The Official Opening Day Thread for our minor league affiliates

[Chuck]

Salt Lake (Triple-A) vs. Albuquerque  (7:35 PM CT)

ABQ: Almonte (0-0)
SL: Lamb (0-0)

Mobile (Double-A) vs. Pensacola (7:35 EST)

PNS: TBD 
MOB: Castillo (0-0)

IE 66ers (High-A) vs. San Jose (7:05 PST)

SJ: Adon (0-0) IE: Canning (0-0)

Burlington (Low-A) vs. Peoria (6:30 CT)
No probable starters listed

[Dick B Back]

Hope Canning ends up being everything we all want!

[Chuck]

2 minutes ago, Dick B Back said:

Hope Canning ends up being everything we all want!

You can say that again! 

[Chuck]

Honestly, opening day for our minor league affiliates always takes a very close second to opening day for our big league club. 

I'm always excited to see our prospects perform for the first time at a new level, new position and just a year later after their development the previous year. 

[SantaAnafied]

Really looking forward to seeing what Marsh and Adell can do! New smash bros?? Throw in Hunter jr and his development and we might have something special down there...I wonder if Hunter jr is willing to make a move to 3B? Is he good with his glove?

[Chuck]

4 hours ago, SantaAnafied said:

Really looking forward to seeing what Marsh and Adell can do! New smash bros?? Throw in Hunter jr and his development and we might have something special down there...I wonder if Hunter jr is willing to make a move to 3B? Is he good with his glove?

I doubt Hunter Jr. moves off of CF. He's a good defender there, so no need for a move. I hope despite a late start to baseball his bat can hang with Adell and Marsh, at the very least be respectable, with some SB's along the way.

[Chuck]

Just for tonight guys, please post updates in this thread instead of the stickied prospect/minor league thread at the top. 

[Dave Saltzer]

10 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

I doubt Hunter Jr. moves off of CF. He's a good defender there, so no need for a move. I hope despite a late start to baseball his bat can hang with Adell and Marsh, at the very least be respectable, with some SB's along the way.

My bet is that they try to develop these three as an OF unit together and that they will all promote at similar times as long as it is moderately warranted. It will be fun for us to watch!

[Dave Saltzer]

4 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Honestly, opening day for our minor league affiliates always takes a very close second to opening day for our big league club. 

I'm always excited to see our prospects perform for the first time at a new level, new position and just a year later after their development the previous year. 

Same here! What's really nice is that this year we have way more pkayers to track and discuss who can make a real. Impact. That's so. Much more fun!

[Chris]

This is the most excited I've been about a MLB team and minor league teams/players in years.  Thanks Eppler for improving the overall organization.

[Second Base]

39 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Just for tonight guys, please post updates in this thread instead of the stickied prospect/minor league thread at the top. 

We have too many minor league threads going at once.

[Dick B Back]

Junior!

[Docwaukee]

Mobile scores 7 runs in the 2nd on hits by pretty much everyone.  

Lamb gives up a 1st inning hr that was every bit of a lazy fly ball in regular baseball parks.   Hermosillo beats out a routine grounder and then steals a bag without a throw.  

BBees down 2-0.  Luis Madero made the start.  Former Az farmhand with a 4.5 era over 259.2 minor league innings in his age 21 yo season.  

[Docwaukee]

Taylor Ward with a throwing error on the first ball hit to him.  

[Docwaukee]

Yency Almonte - former Halos farmhand pitching against the SLC bees just walked off the mound holding his elbow.  bummer.  

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, Scotty@AW said:

We have too many minor league threads going at once.

Nah we good now.

[Docwaukee]

Thaiss is 1-3 with a single and a hard hit ball that was caught in the oppo gap.  

Taylor Ward is 2-2.  

Barash and Moyer with hrs so far.  

[Chuck]

1 minute ago, Dochalo said:

Thaiss is 1-3 with a single and a hard hit ball that was caught in the oppo gap.  

Taylor Ward is 2-2.  

Barash and Moyer with hrs so far.  

Ward gets forgiveness on errors early on.

[Docwaukee]

BBees with 5 bb and no hits through 6.  

[Blarg]

[Chuck]

Hunter Jr. & Marsh in Burlington tonight from our Low-A rep.

[Blarg]

I've been posting in the other thread. 

Jones first plate appearances. My little tablet is not much for shooting with but it's something to look at.

 

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[Blarg]

More Canning from the 3rd inning. Radar gun showing up to 96 on his fastball.

 

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[Blarg]

There are as many people here tonight as the last A's home game.

The new net is extended in kind of a triangular fashion to the end of the dugouts. So far no deaths, will keep you posted.

[rafibomb]

Canning just hit 98 mph.