(08-14-2018 10:56 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 10:42 AM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(08-13-2018 10:46 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(08-12-2018 10:38 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  well there's this-- I've been hearing about this guy for several years now. Here he comes:

Quote:RHP Touki Toussaint is expected to be recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to make his major league debut in the first game of Monday's split doubleheader against Miami. Toussaint, 22, joins Mike Soroka and Kolby Allard as first-time starters for Atlanta this season. RHP Mike Foltynewicz will start the night game.

I'll be watching this one. Arizona gave away Touki in a salary dump (for the Braves to take Arroyo)

What'd you think, dbackjon? Looked like a nice debut:
WIN
T. Toussaint
(1-0)6.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

and Ronald Acuna with a pair of leadoff Home runs--one in each game. I think I heard he is the first rookie in ML History to hit home runs in 4 consecutive games. Pretty impressive when you can do something that's mever been done in the majors these days. Also like his uni #13.

Yes, a good debut. Although against MiAAAmi.

Key for rookies is how they do once teams see him pitch against ML hitting a few times, can he keep adjusting.

Acuna has been a real spark.

from this story: Former Diamondbacks prospect Touki Toussaint shines in MLB debut for Atlanta Braves

Quote:Toussaint was 2-0 with a 2.01 ERA in five starts for Triple-A Gwinnett. He began the season at Double-A Mississippi, posting a record of 4-6 with a 2.93 ERA in 16 starts.

Toussaint was designated at Atlanta's 26th player for the doubleheader. He became the 12th player to start for the Braves this season, tied for the most in the National League with San Diego and New York.

A first-round pick by Arizona in 2014 (No. 16 overall), Toussaint was acquired in 2015 from Arizona in a salary-dump trade that also sent RHP Bronson Arroyo to the Braves.

The Diamondbacks received infielder Phil Gosselin in the trade. Gosselin played in 146 games over two years with the Diamondbacks, hitting .283 with five home runs and 26 RBIs.

Ya'll were getting to be kinda a farm team for Atlanta there for a while. Swanson (who has cooled down a lot), Inciarte (ditto), Touki, and a few others. Whatever happened with Shelby Miller?

from rotoworld:

Quote:Diamondbacks transferred RHP Shelby Miller from the 10-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
Miller remains sidelined with ongoing discomfort in his surgically-repaired right elbow. The 27-year-old might not return this season.