Originally Posted by
Carp
I was at the AA game in Chattanooga. First shot I got to look at the minors this year in person. A few notes:
Was expecting a blowout in this game. I did a little research before the game and I admit I have never heard of Ross. I also saw that he has really struggled this year. But he actually pitched very well this game. Was sitting in the low to mid 90's range most of the night and had some good movement on his pitches.
The best player in the field tonight was Matt Lipka. He hit the ball hard every at bat tonight and played good defense. It was only 1 night mind you, but given the year he has had so far, he definetly made an impression on me that he could be a useful piece some day. His base running skills could use some work though. He should have scored off a soft lining single to RF in the 1st but he hesitated. May be he knew something I didn't, but the RFer didn't exactly show off a cannon.
Ruiz is a little on the heavy side. He isn't fat, but he could stand to lose a few pounds. He didn't make an impression tonight on offense or defense.