Horns in the Pros

[shadow_operative2.0 15983]

Duke in AAA for the Mariners now, collecting all those jerseys. 

[Mittens 8282]

 

[Derka 6195]

i doubt bryce elder saw his career going this way when he made the all star team as a rookie. 😬 

[Derka 6195]

david hamilton on the other hand…wow, what a pro. looks like he’ll be around for many years to come.

[texifornia 56961]

Watching a former Horn completely by chance - Lucas Gordon pitching for the Winston-Salem Dash. Up 2-0 in the 3rd!

 

[texifornia 56961]

1 hour ago, texifornia said:

Watching a former Horn completely by chance - Lucas Gordon pitching for the Winston-Salem Dash. Up 2-0 in the 3rd!

 

And the Drive came back on him to tie it 2-2, but the Dash won 3-2. Eddie Park, who played for Stanford, had some electric baserunning to score the winning run.

[UTPhil2006 3807]

Shugart called up by the Red Sox 

[Machinator 32099]

2 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Shugart called up by the Red Sox 

 

[Cousin Strawberry 1261]

22 hours ago, Machinator said:

 

Good for Shart.

[shadow_operative2.0 15983]

Still grinding. 

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The Angels are signing reliever Corey Knebel to a minor league contract, as first reflected on the MLB.com transaction log. He’ll report to Triple-A Salt Lake. Knebel was granted his release from a non-roster deal with the White Sox earlier this month.

Now 32, Knebel is trying to get back to the majors for the first time since 2022. He has generally been a productive pitcher when healthy — highlighted by an All-Star season as Milwaukee’s closer back in ’17 — but has had various arm issues. He underwent a Tommy John procedure in 2019 and subsequently missed time with lat and shoulder concerns. Knebel didn’t pitch last season as he rehabbed a capsule strain that he suffered with the Phillies two years ago.

Most of his time with Chicago was also spent on the minor league IL. Knebel made six rehab appearances split between the complex and High-A. He only pitched six times for Triple-A Charlotte, though he impressed with 5 1/3 scoreless frames while striking out eight. While it wasn’t enough to convince the Sox to give him a look, that production evidently intrigued the Los Angeles front office.

It’s a fairly inconsequential move for the Halos, who aren’t anywhere near the playoff mix. Knebel will return to free agency this offseason regardless of whether he makes the MLB team. The final six weeks could serve as an audition as he tries to secure a big league opportunity going into 2025. 

 

[Machinator 32099]

Faltine going from Daytona to Dayton.

 

[Dennis Taylor 18824]

White Sox still count I guess...congrats Ty

 

 

 

 

[closetohumping 17442]

This is a public post by Greg Swindell.  Hope his daughter is found safe!

 

please share if you can   

 

 

 

 

[torre 1285]

Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Live Stream - StreamEast

 

Link for Ty Madden's first MLB start,  7 PM, tonight.   Also on ESPN+. 

[Derka 6195]

madden taking the hill now.

[Derka 6195]

fyi his minor league stats are really bad. era above 7.50 and a 1.79 whip. but fuck it, let’s do this!!

first pitch strike, and his family goes nuts.

[Derka 6195]

botched dp ball leads to an unearned run. 

[Machinator 32099]

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/ty-madden-680744?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb

Final line for Madden: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

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On 8/20/2024 at 6:18 PM, Machinator said:

Faltine going from Daytona to Dayton.

 

I checked Faltine's stats again.  His batting average is still bad and he strikes out almost half the time.  He has been pretty consistent in that since he turned pro.  As I recall, he set the UT single season record for strikeouts and hasn't been able to improve on that.  His move is from A to A+, where he was about 2 years ago for awhile, so there must be a need for a body in Dayton.  He is such a good infielder if he can improve his hitting his chance of moving up to AA or AAA will drastically improve.

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Texas Wahoo 3397]

1 hour ago, Machinator said:

 

Joins Silas Ardoin in Bowie.

[Fletch 5800]

Isn’t there another one of ours in their farm system?

[shadow_operative2.0 15983]

Duke is up as the Yankees’ designated fast guy this month. 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4771]

O’s in the Arizona fall league which just wrapped up …

“Outfielder Douglas Hodo III walked 19 times in 21 games to post a .443 OBP. Hodo also showed off his speed with six doubles, a triple, and nine stolen bases. Not too shabby results.”

[VirginiaLonghorn 4771]

More on Hodo from an O’s article …

Outfielder Douglas Hodo, who played in the regular season at three levels at Low-A Delmarva, Aberdeen and Bowie, with a .770 OPS and 51 steals, played in 21 Fall League games. He hit .228/.443/.421/.864 with nine steals and he had almost as many walks (19) as strikeouts (21).

He came up to Double-A and carried that over in the Fall League. He got on base a ton and think he led our team in on-base percentage. He was an on base machine and was stealing bags too. Great to see him perform at a high level. And it wasn’t just on base. He had six doubles and a plus .850 OPS. Played great defense in the outfield too, tracking down a lot of plays. Great showing for him.