Per the Phillies official site.
Right-hander Adam Eaton and left-hander J.A. Happ were recalled from triple-A Lehigh Valley and outfielder Greg Golson and catcher Lou Marson had their contracts purchased from double-A Reading.
Somewhat surprising that they brought up Marson and not Jaramillo. Gordon and Rosario were moved to the 60 day DL to make room.
Phuture Phillies 
Eaton?!?
~sighs~
Why? Other than a pinch runner in the 19th inning what purpose does he serve? I understand the urge to get your money’s worth out of him but come on, he couldn’t get AA guys out.
Marson over Jaramillo is stunning.
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If are up 10 or down 10, thats a good time to get our money’s worth from Eaton.
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since it is still august are these guys eligible for postseason or does their callup begin tomorrow? where is donald ! to pp
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I agree I thought Jaramillo was a lock for September. Oh Well, I rather he had lost to Marson rather than some other guy. We’ll see how our #1 prospect does in pinstripes. Bringing in Golson was also a good idea just use him in a defensive role.
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Could they put Eaton in one of those dunking booths on Ashburn Alley? That would be a good place to get their money’s worth.
Yes, do these guys become eligible for hte PS roster or is this effective 1 Sept?
Where’s Donald?…you’d think he’d be the first called up.
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I honestly think this was just to fulfill a promise that the IDIOT front office made to Eaton that he would recalled. He better not get into any meaningful game !! The Donald snub is suprising. Hitting .310 with lots of X base hits and a good base runner. Maybe he will be added tomorrow. Also suprised they didnt bring up Carassco. It couldin’t hurt to have 94mph coming out of the pen.
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I am shocked no Jaramillo. Kind of feel bad for the guy. But that’s awesome for Marson and Golson and Happ. Maybe that Eaton guy turns into a can’t miss prospect……….nah.
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The Lou Marson era has begun!
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Maybe jaramillo is bait to get another player for playoff run. They said Gillick isn’t done yet.
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pretty stunning that its king lou and not jaramillo, especially because jj might be trade bait in the offseason and it would be good to get some major league at bats for him before then. but this means its probably marson’s job to lose in ST next year. let the LOUnacy begin
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I don’t think the donald sub is surprising at all. Front office has said I believe that they don’t view im as more than a utility guy. At this point, not saying I agree, but they probably view him as the same as Eric Bruntlett.
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The funny thing is Gillick is making it obvious that the only reason he brought up Eaton was because he told him he would be brought up now when he originally sent him down. They had his comment on it featured on Phillies.com. The only way he gets in a game will be if they are getting blown out or they are out of the playoff run.
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Thats obviously the right thing to do about Eaton. I mean lets face it, he sucks! Hes 0-5 with a 7 ERA in the minors.
As for Jaramillo, I hope he does get traded this winter or gets a shot with the big league team. I like the kid a lot, and I think he might turn into something better than a backup catcher.
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carasco took to AAA like a man out of jail.
SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN READING
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Why are the phillies sending Jeremy Slayden to the afl. It doesn’t make any sense to send a non prospect. To a league for almost ready players, and younger players who need to get more experience. Slayden is twenty-six, Had arm surgery is slow runner. can only play leftfield according to scouting and doesn’t possess major league bat.
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Gotta feel for Jaramillo. He struck out three time tonight after the let down. But hard to call up a catcher in his second year at AAA who has committed 16 errors and has 9 passed balls this year. In one of the games Myers started there he had 3 errors. That might have sealed his fate.
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Hopefully they’ll trade him in the offseason so he has a legit shot with another team…he’d be a good backup catcher on alot of teams.
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When I mention Riley Cooper,someone said he can’t hit a curve.Just read he is top player in summer valley league.It said he was a little behind because of football but is a top talent.
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Good on the Phils for doing the right thing with Golson and Marson, who each have to be put on the 40-man anyway. Disappointing not to see Donald, but you can understand from a purely functional perspective, i.e. the other two could serve important functions — Golson as a pinch runner and defensive replacement, Marson as the third catcher — but Donald can really only be a pinch hitter (since, let’s face it, he’s not playing anywhere but SS for right now).
And don’t you have to think Jaramillo, Carpenter, Cervenak, Swindle, Bohn, and Harman could still come up after Lehigh Valley and Reading finish up their respective seasons tomorrow? They’re already on the 40-man roster and will burn options next year regardless, so there’s no downside, right?
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Downside to the ownership would be that each would draw a ML salary for one month.
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Jeremy Slayden has hit on every level he’s been at. Granted, he’s been a bit old for each level, but no reason to believe that he can’t be a viable bench bat for the Phillies.
And quite frankly, I feel he’d provide not much worse production than Jenkins at a fraction of the price.
Obviously they are sending Slayden to the AFL to see if they’ve got someone that they ultimlatey want to hang on to. He’s had a .830+OPS at every stop he’s been at. Not bad, if you ask me.
Definitely someone I’d consider having on my bench.
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phuturephillies Says:
August 31, 2008 at 7:00 pm
If are up 10 or down 10, thats a good time to get our money’s worth from Eaton.
No, only when you’re down 10. 🙂
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The reason Marson and Golson were added early is that you have to be on the 40 man roster by 8/31 in order to be eligible for the playoff roster. With the DL rule in place, if Ruiz or Coste were injured and DL’ed, Marson would be able to replace one of them. Same with Golson being able to be added. Once Lehigh Valley’s season ends, I assume Cervanek, Harman, Swindle, and Jaramillo will all get recalled.
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Wait did you just say that Adam Eaton( whose era is above 7 in triple A ball) just got called up to the Bigs. Congrats to JA. Old Grandad I wouldn’t bring eaton in if he played for free and I was up by 23 runs.
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I imagine Carpenter, Jaramillo will both be up. Probably Bohn & Cervanek . . . . I hope they drop Robles from the 40 man and bring up Donald.
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From Todd Zolecki:
“Eaton and Happ were no surprise. The Phillies promised Eaton that he would be recalled once they optioned him to the minors July 28. He pitched poorly (0-5, 7.02 ERA) in a combined seven starts for single-A Lakewood, double-A Reading and triple-A Lehigh Valley, but is back and will be a long man.”
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Let the LOUnacy begin!
…also, surprised to not see Carrasco and Donald on that list as they will both likely be added to the 40 man this offseason. I know Donald might only be a utility player but it couldn’t hurt to have another one of those with Feliz’s balky back and with C.C. I assume the more arms the better.
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The guys on the forty man roster that are in the minors. Do they get paid the minimum league salary like bohn is listed at 380.000 does he get that on minor league team roster, or only if he is recalled.
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I am surprised that the Phillies would bump Marson over Jaramillo. I think it’s the best move, but at the same time, I thought the Phillies would showcase Jaramillo for an off season trade. I saw him make a bunch of errors and bad throws, and clearly Marson is the catcher of the future now. He did improve his offensive numbers but it was too little too late.
Golson I agree with, and he can be Burrell’s pinch runner. I hate seeing Eaton come back but that was part of the deal.
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Upon further thought I wouldn’t be surprised to see Golson take Taguchi’s spot as the 5th OF if they make the playoffs.
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Goslon will help as a pinch runner and defense and maybe extra innings, but I’d rather not see him with more than three or four AB a week. Pinch hitting is not his role. He still gives away too many AB. More strikeouts is the last thing this lineup needs. When Burrell reaches late in the game, you pinch run Golson. Or use him as a defensive replacement on a double switch.
Marson will make a good pinch hitter. He’ll take a walk and ML vets will nibble with a rookie and Marson won’t take the bait. He’ll make the pitcher come to him or walk him, which is exactly what the lineup needs. You could even pinch run Golson when Marson takes that walk.
Happ gets another chance to impress. He could be a difference maker.
Eaton. Mop up duty. No close games. Please. He should do nothing but bunt for 60 hours a week and just get good at that. Be a bunt assassin.
Maybe Golson should just do the same thing – obsess about bunting. He could raise his whole game to another level just by bunting better. It might inspire Victorino and Rollins to chip in, drag bunting for base hits, moving runners and getting on. The Phillies should run a bunting clinic the same way Davey Lopes has them running a base stealing clinic. Golson should swipe a few bags down the stretch as well, and make a few great plays in the field. If he could just find a way to reach base more often…
If Manuel uses these guys properly, the Phillies will be much better off.
But they will only fall back if he misuses them by giving Eaton key innings, using Happ haphazardly, giving Golson too many ABs, and neglecting Marson’s knack for reaching base.
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Agree with the X-Man. Golson will play the role of Michael Bourn and So Taguchi, and will be a big improvement over the latter.
Does anyone want to go back on their “the Phils hate Marson and talk him down” arguments?
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i’m still not sold on matt spencer, maybe its a hot streak in a great hitting cal league. makes you wonder why A’s wouldve even wanted a fringe OF type thrown into the deal.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Spencer%20%20RF&pos=&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=460671
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Don’t be sold on Spencer – he has a BABIP of .395. If you normalize his stats for luck, his line is:
272/322/456
Good, but not the insane numbers he is putting up now.
Also, since I’m having fun at minor league splits, here are the MLE’s for Marson and Golson from their seasons so far:
Golson: 235/289/340
Marson: 249/369/322
And some others:
Jaramillo: 232/307/314
Donald: 250/336/380
Taylor: 260/312/411
Cardenas: 240/309/315
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I EXCEPT TO SEE THE “So Taguchi MYSTERY” on TV. Maybe
MAYBE “MONK ” can figure it out I know i cant.
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Check out Spencers BB/K rate so far this year. 6/39, people complain about Golsons lack of plate discipline but that’s actually worse then Greg. Also he’s hit .276 after his hot start.
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A’s called up outman.
hitting 97mph, he never threw that hard with phillies
definitely a hot gun
Sacramento manager Todd Steverson was impressed with Outman in his brief time here; Outman worked in five games and went 1-0 with a 1.76 ERA, giving up nine hits in 15 1/3 innings.He’ll be adding some depth to the A’s bullpen. Steverson said Outman was hitting 97 mph and worked in the mid-90s consistently.
Outman, 23, is yet another product of a recent deal to reach the big leagues this season. He came over in the July trade that sent Joe Blanton to the Phillies.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=21&entry_id=29733
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This report about Outman makes me sick to my stomach. So damned unnecessary. The Blanton trade sums up all of the Phillies’ player development shortcomings in a single move.
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nice to see with the game well out of reach in the 9th Charlie Manuel didn’t give ANY AB to Golson or Marson. Good ole Eric Bruntlett struck out. Surprise, Surprise, Surprise.
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Phuture or anyone correct me if Im wrong but from now till the season is over the Phillies can only call up players from triple A?
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Personally I think the first batch of moves was mind boggling. Especially the catching situation. I dont understand how you call up a guy from Double-A (Marson) and expect him to be better than a guy that put his time at Triple A all year long, for the SECOND year. Two Time All-Star, Fall league all-star, part of a GOLD medalist Olympic team. How much more do you need from this guy? I mean its like a slap in the face for Jaramillo. I feel for ya out there buddy. Phillies put Marson on a pedistal after good season. It’s not time for the Marson Era or whatever else lets play some ball and look at the better approach a switch hitting catching with excellent defensive skills. No doubting at all that Marson is worthy but to not give the kid a shot whos been busting his ass all year long in Triple A… Tell phillies to tell Marson to put his time in at Triple A and do work there prove yourself with THAT level of competition then get promoted the RIGHT way. Unbeleivable.. wow.
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ummm, how about you call up the guy who is a better player and more likely to help the team in a playoff run? just because jaramillo has put in the time at AAA doesnt make him more qualified, just older. yes i do feel for him, and its a sucky thing to have happen, but marson absolutely merited a call up
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Everyone talks about what the Phillies gave up for Blanton. And people on here moan-and-groan over-and-over-and-over. And to be honest, the only reason you follow these other guys’ stats is to say “told you so”.
Blanton has been a very good pick-up for the Phillies. And he’s controlled for a few more years at a very cheap price. The Phillies paid a good amount to get him, but get over yourself if you still think that Blanton is a worthless ML pitcher.
Quite frankly, that type of attitude is ruining the discussion around here. Let’s talk about what the Phillies’ Player Development system HAS DONE this year. Not who they traded and how we feel like it’s the worst trade of all time. It gets really, really, really old after awhile.
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The Savior is exactly right. You can’t *just* complain about trading those guys w/out looking at Blanton’s positives, as well. Typical.
Hats off the youngsters who got called up. Excited to see Golson’s speed and the Lounacy take effect.
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To courier lou: There’s a button on your keyboard on the left side just above the shift button that reads “Caps Lock”. Please hit that button and then type your responses.
Quit complaining about the Blanton trade…it was a good trade. We needed a starter, we got a starter, the added bonus is that he’s locked up for a couple more years which precludes us pulling another Eaton this offseason to get a 4th starter.
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I’m someone that would like to see the Phils give someone within the system a chance more often than trade prospects for a rental. That said, in the position that the Phillies were in with Eaton and Benson and Myers in the minors, I think the Blanton trade was a very good one and much needed. I would have liked to have seen Happ given a chance, but not knowing that Myers would come on so strong it’s hard to fault managements thinking here.
I do have a problem with trading prospects away when someone like Jeremy Slayden, Jason Donald or Andrew Carpenter could fill the 5th outfielder, 3rd shortstop or 14th reliever positions.
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Courier Lou I asked the same question months ago about the minor league instruction. I fell its hard to believe how a lot of these players come up and can’t bunt, don’t walk. The pitchers as you state seem to get better with other origization. Floyd, is the prime one, why couldn’t we get out his talent in the years we had him. Why did outman all of a sudden start throwing harder. why did the white sox tell gio gonzalex that he had to repeat aa after spending a year with us because he picked up bad habits. The white sox statement is a direct slap in the face to me about reading pitching instructions,
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word from Scott Lauber that Donald may be called up today or in the very near future. also notes on Eaton (MISTAKE) and Marson’s prospects for next year.
http://www.delawareonline.com/blogs/2008/09/sept-1-eaton-hamels-marson-more.html
oh and why isn’t CC given an oppurtunity to pitch as he was sent back to Venezuela. I know he could do better than Kendrick.
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Phillies really did in Jaramillo. I have to imagine Jaramillo earned a call up. Unbelievable! Here you have a kid who’s busted his tail to make it to the Show, and you plain deny him a shot. What is going on here? Are they working a trade or something? I feel for the kid…….. Jaramilllo wins a gold medal and gets shafted. Marson wins a bronze and gets the call up? Hmmmmm something smells fishy!
Golson is up there merely for speed. Good looking kid but very so-so in baseball talent.
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**I have to imagine Jaramillo earned a call up. Unbelievable! Here you have a kid who’s busted his tail to make it to the Show, and you plain deny him a shot. What is going on here?**
simple answer, he wasn’t the best player available. making the mlb roster isn’t a right. it is a privilege. If he was good enough, he would have been called up. If he doesn’t like it, tough s**t. work harder. The phils are in a pennant race. The goal is to win games. Not throw someone a bone for working hard.
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i almost can’t believe i’m saying this but I’m with PP Fan. just kidding. How long have we all complained on this and other sites that the phils don’t promote those that deserve to be promoted. We can all feel badly for Jaramillo but when the time comes we all want the ML club to do the best it can and if that means Marson then bring him up.
I take it as akin to working at a regular job and you’re selling your @ss off but some guy that’s been there longer gets a promotion. How fair is that. The point is we can all feel bad for Jaramillo but the team did the right thing.
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PPFAN I sort of agree with you but let’s take the “right” “privilege” issue into consideration. Jaramillo more than EARNED the “privilege” to be in the big leagues. Two-time AAA All-Star, Gold medalist for Team USA (beat Cuba I think), Top catching prospect for IL last season, 400+ ABs, caught over 100 games this year, etc. I believe he earned the privilege. I say keep Jaramillo AND Marson and get rid of Ruiz and Coste. What do you say?
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Too much of an uncertainty. You don’t know what you’re getting from a Marson/Jaramillo combo. Unfortunately it looks like Jaramillo is screwed.
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phoremore,
Ruiz has been disappointing this year but Coste’s bat is incredibly valuable if only as a bench player. You can’t be serious.
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Jaramillo has 16 errors and 9 passed balls. Maybe that’s a big reason for not being called up. He hit .266. Marson had 9 errors and 6 passed balls. He hit .314.
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Coste is a 40yr old rookie he would be a great rookie coach. Jaramillo earned his stripes and that’s all thats to it! Sure, Marson also did, so why not call up both catchers we the Brewer system did. Shame on YOU PHILLY FRONT OFFICE!
Can Someone tell me why Golson is in the show? Pinch-runner?but then the guy has to play he field, bummer for the Phils- get a run and give up 2.Not to mention his stick is a fly swatter- swing at everything and hope you hit it!
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Jaramillo won gold Marson won Bronze…… We can go on and on about comparison but the reality is that Jaramillo certainly is deserving of a call up. If stats are your go-to tool then why is Ruiz still in the bigs? Marson hit .314 Jaramillo hit .266 so Marson deserves the call up? Marson probably deserved a call up but so does Jaramillo. If stats are your go-to barometer then Marson should start tonights game, ya think? I just feel bad for the kid he deserved a better fate.
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Mr Amarsuckle,
JJ also played in 21 more games than Marson did and 9 passed balls, remember its up to the descretion of the score keeper (see CC no-hitter). And when you catch Big league guys such as Myers who sometime has erratic moments there more likely to give it to the catcher than to a well established big leaguer.
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what is this gold vs bronze discussion? that hold so little weight its funny. First off this is one player out of what 25. ALso he’s the one player that plays half the games? by saying Marson won the bronze are you saying he HELD the team back? His stats were better than Teagarden who is regarded as a better prospect than both Marson and Jaramillo. Was Jaramillo the MVP of the gold medal winning team? I don’t have access or time to check the stats but i highly doubt it.
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I had a premonition last night about three in the morning that the phone rang and Amaro Jr. was calling. He wondered if I would want to see a lot of Marson and Golson sometime during the first week of Fall if our boys of summer have been eliminated from post season by then. Some time during the final six games against the Braves and the Nats at CBP he said would I be OK with Marson turning the lineup over hitting out of the 8 hole and Charlie batting Golson 7th in order not to pressure him with an outfield of Werth in left, Golson in center and Vic back in right. I said heck YES, thanked Jr. for checking in and went back to sleep.
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MIke,
I’m not comparing ,but JJ hit .316 and started for the gold medal game vs. a solid cuba team in which they defeated. Marson took a backseat to Teagarden who was hitting a solid .188, In a bronze medal game. Coach Davey Johnson obvousily had enough faith in starting JJ for a gold and Charlie Manuel doesn’t have faith to just bring the kid up? WOW. Maybe we should get rid of Charlie and hire Davey?
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Dear NEPP
You didnt need a mediocre started . All that was needed was guts enought to bring one up. Carrasco has dominated in
five of his six games in AAA (ONE EARNED RUN)
This management could think its way out of a the wet paper bad that is the NL EAST . Did u enjoy watching RUIZ pinch hit last night. Then went bad at the winter meeting then went down hill. e.g. Why is your best minor league manager at ALLENTOWN. IRONNOBODIES IF You want a list of mistakes by management it might take a while.
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Dougy,
They alternated (at least in this olympics) game by game so it was the luck of the draw as to how it worked out. As far as Teagarden’s stats, Marson’s blew them out of the water (albeit a small sample size). Lou’s .308 avg was third on the entire team (Donald and Tiffee) and his OBP was second behind Donald’s.
I’d expect also that Jaramillo was alternated game by game so it would be the luck of the draw. Don’t get me wrong, I like Jaramillo a lot but the point is, I like Marson more and to take that point further i think D’Arnaud could be better than both if he can hit with power from the catcher position and continue to develop but he’s way too young to classify in this conversation.
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Mike, my point exactly, Donald’s doesn’t get the nod? It looks as if he earned his way right? What I’m saying is that the front office has no sort of idea what’s going on! That’s why they will never be a contender, maybe if they start by doing some house cleaning in the front office!
Matt Stairs? Goeff Jenkins? Blanton? Those don’t look like contender pick-ups
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Wow this thread really went ape bleep! I have to agree that JJ should have been the call-up having said that I think Lou projects ahead of him. In addition offense out of the catcher position is not of concern to me down the stretch.
Pitching and the big 3 are going to dictate whether or not they repeat as NL East Champs. I said a week ago that Happ and Carrasco should be called up for exactly what happened yesterday. At the first sign of trouble with Kendrick or Moyer I’m going to the off arm. This team in it’s current offensive state can’t afford to get down more then 4 runs.
Whoever said Golson doesn’t have big league talent needs to have their head examined. .280 at AA is nothing to sneeze at when you can run throw and play the quality defense he does. OK he strikes out so what. He’s low risk high reward at this point.
The system as it stands is in a good place the F/O needs to be more aggressive with it’s young players that’s all.
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He is the case for Marson. I will let someonw else make the case for Jaramillo:
In-season, post-season and ELBBWA All-Star … Participant in Major League Baseball’s All-Star Futures Game at Yankee Stadium … Played for United States Olympic team, bronze medal (On temporary inactive list 7/28-8/25 while in Beijing) … Named R-Phils Co-MVP with SS Jason Donald … Was voted to have best strike zone judgment by Eastern Leaguer managers in a survey conducted by Baseball America … Hit .314 (101-322), 2nd in E.L. … Led league with a .433 OBP … Hit .442 (23-52) during season-best 14-game hitting streak 5/17-5/31 … Reached base safely in a season-best 26 consecutive games 4/9-5/14 … Reached base safely in 40 of 41 games 4/9-5/31 … Hit .313 (26-83) vs. LHP and .314 (75-239) vs. RHP … Hit .394 (37-94) in June … Hit cleanup in 73 of 94 games played … Went 3-for-6 with a grand slam and 6 RBI 5/18 vs. Akron … Threw out 36.1% of base stealers (30-83).
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Dougy,
all i can say is MAYBE they didnt want J-ROLL looking over his shoulder? There will be the speculation (whose place isn’t here) this winter that Jimmy will be gone making room for Donald. Maybe they feared bringing him up would cause that more? Also Jimmy’s not the type to take a day off so they felt Donald would be better off waiting, ie spending the winter at 3B?
Oh and i agree. many times the FO looks clueless.
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Ok, I’ve been following baseball for years, and even visit all of our minor league parks so I feel stupid asking this. Why do they have to “purchase the contracts” of some minor league players like Marson and Golson, but not of others?
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I think the verbiage of “purchasing contracts” has to do with guys not on the 40-man as of yet. Marson and Golson were not on the 40, so they had to purchase the contracts in order to put them on the roster. Once on, I think they can just be recalled/optioned. More of a technical thing than anything else.
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Rick,
Purchasing the contract is the formal procedure of moving a player from a minor league reserve list to the major league 40-man roster. It is part of the agreement between the minor leagues and the major leagues.
When that player is on the 40-man roster, he is actually part of the major league club. If they do not need him as part of the 25 man roster, he is then sent to the minors by optionial assignment to the minors (option) and when the major league club wants him back they “recall” him. Even when he is in the minors on options he is still part of the major league club.
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Looks like Happ could be getting the call on Sunday night, if its not Hamels. but definitely not Kendrick
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Anyone happen to see who was on deck to bat for Durbin in the 9th? I was wondering if the Marson era was about to begin.
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ON-BASE PERCENTAGE
* Ka’aihue, Kila Omaha PCL .456
* Skelton, James Erie EL .456
# Wieters, Matt Bowie EL .454
* Myrow, Brian Portland PCL .451
* Negrych, Jim Altoona EL .438
Marson, Lou Reading EL .433
Not bad at all for all minor leagues
m.t made several BBA cat.
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Greg Golson= FAST
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“I think the verbiage of “purchasing contracts” has to do with guys not on the 40-man as of yet.”
When a player is in the minors, and not on the 40 man roster the minor league club is responsible for paying his salary. Purchasing the contract is in essence, assuming the responsibility for the contract.
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Well darn i like the flattery but there are many words in the english language nowheelsplease is not nowheels please
please note I can get in trouble all by myself.
You might know HAPP was hurt three different times last year
so as well as he is doing now I believe another winter of rest
(some think it take 18 months for an arm to FULLY recover)
will let us see a even better JA
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in last nights game you saw what both happ and golson can do. happ,s high fastball is usully right on the black forcing hitters to swing. he does not allow the batter to extend his arms. thus the high number of short fly outs. great control. golson obviously can win a game by getting on 1st and the difference between him and bruntlett in the field is ridicuulous. he still cannot tell a fastball from a breaking ball however. but whoever dismisses baserunning and defense simply doesnt know bb.also mike from sept.2 re. donald good point except i dont its rollins looking over his shoulder i think its the contract of feliz.
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kudos to greg for scoring the winning run last night. he manufactured a big run. it was a close play at home and his “70” speed made the difference. when you bring up a prospect, you hope that he gets put into a situation that his best skill can make a difference in a game. and that happened last night. first on baiting the catcher to throw and then going first to third, and then on beating the third baseman’s throw home.
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I am not a Golson fan at all, I think he’s going to be a fringe major league starter, probably a valuable 4th outfielder, but man was that guy exciting when he was on the basepaths. Klaw was right too he looks like a free safety from the NFL in uniform.
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