AZ Indians go down without much noise in the bottom of the eighth as do the Reds in the top of the ninth. On to the bottom of the 9th - Reds 11-6
AZ Indians go down without much noise in the bottom of the eighth as do the Reds in the top of the ninth. On to the bottom of the 9th - Reds 11-6
Richard McCaffrey comes in to pitch a 1-2-3 ninth with a K to end it. AZ Reds opens with an 11-6 win.
1B Argenis Aldazoro - 2-4, 3B, HR, 2 R's 2 RBI's
3B Tanner Rahier - 2-5, HR, R, 3 RBI's, SB
SS Brian Peterson - 1-3, 2 R's, 2 BB's, 2 SB's
RF Jonathan Reynoso - 1-4, 2B, 2 R's
2B Ty Washington - 1-4, R, BB, RBI, SB
CF Elliott Hargreaves - 0-3, 2 R's, RBI, SB
Last edited by corkedbat; 06-21-2012 at 01:17 AM.
Thanks for the updates, guys. It is appreciated!
Redsof72 had mentioned that Pedro Diaz was the best arm in this year's batch of pitchers coming in from the 2011 DSL/VSL teams. Nice to see that he had a solid debut. It says something that he was the opening game starter.
I'm glad they didn't mess around with Rahier at SS if they don't think he'll really be a SS at the MLB level. We have a good SS in Cozart who's going to be around for 8-10 years IMO. Also, our top prospect and one of the top prospects in baseball is a SS. What we don't have is a sure-fire 3B of the future. (I think Frazier can be that guy though.) Not saying Rahier is definitely the 3B of the future, but I loved pick. What a steal in the second round. Many thought he would be a first-rounder at best or a supplemental-rounder at worst.
While I don't necessarily agree with your entire post (3B is one of the deepest positions in the organization with Frazier, Rodriguez, Vidal, and Rosa all ahead of Rahier at this point) I do like the idea of picking a future position for a top prospect and sticking to it. That is exactly the opposite of the treatment they gave to Frazier when he was a minor leaguer.Originally Posted by Blitz Dorsey
I also think Hamilton's eventual landing place will be CF and not SS, so I don't think we have a true SS prospect in the lower minors. However I also don't believe that SS is Rahier's future either. Maybe we can sign a young stud SS once the international signing period begins next weekend.
Go BLUE!!!
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