The Tigers came to their senses, and Charlie went up Double-A.
He had a decent debut, but he didn't put up his normally insane strikeout total.
But I bet he'll make a couple of adjustments, and he'll start throwing like his same old crazy self.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Ahem
Charlie Furbush, a Tigers prospect born in Portland, Maine, has 90 strikeouts and 11 walks in 62 innings pitched this year. Talk about a throat-clearing.
As of the morning of June 1, he leads all of pro baseball in that category.
Second place? Tim Lincecum with 83.
As of the morning of June 1, he leads all of pro baseball in that category.
Second place? Tim Lincecum with 83.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
When in Holland
...Strike out a bunch of guys and get the win.
After having a subpar season in the Majors last year, Derrek Holland had an absolutely fantastic start to 2010 in Triple-A OKC.
As the link to above shows, he struck out seven A's and allowed five hits and walk over six scoreless innings. Sure, the A's don't have the greatest lineup in baseball, and it would have been nice to see what he would have done if he were asked to pitch the seventh, too, but based on this outing and his opening appearances in the Minors, Holland looks like he's once again becoming a guy to look out for.
In Strasburg news, all I can say is, "Man oh man." I do wonder if the Nats are limiting him to six-inning starts in the Minors specifically because they're counting his total innings on the season very carefully and they don't want to waste them all before he gets to the Washington. It's hard to imagine he won't be there by, say, June 10, though. Especially the way he's thrown in Triple-A.
After having a subpar season in the Majors last year, Derrek Holland had an absolutely fantastic start to 2010 in Triple-A OKC.
As the link to above shows, he struck out seven A's and allowed five hits and walk over six scoreless innings. Sure, the A's don't have the greatest lineup in baseball, and it would have been nice to see what he would have done if he were asked to pitch the seventh, too, but based on this outing and his opening appearances in the Minors, Holland looks like he's once again becoming a guy to look out for.
In Strasburg news, all I can say is, "Man oh man." I do wonder if the Nats are limiting him to six-inning starts in the Minors specifically because they're counting his total innings on the season very carefully and they don't want to waste them all before he gets to the Washington. It's hard to imagine he won't be there by, say, June 10, though. Especially the way he's thrown in Triple-A.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Just fine, indeed
If, like me, you missed Clayton Kershaw's shining performance yesterday, you can see highlights courtesy of MLB.com.
Funny coincidence -- it was also Vin Scully's 60th anniversary as a broadcaster, and the highlight reel does a great job of showing he's still got it.
Funny coincidence -- it was also Vin Scully's 60th anniversary as a broadcaster, and the highlight reel does a great job of showing he's still got it.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Spooky stuff
Last season, on Opening Day for the Minors, I wrote this little game story about Indians catching prospect Carlos Santana breaking into Double-A with a slew of homers and belting one on his birthday.
This year, he's done it again, this time at Triple-A. Next year? The Major Leaguers will have read the scouting reports on him and walk him.
This year, he's done it again, this time at Triple-A. Next year? The Major Leaguers will have read the scouting reports on him and walk him.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Nickname
Baseball's always been a sport of great nicknames.
I've got an idea for Dodgers prospect Dee Gordon, who's an exceptional shortstop.
That's right.
Dee "D" Gordon.
I've got an idea for Dodgers prospect Dee Gordon, who's an exceptional shortstop.
That's right.
Dee "D" Gordon.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Minor prediction
Jose Iglesias, the Cuban-born shortstop the Red Sox gave a truckload of money to last summer, has professional experience in the States in the Arizona Fall League and in the Red Sox's Spring Training camp.
The knock on Iglesias is his bat -- folks are concerned that he's too light a hitter to really develop into the kind of talent others see him becoming. He hit .275 with two homers and 12 RBIs in the hitters' paradise that is the AFL, but those 18 games are tough to read a lot into.
A week ago, the Red Sox announced that Iglesias will start his first Stateside season in Double-A Portland. My prediction? He struggles at the plate there for the first month. It sounds like being cut from camp bruised his ego a little bit, and if he's of questionable talent at the plate, having him face Double-A pitching throughout April in Maine doesn't sound like a good way to build his confidence.
To recap, he's played in Cuba, Arizona, and Fort Myers. Forgetting the culture shock of shipping him to Portland, let's think for a second about the weather. Hitting in the cold is not high up on anybody's list of favorite things to do, and for a young guy to have to do it with a lot of expectations and eyes on him, with seemingly shaky confidence already... Well, I wish him luck.
The knock on Iglesias is his bat -- folks are concerned that he's too light a hitter to really develop into the kind of talent others see him becoming. He hit .275 with two homers and 12 RBIs in the hitters' paradise that is the AFL, but those 18 games are tough to read a lot into.
A week ago, the Red Sox announced that Iglesias will start his first Stateside season in Double-A Portland. My prediction? He struggles at the plate there for the first month. It sounds like being cut from camp bruised his ego a little bit, and if he's of questionable talent at the plate, having him face Double-A pitching throughout April in Maine doesn't sound like a good way to build his confidence.
To recap, he's played in Cuba, Arizona, and Fort Myers. Forgetting the culture shock of shipping him to Portland, let's think for a second about the weather. Hitting in the cold is not high up on anybody's list of favorite things to do, and for a young guy to have to do it with a lot of expectations and eyes on him, with seemingly shaky confidence already... Well, I wish him luck.
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