Box Score Recap 7-27-2012

Box Score Recap

Kevin Brady had a heck of a night – 8k in 3 IP.  He’s now thrown 9 innings in Williamsport and has has 16 ks.  That’a a k/9 rate of something like…umm…let’s see…carry the four…well…let’s just say it’s good.  And zero walks in those 9 innings, which I won’t even try to figure.

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45 thoughts on “Box Score Recap 7-27-2012”

  1. It is nice to have people to follow in AAA, I don’t know how much more Cloyd has to prove in AAA, I am hoping that a rotation spot opens up so we can see if he is a 4, a 5, or just a middle reliever. Brown 4-for-7 with a BB which is nice to see on top of the catch. I think he has the skills to be decent in the OF, and at least he has confidence out there unlike our current LF who will play any ball on a hop.

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    1. Dropping his ERA below 2 again. Ho hum.

      I’m really excited to see what he can do in the majors. Not to say he’ll be the next Worley, but he’s got a good chance at being better than Kendrick, and that’s alright with me.

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      1. Tonight’s a big night for Cloyd. A solid outing by Blanton coupled with a Phils loss will likely result in Blanton’s departure. It’s not out of the question that Lee is traded by Tuesday either.

        In any event, I’d really like to know what we have in Cloyd heading into next season. He’s been nothing but stellar the past two years and currently leads the Int’l League in ERA by nearly a half-run, and is one of only two qualifying starters with a sub 1.00 WHIP. He doesn’t walk guys and limits the long ball. Time to give him a look

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        1. RAJ went on record saying he intends to keep the big three together this year..Halladay, Lee and Hamels.

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            1. I believe he was inferring to ‘selling or buying’ and the ‘mathematically still in the race but…’ reference. I took it to mean the sell-off derby of the Joe Blanton’s, Vic and Hunter Pence triade.

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            2. I’m sure if he got blown away he’d trade Cliff Lee but that’s not going to happen.

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          2. You realize that Amaro’s track record at this point is that he always does the exact opposite of what he goes on record saying right? If he stuck to his word…we would still have a farm system.

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            1. This is sometimes the case, but it makes no logical sense to sell low on Lee right now. The big 3 aren’t going anywhere.

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            2. Agreed. Now if they are just as bad a year from now, i could see them moving Halladay and Lee. But no need to jump that gun now. The return wouldn’t be signifigantly higher.

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          3. Can we get an open discussion thread put up? I can see this convo dominating this board with the deadline coming up in a few days.

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  2. When you throw up to 95 mph with excellent control you tend to strikeout quite a few batters without walking too many as Kevin Brady has done. One scouting site indicated that he was considered in the top 50 college players going into last season and then he got hurt and his stock fell dramatically in the draft. I do not know how much confidence I put in the Baseball Cube’s rating but for what it is worth the Baseball Cube has Kevin Brady’s Control listed as a 98 on a 1-100 scale and they have his K-rating at 96 on the same scale. The pitches he throws are:

    Fastball: 89-95 mph
    Slider: 78-83 mph
    Changeup: 76-81 mph

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    1. That’s a lot of variation on the fastball velocity. Does he throw multiple kinds that are all grouped into one category, or does his velocity drop off a lot as the game goes on? The former would be great, the latter means (unless he can change it somehow) that his upside is a closer. That’s useful and all, but I’d really love to have a SP prospect that K’s everything that steps inside the batter’s box.

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      1. As Pablo said in his report, was told Brady topped out at 90 last night. He topped out at 91 in his first start against State College. There must be some deception though because he gets some awkward swings and misses on fastballs.

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          1. I don’t think it’s fatigue, I think it’s just normal for him. His BA draft scouting report says he sits low 90s and will touch 94-95. He might add a tick or two as he goes longer this year and builds his arm strength, but this is probably about normal.

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  3. I like that the WPT kids are being challenged by the pitchers now because it gives them an opportunity to work through it. However, I do miss all the .300+ averages. Especially Walding’s gaudy numbers.

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    1. apparently .300 hitters is meaningless as indicator according to specific person on this board. That being said, I agree with you this bunch came out on fire and has really cooled off. Not sure who the hitting coach is down there but someone needs to coach them up here on making adjustments. They are just too talented to have everyone (except one player) hitting under .275.

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      1. Um, young kids in their first professional season. I don’t think there’s any cause for alarm.

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  5. Some notes from the Williamsport game:
    -Brady was throwing 89-92, might be a slow gun because i don’t think I saw any pitcher hitting over 90.
    -Walding hit two lasers, one was just foul and the other was right at the LF’er
    -Quinn looked good batting left, if I remember both his single and double were batting lefty, on those hits he turned nothing into a single and a single into a double. The pitcher was giving him so much attention trying to keep him on the bag that Greene walked on 4 pitches. Definitely has game changing speed.
    -Walding had a nice play on a grounder to make the play at first but his throw looked very awkward.
    -Quinn made a good play getting to a ground ball but trasfer/throw was awkward and the runner was able to beat it out
    -Quiet night for LG, made nice play on a liner to left, read the ball quickly and made the play look routine ], struck out swinging once and struck out looking on a terrible strike 3 call, looks like he has a good idea of the strike zone.

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  7. All Kyle Simon has done since we acquired him is put up zeros. Anyone have reports on his arsenal/velo?

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  8. Dom played LF in game 1 and rf in game 2, keeping options open. A week from now hopefully Cloyd and Dom are in Philly.

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  9. Tyler Knigge is still struggling up at AA since his promotion. I hope he can adjust like Justin Friend did at Allentown who is looking better.

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  10. Great doubleheader for Dom last night. And it certainly looks like Asche has turned a corner in AA with another 2 hits. The avg is creeping up towards respectability.

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      1. Yeah I mean no one could have expected him moving through Clearwater and getting his legs under him in Reading after last year’s performance.

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  12. Really liking the system few in AAA, and lots in AA and below to be excited about. Let’s hope rube doesn’t gut system for a player like chase h or something.

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    1. Well that is interesting. I do believe he has no business in GCL, I also feel that unless some posters get their wish and move up Duffy, not a lot of holes are open in LWD. I really liked how they used Ludy as a DH as well to get more ABs for that lineup, and having Carmona there means you would have to split a few positions. He likely won’t see a ton of time at 3B with Franco there.

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      1. Kind of surprised they moved him ahead of Serritella, just because of draft position. And even though Serritella was a below slot guy, he did get twice the bonus of Carmona, at a slot value of around the top of the sixth round compared to Carmona’s pick at the end of the 11th round.

        Serritella has cooled some, so maybe they see things there that really need work while Carmona is clearly too good for the GCL. Just needed somewhere to go with him. Either way, he’s a college guy in a league appropriate for college guys.

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        1. My guess would be that Serritella will see more regular time at WPT than Carmona at LKW and I don’t think they want to take Serritella away from coaching he may be recieving. But those are just two out there guesses

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    3. Certainly a bit of luck involved but I called for Carmona to jump the GCL earlier this week. It wasn’t a prediction by any means, just wishful thinking. I’m happy to see it come to fruition nonetheless since I think it’s the right move

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  15. Keivi Rojas faced 4 batters today and K’d all of them. He’s been quite the strike out machine in GCL. 12.55 K/9 and .76 BB/9. He’s been impressive and someone I look for every couple days now.

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