AFL Fall Stars Game Live Tonight @ 8 EST

[King]

East Team:

http://i.imgur.com/KCzs2sY.png

 

West Team:

http://i.imgur.com/94Nt1CS.png

 

Streamed on MLB.com and MLB Network for anyone who wants to watch

 

Featuring Rowdy Tellez and future Jays reliever Chad Girodo

[King]

Eric Longenhagen ‏@longenhagen 45s46 seconds ago

Fall Stars West lineup

Adam Engel

Ramon Torres

Jurickson Profar

Gary Sanchez

JD Davis

Derek Fisher

Jake Scavuzzo

DJ Peterson

Yadiel Rivera

 

Lucas Sims - SP

 

Eric Longenhagen ‏@longenhagen 26s26 seconds ago

East Lineup

Christian Arroyo

Clint Frazier

Chad Pinder

Rowdy Tellez

AB Walker

Austin Dean

Renato Nunez

Jake Bauers

Oscar Hernandez

 

Sean Manaea - SP

[King]

[Maine Jays]

Should we have high hopes for Rowdy down the road or is he in the Mike McDade mold?

[King]

Should we have high hopes for Rowdy down the road or is he in the Mike McDade mold?

 

Concerns -

Size (fat, slow/poor baserunner)

Defense (below avg defense at 1B)

vs LHP? - struggled to hit LHP in 2015, .210/.234/.290 in 64 PA (very small sample)

 

With poor baserunning, below average defense and possible struggle to hit LHP he might be limited to a platoon 1B type. Like Adam Lind. He's going to have to hit, and hit a lot to provide value.

 

 

 

unrelated -Speaking of fat, Texas Rangers RHP Luis Ortiz is huge. Anti Syndergaard

 

High School 2013

http://332b71db85586c638269-7b3e649a230e2ba2cff912d8af17e0b5.r41.cf1.rackcdn.com/1339-5-Navy-13.jpg

 

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[Laika]

Nice!

 

Rowdy goes from final vote candidate to cleanup hitter.

 

Excited to see Sean Manaea a little bit too. East has some other interesting pitching with Ray Black, Burdi, and Freeland. Hopefully Girodo gets into the game.

 

Also, Profar, Fisher, Nunez, and Frazier, obviously. Guys are good.

[Stangstag]

Why is Profar DH?

[Sorrow]

Why is Profar DH?

 

I'm guessing it's related to the shoulder surgery he had in the spring.

[Laika]

Why is Profar DH?

 

Probably being cautious with his shoulder; just want to get him some plate appearances.

[Jonn]

Shits about to get Rowdy

[King]

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/7617858/v522981483/afl-fall-stars-game

[King]

Tellez will lead off in bottom of the 2nd

[burlingtonbandit]

Manea is filthy

[King]

Manaea on point tonight

 

Tellez leading off

[Laika]

Manaea looks pretty filthy. Big lefty guy with a big fastball.

 

Kind of from the David Price school of pitching tactics

[King]

Tellez double

[King]

hahahha wtf inside the park home run

[King]

[King]

Jeff Moore ‏@jeffmoore_5 10m10 minutes ago

Tellez's ability to control the barrel & go the other way w/authority while still maintaining pull power is why I'm so enamored with his bat

Joe Hamrahi ‏@JHamrahi 4m4 minutes ago

Joe Hamrahi Retweeted Jeff Moore

This. Different player than a few years ago when drafted. Not pull happy anymore.

[flafson]

Pretty sure Lind wasn't as fat as Tellez is...

[King]

Pretty sure Lind wasn't as fat as Tellez is...

 

Didn't say that.

[Laika]

Pretty sure Lind wasn't as fat as Tellez is...

 

Tellez is probably in better shape than Lind though, regardless of weight.

[43211234]

I heard Lind added sit-ups to his workout regimen this offseason.

[Laika]

It's not that hard - just 20 minutes a day!

[GD]

It's not that hard - just 20 minutes a day!

 

You'll be shocked at the results!

[Spanky99]

That was a shot.

[Atothe]

His stance reminds me of less exaggerated Josh Hamilton

[King]

Tellez up again vs Chaz Hebert

[King]

Full count weak groundout to 2B

[King]

Jake Bauers - 70 smile