Horns in the Pros

[Dahobbs 17522]

23 hours ago, HenryJames said:

 

Ops is now over 1,000 in double AA. He keeps getting better has he moves up. Not sure how much longer they keep him in AA. 

[Fletch 5800]

1 hour ago, Dahobbs said:

Ops is now over 1,000 in double AA. He keeps getting better has he moves up. Not sure how much longer they keep him in AA. 

I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets the September call up 

[BigOrange1 6432]

 

[Guadaloopy 10957]

Ivan with an RBI sac fly for Amarillo tonight. 

 

 

[HenryJames 66035]

 

[Guadaloopy 10957]

3-run dong for Ivan.

 

 

 

 

[WBT 20561]

On 8/8/2023 at 8:01 PM, BigOrange1 said:

 

Plenty of good sections available

[HenryJames 66035]

 

[HenryJames 66035]

 

[WBT 20561]

What's a sod poodle, Walter?

[Had Enough 2076]

No one brings the good news like @HenryJames

[jeevsie 3733]

Still want to know what the season record for dingers is for the sod poodles. Set two franchise records in one season?

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

Leandro Cedeno, 32, set all the way back in…

2022. 

[jeevsie 3733]

27 games left to get 21.  Doable.

[Hammerin Hank 1225]

On 8/16/2023 at 9:38 PM, WBT said:

What's a sod poodle, Walter?

I just assumed it was the same as a prairie dog, but I don’t know.

Ivan and the Sod Poodles will be in San Antonio 8/22 through 8/27 to play the Missions. I might try to make it down there one night 

[Dahobbs 17522]

23 hours ago, jeevsie said:

27 games left to get 21.  Doable.

Going to really have to pick up the pace. But Cedeno did it in 109 games. Melendez is only going to get maybe half of that. 

[wood 11225]

David Hamilton looking pretty good playing 2B for the Red Sox. I always thought that guy had it.

[LTtxfan 49142]

 

[Biff Tannen 45663]

How many did Ivan end up with?

[LTtxfan 49142]

 

[.45s 28]

On 9/27/2023 at 5:53 PM, Biff Tannen said:

How many did Ivan end up with?

30 total

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

Just saw ol’ boy Mark Payton is back with the White Sox on a minors deal. Dude is not scared of the AAA life. 

[LTtxfan 49142]

 

[Mo Horn 8822]

Menendez starting at DH for their first game today

[Mo Horn 8822]

Not the greatest of starts. 2 swinging Ks

Updated to add a third K looking at a pitch right down the middle of the plate. Not a great start to the spring. Hope they give him plenty of chances. 

Edited February 23 by Mo Horn

[Biff Tannen 45663]

3 hours ago, Mo Horn said:

Menendez starting at DH for their first game today

Which one?  Shouldn't they both still be in jail?

[Mo Horn 8822]

1 minute ago, Biff Tannen said:

Which one?  Shouldn't they both still be in jail?

Damn auto correct

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

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Ivan Melendez (93)

Ah, the “Hispanic Titanic”. Or is it the “Titanic Hispanic”? Either way, he has gone 0-for-9 with two walks and six strikeouts so far in spring, which is about what was expected from the 24-year-old corner infielder. Last season at AA Amarillo, he had 60 K’s in 170 PA. On the other hand, he also hit 12 homers, and another 18 at High-A Hillsboro. That was a clear six home-runs in total more than any other prospect in the 2023 Diamondbacks’ farm system. Melendez played mostly at third-base, but it seems likely his long-term position is more likely at first (potentially replacing Christian Walker eventually?), or possibly even as a designated hitter. 

Reassigned to minor league camp today. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

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The Atlanta Braves optioned All-Star pitcher Bryce Elder to the minors on Monday, deciding to open the season with Reynaldo Lopez as their fifth starter.

López, who signed a $30 million, three-year deal with the Braves in November, earned the rotation spot by allowing just four earned runs over 16⅔ innings in five spring appearances. He surrendered 10 hits, walked six and struck out 13.

Elder, by comparison, gave up 11 earned runs and 15 hits in 12 innings covering four appearances for an 8.25 ERA.

Elder also began last season at Triple-A Gwinnett but was recalled early in the year and earned his first All-Star Game selection by going 7-2 with a 2.97 ERA ahead of the break.

But the 24-year-old right-hander faded over the second half of the season, seeming to tire as he worked a career-high 174⅔ innings. He finished 12-4 with a 3.81 ERA and was hit hard in Game 3 of the NL Division Series, giving up six runs -- including two homers -- in just 2⅔ innings against the Philadelphia Phillies. 

[MuellerHorn 4228]

Hamilton just got called back up to the Red Sox after Trevor Story's shoulder injury, and in his first plate appearance of the season...

Edited April 7 by MuellerHorn

[UTPhil2006 3803]

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

[WBT 20561]

1 hour ago, shadow_operative said:

[shadow_operative 15932]

yikes on bikes.

[Derka 6142]

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

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The Rockies made a pair of bullpen moves before tonight’s matchup with the Phillies. Colorado selected righties John Curtiss and Matt Carasiti onto the MLB roster. 

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Curtiss, 31, inked a minor league deal in January. He has been hit hard for a 6.75 ERA over 21 1/3 innings with the Isotopes. The 6’5″ righty had solid results with the Rays and Marlins between 2020-21 before undergoing Tommy John surgery. He returned to the majors with the Mets a year ago, allowing 4.58 earned runs per nine with a modest 19.8% strikeout rate through 30 appearances. Curtiss is out of options, so the Rox would need to designate him for assignment if they don’t keep him in the MLB bullpen. 

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[HenryJames 66035]

 

[TheStoicPaisano 9922]

 

[Derka 6142]

 

[Levi 2585]

 

[shadow_operative2.0 15944]

Duke was sent down the other day, DFA'd off the 40 today. Didn't get a hit in his brief stint. 

[Derka 6142]

david hamilton is 1/3 with a walk, 2 runs, and 3 sb tonight.

[Derka 6142]

make that 2/4 and add an rbi.

[Derka 6142]

he just stole another base.

[Levi 2585]

Hamilton had 4 of the 9 stolen bases tonight for the Red Sox. Insane

[UTPhil2006 3803]

On 6/16/2024 at 3:44 PM, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Duke was sent down the other day, DFA'd off the 40 today. Didn't get a hit in his brief stint. 

Claimed by the Mets and optioned to AA 

[UTPhil2006 3803]

Blair Henley DFA by Astros 

[chase25 2048]

Good for Tristan! If you would have told me he would have made it to Triple A, let alone this quick, I would have told you that you were crazy.

[UTPhil2006 3803]

On 6/21/2024 at 2:33 PM, UTPhil2006 said:

Blair Henley DFA by Astros 

Cleared waivers. Back in AAA Sugarland