The Prospect/Minor Leagues Thread

[jays4life19]

You might have wanted to clear that up to begin with.....it is a sensitive subject

 

I thought it was obvious enough. Guess not. my bad. It's not the first time his phone ( I'm assuming) has done it and other people have laughed at the typo.

 

I'm looking at you JFaS

[GD]

I thought it was obvious enough. Guess not. my bad. It's not the first time his phone ( I'm assuming) has done it and other people have laughed at the typo.

 

I'm looking at you JFaS

 

Oh. No, it wasn't a typo. That's just Caper.

[jays4life19]

Anyways. Max PENTECOST is looking legit like we all expected. Excited about him.

[over500]

I'm glad you find humor in something that killed thousands of innocent people for no reason at all. Disgusting.

try millions.

[wardhenke1]

Sorry, but as a history major this sort of s*** really gets on my tits. If we're talking strictly about WW2 there were 3 holocausts: 20-25 million Russians, 8-15 million Chinese/SE Asians killed by Japan and 4.5 million Jews in Europe. To conflate holocaust and Jews and get the figures wrong just grinds my gears.

 

Yes, I'm an anal retentive ******* about historical accuracy. Sorry.

[wardhenke1]

I googled it and that's the number they gave me... Lets just agree it was horrible thing. And not something I would consider funny in any way. I have spell check and I tried spelling Pentecost and Holocaust didn't pop up. Not even close...

 

Apologies Jonn, I didn't want to seem like I was getting on your case in any way and I shouldn't have snapped back like that.

 

The number of actual Jewish deaths has most accurately been pegged at 4.5m according to the latest research (John Lukacs The Hitler of History for example). The problem is that the number of victims killed by the Nazi regime is actually much higher as you indicated and the numbers often get mixed up or conflated. It may have been as many as 26-27 million Russians murdered, as the USSR never properly documented the actual figure and were not keen to own up to it even after the war due to Stalin's deal with Hitler in 1939.

 

To add context to those and Japan's atrocities, Communism was responsible for the murder of as many as 100 million people in the 20th century (The Black Book of Communism is a great read on this subject). The bottom line is that the 20th century involved 100 years of unprecedented murder even as we 'evolved' as a species in terms of technology and knowledge.

 

And Max Pentecost looks brilliant!!

[Caper]

I'm glad you find humor in something that killed thousands of innocent people for no reason at all. Disgusting.

 

 

 

Sweet f***ing jesus. You f***ing pansy. I'm not making fun of anyone that died. And plus. Anemic Offense tells me it may not have even happened.

[Caper]

And also. Everyone knows I'm referring to the classic cult hit.... Cannibal Holocaust.

[abola2121]

Miguel Castro = Juan Guzman 2.0?

[43211234]

Pompey back in the lineup and playing CF tonight.

[Angrioter]

Kendal Graveman posted as the expected starter for the Bisons today.

 

From Lansing to a Sept callup in 1 season?

 

Graveman: A, +A, AA, AAA same year

[ElNik2013]

Pompey: 0-1, BB, SB, RS.

 

Burns: 1-2, HR. Average up over .260, promote this man to AAA already.

 

Cole not having a good AA debut: 4IP, 7H, 5ER, 4BB, 4K.

 

Graveman's AAA debut is going a bit better: 3IP, 4H, 0ER, 0BB, 3K.

[ace3113]

Graveman's AAA debut is going a bit better: 3IP, 4H, 0ER, 0BB, 3K.

 

Two more starts before AA starts pimping him as "The Answer." j/k

[gruber92]

Pompey 1-2 with a double and a walk. Also stole his 7th base in AA.

 

Now hitting .290 with an OBP .370+

[ElNik2013]

Maybe Pompey can earn a promotion to Buffalo before the end of the season and start there 2015.

[gruber92]

Maybe Pompey can earn a promotion to Buffalo before the end of the season and start there 2015.

 

I think starting the year in AAA next year is pretty much a given.

[Deadpool]

I'm glad you find humor in something that killed thousands of innocent people for no reason at all. Disgusting.

 

I find humour in literally everything. Don't impose your morality on me!

[burlingtonbandit]

I think starting the year in AAA next year is pretty much a given.

 

I don't think its a given at all. Hitters take longer to develop especially since he's a switch hitter. Most prospects will spend the majority of a year in AA.

[gruber92]

Lawrie's night is over in Dunedin.

 

2-3 with a double and played second base.

[gruber92]

Pompey with another base hit.

 

2-3 with a double and a walk, SB(7).

 

Now hitting .297 / .390 +

[gruber92]

To bad he isn't a second basemen.

 

Better luck next time chief.

[Frenchsoup]

To bad he isn't a second basemen.

 

So your pretty confident in Gose eh?

[metafour]

Barreto 2 for 2 with 2 HRs. Elite.

 

Pentecost 2 for 2 with a double.

[burlingtonbandit]

One thing that stand out to me about Pentecost is the lack of walks. Only 2 walks this year and even in college he had a low walk rate. Now it could be the case of him being such a good hitter that he makes contact so much that he hasn't really learned to lay off pitches. Definitely something to keep an eye on.

[ace3113]

Gettin' Rowdy in here!

 

2-3 2r 1(2b) 1rbi 1bb up to .264

 

.395/.436/.514 in last 10 games

[ElNik2013]

Ryan Borucki in his Vancouver debut: 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 1BB, 7K.

[abola2121]

Best part of Gravemans first AAA start is that he is still getting groundballs at an incredible rate (10 GO - 1 FO)

Excellent. We haven't had a decent sinkerballer since Alvarez got traded.

Edited August 3, 2014 by abola2121

[Frenchsoup]

Looks like the Jays are starting to develop some talent it's to bad AA won't be here long enough see it through.

[ElNik2013]

Looks like the Jays are starting to develop some talent it's to bad AA won't be here long enough see it through.

 

 

I'd be shocked if AA's fired at the end of the season, especially if the team stays in the playoff race till the end. Only way I see him getting fired would be if the team collapsed.

 

 

And yes, there are some emerging youngsters and the long-term outlook doesn't seem as dire as it may have looked at the end of the 2013 season. Another guy who's turned his season around is Andy Burns. He could be a decent role player for this team. I've wondered why they wouldn't try him at 2B, but maybe they already have.

[ace3113]

Just hit a dinger after you posted this

 

Not to jinx it but.

 

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y3pev1BRJLA/UbO_scsOXGI/AAAAAAAABmA/6tIjKQOYr3M/s1600/RowdyTellez.png

 

http://www.wliw.org/21pressroom/files/2011/06/baberuth.jpg