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Thigpen Called Up
Posted: Tue Jun 5, 2007 8:45 pm
by jalenrose#5
Not too surprised with this move. Thigpen can play C, 1B and 2B if need be. A very athletic player, who is considered one of Toronto's top minor leaguers.
http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/news_story/?ID=209932&hubname=
Posted: Tue Jun 5, 2007 11:25 pm
by SmallTownJournalist303
I'm excited that they called him up, but I sincerely hope it's not to replace Overbay at first base. There's no doubt he could handle the position defensively, but taking him out from behind the plate evaporates almost all of his significant value with the bat. He'll get on base, but he doesn't have nearly enough power for the position.
Posted: Wed Jun 6, 2007 7:01 pm
by Raptorsrock
Jeez, JP was quoted today saying that he doesn't know if Thigpen's position will be catcher long term
Posted: Wed Jun 6, 2007 9:40 pm
by kelso
Yah, because this organization has soooooo much depth at the catcher position, right JP?
Ed Sprague, Carlos Delgado. Josh Phelps...Curtis Thigpen? We keep moving great catcher prospects to other positions and then struggle to find a great catcher. this team has had a platoon solution behind the plate since forever. Ernie Whit was about the last fulltime catcher and I that wasn't too long after we got a team in this town.
Posted: Wed Jun 6, 2007 11:48 pm
by stro4swift
He just got his 1st hit...on the 1st pitch of his 1st at bat
Posted: Thu Jun 7, 2007 1:07 pm
by beater97
He pwned n00bz! muhazzzz
Posted: Thu Jun 7, 2007 1:08 pm
by OldNo7
stro4swift wrote:He just got his 1st hit...on the 1st pitch of his 1st at bat
way to jinx him