Great win for the Bees tonight. 1-0 over the Quad Cities team. Duffy gets the win. 5.0, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K. Zack Peterson goes 4.0, 1 H, O ER, 1 BB, 3 K. Ryan Eigsti hits a solo homer and finishes 2-3. Mous 1-4 with a 2B, Jason Taylor steals number 39.
The Bees currently have a 4.0 game lead in the second half and are making a great run at a playoff spot.
about 1 year ago
306008
11 comments
0 recs |
Email
PrintComments
Duffy must have a good move to 1b
He nearly picked off another runner tonight and I think he already has 2 or 3 this year.
Every fight is a food fight when you’re a cannibal.
-- Demetri Martin
by kcscoliny on Aug 18, 2008 11:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe DDJ hasn't been around because he's been playing for Quad Cities
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Aug 19, 2008 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great by Duffy
I swear he goes 5.0 IP everytime….What’s up with this Jason Taylor? I’ve seen his stats and they are pretty good, is he not a prospect or old for the league??
by I need more Esteban on Aug 19, 2008 9:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Taylor was a second round draftee in 2006 who was involved in some spring training incident in 2007 which got him suspended for the season
He’s doing ok this season. Not great, just ok. So he’s still a prospect, but the scouts don’t love him. He’s got some legitimate tools, but his future is very uncertain. He’s a top 30 Royals prospect, but that’s about it.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by NYRoyal on Aug 19, 2008 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea, Taylor is only 20.
But isn’t a can’t-miss type prospect by any means.
He still has time and is the expected age for a low-A player, but scouts aren’t a big fan, as NY Royal said.
by rockchalk on Aug 19, 2008 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is performing at the same level as Moustakas, with essentially the same experience
and he is less than a year older…i guess at this level, its all about what the scouts say?? (Not arguing, that is a legitimate question)
We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan
by Royal Kingdom on Aug 19, 2008 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Throughout the minors, most think that tools are more important than performance
That is a more debatable point at the higher levels, but not at the lower minor league levels. And Moustakas’s tools are definitely better (and his maturity). And I think everyone is particularly impressed with the power Moustakas is showing in the Midwest League which is one of the best pitcher’s leagues and least power-friendly leagues in professional baseball.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by NYRoyal on Aug 19, 2008 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If that's the common wisdom, I can accept it. Its just hard to believe that they could be
so far apart in rank after a full year of similar actual performance (looking strictly at OPS). Its not like Taylor came out of nowhere, being a 2nd round pick, the scouts had to see something they liked. Did the 2007 incident hurt his status? Any idea what he did?
We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan
by Royal Kingdom on Aug 19, 2008 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Taylor
First, clearly the Royals scouts liked him, but the overall scouting opinion of him at the draft wasn’t very high. Everything I read said that he was a real reach at #2 and some guessed that he was drafted there because he would be an easy, cheap signing. The scouting reports I’ve read about him from this season (at about midseason) haven’t been good. Sickels went to some games in Burlington and didn’t see anything he particularly liked. One of the thing that scouts don’t like about Taylor is that he’s getting heavier and less athletic with each passing year. That, along with his 2007 incident (I don’t know what it was) lead to character/make up/commitment questions. And while Moustakas doesn’t have more professional experience than Taylor, he is doing this with one fewer year of physical development. Moustakas is going to be a consensus top 25 MLB prospect next year and Taylor won’t even crack the Royals top 10. I think that is fair. Taylor has more to prove. If he rakes in Wilmington next year, opinions will start to change.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by NYRoyal on Aug 19, 2008 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
just FYI
Pretty much nailed it. Taylor’s got intriguing tools but is kind of a big dude and some scouts don’t like that. I really don’t care what he looks like, because we aren’t selling jeans here.
Anywho, I normalized his BABIP up from it’s current .260 up to .295 and calculated his new batting line…assuming two out of the extra 10 hits are doubles.
.262/.397/.458
That’s pretty damn solid. Especially for a 20-yo in that league who barely even played last year.
Rowdy Hardy Fan Club member.
by doublestix on Aug 19, 2008 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When you consider that every qualified hitter with an OPS higher
than Taylor has a BABIP of at least .325, you can make the argument that he is having one of the best years in the league.
We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan
by Royal Kingdom on Aug 19, 2008 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2009 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
