Beatty sold to White Sox; shades of Loggins in '03?
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| C.J. Beatty, right, is headed home to Winston-Salem, N.C., as his contract was purchased by the Chicago White Sox. His departure couldn't come at a worse time for the Wild Things. |
With the Wild Things locked in a three-way tie for first place in the Frontier League's East Division, Washington announced Tuesday that the contract of left fielder C.J. Beatty has been sold to the Chicago White Sox.
Beatty has been assigned to his hometown team, the Winston-Salem Dash of the High-Class A Carolina League.
Beatty was second in the Frontier League in home runs (18) and fourth in RBI (57). Beatty also was batting .275 with 15 stolen bases.
This will be Beatty's second stint in affiliated ball. He spent two years in the St. Louis Cardinals organization after being drafted out of North Carolina A&T University.
What does Beatty's departure mean for the Wild Things? Well, it creates a huge hole in the middle of the lineup. It also makes some sense of why the Wild Things signed outfielder Pat Kregeloh, a rookie out of Shippensburg University. You had to be thinking that Washington's biggest need was not a backup outfielder.
If you're a longtime fan of the Wild Things, you might be thinking that Beatty's departure, which comes on the heels of Stewart Ijames getting picked up by Arizona last month, has the same feel of losing Josh Loggins in 2003. Washington was 45-29 when the Colorado Rockies purchased Loggins' contract on Aug. 18, 2003 and assigned him to Class AA.
The Wild Things went 8-5 the rest of the way in the regular season, including a 17-6 win over Chillicothe the night Loggins left the team. However, one could sense that without the league's MVP in the lineup Washington didn't have enough offense to go deep in the playoffs. That's exactly what happened as the Wild Things were swept in two games by Gateway in the first round, scoring only three runs in the process.
With Ijames and Beatty gone, and Washington facing the toughest remaining schedule of the top four teams in the East (see earlier post from today), you have to think that it will be a huge uphill climb for the Wild Things to win the division. It's going to take some extraordinary pitching performances or a steal of a trade (think Aaron Ledbetter from River City in 2006) at the league's transactions deadline Monday for Washington to overcome losing this much offense in the second half of the season.
posted by Chris Dugan at
11:21 AM
18 Comments:
How much did they get for the contract?
The collapse might be forestalled but no division crown is possible. The pitching staff is deeply flawed. And now there is no offense. No runs will be put upon the plate.
Deeply flawed pitching staff?
What team have you been watching?
Washington's pitching staff is 4th in the league in ERA, 4th in quality starts, has by far the fewest walks allowed, has rolled the most double plays and only the Greys (who rarely play with a late-innings lead) have fewer blown saves.
That hardly sounds like a deeply flawed pitching staff. The pitching staff has been the strength of this team all year.
Sounds like the previous comment must have been written by a pitcher who was cut in spring training.
The Things have won games without Ijames and will continue to win games without Beatty. Anonymous 6:07PM you are an idiot sir
Chris Dugan said...
Deeply flawed pitching staff?
Yes, it IS a VERY deeply flawed pitching staff. The staff is not flawed to any real extent due to it’s physical skills. It IS however, a deeply flawed pitching staff when it comes to having character. How can ANY player accept having a man with no leadership qualities, lack of decorum and, no respect for those appointed above him, to be
their coach without not even ONE of them making a single protest. How could that happen?
Pitching coach, Kevin Bryboski, is the most deeply flawed individual ever to wear a Wild Things uniform and a
disgrace to even The Frontier League, such as it is! We can’t honestly can him a man because a man is what he
does. A REAL man doesn’t do what Kevin Gryboski did P-E-R-I-O-D! So, this is the sort of person Stu Williams thinks
should be on his leadership team? Speaks very poorly of Mr. Williams, doesn’t it? Shows what HIS character must be also.
So, no matter even if the Wild Things win it all, they are still losers to me.
JUST WIN, BABY! Bart Who?
Despite beating Windy City twice, Washington Cinderella season is about to hit midnight.
If they happen to finish .500 for the remaining games, they will probably miss the playoffs.
What amazes me is that Iiames and Beatty's contracts could have been sold after the season, keeping the team's nucleus intact. Zeller should have been placated and kept.
This is the most dysfunctional team I have witnessed since the Raiders of the 80's and the Yankees of the 70's. The morale of the employees is low and it is obvious the ownership has no regard for the fans, especially season ticket holders.
The only question I have is whether or not Stu Williams is related to Bob Nutting.
My division winner prediction is Southern Illinois. It's a class organization that is also mentally stable, unlike Washington's. Mr. Pinto remains an excellent manager too.
Look out below!
For heaven's sake if you're going to complain about somebody at least get his name right. It's Gryboski. Shows how little you actually know about this team Anon 9:11. How do you know it wasn't Mr. Zeller who was did something wrong that would put his character into question? You don't. You're just assuming that you know everything. And you know what that makes you when you assume?
And how dare you criticize the character of these players. Do you know if any of them made any protest? Again you don't you're just assuming. Did you ever make any protest to the owner of your place of employment about your boss? or were you too chickenS*&t because you knew it would cost you your job. I'm betting on the latter because you'll go on a blog and criticize the character of an entire group of people without knowing all the facts and you're too chickens*&t to put your name to the criticism. To me, that's what shows a lack of charcter.
"What amazes me is that Iiames and Beatty's contracts could have been sold after the season, keeping the team's nucleus intact."
You're kidding, right, William?
You do know what the Frontier League is for, right?
You do know that some other player would get a chance to fill those spots with the Diamondbacks and White Sox if it wasn't Ijames and Beatty, right?
I guess you just don't know.
non at 10-14 said;
I'm betting on the latter because you'll go on a blog and criticize the character of an entire group of people without knowing all the facts and you're too chickens*&t to put your name to the criticism. To me, that's what shows a lack of charcter.
And YOUR name is?
I agree with Anon 10:14 (sounds like a bible verse, LOL). Also, to my knowledge and understanding of the philosophy of the Frontier League, a player's contract would always be sold to an affiliate organization when requested. The League, in part, is a showcase arena for potential advancement. And, a great follow-up article by Chris highlighting the former Wildthings currently playing affiliated ball.
The frontier league is for entertainment and profit.
However, as old fashioned and stogy as this may sound, I believe there should be fan loyalty and a certain degree of commitment to game quality.
Lettersof commitment could be tendered to those teams. I don't admit to being an expert but these teams who draw their very existence from a fan base should have some degree of commitment to them. Washington's present ownership is not showing this to the fans or their staff.
By the way, I thank all criticism. Iron sharpens iron. Also, I sign my name to my comments because as a journalist and radio guest, it is what should be expected: integrity and willingness to take counter opinions.
There re too many keyboard gladiators out there.
Nobody would ever play in the Frontier League knowing that they would be stuck there for an entire season due to a "letter of intent" or something similar.
If you want to kill an independent league, that is the way to do it. Players would gravitate towards the other leagues.
Anom at 10.14 said, "To me, that's what shows a lack of charcter."
You know something anom? To me it shows you don't know what character really is. It's doing the right thing regardless of the consequences. Apparently you are not able to tell right from wrong. You knit pick the posters spelling as if that made his point invalid. YOU are the one that lacks character. In fact, you can't even spell it correctly. Probably because you don't even know what it is. C.J is gone and I'm glad. He was not a leader but a self-serving lip flapper.
William said,
By the way, I thank all criticism. Iron sharpens iron. Also, I sign my name to my comments because as a journalist and radio guest, it is what should be expected: integrity and willingness to take counter opinions.
There re too many keyboard gladiators out there.
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William, I tried for years to get people to have enough ba#ls to use their real name when posting on this blog. I believed with all my being that if you had something to say you should not only say it BUT, sign your real name.
I also believed that those that refused to sign were nothing but cowards by not taking full responsibility for what they say.
If you are going to criticize a person or organization than at least be up-front about it. If somebody doesn’t like you for it, and there will be those that can’t take any heat, at least they know who said it. If they can’t handle it then it’s their problem, not mine.
That is the way I felt until recently when I was unjustifiably singled out by the blog administrator just because he knew who I was. I knew right then that I had been wrong all along. Using your real name WILL backfire on you sooner or later, even by someone that should know better. William, you won’t get “counter opinions” here. You will get insults about your age, heritage, and numerous other things from those that don’t aggree with your point of view. The only poster that will make any cogent remark will be "Jeff". This is my first post since the ‘singling out’ incident and will be my last for this Wild Things season.
The Wild Things management erred in a way way that I’ve never seen in baseball regarding the retention of Kevin Grybosky . I voiced my opinion and have paid the price for it. The ONLY important thing to the present ownership is to win!. What is morally the right thing to do has no apparent bearing on them. Bob Didier had the good sense to get away from this group before it had a negative impact on his image. There seems to exist no ‘moral compass’ for this group. The fans in the stands all know Mr. Grysbok should have been shown the door but what the fans think does not register with this ownership. You just don’t allow one of your coaches to physically engage the team manager. This is especially true when the manager is nearly 75 years of age and the other party is half that age. There is a total lack of respect for seniors at CEP, EXCEPT when it comes to urging us to spend more money there.
So William, I admire your grit in not hiding your identify but it is a very risky thing to do, at least on this blog where there are more Wild Things lemmings than true baseball fans.
Good luck to you. Above all, don’t step on someone’s toes!
Remember this about the Wild Things, 'To get along, go along' and you'll never have a problem.
Ron Wilson
"C.J is gone and I'm glad. He was not a leader but a self-serving lip flapper."
Another person who doesn't know anything about this team. Must be Anon 9:11 (how appropriate).
Nothing like blaming the players for the whole coaching situation.
How could you say this about somebody you don't really know? I really would like to know where you get these words from please. Sounds like a hater to me hahaha
"C.J is gone and I'm glad. He was not a leader but a self-serving lip flapper".
Look out below ...
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How could you say this about somebody you don't really know?
Meet the man four times. My impression of him is that he was/is a tell what they want to hear sort of person. If that doesn't sit well with you that's your problem.
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