Notable September Callups

CHW: Dan Hudson (RHP), Tyler Flowers (C)
CLE: Michael Brantley (OF), Carlos Carrasco (RHP)
PIT: Neal Walker (3B)
SF: Buster Posey (C)
TB: Wade Davis (RHP)

Not a huge crop of talented prospects, but some interesting ones. The guy I would personally want to see is Neal Walker, as he will have a very small window (like say, a month) to prove himself before Pedro Alvarez arrives. If Walker hits well, it isn't out of the realm of possibility to see Andy LaRoche moved somewhere else on the diamond (2B to platoon with Delwyn Young?) to allow Walker to play a full season.

Chart Observations: 9/2 ATL @ FLA

1) Rick VandenHurk: 98 pitches. (FB, SL, CU, CB). 6 strikes swinging. 3 Fastballs, 2 Changeups, Slider.

• Rick came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and good sink, a 2-7 slider with some bite, a change with some fade from lefties that he will throw to righties and a

1st: FB (90-93), SL (83-86), CU (85)

2nd: FB (89-91), SL (82-85), CU (83-85) - 2 CU

3rd: FB (88-91), SL (82-84), CU (84-85) - FB, SL

4th: FB (87-94), SL (81-84) - 2 FB

5th: FB (89-91), SL (81-83), CU (82-84)

2) Javier Vazquez: 120 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, CU). 14 strikes swinging. 5 Fastballs, 5 Sliders, 3 Changeups, Curveball

• Vazquez came from an over the top release and showed a straight change that he can make have some fade from lefties or some sink, a fastball with some run in on righties and sink, a 2-7 slider with good bite and a sharp 12-6 curve with average depth.

1st: FB (86-94), SL (85), CB (75), CU (81-82) - 4 FB, CU

2nd: FB (89-92), SL (85-86), CB (72-75), CU (81) - SL, CB

3rd: FB (88-93), SL (82-85), CB (74-78), CU (83) - SL

4th: FB (90-92), SL (80-81), CB (75) - 2 SL

5th: FB (90-94), SL (81-87), CB (77), CU (84) - SL

6th: FB (89-92), SL (80-84), CU (76-79) - FB, 2 CU

3) Brian Sanches: 13 pitches. (FB, SL, CU, CB). 2 strikes swinging. 2 Sliders.

• Sanches came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink and a 1-7 slider with good bite.

6th: FB (89-91), SL (83-84) - 2 SL

4) Kris Medlen: 19 pitches. (FB, CU, CB). 1 strike swinging. Curveball.

• Medlen came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink, a sharp 12-6 curve with average depth and a change with some fade from lefties and some sink that serves as his out pitch to both righties and lefties.

6th: FB (90-93), CU (81-82), CB (78-82) - CB

5) Dan Meyer: 17 pitches. (FB, Cut, CU, CB). 2 strikes swinging. Fastball, Cutter.

• Meyer came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some tailing action in on righties, a cutter with some cut and a change with good sink and some fade from righties that he will throw to lefties.

7th: FB (88-93), Cut (87-89), CU (81) - FB, Cut

6) Tim Wood: 12 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 3 strikes swinging. 2 Changeups, Slider.

• Wood came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and a touch of sink, a sharp 2-7 slider with okay bite and a change with some fade from lefties and some sink.

7th: FB (94), SL (87), CU (87-89) - SL, 2 CU

7) Kiko Calero: 20 pitches. (SL, FB, CU). 2 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs.

• Calero came from an over the top release and showed a sharp 1-7 slider with above average bite, a fastball with some run in on righties and a change with good late fade from lefties with good late sink.

7th: FB (87-88), SL (76-79)

8th: FB (89-90), SL (79-82), CU (82-83) - 2 FB

8) Peter Moylan: 16 pitches. (FB, SL, CU)

• Moylan came from a sidearm release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and good sink and a 3-8 slider with good bite.

7th: FB (89-92), SL (78-79) - SL

9) Eric O'Flaherty: 8 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 1 strike swinging. Slider.

• Eric came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with a little late run in on lefties and some sink, a sharp 11-5 slider with good bite and a change that he missed badly with.

8th: FB (88-90), SL (82), CU (82) - SL

10) Leo Nunez: 21 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

• Nunez came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and a little sink, a change with good fade from lefties that flashes good sink and a 2-7 slider with some bite.

9th: FB (93-97), CU (85-88), SL (87)

11) Mike Gonzalez: 13 pitches. (FB, SL, CU). 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Gonzalez came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on lefties and some sink and a 11-5 slider with good bite.

9th: FB (91-94), SL (78-83) - FB

Chart Observations: 9/2 CHW @ MIN

1) Mark Buehrle: 83 pitches. (FB, Cut, CU, CB, SL). 5 strikes swinging. 2 Changeups, Cutter, Curveball, Fastball.

• Mark came from a high 3/4 release and showed a change with some fade from righties and a little sink that he will throw to lefties and in 2-0 counts, a cutter with solid cut and some sink, a fastball with some run in on lefties and a little sink, a big breaking 11-5 curve with slightly above average depth and a 11-5 slider with some bite. He will throw 3-2 changeups to lefties (Kubel) with bases loaded and 2 out.

1st: FB (82), Cut (76-81), CU (75-79)

2nd: FB (85-87), Cut (79-83), CU (78-79), CB (68) - Cut

3rd: FB (86), Cut (83), CU (77-78), CB (71) - CU

4th: Cut (79-82), CU (77-78), CB (68-70), SL (79-80) - CB, CU

5th: FB (84-85), Cut (79), CU (77-78)

6th: FB (83-88), Cut (80-84), CU (78-81), CB (69) - FB

2) Brian Duensing: 88 pitches. (FB, SL, CU, CB). 11 strikes swinging. 6 Fastballs, 3 Sliders, 2 Changeups.

• Duensing came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on lefties and a touch of sink, a change with some fade from righties that he will throw 2-0 and 3-2, a 11-5 slider with solid bite and a 11-5 curve with above average depth.

1st: FB (89-92), SL (83), CU (84-85) - CU

2nd: FB (89-91), SL (81-82), CU (83-84), CB (71-72) - SL

3rd: FB (89-92), SL (82), CU (84-85), CB (71) - FB, SL

4th: FB (88-91), SL (80-81), CB (71) - FB

5th: FB (89-91), SL (79-82), CU (83-85), CB (72) - 2 FB, CU

6th: FB (89-92), SL (80-83), CU (83), CB (72-73) - 2 FB, SL

7th: FB (89-93), SL (80-81), CU (84), CB (69-74)

3) Scott Linebrink: 13 pitches. (FB, CU, SL, Split). 1 strike swinging. Splitter.

• Linebrink came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some late run in on righties and a little late sink, a split with excellent diving action that can look like a curveball at times, a 2-7 slider with solid bite and a straight change with some late sink and late fade from lefties.

7th: FB (93-96), CU (83), SL (79), Split (80-82) - Split

4) Jon Rauch: 14 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, Cut, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

• Rauch came from an over the top release and showed a 1-7 slider with good bite and downward action, a fastball with a little run in on righties, a straight change that he will throw to righties and a big breaking 12-6 curve with above average depth.

8th: FB (89-92), SL (82), CB (74), CU (86)

5) Randy Williams: 9 pitches. (FB, Cut, CU, CB). 0 strikes swinging.

• Williams came from a high 3/4 release with a fastball with some tailing action in on righties, a cutter with some cut and a 11-5 curve with average depth.

8th: FB (89-94), Cut (88), CB (74)

6) D.J. Carrasco: 5 pitches. (Cut, FB, CB, SL, CU)

• Carrasco came from a high 3/4 release and showed a cutter with some cut, a frisbee slider from sidearm that serves as his out pitch with solid bite and a 12-6 curve with average depth.

8th: Cut (88-89), F SL (70), CB (74)

7) Joe Nathan: 31 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, CU). 2 strikes swinging. 2 Sliders.

• Nathan came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a sharp 12-6 curve with average depth and a sharp 2-7 slider with above average bite.

9th: FB (92-95), SL (87-89), CB (81-83) - 2 SL

8) Matt Guerrier: 6 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, CU). 2 strikes swinging. 2 Sliders.

• Guerrier came from an over the top release and showed a 2-7 slider with slightly above average bite and a fastball with some run in on righties.

9th: FB (91), SL (85) - 2 SL

9) Bobby Jenks: 19 pitches. (FB, SL, CB, CU). 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Jenks came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a sharp 2-7 slider with average bite and a sharp 12-6 curve with average depth.

9th: FB (91-94), SL (86-88), CB (81-82) - FB

Chart Observations: 9/2 KC @ OAK

1) Brian Bannister: 32 pitches. (Cut, CU, FB, CB). 2 strikes swinging. 2 Changeups.

• Bannister came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and good sink, a cutter with some cut, a change with good fade from lefties and good sink and a 12-6 curve with above average depth. He threw a lot of fastballs in this outing, more then he normally does. Hurt? And then the inning after I wrote that, he left the game due to an injury (injured neck/shoulder).

1st: FB (88-91), Cut (88-90), CU (84-85), CB (75-76) - 2 CU

2nd: FB (89-91), CU (85)

2) Trevor Cahill: 84 pitches. (FB, CU, SL, CB). 6 strikes swinging. 2 Fastballs, 2 Sliders, 2 Changeups.

• Cahill came from an over the top release with a fastball with good run in on righties and above average sink with good tilt on his fastball, a change with some fade from lefties and above average sink that he will throw to righties, a 2-7 slider with good, but inconsistent, bite.

1st: FB (91-94), CU (79-83)

2nd: FB (89-94), CU (80-82), SL (85) - 2 CU, SL

3rd: FB (90-92), CU (77-85), SL (85) - FB

4th: FB (89-92), SL (81-83) - FB

5th: FB (89-93), CU (81), SL (81-85) - SL

3) Yasuhiko Yabuta: 30 pitches. (FB, Split, SL, CU). 0 strikes swinging.

• Yabuta came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a straight change with a little sink that he will throw 2-0, a 2-7 slider with some bite and a split with some dive.

2nd: FB (87-93), Split (74-79), SL (83-84), CU (81-84)

4) Bruce Chen: 70 pitches. (FB, CU, CB, SL). 2 strikes swinging. Fastball, Slider.

• Chen came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some tail in on righties, a change with a little late fade from righties and good sink that he will throw 2-0 and 3-2 and to lefties, a sweeping 9-4 slider with solid bite that he will throw 3-1 and a 11-5 curve with slightly above average depth.

3rd: FB (85-90), CU (76-80), CB (80), SL (82-84) - SL

4th: FB (85), CU (78-80), SL (82-83)

5th: FB (86-91), CU (78-81), CB (77-80), SL (82-84) - FB

6th:FB (86-90), CU (78-81)

5) Brad Kilby: 24 pitches. (FB, SL). 3 strikes swinging. 3 Fastballs.

• Kilby is a 6-1, 235 pound lefty. The 26 year old has a medium frame that is maxed out with a very thick lower half. He has a little bit of the Jimenez arm action on the backtake, but he almost rubs the ball along his butt before throwing it. Some weird wrist action. He came from a high 3/4, almost a 3/4 release. His fastball has a little late run in on lefties and a touch of sink. His slider is 10-5 with solid bite, though it can flatten out. Interesting guy with solid velocity for a left hander, looks like he could be a solid middle reliever or LOOGY.

6th: FB (91-92)

7th: FB (90-93), SL (82-83) - 3 FB

6) Roman Colon: 20 pitches. (FB, SL, Split). 1 strike swinging. Slider.

• Colon came from an over the top release and showed a 2-7 slider with good downward action and good bite, a fastball with a little run in on righties and a splitter with some dive.

7th: FB (93-96), SL (79-84), Split (87-88) - SL

8th: FB (94-96), SL (83)

7) Jerry Blevins: 21 pitches. (FB, CB, Cut, CU). 1 strike swinging. Fastball.

• Blevins is a 6-6, 180 pound lefty. The 26 year old has a big frame that can add a lot more muscle. He came from a high 3/4 release with fairly clean mechanics, though his release point can drop on occasion. His cutter has some cut. His fastball has some run in on lefties. His curve is kind of a loopy 10-5 with slightly above average depth. His change has some fade from righties and some sink. More of a LOOGY candidate then full inning guy, as neither the cutter or change is good enough to get out righties consistently. Curveball can really screw with lefties.

8th: FB (91-93), CB (72-73), Cut (85-88), CU (85) - FB

8) Dana Eveland: 11 pitches. (FB, SL, CU, CB, Cut). 1 strike swinging. Slider.

• Eveland came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some sink and a little late fade from righties, a 11-5 curve with average depth and a 11-5 slider with good bite. Got screwed over on the run he allowed, as Rajai Davis misplayed a fly ball out into a double.

9th: FB (88-91), SL (85), CB (79) - SL