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July 13, 1906: We’ve officially made the call to bring Brad Burgess up to the majors, where he’ll be playing shorstop for us as our lineup has been badly bruised up due to frequent injuries. The 20-year-old up-and-comer played in 16 games at the AAA level in Dayton, picking up 26 hits for a .413 average. During that time he hit nine doubles and a stunning nine homers, batting in 26 runs and picking up 1.3 WAR! No one in the Midwest Baseball League has hit more than four home runs during the 1906 campaign, and no one in league history has hit more than 24 long bombs in a single season. So if he can continue to hit like this at the major league level, this kid’s got a hell of a future. Like our owner told me when he all but demanded I call the kid up: “when we’ve got a losing record, what’s there to lose?” We’re currently 41-47 and clinging to the middle of the pack in 5th place, so if he can provide the spark we need, why not go for it?
July 31, 1906: Matt Morris pitched a six-hit shutout as we beat the Lexington Roughriders 4-0 on the road yesterday afternoon, improving our record to 48-57. He’s currently 15-13 with a 2.56 ERA through 31 starts and 281 innings of work.
August 1, 1906: The trade deadline passed without much happening, and Sean Impagliazzo won Rookie of the Month again for July, going 5-5 through 10 starts, striking out 16 batters in 88.2 innings, for a 1.62 ERA this month. He is 14-15 with a 1.89 ERA for the year through 29 starts and 243 innings, with 33 K’s, a 1.06 WHIP and 3.3 WAR. Just wait until he’s got a better hitting team backing him up!
In other news, we’re calling 22-year-old center fielder Trent Hall up from AAA Dayton, having hit .347 down there with two doubles, a triple and four homers. But honestly, we need him right now more for his incredible outfield arm than anything. He’s got future Gold Glove at center field written all over him on repeat, and we’re 14 games back of first and fading fast toward last place. We might as well see what he can do.
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