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Good for Duffy. Bad for the Silver Hawks. He was a heck of a leadoff guy and led the team in a number of offensive categories (runs, hits, average, on-base percentage, stolen bases to name a few).
My Analysis: With no one taking his place right now, it leaves it open to a lot of speculation. Obviously South Bend is not going to play with only 24 total players and three outfielders the rest of the year. So who comes here? And perhaps more importantly, when?
I think the answer comes in the next week, or over the all-star break at the latest. As for who, I'd imagine it would be an outfielder drafted from a college last week. Typically, you won't send a high school player to A-ball just after being drafted.
Potential candidates:
1) A.J. Pollock - First rounder from Notre Dame
2) Marc Krauss - Second rounder from Ohio U
3) A player that's been in extended spring all season that the Diamondbacks had been planning to put in Yakima/Missoula and instead will send to South Bend. I don't have a list of players in extended, but this is always an option as well.
I'm just throwing a name out there. Anthony Smith, he played for the Silver Hawks in 2008, I believe he went on the DL and sent back down to short season. Rumor had it this spring he would be with the Hawks but that never came to fruition.
ReplyDeleteDave
but yes, it's always tough as a minor league fan. Although we know they move up, it is always tough losing someone.
ReplyDeleteThe team has to step it up now.
Dave