Thoughts? The old layout was really starting to bug me because the categories were all jumbled together and it was tougher to navigate. The main column here is a bit more narrow, but I think it’s more visually pleasing. I have some other options, if you think this one really bites the big one, let me know and I’ll try something new.
Daily Archives: June 21, 2007
Cardenas and Carrasco heading to Futures Game
Nice choices, I’d say they represent our best pitching prospect and position prospect. The game is Sunday, July 8th, and will be televised on ESPN 2 at 4 Eastern. Congrats to Carlos and Adrian.
Phillies will sign Jacob Diekman
Diekman, the team’s 30th round pick, looks likely to sign.
The Phillies took him as the 18th pick in the draft’s 30th round. He was the 923rd player selected overall.
Immediately after the draft, Diekman planned to continue to play for the Bruins this summer. He said the Phillies had indicated they planned to watch his progress and could make an offer later.
At that point, Diekman also said he planned to stay in school and head to Lincoln and the University of Nebraska for the fall semester.
But “later,” became now, in a hurry.
“The Phillies made a really good offer now and I don’t want to wait the whole summer,” Diekman said.
Diekman said he decided to “take” the offer from the Phillies when it came.
“They said they want me in their organization so they can work with me,” Diekman said. “I guess they have a left-handed pitching coach and he thinks he can really improve me.
“They really want me now.”
Diekman said initially he’ll be headed to Florida and the developmental league.
Thanks to e-mailer Allan for the heads up on the link. Diekman is only 20, and has a great pitcher’s frame. He was pitching at Cloud County CC, and I don’t really have much info on him, but the Phillies must like what they see.
Mike Costanzo’s splits tell the whole story
We all know about Mike’s predominant first half v second half splits, but I think these splits tell an even bigger story;
2005 v LHP: .155/.269/.190
2006 v LHP: .191/.338/.300
2007 v LHP: .208/.266/.292
2005 v RHP: .306/.380/.550
2006 v RHP: .277/.371/.442
2007 v RHP: .270/.357/.546
2006, v LHP: 136 PA — 14.0% BB — 32.4% K
2007, v LHP: 79 PA — 6.3% BB — 34.2% K
2006, v RHP: 455 PA — 12.1% BB — 19.6% K
2007, v RHP: 199 PA — 11.1% BB — 31.2% K
He’s striking out a lot this year in general, but he’s still striking out more against LHP, and more importantly, isn’t drawing near enough walks off southpaws. We’ve already detailed his defense, so I think this makes him even more of a candidate for an outfield platoon. Couple him with a guy who can hit left handed pitching, and you might have a useful major leaguer.
Midseason Review, Part 1
Ok, so we’re putting the prospect cards on hold till the end of the year, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take a quick look at how the prospects in our system are fairing so far. Just a few quick notes. I won’t be looking at any of our new draftees, and I also won’t look at the new arrivals from the DSL and VSL, because we just don’t have enough data on them. Also, guys who are playing at Williamsport and the GCL now will be excluded, because a handful of games doesn’t mean a whole lot. With those qualifiers aside, let’s get started.
Reading Report
Reading closed this week with a record of 33-37, still 7.5 games out of first place in the Southern division as we approach the seasons, mid way point. Statistically, in the hitting categories Jesus Merchan continues to lead the league in hitting at .347. Greg Jacobs is 9th in average (.315), 5th in hits (73), 5th in doubles (19), 6th in homers (10), and 2nd in RBI’s (46). Mike Costanzo is 5th in runs (42), 2nd in homers (13), and 2nd in strikeouts (91); Randy Ruiz is 9th in hits. Jason Hill is 7th in the league with 19 doubles and Javon Moran is 6th in the league with 16 stolen bases. On the hill, Landon Jacobsen is 2nd in the league with 6 wins and leads the league with 87.2 innings pitched. Matt Maloney, is starting to come on strong and is 2nd in the league with 85.1 innings and 4th in the league with 71 stikeouts. Continue reading Reading Report
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