Vernon Wells – A Play in One Act
Scene One
Rube
Hey, I got you something.
Brad
What is it?
Rube
Vernon Wells.
(Brad jumps off a bridge)
The End
Would only be slightly better than “Delmon Young – A Play in One Act”.
Discuss.
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Reader Top 30 #12 – Zach Green
Dylan Cozens #11, and so on #12 Continue reading Reader Top 30 #12 – Zach Green
Reader Top 30 #11 – Dylan Cozens
We are out of the top ten and there are still a lot of interesting names out there. Continue reading Reader Top 30 #11 – Dylan Cozens
Reader Top 30 #10 – Cesar Hernandez
Kelly Dugan at #9, Cameron Rupp onto the list. Continue reading Reader Top 30 #10 – Cesar Hernandez
Franco to Play Mostly First Base in 2014 (Or Possibly Split Time, nobody really knows)
Corey Seidman of CSNPhilly is reporting that Franco told him that the Phillies plan to have him primarily play first base in 2014. He will still get work at third base as well.
https://twitter.com/CoreySeidman/status/423929102308220928 Continue reading Franco to Play Mostly First Base in 2014 (Or Possibly Split Time, nobody really knows)
Reader Top 30 #9 – Kelly Dugan
Aaron Altherr takes the #8 spot, Yoel Mecias joins the poll Continue reading Reader Top 30 #9 – Kelly Dugan
Breaking Down Severino Gonzalez
Severino Gonzalez has been the subject of much conversation between those who favor stats and results and those who are looking at scouting reports and the physical body of work. This is not to say that anybody is wrong in this discussion, but more that we need to strip away all of our personal biases and look at the facts in front of us to come to a more informed conclusion.
The Stats:
No matter how you slice it Severino had an incredible statistical season. His line across three levels was:
103.2 IP 2.00 ERA 22 Walks 119 Strikeouts 7.3 H/9 0.4 HR/9 1.9 BB/9 10.3 K/9 Continue reading Breaking Down Severino Gonzalez
Reader Top 30 #8 – Aaron Altherr
Ethan Martin takes the #7 spot and Cameron Perkins joins the ballot. Continue reading Reader Top 30 #8 – Aaron Altherr
The Body Issue
So in thinking down my Top 30 list a bit, I come to a bit of a conundrum – I have three guys in close proximity with “body issues”. Severino Gonzalez, Dylan Cozens and Luis Encarnacion.
I spoke in the comments the other day about Severino Gonzalez. He’s listed around 6’1″, 153 pounds, and he’s yet to throw many more than 100 professional innings in any given year. Since he wound up in AA at the end of 2013, I think some folks have taken to assuming he pitched a full season, but we should not forget he was in extended and pitched out fo the bullpen for much of the year. Will a slight frame hold up to starters’ innings?
We believe Luis Encarnacion will hit, based on scouting leading up to his signing, but while he was listed as a 3B, much of the same scouting seemed to think he would never be anything other than a LF or 1B in the future. So not only are we betting on a 16-year-old, which gives plenty of people pause, but a 16-year-old who’s already ticketed for the two least demanding positions on the diamond. Continue reading The Body Issue
Introducing the New Writing Team
Over the past week Gregg and I have been working to bring on some new voices to the site. The goal is to bring on people who are passionate about baseball and would bring good writing and insight to the community here. We were seeking to cover as many of the affiliates as possible with in person views and reports. In this we have mixed a combination of skills including long form articles as well as scouting reports. There may be some growing pains as we seek to balance everything together, but we are really excited to bring on four new writers to the team and what they can help us bring to the site. Continue reading Introducing the New Writing Team
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