AFL Game #8: Surprise Rafters @ Peoria Saguaros [UPDATE]

Boxscore. Gameday. Weather: 65 degrees, rain. Jared Mitchell starts at CF, Eduardo Escobar at SS and Johnie Lowe is the starting pitcher for the Saguaros.

UPDATE: Peoria lost 9-2:

Peoria Saguaros
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Escobar	SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360
Mitchell	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.259
Bour	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00

BATTING
TB: Escobar 2.
GIDP: Bour.

Peoria Saguaros
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Lowe (L, 0-1)	3.0	7	7	4	0	1	2	12.00
Leesman	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.00

Pitches-strikes: Lowe 60-41, Leesman 15-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lowe 3-4, Leesman 1-1.
Batters faced: Lowe 16, Leesman 4.

3 year UZR: Carlos Quentin shouldn’t be playing in the field

Gross @ THT:

Using these thresholds, here are three-year data (to help smooth out small sample fielding volatility) of all fielders who have played a minimum of 1,500 innings at a given position, put to the “should you be a DH” test via their three-year UZR/150 ratings. (Because Fangraphs’ WAR system doesn’t use UZR data to determine the value of catchers, they are omitted here.) The results are presented below. Click to enlarge. You can download my DH data sheet by clicking here. …

Alexei Ramirez is your Sporting News 2010 AL All-Star Team shortstop

scott merkin twitter:

Alexei Ramirez named as shortstop of Sporting News 2010 AL All-Star Team, as voted on by the players.

Here’s the press release. The only two other Sox shortstops that won the award are Luke Appling (1936, 1940, 1943) , and Luis Aparicio (1968, 1970). The voters are 326 major-league players, 25 managers and 24 general managers.

Does Kenny Williams has a perpetual contract?

MLBTR:

Williams, for his part, has a unique perpetual contract with the club that rolls over every season and pays him a year’s severance if he’s fired.

I knew KW had a roll-over contract for 2005-2009 but did that became perpetual?