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June 13, 2012

Future Shock Blog

Minor League Update: Games of June 12

by Kevin Goldstein

Miles Head, 3B, Athletics (High-A Stockton): 3-for-3, 2B, HR (14), 2 R, RBI, BB; 0-for-3, 2 K.

Before game two of the double-header, Head went 7-for-7 in a pair of games, and over with the 0-for, he's hitting .382/.436/.683 in 63 games. He's a short, wide-bodied right-handed hitter who needs to

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Richard Bergstrom

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Ok I give up, but on a tangent, what's going on with Gary Brown?

Jun 13, 2012 09:43 AM

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Kevin Goldstein

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Jason did a great write up on him in his recent What Could Go Wrong Giants piece.

Jun 13, 2012 09:49 AM

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Richard Bergstrom

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He didn't seem to be a fan of me reading, or at least, responding to his stuff.

Jun 13, 2012 09:51 AM

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SGreenwell

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You could read and just not respond. I know it's an alien concept for you, but many of us manage to do it on many other articles :D (Comment meant in playful jest.)

Jun 13, 2012 10:13 AM

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gilgamesh

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So? Does that break your internets?

Jun 13, 2012 12:28 PM

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Richard Bergstrom

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Not at all, I was just flying to visit my father for Father's Day Weekend and, believe it or not, my life doesn't revolve around reading and/or commenting on BaseballProspectus.

And, if you haven't noticed, I comment a lot less than I used to anyway.

Jun 17, 2012 22:16 PM

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jarjets89

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Has Gose started to breakout or is it just a PCL mirage?

Jun 13, 2012 10:35 AM

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Hamilton has been caught stealing 16 times. Are there some catchers who have more success against him? Is "ability to catch Hamilton stealing" a good proxy for "defensive ability"? Do we know how many are pickoffs rather than true CS?

Jun 13, 2012 10:58 AM

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Jason Parks

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I think a lot of his succes/failure has to do with pitchers, and how fast/slow they are to the plate. If you don't give your catcher a chance, he's not going to gun Billy Hamilton after a good jump. At that level, its not uncommon to find pitchers who fall out of rhythm when runners reach base, slowing down their movements/mechanics in the process.

Jun 13, 2012 12:35 PM

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myshkin

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Anecdotal evidence: I saw one of the pickoffs...and he was almost safe. First pitch, if I remember correctly.

Jun 13, 2012 13:47 PM

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gilgamesh

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Err.... Free D'Arnaud?

Jun 13, 2012 12:28 PM

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BPKevin

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How deep is Toronto with Travis D'Arnaud, Anthony Gose, Adeiny Hechavarria, Moises Sierra, Travis Snider and Adam Lind in the minors? Yet, I wonder why they didn't at least showcase Vladimir Guerrero in the majors for a trade, rather than let him go and bring up Yan Gomes again.

Jun 13, 2012 19:03 PM

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CalledStrike3

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I perhaps think you may have answered your own question - if Vladdy couldn't hold the proverbial jock straps of 6 minor league teammates - there likely is no MLB trade value for him aside from a used washing machine.

Jun 14, 2012 12:02 PM

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