Peraza (by Florentino, Y), Bueno (by Florentino, Y), Ynojoso (by Lora, L), Martinez, F (by Lora, L), Arias, V (by Lora, L), Gonzalez, Er (by Polanco, M). Groundouts-flyouts: Lora, L 3-3, Polanco, M 6-2, Aybar, M 0-1, De Leon 3-0, Suarez, J 0-0. Batters faced: Lora, L 21, Polanco, M 11, Aybar, M 5, De Leon 11, Suarez, J 5. Inherited runners-scored: Sepulveda 2-1, Polanco, M 2-0, De Leon 3-2, Suarez, J 1-1. Umpires: HP: HP Umpire. 1B: 1B Umpire. 2B: . 3B: . Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, L to R. T: 4:44 ========================================================================================================================================= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E VSL Reds 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 10 6 2 VSL Tigers 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 7 3 W: Hernandez (1-0, 1.42) L: Tablante (1-4, 9.98) VSL Reds Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Benedetto CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .219 Valor SS 4 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 .295 Farinez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 Lopez, Yi 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Santoni DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Moreno, W LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Duarte C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328 a- Flores, P PH-C 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .220 Duque RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 b- Aldazoro, A PH-RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Mendez, M 3B 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 a-Singled for Duarte in the 6th. b-Grounded into a forceout for Duque in the 6th. BATTING 2B: Benedetto (4, Sanchez, J). HR: Valor 2 (3, 1st inning off Belisario, 0 on, 1 out; 6th inning off Tablante, 2 on, 0 out). TB: Benedetto 3; Valor 8; Lopez, Yi; Flores, P. RBI: Valor 4 (20), Flores, P (6), Mendez, M (16), Benedetto 3 (13). 2-out RBI: Mendez, M; Benedetto 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Duque. SAC: Santoni. Team RISP: 3-for-7. Team LOB: 2. FIELDING E: Duarte (4, throw), Farinez (5, throw). PB: Flores, P (3). DP: (Farinez-Valor-Lopez, Yi). VSL Reds Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Munoz, J 4.0 6 5 4 3 3 0 5.40 Hernandez, Jy (W, 1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.42 WP: Munoz Balk: Munoz, J. IBB: Tenia (by Munoz, J). HBP: Ovalles (by Munoz, J), Alvarado, J (by Hernandez, Jy), Mendez, M (by Tablante), Mendez, M (by Sanchez, J). Groundouts-flyouts: Munoz, J 3-4, Hernandez Batters faced: Munoz, J 21, Hernandez, Jy 11 Umpires: HP: David Parra. 1B: Edwin Moscoso. 2B: . 3B: Henry Leon. Weather: 90 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, In from CF. T: 2:12 ========================================================================================================================================= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E VSL Reds 2 1 2 0 0 1 6 9 1 VSL Tigers 2 3 0 0 1 0 6 8 1 VSL Reds Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Benedetto CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .210 Velazquez 3B 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 Valor SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 Lopez, Yi DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 Santoni 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 Aldazoro, A RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Flores, P C 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238 Rivero, K LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 Cardona 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .231 BATTING 2B: Cardona (1, Mosquera), Valor (9, Rojas, E). TB: Benedetto; Velazquez; Valor 2; Lopez, Yi; Aldazoro, A; Flores, P 2; Cardona 3. RBI: Lopez, Yi (24), Flores, P (6), Benedetto (11), Cardona 2 (5), Valor (17). 2-out RBI: Flores, P; Cardona 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rivero, K 2; Benedetto 2; Cardona 2; Santoni. Team RISP: 4-for-11. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING SB: Cardona (3, 2nd base off Rojas, E/Tenia), Velazquez (6, 2nd base off Rojas, E/Tenia). CS: Benedetto (5, 2nd base by Mosquera/Tenia). FIELDING E: Rivero, K (1, fielding). DP: (Valor-Cardona-Santoni). Pickoffs: Flores, P (Tovar at 1st base). VSL Reds Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Heredia 0.0 0 2 2 4 0 0 13.50 Zapata 4.0 6 3 3 1 1 0 13.15 Patino 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1.31 WP: Zapata HBP: Flores, P (by Mosquera), Aldazoro, A (by Rojas, E). Groundouts-flyouts: Heredia 0-0, Zapata 5-2, Patino 1-1 Batters faced: Heredia 4, Zapata 17, Patino 8 Inherited runners-scored: Zapata 3-1 Umpires: HP: Edwin Moscoso. 1B: Henry Leon. 2B: . 3B: David Parra. Weather: 90 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, In from CF.
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Knew that Hamilton was hitting better, but had not realized that his BA had crept up to . 240 all of a sudden. That's good news.
And, Torreyes. Wow. Not half bad, even for just a few weeks, for an 18-year-old at A ball. If Duran or Yorman had started the year like that, there would be about 14 threads dedicated to that...
Hard not to get excited about Torreyes when every time I look up it seems he has 2-3 hits. (I know it has been only a short time)
"When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail"
Of course those guys aren't 5 foot nothing and one hundred and nothing. Not that Torreyes can't be a good hitter, but it just isn't as sexy to talk about a guy when he projects to be a good average hitter without much power as it is to talk about a good hitter with power.Originally Posted by membengal
If all Torreyes can give is a 320/380/420 line, sign me up. Especially as a plus middle infield glove.
Certainly. Just saying that its a much nicer dream to imagine .300/.375/.500 and the other two guys at the very least have the power potential to put that .500 up, which is why they would get threads started on them.
True, but those two are (likely) corner OF while Torreyes (and Hamilton) are MI.
So far as I can tell, Torreyes is looking like he's where we want Hamilton to be.
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Nice job, camis. And, uh, good luck today. (Happens to me whenever I travel.)
Hamilton is beginning to hit. But his stock and trade will always be his speed. By the end of the year, Hamilton should be showing why Redszone was so high on him last year. He's gone 300/340/420 over his past ten games. While not great, it certainly shows promise, considering Hamilton is still learning how to switch hit. Add to that remarkable range and a strong, accurate arm (when he's throwing with his weight under him and not side-arming the ball) at the SS position and he's Elvis Andrus with more speed.
Torreyes may get his bat knocked out of his hand as he progresses, but scouts have raved about the power he generates despite his small stature. If he can slug in the 420-470 range (and, as he fills out, more power should come naturally to a bat that has shown a [short] history of slugging 450+) and continue to show the plus hit tool he's already exhibited, Torreyes could be a steal. His best tool-- a plus glove at a key spot on the infield-- makes him even more valuable.
Well said, scrap. Bottom line so far on torreyes is that he can hit. A lot. At some point, that starts to be more than a little intriguing.
I may be reaching, because Torreyes is fast becoming my favorite prospect, but it seems to me that his power might play right into the major leagues. The key is that he has the juice to get the ball into the gaps and down the lines. In his very limited, low-level time in the minor leagues, he projects to about 45 doubles and 18 triples (along with 7-8 HR) over a 162-game schedule. What that suggests to me is that he has enough power that the outfielders can't cheat and play him shallow, because if they do he'll shoot the ball by them and run like the wind. If so, his power is at least sufficient to ensure a continuing very high batting average. Theoretically.
Thanks, mace. I feel like it's making progress. I should have an update later tonight. I'll keep you posted.
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The one thing that always resonates with me on Torreyes is that it seems everyone I talk to about him raves about his ability to put the barrel on the ball. Given that skillset, I don't think he is going to be a guy who we should worry about pitchers "knocking the bat out of his hand" so to speak. With small guys, if they have the bat speed to hit 90 MPH fastballs and they can barrel it up well, they can hit for solid power (more in terms of doubles/triples than HR's, but its still power).
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