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shoewizard · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:21 pm Post subject: Quentin down, Salazar up

As reported by geof in the one of the Upton threads, Q has been optioned to AAA, and Jeff Salazar called up.

I thought this deserved it's own thread.

Link

shoewizard · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:23 pm Post subject:

Salazar's 2007 numbers

Salazar's Cube Page

Salazar's Baseball Ref. Page

geeeeeeoff · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:26 pm Post subject:

sweet salazar is a home town boy for me!!! okc baby!!!! but my buddy in tucson said he was impressive this year, we claimed him from the rockies!!! maybe he'll be a little shot in the arm!!!
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geeeeeeoff · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:28 pm Post subject: Re: Quentin down, Salazar up

levski · Hall of Famer Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 4486

Salazar is a natural 4th OF guy, as he can play all three positions. He's also left handed and allows Melvin to insert a LH bat in the OF. Not sure though if he will play full time in RF, or if Hairston will get one final long look in LF before a) the team calls up Upton or b) the team trades for an outfielder.

I don't think the Dbacks are seriously looking at Dye, but if his price is low and Hairston/Salazar don't hit much over the next two weeks, I won't be shocked if the Dbacks do roll the Dye at the end of the month...
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shoewizard · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:30 pm Post subject: Re: Quentin down, Salazar up

dirtygary · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:31 pm Post subject:

Q better get the message, and not be a little bitch about the demotion. But there isn't a better way to light a fire under some players than showing them the bigs, and then taking it away from them.
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shoewizard · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:32 pm Post subject:

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dirtygary · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:34 pm Post subject:

dirtygary · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:36 pm Post subject:

Gorfo57 · Veteran Presence Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 1834

This is the wake up call from the organization to all of the struggling young hitters that its time to get going on developing their ability as hitters. Not that I mean to infer that Carlos has been a slacker or anyone else for that matter, but no organization can afford to endure the lack of production from an offensive standpoint that this club has for just over half a season.

On Quentin, I feel for the guy. He's had a bad year in just 3 months. Watching a segment on The Show the other night, its apparent that Carlos is his own worst critic. To have a chance to get away from the majors for awhile is a good thing for him. Time to reflect on what went wrong and then get back to work.

He needs to work on 3 things there.

Pitch recognition.
Hitting the outside pitch to right.
Turning off his own noisemaker.

If he can learn to quiet his bat while in the box, I think that can help him too.

Good luck Carlos. Hope you can get it straightened out and to see you back up here.
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Dangerfield · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:39 pm Post subject:

Should of sent Cy down, JB's prince whose overrated in cf, and at the plate.
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shoewizard · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject:

Robert S. · Hall of Famer Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 2943

I like this move. He isn't going to learn anything with the way PT is currently being distributed on the D-backs. Best to get him away from Seitzer, too. I hope the team is going to work with him down in AAA and not just hope he figures it all out by popping off a few homers against minor league pitching.

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shoewizard · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:57 pm Post subject:

Gorfo57 · Veteran Presence Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 1834

I think the less frequent at bats theory actually went the other way. For awhile it looked like he was learning to lay off the in the dirt shit and drawing some walks, during a brief stretch. He looked to be back to chasing shit again.

I think he needs to shut off his own noisemaker. His own color commentator inside his head must be going full bore 24/7. Some pointed out his bat movement waiting for pitches seemed to be increasing, which is a sign that his mind is working him overtime. That color commentator, his own self criticism is wound up out of control when he's in the box and the increasingly faster bat wiggling is a direct result of this. His mind must be beating himself to death at over 100 mph.

Learning to turn off your color commentator is something that athletes at the highest levels all learn to do. It might be the most important thing for him to work on. Carlos, your own self analysis is only allowed after the game, not during or before. This is a rule he needs to learn.

I think he's letting his mind think too much during games, especially during at bats.
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qudjy1 · Hall of Famer Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 4283

Wow.... just wow...

Good move.

qudjy1 · Hall of Famer Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 4283

If he goes down there and rakes after about a week away from seitzer - oh, boy...

Dangerfield · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:08 pm Post subject:

Gorfo57 · Veteran Presence Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 1834

Carlos Quentin is a perfectionist. He looks at the empty part of the glass for ways to improve. I'm telling you right now, with this kid its mental more than physical.

Its a good time for him to work on some areas of hitting to improve himself as a hitter. To limit his focus on the task at hand and put the self analysis crap on the shelf.

Instead of allowing this kid to continue to fill his own head up with everything he's doing wrong, he needs to leave the evaluation of his performance to his AAA hitting coach and walk out of the cage with one thought: I made some good swings in there today.

He can't be allowed to tell himself anything more than that, until after the practice or game ends. And then he needs to learn to develop that part of his mind that reduces the amount of self analysis to a level where it becomes benefical and not self defeating.

Quentin's "I suck" comment tells the whole picture.

He's only seeing the negative right now. He needs to catch glimpses of the rest of the picture and occupy his mind with hitting drills, and practice.

His hitting will begin to improve only after he changes the picture he has of himself in his own mind.
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