8/16 Games

[EMachine10]

Charlotte
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/m...hraaa_noraaa_1

Birmingham
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/m...iraax_tenaax_1

Harrell pitching well so far.

Winston-Salem
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/m...swafa_lynafa_1
Shelby hit a HR and Rasner pitched well.

Kannapolis
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/m...anafx_hicafx_1

So far, Beckham has walked twice and is 0-1.

Bristol
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/m...rirok_brirok_1

Bristol is playing against Tim Beckham, number one overall selection of the Rays.

Great Falls plays in a little bit

[sox1970]

Beckham finished 1-4, 2 walks.

Oh, and Josh Fields sucks. What an awful year that guy is having.

[oeo]

Originally Posted by sox1970

Beckham finished 1-4, 2 walks.

Oh, and Josh Fields sucks. What an awful year that guy is having.

He's already proven himself at that level. A bad (injury plagued) year does not mean he sucks.

[rustysurf83]

Originally Posted by sox1970

Beckham finished 1-4, 2 walks.

Oh, and Josh Fields sucks. What an awful year that guy is having.

Promote Beckham, demote Fields...just kidding...kind of

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Originally Posted by rustysurf83

Promote Beckham, demote Fields...just kidding...kind of

yeah

[voodoochile]

Originally Posted by ...

You're smart, no you're not. Just kidding. kind of.

That's a personal attack. Yes it is. Gonna get you banned. Not kidding. Kind of.

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Shelby is putting up some nice numbers in AA. Can he actually play CF well?

Originally Posted by ...

Shelby is putting up some nice numbers in AA. Can he actually play CF well?

Actually it's in High A with Winston-Salem. But yes, I'd be interested to see how he is defensively. Isn't he another one of those players that started in the infield and got moved to the OF?

[2906]

Originally Posted by btrain929

Actually it's in High A with Winston-Salem. But yes, I'd be interested to see how he is defensively. Isn't he another one of those players that started in the infield and got moved to the OF?

Yes, he went from 2B to CF. The Sox people thought he'd profile well as a CF.

Also of interest, Toma Ohka went yesterday for Charlotte and not Jack Egbert. If I have things straight, Egbert hasn't pitched since Monday and yesterday was his turn. We'll have to see if he starts today. If not, it would appear he's the guy vs. the Mariners Tuesday.

Edit: he's listed as the probable starter for tonight's Charlotte game vs. Norfolk, so we'll see what plays out.

[cws05champ]

Originally Posted by btrain929

Actually it's in High A with Winston-Salem. But yes, I'd be interested to see how he is defensively. Isn't he another one of those players that started in the infield and got moved to the OF?

Yep, he played 2B in college, but the Sox moved himto CF. According to Baseball America he had a bit of an adjustment period on getting good jumps and reads, but had the speed to make up for a lot of those mistakes. He doesn't have the greatest arm out there though...but his bat has been solid and I'm exciting to see if he can progress. He has nice pop in his bat and still hitting for decent avg.

[California Sox]

Shelby was playing a lot of left and dh before they traded Paulo Orlando. They tried to move him back to 2b earlier this year, but he doesn't play the position that well and he doesn't hit when he's at 2b. It'll be interesting to see if he can stick in center because it's unlikely he'll hit enough to play an outfield corner. I wouldn't be surprised to see him traded over the winter. He's the sort of player KW has been trading lately.