May 11, 200916 yr I'm sure everyone knows by now, but this team is flippin' STACKED. Not only is the lineup incredible, but this pitching staff has been great too! The offense... C Tyler Flowers (.280/.435./.500/.935, 4 hr, 16 rbi) 1B Brandon Allen (.300/.371/.509/.880, 4 hr, 16 rbi) SS Gordon Beckham (.303/.381/.505/.886, 2 hr, 14 rbi, 14 2b) 3B C.J. Retherford (.337/.356/.651/1.007, 5 hr, 19 rbi) 3B Dayan Viciedo (.213/.226/.324/.550, 3 hr, 20 rbi, 3 sb/0 cs) LF John Shelby (.242/.324/.364/.688, 1 hr, 9 rbi, 4 sb/0 cs) CF David Cook (.241/.333/.460/.793, 4 hr, 17 rbi) RF Stefan Gartrell (.284/.394/.557/.951, 6 hr, 16 rbi) The rotation... Aaron Poreda (3-3, 2.16 ERA, 33.1 IP, 32 k, 19 bb, 1.26 whip) Brian Omogrosso (3-0, 2.18 ERA, 33.0 IP, 31 K, 15 bb, 1.33 whip) John Ely (4-0, 2.63 ERA, 27.1 IP, 26 k, 14 bb, 1.54 whip) Lucas Harrell (2-1, 3.81 ERA, 26.0 IP, 17 k, 12 bb, 1.54 whip) Kyle McCulloch (4-2, 3.89 ERA, 37.0 IP, 17 k, 7 bb, 1.46 whip) Out of the bullpen, Fernando Hernandez has pitched 17.1 IP in 14 appearances, has a 1.04 ERA striking out 17 and walking 5 with a WHIP of 0.92.
May 12, 200916 yr If my work schedule allows, I'm going to go see the Barons play West TN next week. It's about an hour drive, but well worth it getting to see a team that stacked.
May 12, 200916 yr Evan, you interested in doing any interviews or anything? If so, I could probably set something up for you.
May 12, 200916 yr I wonder if we'll ever see Gartrell in a White Sox uniform?? With Dye leaving (probably), he MIGHT get a shot at a corner OF spot (or Kroeger, if the White Sox decided to go Wal-Mart/Sam's Club cheap budgetwise for 2010), especially if he keeps hitting the way he has recently. .304, 1000+ OPS, 7 homers already...
May 12, 200916 yr QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 11, 2009 -> 08:53 PM) Evan, you interested in doing any interviews or anything? If so, I could probably set something up for you. Possibly. It depends on what day I go - based on my work schedule. If I have to go to the Saturday night game (which is probably the only chance I'll have), I have work at 5:00am the next morning and probably won't have much time to stick around. I'll want to head back since it'll be an hour drive home. When do you need to know by to set something up?
May 12, 200916 yr Do you guys think we have a rough diamond in CJ Retherford, the kid is outstanding, didn't he sign as minor league free agent?
May 12, 200916 yr QUOTE (tommy @ May 12, 2009 -> 01:24 AM) Do you guys think we have a rough diamond in CJ Retherford, the kid is outstanding, didn't he sign as minor league free agent? Absolutely. I think he's proven enough, especially with his great start at the AA level, to be considered a legit prospect. Amazing how a good performance in the College World Series playoffs parlayed into an undrafted free agent contract to now being a legit pro prospect. Quite a rise... He only made 7 starts his senior year at ASU. Edited May 12, 200916 yr by dasox24
May 12, 200916 yr QUOTE (VenomSox @ May 12, 2009 -> 02:37 AM) Where did this Omogrosso come from? Draft? Trade? FA? 6th round pick in 2006... He was a Closer coming out of Indiana St and worked out of the 'pen his 1st 2 seasons in the minors before getting stretched out into a Starter. I think he still projects as a reliever. Has a mid-90s fastball, IIRC.
May 12, 200916 yr Author Looks like Jordan Danks is getting moved up to the Barons now, pretty much meaning the Birmingham Barons are our future lineup sans Getz and Quentin.
May 12, 200916 yr QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 12, 2009 -> 02:20 PM) Looks like Jordan Danks is getting moved up to the Barons now, pretty much meaning the Birmingham Barons are our future lineup sans Getz and Quentin. What a team... I mean, they are absolutely stacked 1-9 in that lineup with about 7 (once Beckham comes back) legit prospects. I like the odds of someone in that group becoming an all-star caliber player.
May 13, 200916 yr If Magallanes is as consistant as he's been showing with his lineup then.. Danks - CF Beckham - SS Flowers - C Allen - 1B Viciedo - 3B Gartrell - RF Cook - DH (depending on what they do with him) or Cruz (probably behind Shelby in the order) Shelby - LF Retherford - 2B My god that's just not fair. And If Marrero keeps raking in Winston-Salem (gotta limit those K's/be more disipline though) then he might get that DH spot/or Gartrell. Hell perhaps Viciedo if Morel gets it going (wasn't he ranked solid defensively at 3B?) Same with anyone in pitching. .......But I don't wanna jump the gun too much here.
May 15, 200916 yr Okay, so my boss asked me if I wanted to work Saturday and I said "yes" b/c I need the money, so looks like I'm not going to the Barons game on Saturday night. Oh well...
May 17, 200916 yr QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 17, 2009 -> 12:57 AM) Danks is 8-22 in his 1st 5 games. 2 2B, 2 BB, 1 SB, 1 CS. HOW MANY K'S
May 17, 200916 yr QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 17, 2009 -> 05:43 AM) HOW MANY K'STWO. Well, two based on 18 ABs. Not sure if he struck out any last game, and I don't feel like opening the gamethread and looking.
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