Rex Hudler Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 Charlotte wins 4-3...... Miles 4-4.....Hummel with 2 more hits....... Borchard with 10 game hitting streak (14 out of last 15)...... Rough start by Diaz, not sure why he only went one inning though....... Nice relief by Tex and Saunders/Sanders NORFOLK (3) AT CHARLOTTE (4) NORFOLK AB R H BI CHARLOTTE AB R H BI E Snead CF 5 2 2 0 A Miles 2B 4 2 4 0 D Garcia 2B 3 1 2 0 T Hummel SS 3 0 2 1 M Watson LF 4 0 1 1 R Gload 1B 4 1 1 2 R Johnson 3B 3 0 1 2 J Borchard CF 4 0 1 0 K Kelly DH 4 0 0 0 M Rivera C 4 0 0 0 M Glavine 1B 4 0 1 0 A Rios RF 2 0 0 1 P Redman RF 4 0 1 0 R Hankins 3B 4 0 0 0 J Velandia SS 4 0 0 0 N Murphy LF 4 0 1 0 J Wilson C 3 0 1 0 S Morgan DH 4 1 1 0 T Shinjo PH 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 34 3 9 3 TOTALS 33 4 10 4 NORFOLK 201 000 000 -- 3 CHARLOTTE 200 020 00x -- 4 E--J Borchard. DP--NORFOLK 1, CHARLOTTE 1. LOB--NORFOLK 7, CHARLOTTE 8. 2B--N Murphy, R Johnson. HR--R Gload 1 (13) (off J Bale). SB--A Miles 1 (5), E Snead 1 (49). SF--R Johnson. IP H R ER BB SO HR NORFOLK J Bale (L,0-2) 4 1-3 8 4 4 1 5 1 P Strange 3 2-3 2 0 0 2 2 0 CHARLOTTE F Diaz 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 T Jacquez 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 G Majewski (W,4-3) 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 D Sanders (S,3) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 HBP--D Garcia by T Jacquez, T Shinjo by D Sanders. SO--NOR: J Velandia 3, K Kelly, P Redman. CHA: R Hankins 3, S Morgan 2, N Murphy, T Hummel. BB--CHA: A Rios 2, T Hummel. T--2:45. A--9,384. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted August 2, 2003 Author Share Posted August 2, 2003 Yofu with a so-so start........ Nice relief by Bajenaru...... Reed with two more knocks...... BIRMINGHAM (5) AT HUNTSVILLE (1) BIRMINGHAM AB R H BI HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI D Sandoval 2B 3 1 2 1 R Knox LF 3 0 0 0 J Piniella LF 4 1 1 2 D Krynzel CF 4 0 0 0 J Reed CF 4 0 2 0 J HARDY SS 4 0 0 0 G Alvarez 1B 4 0 0 0 C Hart 3B 4 0 0 0 S Bikowski DH 4 0 1 1 B Gemoll 1B 3 1 1 0 C Maldonado C 3 1 1 0 N Varner RF 2 0 1 0 J Hamilton RF 2 0 0 0 B Nelson DH 4 0 3 1 G Reyes SS 2 1 1 1 K Johnson C 3 0 0 0 T Nicholson 3B 2 1 1 0 A Machado 2B 4 0 0 0 TOTALS 28 5 9 5 TOTALS 31 1 5 1 BIRMINGHAM 001 020 020 -- 5 HUNTSVILLE 000 100 000 -- 1 E--D Sandoval, K Johnson. DP--HUNTSVILLE 3. LOB--BIRMINGHAM 9, HUNTSVILLE 9. 2B--J Piniella, C Maldonado, D Sandoval, J Reed, B Nelson. SB--J Hamilton 2 (18), G Reyes 1 (12), J Reed 1 (10), R Knox 1 (29), B Nelson 1 (1), C Hart 1 (21). CS--B Gemoll. S--J Hamilton, T Nicholson, J Reed. SF--J Piniella. IP H R ER BB SO HR BIRMINGHAM T Yofu (W,8-6) 5 2-3 4 1 1 3 4 0 J Bullard 1-3 1 0 0 1 0 0 J Bajenaru (S,7) 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 HUNTSVILLE M Jones 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 R Miller (L,0-6) 2 2 2 2 5 1 0 K Ray 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 B Adams 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 WP--T Yofu. HBP--R Knox by T Yofu, D Sandoval by K Ray. SO--BIR: J Piniella, G Alvarez. HUN: D Krynzel, R Knox, K Johnson, A Machado, J HARDY, C Hart. BB--BIR: G Reyes 2, J Hamilton, S Bikowski, C Maldonado, D Sandoval, G Alvarez, T Nicholson. HUN: N Varner 2, R Knox, K Johnson, B Gemoll. T--3:06. A--6,103. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted August 2, 2003 Author Share Posted August 2, 2003 Yan with 2 more SB's... Holt with a big pinch hit....... Nice night for Morse and Storey.... Hummel still with a 0.00 ERA in W-S... WINSTON-SALEM 8 AT POTOMAC 6 YTD YTD WINSTON-SALEM AB R H BI AVG POTOMAC AB R H BI AVG N.Martel RF 4 0 1 1 .280 W.Bergolla 2B 5 1 1 0 .264 M.Spidale CF 5 0 1 0 .261 C.Denorfia CF 4 0 0 0 .241 C.Rogowski 1B 5 1 2 1 .278 R.Correll LF 4 1 2 1 .407 B.Becker DH 4 1 2 0 .266 J.Gutierrez 1B 4 1 3 2 .281 E.Welsh LF 4 1 1 0 .253 T.Blanco DH 2 1 0 0 .252 W.Rosa CAT 1 0 1 0 .235 M.Schramek 3B 3 1 0 0 .120 E.Storey 3B 5 2 3 0 .257 J.Bannon SS 4 1 1 2 .296 M.Morse SS 4 2 1 3 .243 B.Hawes RF 4 0 2 0 .256 C.Stewart CAT 3 0 1 0 .208 R.Motooka CAT 3 0 0 1 .182 D.Holt PH 1 0 1 3 .250 E.Valdez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Holt LF 0 0 0 0 .250 N.Brannon PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Yan 2B 4 1 2 0 .273 J.Daws PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Allen PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Castro PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Hummel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Fields PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 40 8 16 8 TOTALS 33 6 9 6 WINSTON-SALEM 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0- 8 16 1 POTOMAC 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0- 6 9 2 E--W.Allen, W.Bergolla, R.Motooka. DP--WINSTON-SALEM 0, POTOMAC 1. LOB--WINSTON-SALEM 8, POTOMAC 6. 2B--M.Spidale (14), E.Storey (19), C.Stewart (8), D.Holt (21), W.Bergolla (18), J.Gutierrez (26), B.Hawes (3). 3B--R.Yan (3). HR--C.Rogowski (7), M.Morse (8), J.Gutierrez (16). SB--N.Martel (9), R.Yan 2 (58). CS--E.Storey, D.Holt, B.Hawes. HBP--N.Martel, M.Morse. SF--R.Motooka. SH--C.Denorfia. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA WINSTON-SALEM W.Allen 5.0 6 6 6 3 1 1 3.73 J.Castro (W,2-1) 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1.33 R.Hummel 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 J.Fields (S,15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.34 POTOMAC E.Valdez 6.2 9 5 5 1 4 2 5.23 N.Brannon 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 0 2.79 J.Daws (L,0-2) 1.2 6 2 2 0 1 0 4.22 HB--E.Valdez, J.Daws. SO--M.Spidale, C.Rogowski 2, E.Welsh 2, E.Storey 2, C.Denorfia 2, R.Motooka. BB--B.Becker, R.Correll, T.Blanco 2, M.Schramek. T--3:05. A--4669 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted August 2, 2003 Author Share Posted August 2, 2003 I'm sitting at home tonight (because I have such the social life) and am flipping through the channels, when I notice a strange game on Comcast. It just happened to be the Kannapolis-Charleston game. So, of course I had to watch. I only caught a few innings, but came away with a few impressions..... Andy Gonzalez - I really liked what little I saw in him. I saw two AB's. The first was a sharp single to center. The second was a groundout. He ran hard on both hits and rounded first very aggressively on the single. Thought about taking two, but retreated. He made one really nice play on a line drive and doubled off a runner. He needs to develop strength however. I think his hitting will come in time but I don't see him progressing any faster than a level a year. We need to be patient with him, and not worry about his low average. Brian Miller - I wasn't impressed. He looked very average. His breaking ball was flat and his motion was not smooth. He gave up 10 hits and walked 3 in less than 6 innings. Pedro Lopez - Very slight build... Didn't seem to have any pop. Didn't hit the ball real hard... Thomas Brice - Has a very nice swing and a good body... Has no power though.... Enough rambling..... KANNAPOLIS 2 AT CHARLESTON-SC 8 YTD YTD KANNAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG CHARLESTON-SC AB R H BI AVG A.Gonzalez SS 4 0 1 0 .233 J.Pridie CF 5 2 3 0 .261 P.Lopez 2B 4 0 0 0 .264 M.Maniscalco SS 5 1 2 1 .257 T.Brice RF 4 0 1 0 .284 W.Bankston RF 5 1 3 3 .295 J.Acevas CAT 4 1 2 0 .303 B.Cordell 1B 2 0 0 0 .244 J.Lackaff 3B 4 0 0 0 .185 V.Harrison 3B 4 0 2 0 .274 J.Terrell DH 2 1 0 0 .216 E.Dukes LF 4 0 1 0 .247 D.Ciraco LF 3 0 3 2 .253 T.Duncan DH 4 2 3 1 .222 J.Reyes 1B 4 0 1 0 .256 R.Serrano CAT 3 1 1 0 .333 D.Cook CF 4 0 0 0 .148 E.Johnson 2B 3 1 0 0 .228 B.Miller PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Vandermeer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Arellan PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Navaroli PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Cromer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 2 8 2 TOTALS 35 8 15 5 KANNAPOLIS 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0- 2 8 1 CHARLESTON-SC 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 X- 8 15 0 E--D.Ciraco. DP--KANNAPOLIS 2, CHARLESTON-SC 2. LOB--KANNAPOLIS 7, CHARLESTON-SC 7. 2B--J.Acevas (6), D.Ciraco 2 (12), J.Pridie (23), E.Dukes (12). HR--T.Duncan (5). SB--J.Pridie (21), M.Maniscalco (7). SH--R.Serrano. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA KANNAPOLIS B.Miller (L,7-8) 5.1 10 4 4 3 2 1 5.55 F.Arellan 2.2 5 4 3 0 3 0 4.58 CHARLESTON-SC S.Vandermeer (W,1-0) 5.2 5 2 2 3 3 0 3.18 M.Navaroli 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 N.Cromer 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.55 WP--F.Arellan 2. PB--J.Acevas, R.Serrano. SO--T.Brice, J.Acevas, J.Reyes, D.Cook 3, M.Maniscalco, B.Cordell, V.Harrison, E.Dukes, E.Johnson. BB--J.Terrell 2, D.Ciraco, B.Cordell 2, E.Johnson. T--2:53. A--5391 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted August 2, 2003 Author Share Posted August 2, 2003 Great Falls loses 1-0...... What happened to 12 runs a game??? MISSOULA 1 AT GREAT FALLS 0 YTD YTD MISSOULA AB R H BI AVG GREAT FALLS AB R H BI AVG J.McStoots SS 4 0 0 0 .221 A.Gray 2B 4 0 1 0 .309 C.Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 0 .259 R.Nanita CF 3 0 3 0 .392 A.Murillo 2B 3 1 0 0 .315 S.Morris RF 4 0 1 0 .282 A.Mottram CAT 3 0 1 0 .267 C.King LF 3 0 2 0 .277 J.Kaplan CF 3 0 0 0 .294 C.Lisk DH 3 0 0 0 .263 A.McCreery 3B 2 0 0 0 .276 M.Myers PR 0 0 0 0 .289 C.Melendez LF 3 0 1 0 .303 B.Bounds 1B 4 0 0 0 .319 J.Brito 1B 3 0 1 0 .216 M.Schnurstei 3B 4 0 0 0 .232 M.Guerrero DH 3 0 0 0 .167 M.Deuchler CAT 4 0 0 0 .322 M.Rosen PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Haggerty SS 4 0 2 0 .258 D.Julio PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Tracey PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Novosel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Russ PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Cremidan PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 28 1 4 0 TOTALS 33 0 9 0 MISSOULA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0- 1 4 1 GREAT FALLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 9 1 E--C.Gonzalez, S.Tracey. DP--MISSOULA 2, GREAT FALLS 1. LOB--MISSOULA 4, GREAT FALLS 9. 2B--A.Gray (13). SB--C.Melendez (4), M.Myers (15). CS--C.Melendez, R.Nanita. HBP--C.Lisk. SH--J.Kaplan. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA MISSOULA M.Rosen (W,2-2) 6.0 7 0 0 1 8 0 4.83 D.Julio 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.15 W.Novosel 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 A.Cremidan (S,6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.42 GREAT FALLS S.Tracey (L,4-4) 7.0 4 1 0 2 9 0 3.91 J.Russ 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.91 HB--M.Rosen. WP--M.Rosen, D.Julio. SO--J.McStoots 2, A.Murillo, A.Mottram, J.Kaplan 2, A.McCreery, C.Melendez, M.Guerrero 3, S.Morris 2, C.King, C.Lisk, B.Bounds 3, M.Schnurstei 2, M.Deuchler 2. BB--A.Murillo, A.Mottram, A.McCreery, R.Nanita, C.King. T--2:27. A--3588 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted August 2, 2003 Author Share Posted August 2, 2003 Bristol sweeps DH, both shutouts........ PRINCETON 0 AT BRISTOL 7 DH GAME #1 YTD YTD PRINCETON AB R H BI AVG BRISTOL AB R H BI AVG C.Cooper 2B 4 0 0 0 .258 R.Valido SS 3 1 2 1 .289 T.Schlichtng 3B 3 0 0 0 .234 F.Lebron 2B 2 0 0 0 .255 C.Simmons DH 3 0 1 0 .347 C.Young CF 1 0 0 1 .312 T.Nichols 1B 3 0 0 0 .286 M.Herring DH 3 0 0 0 .250 B.Speigner CAT 3 0 2 0 .314 J.Rivera RF 3 0 0 0 .206 S.Cumberland RF 3 0 1 0 .289 M.Lenderman CAT 3 1 1 0 .250 F.Frias LF 1 0 0 0 .297 M.Bohlander 1B 2 2 2 0 .250 S.Paredes SS 2 0 1 0 .233 J.Schmidt 3B 2 2 1 1 .115 S.Shelley CF 3 0 0 0 .290 M.Rodriguez LF 3 1 1 2 .167 C.Smith PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Tisch PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Rodrigue PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.McGary PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 25 0 5 0 TOTALS 22 7 7 5 PRINCETON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 5 0 BRISTOL 1 4 0 0 0 2 X- 7 7 0 DP--PRINCETON 0, BRISTOL 0. LOB--PRINCETON 7, BRISTOL 4. 2B--C.Simmons (6), S.Paredes (3), R.Valido (8), J.Schmidt (1), M.Rodriguez (2). SB-- B.Speigner (2), R.Valido (14), C.Young (16), M.Bohlander (1). CS-- B.Speigner. SF--C.Young. SH--R.Valido, F.Lebron. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA PRINCETON C.Smith (L,1-6) 5.0 5 5 5 3 3 0 5.57 J.Rodrigue 1.0 2 2 1 1 1 0 7.94 BRISTOL T.Tisch (W,3-3) 6.0 5 0 0 1 5 0 2.63 G.McGary 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.91 WP--C.Smith, G.McGary. PB--B.Speigner. SO--C.Cooper, T.Schlichtng 2, F.Frias, S.Paredes, S.Shelley, M.Herring 2, M.Lenderman 2. BB-- F.Frias 2, S.Paredes, F.Lebron, C.Young, M.Bohlander, J.Schmidt. T--2:24. A--701 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted August 2, 2003 Author Share Posted August 2, 2003 PRINCETON 0 AT BRISTOL 1 DH GAME #2 YTD YTD PRINCETON AB R H BI AVG BRISTOL AB R H BI AVG C.Cooper 2B 2 0 0 0 .254 R.Valido SS 2 0 0 0 .285 T.Schlichtng 3B 3 0 1 0 .236 F.Lebron 2B 2 0 0 0 .250 B.Speigner DH 2 0 0 0 .302 C.Young CF 2 0 0 0 .308 T.Nichols 1B 3 0 2 0 .295 A.Arias DH 2 0 1 0 .262 S.Shelley PR 0 0 0 0 .290 J.Rivera RF 2 0 0 0 .202 S.Shelley CF 0 0 0 0 .290 C.Castillo CAT 2 0 0 0 .205 J.Bolen 1B 1 0 0 0 .193 M.Rodriguez 1B 1 1 1 0 .184 J.Bolen LF 2 0 0 0 .193 J.Schmidt 3B 2 0 0 1 .107 E.Woodruff CAT 3 0 1 0 .222 S.Martin LF 2 0 0 0 .150 F.Frias RF 2 0 0 0 .289 S.Thompson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Simmons PH 1 0 0 0 .343 F.Castro PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Paredes SS 1 0 0 0 .231 T.Beech SS 0 0 0 0 .229 B.Irvin LF 0 0 0 0 .286 B.Irvin CF 2 0 0 0 .286 T.King PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Olson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 22 0 4 0 TOTALS 17 1 2 1 PRINCETON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 4 1 BRISTOL 0 0 1 0 0 0 X- 1 2 0 E--T.Schlichtng. DP--PRINCETON 0, BRISTOL 1. LOB--PRINCETON 4, BRISTOL 2. 2B--E.Woodruff (3). 3B--M.Rodriguez (1). CS--S.Paredes, R.Valido, A.Arias. HBP--C.Cooper, B.Speigner. SH--F.Lebron, C.Young. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA PRINCETON T.King (L,0-3) 5.0 2 1 1 1 6 0 6.48 J.Olson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.24 BRISTOL S.Thompson 4.0 3 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 F.Castro (W,4-1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 2.30 HB--S.Thompson 2. SO--C.Cooper, T.Schlichtng 2, B.Speigner, E.Woodruff 2, F.Frias, B.Irvin 2, F.Lebron, C.Young 2, J.Rivera, J.Schmidt, S.Martin 2. BB--S.Paredes, R.Valido, M.Rodriguez. T--1:52. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 Andy Gonzalez - I really liked what little I saw in him. I saw two AB's. The first was a sharp single to center. The second was a groundout. He ran hard on both hits and rounded first very aggressively on the single. Thought about taking two, but retreated. He made one really nice play on a line drive and doubled off a runner. He needs to develop strength however. I think his hitting will come in time but I don't see him progressing any faster than a level a year. We need to be patient with him, and not worry about his low average. Pedro Lopez - Very slight build... Didn't seem to have any pop. Didn't hit the ball real hard... Thomas Brice - Has a very nice swing and a good body... Has no power though.... rex, when it comes to the prospects i learned never to go against you and mnf. lopez was suppose to be our future 2b, how did he play in the field. ref to ag the ss, i am still glad that he still might be a prospect. how tall did he look brice is the one i am concerned about. i heard that he had a lot of power. a sweet swing via greg walker or baines. could brice did not have a good game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MnSoxFan Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 Lopez will hit better as he gets stronger, he gets his bat on the ball, that is what I like. When he gets stronger maybe he can add to average and get some RBIs. Brice will add power too, he has not played much baseball in his life, again, he gets his bat on the ball. I would rather have guys like this than guys like the prospect Dopirik for the Cubs, who hits .250, has homers but Ks 1/3 of the time. That sucks. One reason I like Rogo too, tho I do not think he will make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 The guy who is quietly having a good year is Tim Hummel got his average up to .292 with a .361 obp. 35 extra base hits, 8 steals. can play three infield positions. he won't be an all-star, but he's got value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MnSoxFan Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 I agree, Hummel having a fine season as a hitter again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted August 2, 2003 Author Share Posted August 2, 2003 Andy Gonzalez - I really liked what little I saw in him. I saw two AB's. The first was a sharp single to center. The second was a groundout. He ran hard on both hits and rounded first very aggressively on the single. Thought about taking two, but retreated. He made one really nice play on a line drive and doubled off a runner. He needs to develop strength however. I think his hitting will come in time but I don't see him progressing any faster than a level a year. We need to be patient with him, and not worry about his low average. Pedro Lopez - Very slight build... Didn't seem to have any pop. Didn't hit the ball real hard... Thomas Brice - Has a very nice swing and a good body... Has no power though.... rex, when it comes to the prospects i learned never to go against you and mnf. lopez was suppose to be our future 2b, how did he play in the field. ref to ag the ss, i am still glad that he still might be a prospect. how tall did he look brice is the one i am concerned about. i heard that he had a lot of power. a sweet swing via greg walker or baines. could brice did not have a good game. Lopez didn't have any balls h it to him that I can recall so can't s ay how he looked defensively. Both he and Andy Gonz. have room to grow and will get stronger and fill out. Just understand that without that physical maturity, it may take them longer to get there. Don't expect a breakout season where they are deemed "Major League Ready" anytime soon. Patience is the key here. Brice had a nice swing. They said he has no HR's on the season (no, I didn't check to confirm), hence the no power comment. A good body and a nice swing are things you can build on. He is also a guy that won't go blazing through the Minor League system, but that doesn't mean he can't become a solid player down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 Great Falls White Sox may have gotten shut out, but look at Ricardo Nanita 3 for 3 and a .392 BA. I think we may have a prospect there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted August 2, 2003 Author Share Posted August 2, 2003 I agree, Nanita has done everything necessary to get himself noticed. He is a bit old for that league, so I hope he can keep it up when he moves to the next level. Anyone notice Sweeney hasn't played in a couple of nights again. Knee must still be bothering him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbaho-WG Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 Andy Gonzalez - I really liked what little I saw in him. I saw two AB's. The first was a sharp single to center. The second was a groundout. He ran hard on both hits and rounded first very aggressively on the single. Thought about taking two, but retreated. He made one really nice play on a line drive and doubled off a runner. He needs to develop strength however. I think his hitting will come in time but I don't see him progressing any faster than a level a year. We need to be patient with him, and not worry about his low average. Pedro Lopez - Very slight build... Didn't seem to have any pop. Didn't hit the ball real hard... Thomas Brice - Has a very nice swing and a good body... Has no power though.... rex, when it comes to the prospects i learned never to go against you and mnf. lopez was suppose to be our future 2b, how did he play in the field. ref to ag the ss, i am still glad that he still might be a prospect. how tall did he look brice is the one i am concerned about. i heard that he had a lot of power. a sweet swing via greg walker or baines. could brice did not have a good game. Lopez didn't have any balls h it to him that I can recall so can't s ay how he looked defensively. Both he and Andy Gonz. have room to grow and will get stronger and fill out. Just understand that without that physical maturity, it may take them longer to get there. Don't expect a breakout season where they are deemed "Major League Ready" anytime soon. Patience is the key here. Brice had a nice swing. They said he has no HR's on the season (no, I didn't check to confirm), hence the no power comment. A good body and a nice swing are things you can build on. He is also a guy that won't go blazing through the Minor League system, but that doesn't mean he can't become a solid player down the road. Lopez was a former 2B moved to SS because of Gonzalez, but I really think Lopez is a better defender. He is very fast, and has some very soft hands. Gonzo has been a big disappointment this year, but I do like the fact that he is still drawing walks. Brice can absolutely murder the lowball, mainly because he played cricket in Australia. He has no power, but a very nice stroke from the left side. Brice should develop some power, though, probably 10-15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 these guys are driving me crazy, they are getting hurt............. ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 Anyone notice Sweeney hasn't played in a couple of nights again. Knee must still be bothering him. Yea, I saw he hasn't been playing. And, what do you mean his knee must be bothering him? Is that where he was hit by a pitch earlier this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fainter Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 Sounds like these youngsters just mentioned should be hitting the weight room with earnest this off-season. I still would like to know what kind of off season program these kids are on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted August 2, 2003 Author Share Posted August 2, 2003 Yea, I saw he hasn't been playing. And, what do you mean his knee must be bothering him? Is that where he was hit by a pitch earlier this year? Yes, I believe he was hit on or around the knee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 Yes, I believe he was hit on or around the knee. Ok, thanks. I hope he starts playing again soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted August 3, 2003 Share Posted August 3, 2003 The guy who is quietly having a good year is Tim Hummel got his average up to .292 with a .361 obp. 35 extra base hits, 8 steals. can play three infield positions. he won't be an all-star, but he's got value. Hummel is one of those guys I can't wait to see. He doesn't do anything fancy but is solid at anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MnSoxFan Posted August 3, 2003 Share Posted August 3, 2003 I saw a lot of Hummel in spring training the first week. since Jose was resting from a lot of winter ball. He did not look like much, a bit overmatched at plate, did not look bad at 3B, cannot start at SS for us, but could be a Graffy type, could end up a better hitter tho. He has good plate sense and patience. I saw Brice up close, they really like him, he is big enuf to fill out with power. He really has a nice stroke and just glad he is making steady contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbaho-WG Posted August 3, 2003 Share Posted August 3, 2003 I saw a lot of Hummel in spring training the first week. since Jose was resting from a lot of winter ball. He did not look like much, a bit overmatched at plate, did not look bad at 3B, cannot start at SS for us, but could be a Graffy type, could end up a better hitter tho. He has good plate sense and patience. I saw Brice up close, they really like him, he is big enuf to fill out with power. He really has a nice stroke and just glad he is making steady contact. Mn, was Brice a lot more powerful in low-ball situations? He was a former cricket player, and I know he can hit the low ball very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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