It's that time of year again, when players start to get released by their parent clubs. Unfortunately, the first wave of releases from the Diamondbacks have consumed four former Silver Hawks.
Alberto Diaz, Randy Rodriguez, Andrew Fie, and Justin Mace have all been let go by the Diamondbacks organization.
As I have long said, figuring out why a player was released typically isn't that hard. Most often it's a ratio of age versus level. If you're 23 or 24 and still in A-ball, your future isn't that bright. If you're 19 in double-A, you're going to stick around for a while.
That's not a shot at any of these players. They all have talent, but for one reason or another, just have not been able to develop or move up as quickly as they should. I've had the chance to get to know all of them, and I still feel bad for them that this has happened. However, from a baseball standpoint, I understand the decisions.
Showing posts with label Alberto Diaz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alberto Diaz. Show all posts
Friday, October 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
July 7th Roster Move
OF Alberto Diaz promoted to high-A Visalia.
OF Ender Inciarte rejoins the Silver Hawks from short-season A Yakima.
Full story can be read at www.silverhawks.com.
Inciarte brings a little bit more speed and defense to the Silver Hawks, and hopefully a stint with Yakima will help his average. He was hitting just .140 with South Bend earlier this season.
OF Ender Inciarte rejoins the Silver Hawks from short-season A Yakima.
Full story can be read at www.silverhawks.com.
Inciarte brings a little bit more speed and defense to the Silver Hawks, and hopefully a stint with Yakima will help his average. He was hitting just .140 with South Bend earlier this season.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Tonight's Lineup - June 10th
Keon Broxton - CF
David Nick - 2B
Bobby Borchering - 3B
Matt Davidson - DH
Alberto Diaz - RF
Matt Helm - 1B
Errol Hollinger - C
Victor Estevez - LF
David Narodowski - SS
Scottie Allen - SP
Pregame interview is with Alberto Diaz (and a big thank you to hitting coach Francisco Morales for translating for us).
Pregame show begins at 7:40 PM Eastern Time. First pitch is at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.
David Nick - 2B
Bobby Borchering - 3B
Matt Davidson - DH
Alberto Diaz - RF
Matt Helm - 1B
Errol Hollinger - C
Victor Estevez - LF
David Narodowski - SS
Scottie Allen - SP
Pregame interview is with Alberto Diaz (and a big thank you to hitting coach Francisco Morales for translating for us).
Pregame show begins at 7:40 PM Eastern Time. First pitch is at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.
From the Notes - June 10th
Some tidbits from today's media notes:
-A win tonight would put the Silver Hawks at the .500 mark for the first time since May 10th (when they were 16-16).
-The Silver Hawks have clinched a fourth straight series win (2-1 vs. LAN, PEO, BUR, currently 2-0 @ QC).
-Alberto Diaz now has a six game hitting streak, a personal high for 2010 (career long is 12 games in May-June of 2009).
-Matt Helm had four RBIs yesterday for the second time in the last four games.
-Errol Hollinger has hit in all six of his games since returning from the disabled list (.474, 9-19, 6 RBIs, 4 BBs).
-Reliever Diogenes Rosario has allowed just one unearned run in his last 18.0 innings pitched.
-A win tonight would put the Silver Hawks at the .500 mark for the first time since May 10th (when they were 16-16).
-The Silver Hawks have clinched a fourth straight series win (2-1 vs. LAN, PEO, BUR, currently 2-0 @ QC).
-Alberto Diaz now has a six game hitting streak, a personal high for 2010 (career long is 12 games in May-June of 2009).
-Matt Helm had four RBIs yesterday for the second time in the last four games.
-Errol Hollinger has hit in all six of his games since returning from the disabled list (.474, 9-19, 6 RBIs, 4 BBs).
-Reliever Diogenes Rosario has allowed just one unearned run in his last 18.0 innings pitched.
Friday, April 16, 2010
From The Notes - April 16th
A few of today's interesting (or depressing as the case may be) tidbits:
-The Silver Hawks are one of three teams in Minor League Baseball without a win so far (Erie, New Britain).
-South Bend is 0-for-11 in at-bats with the bases loaded this season, including 0-for-4 in Thursday’s 2-1 loss to Great Lakes.
-Alberto Diaz has hits in six of his seven games this season, and is tied for the team lead with three RBIs.
-Bobby Borchering has four hits on the season – all four are doubles.
-The Silver Hawks are one of three teams in Minor League Baseball without a win so far (Erie, New Britain).
-South Bend is 0-for-11 in at-bats with the bases loaded this season, including 0-for-4 in Thursday’s 2-1 loss to Great Lakes.
-Alberto Diaz has hits in six of his seven games this season, and is tied for the team lead with three RBIs.
-Bobby Borchering has four hits on the season – all four are doubles.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
From the Notes
A couple of tidbits from today's Media Notes that may be of interest to you:
-The Silver Hawks ranks 12th out of 16 teams in batting average
-South Bend ranks dead last in team ERA
-The Silver Hawks are one of six teams in Minor League Baseball without a win so far.
- Alberto Diaz has hits in five of the first six games of the season, including his first multi-hit game on Tuesday.
-Errol Hollinger threw out two base stealers on Tuesday, and has now caught 4-of-11 potential base stealers.
-The Silver Hawks ranks 12th out of 16 teams in batting average
-South Bend ranks dead last in team ERA
-The Silver Hawks are one of six teams in Minor League Baseball without a win so far.
- Alberto Diaz has hits in five of the first six games of the season, including his first multi-hit game on Tuesday.
-Errol Hollinger threw out two base stealers on Tuesday, and has now caught 4-of-11 potential base stealers.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Wow!
Heck of a comeback for the Silver Hawks tonight. Trailing 3-0 entering the eighth inning, the Silver Hawks scored one in the eighth and then six big ones in the ninth to win 7-3. Alberto Diaz the hero of the game with a two-out grand slam to take a 3-2 deficit to a 6-3 lead.
Many of you may not realize that part of my job is to write a game story each night, that is sent to the local media and put on http://www.silverhawks.com/. Like most newspaper writers, I work on the story during the game, so that I can get it sent out and published ASAP after the game, particularly when we are in the Central Time Zone, because I want to get the story to the TV sports guys before they have to give their nightly report.
There are two main problems with this:
1) It's very difficult to write a good story when you are trying to type it during 90-second commercial breaks between innings, while still adding up pitch counts and dealing with pitching changes, etc.
2) When something happens late in the ballgame, it can totally mess up the story you have written.
I have never been so happy to highlight an entire story I've written and click the "delete" key as I was tonight. I will glady rewrite a story every night if it means that the Silver Hawks end up winning the game.
Your thoughts on the game? Did you listen? Had you given up hope? Comment below....and if you are going to admit to giving up hope, you might want to take advantage of the anonymous commenting. HA HA. It's okay, we'll still welcome you as fans even if you felt that tonight's game had slipped away. It's an important lesson on never giving up on this team.
Many of you may not realize that part of my job is to write a game story each night, that is sent to the local media and put on http://www.silverhawks.com/. Like most newspaper writers, I work on the story during the game, so that I can get it sent out and published ASAP after the game, particularly when we are in the Central Time Zone, because I want to get the story to the TV sports guys before they have to give their nightly report.
There are two main problems with this:
1) It's very difficult to write a good story when you are trying to type it during 90-second commercial breaks between innings, while still adding up pitch counts and dealing with pitching changes, etc.
2) When something happens late in the ballgame, it can totally mess up the story you have written.
I have never been so happy to highlight an entire story I've written and click the "delete" key as I was tonight. I will glady rewrite a story every night if it means that the Silver Hawks end up winning the game.
Your thoughts on the game? Did you listen? Had you given up hope? Comment below....and if you are going to admit to giving up hope, you might want to take advantage of the anonymous commenting. HA HA. It's okay, we'll still welcome you as fans even if you felt that tonight's game had slipped away. It's an important lesson on never giving up on this team.
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