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07 August 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Dane Sardinha C CIN 2-4 ... Chris
Denorfia CF CIN 3-4, 2B, 9th HR, R, RBI ... Scott Thorman 1B
ATL 2-3, 2B, 3B, R, BB ... Carlos Ruiz DH PHI 2-3, 3B, R, RBI ...
Gabe Gross LF TOR 1-4, 5th HR, 2 R, RBI, BB ... Shawn
Marcum TOR 6 6 2 2 0 5, 5.81 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 2-4, 2B, R, RBI,
BB, SB, 1 error ... Chris Seddon TB 5 5 5 3 4 2, 6.04 ...
Carlos Pena 1B DET 1-4, BB ... Marcus Thames DH DET 1-5
... Zach Miner DET 5 2 0 0 3 5,4.01 ... Brandon Phillips
SS CLE 2-5, 2B, 14th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI ... Ryan Garko 1B CLE 2-5, 2
RBI ... Kevin Youkilis 1B BOS 3-4, 5th & 6th HRs, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB
... Dustin Pedroia SS BOS 2-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB ... rehab, Mark
Bellhorn 2B BOS 2-6, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI ... Angel Pagan CF NYN
2-4, R, BB, SB ... Anderson Hernandez 2B NYN 2-3 ... Felix
Diaz CHA 6 6 3 3 2 3, 5.22 ... Walter Young DH BAL 3-5, 3
RBI
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Bobby Livingston
SEA 6-1/3 6 3 3 1 1, 4.56 ... Juan Dominguez TEX 7-2/3 6 2 2
4 3, 4.25 ... Brandon Lyon ARZ 1 0 0 0 0 2 ... Corey
Patterson CHN 3-4, .271 ... now that's a breakout (albeit a 15-11 game in
Colorado Springs), Prince Fielder MIL 5-5, 2 homers (24), 3 runs, 6 RBI,
.267 ... 3B Jeff Baker COL 4-5, double, homer ... Fernando
Nieve HOU 9 5 0 0 1 8
EASTERN (AA) -- Steve Trachsel
NYN, rehab, 7 4 1 1 0 3 ... Jon Lester BOS 5 2 3 2 4 5 ... Mike
Jacobs NYN 1-3 & 2-3, 23rd homer, .311 ... Hanley Ramirez
BOS 0-3 & 2-3, .272 ... Jeremy Sowers CLE 6-1/3 8 3 3 0 7, 2.44
... Nick Markakis BAL 1-4, double ... Ryan Zimmerman
WAS 2-4, .299 ... Casey Janssen TOR, superb streak continues, 6 3
1 0 3 5, 1.07 .... Glen Perkins MIN 4 7 6 4 3 3, 4.62 ...
Matt Moses MIN 3-4, triple, .224
SOUTHERN (AA) -- James Loney LA, SLG still
medicore, but AVE & OBA approaching respectable, 1-2, 24th double, 2 walks &
2-5, .292
... Stephen Drew ARZ 0-5, 2 Ks, .211 ... Sean Tracey CHA 7 9
4 4 2 2, 4.26 ... Joel Guzman LA 0-4 & 2-5, 28th double, 15th
homer, 3 RBI, .280 ... Russell Martin LA 4-5, 2 doubles, .305 ...
Andy LaRoche LA 2-4, double & 0-0, taken out in the 4th
TEXAS (AA) -- Daric Barton OAK
0-4, walk, .277 ... Kevin
Melillo 2B OAK 3-5, .320 ... catcher Chris
Iannetta COL 1-3,
double, 2 walks ... Mitch Maier KC, 2-5, minor league leading 43rd
double, .244 ... Jered
Weaver ANA, a little step backwards, 5 6 4 4 4 6 ... Rick
Ankiel STL
2-5, homer, 3 RBI
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Dallas McPherson ANA,
rehab, 3-5, homer ... Matt Chico ARZ 7 6 1 1 3 5 ... Ian
Stewart COL, performance not close to hype, 0-5, .266 ... Brandon
Wood ANA 1-4, 35th homer, .315 ... Colt Morton catcher ARZ 2-5, homer
CAROLINA (A+) -- Jeff Fiorentino BAL 2-5, K ...
all for not Leo Daigle CHA 2-4, 2 R, HR (25), 2 RBI (87), BB, K
.352 ... Micah Schnurstein CHA 1-3, R, BB, 2 K ... Thomas
Collaro CHA 1-4, R, double, RBI (81), BB, K ... Stephen Head
CLE 2-5, double ... Chad Spann BOS 2-4, 3 R, double, HR (11), RBI,
BB ...interesting line Kory Casto WAS 0-3, 3 RBI, K ... Matt
Esquivel & Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL each 0-4 with 2 Ks
(stops Saltalamacchia's hitting streak at 8 games, 18/34, 4 doubles, triple, 3
homers) ... Hunter Pence HOU 1-3, double, RBI, BB
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Brent Clevlen RF
DET 4-4 RBI 2SB(9), .305
Grant Psomas 3B NYN 2-4 RBI, .303
Ryan Costello MIL 7 6 2 2 0 7 ND, 3.36
Jake Blalock
LF PHI 3-5 R 2RBI, .286
Yosvany Almario-Cabrera DH NYA
2-5 R, .316
Josh Hollingsworth 3B NYA 3-5 3R 3RBI, .333
Trent Oeltjen LF MIN 4-5 2B 3RBI, .284
Matt Kemp RF
LA 2-3 R RBI 2SB(14), .294
Brian Pilkington LA 9 2 1 1 2 6
W(6-7, 3.13)
Scott Moore 3B CHN 4-6 HR(18) 5RBI, .275
Brian
Dopirak 1B CHN 2-5 2B R 2RBI, .244
James Russ FLO 4 1/3 8
5 5 0 4 ND, 3.61
MIDWEST (A) -- Kevin Slowey MIN 2nd rounder
having a superb beginning in pro ball, lost a no-hitter with two outs in the
9th, 9 1 0 0 0 10, overall - 2.18 in 45-1/3 innings, 25 hits allowed, 4
walks, 46 Ks) ... Reid Brignac SS TB 2-4, 2 doubles (23), .252 ...
Homer Bailey CIN, not one for the scrapbook, 2 3 3 3 3 3, 4.61 ... 1B
OAK Tommy Everidge 3-4, 23rd double, 10th homer, 2 walks, 5
RBI, .292 ... Matt Tuiasosopo SEA 2-4, .291, 24th error ...
Mark McCormick STL 1st rounder, 3 3 4 4 3 3
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Neil Walker PIT
2-5, 2 doubles, run ... Greg Golson PHI 2-5, double, 3 runs,
walk ... Jason Jaramillo PHI 3-5, 2 doubles, 3 RBI ... Michael
Dzurilla PHI 2-6, 2 doubles, 3 RBI, .324 ... Matthew Miller
COL 1-2, homer, 2 RBI ... Blake Johnson LA 5 2 1 1 3 8, 3.09 ...
Ryan Braun MIL 3-4, homer, 3 RBI, .336 ... Jeffrey
Marquez NYA 5 7 1 1 1 1, W, 3.71 ... Ambiorix Concepcion NYN
1-4, homer, 3 RBI ... Joshua Hansen CHA 2-4, run
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Jed Lowrie 2B
BOS 1-4 ... Luis Soto RF BOS 1-4, RBI ... Clay Buchholz
BOS 3 2 1 1 0 3 ... Greg Thissen 1B WAS 3-5, 2R, 2B, HR, 2RBI ...
Wladimir Sutil 2B HOU 1-5, 2R ... Pete Sellers 3B
HOU 3-5, 2R, HR ... Nolan Reimold CF BAL 1-3, R, 2B, BB ...
Tyler Greene SS STL 1-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB ... Kris Harvey
DH FLA 2-4, 2HR, 2K ... Ryan Patterson LF TOR 1-4, HR, K ...
Jon Poterson DH NYY 3-5, 2K ... Jensen Lewis CLE 4 6 2
2 1 7
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Michael Mooney
SD 3-4, 5th homer, .355 ... John Mayberry TEX 0-4, .215 ...
Taylor Teagarden TEX 0-12 to start his pro career
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Koby Clemens
HOU 3-4, 2 doubles, .356 ... Eli Iorg HOU 1-3, double, .327
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- 3b Dallas Morris
LAA 3-5, 4R, RBI, 2b ... 1b Mark Trumbo LAA 2-5, 2RBI ... C
Brett Martinez LAA 2-3, 3b, HR(2), 5RBI ... 3b Matt Gamel
MIL 1-4, HR(4), 3RBI ... P Travis Wood CIN, strong debut in the
Pioneer, 3 1 0 0 4 2 (0.67) ... 3b Corey Wiberly COL 4-6, 2RBI,
2SB(22) ... CF Dexter Fowler COL 1-4, RBI, 2SB(12) ... P Chaz
Roe COL W(3-1) 6 4 1 1 2 8 (2.81)
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Ramon Paredes LA 5
1 0 0 3 4, 5-0, 1.88 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 2-3, double, .342 ...
CJ Henry SS NYA 1-6, 3 Ks, 2 errors, .246
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- No boxes available.
Troop
Movements ... TEX - Richard Hidalgo DL, Marshall McDougall up ...
FLO - Carlos Delgado DL, Randy Messenger up ... KC - Leo Nunez,
Kyle Snyder to AAA, Ruben Gotay to AA, Mike Wood, Denny Hocking, Paul
Phillips, Jonah Bayliss up ...
If not Hanley Ramirez, maybe Jed Lowrie
?
" ... I got drafted as a second baseman, said Lowrie. But the day of the
draft when (the Red Sox) called me they said they were going to try me at short
because I was a shortstop in high school. ... Lowrie, a switch hitter, hasn't let the
switch in positions affect his production at the plate. Heading into last
night's game against Williamsport, Lowrie, the No. 3 hitter in the Spinners'
order, was batting .318 (28-for-88) with 2 homers, 6 doubles, 14 runs scored and
18 RBI. The majesty of Lowrie's play at shortstop isn't in the number of
highlight reel plays he makes. Rather it's his fundamental flamboyance. Lowrie
had only committed two errors in 21 games prior to last night. So far, so
good, said Spinner manager Luis Alicea. He looks really good. He makes every
play. He makes the tough plays. And he makes the routine plays. He played some
shortstop in high school, so we felt he could play there. We'll see how well he
can play there for the future. He's a good athlete. (Lowell Sun)
Jose Capellan MIL showing fine form in the pen :
" ... Capellan
went into relief during mid-June and has responded with 27 strikeouts in 27+
innings. He has five saves, a 1-1 record and a 1.32 ERA in 19 appearances. "He's
adapted well to his new role," said Gord Ash, assistant general manager of the
Milwaukee Brewers, during a recent visit to Greer Stadium. "When we got him, a
lot of people thought his best role was the 'pen. "We felt we needed to exhaust
the opportunity to use him as a starter, but we had the hole there. If a player
isn't comfortable in a role, isn't maximizing in a role
it became obvious his
preference was to pitch out of the 'pen, and it's obviously been a good move."
The switch to the bullpen comes a year after Capellan enjoyed a stellar season
as a starter. In 2004, he won 14 games at three different minor league levels
with a 2.32 ERA ... But he didn't get off to quite the same start this spring.
And it may have been mental as much as anything. "He came in with it in the back
of his mind that he was going to the 'pen," said Reid Nichols, Milwaukee's
director of player development. "He was wanting to do that. It makes sense to
try, so we decided to do that. "He's done a good job. His pitches are a little
more crisp. He's a little more into what he's doing. There's a little more
passion there." (Nashville Tennessean)
Brandon Sing CHN named the Southern League's Player of the Month :
" ... Sing hit .366 with nine home runs and 22 RBI
in 26 games played during the month of July ... For the season, Sing is
batting .298 with 23 home runs and 63 RBI in 100 games played. His 23 home runs
leads the Southern League, and his slugging percentage of .590 leads the league
as well. He also ranks fourth in on-base percentage (.411) and second in
extra-base hits (50). Baseball America rates Sing the 15th best prospect in the
Cubs' organization." (Southern League)
18-year-old switch THROWER a hit with fans in the Northwest League :
" ... Pablo
Sandoval ... catchy way his name
unfolds from the stadium's public address announcer -- Paaabloooo
Saaaaandooovallllll! -- certainly helps. But also the way he plays the game --
that ears-pinned-back, mile-a-minute, never-stop style -- is what really gets
the fans in a lather. Oh, and he's second on the team with a .343 batting
average and holds a .477 slugging and .384 on-base percentages going into play
Friday. He also has 10 doubles, three home runs and 23 runs batted in (second on
the team; first baseman Will Thompson is first), while only striking out 19
times in 172 at bats ... And get this, Sandoval's canon of an arm that he displays almost
every night from the hot corner is not his natural throwing arm. He was born a
lefty and learned to throw ambidextrously while goofing around back home with
his brother. He's a switch thrower ... signed as a free agent by the San
Francisco Giants at the age of 16 ... now is in his first full season
of full-fledged professional baseball ... "The scouts signed a bat," said Jack Hiatt, Giants director of
player development. "He doesn't look like an athlete, but, by golly, he is. And
he sure can hit." At 5-foot-11, 180 pounds, Sandoval isn't a pure physical
specimen, and he was originally signed as a catcher. Now he lets the results
speak for themselves." (Salem Statesman)
06 August 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Chris Denorfia CF CIN 3-4, R, RBI ...
Elizardo Ramirez CIN 7-2/3 5 1 1 2 6, 3.26 ... Scott
Thorman 1B ATL 1-4, 2nd HR, R, RBI ... Anthony Lerew ATL 5-1/3
6 6 6 2 6, 3.40 ... Carlos Ruiz DH PHI 2-5, R ... Gavin
Floyd PHI 4-1/3 9 8 7 3 3, 6.17 ... Gabe Gross LF TOR 2-4, R
... B.J. Upton SS TB 0-3, R, 2 BB, 0 errors ... Delmon Young
RF TB 2-4 ... Curtis Granderson CF DET 1-3, 14th HR, 2 R, RBI, BB
... Carlos Pena 1B DET 1-3, 11th HR, R, 2 RBI, BB ... Marcus
Thames RF DET 1-4, R, RBI ... Jason Davis CLE 8 5 5 5 1 7,
5.21 ... Kevin Youkilis 3B BOS 3-4, 4th HR, R, 2 RBI ... rehab,
Mark Bellhorn 2B BOS 0-4, BB ... Lenny DiNardo BOS 7 9
3 2 1 5, 3.34 ... Cory Stewart PIT 5-1/3 9 4 4 1 4, 5.40 ...
Angel Pagan CF NYN 3-5, 3B, 2 R, RBI, SB ... Victor Diaz
RF NYN 3-5, 2B, R, 2 RBI ... Sean Henn NYA 1 2 2 1 1 1, 2.90 ...
Chris Heintz DH MIN 1-4, 8th HR, R, 3 RBI ... Boof
Bonser MIN 6 1 1 1 0 9, 4.00
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Delwyn Young
LA 2-4, double ... Justin Huber KC 2-4, double ... Josh
Barfield SD 1-4, 9th homer, .307 ... Ian Kinsler TEX 2-4, 19th
homer, .263 ... Adam Wainwright STL, pounded again, 1-1/3 9 9 9 2 1 ...
Alberto Callaspo ANA 2-4, .284
EASTERN (AA) -- Hanley Ramirez SS
BOS 3-8, SB (22), 2B (13), RBI (39), .271 AVG ... Brandon Moss OF
BOS 2-6, RBI (49), .256 AVG
Nick Markakis OF BAL 1-4, 2 RBI (7),
.444 AVG
Eric Duncan 3B NYA 2-4, HR (17), 3 RBI (56), .235 AVG
Melky Cabrera OF NYA 3-4, HR (10), 2 RBI (46), .270 AVG
Franklin Gutierrez CLE OF 1-5, .256 AVG
Brad Snyder
CLE OF 1-3, .256 AVG
Tony Giarratano SS DET 0-3, .263 AVG
David Espinosa OF DET 0-4, .277 AVG
Fred Lewis OF SF
1-4, SB (10), .266 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 1-4, .273 AVG
Mike Jacobs C NYN 2-6, .308 AVG
Lastings Miledge OF
NYN 2-5, .316 AVG
Josh Bonifay 1B PIT 1-4, .286 AVG
Javier
Guzman SS PIT 2-4, .257 AVG
Michael Bourn OF PHI 0-3, SB
(30), .267 AVG
Chris Roberson OF PHI 0-4, .320 AVG
Alexander Romero OF MIN 2-4, RBI (63), .301 AVG
Denard
Span OF MIN 0-4, .286 AVG
Matthew Moses 3B MIN 1-2, .198 AVG
Ryan Zimmerman 3B WAS 0-2, RBI (9), .293 AVG
Chip
Cannon 1B TOR 0-4, .205 AVG
Curtis Thigpen C TOR 2-5, HR (2),
3 RBI (8), .259 AVG
Rob Cosby 3B TOR 2-5, RBI (48), .307 AVG
Hayden Penn BAL 7 2 0 0 1 12, W (5-5), 4.22 ERA
Jeremy
Johnson DET 4 8 6 1 2 1, L (9-7), 4.32 ERA
Josh Banks TOR 7
4 2 0 0 11, 4.00 ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Renyel Pinto CHN 6 7 2
2 3 3, 2.15 ... Jeff Niemann TB 1 1 0 0 0 1 ... Cesar
Carrillo SD 6 4 1 1 4 4 ... Chad Billingsley LA 6 5 2 2 1 11
... Joel Guzman LA, at 3B, 0-2, .281
TEXAS (AA) -- TEX kids stumbling a bit
at the AA level, John Danks 5 7 3 3 1 5, 4.93 ... Joaquin Arias
SS TEX 3-5, double, .315 ... Yorman Bazardo, first start in the
SEA system, 7 3 0 0 1 5 ... Ubaldo Jimenez COL, trying to
salvage something from a tough season, 7 3 1 1 2 4 ... Jayson Nix
COL 2-5, 25th double ... catcher Chris Iannetta COL 2-4, double, 3
RBI ... Erick Aybar ANA 3-4, 2 walks, 3 RBI, 4 runs, .285 ...
Howie Kendrick ANA 2-3, homer, .325
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- AJ Shappi ARZ 7 6 2
2 2 6, 13-5, 3.38 ... Billy Butler KC 1-3, 30th double, .348 ...
Jay Garthwaite OF ARZ 5-6, 4 doubles, 6 RBI, .292 ... Dallas
McPherson ANA, rehab, 2-4, double, homer ... Michael
Garciaparra SEA 3-4, walk (6-game hit streak, 18 for 28, .643)
CAROLINA (A+) -- Leo Daigle CHA, back
in his comfy A+ surroundings, 0-4, .350 ... Jeff Fiorentino BAL,
back in a groove, 2-5, homer, 4 RBI ... Adam Miller CLE 5 6 2 2 2
3 ... Kory Casto WAS 3-4, 32nd double, 3rd triple, 3 RBI, .305 ...
Jake Stevens ATL 5 6 5 5 3 2, 4.64 ... Hunter Pence
HOU 1-3, 26th homer, 3 RBI ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL, hot
streak, 3-5, 15th homer, 4 RBI, .330
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- FSL debut, Josh
Kauten DET 4 2/3 4 2 1 5 L(4-4, 3.24)
Eric Haberer STL 6 4 1
1 2 1 W(12-6, 2.49)
Reid Gorecki CF STL 2-3 2 doubles, R 4RBI,
.266
Jay Rainville MIN 7 7 2 2 0 3 W(11-3, 3.55)
Scott
Tyler MIN 3 1 0 0 2 4 ND, 3.75
Tim Dillard MIL 7 3 1 1 0
5 W(11-7, 2.45)
Drew Anderson LF MIL 3-4 RBI, .302
Adam
Lind LF TOR 4-4 2HR(10) 3R 5RBI, .314
Carlo Cota 2B TOR
3-4 3R RBI, .347
Matt Kemp CF LA 2-5 R, .290
Cory
Dunlap 1B LA 2-5 2B R 2RBI, .296
Tyler Clippard NYA 6 3 1 1
2 7 ND, 3.31
Tim Moss 2B PHI 2-4 R RBI SB(23), .276
Jake
Blalock LF PHI 2-5 2B RBI, .282
JR Mathes 6 8 6 5 3 1
L(8-6, 3.50)
MIDWEST (A) -- Matt Bush SD 2-4, .231
... Ryan Harvey CHN 2-4, 28th double, 20th homer, .276 ... Eric
Patterson CHN 2-5, 32nd SB, .333 ... Javier Herrera OAK
2-4, 11th homer, .284 ... Eric Hurley TEX 7 1 0 0 4 5, 11-4, 3.60
... Trevor Plouffe MIN 2-4, .231, 29th error ... Jeff
Clement SEA 0-4, walk
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- James Parr ATL 6
5 0 0 1 2, (W, 10-3), 3.13
Colin Balester WAS 5 3 1 1 2 6, (W,
7-6), 3.33
Joseph Koshansky COL 2-5, double, homer (32), 2 RBI,
2 runs
Matt Miller COL 2-5, solo homer (27)
Ryan
Braun MIL 3-5, RBI ... Jeff Corsaletti 3-4, run, SB, .370
Brad Davis FLA 3-4, double, solo homer
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Wladimir
Sutil SS HOU 2-4, BB ... Pete Sellers 3B HOU 2-4, 2B, HR ...
Brian Bogusevic HOU 3 1 0 0 0 3 ... Caleb Stewart DH
NYM 2-4, HR, 5RBI, BB, K ... Nolan Reimold CF BAL 0-4, 2K ...
Mike Costanzo 3B PHI 0-3 ... Garret Olson BAL 6 3 0 0 0
4 ... Tyler Greene SS STL 3-5, 2R, 2 2B, HR, K ... Jacob
Marceaux FLA 6 5 1 1 0 8 ... Cory Patton RF TOR 2-5, 2R, 2B,
HR, 2RBI, K ... Ryan Patterson CF TOR 1-2, R, 3B, K ... Brett
Gardner CF NYY 3-6, R, 2B, RBI ... Jon Poterson RF NYY 2-5,
2K ... Lance Patterson NYY 4 2 1 1 3 3 ... Jed Lowrie
SS BOS 1-4, K ... Luis Soto RF BOS 2-4, R, 3B, 2RBI ... Adam
Blackley BOS (not sure where this came from): 6 4 0 0 0 10
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Michael Madsen
OAK, 21st round surprise, 8 2 0 0 0 6, 4-0, 1.15 ... catcher Taylor Teagarden,
TEX 3rd rounder, 0-3 ... Sergio Romo SF 6 3 0 0 0 5, 5-0, 1.10 ...
Michael Mooney SF 3-5, homer, .346
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Eric Campbell
3B ATL 4-5, 2 doubles (16), 3 RBI, .302 ... Adam Hawes MIN 6 7 2 1 0 8,
1.80
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Four Helena Brewers
combine to no-hit the Billings Reds ... Simon Beresford 3 0 0 0 0 3,
Richard Breshears 2.1 0 0 0 4 5, David Welch W(2-0) 1.2
0 0 0 0 1, & Wilfrido Laureano 2 0 0 0 1 3 ... 1b Ned
Yost MIL 3-5, 2b, 2RBI ... CF Darren Ford MIL 1-4, BB, 2SB(11)
... RF Freddy Parejo MIL 2-3, 2R ... C Fransico
Hernandez CWS 2-3, HR(6) ... 2b Jesus Soto LAD 2-4, 3R, HR(6)
... 1b David Sutherland LAD 2-3, 2b, 2RBI ... Closer Andrew
Johnston COL S(11), 1 1 0 0 0 1, 2ER/19.2 IP ... C Jeff Howell
KC 2-4, 2b, 2RBI
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Moises
Santa OF BOS 3-4, SB, .323 ... huge day for one of Andy's sons,
Scott Van Slyke (AJ, a 1B also drafted this year) OF LA 3-4, double, 2
homers, 8 RBI, .314 ... 1B Eduardo Perez LA 3-4, double, .358 ... catcher
Daniel Sandoval DET 3-4, double, walk, 3 RBI, .344 ... Elvis Andrus
SS ATL 1-5, homer, .333 ... Francisco Guzman CF WAS 3-5, 2 doubles,
homer, .337
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- KC shortstop prospect
having an OK pro debut (no box scores coming from Arizona, but stats still
available) :
Name AB 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG
Jeffrey Bianchi KC 85 7 3 6 28 13 19 .435 .500 .800
Ariel Nunez SF 82 2 1 0 14 12 19 .415 .505 .463
Valentino Arce KC 84 2 0 1 12 2 8 .381 .422 .440
Roberto Valiente TEX 99 0 1 1 18 10 21 .374 .425 .424
Jose Duarte KC 92 5 4 2 26 7 13 .370 .410 .576
Casey Smith SD 84 7 0 3 18 8 23 .357 .409 .548
Lorenzo Cain MIL 111 7 4 3 20 8 17 .351 .400 .568
Andrew Hargrove SEA 101 11 0 2 20 19 28 .347 .472 .515
Jose Jimenez MIL 127 11 3 2 23 6 21 .346 .385 .528
Deryck Lewis CHN 114 8 5 0 22 10 11 .333 .385 .491
Troop
Movements ... CHN - activated Nomar Garciaparra, Kerry Wood, Scott
Williamson from DL, Jerry Hairston to DL, Sergio Mitre to AAA, Mike Remlinger
designated for assignment ... COL - claimed Sun Woo Kim off waivers ... WAS -
Tony Blanco activated from DL, Henry Mateo activated and optioned to AA ...
SEA - Chris Snelling up ... PHI - Eude Brito up, Matt Kata to AAA
... KC - released Alberto Castillo ... NYN - Jae Seo up, Kazuhisa Ishii
to AAA ...
Bryan Smith, TheBaseballAnalysts,
on Ryan Zimmerman WAS :
" ... have very high hopes for
Zimmerman, and have no doubt that he would be one of my top 50 prospects
... if included. In Zimmerman, I see a mix between Gary Gaetti, Tim Wallach (who
hit a similar .393 at a big program his last year of college) and Graig Nettles
at the Major League level. Gold Gloves, a few random huge seasons, and an
overall solid career. Not to mention, in Zimmerman's case...the first National
true fan favorite/hero."
Zach Chalifour, RotoTimes, on Dustin Pedroia and Jered
Weaver :
" ... Pedroia ... often been
rumored to take over Boston's starting job at second base. The 21-year-old began
the season strong at Double-A Portland but has since struggled after moving up
to Triple-A Pawtucket, temporarily cooling off the rumors of him heading to
Fenway Park in the near future. Pedroia hit .324 with eight home runs and 40 RBI
in 66 games at Portland, but has just one home run and a .239 average through 19
games with Pawtucket. Given the horrendous strikeout rate of the now-injured
Mark Bellhorn, Pedroia's plate discipline is even more encouraging. Between the
two levels this season he has tallied 43 walks while striking out just 32
times."
" ... Weaver struggled in his
first couple of outings at High-A Rancho Cucamonga, but those have been the only
growing pains he has encountered. Following a series of outstanding starts,
Weaver moved to Double-A Arkansas after just seven starts in the California
League ... has since done well in two starts for Arkansas, receiving
a no-decision and a win in 10 total innings of work. Weaver has given up just
three earned runs - good for a 2.70 ERA - and he has recorded eight strikeouts
while walking three ... could easily get his first taste of action with the
Angels next summer."
Scott Rex, OnDeck, updates
his prospect list for the South Atlantic League :
1. Chris Nelson, SS, COL 6. Ryan Braun, 3B, MIL
2. Scott Elbert, LHP, LA 7. Brandon Jones, OF, ATL
3. Jimmy Barthmaier, RHP, HOU 8. Blake Johnson, RHP, LA
4. Mark Rogers, RHP, MIL 9. Jeff Allison, RHP, FLO
5. Neil Walker, C, PIT 10. Blake DeWitt, 3B, LA
CLE righty Dan Denham and WAS 3B Kory Casto among those saluted
for July efforts :
" ... Denham has been selected as the
Eastern League Player of the Month for the month of July. The right-handed
hurler had an amazing month for the Aeros, winning four out of his five starts
... striking out 36 batters and walking only two in 35 innings of work.
The 6'0", 195 lb. hurler had an ERA of 0.77 during the month ... promoted
to Triple-A following his last start with the Aeros on August 2nd, gave up only
23 hits to the 134 batters he faced during the month, holding opposing batters
to a .180 batting average." (Eastern League)
" ... Potomac third baseman Kory
Casto was voted the Carolina League Player of the Month for July. Casto batted a
team-best .413 in 28 games, along with a league-best 11 homers and 27 RBI ...
tied for the league lead in extra-base-hits with 53 and hes second in hits with
121. The 23-year-old Casto, who was drafted in the third round of the 2003
amateur draft ... also named the top defensive prospect at third base in
the Carolina League by Baseball America." (Potomac
News)
Bianchi's back. KC Star rates the top hitting prospects in the
Royals' system :
" ... 1. OF Billy Butler, High
Desert: Was 20 for 38 in eight-game hitting streak before going zero for three
on Wednesday. 2. 1B Justin Huber, Omaha: Was just one for 15
since promotion from Wichita before hitting two three-run doubles.
3. SS Jeff Bianchi, Rookie Arizona: Went two for four in first
game back after missing two weeks because of lower-back pain. "
05 August 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Dane Sardinha C CIN 2-3, 10th HR, R, 2 RBI,
BB ... rehab, Mike Hampton ATL 4 4 1 1 0 3, 2.25 ... Gabe
Gross LF TOR 2-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI ... Guillermo Quiroz C TOR
2-4, 3rd & 4th HRs, 2 R, 4 RBI ... B.J. Upton DH TB 1-3, 2B, R, 2 BB ...
Carlos Pena 1B DET 1-2, RBI, 2 BB ... Marcus Thames
LF DET 0-4 ... Joel Zumaya DET 6 4 1 1 4 6, 3.80 ... Fernando
Cabrera CLE 1 2 1 1 1 1, 1.23 ... Fausto Carmona CLE 6 6 3
3 1 4, 2.39 ... Dustin Pedroia SS BOS 4-5, 2 RBI ... rehab,
Mark Bellhorn 2B BOS 0-4, HBP ... Nate McLouth CF PIT
3-5, 2B, R ... Bryan Bullington PIT 6 5 1 1 3 9, 3.57 ... Angel
Pagan CF NYN 2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB, SB ... Kevin Thompson
CF NYA 2-5, 2nd HR, R, 2 RBI, SB ... Tim Redding NYA 7 4 2 2 1 2,
2.68 ... Francisco Liriano MIN 7 1 0 0 1 13, 1.62 ... Walter
Young DH BAL 2-4, RBI
" ... Francisco Liriano continues to dominate the
International League. The rookie lefthander is 6-1 after beating the Buffalo
Bisons 4-1. Liriano tossed a one hitter for the second straight start. Liriano
worked seven innings and struck out 13 tying the International League's best
this season ... Over his last two starts Liriano has given up just two hits in
15 innings and struck out 25. " (Rochester News)
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Tim Stauffer
SD 5 8 7 7 2 7 ... Ian Kinsler TEX 3-4, double, walk, .260 ...
Josh Barfield SD 2-4, walk, 3 RBI, .307 ... Corey Patterson
CHN 2-4, .234 ... Anthony Reyes STL, 3-2/3 6 5 5 4 4, 3.44 ...
Jeff Mathis ANA 2-4, 15th homer, 3 RBI, .280 ... Todd
Linden SF 2-4, 28th homer, .327 ... Jason
Botts TEX
3-5, 25th double, 22nd homer, .306
EASTERN (AA) -- Nick Markakis BAL
2-3, walk, .500 ... Errol
Simonitsch MIN 7-1/3 7 1 1 1 7, 4.03 ... Ryan
ZImmerman
WAS 4-5, double, homer, 3 RBI, .297 ... Mike Jacobs NYN 3-5, 34th
double, 22nd homer, .308 ... Vince Perkins TOR 6 5 2 2 2 7
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Stephen Drew ARZ 1-3,
homer, 2 walks ... James Loney LA 1-4, homer, .288 ... Joel
Guzman LA, again out of the lineup ... Chuck James ATL,
amazing season, 6-1/3 4 0 0 2 8, AA alone 9-1, 2.09, 104 Ks, 18 BB in 86
innings) ... Daniel Haigwood CHA 7 4 1 1 2 10
TEXAS (AA) -- Thomas Diamond TEX
3 1 1 1 5 6 ... Andre Ethier OAK 2-3, triple, 2 walks, .325 ...
Adam Jones SEA 3-4, homer, .316 ... Chris Lambert STL
4-2/3 6 7 4 3 1, 4.62 ... Howie Kendrick ANA 2-5, double, .312
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Armando Benitez SF,
rehab, 1 0 0 0 0 0 ... Francisco
Leandro TB 3-4, walk, .342
... Michael Garciaparra
SEA 2-5, double, .295 ... Brandon Wood ANA 0-4, 3 Ks, .315 ...
Seth Smith COL 3-5, homer, 2 RBI, .305
CAROLINA (A+) -- Giovany Gonzalez CHA
4-2/3 8 5 5 2 5, 3.27 ... Jeff
Fiorentino OF BAL 2-4, homer,
walk, .271 ... Hunter Pence HOU 2-4, double
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Scott Mathieson
PHI 8 5 2 2 2 7 L(2-5, 3.84)
Juan Mateo CHN 6 2/3 4 0 0 0 2
W(8-5, 3.63)
Matt Kemp RF LA 2-4 R RBI, .288
Cory
Dunlap DH LA 2-4 2B 2R RBI, .294
Kurt Isenberg TOR 7 4 1 1 0
3 ND, 3.94
Tim Worthington NYN 7 6 2 2 1 5 ND, 2.09
Drew
Anderson LF MIL 2-3 R 2RBI, .298
Steven Hammond MIL 5 3 2
0 2 3 ND, 2.91
MIDWEST (A) -- Matt Tuiasosopo
SEA 3-4, 6th SB (.293) ... Sean Kazmar SD 3-5 ... Chi-Hung
Cheng TOR 6 3 1 1 4 6 (2.81) ... just not happening Warner
Madrigal ANA 0-3 (.241) .. Reid Brignac TB 2-4 (.253) ...
Sean Gallagher CHN 6 4 3 1 4 2 (W, 12-4, 2.24) ... Eric
Patterson CHN 2-5, 8th triple ... Ian Gac (1B) TEX 1-3, 2
errors (11) ... Michael Schlact TEX 5 8 4 3 1 2 (4.48) ...
back-to-back longball games Trevor Plouffe MIN 12th HR ...
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Blake Dewitt
LA 3-4, RBI, run ... Hernan Iribarren MIL 1-2, 2
walks, 3 SB (34) ... Sam Deduno COL 5 3 1 1 4 12, 5.10
... Mark Rogers MIL 1-1/3 1 0 0 1 2, taken out early?
... John Otness BOS 2-5, 2 RBI ... Tim
Battle NYA 3-4, double, triple, 2 runs, SB (34) ... Christian
Garcia NYA 5 6 3 3 3 3, 4.16 ... Brad Davis FLA
2-5, triple, RBI, run
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Radhames
Liz BAL 6 2 0 0 2 9, 0.96 (71 Ks in 47 NYP innings) ... Chris Volstad
FLO, up a level, success continues, 6 6 1 1 0 4
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- William
Thompson 1B SF 3-4, .393 ... Travis Becktel OF COL 2-4, homer,
.364
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) --
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- CF Brandon Roberts
CIN 1-4, 2b, SB(22) ... SS Michael Bell MIL 3-5, 2HR(2), 4RBI ...
CF Freddy Parejo MIL 1-3, R, SB(4) ... DH David
Sutherland LAD 1-4, 2RBI ... 1B Mark Trumbo LAA 1-4, R, 3SO
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Junior
Contreras NYN 3-4, 2 doubles, 3 RBI & 3-4, homer, 3 RBI, .366 ...
Ivan DeJesus SS LA 2-4, 2 SB, CS, .355 ... Robert Manuel
NYN 5 7 2 2 0 3, 7-0, 1.64 ... pro debut for BOS 1st rounder Craig
Hansen,
1 0 0 0 0 2
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- No stats available.
Troop
Movements ... BOS - John Olerud DL, Roberto Petagine up ... SEA - recalled
Felix Hernandez, Clint Nageotte to AAA ... ANA - Jarrod Washburn
DL, Casey Kotchman up ... TEX - Steve Karsay up, Ron Mahay designated for
assignment ... CLE - Travis Hafner activated from DL, Jason Dubois to AAA
... SF - Mike Matheny activated, Justin Knoedler to AAA ...
David Regan, RotoAmerica,
goes Milledge, Verlander, Markakis as the top three prospects in the Eastern
League :
" ... 1. Lastings Milledge ... is
probably the most toolsey player in the minors and unlike some (coughreggieabercrombiecough),
he's actually produced. He still needs work on his plate discipline (3 walks to
86 AA at-bats) and base-running (caught 14 times out of 40 tries), but there's
major (i.e. Beltran type) upside to this kid."
" ... 4. Jon Lester ... Theo Epstein's
reluctance to part with Lester reportedly killed several potential deals this
year. There's good reason for that: he's a hard-throwing lefty who's blowing
away the competition in AA. 2.47 ERA, 131 K's in 116 2/3 IP. He's a keeper."
" ... 11. Michael Bourn ...One of the
minors' more underrated prospects. Bourn has .380 OBP / 50 SB type potential in
the bigs. Strikes out a bit more than you'd like but he can also draw a walk (52
in 105 games). Looks like a future Kenny Lofton."
Tigers' top pitching prospect taking a little time off :
" ... The Tigers gave Justin Verlander's
right-shoulder condition a fancy description -- "minor posterior capsular
inflammation caused by fatigue, no structural damage." But the translation is
that he has a tired arm and needs to rest "10-14 days" before pitching again.
Verlander, one of the Tigers' top prospects, came out of his start for Double-A
Erie after three innings Tuesday night because his velocity was down. He said
the shoulder felt tight ... Combining his starts at Lakeland and Erie, plus the
two he's made for the Tigers, Verlander has pitched 130 innings this season."
(Detroit News)
Ryan Zimmerman, just two months after being drafted, could be in the WAS
lineup.
" ... My preference, from my development heart, is
'06," Bowden said prior to yesterday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. "I
really don't want to do '05. But is he on my mind every hour on the hour? Yes."
The mere possibility that Zimmerman, a third baseman who entered last night
hitting .287 at Class AA Harrisburg, could be called up illustrates how
significant the slide of third baseman Vinny Castilla has been ... Bowden said
Zimmerman has played exceptionally at Harrisburg since getting off to a slow
start. He has four homers and 17 RBI in 35 games, and is slugging .481 in that
time. He could also spell Castilla defensively. "He's one of the best defensive
third basemen in baseball -- right now," Bowden said." (Washington Post)
John Sickels on Alex Romero
MIN :
" ... When top outfield
prospects are discussed, Alex Romero's name doesn't come up that often. That may
be a mistake ... Moving up to Double-A New Britain this year, Romero has
continued to hit for average at .300 in 108 games. But he has also set a career
high with 12 homers, a career high with 26 doubles, and a career high with a
.466 SLG. Those aren't awesome numbers, but they represent considerable
improvement. His walk rate has slipped this year, but his other numbers are in
line with previous seasons. At age 21, he still has lots of development time
left, and he gives the Twins another intriguing option to consider in '06 and
'07."
04 August 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- T.J. Pena SS ATL 1-4, 5th HR, R, RBI ...
Shane Victorino CF PHI 2-4, 2 2B, 2 R ... Gabe Gross LF
TOR 2-4, R ... B.J. Upton SS TB 2-4, 3B, 13th HR, 2 R, RBI, 34th SB, 2
errors (40) ... Ryan Raburn 2B DET 2-3, R, RBI, BB ... Carlos
Pena 1B DET 1-2, 3B, R, RBI, 2 BB, SF ... Marcus Thames DH
DET 4-5, 3B, 16th HR, 3 R, 2 RBI ... Dustin Pedroia 2B BOS 1-4,
1st HR, R, RBI ... Brian Bannister NYN 5 5 4 1 2 7, 3.18 ...
John Maine BAL 8 7 2 2 2 5, 4.57
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- No games.
EASTERN (AA) -- Hanley Ramirez SS
BOS 0-0, SB (9), .272 AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS 2-5, 3B (2),
.252 AVG
Nick Markakis OF BAL 1-3, 2B, .455 AVG
Eric
Duncan 3B NYA 0-2, SB (8), RBI (51), .235 AVG
Franklin Gutierrez
CLE OF 4-5, .261 AVG
Travis Hafner CLE DH 0-4, .000 AVG
Brad Snyder CLE OF 4-5, SB (5), 2B (13), 2 HR (10), 4 RBI (31), .283
AVG
Tony Giarratano SS DET 1-4, RBI (28), .262 AVG
David
Espinosa OF DET 2-5, .283 AVG
Fred Lewis OF SF 1-3, SB
(25), .266 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 1-4, HR (19), RBI (65),
.275 AVG
Mike Jacobs C NYN 2-5, 2B (33), .304 AVG
Lastings
Miledge OF NYN 2-5, .326 AVG
Javier Guzman SS PIT 0-4,
.250 AVG
Michael Bourn OF PHI 0-3, RBI (35), .269 AVG
Randy
Roberson OF PHI 3-5, HR (12), 4 RBI (58), .315 AVG
Alexander
Romero OF MIN 1-5, .300 AVG
Denard Span OF MIN 2-4, RBI
(16), .295 AVG
Matthew Moses 3B MIN 1-5, .200 AVG
Ryan
Zimmerman 3B WAS 0-4, .278 AVG
Curtis Thigpen C TOR 2-4,
2B (3), .240 AVG
Rob Cosby 3B TOR 0-4, .306 AVG
David
Purcey TOR 5 4 4 3 5 6, L (0-2), 4.91 ERA
Jake Dittler
CLE 7 10 5 5 2 3, W (7-7), 3.45 ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Robert Andino SS FLA
2-4, RBI, .281 ... Jeremy Hermida OF FLA 0-0, 2 BB (96), .307 ...
Reggie Abercrombie OF FLA 1-5, 2 runs, RBI, SB, .276 ...
Javon Moran OF CIN 3-5, 2B, 2 runs, SB, .364 ... DAngelo Jimenez
SS CIN 2-3, 3 runs, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .284 ... Travis Josh Hall
CIN 5 8 5 5 4 4 1, 3.19 ... Bubba Nelson CIN 1 1 2 2 2 1, 3.88 ...
Andy LaRoche 3B LA 2-4, 2 runs, solo HR (29), .259 ... James
Loney 1B LA 2-4, 2 runs, 3B, .288 ... Russell Martin C LA
1-5, RBI, .298 ... Edwin Jackson LA better, 6 2 2 2 4 2, 4.50 (W)
... Hong Chih Kuo LA 1 0 0 0 0, 1.17 ... Stephen Drew SS AZ
0-4, .429 ... Dan Uggla 2B AZ 0-3, .320 ... Miguel
Montero C AZ 0-4, .226 ... Jamie DAntona 3B AZ 0-2, 2 BB, SB
.249 ... Jon Zeringue OF AZ 1-4, .256 ... Ramon Pena
6 7 4 4 3 4, 4.39 (L) ... Anthony Gwynn OF MIL 0-5, .275 ...
Brad Nelson OF MIL 0-4, .263 ... Josh Habel MIL 7 8
3 3 1 0, 3.96 (L) ... Brandon Sing 1B CHN 0-3, .298 ...
Luis Montanez OF CHN 1-4, .313 ... Carlos Marmol CHN 6
5 2 2 3 2, 2.98 ... David Aardsma CHN 1 0 0 0 1, 2.73 ...
George Kottaras SD 0-4, 2 Ks
TEXAS (AA) -- Vincent Sinisi TEX,
tough time in AA, 0-4, .224 ... Charlton
Jimerson OF HOU 4-4, double,
12th homer, .4 RBI, .274 ... Sandy Nin
COL 8 4 0 0 0 4, 2.95 ... Jud Thigpen COL 2-3, homer, .291 ...
Howie Kendrick
ANA 2-5, double, homer, .306 ... Kendry
Morales ANA 1-4, 9th homer, .256 ... Travis Hanson 3B STL
3-4, double, 2 homers (18), 6 RBI, .283
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Russ Ortiz ARZ, looks
like he'll need a tad more rehab, 2-1/3 12 11 11 1 1 ... if only Nomar hits like
this, Michael Garciaparra
2B
SEA 5-6, 2 doubles, 2 homers, 6 RBI, .292 ... 3B Erick Monzon
SEA 5-6, double, 2 homers, .271 ... Bryan Lahair SEA 3-6, triple, .298
... Brandon Wood ANA, the minor league leader in homers (34),
moves to within one of the lead in doubles with his 40th ... Ryan Sadowski
SF 7 1 0 0 2 12, 4.66 ... Dallas McPherson ANA, rehab, 1-3, double
CAROLINA (A+) -- Jarrod Saltalamacchia
ATL 3-4, R, 14th homer, 2 RBI ... Stephen Head CLE 1-4, K ...
Nick Pesco CLE (W, 7-9, 3.69) 7 4 1 1 0 5 ... Kory Casto
WAS 2-5, 3 R, BB, 2 K ... Frank Diaz WAS 5-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, .316
... Chad Spann BOS 1-4, R, double, BB, 2 K ... Nate
Spears BAL 0-2, 2 R, 2 BB ... Jeff Fiorentino BAL 3-5, 3 R, 2
HR (13), 6 RBI, K ... Adam Loewen BAL (W, 6-7, 3.89) 6 5 2 2 3 2
... Robert Valido CHA 1-4, K, SB (38) ... Micah
Schnurstein CHA 1-4, R ... Thomas Collaro CHA 0-4, 2 K ...
Hunter Pence HOU 1-4, BB, 2 K ... Ray Liotta CHA (W,
10-3, 2.11) 6-2/3 9 1 1 1 2 ... Troy Patton HOU (L, 5-3, 1.83) 5 2
1 1 1 6
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Jordan Tata DET 7 6 0 0 2
4 W(11-2, 2.36)
Carl Pavano NYA (rehab) 6 6 3 3 0 3 L
Cory
Dunlap 1B LA 2-4 2B 2RBI, .292
Jamal Hill RF NYN 2-4 2B
R, .239
Joey Votto 1B CIN 2-5 2B RBI, .270
Adam
Heether 3B MIL 2-5 R SB(3), .304
MIDWEST (A) -- Javier Herrera OAK 10th
HR (.281) ... Ryan Webb OAK 6 2 3 2 2 6 (4.34) ... Eric
Patterson CHN HR, 31st SB, 2 BB's (.331) ... Trevor Plouffe
MIN 11th HR (.228) ... Jeff Clement (at DH) SEA 0-4 ... Oswaldo
Navarro SEA 2-5, HR ... Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 3-5, 2 doubles
(.316) ... Sean Kazmar SD 6th HR (.261) ... Reid Brignac
TB 12th HR, 2nd triple, 27th E ... Kyle Rogers TEX 6 4 3 3 3 4
(6.36)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Ambiorix Concepcion
NYN 2-4, double, 2 runs ... Greg Golson PHI 3-5, solo
homer, 3 runs ... Neil Walker PIT 3-5, double, homer,
4 RBI, 2 runs ... Chris Nelson 2-5, RBI, run ...
Hernan Iribarren MIL 2-4, double, 2 RBI ... Jeff
Corsaletti BOS 3-4, double, 2 runs, .358, SB (7) ... Tim
Battle NYA 2-4, triple, run, SB (33) ... Carlos
Perez BAL 5 4 2 1 1 5, 3.86 ... Craig Whitaker SF
2 1 0 0 1 3, (S, 5) ... Joseph Koshansky COL 2-4, 31st homer ... Matt
Miller COL CF 1-4, 26th homer
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Tyler
Greene SS STL 2-5, R, 2B ... Dan Nelson 3B STL 4-4, 3R, RBI,
BB ... Brandon Yarbrough C STL 5-6, 3R, HR, 5RBI ... Wade
Townsend TB 2-1/3 2 2 2 8 2
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- SEA 1B Jeffrey
Flaig 3-5, double, 2 RBI, .290 ... Reed Eastley SS SEA double,
triple, .345 ... Shane Lindsay COL 4 5 4 3 3 6, 2.75 (64 Ks in 36
innings) ... Travis Becktel OF COL 4-5, .360
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Ryan Mullins
MIN 4 7 3 2 1 1, 2.33 ... PJ Hiser CLE 2-5, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, 2 runs,
.326
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- 3b Russell Mitchell
LAD 1-2, HR(12), 3RBI ... DH Jesus Soto LAD 2-4, R, RBI, 2b ... CF
Adam Godwin LAD 3-5, 2R, RBI, 2b ... SS Christopher
McConnell KC 3-4, 2b, 3b, RBI ... P Robert Wooley MIL W(4-3) 7
5 2 2 3 9 (4.43) ... 3b Matt Gamel 1-5, 2R, SB(4), E(10) ... RF
Freddy Parejo MIL 1-4, R, SB(3)
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Matt Ellington 1B
FLO 4-4, 3 doubles, 3 RBI, .310 ... CJ Henry NYA 2-3, 2 walks, 4 runs,
.252 ... Joe Frazee CF PHI 5-5, 2 doubles, triple, .242 ...
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- No results available.
Troop
Movements ... SEA - Jorge Campillo DL, Clint Nageotte
up ... TB - activated Eric Munson from DL, optioned to AAA ... COL - Anderson
Machado to AAA ...
John Sickels, on Mitch Maier
KC :
" ... Since being promoted to
Double-A in early June, Mitch Maier is hitting just .239/.272/.415. He does lead
the minor leagues with 41 doubles ... But the good plate discipline that he
showed in college seems to have vanished ... now in the outfield, and has
adapted well enough to play center field on occasion. His arm is mediocre, but
he runs very well for a former catcher and has enough range to handle center.
But if he doesn't hit better than this, that won't matter ... When I saw him
play for Wichita this past weekend, it looked like he was trying to pull
everything for power, and this wasn't working well. It's not too late for him,
but he has to return to what worked for him in college if he wants to play
regularly, even for a weak team like Kansas City."
Scott Rex, OnDeck, has an
update of his Midwest prospect chart :
1. Mark McCormick, RHP, STL 6. Jeff Clement, C, SEA
2. Homer Bailey, RHP, CIN 7. Javier Herrera, OF, OAK
3. Ryan Harvey, OF, CHN 8. Matt Tuiasosopo, SS, SEA
4. Carlos Gonzales, OF, ARZ 9. Sean Gallagher, RHP, CHN
5. Travis Buck, OF, OAK 10. Eric Hurley, RHP, TEX
Dayn Perry, FoxSports,
offers his picks as the top prospects in the NL East. OF Jeremy Hermida
FLO tops the list :
" ... Hermida in the lower rungs of
the minors showed an outstanding command of the strike zone and an ability to
hit for average ... the power has come. This year, Hermida, in his first taste
of the high minors, is hitting .304 AVG/.467 OBP/.534 SLG with 94 walks and 41
extra-base hits on the season. That's a tremendous level of production for a
21-year-old in Double-A. At this juncture, he looks like a future MVP candidate
at the highest level. Hermida's emerged as one of the handful of best prospects
in the game."
" ... 7. Chuck James ... Talk
about a breakout season. James last season posted good K rates and kept the ball
in park, but he struggled with his control despite being older than his peer
group at Low-A Rome. This season, however, James has harnessed his stuff and
breezed through two levels. After a May promotion to AA-Mississippi, James has
whiffed 96 batters and walked only 16 in 79.2 innings. To boot, he's also
coughed up only four home runs. James' attitude has been questioned in the past,
but his troubles seem far behind him."
Matthew Pouliot, RotoWorld,
on Nick Markakis BAL :
" ... hit .300/.379/.480 with
12 HR ... for Single-A Frederick before being moved up to Double-A this week.
Hes homered in his first two games at Bowie. When ranking Markakis atop the
Orioles top 10 at the start of the season, I started that he lacks the power
potential to become a superstar. Thats probably still the case, but whereas I
was thinking 20-25 homers per year then, 25-30 seems well within reach now. The
left-handed hitter is pulling the ball with more authority this year, and hes
able to keep his average up by still going the other way on occasion.
Defensively, Markakis projects as a very good right fielder ...I see him having
Cliff Floyd-type offensive upside."
Sam Geaney, Cal
Leaguers, offers a scouting report on COL catcher Chris Ianetta :
" ... gets better every time he
plays. Stocky build, not esp. athletic ... Massive legs. Built similar to Ramon
Hernandez. Short swing lends itself to clean contact. Sets up a bit wide with
pinched knees. Hds @ shoulder with back elbow up. Generates avg batspd with gd
whip from snappy wrists ... Solid avg raw should play in the 10-15HR range/yr @
ML level. Advanced understanding of strike zone ... Improved tremendously on
defensive side during first 1/2. Arm improved to plus with gd carry thru bag ...
Still a bit shaky with accuracy but with strides he's made so far there should
be little doubt that it will come. Release and transfer could be cleaned up as
well ... Gd all around player without any flash. Chance to become solid everyday
catcher."
It was just an inning, but a big step for a TB righthander :
" ... Tuesday was a mighty hurdle in
pitcher Jeff Niemann's recovery from a shoulder injury ... made his
first appearance in almost three months, throwing a shutout inning of relief
... "We'll see how his arm reacts and play it day-by-day," Biscuits
pitching coach Xavier Hernandez said. "(Today) will be the real key." Niemann,
Tampa Bay's first-round draft pick last year, last pitched May 7 at Class A
Visalia when shoulder inflammation shut him down. After going to the Devil Rays'
extended spring training for rehabilitation, he joined the Biscuits after the
All-Star break two weeks ago, but wasn't activated until just before Tuesday's
game ... "He came out pretty good," catcher Chairon Isenia said. "His
fastball had a lot of life and he just came back from rehab. He'll do better
than that when he gets going because it's all about confidence." The 6-foot-9
right-hander issued only a two-out walk. He threw 16 pitches, seven for strikes,
according to the Biscuits' pitching charts. Niemann topped out at 94 mph and
regularly sat in the low-90s with his fastball. "That lets me know the velocity
is still there," Niemann said, "and (the injury) was nothing threatening."
(Montgomery Advertiser)
03 August 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Justin Germano CIN 7 8 3 3 0 6, 3.71 ...
Andy Marte 3B ATL 1-3, 16th HR, R, 2 RBI, BB ... Adam
Bernero ATL 1-2/3 6 6 6 1 2, 4.86 ... Zach Jackson TOR 4-1/3 7
6 6 4 3, 8.10 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 0-4, R, RBI, BB, 1 error ... Jason
Hammel TB 2 1 3 3 6 2, 4.58 ... Curtis Granderson CF DET
3-5, 3B, 2 R, 3 RBI ... Ryan Raburn 2B DET 2-3, 2 R, BB ...
Carlos Pena 1B DET 0-4 ... Marcus Thames LF DET 2-4,
2B, 15th HR, R, 3 RBI ... Kenny Baugh DET 6 5 2 2 3 4, 3.42 ...
Brandon Phillips SS CLE 2-5, 12th & 13th HRs, 3 R, 2 RBI ... Ryan
Garko 1B CLE 2-5, R, RBI ... Jeremy Guthrie CLE 6 4 2 1 2
5, 5.20 ... Kevin Youkilis 1B BOS 2-3, R, BB, HBP ... rehab,
Mark Bellhorn 2B BOS 0-3 ... Abe Alvarez BOS 7 2 0 0 0
6, 4.17 ... Anderson Hernandez 2B NYN 3-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB ...
Brandon McCarthy CHA 7 2 1 1 4 3, 4.44 ... Chris Heintz
C MIN 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI ... Scott Baker MIN 6 7 1 1 0 3, 2.75
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Justin Huber
KC 2-4, 2 doubles, 6 RBI ... Prince Fielder MIL 0-4, .255 ...
Matt Cain SF, one more stinker, 5-1/3 6 5 5 4 6 ... Joe
Saunders ANA, oops, 5-1/3 13 6 6 1 1 ... Delwyn Young LA 4-4,
double, walk
EASTERN (AA) -- Yusmeiro Petit
NYN 8 5 2 2 0 7, 3.42 ... Ryan Zimmerman WAS 0-4, 2 Ks ...
Brett Harper 1B NYN 4-5, double, 10th AA homers (30th overall) ...
Matt Desalvo NYA 6-1/3 6 2 2 1 10, 3.02 ... Eric Duncan
NYA 1-3, 16th homer, .237 ... Anibal
Sanchez BOS 7 3 0 0 0 7, 3-0, 0.98 in AA ... Thomas
Gorzelanny PIT 6 4 1 1 3 10,
3.42 ... Justin Verlander
DET 3 0 0 0 2 1 (" ... left the game after taking warm-up pitches in the
top of the fourth due to shoulder soreness." MiLB.com) ... Nick
Markakis BAL
1-3, walk, homer ... Michael Bourn PHI 3-5, double, 3 RBI, .271
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Robert Andino SS FLA
2-4, RBI, .279 ... Jeremy Hermida OF FLA 2-4, 16th HR, 2 RBI, .307
... Reggie Abercrombie OF FLA 1-4, 22nd HR, 2 RBI, .280 ... Ray
Aguilar FLA 6 6 4 4 1 1, 2.42 (W) ... Chris Resop FLA 2 1 0
0 1, 1.96, 20th save ... Javon Moran OF CIN 0-5, .333 ...
DAngelo Jimenez SS CIN 2-4, 2B, run, .279 ... Travis Chick
CIN 6.0 6 4 4 3 4 2, 5.10 ... Andy LaRoche 3B LA 0-3, .252 ...
James Loney 1B LA 3-4, 2 runs, .286 ... Russell Martin
C LA 2-4, run, .300 ... Joel Guzman SS LA 0-3, 2 Ks (111) ... 283
... Joel Hanrahan LA 4 8 8 7 3 4 2, 5.28 (L) ... Stephen
Drew SS AZ AA debut ... 3-3, 2B, run, RBI, 2 BBs, 1.000 ... Dan
Uggla 2B AZ 1-4, 2 runs, 15th HR, 4 RBI (73), .323 ... Miguel
Montero C AZ 1-3, 2 runs, RBI, 2 BB, .241 ... Jamie DAntona
3B AZ 2-4, 8th HR, 3 RBI, .251 ... Jon Zeringue OF AZ 0-2, .256
... Dustin Nippert AZ 6 5 1 1 2 7, 2.88 (W) ... Josh
Burrus DH ATL 2-5, 3B, 4 RBI, .262 ... Gregor Blanco OF ATL
2-3, 2 runs, 3B, 21st SB, .246 ... Luis Hernandez SS ATL 2-4, 2
runs, .231 ... Jerry Owens OF CHA 2-5, .331 ... Casey
Rogowski 1B CHA 0-5, .315 ... Chris Young OF CHA 1-4, 2B, run,
18th SB, .263 ... Ryan Sweeney OF CHA 1-5, run, RBI, .290 ...
Josh Fields 3B CHA 1-3, .252 ... Anthony Gwynn OF MIL
2-5, 2 runs, 2B, .278 ... Brad Nelson OF MIL 1-5, RBI, .273 ...
Ty Taubenheim MIL 7 5 2 1 1 4, 3.86 (W) ... Brandon Sing
1B CHN 0-3, .301 ... Luis Montanez OF CHN 2-4, solo HR (2), .317
... Ricky Nolasco CHN 7 9 4 4 1 5, 3.33 (L) ... Kennard
Jones OF SD 1-4, run, 19th SB, .263 ... George Kottaras DH SD
1-4, .250 ... Jared Wells SD 6 9 2 2 1 4 2.77 (L) ... Elliot
Johnson 2B TAM 0-3, BB, .262 ... Wes Bankston 1B TAM 0-3,
.312 ... Shawn Riggans DH TAM 2-3, .274 ... Gaby
Martinez OF TAM 0-3, RBI, .225 ... Jeff Niemann TAM 1 0 0 0 1
0
TEXAS (AA) -- TJ Bohn SEA 3-4,
double, .311 ... Steven Shell ANA 7 8 1 1 2 6 ... Howie
Kendrick ANA 2-4, 2 doubles ... Kendry Morales ANA 1-3, 8th
homer ... Erick Aybar ANA 1-3, 5th homer, .285
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Francisco Leandro OF
TB, leadoff, 2-3, 38th double, walk, .339 ... Colt Morton SD
(replacing the promoted George Kottaras) 2-4, 2 homers ... Eddy Martinez-Esteve
SF 2-4, 14th homer, .330 ... Bryan Lahair 1B SEA 3-6, 19th homer, 5 RBI
(87), .294 ... Wladimir Balentien SEA 2-5, 27th double, 19th
homer, .271 ... Troy Tulowitzki COL 1-4, 4th homer
CAROLINA (A+) -- Matt Esquivel ATL 1-3,
27th double, 2 RBI (72), 2 BB, K ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL
2-4, R, 30th double, BB, K, .320 ... Stephen Head CLE 0-4, .310
... Kory Casto WAS 1-3, R, BB, .304 ... Mike Hinckley
WAS (L, 2-5, 4.69) 7 9 7 4 3 4 ... Chad Spann BOS 2-5, R, double,
2 RBI, BB, K ... Ian Bladergroen BOS 3-6, R, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, K
... Robert Valido CHA 1-5, K, .294 ... Micah Schnurstein
CHA 2-4, R, triple, K, .287 ... Thomas Collaro CHA 1-3, R, HR
(25), RBI (80), BB, K, .271 ... Hunter Pence HOU 1-2, R, 2 BB,
.326 ...
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Anthony Swarzak
MIN 5 9 3 3 2 7 ND, 4.34
Paul Mildren FLO 6 3 3 3 4 5 ND, 3.16
Carlos Villanueva MIN 7 6 2 2 1 7 W(7-1, 2.16)
Jarrett
Hoffpauir 2B STL 3-5 2B 3R SB(11), .292
Kody Kirkland 3B DET
2-4 2 doubles R RBI, .269
Jamal Hill RF NYN 3-4 HR(12) 2RBI,
.236
Gabriel Hernandez 5 2/3 4 0 0 1 5 ND, 2.72
#6 pick,
Ricky Romero 3 6 3 3 0 2, 6.75
Greg Miller LA 2 1 0 0
1 3, 0.93
Matt Kemp RF LA 2-4 HR(22) 2B 3R, .286
Cory
Dunlap 1B LA 2-5 2B 2R RBI, .289
Yosvany Almario-Cabrera
RF NYA 2-5 2B 2RBI, .314
Tim Moss 2B PHI 2-4, .280
Jake
Blalock LF PHI 2-4 RBI, .283
Chris Walker CF CHN 2-3 R
RBI SB(43), .278
MIDWEST (A) -- Homer Bailey CIN 4 3 1 0
2 6 (4.38) ... Matt Bush SD 0-3, 3 K's ... Michael
Collins ANA 1-4, double (.328) ... Juan Lucena STL 2-4 (.322)
... Javier Herrera OAK 2-3, double, BB ... Ryan Harvey
CHN 0-2, BB, 8th SB ... ack Kyle Waldrop MIN 3 1/3 11 6 6 1 2 (L,
5-9, 5.46) ... David Winfree MIN 27th double ... Matt
Tuiasosopo SEA 0-4, 23rd error ... Jeff Clement SEA 1-4
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Greg Golson PHI
2-5, double, SB (19) ... Chris Nelson COL 2-6, double, 3 RBI, 3
rrrors (16) ... Hernan Iribarren MIL 2-6, run ... Marcos
Vechionacci NYA 2-4, homer, 2 RBI ... Blake Dewitt LA
2-5, double ... Sergio Pedroza LA 2-5, double, homer, 3 RBI, 2K,
.197 ... Jeff Corsaletti BOS 2-4, 2 SB (6) ... ouch! Taylor
Tankersley FLA 4 9 8 8 3 2, (L, 2-5) ... Ambiorix Concepcion
NYN 3-4, run ... Rogearvin Bernandina WAS 2-5, solo homer, SB (28)
... Joseph Koshansky COL 1B 1-5, 30th homer, .290
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Tyler
Greene SS STL 2-5, 2K ... Wladimir Sutil SS HOU 2-5, R ...
Nick Webber STL 5 6 5 2 2 1 ... Nolan Reimold RF BAL
0-4, R, RBI, BB ... Jed Lowrie SS BOS 2-3, R, BB, K ... Mario
Pena BOS 6 4 0 0 0 3 ... Mike Costanzo 3B PHI 2-4, HR,
3RBI, BB, 2K ... Ryan Patterson CF TOR 1-2, R, RBI, BB ... Kris
Bell TOR 7 3 0 0 3 7 ... Greg Reinhard TB 6 3 1 1 1 10
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Michael Mooney
OF SF 3-5, double, .343 ... Reed Eastley SEA 2-4, triple, homer, .329 ...
Travis Becktel COL OF 4-5, 2 doubles, .343
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Jairo Cuevas
ATL 6-1/3 4 1 1 1 7, 5-0, 1.89
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- LF Freddy Parejo
MIL 1-5, R, SB(2) ... 2b Kenny Holmberg MIL 3-5, 2b, 2RBI ... P
Will Inman MIL 4 1 0 0 0 4 (3.13) ... 2b Jesus Soto LAD
2-3, 2R, SB(11) ... 3b Russell Mitchell LAD 2-2, 2RBI ... P
Brent Leach LAD W(3-3) 6 3 1 0 2 7 (2.98) ... 3b Dallas
Morris LAA 3-5, HR(6), 3RBI ... DH Mark Trumbo LAA 1-6, HR(4)
...
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Kazuo Matsui
NYN, rehab, 2-4 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 2-3, walk, .350 ...
Matthew Perks WAS 5 3 1 1 0 4, 2.80 ... Andrew McCutchen
CF PIT 2-4, walk, .311
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- No results available.
Troop
Movements ... SF - released Marquis Grissom, placed Mike Matheny on the
bereavement list, Justin Knoedler up ... COL - Scott
Dohmann up ... PHI - claimed RHP Aquilino Lopez off waivers, optioned to AAA
... SEA - Jeff Nelson on the bereavement list, Jeff Harris up,
Masao Kida up, Ryan Franklin was suspended, drugs ... BAL - Midre Cummings
up ... BOS - Jon Papelbon to AAA ... CLE - Ramon Vazquez up ...
STL - Rick Ankiel promoted to AA ... SD - George Kottaras promoted
to AA ... SEA - Felix Hernandez readying for MLB start on Thursday,
Jeff Clement promoted to Wisconsin, Midwest :
" ... Thursday, Seattle's heralded pitching prospect
will become the first teenager to start a Major League game since 1991. Before
being called up, Hernandez had a 9-4 record with a 2.25 ERA at Triple-A Tacoma,
registering 100 strikeouts in 88 innings." (MiLB.com)
David Regan, RotoAmerica, has
a mid-season update on his Top 100 prospect list -- Delmon Young, Felix
Hernandez, Jeremy Hermida 1-2-3.
" ... 1. Delmon Young ... breezed
through the minors and not even a promotion to AAA this year has stopped his
ascent. Has earned comparisons to Albert Belle, Vlad Guerrero, and Manny
Ramirez."
" ...
4. Brandon Wood ... Most likely the Minor League POY frontrunner. Offseason conditioning has
resulted in a breakout (34 HR's!) that I sure didn't see coming. Let's see how
he does in AA, outside the extreme hitters' CAL league."
" ... 25. Casey Kotchman ... I'm still convinced his sweet stroke will
yield 25-30 HR power and combined with a .400 OBP and Gold Glove defense, he
still has All-Star caliber upside. Red hot lately as well."
" ... 32. Russell Martin ... One of the minors' more underrated prospects, getting lost in a deep
Dodger organization. Martin has solid defensive skills, plate discipline to burn
(think .400+ OBP upside in the majors) and if he can hit 10-15 HR's, he'll be an
All-Star."
" ... 66. Miguel Montero ... The Dbacks seem pretty set at catcher with Chris
Snyder and Koyie Hill, but this kid may be the best of the bunch. Really has
come out of nowhere to hit .349/.403/.625 in A+ before being promoted to AA
earlier this month. Just turned 22 and has a great future."
Stephen Drew takes over the top spot on
Kevin
Goldstein's Prospect Hot Sheet at Baseball America :
" ... The absolute definition of hitting the ground
running, the 2004 first-round pick hit .389-10-39 in just 38 games for
Lancaster, with more walks (26) than strikeouts (25)."
Kevin goes with a pair of lefties at No. 2 & No. 3
and an on-rushing Oriole at lucky 13 :
" ... 2. Chuck James ... minor
league leader in opponent batting average (.180), James doesn't give runners a
free pass either, as evidenced by a 34-2 strikeout-walk ratio in July.
3.
Francisco Liriano ... With so little movement at the trade deadline,
it will be prospects who may play a major role down the stretch. At 5-1, 1.83 in
eight Triple-A starts with just 27 hits allowed in 54 innings, the 21-year-old
Dominican could be a factor in the wild card race."
13. Nick Markakis ... After all
but sweeping the Carolina League Best Tools list (and the former two-way college
star could have had a shot at Best Fastball as well), Markakis went 3-for-5 with
a home run and four RBIs in his Double-A debut."
John Sickels on Ryan Zimmerman
WAS :
" ... the Sally League was not a challenge, so
they quickly moved him up to Harrisburg in the Double-A Eastern League.
Zimmerman's transition from college ball to Double-A has gone very well:
.296/.343/.496 in 34 games, including 13 doubles already and 4 homers in 125
at-bats. His strike zone judgment hasn't been great: he's drawn only 8 walks,
but his strikeouts (22) aren't out of bounds, and he showed good discipline in
college ... Zimmerman is living up to expectations, and looks like an excellent
investment at this point. The doubles are a sign of additional home run power to
come."
02 August 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Chris Denorfia CF CIN 2-5, RBI ... Shane
Victorino CF PHI 2-3, 17th HR, R, RBI, BB ... Gabe Gross RF
TOR 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB ... Shawn Marcum TOR 5 7 3 3 2 7, 6.08 ...
B.J. Upton SS TB 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB, 0 errors ... Chris Seddon
TB 6 2 0 0 2 3, 6.10 ... Ryan Garko 1B-C CLE 3-6, 2B, R, RBI ...
Jason Cooper LF CLE 3-4, 2 R, BB ... Kelly Shoppach
C BOS 2-4, 23rd HR, R, RBI, BB ... Kevin Youkilis 3B BOS 1-5, 3rd
HR, R, RBI ... rehab, Mark Bellhorn DH BOS 0-5 ... Anderson
Hernandez 2B NYN 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB ... Victor Diaz RF-1B
NYN 4-4, 2B, 9th HR, 3 RBI, BB ... Felix Diaz CHA 5-1/3 7 4 4 2 9,
5.27
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Luke Scott
HOU 4-5, 18th double, 3 homers (23), .262 ... Juan Dominguez TEX
3-2/3 10 7 5 2 5 ... Jason Botts TEX 2-4, 2 walks, 3 runs, .296
... coming back, again, Brian Tollberg HOU 7 7 1 1 1 3
EASTERN (AA) -- Hanley Ramirez SS
BOS 1-3, SB (9), .272 AVG ... Kevin West 1B BOS 1-3, HR (5), 2 RBI
(29), .265 AVG ... Eric Duncan 3B NYA 2-3, HR (15), RBI (50), .236
AVG
Franklin Gutierrez CLE OF 2-4, 2B (23), RBI (39), .253 AVG
Travis Hafner CLE DH 0-1, .000 AVG
Brad Snyder CLE
OF 1-4, HR (6), 2 RBI (27), .268 AVG
Tony Giarratano SS DET 1-4,
2B (20), .262 AVG
Fred Lewis OF SF 2-5, .264 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 1-3, SB (27), .273 AVG
Carlos
Valderrama OF SF 1-2, .299 AVG
Mike Jacobs 1B NYN 1-5, RBI
(74), .303 AVG
Lastings Milledge OF NYN 1-5, 2B (5), .316
AVG
Michael Bourn OF PHI 2-4, SB (30), HR (6), RBI (31),
.267 AVG
Randy Roberson OF PHI 2-4, SB (27), 2B (20), .315 AVG
Alexander Romero OF MIN 2-3, SB (9), 2B (26), .302 AVG
Denard
Span OF MIN 1-2, RBI (15), .297 AVG
Ryan Zimmerman 3B WAS
1-4, .302 AVG
Chip Cannon 1B TOR 2-4, 2B (7), RBI (7), .239 AVG
Curtis Thigpen C TOR 1-4, .214 AVG
Casey Janssen
TOR 6 4 0 0 1 8, 1.40 ERA
Glen Perkins MIN 6 6 4 4 1 4 2, 4.23
ERA
Jonathan Lester BOS 9 9 2 2 3 6, W (8), 2.47 ERA
Matt
Peterson PIT 5-1/3 4 2 2 4 4, 6.09 ERA
Eric DuBose BAL 1
1 0 0 0 1, 3.38 ERA
Jeremy Sowers CLE 7 8 1 1 0 6, W (2), 2.20
ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- No games.
TEXAS (AA) -- Jason Hirsh HOU 6 6
3 3 4 9, 3.25 ... Daric Barton OAK 3-4, double, .302 ... Jayson
Nix COL 1-2, double, walk, HBP
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Billy Butler KC 3-4,
25th homer, 3 RBI (91), .354 ... Andrew Sonnanstine TB 6-2/3 10 2 2 0 9,
12-4, 2.65 ... Francisco Leandro CF TB 3-5, homer, .336 ...
Armando Benitez SF, rehab, 1 0 0 0 1 0 ... Nate Schierholtz
SF 3-3, 32nd double, 6th triple, .326 ... Eddy Martinez-Esteve SF
2-4, 2 doubles (39), .328 ... Wladimir Balentien SEA 3-5,
26th double, 2 homers (18), .269 ... Bryan Lahair 1B SEA 3-5, 3
homers (18), 5 RBI (82), .291 ... Asdrubal Cabrera SS SEA
4-5, .312
CAROLINA (A+) -- Stephen Head CLE 3-5,
walk, .328 ... Lance Broadway CHA 6 5 1 1 0 9, 3.19 ... Jarrod
Saltalamacchia
ATL 2-4, 29th double, .318
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- No games.
MIDWEST (A) -- big day for OAK 1st-rounder Cliff
Pennington 4-4, walk, homer, 3 RBI, .287 ... Mark McCormick
STL supplementary 1st-rounder 3 2 1 1 6 5, 1.80 ... Jair Jurrjens
DET 6 3 1 1 0 4, 3.14 ... David Winfree MIN 3-5, 4th triple, 13th homer,
.291, 29th error ... Trevor Plouffe MIN 2-4, 14th double, 10th
homer, .226, 28th error ... Matt Bush SD 0-4, 35th error ... Ryan
Harvey CHN 2-5, 27th double, 19th homer, 3 RBI (80), .276
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Jeff Corsaletti
BOS 2-5, run, .339 ... Scott Elbert LA 3 4 2 2 1 4, 3.10
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Ryan
Phillips BOS 6 4 1 1 1 3, 1.85
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- No games scheduled.
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Kieron Pope
CF BAL 4-7, triple, 3 RBI (on the season 28 Ks, zero BB) ... Adam Hawes
MIN 5 1 0 0 1 5, 2-0, 1.86
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- 3b Matt Gamel MIL
3-5, 2b, R, RBI, SB(3) ... RF Freddy Parejo MIL 1-5, RBI ... 1b
Ben Mummy CIN 2-4, HR(1), 4RBI ... 1b Brandon Allen CWS
2-5, 2b, RBI, R ... SS Corey Wimberly COL 2-4, 2b, R, SB(20) ...
CF Dexter Fowler COL 2-4, 3B, RBI, CS(3)
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Travis Wood
CIN 3 4 1 0 1 6. 0.75 (45 Ks in 24 innings) ... CF Andrew McCutchen PIT
1-2, 3 walks, 3 runs, .302 ... oh my, this is probably Rich Garces
BOS on the comeback trail, 1 0 0 0 0 1 ... Jose Tabata OF NYA 3-5,
homer, 3 RBI, .302
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) --
Troop
Movements ... FLO - Scott Olsen DL ... MLB - suspended Rafael
Palmeiro 10 days for violation of major league baseball's joint drug prevention
and treatment program ... CHA - released Shingo Takatsu ... CLE - Brandon
Phillips to AAA, Jason Stanford recalled from rehab, sent to AA ... SEA -
Jorge Campillo up, Aaron Sele released ... MIN - Jason Bartlett up, Bret Boone
released ...
Zach Chalifour, RotoTimes, with notes on a couple of prospects who'll get
new opportunities :
" ... Yorman Bazardo ... hard-throwing pitcher who was rated as
the third-best prospect in the Marlins organization by Baseball America and has
had yet another solid season in the minors. Bazardo struggled in his one outing
for the Marlins in late May, but he has the potential to become the steal of
this year's deadline deals."
" ... Jesse Foppert ... There is much debate whether Foppert still has the high ceiling that he
did before undergoing Tommy John surgery last summer. He will not be back at
full strength until this fall at the earliest, so next spring will be the best
gauge as to where his long-term stock stands. As of now, however, not only have
the reports on Foppert been very positive, but his strikeout totals at this
point in his recovery are also very encouraging."
Quite a turnaround for Gavin Floyd PHI after such a disappointing season
:
" ... Showing the best curveball hes had since
being sent down to the Red Barons, Floyd was masterful Sunday. Through eight
innings, he shutout the Rochester Red Wings, allowing the Red Barons to coast to
a 9-1 win at Lackawanna County Stadium. Having never seen Gavin Floyd until
this year, I could tell he had a good curveball, but Id only see bits and
pieces of it, manager Gene Lamont said. I think that today was probably the
best curveball hes had for us. ... Ever since he breezed through the St. Louis Cardinals lineup on April 9
in his first start of the year, Floyd has been a shell of the 22-year-old,
top-notch prospect who seemed to be in the big leagues to stay. Command and
consistency or lack there of became Floyds greatest weaknesses ... Floyd seemed to get better as the day went on,
retiring 17 of the last 18 batters he faced, including the last 11. His
curveball, which had been by far his most troubling pitch, was back. After
rediscovering his grip during bullpen sessions leading up to the game, Floyd
said he felt comfortable with the pitch for the first time in a while." (Scranton
Times)
Stephen
Drew ARZ one step closer to MLB.
" ... Drew's promotion to Double-A Tennessee in the
Southern League was announced after Sunday's 6-5 JetHawks victory ... Drew was 1 for 3 with a
double in Sunday's game, extending his hitting streak to 12 games ... hit safely in 34 of 38 games with
Lancaster, batting .389 (58 for 147) with 10 homers and 38 RBI. He's been the
JetHawks' everyday shortstop since he was assigned to Lancaster in early June
after ending a highly publicized yearlong holdout with the parent Arizona
Diamondbacks by signing a major-league contract worth $5.5 million plus
incentives. "(Drew) came as advertised," JetHawks manager Bill Plummer said. "He
showed he could hit, and he showed he could field. He's a great player."
(LA Daily News)
SD
not finding an abundance of choices in looking for a young catcher :
" ... Should the Padres choose to fill their
catching void via trade for a young prospect, the top three candidates appear to
be Kelly Shoppach of Boston, Gerald Laird of Texas and Josh
Willingham of
Florida. Shoppach, a second-round pick in 2001, is hitting .260 with 21 homers
and 63 RBIs at Triple-A Pawtucket. He is said to have great catching and
leadership skills. He's blocked at the big-league level by Jason Varitek.
Laird
was a second-round pick by the A's in 1998 and was traded to the Rangers in
2002. He's hitting .291 with 14 homers and 48 RBIs at Triple-A Oklahoma. He has
suffered several hand injuries in his career. Willingham might be the best
hitting prospect in the Marlins organization, though he has been on the disabled
list with a stress fracture in his left forearm since June 30 and likely won't
play before September. He batted .338 with 19 homers and 54 RBIs at Triple-A
Albuquerque before the Marlins promoted him. A corner infielder, he was
converted to catching in 2002 and scouts say he's a natural with a great work
ethic. His big-league path is blocked by Paul Lo Duca. Scouts, however, say none
are worth what it would cost the Padres ---- relievers like Akinori Otsuka or
Scott Linebrink." (North County Times)
Shortstop
Ian Desmond, 2004 3rd rounder, opening eyes in the WAS system :
" ... A lot of shortstops
have range. Desmond has something else: an almost innate ability to dazzle and
somehow make it all look routine ... considered one of the top position
player prospects in the Washington Nationals organization. "I have high expectations,"
Desmond said. "If the ball is anywhere around me, I'm going for it, but that's
just part of being a shortstop. You're supposed to be a leader. " ... He looks -- and plays -- like someone much older and more experienced. Derek
Jeter comes to mind. After watching Desmond hit .306 in 20 games for the
Nationals during spring training, Washington General Manager Jim Bowden
glowingly compared him to the Yankees' captain. "It's a compliment. You always
want to be compared to someone great, but it's a little much," Desmond said with
a sheepish smile. "I have a long way to go." Though he won't turn 20 until
September, Desmond is way ahead of schedule. Washington manager Frank Robinson
has said more than once that the second-year pro is already good enough
defensively to play in the major leagues ... hitting .260 overall ... at
Potomac. "It's such a long shot for that to happen. All I can do is work hard.
That's what I'm all about." Desmond understands that what he does with the bat
will determine how soon he arrives in Washington." (Potomac News)
Jason
Collette, RotoJunkie, reflecting upon a pair of premium prospects who were
not on the move, as rumoured :
" ..The Mets are sitting in the same spot where the
Expos were when Minaya gave up the only talent the Expos had to rent Bartolo
Colon; maybe he has learned from his mistakes. Petit and Milledge
are the types of talent the system has been missing ... Milledge
is a 5 tool talent who is right up there near the top of the outfield prospect
list as well as the overall list. The 20 year old is currently in AA after
starting the season in High A; hes his numbers are .312/.359./.415. Over the
last two seasons, he is at .313/.360/.462. Petit is a control freak who has
a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.8 this season and for his minor league career, he
has a 2.61 ERA, a 5.6 strikeout to walk ratio, and has held batters to a .200
average."
Among
those saluted as Players/Pitchers of the Week, from
MiLB.com
:
" ... Carolina League Jarrod
Saltalamacchia ... hit .429 while accumulating four doubles, his first
triple of the year and a pair of homers. On Sunday, the Braves' 2003 first-round
pick went 3-for-5 with two doubles a homer and three RBIs ... On the season, the
6-foot-4 switch-hitter is third in the league in hitting, at .316."
" ... Midwest League Alexi Casilla ...
has moved around a lot in his first two years as a pro, playing in three
different leagues over a two-month period in 2004 and three different leagues
during the first half of this season. But now that he's settled in at Cedar
Rapids, he's faring quite well. The 5-foot-9 middle infielder had multiple hits
in all six of his starts, extending his career-long hitting streak to 17 games.
Over that stretch, Casilla has hit .516 (32-for-62) and has raised his average
from .273 to .335."
" ... Pioneer League Charlie
Fermaint ... might have been the Offensive Player of the Week in two
different leagues last week if he'd gotten another game or two in the Sally
League after his promotion. The 19-year-old Puerto Rican hit home runs in four
of five games for Helena before being sent to West Virginia, where he went
5-for-10 with a double, a homer and six RBIs in his first two games. The 2003
fourth-round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers left the Pioneer League as the
circuit's top home run hitter (12) and also ranked first in slugging percentage
(.744) and runs (46), third in RBIs (32) and extra-base hits (23), fourth in
stolen bases (11) and sixth in average (.364)."
" ... Florida State League Davis Romero
... absolutely dominant ... 21-year-old Panamanian struck out a
career-high 11 batters in seven shutout innings against Daytona on July 26,
giving up three hits and one walk in a 5-1 win. He was just as good against
Jupiter on Sunday, one-hitting the Hammerheads through eight innings while
walking two and striking out seven in a 1-0 win. The slightly built southpaw has
won five of his last six decisions and has thrown seven or more shutout innings
in three of his five starts since being moved back into the starting rotation."
01 August 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Carlos Ruiz DH PHI 2-4, 2B, 4th HR, R, RBI,
BB ... Shane Victorino CF PHI 3-3, 2B, 16th HR, 3 R, 4 RBI, SF,
HBP, SB ... probably his best outing this year, Gavin Floyd PHI 8
4 0 0 1 6, 5.82 ... Guillermo Quiroz C TOR 2-4, R, RBI, BB ...
Jamie Vermilyea TOR 3-2/3 6 5 4 2 0, 7.94 ... B.J. Upton DH TB
1-5, R, RBI ... Curtis Granderson CF DET 2-5, 2B, 2 R ...
Carlos Pena 1B DET 2-4, R ... Marcus Thames LF DET 1-4,
R, RBI ... Kelly Shoppach C BOS 1-3, 22nd HR, 2 R, RBI, BB, HBP
... Kevin Youkilis 3B BOS 3-5, 2 2B, R ... Lenny DiNardo
BOS 3-1/3 5 7 2 1 1, 3.40
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Delwyn Young LA, a
chance in AAA, 1-4, double ... Sean Burroughs SD 2-4, double ...
Josh Barfield SD 3-5, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, .305 ... Juan
Cruz OAK, had to happen, 5 7 5 4 2 6, 2.15 ... Prince
Fielder MIL 0-4, 3 Ks, .259 ... Casey Kotchman ANA 2-4, walk,
3 runs, .293 ... Fernando Nieve HOU 5 9 8 7 2 4, 5.69 ... minor league
vet Matt Diaz KC with another big night 5-5, triple, 2 homers, 5 RBI
EASTERN (AA) -- Hanley Ramirez SS
BOS 0-4, .272 AVG ... Eric Duncan 3B NYA 1-4, .233 AVG
Shelly
Duncan 1B NYA 1-3, RBI (67), .248 AVG
Franklin Gutierrez
CLE OF 3-4, SB (14), 2B (9), .250 AVG
Brad Snyder CLE OF 2-4,
RBI (25), .269 AVG
Tony Giarratano SS DET 2-5, RBI (27), .262
AVG
Fred Lewis OF SF 3-5, 2 2B (219), RBI (32), .262 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 0-4, .273 AVG
Carlos Valderrama
OF SF 1-4, .298 AVG
Mike Jacobs 1B NYN 1-4, 2B (32), .304 AVG
Aaron Baldiris 3B NYN 3-4, 2B (27), HR (5), 2 RBI (41), .267 AVG
Lastings Miledge OF NYN 0-5, .324 AVG
Josh Bonifay
1B PIT 1-4, HR (21), 2 RBI (64),. .292 AVG
Michael Bourn OF PHI
2-4, 2B (9), .261 AVG
Randy Roberson OF PHI 2-5, HR (13), 2 RBI
(52), .314 AVG
Alexander Romero OF MIN 2-3, SB (9), 2B (26),
.302 AVG
Denard Span OF MIN 1-4, RBI (14), .294 AVG
Ryan
Zimmerman 3B WAS 1-4, RBI (17), .281 AVG
Chip Cannon 1B
TOR 1-2, .222 AVG
Curtis Thigpen C TOR 1-4, 2B (2), .211 AVG
Josh Banks TOR 6 5 3 1 0 5, 4.24 ERA
Jeffrey Karstens
NYA 6 7 6 5 4 5, 4.14 ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Robert Andino SS FLA
2-3, run, .277
Jeremy Hermida OF FLA 1-3, .305
Reggie
Abercrombie OF FLA 2-4, RBI, 2 Ks (104), .282
Yorman Bazardo
FLA bad last day as a Marlin prospect 1.1 5 4 3 1 1, 3.99 (L)
Brandon
Sing 1B CHN 1-3, 2B, run, RBI, .304
Luis Montanez OF CHN
1-4, .305
Reynel Pinto CHN 6.0 4 1 1 3 7, 2.10 (W) now 8-4
David Aardsma CHN 1.0 1 0 0 0 1, 2.77
Casey Rogowski
1B CHA 0-3, BB, .319
Chris Young OF CHA 1-4, 3B, rbi, .2 Ks
(95), .263
Ryan Sweeney OF CHA 1-3, 2B, run, .292
Josh
Fields 3B CHA 1-4, 2 Ks (110), .251
Sean Tracey CHA 4.0
9 7 7 5 2 1, 4.21 (L) now 11-5
Javon Moran OF CIN 1-4, run, 3
Ks, .382
DAngelo Jimenez DH CIN 1-3, 2 BB, .275
Andy LaRoche 3B LA 1-4, .258
James Loney 1B LA 1-3,
.281
Russell Martin C LA 0-3, .297
Joel Guzman
SS LA 0-3, .285
Chad Billingsley LA doing his best Edwin Jackson
impersonation 4.0 9 6 6 1 3 1, 4.40 (L) now 8-5
Jose Oyervidez
SD 7.0 3 0 0 3 6, 3.77 (W) now 5-7
Noochie Varner OF AZ 1-3, 2
runs, RBI, 2 BB, .290
Miguel Montero C AZ 0-5, .236
Dan
Uggla 2B AZ 3-5, 2 runs, solo HR (14), 11th SB, .324
Jon
Zeringue OF AZ 0-5, 2 Ks, .257
Jamie DAntona 3B AZ 0-3,
run, BB, .248
Enrique Gonzalez AZ 5.2 4 2 2 3 8 4.02
Josh
Burrus OF ATL 1-5, 3 Ks, .253
Gregor Blanco OF ATL 2-2,
2 runs, 2B, 3 BB, 20th SB, .242
Luis Hernandez SS ATL 0-4, BB,
.228
Kevin Barry ATL 2.0 0 0 0 1 2, 1.23
Elliot
Johnson 2B TAM 1-4, RBI, .268
Elijah Dukes OF TAM 0-1, BB,
.289
Jason Pridie OF TAM 0-2, .077
Wes Bankston
1B TAM 3-4, 2 runs, 2B, solo HR (10th), .317
Shawn Riggans C TAM
1-4, 2B, RBI, .268
Gaby Martinez OF TAM 2-4, .228
Chris
Flinn TAM ouch 1.2 10 8 8 0 3 4.52 (L )
Anthony Gwynn OF
MIL 35, 2 runs, 2 RBI, .277
Glenn Woolard MIL 7.0 8 3 3 1 5,
4.75 (W) now 5-9
TEXAS (AA) -- Jered Weaver ANA,
quick learner, 6 3 1 0 2 6 ... Erick Aybar ANA 3-5, 23rd double,
.285 ... Kendry Morales ANA 2-4, 7th homer, .255 ... Daric
Barton OAK 0-1, 3 walks, .280 ... Jayson Nix COL 3-4, 2
homers (11), 5 RBI, .245 (quite a turnaround in July, .300, 5 doubles, 6 homers)
... John Danks TEX, AA a bit of a struggle, 5 5 3 3 1 3, 4.90
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Jesse Floyd SF
7 5 0 0 4 2, 4.23 ... Eddy Martinez-Esteve SF
2-3, 13th homer, 3 RBI (79), .326 ... Stephen Drew ARZ 1-3, double, walk,
.389 ... Richie Robnett OAK OF 2-4, 13th homer, .260 ... Billy
Butler KC 4-6, 2 doubles (27), .350 ... Chris Lubanski KC
3-6, .287 ... Brandon Wood ANA 1-2, triple, 2 walks, .324
CAROLINA (A+) -- Stephen Head CLE 0-4,
K
Chad Spann BOS 1-3, R, HR (10), 2 RBI
Adam Miller
CLE 6 2 1 0 1 2
Andrew Dobies BOS 6 4 1 1 0 6
Robert
Valido CHA 2-4, R, 2 SB (37)
Micah Schnurstein CHA 2-4, 2 R,
HR (14), 2 RBI (54)
Kory Casto WAS 1-4, RBI (73)
Matt
Esquivel ATL 1-3, R, 2 BB, K
Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL
3-5, R, 2 doubles, HR (13), 3 RBI
Jake Stevens ATL 3-1/3 8 7 7 3
2
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Phillip Hughes NYA 5 4 3 3
1 5 W(9-1, 2.19)
Justin Christian 2B NYA 3-3 2 doubles 4RBI,
.306
Brian Dopirak 1B CHN 2-4 HR(12) 2RBI, .247
Scott
Moore 3B CHN 2-5 2R, .275
Tim Moss 2B PHI 2-5 HR(16)
3RBI, .277
Jake Blalock LF PHI 2-5, .280
Jarrett
Hoffpauir 2B STL 2-4 RBI, .288
Chris Dickerson DH CIN 3-4 2B
R, .241
Joey Votto 1B CIN 2-5 R RBI, .269
Ben Himes
RF CIN 4-5 2HR(6) 3R 4RBI, .304
Grant Psomas 3B NYN 3-4 R, .303
Nate Bumstead DET 6 8 4 2 2 2 L(11-3, 2.52)
Brian
Pilkington LA 7 6 1 1 1 4 W(5-7, 3.39)
Chin-lung Hu SS LA 3-4, .304
James Russ FLO 6 4 1 0 1 6 L(8-7, 3.39)
Davis Romero
TOR 8 1 0 0 2 7 W(5-5-6, 3.55)
MIDWEST (A) -- Reid Brignac TB 2-5, 11th homer,
.250 ... Josh Perrault ARZ 6 4 0
0 0 2, 1.93 ... Eric
Hurley TEX 6 5 3 2 3 6, 1-4, 3.81 ... David Winfree 3B MIN 3-4, 26th double, .287 ... SS
Alexi Casilla
ANA, leadoff, 2-4, homer, 2 RBI, 34th SB, .335 ... Kerry Wood CHN, rehab, 1 1 0 0 0 2 ... Ryan Harvey
CHN 2-4, 26th double, 2 RBI (77), .275 ... Eric Patterson CHN 0-4, .336 ...
Matt Tuiasosopo SS SEA 1-2, walk,
SB, .290 ... Javier
Herrera OAK 2-3, 9th homer, .275
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Yuniel Escobar
ATL 3-4, triple, run ... Marvin Lowrance WAS 4-5, double, 3 RBI
... Jonathan Sanchez SF 5 4 1 1 2 7, 3.75 ... Blake
Dewitt LA 2-4, double, run ... Gary Galvez BOS 6-2/3 1 0 0 1
7, (W, 8-3), 3.15 ... Angel Salome MIL 2-6, homer, 3 RBI (after 2-4,
homer in his SAL debut Sat)
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Jed Lowrie
SS BOS 1-4, 2B ... Luis Soto RF BOS 1-4, 2B, 2RBI ... Clay
Buchholz BOS 3 1 0 0 0 7 ... Bobby Parnell NYM 5 3 0 0 2 8
... Ryan Patterson DH TOR 1-4, K ... Justin Pekarek
CLE 6 1 0 0 2 9 ... Nolan Reimold RF BAL 2-5, 2R, 2B, BB ...
Kris Harvey RF FLA 4-5, R, 2RBI, BB
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Jeffrey Gilmore
SEA 5 5 2 2 0 8, 3-0, 1.59 (3 BB, 28 Ks in 22 2/3s innings) ... Jeff
Clement SEA 0-2, HBP ... catcher Mark Reed CHN 3-4, homer, 3
RBI ... OF Travis Buck OAK 2-5, double, .361 ... Michael
Mooney OF SF 2-6, 2 doubles (10), .335 ... 1B William Thompson
SF 4-5, double, homer, .386 ... 3B Pablo Sandoval SF 3-4, double,
.358 ... catcher Lizahio Baez TEX 3-4, 2 homers, .353
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- PJ Hiser 1B CLE 3-5, 2
doubles (13), 11th homer, 5 RBI, .333 ... Eric Campbell 3B ATL 3-4, 10th
homer, .286
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- No games scheduled.
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- No games Sun. Sat catchup - Ivan DeJesus SS LA 4-4, double, 3 RBI, .360 ... Kazuo
Matsui NYN, rehab, 1-2, walk
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- No boxes available.
Troop
Movements ... TEX - C.J. Wilson up, Adrian Gonzalez
to AAA ... SD - traded Geoff Blum to CHA for Ryan Meaux, activated Adam Eaton
from DL, Tim Stauffer to AAA ... WAS - recalled
Matt Cepicky, Marlon Byrd to AAA ... SEA - Jamal
Strong up, George Sherrill up, Miguel Ojeda to AAA ... FLO - John
Riedling to AAA, acquired Ron Villone from SEA for Yorman Bazardo and
Mike Flannery ... CHA - Joe Adkins up, Ross Gload & Willie Harris to AAA ...
CHN - traded Jody Gerut to PIT for Matt Lawton ... ATL - traded Roman Colon and
Zach Miner to DET for Kyle Farnsworth ... ARZ - acquired Buddy Groom from
NYA ... LA - Jayson Werth DL, Jose Valentine activated from DL ...
Updates to the Carolina and Florida State prospect lists from
Scott Rex, OnDeck :
Carolina Florida State
1. Adam Miller, RHP, CLE Phil Hughes, RHP, NYA
2. Troy Patton, LHP, HOU Greg Miller, LHP, LA
3. Gio Gonzalez, LHP, CHA Ricky Romero, LHP, TOR
4. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C, ATL Gaby Hernandez, RHP, NYN
5. Adam Loewen, LHP, BAL Anthony Swarzak, RHP, MIN
6. Nick Markakis, OF, BAL Chuck Tiffany, LHP, LA
7. Hunter Pence, OF, HOU Matt Kemp, OF, LA
8. Stephen Head, 1B, CLE Tyler Clippard, RHP, NYA
9. Lance Broadway, RHP, CHA Jay Rainville, RHP, MIN
10. Mike Hinckley, LHP, WAS Brent Clevlen, OF, DET
John Sickels on Ryan Harvey
CHN :
" ... The sixth-overall pick in
the 2003 draft, out of high school in Florida, Harvey is having a successful
full-season debut, and has shown he is recovered from the injuries which limited
his playing time in '03 and '04. He has the best raw power in the Cubs farm
system ... BB/K/AB ratio is 19/91/349: a below average walk rate, combined with
a high strikeout rate, more than one-K per game ... At age 20, he has youth on
his side, which is good because I think he will be a one-step-at-a-time type
prospect. Fantasy-wise, he represents a high risk/high reward option in most
leagues, intriguing but a long way from being ready to help."
Brandon Wood ANA, a plan and sticking to it :
" ... I see a guy that's putting
things together," Quakes manager Ty Boykin said. "I see a guy who is hitting all
pitches. I see a guy who has a plan. I see a guy who is working hard." So what's
changed in a year? According to Wood, the biggest improvements he has made this
season is that he's seeing pitches better and not missing when he gets a pitch
to hit. Wood was also primarily a fastball hitter last season. This season, he's
hitting all types of pitches. "That's just maturing as a hitter and learning the
strike zone," he said. The improvement hasn't just been since last year. Boykin
has watched Wood grow as a player over the course of the season, the skipper's
first with him. Boykin said Wood improved his footwork defensively, is working
counts better and studying pitchers more than in the beginning of the season.
Most importantly, Boykin said, Wood learned from his mistakes. "I see him doing
a lot of things now that I didn't see him doing in spring training," Boykin
said. "To me, that shows a lot of maturity, a lot of dedication, a lot of focus.
"I haven't seen anybody come through the system at his age, with his ability, to
put things together and stay focused throughout with all the media and
everything that's been said. He doesn't worry about that stuff. "He has one
thing on his mind, and that's to play this game every night to his full
potential. And that's what he does." (North
County Times)
Our league correspondents : INTERNATIONAL
Herb Walters
/ PACIFIC COAST JDM / EASTERN Ralph Marston /
SOUTHERN
Jason Collette
/ TEXAS Aman Reaka / FLORIDA STATE
Wayne Stevens / CAROLINA Troy Salvior /
CALIFORNIA JDM / MIDWEST
Bob Reed / SOUTH ATLANTIC
Dave Scott
/ NEW YORK-PENN
Harry Almquist / NORTHWEST
JDM
/ APPALACHIAN Scott
Howes
/ PIONEER
Joe
McAnally
/ GULF COAST JDM
/ ARIZONA JDM
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