Monday, April 28th, 2008 | Author: Doug Gray
Louisville lost 5-2 in 17 innings. Box Score
- Andy Green went 1-6 with 2 walks and a run.
- Paul Janish went 2-8.
- Kevin Barker went 1-7 with an RBI.
- Andy Phillips went 1-6 with 2 walks and a run.
- Jolbert Cabrera went 2-8 with a double.
- Drew Anderson (OF) went 1-5 with a double.
- Chris Dickerson went 3-6 with a walk and an RBI.
- Adam Rosales went 1-3 with a double.
- The pitching staff did fine, but in the 17th inning Kevin Barker came on after playing first base and allowed 3 runs to pick up the loss.
Chattanooga won 6-4 and 1-0.
6-4 win. Box Score
- Shaun Cumberland went 2-3 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored.
- Michael DeJesus went 3-4 with a walk, 2 doubles, 3 RBI and 3 runs.
- Michael Griffin went 2-5.
- Sean Henry went 2-3 with 3 RBI.
- Chris Denove went 1-3 with a walk.
- BJ Szymanski went 1-3 with a run.
- James Avery went 4 innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts and no runs.
- Robert Manuel went 3 innings allowed no runs on a hit and a walk while striking out 3.
1-0 win. Box Score
- Shaun Cumberland went 2-3 with a solo HR (4).
- Michael Griffin went 1-3.
- Tonys Gutierrez went 1-3.
- Cody Strait went 1-2.
- Chris Denove went 1-2 with a walk.
- Ben Jukich allowed 6 hits and 4 walks in 6.2 innings and had a strikeout.
- Josh Roenicke picked up the save by striking out the last batter of the game.
Sarasota won 9-2. Box Score
- Chris Heisey went 0-3 with 2 walks and 2 runs.
- Justin Turner went 1-5 with a run and an RBI.
- Chris Valaika went 5-5 with a HR (5), 2 RBI and 3 runs scored. .389/.404/.593 this year.
- Juan Francisco went 1-4 with an RBI.
- Drew Stubbs went 3-5 with a HR (1) and 2 runs. .348/.425/.543 this year.
- Jason Louwsma went 1-4 with 2 RBI.
- Travis Wood went 6 innings, allowed 5 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5 and allowing 2 runs.
- Sean Watson struck out 2 in a perfect inning of work.
- Steven Otterness pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
- Ramon Geronimo allowed a hit in a scoreless 9th inning.
Dayton was postponed
Category: 2008 Game Review
Tuesday, 29. April 2008
How about Stubbs hitting a home run finally. Have the Reds ever batted him leadoff? I realize the kid is 6′4″ and strikes out too much. He’s got speed, gets on base, and doesn’t seem to have an abundance of power (which is fine). He seems like a natural solution for Centerfield and leadoff in 2009/2010.
Tuesday, 29. April 2008
I think batting him leadoff isn’t a bad idea. As long as your OBP is high, K’s are not a problem for a leadoff hitter. In a leadoff situation, it makes no difference if you hit a pop-up or strikeout, nobody’s on, so no runner advances.
Now can he keep a high OBP as he advances, with that high of a K-rate? Not likely.
As with anything I see from Stubbs (or other college hitters), my mantra is “I’ll believe it when I see him do it at AA”. But I’ve said that before, so you’re probably tired of hearing it.
Tuesday, 29. April 2008
Aw Freaking BARKER! demote! demote! demote!
Tuesday, 29. April 2008
K’s do matter for leadoff. Leadoff guys generally have speed which means when they put the ball in play, pressure is on the defense. Getting on because of an error beats a K so a dropped pop-up here, a bad throw to first there can make a difference. If he can’t get the K’s down, you are looking at a 5, 6 hole hitter.
Tuesday, 29. April 2008
Drew Stubbs is a bad leadoff hitter. He hit .255 in the leadoff spot last year and .298 when he wasn’t in the leadoff spot. Guys with strikeout issues shouldn’t bad leafoff where they are asked to take pitches.
Tuesday, 29. April 2008
Well I guess it all comes down to how you see this guy. Will he be a power hitter or won’t he? I don’t think you can argue that Stubbs biggest asset is, and will be, his speed. He actually hit higher than .298 out of the leadoff spot, closer to .310. But how much of that was because the switch out of the leadoff occurred later in the season when he started to put it together. I.E. is it causation or just association? I think if we had the pitches/PA data, I’d be more convinced that he felt forced to take more pitches than he’s comfortable with when he led off. Anyone know how to get that? I’d also be more convinced he should be hitting 3-5, if he keeps his ISO near .200 after he gets promoted to AA. I’m unimpressed with his power numbers in Billings and Dayton. And yes I realize power is nearly always the last thing to develop.
BTW, the point about Ks mattering because of misplayed balls is valid, but may be irrelevant in the face of an already high bavg and obp. If you can get a guy with 50 SB speed on first at a .400 clip, you may want to live with the handful of times that he could have beat out a bobbled grounder had he not whiffed.
Whatever Stubbs is, he surely generates a lot of debate.