Charlotte

 

Birmingham

 

Winston-Salem

 

Kanny

 

Great Falls

 

Bristol

 

 

 

 

 

Nice night for Trayce. 4 plate appearances... 2 homeruns... 2 walks.

 

I'm digging Keenyn Walker getting his knocks, rookie ball or otherwise. So he's moving up next week to Kanny?

Milledge still quietly putting up a really good season.

 

I'd trade him for Rios in an INSTANT right now...

Addison Reed w/ a perfect 9th. Get's the save. 2 Ks. Now has 82 K and 11 BB in 56 IP this year. Yeah, this kid might be ready.

Mitchell went 4/5, 2 2B, RBI.

Wilkins went 3/5, 2B, 3 RBI.

 

Semien 1/4, HR, 2 RBI

Ravelo went 2/4

 

Walker 3/4, 2 BB

 

I find it funny that Walker already has 3 CS in professional ball.

 

And my boy Nate Jones has quietly been a beast for a while unnoticed. Love his arm.

Mitchell went 4/5, 2 2B, RBI.

Wilkins went 3/5, 2B, 3 RBI.

 

Semien 1/4, HR, 2 RBI

Ravelo went 2/4

 

Walker 3/4, 2 BB

Those are huge. He won't be a legitimate leadoff hitter without a high OBP, so it's nice to see him get his walk total up.

Kevan Smith did not play....Is he moving up?

I find it funny that Walker already has 3 CS in professional ball.

 

And my boy Nate Jones has quietly been a beast for a while unnoticed. Love his arm.

He will be undone by the Sox screwing with him. There was really no need to make him a starter last year. He has two pitches, that isn't starter material. And somehow the Sox moved him to starter (perhaps it was to improve a third pitch, who knows), but he had a poor year last year because of it. Seems like he is getting back in the rhythm he had prior to starting.

He will be undone by the Sox screwing with him. There was really no need to make him a starter last year. He has two pitches, that isn't starter material. And somehow the Sox moved him to starter (perhaps it was to improve a third pitch, who knows), but he had a poor year last year because of it. Seems like he is getting back in the rhythm he had prior to starting.

 

Up until Reed, that has been the Sox philosophy. They try to build repeatability and arm slot before moving them to the pen.

Up until Reed, that has been the Sox philosophy. They try to build repeatability and arm slot before moving them to the pen.

 

Exactly. It's a fairly common practice. It allows them to give guys they consider promising more innings of work for development purposes. It doesn't mean they're waffling between using them as starters or relievers. The number of quality pitches they have determines that.

 

 

 

That's not to say making guys temp. starters is a good practice. It is widely done though.

That's not to say making guys temp. starters is a good practice.

 

Why?

 

That's not to say making guys temp. starters is a good practice. It is widely done though.

I am not a fan of it. I endorse the idea of keeping a guy a starter as long as possible then moving him to relief, but I don't think taking a reliever and making him pitch double the innings the next year as a starter is prudent.

I am not a fan of it. I endorse the idea of keeping a guy a starter as long as possible then moving him to relief, but I don't think taking a reliever and making him pitch double the innings the next year as a starter is prudent.

The extra innings might well be a good thing for strengthening his arm early in his career as well, in addition to the "repetition" aspect.

That's not to say making guys temp. starters is a good practice. It is widely done though.

 

I think it helps the development of pitchers a lot more than being in the pen the whole time.

Why?

I guess I should have been clearer. I wasn't saying that I'm against it. I'm merely saying I don't buy that it helps guys. I don't think it matters all that much either way. Pitching as a starter is such a different thing from pitching as a reliever that I don't see if the extra reps are relevant or harmful.