Baseball thread No. 7: Somebody slip the pinstripers a Mickey

Nats selling 3,000 tickets to Friday's game for $1. Gates will open early for Strasburg's 2 p.m. introductory press conference on the field.

Not bad.

My season ticket plan includes Friday's game. I will not be able to attend, and no one has claimed them yet. If anyone wants them, PM me.

 

And apparently, according to that link, the same applies to the Royals in the AL Central in three or four years. Man, I hope they turn it around sometime.

 

Minor league walk rates:
Pierre: .038
Morgan: .077

If anything, I expect Morgan to walk a little more as the at-bats pile up. But he absolutely, positively must be a CFer.

 

Right, oop, and that was my point with Morgan. He was a late developer who was in High-A as late as age 25. Not saying he's not a nice piece. He obviously added some energy to Washington's clubhouse and he's a good defensive outfielder. But as far as his potential goes, there's not much upside left. He'll be a nice defensive outfielder with plus speed, a good average and no power.

He's not like Adam Jones, someone who just turned 24 and is blooming now and still has a ways to go to reach his potential. The .300 average for Morgan certainly seems sustainable, though. He's got a career .305 average in the majors and a career .298 hitter in the minors. So he's got the track record.

 

He's a nice player, not a cornerstone. And you have to wonder for how long given that speed is his greatest asset.

 

Nevermind.

 

Vicente Padilla not out of work long.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9957464/Sources:-Dodgers-getting-close-to-deal-with-Padilla

 

The Dodgers will regret it if they sign him. He's not effective enough for a team to have to put up with his shit.

 

Can't be a whole lot worse than Eric Milton, Jeff Weaver or Jason Schmidt.

 

Apparently, Rizzo is out as GM of the Nats.

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/8590096/16705404

Terrible decision, IMO.

 

ESPN had a stat this morning: Only 4 other players in MLB history had a .380 batting average and 25 homers this late into the season:

Ted Williams (1941 and 1957)

Joe DiMaggio (1939)

Lou Gehrig (1930 and 1936)

Babe Ruth (1931).

 

Damn straight.

Sorry, Rudy J, but coaching 'roid freaks is a different kettle of fish. Look at the Rangers averages -- Michael Young is the only regular over .300. (Marlon Byrd might be close, but I don't have the list handy.)