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Hoffman is untouchable. The only picture I took was me and Delgado.
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Watched Hoffman today throw 3 innings. Faced 10 batters..1 hbp, 5 k's, and the others were weak groundouts. His fastball sat at 95,hitting 97 a couple times...out pitch is a devastating breaking ball. In the Jays brass assembled to watch him were Tinnish, AA, Charlie Wilson, Sandy Alomar Sr and one of my favourite players, Carlos Delgado. AA on the phone for an extended period...wonder if there is a move in the offing..he was pacing back and forth seemingly in serious discourse.
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Was at the Dunedin game tonight and was impressed with Jimmy Cordero. He walked 1 and struck out 2 in 1.1 innings. What was noteworthy however was his fastball which sat at 98-100 and hit 101 on the gun. His breaking ball was 89-90. Off to see Hoffman tomorrow in Clearwater. Life is good down here in Dunedin.
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His outing today was rained out. I will see him in Clearwater tomorrow and report. AA was at the game yesterday to watch the Canadian Junior team. Pompey went 0-3 while I was there, flying out to deep right field twice.
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Thanks. Will look for him in his next outing. They were in Tampa today, so I missed it. Hopefully Hoffman goes tomorrow in one of the 2 games..vs the Yankees or the Canadian National team .
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Good to see John Stilson pitch a couple innings today in extended spring. Gave up 1 hit and struck out 3....fastball sitting 93/94. Btw, Alford started in CF and made a fabulous running catch on a line drive...hasn't hit much however. He's rehabbing and could end up in Lansing or Dunedin.
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I wasn't able to see the game down here in Dunedin. Did the Jays not retaliate for Travis getting plunked? Did not see it in the box score. -
He will pitch in extended spring until they build his innings up. He has only gone 2 so far. He will go 3 next outing and progress from there..will probably start in Dunedin when he's ready and plans are for him to pitch in AA late summer. Wouldn't be surprised if all goes well that he might be a Sept call-up.
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Couldn't see the gun when he was pitching but he was all over the place. His first pitch was 4 ft wide.
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The Clearwater park is so much nicer than the Mattick complex. Enjoy your time down here. You can pick up an extended spring schedule at the Mattick office. Hoffman will be here another month.
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I know there is a prospect/ minor league thread but this kid deserves his own. I watched him again vs the Phillies in Clearwater today. His line for the 2 innings was 5ks and a weak groundout to second base. His fastball sat at 95 but he has a knee buckling breaking ball. Even the scouts and Blue Jays personnel were smiling and shaking their heads. I have been coming down here for years and have watched Sanchez, Norris, Osuna and Castro in their early years but I have yet to see some one with this much potential. I will continue the updates until I return home at the end of the month. Btw, Smoral pitched after Hoffman and was predictably wild in his first outing. Saunders also played today in extended spring.
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Just watched Hoffman pitch in an extended spring game vs the Pirates. He pitched 2 innings,giving up 2 hits( one was a bloop single), no walks and struck out 4. His fastball sat around 93-94 but it was his first outing. I'm sure his velocity will go up. His strikeout pitch is a devastating curve. You're going to love this guy...lots of Jays brass out to watch him today. Even got him to sign a ball for me.
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The Dunedin team website shows Silverstein as the starter. I hope you're right...going to the game tonight.
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Was at the game tonight in Dunedin. Tirado was consistently 95-97 with a filthy slider.
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Pedro Martinez was on MLB tv last night and man this guy knows pitching. He masterfully broke down Harvey and Strasburg. At the end of the show they asked him which young pitcher he likes the most...his answer was Castro with one caveat...go slow with this kid, he is special.They also had high praise for Travis and his baseball IQ.
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Was at the Dunedin/ Clearwater game tonight. Lugo, Dean and Nay with opposite field homeruns. Labourt pitched well before running out of steam in the 6th...fastball 93-96 most of the night. Will be down here until the end of April...looking forward to seeing Hoffman in extended Spring league. Saunders hit a couple to the warning track.
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Make sure you make it to the Mattick Complex off Solon and Keene when the Jays are on the road. There will be minor league games being played on all 3 diamonds. All of the top prospects will be there along with any of the regulars who are trying to get some work in. The last 2 times I was there (Tues and Wed),Hutch and Buehrle pitched 5 innings.Games start at 1.
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I talked to Alex at the game today. Castro will be in Toronto to start the season, probably in the bullpen.
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Kiley McDaniel: Evaluating Blue Jays prospects
spats replied to Angrioter's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Quite an impressive list. I'm really interested to watch Alford's progress this year...he could end up being in the top 5 by the end of the year. -
I love this guy. I met him at the Mattick complex last year and he is the most humble and polite kid in the system...will be looking for his van off the Hwy 60 causeway between Tampa and Clearwater in the next few weeks.
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Why has a weak hitting shortstop not learned to bunt in his minor league career?
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Sorry about the confusion. What I meant to say is-Who would they miss the most from deals they made this off season regardless of who they got back.
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My pick would be Barretto down the road.
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Blue Jays sign Ronald Belisario and Ramon Santiago
spats replied to TDotttt2005's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
All the addiction talk scared him away. -
it's hilarious to go and read some of the comments on the Orioles board calling the Jays classless and bashing Canadians in general. They don't look at precedent in compensation for an executive and think that what the Orioles are asking for is more than fair. Typical myopic dumb Americans.
