Scott Lucas Daily Farm Archive

[Windingmywatch]

That's the best thing at this point

Well Chirinos is probably gone after tomorrow with Moreland coming back

No ... Lindblom is down for Mitch to return. Ortiz will go down after Fri night's game to make room for Perez. Chirinos is up until Baker returns.

 

[jta4437]

No ... Lindblom is down for Mitch to return. Ortiz will go down after Fri night's game to make room for Perez. Chirinos is up until Baker returns.

Ahhh, I can see the logic in that, I've really been out of the loop lately

Combination of being out of town and lots of moves being made in a short time... and apathy

 

[Windingmywatch]

Ahhh, I can see the logic in that, I've really been out of the loop lately

Combination of being out of town and lots of moves being made in a short time... and apathy

Apathy can be healthy ... especially if you have a garage to clean up.

 

[romeo212000]

Apathy can be healthy ... especially if you have a garage to clean up.

Or a storage building.

 

[Windingmywatch]

Or a storage building.

HOA doesn't allow us storage buildings ... and if I had a storage building then my wife wouldn't be on my case about cleaning out the garage.

 

[romeo212000]

HOA doesn't allow us storage buildings ... and if I had a storage building then my wife wouldn't be on my case about cleaning out the garage.

HOA's suck. Ill never live in a place that requires I be in one.

 

[Al Falfa]

HOA's suck. Ill never live in a place that requires I be in one.

Amen to that. I love my storage building and the fact that I can park my old truck in the driveway.

 

[Windingmywatch]

Rangers Farm Report: Games of 6/20

Joakim Soria retired three straight and fanned one in his first rehab outing for AA Frisco.

Stars of the Day
AAA: Ryan Feierabend / Greg Miclat, Aaron Cunningham, Joey Butler, Chris McGuiness
AA: Neil Ramirez / Alex Buchholz
Lo-A: Luis Parra, Keone Kela / Nick Williams, Lewis Brinson, Jordan Akins, Jorge Alfaro
Rookie: Kevin Sosa / Travis Demeritte, Juan Cardona

AAA: at Round Rock 8, Memphis (STL) 7
Scoreboard | Round Rock Express Scoreboard
Record: 42-33, tied for 1st

The teams combined for 148 pitches out of the strike zone, and three of the seven pitchers threw more balls than strikes. St. Louis's Maikel Cleto can touch triple digits but not in any particular direction; he walked six in 4.2 innings. His control improved when he took a few ticks off his heater. Round Rock's Ryan Feierabend (4.18 ERA) issued only three free passes and fanned nine but needed 105 pitches to compete six innings. He allowed two runs. Lisalverto Bonilla (7.14 ERA) was dreadful, allowing five runs on a homer, three other hits and three walks.

Jared Hoying pinch-hit for Jose Felix in the 9th and one-hopped the right-field wall on his first pitch for the game-winner. Both 2B Greg Miclat and DH Aaron Cunningham doubled twice. LF Joey Butler and 1B Chris McGuiness walked twice and singled. RF Jim Adduci drew three walks.

At shortstop, Yangervis Solarte made three easy plays and one of greater difficulty. He's not going to be plus defender there (or anywhere), but I've seen worse. If he's comfortable there and can make the routine plays and minimize mistakes, that has some value. Leury Garcia handled a couple of soft liners with ease. From my point of view, his jumps and routes were fine, but the balls hit to him would have been caught by anybody. He certainly fared better than Memphis CF Adron Chambers, who gawked at a Miclat fly for a full second before realizing it was headed much deeper and to the right of his current location. It fell for one of Miclat's doubles.

Top St. Louis prospect Oscar Taveras wasn't in the starting lineup. He'd turned the legal drinking age in this country the day before. A total coincidence, I'm sure.

I have dubious video of some game highlights including: Jason Cole's called shot (Chad Huffman's homer off Bonilla), Taveras flying out to Garcia, and Hoying's game-winning single. "Moments," Dell Diamond, 20 June 2013 - YouTube

Texas traded reliever Yoshinori Tateyama to the Yankees for future considerations. SP Josh Lindblom is back in Round Rock, and Martin Perez will join Texas in St. Louis.

AA: at Frisco 2, Corpus Christi (HOU) 0
Scoreboard | Frisco RoughRiders Scoreboard
Record: 2-1, tied for 1st

On just 67 pitches, Neil Ramirez (2.89 ERA) shut out the Hooks for six innings, allowing two hits, walking none and striking out six. Texas has to be contemplating a more challenging environment for him. Jimmy Reyes and Wilmer Font offered scoreless, one-strikeout innings.

Alex Buchholz's two-run homer provided the margin. Buchholz was a minor-league Rule 5 selection from two winters ago.

High-A: off

This probably means more to the Pelicans than their first-half title.

Low-A: at Hickory 7, Greensboro (MIA) 0
Scoreboard | Hickory Crawdads Scoreboard
Record: 1-0 (second half)

Another two homers, another fifteen strikeouts for the good guys. Nick Williams hit his 13th, and Lewis Brinson clubbed his 14th along with his 11th double. Both DH Jordan Akins and catcher Jorge Alfaro doubled and singled, and RF Nomar Mazara walked twice and singled.

Luis Parra (1.00 ERA) spread three walks and four hits around seven scoreless innings and struck out four. Keone Kela (2.60 ERA) fanned three in two perfect innings.

Short-A: rain

Doubleheader Saturday

Rookie: Rangers 9, at Royals 4
Scoreboard | MiLB.com Scoreboard | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball
Record: 1-0

1st-round SS Travis Demeritte homered to left in his first professional at-bat and later walked. 18-year-old, contact-oriented LF Eduard Pinto singled once in his US debut. Pinto batted .396/.475/.477 last summer in the Domincan Republic.

Tall Aussie CF Todd McDonald singled twice. McDonald doesn't turn 18 until October and batted .143 in a handful of Dominican at-bats before coming back to the US. 19-year-old Jose Cardona singled and tripled.

18-year-old Venezuelan Kevin Sosa gave up a single run on five hits, walked four and struck out four in 4.2 innings. Righty John ****li, drafted in the ninth round out of Liberty University last summer, gave up three runs in 2.2 innings on six hits and a walk.

Five Years Ago Yesterday
Max Ramirez became a Texas Ranger. Chris Davis and John Mayberry homered for Oklahoma. Frisco's Elvis Andrus drew a game-winning bases-loaded walk in the 13th. 18-year-old Carlos Pimentel allowed one run over five innings in his US debut with Spokane, while recently drafted OF Joey Butler went 3-4 with a triple.

Today's Starters
AAA: Brad Mills
AA: Kevin Pucetas
Hi-A: Jerad Eickhoff
Lo-A: Connor Sadzeck
Short-A: Yohander Mendez
Rookie: TBA
--
Scott Lucas
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[romeo212000]

Great news about Soria.

 

[Windingmywatch]

Great news about Soria.

Agree. A long TEX history signing contracts with pitchers coming off surgery. Track record going back several years for some other big name pitchers has not worked out as well as many wanted. Risk may be very low ... but fans expectations are very high when a former CY winner is signed ... but never makes it back.

 

[Al Falfa]

Great news about Soria.

We could have a pretty tough bullpen after the break.

 

[Windingmywatch]

Rangers Farm Report: Games of 6/21

Stars of the Day
AAA: Brad Mills, Ben Rowen / Leury Garcia, Engel Beltre, Joey Butler, Yangervis Solarte, Mike Olt, Jared Hoying
AA: Brett Nicholas, Tomas Telis
Hi-A: Jerad Eickhoff, Randol Rojas / Drew Robinson, Joe Maloney, Jake Skole
Lo-A: Connor Sadzeck, Joe Burns / Nick Williams, Ryan Rua, Jordan Akins
Short-A: Yohander Mendez, Sam Wolff
Rookie: Brett Anderson / Travis Demeritte, Luis Mendez

AAA: at Round Rock 13, Memphis (STL) 2
Scoreboard | Round Rock Express Scoreboard
Record: 43-33, +1.0

Round Rock connected for 20 hits including four by Engel Beltre (.294/.355/.398) and three from Leury Garcia (.300/.323/.433), Joey Butler, Yangervis Solarte and Jared Hoying. All were singles except a double from Butler and Solarte.

Mike Olt had one hit, a three-run homer to the grandstand in left. Olt is at .247/.333/.589 with seven homers in 19 games since his return. Here's my shot from left field, where I was wandering at the time.
Video Highlights & Clips - MiLB | Olt hits his eighth homer for the Express - Video | Round Rock Express Multimedia
http://pix.scottlucas.com/twt/Olt0621.jpg


In his two-inning AAA debut, Ben Rowen struck out three and permitted only a grounded single by Oscar Taveras. Rowen's fastball (a combination of sinkers and "risers") ran 81-83. He added a tricky, curling 73 MPH slider and maybe a change or two. If you've never seen him, please take a moment to watch my video from last night. He's unique. I also created a vid of his three strikeout pitches shot at 60fps and slowed to 30.

As usual, Brad Mills (2.97 ERA) annoyed the opposition with his 85-88 fastball, fanning five and allowing two runs in seven innings.

AA: at Frisco 6, Corpus Christi (HOU) 5
Scoreboard | Frisco RoughRiders Scoreboard
Record: 3-1, tied for 1st

1B Brett Nicholas hit a three-run homer (his 14th) and a single, and catcher Tomas Telis (.271/.296/.376) was 3-3 with two doubles and a walk. Video Highlights & Clips - MiLB | RoughRiders' Nicholas homers off Tropeano - Video | Frisco RoughRiders Multimedia

Justin Miller enjoyed his best post-TJ outing, striking out the side in order for his second save. Lefty Alex Claudio induced a double play grounder on his first AA pitch, then retired four of five with three strikeouts. Claudio touched 88, which is probably as high as you'll see from him. Claudio isn't quite a true side-armer to my eyes -- more of a drop-and-drive, very low 3/4 -- but in any case, he's baffling to most hitters.

Kevin Pucetas (4.88 ERA) gave up four runs in five innings. From what I heard, he threw knucklers one inning with success.

High-A: Myrtle Beach 7, at Frederick (BAL) 3
Scoreboard | Myrtle Beach Pelicans Scoreboard
Record: 1-0, tied for 1st

The Pelicans put 20 runners on base, including two walks, a single and double from Drew Robinson (.341/.491/.523 in June). CF Jake Skole (.199/.302/.276) was 2-4 with a double, and 1B Joe Maloney singled twice and walked. Rougned Odor (.280/.355/.439) was 2-5 with his 17th steal.

A steady Jerad Eickhoff (3.59 ERA) allowed three runs in six innings on four hits, two walks and four strikeouts. Randol Rojas (2.70 ERA) pitched a scoreless 8th and 9th.

Low-A: at Hickory 5, Greensboro (MIA) 0

Record: 2-0, tied for 1st

Homers from Jordan Akins (5th), Ryan Rua (23rd) and Nick Williams (14th) plated four of Hickory's five runs. 63 homers in 68 games, a mere 60% of their current pace, will give the Crawdads the Sally League record. Macon hit 173 in 1998. Akins (.241/.265/.370) and Williams (.298/.324/.640) also singled, and Rua (.255/.360/.634) doubled.

Hickory also posted a second consecutive shutout. Connor Sadzeck (2.55 ERA) began with six innings of three-hit ball and one strikeout, after which Joe Burns (2 IP, 1 SO) and Cody Kendall (1 IP, 1 SO) handled the rest.

Short-A: at Spokane 1, Boise (CHC) 4
Scoreboard | Hickory Crawdads Scoreboard
Record: 1-6, -5.0

Lack of offense and one pitch doomed the Indians. Spokane put six runners on base and is hitting .195/.314/.277. They're somehow averaging over four runs per game with that line.

Young Yohander Mendez pitched well again, striking out five and allowing three hits and a walk in 4.2 scoreless innings. In the 8th, Cubbie Yasiel Balaguert had a green light on 3-0 and knocked Justin Sprenger's pitch over the fence for a three-run homer. Sam Wolff struck out his side in order in the 9th.

Rookie: at Rangers 5, Royals 7
Scoreboard | Spokane Indians Scoreboard
Record: 1-1, tied for 1st

SS Travis Demeritte followed Thursday's homer with two singles and a walk. 3B Luis Mendez, who spent part of 2013 in Hickory, singled and homered. CF Todd McDonald and 2B Isiah Kiner-Falefa (4th round, 18 years old) walked and singled. Catcher Charles Moorman singled twice.

Jose Leclerc's older brother Angelo gave up three runs in five innings on five hits, a walk and hit batter in 4.1 innings. David Ledbetter's twin brother Ryan (19th round) surrendered a solo homer and struck out three in 1.2 innings. Brett Anderson debuted on the mound with one strikeout in a scoreless two innings. Anderson was a 2008 12th-rounder by the Tigers and hit himself out of baseball by 2010. After three years outside of professional ball, Anderson joined Texas as a pitcher.

Five Years Ago Yesterday
Matt Harrison threw 100 pitches in an eight-inning, two-run outing for Oklahoma, and Tommy Hunter tossed 112 in an identical performance for Frisco. Bakersfield's Marcus Lemon went 5-5 to improve to .304/.421/.408. Such were the days.

Some announced rookie-league pitchers: 2008 draft picks Joe Wieland, Cody Eppley, Tanner Roark and Tyler Tufts, and new-to-America Joseph Ortiz and Leury Garcia.

Today's Starters
AAA: Jake Brigham
AA: Nick McBride
Hi-A: Victor Payano
Lo-A: Frank Lopez
Short-A: Collin Wiles / TBD
Rookie: Akeem Bostick
--
Scott Lucas
Newberg Report (newbergreport.com)
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[Windingmywatch]

Rangers Farm Report: Games of 6/22

You might enjoy my Ben Rowen videos more if I provide the links. Here's the standard video,
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjaLtj7WbCA]Ben Rowen's AAA Debut, Round Rock Express, 21 June 2013 - YouTube[/ame]
and here's the slow-motion of his three strikeout pitches.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV6ycBsUeRo]Ben Rowen's 3 strikeout pitches, Round Rock Express, 21 June 2013 - YouTube[/ame]

Stars of the Day
AAA: Jake Brigham / Leury Garcia, Jared Hoying, Yangervis Solarte, Aaron Cunningham, Engel Beltre
AA: Richard Bleier / Chih-Hsien Chiang
Hi-A: Rougned Odor
Lo-A: Sam Stafford / Nomar Mazara
Short-A: Collin Wiles, Josh McElwee, Mike Zouzalik / Janluis Castro
Rookie: Easton Napiontek, Nick Gardewine

AAA: Round Rock 9, at Albuquerque (LAD) 5
Scoreboard | Round Rock Express Scoreboard
Record: 44-33, +2.0

Not that he wasn't going to pitch at all this series, but Jake Brigham drew the short straw in replacing Martin Perez at mile-high, hitter-friendly Albuquerque. Brigham (5.87 ERA) responded with his best AAA performance, striking out nine, walking none and allowing only an unearned run on five hits in seven innings. Brigham struck out rehabbing Matt Kemp twice. When Johan Yan ran into trouble in the 9th, Ryan Rodebaugh fanned Kemp swinging to end the game.

Homers a Go Go:
Leury Garcia, #2, also a triple
Jared Hoying, #3, also a single
Yangervis Solarte, #9, and a double
Aaron Cunningham, #5, plus a double

CF Engel Beltre was 3-4 with a double.

AA: at Frisco 1, Corpus Christi (HOU) 5
Scoreboard | Frisco RoughRiders Scoreboard
Record: 3-2, tied for 1st

Randy Henry (1 IP) and Richard Bleier (2 IP) both struck out two allowed no runs. Starter Nick McBride (6.14 ERA) surrendered two in four innings on four hits and four walks. RF Chih-Hsien Chiang singled and walked, and 2B Odubel Herrera (.257/.279/.337) doubled and walked. Herrera drew only six walks in the season's first half, well below the already low rates of previous years.

High-A: Myrtle Beach 6, at Frederick (BAL) 13
Scoreboard | Myrtle Beach Pelicans Scoreboard
Record: 1-1, tied for 1st

Victor Payano's one inning of work consisted of four runs on a two-run homer, three walks and a balk. Joe Van Meter (2 IP, 5 R) and Taylor Dennis (3.2 IP, 3 R) couldn't stanch the bleeding. 2B Rougned Odor (.284/.359/.440) singled twice and walked.

Low-A: at Hickory 6, Greensboro (MIA) 7
Scoreboard | Hickory Crawdads Scoreboard
Record: 2-1, tied for 1st

Frank Lopez (5.28 ERA) fanned seven in five innings but permitted seven runs on two homers and six other hits. Sam Stafford (8.44 ERA), who's dealt with control/command issues all season, produced three scoreless innings marred by a lone double and struck out three. RF Nomar Mazara (.241/.326/.390) hit his seventh homer and singled.

Short-A: at Spokane 3, Boise (CHC) 2 (7 innings)
Scoreboard | Spokane Indians Scoreboard
Short-A: at Spokane 4, Boise (CHC) 3 (7 innings)
Scoreboard | Spokane Indians Scoreboard
Record: 3-6, -4.0

Collin Wiles walked none, struck out four and allowed five hits including a solo homer. After Alex de la Cruz loaded the bases with none out in the 6th, Josh McElwee stranded them all. He would surrender his own run in the 7th but fanned five total and earned the save. In the second game, Ryne Slack struck out six in 3.2 innings and allowed two runs on three hits and three walks. Mike Zouzalik took care of the last five out for the save.

Spokane strung together just enough offense in both games. Infielder Janluis Castro doubled, walked and singled across the doubleheader. The Indians have yet to homer.

Rookie: Rangers 4, at Padres 5

Record: 1-2, -1.0

The Rangers managed only four hits. SS Travis Demeritte singled and walked, while CF Jose Cardona walked twice and stole his first base.

2nd-rounder Akeem Bostick retired only one of five batters faced and picked off a runner for another out. He struck out one and allowed two runs. 34th-round RHP Easton Napiontek, a 20-year-old from Washington's Lower Columbia College, tossed 2.1 scoreless with a hit, walk and strikeout. RHP Nick Gardewine, a 19-year-old 7th rounder from Kaskaskia Community College in Illinois, retired six straight, four on strikeouts.

Five Years Ago Yesterday
Clinton's Neftali Feliz struck out ten, walked two, allowed three hits and no runs in six innings. In his last 11 starts, Feliz had an 0.93 ERA. Spokane's Neil Ramirez, Ramirez, he of the four balks on Opening Day, allowed one run on two hits and two walks while fanning six in five innings.

Today's Starters
AAA: Evan Meek
AA: Carlos Pimentel
Hi-A: Luke Jackson
Lo-A: Andrew Faulkner
Short-A: David Ledbetter
Rookie: TBD
--
Scott Lucas
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twitter: @scottrlucas

 

[Windingmywatch]

Rangers Farm Report: Games of 6/23

Rehabbing Joakim Soria struck out two in a perfect inning for Frisco.

Engel Beltre is Texas's best defensive outfielder. At the plate, he seems to be making a genuine attempt at improving his plate discipline, which has always been awful. He'd already tied last year's 26 walks. Beltre has five multi-walk games in 2013. During the previous five years, he had a total of six. As with Craig Gentry in 2009, the improvement is tangible in terms of both his walk and hit rates. That said, on the hypothetical basis that he gets to the plate with any frequency, I wouldn't expect a great deal from him offensively.

Stars of the Day
AAA: Evan Meek / Mike Olt, Jim Adduci, Yangervis Solarte, Eli Whiteside
AA: Alejandro Selen, Chih-Hsien Chiang
Hi-A: Rougned Odor, Trever Adams, Preston Beck, Luis Sardinas
Lo-A: Joey Gallo, Ryan Rua, David Lyon
Short-A: David Ledbetter, Justin Sprenger / Chris Garia, Ryan Cordell, Cam Schiller
Rookie: Jose Samayoa, Derek Thompson / Jose Cardona, Barrett Serrato

AAA: Round Rock 10, at Albuquerque (LAD) 7
Scoreboard | Round Rock Express Scoreboard
Record: 45-33, +3.0

Tied at three entering the bottom of the 8th, Albuquerque scored four off Lisalverto Bonilla. Round Rock responded with seven 9th-inning runs. 3B Mike Olt (.250/.351/.563 since his return) was 2-3 with two walks, as was catcher Eli Whiteside. 2B Yangervis Solarte was 3-5 with a double, and CF Jim Adduci (.255/.355/.421) walked, doubled and hit his ninth homer.

Bonilla (7.84 ERA) has been horrific since retiring nine straight with five strikeouts near the beginning of June. In five subsequent appearances, he's allowed a .509 OBP and 20 runs in 9.2 innings.

Ben Rowen allowed a walk and single in the 9th but fanned two for his first AAA save. Evan Meek (4.30 ERA) struck out nine in six innings and gave up two runs.

AA: at Frisco 3, Corpus Christi (HOU) 6
Scoreboard | Frisco RoughRiders Scoreboard
Record: 3-3, -1.0

Carlos Pimentel has a 7.01 ERA in June and peripherals to match. In 4.1 innings, he permitted seven hits, two walks and five runs (four earned) while striking out four. DH Alejandro Selen and RF Chih-Hsien Chiang had three hits, one of Chiang's being his seventh homer.

High-A: Myrtle Beach 6, at Frederick (BAL) 5
Scoreboard | Myrtle Beach Pelicans Scoreboard
Record: 2-1, tied for 1st

The Pelicans drew nine walks and scored four two-out runs following errors by Frederick. LF Trever Adams (.263/.340/.406) contributed two singles and two walks. Fellow corner outfielder Preston Beck (.218/.322/.294) was 1-3 with two walks and his third and fourth stolen bases, and DH Rougned Odor stole two bases (giving him 19) and reached on a single and double. Luis Sardinas reached on two singles and an HBP. He's been quiet in June (.258/.292/.303) despite very rarely striking out.

An erratic Luke Jackson (2.56 ERA) fanned nine in 5.2 innings but surrendered four runs on seven hits and three walks.

Low-A: at Hickory 4, Greensboro (MIA) 3
Scoreboard | Hickory Crawdads Scoreboard
Record: 3-1, tied for 1st

Joey Gallo (.246/.339/.578) tied Rua for the minor-league lead with 23 homers in the 1st, but Rua (.254/364/.637) regained the lead with an 8th-inning solo shot that also put Hickory ahead 4-3. Catcher David Lyon (.237/.336/.376) added his second homer and walked twice. As a team, Hickory drew seven walks and struck out only seven times.

Gallo and Rua combined have more homers than nine of the other 13 Sally League teams.

Andrew Faulkner (3.00 ERA) yielded two homers but limited the damage to three runs in 6.2 innings. He walked one and struck out four.

Short-A: at Spokane 8, Boise (CHC) 6
Scoreboard | Spokane Indians Scoreboard
Record: 4-6, -4.0

CF Chris Garia homered twice. Garia (.250/.286/.525) had two career homers coming into Sunday, and Spokane had none as a team in 2013. RF Ryan Cordell (.242/.324/.303) doubled twice, and DH Cam Schiller (.200/.317/.371) was 2-4 with a double.

David Ledbetter surrendered one run on a solo homer in four innings. He walked none and struck out five. Ledbetter has a tidy .192/.192/.346 opposing line in his first two starts.

When Richard Alvarez loaded the bases with none out in the 9th, Justin Sprenger struck out his first batter and induced a game-ending double play. Sprenger was pitching on one day of rest, quite unusual for an early short-season contest.

Rookie: at Rangers 3, Padres 5
Scoreboard | MiLB.com Scoreboard | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball
Record: 1-3, -2.0

In his pro debut, 23-year-old Mexico-born Jose Samayoa fanned five and allowed no runs on two hits and a walk in two innings. How does someone from Mexico debut at such an advanced age? He moves to the US and attends Lee University in Tennessee and is drafted as a senior in the 9th round. 30th-round, 18-year-old lefty Joe Palumbo was touched for three runs on five hits and a walk in his first professional two innings. Also debuting was 12th-round lefty Derek Thompson of John A. Logan College in Illinois. Thompson whiffed two in a 1-2-3 7th.

CF Jose Cardona led the offense with a double and triple, although he also struck out three times. 1B Barrett Serrato, who spent all of 2012 in Spokane, walked and homered.

Five Years Ago Yesterday
Oklahoma's Nelson Cruz hit his 22nd homer, a grand slam that untied a 3-3 game against Houston-affiliated Round Rock. Frisco had four All-Stars who were no longer with the team: 1B Chris Davis, C Max Ramirez, P Brian Gordon, P Matt Harrison. RoughRider Thomas Diamond produced his best post-TJ outing: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 SO. 4th-rounder Joe Wieland’s rookie debut went swimmingly: two innings, one walk, no strikeouts, no damage.

Today's Starters
AAA: Scott Richmond
AA: off
Hi-A: Nick Martinez
Lo-A: CJ Edwards
Short-A: Kelvin Vazquez
Rookie: off
--
Scott Lucas
Newberg Report (newbergreport.com)
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[romeo212000]

Olt is Sporting a .914 OPS since coming off the DL. SSS obviously, but he's doing what I've felt he was capable of. Does he get traded or does he help the club this year?

 

[jta4437]

Olt is Sporting a .914 OPS since coming off the DL. SSS obviously, but he's doing what I've felt he was capable of. Does he get traded or does he help the club this year?

Given his history of struggling to make contact, and terrible start to the season, despite his recent success, I'm in the boat of prove it to me a bit longer or dangle him in a trade, for what or what his value even is at this point I couldn't even venture a guess, but I'm guessing its not near as high as it once was

 

[romeo212000]

Given his history of struggling to make contact, and terrible start to the season, despite his recent success, I'm in the boat of prove it to me a bit longer or dangle him in a trade, for what or what his value even is at this point I couldn't even venture a guess, but I'm guessing its not near as high as it once was

If he continues to sport a .900+ ops to the deadline he could still net an important piece. I'm hesitant to deal him because I think he can play. As long as he's slugging and taking walks and hitting .250 the whiffs don't Bother me as much.

 

[jta4437]

If he continues to sport a .900+ ops to the deadline he could still net an important piece. I'm hesitant to deal him because I think he can play. As long as he's slugging and taking walks and hitting .250 the whiffs don't Bother me as much.

I agree but people should probably be humble in their expectations in what he'll fetch in a return package

 

[romeo212000]

I agree but people should probably be humble in their expectations in what he'll fetch in a return package

Frankly, we may be better served holding into him.

 

[Windingmywatch]

Frankly, we may be better served holding into him.

Agree. TEX is half a hamstring a way from needing him right now. That ain't getting better any time soon.