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Weekly Minor League Thread: Natale moves up!

Natale was promoted to hi-A Wilmington today after crushing Greenville for 300ish PAs. He promptly homered in his first AB. Hopefully, this move means his glove has improved a bit.

I have for a while been planning to introduce a nickname for Natale, and now seems like a good time. He shall be known as GadzYouki. Just as Gadzuki was a smaller, less-menacing, comic relief for Godzilla, GadzYouki is to Youkilis. Youks went to Cinci, not a baseball powerhouse, while GadzYouki went to a DIVISION III Trinity. Youks went in the 8th round, Gadz in the 32nd. Youks was generally a bit old for his league throughout the minors, but GadzYouki is positively ancient. Youks’ defense was questioned, GadzYouki’s is simply laughed at.

So there it is. GadzYouki.

Darren Posted: June 01, 2006 at 10:57 PM | 108 comment(s)
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101. Kyle S Posted: June 11, 2006 at 11:15 PM (#2060726)

That seems like a good haul for a guy who has a .292 OBP right now, isn't coming back, and is blocking one of your better prospects.

I never understood why (and this happens all the time to me in fantasy) a guy who wants a player of mine will try to tell me why he sucks. Oh, the guy sucks? Really? So you must be doing me a favor by taking him off my hands huh? How altruistic of you!

Sheesh.

102. Darren Posted: June 11, 2006 at 11:31 PM (#2060758)

I'm not saying he sucks. I'm saying that while he's a good player that I'd like the Red Sox to get, he's a) his performance this year is off from previous years, which makes him a little riskier, and b) there are some things about him that make him less desirable to the DRays.

I don't think it's a particularly nuanced position that I'm taking. It's simply stating that Lugo's good enough to trade some value for but not good enough to give away the farm for.

103. Kyle S Posted: June 12, 2006 at 03:11 PM (#2061292)

By the way, i'm officially rooting for this kid natale. My coworker Michelle comes into my cube and says she's taking some time off tomorrow night to go to a minor league baseball game to watch her high school buddy play. I badger her to tell me who it is on the off chance i've heard of them. Of course she's like "Jeff Natale", I recognize the name immediately, etc. I hope he succeeds!

According to Michelle, jeff is a very nice guy. She raised her eyebrows at his listed height of 5'9" though; she thinks 5'8" or even a little shorter is his true height.

104. philly Posted: June 12, 2006 at 09:17 PM (#2061668)

So she knocked an inch off the little guy's estimate.

Can't these broads just keep thier mouths shut about that kind of personal business.

105. Matt Clement of Alexandria Posted: June 19, 2006 at 01:07 AM (#2068247)

GadzYouki homered on Saturday and is up to 440/440 in a crazy pitcher's park.

Petunia homered today and has the SLG up to nearly 400. I think the hot streak begins today.

106. villageidiom Posted: June 19, 2006 at 04:25 PM (#2068686)

I think the hot streak begins today.

The streak will start up tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow
There'll be hits
Just thinking about tomorrow
Drives away the groundouts and the sorrow -
They're the pits

Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya! Tomorrow!
The hot streak's a day away!

107. Mattbert Posted: June 20, 2006 at 02:21 AM (#2069463)

Stereo I want it on
It's taken me far too long
Don't think I'm not all in this world
I don't think I'll be here too long
I don't think I'll be here too long
I don't think I'll be here too long

Yeah yeah yeah
I'll pay
When tomorrow
Tomorrow comes today

108. Darren Posted: June 20, 2006 at 11:13 AM (#2069611)

See the other thread. The hot streak started in June and therefore that is when Spring Training ended for him. We may now start counting his stats.

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