The Hornets have been getting batted down by injuries the past several weeks. The first significant extended injury occurred to star secondbaseman Gary McLernon. Then, as he was coming back, in quick succession top-of-the-order hitter Andrew Padgett was lost for four months with a broken kneecap, centerfielder Claude "Yes, I am overpaid and underperforming" Knight was lost for a couple of weeks due to a strained rib cage, and then backup/erstwile starting centerfielder Jesus Gonzalez was lost for six weeks due to a partially torn labrum. Those three represent three of the top four outfielders on the team. And this was consummated at the end of the trading period, leaving Eureka scrambling for options.
The team is wondering about getting a new trainer, and secondquessing having the outfielders run all the aisles in the stadium from bottom to top prior to games.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Youth Arriving to Stop the Slide
Clement Milford was brought up to help resurrect the offense and to inject some life into a Eureka team that had become suddenly listless. Through his first 18 games he has done well, batting .344/.459/.492 with 11 steals in his first 13 attempts, 10 RBI and 10 RS. He looks to be the real deal. It is likely he will slide over to 2B eventually, but for now he is an adequate SS.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Whoa, Nelly, Not So Soon!
The Hornets continue to outperform expectations though little more than a third of the season, leading the TML in HRs, scoring, and OPS. Star Bergeron is batting third and leading team in batting with a .335 BA and homeruns, with 15. Veteran secondbaseman McLernon is leading in RBIs, with 45.
The team was not expected to do well this early on, but the explosive offense and mostly-adequate pitching has helped them to be competitive. Second-year starter Royce Butterfield leads the rotation with a 3.73 ERA at age 21. Prospect Anthony Atkinson held his own in his first ML start, pitching 5 solid innings, allowing only 2 runs at the age of 19. He is in his third level on the season, after starting at AA, where he had 6 starts and a .73 ERA, then moving to AAA, where he had 5 starts and a 1.95 ERA. The Hornets need him to prove to be a consistent ML starter, because the starting rotation has proven to be the team's lone inconsistency to this point.
The team was not expected to do well this early on, but the explosive offense and mostly-adequate pitching has helped them to be competitive. Second-year starter Royce Butterfield leads the rotation with a 3.73 ERA at age 21. Prospect Anthony Atkinson held his own in his first ML start, pitching 5 solid innings, allowing only 2 runs at the age of 19. He is in his third level on the season, after starting at AA, where he had 6 starts and a .73 ERA, then moving to AAA, where he had 5 starts and a 1.95 ERA. The Hornets need him to prove to be a consistent ML starter, because the starting rotation has proven to be the team's lone inconsistency to this point.
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