Astros minor leagues part 2 No minor league thread, so here goes <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Astros made a minor league trade with the Padres yesterday, sending RHP Michael Dimock to SD for RHP Miguel Severino</p>— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/statuses/481522594693140480">June 24, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Dimock has the minor league organization's best ... mustache.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Astros made a minor league trade with the Padres yesterday, sending RHP Michael Dimock to SD for RHP Miguel Severino</p>— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/statuses/481522594693140480">June 24, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Spoiler <script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.sports-reference.com/wg.fcgi?css=1&site=br&url=%2Fminors%2Fplayer.cgi%3Fid%3Dseveri002mig&div=div_standard_pitching"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>With 2 out in the 7th, <a href="https://twitter.com/JDDavis26">@JDDavis26</a> slugs a laser just inside the RF foul pole for his 2nd HR of the season, giving the 'Cats a 4-2 lead!</p>— Tri-City ValleyCats (@ValleyCats) <a href="https://twitter.com/ValleyCats/statuses/481604794860466176">June 25, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Damn, I'd always heard about that guys stache but had never seen it in all its glory until now. I already miss it.
I am guessing this is a lottery ticket (Miguel Severino) for low ceiling albeit advanced trade (Michael Dimock). Dimock may be at his ceiling (most draftees dream of making it to AA). I will say that Dimock's mustache was MLB ready
LOL How do you walk 9 guys in 1.2 innings. And 8 wild pitches to boot. Amazingly he's only hit one person. I really wanna see this guy pitch, than can't be a comfortable AB.
That made me laugh out loud. Maybe that's the approach: make them take pitches out of fear and lull them into a strike out after throwing lawn darts.
I think this is part of phase 2 of the Luhnow minor league buildout. Phase 1 was two-fold. Acquire as many prospects as possible (even those with just 1-2 tools) and fill out the rest with advanced, low upside college guys to promote a winning culture. The minor league teams are clearly winners (6/6 playoff teams). Now they're facing a huge roster crunch at the AA/AAA levels and are easing it by either releasing older guys or trading them for DOSL/GCL/GRN level players. Same thing happened in the draft, they took a bunch of JUCO players they could stash in GCL/Appy teams instead of getting more productive, low-upside players that would go to full season clubs. I wanna see a scouting report because if they're gonna trade for someone that old in the DSL with that crappy of a statline he'd better throw 150mph.
Eric L. Smith (@Eric_L_Smith): No official word from #JetHawks, but source says second baseman Tony Kemp has been promoted to Corpus Christi. He found out last night.
Official <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Astros?src=hash">#Astros</a> announce 2B Tony Kemp (<a href="https://twitter.com/tonykemp6">@tonykemp6</a>) has been promoted from A Lancaster to AA Corpus Christi effective today.</p>— Houston Astros (@astros) <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/statuses/481850207986917376">June 25, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Spencer Morris is a contributor for The Crawfish Boxes. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>GCL Stros notables- Osvaldo Duarte- 2 for 5, 2 SB; Kristian Trompiz- 2 for 4, 2B, BB, K; Harold Arauz- 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 7 K.</p>— Spencer Morris (@spencer_711) <a href="https://twitter.com/spencer_711/statuses/481897785273221120">June 25, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>