“Sally” Stock Watch – 5/2/2010
Another homestand is in the books which saw the Savannah Sand Gnats win six of eight games versus affiliates of the two Texas major league organizations. Once again, “Sally” Stock Watch provides a snapshot of who impressed and depressed over the course of the past week and change. Why not use Scouting the Sally as [...]
Scouting the “Sally” Relievers
Yeliar Castro, Atlanta Braves: While Castro offers little in terms of projection, he can already dial the fastball up to 94 MPH. The pitch lacks movement and his command is borderline, but the velocity is hard to find at this level. Castro also flashed a 78 MPH curveball with big break 12-6 break. However, he [...]
Game Report: Ross Seaton, SP, Houston Astros
Ross Seaton (5 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 3 K) – A supplemental 3rd round pick in the 2008 draft, Seaton was ranked the 28th best prospect pre-draft by Baseball America. Said to have a plus fastball and slider, he was considered to be the next in a long line of big Texas [...]
Game Report: Jay Austin, OF, Houston Astros
Jay Austin (2-5, 2B, 3 R, SB) – At 18, the Houston Astros aggressively promoted Jay Austion to the Sally after posting a paltry .198/.277/.236 line while stealing 14 bases in 20 attempts. Currently, Austin sports a .224/.281/.279 including 8 steals in 16 attempts; Not quite the table setter the Astros expected when he was [...]
Savannah vs. Lexington Quick Hits
Just returned home from the ballgame. The Ross Seaton/Jeurys Familia match up disappointed a bit as Familia didn’t have his best stuff and I doubt Seaton did either. Why not use Scouting the Sally as your Personal Scout? Familia was 90-92 throughout, but didn’t use his breaking pitches often. He did use his change as [...]