Loading ...27 year-old Jeff Keppinger (Pirates #4 – 2001) went 1 for 4 with a 2B and a R. In 37 PAs at Louisville is hitting .382/.421/.441
25 year old Justin Mallett (does anybody know how his last name is pronounced?) (Reds undrafted FA – 2003) started his first game of the year, throwing 6 IP giving up 4 H, 2 ER, and 3 BB while striking out 9. He has a 3.00 ERA with 14 H, 8 BB, and 26 Ks in 21 IP. This man should remain a starter!!
20 year-old Jay FREAKIN’ Bruce (Reds #1 – 2005) went 2 for 4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI. He is now hitting .333/.377/.610
23 year-old Adam Rosales (Reds #12 – 2005) went 1 for 3 with a HR. He is now hitting .300/.414/.522
21 year-old Drew Stubbs (Reds #1 – 2006) went 1 for 3 with 3 R and 2 BB. Stubbs is hitting .264/.330/.356
19 year-old Juan Francisco went 1 for 5, but the one with a was a grand slam. He is hitting .287/.316/.553. He has 6 HR and 20 RBI. 6 HR leads the MWL, and 20 RBI puts him 2nd.
21 year-old Jordan Smith (Reds #6 – 2006) pitched another gem going 6 innings giving up just a H, and a BB, while recording 7 Ks. He has 2.96 ERA with 18 H, 6 BB, and 24 Ks in 24.1 IP…..NICE.
Justin Mallett – is there a reason it wouldn’t be pronounced just the way it looks? Let’s nickname him Hammer. Huntsville is a poor-hitting team, by the way…3 guys with OPS over .870, 3 more in the .610-.680 range, and the other 7 players with at least 30 AB are .544 and below. Ouch.
Mallett’s one of the few players that has received a 50-game suspension for violation of the MiLB drug policy, last April. Even more notable, it was not for a performance-enhancing drug – it was “an unspecified drug of abuse.”
The reason I ask is my last name is Malott pronounced (Mu LOTT) But people pronouce is Mallett all the time.
Bruce and Rosales could be in Chattanooga by July. And Drew Stubbs, while not yet a candidate to move up, is looking much better.
Before yesterday, Stubbs was 1 for his last 22…and he was only 1-3 yesterday. He\’s been horrible for about the last 2 weeks.
And I don\’t think Rosales gets promoted until he can play something besides DH and 1B, but I might be wrong. Gutierrez isn\’t doing anything at 1B in Chattanooga.
Remind me again why we took Stubbs instead of Lincecum?