April 12, 200818 yr Columbus @ Charlotte, 7:15pm EDT, Whisler goes for CHA B-Ham @ Chattanooga, 7:15pm EDT, Omogrosso goes for the Barons Salem @ Winston-Salem, 6:00pm EDT, no starter announced yet Hickory @ Kanny, 7:05pm EDT, J. Lowe (who?) goes for the Intimidators
April 12, 200818 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 12, 2008 -> 02:24 PM) Hickory @ Kanny, 7:05pm EDT, J. Lowe (who?) goes for the Intimidators Johnnie Lowe, the Sox 6th round pick in '07, was tabbed by Baseball America as having the Best Fastball in the White Sox 2007 draft class (including Leroy Hunt and Aaron Poreda). Edited April 12, 200818 yr by scenario
April 13, 200818 yr Well... JLowe got LIT up tonight. Gave up 7 runs in 3 1/3 innings of a 14-1 Kannapolis loss. On the bright side, Logan Johnson got two more hits and raised his average to .462
April 13, 200818 yr Winston-Salem lost 10-4... http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/st...salafa_wswafa_1
April 13, 200818 yr Charlotte about to nail down a victory... http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/st...colaaa_chraaa_1 Fields, Bourgeois, and Lucy all with multi-hit games. Owens started in CF tonight.
April 13, 200818 yr QUOTE (scenario @ Apr 12, 2008 -> 09:13 PM) Charlotte about to nail down a victory... http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/st...colaaa_chraaa_1 Fields, Bourgeois, and Lucy all with multi-hit games. Owens started in CF tonight. Donny Lucy batting .400. And Toby Hall is better. HAHA.
April 13, 200818 yr QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 12, 2008 -> 09:32 PM) Donny Lucy batting .400. And Toby Hall is better. HAHA. In 4 years in the minors, Lucy averages a .257 BA with a .680 OPS. In 7 years in the minors, Toby Hall averaged .310 BA with an .817 OPS. Hall's major league numbers (.262 BA and .674 OPS) are similar to Lucy's minor league numbers.
April 13, 200818 yr Birmingham lost 5-4 in 11 innings. Link (0-1, 1.93) took the loss. It's the first run Link has given up this year. Nanita: 3-5, 2B, 3 rbi http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/st...biraax_cngaax_1
April 13, 200818 yr QUOTE (scenario @ Apr 12, 2008 -> 09:40 PM) In 4 years in the minors, Lucy averages a .257 BA with a .680 OPS. In 7 years in the minors, Toby Hall averaged .310 BA with an .817 OPS. Hall's major league numbers (.262 BA and .674 OPS) are similar to Lucy's minor league numbers. well, at this point in his career, Hall is terrible with the bat... if neither can hit, at least Lucy can play D.
April 13, 200818 yr QUOTE (daa84 @ Apr 13, 2008 -> 08:28 AM) hall was probably sub 250 lbs back then too and probably didn't have that piece of crap growing on his chin either.
April 13, 200818 yr Author QUOTE (scenario @ Apr 12, 2008 -> 08:40 PM) In 4 years in the minors, Lucy averages a .257 BA with a .680 OPS. In 7 years in the minors, Toby Hall averaged .310 BA with an .817 OPS. Hall's major league numbers (.262 BA and .674 OPS) are similar to Lucy's minor league numbers. I don't know Hall's background too well, but, Lucy came in as a known project hitting-wise. He played behind Garko in college and only had one full year starting at C. He's been progressing pretty well each year, though not spectacularly. Last year in B-Ham he his .269, .343 OBP, .732 OPS, and was 13-for-14 in SB attempts. If he can put up similar or slightly better numbers in AAA this year, I think that's a good sign he could transition to being AJ's backup for 2009. His OPS has actually gone up at each stop - .662 at Low A, .724 at High A, .733 at AA. That's a sign, to me, that he's still learning and pretty quickly. if the trend continues, and he puts up a .750 to .800 OPS in AAA, I'll be pretty happy. I don't think Lucy will ever be a starter at the major league level. But he plays plus defense, has a little speed, and isn't entirely incompetent with the bat. Sounds like a good, young, cheap backup for 2009 and beyond.
April 13, 200818 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 13, 2008 -> 08:43 AM) I don't know Hall's background too well, but, Lucy came in as a known project hitting-wise. He played behind Garko in college and only had one full year starting at C. He's been progressing pretty well each year, though not spectacularly. Last year in B-Ham he his .269, .343 OBP, .732 OPS, and was 13-for-14 in SB attempts. If he can put up similar or slightly better numbers in AAA this year, I think that's a good sign he could transition to being AJ's backup for 2009. His OPS has actually gone up at each stop - .662 at Low A, .724 at High A, .733 at AA. That's a sign, to me, that he's still learning and pretty quickly. if the trend continues, and he puts up a .750 to .800 OPS in AAA, I'll be pretty happy. I don't think Lucy will ever be a starter at the major league level. But he plays plus defense, has a little speed, and isn't entirely incompetent with the bat. Sounds like a good, young, cheap backup for 2009 and beyond. Souns like another Chris Stewart to me... except with more upside.
April 13, 200818 yr Author I just noticed that Wes Whisler is having a surprisingly good start for Charlotte. He just hadn't looked good the last couple years, and some of us were saying maybe they should put him back in the field again. But this is nice to see. Keep it up, Wes!
April 13, 200818 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 13, 2008 -> 10:31 AM) I just noticed that Wes Whisler is having a surprisingly good start for Charlotte. He just hadn't looked good the last couple years, and some of us were saying maybe they should put him back in the field again. But this is nice to see. Keep it up, Wes! I still think he has a better chance making MLB as an outfielder than he does a pitcher. He put up some stud like numbers offensively in college. But he has never been more than a mediocre pitcher. Makes me wonder why they want him to pitch. Is there that much of a premium on lefties? Offensively he might have a chance to be better than mediocre. 6'5" guy with good power and good OBP. They don't exactly grow on trees. Mediocre pitchers do.
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