Charlotte @ Norfolk. Q in LF, Marquez on the mound.

 

BHam @ Mobile, The Hudson-sucker Proxy on the mound.

 

 

W-S @ Myrtle Beach. Infante on the bump.

 

Kanny @ Charleston.

 

Bristol @ Danville

 

Orem @ GF, no link yet.

Hudson is going up against one of the top prospects in all of baseball, Dbacks pitching prospect Jarod Parker. Should be an awesome game.

Leesman is pitching for Kanny.

3-0 Barons early in the game. Danks is 1-2.

Quentin had a sac fly in his first ab against one of the Orioles top prospects Jake Arietta.

Leesman has 4k's through 3 innings and just 1 hit. Mitchell is 1-2 with a 2 run double.

Norfolk just put a 7 spot on Marquez. They now lead Charlotte 8-1.

 

Sigh.

Infante with 6 walks in 1 2/3 IP for W-S.

 

On a brighter note, Hudson's got 4 scoreless innings vs. Parker tonight. 3 hits, no walks, 3 K's.

Through 5 innings, Hudson's given up 5 hits, no runs, no walks, 4 K's. Birmingham tacked on 2 more runs off of Parker, who also gave up 3 walks & 1 K. He's out of the game. Good to see B-ham get to one of the best pitching prospects in the minors.

IIRC, Parker had trouble against the Barons early this season. Great to see Huddy out duel one of the premier pitching prospects in the game.

Hudson done after 6 innings. Final line; 6 IP, 5 hits, 0 BB, 6 K's. 59 of his 88 pitches were strikes.

If not for the game in which Hudson gave up 4 runs I believe in the 7th inning, he would have a 1.50 ERA in AA.

Holmberg with a nice outing in relief for Bristol.

Who's that guy who homered for Charlotte tonight?

Who's that guy who homered for Charlotte tonight?

 

I assume you're talking about god.

If not for the game in which Hudson gave up 4 runs I believe in the 7th inning, he would have a 1.50 ERA in AA.

He's been excellent. At this point, the only thing I can see that would keep him from being at least solid in the Majors would be injuries. Brandon McCarthy is doing alright considering he had a major injury and is in a big hitters park as a strikeout/flyball pitcher.

 

Holmberg with a nice outing in relief for Bristol.

It's good to see him have a good outing. Any sort of success would be a victory. I can't imagine going from high school to pro ball, even in rookie Bristol.

If Gameday is any indication, Quentin's home run was a bomb.

Norfolk just put a 7 spot on Marquez. They now lead Charlotte 8-1.

 

Sigh.

At least we got rid of that soulless bastard Swisher! Right? Right? Right? Also, I really like what I’m seeing from Jared Mitchell.

At least we got rid of that soulless bastard Swisher! Right? Right? Right? Also, I really like what I'm seeing from Jared Mitchell.

 

As I said many times before...

 

The mistake wasn't trading Swisher, the mistake was trading FOR Swisher.

Swisher would still be an upgrade over BA/Wise.

The Dan Hudson Box score experience continues to bring a huge smile to my face, I also wish "my boy" Holmberg would make the Bristol rotation. I think putting him in the pen severely limits his ability to throw all of his pitches and establish command.

As I said many times before...

 

The mistake wasn't trading Swisher, the mistake was trading FOR Swisher.

We've been over this. You don't evaluate players like most people. I disagree.

Great Falls won 5-2.

Collop 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 Ks

Curry 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 Ks

Ciolli 3-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI

The Dan Hudson Box score experience continues to bring a huge smile to my face, I also wish "my boy" Holmberg would make the Bristol rotation. I think putting him in the pen severely limits his ability to throw all of his pitches and establish command.

 

What I find weird is that Hudson went from being a 2 to 1 GB/FB pitcher in Kannapolis to a 2 to 1 FB/GB in Birmingham. I could see is FB rate going up as he proceeds, but this is pretty radical. Small sample size, of course, but 36 innings is over 100 outs...somewhat meaningful. 1.44 GB/FB in Great Falls.

 

Whether Hudson is successful at the Cell has a LOT to do with GB/FB rate.

The Dan Hudson Box score experience continues to bring a huge smile to my face, I also wish "my boy" Holmberg would make the Bristol rotation. I think putting him in the pen severely limits his ability to throw all of his pitches and establish command.

I think it's about being careful with Holbermg's arm. He already pitched a high school season and being from Florida probably has been playing year round while also doing a lot of pitching. I am sure he will start next year, but this year, they just wanna get his feet wet without killing his arm.