Rex Hudler Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 Chisoxfn - I am saving you from taking the time to do a Minor League report on last night. Barons lost 6-1. They are not a good team. Everyone else got rained out. Did I leave anything out? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fainter Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 Rex, who do you think are the best two or three prospects on that team? Also, I wouldn't be surprised if Ruddy/Edwin Yan is promoted from the Warthogs. Soon. Maybe Jeremy Reed, too. That would liven things up for the Barons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbaho-WG Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 I'm doing the minor league recap(s) for yesterday. Wewt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted April 19, 2003 Author Share Posted April 19, 2003 Rex, who do you think are the best two or three prospects on that team? Also, I wouldn't be surprised if Ruddy/Edwin Yan is promoted from the Warthogs. Soon. Maybe Jeremy Reed, too. That would liven things up for the Barons. I'll copy and paste what I posted on the other board....... This was in response to someone that thought Battersby was sitting because of the Ingram signing. Battersby is not going to supply the club with power. Battersby is sitting because Shaffer is playing SS so Sandoval moves to 3B. Which moves Hankins to 1B and Alvarez or Ingram to DH. If Alvarez was hitting, you would see Ingram play OF more. Battersby has played some OF also. Right now the lineup is getting shuffled because no one is hitting or getting on base consistently. But Shaffer is truly the guy keeping Battersby out of the lineup more often. Battersby wasn't playing full-time before Ingram got here. The following lineup is idea in my opinion... C Maldonado or Aceves 1B Battersby 2B Sandoval SS Reyes 3B Hankins LF Ingram CF Durham RF Bikowski DH Alvarez Piniella would get 3-4 games a week in LF or CF with different guys sitting so not to take too many AB's away from them. Shaffer would play 2-3 times a week because daddy wants him to. At this point, I don't see a big difference between Maldonado and Aceves. Piniella is hitting .222. But Backman likes Piniella and finds ways to work him into the linuep. Durham is really the one that should be sitting right now. He has absolutely no confidence at all. So little that he tried to bunt for a hit the other night on an 0-2 count. FWIW, Battersby is no more a prospect than Ingram. Ingram has been hitting the ball hard, just not far enough. I saw at least 3 or 4 AB's last week where he smashed a line drive that drove the OF back toward the warning track, but wasn't hit far enough to get over his head. He has only struck out 4 times in 18 AB's so that is good for him. He'll come around. His HR potential gets respect which helps other hitters. Battersby is one of the best defensive 1B I have ever seen, but just doens't have any real pop at the plate. Pitching staffs do not fear pitching to him. They will be careful with Ingram at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted April 19, 2003 Author Share Posted April 19, 2003 Continuing with Barons analysis..... -- To further illustrate my point about Durham, he has 21 strikeouts in only 44 AB's. -- Alvarez is htting only .216, but has 12 BB. Hopefully he will find the pop in his bat we expected. -- Hankins has 15 k's in 54 AB's which seems high, but I still like Hankins as a Minor League hitter. It is just too bad that is all he will ever be. Don't see the Majors for him. -- Durham at .136, Reyes at .220, and Sandoval is at .212. The top of the order is just not getting the job done. Only 10 walks between them too. -- In reality, the stories of this team are Cotts, Yofu and to a lesser degree Ring and Pacheco. West was much better in his last outing but still don't see him finding consistency anytime soon. -- Malone is a BB machine. If he ever finds it, he could make it big. If not, he will never even get to the Big Leagues. I just gave you a lot more than you asked for Jim, but I had already typed it all so this seemed easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 Chisoxfn - I am saving you from taking the time to do a Minor League report on last night. Barons lost 6-1. They are not a good team. Everyone else got rained out. Did I leave anything out? LOL Sounds about right to me. Cerbaho had the report today and he's gonna have a ton of work for tomorrow recap (On Todays Games) since 7 games are scheduled. Barons offense is looking horrid and I guess its because they don't have many hitting prospects right now. I like Reyes, but his knock was that they didn't think he would hit at higher levels. Hopefully him and Durham can turn it around cause if they can get a good top of the order then they will be alright. Plus if Ruddy keeps tearing the cover off the ball you'll be seeing him real soon and him and Reyes are a real good 1/2 combo at the top of the lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted April 19, 2003 Author Share Posted April 19, 2003 Ruddy won't see Birmingham until it is finally okay for them to bench Shaffer. Mark me down as one that is looking forward to that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 Ruddy won't see Birmingham until it is finally okay for them to bench Shaffer. Mark me down as one that is looking forward to that day. I have yet to figure out why Shaffer is playing short. I always though Reyes future was at short, but they have been playing him at second and to me thats a mistake. I know some believe Reyes has to improve his defense, but for a minor league shortstop he wasn't all that bad, at least error wise. You can tell me if I'm wrong, but I'd think that Reyes has a heck of a lot more range than Shaffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted April 19, 2003 Author Share Posted April 19, 2003 Ruddy won't see Birmingham until it is finally okay for them to bench Shaffer. Mark me down as one that is looking forward to that day. I have yet to figure out why Shaffer is playing short. I always though Reyes future was at short, but they have been playing him at second and to me thats a mistake. I know some believe Reyes has to improve his defense, but for a minor league shortstop he wasn't all that bad, at least error wise. You can tell me if I'm wrong, but I'd think that Reyes has a heck of a lot more range than Shaffer. One word........ Daddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurcieOne Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 Ruddy won't see Birmingham until it is finally okay for them to bench Shaffer. Mark me down as one that is looking forward to that day. I have yet to figure out why Shaffer is playing short. I always though Reyes future was at short, but they have been playing him at second and to me thats a mistake. I know some believe Reyes has to improve his defense, but for a minor league shortstop he wasn't all that bad, at least error wise. You can tell me if I'm wrong, but I'd think that Reyes has a heck of a lot more range than Shaffer. One word........ Daddy Didnt shaffer make an error to lose a game for the Barons??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted April 19, 2003 Author Share Posted April 19, 2003 Didnt shaffer make an error to lose a game for the Barons??? Yep, booted a routine grounder with two outs in extra innings to allow the lead run to score. Also tried to complete a double play by making the throw to first with no one covering and all of the infielders yelling at him to hold the ball. Threw it into the dugout and the winning run scored in the bottom of the 11th or 12th against the Cubs AA club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurcieOne Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 Didnt shaffer make an error to lose a game for the Barons??? Yep, booted a routine grounder with two outs in extra innings to allow the lead run to score. Also tried to complete a double play by making the throw to first with no one covering and all of the infielders yelling at him to hold the ball. Threw it into the dugout and the winning run scored in the bottom of the 11th or 12th against the Cubs AA club. Is Wally pulling his hair out with shaffer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 id think that wally would be pulling his hair out with the whole team......theyre not anything like last year thats for sure................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubKilla Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 Also tried to complete a double play by making the throw to first with no one covering and all of the infielders yelling at him to hold the ball. Threw it into the dugout and the winning run scored in the bottom of the 11th or 12th against the Cubs AA club. Sounds ugly :puke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted April 20, 2003 Author Share Posted April 20, 2003 No offense whatsoever. Lost 6-1 again tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 No offense whatsoever. Lost 6-1 again tonight. damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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