Ozzie Ball

QUOTE (scenario @ Apr 21, 2010 -> 04:21 AM) 2B Andrew Garcia is looking very sharp early in the season for Winston-Salem. The switch hitting Garcia, a 2008 21st round draft pick, is hitting .386 (17-44) after 12 games. If only he was 3 years younger...

Kannapolis going into extras. Trayce Thompson currently 2-3, HR, BB, 0 SO.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 20, 2010 -> 06:09 PM) I know I am being stubborn, but until I see significant improvements in that K rate (28% k-rate is actually worse than last year) I cannot take him seriously as an offensive player. Yes, I understand that I will be ridiculued by overlooking his extra-base hits, great average thus far, ability to walk and stolen bases, but I do not have faith he can do any of that at the major league level with such a poor contact rate. Flame away. It depends what you're expecting from him. Players can have success with that kind of K% but his upside may be something along the lines of .260/.340/.420.

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Ugly line for Sauer: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 6 BB, 0 SO. 9/6 GO/AO isn't great for Sauer either.

Sauer is seemingly trying to emulate Leesman with 5 BB and 0 SO so far in 3 IP.

Charlotte Knights vs. Gwinnett Braves Harrell starting. Birmingham Barons @ Mobile BayBears Lowe starting. Winston-Salem Dash vs. Kinston Indians Sauer starting. Kannapolis Intimidators @ Hickory Crawdads Collop starting.

Thompson finished 1-4, 2 SO in his debut.

QUOTE (CSF @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 01:45 AM) Good outing for Griffith so far: 7 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 6 K's. Plus 12 GO/ 2 FO.

Trayce Thompson is in the lineup for the Intimidators. Playing CF, batting 6th.

Charlotte Knights vs. Gwinnett Braves Dan Hudson starting. Birmingham Barons @ Mobile BayBears Justin Cassel starting. Winston-Salem Dash vs. Kinston Indians Nevin Griffith starting. Kannapolis Intimidators @ Hickory Crawdads Matt Wickswat starting.

5 BB/0 SO for Leesman through 4 innings. Ugly. At least he's getting ground balls (7 GO/2 AO).

Charlotte Knights vs. Gwinnett Braves Matt Zaleski starting. Birmingham Barons @ Mobile BayBears Charlie Shirek starting. Winston-Salem Dash vs. Kinston Indians Charlie Leesman starting Kannapolis Intimidators @ Hickory Crawdads Cameron Bayne starting.

QUOTE (The Baconator @ Apr 16, 2010 -> 06:45 PM) That's solid. Where did you find that, baseball-reference? Fangraphs http://www.fangraphs.com/teams.aspx?pos=al...010&month=0

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Apr 16, 2010 -> 05:32 PM) Anyone know who the Sox currently have (of note) in extended ST? I'm mostly concerned with Jose Martinez here. David Holmberg and Trayce Thompson are probably the most notable names in extended ST. Not sure what Jose Martinez is doing.

Also: FIP- 1.78 (1st) Next closest is the Twins at 2.89 xFIP- 2.68 (1st)

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Apr 15, 2010 -> 10:17 PM) The Knights should start hitting again now that they're away from The Orioles AAA pitching buzzsaw. Yeah Norfolk have a great top of the rotation with Brandon Erbe, Chris Tillman and Jake Arrieta. The Knights did tag both Erbe and Tillman for the L though.

Charlotte Knights vs. Gwinnett Braves Knights win 2-1. Danks 1-4, HR #2. Flowers 0-3, 2 K. Retherford 2-3. Marquez 5 IP, 0 R, 3 K, 2 BB, 2 H. Elarton 2 scoreless in his debut. Birmingham Barons @ Mobile BayBears Shelby 2-4, 3B. Morel 2-4, K. Marrero 0-4, 2 K (2-21 so far). Nunez 6 IP, 0 R, 5 K, 2 BB, 3 H. Just 5 hits for the Barons and they're 1-6. Winston-Salem Dash vs. Potomac Nationals Dash blow lead in 9th. Give up 2, then put up 3 in 10th for 7-6 win. Short 2-5, HR #2, 2 K. Gilmore 2-3, BB. Greene 2-3, 3B, BB, CS. Nate Jones 5 IP, 2 R, 7 K, BB, 6 H. Kannapolis Intimidators vs. Lexington Legends 5-1 win for 2 in a row. Doyle 7 IP, 0 R, 4 K, 3 BB, 5 H. Ciolli hitting .333, Gonzalez down to .160.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Apr 15, 2010 -> 06:42 PM) I'm glad these are back. I'm not glad the link isn't working however It should be working. Try this: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/future-sox...ld-408-414.html ChicagoNow was probably just having one if its many down periods.

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http://masnsports.com/the_goessling_game/2...-no-1-pick.html Hopefully this happens and Harper's talent wins out over the money it will take to sign him.

Serafin- 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 2 SO Buch- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO

Charlotte Knights @ Norfolk Tides Carlos Torres vs. Jake Arrieta Birmingham Barons @ Mobile BayBears Matt Long starting Winston-Salem Dash vs. Potomac Nationals Justin Edwards starting Kannapolis Intimidators vs. Lexington Legends Serafin starting.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 14, 2010 -> 04:41 PM) Not a big fan of 22-year-old lefty CF'ers who hit .290, don't strike out a lot, have very good speed, play solid defense, and have a rocket throwing arm? I'm not a big fan of outfielders who don't walk, have extremely minimal power, need to BABIP .346 just to hit .290, are average at very best in CF and steal bases at a 68% success rate. Does the thought of trading Hudson for this guy even cross my mind? Absolutely not.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 13, 2010 -> 05:56 AM) You know, coming from anyone else I'd know they were kidding, but with you I think you mean that. Ignore hits and runs while focusing on strikeouts and walks, right? I'm not arguing, just find it funny in this context. You know it Dan. All I care about is strikeout ability, control and the ability to limit the home run. Plus only 2 of the 12 hits were for extra bases (2 x 2B), so it's not like they were tattooing him.