Saturday, February 11, 2012
Flicks That Suck Dick
If I had my vote I would add The English Patient, but there are whole lotta assholes out there that enjoy that piece of trash.
Tribe Prospect Countdown: #10 C Jake Lowery
Bats: Left; Throws: Right
2011 Statistics (SS-A Mahoning Valley): .245, 6 HR, 43 RBI, .792 OPS, 1.04 K/BB
The 2011 Johnny Bench Award winner as the nation's top college catcher was the Indians' 4th round selection last season and came scorching out of the gate, posting a .951 OPS in his first month of pro action. While his numbers did dip some thereafter (he still led the NYPL in walks and extra base hits), the swoon can attributed to fatigue from a player who caught 90 games for the first season in his life. Additionally, his 56/54 K/BB ratio speaks of an incredibly disciplined hitter. Jake's bat is considered a bigger plus than his defense and he certainly showed the ability at the dish during his final season at James Madison. While the composite bats (no more metal!) do inflate the numbers (the 1.239 OPS is still nothing at which to laugh), Lowery went right ahead and led the nation in RBI (91), runs scored (80) and total bases (200). Behind the plate, he placed second nationally with 34 runners caught stealing and sixth with 43% caught on his way to making every All-American list imaginable, winning CollegeBaseballInsider.com's hitter of the year and placing among 36 semi-finalists for the Dick Howser player of the year award. So, yeah, the kid can play. Like most catchers coming out the collegiate ranks, Jake suffers from having all of his pitches dictated from the dugout. Thus, while Colonial Athletics Associating coaches voted him both the best defensive backstop and owner of the strongest arm, Lowery still has significant development to do behind the plate. The thing is, his bat just might not wait. Jake played 11 games at first and about 30 more at DH last season and how far he advances in 2012 will likely depend on which route the organization chooses to take with him in the field. I feel that, with Carlos Santana looking more and more like the first baseman of the future and Chun Chen an even bigger question mark defensively, Jake is the guy that the franchise will earmark as its next catcher. That being said, I would expect Lowery to either begin the season at High-A Kinston or progress there early on. He certainly has the offense to rise quickly. If he can effectively hone his catching skills (I mean he did still catch 35% stealing in the Valley, but 5 errors and six passed balls in 25 games caught hurt) in the interim, I can see Jake at the Jake by 2013.
Up Next: #9 - RHP Austin Adams
Pretty Girl 02.11.12 - Winona Ryder
Skills For A Post SOPA World
or PIPA. Or whatever the next name of American fascism is. Pay attention, you might learn something about propaganda.
Eat the rich.
Cheers.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Pretty Girl Video Update! - Anna Camp & Megalyn Echikunwoke
From a lezzie scene so good, it made Anna squirt. ;-j
Tribe Prospect Countdown: #11 LHP Elvis Araujo
2011 Stats (Arizona Rookie League/ SS-A Mahoning Valley): 9-1, 3.36, 1.29 WHIP, .245 BAA, 3.2 BB/9, 8.1 K/9
Another huge arm, another history of injuries. This big southpaw dazzled in the Dominican Summer League at 16 in 2008 (4-2, 1.89), then blew out his pitching elbow the following spring and ended up missing the next two seasons with Tommy John surgery and rehab. On the back end, Elvis seems to have recovered rather well. His fastball comes in around 94 and his heavy breaking ball (alternately referred as a curve or slider, we'll call it a slurve) is devastating, if inconsistent. The organization had just one simple goal for Araujo last season: make it through the season healthy. He did and even debuted at single A, although the results were less than spectacular (8.10 ERA, .393 OBA in 2 starts). His rehab work did give him time to develop a reliable change-up, which, along with his fastball, he is able to throw for strikes and keep down in the zone (1.36 GO/AO in 2011). Elvis should spend most, if not all, of 2012 at Low-A Lake County, where the brass would like him to build arm strength and increase his workload (just 69.2 innings last season). Should he find himself unable to harness the slurve (told ya), his stuff would play very well at the back end of the bullpen. Either way, we won't see him on the lake until 2014 at the earliest.
Up Next: The Top Ten, beginning with C Jake Lowery
Pretty Girl 02.10.12 - Sharon Tate
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Pretty Girl 02.09.12 - Astrid Berges Frisbey
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