Tommy Joseph, Ehire Adrianza make BA's Hot Sheet Plus some Joe Panik love in the chat. No....

Tommy Joseph, Ehire Adrianza make BA's Hot Sheet

Plus some Joe Panik love in the chat.

No. 4 TOMMY JOSEPH, C
GIANTS
Team: high Class A San Jose (California)
Age: 20

Why He's Here: .483/.500/1.207 (14-for-29), 6 HR, 3 2B, 12 RBIs, 10 R, 1 BB, 5 SO

The Scoop: Joseph occasionally played first base early in the season, but he's played catcher exclusively since June 25, while also getting in the lineup as DH here and there. The 2009 second-round pick has been up to the task, batting .319/.354/.670 with 16 homers and 16 doubles in 46 games since the last time he took the field anywhere but catcher. Joseph's recent performance, which encompasses road trips through Lancaster and Lake Elsinore, is even more impressive if you backdate his performance one day to include his 2-for-4 game with a homer and four RBIs on Aug. 11. That means that Joseph has batted 16-for-33 (.485) with seven homers (including two-homer games in Lancaster on Aug. 12-13), three doubles and 16 RBIs in his past seven games. He raised his batting average 17 points in little more than a week.

No. 9 EHIRE ADRIANZA, SS
GIANTS
Team: high Class A San Jose (California)
Age: 21

Why He's Here: .357.419/.714 (10-for-28), 2 HR, 4 2B, 7 RBIs, 7 R, 2 BB, 5 SO

The Scoop: Adrianza hit .256 with a bit of plate discipline (.333 on-base) and little power (.348 slugging) for San Jose a year ago. The slick-fielding shortstop didn't get a chance to build on his Cal League performance until the tail end of June this season, however, because he missed the first month with a hand injury and then rounded into form with a pedestrian .692 OPS for low Class A Augusta. Adrianza has enjoyed a fine second half for San Jose, whether by dint of real improvement or a fluky small sample. He's batting .294/.376/.460 with 21 extra-base hits in 41 games since his promotion to the Cal League, swatting both of his home runs in Lancaster last week.

Chat quote on Panik:

mick (cali): Did Panik receive any consideration? He has actually had a number of good weeks and is at or near the top in many offensive categories in the NWL. Not bad for a pick that was widely panned, don't you think?

Ben Badler: Love Joe Panik, loved the pick at the time, like it even more now. Great swing, great plate discipline and you've got yourself a middle infielder who's going to get on base a ton and hit with a little bit of power as well. I'm a fan.

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well that almost cheered me up a bit. 2014 or bust!!!

Thing A

by sam23 on Aug 20, 2011 5:53 PM PDT reply actions

ARZ Giants

Had a chance early in the week to watch Little Giants.
Love Kentrell Hill. If the Giants can’t develop this kid they better revamp their staff, because this kid has the IT factor!!!

by Bringbochydown on Aug 20, 2011 6:29 PM PDT reply actions

Panik the next Rich Aurillia. I justs hope we do not have a washed-up Shawon, never take a walk Dunston blocking him.

We probably missed a good year on the front side of Aurillia’s career,
so that Shawon Dunston, could flail away as a giant. I like Dunston,
but not as a major league hitter. I wonder if he would have had a
better career as a pitcher. The guy had quite the arm. I think his
ability to hit really well at lower levels, cost him his ability to have
serious plate discipline. Richie was fun to watch, and he did have
20 plus home run power in the earlier part of his career. We sure
could use the early 2000’2 lineup with Kent, Bonds, and Aurillia right
now.

by bradleybear on Aug 22, 2011 10:23 PM PDT reply actions