jacksonianmarch

Frank Francisco is TERRIBLE.

VTek walks off here

Thanks Beltre. Now, Vtek. But it is April, so Vtek actually has some bat left.

I would argue that Bill Hall's stay in Boston has been completely positive. Then again, I am a Yankee fan

We need about 9 runs to win this game

Javy has the bad combo of disappearing stuff and bad location. There has to be a major mechanical issue in Javy's windup or there has to be an injury. Seriously, he usually throws 90-93, he is barely breaking 90.

not your best

Let him bunt it f***face. Why the f*** is he even in this game?

Hall bunts here. Lowell walks off. Bank it

The Rangers are gift-wrapping this game to the sox with a bright red bow

Francisco flailed at that like a gay kid trying to catch a football.

Well, they brought 3 runs home in the first. Vazquez is finally locating, but f*** his fastball has gone to s***. He is topping off at 90 on the YES gun

I smell a walkoff homer by Lowell

that has nothing to do with this thread Lester. How to divert attention though. And no, I dont root for injuries. I just called it seeing as, you know, I am a frickin doctor

That is exactly the kind of play that sparks a winning streak. "And a scrub will lead you". I remember a few yrs back in Oakland, Ruben Sierra lining a double down the line to win a game that started a long winning streak after starting well under .500. I think that was 2005.

Since when does a scrub like Matt Treanor battle Papelbon. Where the hell did his shutdown pitch go

How long until the Darnell McDonald for DH argument gets raised?

2 week update AAA Eduardo Nunez has been on fire. After a 3 for 5 game, he is now hitting an even .370 on the young season. What has been so refreshing about his start, though, is his plate discipline. 5 walks to 3K's, which is definitely a change from a yr ago. Currently, his OPS is .964 Jesus Montero took a week or so to get going, but he's back in the swing of things. He hit his second homer tonight. Currently, he's hitting .295 with 2 homers, 9 RBI and 5 walks. His OPS is .867. Juan Miranda keeps languishing in the minors. He it hitting .289 with 1HR and 9 walks. His OPS, as per usual, is well over .800. Ivan Nova has started to turn that corner that he has shown glimpses of. Through 3 starts, he has an ERA of 2.04, which isnt that surprising. The great thing to see is the K rate. A guy blessed with incredible stuff, he never used to K people. Well, through 17IP, he has 18K's. He is on the 40 man, meaning that he will probably see some time in NY this yr Zach McAllister has been just as impressive. Through 3 starts, he has an ERA under 3 and a WHIP of 1.15. He just continues to pitch very well under the radar. He also should be on the short list to come to the Bronx, although Nova undoubtedly has the better stuff Mark Melancon has also had a great start to the yr. He's thrown 10.1IP through 6 games, with an ERA under 2, 9K, and a WHIP at 1.16. He is also on the short list to the Bronx. AAA isnt without it's disappointments thus far. Romulo Sanchez, the fat righty who throws 99-100mph has sucked thus far as a starter. He has an ERA of 9, a WHIP of 2, and almost as many walks as IP. Once one guy from AA is ready to come up, I expect Sanchez to go back to pen work, where he could be useful Colin Curtis, the OFer with all the talent and none of the production came into this season with some fanfare. After dominating the AFL, it was expected that Curtis would finally turn the corner. Well, he's been exactly what he was last yr in Trenton. A solid D OFer with an OPS under .700. His time is just about up AA Well, the offense has been spurred by one player for the most part. David Adams has been dominating AA. His line thus far is as follows... .370/.408/.565. In 12 games, he has 6 doubles and 1HR. Not bad for his first run at AA. Austin Romine, the prize prospect at this level, has started off slowly. .250BA with no power or OBP. Brandon Laird has started off about the same. He does have a homer, but that's about it. BA of .244 Damon Sublett, the Trenton CF (converted from 2B last yr) hasnt had a high BA, but his BB and power have showed up early. He's got a BA of .231. but the 2 homers, 1 double, and 6 walks have his OPS in the .875 range The only other offensive prospect at this level, Dan Brewer, has also started slowly. He's OPS'ing under .600 as well On the pitching side, Christian Garcia went down with a torn UCL and will miss the season. Jeremy Bleich has been much better, even though he walked 6 batters in tonight's game. He has an ERA of 2.04, but the 11 walks in 17 innings are a concern Ryan Pope has also seen a resurgence. His ERA of 4.20 isnt great, but his WHIP of 1.13 and 13K's in 15IP look pretty nice out of the get-go. Wilkin de la Rosa was FINALLY converted to the pen, and he has been dominant. He's thrown 9IP, and has allowed only 5 baserunners and 1ER. David Phelps has only made 1 start, 5.1IP 1ER 7K, and has been pushed back by the rain thus far. Grant Duff has been dominant as well. The tall righty who regained his velocity last yr, has thrown 6IP thus far, striking out 12 and walking only 2. Might be time for a promotion DJ Mitchell has started off poorly. His ERA of 4.15 is not indicative of how shaky he has been. He has 8.2IP in 2 starts. He has walked 5 and only struck out 2, and he has allowed 9 hits. Last yr, Bleich struggled at this level on promotion, so this might just be a right of passage. But nothing looks good from him thus far A+ Offensively, this level has had little to write home about. Then again, the FSL is considered a pretty strong pitcher's league, so the numbers might be suppressed on the offensive side. But the brightest spot is Corban Joseph. He is hitting an even .300 on the yr with 5 doubles and a homer. That's the good. The bad is that he has struck out 15 times in 13 games and hasnt drawn a walk. Last yr was his first professional season out of HS, so his approach needs some seasoning. Abraham Almonte, the 5 tool switch hitting CFer, has shown speed early with 1 triple, 3 doubles, and 5SB. But the approach has been miserable as well. He's hitting .267, but he has 14Ks to 4BBs and owns an OPS right at .700. He needs some seasoning as well. Bradley Suttle has come out rusty. 16K's in 13 games is one thing, but hitting .222 with only 1 double to his name is even worse. Neil Medchill, the phenom from Oklahoma State who set the NYP HR record last yr, has started slowly as well. He's batting an even .200 with only one EBH to his name. The only good thing is he has drawn 7 walks in 12 games. From the pitching side, there are really only 4 solid prospects to talk about, with half of them sucking and half dominating. Starting with the good, Adam Warren (Yankee 4th rounder from last yr who jumped the SAL to Tampa) has been dominant. In 3 starts, he has thrown 17IP, and has now had 2 starts where he went 6IP and allowed only 1 hit. Overall, he has a WHIP of 0.71 and 12K's to his name. He is on the short list to a promotion Hector Noesi, the dominican pitcher who finally got his breaking pitches under his control last yr, has started out hot as well. He has struck out 18 in 17IP to only 1 walk. He has an identical 1.06ERA to Warren, but has a 0.57WHIP On to the bad. Andrew Brackman has only walked 1 man in 8IP thus far. But he's allowed 16 hits and has only struck out 5. He is also on the DL with an undisclosed injury. Sounds like his time in the rotation should be coming to a close And Jairo Heredia, the highly touted Dominican pitcher who went down with a shoulder strain last season, was apparently looking well in ST. Well, he hasnt turned that into performance early. He has an ERA over 8 and a WHIP near 2. The good news is that he has been able to avoid the walk, but that is mostly because the hitters just arent missing. On the sideshow note, Pat Venditte-switchpitcher, continues to get it done. He has now K'd 15 in 9IP, has an ERA under 3, and a WHIP of 0.54. A Zoilo Almonte had a day today, and thus far has a nice line. He's now hitting .316 with an OPS over .900. 2 homers and 7 walks in 11 games isnt too bad for the 20 yr old. DeAngelo Mack, the RF from South Carolina, has started well also. 3 doubles, 2 triples, 1 HR and 10 walks helped pace his OPS to .924 through 2 weeks. Aside from those 2, the Riverdogs havent had much on offense. Taylor Grote, an 8th round pick from 2007, has shown glimpses with 4 doubles and 8 walks, but otherwise has been missing the ball. Robert Lyerly, the Yankee 6th round pick has an OPS around .600. Luke Murton, the powerful 1b who burst onto the scene in the NYP last yr has an OPS around .660. Kyle Higashioka, the highly touted HS catcher drafted in 2008, has 2 homers, but is hitting under .200. Jimmy Paredes, the middle infielder who was touted as a 5 tool signee has started slowly. He has 5 steals, but currently an OPS under .500. And Garrison Lassiter, a late HS signee from 2008 has done nothing. He has started out 4 for 32. In terms of pitching, three of the Yankee pitching prospects are in mid-season form with one struggling out of the gate. Jose Ramirez is the young Dominican righty who made Arodys Vizcaino expendable. He has struck out 15 in 10.1IP, has an ERA of 3.48 and a WHIP of 1.26. Graham Stoneburner, the tall righty power pitcher from Clemson has been as advertised. He has struck out 22 in 17IP, with an ERA of 2.65 and a WHIP of 1.29. Kelvin Perez is an interesting prospect. He is 24 in the SAL, so he is old for the league. But he did have TJS in 2007 which essentially put him out for all of 2007 and 2008. He came back in 2009 as a different pitcher, with more velocity and a much better slider. Thus far, he has been dominant. 0.66ERA in 13IP with 13K's and only 1 walk. Onto the bad. Sean Black, the righty from Seton Hall who was highly touted out of HS but fell off a bit due to a poor college career has been a disappointment thus far. ERA over 7, WHIP fo 1.8 and 2 more walks than K's.

The Delcarmen of 2 yrs ago showed up that inning. He was untouchable

Umps blow another call

He does it again!

Oh my god

If Vlad starts stealing, then they should retire victor's catching gear

BB, 2SB's, and a groundout. Wow

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