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June 8, 2012

Future Shock Blog

Minor League Update: Games of June 7

by Kevin Goldstein

Travis Witherspoon, OF, Angels (High-A Inland Empire): 3-for-5, 2B, HR (6), 3 R, 2 RBI.

One of the most tooled up players in the system, Witherspoon impressed scouts last year in the Low-A Midwest League despite a .245/.313/.394 batting line as with plus-plus speed, a decent approach and a bit of power, he has the chance to be

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LynchMob

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re: Gyroko ... I'm hoping they are just in a "don't rush him" mood ... perhaps also want to see what Forsythe does with some healthy playing time and Headley can't be replaced ... so maybe they are waiting for a good trade offer on one of those guys?

Jun 08, 2012 11:31 AM

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BarryR

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Royals are playing Hosmer in RF in interleague play to get Butler in the lineup. But it also will give them a look at Francoeur in CF and if that isn't too painful, that could let them open up RF for Myers.

Jun 08, 2012 11:37 AM

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HankScorpio

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Myers has been playing CF almost exclusively this year. If Myers gets the call, it'll be to play CF, with Francoeur staying in RF. Myers will likely slide back to RF whenever Francoeur leaves, whether that's mid-2013 or to start 2014.

Jun 08, 2012 13:20 PM

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lemppi

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Curt Casali went 4-5 with 3 2Bs at West Michigan. His slash line is great....is he legit or just a college guy raking against lower level competition?

Jun 08, 2012 11:41 AM

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Eddie Bajek

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Take it for what it's worth, but the Tigers promoted James McCann from Lakeland to Erie, and Rob Brantly from Erie to Toledo this week, leaving Casali at West Michigan.

Jun 08, 2012 18:10 PM

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buffum

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I'm trying to wrap my head around 69 steals on June 8th. I mean, that comes out to a full 162-game season of ... what, 200? Two HUNDRED? No, he couldn't do it in the majors but ... I mean, that's like a guy in the minors with 45 homers already, no?

Jun 08, 2012 12:05 PM

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Ben Solow

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Yeah, it's truly incredible...I remember being pretty psyched when he stole 103 last year, but he's on pace to put up 163 if he played the same number of games. It's hard to comprehend that if he stays on this pace, he's going to steal another 90+ bases this year.

Jun 08, 2012 14:00 PM

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bheikoop

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What are the scouts saying about Eddie Rosario's glove? I recall his first couple of games at second resulted in a few errors, but recently it looks like those have subsided.

Jun 08, 2012 13:25 PM

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sldeck

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

Jun 09, 2012 19:53 PM

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