Comments on: Quad Cities: September 4-6

By: db

db — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:14:43 +0000

I believe Ahmady was playing 3rd in Batavia, not sure in the lower levels but I always thought he was a 3rd basmean. Then when he was promoted to QC he started out at 3rd, then for some reason he started playing 1st and Matt Adams started DHing. So not sure what the deal is, but yes I agree he is undersized for a 1B.

I think I read where Joe Strauss was told the Cards inor leagues need to get more athletic, well Swinson would definately fall into that category.

I was at some of those games over Labor day weekend and noticed the same thing with Lee. I help coach girls softball, so I am familiar with slap hitting and when I saw Lee batting, that is the first thing I thought of is a girl slap hitting in softball. I was very impressed at his overall game.

By: rydeshelby

rydeshelby — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:43:58 +0000

The Cards may hope Ahmady can convert to 3B. He seems undersized for 1B, like Smith at AA.
The minors give Lara a chance to develop hitting skills to match his strength.

By: Austin

Austin — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:06:45 +0000

Glad to see some reports on FR again.

By: CRay

CRay — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:02:34 +0000

Good to have FR back.

I saw QC a couple of times this year when they played in Peoria. Swinson played one of the games and I was very impressed with him. He is an all around good player, who (based on the one game) could end up a solid prospect if he continues to develop. Mateo played third in one of the games I saw and I agree he has some upside. Rondon started both games I saw (I don’t think Miller started any games in Peoria this year) and Rondon definitely belongs in the pen. Was not impressed by Peoria’s Lee – he seems to be purely a slap hitter and didn’t show much in the two games I saw.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:26:48 +0000

Thanks.

I think Ahmady’s lack of power will keep him off 1B but his OBP skills will give him a chance to keep advancing.

Nice to hear that Mateo has some room to fill out. He already has pretty good middle infield pop. If he develops more, he could become interesting.

It sucks that the Cubs are eating our lunch in the Asian FA market!