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June 6, 2012

Future Shock Blog

Minor League Update: Games of June 5

by Kevin Goldstein

Clayton Blackburn, RHP, Giants (Low-A Augusta): 8.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K

Blackburn was a great find in the 2011 draft for the Giants as a 16th-round pick who feel due to what proved to be unfounded signability concerns. Blackburn has just average velocity, maybe a tick above, but what he can do is

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lemppi

Hello KG....can Rob Brantly be a starting catcher on a contending team? He was promoted to Toledo today. Is he mostly a good deadline trade chip given Alex Avila's presence/youth?

Jun 06, 2012 11:50 AM

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pobothecat

9 rbi's in one game? Wow. Anybody know the MiLB record?

Jun 06, 2012 11:56 AM

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dwinning

Here: http://bit.ly/LB8zIN

Jun 06, 2012 12:26 PM

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Guancous

Oops, tried to copy the answer link on my phone and accidentally flagged this question. Please disregard.

Jun 06, 2012 21:00 PM

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mmontice

It feels like the Diamondbacks have more young, high-end pitching prospects than other whole divisions put together.

Jun 06, 2012 12:32 PM

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Richard Bergstrom

As a Cubs fan, I'd find it ironic if Rich Hill and Mark Prior end up in the Red Sox bullpen.

Jun 06, 2012 13:33 PM

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mmg3327

Ironic? Why? Or did you just mean a crazy coincidence?

Jun 06, 2012 14:10 PM

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Richard Bergstrom

I'd find it ironic because the Red Sox were able to rehab Hill and Prior while the Cubs couldn't.

Jun 06, 2012 14:34 PM

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Drakos

With Headley being the Padres best player and Forsythe just back from the DL where do you see Gyorko fitting in? A few games next week at DH? Pushing Forsythe into a utility role? A Headley, Forsythe, Gyorko rotation of some sort? A Headley trade?

Jun 06, 2012 15:03 PM

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tommybones

What kind of stuff does Prior bring to the table nowadays, anyway? I have no idea.

Jun 06, 2012 15:18 PM

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Richard Bergstrom

From 2010-2012, he's struck out 45 in 26 innings with a sub zero WHIP and he's only 31 so he does bring a fair amount to the table. Kerry Wood carved out a good career as a setup man, closer. Prior's just got to remain healthy.

Jun 06, 2012 17:39 PM

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jj0501

Wait, wait, I've got an answer for the Tigers 2B dilemma : convert Castellanos to 2B, and promote him by the 4th of July. Or shortstop. At 6-4 he'd be Ripken-esque. Seriously I hope they just let the kid develop at his own pace and don't tinker too much.

Jun 07, 2012 07:25 AM

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mymrbig

Matt Davidson started the year looking like he had made a dramatic improvement in his BB/K ratio, but he has fallen back toward his career norms in May & June.

Jun 07, 2012 18:50 PM

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sldeck

With multi-hits in 5 out the last 9 games, is Hak-Ju Lee showing true signs of life?

Jun 08, 2012 19:44 PM

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sldeck

Hak-Ju Lee update: 8 hits in last 5 games; 10 hits in last 7 games

Jun 09, 2012 19:39 PM

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