Comments on: AZ was at the QC http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/az-was-at-the-qc/ Baseball's Future in the Gateway City Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:10:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: azruavatar http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/az-was-at-the-qc/#comment-1709 azruavatar Wed, 30 May 2007 17:47:20 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/az-was-at-the-qc/#comment-1709 I didn't get to see him pitch in the game as we had to leave shortly into the second game to be home at a reasonable hour. I did, however, watch him warming up in the bullpen before the second game. (As an aside, I love that you can just meander anywhere you want to at the QC stadium. It was a really nice, relaxed atmosphere with a gorgeous view.) He had a 3/4 arm slot (pretty typical) and a nice smooth delivery. He was pitching with a live batter (not swinging) and he was hitting his spots dead on wherever the catcher was putting the glove. I wish I could have stayed to see him in game though. I didn’t get to see him pitch in the game as we had to leave shortly into the second game to be home at a reasonable hour. I did, however, watch him warming up in the bullpen before the second game. (As an aside, I love that you can just meander anywhere you want to at the QC stadium. It was a really nice, relaxed atmosphere with a gorgeous view.) He had a 3/4 arm slot (pretty typical) and a nice smooth delivery. He was pitching with a live batter (not swinging) and he was hitting his spots dead on wherever the catcher was putting the glove. I wish I could have stayed to see him in game though.

]]> By: erik http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/az-was-at-the-qc/#comment-1707 erik Wed, 30 May 2007 17:21:52 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/az-was-at-the-qc/#comment-1707 i'm getting pretty jazzed about Herron..what was your thoughts on him? i’m getting pretty jazzed about Herron..what was your thoughts on him?

]]> By: whiteyball http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/az-was-at-the-qc/#comment-1703 whiteyball Wed, 30 May 2007 15:22:26 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/az-was-at-the-qc/#comment-1703 I saw Jones hit on Sunday night and he looked completely lost at the plate. He might be a tremendous athlete but he looks like he has a long way to go to be a baseball player. Buckman had a clutch HR on Sunday night. His swing seems that it is a bit long and I believe he will have trouble at the higher levels. He seems like a bright kid so maybe he will adjust. I was very impressed with his glove. I was told that the gun at Davenport is known to be about 2 MPH slow. Dustin http://whiteyball.wordpress.com I saw Jones hit on Sunday night and he looked completely lost at the plate. He might be a tremendous athlete but he looks like he has a long way to go to be a baseball player.

Buckman had a clutch HR on Sunday night. His swing seems that it is a bit long and I believe he will have trouble at the higher levels. He seems like a bright kid so maybe he will adjust. I was very impressed with his glove.

I was told that the gun at Davenport is known to be about 2 MPH slow.

Dustin
http://whiteyball.wordpress.com

]]> By: azruavatar http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/az-was-at-the-qc/#comment-1685 azruavatar Wed, 30 May 2007 03:59:34 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/az-was-at-the-qc/#comment-1685 Furnish definitely wasn't throwing in the 90s at all according to the QC gun. Furnish threw about 3-4 monster curveballs but he had a hard time locating the pitch consistently in the strikezone. He got some batters to chase it but when it was in the strike zone if often flattened out which better hitters would hammer into the outfield. re: Jones. That's a really good question. He's still a whole lot of tools. The catch in LF reminded me immediately of Endy Chavez stealing a HR in the playoffs last year -- it was that spectacular. He kept backing up and it just looked like the ball was going to go out until he leaps up at the last moment and pulls it down. If I'm looking at Jones in terms of pure ceiling, I'm thinking Curtis Granderson/Aaron Rowand. Outfielders that aren't that big, have around 20 HR potential, steal a fair share of bases and may struggle to get on base. Maybe a .275/.350/.450 line with 20 steals thrown in and above average defense. yeah -- the more I think about that comp the more I like it. Furnish definitely wasn’t throwing in the 90s at all according to the QC gun.

Furnish threw about 3-4 monster curveballs but he had a hard time locating the pitch consistently in the strikezone. He got some batters to chase it but when it was in the strike zone if often flattened out which better hitters would hammer into the outfield.

re: Jones. That’s a really good question. He’s still a whole lot of tools. The catch in LF reminded me immediately of Endy Chavez stealing a HR in the playoffs last year — it was that spectacular. He kept backing up and it just looked like the ball was going to go out until he leaps up at the last moment and pulls it down.

If I’m looking at Jones in terms of pure ceiling, I’m thinking Curtis Granderson/Aaron Rowand. Outfielders that aren’t that big, have around 20 HR potential, steal a fair share of bases and may struggle to get on base. Maybe a .275/.350/.450 line with 20 steals thrown in and above average defense. yeah — the more I think about that comp the more I like it.

]]> By: Shhhh http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/az-was-at-the-qc/#comment-1683 Shhhh Wed, 30 May 2007 03:26:14 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/az-was-at-the-qc/#comment-1683 Still can't believe we picked Furnish one pick ahead of Brett Anderson. Meanwhile Anderson is dominating low A, so sad. I was under the impression that Furnish had a good fastball (92-94 mph) and a hard curve. Guess not. azruavatar- What pro comp would you use for D. Jones? Still can’t believe we picked Furnish one pick ahead of Brett Anderson. Meanwhile Anderson is dominating low A, so sad.

I was under the impression that Furnish had a good fastball (92-94 mph) and a hard curve. Guess not.

azruavatar- What pro comp would you use for D. Jones?

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