Bailey with a Bizarre Stat Line

PoeticEnvy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:11:19 -0000

Put this in the "wow" category.Take a look at this line for Bailey from yesterdays Rockies/Reds game.

4.2 IP, 14 hits, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

All but one of the hits he gave up were singles. You don't see that too often I bet.

Also another "bizarre" stat that sort of gels together with this disappointing season Bailey has had overall, he hasn't won a game, whether @ AAA or in the bigs since April. (According to Buster Olney on Baseball Tonight)

Austin Jackson

PoeticEnvy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:09:11 -0000

Hello everyone, I just wanted to get the general consensus on Austin Jackson here. I think it's been a surprise to a lot of people how he's adjusted to professional pitching after a subpar start at Low A. I think most expected Austin to struggle a bit jumping to the Eastern League from High A in which he did very well, but he's just continued to hit. Coming into tonights action here are his stats.

.297/.376/.456/.832

26 Doubles, 5 Triples, 9 Homeruns

51:74 BB:K

15:5 SB/CS

He went 1-4, 2B, K tonight.

Following prospects is certainly not something that is my forte, but those are pretty outstanding numbers for any 21 year old in AA correct? Especially when you consider the 21 year old in question is "toolsy". It seems like he's coming into his own as a baseball player and leaving the dreaded "athlete" label behind him.

Is the hype being directed at him warranted?

Thank guys!

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Bailey with a Bizarre Stat Line

Austin Jackson