Alfredo Aceves is a former Mexican League pitcher who is 25 years old and now pitching for the Trenton Thunder. I am intrigued by Aceves in High A he pitched 47 innings giving up 32 hits 11 ER walking 8 and striking out 37. Now those numbers are decent a 2.11 ERA in A+ really isn't dominating, but a very good BB/K ratio. His pitching was good enough to warrant his promotion to AA Trenton. With Trenton Aceves is pitching noticeably better which is a very good sign. His line in AA 44 innings 30 hits 8ER 5 walks and 33 strikeouts. Now I would say pitching to a 1.64 ERA in AA is dominating. His last outing with Trenton 8IP 0ER 1Hit 2BB 4K. Those numbers are scary. The outing previous to that one was 7IP 1ER 3hits 0BB 7K. Now what could make the difference in pitching decent in A+, to pitching well above average in AA? It could be coaching, or he may just be getting warmer as the season progresses. Whatever the case the Yanks need to find a way to get this man a few starts in Scranton. There is no need to baby him, he is 25 and he was already pitching in the Mexican League it's not like hes just some young kid that needs to be eased into pitching. If he does good in AAA who knows where we go from there, but I do know one thing, Sidney Ponson is not the answer.
In other news: Curt Shilling is out for the season for the Red Sox.
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