Rasmus -- stop struggling (and other prospect updates)

by KeepOnRolen on Apr 18, 2008 6:22 PM EDT Comment 3 comments

Colby Rasmus is currently hitting .183 and slugging .250 with Memphis. 2 XBH in 60 ABs no es bueno, but he does have a decent BB/K rate. I'd expect him to come around very soon. He's had 6 0-fers in his last 10 games though.. that can't be much fun. Jarrett Hoffpauir is playing exactly like a lot of people predicted. Hitting .333 so far with 4 XBH.

Bryan Anderson is having a good time in though. The Springfielders won 20-5 last night. He went 4-6 with a HR. Brendan Ryan, who, apparently, isn't good enough to be in AAA, had the same line. Allen Craig finally had a two-hit game. I'm hoping 2007 wasn't a fluke for him -- he's only hitting .184 on the year. Jaime Garcia has been carving guys up in AA -- 19 Ks in 15 IP. P.J. Walters has been filthy -- he has a 1.59 ERA with 19 Ks in 17 IP, too.

Jess Todd has been pitching very well -- he doesn't have the prototypical pitcher's build, but he has been very solid. The biggest surprise has to be Daryl Jones though. He has shown a great amount of athletic ability since he was drafted, but none of it translated into baseball skill until this year. So far, he's hitting .302 with 4 XBH.

Low-A

Peter Kozma, first rd. pick from 2007, has .444 OBP through 53 plate appearances.

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Ryan is in Springfield...

...Largely, I suspect, due to the fact that they’re starting a long homestand, while Memphis is heading out on the road. Much as Mulder will pitch at SPFD on Sunday, rather than for Memphis; as a general rule it’s preferred to send rehabbing big leaguers to teams that are playing at home.

-M.

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by MatthewHLeach on Apr 18, 2008 7:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hey Dude

Nice to see you here.

Rasmus or bust.

by Zoop on Apr 18, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

A few things...

Rasmus is generally a fairly slow starter. He should work it out. He struggled a bit at the start of his AA career too, but wound up with some pretty ridiculous numbers by the end of the season.

Good to hear Jones is off to a good start. It’s never a bad thing to have the best athlete in the organization play well.

Garcia is one guy I’m going to keep a close eye on. He’s probably the best starting pitching prospect in the organization, and it shouldn’t be too much longer before he makes an appearance in the ‘Lou.

"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal."-Joe Medwick, to Pope Pius XII.

by redbirdnation8206 on Apr 19, 2008 11:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs