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26 June 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Austin Kearns RF CIN 1-4, R, RBI, BB ...
Steve Kelly CIN 5-2/3 5 5 5 3 0, 3.51 ... James Jurries
1B ATL 2-5, RBI ... T.J. Pena SS ATL 2-3, RBI, SB, HBP ... Anthony
Lerew ATL 5-2/3 5 2 2 2 5, 3.18 ... Ryan Howard 1B & DH PHI
2-3, R, 3 RBI, SF & 0-4, RBI, 2 BB ... Carlos Ruiz C & PH PHI 3-3,
2B, R, 2 RBI, SF & 0-1 ... hot today, Shane Victorino CF PHI 3-5,
R, 2 RBI & 2-3, 2B, BB, 2 Sac ... B.J. Upton SS TB 0-2, R, 2 BB, SB, 1
error ... Chris Seddon TB 2-1/3 4 4 2 3 0, 8.20 ... Carlos
Pena 1B DET 0-4 ... Marcus Thames RF DET 0-3 ... Ryan
Garko C CLE 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI ... Fausto Carmona CLE (up to
AAA after 4.07 in AA) 8 4 1 1 1 8, 1.12 ... Dustin Pedroia SS BOS
1-2, 3B, R, RBI, 2 BB, HBP ... Nate McLouth LF PIT 1-3, 5th HR, R,
5 RBI, BB ... Brad Eldred 1B PIT 1-4 ... Zach Duke
PIT 7-2/3 7 3 3 1 7, 2.92 ... Brian Anderson CF CHA 2-3, 2B, RBI &
2-5, 2B ... Mike Spidale LF CHA 2-3, 2B, R ... one ugly line,
Felix Diaz CHA 3-1/3 11 12 12 2 2, 6.00
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Brandon Watson
WAS 2-5, 2 runs ... Dave Krynzel MIL 2-5, double, homer, 3 RBI ... Ben
Hendrickson MIL 7 7 1 1 1 3, W, 4.17 ... Ronny Cedeno CHN 3-5, homer,
2 RBI ... Casey Kotchman ANA 4-5, double, 2 runs ... Jeff Mathis
ANA 2-5, double, 2 runs ... Kevin Gregg ANA 7 6 0 0 0 3, (W, 3-1), 3.89
... Jeff Baker COL 3-3, double, RBI ... Kevin Correia SF 7 5 1 1 1
4, W ... Dioner Navarro LA 1-3, homer, 3 RBI ... Brian Barden ARI
3-5, double, 2 RBI, 2 runs ... Conor Jackson ARI 1-3, 2 runs, 2 walks ...
Josh Barfield SD 2-4, homer, 2 RBI (Late game Fri)
Matt Cain SF, struggles
continue, 6 8 6 6 4 4, 4.13 ... Ben Johnson SD 3-4, 17th homer, 6
RBI, .299
EASTERN (AA) -- no
stopping Ryan Zimmerman, even at Double-A, 3-4, double ... 3B Don
Kelly DET 2-6, .341 ... Ismael Ramirez TOR 8.0 3 0 0 2 3
... James Johnson BAL, AA debut, 7 3 0 0 2 6 ... Lee
Gronkiewicz TOR, could soon get some time in the Jays' pen, now at 0.85 in
31 2/3s, 8 walks, 36 Ks ... Hanley Ramirez BOS, tough time after
return from DL, 0-4, .265 ... Eric Duncan NYA 2-3, 10th homer,
.241 ... Randy Ruiz PHI 2-5, 2 homers (18), 3 RBI, .372 .
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Chris Young OF CHA, on
a little spurt, 3-4, 14th homer, .244 ... Jeremy Hermida FLO,
little slump, 0-3, .297 ... Carlos Duran ATL, much better in AA
than A+, 4-5, double, triple ... Joel Guzman LA, still
hitting out of the 8th slot, 3-4, .273 ... 2B Delwyn Young LA 4-5,
.293 ... Renyel Pinto CHN 6-2/3 5 2 2 1 11, 1.63
TEXAS (AA) -- Tyler Minges STL
2-4, R, HR(12), RBI(40), .322 ... Juan Sandoval SEA (W,5-4) 7-2/3
6 2 1 0 5 (3.49) ... Emiliano Fruto SEA (S,4) 1 0 0 0 0 2 (3.08)
... Its about time - Chris Lambert STL 6 3 0 0 2 8 (5.96) ...
Mitch Maier KC 1-3, R, HR, 2RBI(10), .254 ... Brandon
Larson TX 2-4, 2RBI(28), .333 ... Edison Volquez TX 6 5
3 3 4 4 (3.00) ... On fire recently - Steve Stanley (CF) OAK 2-5,
R, .317 ... Alberto Callaspo ANA 2-4, 2R, HR(8), 2RBI(45), SB(8),
.314 ... Michael Napoli ANA 1-2, R, HR(14), 2RBI(58), SB(8), .289
... Mark McLemore HOU 4 1 0 0 2 2 (2.81)
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Nate Schierholtz SF
3-4, 2 doubles (21), 4 RBI, .318 ... Stephen Drew ARZ, still on
the shelf ... Jered Weaver ANA 2-1/3 5 4 4 0 5
... Brandon Wood ANA 1-4, 26th homer ... Billy Butler
KC 2-5, double, triple, 3 RBI, .367 ... Chris Lubanski KC 3-5,
17th homer, 3 RBI, .259 ... Troy Tulowitzki SS COL 2-5, SB ...
Daric Barton OAK 3-5, double, .319 (during his
current 8-game hitting streak, .625)
CAROLINA (A+) --
Mitch Talbot HOU (W, 4-5, 3.66) 5
8 1 1 2 4 ... Rafael Perez CLE (L,
8-5, 3.36) 7 4 3 3 3 2 ... Chad Spann
BOS 2-3, RBI, BB, K ... Thomas Collaro
CHA 1-4, R, HR (19), RBI (61) ...
Nate Spears BAL 1-4, RBI ... Nick
Markakis BAL 1-4, R, BB ... Jeff
Fiorentino BAL 1-4, R, 2 K ...
Kory Casto WAS 1-4, 22nd double, RBI ...
Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 0-2, BB, K
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Nate Bumstead DET,
not many Ks - 64 in 94 innings but winning, 6-1.3 9 7 2 2 1, 8-2, 2.77 ...
likewise, Ty Taubenheim MIL (59 Ks in 93 innings), 9 4 1 1 2 3, 9-2, 2.81
... Matt Kemp LA 1-3, 14th homer ... Matt Moses MIN
2-4, 13th SB, .330 ... Lastings Milledge NYN 2-5, 14th double, 4th
homer, .305
MIDWEST (A) -- Matt Bush SD 0-3, BB,
22nd error (.233) ... that hurts Luis Cota KC 4 7 7 7 3 4 (3.17)
.. Trevor Plouffe MIN 0-5 ... Kyle Waldrop MIN 7 7 1
1 0 4 (4.66) ... Cliff Pennington OAK 2-5 ... A.J. Shappi
ARZ 7 5 3 3 1 0 (W, 11-1, 2.86) .. Reid Brignac TB 3-4, 7th HR,
3rd SB (.251) ... Juan Lucena STL 4-6 (.333) ... some slippage
Matt Tuiasosopo SEA 0-3, BB, K, 15th error (.287) .. A.J. Wideman
TOR 6 2 0 0 2 3 (4.37) ... Wilkin Ramirez DET 1-4, K (.263) ... oh
my Josh Rainwater DET 2 1/3 7 9 9 4 2 (4.50, up from 2.27 over his
first 6 starts)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Matt Harrison ATL
6 1 1 1 3 4, 7-3, 2.57 ... Joseph Koshansky 1B COL 1-5, 18th homer
... Ryan Frith OF PHI, a single short of the cyle, 3-5, 5 RBI,
.294 ... 2B Gary Cates BAL 4-5, .345 ... Taylor
Tankersley FLO 5 5 4 2 1 6, 3.94 ... Alcides Escobar SS MIL
3-4, triple, .299 ... projected pitching duel didn't happen, Gaby
Hernandez NYN 5.0 6 4 4 2 6 ... Troy Patton HOU 4 5 7 5 1 5
... Grant Psomas 3B NYN 2-2, 15th homer, 3 RBI, .319 ... catcher
John Otness BOS (not drafted, free agent signing 2004, 5-5, 16th
double, 5th homer, 4 runs, .355 ... DH Salvador Paniagua BOS 4-4,
3 doubles, homer, 5 RBI, .271
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Nolan
Reimold RF BAL 3-4 ... Andrew Butera C NYM 1-4, HR, 3RBI, K
... Waner Mateo NYM 5 3 0 0 0 4 ... Luis Soto RF BOS
2-5, R, K ... Clay Buchholz BOS 2 3 3 3 0 1 ... Brian
Marshall BOS 3 0 0 0 1 5 ... James Guerrero SS FLA 3-5, 2RBI
... Kris Harvey DH FLA 1-4, RBI, BB, 2K's ... Mike
Costanzo 3B PHI 1-4, 2B, K ... John Hardy 2B PHI 3-3, 3B,
2RBI, SB ... Trevor Crowe CF CLE 1-4, 2R, 2B, RBI, BB, 3SB, E ...
Josh Bell C TOR 2-5, R, 2B, RBI, 2K's ... Ryan Patterson
CF TOR 1-4, BB, 3K ... Eric Fowler TOR 2/3 1 1 0 1 1 ... Pete
Sellers 2B HOU 1-3, 2B, BB, K ... Mark Ori 1B HOU 3-4, R
... John Howell DH WAS 3-4, 2R, HR ... Wendell Yost
WAS 6 4 0 0 2 8
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Jesus Yepez CHN
4-1/3 1 2 0 1 7 ... Chris Tritle CF OAK 2-4, homer, 3 RBI, .381
... catcher Mark Reed CHN 3rd rounder, 2004, a full day, 2-4,
double, CS, picked off, passed ball, error
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) --
36th round pick
Jeramy Simmons (SP NYM) pro debut 4 3 1 1 2 2. 2.25 ERA
Sean Henry
(SS NYM) 2-4, R, 2B, BB, SB (1), .444 BA
14th round pick out of
UNLV, Derek Rodriguez (SP CHW) also making his pro debut in the same
game, posting similar numbers with 4 3 1 1 2 2. 2.25 ERA
18th round
pick Tim Sabo (Seton Hall, RP CHW) picks up the save 1 1 0 0 0 1, S (1),
0.00 ERA
3rd rounder Ryan Mullins (Vandy, SP MIN) makes pro
debut 4 3 3 2 2 7, 4.50 ERA
Daniel Powers (8th round from
Central Missouri State, RP MIN) closes it out impressively 3 0 0 0 1 5, S (1),
0.00 ERA
2nd rounder Yuniel Escobar (SS ATL) continues to
impress, 2-4, 3 R, 2B, 4 RBI (8), BB, K, .389 BA
Maximiliano Ramirez (C
ATL) 1-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI (5), BB, K, .421 BA
Andrew Moffitt (LF BAL)
3-5, 3 R, 2 HR (4), 2 RBI (5), K, .450 BA
Grand Canyon Us Ryan Bethel
(32nd round, 2B TBY) 2-5, R, 2B, K, .364 BA.
(Friday's games)
second straight 2 homer game
for Nick Evans (DH NYM) 3-5, 2 R, 2 HR (4), 6 RBI (12), BB, K, .450 BA
nice start for Jose Gonzalez (SP NYM) W (1-0) 5 2 0 0 1 4, 0.00 ERA
Travis Kalin (3B MIN) 2-4, R, HR (2), 2 RBI (3), 2 K, .400 BA
WOW with a
capital W 2nd round draft pick (#73 overall), Winthrop Us
Kevin Slowey (RP MIN) 2-2/3 0 0 0 0 7, S (1) slams the door on Burlington
and Ks 7 of 8 hitters he faces... dropping to .625 after an 0-fer, Rene
Aqueron (BAL 2B) 0-2, 2 K, .625 BA
eased into his first pro action, a 13th
round pick, SW Minnesota States Ryan Morse (SP MIN) 1-2/3 0 1 1 2 0,
6.75 ERA
10th round pick and former SE Louisiana U catcher Randy
Roth (LF STL) starting in left field, breaking an 0-7 start with his first
professional hits and HR, 3-4, R, HR (1), 2 RBI (2), .273 BA
2nd
round pick (70th overall) out of Whitehouse H.S. (Tyler, TX)
Joshua Wilson (SP STL) 4 2 0 0 1 3, 0.00 ERA
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- SS Hainley Statia LAA
3-5, 1b Mark Trumbo LAA 1-4, BB, 2 SO ... 2b Jesus Soto
LAD 2-4, 2R, 2b ... SS Juan Rivera LAD 1-4, RBI, SO, SB(2) ... C
Juan Apodaca LAD 2-4, HR(2) ... 3b Russell Mitchell
LAD 0-3, SO, RBI ... CF Brandon Roberts Cin 2-4, 2b, 3RBI, BB, 2SO
... SS Pedro Ciriaco Arz 2-5, R, 3b, RBI, SB(1) ... 1b Brandon
Allen CWS 1-4, SO ... C Angel Salome Mil 0-4, 2SO ... LF
Charlie Fermaint Mil 2-4 HR(1), SO ... P Robert Wooley
Mil 2.1 2 1 1 1 5 ... CF Dexter Fowler Col 1-6
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- catcher Aaron Cheesman
PHI (29th rounder, 2005) 2-3, double, triple ... SS CJ Henry NYA (17th
overall pick, 2005) 2-4, triple
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- Kyle Blanks 1B SD 2-5,
double, 2nd homer, 3 RBI, .556 ... KC 2nd rounder 2005, SS Jeffrey
Bianchi 0-4
Troop
Movements ... ATL - Roman Colon up, Andy Marte to AAA ... CHN -
Roberto Novoa up, Todd Wellemeyer to AAA ... CIN - Ryan Freel DL,
Jason Romano up ... MIL - Jeff Cirillo DL, Trent Durrington up ... STL -
Hector Luna up, Scott Seabol down ... ARZ - Luis Gonzalez
bereavement leave, Matt Kata up ... PIT - Ian Snell up, Mike Johnston to
AAA ...
That was quick. Ryan Zimmerman up to Double-A :
" ... Zimmerman was the fourth overall selection in
the free-agent draft earlier this month. The Nationals announced, at the time of
the draft, that he would start in Harrisburg. That plan was changed and
Zimmerman went to Savannah. While in Savannah, Zimmerman appeared in four games
and hit .471 on 8 for 17 hitting. He had two doubles, one triple, two home runs
and six RBI's before his promotion today." (Harrisburg Senators)
Bryan Smith, Baseball Analysts,
reviewing some of his breakout picks :
" ... Andy LaRoche- I liked him, sure, but
this much? Leading the minor leagues in home runs as we almost enter July? No,
not quite. And as Brandon Wood is no doubt being helped by his environment, the
California League, LaRoche has not exactly been playing in hitting havens. At
this point, I wonder what separates LaRoche from Ian Stewart, except for a
couple years that Ian has on him. With that being said, LaRoche is undoubtedly
the third best prospect at his position, and with Andy Marte graduating to the
Majors, has an argument for the top spot. There are things like patience and
defense that could still be improved, but if you're good enough to send Joel
Guzman back where he came from (SS), you are being noticed."
" ... Jon Lester- Last year, Lester's
season stats were a bit misconstrued by bad play early and bad play late. I
worried the same would happen this year, when Lester began the season allowing
six runs in eight innings. There were good signs (13K/1BB), but an ERA of 6.75
was not how I hoped he would start the season. Since then he has been dynamite
with a 2.27 ERA and 6.82 H/9, even if his K/BB is 'just' 61/26 ... Jon continues
to be a sleeper. People are waiting for that Verlander-type game, not
appreciating the consistency that Lester has had en route to his 2.75 ERA."
Notes on the top KC prospects in the weekly report in the Kansas City Star :
" ... OF Billy Butler, High
Desert: Eight for 17 in four games since returning from hand injury and shifting
from third base to left field ... OF Mitch Maier, Wichita:
Has yet to walk in 64 at-bats over 14 games since promotion from High Desert ...
OF Chris Lubanski, High Desert: Batting .382 in June with eight homers
and 27 RBIs in 20 games."
25 June 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Dane Sardinha C CIN 2-3, 2B, R, BB ...
Austin Kearns RF CIN 2-4, 2 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB ... Elizardo
Ramirez CIN 6-2/3 6 2 2 2 2, 3.09 ... James Jurries 1B ATL
2-4, 2B, R ... Ryan Howard 1B PHI 0-2, RBI, HBP & 2-3, RBI ...
Carlos Ruiz DH & C PHI 0-3 & 2-3, 3B ... Shane Victorino
CF PHI 2-3, 2B, 2 R & 2-3, BB, SB ... Pedro Liriano PHI 7 4 1 1 4
4, 4.11 ... John-Ford Griffin DH TOR 1-3, 15th HR, R, RBI, BB ...
Jason Alfaro 2B TOR 2-4, 6th HR, R, RBI ... Shawn Marcum
TOR 4-2/3 7 3 3 3 0, 4.54 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 1-4, R, BB, 0 errors ...
Ryan Raburn DH DET 3-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI ... Carlos Pena
1B DET 2-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI ... Marcus Thames RF DET 2-4, 2 2B, R,
RBI ... Brandon Phillips SS CLE 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB ... Brian
Tallet CLE 6 6 4 4 0 7, 3.57 ... Lenny DiNardo BOS 6 8 1 1
1 2, 3.73 ... Nate McLouth LF PIT 1-3, 4th HR, R, RBI, BB ...
Cory Stewart PIT 5-1/3 8 5 5 0, 4 4.91 ... Anderson
Hernandez SS NYN 1-5, 1st HR, R, RBI ... Jae Seo NYN 6 7 2 2 1
6, 3.18 ... J.D. Durbin MIN 3 4 5 5 4 2, 4.60 ... Walter Young
DH BAL 3-4, 9th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB ... Eli Whiteside C BAL 2-5,
3B, R
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Brandon Watson WAS 2-5, run ...
Jason Botts TEX 1-3, solo homer ... Kerry Wood CHN 5-2/3 4 1 1 1
9, 2.84 ... Tim Olson COL 3-5, double, homer, 2 rbi ... Jeff Mathis
ANA 1-4, solo homer ... Chris Duncan STL 2-3, homer, 5 RBI ... Brant
Colamarino OAK 2-5, homer, 3 RBI ... Mike Rouse OAK 3-5, double,
homer, 3 runs ... Carlos Quentin ARI 2-5, solo homer ... Josh Kroeger
ARI 3-5, double, 2K ... Ben Johnson SD 3-4, double, homer, 6 RBI ...
Jon Knott SD 2-5, double, solo homer, 3 runs ... Greg Sain SD 3-4,
double, homer, 3 RBI
EASTERN (AA) --
Hanley Ramirez SS BOS 0-5, .265 AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS
2-3, RBI (35), .287 AVG
Christopher Durbin OF BOS 2-4, .271 AVG
Jared Sandberg 1B BOS 2-3, .260 AVG
Kevin West 1B BOS 1-3,
RBI (21), .300 AVG ... Eric Thompson DH NYA 1-2, SB (25), .325 AVG
Eric Duncan 3B NYA 0-3, .236 AVG
Melky Cabrera OF NYA
1-4, 2B (11), 2 RBI (44), .272 AVG
Shelly Duncan 1B NYA 0-4,
.260 AVG
Franklin Gutierrez CLE OF 1-4, .228 AVG
Brad
Snyder CLE OF 1-3, 2B (5), .262 AVG
David Espinosa OF DET 3-5, 3 2B
(13), RBI (33), .299 AVG
Don Kelly 3B DET 3-5, 2B (20), RBI (40), .353
AVG
Fred Lewis OF SF 0-3, 223 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 0-3,
.264 AVG
Carlos Valderrama OF SF 0-4, .327 AVG
Michael Bourn
OF PHI 2-4, .274 AVG
Randy Roberson OF PHI 1-5, 301 AVG
Randy
Ruiz 1B PHI 2-4, RBI (57), .372 AVG
Alexander Romero OF MIN 0-3,
.271 AVG
Denard Span OF MIN 1-4, .250 AVG
Paul Bonifay 1B PIT
0-4, .253 AVG
Mike Jacobs 1B NYN 2-3, 2 HR (14), 3 RBI (51), .305 AVG
Dan Denham CLE 7 7 3 3 1 3, 3.52 ERA
Glen Parker MIN 6 6 2 2 3
6, 3.00 ERA
Paul Maholm PIT 7 3 1 1 2 7, 3.39 ERA
Jonathan
Lester BOS 7 2 0 0 2 10, 2.51 ERA
Cameron Reimers TOR 7-1/3 6 2 2 2
4, 4.19 ERA
Yusmerio Petit NYN 6 8 2 2 1 6, 2.77 ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Joel Guzman LA, dropped
to 8th in the order, 1-3, .266 ... Edwin Jackson LA, major progress,
7 5 2 2 1 3 ... Chuck James ATL 6 4 0 0 2 11, 4-0, 2.74 ... Jeff
Francoeur ATL 3-5, 25th double, 11th homer, 3 RBI, .268 ... Nelson
Cruz OF MIL 2-3, 2 homers (15), 5 RBI, 2 walks, .315 ... Dwaine
Bacon CHN 3-4, 2 doubles ... Andy LaRoche LA 2-4, homer (25)
... Delmon Young TB, promotion time is near, 3-4, double, .342 ...
Wes Bankston TB 2-4, double, homer, .278
TEXAS (AA) -- Reggie Willits ANA
3-4, R, 2B, RBI(23), .328 ... Kendry Morales ANA 2-4, RBI, .288
... Coming around - Steven Shell ANA (W,4-5) 5 4 3 3 2 4 (5.38)
... On fire as of late along with a shift to 3B - Mike Aviles (3B)
KC 4-5, 2R, 2 2B, 3RBI(49), SB(6), .302 ... Finally a nice night - Brian
Bass KC 7 3 2 2 1 8 (6.18) ... John Danks TX 6 4 1 1 1 6
(3.16) ... Brian Stavisky OAK 2-3, R, 2 2B, 2RBI(40), .308 ...
Steven Bondurant OAK (W,5-5) 7 1 1 0 2 7 (4.24) ... Alex
Santos OAK (S,9) 1 1 0 0 0 0 (0.42) ... Nathan Espy SEA 3-5,
R, 2B, HR(7), 3RBI(36), .278 ... Adam Jones (SS) SEA 1-3, R, 2BB,
.167 ... Tyler Minges STL 3-4, R, .319 ... Bobby
Livingston SEA (W,7-3) 6 9 4 4 2 4 (2.80)
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Billy Butler KC, ready to
move on up, 2-4, 18th homer, .366 ... line of the night, Vincent
Sinisi TEX 6-6, triple, homer, 3 RBI, .363 ... Miguel Montero
ARZ 1-5, 22nd homer ... Ian Stewart COL, revival continues, 2-4, 2
doubles, 4 RBI, .247 ... rarity, Howie Kendricks ANA 0-5 ...
Daric Barton OAK, on quite a roll, 2-3, triple, 2 walks, .314 .
CAROLINA (A+) --
Nick Pesco CLE (L, 6-7, 3.99) 6 8 2 2
1 4 ... Chad Spann BOS 1-3, RBI, 2
BB, 2 K ... Jose Vaquedano BOS 6 6
5 5 1 6 (3.38) ... Thomas Collaro
CHA 1-4, RBI, K ... Dan Haigwood
CHA 5 6 4 4 3 6 (3.77) ... Nick Markakis
BAL 0-3, BB, K
FLORIDA STATE (A+) --
Phillip
Humber NYN 7 3 1 1 0 10 W(2-5, 5.09)
Lastings Milledge CF NYN 0-3 R
- .302
Brett Harper 1B NYN 2-4 HR(20) 2R 4RBI - .282
Shawn Bowman
3B NYN 1-4 HR(12) 2RBI
Nate Blackburn MIN 9 6 1 1 3 2 W(6-4, 3.48)
Matt Moses 3B MIN 1-4 R - .327
Justin Ruggiano RF LA 3-4 3B 3R 2RBI
- ..316
Chin-lung Hu SS LA 2-3 HR(6) 3RBI - .279
Matt Kemp CF
LA 3-4 2HR(13) 2B 3R 7RBI - .253
Brendan Ryan SS STL 2-4 R SB(3) - .317
Jose Garcia STL 8 1 0 0 1 6 ND, 3.67
Carlos Villanueva MIL 7 2
0 0 2 4 ND, 1.65
Ben Himes RF CIN 2-4 SB(4) - .329
Javon Moran
CF CIN 2-3 - .330
Calvin Medlock CIN 6 2 0 0 0 7 ND, 3.07
Tyler
Clippard NYA 7 2/3 3 0 0 0 10 ND, 3.68
Justin Christian 2B NYA 2-3
RBI - .323
Jeremy King NYA 6 5 0 0 0 4 W(2-3, 3.42)
Chip Cannon
DH TOR 1-3 R RBI & 2-3 HR(21) 2RBI - .295
Adam Lind LF TOR 2-4 R - .291
Vincent Blue CF DET 2-3 R 2SB(25) - .313
Casey Janssen TOR 6 6
3 3 2 6 W(9-0, 2.02)
Jordan Tata DET 6 9 4 4 2 3 L(6-2, 2.57)
MIDWEST (A) -- Javier Herrera OAK 1-1, 2
BB's (.274) ... ack Raul Padron (C) OAK 0-5, 9th passed ball
(.294) ... Eric Patterson CHN 2-5, CS, just 6th E ... Aaron
Jensen SEA 7 1 1 0 3 2 (4.41) ... Wilkin Castillo (C) ARZ
1-3, 6th E (.277) ... Reid Brignac TB 0-4 ... that'll kill your
ERA Jair Jurrjens DET 4 10 8 8 1 4 (3.71) ... Trevor
Plouffe MIN 5th HR (.197) ... Homer Bailey CIN 6 2 0 0 2 4
(3.56)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Jose Garcia FLO in just
his 4th game, 3rd start, 8 3 1 0 1 12, 1.48 (34 Ks, 4 walks, 24 1/3 innings) ...
Ryan Zimmerman WAS 3-4, double, homer, 4 RBI, .471 ... James
Barthmaier HOU 5 9 3 3 0 3, 2.19 ... Mark Rogers MIL 4-1/3 5 3
3 3 2, 4.67 ... breakout, Chris Nelson COL 4-5, double, homer ... Neil
Walker PIT 3-5, double, homer, 3 RBI, .277 ... Ben Zobrist
SS HOU 3-5, 2 doubles, .304 .
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Zach Davis CF
BAL 3-4, R, RBI, BB, K ... Jonathon Malo SS NYM 3-4, 2R, 2 2B,
2RBI, K ...
Don Levinski BAL 0 2 2 2 1 0 ... Luis Soto RF BOS
1-4, BB, K ... Jason Ramos SS BOS 2-5, 2R, HR, 2RBI ... JT Zink
BOS 3 0 0 0 1 1 ... Jay Sborz DET 3.1 3 3 3 4 1 ... Mike
Costanzo 3B PHI 1-4, R, BB, K ... Jeff Van Houten RF FLA 3-4, R, 2B,
3B, 2RBI ... Gaby Sanchez 3B FLA 2-3, 2R, 2 2B, 2RBI ... Jordan
Brown LF CLE 2-4, 2R, HR, SB ... Ryan Patterson CF TOR 2-5,
HR, 2RBI ... James Cooper LF HOU 2-2, 4R, 2 2B, RBI, 4BB ...
Pete Sellers 2B HOU 3-5, 2B, 2RBI, BB, K ... Dee Brown
LF WAS 3-4, 2B, HR, 5RBI, K ... Brett Gardner CF NYY 0-4, K ...
Jon Poterson RF NYY 1-4, HR, K ... Brady Corley RF PIT
2-3, R, 2B, RBI, SB ... Steve Pearce 1B PIT 1-3, R, 2BB ...
Wade Townsend TB 1 0 0 0 0 2
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Raffy Soriano
SEA, rehab, 1 1 1 1 1 1 ... Chris Tritle OAK, sent down from Kane
County, 3-4, 3-5, .353 ... Pablo Sandoval 3B SF 4-5, double, .333
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- MIN 2005 first rounder
Matt Garza, pro debut, 4 1 2 0 2 3 ... Josh Wilson STL 2nd round pick
2005, 4 2 0 0 1 3
(Thursday's games)
Eric Campbell (3B ATL)
2-4, R, HR (3), RBI (6), K, .286 BA
Maximiliano Ramirez (DH ATL)
2-4, 2 R, 1st HR, RBI (5), K, .538 BA for the season in 3 games (7
for 13)
off to a fast start, Rene Aqueron (2B BAL) 2-2, 2 R, 2B, 2
BB, making him 5-8, 5 R, 2B, HR, RBI, 5 BB in 3 GP, .833 BA and .909 OBP
Indians 11th
round selection Nick Petrucci (3B CLE) 3-4, R, HR (1), 2 RBI, BB, K, .400
BA
fresh out of HS slugging in his first pro game, 5th round
selection Mike McCormick (3B TBY) 2-4, 2B, R, K
the pride of
Saddleback (CA) CC, 15th round pick Eric Sheridan (RP HOU)
dominant in his first pro appearance, 2 0 0 0 0 4, 0.00
some familiar
names for Cards fans: 23rd round selection and former U. of
Kansas Jayhawk, son of Andy, A.J. Van Slyke (1B STL) 1-3, 2B, 3 RBI (3),
BB, K, .300 BA
and 6th
round pick Wilfredo Pujols (DH STL), cousin of the great Albert, 1-4, R,
2B, 2K, .200 BA
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- 3b Russell Mitchell
LAD 2-4, HR(3) ... C Juan Apodaca LAD 1-3, SO ... SP Marion
Arias (20) LAD W(1-0) 5 3 1 1 3 9 ... SS Hainley Statia LAA
2-5, SO, E(3) ... 1b Mark Trumbo LAA 1-4, R, 3SO ... CF Brandon
Roberts Cin 1-2, R, RBI, BB, E ... 1b Brandon Allen CWS
0-3, R, BB, 2 E(4) ... 3b Brandon Johnson (20) CWS 3-3, 2RBI, BB
... DH Angel Salome Mil 0-3, R, BB, SO ... 1b John
Alonso Mil 1-3, HR(2), 3RBI, E ... CF Jayson Santiago Arz 2-5,
R ... SS Pedro Ciriaco Arz 3-5 ... SP Perez Sanchez
(21) Arz 6 3 2 1 1 8 ... CF Ethien Santana (21) KC 2-5 ... DH
Christopher McConnell KC 1-3, RBI, R ... LF Antonio
Sabatini (22) KC 3-3, 2R, HR, 2b, BB ... 1b Christopher Cook
Col 1-5, HR(2), 2 SO ... 3b Daniel Mayora (19) Col 2-4, R, 2b ...
CF Dexter Fowler Col 1-5, RBI, 2 SO ...
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Yanks top pick SS CJ
Henry 0-3, 2 Ks ... Scott Mitchinson PHI 3 1 0 0 0 4 ...
Richard Sojo OF MIN 3-5, double ... Claudio Arias OF
BOS 3-5, 3-5, 2 homers
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- quick exit for Cubs' top pick,
lefty Mark Pawelek 2/3 0 1 0 2 1, 2 WPs, allowed 2 SBs ...
Joaquin Benoit TEX, rehab, 2 0 0 0 1 4 ... Matt Riley TEX,
rehab, 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 ... Oswaldo Graterol OF SEA 4-6, homer, 3 RBI
Troop
Movements ... CIN - Kenny Kelly DL, Edwin Encarnacion up ... TB -
Dewon Brazelton back up, Lee Gardner to aaa ... LA - Cody Ross up,
Derek Thompson to AAA ... STL - Randy Flores DL, Carmen Cali up ...
TEX - Ron Mahay activated, Jason Standridge designated for assignment ... WAS -
TJ Tucker, out for the season ... SF - Adam Shabala to AAA ... TOR - Dustin
McGowan to AA ...
What a concept ... young pitching talent on the way to Texas. A fab three
ready to delight the fans in Double-A Frisco :
" ... The hoopla that will accompany the trio of
[Thomas] Diamond, John Danks and Edison Volquez
in the same rotation for the RoughRiders will be unlike anything the young
pitchers have seen, some of their teammates said. In fact, the nicknames are
already flying around ... The best one so far: "The Untouchables." ...
Edison Volquez, coming off a shutout at Corpus Christi, makes his home debut
Saturday. It also intensified Wednesday when Major League Baseball announced
Diamond will join Volquez in the All-Star Futures Game ... Danks, the only
left-hander of the three, makes his third home start Friday. Volquez make his
home debut Saturday ... Diamond, who was 8-0 for Class A Bakersfield, makes his
Double-A debut Monday ... It will be nice to see the excitement around the
ballpark surrounding the three young starters, Frisco manager Darryl Kennedy
said. But there are more important matters like progress. "The bottom line is
they've got to pitch and keep improving," Kennedy said. "This is just another
step in their careers." Danks, 20, and Volquez, 21, already have made progress
in Frisco. Combined, they are 3-3 with a 3.10 ERA and 37 strikeouts in seven
starts. Volquez had a shutout Thursday. The only problem Danks has had is walks.
He has 10 in 251/2 innings." (Dallas Morning News)
John M. Barten, 'Til You're
Blue in the Face, on Adam Harben MIN :
" ... Harben is a nice surprise for the Twins. They
didn't expect much when they drafted him out of a JuCo. He's developed into a
real prospect. His stuff has become pretty filthy, with a mid 90's fastball with
a slider and change complimenting it. He's put up excellent strikeout rates
everywhere he's gone ....just needs to figure out how to put the ball in the
zone. If he does that, then he stands a good chance of riding the express
elevator to one of the best pitching staffs in baseball ... Harben is a lottery
ticket. If he works out, the Twins have hit the jackpot and can boast another #1
starter and all it cost them was a 15th round pick and a nominal bonus. If he
doesn't work out, you might not hear from him again."
Royals' top pick, Alex Gordon [named Friday as the winner of the 2005
Golden Spikes Award as the top amateur player in the US], could
begin his pro career in Double-A :
" ... If he signs soon, general
manager Allard Baird confirmed, Ill send him to Double-A. Then hell go to the
Arizona Fall League ... What Im saying is he has survival skills, because of
his plate discipline, to handle Double-A. Will he be challenged? You bet hell
be challenged. The difference between Double-A and college baseball is night and
day. But he has the plate discipline and the maturity necessary to handle it,
and I would not be afraid to put him there. We see this as a developmental move,
not some sort of signing bonus. Gordon, a third baseman, was the second overall
pick in the draft and generally viewed as the nations top college player. He
batted .382 at Nebraska with 18 homers and 62 RBIs in 67 games." (KC Star)
Matt
Myers, Baseball America, on a premiere matchup in the SAL on Saturday -
Mets' Gaby Hernandez vs Troy Patton HOU :
" ... The Legends appear to have a slight edge in
the pitching matchup as Hernandez, coming off of a 115-pitch effort in the
no-hitter, will be limited to about 85 pitches. Patton should have a little more
in him after only going six innings Sunday. "If we can get six innings out of
(Gaby), I'd be really satisfied," Barton [Hagerstown pitching coach Shawn
Barton} said. "Patton is going to be tough to beat and I'd like
to think that Lexington thinks Gaby is going to be tough to beat so it might
come down to bullpens." On the season, Patton is 5-1, 1.45 with 89 strikeouts
and 19 walks in 75 innings. The lefty's fastball sits in the low 90s, and he
complements it with a plus curveball and change that hes able to throw for
strikes. "Troy is a great pitcher," Hernandez said. "What can you say? I'm
sure he is up to a good challenge and so am I, so we'll see what happens.
... Hernandez is 5-1, 2.32 with an 81-27 strikeout-walk
ratio in 78 innings. He features an advanced sinker in the low 90s as well as a
sharp curveball and a developing change."
Jay's Dustin McGowan makes quick work of rehab, back in AA :
" ... The 23-year-old McGowan was a
1st round pick (33rd overall) by the Blue Jays in the 2000 draft. He started the
year with New Hampshire last year and went 2-0 with a 4.06 ERA in 6 starts
before undergoing Tommy John surgery on his elbow and missing the remainder of
the season. He joined the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Florida State League on June
1 this year and has gone 0-1 with a 4.29 ERA in 5 starts. He gave up 7 runs on 7
hits in just 1.1 innings in his first start of the year and has given up just 3
earned runs in his last 4 starts, compiling a 1.37 ERA." (New Hampshire
Fisher Cats)
Jason Ratliff, MLB.com, profiles the catching corps for the Futures Game,
including Ryan Garko CLE :
" ... rise through the
Indians system has been nothing if not meteoric. After a requisite stint in the
short-season New York-Penn League in 2003, the 6-foot-2, 225-pound backstop
barreled his way up the ladder in 2004, stopping at Class A Kinston and Double-A
Akron just long enough to prove that he didn't belong there. He finished the
season at Triple-A Buffalo, where he hit .350 (7-for-20) in five games. All
told, Garko had hit a combined .330 with 33 doubles, 22 home runs and 99 RBIs,
and was named the Indians Minor League Player of the Year. And he's followed
that up by being named to the 2005 International League All-Star team and the
Futures Game U.S. Team. ..."I just never really thought that I'd be playing in
something like this, even as I watched it last year ... To me, it's a pretty big
deal. Not too many players get this opportunity. I mean, there are only four
catchers in Minor League Baseball who are chosen, so to be selected, you're in
pretty elite company."
24 June 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Austin Kearns RF CIN 2-3, 2B, 1st HR,
2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB ... Zach Minor ATL 5 7 4 4 4 2 3.97 ... Ryan
Howard 1B PHI 1-2, 15th HR, R, 2 RBI, 3 BB ... Shane Victorino
CF PHI 2-5, 13th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI ... David Bush TOR 7-1/3 9 1 1 0
5, 3.72 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 3-4, 2B, RBI, 0 errors ... Curtis
Granderson CF DET 3-6, 8th HR, 2 R, RBI ... Ryan Raburn 2B DET
2-5, 2B, RBI, BB ... Carlos Pena 1B DET 1-3, 2 BB, HBP ...
Marcus Thames DH DET 2-4, 5th HR, R, 2 RBI, BB ... Kenny
Baugh DET 6 5 3 1 2 3, 3.44 ... Jason Cooper LF CLE 3-4, 2B, 2
R, 2 RBI ... Kelly Shoppach C BOS 2-4, 2B, 14th HR, 2 R, 5 RBI,
HBP ... Dustin Pedroia 2B BOS 2-4, 2B, 2 R, BB ... Jason
Bartlett SS MIN 2-5, 2 R ... Boof Bonser MIN 5 4 3 2 2 4 ,3.66
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Brandon Watson
WAS 2-4, 2 runs ... Ronny Cedeno SS CHN 4-5, 2 doubles, triple,
homer, 5 RBI, 3 runs ... John Gall STL 2-4, double, homer, 3 RBI,
2 runs ... Brian Specht 2B ANA 3-5, homer, 4 RBI, .377 ... Dave
Krynzel MIL 2-5, run ... Chris Snelling SEA 1-2, run, walk
... Ben Johnson SD 3-5, homer, 3 RBI ... Norihiro
Nakamura LA 2-4, double, .278
EASTERN (AA) --
Hanley Ramirez
SS BOS 1-3, .276 AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS 0-4, .282 AVG
Christopher Durbin OF BOS 0-5, .286 AVG
Jared Sandberg 3B
BOS 0-3, .255 AVG
Kevin West 1B BOS 0-4, .299 AVG ... Eric
Duncan 3B NYA 1-4, HR (9), 3 RBI (37), .239 AVG
Melky Cabrera OF
NYA 2-4, HR (9), RBI (38), .272 AVG
Shelly Duncan 1B NYA 1-4, HR
(19), RBI (53) .264 AVG
Franklin Gutierrez CLE OF 0-0, .241 AVG
Brad Snyder CLE OF 1-4, 2B (4), .256 AVG
David Espinosa OF DET
3-5, 3 2B (13), RBI (33), .299 AVG
Don Kelly 3B DET 3-5, 2B (20), RBI
(40), .353 AVG
Fred Lewis OF SF 1-5, RBI (9), .225 AVG
Daniel
Ortmeier OF SF 0-0, .270 AVG
Carlos Valderrama OF SF 0-3, .332 AVG
Michael Bourn OF PHI 3-5, .271 AVG
Randy Roberson OF PHI 2-4,
2B (13), .303 AVG
Randy Ruiz 1B PHI 3-5, 2 2B (23), 4 RBI (56), .370
AVG
Alexander Romero OF MIN 2-5, .273 AVG
Paul Bonifay 1B PIT
2-4, HR (13), RBI (37), .259 AVG
Jeffrey Karstens NYA 7 4 1 0 4 6, 3.53
ERA
Charlie Zink BOS 2 2 2 2 2 4, 5.16 ERA
Josh Banks TOR 5 7
1 1 0 5, W (7), 4.32 ERA
Jeremy Johnson DET 6 8 3 3 0 4, 3.92 ERA
John Parrish BAL 2-2/3 2 0 0 2 2, 2.89 ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Phil Dumatrait,
now in the CIN system, just 2-8 but pitching well, 8 6 1 1 2 7, 2.55 ...
Jason Vargas FLO 7 4 3 3 3 3, 3.86 ... moving up the ladder,
needing adjustments, Justin Orenduff LA 3-1/3 5 7 7 3 0 ...
Chad Billingsley LA, from the pen, 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 ... Jason
Hammel TB 8 6 2 2 1 8, 6-2, 2.90
TEXAS (AA) -- Mitch Maier
(CF) KC 3-6, 2R, 2 2B, HR, 4RBI, .266 ... Matt Tupman (C) KC 4-6,
2R, .320 ... Welcome to AA - Vasilli Spanos (1B) OAK 1-3, R, HR,
RBI, .333 ... Ryan Spilborghs COL 2-3, RBI(54), .347 ... Dallas
Braden OAK (W,6-2) 6 4 1 1 4 4 (2.48) ... Alex Santos OAK
(S,8) 1 0 0 0 1 1 (0.44)
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Billy
Butler KC, no rust from DL stint, 3-5, 2 homers (17), 6
RBI, .364 ... Vincent Sinisi TEX 2-4, 5th homer, 3 RBI, .333
... Troy Tulowitzki COL SS, after an 0-12 pro start, first hit 1-5
... maybe it's the start of a second half surge, Ian Stewart COL
3-4, 6th homer, 2 RBI, .242 ... Howie Kendrick ANA 2-4, 2 RBI,
.381 ... Brandon Wood ANA 1-5, minor league leading 25th homer,
.306 ... Daric Barton OAK, another big day, 4-5, 8th homer, .310
... Danny Putnam OAK 2-4, 10th homer, .301
CAROLINA (A+) -- Ronald Bay CLE 6 6 3 3
0 4, 3.06 ... Anibal Sanchez BOS 7.0 1 0 0 4 5, 2.40 (19 walks, 73 Ks in
75 innings)
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Chuck Tiffany LA
6 6 3 3 1 8, 3.42 ... Angel Molina OF FLO 3-4, 2 homers (8), .281
... Adam Harben MIN 7 4 1 1 1 3, 2.80 ... Brett Harper
NYN 2-4, 19th homer, .280 ... Shawn Bowman 3B NYN 3-4, 12th
double, 11th homer, .219
MIDWEST (A) -- nice start to the 2nd half
Chi-Hung Cheng TOR 5 5 1 0 1 8 (3.15) ... Wilkin Ramirez DET
0-4, 3 K's ... Dallas Trahern DET 6 8 4 4 1 4 (3.30) ... Reid
Brignac TB 3-5 (.247) ... Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 2-5 (.320)
... heard of this guy? Jose Mijares MIN 5 1 0 0 1 7 (2.88; 2nd
start for the 20-year-old after 6 relief appearances) ... Matt Bush
SD 0-3, BB (.239) ... Eric Hurley TEX 7 2 1 1 2 8 (4.22) ...
inauspicious beginning for the #21 draftee Cliff Pennington OAK
0-2, BB, K, CS ... Ryan Harvey CHN 0-4, K ... Matt
Tuiasosopo SEA 1-5, BB, 2 K's (.294)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Ray Liotta CHA 6
3 0 0 3 6, 2.48 ... Chris Nelson COL 1-2, 2 walks ... Ryan
Zimmerman WAS, quite a pro start (homer Wed) 3-3, double, triple ...
Tim Worrell PHI, rehab, 1 5 3 2 0 1 ... Caleb Salankey
SF 6 2 0 0 0 5, 7-3, 2.94
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Luis Soto
RF BOS 1-4, R, RBI, 2K's ... James Hall DH TB 2-4, R, SB ...
Nolan Reimold RF BAL 1-4, BB, 2K's ... Ryan Patterson
RF TOR 3-5, 2R, 2B, HR, 2RBI, BB ... Mike Costanzo 3B PHI 1-5, R,
BB, 3k's ... Trever Crowe CF CLE 0-4, 2K's ... Jacob
Marceaux FLA (1st RD) 5 2 1 0 2 3 ... Lance Pendleton NYY 2 3
2 1 0 1 ... Brad Corley RF PIT 0-3, R, BB, K
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Luke Hagerty CHN,
on the rehab trail, 1-2/3 4 5 5 7 0 ... Eric Carter SEA 5 2 0 0 3 10 ...
Mike Mooney OF SF 2-4, .750
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Nick Petrucci CLE 3B
(11th rounder, 2005) 3-4, homer, walk ... Eric Campbell 3B ATL
2-4, 3rd homer ... Yuniel Escobar SS ATL 1-3, triple ...
Nicholas Evans 1B NYN 2-6, 2 homers, 4 RBI
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- 1b Mark Trumbo LAA 3-5,
2HR(2), 4RBI, SO, E ... 2b Billy Boyer LAA 0-3, BB, 2SO ... RP
John Sullivan LAA 4 1 0 0 4 3 ... SS Juan Rivera LA
1-4, R, 2BB, SO, SB(1), E ... 2b Jesus Soto LA 1-5, R, BB, 3SO ...
1b David Sutherland LA 2-3, 2R, RBI, E ... 3b Russell
Mitchell LA 2-4, 2R, BB, SO ... SS Christopher McConnell KC
2-4, 2R, 2b, SB(1) ... 3b Christopher Cook (21) Col 2-5, HR, 2RBI,
2SO ... 3b Jose Ronda (20) Cin 1-3, 2b, BB, E ... SP Carlos
Torres (22) CWS 4 1 0 0 0 6 ... CF Darren Ford Mil 4-5, 3R,
2RBI, BB, SB(2) ... DH Charlie Fermaint (19) Mil 0-2, 2R, 3RBI,
BB, 2SF ... C Angel Salome Mil 4-5, 2R, 2RBI, 2 2b, 4RBI, E ... SS
Ryan Crew (21) Mil 2-5, 2R, RBI ... 2b Kenny Holmberg
Mil 5-5, 3R, 2RBI, 2b, BB, E ... P Tyler Morrison (20) Mil W(1-0)
3 2 1 1 0 3 ... CF Jayson Santiago (19) Arz 1-2, 2R, HR, BB
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- Samuel Bradford Jr. SEA
CF 2-4, double, homer, walk ... Eddy Hernandez SEA 1-3, double ...
Troop
Movements ... PIT - Mike Gonzalez DL, Mike Johnston up ... SF - claimed
Alex Sanchez off waivers ... TB - designated Reggie Taylor for
assignment, Eric Munson up ... SEA - Adam Jones promoted to
AA ... MIN - Glen Perkins, Errol Simonitsch promoted to AA
... FLO - Scott Olson, Josh Willingham up, Joe Dillon, Travis Smith
designated for assignment ...
" ... Seattle Mariners' pitcher Rafael Soriano
is scheduled to pitch for the Everett AquaSox on Friday June 24 and Friday July
1 ... for injury rehabilitation assignments. Soriano, of San Jose, DR, is
expected to start during these two games. He will also be traveling with the
team to Spokane and is expected to start the June 28 game. He underwent "Tommy
John" surgery on his right elbow on Aug. 17 last year and spent the remainder of
the season rehabilitating after surgery." (Everett AquaSox)
Matthew Pouliot, RotoWorld, includes notes on a high-flying Yankee prospect
and an under-the-radar future Ranger :
" ... Philip Hughes ...
establishing himself as one of the top pitching prospects in the low minors. As
an 18-year-old -- he actually turns 19 on Friday -- hes 7-1 with a 1.97 ERA, 46
H and 72/16 K/BB in 68 2/3 IP for low Single-A Charleston. He was placed on the
disabled list Tuesday with some shoulder tendinitis, but its not supposed to be
more than a minor problem. Hughes, a 6-foot-5 right-hander, has overmatched
mostly older hitters with a 91-93 mph fastball, a plus slider and a changeup
that is on its way to be major league quality ... Hughes should move very
rapidly for a high school product. If he stays healthy, he could debut as soon
as 2007."
" ... Edison Volquez
... isnt quite as good of a prospect as either John Danks or Thomas
Diamond, but hes closing fast and its expected that hell beat either of the
Rangers most recent top draft picks to the majors. A right-hander signed out of
the Dominican Republic in 2001, Volquez has taken a step forward in part because
hes showing better velocity this year, throwing 93-96 mph with regularity. He
also has a quality changeup and an average slider. The Rangers could make him
their fifth starter within the next few weeks."
Getting caught up with David
Regan at RotoAmerica with his California League prospect list. David
goes with Billy Butler KC, Stephen Drew ARZ and Brandon Wood ANA 1-2-3.
Lots of talent, though, down the list (stats updated through Wednesday"s games)
:
" ... 12. Kurt Suzuki, C,
Stockton (OAK) - .280/.395/.453 is his line, reflecting a solid 40:37 BB:K
ratio. Has a great approach at the plate and is more of a doubles hitter at this
point, but his swing and approach should at least allow him to hit 15 hr's
annually. He's at least adequate defensively. Will complete with Landon Powell
to take over for Jason Kendall sometime around 2007."
" ... 14. Adam Jones,
SS, Inland Empire (SEA) - Off to a solid start at the plate: .295/.374/.494. Off
to a bad start in the field: 19 errors. Probably will have to move off of SS and
I suppose 2B is a possibility, as 3B will be manned by Adrian Beltre for awhile.
He's got the bat to handle an OF position as well, and the way he's looking this
year at age 19 has to have the Mariners excited about his future." [Just
promoted to AA]
" ... 18. Miguel Montero,
C, Lancaster (ARI) - Has come out of nowhere to post a .355/.411/.645 start to
the season. The DBacks sure look loaded at catcher these days with this kid,
Koyie Hill, and Chris Snyder among others. Montero was signed in 2001 out of
Venezuela. Plate awareness could be better with just 22 walks in 73 games, but
that's still not horrible. Generates good power and the Dbacks like his defense
and leadership qualities. One to keep an eye on. He's 21."
Tidbits from the International League's weekly report :
" ... Pete LaForest on Tuesday
became the first player for Durham to hit three homers in a game since the
organization went Triple-A in 1998 ... It was his fourth multi-homer game of the
season. LaForest, who had a career-low seven homers last year, now has 17,
second in the IL to Buffalo's Ernie Young. LaForest is now six shy of his career
high of 23 homers, set in 2002 ... Josh Phelps, who passed
through waivers after being designated for assignment by the Devil Rays, joined
Durham on Monday. He had five homers and 26 RBI with Tampa Bay. In addition,
outfielder Joey Gathright and Luis Ordaz came off the DL this week
"
" ... Indians catcher Ronny
Paulino has been a regular contributor since making his Triple-A debut on
June 6. Paulino, who was promoted from Double-A Altoona, is hitting .460
(23-for-50) with 14 runs, six doubles, five HR and 16 RBI in 15 games for the
Tribe. The 24-year-old enters Thursday night's tilt riding a 14-game hitting
streak."
" ... Dustin Pedroia,
who went 1-for-4 with a key double and scored the tying run in the 8th-inning in
Pawtucket's 4-3 victory ... Batting second in the line-up and playing second
base he also made a fine defensive play, and in just one game has already become
a fan-favorite at McCoy. The 21-year-old was Boston's 1st pick (2nd round) last
June out of Arizona St. University. In 42 games last year he hit a combined .357
between Augusta (A) and Sarasota (A). This season at Portland (AA) he was
batting .324 (5th in the Eastern League ) in 66 games with 19 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 40
RBI, and 7 SB along with a .409 on-base pct. (3rd best in the League) ...
has more extra-base hits (49) than strikeouts (33) during his pro career (109
games)."
MIL 2B Hernan Iribarren one of a select few to be chosen for the Futures
Game :
" ... the West Virginia Power
manager is so certain second baseman has a Major League future. "He will
play in the big leagues," said [Ramon] Aviles, a former big league
middle-infielder with the Philadelphia Phillies. "There is no doubt."
Apparently, Aviles isn't the only one who thinks so. The 20-year-old Venezuelan
was selected to represent the World Team in the July 10 All-Star Futures Game in
Detroit ... "I'm so excited," said Iribarren. "I just got the notice. All
my teammates were happy for me." ... "(Hernan) works hard, very hard,"
said Aviles. "He's very aggressive and he is a very good hitter." Iribarren's
bat appears to be his ticket, even though his glove and speed are above average.
In 67 games this season, the second baseman is batting .327 with seven triples,
10 doubles, 32 RBI and 23 stolen bases ... Those numbers follow his
.422 batting average between Class A Beloit and the Arizona Rookie League in
2004. Scouts that have visited Appalachian Power Park rave about his ability to
cover the plate, but they wonder if Iribarren ever will hit for power. In 128
professional games, Iribarren has hit only seven homers. Just last week,
Milwaukee's assistant director of player development, Scott Martens, said the
organization is content with leaving Iribarren partnered with 18-year-old
shortstop Alcides Escobar. Which means despite his gaudy hitting statistics,
Iribarren might not leave the Power this year because Escobar still is
considered a youngster who needs time to develop at the low Class A level. "
(Charleston Daily Mail)
PCL All-Stars announced (for the matchup with the International League
All-Stars July 13th). Among the picks :
(RH) Taylor Buchholz HOU, (RH) Felix Hernandez
SEA, Dioner Navarro LA, Josh Willingham FLOR, Ronny Cedeno CHN,
Conor Jackson ARZ, Ian Kinsler TEX, Ryan Shealy COL, Chris Snelling SEA,
Matt Watson OAK
Woudl Billy bite ?
" ... Getting Zito could put the Phillies over the
top in an incredibly balanced National League East that is there for the taking.
Not impressed with Zito's 3-9 record nor his 4.66 ERA? Keep in mind that this
6-foot-4 character with the 12-to-6 curve is playing for a terrible team. Plus,
following a brutal April, he's 3-5 with a 3.73 ERA in 10 starts. So, how do you
pry Zito from Oakland? The Phillies' farm system, as we all know, isn't
well-stocked due to Wade's past trade-deadline dealings, but Zito is a
difference maker worth parting with two, maybe three, young jewels. Offer
Ryan Howard, Gavin Floyd and Vicente Padilla. If
that doesn't cut it, tell Beane to pick any three prospects not named Cole
Hamels or Greg Golson. Losing speedy Reading center fielder
Michael Bourn would make the Phillies sick, but we're talking
about a premier left-hander calling Philadelphia home at least through 2006,
hopefully longer." (Randy Miller, PhillyBurbs.com)
23 June 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- James Jurries DH ATL 3-5, R, RBI ... Eude
Brito PHI 5 6 5 4 2 1, 6.67 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 1-4, 0 errors ...
Carlos Pena 1B DET 1-4, 2nd HR, R, 3 RBI ... Marcus
Thames RF DET 0-3, RBI, SF ... Jason Davis CLE 6 6 3 3 3 8
3.38 ... Abe Alvarez BOS 6 6 3 3 1 7, 4.32 ... Ian Snell
PIT 6 7 6 6 0 4, 4.06 ... Terry Tiffee 3B MIN 3-4, 5th & 6th HRs,
2 R, 5 RBI ... Dave Gassner MIN 8-1/3 4 1 1 2 3, 4.11 ...
Dustin Pedroia BOS 1-4, double in AAA debut
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Jason Botts
TEX 2-5, SB ... Ronny Cedeno CHN 3-5, 2 runs ...
Casey
Kotchman ANA 3-4, double, homer, 3 RBI, 2 runs ... Dave Krynzel
MIL 2-3, run, walk, 2 SB (11) ... Josh Barfield SD
3-4, solo homer, 2 runs ... Chris Oxspring SD 6-1/3 5 1 1 2 3, (W,
6-3) ...
Miguel Olivo SEA 2-5, double, triple, 3 runs ... Cha-Seung
Baek SEA 7 6 4 4 3 6, (W, 6-2), 4.02 ... Matt Watson
OAK 2-4, 2 homers (10), 5 RBI, .325 ... Charles Thomas OAK 2-2, 3
walks, .391 ... Willy Aybar LA 2-4, double, .305 ... Juan
Cruz OAK, in a starting role, 3 2 2 2 2 4
EASTERN (AA) --
Hanley Ramirez
SS BOS back from the DL 1-3, SB (16), 2B (9), RBI (21), .275 AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS
0-3, .287 AVG
Christopher Durbin OF BOS 0-3, .266 AVG
Jared
Sandberg 3B BOS 1-2, RBI (48), .258 AVG
Kevin West 1B BOS 1-5, .305
AVG ... Eric Duncan 3B NYA 0-2, .239 AVG
Melky Cabrera OF
NYA 0-4, .269 AVG
Shelly Duncan 1B NYA 0-3, .264 AVG
Franklin Gutierrez CLE OF 0-4, .227 AVG
Fred Lewis OF SF
1-4, 3B (3), SB (16), .226 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 0-4, RBI (43),
.267 AVG
Carlos Valderrama OF SF 4-5, 2B (20), 2 SB (16), .336 AVG
Michael Bourn OF PHI 2-3, SB (20), 3B (4), RBI (24), .265 AVG
Randy
Roberson OF PHI 0-5, SB (17), .300 AVG
Randy Ruiz 1B PHI 2-3, RBI
(53), .360 AVG
Paul Bonifay 1B PIT 1-5, .253 AVG
Alexander Romero
OF MIN 0-4, .270 AVG
Brian Bannister NYN 7 4 1 0 2 6 , W (9), 1.73
ERA
Joel Zumaya DET 7 6 1 1 0 8, 3.16 ERA
Zach Jackson TOR
4-2/3 7 4 4 3 4, 3.26 ERA
Kason Gabbard BOS 6 2 0 0 1 10 , W (6), 4.94
ERA
Eric DuBose BAL 5-2/3 9 6 4 2 5, 3.71 ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Brandon Sing 1B CHN,
warming up again, 2-5, 13th homer, .276 ... Andy LaRoche LA,
settling in nicely in AA, 2-3, double, 24th homer overall, 3 walks, 3 RBI ...
Joel Guzman LA, in a funk, 1-6, 16th error ... Dana Eveland
MIL 6 2 0 0 1 6, 2.69 ... Delmon Young TB 3-5, double, triple, 2
RBI (61) .338 ... Charles Haeger CHA, AA debut, 5 6 4 4 3 1 ...
Bobby Basham CIN making his first AA start, 4 6 1 0 1 4 ... Josh
Fields CHA 3-5, 9th homer, .236 ... Jeff Francoeur ATL 0-5,
3 Ks, .262
TEXAS (AA) -- All-Star break
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Eddy Martinez-Esteve SF has
begun playing in the OF (after DHing for most of the first half) 1-4, double, 2
RBI (61), .348 ... Stephen Drew ARZ still on the shelf ...
Brandon Wood ANA 1-5, 24th homer ... Ubaldo Jimenez COL 7 2 1
1 2 9 ... Rockies' top draft pick Troy Tulowitzki a second
straight 0-4 to kick off his pro career ... Ian Stewart COL 2-4,
but 15th error ... Asdrubal Cabrera SEA, in his first A+ action,
2-4, double, triple, walk, 3 RBI ... Daric Barton OAK 1-4, .300 (over the
last six weeks, .345/.472/.528, with 35 walks & just 26 whiffs)
CAROLINA (A+) -- Brian Barton CLE, homers in his
first two CAR games, 2-4, 6th homer overall, a combined .418 ... Tony
Sipp CLE, A+ debut, 4 2 2 2 2 7 ... Armando Galarraga WAS 6 5
2 0 0 7, 2.48 ... Vince Rooi 4-5, double, 1st homer, .333
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Scott Mathieson PHI 7 9 3
1 2 9, 3.88 ... Dustin McGowan TOR finding a groove, 6 4 1 1 0 6
... Chip Cannon TOR 1B 1-4, 20th homer ... Evan MacLane
NYN 8-1/3 6 0 0 1 10, 2.86 ... Lastings Milledge NYN 2-4, double,
.308 ... Hong-Chih Kuo LA, looks healhty, finally, 3 0 0 0 0 5, 2.08 (42
Ks in 26 innings) ... Brian Dopirak CHN 3-5, .260
MIDWEST (A) -- All-Star break
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Joe Koshansky 1B COL 2-3,
19th double, 17th homer, .312 ... Chris Nelson SS COL 2-4 ...
Ryan Zimmerman 3B, WAS top pick in the June draft (4th overall) 2-4,
1st homer ... lefty Jonathan Sanchez SF 6 4 2 2 2 11, 3.84
(83 Ks in 65 2/3s) ... 3B Simon Klink SF 4-4, 2 doubles, .284
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- James Cooper LF HOU
3-4, 3R, RBI, BB ... Pete Sellers 2B HOU 2-4, R, 2RBI ... Matt
Joyce OF DET (12th RD) 2-4, 2RBI, K ... Mike Costanzo 3B
PHI 2-4, 2B, 2K's ... Josh Bell DH TOR (6th RD) 1-4, K ... Ryan
Patterson OF TOR 1-3, BB, K ... Jeff Van Houten OF FLA (13th RD)
3-4, 2R, 2B, HR, K ... Gaby Sanchez C FLA (4th RD) 1-4, 2R, HR,
2RBI ... Trevor Crowe OF CLE (14th overall) 0-3 ... Jordan
Brown 1B CLE (4th RD) 1-4, R, RBI ... Jensen Lewis CLE (3rd
RD) 3 3 2 2 0 6 ... Dee Brown OF WAS (10th RD - Is it just me, or
are you not automatically going to be a great athlete if your name is Dee
Brown?) 2-4, 2B, 2K's ... Luis Soto OF BOS 1-3, R, BB ... Willy
Mota OF BOS 1-4, R, 2B, RBI ... Mario Pena BOS 5 1 1 1 1 5
... Brett Gardner OF NYY 2-3 ... Jon Poterson OF NYY
2-3, 2B, 3RBI, BB ... James Hall DH TB 3-5, 2R, HR, 3RBI, 2K's ...
David Kennedy CF TB 3-5, R, 2B, K
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- OF KC Herren TEX
(2004, 2nd rounder) 3-5, double, triple ... Mike Mooney SF 3-4,
homer (to follow a 4-4 opening day) ... John Mayberry TEX 1-5 ... One I missed last night - Darin Downs (CHN 5th
rounder, 2003) 5 3 0 0 0 8
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Eric Campbell
3B ATL 2-5, 2 homers, 5 RBI ... Yuniel Escobar SS ATL 1-3, 2 walks, 2nd
homer ... more tomorrow
Ooops, that wasn't Micah Owings, but his younger brother Jon
Owings (3-5, double Tuesday). Micah was, of course, still playing in the College
World Series (0-4 as Tulane lost Tuesday to Baylor).
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- 2b Jesus Soto LAD 2-4,
2b, RBI, SB(1) ... SS Juan Rivera LAD 0-4, R, BB, SO, E ... 3b
Russell Mitchell LAD 1-4, HR(2), SO ... C Juan Apodaca
LAD 1-4, 2b, rough game behind the plate, E, 2-PB ... SP Cody White
(20) LAD L(0-1) 2.2 4 2 2 3 4 ... SS Hainley Statia (19) LAA 1-3,
2R, RBI, BB, SO ... 2b Billy Boyer (21) LAA hits for the cycle,
4-5, 2b, 3b, HR, 3RBI, SO ... 1b Mark Trumbo LAA, that's more like
it, 3-5, R, RBI, 2-2b, SO ... SP Anthony Whittington (20) LAA 4 3
1 1 3 5 ... RP Jose Arredondo (21) LAA W(1-0) 3 1 1 1 0 2 ... CF
Darren Ford (19) Mil 2-5, 2R, RBI, BB, 3SO, 1st of many SBs ... DH
Angel Salome Mil 1-4, HR(2), 2RBI, 2BB ... 3b Matthew
Gamel (19) Mil 1-6, RBI, 3SO, 2E ... 1b John Alonso (19) Mil
4-4, 2b, HR, 2RBI ... SS Pedro Ciriaco Arz 2-6, R, RBI ... SP
Derik Nippert (24) Arz 5 11 6 6 1 3 ... 1b Benjamin Mummy
(20) Cin 2-4, 3b, RBI, SO ... SS Rolando Acosta (22) CWS 2-4, 3b,
R, RBI ... 1b Brandon Allen CWS 3-4, 2b, HR(2)
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- PJ Phillips SS ANA (2nd
rounder, 2005) 2-4, triple ... Clint Nageotte SEA, on the road
back from injury, 3 0 0 0 0 6 ... Ronald Garth 2B SEA 4-5, 2
doubles ... Eddy Hernandez OF SEA 3-4, 2 homers, 3 RBI, threw out
a runner at home ... Kyle Blanks 1B SD 3-4, double, homer, 6 RBI
Troop
Movements ... FLO - Randy Messenger up, Chad Bentz to AAA ... SD - Ramon
Hernandez & Adam Eaton to DL, Tim Redding activated, Paul McAnulty
recalled ... DET - Sean Douglass up, Matt Ginter to AAA ... ANA -
Steve FIndley DL, Curtis Pride activated ... BOS - Dustin Pedroia
promoted to AAA ... BAL - BJ Surhoff DL, David Newhan back up ...
With most of
the short-season loops underway & many of the top 2005 picks already signed and
assigned my draft list has been updated to
show where they're suiting up.
Rosters announced for the July 10th USA vs World, Futures Game. I suppose
the most recognizable rejects -- Felix Hernandez SEA, Joel Guzman LA.
Thomas Diamond TEX Fernando Cabrera CLE
Zach Duke PIT Francisco Liriano MIN
Zach Jackson TOR Adam Loewen BAL
Chris Lambert STL Scott Mathieson PHI
Troy Patton HOU Juan Morillo COL
Ian Snell PIT Fernando Nieve HOU
Justin Verlander DET Yusmeiro Petit NYN
Joel Zumaya DET Anibal Sanchez BOS
Travis Bowyer MIN Merkin Valdez SF
Bobby Jenks CHA Edison Volquez TEX
Ryan Garko CLE Russ Martin LA
Josh Willingham FLO Miguel Montero ARZ
Josh Barfield SD William Bergolla CIN
Daric Barton OAK Yuniesky Betancourt SEA
Conor Jackson ARZ Edwin Encarnacion CIN
Andy LaRoche LA John Hattig TOR
Scott Moore CHN Justin Huber KC
Marcus Sanders SF Hernan Iribarren MIL
B.J. Upton TB Kendry Morales ANA
Brandon Wood ANA Hanley Ramirez BOS
Jeff Francoeur ATL Melky Cabrera NYA
Jeremy Hermida FLO ShinSoo Choo SEA
Lastings Milledge NYN Nelson Cruz MIL
Chris Young CHA Frank Diaz WAS
Delmon Young TB Felix Pie CHN
All-Star rosters also published for the International League :
" ... The oldest player on the IL roster is
36-year-old Buffalo outfielder Ernie Young, and the youngest is 20-year-old
B.J. Upton, whose younger brother, Justin, was the No. 1 overall draft pick
this June by Arizona. Young leads the league in RBIs and is tied for the lead in
home runs with Durham's Pete LaForest at 17.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's Ryan Howard -- the IL leader in average,
on-base percentage and slugging percentage -- has been elected to the All-Star
team in his first season at the Triple-A level. The IL's strikeout leader,
Ian Snell, who has 86 Ks through 87 innings, was elected a starter.
Snell, who threw a complete game no-hitter against Norwich on May 15, will be
joined by his Indianapolis teammate, Zach Duke, who is 11-3 with a
2.87 ERA in 100 1/3 innings." (International League)
Kevin
Goldstein, Baseball America, includes a note on Brandon Wood ANA in
Wednesday's Daily Dish :
" ... This year, Wood has exploded,
particularly with his power, as he needed just 25 games to match last years
home run total. Hes leading the California League with 23 homers to go along
with a .310 average and 55 RBIs in 287 at-bats. "He can hit, there's not doubt
about it," the scout said. "He has a lot of bat speed and really powers it
through the zone with power to all fields. I wish he had a little more plate
discipline, but you can't argue with the results so far." Woods biggest
question throughout his career has been his defense. At 6-foot-3 and nearing 200
pounds, Wood profiles well as the new breed of offensive shortstop but may lack
the speed to stay there. "He has plenty of arm," the scout said. "But something
about his lower half bothers me. He's very gangly from his hips down, and I just
don't see major league range." With a plus arm, most have projected a moved to
third base, but this scout has a different idea in mind. "I know everyone talks
about moving him to the hot corner, but I'd like to see him stay in the middle
of the infield. I think they should slide him over the second base, where I'd
see him as an offensive-first player in the Jeff Kent mold."
Dioner Navarro LA ... might want to keep a bag packed :
" ... Navarro, acquired in the off-season
trade that sent Shawn Green to Arizona, spent five days with the Dodgers after
Bako went on the disabled list May 27 but did not play. Rookie Mike Rose, a
journeyman minor leaguer, was brought up to back up Jason Phillips when Navarro
was sent back to triple-A Las Vegas. Rose, a switch-hitter, is two for 12 and
has done a credible job behind the plate. However, now that Bako is out, the
Dodgers might want Navarro to become acclimated to the major leagues without the
pressure of playing every day. Navarro, 21, is batting .303 with a .408 on-base
percentage at Las Vegas and has been especially hot recently." (LA Times)
22 June 2005
Please extend a welcome to our Short-Season ball correspondents ... Joe
McAnally is providing coverage of the Pioneer League ... Harry
Almquist is back to handle the New York-Penn ... hoping to have Scott
Howes kick in with reports on the Appalachian ... still a couple of loops
left ... if interested please drop me a line ... re-send if you haven't received
a reply from me (seems my attempts to configure Outlook to filter out spam have
also managed to delete several legitimate emails!).
And again, a big round of applause for Herb
Walters, Dave Scott, Ralph Marston, Aman
Reaka, Wayne Stevens, Troy Salvior and Bob
Reed for their A-One work since the beginning of the season!! Kudos
too to Brad Dowdy and Jake Larsen for their contributions before
real life got in the way of their fun!
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 2-5, 2B, 2 BB ...
Dane Sardinha C CIN 1-4, 5th HR, R, RBI ... Austin Kearns RF CIN 0-3, BB ...
James Jurries RF ATL 2-3, 11th HR, R, RBI, HBP ... Billy McCarthy LF ATL 2-4 ...
Roman Colon ATL 2 0 0 0 1 1, 0.00 ... Ryan Howard 1B PHI 1-4, 14th HR, R, RBI ...
Shane Victorino CF PHI 1-4, 12th HR, R, 3 RBI ... Gavin Floyd PHI 6 5 4 4 3 5, 7.31 ...
B.J. Upton SS TB 1-4, 6th HR, R, 2 RBI, BB, SB, 0 errors ... Ryan
Raburn 2B DET
2-5, 10th HR, R, 4 RBI ... Carlos Pena DH DET 2-3, R, 2 BB ... Marcus
Thames RF
DET 2-4, R, BB ... Jeremy Guthrie CLE 6 3 0 0 3 6, 5.80 ... Chris
Narveson BOS
5-1/3 9 8 8 2 2, 5.48 ... Nate McLouth LF PIT 2-3, 2B, BB ... Brian
Anderson CF
CHA 2-4, 11th HR, R, 3 RBI, BB ... Terry Tiffee 3B MIN 2-4, 4th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
... Scott Baker MIN 6 8 5 5 2 5, 3.13 ... John Maine BAL 6 4 3 3 3 6, 3.33
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Ian Kinsler TEX 3-4 ...
John Hudgins TEX 6-2/3 9 3 3 2 3, 4.64 ... Todd Self HOU 2-4, homer, 2 RBI ...
John Nelson STL 2-4, double, run ... Ezequiel Astacio HOU 6 7 2 2 1 6, (W, 3-3),
2.96 ... Jeff Mathis ANA 3-4, 2 doubles ... Dave Krynzel MIL 2-5, double, 2K ...
Brad Nelson MIL 3-5, double, 2K ... Josh Willingham FLO 2-3, double, RBI ...
Jose Capellan MIL 2 2 0 0 0 3, (S, 2) ... Jon Knott SD 2-5, 2 homers, 3 RBI ...
Clay Hensley SD 7 2 2 2 2 7, 2.56 ... Brian Barden ARI 2-4, double, solo homer,
2 runs ... Carlos Quentin ARI 1-4, homer, 2 RBI ... Yuniesky
Betancourt SEA 2-4, double, homer, 3 RBI, .301 ... Chris Snelling SEA
2-5, double, .365
EASTERN (AA) -- Dustin Pedroia
2B BOS 1-3, HR (8), RBI (40), .325 AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS 0-4,
.290 AVG
Christopher Durbin OF BOS 0-5, .270 AVG
Jared
Sandberg 3B BOS 0-5, .256 AVG
Kevin West 1B BOS 1-5, .305 AVG
... Eric Duncan 3B NYA 1-2, SB (7), .240 AVG
Melky
Cabrera OF NYA 1-7, SB (5), .273 AVG
Shelly Duncan 1B
NYA 2-6, HR (18), RBI (51), .267 AVG
Franklin Gutierrez CLE
OF 0-4, .232 AVG
Brad Snyder CLE OF 1-4, 2B (3), .257 AVG
Fred
Lewis OF SF 2-5, SB (15), RBI (18), .225 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF
SF 1-5, .271 AVG
Carlos Valderrama OF SF 3-4, HR (4), 3 RBI (31),
.327 AVG
Michael Bourn OF PHI 1-4, SB (19), .261 AVG
Randy
Roberson OF PHI 0-4, .306 AVG
Randy Ruiz 1B PHI 0-3, .360 AVG
Alexander Romero OF MIN 0-4, .275 AVG
Justin Verlander DET 7
1 0 0 1 11, W, 0.00 ERA
Vince Perkins TOR 4-2/3 11 6 6 2 6, 4.14 ERA
Merkin Valdez
SF 5 3 3 3 4 3, 3.02 ERA
Matthew DeSalvo NYA 6 5 3 2 1 6, 3.27 ERA
Jon Papelbon BOS 4-1/3 7 5 5 4 4, 2.67 ERA
JD Martin
CLE 7 2 0 0 0 5, 2.44 ERA
" ... The first seven Fisher Cats had
no chance against Justin Verlander, popping the mitt with 99-mph
fastballs and painting corners of the plate. They all struck out. ... The
22-year-old Verlander went seven innings in his Double-A debut, allowing one hit
and striking out 11. To say the least, it was the most dominant performance
weve seen at the new park. He was blowing guys away, New Hampshire manager
Mike Basso said ... .After the first six Fisher Cats went down on strikes, the
stadiums radar gun mysteriously was turned off ... Thats one of
the best arms Ive seen. Detroit Tigers assistant general manager Al Avila made
the trip to get a first-hand look at the future. Verlander, who usually hits 100
mph at least once per outing, posted a 9-2 record and 1.67 ERA with Lakeland
this season. After striking out 104 batters in just 86 innings, it was time for
a promotion. Hes been pitching like this all season, and thats why hes
here, Avila said. The velocity is impressive, but the best thing today is the
command of all his pitches, including his breaking ball. If you notice, hes
buckled some knees with that breaking ball. (Manchester Union
Leader)
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Sean Tracey CHA 7 5 0
0 2 3, 7-3, 3.75 ... Josh Fields CHA back in the dumps, 0-3, .228
... Jonathan Broxton, auditioning for a role in the LA pen,
2.0 0 0 0 1 1 ... Buck Coats SS CHN 3-4, 2 triples, .330 ...
Tony Pena ARZ 7-1/3 5 2 2 1 4 ... nice effort in return to the
minors, Dewon Brazelton TB 3 2 0 0 0 6
TEXAS (AA) -- All-Star game.
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Travis Ishikawa 1B
SF 2-4, 2 homers (10), .308 ... there goes Miguel Montero ARZ
again, 2-5, 2 homers (21) 5 RBI (75), .360 ... Brandon Wood ANA
1-5, 23rd homer, .310 ... finally, over .300, Daric Barton OAK
(1B-C) 2-4, 2 walks, .301 ... Ian Stewart COL 1-2, .226
Going into Tuesday's action :
" ... C Miguel Montero
collected back-to-back three-hit efforts in the final two games of the first
half to finish with 105 hits, the most in all of minor league baseball. His 70
runs batted in and 186 total bases are second in minor league baseball and his
.363 average is tops among minor league catchers."
CAROLINA (A+) -- Brian Barton OF
CLE (at leadoff) solid debut in A+, 2-4, walk, homer, 3 runs, 2 RBI ... Ryan
Goleski OF CLE 3-5, 2 doubles (18), 10th homer, 6 RBI, but just .236 ...
Michael Hinckley WAS, still having ups & downs in return from DL,
6-1/3 9 4 4 1 2, 5.28 ... WAS 3B Kory Casto 2-4, triple, 9th
homer, .271 ... billed as a pitchers' duel, not so - Adam Loewen
BAL 5-2/3 8 7 7 1 7 against Lance Broadway, the WSox top
draft pick making his pro debut 4.2 4 3 2 4 6 ... Nick Markakis
BAL 2-4 2 homers (9), .289
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Chip Cannon 1B
TOR 2-3, double, homer & 1-3, homer (19th overall), 4 RBI ... David
Purcey
TOR 4-1/3 1 2 2 4 6, 3.53
... Brett Harper 1B NYN 2-4, double, 18th homer, 4 RBI, .276 ...
Errol Simonitsch
MIN 7.0 9 1 1 0 5, 8-3, .269 ... Denard
Span CF (leadoff) MIN 2-3, 1st homer, .339 ...
Cole Hamels PHI,
outstanding in return from injury, 5 0 0 0 2 8
MIDWEST (A) -- All-Star game.
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Neil Walker PIT
2-5, double, .275 ... Chris Nelson COL 0-4, .139 ... Joseph
Koshansky 1B COL 3-4, 18th double, 16th homer, 3 RBI (58), .308 ...
Tim Worrell PHI, rehab, 1-1/3 1 0 0 0 2 ... Dante Brinkley
NYN 3-4, 10th homer, .377 ... Justin Towles C HOU (20th round pick
in 2004), in just his 2nd game, 4-5, homer
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Mike Costanzo
3B Phillies top pick: 1/4, 2b, 2k, E ... Ryan Phillips LHP Red Sox
11th RD '04 ($115,000 bonus) 5 1 0 0 2 5 ... Kyle Kendrick PHI 5.1
4 1 1 0 7 ... Steve Pearce 1B PIT 8th RD 2/4, R, 2B ... Brad
Corley OF PIT 59th overall '05 0/3, 2k's ... Nolan Reimold
OF BAL 61st overall '05 2/3, R, 2B ... Adam Miller CLE uber
prospect roughed up on the TJ comeback trail 3 5 2 2 2 2 ... Jose
Costanza CF CLE 2/4, BB, k, 2sb ... Jon Poterson OF NYY
Supp-1st '04 1/5, HR, 3RBI, 2k's ... Kyle Larsen 1B NYY 3/3, 2RBI,
BB ... Cory Middleton 3B DET 10th RD '04 3/4, 2 2B, 2RBI, BB ...
Joel Roa C DET 3/3, 4R, 2HR, BB ... Ryan Roberson DH
DET 30th RD '05 3/4, 2RBI, 2 2B, R ... Pat Sellers 2B HOU 32nd RD
'04 2/4, 2B, HR, 3RBI ... Luis Soto RF BOS Bonus baby, 2/3, 2R,
3RBI, 3BB, K ... Willy Mota OF BOS 3/5, 3R, 2B, 4RBI, K ...
Brett Gardner OF NYY 109th overall '05 2/4, 3R, BB ... James
Boone OF PIT 91st overall '05 1/4, HR, 2k ... Brent Lillibridge
SS PIT 121st overall '05 1/3, 3b, R, BB ... Nick Webber STL 78th
overall '05 4 0 0 0 0 4 ... Ryan Patterson OF TOR 116th overall
'05 1/4, k
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- John
Mayberry, Rangers' top pick this month, 1-2, homer ... OF Mike Mooney
SF (16th rounder, 2003) 4-4, triple, SB
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Kyle Schmidt
BAL (14th rounder, 2004) 4-1/3 3 0 0 1 6 ... SS Yuniel Escobar
ATL (2nd rounder, 2005), hitting 3rd in the lineup, 2-4, homer, 2 RBI
... Jon Owings ATL OF 3-5, double ... C
Maximiliano Ramirez ATL 4-5, double
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- SP Robert Woolery (20) Mil W(1-0)
7.2 9 3 3 2 8 ... C (5'7") Angel Salome (19) Mil 3-5, HR, 2RBI, BB
... SS Michael Bell (20) Mil 2-5, 3RBI, 2b ... 2b Ken
Holmberg (22) Mil 1-4, HR, 2RBI, E ... SS Pedro Ciriaco (19)
ARZ 3-5, 2RBI, E ... 2b Mayker Sandoval (21) Cin 3-6, 2b, HR, 2RBI
... DH Brandon Roberts (20) Cin 1-4, HR, 5RBI, 2BB, SB ... SS
Christopher McConnell (19) KC 3-5, 3RBI, BB, E ... 1b Blake
Adkison (24) KC 3-6, 5RBI, 2HRs ... 2b Gary Perez (21) KC 4-5,
3 2bs, SB ... Young Dodger INF Prospects SS Juan Rivera (18) LAD
1-5 & 2b Jesus Soto (18) LAD 2-4, 2b, BB ... 1b David
Sutherland (20) LAD 3-5, 2 2bs ... 3b Russell Mitchell (20)
LAD 1-5, HR ... C Juan Apodaca (18) LAD 1-4, HR ... SP Mario
Alvarez (21) LAD W(1-0) 5 2 0 0 1 8 ... 1b Brandon Allen
(19) CWS 2-4, BB ... 1b Mark Trumbo (19) LAA 0-4.
Troop
Movements ... CHN - Jerome Williams up, Cliff Bartosh to AAA ... KC -
Jonah Baylis up, Ken Harvey to DL ... NYA - Scott Proctor up, Bubba
Crosby to AAA ... OAK - activated Rich Harden, Jairo Garcia to AAA
... TEX - released Pedro Astacio ...
Thomas Diamond TEX is the new No. 1 at
Kevin
Goldtstein's Prospect Hot Sheet at Baseball America :
" ... When the Rangers promoted righty Edison
Volquez and lefty John Danks from Bakersfield to Frisco, they left their top
prospect behind, even though he's having the best season. Diamond finally forced
the issue Sunday afternoon with a one-hitter, striking out 14 and facing the
minimum 27 batters. His final line for the Blaze: 8-0, 1.99 with 101 strikeouts
and just 53 hits allowed in 81 innings."
Ryan Howard PHI ranks No. 2, ahead of Troy
Patton HOU, Justin Verlander DET and Delmon Young
TB. ARZ catching prospect Miguel Montero continues to
attract attention, ranking at No. 9 (even before Tuesday's 2-homer game) :
" ... Montero entered the year ranked fifth on the
Diamondbacks' catching depth chart, but it's hard to deny a minor-league leading
105 hits and a California League-leading 70 RBIs, to go along with a .360
average and 19 home runs."
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall, with
some observations on some Double-A prospects :
Jeff Francoeur ATL " ... Scouts
love Francoeur's tools ... certainly has superior
athleticism and a lot of raw power, but his plate discipline at lower levels was
mediocre at best .. His
current line is approximately equivalent to .230/.285/.400 at the Major League
level, inadequate for a starting outfielder. At age 21, he has plenty of time to
improve ... a
solid prospect, but he is not in the Delmon Young category."
Elijah Dukes TB " ... Dukes is even toolsier than
Francoeur and is one of the best pure athletes in baseball ... numbers are similar to what he did in A-ball,
with little or no deterioration. His walk rate is slightly higher than Francoeur's and his strikeout rate slightly slower
... a lot of his OBP is tied up in
his batting average, and if he goes below .275 or so his OBP will be inadequate.
Dukes is five months younger than Francoeur, so his performance this year is
certainly appropriate on an age/level basis. Frankly I think Dukes is a slightly
better prospect on his own terms, but he has a lot of emotional baggage in his
background and questions about his makeup. If those are resolved in a positive
way, he could be/should be an excellent player."
RotoAmerica.com goes with Delmon Young as the hottest of the prospects :
" ... 1.) The minors' best prospect is also #1 on
this week's Hot/Cold List. Delmon's last 2 games: 5-8 with 3 HR (he likes Dodger
pitching I guess). According to Rays' GM Chuck Lamar, Young will be promoted to
AAA Durham very soon. Makes sense with these numbers: .335/.394/.581, 16 HR, 22
SB."
Again, Ryan Howard is the runnerup, followed
here by Gaby Hernandez NYN, he of the 9-inning no-hitter,
Thomas Diamond, and Jeremy Hermida. Then, another
Ranger prospect - Edison Volquez :
" ... 6.) A fast-rising prospect for the Rangers,
Volquez threw a 9 inning, 3-hit shutout last time out. He has a 2.57 ERA in
three AA starts. He led the CAL league in K's before his promotion."
Edwin Jackson LA continues to top the Who's
Not list with Ian Stewart COL a deserving runnerup :
" ... 2.) You have to wonder if he's nursing an
injury because this is a kid that put up a 900+ OPS in each of his first two
full seasons before getting hurt and appearing to be a shell of his former self
since he started this season. He's hitting just .223 and his struggles extend to
the fielding side as well where's he's making errors at an annual clip of around
50."
M's exercising caution with their prized SP prospect :
" ... Felix Hernandez missed his last
scheduled start with Tacoma because of what was diagnosed as mild bursitis in
his right shoulder. The 19-year-old is scheduled for a second MRI early this
week, which the club hopes will indicate the seriousness of the injury."
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Dodgers' Greg Miller still on the shelf, no timetable for return :
" ... Dodgers had hoped
to get Miller to an affiliate in June, but the supplemental first-round pick in
2002 had another setback and his timetable was pushed back by about a month.
"(We) got real excited three weeks ago when he threw in an extended game," farm
director Terry Collins said. "He threw 94 (mph) and all of a sudden his shoulder
started to bother him again and we shut him down. He's back in the bullpen, and
we're hoping that perhaps by the end of July he's going to pitch in a game some
place." ... "Dr. (Frank) Jobe explained to me that this is going to
happen," Collins said of Miller's setbacks during rehab. "We're talking about a
guy who hasn't pitched in two years, but we feel that Greg is still going to be
fine." (Baseball America)
21 June 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Austin Kearns RF CIN 2-5, 2B, R, RBI ...
Steve Kelly CIN 6 5 2 1 2 3, 3.21 ... Billy McCarthy LF
ATL 2-4, R ... Ryan Howard 1B PHI 3-3, 2B, 2 BB ... B.J. Upton
SS TB 1-5, SB, 0 errors ... Chris Seddon TB 4-2/3 6 8 7 3 5, 8.25
... Curtis Granderson CF DET 3-5, 2B, 3B, 7th HR, R, 3 RBI ...
Carlos Pena 1B DET 3-4, 2B, R, RBI, HBP ... Marcus Thames
RF DET 1-4, 2B, R, RBI, BB ... Kyle Denney CLE 5 7 3 3 1 2 5.12
... Zach Duke PIT 8-1/3 7 3 3 2 3 ,2.87 ... Felix Diaz
CHA 8-1/3 5 2 2 3 8, 4.03
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) --
Justin Knoedler SF 2-5,
double, 2 RBI, 2 runs ... Angel Chavez SS SF 3-5, 2 doubles, homer, 4 RBI,
3 runs ... Kevin Correia SF 5 4 0 0 1 5, (W, 2-2) ... Mike Fontenot
CHN 3-5, double, triple, 3 runs ... Chris Duncan STL 2-4, 2 runs ...
Skip Schumaker STL 2-5, 2 doubles ... Brandon Watson WAS 2-5, triple,
.366 ... First AAA game: Fernando Nieve HOU 6 9 3 3 0 5, L ... JJ
Furmaniak SD 2-5, double, homer, 3 RBI ... Conor Jackson ARI 2-2, 3
runs, 2 walks ... Aaron Miles COL 1-4, triple, run, rehab ... Willy
Ayber LA 2-3, homer, 3 RBI ...
Norihiro Nakamura
LA 1-5, homer, 3 RBI ... Chris Snelling 2-4, .364 ... Odalis Perez
LA 3 2 0 0 1 3, 3.60, rehab
EASTERN (AA) --
Dustin Pedroia 2B BOS 1-3, 2B
(19), RBI (38), .325 AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS 1-3, .297 AVG
Christopher Durbin OF BOS 0-1, .277 AVG
Jared Sandberg 3B
BOS 1-3, .263 AVG
Kevin West 1B BOS 1-4, RBI (20), .307 AVG ... Eric
Duncan 3B NYA 2-4, SB (6), 2B (8), .238 AVG
Melky Cabrera OF NYA
1-4, RBI (41), .276 AVG
Franklin Gutierrez CLE OF 0-4, .236 AVG
Brad Snyder CLE OF 0-4, .258 AVG
Fred Lewis OF SF 1-4, SB (14),
.222 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 0-4, .272 AVG
Carlos Valderrama
OF SF 1-4, SB (14), .320 AVG
Michael Bourn OF PHI 1-4, .261 AVG
Randy Roberson OF PHI 2-5, .310 AVG
Randy Ruiz 1B PHI 2-3, HR (16),
3 RBI (51), .367 AVG
Alexander Romero OF MIN 2-3, HR (9), RBI (33),
.271 AVG
Matt Lindstrom NYN 1 2 0 0 0 0, 6.75 ERA
Ismael Ramirez
TOR 5 3 2 1 2 4, 4.29 ERA
Richard Rundles WAS 7 4 2 1 2 5, 3.25 ERA
Paul Stewart
PIT 6 8 4 4 1 2, 4.15 ERA
John Parrish
BAL 1 1 1 1 2 3, 4.05 ERA
Jake Dittler CLE 4 11 9 8 4 2, 3.44 ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- No games (rain).
TEXAS (AA) -- No games scheduled.
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Vincent Sinisi TEX
2-5, double, homer, 4 RBI, .336 ... OF Christian Colonel COL 3-3,
double, homer, .327 ... Ian Stewart COL 1-4, .223 ... George
Kottaras SD 2-4, 7th homer, .307 ... Howie Kendrick ANA
3-5, double, .379 ... Brandon Wood ANA 2-4, 2 doubles (26), .312
... Wladimir Balentien SEA 3-5, 14th homer, .278 ... Danny
Putnam OAK OF 3-5, 2 doubles, .307 ... Daric Barton OAk
2-3, 2 walks, .298 ... Kurt Suzuki OAK 3-5, 3 runs, .281 ...
Billy Butler KC, back strong from a DL stint, 3-5, double, walk, .361 ...
Chris Lubanski KC 3-5 (John Sickels
with an interesting look at Lubanski's career to date) ... Jered
Weaver ANA, first pro action, 3 3 1 1 2 4 :
" ... Weaver ... pitched three
solid innings of one-run ball for the Class A Advanced Lake Rancho Cucamonga
Quakes ... The 6-foot-7 younger brother of Los Angeles Dodgers starter Jeff
Weaver threw 53 pitches Monday, topping out at 91 mph, before giving way to a
strict pitch count. He allowed three hits -- all singles -- and two walks while
striking out four." (MLB.com)
CAROLINA (A+) -- Someone please tell me why a
soon to be 26 year old (Sept) is still tearing up A ball ...
Leo Daigle CHA 1-2, 3 R, HR (24), 2
RBI (83), 3 BB, .371 ... Robert Valido
CHA 2-5, .322 ... Micah Schnurstein
CHA 0-2, RBI, BB, .282 ... Thomas
Collaro CHA 3-5, 2 R, HR (18), 2 RBI (59), 2 K, .284 ...
Nate Spears BAL 4-5, R, triple, RBI,
.322 ... Nick Markakis BAL 3-4, 2
R, HR (7), RBI (45), BB, .285 ... Jeff
Fiorentino BAL 1-5, R, RBI, K
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Lastings Milledge
NYN 2-3, walk, .305 ... Scott Moore 3B CHN 4-5, .315 ... Matt
Moses MIN 2-3, walk, .329 ... Brent Clevlen DET 3-4, 2
doubles, .289
MIDWEST (A) -- No games scheduled.
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- No games scheduled.
Troop
Movements ... CHA - Orlando Hernandez DL, Brandon McCarthy up ... CIN -
Luis Lopez DL, William Bergolla up ... KC - Mike
Sweeney, Jeremy Affeldt, and Ambiorix Burgos DL, Jimmy Gobble,
Justin Huber up ... NYN - Dae-Sung Koo activated, Mike DeJean
released, ... Kaz Matsui DL, Gerald Williams up ... TEX - Thomas
Diamond (on the heels of back to back Pitcher of the Week awards,
promoted to AA
Andrew Bettencourt, Visalia Times-Delta, with his picks as the top kids in the
California League as the loop prepares for the second half of the schedule.
1. Stephen Drew
ARZ " ... He's a legit five-tool talent. Aside from a potent
bat, his most impressive feature is outstanding speed."
2. Thomas
Diamond TEX
3. Brandon
Wood SS ANA " ... If he can stay at shortstop, he's going to be a
premium prospect: 22 home runs, 54 RBIs, .310 batting average."
4. John
Danks TEX
5. Billy
Butler KC " ... Sure he's playing in the Cal League's version of
Coors Field, but anytime a 19-year-old is hitting .355 with 15 homers and 48
RBIs, your eyes have to open."
Dewon Brazelton ready to resume his career, assigned to Double-A
:
" ... Brazelton, who had been 1-7 with a 6.43 ERA this season as a
right-handed starter for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, was optioned to Durham (AAA -
International League) on May 12 but was placed on the restricted list when he
failed to report. The 2001 first-round pick is 8-22 in 42 big-league games with
a 5.54 ERA. Brazelton is expected to start Tuesday night in the Biscuits' first
game of the second half against the Tennessee Smokies.." (Montgomery Biscuits)
Brian Bannister NYN named Pitcher of the Week
Brian Bannister NYN " ... Bannister
made only one start last week, but it was a memorable one, as he tossed a
complete-game, four-hit shutout ... didn't walk anyone and struck out a
career-high-tying ten, faced the minimum 27 en route to throwing his first
career complete game ... in his first full season with Binghamton after making
eight starts for the B-Mets at the end of 2004, leads the Eastern League in wins
and ERA, posting 8-1, 1.87 marks. The University of Southern California alum is
also third in the EL in strikeouts (77) and fifth in innings pitched (86 2/3)."
(Binghamton Mets)
John Maine BAL " ... a
seven-inning shutout and the most dominant performance by an IL hurler last
week. The win gave Maine a 6-4 record in 13 starts this season. It also dropped
his ERA to 3.24, which is tied for 7th in the International League. The
24-year-old Maine is in his fourth professional season after being selected in
the sixth round of the 2002 draft by Baltimore." (International League)
Leo Daigle CHA " ... It
may be best to just assume Daigle has won the Carolina League Offensive Player
of the Week award unless otherwise indicated. The Winston-Salem first baseman
put together another outrageous week to earn the honors for the third
consecutive time and the fourth time in 10 weeks. Daigle's three home runs
didn't quite measure up to the seven he hit in the previous week, but he did bat
.556 while driving in 16 runs in six games ... Not only does Daigle
currently lead the Carolina League in all three Triple Crown categories, he's
also making a serious bid for the overall Minor League Triple Crown. He is tied
for the home run lead with 23, ranks fifth in average at .370 and has 11 more
RBIs (80) than anyone else in the Minors."
Aneudi Cuevas SS TB " ... the
23-year-old Dominican took advantage of the friendly confines at High Desert and
Lancaster to blast four roundtrippers and drive home 13 runs ... His hot
hitting raised his season average to .330, which is 10th in the league. He also
leads the Oaks in homers (11) and RBIs (40)."
Bryan
Smith, Baseball Analysts, on Jonathan Broxton's switch to the pen :
" ... With the Dodgers flush in starting pitching
prospect, and Broxton not separating himself from the pack, a move could be
afforded. The Bull has a big fastball too, and better yet, a good breaking ball
on top of that. Put it together and what do you got? A reliever. Adding fuel to
the fire, Broxton's velocity increased in short stints, reportedly from 92-93 to
95-97. This is a nearly impossible happening to see coming, rather just an
answer to a farm director's prayers. Who would have known that Francisco
Rodriguez would take off when dropping his pitch count? Or to an even larger
extent, Eric Gagne, the quintessential starter-turned-reliever story?"
BJ
Upton & Justin Orenduff are among those featured in this week's
prospect report by Zach Chalifour, RotoTimes :
" ... Orenduff has made a
lot of progress towards getting out from underneath the shadow of the many other
elite Los Angeles prospects. Another 2004 first-round draft pick, Orenduff was
left off of the radar screen by many, but he's already proven why he was a
first-rounder. At High-A Vero Beach, the 22-year-old made 12 starts before he
was recently promoted to Double-A Jacksonville... tallied 60 innings in his
starts, going 5-3 with a 2.24 ERA and 81 strikeouts. Additionally, he allowed
just 35 hits - good for an outstanding .170 oppBA."
" ... While he undoubtedly still has
one of the brightest futures of any young player in the game, the hype
surrounding Upton has subsided a great deal this season as many fantasy general
managers patiently wait for the Tampa Bay shortstop to return to the Devil Rays
... his defense has remained a serious issue, prompting the Rays to send
the 20-year-old back to Triple-A Durham, where he could focus more on his
defense before returning to the major leagues. Upton has continued to do well
with the bat and on the bases... but he's committed 27 errors ...
until the Devil Rays commit one way or another, rumors will continue to circle
regarding the possibility of a position change. Assuming current Tampa Bay
second baseman Nick Green continues to cool off, Upton will probably make his
return to the Devil Rays sometime this summer before finally joining the
starting lineup for good."
20 June 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 2-4, R, RBI, BB ...
Austin Kearns RF CIN 2-5, 2 2B, R, 2 RBI ... Elizardo
Ramirez CIN 6-2/3 8 3 3 0 5, 3.14 ... James Jurries RF ATL
1-4, 10th HR, R, RBI ... Ryan Howard 1B PHI 2-3, R, BB ...
Pedro Liriano PHI 6-2/3 3 1 1 1 2, 4.45 ... Shawn Marcum
TOR 3 5 4 4 0 3, 4.34 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 0-4, 0 errors ... Carlos
Pena 1B DET 1-4, 2B, BB ... Marcus Thames RF DET 0-4, BB
... Brian Tallet CLE 4-2/3 7 6 6 2 2, 3.34 ... Kelly
Shoppach C BOS 1-4, 13th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB ... Lenny DiNardo
BOS 6-1/3 4 2 2 5 4, 3.98 ... Nate McLouth LF PIT 1-4, 3rd HR, R,
2 RBI, BB, SB ... Cory Stewart PIT 5 6 5 5 5 2, 4.67 ... Jae
Seo NYN 7 5 3 3 1 5, 3.20 ... Brian Anderson CF CHA 3-5,
2B, 2 R ... Jason Bartlett SS MIN 2-5, 2B, SB ... J.D. Durbin
MIN 5 6 4 4 2 7, 4.17
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) --
Miguel Olivo SEA 3-5, 2
RBI ... Casey Kotchman ANA 2-3, RBI ... Matt Cain SF 5-1/3 6 3 3 1
6, (L, 4-3) ... Dustin Moseley ANA 6 4 2 2 1 5, W ... Corey Hart
MIL 2-4 ... Kerry Wood CHN 4 4 2 2 3 6, 3.86 ... Jose Capellan MIL
1 1 0 0 0 0, (S, 1) ... Brandon Watson MIL 3-5, 2 runs, SB ... Taylor
Buchholz HOU 6 4 1 1 1 5, (W, 6-0) ... Josh Kroeger ARI 2-4, double
... Tim Redding SD 6 3 1 1 2 1, 0.90
EASTERN (AA) --
Dustin Pedroia
2B BOS 3-4, 2B (18), 3B (2), RBI (37), .318 AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS
2-5, 2B (20), .296 AVG
Christopher Durbin OF BOS 0-5, .278 AVG
Jared Sandberg 3B BOS 0-0, .262 AVG
Kevin West 1B BOS 2-4, 2
RBI (19), .304 AVG ... Eric Duncan 3B NYA 2-4, 2B (7), .234 AVG
Melky Cabrera OF NYA 1-5, 2 RBI (40), .277 AVG
Franklin
Gutierrez CLE OF 1-4, .241 AVG
Brad Snyder CLE OF 0-2, .296 AVG
Fred Lewis OF SF 0-1, .221 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 3-5, HR (13),
2 RBI (42), .270 AVG
Carlos Valderrama OF SF 0-4, .321 AVG
Michael
Bourn OF PHI 1-5, HR (3), RBI (23), .261 AVG
Randy Roberson OF PHI
0-5, .308 AVG
Randy Ruiz 1B PHI 1-4, .363 AVG
Alexander Romero
OF MIN 2-4, 2B (14), RBI (34), .274 AVG
Luis Matos OF BAL 2-5, 250 AVG
Jonathan Lester BOS 6 3 1 0 3 10, 2.63 ERA
Cameron Reimers
TOR 7 6 2 2 1 5, 4.35 ERA
Paul Maholm PIT 5 6 3 3 3 6, 3.65 ERA
Yusmerio Petit NYN 6 4 1 1 0 6, W (2), 2.74 ERA
Fausto Carmona
CLE 7 10 4 4 0 3, 4.07 ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Renyel Pinto
CHN 6 3 0 0 3 8, 1.48 ... Scott Olson FLO, better, 7 6 3 2 0 9,
3.92 ... Robert Andino FLO SS 4-5, 17th double, .289 ...
not what you expect from a top rated prospect, Chad
Billingsley LA 2-2/3 6 7 7 3 6, 4.86 ... Andy LaRoche LA
1-4, 23rd homer ... Joel Guzman LA, in a little funk, 0-4, 2 Ks,
.269 ... Delmon Young TB 3-4, 2 homers (16), 5 RBI
(59), .335 ... Elijah Dukes TB 2-4, 10th homer, 4 RBI, .303
...
TEXAS (AA) -- Jeff Salazar COL
2-6, R, 2B, HR(6), 3RBI(33), .286 ... Cory Aldridge (LF) KC 2-4,
R, 2B, HR(15), 2RBI(50), .279 ... Andre Ethier OAK 2-4, 2R, 2B,
HR(11), 3RBI(48), .328 ... 2nd AA start - AJ Murray TX 5-2/3 3 1 1 1 5
(2.45)
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- 2B Kevin Frandsen
SF 4-5, 3 RBI, .325 ... Daric Barton OAK, seems
comfy now, 4-5, 14th double, 5 RBI, .294 ... Miguel Montero
ARZ 3-5, .363 ... 3B Aneudi Cuevas TB 3-5, 2 homers (11), 4 RBI,
.330 ... Anthony Webster TEX 4-5, 2 homers (6), 6 RBI, .252
... Thomas Diamond TEX, an exclamation point on his half
season in A+, 9 1 0 0 0 14, 1.99 :
" ... Bakersfield Blaze pitcher
Thomas Diamond continued his impressive season Sunday with a near-perfect gem
against the High Desert Mavericks. The 6-foot-3 right-hander pitched faced the
minimum 27 batters, allowing just a single in a 9-0 shutout. Diamond (9-0)
struck out 14 and walked none to remain unbeaten on the season. Only a
third-inning base hit by Jared Price spoiled his bid for a perfect-game. Price
was later picked off at first base, however, by catcher Justin Hatcher to end
the inning. Diamond improved his ERA to a California League-best 1.99. His 101
strikeouts are also tops in the league." (Bakersfield Californian)
CAROLINA (A+) -- Derrick Van Dusen PIT
8 1 0 0 3 9, 3.82 ... Pat Magness OF PIT 2-3, 20th double, 10th
homer, 3 RBI, .297 ... Javier Guzman PIT SS 3-4, homer, .324
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- No games scheduled.
MIDWEST (A) -- Reid Brignac TB
1-5, 2 K's (.240) ... Andrew Sonnanstine TB 7 3 0 0 0 4 (2.60,
80/10 K/BB) ... Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 2-3, BB (.319) ... first
flicker of life in awhile Justin Justice DET 3-3, BB (.236) ...
Javier Herrera OAK 3-4, triple (.276) ... nothing going on Brian
McFall KC 0-5 (.230) ... Kyle Rogers TEX 4 5 3 3 3 5 (6.12)
... Juan Lucena STL 3-6 (.328) ... Ryan Harvey CHN
1-4, 10th double ... Kyle Waldrop MIN 4 9 5 5 1 2 (4.97) ...
David Winfree MIN 7th HR, 2 K's (.263) ... Trevor Plouffe
MIN 0-4 ... Oswaldo Navarro SEA 3-4, 5th HR (.283)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Michael Dzurilla
1B PHI 3-6, 2 doubles (15), .348 ... Troy Patton
HOU, back strong from his lone poor effort of the season, 6 4 0 0 1 5, 5-1, 1.45
... Taylor Tankersley FLO 5 5 3 2 2 7 ... Ben Jones
1B NYA 5-5, double, homer, .301 ... Cody Ehlers NYA 4-5, homer, 4
RBI, .298 ... Gaby Hernandez NYN, rarity at the Low-A level, a
complete game no-hitter, 9 0 0 0 2 6, 5-1, 2.32 :
" ... "I didn't think I was going to
last past the seventh inning because of the organization's strict pitch count,"
a euphoric Hernandez (5-1) said after the game. "But once I knew that coach was
going to let me go out there, I just really concentrated on throwing strikes,
getting groundballs and getting in and out of innings."... Hernandez threw
115 pitches against the Power in his longest outing this year, allowing just a
pair of walks while striking out six. Hernandez, a third-round pick by the New
York Mets in 2004 ... ." (MLB.com)
Troop
Movements ... COL - Dan Miceli up, Tim Olson down ...
" ... Right-hander Jered Weaver, the former
Long Beach State ace who was the Angels' first-round pick in the amateur draft
in 2004, is scheduled to make his professional debut for Class-A Rancho
Cucamonga on Monday night at Lake Elsinore." (LA times)
Baseball America on Eric Patterson 2B CHn :
" ... We checked in with an American
League scout to get his take ... On Patterson, the younger brother of Corey, who
leads the Midwest League in batting (.366) and on-base percentage (.443) in his
pro debut after signing late last summer out of Georgia Tech as an eighth-round
pick: Hes played three years at a major program, so Id like to see him face
some better pitching, but thats not his fault. I do like his approach. He waits
for his pitch, and when he gets it, he goes after it. He can get into a rut
where he tries to hit for more power, but when he trusts his hands, he uses all
the fields and is much more productive. Defensively, hes good enough but
nothing special, and he has above-average speed but is not a burner. So in the
end you have a second baseman who can hit for average, but without much power
and he plays average defense. Thats more of an occasional starter/utility guy
for me as opposed to an everyday player for a first-division club.
Our league correspondents : INTERNATIONAL Herb Walters
/ PACIFIC
COAST Dave Scott / EASTERN Ralph Marston
/ SOUTHERN JDM / TEXAS Aman Reaka
/ FLORIDA STATE Wayne Stevens / CAROLINA Troy Salvior
/ CALIFORNIA JDM / MIDWEST
Bob Reed / SOUTH ATLANTIC JDM / NEW YORK-PENN
Harry Almquist / NORTHWEST
JDM
/ APPALACHIAN Scott
Howes
/ PIONEER
Joe
McAnally
/ GULF COAST JDM
/ ARIZONA JDM
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