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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
* Matt Mervis
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Back-to-Back Jaxx

Submitted by Rob G. on
SOUTHERN LEAGUE (AA) NORTHERN DIVISION PLAYOFFS GAME 2 THREAD (JAXX LEAD BEST-OF-FIVE SERIES 1-0) [PARACHAT] CAROLINA MUDCATS (77-57) @ WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (83-56) PRINGLES PARK, 6:35 pm CDT, RADIO: Dixie 1310 WDXI
The Jaxx made a good start to the Southern League playoffs last night, winning the opening game of the series 3-0 (recap, boxscore, play-by-play) on the back of Renyel Pinto's fine pitching and multi-hit games from Eric Patterson, Casey McGehee, Brandon Sing and Jose Reyes, who is not the Mets' shortstop. Last season Renyel Pinto won the Southern League Pitcher of the Year title, but this year it was not to be. Why's that? Because, keeping it in the family, it was tonight's Jaxx starter, Ricky Nolasco, that took home the prize, leaving poor Pinto this year had to settle just for being named the best left-hander in the league. Yes, indeed, it would seem that the Jaxx have orchestrated something of a monopoly over the pitching prizes. Tonight the team's line up thus...
Ricky Nolasco, RHP
14-3, 2.89 ERA
173/46 K/BB, 13 HR in 161.2 IP		 Nick Ungs, RHP
7-5, 3.68 ERA
79/34 K/BB, 8 HR in 120.0 IP
2B *Frank Moore 2B *Eric Patterson
LF James Shanks SS Ryan Theriot
RF Juan Carlos Muniz 3B Casey McGehee
C Jason Hill 1B #Matt Craig
CF Reggie Abercrombie LF Brandon Sing
1B Angel Molina CF *Buck Coats
3B #Drew Niles RF *Adam Greenberg
SS Rex Rundgren C #Jose Reyes
P Nick Ungs P Ricky Nolasco
What a year Ricky Nolasco has enjoyed...
IPHHRBBKERA
161.215113461732.89
His 14 victories set a new Jaxx record and were good enough to tie him for first in the league (with Sean Tracey of the White Sox), and though he fell just 6 strikeouts short of breaking the franchise record that Pinto set last year, he led the league in that category too. He finished third in the league in ERA, though the two ahead of him (one of them Pinto) pitched significantly less innings. It is worth bearing in mind though that though Nolasco is just 22, he was repeating the league after a 2004 stint at Iowa went quite horribly wrong (let's just say he allowed 68 hits in 40.2 innings). Like Pinto, he found the transition from the pitcher friendly Southern League to the much more hitter orientated Pacific Coast League very difficult. And, like Pinto, it's a hurdle that he's almost certainly going to have to navigate before he makes the big leagues. A sinkerballer, and therefore often talked about in the same breath as Sergio Mitre, the comparison perhaps doesn't quite ring true. Nolasco's low-90s sinker induces a lot of groundballs, but it's not as good a pitch as Mitre's. Nolasco though definately showcases the better off-speed stuff, with a good curveball and changeup. Mitre's breaking pitches on the other hand are much more fringy, though that sinker, when it's on, is remarkable. Opposing Nolasco tonight is Nick Ungs, who earlier this year threw a no-hitter against the Jaxx. The Mudcats actually bested the Jaxx 9-7 in the regular season, though that was largely because they went 8-2 at home. If the Jaxx have their way, the Mudcats won't be able to take the series back to Carolina. Somewhat ironically, both teams are playing this series without their most talented player. While the Jaxx have lost outfielder Felix Pie to injury (for half the season no less), the Mudcats last week were robbed of their stud prospect outfielder by the Florida Marlins. Jeremy Hermida only went on to become just the second player in history to hit a grand slam in his first Major League plate appearance. The rest of the series looks like this... Game 3, Friday, 5.05pm CDT, Carolina Mudcats @ West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Game 4, Sunday, 2.00pm EDT, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx @ Carolina Mudcats Game 5, Monday, 7.15pm EDT, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx @ Carolina Mudcats Games 4 and 5 will only be played if necessary. The series winner will then play either the Birmingham Barons (CWS) or the Jacksonville Suns (LAD) for the Southern League title in a five game series starting a week today. Go to the games if you can, or listen via the Radio (Dixie 1310 AM WDXI, and there's an online feed at WDXI.com). And go Jaxx!

Comments

Submitted by cubster on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:51 pm

Eric Pat doubles to lead off the bottom of the first. Nolasco walked one, but didn't give up any runs in the top of the inning.

Submitted by cubster on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:19 pm

I love this broadcaster...strikeouts on curveballs are uncle charley's, double plays are ham and eggers. bottom 3, no score.

Submitted by chifan3887 on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:25 pm

John Hill, I saw this article at espn.com and thought of you. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2155868&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233 Also your too tough on Nolasco. Yes he was horrible at AAA last year but 21 is also pretty young for AAA. I mean how many guys other than Felix Hernadez (before his call-up) are at AAA before their 22nd birthday? Also his K rate is better than Mitre's at AA. High GB and K rate make him the perfect money ball pitcher. If his AAA problems were because of age and he can get psat that he will be a solid 2 or 3 pitcher in the show.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:25 pm

I heard the ham and eggers last night for the first time, never heard a DP described like that. Amusing..

Submitted by Ienpw on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:31 pm

Actually, Nolasco had a 147:146 GB:FB ratio this season.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:39 pm

1-0 Jaxx...WOO!!! 4th inning RBI Fielder Choice for Brandon Sing, McGehee scored.

Submitted by Ienpw on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:39 pm

I counted them up using the box scores when I was figuring out his DIPS. Sadly, I forgot to count up HBP which was needed in the formula and haven't gone back to count that up. He's the only one I've looked at.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:41 pm

the ever-elusive search for splits on minor leaguers continue.. thanks anyway ienpw

Submitted by chifan3887 on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:43 pm

IENPW, Thanks for the info. I assumed from his stuff that he would have had a 3 to 1 rate GBtoFB. I wish they would post stats like that on the team's web site or milb.com.

Submitted by cubster` on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:43 pm

what is the Groundball/Flyball ratio ranges that we should consider good, versus outstanding, versus Hall of Fame?

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:51 pm

I don't know if it's that simple, cubster. Currently Brandon Webb leads all of baseball with a 4.33 G/F ratio but no one would even consider him an All-Star. Top 10: 1. Webb 4.33 2. Westbrook 3.32 3. Lowe 3.01 4. Mulder 2.75 5. Hudson 2.68 6. Burnett 2.68 7. Halladay 2.60 8. Wright 2.01 9. Carpenter 1.99 10. Maddux 1.86 It's not really a who's who, you know? For comparision some of the worse: 1. John Patterson 0.61 (RFK must be heaven for pitchers) 2. Elarton 0.65 3. Milton 0.67 4. C. Young 0.69 5. C. Lee 0.75 6. Pedro 0.82 7. Arroyo 0.83 8. Wakefield 0.85 9. R. Hernandez 0.87 10. B. Sheets 0.87 Your actually more likely to give up a hit on a groundball than a flyball, although the likelihood to score a run is reduced.

Submitted by Ienpw on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:51 pm

For one you don't have to have a good GB:FB to go to the Hall. Randy Johnson's career is 1.20. Prior's

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:52 pm

chad billingsley is throwing a no-no for the dodgers affiliate in the other southern league playoff game right now...Through 6 I believe... and I have no problem ruining it by mentioning it..

Submitted by Ienpw on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:53 pm

I guess I can't use a carrot for less than. His career GB:FB is less than 1.

Submitted by Adam Greenberg… on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:58 pm

Adam uses his speed to lead off the 5th with a bunt single. Too bad the next batter hit into a double play. At least Corey's brother was watching from the bench to see how it's done. We don't expect dusty to be teaching that tricky stuff up north. L'Chiam

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:04 pm

Did I just hear that right? Ryan Theriot was named the Jaxx MVP for the season? Not Brandon Sing?

Submitted by cubster` on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:06 pm

Thanks for the GB:FB commentary. I understand that a high ratio means nothing except you probably don't want a low ratio in a small HR friendly ballpark. I just wasn't sure what the range was to sort out whether 1:1 was considered a GB pitcher or a FB pitcher. It seems that under 1.0 is a FB pitcher over 2.0 is a GB pitcher and 1-2 is a middler. Some extrapolations might be interesting, like seeing if the high ratio pitchers also are the ones leading the league in getting double plays (seems intuitive unless the infield defense sucks). The Billingsley no-no is going into the 8th

Submitted by Ienpw on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:10 pm

Personally, I'd say anything over 1.50 is a GB pitcher. I consider Zambrano a GB pitcher even though he's been at 1.6 the last 2 seasons.

Submitted by Ienpw on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:14 pm

Haha. Billingsley was taken out but the no-no is through 8.

Submitted by cubster on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:33 pm

Nolasco gets out of a jam in the 8th. Still a shutout. 2 punchouts and the inning ends on a flyball. 1-0 now bottom 8th.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:36 pm

11 K's for Nolasco so far through 8. First 2 batters got on in the eight, Nolasco struck out the next two and got the last batter to pop up. 1-0 through 7 1/2 innings. GO jaxx!!

Submitted by cubster on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:42 pm

Nolasco 116 pitches thru 8 innings. This kid is gonna fit right in. Shipman in for the save Isn't Aardsma pitching in late innings too?

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:46 pm

shipman has been their closer since talley haines got promoted to AAA, so far the jaxx seem to like to go searles then shipman, hmmm??

Submitted by Ienpw on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:52 pm

It's certainly ironic that Nolasco had a 10:3 K:BB today after I said he was nuetral in it. Oh well. One thing I noticed as that for the most part he gave up more GBs than FBs consistenly. Like 9 GBs and 5 FBs. Then every 4th or so start he'd have a game where he would give up 12 FB and just 2 GB. There could be several explanations. And also, those starts unsurprisingly correlated with some of his worst starts.

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:55 pm

The 9th sounded very Cub familiar: Groundball out. One out double off the wall. Close groundout with a big argument (blown call by ump based on the play by play description). Eric Pat 1-4-3. 2 outs. Single to center ties the game (Dennis Anderson on a 3-2 pitch). Blown save-Andy Shipman. Fielders choice end the inning. bottom 9, 1-1 ah, reminds me of the days of LaTroy 9th innings. and Cubs vs. Giants...can this be baseball symmetry?

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:08 pm

Chris Resop pitching (southern league leading closer) bottom 9th: Leadoff Strikeout Eric Pat. Ryan Theriot-Triple, high off the OF wall. Casey McGehee-intentional walk. Aaron Sisk ph for Shipman-intentional walk #2. Brandon Sing up one out...infield in. Strikes out on high fastball, 2-2 count. Buck Coates-infield single!!! Jaxx Win!!! Jaxx Win!! this was fun stuff. Aardsma was in the bullpen for the 10th. Their going BONKERS in Pringles Park.

Submitted by mannytrillo on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 09:02 pm

CUBS WIN!!! IN DUSTY WE TRUSTY!!!!!! The real Cubs that is...

Submitted by mannytrillo on Fri, 09/09/2005 - 09:43 am

Dusty- Thanks for your concern. I knew I came to TCR for some reason. it is al the thoughtful posters who come here more to go after other posters than to actually talk about teh Cubs. Thanks!!

Submitted by Dusty Baylor on Fri, 09/09/2005 - 09:09 am

Only you Manny..only you....I thought you came for the witty banter and my rapier-like wit? Manny, don't go holier than thou on us...you have done your fair share of poster-bashing in the past. Not as much as some, but still... IN DUSTY WE....aw..crap!

Submitted by Ron Galt on Fri, 09/09/2005 - 09:38 am

Adam Dunn.

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