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July 4, 1996
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| Team | Up | Down | Taxi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granolas | Earl Smith, C | Butch Henline, C | |
| Egrets | Terry Kennedy, C (t1) | Roger Bresnahan, C (t2, i) | |
| Marty McManus, 2B (t1) | Ryne Sandberg, 2B | Runnels (t3) | |
| Frangos | Don Sutton, RHP | Vida Blue, LHP | |
| Goose Goslin, OF (t1) | Kenny Lofton, OF (t2) | ||
| Billy Pierce, LHP | Waite Hoyt, RHP | ||
| Hayseeds | Dick Allen, 1B | Buck Leonard, 1B | |
| Urban Faber, RHP (t1) | Buck McCormick, 1B (t2, i) | ||
| Don Baylor, OF (t1) | Al Kaline, OF (t2, i) | ||
| Jets | Chet Lemon, OF | Reggie Jackson, OF (t2) | Kirby Puckett (t4, i) |
| Dennis Martinez, RHP | George Earnshaw, RHP | ||
| Dave Stewart, RHP | Joe Magraine, LHP | ||
| Jack Clark, 1B | Frank Thomas, 1B | ||
| Johny Niggeling, RHP (t1) | Darryl Strawberry, OF (t2) | ||
| Team | Up | Down | Taxi |
| Allouets | Frank Robinson, OF (t1, i, 2) | Wade Boggs, 3B | Smokey Burgess, C (t3) |
| Mike Flanagan, LHP (t1) | Rube Waddell, LHP | Eddie Plank, RHP (t3) | |
| Barristers | Benito Santiago, C | Larry Doyle, 2B (t2) | Ted Simmons, C (t4, i) |
| Collective | Fergie Jenkins, RHP | Vada Pinson, OF | |
| Jim Kaat, RHP | Wally Shang, C (i) | ||
| Destroyers | Harvey Haddix, LHP | Al Simmons, OF (t2, i) | Mark Eichhorn, RHP (t4) |
| Mickey Cochrane, C (2) | Rick Ferrell, C (t2, i) | Ralph Kiner, OF (t4) | |
| Ed Walsh, RHP | Jeff Russell, RHP | ||
| Johnny Pesky, SS | Charlie Gehringer, 2B | ||
| Islanders | Bert Blyleven, RHP | Eddie mathews, 3B (t2) | John Stone (t4) |
| Rocky Colavito, OF | Reuben Sierra, OF | ||
| Lloyd Waner, OF (t1, i, 2) | George Bell, OF (t2) | ||
| Early Wynn, RHP (2) | Mark Langston, LHP | ||
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| t1 | Minors to taxi squad (promotion) | |
| t2 | taxi squad to Minors | |
| t3 | taxi squad to Majors (promotion) | |
| t4 | Majors to taxi squad | |
| i | injured | |
| 2 | 2nd time | |
Both Fergie and Kaat have been white hot the last few weeks. Fergie is a retread, so no one is too excited about his arrival, but Kaat has never had a serious stint in the majors. Maybe he's ready to do some damage. Fergie has been absolutely lighting into minor league hitting the last year and a half (1.88 ERA last year in 120 IP, 0.85 ERA in last 21 IP this year, about 6 BR/9). He has 1 BB and 21 Ks this year. Of course, after his 5-2 record his rookie year, he's gone 2-9 against legitimate hitters since then. He could be a solid middle reliever. Whoopee! Kaat, meanwhile, is a rookie, and his 1.52 ERA the last 4 weeks (closer to 2.60 for the season) is opening some eyes and giving hope. He did well in his 2 years of collegiate ball as well, 3 HRs in 140 IP.
Haddix is good enough for a lefty, and the Battleships are hoping that Ed Walsh has regained the form that led him to a couple of impressive seasons a ways back. Walsh has a 22-9 career major league record, then 27 bad innings -- they were real bad (16.7 BR/9, 6.33 ERA) sent him down for nearly a year. He started this year off rough in the littles (15 BR), now has come on and hopes are soaring. Haddix has never really gotten a chance anywhere, amassing only 49 career IP before this year. In the same number of innings this year, his ERA is around 2.00 and he's allowing only 7.5 BR/9.
With Wells' injury the inevitable came. Charlie Gehringer, a regular starter for 4 years with the club, is sent down in favor of Johnny Pesky, an up-and-down player who will play a few games at short in Wells' absence and perhaps permanently take Gehringer's roster spot. Gehringer hit a career high .270 in 1991, including 11 doubles and was considered a fixture at second base, making no more than 4 errors in any one season. His .244 last year was considered a temporary bend, but when he got off to a 2-43 start, the end was near. In the last 5 weeks, he'd only gotten 3 AB, done nothing with them, and languished on the bench. A perennial fan favorite for his hard working attitude, it was hard for the Tiger Stadium faithful to watch him sit, nearly lifeless, as his teammates strode onto the field.
Blyleven has been impressive, enough earn him a second shot. His 27 innings of ML experience did not set the world on fire, but he's 18-7 overall in the minors, and his ERA is around 1.00 this year (51 IP).
Baylor has been hitting well all season (.320s) in his first year in the minors, actually doing better than his high school stats (.260s) would have predicted.
Lloyd Waner put on the taxi squad, still hurting. Went 1-8 in rehab. Rocky Colavito gets shot based on 42 good plate appearances (.354, 5 HRs, 10 BBs). Hasn't gotten much chance the last couple of years, showed good power in 91 (17 HRs in 60 G).
They looked hard at Ben McDonald, who has had an amazing 8 weeks in the minors, and Wally Bunker, who seems to have regained control of his curve down there, but there are too many guys at the top level who haven't gotten thte chance to show either way what they're capable of - Quiz, Rixey, Rijo. Gossage faltered a bit, but has been consistent.
Pop Lloyd has shown that the minors (where he hit .408 in a full season last year) and the majors (where he is 2-18 this year) are different levels of play. He remains on the taxi, and the crowd of pinch runners - Brock, Collins, and Devon White - are really vying for 2 spots. Collins overlaps with Hodapp, who has not gotten to play much this year (1-2 in 2 games). Heilmann is also on the bubble.
Urban's first chance at the brass ring, he was an average pitcher the last 3 years with the Great Eight, but has held his ERA at 2.00, only 3 HRs in 60 IP, and a 3-1 K-BB ratio. He's a safety valve now, but is excited just the same.
Chet Lemon has come on in the last 4 weeks (.376 in 77 AB), he's also reduced his Ks a little (to every 8 AB). Never had much of a chance in the majors (0-1 last year). Managed a .391 clip in '92 with the Terrible Twos in limited action. Has speed, but is a 50-50 base stealer. He's going right to the big squad because Kirby Puckett is out.
What can you say about Dave Stewart? His 3rd stint in the majors, he's been on 3 minor league teams (7, 8, 10's). More likely than Sutton to be a minor league only pitcher, he's averaged 17 BR/9 in his two previous stints, one with the Granolas in '91 and one last year with the Jets. Although it was only 40 IP combined, his 7 HRs do not bode well.
With only 4 good weeks to his credit, it's hard to forget the 0-5 debacle that was Dennis Martinez' rookie season. The big draft pick (who had a 1.21 ERA in college) was a doe caught in the headlights in the big stadiums. He started out the year crappy as well, but a little glimmer is all it takes to make the Jets' sorry squadron of arms.
Niggeling probably won't see much action, but has performed well his 1st 8 weeks in the minors (9 BR/9, 2:1 K:BB ratio, ERA just over 2.00). He's there primarily to break up the trio of LH OFers who K (Reggie, Strawberry and Billy Williams).
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