Comments on: Daily Farm Report – 8/20/08

By: Dustin

Dustin — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:19:14 +0000

Who is going to end up being the better player Daryl Jones or Colby Rasmus?

By: Double A

Double A — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:15:49 +0000

Erik – that is a good point that he trailed off last year also…and it is the dog days of August…albeit a generally kind weather year. That slash line of .158/.244/184 is sad though. And 1 homerun in 214 AAA at bats is Izturis-like…blech. But. Must. Remain. Calm. 21 in AAA. 21 in AAA. ;)

By: 3up3down25

3up3down25 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:06:27 +0000

maybe it could have something to do with the travel also, yesterday was a tough travel day for all the memphis players. they got up at 5am , was delayed on the plane in dallas, then landed in omaha at 5 drove straight to the field then played.

By: HL is not dirty

HL is not dirty — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:04:50 +0000

Reyes velocity is down? Then they must be juicing the gun on STO. He’s been sitting at 93, touching 95.

He credits his new coaches for letting him pitch the way he wants to and says it’s much nicer to go to work where they don’t hate you (in so many words).

By: greenback06

greenback06 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:14:00 +0000

If his knees are giving out at the age of 21 under that kind of workload, then catching may not be in his future.

By: meat

meat — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:48:00 +0000

But haven’t they–I don’t want to use the word babied–protected Anderson in order to avoid this trend by playing him only about 4 days/week this summer?

So the question is: has having fewer playing days backfired, or is he simply slow to adjust to AAA?

By: erik

erik — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:01:46 +0000

Anderson tends to fade off towards the end of the season every year. I wouldn’t really worry about him losing his trade value, I haven’t researched this but I imagine the rigors of catching start to catch up with him as the season progresses.

By: Double A

Double A — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:58:24 +0000

Bryan Anderson has been quietly disintegrating. A myeh July (.269) and a horrible August has the favorite son w/ the tools of ignorance not looking good at all. I love the whole mantra of 21/22 in AAA, but no pop (I know…I know…it is coming) and little defense is starting to take the luster off this kid. Maybe we should have dealt him relatively high at the trade deadline. Or maybe I’m just pissy this morning.

The Daryl Jones turn around is absolutely amazing. If BB had anything to do with it, sign Kozma and the Walrus (alias B Dub) up now.

I’m also trying to gauge how excited to get over Luis Mateo. Has anyone seen this kid in person yet?

By: erik

erik — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:57:55 +0000

Mike-I should have looked a little deeper. You are right, no improvements in his xFIP so far.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:36:55 +0000

reyes succcess doesn’t appear to have anything to do with getting away from tlr/dd . He isn’t striking anyone out and his velocity is down. By all accounts he is still pitching to contact just getting better/luckier results