May 3, 201015 yr Charlotte Knights @ Toledo Mud Hens Lucas Harrell starting Birmingham Barons vs. Huntsville Stars Charlie Shirek starting. Birmingham Barons vs. Huntsville Stars Winston-Salem Dash @ Frederick Keys Nevin Griffith starting Kannapolis Intimidators @ Lexington Legends Cameron Bayne starting. Edited May 3, 201015 yr by Ozzie Ball
May 4, 201015 yr Charlotte in a rain delay, Viciedo 1/1, now up to .275 with 719 OPS. Morel (homer) and Shirek star for BIRM in first game of DH (win)...Shirek's closing in on the Prospect Hot Sheet. Trayce Thompson has a base knock for the #3 cars, sitting at .286 with 8 RBI's.
May 4, 201015 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 3, 2010 -> 07:43 PM) Charlotte in a rain delay, Viciedo 1/1, now up to .275 with 719 OPS. Morel (homer) and Shirek star for BIRM in first game of DH (win)...Shirek's closing in on the Prospect Hot Sheet. Trayce Thompson has a base knock for the #3 cars, sitting at .286 with 8 RBI's. Trayce just hit HR # 4 as well.
May 4, 201015 yr Author QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 4, 2010 -> 01:43 AM) Charlotte in a rain delay, Viciedo 1/1, now up to .275 with 719 OPS. Morel (homer) and Shirek star for BIRM in first game of DH (win)...Shirek's closing in on the Prospect Hot Sheet. Trayce Thompson has a base knock for the #3 cars, sitting at .286 with 8 RBI's. 1st homer on the year for Morel.
May 4, 201015 yr Charlotte game suspended...hard to get excited about BIRM!!! Just Morel and Shelby to pay attention to IMO. I know some like Marrero, but...don't think he'll make it. Edited May 4, 201015 yr by caulfield12
May 4, 201015 yr Shirek having a John Ely type year for the Barons so far. Edited May 4, 201015 yr by SoxAce
May 4, 201015 yr Brandon Short and Andy Garcia have 21 RBI's each now on the young season. N. Griffith was pretty shaky, Remenowsky continues to pitch well (although I'll never forget the time someone called the post-game last year and wanted him promoted immediately from A ball like he was Scott Radinsky, Boone Logan or Dwight Gooden). Gilmore, Lewis and J. Greene continue to hit well into the mid 300's. Trayce Thompson with .963 OPS, that's wonderful for a player one year removed from HS playing in the SAL... http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/st...&pid=572204
May 4, 201015 yr Shirek is just rolling now. He's got trade bait written all over him. QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 4, 2010 -> 04:18 AM) Brandon Short and Andy Garcia have 21 RBI's each now on the young season. N. Griffith was pretty shaky, Remenowsky continues to pitch well (although I'll never forget the time someone called the post-game last year and wanted him promoted immediately from A ball like he was Scott Radinsky, Boone Logan or Dwight Gooden). Gilmore, Lewis and J. Greene continue to hit well into the mid 300's. Trayce Thompson with .963 OPS, that's wonderful for a player one year removed from HS playing in the SAL... http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/st...&pid=572204 Rem actually isn't pitching that well. He was, but then he had 2 or 3 bad outings in a row at the end of April, which I've never seen him do before. His ERA got up into the mid-3's. But he did calm down nicely in this last outing. He's also walking a few more guys than he did last year. If I had to guess, I think they have worked him into a little bit more velocity, but he's struggling a bit trying to control it. He's not having a bad season, but he's not been quite as dominant as last year, to this point.
May 4, 201015 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 4, 2010 -> 08:50 AM) Shirek is just rolling now. He's got trade bait written all over him. He's what, 24 now, in AA? Bah, that's the kind of guy we do trade, and it's the kind of guy who seems to wind up coming back in a few years as a bullpen guy to hurt us.
May 4, 201015 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 4, 2010 -> 08:23 AM) He's what, 24 now, in AA? Bah, that's the kind of guy we do trade, and it's the kind of guy who seems to wind up coming back in a few years as a bullpen guy to hurt us. He's been a starter his whole minor league career, but I do tend to believe he's eventually a reliever. His numbers seem to suggest that he runs out of gas late in the year, and he's highly reliant on his fastball. I'd say his future role is likely as a setup guy.
May 4, 201015 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 4, 2010 -> 09:48 AM) He's been a starter his whole minor league career, but I do tend to believe he's eventually a reliever. His numbers seem to suggest that he runs out of gas late in the year, and he's highly reliant on his fastball. I'd say his future role is likely as a setup guy. Sounds like the kind of guy we do tend to trade. So, what you're saying is...Adam Dunn is coming here!?
May 4, 201015 yr From what I've heard the org likes Shirek. He's got a nice arm and has a shot. Obviously the one issue is the so called depth in our rotation, especially since I don't see Hudson getting moved. The org is very high on him.
May 4, 201015 yr Whatever happened to Omogrosso? I thought he looked really good in ST 2009, and then he's kind of fallen off the map.... I'm guessing it's either injury/ies or non-performance? Sorry, haven't been following the minors as close as some of you on a daily and weekly basis, trying to catch back up to speed these days after the offseason of kind of "tuning out."
May 4, 201015 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 4, 2010 -> 11:23 AM) Whatever happened to Omogrosso? I thought he looked really good in ST 2009, and then he's kind of fallen off the map.... I'm guessing it's either injury/ies or non-performance? Sorry, haven't been following the minors as close as some of you on a daily and weekly basis, trying to catch back up to speed these days after the offseason of kind of "tuning out." He had an injury, and surgery, I think on his shoulder. Missed most of a season I believe.
May 4, 201015 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 4, 2010 -> 12:05 PM) He had an injury, and surgery, I think on his shoulder. Missed most of a season I believe. Labrum, he's in extended spring training.
May 4, 201015 yr And IIRC, Omogrosso has had tommy john before, so between a bum shoulder and a surgically repaired elbow the odds are stacked.
May 4, 201015 yr QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 4, 2010 -> 02:52 PM) And IIRC, Omogrosso has had tommy john before, so between a bum shoulder and a surgically repaired elbow the odds are stacked. And a tumor removed from his finger back in 2008. He showed me the scar.
May 4, 201015 yr QUOTE (JPN366 @ May 4, 2010 -> 11:28 AM) Labrum, he's in extended spring training. Don't say that word. Always reminds me of what could have been with Jon Rauch had he developed with the Sox and not another organization.
May 5, 201015 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 4, 2010 -> 03:18 AM) Brandon Short and Andy Garcia have 21 RBI's each now on the young season. N. Griffith was pretty shaky, Remenowsky continues to pitch well (although I'll never forget the time someone called the post-game last year and wanted him promoted immediately from A ball like he was Scott Radinsky, Boone Logan or Dwight Gooden). Gilmore, Lewis and J. Greene continue to hit well into the mid 300's. Trayce Thompson with .963 OPS, that's wonderful for a player one year removed from HS playing in the SAL... http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/st...&pid=572204 Was that you, NorthSide?
May 5, 201015 yr QUOTE (dasox24 @ May 4, 2010 -> 07:48 PM) Was that you, NorthSide? Surprisingly no, I would not have suggested that. He may have been great last year, but he was still in A-ball, that would be ridiculous. Rad and Logan were both specialists filling a need that the team had a deep hole in. Rem is not that guy.
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