Mitchell Migrates To Majors
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 29, 2011 4:41 PM PDT
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The Dodger infield injury merry go round continues as Casey Blake hits the DL with Russell Mitchell taking his spot. So far the Dodgers infield has seen Blake, Furcal, and now Blake again hit the DL, while Uribe missed some key games earlier this week.
Blake isn't sure how he suffered the injury that led to the infection, but it sent him to the hospital in Miami earlier this week for IV antibiotics. A culture was taken to determine the type of infection and course of treatment, but the Dodgers expect him to be sidelined a while.
This will be Russell Mitchell's second trip to the show; he had a Sept call up in 2010 which didn't go very well. Earlier this spring I wrote up the community projection profile for Russell Mitchell.
I doubt if Russ Mitchell will ever be a full time major league baseball player but I can certainly see a future where he plays for 5-6 years on a semi regular basis providing flexibility on the bench, and decent hitting prowess against LHP. Maybe a light version of Kevin Millar or a late blooming Casey Blake. That would be his ceiling, his floor is utter and complete failure to hit major league pitching, handle third base well enough to ever see time there, and not be in the teams future whatsoever.
Nothing has changed from then other then the slow start he had this spring. Over this last ten games he has a .868 OPS with three home runs.
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So far the Dodgers have seen Blake, Furcal, and now Blake hit the DL,
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So far the Dodgers infield has seen Blake, Furcal, and now Blake again hit the DL, while Uribe missed some key games earlier this week.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
How are we even at .500?
"Champions last year," he said. "Not this year." - Rubby De La Rosa after shaming the Giants in ST
Sales people suck. I give my extension at work people just take my sales instead of transferring them to me. :(
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Speaking of which, why in the HELL do I get solicitation calls every freaking day?? It’s absurd. I’m even on the Do Not Call List. Yeah, right.
because sales people make money when they sell something
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I get that, but they’ve been told repeatedly that I am not interested. It’s the same place calling. There has to be laws against it.
You are on a an automated call list, not like the operator knows who you are. The computer makes the call, the operator gets clicked in when a human answers the phone, yelling at said operator accomplishes nothing, and it is not something they have any control over.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Do you yell at them and tell them never to call you again?
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Apr 29, 2011 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice lineup by Mattingly
Though I wish he would keep Miles on the bench. The Dodgers need to figure out if Dejesus will be worth anything in the future, it is already known that Miles has none.
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