Yeah, just having some fun with you. I like that you've been posting detailed updates in the games threads. So how's the weather in China this morning?

 

Compared to Chicago, much hotter and very humid where I live, which is Wuhan, a city larger than a Chicago you've never heard of. In fact, we have two skyscrapers going up at 95 and 86 stories to rival Willits and Hancock.

 

 

Kopech' best average fastball velocity game has been 97 so far.

 

0-2 count and should have been strike three turns into a walk on four consecutive balls to lead off hitter.

Wild pitch, runner to second.

Batter K's swinging, Baez steals 3rd. Catcher couldn't hold onto ball, but Kopech not really paying attention. Infield in.

Another walk. Umpire is squeezing him based on pitch trax.

Interestingly, threw 2-2 changeup to cleanup guy. Fielder's choice, couldn't turn DP. 1-0

Fly out to RF. Run scores without benefit of a hit.

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Saturday in China...did we sign Robert?

Kopech wild from the get go.

Collins with another HR

Collins has power stroke going

That would be hilarious if they signed him ahead of time in another time zone.

 

Strike three called. Two k's.

Routine fly to CF.

5-3 groundout to Bueno, Trey's replacement.

 

36 pitches through 2.

 

Fly out and strike 3 swinging, blocked. 3 k's. Leads SL in k's.

Kopech also leads Southern League BAA at .149. 4 k's. 51 pitches.

 

Apparently every single meal Kopech eats is especially pre-prepared in a box with only healthy foods. Announcer claims he is much more mature and organized, alluding to last year and social media stuff.

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Game 1 Kanny

 

Booker 2-4 2R 2B

 

Adolfo 2-3 1R 2B RBI

 

Fisher 1-3 2B RBI

 

Comito, bad day f*** it.

 

Nice to see Fisher back in the lineup.

 

Hopefully Call will be healthy soon.

Did they release Hawkins?

 

Every Barons hitter at 698 ops or below except for Hunter Jones.

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Jones makes a nice play in CF...sliding catch.

Yet another flyout to Jones. Kopech settling down now and in cruise control mode.

Third ball hit hard to warning track, Jones yet again.

 

60 pitches, fast inning finally, pitching to contact.

 

Flyout to Basto.

Grounder to 1B, unassisted

13 consecutive retired, make that 14. Five k's.

70 pitches through five. Must be his lowest pitch count to this point (through 5) of the year.

 

Keon Barnum also sent down. Clifton the #8 Cubs' prospect, hard to say how he's doing as the Barons' lineup is so anemic. 12th round pick, signed for only $375k.

 

6th inning

1-3 putout, 15 in a row.

Pop up to Bueno at third. 16 in a row retired

Nice changeup to get second strike. Finally a base hit through 2b. First hit for the Smokies.

 

Kopech throws over to first at 100, pissed he gave up first hit, reminiscent of Sale.

 

7 k's now, 86 pitches. Will have a very short leash to start seventh or be pulled...doubt Barons will score. Would be first time all season he pitched into 7th.

 

Nash barely missed going yard.

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Kopech having himself a great game

Great stuff from Kopech and Adolfo. Basabe close to Mendoza line

Compared to Chicago, much hotter and very humid where I live, which is Wuhan, a city larger than a Chicago you've never heard of. In fact, we have two skyscrapers going up at 95 and 86 stories to rival Willits and Hancock.

I've heard the far east can be pretty hot and humid and I'd imagine much worse than what we get here in Chicago. Definitely not the weather for me.

 

 

Did they release Hawkins?

 

Every Barons hitter at 698 ops or below except for Hunter Jones.

Hawkins is listed on the 7 day DL last I read. Curious to see how much longer he lasts.

Huge game for Adolfo

Kopech hitting a wall here in the seventh.

 

Pair of two strike singles, runners on first and second and no outs.

Strike three, should have bunted. Oops, 7 k's now, three hits. Miscounted.

 

Mark Johnson sighting. Nightmares of him and Clayton at bottom of order rear their ugly head.

 

Pop up to Eddie Alvarez. Now up over 100 pitches. Grinding. Two outs.

 

Finishes his evening with eight k's, two walks but none since first inning, 104 pitches. Didn't break after bending there.

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Great to see 7 strong from Kopech. Sounds like he was pretty nasty tonight.

Great to see 7 strong from Kopech. Sounds like he was pretty nasty tonight.

 

Agreed on innings

Morrison makes it look easy

Morrison makes it look easy

What's it like watching him? His box scores are like he's just feeding the turtles out there

Compared to Chicago, much hotter and very humid where I live, which is Wuhan, a city larger than a Chicago you've never heard of. In fact, we have two skyscrapers going up at 95 and 86 stories to rival Willits and Hancock.

The Chicago skyscrapers wont be empty, though.

The Trey M. Era over before it started.

Demoted to WS. That was supposedly one of their scouting coups.

 

Nash and Bueno moved to BIRM to shore up that putrid offense. 13-28.

And, he went 0 for 5. Frustrating.

Looks like they're throwing in the towel on Keon Barnum, too.

I think it's still too early to write Michalczewski off completely... but we're getting close to that point. He's going to play this entire season at 22. But at some point he either needs to cut the strikeouts or start hitting for power.

Collins has nearly the same identical numbers as last year in W-S.

 

'16: 120 AB's 31 H 24 R 7 XBH 6 HR's 18 RBI's 33 BB 39 SO (.258/.418/.467/.885)

'17: 120 AB's 27 H 23 R 6 XBH 6 HR's 20 RBI's 33 BB 37 SO (.225/.395/.433/.828)

Collins has nearly the same identical numbers as last year in W-S.

 

'16: 120 AB's 31 H 24 R 7 XBH 6 HR's 18 RBI's 33 BB 39 SO (.258/.418/.467/.885)

'17: 120 AB's 27 H 23 R 6 XBH 6 HR's 20 RBI's 33 BB 37 SO (.225/.395/.433/.828)

 

Meaning we now have enough sample size to evaluate his hit tool. He's obiously going to walk, how much he will hit in the upper levels when he's get promoted.