Farmers Only: Lots of offense, and don't look now, but GMJ is contributing

by BK on Jun 29, 2010 9:01 AM EDT in Farmers only

Louisville won 7-2 against Norfolk, in a slugfest kind of evening. Gary Matthews Jr. led the way going 3-for-5 with his first HR in Louisville, and Zack Cozart, Todd Frazier, and Wilkin Castillo all went deep as well. Jesus Delgado gave up 2 runs in 5 innings in his start, and Philippe Valiquette, Jared Burton, and Carlos Fisher continued the streak of dominance out of the Bats' pen. Up next: Edinson Volquez will take on Durham at 7:05.
Travis Webb got shelled as Carolina lost to Jacksonville 8-3. Brad Boxberger pitched another inning out of the bullpen and gave up 1 run while walking 3 in his only inning. Mike Costanzo and Denis Phipps led the offensive attack with 2 hits each, and Brandon Yarbrough hit his 3rd HR of the year. Up next: Scott Carroll takes on Jacksonville at 7:15.
Lynchburg pulled out a close one to Myrtle Beach, winning 9-8. Neftali Soto hit a grand slam for his 10th HR of the year, and Cody Puckett and Brodie Greene hit homers as well. Kevin Coddington and Kyle Day had three hits each for their contribution. Curtis Partch was unimpressive in his loss, and Donnie Joseph nailed down his 6th save for the Hillcats with a scoreless 1 2/3 innings. Up next: Jordan Hotchkiss takes on Myrtle Beach at 7:05.
Dayton won a slugfest 15-10 against Fort Wayne, behind a big offensive night by Henry Rodriguez. H-Rod was 4-for-5 with 3 RBI, and Tommy Nurre chipped in 3 hits as well. Cameron Satterwhite hit his 4th HR of the year, and every Dragons starter had at least one hit. Up next: Ricky Bowen takes the hill against FW at 7:00.
Billings lost to Helena in the late innings, an 8-7 defeat. Starlin Gerson gave up 3 runs in 5 innings, but Tyler Cline and James Walczak gave up 5 in the 8th to drop the lead. Donald Lutz had 3 hits, and Billy Hamilton, Trey Manz, and Devin Lohman all had multi-hit games as well. Up next: Clayton Shunick gets Helena at 9:05.
The AZL Reds lost to the AZL Rangers 6-2. Kyle Lotzkar continued his long road back, with 3 runs given up in his 2-inning start, and Danny Hernandez led the offense going 2-for-4 with a HR. Up next: AZL Royals at 10:00.

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GMJ

That GMJ news is about as bad as it gets… I have nothing against the guy, but I have a feeling that once he’s up he will be getting a lot of PT because he’s a veteran (and a family friend of Dustball).

by RampantRedsFan on Jun 29, 2010 10:02 AM EDT reply actions

i have something against the guy... he's washed up, old as fuck and he's taking PT away from good prospects.

"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki

by GrooveLeg on Jun 29, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions

I thought Louisville needed OF depth

The move of getting GMJ was to cut Burke, whose also pretty old and playing in the OF even though hes a better IF’er.
They have other old guys there getting pt too, like Luis Terrero

by JPGs on Jun 29, 2010 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Uh, hello, Mr. Matthews.

Yeah, it’s me, Mr. Squirrel. Yeah, hi. Uh, just a harmless squirrel, not a plastic explosive or anything, nothing to be worried about.

I dream of starting a three-man country trio called the Chixie Dicks.

by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Jun 29, 2010 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I think the opinon of GMJr is that we are setting him up to fail

Believing in advance that he’s a truckload of waste is advocating your own disappointment.

I trust this organization. I trust this organization. I trust this organization. -- Justin

by johnu1 on Jun 29, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions

i see him playing the Herm Winningham/Billy Bates role

on this season’s postseason roster!

"then skip it"....

by obc2 on Jun 29, 2010 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions

i don't know...

alonso, balentien, dorn, griffin, terrero (who is hurt but should be back soon, btw he’s only 30) as your regular OFers. then frazier, francisco, and sutton as serviceable backups or spot starters…

i don’t see adding GMJ as a depth move. i see it as a Dusty move. i also see him entering the plans somehow, which blows because he’s really not good. i’d much rather have balentien up.

even if we’re positioning ourselves for a trade, i would rather have seen Sappeldt brought up instead of GMJ brought in, you feelin’ me?

"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki

by GrooveLeg on Jun 29, 2010 10:52 AM EDT reply actions

reply to JPGs

"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki

by GrooveLeg on Jun 29, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions

It seems like that Lousiville team has a ton of util IF

Alonso, Dorn, Francisco, Sutton, Frazier… are they any good in the OF? I went to a dime a dog night in Columbus to watch Francisco drop a routine fly ball as hecklers laughed.
I’m assuming GMJ isnt coming up anytime soon (should I?). If that is the case, then he is a better extra outfielder than Burke was or Terrero is.
I, like most people here, hope he never sees Cincy, but I dont hate his roster spot in Lville

by JPGs on Jun 29, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions

you're right, these guys are mostly util players but they're decent considering how low our need for OF is.

if it were my team i’d be giving dorn (RF), wlad (CF), and alonso (LF) the opportunity to play everyday and spelling them with griffin and frazier.

who knows when GMJ is coming up. i honestly think it could be sooner rather than later if Dusty has any influence on Walt. i can’t disagree about Burke but Terrero has slightly more upside then GMJ because of his age and the unknown of what he’ll do at the big league level. i’m quite sure that GMJ will suck balls in the bigs and take PAs away from Heisey.

"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki

by GrooveLeg on Jun 29, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions

I'd like those three to play every day too

But lville mixes it up a lot with defense. That might also turn out to be a horrible outfield defensively.
I would prefer GMJ as a switch hitting alternative to Nix. GMJ has never been all that great except for that year after he got busted ordering from BALCO…hm

by JPGs on Jun 29, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions

Here's a guy we can root for to make the big leagues:

Minor league transactions from Baseball America:

Cincinnati Reds
Signed: OF Jeff Taylor (NDFA—Lynchburg (Va.))
Draft picks signed: RHP Andrew Hayes (11), RHP Josh Smith (21)
Placed on restricted list: 2B Mauricio Pimentel, OF Ryan Doran, OF Will Stramp
Recalled: RHP Jordan Smith
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Enerio Del Rosario
Option transferred: LHP Philippe Valiquette (Double-A to Triple-A)
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Daniel Guerrero, RHP Mike Henry, RHP Josh Ravin, LHP Tzu-Kai Chiu, LHP Luca Panerati, SS Alex Buchholz, SS Jake Kahaulelio, OF Luis Terrero
Reinstated from inactive list: C Kevin Coddington

Jeff Taylor Jr. fulfilled a promise to his dying father when he signed his contract with the Reds. Nearly 14 months ago, Jeff Sr. perished after being struck by a line drive while he threw batting practice at Lynchburg (Va.) College. Despite the tragic events, Jeff Jr. had an outstanding senior season, batting .371 with 39 stolen bases in 41 attempts.

We Are ... Marshall!

by Thundering Turtle on Jun 29, 2010 11:20 AM EDT reply actions