All of Rendon's hits for the week were singles.
Tuesday: 1-for-3 with a walk, no Ks.
Friday: 0-for-3 with a walk and a K.
Saturday: 0-for-3 with a walk, no Ks.
Sunday: 2-for-3 with a walk, no Ks, and 3 runs scored.
Current line: .349/.553/.527 with 57 BB and 21K in 40 games. 10 2B, 2 3B and still stuck on 3 HRs.
He was 3rd in the country in OBP last week while being well into the hundreds in BA and SLG. He's giving the Pirates the ability to pass on him without looking entirely stupid. It's terrific.
Cole actually got hit and scored on quite a bit this week, though he still struck out a ton.
Cole: 8 IP, 9 hits, 5 runs (all earned), 11K/1BB
Cole for the year: 4-3, 2.22 ERA in 65 IP, 42 hits, 20 runs (16 ER), 75K/11BB.
He's being ridiculously outpitched by his teammate Trevor Bauer, I might add.
Bauer: 7-1, 1.47 ERA in 73.2 IP, 37 hits, 15 runs (12 ER), 110K/23BB.
Of Bauer, they say "has similar mechanics to Tim Lincecum"" (yes this means he's also shortish for a pro pitcher at 6'1 or so), with a low 90s 2 seamer and a 4-seam that can hit 96 with movement, and an improving curveball that should be another plus pitch.
I'm actually really fond of him. Here's some video: http://baseballbeginnings.com/2010/06/26/trevor-bauer-video-2
I'm telling you, a LOT of teams are gonna get interesting pitchers in this draft. Bauer should be top 10, and I could still see Hultzen going top 2 in some scenarios.
Should be fun, though for us the rest of the fun doesn't start til later than I'd like. No supplementals for us.
Still, there will be quality talent there to be had. I'm wondering if we'll double up and go for a great high-schooler in the 2nd and try to buy him out of his commit. Charlie Tilson comes to mind as a Mariners sort of pick: Good tools but not jaw-dropping, non-baseball factory high school, does everything well, huge makeup bonuses. In other words, lots more to go get in his potential and the personality to get it.
I could see us taking him if he's there in the 2nd, definitely.
Til then, we still get to debate Cole vs. Rendon, and whether Hultzen or anyone else should be in the conversation.
~G
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