June 27, 201411 yr http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?s...mp;ymd=20140627 Charlotte- Erik Johnson Birmingham- Myles Jaye Winston Salem- Jefferson Olacio Kannapolis- Thad Lowry Great Falls- Chris Freudenberg
June 28, 201411 yr QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jun 27, 2014 -> 07:55 PM) Anderson 3-4 HR and 3 RBIs My god what a stud.
June 28, 201411 yr QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 27, 2014 -> 08:38 PM) Jacob May with two more SBs. It seems he is snagging bags at will. He is 16 for 16 in the month of June on stolen base attempts.
June 28, 201411 yr Author Great Falls Jake Peter 2-2 so far. Excellent start to his professional career. Jackson Laumann continues to hit for power. Another HR tonight. Freudenberg looking very impressive thru 3.
June 28, 201411 yr QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 27, 2014 -> 07:38 PM) Jacob May with two more SBs. It seems he is snagging bags at will. We've already seen this with Micah Johnson in A ball. When he replicates those numbers at BIRM and Charlotte, then you can be legitimate excited.
June 28, 201411 yr Victor Done 2.2 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 6 SO Love the strikeouts at the very least. 10 K/6 BB in 6.2 IP for his first 2 starts.
June 28, 201411 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 27, 2014 -> 11:27 PM) We've already seen this with Micah Johnson in A ball. When he replicates those numbers at BIRM and Charlotte, then you can be legitimate excited. Are you saying Micah didn't replicate those numbers at higher levels?
June 28, 201411 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2014 -> 11:21 AM) Are you saying Micah didn't replicate those numbers at higher levels? Stolen bases.
June 28, 201411 yr I'm more interested in Micah replicating his good plate discipline at higher levels than steals. Baserunning >steals anyway.
June 28, 201411 yr QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jun 28, 2014 -> 12:37 PM) I'm more interested in Micah replicating his good plate discipline at higher levels than steals. Baserunning >steals anyway. Normally as players advance in minors, organizations have them run less (once they have proven themselves) as there are more risks to nagging injuries, etc, and they want to make sure those players (who have legit other tools) are advancing those tools and healthy and able to work on that stuff. Was told that from multiple people back when I spent a few different summers at the various minor league facilities. This included conversations with the Sox minor league coordinator at the time.
June 29, 201411 yr QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 28, 2014 -> 03:58 PM) Normally as players advance in minors, organizations have them run less (once they have proven themselves) as there are more risks to nagging injuries, etc, and they want to make sure those players (who have legit other tools) are advancing those tools and healthy and able to work on that stuff. Was told that from multiple people back when I spent a few different summers at the various minor league facilities. This included conversations with the Sox minor league coordinator at the time. That's all fine and good, but then Micah Johnson has to be more of a Ray Durham clone (who later starts hitting 12-18 homers per year in the second half of his career) at the next level...if he's not going to be like a Pods or Hamilton that will give you 50-75 steals. If your number 1 asset's speed, then you have to use it to affect the outcome of games or your lack of other tools (defense, power, arm, etc.) will always hold you back. Edited June 29, 201411 yr by caulfield12
June 30, 201411 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 28, 2014 -> 10:23 PM) That's all fine and good, but then Micah Johnson has to be more of a Ray Durham clone (who later starts hitting 12-18 homers per year in the second half of his career) at the next level...if he's not going to be like a Pods or Hamilton that will give you 50-75 steals. If your number 1 asset's speed, then you have to use it to affect the outcome of games or your lack of other tools (defense, power, arm, etc.) will always hold you back. If he can be a league average 2B, I'd be perfectly content. He doesn't "have" to be Ray Durham, who was really good overall player for a very long time, nor does he have to be Billy Hamilton (who is seemingly a generational talent) nor Scott Podsednik (who was an incredible base stealer when he was healthy). If he put up Mark Ellis's numbers - absolutely nothing extraordinary but perfectly solid all the way around - I'd be just fine with it. Frankly, I think this level of hyperbole is silly. Guys are going to be who they are, and if it's eventually meaningful for the big league club, then that's all that matters.
June 30, 201411 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 28, 2014 -> 08:23 PM) That's all fine and good, but then Micah Johnson has to be more of a Ray Durham clone (who later starts hitting 12-18 homers per year in the second half of his career) at the next level...if he's not going to be like a Pods or Hamilton that will give you 50-75 steals. If your number 1 asset's speed, then you have to use it to affect the outcome of games or your lack of other tools (defense, power, arm, etc.) will always hold you back. I'm talking about minor league steal stats being relatively irrelevant. He could be told not to run very much and then turn it completely back on at the major league level.
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