May 19, 200422 yr ab/runs/hits/rbi/current avg FLA C.Aguila CF 5 2 2 0 .341 - K; .417 in last 20 G FLA E.Reed CF 4 1 1 1 .312 - HR (3) FLA J.Willingham CAT 3 1 3 0 .257 - 2 2B, BB; 12-for-27 in last 8 G whatta ya know Sham, Reed has some pop! ip/hits/runs/er/bb/k/era FLA R.Belizario 6.0 5 2 2 1 4 5.59 Willingham is en fuego .257/.402/.545/.947 :w00t
May 20, 200422 yr Willingham is en fuego .257/.402/.545/.947 Bring him up. That's all. Just for some perspective. No other catcher in the Southern League is even close to the numbers Willy is putting up. Closest to his OBP of 401 is Carlos Maldonaldo at 327. The closest catcher to his SLG of 529 is again Maldonaldo at 410. Wow. And the only other catcher close to him is Jeff Mathis in the Texas League, but he is still behind Willy in all categories. hmm.
May 20, 200422 yr Also the Southern League isn't known as a hitter's league if I recall. I don't know how much the fact that pitchers bat in NL affiliates' parks has to do with that, but the ballparks are larger than the Eastern.
May 20, 200422 yr How is Willingham's defense though? Can he call a game? That is why he is still in AA at this point - needs more time.
May 20, 200422 yr How is Willingham's defense though? Can he call a game? That is why he is still in AA at this point - needs more time. If we won last year with a catcher who has questionable game-calling skills why not try it this year?
May 20, 200422 yr Also the Southern League isn't known as a hitter's league if I recall. I don't know how much the fact that pitchers bat in NL affiliates' parks has to do with that, but the ballparks are larger than the Eastern. I thought pitchers only hit when both affiliates were National League. I know Buffalo's pitchers didn't hit when they played at Scranton (Philly). Or the IL might just be all DH, I've never really checked.
May 20, 200422 yr Good to see Willy getting his stuff together.... although IMO he needs to really get it going (which I think he will soon) before we should even consider bringing him up...
May 21, 200422 yr I think Willingham is going to get the call to triple-A soon enough. If success occurs there, I can definately imagine a call to the big leagues in July.
May 21, 200422 yr Author supposedly his defense isnt that amazing yet but he is a very good game caller
May 21, 200422 yr -Hutch got the loss tonight- went 2 innings gave up 6 runs on 5 hits...only 2 of them were earned though. He's now 5-3 with a 4.80 ERA. -Reed went 2-4 with a triple -Willy went 0-3 with a walk and a run
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