Erasmo gets lots of praise there. I do wonder why he's not striking more guys out with low-to-mid-90s stuff if he's moved up to that now, but with him being in the zone SO much maybe it's hard...and 6.5 per 9 isn't chopped liver. If we could teach him to walk one extra guy a game just to drop his hits and up his Ks, though, I'd love it. Erasmo is a fun one to watch.
I love that Grifol uses the phrase "electric" to describe Guillermo Pimentel's bat - three different times. *grins* Apparently he's impressed by it. If HE can ever command a strike zone, look out. Man do I want to see him hit short-season with serious improvement in that area.
Good words for Tenbrink (whom I still believe in) and Triunfel (not so much, but this helps his trade value). Seager is getting time around the infield because he's not displacing Ackley, but with the word being that Seager gets his AAA callup when Ackley goes to the bigs, the Mariners obviously like Kyle a lot as well.
Nice things said about Carp, too, but with Peguero being useless now that he's been booked as having two very large holes in his swing (and a huuuuge strike zone thanks to his height and his habit of swinging at everything) I want Peguero and Saunders to both go down and work on fixing their issues.
Let Wilson or Carp play.
And the stuff on Paxton is great.
LHP James Paxton: "His walks are a little high, but he's throwing 90 to 95, and sitting at 92, 93 with comfort. His breaking ball is a strikeout pitch, and his change is becoming a pitch he can go to as he develops. He gets a lot of swings and misses. His pitch count is always high, because he gets so many swings and misses. It's hard to pick his ball up, and he has the stuff to go along with it. He's a pretty interesting kid." Note: In prospect speak, "interesting kid" is high praise. Paxton has a 2.22 ERA in five starts for Class A Clinton with 38 strikouts and 17 walks in 28 1/3 innings.
Can't wait to see what happens as the walks decline. Go-go James Paxton!
~G
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