Showing any doubters why he deserved his selection to the Florida State League All-Star team Carlos Carrasco came out on Wednesday night and threw the first nine inning complete game for the Threshers this year. Carrasco was about as good as a pitcher could be, giving up just three hits in the game, walking none, and striking out seven in the effort.
The Threshers won the game 6-0 and moved back into second place in their division. However the playoff format in the F.S.L. pits the winner of the first half of the season against the winner of the second half, and the first-half race in coming to a close. The team remains three games behind the Sarasota Reds with just seven games left in the first half of the year. The final three games will be against those Reds, so if the team can pick up one game on the Reds in the next three games and go into that final series of the half less than three games out they’ve got a terrific shot at making the playoffs in the first-half of the year.
In other Threshers news Jason Donald has been solid in his seven games since joining the Threshers from Lakewood. He is hitting .269 with a HR, 2 triples, and a double among his hits.
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good to see him starting to come around again. the first month or so was scary/iffy. but he’s putting it together again much like last year in low A.
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We need to have Carrasco perform well. Let’s hope he keeps it up.
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Even more impressive… He gave up a game opening hit. Then nothing else until 2 hits in the 9th!
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Almost time to move him and Outman UP to Reading….perhaps after a couple or so more starts.
The Phils will have to replace two starting pitchers in ’08 since Garcia and Lieber are likely gone.
Prepping guys like Happ. Bisenius, Outman, Carrasco. etc. at Ottawa and Reading respectively for 2-3 months could get them ready for the AFL and then compete in ST for places onthe big staff.
Happ and Bisenius are arm-troubled so moving the others up is essential for ’08…and hoping the Ottawa two will recover from their arm troubles to participate in the AFL.
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…and, of course, Kendrick.
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I wonder how much they’re thinking about/counting on Mathieson. My guess is that they import one through trade (if that happens, it will be in-season) or f/a (always tough with CBP unless they’re willing to overpay as in the case of Eaton), and try to fill the other from within.
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