Richmond @ Charlotte, just underway, Whisler starting, and still no Crede

 

B-Ham @ Tennessee, just underway, Dewon Day starting and still looking for his first victory in 10 starts

 

Wilmington @ Winston-Salem, just underway, Long starting

 

Kanny @ Asheville, scoreless in the first, Shirek starting

 

Idaho Falls @ Great Falls, 8pm CT, Dexter Carter starting and looking to continue his dominance

 

Elizabethton @ Bristol, scoreless in the 1st, Garrett Johnson starting

 

 

Garrett Johnson spun a no-hitter in six innings. Carter also has one of his own in I think five innings. Slowely, but surely, the lowel levels of the minors are starting to get some solid pitching prospects. I would really like to see what Daniel Hudson and Dex Carter can do in low A. Look at their numbers and they got nothing left to prove in rookie ball. But then again, the organizataion might want these guys to end on high notes and with confidence.

I would really like to see what Daniel Hudson and Dex Carter can do in low A. Look at their numbers and they got nothing left to prove in rookie ball. But then again, the organizataion might want these guys to end on high notes and with confidence.

 

Yeah. The minor league teams wrap up the first week of September. Not much sense in moving guys around for just a few games.

5 rbis for the Brandon Allen train

Miranda went 2-3 for Kanny with a HR

Escobar had a couple hits

 

Adam Ricks pitched the 9th in a blowout loss for W-S

 

Bourgeois had a HR for Charlotte

5 rbis for the Brandon Allen train

What's Allen's total numbers on the season now?

What's Allen's total numbers on the season now?

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/st...&pid=450315

 

.274/.372/.536... .908 OPS

 

405 at-bats; 31-doubles; 21-homeruns; 60 RBIs

 

Adam Ricks pitched the 9th in a blowout loss for W-S

 

Also, W-S made 4 errors - that's 9 in their last 2 games. Paiml had 2 in each game, so he's had 4 errors in 2 games.

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/st...&pid=450315

 

.274/.372/.536... .908 OPS

 

405 at-bats; 31-doubles; 21-homeruns; 60 RBIs

Thanks.

 

Small sample size in B-Ham with only 86AB's, but he's got a .942 OPS there with 6 HR's and a 22/15 K/BB ratio. He also has a 1.114 OPS in games away from B-Ham.

 

I'd move him up to Charlotte next season, and see if he's the guy who can take over 1B from 2010 (depending on what we do with Konerko, Swisher, Griffey etc.).

Thanks.

 

Small sample size in B-Ham with only 86AB's, but he's got a .942 OPS there with 6 HR's and a 22/15 K/BB ratio. He also has a 1.114 OPS in games away from B-Ham.

 

I'd move him up to Charlotte next season, and see if he's the guy who can take over 1B from 2010 (depending on what we do with Konerko, Swisher, Griffey etc.).

 

He is still really young. At least starting at B-ham would be a fine idea by me.

He is still really young. At least starting at B-ham would be a fine idea by me.

Either option would be ok, but I think he needs to be in Charlotte at some point next season, with the way he's been hitting this season.

Either option would be ok, but I think he needs to be in Charlotte at some point next season, with the way he's been hitting this season.

 

Personally I would like to see him stay in B-ham and get the playoff experience.

The way Allen is driving the ball this year, he might put up some serious numbers in a hitter's park like Charlotte.

 

And with several of the pitching staff from this years Barons moving up to AAA next year + a couple of Charlotte hold-overs, the Knights could be a very interesting team to watch.

 

(Birmingham leads the Southern League in team ERA; has the lowest team WHIP; has given up the fewest homeruns; and is second lowest in walks.)

The way Allen is driving the ball this year, he might put up some serious numbers in a hitter's park like Charlotte.

Hence why I think it's worth putting him up there from the start (although I can see the argument that we'd be rushing him too fast).

 

Didn't Josh Fields put up great numbers in his 1st season for Charlotte though back in 2006?

Didn't Josh Fields put up great numbers in his 1st season for Charlotte though back in 2006?

 

Yeah, he was IL rookie of the year.

 

Personally I would like to see him stay in B-ham and get the playoff experience.

 

He'll get playoff experience in Birmingham this year since they qualified by winning the first half.

 

But I too am worried about rushing him too fast.

 

This is the first year he's shown any real plate discipline.

 

They ought to put him next year wherever they have the best batting coach and keep him working on taking walks and reducing strikeouts.

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If it wasn't for Allen, would there be any reason to check the Barons boxscore daily?

If it wasn't for Allen, would there be any reason to check the Barons boxscore daily?

Poreda comes to mind.

 

And Justin Cassel.

 

Dexter Carter is a manimal.

Poreda comes to mind.

 

And Justin Cassel.

 

And Lucas Harrell... but if they aren't pitching, Allen is pretty much the only one to keep an eye on, isn't he?

And Lucas Harrell... but if they aren't pitching, Allen is pretty much the only one to keep an eye on, isn't he?

 

I've been keeping an eye on Negron, but he's old so basically you're right.

And Lucas Harrell... but if they aren't pitching, Allen is pretty much the only one to keep an eye on, isn't he?

 

Besides Allen...

 

Gartrell is interesting. I'd keep an eye on him.

Negron has been surprising. He's likely to be promoted to Charlotte next year.

Other than that... not much to look at besides pitchers.

Of course, it was different before Cook and Cole Armstrong got promoted.