Jack Hannahan is getting his shot. The Oakland As traded for Hannahan to fill in for Eric Chavez, who is out with a wonky back. Back problems are notorious for lingering, so Hannahan might get regular playing time for a while. Best of luck to him.
I profiled Hannahan back on June 28 and pointed out that he crushes right-handed pitching. In 251 at bats at AAA Toledo, Hannahan was hitting .307/.443/.486 against right-handed pitchers. He'll make a perfect platoon partner for Marco Scutaro, who is hitting .293/.397/.483 against LHP but only a futile .230/.294/.329 against RHP.
The As are smart. They picked up an undervalued player who is supposed to be a gold-glove-quality defender at 3B and also has a very high OBP against right-handed pitchers. A good deal for them and for Jack Hannahan ... he deserved a chance to play in the bigs.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Friday, August 10, 2007
AAA Richmond Braves
The Richmond Braves are the Atlanta Braves' AAA affiliate (natch). It's one of the best teams in the International League and has some interesting talent. Willie Harris, Yunel Escobar and Buddy Carlyle have already made the jump to the big leagues from Richmond this season.
Barbaro Canizares is a 27-year-old (he may actually be 32) firstbaseman in just his second season of professional ball in America. An escapee from Cuba, he's hitting a crazy .414/.460/.598 in 87 AB in AAA. 2 homers and 8 doubles. He doesn't have many at bats because some kind of visa problem prevented him from getting into the country. Last year he hit a combined .307/.368/.423 in 300 AB between A and AA. Canizares is old for a prospect, but so are the players coming out of Japan. Probably trade bait after the Braves traded for Teixeira.
Brandon Jones is a 23-year-old outfielder. This year he's hit .293/.368/.507 in 365 AB at AA, and .321/.385/.543 in 81 AB for Richmond. That's excellent considering his age.
Martin Prado is a 23-year-old secondbaseman. He's hitting .320/.382/.428 with 20 doubles, 33 BB and only 39 SO in 353 AB. That's a big improvement over last year's .282/.314/.365 in AAA.
Brent Lillibridge is a 23-year-old shortstop. A hot second half has elevated his stats to .315/.369/.483 in 232 AB in AAA after hitting .275/.355/.387 in 204 AB at AA. He was part of the loot the Braves got in the Adam LaRoche trade this offseason.
Touted reliever Joey Devine (first round pick in the 2005 draft) is back at AAA after starting the season at AA. He had a 2.06 ERA in 35 IP at AA, with 51 SO and only 13 BB. For Richmond he has a 0.96 ERA in 9.1 IP with 12 SO and 3 BB. Good stuff.
Jo-Jo Reyes is a 22-year-old left-handed starting pitcher. He also started the season in AA. For Richmond he has a 1.24 ERA in 29 IP with 33 SO and 12 BB.
Barbaro Canizares is a 27-year-old (he may actually be 32) firstbaseman in just his second season of professional ball in America. An escapee from Cuba, he's hitting a crazy .414/.460/.598 in 87 AB in AAA. 2 homers and 8 doubles. He doesn't have many at bats because some kind of visa problem prevented him from getting into the country. Last year he hit a combined .307/.368/.423 in 300 AB between A and AA. Canizares is old for a prospect, but so are the players coming out of Japan. Probably trade bait after the Braves traded for Teixeira.
Brandon Jones is a 23-year-old outfielder. This year he's hit .293/.368/.507 in 365 AB at AA, and .321/.385/.543 in 81 AB for Richmond. That's excellent considering his age.
Martin Prado is a 23-year-old secondbaseman. He's hitting .320/.382/.428 with 20 doubles, 33 BB and only 39 SO in 353 AB. That's a big improvement over last year's .282/.314/.365 in AAA.
Brent Lillibridge is a 23-year-old shortstop. A hot second half has elevated his stats to .315/.369/.483 in 232 AB in AAA after hitting .275/.355/.387 in 204 AB at AA. He was part of the loot the Braves got in the Adam LaRoche trade this offseason.
Touted reliever Joey Devine (first round pick in the 2005 draft) is back at AAA after starting the season at AA. He had a 2.06 ERA in 35 IP at AA, with 51 SO and only 13 BB. For Richmond he has a 0.96 ERA in 9.1 IP with 12 SO and 3 BB. Good stuff.
Jo-Jo Reyes is a 22-year-old left-handed starting pitcher. He also started the season in AA. For Richmond he has a 1.24 ERA in 29 IP with 33 SO and 12 BB.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Garrett Olson
Garrett Olson is out to prove he should be back in the major leagues. He's a 23-year-old left-handed starting pitcher in the Orioles organization.
Olson made two starts for Baltimore in July, and did fairly well. 3.86 ERA. The Orioles sent him back down to AAA Norfolk when Steve Trachsel (yuch) came off the DL.
Olson has made 3 starts for Norfolk since his return. He's given up just one run in 21 innings with 23 strikeouts, 5 walks and 12 hits. That's excellent pitching.
For the season, Olson is 9-6 with a 2.95 ERA. 125 IP, 91 H, 117 SO, 36 BB.
Last season he pitched well in A and AA. Garrett Olson is a pitcher on the move, and is a very good bet to be in the starting rotation for Baltimore in 2008.
Olson made two starts for Baltimore in July, and did fairly well. 3.86 ERA. The Orioles sent him back down to AAA Norfolk when Steve Trachsel (yuch) came off the DL.
Olson has made 3 starts for Norfolk since his return. He's given up just one run in 21 innings with 23 strikeouts, 5 walks and 12 hits. That's excellent pitching.
For the season, Olson is 9-6 with a 2.95 ERA. 125 IP, 91 H, 117 SO, 36 BB.
Last season he pitched well in A and AA. Garrett Olson is a pitcher on the move, and is a very good bet to be in the starting rotation for Baltimore in 2008.
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