Notes: Quentin gets the call

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http://tinyurl.com/puytw 07/20/2006 9:53 PM ET Notes: Quentin gets the call Outfielder starts after promotion from Triple-A Tucson By Lindsey Frazier / MLB.com PHOENIX -- After sending down pitcher Edgar Gonzalez following Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, the Diamondbacks called up former first-round draft pick Carlos Quentin from Triple-A Tucson on Thursday. The 23-year-old was then promptly placed in left field and hit seventh as he made his Major League debut. D-Backs manager Bob Melvin stressed before the game against the Dodgers that Quentin was making a spot start for Luis Gonzalez and was not called up to be a regular starter. "It's not something that I have scheduled to play X amount of games," Melvin said. "The only one that I have him schedule to start is today. One, we wanted to get him in there right away, and two, it happened to be a left-hander [Mark Hendrickson] and we'll just give Gonzo a day today." Right field is the right-handed-hitting Quentin's natural position, although he has played all three outfield positions over the course of his Minor League career. "One of the things we wanted him to do was play all the outfield positions," Melvin said. "So he's comfortable with any of them. He's a good athlete." Quentin was hitting .289 for Tucson with a league-leading 30 doubles, nine home runs and 52 RBIs. After hitting only .263 on June 10, he has gone on a tear over the last 32 games, hitting .330 over that span. Quentin also set a record for being hit by a pitch 31 times so far this season, breaking his previous record of 29, which he set last year. The move adds depth to what was a four-man bench. On any given day, the team will now have two infielders on the bench in Andy Green and Damion Easley and two outfielders, Quentin and usually Jeff DaVanon, in addition to backup catcher Chris Synder. Quentin was selected 29th overall in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft. Current D-Backs first baseman Conor Jackson was also picked up in the first round (19th overall) that year. "That's a good thing, you have some people you know," Quentin said. "I know Conor. All the guys here are great. It's good to have some young guys and the older guys they always keep us under their wing." The callup was the second for the D-Backs over the last several days as shortstop Stephen Drew was brought up on Saturday to fill in for Craig Counsell, who is on the disabled list with a fractured right rib. Quentin admitted he knew little about the opposing pitcher. "He is a tall, left-handed pitcher," Quentin said of Hendrickson. "He's going to throw it over the plate and it's my job to hit it." Heading south: Melvin said the club decided to send Edgar Gonzalez back to Tucson because the team has not needed a long man out of the bullpen so far this season. Gonzalez made a pair of starts and was moved to the bullpen when Juan Cruz returned from the disabled list. The D-Backs called up Tony Pena, who was a closer in Tucson, on Tuesday, making the need for a long reliever less of a necessity. "We really haven't been in a spot yet, knock wood, where we've needed a guy to go out there and throw 60 or 70 pitches," Melvin said. "[Greg] Aquino is able to give us two [innings], [Brandon] Medders can give us two, we feel like Pena can give us two. As it is right now, we feel like we're covered down there." Gonzalez was initially recalled on June 22 and went 1-2 with a 6.27 ERA over three starts and four relief appearances. Decision coming: Third-round draft pick Dallas Buck will decide soon whether to have Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. The D-Backs baseball staff and team physician Michael Lee gave Buck the choice between trying rehab for three months to see if the elbow responds and if it doesn't have the surgery then, or just go ahead and have the surgery now. Up next: Arizona opens a three-game set against the Rockies starting Friday night at Chase Field. First pitch is slated for 6:40 MST. Right-hander Claudio Vargas (7-6, 5.30 ERA) will throw for the D-Backs and be opposed by fellow righty Aaron Cook (6-7, 3.59). --- 這篇比較有趣的是Quentin談到Hendrickson，他說他不太認識Hendrickson，他只知道他是個高個的左投手， (我贏了，我知道他打過NBA (￣▽￣＃)﹏﹏) Quentin說他的工作就是把Hendrickson的球給擊出去。 p.s Quentin今天不但把Hendrickson的球給擊了出去，還擊出了場外。:p -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.112.14.56