July 9, 201114 yr Knights doubleheader @ Gwinnett Game 1 Zaleski Game 2 later Barons @ Jackson Griffith Dash @ Salem Furnish Intimidators doubleheader @ Lakewood Game 1 Upchurch Voyagers @ Helena 7:05 (Walker's debut) Snodgress (interesting that he's starting) Bristol @ Burlington Matos
July 9, 201114 yr Tyler homers for Charlotte, he is having a decent July: AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS Totals .286 35 5 10 2 0 3 7 4 19 0 0 .390 .600 .990 K´s/BB´s ratio still uneven but all in all very prductive. Edited July 9, 201114 yr by SpainSOXfan09
July 9, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (SpainSOXfan09 @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 05:54 PM) Tyler homers for Charlotte, he is having a decent July: AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS Totals .286 35 5 10 2 0 3 7 4 19 0 0 .390 .600 .990 K´s/BB´s ratio still uneven but all in all very prductive. And Lucy just came into the game for him. Welcome to the bigs again kid.
July 9, 201114 yr And Lucy just came into the game for him. Welcome to the bigs again kid. Dan, has Flowers been to the show already? If so how much service time does he have?
July 9, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (SpainSOXfan09 @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 06:03 PM) Dan, has Flowers been to the show already? If so how much service time does he have? September call-ups the last 2 years. 3/16 with 3 BB and 8 K in 09. 1/11 with 4 BB and 5 K last year.
July 9, 201114 yr September call-ups the last 2 years. 3/16 with 3 BB and 8 K in 09. 1/11 with 4 BB and 5 K last year. Based on this he still has 3 ARB years left.
July 9, 201114 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 05:06 PM) September call-ups the last 2 years. 3/16 with 3 BB and 8 K in 09. 1/11 with 4 BB and 5 K last year. Cups o' coffee. This will be a better look that I'm rather looking forward to.
July 9, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (SpainSOXfan09 @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 06:09 PM) Based on this he still has 3 ARB years left. 40-man call ups don't start the arb clock, but this would. He's still a rookie with 2 options left.
July 9, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 06:11 PM) Cups o' coffee. This will be a better look that I'm rather looking forward to. Do you expect him to get more than 6 PA per week? I'm not so sure. It was Castro that got hurt after all.
July 9, 201114 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 05:12 PM) Do you expect him to get more than 6 PA per week? I'm not so sure. It was Castro that got hurt after all. Yeah, I guess AJ will play even more, but if they don't play TF hardly ever, it'll be pretty obvious he's not the long term plan A. I'm guessing he isn't plan A and KW would love to trade him.
July 9, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 06:18 PM) Yeah, I guess AJ will play even more, but if they don't play TF hardly ever, it'll be pretty obvious he's not the long term plan A. I'm guessing he isn't plan A and KW would love to trade him. At this point, the Sox would be idiotic to have Tyler as the long-term plan. If Tyler was the long-term plan AJ wouldn't have been resigned. Tyler is still an option, but there's no way the Sox are expecting him to hold down the catcher slot for years to come.
July 9, 201114 yr Yeah, I guess AJ will play even more, but if they don't play TF hardly ever, it'll be pretty obvious he's not the long term plan A. I'm guessing he isn't plan A and KW would love to trade him. This would bite as he is having an ok year and what I would term as starting to turn it around. The other co-incidence is that DV is out of the lineup but that must be to do with his All Star appearance.
July 9, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (SpainSOXfan09 @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 06:21 PM) This would bite as he is having an ok year and what I would term as starting to turn it around. The other co-incidence is that DV is out of the lineup but that must be to do with his All Star appearance. Frankly, I don't see all the recent optimism around Flowers. He's hitting .255 with 84 K in 220 AB in AAA. Yeah, he walks and has power, but that contact rate should put him barely above Adam Dunn's territory right now.
July 9, 201114 yr Does T-Flow get the call now that Castro is out due to a broken hand or is it Lucy?
July 9, 201114 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 05:27 PM) Frankly, I don't see all the recent optimism around Flowers. He's hitting .255 with 84 K in 220 AB in AAA. Yeah, he walks and has power, but that contact rate should put him barely above Adam Dunn's territory right now. I'm totally with you. I don't expect him to succeed. More wishing for a pleasant surprise/showcase for trade.
July 10, 201114 yr QUOTE (Springfield SoxFan @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 06:33 PM) Does T-Flow get the call now that Castro is out due to a broken hand or is it Lucy? Flowers for sure.
July 10, 201114 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 07:27 PM) Frankly, I don't see all the recent optimism around Flowers. He's hitting .255 with 84 K in 220 AB in AAA. Yeah, he walks and has power, but that contact rate should put him barely above Adam Dunn's territory right now. He has an OPS around .890 in AAA at a position that currently has miserable hitting depth league-wide. What's average production this year in the MLB at that position? .700 OPS? Yes, he still strikes out far too often, and it is a legitimate question just how far his production will far off unless he cuts down on those strikeouts at least a bit (and whether he could even keep up this level of production at AAA). But the good news: he is playing catcher. Being a successful hitting catcher is a pretty low threshold. Not saying they should pencil him in as the future starter. But I am definitely interested to see how he can do going forward, both at the AAA and the major league levels. Also, while strikeouts are a part of Dunn's problems, by far the bigger issue is his lack of power: .164 ISO, infield fly % that has shot up, HR/FB rate that is half his career rate all point toward weak hitting even when he makes contact (as everyone can tell just by watching him). Not trying to start a debate about Dunn, but the point is: Flowers can strike out 35% of the time and still hit a lot better than Dunn this year. Like I said, skepticism is warranted, but so, I think, is optimism (or at least interest) given his solid production this year and the production by catchers in general in the majors. Edited July 10, 201114 yr by asmithxc
July 10, 201114 yr Nice to see Mitchell back in the .230's. 1/4, 2 K's. News worse for Thompson fans, 0/5 with 4 K's, .225. Edited July 10, 201114 yr by caulfield12
July 10, 201114 yr Just an FYI, but someone on here recently stated that the exact plan was for Flowers to be the back-up catcher next year, so this is a good audition for him.
July 10, 201114 yr Keenyn Walker doubles and then scores in his first professional at bat. Add a Outfeild Assist in the 1st inning (CF-3B) Edited July 10, 201114 yr by LayelBurton
July 10, 201114 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 08:02 PM) Just an FYI, but someone on here recently stated that the exact plan was for Flowers to be the back-up catcher next year, so this is a good audition for him. I believe it was docsox. (and if it was, he has some of the best sources around) BTW, Shoemaker continues his torrid pace.
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