DDSM (Double Diamond Sports Management)

[colbyjack]

That's what I want to see. If he can carry a high OBP this season, he'll shoot up the prospect boards, IMO.

 

Ford already has carried a high OBP relative to his BA his first two seasons as a pro. in '05 he walked 33 tmies in 236 ABs, good for a .365 OBP and last year he walked 56 times in 491 ABs, good for a .361 OBP. The problem for him are the Ks (203 during that time).

[pogokat]

i think the brewers want darren to cut his swing down a bit...i'm not sure i agree with this assessment, but the crew wnats darren to hit more line drives and grounders and cut back on the flyballs. Even though he projected a good amount of power last season, i believe the brewers would like him to focus on his contact skills...

 

or at least that what comments from darren make it seem like...can't think of another reason they'd have him repeat (besides the obvious and unstoppable cole gillespie freight train!)

[agent39]

Ford played CF for WV, Brantley in RF Chapman in LF

[agent39]

Sorry for the late post,

 

Ford had a hit a walk and a steal today, brewer had a walk two steals a single and a homer, chapman was 2/4 with a double and a steal, didnt get to see cain's game.

[samwise]

Josh thanks for all the info. I have kind of a personal question so feel free not to answer, but how did you get started? What was your education and how did you get yourself off the ground? Thanks and keep up the great info.

[homer]

Sam, his bio is on their website.

[samwise]

Wow thanks Homer totally missed it on the site.

[agent39]

Beyond the bio, I actually started my baseball life getting autographs from the time I was 9 or 10 years old. In middle school and High school I would go to tons of minor league games. The autographs didnt matter so much but the exposure to the players was invaluable. It was the only forum I could practice talking to athletes in a work setting since I obviously couldnt have learned how to do this in a classroom. The first client I ever signed was back in 2002 and he made it to the big leagues within a year. I figured it was pretty easy after that, and I didnt have another big leaguer for 3 more years. It's a crazy job, and there is a lot of stuff that comes with it that I dont really care for, but the job itself, I love doing more than anything.

[agent39]

Todays lines

Stephen Chapman 2/4 double and triple

D Ford 1-2 2 BB SB single

Lo 0-3

Brewer 0-1 K only played late.

[agent39]

Had to edit one thing, Cain was 2/3 with two triples yesterday.

 

J

[agent39]

Today's line

 

Brewer 1-4

Chapman 2-4 double

Ford 1-5

Cain DNP

[agent39]

Brewer 1-4

Chapman 4-4 double triple

Ford dnp

Cain 3-4 triple

[pogokat]

so chapman's batting .700?

 

nice

 

can't wait until the real games start...just a little over 2 weeks now..

[Brew Man Dan]

Josh,

 

Thanks for all of the info!

 

One thing I noticed about your website. The intro continues on and on, and you MUST click "skip intro" to enter the website. This should probably be fixed, where the intro will go through once, and then send you to the website.

[Team Canada]

Actually, in terms of web design, intros are evil. The point should be to get where you want to go without having to jump through extra hoops.

[agent39]

yeah the intro page is something were stuck with for now. sorry guys. I'm done in az. will try to keep everyone posted when I hear stuff

[And That]

Thanks again, Josh. I speak for everyone when I say we greatly appreciate your presence here.

 

BTW, if you hear where your guys will be placed to start out of the season before they are announced, please let us know. It's one of the most exciting things about spring.

[agent39]

Brewer was 0-2 today, Chappy/ford/cain worked out at big league camp, Ford ran a 6.11 again today.

 

Appreciate the nice words, Ill do my best to keep you posted.

[agent39]

Cain two hits,Ford dnp,Brewer double,triple,Chapman 1-4

[agent39]

Im sure this is known already but....

 

Cain-Brevard

Ford,Chapman,Brewer-WV

Carlin-Extended

 

Thanks!

[pogokat]

any more details on Mike? Why exactly are they holding him in extended?

[agent39]

Cant really say guys.

[agent39]

Just signed another Brewer guys Jimmy Mojica, he's related to our client Phillip Cuadrado ! :P

 

just an fyi

[sbrylski]

Mojica's having a hell of a start. Walk off homer tonight.

[MadScientist]

Hi Josh, just out of curiosity, how would you handle a player like Jose Capellan. To my mind his continued trade demands only hurt his chances to return to the majors as the Brewers will not trade him without getting fair return, and I suspect they will be less likely to call up a player who is mad at the organization.

 

Just to be clear I'm not asking you to comment on Jose, but asking how you as an agent would handle a situation like this.