We can listen to the game this afternoon on the radio. Can’t wait. Here is how our prospects performed in yesterdays game:
- Chris Heisey went 1-1 with a HR and a walk.
- Devin Mesoraco went 0-1.
- Todd Frazier went 0-1 with a walk.
- Yonder Alonso went 0-2.
- Aroldis Chapman went 2ip, 2h, 0r and had 2 strikesouts.
- Philippe Valiquette pitched a shutout inning with a hit.
- Jordan Smith got the final out of the game to get the save.
C Trent has up an article on Aroldis Chapman over on Cnati.com. I suggest you go give it a read. There are some good things in there and I get the feeling from the article that the Reds really want to send Chapman to the minors.
John Fay had on his twitter that Chapman hit 100 yesterday, and was following it up with change ups of 83 and 90 MPH. Apparently it was very dry in Arizona yesterday so the ball was slick, but I hope we don’t see change up’s with that much variance in the future.
John Fay also had an article up on Friday on his blog about Chapman and how the Reds and Bats were the only real options in his mind. Fay says that because they will have the best support staff for a spanish speaking pitcher. Though at the end of the article he does mention that they could send Wilkin Castillo to AA for a month or two so Chapman can pitch to a spanish speaking catcher. Personally, that is the route I would follow. There just is no need to rush him. Get him some time in AA and see where things are when he is throwing 85-90 pitches every 5 days. Reevaluate him after a month and a half.
I can’t wait for 3:00pm to roll around so I can just sit back and listen to some baseball. It is going to be a good time.