It's been a bit over a week since we last looked at what's been going on with the Peoria Javelinas, the Jays' shared AFL team.
Monday, October 18 - Peoria 4 Mesa 2
Eric Thames: 0-2, 2 BB, K
Mike McDade: 0-5
Alan Farina: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 K
Tuesday, October 19 - Mesa 6 Peoria 5
Eric Thames: 0-3, 2 BB, R
Mike McDade: 1-3, 2B, BB, R
Matt Daly: 1.1 IP, 0 everything else
Wednesday, October 20 - Peoria 9 Phoenix 5
Adam Loewen: 2-5, BB, R, RBI
Mike McDade: 1-5, HR, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI
Dan Farquhar: 1 IP, 2 BB, 1 K
Thursday, October 21 - Phoenix 4 Peoria 3
Adeiny Hechavarria: 0-2, RBI, CS
Eric Thames: 1-4, RBI, 2 K, SB
Mike McDade: 1-4, R
Alan Farina: 1.1 IP, 1 H
Friday, October 22 - Scottsdale 12 Peoria 4
Adeiny Hechavarria: 0-2, K
Mike McDade: 2-4, R, K
Eric Thames: 1-4, RBI, 2 K, SB
Marc Rzepczynski: 4 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 1R (0ER)
Matt Daly: 1 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 ER
Saturday, October 23 - Peoria Javelinas 7 Peoria Saguaros 2
Adam Loewen: 0-4, K
Eric Thames: 1-2, HR, K
Dan Farquhar: 1 IP, K
Monday, October 25 - Peoria 9 Surprise 9 (11 innings)
Eric Thames: 1-6, 2B, R, RBI, 2 K
Mike McDade: 1-4, R, 2 BB, K
Alan Farina: 1 IP, H, K
Peoria 7 Scottsdale 4
Eric Thames: 0-4, BB, R, 2 K, picked off
Matt Daly: 1 IP, H, BB, K
Mike McDade is batting .297/.395/.459 with 5 walks and 3 strikeouts through 37 at bats. Eric Thames sits at .279/.380/.465 with 6 walks and 13 strikeouts in 42 at bats. Loewen (13) and Hech (4) haven't really had enough at bats to mean anything (not that 37 or 42 mean anything either). As for the pitchers, well, Alan Farina has pitched well... in 4.2 innings.
The more interesting stuff to come out of the AFL are the scouting reports, so let's see what we can dig up.
From Keith Law's twitter:
"Yes, not a fan. "Bad body" is kind. RT @andymc9293: @keithlaw Have you seen Mike McDade play? Any opinion on his future?
24 Oct"
"No, not right now it isn't, nor do I project it to be. RT @DS_I_AM: @keithlaw Hechavarria's defense is better then Iglesias'. "
And from Bryan Smith of Fangraphs via BalzacChieftain in the other thread:
"To return the discussion to where it began — this is what the great writers do, I’m told — seeing Eric Thames (Blue Jays) in Scottsdale is why I believe that writing about batting practices has value. I went to Scottsdale with some subconscious knowledge of his 2010 good season (.288/.370/.526 in the Eastern League), but seeing him in person helps me answer those, “Should I believe or shouldn’t I?” questions that pop up in my chats’ queues. In this case, you should believe: he is really strong, and seems to have a nice understanding and usage of backspin. He also hit the longest home run I saw today, but there I go getting results-based again."
If anyone finds any other scouting reports, feel free to post them here.
https://www.battersbox.ca/article.php?story=20101027172555747