Comments on: AFL Preview: Peoria Javelinas

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:36:10 +0000

Lambo… this guy sucks… he is just like james loney… a weak hitting slap hitter..

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:59:19 +0000

Not sure why this showed as a reply to you, but whatever…

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:52:56 +0000

One guy I’m excited to see from the Brewers: Mark Rogers, 5th overall pick in 2004. He had a couple surgeries the past few years, but he’s finally back (and still only 23), and he posted a 1.67 ERA (2.97 FIP) with 67 K’s in 64.1 innings in A+.

By: Jeff K

Jeff K — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:03:55 +0000

I don’t understand how a .436 BABIP hurts Aumont. Hurts him how? BABIP mainly effects ERA and hits allowed, which are traditional inaccurate measures of pitching performance because of their reliance on defense.

By: The Typical Idiot Fan

The Typical Idiot Fan — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:56:05 +0000

Also, aren’t we beyond the whole “MARINERS RUSH THEIR PROSPECTS!” meme? That was Bavasi’s thing and Bavasi is gone. Jack Zduriencik publicly stated that Aumont as a reliever would mean he gets to the majors faster. Relievers who can get people out demonstrate a skill they can repeat at other levels. There’s no reason to keep him in High Desert if he’s already getting people out.

Fields, also, was placed at AA to start with. I don’t know if you count that as rushing for what is, again, a bullpen arm.

I’m not saying that the Mariners wont /don’t put their players on the fast track to the majors, but at least with the new regime, the methodology is different. Bavasi would advanced players so that they WOULD struggle, and thus learn from adversity. Zduriencik and Co seem to be advancing players when they’re showing they can do it.

By: The Typical Idiot Fan

The Typical Idiot Fan — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:51:44 +0000

That was Jason Churchill (www.prospectinsider.com). I still have yet to see any confirmation anywhere on that, but I doubt he would post that unless he had a very good reason for doing so.

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:32:50 +0000

I thought somebody reported (or speculated) that Aumont suffered from a degenerative disease in his hip and will be a reliever now?