Hellickson Promoted To AAA

According to @tborays Jeremy Hellickson has been promoted to AAA Durham and will start Friday.

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Take Desmond with you.

by R.J. Anderson on Jul 22, 2009 12:25 AM EDT reply actions

this!

by walkoffwalk on Jul 22, 2009 6:56 AM EDT up reply actions

Seriously, how is Jennings still not promoted?

Hello.

by killa3312 on Jul 22, 2009 12:28 AM EDT reply actions

Cause he's black.

;)

by Doug09 on Jul 22, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions

CAUSE THIS IS THRILLER!

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by SRQman on Jul 22, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions

Fear of a PR hit in Montgomery

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by FreeZorilla on Jul 22, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Also, has anyone seen Hellickson's autograph before? I'm not sure if it's because he's lazy, or high as a kite 98% of the time.

I gotta stay high-igh-igh-igh-igh

by Doug09 on Jul 22, 2009 12:36 AM EDT reply actions

http://cgi.ebay.com/JEREMY-HELLICKSON-AUTOGRAPH-AUTO-SIGNED-BASEBALL-RAYS_W0QQitemZ150357704444QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090709?IMSfp=TL090709192002r1381

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by Imperialism32 on Jul 22, 2009 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions

I had one but it got ruined in my move :(

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by SRQman on Jul 22, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions

I still have mine. But I didn't want to say anything in hopes I wouldn't get harassed by raysNroyals for it. :D

by Doug09 on Jul 22, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions

It's not bad.

Just a smudge. W/e

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by SRQman on Jul 22, 2009 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Is there a foreign smudge on the ball? Or is the ink smudged?

I have a signed Wade Davis ball on an old inaugural Devil Rays ball, but the ink is faded beyond belief. :(

by Doug09 on Jul 22, 2009 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions

Ink

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by SRQman on Jul 22, 2009 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions

It's like a portrait of the Rocky Mountains on a little tiny ball.

by Doug09 on Jul 22, 2009 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions

Fuck and Yes

by BJ the Bossman on Jul 22, 2009 12:38 AM EDT reply actions

probably not all that relevant

but who is he replacing?
And who is replacing him in aa?

by behn on Jul 22, 2009 1:02 AM EDT reply actions

Durham was at 24 players

That’s not counting Talbot(DL), Sonnanstine(DL), and McGee(I’m 99% sure he’s with Charlotte). So Hellickson would be #25.

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by Imperialism32 on Jul 22, 2009 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh, and he's probably kicking DeSalvo out of the rotation.

I would imagine.

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by Imperialism32 on Jul 22, 2009 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions

SAY IT AIN'T SO

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by FreeZorilla on Jul 22, 2009 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions

So McGee will pitch again Thursday?

for Port Charlotte?

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by SRQman on Jul 22, 2009 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions

hope so i'll be down there

btw was at the game tonight, it was nice to have a bunch of quiet sox fans on the train rides home

Kaz/Shields/Garza/Sonny/Price/Davis/Hellickson-necessitate a drool cup or a 7 man rotation

by CubFanRaysaddict on Jul 22, 2009 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm planing to go whenever McGee pitches next.

Hopefully Thursday

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by SRQman on Jul 22, 2009 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions

ya i was never sure about when to be there

for the GCL starts so I didn’t go, I still wish the team was in Vero though cause that’s near where I live now (melbourne), I got into it with Doug Waechter in ‘07 when he was down there, i’m glad that no talent hack isn’t with the team any more.

Kaz/Shields/Garza/Sonny/Price/Davis/Hellickson-necessitate a drool cup or a 7 man rotation

by CubFanRaysaddict on Jul 22, 2009 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions

Elaborate

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by SRQman on Jul 22, 2009 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions

dollar beer night

I was basically drunkingly telling him he didn’t belong in the majors in the worst bullpen/rotation in the majors for that matter, nonetheless the Rays A team. For some reason he took offense to it, said I should try to pitch in the AL East, I said if I made 400k a year I’d at least make St. Pete proud of a homegrown talent, and that he should try the Mark Warner route of bagging groceries and stick with it.

Kaz/Shields/Garza/Sonny/Price/Davis/Hellickson-necessitate a drool cup or a 7 man rotation

by CubFanRaysaddict on Jul 22, 2009 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions

And?

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by SRQman on Jul 22, 2009 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions

he

just kept on with the Joe Morgan you’ve never played the game etc.. and I kept on with his stats, he got pissed I got more drunk and not much from there on out, he knows he sucks. Started cause I asked one of the players on the VB Drays if Doug was still on the team on rehab (i didn’t know he was two seats down from the guy I was talking to) and I said he should be in rookie ball that’s when he turned around to me.

Kaz/Shields/Garza/Sonny/Price/Davis/Hellickson-necessitate a drool cup or a 7 man rotation

by CubFanRaysaddict on Jul 22, 2009 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Sounds like he was a real jerk questioning you...

by Doyouseeit? on Jul 22, 2009 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Yes, how dare he get pissed that a drunk guy is yelling at him that he sucks.

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by ReasonableDoubt on Jul 22, 2009 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions

thats why I was being sarcastic

of course he should be upset, I wasn’t saying he was a d-bag or anything for his response, I know I was the annoying guy in that equation.

Kaz/Shields/Garza/Sonny/Price/Davis/Hellickson-necessitate a drool cup or a 7 man rotation

by CubFanRaysaddict on Jul 22, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Also got into with Cubs prospect Tony Thomas Jr from FSU

another Dollar beer night, that quickly dissolved into a pissing contest, where I ended up saying good luck with cracking the cubs 2b rotation of Derosa/Fontenot with your subpar ability to hit for average, power, fielding etc, I ended up calling him Eric Patterson extra light…that one I was a little off on, but dollar beers can cloud your judgment

Kaz/Shields/Garza/Sonny/Price/Davis/Hellickson-necessitate a drool cup or a 7 man rotation

by CubFanRaysaddict on Jul 22, 2009 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Thursday is

Thirsty Thursday….this has potential

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by SRQman on Jul 22, 2009 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions

ya for whenever you turn 21

and stop heiling hitler/playing pokemon, those are by far the best nights to go to games. Players are usually tired of playing whoever the hell it is for the fourth time in a row and will talk to the fans about w/e you wanna talk about.

Kaz/Shields/Garza/Sonny/Price/Davis/Hellickson-necessitate a drool cup or a 7 man rotation

by CubFanRaysaddict on Jul 22, 2009 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions

also RJ

what happened to the I wouldn’t trade DJ for Halladay post you promised us last night?

Kaz/Shields/Garza/Sonny/Price/Davis/Hellickson-necessitate a drool cup or a 7 man rotation

by CubFanRaysaddict on Jul 22, 2009 1:33 AM EDT reply actions

In the que still.

I haven’t scheduled it.

by R.J. Anderson on Jul 22, 2009 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions

okay good

as long as it’s in the que, it sounds like a very good article in the making.

Kaz/Shields/Garza/Sonny/Price/Davis/Hellickson-necessitate a drool cup or a 7 man rotation

by CubFanRaysaddict on Jul 22, 2009 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Not much surprise here.

The Rays are very regular with their prospects. This is the exact same thing they did with Davis and Price.

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by Tyler on Jul 22, 2009 1:37 AM EDT reply actions

but Desmond?

by walkoffwalk on Jul 22, 2009 7:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Good news.

No need to move Desmond up witha full OF in Durham.

by rglass44 on Jul 22, 2009 11:05 AM EDT reply actions

Could you say this about Hellickson?

"What the hell is a Labradoddle?"

by davelrogers on Jul 22, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions

Well the OF is still full

But not the rotation, DiSalvo was starting. He’s terrible. 0.83 K/BB ratio. FIP of 5.34 ERA 6.61

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by FreeZorilla on Jul 22, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions

Nope

Like FreeZo said, DeSalvo is awful.

I doubt DJ is in the team’s plans until at least midway through next year, so they can just let him stay at AA where he can start at CF everyday. It’s not like the difference in pitchers is that great. There are better prospects in AA but more polished players in AAA.

by rglass44 on Jul 22, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Is the outfield full?

Ruggiano LF, Jennings CF, Joyce RF. So that boots out Ray Sadler or Jon Weber or whoever. No big deal.

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by Imperialism32 on Jul 22, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Its not a need, rotation was a need.

Weber and Sadler are solid AAA players. DiSalvo is not.

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by FreeZorilla on Jul 22, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

Those guys are decent though.

by rglass44 on Jul 22, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions

but if Jennings is ready for AAA, then those guy shouldn't stand in his way

Outside of Joyce, Jennings will be the next Rays OF to play a significant role on the big league team. That being said, Jennings development could use AAA seasoning. No need for the others to delay his growth. If he’s ready for AAA then there’s no reason to move him up. Maybe Ruggiano gets moved at the trade deadline as part of a deal, thus making it easier to call up Jennings. Either way, there’s no reason Jennings shouldn’t be in AAA by August.

by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 22, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Meh

I don’t think an extra month in AAA is going to effect his ability to contribute in a year to the big club (if he even is then). He slumped through June, so there is no need to push him to AAA. Let him stay comfortable and not press (and get himself hurt) trying to get to the bigs. Having a set timetable alows him to do that.

by rglass44 on Jul 22, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions