tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post8013085903311332289..comments2023-11-05T06:49:09.637-06:00Comments on Twins Geek: Not Exactly BlessedJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13907268840665045299noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-37532277677443662042008-05-28T07:09:00.000-05:002008-05-28T07:09:00.000-05:00Neshek opened his age-25 season pitching in Roches...<I>Neshek opened his age-25 season pitching in Rochester for the first time. </I><BR/><BR/>And ended it in the major league bullpen.<BR/><BR/><I>Most of the guys he's facing have more pro experience than he does. </I><BR/><BR/>The guys he is facing are in A ball for a reason, regardless of their age or experience. <BR/><BR/><I>I don't think you can simply "expect" any pitcher to be striking out Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-33762454839860199852008-05-27T17:55:00.000-05:002008-05-27T17:55:00.000-05:00Why not? The fact is that he is older than most pl...<I>Why not? The fact is that he is older than most players in A-ball and would be expected to do well there.</I><BR/><BR/>He's not just doing well there. His numbers are unreal. I think he's going above and beyond what is expected of him, even when his age is taken into account.<BR/><BR/><I>At this point that is impossible - he already missed that boat. He will need to be pitching effectively Nick N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-90041470903269977772008-05-27T17:41:00.000-05:002008-05-27T17:41:00.000-05:00I don't think you can hold against Slama the fact ...<I>I don't think you can hold against Slama the fact that he was relatively old when he got drafted.</I><BR/><BR/>Why not? The fact is that he is older than most players in A-ball and would be expected to do well there. <BR/><BR/><I>by the end of the year he'll probably already be caught up to where Neshek was at this age.</I><BR/><BR/>At this point that is impossible - he already missed that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-51959414939603615632008-05-27T17:23:00.000-05:002008-05-27T17:23:00.000-05:00So Neshek made his first appearance in Double-A at...So Neshek made his first appearance in Double-A at an age where Slama was still in college. I don't think you can hold against Slama the fact that he was relatively old when he got drafted. He got a late start relative to Neshek but by the end of the year he'll probably already be caught up to where Neshek was at this age.<BR/><BR/>The fact of the matter is that Slama has given us nothing but Nick N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-28571646732438901342008-05-27T16:52:00.000-05:002008-05-27T16:52:00.000-05:00Pat Neshek was 22 when he first pitched at AA. He ...Pat Neshek was 22 when he first pitched at AA. He started the next year in A ball at age 23, but pitched 2/3 of the season at AA. While his first full season in AA was at age 24, he got there a lot sooner. Slama is at least a year behind him. <BR/><BR/>My point, comparisons to Neshek aside, was that Slama has not shown much of anything by his ability to get young A-ball hitters out. There are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-882932778863742152008-05-27T15:58:00.000-05:002008-05-27T15:58:00.000-05:00Pat Neshek spent his entire age 24 season in Doubl...Pat Neshek spent his entire age 24 season in Double-A, so Slama isn't really that far behind him. There are actually quite a few similarities between the two, right down to a unique and funky delivery. Slama has experienced nothing but success as a pro and if he finishes this season in New Britain (which is almost assured at this point, unless he advances even further), he'll have gone through Nick N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-73988562988921649422008-05-27T11:17:00.000-05:002008-05-27T11:17:00.000-05:00Anthony Slama is a 24 year old pitching in A ball....Anthony Slama is a 24 year old pitching in A ball. It probably is probably past time for him to move up. That he hasn't is not a good sign no matter how well he is doing against inexperienced A-ball hitters. He is still a long way from helping the Twins, much less replacing Neshek.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-83359084032281162792008-05-27T10:08:00.000-05:002008-05-27T10:08:00.000-05:00TT, yes this was expected. I don't know why there ...TT, yes this was expected. I don't know why there are people out there freaking out. We knew this was going to happen.<BR/><BR/>Nick, I hear you. Anthony Slama, (along with Luke Hughes), need to be moved up a respected league quickly.<BR/><BR/>Cubberlang, with how great sabermatricians are today, I wouldn't rule that out as a possibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-78700624036766865752008-05-27T08:44:00.000-05:002008-05-27T08:44:00.000-05:00As a Rochester native, I've seen Lahey throw quite...As a Rochester native, I've seen Lahey throw quite a few times. If you actually look at Lahey's loses- they were on errors in the field and little dink shots. He's had one ball hit hard off him all year.<BR/><BR/>Looking at his line on the stat sheet wouldn't tell you that. I hope someday those sabremetric guys can develop better statistics that more accurately reflect players' performance. ICubberLanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962980451854387348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-56686312843708275452008-05-27T08:15:00.000-05:002008-05-27T08:15:00.000-05:00The Twins need to start moving Anthony Slama aggre...The Twins need to start moving Anthony Slama aggressively. He's 24 and dominating Single-A. Probably the best shot this organization has at getting another Neshek in their bullpen.Nick N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-52497125516171608972008-05-27T07:11:00.000-05:002008-05-27T07:11:00.000-05:00Isn't this about what we should have expected with...Isn't this about what we should have expected with all the turnover the Twins have had? The Twins are going to spend half the year trying to sort out roles. <BR/><BR/>Lamb was supposed to be an everyday player, but we are seeing why he has always been platooned. Harris defense is about what was expected. There was a reason Tampa wanted Bartlett to replace him and it wasn't because of their bats. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com