Arizona Fall League

[onejayhawk]

They are a couple of games into the schedule and I did not see a thread.

My interest is primarily if Christian Encarnacion-Strand is looking healthy. I own his rights for 25 and 26 but he's not cheap. If he will be about what we expected last spring he will be a solid keep. Matt McLain, same story.

Who are you following?

[rhd]

I'm interested to see what Andrew Painter does. I think he pitches either today or tomorrow.

[rhd]

Painter did pitch today. Sat 98-100, and in 2.0 IP gave up 2 R, 2 H, got 2 K and issued 1 BB.

[madducks]

Tigers C prospect Josue Briceno homered three times for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League on Saturday.

[Sour Masher]

Painter did pitch today. Sat 98-100, and in 2.0 IP gave up 2 R, 2 H, got 2 K and issued 1 BB.

The velocity is a good sign. The command comes later, so the runs aren't a big concern this early. It is hard to sit on hurt pitchers, but if I had with Painter, I'd be pleased with the results.

[Big Tymer]

Tigers C prospect Josue Briceno homered three times for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League on Saturday.

Sentiment is he won’t be a Catcher but his hit tool is actually more advanced than power and so this is a good sign for him.

[Todd Zola]

Any Junkies heading to Mesa for FPAZ and some AFL action?

[Moonlight J]

Arrive 10/31 in the morning

[madducks]

Andrew Painter threw 3 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts for Glendale in the Arizona Fall League on Thursday.

Painter threw 32 pitches and didn’t issue a walk. Nineteen of those pitches were fastballs that averaged over 97 mph.

[heyelander]

Andrew Painter threw 3 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts for Glendale in the Arizona Fall League on Thursday.

Painter threw 32 pitches and didn’t issue a walk. Nineteen of those pitches were fastballs that averaged over 97 mph.

He's also apparently added a hard slider he is throwing at 88.

[onejayhawk]

This has been frustrating. I am looking for some insight on Christian Encarnacion-Strand. He has played in only 14 AB but he raked.

I suppose that means he's healthy enough. Where will he fall in the draft?

[madducks]

Andrew Painter threw another three scoreless innings with three strikeouts and no walks on Wednesday.

Painter used all four pitches on Wednesday for the first time this fall. His four-seam fastball got up to 99 mph while sitting 97, and he flashed his low-80s curve, harder, upper-80s slider, and also debuted a power change-up in the low-90s.

[The Feral Slasher]

He's also apparently added a hard slider he is throwing at 88.

Please don't throw 88. - Huey Lewis