Rookies 2005

                                                                                                                           Pitching Line = IP H R ER BB SO
 

01 May, 2005

    INTERNATIONAL --  Elizardo Ramirez CIN 6 6 1 1 0 5 3.45 ... nice AAA debut, Zach Minor ATL 6 4 1 1 1 5 1.50 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 0-4, R, SB, 0 errors ... Curtis Granderson CF DET 2-4, 2B, R, RBI, BB ... Chris Shelton 1B DET 2-3, 2B, 5th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB ... Ryan Raburn 2B DET 2-4, 2B, R, RBI ... Kelly Shoppach C BOS 2-4, 2B, 3 R, RBI, HBP ... solid outing, Abe Alvarez BOS 7 4 1 1 0 6 3.90 ... Nate McLouth LF PIT 3-4, R, SB ... Ian Snell PIT 7 5 1 1 1 6 3.90 ... Jeff Keppinger SS NYN 2-4 ... Bob Keppel NYN 5 4 2 1 1 3 3.29

PACIFIC COAST --  Richard Lewis CHN 1-3, double … Skip Schumaker STL 2-4, walk, SB (5) … John Nelson STL 3-3, 3 doubles, 3 RBI, .324 … Sergio Mitre CHN 4-1/3 11 6 6 1 3, 5.88 … Jerome Van Buren CHN 1 2 0 0 0 1, 0.90 … Josh Barfield SD 2-4, 2 RBI & 1-4, 2K … Jon Knott SD 2-3, 2 doubles … Choo Freeman COL 2-3, run & 1-4, 3K … Ryan Shealy COL 1-3, homer, 3 RBI, 2 runs & 4-4, 2 doubles, 5 RBI … Tim Stauffer SD 4-2/3 6 4 4 3 6, 3.03 … Michael Morse SEA 2-3, run & 2-3, homer … Casey Kotchman ANA 1-2, walk & 1-3, double, walk … Chris Snelling SEA 2-3, double in game 2 (DNP game 1) … Mark Teahen KC 1-2, 2 RBI, 3 walks … Calvin Pickering KC 0-3, 2 walks, 2K, .077 … Dave Krynzel MIL 2-2 … Rickie Weeks MIL 1-3, K, .265 … Prince Fielder MIL 1-3, .241 … Corey Hart MIL 0-3, K, .157 … Josh Willingham FLO 1-3, walk … Brendan Harris 3B/RF WAS 0-3 … Randy Messinger FLO 1 0 0 0 1 0, 3.77 … This helps to bring the ERA down, Tony Armas Jr. WAS 6 4 0 0 5 4, (W, 1-2), 4.82 … Ian Kinsler TEX 1-3, walk, 2K … Coming Soon!, Lance Berkman HOU 1-2, double, 2 walks … Carlos Hernandez HOU 5 2 0 0 4 6, (W, 2-1), 4.64 … Kameron Loe TEX 4 6 6 5 5 3, (L, 2-1), 5.08 … Dioner Navarro LA 0-3, walk, CS (1) … Todd Linden SF 1-4, double … Franquelis Osoria RP LA 2 0 0 0 0 1, 3.94 … Carlos Quentin ARI 0-4 … Conor Jackson ARI 1-4, homer, .385 … Sergio Santos ARI 1-4, run … Dan Johnson OAK 2-4, homer … Dan Meyer OAK 7 2 2 2 3 4, both hits and runs on solo shots

Hmmm ... interesting streak by Anthony Reyes STL, 32 up, 32 down, 10-2/3s perfect frames -  his first six innings Thursday along with the last four & 2/3s perfect frames in his previous outing.

EASTERN --  Brad Eldred 1B PIT, minor league leader in homers, 1-3, HR (10), RBI (22), .316 AVG … Eric Duncan 3B NYA 1-2, .235 AVG … Michael Aubery 1B CLE 3-5, HR (3), 3 RBI (15), .307 AVG ... Franklin Gutierrez CLE 1-3, 2B (4), RBI (8), .259 AVG … Tony Giarratano SS DET 1-5, .211 AVG … Joel Zumaya DET 6 2 2 1 5 12, 4.21 ERA … Matthew DeSalvo NYA 5-1/3 7 7 7 3 4, 5.55 ERA … Matt Peterson PIT 5-1/3 8 3 3 4 2, W (2), 7.36 ERA … JD Martin CLE 5-2/3 8 3 3 0 6, W, 1.40 ERA

SOUTHERN --   Sean Tracey CHA 6 3 0 0 2 5, 1.32  ... Josh Fields CHA 1-3, walk, .307 ... Scott Olsen FLO 7 6 1 1 0 7, 2.60 ... Elijah Dukes TB 2-4, triple, .342 ... Jeremy Hermida FLO 1-2, doubles, 3 walks, .274 ... Felix Pie CHN 2-5, double, triple, 3 Ks, .358 ... Matt Murton CHN 2-5, .437 ... Jeff Francoeur RF 0-4, 3 Ks, .274 ... Tony Gwynn Jr. 1-3, 3 walks, .318 ... Rich Hill CHN, seven no-hit innings, 7 0 0 0 2 12 (last two starts, 14 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, 26 Ks) ... Brian McCann ATL 1-4, 4th homer (bottom of the 9th, game-winning blast), .279 :

" ... The game was dominated for seven innings by D-Jaxx starter Rich Hill (7.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 12 K). Hill had a no-hitter through seven innings, but reached 100 pitches and was pulled from the game. The Braves had the last word though, when Brian McCann belted a walk-off, two-run homer to win the game for Mississippi. It was the Braves only hit of the night ... McCann came to the plate 0 for his last 7 at bats since coming back from a foot injury he suffered against Huntsville. McCann belted a towering homerun on a 2-2 pitch from Diamond Jaxx closer Yorkin Ferreras over the right field wall to give the Braves the win." (Mississippi Braves)

TEXAS --  Rick Ankiel STL RF 0-3, walk, 2 Ks, error, .143 ... Steven Shell ANA 7 6 3 2 2 7 ... Josh Rupe TEX  5 4 2 2 3 8, 1.24 ... Jairo Garcia OAK 2-2/3 2 1 0 1 6, 0.68 ... Colt Griffin KC 3 2 0 0 3 ... Omar Quintanilla OAK 3-6, 2 doubles ... Justin Huber KC 0-3, 3 walks, .377

CALIFORNIA --  Howie Kendrick ANA 1-3, double, .404 ... Adam Kennedy ANA, rehab, 2-4 ... Brandon Wood ANA, wearing the Golden Sombrero, 0-4, 4 Ks ...  Thomas Diamond TEX, off night, 4-1/3 6 4 4 4 5 ... Eddy Martinez-Esteve SF 3-4, 8th double, 4th homer, 5 RBI, .346 ...  Billy Butler KC 1-5, 7th homer, .353 ... Daric Barton OAK 0-2, 2 walks, .244 ...  Dallas Braden 7 3 2 2 1 11, 3.14

CAROLINA --  Javier Guzman PIT 1-4, RBI … Craig Stansberry PIT 1-4, R … Martin Prado ATL 2-5, R, RBI … Josh Burrus ATL 0-4, K … Matt Esquivel ATL 0-2, 2 R, BB, K, SB (3) … Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 1-3, 2B, BB … Nick Markakis BAL 2-2, 2B … Kory Casto WAS 1-3, 2B, K … Brad Snyder CLE 1-4, R … Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 1-4, 2B, 2 K … Ryan Goleski CLE 1-4, K … Nick Pesco CLE (L, 3-1, 1.45) 6 8 3 2 1 3

FLORIDA STATE --  Brian Dopirak 1B CHN 1-4 HR(4) … Carlos Marmol CHN 5 4 3 1 2 4 … Mike Cameron RF NYN (Rehab) 0-4 … Shawn Bowman 3B NYN 1-2 HR(1) 2R – Hitting just .146 … Chin-lung Hu SS LA 4-4 R RBI SB(4) … Cory Dunlap 1B LA 2-4 2B 2R … Justin Orenduff LA 6 1 0 0 2 8 W … Cody Haerther DH STL 2-4 HR(4) 2RBI SB(3) … Tim Dillard MIL 6 1/3 5 2 2 3 3 L … Rodolfo Guillen CF NYA 2-4 R RBI … Tanyon Sturtze NYA (Rehab) 1 0 0 0 0 0 … Ryan Roberts 2B TOR 2-4 2B R 2RBI … Brent Clevlen RF DET 2-4 R RBI … Vincent Blue CF DET 3-4 R 2RBI SB(8) CS(6) … Matt Moses 3B MIN 4-5 2 doubles 3RBI … Virgil Vasquez DET 5 2/3 10 5 5 1 6 … Joey Votto 1B CIN 2-4 HR(3) R 2RBI … Jake Blalock LF PHI 2-4 RBI … Tim Moss 2B PHI 2-4 double R

MIDWEST --  Matt Bush SD 2-4, but 7th E (.225) ... Trevor Plouffe MIN 0-4 (.099) ... Jair Jurrjens DET 5 7 2 2 3 3 (1.17) ... honeymoon over? Reid Brignac TB 0-4, 2 K (.263) ... Fernando Rodriguez ANA 4 1/3 7 6 6 1 3 (4.74) ... Jarrett Hoffpauir STL 2-5, 8th double (.301) ... don't see too many CG at this level, Aaron Jensen SEA 9 4 0 0 2 2 (2.33) ... Javier Herrera OAK 1st HR, 1st SB ... deserved better than another L Matt Weber CHN 6 6 2 1 0 8 (0-3, 4.00) ... Ryan Harvey CHN 1-4 ... Eric Hurley TEX 6 4 1 1 2 6 (2.33) ... nothing happening yet Kenny Lewis CIN 1-4, K ... A.J. Wideman TOR 5 5 2 2 1 6 (3.76)

SOUTH ATLANTIC --  Sean Gamble LF PHI, 3-4 ... Kevin Hart BAL, 6 5 3 3 2 8 (L, 1-1, 2.67) ... Jack Egbert CHA, 6 1 2 0 1 2 (L, 0-1, 2.25) ... Jeffrey Landing NYN, 6 2 0 0 3 3 (W, 2-1, 2.16) ... Marcus Sanders SS SF, 2-5, BB, 2 SO, 3 SB (15) ... Christian Lara SS BOS, 2-3, 2B, 2 R ... Alcides Escobar SS MIL, 2-4, 2B, 2 SB (5) ... Mark Rogers MIL, 4-2/3 3 1 1 3 5 ... Matt Harrison ATL, 7 4 0 0 0 2 (W, 2-1, 0.64) ... Jeff Marquez NYA, 7 6 1 1 1 5 (L, 1-4, 4.38) ... Ben Zobrist SS HOU, 2-5, 2 R, SB (7) ... Mitch Einertson CF HOU, 0-4, R, 2 SO ... Troy Patton HOU, 5 3 1 1 1 8 ... Justin Hoyman CLE, 4 4 3 2 3 3 ... Blake Dewitt DH LA, 1-4 ... Travis Denker 2B LA, 0-1, 2 RBI, BB, SB (1) ... Jason Vargas FLA, 8 2 0 0 3 6 (W, 4-1, 0.80) :

" ... The Power ... managed just two hits off Greensboro ace Jason Vargas. A third-round pick by the Florida Marlins last year, Vargas entered the game fifth in the South Atlantic League in earned-run average, strikeouts (27) and innings pitched (251/3). He struck out seven and lowered his ERA from 1.05 to 0.80 ... Pitching eight innings — an outing the parent Milwaukee Brewers likely would not allow for a Power pitcher — Vargas surrendered a leadoff single by Alcides Escobar. Escobar smacked the other hit, a double to center field, but that didn’t happen until the eighth inning."  (Charleston Gazette)

  Troop Movements ... BOS -- Kevin Youkilis back up (Tim Bausher to AAA) ... SF - Brad Hennessey up (Scott Munter to AAA) ... FLO - Jim Crowell up (Travis Smith to AAA) ...

   TB's Jeff Niemann is the top prospect in the California League in the latest report by Scott Rex at On Deck.  Here's the top 10 (of the Top 40) :

 1. Jeff Niemann, RHP, TB        6. Daric Barton, 1B, OAK
 2. Thomas Diamond, RHP,TEX      7. Ubaldo Jimenez, RHP, COL 
 3. Billy Butler, 3B, KC         8. Eddy Martinez-Esteve, OF, SF
 4. Brandon Wood, SS, ANA        9. Howie Kendrick, 2B, ANA 
 5. John Danks, LHP, TEX        10. Dallas Braden, LHP, OAK 

   Adam Loewen BAL ... remove the walks & it doesn't look too bad (his five starts thus far) :

	    IP  H  R ER	BB SO   ERA
1 Loewen   4.0  1  1  1	 5  3  2.25
2 Loewen   4.2  5  4  3	 6  2  4.15
3 Loewen   4.0  4  4  3	 4  3  4.97
4 Loewen   6.0  3  1  0	 4  9  3.38
5 Loewen   6.1  7  3  2	 2  7  3.24

   John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall, with notes on some of the high school picks from last June including :

" ... Neil Walker ... playing solidly right now, showing decent power and good-enough strike zone judgment. His defense is pretty good too. He's not Joe Mauer, but if he stays healthy, he should be a solid all-around catcher, both offensively and defensively."

" ... Billy Butler ...  legitimately dominating older pitchers, showing excellent plate discipline and plus power. His bat is ready or nearly-ready for Double-A right now. Alas, his defense at third base is pretty terrible. If I were the Royals, I'd move him to the outfield right now. Many teams thought he was an overdraft at 14th overall, but at this stage he's the most advanced hitter in the '04 high school class."

  CLE's JD Martin moving up the charts :

" ...  '03 and '04 seasons were marred by a sore elbow and some command-within-the-strike zone problems. His ERA rose over 4.00, and his ratios deteriorated somewhat. Martin has rebounded this season, and has been essentially unstoppable in the early going for Double-A Akron: 20 innings, 7 hits, 1 run (0.45 ERA), with a 28/4 K/BB ratio ... doesn't have a blazing fastball, working right around 90 MPH most of the time. But his curveball is excellent, he's improved his changeup, and he throws strikes. I gave him a Grade C in my book, but noted that signs of progress would appear first in his K/IP ratio. I'd say that has happened. Although the sample is small, I will move him to Grade B right now based on his progress this spring. If he continues to pitch like this, that will rise further." (John Sickels)

   One of the Padres' top prospects lost for the season :

" ... A torn elbow ligament has ended the season of Triple-A center fielder Freddy Guzman, who had reconstructive surgery Thursday  ...  Guzman, 24, will not throw for at least four months, trainer Todd Hutcheson said, and isn't expected back before 2006 ...  "We thought this guy was a couple of months from being in the big leagues," said Tye Waller, the Padres' director of player development. "It's unfortunate that it happened. As long as this guy can run, I think he is going to become a big leaguer eventually. Hopefully, we can get him strong and he can play some winter ball and we can get him ready for next year."  (San  Diego Union Tribune)


30 April, 2005

    INTERNATIONAL --  getting back on track, Andy Marte 3B ATL 2-3, 4th HR, R, RBI, BB ... T.J. Pena SS ATL 1-4, 2nd HR, R, RBI ... Carlos Ruiz C PHI 1-3, 1st HR, 2 R, RBI, BB ... Robinson Tejada PHI 5 8 5 5 3 4 2.82 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 1-5, 2nd HR, R, 3 RBI, 0 errors ... Ryan Garko C & 1B CLE 1-3, RBI & 2-3, 2B, 3rd HR, 2 R, RBI ... Jeremy Guthrie CLE 5 8 6 2 0 1 8.66 ... rolling along, Chris Narveson BOS 7 4 1 1 2 4 1.65 ... Jeff Keppinger 2B NYN 2-4, R, RBI, BB ... Brian Anderson CF CHA 2-5, 4th HR, 2 R, RBI ... except for a couple of longballs it was dominating, Brandon McCarthy CHA 6-2/3 4 4 4 2 11, 4.25 ... ready for the callup, Scott Baker MIN 7 3 0 0 1 7, 1.33 ... John Maine BAL 5-1/3 4 1 1 2 2, 3.20

PACIFIC COAST --  Josh Willingham FLO 1-3, homer, 3 RBI, 2 runs, 2 walks … Brendan Harris WAS 1-4, run … Ian Kinsler TEX 1-4, CS … Marshall McDougall TEX 2-4, double, 2 RBI, SB (5) … Brooks Conrad HOU 1-4, homer … Jared Gothreaux HOU 6 5 2 2 3 5, 2.61 … John Hudgins TEX 5-2/3 7 2 2 2 5, 3.38 … Michael Morse SEA 2-4 … Chris Snelling SEA 0-3, walk, run … Casey Kotchman ANA 0-4 … Adam Kennedy ANA 0-4, RBI, K … Dustin Moseley ANA 5-2/3 10 6 6 3 3, 8.59 … Carlos Quentin ARI 1-4, walk, SB, 2 runs … Conor Jackson ARI 1-2, 3 RBI, 2 walks, .392 … Sergio Santos ARI 0-3, RBI … Dioner Navarro LA 1-3, 2 walks … Willy Aybar LA 1-3, double, 2 RBI … Edwin Jackson LA 5 3 1 0 2 5, (W, 2-1), 4.43, SB 1)

EASTERN --  Josh Banks 5 8 3 3 0 4, 4-0, 2.05 ... Brad Eldred PIT 3-5, 6th double, 9th homer, 5 RBI, .315 ... Hayden Penn BAL 7 7 1 1 1 10, 1.55 ... Yusmeiro Petit NYN 5 2 1 1 0 6, 2.66 ... Rob Henkel DET 6 8 1 1 0 7, 4-1, 1.30 ... Michael Aubrey CLE 3-6, double, 3 RBI, .286

SOUTHERN --  Jonathan Broxton LA 7 2 0 0 2 7, 2.89 ...  Michael Thompson SD 7 5 1 1 1 4, 2.10 ...   Josh Johnson FLO 7 3 0 0 1 7, 1.84 ... Jeremy Hermida FLO 2-4, 8th homer, 2 walks, 3 runs, .268 ... Delmon Young TB 1-4, 3 Ks, .282 ...  Dennis Sarfate MIL 6 3 1 1 3 3, 2.54 ... Dan Uggla ARZ 4-4, 3rd homer, .320 ... Ricky Nolasco 7 5 0 0 1 9, 4-0, 0.92 ... Matt Murton CHN 2-4, .439

TEXAS --  Donald Murphy (2B) KC 3-5, 2R, 2B, RBI, .320 ... No Slowin' This Guy Down - Justin Huber KC 3-5, 2R, HR(4), 4RBI(21), .392 ... Mike Aviles (SS) KC 1-4, 2R, HR(4), 3RBI(16), SB, .286 ... Shane Costa (LF) KC 1-4, 2R, HR, 2RBI, 243 ... Omar Quintanilla OAK 1-5, R, HR, 3RBI, .250 ... Andre Ethier OAK 1-4 R, .390 ... Nice - Brant Colamarino OAK 3-4, 2R, 2 2B, HR, 3RBI, .381 ... Josh Anderson HOU 2-5, 2R, 2B, .344 ... Eric Riggs (SS) HOU 2-4, R, HR, 4RBI .260 ... A Great Start to his Season - Jason Hirsh HOU (W,4-0) 6 8 2 2 1 8, 1.71 ... Luis Bolivar (LF) STL 2-4, 2R, .303 ... Tyler Minges STL 1-4, 386 ... Corey Slavik (3B) COL 1-4, R, HR, RBI, .316 ... Ruddy Yan (CF) TX 3-5, SB(12), .316 ... Jace Brewer (2B) TX 2-3, .417 ... Comin' Alive - Juan Senreiso (RF) TX 3-4, R, 2B, RBI, .250

CALIFORNIA --  Seth Smith COL 2-4, double, .273 ... Howie Kendrick ANA 2-4, double, .406 ... Brandon Wood ANA 2-3, triple, 9th homer, 4 RBI, .337 ... George Kottaras C SD 2-4, 2 doubles, .339 ... Daric Barton OAK 0-4, .250

CAROLINA --  Javier Guzman PIT 1-4, R, 3B … Craig Stansberry PIT 2-4, R, RBI, K … Martin Prado ATL 1-3 … Josh Burrus ATL 0-3, K … Matt Esquivel ATL 0-3, 2 K … Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 0-3 … pitchers duel … Wardell Starling PIT (W, 3-1, 2.36) 8 1 0 0 0 7 … Chuck James ATL (L, 1-3, 1.52) 7 2 2 1 2 10 … Nate Spears BAL 2-5, RBI, SB (3) … Nick Markakis BAL 0-5 … Jeff Fiorentino BAL 2-5 … Adam Loewen BAL 6-1/3 7 3 2 2 7 … Brad Snyder CLE 1-4, R, BB … Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 3-5, 2 R, HR (5), 2 RBI, 2 K … Ryan Goleski CLE 0-3, 2 BB, K, SB … Ervin Alcantara HOU 0-3, BB, K … ouch! … Matt Albers HOU (L, 0-4, 6.86) 4 9 5 5 2 5 … Micah Schnurstein CHA 2-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB … Thomas Collaro CHA 0-4, K … Michael Hall BOS 1-3, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, K… Chad Spann BOS 0-4 … Ian Bladergroen BOS 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K

FLORIDA STATE --  Tyler Clippard NYA 7 5 3 3 1 7 W … Adam Lind LF TOR 2-5 R RBI … David Purcey TOR 1 1/3 4 6 4 3 3 L … Kris Benson NYN (rehab) 3 0 0 0 0 4 … Greg Ramirez NYN 5 1/3 3 1 1 1 4 W … Chris Dickerson CF CIN 2-4 R … Joey Votto 1B CIN 1-1 2BB SB(3) … Kody Kirkland 3B DET 2-3 2R – Hitting .391 … Vincent Blue CF DET 2-5 R 2RBI SB(8) … Andy LaRoche 3B LA 2-3 R 3RBI … Adam Heether 3B MIL 2-3 2B RBI … Cody Haerther DH STL 4-5 HR(3) 3B 2R 4RBI SB(2) … Brendan Ryan SS STL 3-4 2R 2RBI  - Hitting .378

MIDWEST --  he's 24, but still what an April, Francisco Leandro TB 3 more doubles (11), up to .425 now ... Raul Padron (C) OAK 3-3, BB, 5th E (.295) ... Ryan Webb OAK 5 6 3 2 1 2 (2.79) ... Ryan Harvey CHN 5th HR, BB, 2 K's (.293) ... Eric Patterson CHN 1-3 (.414) ... Brian McFall KC 3rd HR (.283) ... mixed bag working in relief, Homer Bailey CIN 2 3 4 0 2 3 (4.76) ... spark of life Kenny Lewis CIN 2-4, 1st HR (.206) ... Kyle Waldrop MIN 5 8 5 5 0 4 (L, 1-2, 3.90) ... David Winfree MIN 0-3 (.296) ... Matt Bush SD 1-4 ... Sean Kazmar SD 2-4 (.299) ... Orlando Mercado ARZ 1-2, 2 BB (.269)

SOUTH ATLANTIC --  Blake Dewitt 3B LA, 4-5, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R ... Greg Golson CF PHI, 2-5, RBI ... Jason Jaramillo C PHI, 2-3 ... Edgardo Baez RF WAS, 2-4, HR (4), 2 RBI ... Johan Silva CF ATL, 2-3, 3B, RBI ... Kelvin Villa ATL, 6 5 1 1 1 5 (17 IP, 1.06 ERA) ... Neil Walker DH PIT, 1-2, BB ... Greg Kloosterman MIL, 7 4 1 1 1 3 (W, 1-4, 5.96) ... Blake Eager NYN, 5 3 1 1 1 7 ... Tony Sipp CLE, 6 1 0 0 4 7 (17 IP, 0.00 ERA) ... Ben Zobrist SS HOU, 2-5 ... Marcus Sanders SS SF, 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB ... Christian Garcia NYA, 6 6 2 2 2 8 ... Jonathan Sanchez SF, 5 5 2 2 1 5

  Troop Movements ...  BOS - Tim Bausher up (Curt Schilling DL) ... MIL - Julio Santana up (Ben Sheets DL) ...

   Scott Rex, OnDeck, has his picks as the best of the Florida State League.  MIN 3B Matt Moses tops the FSL chart :

1 Matt Moses MIN          6 Andy LaRoche LA
2 Justin Verlander DET    7 Chuck Tiffany LA
3 Lastings Milledge NYN   8 Brian Dopirak CHN
4 Phil Humber NYN         9 Glen Perkins MIN
5 Brent Clevlen DET       10 Chris Lambert STL

   Zach Chalifour, RotoTimes, with notes on Eric Patterson and Walter Young :

" ...  Patterson ... eighth-round pick in last year's draft, the younger brother of current Cubs outfielder Corey Patterson has certainly not disappointed. After drawing some criticism due to being drafted perhaps earlier than he should have been because of a hometown bias, Patterson has silenced all critics by excelling in his first 15 career professional games at Low-A Peoria. The 22-year-old is currently batting .431 with two home runs and eight RBI. Like Corey, Eric is also blessed with exceptional speed, and he's already swiped 10 bases in 12 attempts. The most encouraging statistic, however, surrounds his plate discipline ... struck out just 10 times while drawing 12 walks. If his potential continues to pan out, Eric could join big brother Corey at the top of the Cubs lineup as soon as early 2007."

" ... Encounter Baltimore prospect Walter Young on the streets, and it will be hard to believe that you're talking to anyone other than a football player once you find out he is a professional athlete. Instead, the 6-foot-5, 300-pound monster is a baseball player - and a good one at that. The 25-year-old put himself on the map as a legitimate prospect with 33 home runs last year for Double-A Bowie, and he has followed up on his 2004 season in extraordinary fashion so far this year with Triple-A Ottawa. Though he's only hit two home runs through his first 67 at-bats, Young is hitting at a ridiculous .418 clip. His athleticism will forever remain in question, but if he can hit home runs at a rate that just somewhat resembles what he did last year, Young could join the Orioles by season's end."


29 April, 2005

    INTERNATIONAL --  William Bergolla 2B CIN 3-5, R, SB ... Stephen Smitherman LF CIN 2-4, R, 2 RBI ... Dane Sardinha C CIN 2-4, 2nd HR, R, 2 RBI ... Kelly Johnson LF ATL 3-5, 5th HR, 3 R, RBI ... Andy Marte 3B ATL 2-4, 2B, R, 4 RBI, BB ... T.J. Pena SS ATL 2-5, R ... continuing to shine, Kyle Davies ATL 7 5 2 2 1 5 2.70 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 0-4, 0 errors ... on fire (hitting .733), Ramon Martinez DET SS 3-4 ... Nelson Cruz DET 5 7 3 3 2 8 4.05 ... muscling the ball lately, Kelly Shoppach C BOS 1-3, 7th HR, R, RBI ... nice rehab start, Wade Miller BOS 5 5 0 0 2 3 0.00 ... Nate McLouth LF PIT 2-4, 2B, 2 R, BB, SB ... Zach Duke PIT 6 7 5 5 1 3 4.15 ... Angel Pagan CF NYN 2-6 ... Jeff Keppinger 2B NYN 3-6, 2nd HR, R, 3 RBI ... Brian Anderson CF CHA 2-3, 2 R, BB

PACIFIC COAST --  Mark Teahen KC 2-4, double, RBI … Rickie Weeks MIL 1-4, 2K … Prince Fielder MIL 0-3 … Brad Nelson MIL 1-4, double … Corey Hart MIL 0-1, walk, run, RBI … Dave Krynzel MIL 0-4, 3K, SB … Jose Capellan MIL 5 8 7 7 2 4, (L, 1-1) … Nate Field KC 2 0 0 0 0 3 … Josh Willingham FLO 2-4, triple, run … Larry Broadway WAS 1-2, walk, run … Chris Duncan STL 1-5, homer, 3 RBI … Skip Schumaker STL 3-4, double, 2 runs, SB … Bobby Brownlie CHN 5 9 8 8 3 3, (L, 1-1) … Anthony Reyes STL 7 2 1 1 0 7, (W, 2-1), 3.20 … Ian Kinsler TEX 0-4 … Adrian Gonzalez TEX 0-4 … Marshall McDougall TEX 2-4, homer, 2 RBI, .325 … Brooks Conrad HOU 3-4, double, 3 runs … Todd Self HOU 2-5, homer, 2 RBI, .407 … Ezequiel Astacio HOU 6 4 3 2 1 6, 4.30 … Dioner Navarro LA 0-3, K … Wow, player of the night award Matt Cain SF 7-1/3 1 0 0 1 10, (W, 3-0), 1.75 & 19K in 18-1/3 … Carlos Quentin ARI 0-4, walk … Sergio Santos ARI 0-3, 2K … Conor Jackson ARI 0-2, 3 walks … Matt Watson OAK 2-4, double, GW homer, 2 RBI

EASTERN --  Dustin Pedroia 2B BOS 1-4, 2B (7), .324 AVG ... Christopher Durbin OF BOS 2-4, 2B (5), .373 AVG … Jared Sandberg 3B BOS 2-4, .296 AVG … Eric Duncan 3B NYA 3-6, HR (2), 3 RBI (11), .241 AVG …Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 1-4, HR (2), 2 RBI (12), .231 AVG … Fred Lewis OF SF 3-5, 2B (5), RBI (4), .273 AVG … Brian Bannister NYN 6 5 1 0 3 6, 0.33 ERA … Jon Papelbon 6 4 1 0 2 6, 2.78 ERA

SOUTHERN --  Yorman Bazardo FLO 7 6 3 3 2 5, 3.12 ... Delmon Young TB 1-4, 4th homer, ..284 ... Kris Honel CHA 5-2/3 6 4 4 4 3, 8.69 ... Ben Kozlowski CIN 4 5 3 3 1 7 ... Josh Fields CHA 0-4, 4 Ks ... Chad Billingsley LA, less than expected,  4 4 4 3 3 5, 4.37 ... Joel Guzman LA 1-4, walk, .289 (10-25, BB/K ratio) ... Russell Martin LA 3-5, .333 ... James Loney LA 2-4, walk, .247 ... Delwyn Young LA 4-4, 2 RBI, .274 ... Felix Pie CHN 2-4, 2 walks, .366 ... Matt Murton CHN 2-4, walk, .442 ... Tony Gywnn Jr. 2-4, .333 ... Chad Orvella TB 2 3 0 0 0 3 (no runs in 11 innings, 3 walks, 14 Ks) ... Jeff Francoeur ATL 1-5, double, .287 ... Marland Williams CF ARZ 5-5, 2 doubles, homer, walk, 4 RBI, .333 ...

TEXAS --  Tyler Minges STL (see below),  sent to the bench with Rick Ankiel's arrival, came on as a defensive replacement in the 9th and belted a game-winning homer ... Ankiel (in RF) 1-4, 2 Ks ... Alberto Callaspo ANA 1-5, 1st homer, .309 ... Fernando Nieve HOU 5 6 1 1 2 6, 1.55 ... Randy Leek STL Leek 8 5 1 1 1 4, 1.74 ... Wilfredo Rodriguez TEX 5 3 4 3 4 8, 2.25 ... Juan Dominguez TEX 2 2 0 0 0 2 ... Justin Huber KC 2-4, double, walk, .377

CALIFORNIA --  Eddy Martinez-Esteve SF 1-4, RBI, .324 ... Daric Barton OAK 1-4, .264 ... Jud Thigpen COL 1-4, 3rd homer, .378

CAROLINA --  Nate Spears BAL 0-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K, SB (2) ... Nick Markakis BAL 4-5, R, 4 doubles, 2 RBI ... Jeff Fiorentino BAL 2-5, R, RBI, 2 K ... Robert Valido CHA 0-4, R, SB (8) ... Thomas Collaro CHA 1-3, BB, K ... James Johnson BAL (W, 2-1, 2.08) 7 2 0 0 2 7 ... Javier Guzman PIT 0-3, 3 K ... Craig Stansberry PIT 1-4, R, K ... Brad Snyder CLE 3-5, 3 R, HR (4), 2 RBI, 2 K, SB (2) ... Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 2-4, 3 R, 2 HR (4), 4 RBI, BB ... Ryan Goleski CLE 2-4, R, HR (4), RBI, K ... Rafael Perez CLE (W, 3-0, 0.38) 6 3 1 1 1 7 ... Ervin Alcantara HOU 1-4, K ... Martin Prado ATL 1-4, R, K ... Josh Burrus ATL 1-3, 2 R, 2B, BB, SB (4) ... Matt Esquivel ATL 0-3, R, BB, 2 SB ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 1-2, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K ... Jake Stevens ATL (W, 2-2, 4.66) 6 8 1 1 1 3 ... Michael Hall BOS 1-4, RBI, 2 K...  Chad Spann BOS 2-4, 3 RBI, K... Ian Bladergroen BOS 0-2, R, BB

FLORIDA STATE --  Justin Verlander DET 7 2 0 0 2 12 W (3-1, 1.17) … Brian Dopirak 1B CHN 2-4 2RBI … Erold Andrus LF NYA 2-4 HR(2) 2RBI … Denard Span CF MIN 5-5 2B R 2RBI … Nick Blackburn MIN 6 3 3 1 2 6 W … Ryan Bear DH FLO 3-4 R SB(4) … James Russ FLO 6 3 0 0 1 7 W … Joey Votto DH CIN 1-3 HR(2) 3RBI … Brent Clevlen RF DET 2-5, 2 doubles R 4RBI – Hitting .370 … Vincent Blue CF DET 2-4 R RBI … Kody Kirkland 3B DET 3-4 HR(4) 2R 2RBI … Going deep a second night in a row, Chin-lung Hu SS LA 1-4 HR(2) … Chuck Tiffany LA 5 5 3 2 4 1 L … Carlos Villanueva MIL 6 4 2 2 1 9 W

MIDWEST --  cooling off, but a bit of pop Reid Brignac TB 1-5, 2nd HR, 2 K's (.278) ... dazzler James Houser TB 8 3 0 0 0 10 (2-0, 3.00) ... Matt Bush SD 1-4, double, 2 K's (.208) ... Anthony Swarzak MIN 5 7 3 3 0 7 (5.32) ... finally over the half-a-Mendoza line Trevor Plouffe MIN 1-3 (.111) ... Javier Herrera (CF) OAK 0-4, gunned down a runner at 2nd ... Ryan Harvey CHN 0-4 ... treading water after a hot start Sean Rodriguez ANA 1-4 (.254) .. Matt Tuiasosopo SEA 4th double, 2 BB (.371) ... Brian McFall KC 0-2, BB, 3rd SB ... when it gets to 10, sell Emmanuel Duran ARZ 2 5 6 6 3 0 (L, 0-3, 9.98)

SOUTH ATLANTIC --  Hunter Pence CF HOU, 1-3, CS (2) ... Mitch Einertson LF HOU, 0-4, 2 SO ... Ian Desmond SS WAS, 2-4, 2 R, SB (8) ... Edgardo Baez RF WAS, 1-4, HR (3), 4 RBI ... J.C. Holt 2B ATL, 3-5, 2B, RBI ... Van Pope 3B ATL, 2-2, RBI ... Greg Golson CF PHI, 1-5 ... Jason Jaramillo C PHI, 1-4, RBI ... Sean Gamble LF PHI, 2-4, RBI ... J.A. Happ PHI, 6 2 0 0 1 4 (W, 1-0) ... Ambiorix Concepcion CF NYN, 1-4, HR (2), RBI ... Gaby Hernandez NYN, 4-1/3 4 4 4 3 4 (L, 1-1, 3.18) ... Aaron Laffey CLE, 6 3 2 2 4 3 (W, 1-0, 1.29) ... Luis Ramirez BAL, 5 2 1 1 3 8 ... Alcides Escobar SS MIL, 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2 R ... Hernan Iribarren 2B MIL, 2-4, HR (1), 2 RBI ... Brian Bixler SS PIT, 2-5, RBI ... Neil Walker C PIT, 4-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, SB (2) ... Marcus Sanders SS SF, 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, SO\

ATLANTIC LEAGUE --  " ... When shortstop Stephen Drew strode to the plate for his first official at-bat for the Camden Riversharks, he endured a smattering of boos. He spent the rest of the evening trying to turn them into cheers. Drew singled and tripled and scored two runs, but his error on a double play ball in the seventh inning resulted in the game-winning run in the Riversharks' season-opening 5-3 loss to the Nashua Pride in front of 3,184 fans at Campbell's Field." (Manchester Union Leader)

  Troop Movements ... COL - activated Dustan Mohr from DL, purchased the contract of Jay Witasick (Scott Dohmann, Ryan Speier to AAA) ... KC -- Ken Harvey back up (Shawn Camp to AAA) ... ATL - Zach Miner promoted to AAA, Andy Vanhekken optioned to AA ... NYA - Chien-Ming Wang up (Colter Bean back to AAA) ...

   In his weekly prospect report, Matthew Pouliot, RotoWorld, includes notes on Ervin Santana and Elijah Dukes :

" ...  Santana ... has few peers as far as raw ability goes. He can touch 98 mph with his fastball and regularly works at 92-95 mph. His slider is delivered in the mid-80s and is a legitimate out pitch. In order to fulfill his potential, he could use improved command and a better changeup. Still, he isn’t far from being ready to help a major league team. What he needs more than anything else is a healthy season. No serious damage was ever found while Santana sat out most of last year and his mechanics have been tightened up considerably ... If he keeps having problems staying healthy, maybe he’ll be the next Brad Lidge. As is, the Angels aren’t close to giving up on him as a starting pitcher. There are more experienced alternatives ahead of him, but he might be a part of the team’s rotation in the second half of the year. By 2007, he could be a terrific fantasy pitcher."

" ...  Dukes, a 2002 third-round pick, looks like a premier talent. He blossomed last year, hitting .332/.416/.540 with 16 SB in 211 AB after a promotion to Single-A Bakersfield, and now he’s excelling as a 20-year-old in the Southern League. Whether the Rays will ever have room for him in their outfield is a good question, and his off-field problems -- he was arrested in January for the third time in 12 months -- definitely could complicate things at some point. Still, he’s someone fantasy leaguers should be well aware of."

   Dave Regan, RotoAmerica.com, with his MVP (Most Valuable Pitchers) picks :

International (AAA) - Francisco Rosario (TOR) - 1-2, 2.66 ERA, 23.2 IP, 9 BB, 24 K - no one exactly dominating International League hitters so far.

PCL (AAA) - Felix Hernandez (SEA) - 2-2, 1.64 ERA, 22 IP, 12 BB, 23 K - not too surprising to see him here. Walk rate will come down.

Southern (AA) - Ricky Nolasco (CHC) - 3-1, 1.21, 22.1 IP, 5 BB, 26 K - a sleeper. Reached AAA as a 21 year old last year, got roughed up to the tune of 9.30 in 9 starts, but has apparently turned things around this year in AA.

Eastern (AA) - Brian Bannister (NYM) - 4-0, 0.42 ERA, 21.1 IP, 5 BB, 26 K. Might make Yusmeiro Petit available in trade talks.

Texas (AA) - Fernando Nieve (HOU) - 1-1, 1.50 ERA, 24 IP, 7 BB, 28 K. Could skip straight to Houston the way he's going.

FSL (A+) - Chuck Tiffany (LAD) - 4-0, 1.23 ERA, 22 IP, 9 BB, 32 K. Simply amazing.

California (A+) - Thomas Diamond (TEX) - 3-0, 2.11 ERA, 21.1 IP, 5 BB, 24 K. He and fellow top prospect John Danks are vying for AA promotions.

Carolina (A+) - Chuck James (ATL) - 1-2, 1.59 ERA, 22.2 IP, 1 BB, 31 K. How does he have 2 losses? Yeah uh a 1:31 BB:K ratio is good.

Midwest (A-) - Sean Gallagher (CHC) - 2-1, 0.00 ERA, 23 IP, 4 BB, 27 K. No earned runs and one loss? He has allowed 6 unearned runs, but a nice start eh?

SAL (A-) - Gio Gonzalez (CHW) - 2-1, 1.23 ERA, 22 IP, 6 BB, 38 K. Any time your K/9 IP rate is 15.5, you're good.

   Jonathan Mayo, MinorLeagueBaseball, includes some 2005 hotshots in his latest minor league review :

" ... California League - Brandon Wood, the Angels' first-round pick in 2003, has found his power stroke in the Cal League. The shortstop leads the circuit with eight homers and has driven in 16 in 17 games. Carolina League - Nick Pesco's second stay with Kinston this year could be a short one. The 2002 draft-and-follow is off to a 3-0 start, with a 1.08 ERA. In 25 IP, he's allowed just 12 hits and three walks while striking out 21. Florida State League - The FSL is supposed to be a pitching-friendly league, but someone forgot to tell St. Lucie's Brett Harper, who has nine homers and 21 RBIs in 17 games. That's former big leaguer Brian Harper's kid, in case you were wondering, and he is repeating the level, but power is power."

   Yankees with a little quality on the farm - lefty Sean Henn :

" ...  Unhittable yet again during last night's 5-0 whitewash of Norwich ... Henn (2-1) splintered another half-dozen bats and faced just two over the minimum during his seven innings to lower his ERA to a career-low 0.72 after four starts. "If you get ahead (in the count) it just makes your job so much easier," Henn said. "When I wanted to go inside I threw well in and my ball was sinking more than it usually does. That helped me a little bit more when I got behind in some counts. I'm happy with the changeup - all the popups I threw came on changeups and I thought I had real good command out of the stretch, unlike last time out." ... Henn is on the fast track to Triple-A Columbus after yielding only two hits - and only one of those left the infield. He struck out six, walked just two ...  "I saw him two years ago and he's come a long way," one American League scout in attendance said. "He's around the plate more, throws strikes, and he's a good left-handed power arm. I can see him being a setup-type, or even a closer."  (Trenton Times)

   Thomas Diamond TEX making quite an impression :

" ...  The Bakerfield Blaze right-handed starting pitcher is studious, polite and attentive -- not traits necessarily associated with high draft picks, who are often brash and cocky. "Being a first-rounder, there's a lot of expectations," Blaze pitching coach Dave Chavarria said. "Those guys usually take things for granted. He's not one of those kids. He's very grounded. He has a blue-collar kind of work ethic. "He has a bright future in this game. But he works hard at it. He doesn't expect anything to be given to him." So far this season, Diamond hasn't given up much to California League hitters. His 2-0 record and 19 strikeouts rank among the league leaders. He also has a 2.93 earned run average in his first three starts. But Diamond's best appears to be ahead of him. His fastball, which is considered the organization's best, reached 97 miles per hour the summer before his final season at the University of New Orleans. But it only reached 92 the first two weeks of the season, which Diamond attributes at least partly to problems with his mechanics. "I was expecting him to throw harder ...  Blaze manager Arnie Beyeler said Diamond has looked "rusty" early on. "He threw a lot last season," Chavarria said. "It's one of those things where it takes a while for it to come back. He's still throwing the ball well." ...  "He has the type of stuff that he could be here today, Double A tomorrow and next year maybe in Triple A or even the big leagues. You're talking about a kid who has some special ability, but works at it. The sky's the limit."  (Bakersfield Californian)

    Tyler Minges STL, who knew ?

" ... The average is at .385, the slugging percentage at .662, and here it is, only April 28. So, what has gotten into Springfield Cardinals outfielder Tyler Minges? Shhhh. Hey, don't talk about it. No, really. What's the big ... where has this come ... why ... "I don't want to jinx myself," Minges said. "I want to keep it going." Who could blame him for having sealed lips? A career .242 hitter who needs no reminder about being nudged out of a starting outfield job this time last year, Minges is toting around one of the mightiest bats in the Texas League these days and appears to be stalking a job at Triple-A Memphis. How wonderful it must feel then — and only Minges truly knows — to be carving out some niche in the St. Louis Cardinals organization ... So, what's the deal? Is he working out more? Are pitchers tossing him softballs? Is he eating his spinach? "I'm not feeding him anything," Springfield hitting coach Dallas Williams said. "He's just swinging the ball well and staying within himself."  (Springfield News-Leader)


28 April, 2005

    INTERNATIONAL --  Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 2-4, 4th HR, R, 2 RBI ... Stephen Smitherman LF CIN 2-4, 2 2B ... cooled down after fast start (batting just .250 with 5 hits in last 36 AB), Andy Marte 3B ATL 1-4 ... Ryan Howard 1B PHI 1-3, 4th HR, R, 2 RBI, SF, HBP ... Shane Victorino RF PHI 1-3, 2nd HR, R, 2 RBI, BB ... rough return to AAA, Gavin Floyd PHI 5-1/3 9 6 6 1 4 10.12 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 0-3, BB, SB, 0 errors ... Joey Gathright CF TB 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB, 2 SB ... Curtis Granderson CF DET 4-6, 2B, 3B, 3 R ... Chris Shelton DH DET 2-3, 2B, 4 R, 2 BB ... Kevin Youkilis 3B BOS 2-5, BB ... Ryan Doumit DH PIT 2-4, 2 2B, RBI ... Brian Anderson CF CHA 2-4, R ... Robinson Cano 2B NYA 2-6, 2B, 2 R, RBI ... Terry Tiffee DH MIN 3-5, 3B, 3 R ... J.D. Durbin MIN 5 4 4 4 4 4 5.71 ... Walter Young DH BAL 2-5, 2B, R, 2 RBI

PACIFIC COAST --  No games scheduled.

" ... Oklahoma’s Ricardo Rodriguez threw seven shutout innings as the Redhawks shut out the Albuquerque Isotopes 10-0 Tuesday afternoon ...  Rodriguez, now 2-0, allowed just three singles and three walks while striking out six to get the win." 

PCL Hitter of the Week  " ... Gerald Laird batted a sweltering .765 for the week ending April 24, scoring nine times and driving in eight more while collecting three doubles, a triple and a pair of home runs. The RedHawk catcher added three steals for good measure."

EASTERN --  Dustin Pedroia 2B BOS 0-4, .328 AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS 1-4, 2B (4), .220 AVG … Christopher Durbin OF BOS 2-3, HR (3), RBI (11), .362 AVG … Jared Sandberg 3B BOS 0-4, .284 AVG … Brad Eldred 1B PIT 1-4, HR (8), 2 RBI (16), .288 AVG … Eric Duncan 3B NYA 2-4, RBI (8), .219 AVG … Michael Aubery 1B CLE 2-4, HR (2), RBI (9), .266 AVG ... Franklin Gutierrez CLE 1-4, .255 AVG … Tony Giarratano SS DET 0-3, .222 AVG … Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 1-4, .230 AVG … Fred Lewis OF SF 0-3, .250 AVG … Paul Stewart PIT 6-2/3 5 1 1 3 8, W (3), 1.19 ERA … David Aardsma SF 5 7 3 3 2 1, .180 ERA … Sean Henn NYA 7 2 0 0 2 6, W (2), 0.71 ERA

SOUTHERN --  Logan Kensing FLO 6 6 2 2 1 5, 1.90 ...  James Loney LA, a little progress, 2-4, 2 doubles, walk, .233 ... Joel Guzman LA 1-4, double, 2 RBI, .292 ... Bobby Jenks CHA Jenks 1 0 0 0 1 0 ... Jon Zeringue RF ARZ 1-4, .215 ... Josh Fields 3B CHA 3-5, double, 5 RBI, .323 ... Darren Blakely RF CHA double, 5th & 6th homers, 5 RBI ...  Young Chris CF CHA 3-5, double, .237 ... Felix Pie CHN 3-4, 3 runs, 3rd homer, .358 ... Elijah Dukes TB 1-4, .338 ... Demon Young TB 0-4, .286 ... Jeff Francoeur RF ATL 2-4, 2 doubles, .296

TEXAS --  No games scheduled.

CALIFORNIA --  Howie Kendrick ANA 2-5, 5th homer, 3 RBI, .402 ... Brandon Wood ANA 4-6, double, .326 ... Ubaldo Jimenez COL 6 2 0 0 0 4 ... Billy Butler KC 1-3, double, walk, 2 RBI, .368 ...  Daric Barton OAK 1-4, .265 ... Matt Rogelstad 2B SEA 3-5, double, .421 ... Wladimir  Balentien CF SEA 2-5, 2 doubles, .309 ...  Michael Johnson 1B SD 2-4, 8th homer (to tie for the league lead), 2 RBI, .343

CAROLINA --  Javier Guzman PIT 4-6, 3 R, 2B, HR (3), 3 RBI (13), K .357 ... Craig Stansberry PIT 4-6, 3 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI (18) .351 ... Brad Snyder CLE 0-3 ... Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 1-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI, K .355 ... Ryan Goleski CLE 1-4, R ... Nick Markakis BAL 1-5, R, 2B, RBI, 2 K .242 ... Jeff Fiorentino BAL 2-5, R, K ...  Robert Valido CHA 0-3, R, BB, K .329 ... Micah Schnurstein CHA 1-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K .311 ... Thomas Collaro CHA 0-4, 2 K, .347 ... Richard Stahl BAL (W, 3-1, 3.09) 6 4 2 2 3 5 ... Ervin Alcantara HOU 1-4, 2 K ... Martin Prado ATL 3-4, 2B .290 ... Josh Burrus ATL 1-4, 2B, .319 ... Matt Esquivel ATL 1-4, R, 2B .306 ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 0-4, K ... Michael Hall BOS 1-4, 3 K...  Chad Spann BOS 1-4, 2 K... Kory Casto WAS 0-4, 4 K ...   Anibal Sanchez BOS 6 3 2 1 0 7 

FLORIDA STATE --  Matt Moses 3B MIN 4-5 HR(4) 4R SB(4) … Brock Peterson DH MIN 2-4 2HR(3) 5RBI … Adam Harben MIN 5 2/3 4 0 0 3 4 W … Timothy Moss 2B PHI 1-4 HR(3) 2R SB(8)  … Kurt Isenberg TOR 3 2/3 7 6 5 3 1 L … Rodolfo Guillen CF NYA 2-5 3B 2R RBI … Ryan Bear 1B FLO 2-4 2B 3R 3RBI … Frank Moore LF FLO 2-4 R 2RBI … Jonathan Slack CF NYN 4-5 R RBI … Phillip Humber NYN 3 1/3 2 2 2 2 3 L (0-2, 2.02) … Chris Dickerson CF CIN 1-4 HR(4) … Junior Ruiz LF CIN 3-5 3B R … Kody Kirkland 3B DET 1-3 HR(3) … Jordan Tata DET 5 8 2 2 2 7 … Adam Heether 3B MIL 3-4 2B HR(2) 2R 4RBI … Ty Taubenheim MIL 7 5 1 1 1 3 W (4-0, 1.73) … Chin-lung Hu SS LA 2-3 HR(1) ... Cory Dunlap 1B LA 2-2 2B … Brendan Ryan SS STL 2-4 … Cody Haerther DH STL 2-4 … Sean Marshall CHN 7 4 0 0 1 8 W ... Lastings Milledge NYN, out with a wrist injury

" ... Andy LaRoche was named the Player of the Week. In seven games he had 29 plate appearances and 12 hits for a .414 batting average. His hits included four homeruns and two doubles. He scored seven runs and collected eight RBI’s ...  The Pitcher of the Week for the second week in a row was Chuck Tiffany. He recorded two wins and in 12 innings pitched allowed six hits, two runs and struck out 13 batters."  (Florida State League)

MIDWEST --  after a dismal first two weeks Jarrett Hoffpauir STL 3-5, double (now .279) ... Eric Haberer STL 6 9 6 5 3 2 (2.45) ... still trying to get it going Ian Gac (1B) TEX 1-4, 3rd E (.217) ... AJ Shappi ARZ, Pitcher of the Week

SOUTH ATLANTIC --  Rogearvin Bernadina CF WAS, 2-3, 2 BB, 2 CS (3) ... Collin Balester WAS, 7 4 2 2 1 3 (W, 3-0, 1.61) ... Travis Denker DH LA, 2-3, R gm1, 0-3, 2 SO gm2 ... Andrew Dobies BOS, 5-2/3 8 2 2 1 6 (W, 3-0, 2.08) ... Neil Walker C/DH PIT, 0-2, BB, SO gm1, 2-4, RBI, 2 R gm2 ... Brian Bixler SS PIT, 2-2 gm1, 0-4, SO gm2 ... Kyle Bloom PIT, 5 4 0 0 1 5 (W, 1-0, 0.49) ... Jose Sanchez BAL, 5-2/3 3 1 0 2 5 (W, 4-0, 2.45) ... Ching-Lung Lo COL, 7 5 1 1 0 9 (W, 1-1, 1.17) ... Jason Jaramillo C PHI, 1-3, 3B, 2 BB, 2 R ... Sean Gamble LF PHI, 2-4, 3 R ... Jonathan Fulton 3B FLA, 4-4, 2B, RBI ... Hunter Pence CF HOU, 2-5 ... Mitch Einertson LF HOU, 1-4, RBI

  Troop Movements ...  CHN - Roberto Novoa up (Jon Leicester to AAA) ... ANA - Maicer Izturis to DL, David Matranga up ... STL - Carmen Cali back up (Jason Isringhausen to DL) ... SF - Scott Munter up (Armando Benitez to DL) ...

   Dayn Perry, FoxSports, moves on to check out the second base prospects.  Rickie Weeks sits atop the listing with a pair of former shortstops ranking 2-3 :

" ... 2. Dustin Pedroia ...  Sox's top pick (65th overall) of the 2004 draft figures to be quite a hitter. None of his tools wows scouts, but he destroyed Pac-10 pitching during his junior season at Arizona State and kept it up after signing. He projects to have good power, an ability to hit for average and excellent plate discipline. This season is the first at second base for the converted shortstop, and in the early going he's putting up big numbers for AA-Portland. He could be the starting second baseman in Boston next season."

" ... 3. Ian Kinsler ...  17th-round pick in 2003 out of the University of Missouri, put together a tremendous season in 2004. Last season, Kinsler batted .401 AVG/.465 OBP/.687 SLG at Low-A Clinton. Clinton is a pretty fair hitter's park and the Midwest League shouldn't be especially challenging for a college-trained hitter, but Kinsler was still impressive after a promotion to AA-Frisco, where he hit .300 AVG/.400 OBP/.480 SLG. Between the two levels, Kinsler logged 51 doubles on the season, which points to developing home run power. This season, he's been converted from shortstop to second base and is off to a hot start at AAA-Oklahoma. His development will likely allow the Rangers to part ways with Alfonso Soriano before next season."

   Jim Callis, Baseball America, on Anibal Sanchez BOS :

" ...  missed all of 2003 after having surgery to transpose a nerve in his elbow. He came back in 2004 to lead the short-season New York-Penn League in ERA (1.77) and strikeouts (101 in 76 innings) while ranking as the circuit's top pitching prospect. He hasn't missed a beat despite jumping two levels to high Class A this year, going 1-1, 3.86 with a 28-1 strikeout-walk ratio in 14 innings ...  Sanchez' velocity has surged along with his prospect status. He pitched in the high 80s in Venezuela, but his fastball jumped to the mid-90s last year. He also has good life on his heater and can throw it for strikes to both sides of the plate. His curveball and changeup have their moments, though like most young pitchers he still needs to gain more consistency with his secondary pitches. If he does that, he definitely could pitch at the front of a rotation. Sanchez is on the fast track, as evidenced by skipping a level this year. He's still just 21, so realistically he's at least two years from the majors."

   Adam Miller CLE, the first steps on the road back :

" ...  Miller, regarded as the Indians' top pitching prospect, has started a throwing program. He was sidelined for six weeks after suffering a torn right elbow ligament in late February. "He began an interval throwing program Friday," trainer Lonnie Soloff said. "He will throw every other day. He's now out to 80 feet. Eventually, he will get to the mound." The interval throwing program is scheduled to last four to six weeks. Miller, 20, was 10-6 with 152 strikeouts in 134 innings at Class A Lake County and Class A Kinston last season. He touched 101 miles per hour several times on the radar gun."  (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

   Cubs' 12th rounder quite a hit :

" ... Look out for Cubs righthander Sean Gallagher. A 2004 12th-round selection out of St. Thomas Aquinas High in Ft. Lauderdale, Gallagher struck out 10 in 6 1/3 shutout innings on the heels of six no-hit innings in his previous start. In four starts, Gallagher has yet to give up an earned run, allowing 10 hits in 23 innings with an impressive 27-to-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio. "He's a bulldog--you just don't see many kids his age with three pitches they can throw for strikes," said Cubs farm director Oneri Fleita, referring to Gallagher's low-90s fastball, tight breaking ball and surprisingly advanced changeup."  (Baseball America, Daily Dish)

   Ezequiel Astacio HOU, next in line for a starting role :

" ... Astacio ... will have to wait until next week to make his major-league debut. Astacio, 25, arrived in Pittsburgh on Tuesday evening but will be sent back to Round Rock ...  He's scheduled to start for the Astros on Tuesday against the Pirates at Minute Maid Park ...  Astacio will replace Brandon Duckworth in the rotation ...  Astacio, acquired with Duckworth and Taylor Buchholz in the Billy Wagner trade with the Phillies prior to last season, was 0-3 with a 4.63 ERA in four starts at Round Rock. He pitched well this spring."  (Houston Chronicle)

  John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall.com, on Hayden Penn BAL :

" ...  A fifth-round pick out of a California high school in '02, Penn pitched very well last year, but his status in the public prospect mind was hurt by the fact that he split the year at three levels, thus breaking up his stat line ...  Penn posted a solid 122/48 K/BB ratio in 137 innings last year, but he split that up between three levels, so it doesn't attract as much notice. Penn is in Double-A this year, and has a 1.64 ERA with 30/5 K/BB in 22 innings, allowing just 14 hits. He's improving his curveball and changeup to go with his low-90s fastball, and at age 20 is young for the level."


27 April, 2005

    INTERNATIONAL --  Stephen Smitherman LF CIN 2-4, 2 2B ... T.J. Pena SS ATL 2-4, 2B, 1st HR, R, 4 RBI ... Ryan Howard 1B PHI 2-4, 2B, 3rd HR, R, 2 RBI ... Aaron Hill SS TOR 2-5, 2B, 3rd HR, R, RBI ... Eric Crozier 1B TOR 1-4, 4th HR, R, RBI ... John-Ford Griffin DH TOR 2-5, 5th HR, R, 5 RBI ... Gabe Gross LF TOR 2-4, 2B, 2 R, BB ... Brandon League TOR 4 8 6 6 1 3 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 3-5, 1st HR, 2 R, RBI, 0 errors ... Chris Shelton 1B DET 2-6, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI ... Brandon Phillips SS CLE 2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI, HBP ... Ryan Garko C CLE 3-4, 2B, 3B, 2nd HR, 3 R, RBI ... Kyle Denney CLE 4-1/3 10 6 6 1 2 ... Ryan Doumit C PIT 2-3, BB ... Angel Pagan CF NYN 1-4, 2nd HR, R, RBI, 2 BB ... Ramon Martinez DET, rehab, 6-6

PACIFIC COAST --  Dave Krynzel MIL 2-5, double … Corey Hart MIL 2-5, double … Brad Nelson MIL 3-4, double, triple, 2 runs … Josh Barfield SD 1-4, homer, 2 RBI … Ben Johnson SD 2-4, double, 3 RBI … Casey Kotchman ANA 2-5, 4 RBI … Adam Kennedy ANA 3-4, double, 2 runs … Jeff Mathis ANA 1-1, SB, RBI … Brad Baker SD 2/3 3 4 4 1 1, (BS, 2), (L, 0-1) … Ian Kinsler TEX 1-5, 2 RBI … Adrian Gonzalez TEX 2-5 … Esteban German TEX 4-5, homer, 5 RBI, 3 runs … Josh Willingham FLO 2-4, double … Carlos Quentin ARI 2-4, SB (3), 2 runs … Conor Jackson ARI 3-4, triple, 2 runs … Josh Kroeger ARI 1-4, RBI … Todd Linden SF 2-4 … Franquelis Osoria LA 1 2 0 0 0 0 … Brendan Harris WAS 0-4 … Tommy Whiteman SS HOU 2-4, 2 RBI … Taylor Buchholz HOU 5 5 1 1 1 1, 5.40 … Mark Teahen KC 0-4, 3K … Eric Duncan STL 3-4, run … John Gall STL 1-3, walk, run … Carmen Cali STL 1 1 0 0 0 0, 2.25 … Justin Huisman KC 2-1/3 0 0 0 0 0, 3.27 … Michael Morse SEA 2-5, RBI … Chris Snelling SEA 5-6, double, homer, 4 RBI … Choo Freeman COL 3-4, 2 runs … Dustan Mohr COL 1-5, double, RBI, run ... Rickie Weeks out of the lineup again :

" ... Going into [Monday night] first baseman Prince Fielder and second baseman Rickie Weeks had played every inning of every game. But Weeks got the night off and Fielder was replaced after the fifth, when he failed to slide at the plate and was tagged out." (Nashville Tennessean)

EASTERN --  Dustin Pedroia 2B BOS 2-7, 2B (6), HR (2), 5 RBI (15), 2 BB, .350 AVG ... Hanley Ramirez SS BOS 1-6, .300 AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS 2-7, .220 AVG … Christopher Durbin OF BOS 1-5, 2 RBI (10), .341 AVG … Jared Sandberg 3B BOS 2-6, .302 AVG … Brad Eldred 1B PIT 1-2, HR (7), RBI (14), .290 AVG … Eric Duncan 3B NYA 1-4, .203 AVG … Michael Aubery 1B CLE 1-4, 2B (3), RBI (8), .250 AVG ... Franklin Gutierrez CLE 1-3, RBI (7), .255 AVG … Tony Giarratano SS DET 0-1, .238 AVG … Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 1-3, RBI (10), 2 SB (6), .229 AVG … Fred Lewis OF SF 1-4, RBI, .261 AVG … Jonathan Lester BOS 6 9 5 5 2 3, 5.68 ERA … Matt Lindstrom NYN 3 3 3 3 6 4 , 3.45 ERA … Jake Dittler CLE 7 9 1 1 2 2, W (2), 2.22 ERA

SOUTHERN --  Joel  Guzman LA 1-4, 4th homer, .294 ... James Loney LA 1-4, 4th homer ... Jeremy Hermida FLO 2-5, 7th & 8th homers, 3 RBI, .250 ... Kevin Howard 2B CIN 4-4, 2 doubles, .412 ... Matt Murton CHN 0-4, 2 Ks, .438

TEXAS --  Erick Aybar ANA 1-4, 2RBI, .274 ... Donald Murphy KC 3-5, 2R, .308 ... Justin Huber KC 4-4, 2R, HR, 2RBI, .369 ... Mark Kiger (2B) OAK 3-6, R, 2B, 2RBI, .268 ... More Signs of Life - Omar Quintanilla OAK 4-4, 2R, 2B, HR, 5RBI, .254 ... TJ Bohn SEA 1-4, 2RBI, .338 ... Steven Bondurant OAK (W,3-0) 7 2 1 1 1 8, 2.88 ... Kevin Estrada (2B) STL 3-4, R, SB, .317 ... Corey Slavik (3B) COL 2-4, R, .324 ... Jonathan Asahina COL 7 5 1 1 1 1, 2.66 ... Dax Norris (1B) HOU 3-3, R, 2B, 3RBI, .231 ... Joaquin Arias TX 1-3, .197 ... Tim McClaskey HOU (W,1-2) 7 7 0 0 0 3, 2.96

CALIFORNIA --  Jeff Niemann TB 5 1 0 0 1 10 ... Richie Robnett OAK 1-3, 2nd homer  ... Billy Butler 3B KC 2-5, 4th double, 6th homer, 4 RBI, 3 Ks, .370 ...  Mitch Maier RF KC 3-5, double, .366 ... Chris Lubanski KC 0-4, .169 ... John Danks TEX 5 6 2 2 2 5, 1.74 ...

CAROLINA --  Nick Markakis BAL 1-4, R, HR (1), 2 RBI, K ... Robert Valido CHA 0-4, R, BB, K ... Micah Schnurstein CHA 0-3, R, BB, K ... Thomas Collaro CHA 1-4, R, HR (7), 3 RBI (19), 2 K, .368 ... didn't even make Baseball America organizational top 30, but hard to ignore ... Chris Amador CHA (22 yrs 2B/SS) 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR (7), 2 RBI (18), K, .370 ... Kory Casto WAS 2-3, 2 R, 2 HR (5), 3 RBI, 2 BB, .309 ... Ervin Alcantara HOU 1-3, R, 2B, BB ... Martin Prado ATL 2-4, R, BB ... Josh Burrus ATL 1-5, 3 K, .324 ... Matt Esquivel ATL 1-4, RBI, K, .309 ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 1-3, R, HR (3), RBI, BB, K ... Mitch Talbot HOU 6 4 1 1 0 8 ... Javier Guzman PIT 0-3, K ... Craig Stansberry PIT 1-4, K ... Brad Snyder CLE 1-4, BB, K ... Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 2-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI, .368 ... Ryan Goleski CLE 0-2, 3 BB, K ... Nathan Panther CLE 3-5, R, 2B, HR (5), 4 RBI ... Jeremy Sowers CLE (W, 3-1, 2.91) 5 0 0 0 0 8

FLORIDA STATE --  Cody Haerther STL DH 2-4 2 doubles 2R RBI … Chris Lambert STL 5 5 1 1 1 4 W … Vincent Blue CF DET 2-5 2B RBI … David Smith RF TOR 3-4 2B R RBI … Adam Lind LF TOR 2-3 R 2RBI SB(1) … Ryan Bear 1B FLO 3-4 R RBI … Michael Tucker DH FLO 2-5 2HR(2) … Andy LaRoche 3B LA 3-5 R SB(1) … Cory Dunlap DH LA 2-4 HR(2) 4RBI

MIDWEST --  what a follow-up to his 6 inning no-hit effort Sean Gallagher CHN 6-1/3  2 0 0 1 10 ... Ryan Harvey CHN 2-6 (.309) ... Justin Justice DET 0-7, 5 K's ... Raul Padron (at DH) OAK 0-3

SOUTH ATLANTIC --  Chris Nelson SS COL, 0-2, RBI ... Sam Deduno COL, 6 6 1 0 4 8 (W, 4-0, 1.17) ... Greg Golson CF PHI, 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB, 2 R ... Sean Gamble LF PHI, 2-4, HR (1), 2B, RBI, BB ... Adam Brandenburg FLA, 3-2/3, 5 4 4 3 5 ... Jai Miller CF FLA, 1-3, HR (2), 2 RBI ... Rogearvin Bernadina CF WAS, 1-3, HR (2), 2 RBI, 2 BB ... Daryl Thompson WAS, 6 3 0 0 0 6 (W, 1-1, 2.29) ... Luis Atilano ATL, 5 11 7 6 2 3 (L, 1-2, 3.32) ... Jonathan Poterson RF NYA, 1-4, RBI ... Philip Hughes NYA, 5 2 0 0 2 8 (W, 1-1, 1.40) ... Marcus Sanders SS SF, 1-5, R, 3 SO ... Ray Liotta CHA, 7 6 1 1 1 8 ... Mitch Einertson HOU 3-4, double ... Jimmy Barthmeier 2-2/3 6 2 2 2 5, 1.53

  Troop Movements ... SEA - Jamal Strong suspended 10 games (drugs) ... BOS - Lenny DiNardo up (David Wells DL) ... CHN - Will Ohman up (Chad Fox DL) ... COL - Garrett Atkins activated from DL (Jeff Baker to AAA) ... NYN - purchased the contract of reliever Royce Ring (Mike Matthews designated for assignment)  ... TOR - Ken Huckaby up (Greg Myers released) ... SF -- Jerome Williams to AAA (Al Levine up) ...

   Kevin Goldstein, Baseball America, goes with three young starters to top the latest Prospect Hot Sheet :

" ... 1. Gio Gonzalez, lhp, White Sox  ... has struck out at least nine in all four of his starts this year, amassing a minor league-leading 38 in just 22 innings while limiting opposing batters to a .151 batting average. Yet another good sign: righties haven't stood a chance against him so far, going 8-for-57 with 29 whiffs."

JD Martin CLE and Brian Bannister NYN ranked 2-3 with ANA 2B Howie Kendrick at No. 4 :

" ...   Leading the California League in batting (.417), runs (25), hits (35) and total bases (55), Kendrick has now gone 73 games without back-to-back hitless games, going back to May of last season."

   Yankees hope they have some help on the way :

" ... With Chien-Ming Wang, a 25-year-old right-hander from Taiwan, on the way to take Wright's spot and face the Blue Jays on Saturday ... for Wang, who was 2-0 with a 4.15 ERA in four starts for the Clippers, pitching coaches throughout the organization believe he can help the Yankees survive the loss of Wright. "The two biggest things are that he throws strikes and isn't afraid of bat contact," Columbus pitching coach Gil Patterson said last night. "And stuff around him doesn't bother him. If a guy makes an error he says it's his job to make a pitch. I don't anticipate him throwing any different there than he has here. I anticipate him throwing very well." Wang was hit on the left hand and right leg by batted balls in a start on Friday for Columbus, but has shaken the blows off. What separates Wang from other pitchers who have come through the Yankees system is that he can fire off a 94-mph fastball. "His next pitch is a slider, but he has a change-up and split-fingered fastball," Patterson said. "If the slider is on, it can be a big help. He can throw it down and away to right-handers and we have been working on a back-door to lefties. He has four pitches and I would guess all four are major league caliber."   (New York Post)

   From Baseball America good news for the Mets :

" ...  the two biggest names on the high Class A St. Lucie roster will be returning soon, according to team officials. Outfielder Lastings Milledge, who injured his hand last Thursday diving for a ball, is expected to return to the lineup later this week, while righthander Philip Humber, the No. 3 overall pick in last year’s draft, will get the start tomorrow after missing two weeks with a strained abdominal muscle."

   The Morales mess ... now some optimism :

" ... The Angels are cautiously optimistic that Kendry Morales could be on his way to the United States within days. "Hopefully, we'll have some good news by the end of the week," Tony Reagins, the Angels' minor league director, said Monday. Morales defected from Cuba last summer and moved to the Dominican Republic. The Angels signed him to a six-year contract in December, with a $3-million bonus that he already has cashed, but he has missed all of spring training and the start of the minor league season while awaiting clearance to travel to the U.S."  (LA Times)

   John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall.com, with some reviews of pitching prospects from the college ranks :

" ... Thomas Diamond ...  Four games, 4 starts, 21.1 innings for Bakersfield in the California League. 24/5 K/BB ratio, 13 hits allowed, 5 runs for a 2.11 ERA. He is 3-0. Diamond is pitching brilliantly, showing both power stuff and fine command. Before the draft, there were some teams who doubted his control, and worried that he didn't face exceptional competition pitching college ball at New Orleans. Those doubts have been dispelled; his command has been fine, and his stuff ranks right up there with more-heralded guys like Verlander or the Rice trio."

" ... Chris Lambert ... Three games, 3 starts, 15 innings for Class A Palm Beach in the Florida State League. 16/4 K/BB 12 hits, 5 runs for a 3.00 ERA. Lambert is pitching quite well, all of his ratios are above average. He was considered somewhat raw for a college pitcher when drafted, due to inconsistent mechanics and a shaky changeup. His command has been good so far this year, but he may not be pushed as quickly as some of the other college guys."

" ... Glen Perkins ...  One game, 1 start for Class A Fort Myers in the FSL, making his first start last Thursday after coming over from extended spring training. Perkins pitched 3 shutout innings, fanning 4 while walking no one and allowing no runs and just 2 hits. Good start to his season. Perkins was impressive in the Midwest League last year after signing. He should see Double-A later this summer. He has reached his physical ceiling at 88-92 MPH, but he changes speeds and throws strikes very effectively."


26 April, 2005

    INTERNATIONAL -- Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 2-3, BB ... just need to lose the walks, Steve Kelly CIN 6 2 1 1 6 4 ... Kelly Johnson CF ATL 2-2, 4th HR, R, 3 RBI, BB, HBP ... T.J. Pena SS ATL 2-4, R ... Carlos Ruiz C PHI 2-3, BB ... Francisco Rosario TOR 6 5 4 2 2 2 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 1-5, 3B, R, RBI, 0 errors ... Joey Gathright CF TB 2-5, 2B, R, SB ... Kenny Baugh DET 6 4 1 1 3 4 ... good outing, Ian Snell PIT 6-1/3 2 0 0 3 4 ... Jeff Keppinger 3B NYN 2-5, 2B, 1st HR, R, RBI ... mashing it, Craig Brazell DH NYN 2-5, 4th & 5th HRs, 2 R, 3 RBI ... Bob Keppel NYN 5 4 3 3 2 4 ... Brian Anderson RF CHA 2-4, 2B ... Robinson Cano 2B NYA 2-5, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI

PACIFIC COAST --  Dave Krynzel MIL 1-3, run … Prince Fielder 1-1, double, 2 walks, SB (1) … Brendan Harris WAS 2-4, run, RBI … Larry Broadway 0-4, K … Todd Self HOU 3-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, 2 runs … Ken Harvey KC 3-4, RBI … Eric Duncan STL 0-4 … Adam Wainwright STL 7 5 2 1 0 7, (L, 2-1) 2.00 … Brad Thompson STL 1 1 0 0 0 1, 3.65 … Casey Kotchman ANA 3-6, 2 doubles, 3 RBI, 2 runs … Adam Kennedy ANA 3-4, 2 walks, 2 runs, SB … Jeff Mathis ANA 2-6, double, 3 RBI, SB (1), .370 … Jon Knott SD 2-4, double, homer, 4 RBI … Ian Kinsler TEX 3-6, double, homer, 3 RBI … Jason Botts TEX 1-3, homer, 2 walks … Marshall McDougall TEX 1-4, homer, 2 walks, SB (3), .315 … Adrian Gonzalez TEX 2-5 … Randy Messenger FLO 2-1/3 2 0 0 1 4 … Choo Freeman COL 1-3, homer, 2 RBI, 2 walks … Felix Hernandez SEA 5 4 1 1 4 6, (W, 2-2), 1.64 … Carlos Quentin ARI 1-4, walk, run, SB (1) … Conor Jackson ARI 2-3, double, RBI … Sergio Santos ARI 1-4, K … Josh Kroeger 1-4, K … Todd Linden SF 1-2, homer, 2 walks … Patrick Misch SF 6 3 0 0 2 6, 3.05, dropped his ERA by a whole point, great game for the young lefty … Dioner Navarro LA 2-4, K … Willy Aybar LA 1-4, 2 RBI, 2K ... Chris Snelling LF SEA 3-5, double, homer, walk, 3 RBI, .448 ... 

EASTERN -- Michael Aubery 1B CLE 0-2, RBI (4), .250 AVG ... Franklin Gutierrez CLE 1-4, 2B (3), RBI (6), .262 AVG … Tony Giarratano SS DET 0-2, .250 AVG … Jeremy Johnson DET 5-1/3 5 3 3 4 5, 1.57 ERA … Cameron Reimers TOR 2-2/3 7 6 6 1 2, 5.31 ERA … Fausto Carmona CLE 7 9 2 2 2 1, 3.96 ERA … Eric Dubose BAL 7 1 1 1 2 6, 1.29 ERA

SOUTHERN --  Scott Olsen FLO 6 2 2 2 3 8, 3.05 ... Robert Andino SS FLO 3-5, double, .384 ... ooops Travis Chick SD 2-2/3 7 8 7 2 3, 9.35 ... Richie Gardner CIN 6 7 2 2 1 5 ... Norris Hopper LF CIN 4-4, homer, 5 RBI ... Delmon Young TB 2-4, 3rd homer, 7th & 8th SBs ... Felix Pie CHN 3-5, double, triple, 2 RBI, .356 ... Matt Murton CHN 2-5, .464 ...  Rich Hill CHN 7 3 1 1 1 14, 5.82 ... Manny Parra MIL 6 7 0 0 1 4 ... Brian McCann ATL, 0-0, removed for PH in the 2nd 

TEXAS --  Wow - Andre Ethier OAK 2-5, R, HR(5), 5RBI(19), .409 ... don't forget about - Brant Colamarino OAK 2-4, R, 2B, .394 ... Brian Stavisky (DH) OAK 3-4, R, 2B, .281 ... A Tough Start - Omar Quintanilla (SS) OAK 1-4, R, .209 ... A Bit Under the Radar? - TJ Bohn SEA 2-4, 2 2B, .344 ... Mike Nickeas (C) TX 2-4, .146 ... Jace Brewer (2B) TX 2-3, R, 2B, .394 ... Jason Hart (1B) TX 1-4, R, HR(5), RBI(13), .265 ... Another Wow - Josh Anderson HOU 3-5, R, SB(12), .359 ... Ray Navarrete (2B) HOU 2-3, 2R, RBI, .288 ... Charlton Jimerson (RF) HOU 2-4, 2R, HR, 2RBI, .235 ... Dax Norris (1B) HOU 2-4, 2R, 2HR, 4RBI, .194 ... Oops - Tyler Minges STL 0-3, R, .393 ... Shaun Boyd (PH) STL 1-1, 2B, 3RBI, .302 ... Reggie Willits ANA 1-5, 2R, SB(10), .413 ... Alberto Callaspo ANA 3-5, 2B, 3RBI, .315 ... Erick Aybar ANA 2-3, 2R, RBI, 276 ... David Gates (LF) ANA 2-5, R, 3RBI(23), .296 ... Doug Bernier (SS) COL 2-4, R, RBI, .375 ... Oscar Alvarez STL (W,2-1) 6 3 1 1 2 3, 1.85 ... Josh Kinney STL (S,6) 2 1 0 0 1 1, 0.75 ... Donnie Murphy (2B) KC 2-5, R 2B, RBI, .283 ... Oops - Justin Huber KC 0-4, SB, .328 ... Cory Aldridge (RF) KC 3-5, 2 2B, RBI, .278 ... Shane Costa (LF) KC 2-4, R, HR, RBI, .230 ... Ervin Santana ANA (W,4-0) 5 6 4 3 3 5, 1.48

CALIFORNIA -- BJ Garbe, trying to make it in the SEA system, 2-4, triple, homer, .206 ... Richie Robnett CF OAK 2-4, 1st homer ... Daric Barton OAK 1-5, .256 ... Eddy Martinez-Esteve DH SF 2-4, 3rd homer, .344 ... COL lefty Sandy Nin 6 3 0 0 0 6, 1.35 ... Howie Kendrick ANA 3-5, double, .417 ... Brandon Wood ANA 1-5, .307 ... Matt Brown 3B ANA 3-5, double, 2 RBI, .338 ... George Kottaras C SD 2-4, 2 RBI, .340 ... 

CAROLINA --  No games scheduled.

FLORIDA STATE -- Brent Clevlen RF DET 2-4 HR(6) 4RBI … Vincent Blue CF DET 2-4 2B 2R 2RBI … Virgil Vasquez DET 9 5 0 0 1 2 W … Chin-lung Hu SS LA 2-4 2 doubles R … Bobby Basham CIN 3 3 2 2 0 3 L … Brendan Ryan SS STL 3-5 HR(1) 2R 2RBI … Matt Moses 3B MIN 1-4 2B R … Jake Blalock LF PHI 2-4 … Scott Moore 3B CHN 3-4 2B HR(5) … Carlos Marmol CHN 7-2/3 5 2 2 2 9 W

MIDWEST --  John Purdom 3B CIN 4-5, 2 doubles, homer, walk, 4 RBI ... Phil Gentry RF CIN 3-5, 2 doubles, walk, 4 runs ...  Tom Vincent RF SD 2-3, walk, .426 ... Brett Dowdy 3B SD 3-4 & 0-4 ... Matt Bush SS SD 0-3, .206 ...  Sean Rodriguez SS ANA 3-4, double, triple & 1-3 ... Ryan Harvey CHN 2-4, 4th homer, 4 RBI & 1-4 ... Eric Patterson 2B CHN 2-2, walk, double, 3 RBI, .489 ... Javier Herrera CF OAK 2-4, walk, 3 RBI ...  Jay Rainville MIN 5-1/3 2 0 0 3 3 ...

SOUTH ATLANTIC -- Alcides Escobar SS MIL, 2-5, SB (3) & 0-3 ... Hernan Iribarren 2B MIL, 2-5, RBI & 0-3  ... Mark Rogers MIL, 2-1/3 1 0 0 1 3 ... Ambiorix Concepcion CF NYN, 1-3, R, BB ... Carlos Perez BAL, 5 5 2 1 4 6 ... Jonathan Poterson RF NYA, 1-4, RBI ... Jeff Marquez NYA, 7 4 2 0 3 5 (W, 1-3, 5.60) ... 

  Troop Movements ... CIN - Phil Dumatrait to AA ... WAS -- Jon Rauch up ... 

   FLO righty Yorman Bazardo wins honours in the Southern League :

"  ...  Bazardo becomes the second Mudcats’ pitcher in as many weeks named the BC Pitcher of the Week, joining last week’s winner Scott Olsen. On April 18 at BellSouth Park in Chattanooga, TN, Bazardo pitched six innings, allowing only one earned run in Carolina’s 7-2 victory. The 20-year-old from Maracay, Venezuela also did some damage at the plate, collecting his first pro hit with a double in the fourth inning. In his second start of the week on April 23 at home against the Tennessee Smokies, Bazardo was even better, carrying a perfect game into the seventh inning and a no-hitter into the eighth, before surrendering the first hit of the evening on a Jon Zeringue double. Bazardo was removed from the game after the eighth and finished the night allowing only two hits and two earned runs to go along with four strikeouts in the Mudcats’ 8-2 victory." (Southern League)

   Jays' Josh Banks the Pitcher of the Week in the Eastern League :

" ...  In a pair of starts last week, the 22-year old went 2-0 with 14 strikeouts and a 1.32 ERA. In his first start of the week the 6’3”, 195 lb. hurler gave up one run on three hits while striking out six batters in 6.2 innings of work to pick up a win ... was equally impressive in his second start of the week, striking out eight batters and giving up just one run on two hits in seven innings of work ... selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the second round of the June 2003 draft." (Eastern League)

   Aaron Fitt, Baseball America, on Matt Moses MIN :

" ... Moses, a first-round pick ...  in 2003, appears to have fully recovered from the bulged disc in his back that limited him to 29 games last year ...  "He has some real life off of that bat," manager Riccardo Ingram said. "The ball jumps off the bat to all fields. He's a lefthanded hitter, has real good hand-eye coordination, and if it's a hittable pitch in the zone, he puts the barrel on the ball, and that's not something you can teach. That's a positive for him. His mechanics are sound enough, but it goes back to hand-eye coordination, and he has that natural ability. He's a very strong kid too, his strength surprised me ... .415/.475/.755 with three homers and 18 RBIs in 53 at-bats."

   From BA's Daily Dish a note on LA 3B Andy LaRoche :

" ... LaRoche homered for the fifth time in eight games Saturday night and is now hitting .329-5-14 overall, ranking second in the Florida State League in both hits (24) and total bases (46). A 2003 39th-round pick who received a $1 million bonus, LaRoche hit 23 home runs last season while splitting time between the Dodgers two Class A affiliates."


25 April, 2005

    INTERNATIONAL -- Dane Sardinha C CIN 2-3, 2B, BB ... Elizardo Ramirez CIN 6 7 3 3 2 3 ... Shane Victorino CF PHI 2-4, 2B, 1st HR, R, 2 RBI ... Gabe Gross LF TOR 2-4, R ... B.J. Upton SS TB 0-3, 1 error ... Brandon Phillips SS CLE 1-3, R & 2-3, 2B, R ... Francisco Cruceta CLE 6 6 0 0 1 4 ... Brian Tallet CLE 4 2 0 0 0 3 ... Chris Narveson BOS 5 1 0 0 1 2 ... Abe Alvarez BOS 5 5 3 3 0 1 ... Nate McLouth LF PIT 2-4, 2B, 3B, R, 3 RBI ... Cory Stewart PIT 6 5 1 1 3 5 ... Jeff Keppinger 2B NYN 3-6, 2 R, RBI ... Craig Brazell DH NYN 2-5, 2B, 3rd HR, R, RBI ... Brian Anderson CF CHA 3-4, 2B, 3B, 3rd HR, 3 R, 3 RBI ... Brandon McCarthy CHA 6 7 2 1 2 8 ... Robinson Cano 2B NYA 3-5, RBI ... Ramon Ramirez NYA 4-1/3 5 4 4 3 4 ... Terry Tiffee 3B & 1B MIN 2-3, 2nd HR, R, 2 RBI ... Boof Bonser MIN 7 4 3 3 1 3

PACIFIC COAST -- Richard Lewis CHN 3-4, 2 runs … Rickie Weeks MIL 2-3 &, RBI & 0-4, 2K … Prince Fielder MIL 1-2, walk, run & 2-2, walk … Dave Krynzel MIL 0-4, 2K & 1-3, double, 2K … Brad Nelson MIL 1-3, double & 0-2, walk … Corey Hart MIL 0-2 … Sergio Mitre CHN 4-2/3 7 3 3 1 4, 4.57 … Renyel Pinto CHN 4 3 2 2 5 4 … Jermaine Van Buren CHN 1 0 0 0 1 1, 1.00 … Brendan Harris WAS 1-5, RBI … Larry Broadway WAS 1-3, 2 walks, SB … Brooks Conrad HOU 2-4 … Jared Gothreaux HOU 6 5 1 1 1 4, 2.52 … Ken Harvey KC 2-3 … Chris Duncan STL 2-4, double … John Gall STL 2-5, 2 RBI … Carmen Cali STL 1-2/3 3 2 2 0 1, (BS, 1)(L, 0-1) … Ian Kinsler TEX 2-4, double, homer, 2 RBI, .266 … Adrian Gonzalez TEX 3-4, 3 homers, 5 RBI … Marshall McDougall TEX 2-5, double, homer … Josh Willingham FLO 0-3 … Cameron Loe TEX 7 9 3 3 0 5, (W, 2-0) … Josh Barfield SD 1-5, SB, 2K … Casey Kotchman ANA 0-4 … Jeff Mathis ANA 2-5, run … move over Chone Figgins!! Adam Kennedy ANA 1-5, RBI … Tim Stauffer SD 6 7 3 1 1 2, (W, 2-0, 2.16) … Brad Baker SD 1 0 0 0 2 1, (S, 5, 3.38) … Dioner Navarro LA 0-3, walk … Franquelis Osoria LA 2 3 0 0 0 3, 4.85 … Dan Meyer OAK 5 5 1 1 2 5, 6.00 … Carlos Quentin ARI 4-5, double … Josh Kroeger ARI 1-4, RBI … Conor Jackson ARI 1-4, double … Todd Linden SF 1-3, homer, 2 runs … Brad Hennessey SF 7 9 2 2 1 1, 2.45

EASTERN -- Eric Duncan 3B NYA 2-4, HR, 2 RBI (7), .200 AVG … Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 2-5, 2 RBI (9), .224 AVG … Fred Lewis OF SF 2-5, 2B (4), .262 AVG … Josh Banks TOR 7 2 1 1 0 8, W (3), 1.40 ERA … Vance Perkins TOR 5 3 2 2 3 1, 2.70 ERA …  Yusmerio Petit NYN 4-2/3 4 2 0 0 5, 2.93 ERA … Matthew DeSalvo NYA 5-2/3 2 0 0 5 6, W, 3.79 ERA

SOUTHERN --  Jeremy Hermida FLO 1-1, 5th homer ... Delmon Young TB 0-4, .288 ... Bobby Jenks CHA, 7th Save, 1 0 0 0 1 2 ... Ricky Nolasco CHN, 7 4 1 1 1 7

TEXAS -- Shaun Boyd STL 3-4, 2B, RBI, .290 ... Still on a Tear - Tyler Minges STL 3-5 2R, 2B, .414 ... Travis Hanson STL 2-3, R, .242 ... Jeff Salazar COL 4-5, 318 ... On Fire - Ryan Spilborghs (RF) COL 4-4, 3R, 2 3B, 6 RBI, .383 ... Doug Bernier (SS) COL 3-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, .361 ... And the Hits Keep on Comin' - Reggie Willits ANA 3-5, R, 2B, RBI, 2SB (9) , .429 ... His Help is Much Needed in KC - Justin Huber KC 2-4, 2R, 2HR, 4RBI, .351 ... Oops - Andre Ethier OAK 0-5, .410 ... Brant Colamarino OAK 2-5, 2B, 2RBI, .388 ... Andrew Beattie (CF) OAK 2-3, 2RBI, .295 ... Nathan Espy (1B) SEA 3-6, R, .305 ... Tryin' to dig out? - Joaquin Arias TX 1-5, R, HR, 2RBI, .190 ... Josh Rupe TX (W,2-0) 7 6 0 0 2 3, 0.75

CALIFORNIA --  Jud Thigpen COL 1-5, 2nd homer, 2 RBI, .400 ... Thomas Diamond TEX 6 1 0 0 1 5, 3-0, 2.11 ... Daric Barton OAK 1-3, 2nd homer ...  Chris Carter 1B ARZ 3-4, double, homer, 4 RBI ... Howie Kendrick ANA 2-4, .405 ... Brandon Wood ANA 3-5, double, 8th homer, 2 RBI, .314 ... JP Howell KC 5 6 1 1 3 5 0 2.11 ... Fernando Valenzuela Jr. 1B SD 3-5, double, 3rd homer, .389 

CAROLINA -- Javier Guzman PIT 0-2, RBI, 2 BB, K ... Craig Stansberry PIT 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB ... Wardell Starling PIT (W, 2-1, 3.38) 5-2/3 2 0 0 2 4 ... Martin Prado ATL 2-4, R, K ... Josh Burrus ATL 2-4, 2 K ... Matt Esquivel ATL 1-4, RBI, K ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 0-2, 2 K ... Nick Pesco CLE 7 3 1 1 0 8 (1.08) ... Robert Valido CHA 1-4, R, .360 ... Micah Schnurstein CHA 2-4, R, 2 RBI, K, .333 ... Thomas Collaro CHA 3-4, R, 2 RBI, .375 ... Dan Haigwood CHA (W, 2-1, 2.08) 5-2/3 4 0 0 2 7 ... Adam Loewen BAL 6 3 1 0 4 9 (3.38) 

FLORIDA STATE -- David Purcey TOR 5 5 2 2 2 5 W … Adam Lind LF TOR 5-6 2B 2R 3RBI  … David Smith RF TOR 3-5 2 doubles 3R 2RBI ... Russ Cleveland RF DET 3-5 HR(1) 2RBI … Vincent Blue CF DET 2-4 R SB(6) … Adam Bostick FLO 6 3 0 0 0 7 … Tyler Clippard NYA 6 1 0 0 3 8 W … John Urick 1B NYA 2-3 2HR(5) … Cody Haerther DH STL 2-4 R RBI … Matt Moses 3B MIN 3-4 HR(3) 2R 2RBI – Hitting .415 … Trent Oeltjen LF MIN 2-5 2B 3B R 3RBI … Timothy Moss 2B PHI 3-4 2 doubles 2R 3RBI SB(7) … Jake Blalock LF PHI 2-5 … Shawn Bowman 3B NYN 2-5 2B R RBI … Brett Harper DH NYN 3-5 HR(9) 2B 2R … Andy Wilson 1B NYN 2-5 2HR(4) … Greg Ramirez NYN 6 3 0 0 1 7 W … Scott Moore 3b CHN 1-4 HR(4)

MIDWEST --  Kyle Waldrop MIN 5-2/3 5 2 2 1 3,  2.78 ... Matt Tuiasosopo SS SEA 1-4, 2 Ks, .423 ... David Winfree 3B MIN 2-3, 2 RBI, .317 ...  Homer Bailey CIN 4 4 3 2 0 6, 5.79 ... Eric Hurley TEX 4 7 4 4 0 4, 2.57 ... 

SOUTH ATLANTIC -- Ben Zobrist SS HOU, 1-2, 2B, BB ... Hunter Pence LF HOU, 2-3, HR (5), 3B, 3 RBI gm1, 1-3 gm2 ... Mitch Einertson CF HOU, 0-3, SO gm1, 2-4, 3B, RBI gm2 ... Josh McCurdy LF BAL, 2-6, HR (2), 4 RBI ... Ambiorix Concepcion CF NYN,1-3,2 RBI, SB (6) ... Carlos Gomez RF NYN, 2-5, RBI, 2 SB (12) ... Travis Denker 2B LA, 1-2, HR (5), 2 RBI, 2 BB, 3 R ... Brandon Weeden LA, 5 4 0 0 3 4 (W, 1-1, 4.00) ... Matt Harrison ATL, 5-1/3 5 4 2 3 3 (L, 1-1, 0.86) ... Marcus Sanders SS SF, 0-2, 2 BB, SO, SB (12) ... Rogearvin Bernadina CF WAS, 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 SO ... Edgardo Baez RF WAS, 3-3, HR (2), 4 RBI, 3 R ... Christian Garcia NYA, 5 5 1 1 1 4

  Troop Movements ... ANA - Chris Bootcheck back to AAA (Kelvim Escobar activated from DL) ...  OAK - Javier Herrera activated from suspended list (drugs), at Kane County, Midwest League ... NYA - Colter Bean up (Jaret Wright DL) 

  High praise for Cubs' Matt Murton :

" ... ''For lack of a better comparison, he's having an effect on the lineup like a Barry Bonds,'' Dickerson (manager Bobby Dickerson) said ...  ''I can't find a better way to put it. I don't know how else to put it.'' It may be a stretch, but Matt Murton certainly, minus the power numbers, has been Bonds-esque 15 games into his first Double-A season with the Jaxx. After going 2-for-3 in the win over the Stars, the 6-foot-1, 215-pound outfielder with the striking Opie red locks, is hitting .491. And hot doesn't even begin to describe where Murton's bat is right now. Did we mention his 1.245 OPS? ... Murton has reached another level. Prior to the stop in Jackson, Murton was a career .290 hitter in Single-A stays with Lowell, Sarasota and Daytona. But the 32nd pick in the first round by the Red Sox in 2003 is batting .562 over the last eight games ... ''He's the hottest guy I've ever managed at this point,'' Dickerson said. ''I've never seen anything like it.''  (Jackson Sun) 

  Finally, success for former first-rounder Colt Griffin :

" ... Griffin could probably still throw a fastball approaching 100 mph, just as he did in high school. He just doesn't need to. Griffin ... in his fifth season in the Royals' organization, has evolved from a thrower into a pitcher. And he's done it from an unlikely place -- the bullpen. Griffin has been a reliever since he was promoted to Wichita early last season and appears to have it figured out. In seven appearances through Friday, Griffin has allowed four hits and one run while striking out four. "I learned real quick that you can throw it 97 and hitters will still turn on it if they know what's coming," said Griffin, a first-round draft pick in 2001. "But it's always good to have that pitch in the tank." ...  in eight starts with Wilmington last season, he was 1-4 with an 8.73 ERA. He had 28 walks, 10 wild pitches and hit four batters in 33 innings."  (Wichita Eagle)

  John Stephens on the move again, joining the WSox system :

" ... Stephens, 25, pitched in one game for the Paw Sox in 2005 going 0-1 with a 9.00 era. In his one outing this season Stephens lasted 4.0 innings and allowed 4 earned runs on 6 hits. Stephens spent the 2004 season with the Paw Sox going 9-6 with a 4.47 era in 24 games. Stephens also played for the Australian Olympic team in 2004 and helped his team win a silver medal at the games."  (Charlotte Knights)

   John M. Barten, 'Til You're Blue in the Face, on Chris Shelton DET :

" ...  joins the pantheon of good bat/bad glove catchers ... Shelton has done nothing but hit since being drafted. As a catcher, he's pretty marginal defender, and probably won't stick there ...  As a first baseman, he's average or a touch above offensively. I don't see him as a big star in the making. Think Kevin Millar here ... Shelton is next in line should the Tiggers finally get fed up with Carlos Pena's erratic play once and for all, or should they temporarily move Dmitri Young back to left field because of injuries in the outfield. I have nothing to back it up, but even though I think he's ready for the big leagues, he might need a few months to get his legs underneath him once he does win a job. Nonetheless, if you're looking for a fantasy sleeper, here ya go."

    Kendry Morales ... Angels still waiting :

" ... Angels general manager Bill Stoneman said the club's experience with Cuban defector Kendry Morales will make him think long and hard about signing such players in the future. "We might be asking different questions," Stoneman said. "We'll have to see." ... Morales has already cashed the $3 million signing bonus the Angels gave him, but he has not been able to get out of the Dominican because of paperwork issues. Stoneman still doesn't know when Morales will be able to travel to join an Angels' minor-league affiliate. He is on the cusp of establishing Dominican citizenship, but has not gotten his passport and Stoneman said there are other bureaucratic hurdles he has yet to clear."  (Orange County Register)


Our league correspondents :  INTERNATIONAL Herb Walters, PACIFIC COAST Dave Scott,  EASTERN Ralph Marston,  SOUTHERN Jake Larsen,  TEXAS Aman Reaka,  FLORIDA STATE Wayne Stevens,  CAROLINA Troy Salvior,  CALIFORNIA JDM,  MIDWEST Bob Reed,  SOUTH ATLANTIC Brad Dowdy

 
 

    
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