Comments on: Daily Farm Report 8/25/08

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:11:31 +0000

Wow. They moved fast on Zuercher. Does this continue my run of getting sub-par relievers booted? Because I called that like 2 days ago (if not quite as fast).

I am secretly Jeff Luhnow.

By: Jeffery

Jeffery — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:19:47 +0000

Allen Craig is off the DL. Playing LF tonight. Jones moves to RF. Wallace at 3B. Zuercher was released.

By: Lou Schuler

Lou Schuler — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:31:14 +0000

If you need steroids to slug .400 in the GCL, that’s God’s way of telling you a big-league career isn’t going to happen.

By: Hugo

Hugo — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:44:08 +0000

Per BA Prospect Blog:

“Cardinals catcher Juan Castillo, 18, tested positive for metabolites of Stanozolol. He was playing in the U.S., in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, where he was batting .293/.384/.400 in 75 at-bats.”

By: HL is not dirty

HL is not dirty — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:05:00 +0000

Want to talk about defensive liability? Pete Kozma booted another ball last night. His error totals are starting to be of concern.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:45:51 +0000

As of Jul. 15, Glaus was a +16 in John Dewan’s system. That was second to Scott Rolen. So Glaus is being seriously underrated in this comment section.

By: JPsell45

JPsell45 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:01:00 +0000

1. Even though Glaus is “average”, he is leading the majors in fielding percentage at 3rd base.

2. Brett Wallace is surprisingly light on his feet on the basepaths. He has tree trunks for legs but the boy can move on the basepaths.

3. I believe in Daryl Jones

By: Rajah424

Rajah424 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:20:14 +0000

I think one thing that gets overlooked about Wallace is that this is his first year at third base. He played first base for his first two years at Arizona State, people need to give him time to grow into the position. I think what speaks volumes about him is that even as he has been asked to learn a new position his hitting has not suffered. Think about what might happen with his bat when he does settle in and get comfortable at third!

By: cdb

cdb — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:30:44 +0000

Wallace was described as (paraphrasing from yesterdays post) as being able to get the balls he should get by his manager. I think Erik suggested that this is a manager’s way of saying – ‘meh, not that great’. But this is also how Gluas was described defensively in a recent StL PD article – and Glaus is having what has to be considered an above average year defensively. I have never watched wallace play, but it seems to me that he doesn’t have to be a defensive wizard with a bat like he has, and I think people are spending way too much time and effort trying to find another position for him already. Let him hit the hell out of the ball for a year, potentially improve his defense, and worry about the where when it comes time for that.

By: lassie01

lassie01 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:15:22 +0000

I was able to catch last weeks Springfield/NW Arkansas game. Without sugar coating it, Wally has some range issues. He’s a little “stiff” around the bag and he looked pretty bad going to his right. That being said, I’ve watched Glaus all year and in my not at all pro scout opinion I don’t see him costing them any more runs than Glaus does. He’s sure handed when he gets to balls and he has more than enough arm for the position.

Sure Wallace can hit, but the thing that stood out the most to me about him, seeing him live, was his atheticism. He’s a big guy no doubt, but he kind of reminded me of Brian Giles, kind of an akward frame but he runs and throws really smooth, really kind of nimble around the bases, always running hard, kind of struck me as a hardnose kinda guy. It was seriously impressive to see him run, dare I say he’s actually kind of quick for his size.