Well it's that time of year, where that big bearded fat man crawls down your chimney and gives you presents. That's right, September Call-Ups! That means the only big, bearded fat man you'll see will be Sal Fasano for the final month of the regular season. He, along with a few young'ns, will join the club on September 1st once the rosters are expanded to 40.
J.P. nor Gibbs have told reporters exactly who is going to be called up, but there's a lot of young talent in the farm that are bound to be called up, such as Robinzon Diaz. Diaz is a young athletic catcher with very little power but he's a slap hitter, I like him though so if Gibbs doesn't call him up, tisk tisk.The Key to Finding a Successful Call-Up
1. Overall talent: Obviously. If he doesn't have skills defensively or offensively, he probably won't be called up. Fcuk guy, use your head.
2. Minor League Road Stats: It sounds weird, I know... When you're on the road, the disadvantage is unfamiliarity; coming up to the big leagues means that you'll be in completely different, unfamiliar stadiums. If they're successful hitters on the road, they have a better chance of adjusting to a brand new ballpark like the Centre.
3. Type of hitting: For example, if the player's a reknowned power hitter, he'll fit in with the Jays or the Rangers, etc. If the player can relate to the overall team's approach at the plate he'll have much more success in the bigs.
Y'know what I find weird? We have so many great catchers in our farm system (like Diaz and Thigpen and Sal minus the bat) but Gregg Zaun sucks so much. I hope we sign Paul Lo Duca and trade Zaun away with Chacin for a cool shorstop prospect... I'll shut up now.
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