Charlotte at Norfolk GM 1

Hudson starting

 

Charlotte at Norfolk GM 2

Egbert starting

 

Birmingham vs. Huntsville

 

Winston-Salem vs. Salem GM 1

AFL bound Rasner starting

 

Winston-Salem vs. Salem GM 2

 

Kannapolis vs. West Virginia

 

Bristol at Elizabethton

Season finale; Holmberg starting.

 

Great Falls vs Billings

Edited September 2, 200916 yr by Ozzie Ball

Brady Shoemaker and Kent Gerst are playing for Charlotte.

Hudson through 3; 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K. 51 pitches, 31 for strikes. 2 GO/2 FO.

Is there a reason Huddy only went 3 innings?

Is there a reason Huddy only went 3 innings?

Either he's hurt or he just got his contract bought by the Sox.

Is there a reason Huddy only went 3 innings?

He's thrown 144 IP this season already. I'm guessing 150 is the magic number. Next year they'll probably ramp him up to 180 or so if they keep him as a starter.

this inning limit placed on hudson angers me

this inning limit placed on hudson angers me

 

what's wrong with protecting his arm??? maybe this will give him a chance to pitch in a big league game this season.

what's wrong with protecting his arm??? maybe this will give him a chance to pitch in a big league game this season.

There is of course nothing wrong with it. They brought Shirek down too, for apparently the same reason. These arms they see as having a big future, especially in those cases where they were promoted and seeing harder competition, there is no reason to cause them issues.

 

this inning limit placed on hudson angers me

 

Dusty Baker posts here?

Brady Shoemaker and Kent Gerst are playing for Charlotte.

 

And Eugencio Fulginco or something or other. Exactly the same type of situation last year with Oney. Except then people just used it as another reason to b****.

Link to Charlotte game 2

 

18 year old Miggy Gonzalez getting the start in the night cap. Must be cool for him

Any chance that Hudson is coming up now?

You would think no because there's no point in him pitching anywhere but in AAA because the Sox probably don't want him as a starter in 09, but if they're gonna only be letting him pitch like 3 IP per start, than you might as well throw him in as a reliever and give him some big league experience before it's all done.

Looks like the big show for Huddy..

 

Of all the guys who got promoted to fill space, M. Gonzalez (the 18 yr old catcher) is the only one to get a hit. He went 1-3

 

Nice outings for Holmberg and Heindenrich as well.

Hudson definitely up..........

If Hudson gets called up, I hope it's just to get a few innings here and there the rest of the way. He's approaching 160 innings, and that's pretty standard for a minor leaguer, especially in his first full year.

Anyone see what Kyle McCulloch put up?

Birmingham

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA

McCulloch (W, 9-9) 7.0 5 0 0 1 2 0 4.52

 

Here's my boy, Holmberg's line. He had some ups and downs, but he's adjusted well. Looks like a nice draft pick with a decent future ahead of him.

Bristol

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA

Holmberg, D (W, 2-2) 5.0 8 3 3 0 3 0 4.72

 

If Hudson gets called up, I hope it's just to get a few innings here and there the rest of the way. He's approaching 160 innings, and that's pretty standard for a minor leaguer, especially in his first full year.

 

Good to hear he'll be up. I need a few more positives to survive this most disappointing season. I was curious as to an innings limit for him, but I noticed in his bio that he actually pitched ~160 innings last year between ODU and pro ball. That would indicate to me that he might be OK up to 175 innings, or so, unless college innings are deemed less taxing (though I don't know why they would be when you consider that his college numbers last year aren't quite as good as his pro innings have been, and that he probably, as a result, was throwing more pitches per inning last year.)

 

Anyway, it's good to have something, anything, to look forward to besides getting an early impression on Flowers.

 

Looks like the big show for Huddy..

 

Of all the guys who got promoted to fill space, M. Gonzalez (the 18 yr old catcher) is the only one to get a hit. He went 1-3

 

Nice outings for Holmberg and Heindenrich as well.

 

Shoemaker and Gerst got RBI's.

And Eugencio Fulginco or something or other. Exactly the same type of situation last year with Oney. Except then people just used it as another reason to b****.

 

Jose Fulgencio.

Shoemaker and Gerst got RBI's.

Shoemaker is a legit hitter. I imagine he'll be a Marrero-like Dark Horse prospect.

Shoemaker and Gerst got RBI's.

 

Yes they did JPN, but they didn't get a hit.

Is there any real info suggesting Hudson is coming up?

 

Or is this all just speculation because he was pulled after 3 innings today?