Comments on: Arizona Fall League 2009 Starts

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:53:00 +0000

Actually, DJ’s power outage was almost certainly due to his (misguided, in my opinion) shortening of his swing to cut down on strikeouts–Daryl talked specifically about that early in the season.

Whether he decided on his own to shorten his swing that worked so darn well in 2008, or at the behest of a coach/manager, it didn’t work. Let’s hope he goes back to his previous swing in 2010. ;)

By: carlos

carlos — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:14:41 +0000

Don’t know why everyone is so high on dj. He does not run that well and has no power. Has been in the system 5 years and only showed a glimpse last year.you can have him. Give me guys who can hit and stop dreaming so much.

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:09:08 +0000

Highly skeptical that Henley gets a look in ST. The org is too reluctant to walk away from guys like Shane Robinson, Nick Stavinoha, Joe Mather, Jon Jay, etc. There’s too much filler between him and the majors this year.

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:07:38 +0000

CC — look up the numbers. Jones power has been down compared to last year and significantly. I’m not calling for him to be a 30 HR guy but the leg was bothering him for the better part of the season: fielding, swing, baserunning.

By: jjray

jjray — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:47:53 +0000

I’m psyched to be discussing the Arizona Fall League. Something, anything to ease the grinding pain in my gut. That’s the beauty of baseball. Always there is the pretense of hope bubbling up through the system … even if turns out to be fools gold (see Pablo Ozuna).

By: tom s.

tom s. — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:08:10 +0000

any chance henley is there somewhat to bolster his resume for spring training? he could be an outside shot for a 5th OF/LH PH position.

By: southeast redbird

southeast redbird — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:13:18 +0000

Brian Walton and I pretty much agreed with Lynn’s workload he wouldn’t be going, the day they announced the roster.
He doesn’t need a showcase (which the fall league is) to show anyone he can pitch.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:11:09 +0000

Lynn pitched a lot of innings this year and his control towards the end of the season makes it look like he might be tired.

Where was Jones’ power before the leg injuries – is that really the reason?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:49:59 +0000

Kopp had another shoulder surgery.

By: BaylorDan

BaylorDan — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:43:18 +0000

I’m not as high on DD and DJ as some of you are. I doubt they will ever match AFS or EBS.