It's got to be really hard to evaluate pitchers in short-season leagues.
Minor League Team Leaders: Elizabethton
When a player has an OPS of over a thousand for a hundred it bats, it's time to think about moving him up.
Minor League Team Leaders: Beloit
It's only 92 at-bats, but Kennys Vargas has put up incredible numbers so far.
Minor League Team Leaders: Fort Myers
I wonder why the Twins let Jairo Perez go in early July. Not that he was going to be a star, but he was one of the better players on the team, and he really wasn't blocking anybody.
Minor League Team Leaders: New Britain
It seems like it would be worth giving Oswaldo Arcia a few swings in Rochester before the season ends, rather than allowing Clete Thomas to continue taking up space there. Deibinson Romero has quietly had a fairly decent season.
Minor League Team Leaders: Rochester
There are a couple of guys in this city who have nothing more to learn there.
Minor Details: Games of 8/19
Elizabethton uses Twins Baseball to get the lone win. Promising rehab starts for P. J. Walters and Kyle Gibson. A big day for Wilkin Ramirez.
Third Monday Movie Day
My movie watching has been very sparse lately. However, I'm six episodes deep in Game of Thrones and I don't feel like any movie would fulfill my entertainment needs as well as it does anyway.
Also, Breaking Bad.
August 20, 2012: The Waiting
I've got about ten days until I can try my Black IPA to see how well it turned out. As if I wasn't anxious enough, I've been drinking in moderation lately and am kicking around the idea of not having anything until then. Of course, then I won't be able to gauge it properly...
Happy Birthday–August 20
Al Lopez (1908)
Fred Norman (1942)
Graig Nettles (1944)
Bobby Cuellar (1952)
Tom Brunansky (1960)
Mark Langston (1960)
Andy Benes (1967)
Todd Helton (1973)