Heads22 Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Charlotte (19-28) @ Lehigh Valley (14-35) Charlie Haeger (3-4, 5.37) vs. Travis Blackley (0-3, 6.45) 6:05 PM CT Birmingham (28-20) @ Huntsville (30-18) Ryan Motherf***ing O'Malley (1-0, 2.92) vs. Brae Wright (1-5, 4.56) 2:05 PM CT Kinston @ Winston Salem (Doubleheader) 6 PM - Resuming Suspended Game http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/st...kinafa_wswafa_1 Game 2 after game 1 Hagerstown (25-22) @ Kannapolis (22-26) Anthony Carter (4-1, 1.98) vs. Jeff Mandel (4-2, 5.55) 6:05 PM CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Birmingham is 28-20 and has a 6-game lead in the Southern League's 'South Division'. The hitting (outside of David Cook) hasn't been much to speak of... But the pitching has been very good. The Barons have the 3rd best team ERA out of 10 team. They have the lowest WHIP. And they've only given up 18 homeruns as a staff, which is 10-15 lower than most of the teams in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 (edited) Ryan Motherf***ing O'Malley 3 IP 11 hits 8 runs (1-1, 7.04) our whole farm system is comically devoid of talent Edited May 24, 2008 by daa84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 I've pretty much religiously followed our minor leagues for the last five years. I've barely acknowledged them so far this year. We've basically got nothin' right now. Most of the guys doing anything of note are all at the lower levels. I don't even consider a player a true prospect until they start producing at High A. Scenario, you seem like our resident minor league guy this year. Besides guys like Broadway and Poreda, who the hell else is worth following right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 24, 2008 -> 05:24 PM) I've pretty much religiously followed our minor leagues for the last five years. I've barely acknowledged them so far this year. We've basically got nothin' right now. Most of the guys doing anything of note are all at the lower levels. I don't even consider a player a true prospect until they start producing at High A. Scenario, you seem like our resident minor league guy this year. Besides guys like Broadway and Poreda, who the hell else is worth following right now? Fields and Richar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 24, 2008 -> 06:24 PM) Scenario, you seem like our resident minor league guy this year. Besides guys like Broadway and Poreda, who the hell else is worth following right now? I appreciate your comment. I'm really just a hard core fan who spends too much time listening to games and reading about minor league players. There are several other people, like JPN, who regularly attend the games and can tell you alot more about guys they've seen. Here are the players I track. That doesn't mean they're the best prospects from a scout's perspective, but I find them 'interesting' players with potential. (Some are doing well this year. Others aren't.) At Charlotte: Broadway, Egbert, & Getz (plus Fields, Owens, and Richar of course) At Birmingham: Cook, Gartrell, Richard, McCulloch, & DRodriguez (plus Lucas Harrell when healthy) At Winston-Salem: Allen, Shelby, CJ Retherford, Ely, & Poreda At Kannapolis: Jose Martinez, Marrero, Miranda, Shirek, Carter, Hunt, Moreno, & Mabee. If I had to bet on one star coming out of this group: as a position player it would be Shelby; as a pitcher it would be Poreda. My longshot darkhorse lotto bet to turn into something... CJ Retherford. I've done some research on him. Really a unique player. Could turn out to be nothing... but I just have a hunch he'll end up making it to the majors. Edited May 25, 2008 by scenario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (scenario @ May 24, 2008 -> 07:30 PM) My longshot darkhorse lotto bet to turn into something... CJ Retherford. I've done some research on him. Really a unique player. Could turn out to be nothing... but I just have a hunch he'll end up making it to the majors. I really like Retherford as well. Not sure why, but like you said, it's kind of just a hunch. Maybe it's b/c of his underdog situation coming in as an undrafted free agent. He came from a very good baseball program at Arizona St, so he definitely has some talent to have been able to play there. Well, I didn't realize he was batting .230 until I just checked, so that's not good. Thought he was doing a lot better than that... Oh well. Edited May 25, 2008 by dasox24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEdWalsh Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 I believe that he's actually hitting .275, including 9 for his last 13. I saw him play with Great Falls last year and was impressed. I listed him as my favorite minor leaguer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 (edited) Yeah, he had a cold streak and dropped to .230 but has rebounded in style and pumped it back up to .275. (5 multi-hit games in his last 10 games. Two of those were 4-hit games.) What I'm intrigued by is his history of being good at every position he's played. I love the fact that he both pitched and caught in the same inning in a college game. LOL Alot of position players haved pitched an inning or so and sucked. But he was a good pitcher who hit well enough that they played him in the field on his off-days... a classic old-school bat-rat type of player. I don't think I've ever heard of a player who could play EVERY position before and be good. Just seems to suggest he's a unique talent with baseball IQ and instincts that you just can't teach. That and his 1.000 OPS last year at Great Falls... a 1.000 OPS and set the all-time league doubles record... that's sort of an attention getter too. Edited May 25, 2008 by scenario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Like I've said a few times already, Retherford might never be anything special, but he could become a valuable bench player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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