Author Topic: Following the Minor League Teams (2009) (Read 188556 times)

PANatsFan · « **Reply #2350 on:** August 02, 2009, 04:52:43 pm »

Rob, gonna be fun having you around.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #2351 on:** August 02, 2009, 04:58:03 pm »

lots of rainouts today. i'll be listening in to the vermont game, hopefully my boy destin hood continues to rake.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #2352 on:** August 02, 2009, 05:10:50 pm »

another solid start for Atilano: 7 IP 6 H 0 ER 0 BB 0 K.

He has given up 0 ERs in his last 14 IP.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #2353 on:** August 02, 2009, 05:12:29 pm »

btw Sean Rooney is a hitting machine.

He has a 7 game hitting streak for the Senators and is batting .351 since the promotion.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #2354 on:** August 02, 2009, 05:23:48 pm »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on August 02, 2009, 05:10:50 pm

another solid start for Atilano: 7 IP 6 H 0 ER 0 BB 0 K.

He has given up 0 ERs in his last 14 IP.

Anyone complaining about trading for a guy with TJ - see Atilano, Luis.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #2355 on:** August 02, 2009, 05:27:12 pm »

Quote from: PANatsFan on August 02, 2009, 05:23:48 pm

Anyone complaining about trading for a guy with TJ - see Atilano, Luis.

Atilano induced 15 groundouts today. His sinker is silly.

He has a 3.70 ERA over his last 10 starts in AA.

NatsDad14 · « **Reply #2356 on:** August 02, 2009, 05:40:51 pm »

Quote from: PANatsFan on August 02, 2009, 05:23:48 pm

Anyone complaining about trading for a guy with TJ - see Atilano, Luis.

Atilano is 24 right now and had TJ in his early 20's. Mattheus is 25 right now and just had Tommy John so he will be 27 when he comes back. What kind of value is a 27 year old reliever in AAA who is recovering from TJ? He was so bad as a prospect that John Sickels didn't even list him in the Rockies prospect list and that was before TJ.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #2357 on:** August 02, 2009, 05:43:43 pm »

Quote from: GMUNat on August 02, 2009, 05:40:51 pm

Atilano is 24 right now and had TJ in his early 20's. Mattheus is 25 right now and just had Tommy John so he will be 27 when he comes back. What kind of value is a 27 year old reliever in AAA who is recovering from TJ? He was so bad as a prospect that John Sickels didn't even list him in the Rockies prospect list and that was before TJ.

Eh we'll see. Rizzo's no idiot.

blue911 · « **Reply #2358 on:** August 02, 2009, 05:59:41 pm »

Hoyt Wilhelm was 29 when he first pitched in the majors. Kent Tekulve was 27 his first big league game. Doug Jones pitched a total of 2 2/3 innings before turning 29.

Who cares what age a relief pitcher is as long as he can get outs?

zoom · « **Reply #2359 on:** August 02, 2009, 06:32:57 pm »

was Carr released or demoted?

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #2360 on:** August 02, 2009, 06:41:01 pm »

For some reason we're playing Evan Bronson a RP in RF today for Vermont and he's batting fifth... at least according to game tracker that's what happening.

Bronson has been pitching well so I wonder what the deal is?

NatsDad14 · « **Reply #2361 on:** August 02, 2009, 07:03:45 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on August 02, 2009, 06:41:01 pm

For some reason we're playing Evan Bronson a RP in RF today for Vermont and he's batting fifth... at least according to game tracker that's what happening.

Bronson has been pitching well so I wonder what the deal is?

Maybe a double switch.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #2362 on:** August 02, 2009, 09:17:29 pm »

Nice shut-out by the Chiefs tonight.

Estrada: 6 IP 5 H 0 ER 0 BB 4 K
Novoa: 1 IP 0 H 0 ER 0 BB 1 K
Wilkie: 1 IP 0 H 0 ER 0 BB 1 K
Segovia: 1 IP 0 H 0 ER 0 BB 0 K

Segovia has been dominant since his promotion to AAA. 13 IP 8 H 1 ER 4 BB 14 K (1-0, 1 Save, 0.69 ERA)

He was 2nd round pick by the Phillies in the '02 draft. He is 26 years old. Maybe he has found his niche as a reliever.

It will be interesting to see which of these guys the Nats put on the 40-man roster and bring up in September.

A lot of candidates: Zinicola, Wilkie, Segovia, Novoa, Spradlin, Everts.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #2363 on:** August 02, 2009, 09:32:26 pm »

Minor League Records
Syracuse: 56-50 (2nd Place, 4 Games Back)
Harrisburg: 49-57 (4th Place, 17 Games Back)
Potomac: 61-42 (1st Place, 2.5 Games Lead)
Hagerstown: 44-58 (7th Place, 7.5 Games Back)
Vermont: 21-22 (3rd Place, 5 Games Back)
GCL Nats: 18-13 (2nd Place, 3 Games Back)
DSL Nats: 23-31 (8th Place, 14.5 Games Back)
-------------------------------------------------
Overall: 272-273 (.499)

-The (AA) Harrisburg Senators started out the season 13-34 and since then they are 36-23.
-The (A+) Potomac Nationals are 34-20 on the road.
-The (A) Hagerstown Suns are 27-28 on the road but but a puzzling 17-30.

PatsNats28 · « **Reply #2364 on:** August 02, 2009, 10:00:13 pm »

Anyone else see in NJ that Marrero won't get called up to AA this season?

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #2365 on:** August 02, 2009, 10:07:40 pm »

Quote from: PatsNats09 on August 02, 2009, 10:00:13 pm

Anyone else see in NJ that Marrero won't get called up to AA this season?

Yeah, what a crock.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #2366 on:** August 02, 2009, 10:48:02 pm »

Quote

"Over the last 75 games, we're probably as good as any team in this league. When you're 21 games under .500, things are looking real bad. So to pull out of that and come back the way we have, all while still sending players [to Class AAA], well, I'm more proud of the players this year than I've been at any time during my years here." -- AA Senators manager John Stearns.

CALSGR8 · « **Reply #2367 on:** August 02, 2009, 11:04:30 pm »

Did anyone read this article on the Vermont Lake Monsters' stadium issues?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/sports/baseball/02vermont.html

UMDNats · « **Reply #2368 on:** August 02, 2009, 11:09:27 pm »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on August 02, 2009, 09:17:29 pm

A lot of candidates: Zinicola, Wilkie, Segovia, Novoa, Spradlin, Everts.

Come on man, you and I both know we'll call up one, maybe two, retread veterans in AAA or AA and call it a year.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #2369 on:** August 02, 2009, 11:16:02 pm »

Quote from: UMDNats on August 02, 2009, 11:09:27 pm

Come on man, you and I both know we'll call up one, maybe two, retread veterans in AAA or AA and call it a year.

I don't know. Last year we gave guys like Hinckley and Mock a chance in the pen at the end of the season.

Obviously we won't be able to call up all of those guys but it would be nice to see what a few of them got.

You can expect to see Martis, Detwiler, Estrada, and maybe Morse. Desmond is a long shot, mainly because of his poor defense in AAA.

RobRyan · « **Reply #2370 on:** August 03, 2009, 12:12:42 am »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on August 02, 2009, 06:41:01 pm

For some reason we're playing Evan Bronson a RP in RF today for Vermont and he's batting fifth... at least according to game tracker that's what happening.

Bronson has been pitching well so I wonder what the deal is?

I listened to the whole game today, and did not hear this... I'm guessing error.

I know JJ Sferra came in and Higley shifted to right, and Bloxum played some 3rd today (a first, i think). Bronson pitched yesterday, so... agian, i think this is an error.

**EDIT: Just double checked what I heard. Sferra replaced Walker as a pinch runner, and then went to CF. Higley moved to right, Bloxum moved to 3rd. JP Ramierez was the DH today. So, thats that.

CALSGR8 · « **Reply #2371 on:** August 03, 2009, 01:13:52 am »

I read that the Lake Monsters may have to move due to horrible stadium conditions in Vermont. Read the post I put above.

blue911 · « **Reply #2372 on:** August 03, 2009, 08:44:20 am »

Quote from: CALSGR8 on August 03, 2009, 01:13:52 am

I read that the Lake Monsters may have to move due to horrible stadium conditions in Vermont. Read the post I put above.

They upkeep on a 103 year old, wood and steel ballpark must be tremendous.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #2373 on:** August 03, 2009, 06:42:45 pm »

willems made a start for GCL Nats today ... good to see him back pitching again.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #2374 on:** August 03, 2009, 06:44:18 pm »

wow, King and Wort got rocked.

Eury Perez is the only hitter they have. batting .348