2010 Knights Roster

[DirtySox]

Originally Posted by JermaineDye05

From what I've seen of Viciedo in ST, pitchers should just throw him breaking balls out of the zone. He has some of the worst discipline I've ever seen. He reminds me of myself.

EDIT: I was surprised when I looked at his stats to see his was hitting a respectable .288. However 4 walks to 32 strikeouts clearly jumps out at you.

The strikeout rate is actually rather encouraging. It's about 23% which is fine, especially if he keeps hitting for power. It would just be nice if he starting showing more plate discipline as you noticed.

[Sockinchisox]

Viciedo staying red hot, 3 hits today including two 2B. Average up to .299.

Edit: Just notched his 4th hit, another double.

[GAsoxfan]

Does anyone know well Viciedo is making the transition to 1B? At 5'11", he seems shorter than ideal for 1B, but that's probably the best spot for him.

[DonnieDarko]

Looking at Jordan Danks' statline, he seems to be very disappointing so far. Sad, really...

[DirtySox]

Originally Posted by DonnieDarko

Looking at Jordan Danks' statline, he seems to be very disappointing so far. Sad, really...

It's pretty much what I expected. It's very difficult to find a player with his skillset that will succeed with the amount of times he strikes out.

Supposedly for most of this year Jordan and minor league personnel have been attempting to fix his swing to induce more contact, but it hasn't worked out very well so far.

[Craig Grebeck]

Originally Posted by DirtySox

It's pretty much what I expected. It's very difficult to find a player with his skillset that will succeed with the amount of times he strikes out.

Supposedly for most of this year Jordan and minor league personnel have been attempting to fix his swing to induce more contact, but it hasn't worked out very well so far.

With something like that, I almost want to see him back in AA. But I'm sure he's in Charlotte because he meshes with their staff.

They're certainly doing wonders for Dayan lately.

Edit: and regarding Dayan, one wonders if we'll see a spike in his walk totals if he keeps hitting like a monster. Now that he's not OPS'ing .708 and showing good power for a 21 year-old in AAA, he may see less meatballs.

[DirtySox]

Originally Posted by Craig Grebeck

Edit: and regarding Dayan, one wonders if we'll see a spike in his walk totals if he keeps hitting like a monster. Now that he's not OPS'ing .708 and showing good power for a 21 year-old in AAA, he may see less meatballs.

Exactly my thoughts. I'm not jumping on the Dayan hype train just yet. I'll buy my ticket once he starts taking some walks. From following Charlotte on Gameday, Dayan isn't completely averse to taking pitches. Some AB's he will do his hacking, while others he's a bit more selective. I'm hoping it clicks soon, because that bat has higher expectations with the move to 1B.

[Craig Grebeck]

Originally Posted by DirtySox

Exactly my thoughts. I'm not jumping on the Dayan hype train just yet. I'll buy my ticket once he starts taking some walks. From following Charlotte on Gameday, Dayan isn't completely averse to taking pitches. Some AB's he will do his hacking, while others he's a bit more selective. I'm hoping it clicks soon, because that bat has higher expectations with the move to 1B.

Definitely. I've seen some tape -- I think a lot of it might stem from his ego. He thinks he can hit anything. And maybe he will be a fat Vlad Guerrero. Fine with me.

[EMachine10]

Dayan came in at number 8 on BA's Hot Sheet this week.

[DirtySox]

Originally Posted by EMachine10

Dayan came in at number 8 on BA's Hot Sheet this week.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today...0/2610025.html

[EMachine10]

Originally Posted by DirtySox

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today...0/2610025.html

Yes, links are good

[JermaineDye05]

Hudson starting today. A pretty high ERA over 5 in Charlotte. He just struck out the side in the 2nd with a walk in between.

And he just struck out the side again in the third.

[DirtySox]

Originally Posted by JermaineDye05

Hudson starting today. A pretty high ERA over 5 in Charlotte. He just struck out the side in the 2nd with a walk in between.

And he just struck out the side again in the third.

He had like 1 or 2 horrific outings which were clear outliers. He mentioned they were making mechanical adjustments in those starts. His K/9 has been pretty solid throughout this season. I have no worries at all with Hudson.

He's also dominating today.

[DirtySox]

Hudson's final line:

8.0 IP 3 H 0 ER 1 BB 11 SO

[JermaineDye05]

Originally Posted by DirtySox

Hudson's final line:

8.0 IP 3 H 0 ER 1 BB 11 SO

I like that walk total.

Strikeouts aren't bad either .

You think he knew that Freddy was tanking today?