Autumn Dreamin Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Another bleh week for the Dogs overall, but some nice things from the Sox representatives there. Colson Montgomery is 5-13 in his last 3 games with 3 HR, a 3B, and 6 RBI. Is a 1.600 OPS good or something? Jacob Burke hit his first AFL HR, albeit with a comparatively "boring" ~.800 OPS. Jake Eder had one start, 3.1 IP, 2 ER. Josimar Cousin went 3 IP, 2 R in his lone start. Jordan Leasure chipped in a perfect 2K inning. He has 5K and just 1 H/BB through his 3 IP so far. Fraser Ellard gave up his first ERs this week, Adisyn Coffey had a 4BB outing he'd like to forget, and gave up a solo shot in an otherwise clean 2K inning in his second appearance, and Bryan Ramos is in a bit of a slump after a hot start. The Week Ahead The usual six game slate for the week, but this time 4 of 6 will be available via live stream. Jake Eder starts today: Game 1: GDD vs. PEJ (Gameday | Live Stream) Eder once again is tasked with taking on the best AFL offense; their 108 runs scored comfortably lead the league (2nd place has scored 93) and they average 9 runs/game. He held them to 2 ER in 3.1IP in his last outing. Burke at leadoff and Montgomery batting 3rd will look to give Eder some support on both sides of the ball. Ramos has the day off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Eder went 2 IP, 4BB, 4KK, no hits One loud out to CF that Burke made a good grab on at the wall. I know he's walking them a lot, but Eder seems to be the one pitcher to contain the Javelinas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) 4Ks through 2IP for Eder. He looks pretty solid, but gets an early hook because he's only getting credit for the swinging ones. These were walks: Edited October 17, 2023 by Autumn Dreamin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said: 4Ks through 2IP for Eder. He looks really solid, but gets an early hook because he's only getting credit for the swinging ones. These were "walks": I missed the walks while doing some chores around the house and wtf. This explains why the broadcaster said Eder was "hungry for strikeouts." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 Jacob Burke go ahead slam 💣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Jacob Burke grand slam to put the Desert Dogs on top 6-4! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 God I wish the camera...moved. That looked crushed to left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, Quin said: God I wish the camera...moved. That looked crushed to left. 421ft, 105mph apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 Hey look at that, a win! Eder looked better than his line, Ellard chipped in a scoreless 2K inning, and Leasure did his 1-2-3 thing (1K). Burke's slam was the difference maker: He also had a nice catch at the wall on a deep flyout, clearly a follower of LRJ's "rob a homer, hit a homer" philosophy. Montgomery didn't get a hit, but him reaching on a HBP is how you really know he's back to himself anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 Game 2: GDD vs. PEJ (Gameday | No Stream) Burke leading off as usual, but he's playing LF today. Montgomery at the 3 spot. Ramos with a second consecutive day off, maybe something's nagging him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Blixton Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Initially when he was drafted, I tabbed Burke as an athletic, glove-first 4th OF type in the mold of Adam Engel, but after his performance this year in the minors and the AFL I'm starting to think he might eventually become an everyday player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted October 18, 2023 Author Share Posted October 18, 2023 Dogs win in extras. Montgomery 2-4 with a walk, 2B, RBI, and run scored. The RBI and run were for insurance top 10 that ended up being much needed. If you squint, you can almost see it: https://www.mlb.com/video/colson-montgomery-s-rbi-double Rough one for Burke though, 0-5 with 3Ks. No Sox arms today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baseball_gal_aly Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Anyone have reports of where Eder is velocity wise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted October 19, 2023 Author Share Posted October 19, 2023 Game 3: GDD vs. MSS (Gameday | Live Stream) If the AFL game is streaming, but no Sox are starting, does anyone really care? Well I did (for half an inning), because at least I got to watch Leasure do his thing again. 11 pitch, 2K 9th inning to secure the Dogs 6-2 win. He has not allowed a baserunner in his last 3 appearances. His AFL WHIP is 0.4. Hope he saw everything he wanted to during his time in Charlotte, because I'm not sure he'll be returning there. Side note: I know there are a lot of guys on the roster, but three days off in a row for Ramos feels notable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 21 hours ago, baseball_gal_aly said: Anyone have reports of where Eder is velocity wise? I can't find any posted but I did find that he generated seven swings & misses in his first start, five in his second, and nine his most recent outing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted October 19, 2023 Author Share Posted October 19, 2023 He started working on the CB after the trade, and refining it is apparently a priority for his AFL tenure. The full interview is here: https://www.milb.com/video/leasure-on-arizona-fall-league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 Game 4: GDD vs. SRR (Gameday | Live Stream) Cousin is starting, Burke batting 2nd, Montgomery batting 3rd. Still no Ramos. This one will have a live stream, and once the game starts you should also be able to get Statcast pitch data here: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?gamePk=747654 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Autumn Dreamin said: Game 4: GDD vs. SRR (Gameday | Live Stream) Cousin is starting, Burke batting 2nd, Montgomery batting 3rd. Still no Ramos. This one will have a live stream, and once the game starts you should also be able to get Statcast pitch data here: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?gamePk=747654 On the WST Podcast with Josh Barfield, he said that Ramos is "a bit nicked up" right now, which explains the recent absences. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 Burke walks to load the bases, Colson clears 'em with a triple. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 112 mph off the bat. Cousin out early after giving up 4 ER on 6 hits including a pair of homers. Coffey comes on in relief with a nice bounceback outing, spotless inning with 2K on 12 pitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Autumn Dreamin Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 For at least the second time I've seen, the manager got greedy asking Coffey for a second inning and then hung him out to dry even though it was clear he didn't have it after sitting. The first inning was perfect, the second was 5 ER. A bases loaded 2 RBI double from Burke and a Colson sac fly chipped in to the comeback. Ellard came in to a 9-9 tie. He threw a warmup to the backstop, and walked his first batter on 4 straight...but ultimately turned in a scoreless bottom 8 thanks to a couple K's and a nice running catch by Colson in shallow left. He got a W for his efforts, Dogs scored 7 unanswered to win 10-9. Colson finished 1-4 with a 3B, 4 RBI, and a sac fly. Burke went with 1-4 with a 2B, 2 RBI, a BB, and a run scored. Colson's 13 RBI are tied for 3rd in the league. Ellard recently got a mention from BA for having one of the highest increases in 4SFB velo from 2022 to 2023. His average was up from 91.3 to 95.5mph. Statcast had him throwing only sinker/slider today at 94.4/86.3 avg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baseball_gal_aly Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 How do you go from drafting Montgomery and Schultz back to back to taking Jacob Gonzalez with a higher pick than either of those were? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 Quote “Just the fact that he's a big shortstop too, you know, and I'm a big shortstop. So just watching the way he pre-sets in the infield and also how he swings and things like that. Especially being a big body, I mean, it's not easy being 6-foot-4 and playing shortstop and also being able to swing. I just look at his game and just try and take little things from it.” https://www.milb.com/news/white-sox-colson-montgomery-looking-like-all-star-shortstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 Game 5: GDD vs. MSS (Gameday | No Stream) Ramos is back! The top of the lineup has been clicking lately, so he's batting 7th while Burke/Montgomery stick at 2 and 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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