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Chih-Hsien Chiang

Started by Cumberland Blues , Sep 06 2006 12:08 PM

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#1 Cumberland Blues

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Posted 06 September 2006 - 12:08 PM

Position: 2B
Age: 18
Born: February 21, 1988
Taiwan
Height: 6-2
Weight: 170
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Drafted: Not drafted
How Acquired: International Free Agent (2006)

The SoSH Wiki has the basics on the guy.

They may try him at SS at some point, but thus far he has played only 2B for the GCL Sox and Lowell. Scouting reports indicate his fielding is behind his hitting thus far.

I saw his 8/29 game in Vermont. He has a very nice swing – his feet were a bit fidgety in the box, but his hands were quiet and he had a number of nice cuts – one of which resulted in a long HR to RF. It’s only 346 to RF where it went out, but it was long gone, I’d guess only Fenway, Safeco & Comerica among AL parks would’ve held this one. A loogy type made him look bad in 1 AB, but he was not at all overmatched against a 95mph lefty in his last AB, hitting a couple of sharp fouls before hitting a 2-hopper to 2B.

He didn’t make a lasting impression on me one way or the other in the field at 2B, he got to everything he should’ve but nothing spectacular. He did make a nice turn on a DP with the runner sliding in hard – jumped to avoid the runner and had just enough on the throw to get the out at 1B.

Here’s his gamelog for Lowell (edit - now complete), and I’ll try to go through the boxes and compile a GCL gamelog for him soon.

Date   AB   R   H  2B  3B  HR RBI  BB  SO   AVG   OBP   SLG   notes   
26-Aug  1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000      
28-Aug  4   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   2  .200  .200  .200      
29-Aug  5   1   2   0   0   1   3   0   1  .300  .300  .600      
31-Aug  4   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   2  .286  .333  .500      
3-Sep   5   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  .316  .350  .579   e-fielding   
4-Sep   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  .273  .304  .500   e-fielding, SB
5-Sep   5   1   2   0   1   0   3   0   0  .296  .321  .556      
6-Sep   4   1   2   0   1   0   0   1   1  .323  .364  .613  
7-Sep   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2  .278  .316  .528

He posted a .287/.318/.410 line in 33 games for the GCL Red Sox before his promotion. He has walked only 7 times in 168 minor league AB's, so doesn't appear to be the most patient hitter thus far in his brief career.

Edited by Cumberland Blues, 08 September 2006 - 07:35 AM.

#2 Cumberland Blues

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Posted 07 September 2006 - 09:09 AM

Here's his GCL Gamelog. I included the playoff games, so the final line doesn't match the regular season totals in the first post. All games are at 2B unless otherwise noted. I'll correct the first post to reflect that he has not played any SS yet - something I had skimmed in an article indicated he had played some SS, but according to the GCL boxes, he did not.

Date    AB   R   H  2B  3B  HR RBI  BB  SO    AVG    OBP    SLG   notes   
22-Jun   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   .500   .500   .500      
23-Jun   4   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0   .500   .500   .500      
26-Jun   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   .333   .333   .333      
28-Jun   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   .267   .313   .267   e-fielding   
30-Jun   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .235   .278   .235   left game   
1-Jul    2   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   .316   .350   .421   S, SB (home)
3-Jul    5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   .250   .280   .333   e2(3)-fielding, missed catch   
4-Jul    3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   .296   .321   .370   e(4)-fielding   
5-Jul    5   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   .281   .303   .375   DH   
6-Jul    4   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   .278   .297   .361      
10-Jul   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .256   .275   .333      
12-Jul   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   .256   .273   .326      
13-Jul   3   1   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   .261   .277   .348      
15-Jul   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   .280   .294   .360      
18-Jul   3   2   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   .302   .315   .453   e(5)-throw   
19-Jul   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   .298   .322   .439   HBP, SB(2)
20-Jul   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   .283   .317   .417   e(6)-throw   
24-Jul   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .270   .303   .397      
26-Jul   4   0   2   1   0   0   2   0   0   .284   .314   .418      
28-Jul   5   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   1   .278   .307   .403      
29-Jul   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   .276   .304   .395   DH   
31-Jul   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   .275   .301   .388      
1-Aug    4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .262   .287   .369   DH   
2-Aug    4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   .261   .286   .364   e(7)-fielding   
4-Aug    4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   .250   .274   .348      
5-Aug    3   1   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   .253   .273   .358   SF   
7-Aug    4   0   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   .253   .279   .354   e2(9)-throw, fielding   
8-Aug    4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .243   .269   .340      
12-Aug   5   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   .259   .283   .352      
14-Aug   5   2   4   2   1   0   1   0   0   .283   .305   .407      
15-Aug   3   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   .284   .306   .405   e(10)-fielding   
16-Aug   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   .291   .317   .419   DH,left game, HBP
19-Aug   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   1   .287   .318   .410   DH   
23-Aug   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   .278   .308   .397   Playoffs   
24-Aug   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   .271   .301   .388   DH Playoffs   
25-Aug   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .265   .300   .379   DH, HBP Playoffs

#3 Cumberland Blues

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Posted 08 September 2006 - 07:38 AM

His final minor league stat line can be found here. The stats listed there do not include his 0-for-10 with one walk performance in the GCL playoffs.

#4 templeUsox


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Posted 15 February 2007 - 01:16 AM



Link, if the embedded version isn't working

Edited by templeUsox, 15 February 2007 - 01:31 AM.

#5 jsinger121


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Posted 26 March 2007 - 09:31 PM

Jon Deeble, the Red Sox Pac-Rim Coordinator had this to say about Chih-Hsien Chiang.

He was the best hitter in Asia as a 17-year-old. He's got a chance to play in the big leagues, for sure.


http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 10:14 PM

2 doubles for Chiang tonight. He has been a hitting machine so far in Greenville. Would like to see him walk more but he is great at making contact.

#7 Cumberland Blues

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Posted 29 May 2007 - 09:57 AM

Here's Chiang's gamelog thus far - he was promoted to Greenville on May 5 to replace Argenis Diaz who hurt his shoulder. All games are at 2B thus far. He's cooled off a bit after a strong start, and has yet to see a pitch he doesn't like. In the notes - I've only noted DP's where he was the pivot - not where he fed the SS.

I'll update this semi-regularly - sorry for the lag, I only realized he'd been activated this weekend. Actually - I should probably move this to the Wiki at some point - this will just be clutter in the thread as it gets much longer.

Chiang Greenville GameLog
[td=*]0.341 [/td][td=*]0.492 [/td][td=*]DH [/td][td=*]14-Jun [/td][td=*]4 [/td][td=*]1 [/td][td=*]1 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]1 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]1 [/td][td=*]0.305 [/td][td=*]0.338 [/td][td=*]0.500 [/td][td=*]DH, GIDP [/td][td=*]15-Jun [/td][td=*]3 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]1 [/td][td=*]1 [/td][td=*]0.298 [/td][td=*]0.336 [/td][td=*]0.489 [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*]16-Jun [/td][td=*]4 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]1 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]0 [/td][td=*]2 [/td][td=*]0.296 [/td][td=*]0.333 [/td][td=*]0.481 [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*]17-Jun [/td][td=*]4 [/td][td=*]1 [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]2[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]1[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]2[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.302[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.342[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.489[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]DH, HBP[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]21-Jun[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]4[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]1[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]1[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]1[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.301[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.340[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.483[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]DH[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]22-Jun[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]3[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]1[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]2[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.295[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.338[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.473[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]e(4) - throw[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]23-Jun[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]4[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]1[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]1[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]1[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]1[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.293[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.335[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.487[/color] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]24-Jun[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]4[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]1[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]1[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.292[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.333[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.481[/color] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]TOTAL[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]154[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]19[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]45[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]13[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]2[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]4[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]22[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]9[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]25[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.292[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.333[/color] [/td][td=*][color="#000000"]0.481[/color] [/td][td=*] [/td]
Date AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG notes
06-May 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000
06-May 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167 0.167 0.167 e(1) - missed catch
08-May 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.300 0.364 0.300
09-May 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.357 0.400 0.500
10-May 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.368 0.444
11-May 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.364 0.391 0.455
12-May 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.296 0.321 0.370
13-May 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.312 0.333 0.375 turned 2 DP
14-May 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.324 0.342 0.432
15-May 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.310 0.326 0.405
17-May 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.292 0.306 0.375 turned 2 DP
18-May 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.288 0.302 0.365 e(2) - fielding
19-May 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0.304 0.316 0.446
20-May 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.317 0.328 0.467
21-May 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.297 0.308 0.438
22-May 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.304 0.314 0.449 turned DP
23-May 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.300 0.310 0.443 left game after 1AB
24-May 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.280 0.289 0.413 GIDP, turned DP
25-May 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.295 0.304 0.423
28-May 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.280 0.289 0.402
29-May 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.291 0.299 0.419 turned DP
30-May 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.289 0.297 0.422 GIDP, turned DP
31-May 4 2 3 0 1 1 5 1 0 0.309 0.323 0.489 DH
01-Jun 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.303 0.317 0.475
02-Jun 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.291 0.305 0.456
03-Jun 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 0.306 0.315 0.481 SF
04-Jun 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0.304 0.313 0.500 DH
05-Jun 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.291 0.300 0.479 turned DP
07-Jun 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.286 0.306 0.471 e(3) - fielding, turned DP
08-Jun 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.289 0.310 0.471 CS(1)
09-Jun 0.310 0.471 DNP
10-Jun 0.310 0.471 DNP
11-Jun 0.310 0.471 DNP
12-Jun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.289 0.315 0.471
13-Jun 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.306

#8 SouthPaw21

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Posted 01 June 2007 - 02:31 PM

RotoWorld had an update on Chiang today....

Chih-Hsien Chiang went 3-for-4 with a homer, a triple and five RBI for low Single-A Greenville on Thursday.
Chiang, a 19-year-old signed out of Taiwan last year, is batting .309/.323/.489 in 94 at-bats. The left-handed hitter has impressive power potential for a second baseman. If he can stay at the position, he could develop into one of the Red Sox's top prospects over the next couple of years.


Edited by SouthPaw21, 01 June 2007 - 02:32 PM.

#9 Cumberland Blues

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Posted 26 June 2007 - 02:24 PM

Just updated his gamelog thru the 24th. He missed a few games early in the month after hurting himself running the bases, but has played every game since the 12th. He's still hitting, and he's started drawing walks at a good clip too - after only 2 BB in his first 117 AB, he has 7 BB in 37 AB since then.

#10 JimEdSF

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Posted 05 July 2007 - 02:47 PM

Just chipping in here:

After going 3-4 last night with a run and RBI Chiang has hit safely in 6 consecutive games (KOW). He has a 6:1 K:BB rate and only one XBH in that time. But I'll take it.

YTD: .332 | .458 | .790

Safe to say a split is starting to develop in 190 ABs: OPS vs. LHP: .647 | OPS vs. RHP: .842

#11 Jeff Van GULLY

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Posted 04 June 2008 - 10:01 AM

Been a long time since this guy has been updated.

After finishing with a .701 OPS in Greenville last year Chiang has had an up and down season in Lancaster.

193 AB's:


.264/.311/.394

11 2b's
4 HR's

37 SO
13 BB


Chiang has a reverse split this season after struggling against lefties in 2007.

vs Lefty: .807 (54 Ab's)
vs Righty: .665

He can't hit a lick outside of Lancaster.
Home: .767
Away: .649

He's still only 20 but it would be more encouraging if he had a better OBP.

#12 Jeff Van GULLY

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Posted 19 June 2008 - 08:57 AM

243 AB's:

.272/.314/.403

45K
15BB

Last 10 games:

Chiang is hitting .233 with 8K and 1BB. Needless to say, he has been struggling.

Splits:

vs. Lefty: .717 OPS
vs. Righty: .718

Home: .791
Away: .641

He still can't hit away from Lancaster.

#13 Jeff Van GULLY

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Posted 30 June 2008 - 11:21 AM

Chiang has definitely heated up in the month of June:

.373/.400/.560 (75 AB's)

Season totals (263 AB's):
.289/.331/.433

46 K
17 BB

Splits:

vs. Lefty: .727 OPS
vs Righty: .777

Home Games: .830
Away Games: .690

Edited by Jeff Van GULLY, 30 June 2008 - 11:21 AM.

#14 Jeff Van GULLY

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Posted 14 July 2008 - 01:37 PM

After a great June Chiang has continued to hit in July.


In 8 games (29 AB) in July he has hit .379 for a .907 OPS.



YTD (292 AB)

.298/.333/.445/.779

OPS:

vs Left .736
vs Right .792

Home .809
Away .744

49 K
17 BB

Edited by Jeff Van GULLY, 14 July 2008 - 01:37 PM.

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 01:21 PM

Chiang with a home run! It looks like he hit a 79 MPH change-up that was belt high, just a pure meatball.

JIO-xZ2jmbY

Edited by Jeff Van GULLY, 11 August 2008 - 01:23 PM.

#16 SonsOfCharlieZink

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Posted 02 April 2010 - 11:25 AM

Starting 2010 in Portland.

#17 SonsOfCharlieZink

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Posted 18 April 2010 - 07:04 AM

Kevin Thomas takes a look:

QUOTE
While the Dodgers and Yankees are popular in Taiwan, Boston was Chiang's favorite team. He gave no reason for his preference but when it came time to sign a professional contract, Chiang chose the Sox.

Originally a middle infielder, Chiang was moved to the outfield last year.

He played the past two seasons in advanced Class A, batting .284 with a total of 15 home runs 97 RBI.

Chiang is off to a 3-for-27 start with the Sea Dogs, but he will get chances to turn that around. The Red Sox want him to get lots of at-bats, so when he is not in the outfield, he will likely be Portland's designated hitter.

#18 Nomar813

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Posted 02 June 2011 - 01:30 AM

Chiang has flown under the radar, but he's having a pretty nice season in Portland. After a dismal start in 2010, he really turned things around in the second half and through two months of 2011, he's showing some nice pop. .295/.343/.566 through 129 ABs, though the 9/28 BB/K isn't pretty.

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Posted 08 June 2011 - 11:58 AM

Jeezum Chiang is on fire, 8 for his last 18 with 4 HRs and a triple, bringing his season OPS up to .988, after a .604 April.
He's at 10 HRs so far this year, after hitting his career high of 11 last year. Good to see him find his power stroke. Of course he's another LHH outfielder. But he's got an .845 OPS against lefties this year, so that's something.

#20 Eric Van


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Posted 10 June 2011 - 02:13 AM

He was hitting .156 / .229 / .250 in 35 PA on April 26. In 135 PA since, he's hit .349 / .385 / .746.

In fact, check this out:

How Hot Can You Get?
Date PA BA OBP SA OPS
to 4/26 35 .156 .229 .250 .479
4/27-5/14 50 .277 .320 .511 .831
5/18-5/26 26 .304 .346 .652 .998
5/27-6/2 33 .419 .455 .839 1.294
6/3-6/9 26 .440 .462 1.160 1.622

Now, there's one big-time cheat here in terms of showing steady improvement, because the 50 PA from 4/27 to 5/14 is actually 31 PA (through May 7) at .400 / .419 / .767, followed by a week where he went 1-17, 2 BB. But I couldn't resist combining the two stretches.

#21 Nomar813

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Posted 09 July 2011 - 01:58 AM

Chiang just doesn't stop hitting.

April: 40 ABs, .225/.279/.325, 3/11 BB/K

May: 84 ABs, .310/.352/.655, 5/17 BB/K

June: 97 ABs, .320/.391/.680, 10/17 BB/K

July: 36 ABs, .472/.513/.778, 2/5 BB/K

Though July 8, his season line is .323/.378/.630 in 257 ABs with 29 doubles, 14 HRs, 4 triples, and 20/50 BB/K.

#22 Jeff Van GULLY

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Posted 13 July 2011 - 03:42 PM

Looking back when I was updating this kid in 2008, I frankly shocked how well he has done after appearing like he couldn't hit much outside of Lancaster for the two seasons after. I thought this guy was on the path of Chia-Chu Chen. Good for him though, looking forward to the inevitable promotion.


A few things to note:
His ISO is a ridiculous .307, which is near 2010 Jose Bautista levels. He also has a BABIP of .354, a career high (the next closest being .333 in Lancaster).

#23 JakeRae

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Posted 16 July 2011 - 03:01 PM

According to a recent Alex Speier article, Chiang has battled diabetes throughout his time in the US and this is his first season playing with his blood sugar thoroughly under control. It's a very good overall piece on him and well worth reading.

Based on this new information, I find myself more fully buying into Chiang's season. I was already starting to be sold on his breakout being real but this definitely helps remove some of the lingering doubts.

He's pretty much demanding a promotion at this point.

#24 tonyarmasjr

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Posted 17 July 2011 - 10:00 AM

Any news on how his defense has come around? Is he going to be able to be anything more than a below average/average left fielder?

#25 JakeRae

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Posted 29 July 2011 - 10:04 PM

Why aren't we talking more about Chih-Hsien Chiang?

He now has a 1.053 OPS. He is 23 years old in AA. We have an explanation for the previous offensive struggles. Why isn't there more excitement about him?

#26 phragle


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Posted 29 July 2011 - 11:20 PM

Why aren't we talking more about Chih-Hsien Chiang?

He now has a 1.053 OPS. He is 23 years old in AA. We have an explanation for the previous offensive struggles. Why isn't there more excitement about him?

Just because we aren't talking about him all the time doesn't mean we don't like him. I know a lot of us want to see him promoted.

#27 JakeRae

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Posted 30 July 2011 - 08:54 PM

With Lars gone, is it time to get Chiang some reps at 1B in addition to the outfield? I'm not advocating a position switch, but Chiang was originally a 2B and being comfortable at 1B in addition to the outfield corners would give him one more path to MLB playing time. I'd love to see him get the promotion to AAA to fill the vacant spot as well.

#28 Hee-Seop's Fable

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Posted 31 July 2011 - 11:05 PM

With Lars gone, is it time to get Chiang some reps at 1B in addition to the outfield? I'm not advocating a position switch, but Chiang was originally a 2B and being comfortable at 1B in addition to the outfield corners would give him one more path to MLB playing time. I'd love to see him get the promotion to AAA to fill the vacant spot as well.

In the immortal words of Jimi Williams, "He plays for Seattle. You better ask them." Too bad Kuroda and Harden's demise as trade targets lowered the supply of starting pitching and perhaps increased the cost of Bedard.

#29 JakeRae

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Posted 31 July 2011 - 11:25 PM

In the immortal words of Jimi Williams, "He plays for Seattle. You better ask them." Too bad Kuroda and Harden's demise as trade targets lowered the supply of starting pitching and perhaps increased the cost of Bedard.

Well, Seattle has openings for him as an everyday player in the outfield or at DH, so there really isn't any reason to try to give him a 1B mitt. It was a suggestion based around the fact that he has infield experience and we were trading away our 1B depth. It clearly is no longer relevant.

Either way, congrats to Chiang. I hate to see him go, but this move should help out his career, at least in the short run. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get called up now or in September and be given a chance to compete for a full time job next spring. Best of luck to him. It's been a wild ride this year watching him rise from a guy who couldn't crack the organizations top 60 (at least via SoxProspects) to many of us bemoaning his loss in this trade. Hopefully the Angels and Rangers live to regret us making this trade.
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