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04 September 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Carlos Ruiz C PHI 2-5, R ... Shawn
Marcum TOR 7 6 5 5 1 6 4.95 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 1-4, 2 R, 2 BB, 2
errors (53) ... Delmon Young RF TB 2-6, 6th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI ...
Dewon Brazelton TB 5-2/3 7 1 1 4 6, 3.72 ... Marcus Thames
LF DET 4-5, 2B, 22nd HR, R, RBI, SB ... Joel Zumaya DET 4 3 1 1 1
9, 2.66 ... Jason Cooper LF CLE 2-4, 2B, 2 R ... Fausto
Carmona CLE 7 9 3 3 1 2, 3.25 ... Abe Alvarez BOS 5-1/3 10 5 5
1 3, 4.85 ... Chien-Ming Wang NYA 5 11 3 3 0 2, 4.24 ... J.D. Durbin
MIN 7 2 1 1 1 7, 4.33
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- wouldn't it be
something if he managed to be reunited with Jason Isringhausen (remember
"Generation K"), Bill Pulsipher STL 8 10 4 3 0 15, 4.49 ... Josh Karp
WAS, the relief experiment is over, 5-2/3 6 2 1 0 2, 5.75 ... Dennis
Tankersley KC, another OK effort, 6 6 2 2 3 2, 4.24 ... Jesse Foppert
SEA 4 3 1 1 3 5, 4.03 ... Andre Ethier OAK, getting a taste of AAA, 2-4,
double, walk ... Shawn Estes ARZ, rehab, 6 3 1 1 4 6 ... Josh
Barfield SD 1-4, 20th SB, .311 ... Rafael Soriano SEA, ready to
resume his MLB career, 1 0 0 0 0 2 (1.10 ERA in 16 1/3 rehab innings, 3 walks,
24 Ks) ... Brandon Wood ANA 99th extra base hit, 1-5, 52nd double ...
Jeff Mathis ANA 1-4, 20th homer, 2 walks, .277
EASTERN (AA) -- Tom Gorzelanny
PIT 5 2 0 0 3 6, 3.26 ... Nick
Markakis BAL 2-3, walk, .351 ... Matt
DeSalvo NYA 7 2 1 1 4
9, 3.02 ... David Purcey
TOR 7 6 1 0 2 7, 2.93 ... catcher Curtis Thigpen TOR 3-4, double,
.267 ... Matt Moses MIN 2-5, double, error, .215 ...
Denard
Span MIN CF & leadoff, 4-5, SB, CS, picked off first, .290 ... one more
highly-touted arm find the going tough in the late stages of the season,
Anibal Sanchez BOS 4 10 7 6 2 5, 3.45
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Stephen Drew ARZ 2-4,
walk, .232 ... Chris Carter 1B ARZ homer (31st overall), 2 RBI
(114 overall) ... Ricky Nolasco CHN, finishing strong, 6 3 0 0 4
5, 14-3, 2.89 ... Joel Guzman LA, still on the shelf, shoulder injury ...
Justin Ruggiano LA 3-6, double, .336
TEXAS (AA) -- Randy Leek STL 7 5
1 1 0 3, 3.83 ... Jered Weaver ANA 6 5 2 1 1 9, 3.98 ...
Joaquin Arias TEX 2-4, 3 RBI, .311 ... Kevin Melillo 2B
OAK homer, .278 ... Daric Barton OAK 2-5, homer (13th overall),
.314
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Travis Metcalf 3B
TEX 3-6, 32nd double, 2 homers (22), 5 RBI (94) ... Andrew Sonnanstine
TB 7 5 2 2 2 6, 14-5, 2.99 ... Francisco Leandro CF TB 2-5, 44th
double, 11th homer, .333 ... Joe Gaetti CF COL 2-5, triple, .322
... Troy Tulowitzki SS COL, back in the lineup, 1-5, .256 ...
Thomas Mendoza ANA (after 1.55 ERA in 13 games in the Arizona League)
now up to 10 scoreless frames in the CAL, 7 4 0 0 0 9 ... Chris Lubanski
KC 2-5, walk, .301
CAROLINA (A+) -- Jarrod Saltalamacchia
ATL 3-4, 3 doubles (35), .318 ... pretty well a lost season for Michael
Hinckley WAS 7-2/3 6 4 4 4 5, 4.93 ... Ray
Liotta CHA 7
7 5 3 3 6, 14-5, 2.02 ... Hunter Pence HOU 2-4, 30th homer, 3 RBI,
.321
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Sean Gallagher
CHN 5.0 6 1 1 0 7, 2.68 ... Ricardo Romero TOR, 1st pro win, 5.0 7
2 2 1 5, 3.82 ... Chuck Tiffany LA, uncharacteristically wild in
five no-hit innings, 5.0 0 0 0 7 9, 3.93 (on the season, 43 walks, 134 Ks
in 110 innings) ... Gaby Hernandez NYN 3.0 3 0 0 0 2, 3.47 ...
Matt Kemp LA 27th homer, .305 ... Anthony Swarzak MIN 7
4 2 2 0 11, 3.89
MIDWEST (A) -- Cliff Pennington SS OAK
2-5, 24th SB, .280 ... Travis Buck OF OAK 2-3, double, 2 walks,
.357 ... Sean Rodriguez SS ANA 2-3, 28th double, 14th homer, walk,
.250 ... Homer Bailey CIN 3-2/3 4 3 3 4 5, 4.43 ... Kevin
Slowey
MIN 6-2/3 5 1 1 2 7, 2.24 ... rough introduction to pro ball, Trevor
Plouffe
SS MIN 0-3, 2Ks, .223, 35th error ... Jeff Clement SEA, from
big initial success to the golden sombrero, 0-4, 4 Ks, .333
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Chris Nelson COL
2-5, double, run, .244 ... Marcos Vechionacci NYA 3-5, 2 triples,
RBI, 2 runs ... wow. Scott Elbert LA 5 4 1 1 2 10, 2.66 (128 Ks in
115 innings) ... Chris Getz CHA 3-5, double, homer, 3 RBI, 2
runs ... Ronnie Martinez HOU 7 5 2 0 1 5, (W, 13-3), 3.67 ...
Jeff Corsaletti BOS 2-5, triple, 2 runs
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Jacoby
Ellsbury CF BOS 1-5, R ... Jed Lowrie SS BOS 2-5 ... Gaby
Sanchez 1B FLA 2-4, R, 2B, 2RBI, CS ... Jesus Gonzalez SS
TOR 3-4, 2R ... Orlando Trias TOR 5 4 1 1 1 7 ... Kyle
Denney CLE (rehab) 1 2 2 2 1 2 ... Andrew McCutchen CF PIT
2-3, R, 2B, 3RBI, BB ... Jeff Landing NYM 5 6 1 1 1 7 ... Jeff
Larish 1B DET 1-4, K ... Pete Sellers DH HOU 1-2, R, 2B,
2BB ... Guillermo Villalona NYY 5 5 2 2 1 5
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- looks like the
Cubs kept the wrong guy (Andy Sisco and Justin Jones doing fine) , Luke
Hagerty 0 1 3 2 1 0, 31.05 (14 hits allowed, 30 walks, 4 Ks in 6 2/3s)
... Tanner McElroy TEX 5-2/3 2 0 0 1 10, 2.53 (55 Ks in 42 2/3s) ...
Mike Mooney SF 3-4, triple, .339
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Francisco Hernandez
catcher CHA 3-4, 2 doubles, walk, .347 ... this is getting goulish,
Jason Neighborgall ARZ, 1/3 1 4 4 3 0, 12.36 (43 walks in 19 2/3s
innings) ... 3B Rusty Ryal ARZ 3-5, double, .336 ... Corey
Wimberly 3B COL 3-5, 29th SB, .372 ... KC SS Chris McConnell
1-4, homer, .328
Troop
Movements ... HOU - activated Brandon Backe from DL, Scott Strickland,
Brandon Duckworth up, Todd Self designated for assignment ... TB - activated
Seth McClung ... ATL - Anthony Lerew up ... ARZ - Dustin Nippert
up ... FLO - Jim Mecir activated from DL ... SEA - activated Scott Atchison from
DL ...
Matthew Pouliot, RotoWorld, with updates on the callups :
" ... Juan Cruz ...sent his
stock climbing once again by going 5-1 with a 2.40 ERA, 51 H and 90/28 K/BB in
75 IP as a starter for Triple-A Sacramento. That’s the good news. The A’s say
he’s not a candidate to make any spot starts this month ... still has a great
deal of talent and he might put it all together one of these years. He’ll be a
sleeper next spring."
" ... Andy Marte ...
Braves are going to have to figure out some way to work him into next year’s
lineup. As is, he has two players ahead of him at the only position he’s
currently capable of playing. Marte, 21, hit .275/.372/.506 in 389 AB for
Triple-A Richmond."
" ... Hayden Penn ...
belief is that he’s throwing better now than he was when the Orioles first
called on him. Still, he’s probably not ready to be a quality starting pitcher
in the majors. Penn went 7-6 with a 3.83 ERA, 101 H and 120/37 K/BB in 110 1/3
IP for Double-A Bowie. A half season in Triple-A next year would likely do him a
lot of good."
Justin Verlander ... Cautious is the watchword in DET.
" ... Trammell said the Tigers will
"continue to take it slowly" with Justin Verlander this month - which is
an indication that after recovering from a bout of dead-arm, he probably won't
pitch again at the major-league level this season. "It's not 100 percent no,"
Trammell said, "but it's not looking like we'll bring him up. At this point, the
(Florida) Instructional League is more likely -- so he doesn't do anything to
try to impress here." (Detroit News)
Finally, a hint of information on Jason Kubel MIN :
" ... Kubel (left knee) is
scheduled to be evaluated Sept. 19, when he is expected to be cleared to play in
Instructional League games. Kubel, who has been out all season, recently has
been running without a brace at 75 percent his normal speed." (St. Paul
Pioneer Press)
Howie Kendrick ANA ... adding to his laurels ... best in the Texas League
in August :
" ... Kendrick had a hit in 25
of 28 games during the month and batted .377 ...with 5 home runs, 32 RBI, 17
runs scored, 13 doubles and 7 steals ... Kendrick, 22, is currently in his
fourth professional season after the Angels drafted him in the 10th round of the
2002 draft out of St. John's Community College. In 44 games with the Travs,
Kendrick is hitting .343 avg. with 7 home runs, 42 RBI, 19 doubles and 32 runs
scored. His combined Class A & AA batting average of .367 ranks second amongst
all minor league players." (Arkansas Travelers)
Triple-A
proving to be quite a challenge for Mets' prospect.
" ... Yusmeiro Petit looked
like a world beater through three innings Friday night ... In the fourth, he
looked like a young pitcher still struggling ... After throwing three hitless
innings to open the game, Petit gave up six hits and seven runs in the fourth
inning, the most damaging blows being a grand slam ... and a two-run homer ...
A 20-year-old righthander who came up two weeks ago from Double-A, Petit has
lost all three of his starts with the Tides. But more importantly, he may have
lost his swagger. “He still has great stuff and can go through a lineup like he
did in the first three innings,” said Tides catcher Joe Hietpas, who was with
Petit in Double-A much of this season. “Confidence goes a long way in this game
and he got tentative.” He also seemed to get frustrated, according to Tides
manager Ken Oberkfell ... Petit, who had showered and dressed by game’s end and
departed immediately after the final out, was 9-3 in 21 starts for Double-A
Binghamton with a 2.91 ERA. He also struck out 130 while walking 18 in 117 2/3
innings and allowing 90 hits in Double-A. That magic hasn’t followed him to this
level. In 14 2/3 innings, he has 14 strikeouts, six walks, has allowed 24 hits
and has a 9.20 ERA." (Virginian-Pilot)
Cleveland's
top 2005 draft pick moves up ... again and D-Rays starter promoted.
" ... Trevor Crowe has had a
whirlwind orientation to the Indians' farm system since being drafted 14th
overall ... made stops at short-season Mahoning Valley and low Class-A
Lake County. Friday, Crowe skipped high Class-A Kinston and made his Double-A
debut ... Crowe said. ``And while the talent levels are increasing, I just
keep trying to do the things I can control -- like being prepared and continuing
to work on my swing.'' ... In 12 games at Mahoning Valley, Crowe batted
.255 (13-for-51). At Lake County, he hit .258 (46-for-178) in 44 games.''
(Akron Beacon Journal)
" ... Jamie Shields has been promoted to
Class AAA Durham (International League). Shields, the reigning Southern League
Pitcher of the Week, has a four game winning streak and has tossed at least
seven innings in seven of his last eight starts. For the season, Shields is 7-5
with a 2.80 ERA (109.1 IP, 95 H, 36 R, 34 ER, 31 BB, 104 SO). He currently ranks
fourth in the league in ERA."
Ryan
Garko CLE ... among the prospects rewarded with MLB callups.
" ... Garko, 24, has spent the
entire 2005 season with Buffalo, where he hit .303 with 25 doubles, three
triples, 19 homers and 77 RBIs in 127 games and was named team co-MVP ...
average ranked 11th in the International League, while his .384 on-base
percentage ranked fifth ... drafted in the third round in 2003 out of
Stanford University, where he won the Johnny Bench Award that year as the
nation's top collegiate catcher. Questions about his defense have followed him
since he was drafted, but Garko said the time he spent in major league camp to
start spring training this season provided answers in his mind, at least. "I
feel confident now that I can catch at the big league level," .... named the
Indians Minor League Player of the Year in 2004 after hitting .330 with 22
homers and 99 RBIs at three minor league levels." (Kinston
Free Press)
03 September 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Justin Germano CIN 5 7 5 4 3 7, 3.79 ...
T.J. Pena SS ATL 2-3, 2 R, BB, SB ... Josh Burrus LF ATL 2-4,
2B, R, BB ... Adam Bernero ATL 6 7 4 4 0 5, 3.40 ... Carlos
Ruiz C PHI 2-4, 2B ... John-Ford Griffin LF TOR 2-5, RBI ...
Zach Jackson TOR 5-1/3 10 8 5 4 3, 5.13 ... B.J. Upton SS TB
0-5, 0 errors ... Delmon Young RF TB 2-5, R ... Jason
Hammel TB 6 3 2 2 4 1, 4.12 ... Jeremy Sowers CLE 5-2/3 7 1 1
1 4, 1.59 ... Dustin Pedroia 2B BOS 2-4, RBI ... Yusmeiro
Petit NYN 4 6 7 7 2 5, 9.20 ... Felix Diaz CHA 6 11 5 4 2
8, 5.00 ... Dave Gassner MIN 5 9 3 3 1 9, 4.95
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Anthony Reyes
STL, the good one, 6 3 0 0 3 8, 3.64 ... Kevin Frandsen 2B SF (12th
rounder, 2004, 23 years old) 2-6, double, homer, walk, 4 RBI, .375 ... looks
like he's ready, Kelvim Escobar ANA 6 6 1 1 1 8 ... Delwyn
Young 2B LA 3-4, double, .345 ... Nick Gorneault OF ANA
2-3, 26th homer, 2 walks, 4 RBI (107), .291 ... Jeff Mathis ANA
3-4, 26th double, 2 homers (19), .278 ... Brandon Wood ANA, trying
a little too hard?, 0-5, 3 Ks in his AAA debut ... Bobby Livingston
SEA, likely career high in Ks, 7 3 1 1 3 14, 4.70 ... Shin-Soo Choo SEA
4-4, triple, .285 ... TJ Bohn CF SEA 3-3, .329 ... Josh
Barfield SD 2-5, 15th homer, .312
EASTERN (AA) -- Nick Markakis BAL
1-3, walk, .342 ... Eric Duncan NYA, maybe he should have stayed
on the DL, 1-4, 3 Ks, .234 ... Jon Lester BOS 6 2 0 0 1 5, 11-6,
2.61 ... Chris Roberson PHI 2-5, 24th double, .309
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Elijah Dukes OF TB
2-3, double, .286 ... Eric Patterson CHN 1-4, walk, SB, .217 ...
Greg Miller LA 1 3 0 0 0 0 (over three levels, 33 2/3s, 21 hits,
25 walks, 40 Ks, 1.34) ... James Loney LA 2-4, double, triple,
.282
TEXAS (AA) -- Brian Stavisky OF
OAK 4-4, .313 ... Brandon
Backe HOU, rehab, 5 2 0 0 0 7, 2.25 ... Jeff
Bagwell HOU 0-2, walk ... Adam Jones SEA 1-5, homer, .295
... Joseph Koshansky
COL, golden sombrero, 0-4, 4 Ks ... Billy Butler KC homer
(30th overall), .324 ... Josh Pressley KC, late bloomer - 4th
rounder, 1998, 3-5, 25th double, 22nd homer, .314 ...
Howie
Kendrick ANA, homer (19th overall), .343
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- not among his better
efforts, but a "W", AJ Shappi ARZ 6 11 6 5 2 4, 16-7, 3.82
... KC OF Alan Moye,
a productive season, 4-4, 24th homer, .295 ... Chris
Lubanski KC 2-4, 38th
double, .300 ... Jeff Cook ARZ 2-6, 42nd double, 19th homer, .317
... Ian Stewart COL 2-4, 16th homer, .274 ... Seth Smith
COL OF 4-5, 44th double, .301 ... Joe Gaetti
CF COL 2-4, 28th double, 19th homer, .321
CAROLINA (A+) -- Neil Walker PIT 1-5,
double, 2 RBI ... Robert
Valido SS CHA 2-4, double, .289
... Adam Miller CLE 6 11 5 5 1 3 (a struggle coming back from
injury, 4.86 ERA in 70 1/3 innings, 93 hits allowed, 21 walks, 51 Ks)
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Recently promoted 2005
2nd round supplemental pick Drew Thompson 2B MIN 2-4 2B R RBI, .429 …
Justin Jones MIN 7 5 1 1 1 4 (W, 7-3) 3.01 … Justin
Christian 2B NYA 4-4 HR(11) 3R SB(54), .306 … Tyler Clippard
NYA 2 0 0 0 0 3 – No word yet on why the quick hook … Kody Kirkland
3B DET 2-3 3B 3R RBI, .271 … Danilo Sanchez C DET 3-5 2HR(22) 3R
7RBI, .283 … Jordan Tata DET 4 12 8 8 1 2 ND, 2.79 … Working back
from 2004 Tommy John surgery, Mike Megrew LA 1 2/3 6 6 6 1 1 …
Dante Brinkley LF NYN 3-5 HR(15) 3B 3R 2RBI, .320 … Taylor
Tankersley FLO 6 5 3 3 5 4 ND, 4.70
MIDWEST (A) -- Tonys Gutierrez CIN 3-5,
homer, .327 ... Ryan Harvey CHN 0-3, 2 Ks, .255 ... ARZ 1B
Cesar Nicolas 4-4, 3 doubles (30), .303 ... Kyle Waldrop
MIN 5-1/3 7 1 1 1 4, 4.98 ... David Winfree MIN 3-5, .295 ...
Jeff Clement SEA 2-5, double, .347 ... Matt Tuiasosopo SEA
0-4, .278
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Brian Horwitz OF
SF 4-4, double & 3-4, 38th double, .348 ... Marcus Sanders SS SF
2-4, 57th SB & 2-3, 28th error, .300 ... Matt Miller COL 30th
homer, .331 ... John Otness BOS catcher 3-5, 24th double, 11th
homer, .333
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Jacoby
Ellsbury CF BOS 1-3, BB ... Zack Farkes 3B BOS 2-4, HR, 2RBI
... Ryan Phillips BOS (a rare poor outing) 2.2 5 5 5 4 2 ...
Koby Clemens DH HOU (maybe turning pro wasn't such a bad idea after
all) 2-4, R, 3B, RBI ... Matt Hollimon SS DET (a rare boxscore)
0-2, 4R, 3BB ... Andrew McCutchen CF PIT 0-5, 2K ... Mike
Costanzo 3B PHI 2-5, K ... Gaby Sanchez DH FLA 2-3, 2B,
RBI, BB ... Aaron Thompson FLA 4.2 9 4 0 1 2 ... Ryan
Patterson CF TOR 2-4, HR, 4RBI, K ... Jensin Lewis CLE 4 5 1 1
2 7 ... Bobby Parnell NYM 6.2 3 0 0 2 4 ... Jason
Stephens NYY 6 5 0 0 2 5
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Mark Pawelek
CHN, up from the Arizona League, 3 6 1 0 1 4 ... Taylor Teagarden
TEX 2-4, 2 triples, .306 ... K.C. Herren OF TEX, a disappointing season
but a nice day, 4-5, 2 doubles, homer, .276 ... Geoff
Vandel
SD, also up from the ASL (0.47 in 19 innings, 29 Ks) 5 3 0 0 0 6 ... Ben
Nieto SF 5-2/3 5 1 1 2 6, 0.87
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Twins affiliate over
Braves in the final.
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Flint Wipke ANA,
38th rounder 2005, 2-4, 2 homers, 6 RBI, .288 ... 3B Dallas Morris
ANA 2-7, triple, .320 ... SS Ryan Crew MIL 3-6, 19th double, .333
... Chaz
Roe COL, pretty good season up to Friday, 1/3 3 7 6 3 1 ... KC SS
Chris McConnell 1-3, homer, .329 ... Corey
Wimberly SS
COL 3-6, .368
Troop
Movements ... WAS - Rich Short, Kenny Kelly, Brandon Watson up ...
NYA - Jorge DePaula up ... SF - Scott Munter activated from DL, Justin
Knoedler up ... ARZ - Oscar Villarreal activated, Brian Bruney, Koyie Hill &
Andy Green up ... ANA - Zach Sorensen up, released
Tim Bittner ... LA - Mike Rose & Hong-Chih Kuo up ... PHI - Gavin
Floyd up ... NYN - Doug Mientkiewicz activated from DL ... BAL -
activated Jason Grimsley & Geronimo Gil from DL ... SD - activated Ramon
Hernandez ... CHN - Rich Hill up ... BOS - Lenny
DiNardo up
... COL - Brad Hawpe
& Clint Barmes
activated from DL ... FLO - activated Josh Willingham from DL, Robert
Andino
up, released Chad Bentz ... CLE - activated Arthur Rhodes, Andrew
Brown, Jason Dubois, Ryan
Garko &
Jeremy Guthrie up, Jeremy Sowers promoted to AAA ... STL -
Tyler Johnson up ... MIN - Francisco
Liriano,
Jason Tyner up, Juan Castro activated from DL ...
The best of the Carolina League announced :
" ... Leo Daigle, Winston-Salem's slugging
first baseman, was named Carolina League Most Valuable Player, and Frederick
right hander James Johnson took Pitcher of the Year honors ... Going into
the league's final weekend, the right handed hitting Daigle was leading the
league in batting at .339 and RBI with 106. He was a close second in home runs
with 27, despite spending five weeks with Triple A Charlotte. Johnson notched
his 12th win this week to take over the league lead. He also leads in strikeouts
with 167 in 158 2/3 innings and is tied for the lead in complete games with
two." (Carolina League)
Catcher - Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL
Outfield - Frank Diaz WAS
First base - Leo Daigle CHA
Outfield -Thomas Collaro CHA
Second base - Nate Spears BAL
Outfield - Nick Markakis BAL
Third base - Kory Casto WAS
OF Utility - Noah Hall CHA
Shortstop - Robert Valido CHA DH
- Mario Delgado BAL
INF Utility - Pat Magness PIT SP
- James Johnson BAL
RP - Ehren Wassermann CHA
Southern League announces its top performers :
" ... MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Delmon
Young ... put up huge numbers in 84 games played in the Southern
League, batting .336 with 20 home runs and 71 RBI. The 6-foot-3-inch 205-pound
Young also showed some speed on the basepaths, swiping 25 bases ...
starting right fielder for the South Division All-Star Team in the 2005 Southern
League All-Star Game ...MOST OUTSTANDING PITCHER Ricky
Nolasco ... 13 wins this season set a new Diamond Jaxx record for most wins
in a season ... In 26 starts, Nolasco is 13-3 with a 3.01 ERA with 168
strikeouts and 42 walks. With 11 strikeouts in his final start Saturday night
against Mobile at Pringles Park, the right-hander would tie the Diamond Jaxx
single season record for most strikeouts with 179 ...The Cubs selected Nolasco
in the fourth round of the 2001 draft." (Southern League)
Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL, breakout season ... and some low-level Braves'
comers:
" ... Despite playing in one of the
minor leagues' toughest ballparks for power hitters, Saltalamacchia went into
the final weekend batting .315 with 32 doubles, 19 homers and 78 RBIs in 124
games. Thanks to 53 walks, he had a .392 on-base percentage and his slugging
average was .520. "He's had a tremendous year," Braves assistant general manager
Dayton Moore said. "He comes to play every day and he doesn't give up a single
at-bat. He's really shown a lot of maturity." With McCann ahead of him, the
Braves might eventually try the 6-foot-4 Saltalamacchia at another position in
addition to catcher to take advantage of his potent bat. "As players get closer
to the majors, we like to increase their versatility and see how they might fit
in," Moore said. "For now, though, he's strictly a catcher, and we like his
development there."
" ... Elvis Andrus, 17, shortstop Finished
the season at Danville after hitting .295 despite being one of the youngest
players in the Gulf Coast League ... Eric
Campbell, 20, third base Named co-player of the year in the Appalachian
League, which he led with 26 doubles, 18 homers, 64 RBIs and 77 runs scored
while batting .313 ... Yunel Escobar, 22, shortstop The
flashy Cuban defector, drafted in the second round, hit over .300 at Rome after
batting .400 in eight games at Danville." (Atlanta
Journal Constitution)
John Sickels on Jason
Botts TEX :
" ... .289/.379/.531, 25 homers
...patient and works the count, but he has some serious vulnerabilities ... Both
Danny Tamayo and Kyle Snyder worked him with fastballs on the fists, which Botts
either fouled off or didn't swing at. But once the fastball was established,
they worked the outside corner with changeups or breaking balls, and Botts
couldn't handle it ... In any event, while I'm impressed with his strength
and his ability to draw walks, he comes by his high strikeout rate honestly.
Unless he does a better job against breaking stuff and off-speed pitches, he
will have serious contact problems in the majors."
02 September 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Elizardo Ramirez CIN 6-1/3 6 3 3 3 4, 3.77
... T.J. Pena SS ATL 2-3, 2 2B, R ... Scott Thorman 1B ATL
2-4, R, RBI ... John-Ford Griffin LF TOR 1-4, 29th HR, R, 2 RBI ...
Francisco Rosario TOR 3-1/3 1 0 0 1 2, 3.86 ... Jamie
Vermilyea TOR 2-2/3 3 2 1 3 1, 5.50 ... Fernando Cortez 2B TB
2-4, R, 2 RBI ... Chris Seddon TB 7 7 2 2 2 6, 5.46 ... Marcus
Thames LF DET 1-3, R, 2 BB ... Zach Miner DET 7 4 1 1 6 3,
3.71 ... Jason Dubois RF CLE 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI ... rehab, Oliver
Perez PIT 4-1/3 1 2 2 7 1, 9.90 ... Brian Anderson CF CHA
2-3, 16th HR, 2 R, RBI, SB ... Boof Bonser MIN 5 5 2 2 1 7, 3.99
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Bobby Brownlie
CHN 6-2/3 7 4 4 3 9, 4.74 ... Jason Botts TEX 25th homer, .289 ...
Joe Saunders ANA, a rough patch, 5-1/3 10 5 2 2 2, 4.58 ...
Alberto Callaspo ANA 4-5, 3 doubles (19), .316 ... Nick
Gorneault OF ANA 3-4, 2 homers (25), 4 RBI (103), .288 ... Kevin Frandsen
2B SF 3-5, double, .378 ... Delwyn Young LA 3-5, .333 ... TJ
Bohn SEA OF 4-6, double, .299 ... Asdrubal Cabrera SEA SS,
some late season AAA experience, 2-5, walk
EASTERN (AA) -- Brett Harper NYN
1-4, homer (36th overall), .290 ... Josh Banks TOR 5-2/3 6 4 4 0
8, 3.83 ... Glen Perkins MIN 7 4 1 1 1 8, 4.90 ... Patrick
Misch SF 7 4 0 0 1 6, 3.52
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Chad Billingsley LA 6-2/3 3 1 1
4 8, 13-6, 3.51 ... Justin Ruggiano OF LA, 25th rounder in 2004,
1-3, homer, .338 ... Stephen Drew ARZ 2-4, 4th homer ... 1B Chris
Carter ARZ 2-4, homer (30th overall), .316 ...
Renyel
Pinto CHN 4 8 6 6 3 1, 2.78 ... Chris Young CHA, leadoff, 2-5,
40th double, 26th homer, .275 ... Eric Patterson CHN 1-6, double,
.211
TEXAS (AA) -- John Danks TEX,
another stinker, 3-1/3 7 8 6 3 4, 4-10, 5.49 ... Jeff Bagwell HOU
2-4, walk ... sign of life from Mitch Maier KC 2-5, 2 homers (15
overall), 5 RBI, .256 ... Billy Butler KC 2-5, .330 ... catcher
Mike Napoli ANA 1-4, 29th homer, .232 (but, .369 OBA) ... Kendry
Morales ANA 2-4, 11th double, .302
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Brandon Wood ANA
43rd homer (98th extra base hit), 115th RBI, .321 ... Jay
Garthwaite OF
ARZ 4-5, 2 homers (18), .299 ... Chris
Lubanski KC 28th homer, 114th RBI
... Ian Stewart COL 0-3, walk, 3 Ks, .272 ... Danny
Putnam OF OAK 2-5, 2 doubles (36), .309 ... Kurt Suzuki OAK
2-5, 12th homer, .283 ... Steven Sharpe OAK, fronted a one-hitter,
5 0 0 0 2 7
CAROLINA (A+) -- Giovany Gonzalez CHA 7
4 1 1 2 6, 13-6, 2.82 ... Neil Walker PIT 3-6, triple, 3 RBI, 3 Ks
... Hunter Pence HOU 1-3, homer (29th overall) ... Ian
Bladergroen
1B BOS 2-4, 2 homers
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Steve Moss CF MIL
2-3 2B 2R, .282 … Tim Dillard MIL 6 5 1 0 1 6 (W, 12-10) 2.48 …
Jay Rainville MIN 4 6 4 4 0 5 (L, 12-5) 3.35 … Ben Himes
RF CIN 1-4 HR(11) 2RBI, .303 … Brent Clevlen RF DET 2-3 R SB(14),
.304 … Nate Bumstead DET 5 2 2 2 7 3 ND, 2.58 … Travis
Denker 2B LA 2-4 R, .272 … Dante Brinkley LF NYN 2-4 R, .316 …
Jamar Hill RF NYN 2-3, .251 … Adam Lind TOR 2-5 2B R
RBI, .314 … Jarrett Hoffpauir 2B STL 2-4, .289 … Eric
Harberer 4 4 4 2 2 6 (L, 12-8) 3.12
MIDWEST (A) -- Jair Jurrjens DET 6.0 4
2 2 0 4, 12-6, 3.41 ... Jeff Clement SEA 1-4, 6th homer, .344 ...
James Houser TB 6 1 0 0 0 8, 3.76 ... Cliff Pennington
SS OAK 1-4, 23rd SB, .279 ... Eric Hurley TEX 8 7 2 2 2 8, 12-6,
3.77 ... Nicholas Stavinoha OF STL 4-5, 14th homer, .351
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Brian Horwitz SF
2-4, double, RBI, 2 runs, .339 ... just another 31st round pick made
good, Jason Herman PIT 6 5 3 3 2 2, (W, 1-0) ...
Chris Nelson COL 2-5, double, RBI, run ... Samuel
Deduno COL 6 2 2 1 4 3, (W, 8-8) ... Angel Salome
MIL 3-4, double, triple, 2 RBI, 2 runs ... Wladimir Sutil
SS HOU 3-5, double, RBI, 2 runs, 2 SB ... Greg Golson
PHI 2-4, solo homer, 2 runs ... JC Holt ATL 3-4, double, solo
homer, 2 RBI, 2 runs
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Jacoby
Ellsbury CF BOS 4-5, 2R, 2B, 3B ... Jed Lowrie SS BOS 2-4, 2R,
RBI ... Clay Buchholz BOS (another 3 inning stint of dominance): 3
1 0 0 0 8 ... Koby Clemens 3B HOU 0-2, BB, K ... Matt
Norfleet DET 6 1 0 0 1 4 ... Cory Patton RF TOR 2-4, 3R, 2HR,
4RBI, K ... Ryan Patterson CF TOR 1-3, R, 2B, 2K ... Kristian
Bell TOR 5 5 1 1 2 4 ... Josh Outman PHI 5 1 0 0 1 8 ...
Justin Blaine PHI 5 4 0 0 1 3 ... Brett Gardner CF NYY
2-5, R, 2K ... Andrew McCutchen CF PIT 1-4, 2R, BB, 2SB ...
Steve Pearce 1B PIT 2-5, 2R, 2RBI, SB ... Zach Zuercher
STL 7 4 0 0 1 4 ... Gaby Sanchez C FLA 3-3, R, 2 2B ... Robert
Ray BAL 5 4 0 0 1 5
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Taylor
Teagarden TEX 2-4, triple, .296 ... James Shull OAK 6 5 3 3 1
8, 2.55 (74 Ks in 67 innings)
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Adam Hawes MIN,
superb regular season - 1.53, 68 Ks in 59 IP - but a tough time in the playoffs,
4-1/3 9 8 8 2 4 ... Elvis Andrus SS ATL 3-5 ... Eric
Campbell ATL 2-5, homer .
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- SS Ryan Crew MIL
3-4, 2 doubles (18), .328 ... Daniel Hawkins ANA 6 3 0 0 0 4, 3.29
... Cory Wade LA 9 5 1 1 0 6, 3.89
Troop
Movements ... NYN - designated Ron Calloway for assignment, Kaz
Ishii, Shingo Takatsu & Tim Hamulack up ... CIN - activated Josh Hancock from DL ... PHI - designated Clay Condrey, Juan Richardson for
assignment, Shane Victorino, A.J. Hinch, Matt Kata, Pedro
Liriano & Geoff Geary up ... BAL - released Sidney Ponson, Walter Young, Hayden Penn & Bernie Castro up ... HOU - Travis Driskill up ... WAS - Ryan Zimmerman up ... OAK - Juan Cruz, Matt Watson,
Alberto Castillo up ...NYA - Ruben Sierra activated from DL, Ramiro
Mendoza, Wayne Franklin, Andy Phillips & Wil Nieves up ...TB - Lance Carter up ...KC - Justin Huber, Leo Nunez up ...CHA - Ross Gload, Raul Casanova, David Sanders up ...DET - Doug Creek up ...
TEX - Gerald Laird up ...SD - Chris Oxspring, Craig Breslow, Paul McAnulty
up ...ANA - activated Josh Paul from the DL, Greg Jones & Curtis Pride up ...MIL - activated Matt Wise & Jeff Cirillo from the DL, Wes Obermueller up
...
TOR - Gabe Gross up ...
BOS - Keith Foulke activated from DL, Matt Perisho & Alejandro Machado up ...
ATL - activated Brian Jordan from DL, Kyle Davies, Jim Brower, Brayan
Pena & Andy Marte up ...
Doesn't sound too serious.
" ... Durham shortstop B.J. Upton ... was
injured and left the game in the sixth. Upton swung and missed before grimacing
and allowing his bat to escape his grasp. Durham manager Bill Evers said Upton
suffered a slight left shoulder strain." (The
Virginian-Pilot)
Matthew Pouliot,
RotoWorld.com, looks at some of the
callups :
" ... Guillermo Quiroz ...
series of severe injuries have slowed Quiroz’s progress and he had just 121 AB
in the minors this season, hitting .237/.326/.421 in 38 AB while rehabbing at
Single-A Dunedin and .229/.309/.482 in 83 AB for Triple-A Syracuse. His defense
and power could allow him to become a regular even if he never hits for average.
Still, it’d be nice to see him up closer to .250 than .220-.230. His progress
this month will determine whether the Jays sign a veteran to pair with Gregg
Zaun next season."
" ... Matt Murton ...
has already started to show that he can be quite an asset against lefties. The
potential is there for him to be a solid regular, although he lacks All-Star
upside. If he gets the chance, he could have some .280-20-85 seasons in his
prime."
" ... Paul Maholm ...
velocity has crept upwards this year and he was working in the low-90s with
regularity on Tuesday. He also has a good curve and an average change, so the
potential is there for him to be a third starter."
Dayn Perry, FoxSports,
rates the best of the NL West prospects. Dodgers abound :
" ... 1. Joel Guzman ...
one of the handful of top hitting prospects in all of baseball; among hitters,
only Delmon Young and Jeremy Hermida are clearly superior. There's some question
as to whether Guzman will be able to remain at short, but his raw power is
simply tremendous ... When a 20-year-old shortstop hits for power in the
Southern League, he's one to follow closely."
" ... 4. Andy LaRoche
... boasts outstanding raw power and excellent defensive skills at the hot
corner. Last season, LaRoche struggled a bit in the Florida State League, but
that's a tough environment for a 20-year-old position player. In 2005, he opened
the season back at Vero Beach and destroyed the competition, mashing 21 homers
in 63 games and slugging .651. In mid June, the Dodgers promoted LaRoche to
AA-Jacksonville, and he's holding his own there against older competition. In
his prime, he could be good for 30-40 homers per season in the majors."
" ... 8. Jonathan Broxton
... Heavy sinker, hard slider, improving changeup — Broxton is one to watch as
he climbs through the loaded Dodger system. Scouts like but don't love his
stuff; however, they may be underselling him. Broxton's combo of high strikeout
rates and strong groundball tendencies is a lethal one, and the fact that he's
succeeded in the high minors only improves his stock. He's one of the most
underrated pitchers in all the minor leagues."
Notes from the weekly International League report :
" ... Over his last 8 starts with the
Knights, Brandon McCarthy had been lights out. He had pitched a total of
53 innings during the stretch and had allowed just 11 earned runs, posting a
1.87 ERA... continued his excellent work on Tuesday as he pitched game two of
the doubleheader between the White Sox and the Rangers, shutting down the potent
Texas offense ... In 19 starts for the Knights, McCarthy is 7-7 with a
3.85 ERA (as a reliever, 1 game, 0-0, 7.71 ERA) with 130 strikeouts, 2nd behind
Boof Bonser for the International League lead."
" ... On the day of his International
League All-Star selection, John-Ford Griffin provided an All-Star
performance going 3-5 with two doubles a home run and 4 RBI ... selected
to the post-season All-Star team ... continues to lead the IL in RBI, with 96
and his 28 HR are tied for the IL lead with Joe Borchard and Mike Hessman."
" ... Curtis Granderson
was also named to the post-season All-Star team ... member of the 2004
Eastern League Post-Season All-Star team, the 24-year-old has displayed a rare
blend of speed, defense, and power for the Mud Hens in 2005. Currently in his
second stint this season with Detroit, Granderson has hit .267 with 4 HR and 9
RBI in 17 games for the Tigers. Granderson hit .290 in 111 Toledo games with 29
doubles, 13 triples, and 15 HR."
" ... SkyChiefs outfielder Gabe
Gross was recalled by Toronto ... it will be his fourth stint with
Toronto this season ... For Syracuse this season Gross hit .297 in 102
games with 29 doubles, 6 HR, 46 RBI and a career high 14 SB. Gross reached base
in 64 of the final 70 games he played for Syracuse including 30 straight from
July 20 to August 19."
01 September 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- William Bergolla 2B CIN 2-5, R ... Andy
Marte 3B ATL 2-5, 2B, 3B, R, 3 RBI ... Anthony Lerew ATL
1-2/3 7 6 6 2 2, 3.86 ... John-Ford Griffin LF TOR 1-3, 28th HR, R, RBI,
BB ... rehab, Ted Lilly TOR 5 4 2 2 3 7, 3.12 ... B.J. Upton
SS TB 0-1, BB, 0 errors (left in the 6th, injured arm, no details) ... Ryan
Raburn 2B DET 1-3, 19th HR, R, RBI ... Jason Dubois DH CLE
2-4 ... Jason Davis CLE 3 12 11 6 0 4, 4.61 ... Ian
Snell PIT 7 4 1 1 0 4, 3.70 ... Bryan Bullington PIT 5 5 4 4 2
2, 3.38 ... Angel Pagan CF NYN 2-3, 2B, R, BB ... Brian
Anderson CF CHA 3-5, 2B ... Tim Redding NYA 3 5 2 2 1 3, 4.40
... Walter Young DH BAL 2-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI ... Eli
Whiteside C BAL 2-4, R, HBP
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Adam
Wainwright STL, righting the ship at an opportune time, 6 3 0 0 2 7,
4.50 ... Ian Kinsler TEX 1-4, 23rd homer ... Todd Sears
1B FLO 3-3, 3 homers (13) 2 walks, 7 RBI, .332 ... Jeff Baker 3B COL 2-4,
double, homer, .303 ... Tim Stauffer SD 3-1/3 8 7 4 4 4, 5.83 ...
Carlos Quentin ARZ 3-5, 28th double, .308
EASTERN (AA) -- Arthur Rhodes
CLE, rehab, 1 0 0 0 0 0 ... Matt Miller CLE, rehab, 1 0 0 0 0 0
... Larry Broadway WAS 2-4, 2 homers (11), .281 ... Daniel
Cabrera BAL, rehab, 6 8 3 2 2 7 ... Nick Markakis BAL
2-5, 2 RBI, .349 ... Brandon Moss BOS 3-4, 29th double, .265 ...
Hanley Ramirez BOS 0-4, .274
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Stephen Drew ARZ 1-3,
3rd homer & 1-3, .205 ... Eric Patterson CHN 0-5, .231 ...
Jae-kuk Ryu CHN 7 8 4 4 2 8, 3.43
TEXAS (AA) -- A's kids ready to help
re-stock at the MLB level - Daric Barton 1B OAK 2-5, 2 doubles, .320
(overall, .319 / .431 /.475, 34 doubles, 12 homers) ... Andre Ethier
OF OAK 3-4, .319 (30 doubles, 18 homers) ... Kevin Melillo 2B OAK
2-4, homer, 5 RBI, .292 (overall, .306 / .403 / .530, 34 doubles, 22 homers) ...
Adam Jones SEA 2-5, SB, .296 ... Joseph Koshansky
COL 3-4, homer (38th overall), 4 RBI ... Kendry Morales ANA 1-4,
17th homer, .299 ... Jeff Bagwell HOU, rehab, 0-3, walk, 2 Ks
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Chris Lubanski KC
4-4, 37th double, 2 homers (27), 7 RBI (112), walk, .302 ... Wladimir
Balentien SEA 3-4, 2 homers (25), 5 RBI, .289 ... Brandon Wood ANA
2-4, .321 ... Danny Putnam OF OAK 3-4, 15th homer, .308 ... COL CF
Joe Gaetti 4-4, 27th double, 18th homer, .322 ... Ian
Stewart COL 1-4, 15th homer, .274 ... ooops, Cesar Carrillo SD
2 6 6 6 1 2
CAROLINA (A+) -- Stephen Head CLE 1-6,
RBI, K ... Ryan Goleski CLE 1-3, 4 R, double, 3 BB ... Robert
Valido CHA 3-5, 2 R, double (26), HR (8), 2 RBI, BB, K, 2 SB (46) ...
Kory Casto WAS 1-4, R, double, K ... Josh Whitesell WAS
0-1, RBI, 2 BB, K ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 2-5, R, RBI (78),
.315 ... Matt Esquivel ATL 1-4, R, RBI (81), BB, K ... Diory
Hernandez ATL 4-5, 2 R, 2 doubles, RBI ... Jake Stevens ATL
(W, 10-8, 4.51) 5 4 3 3 4 0 ... Jeff Fiorentino BAL 3-5, 4 R, 2 HR
(22), 3 RBI, BB, K ... Mario Delgado BAL 3-6, 2 R, double, 2 HR
(25), 6 RBI (85), .309 ... James Johnson BAL (W, 12-9, 3.52) 6 6 3
3 2 9 ... Hunter Pence HOU 0-1, 2 BB & 0-3, K ... Troy
Patton HOU (L, 6-6, 2.18) 5 4 1 1 1 4
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Michael Parisi
STL 6 1/3 6 3 3 2 9 (L, 10-11) 3.68 … Juan Mateo CHN 5 5 2 2 1 9
ND, 3.21 … Tim Moss 2B PHI 3-5 3R, .267 … Kody Kirkland
3B 2-4, .266 … Joey Votto 1B CIN 1-3 HR(17), .256 … Adam
Lind LF TOR 3-4 2B 3B R 3RBI, .313 … Kurt Isenberg TOR 6 7 1 1
1 2 (W, 12-8) 3.54 … Adam Harben MIN 6 8 3 3 2 3 (W, 10-5) 2.66
MIDWEST (A) -- Brent Carter SD, debut
in full-season ball, 6 4 1 1 0 5 ... Jeff Clement SEA 1-4, .348
... a late charge, Reid Brignac SS TB 2-4, 28th double, 15th
homer, .260 ... Travis Buck OF OAK 2-4, .371 ... Ryan
Harvey CHN 2-4, 24th homer, .257 ... Michael Collins catcher
ANA (another of the Aussie contingent, 5th year in the Angels' system, just 21)
3-3, 30th double, 3 RBI, .324
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Marcus Sanders SF
2-5, double, 3 RBI, 2 runs & 1-3, run, 2 walks, 2 SBs (55), .295 ...
Dan Cevette CLE 6 4 0 0 2 10, 2.73 ... Chris Getz CHA
1-2, RBI, 3 walks, SB ... Greg Golson PHI 3-5, double, RBI,
2 runs ... Jason Jaramillo PHI 2-3, double, RBI ? Maximino
De La Cruz PHI 7 9 3 2 1 9, 5.21 ... Tim Battle NYA 3-4,
double, run ... Christian Garcia NYA 7 6 0 0 4 5, (W, 5-6), 3.98
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Clay Harris
1B PHI 4-5, 2R, 2B ... Jeremy Slayden DH PHI 2-3, R, 2BB ...
Scott Mitchinson PHI (the resurgence continues) 7 8 1 1 0 9 ...
Kyle Larsen 1B NYY 5-6, R, 2 2B, 4RBI ... Andrew McCutchen
CF PIT 1-3, R, BB ... Steve Pearce 1B PIT 2-3, R, 2 2B, RBI ...
Jed Lowrie SS BOS 1-3, R ... Garret Groce CF TB 3-4, R,
2B, RBI, BB, K ... Wade Davis TB 5 4 1 0 1 9
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Johnny Defendis
OF CHN 1-4, homer, .333 ... Sergio Romo SF, 7-1, 5-2/3 7 2 2 0
7, 2.69 ... Michael Madsen OAK 7 1 0 0 1 10, league-leading
1.68 ERA
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Twins' Ryan Mullins
fans 13 in 5 frames, 5 3 2 2 3 13 ... Jairo Cuevas ATL (Appy's Pitcher of
the Year, 6-1, 1.95 in 55 1/3, 69 Ks) 4-2/3 3 3 2 3 7 ... Eric Campbell
ATL 2-4, double
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- David Sutherland 1B
LA 1-3, homer, 4 RBI, .350 ... painful, Jason Neighborgall ARZ 4.0 3 2 1
5 5, 10.12 (42 walks in 21-1/3 innings)
Troop
Movements ... SD - Sean Burroughs up, Paul Quantrill designated for
assignment ... TEX - Scott Feldman up, Marshall
McDougall to AA ... CLE - Franklin Gutierrez up, Brian Tallet
to AAA ... STL - Mike Mahoney up, Randy Flores to AAA ... HOU - Raul Chavez up,
Charles Gipson up, Mike Burns to AAA, Humberto Quintero to AAA ... BOS -
Kevin Youkilis up, Manny Delcarmen to AAA ... OAK - Bobby Crosby DL, Keith
Ginter up ... WAS - Matt White outright to AAA ... FLO - Jeremy
Hermida up ... TB - Seth McClung bereavement leave, Joe Beimel up ...
" ... Angel third baseman Dallas
McPherson underwent surgery Tuesday in Nashville to remove a small bone spur
and clean up the joint in his left hip. McPherson will be on crutches for eight
to 10 weeks before beginning his rehabilitation and is expected to be ready by
spring training." (LA Times)
Bryan Smith, Baseball Analysts,
continues his Arizona Fall League preview with notes on some of the top pitching
prospects :
" ... 1. Chad Billingsley ...
Pretty much a different pitcher since I underrated him in my midseason prospect
list ... important to note his control problems are starting to go away, with
just eight free passes issued in the month of August. I'm worried that the AFL
will add to a workload that is nearing uncomfortable levels, and should push him
to 180 innings over seven months. While many of the minors best pitching
prospects are graduating to the minors, Billingsley has an argument for being
the best left under the surface."
" ... 6. Glen Perkins
... dominated Florida State League hitters before reaching considerable
challenges in the Eastern League. Perkins was neither worth leaving in high-A
nor ready for AA, which is probably right where the AFL talent-level lies.
Perkins stuff is average ... has very solid pitchability. The Twins are stacked
in the pitching department, meaning that hometown-boy Perkins will be given all
the time he needs to develop. Expect Perkins to have an AFL similar to Sean
Marshall's in 2004 (8:1 K/BB ratio), and begin next season back in Double-A.
Glen has a future in the Twin Cities, no doubt, but unlike many of his college
companions, expect that to happen sooner rather than later."
" ... 7. Angel Guzman
... 2005 has been a lost year for Guzman's development, and the AFL is
essential to his new and improved timetable. Will we see the Guzman of old when
he gets to the AFL, walking few batters, while still showing fantastic stuff? Or
have injuries led to a slow deterioration of the prospect that was supposed to
stand aside the Priors, Zambranos, and Woods of the north side?"
Hmmm. Maybe a reason for the often ugly numbers put up by Thomas Diamond,
John Danks et al in the Texas system. This in the latest dispatch from
Evan Grant at DallasNews.com :
" ... Q: What is the reasoning behind the Rangers’
new pitching coach at Frisco wanting young pitchers to throw more fastballs? I
read recently that Thomas Diamond was forced to throw 70 fastballs out of 77
total pitches, and he got pounded. Shouldn't they be working on their other
pitches as well?
GRANT: The current strategy is to
establish the fastball and command the fastball. Everything else is secondary.
Major league pitching coach Orel Hershiser is fond of saying that in the majors
“you need one pitch to compete, two to win and three to dominate.’’ Manager Buck
Showalter sums it up this way: “The best pitch in baseball is still a
well-located fastball.’’ If the Rangers can command the fastball and get ahead
in the count with it, they can make hitters more defensive and, in turn, make
secondary pitches far more effective. The emphasis right now is on locating the
primary pitches and then blending in a second or third pitch."
Hard to believe, but then again this is TB :
" ... The Rays' major-league low payroll of about
$29-million may be increased slightly, to at least the mid $30-million range (or
even a little higher) next season, but the focus will be on building a team that
can contend in 2007 or 2008. As a result, one or more of the higher-salaried
players - Aubrey Huff, Julio Lugo, Danys Baez and Toby Hall - may be traded for
young major-leaguers or elite minor-leaguers. And top prospects such as B.J.
Upton and Delmon Young are likely to remain in the minor
leagues next season." (St. Petersburg Times)
Joe Kaiser, Seattle Post Intelligencer, with his weekly SEA prospect ranking :
" ... 1. Jeff Clement ...
After a cold start as a pro, he's now batting .369 with a .449 on-base
percentage and five home runs in 23 games with Wisconsin. 2.
Adam Jones ... The 20-year-old is batting .298 with six home runs
and eight stolen bases after his promotion to the Missions ...
5. Asdrubal Cabrera ... Not repeating the same offensive
production he had at Wisconsin, but still batting .289 and playing great defense
... 7. Luis Valbuena ... Only 19, Valbuena is producing in a
big way (.271, 12 HR, 47 RBIs) as an underaged talent in the Northwest League."
(Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Not much surprise here :
" ... Tacoma's Felix Hernandez
has been named 2005 Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year ... He becomes the
first player to be named both the PCL Rookie and Pitcher of the Year in the same
year. Hernandez, 19, from Valencia, Venezuela, had a 9-4 record with a 2.25 ERA
with the Tacoma Rainiers before he made his Major League debut ... In his 88.0
innings at Triple-A, he struck out 100 batters, allowed just 24 runs, 22 earned,
and kept his opponents average to .196. Hernandez was selected to the PCL
All-Star team and went 3-0 with a 1.05 ERA in his final eight appearances in the
PCL. "He's a very, very talented young man,'' Tacoma manager Dan Rohn said of
Hernandez. "As he has shown in the Majors he is well deserving and wise beyond
his years, pitching wise.'' (Pacific Coast League)
31 August 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Scott Thorman 1B ATL 2-4, 3B, R ... Chuck
James ATL 5 7 5 5 0 2, 3.41 ... Gavin Floyd PHI 4-1/3 9 8 8
3 3, 6.16 ... John-Ford Griffin LF TOR 3-5, 2 2B, 27th HR, 3 R, 4 RBI ...
B.J. Upton SS TB 1-4, 18th HR, R, RBI, BB, SB, 0 errors ... Jason
Dubois RF CLE 1-3, 5th HR, R, RBI ... Anderson Hernandez SS
NYN 2-5 ... Brian Anderson CF CHA 0-3, BB ... Francisco
Liriano MIN 5 5 3 2 2 10, 1.78
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Justin Huber
KC 2-4, 2 homers (23 overall) ... Brad Hawpe COL 5-5, double, 2
homers, 4 RBI ... Josh Barfield SD 1-3, walk, 2 RBI (70), .313 ...
Kevin Frandsen 2B SF 4-5, 2 doubles, .354
EASTERN (AA) -- Ryan Zimmerman
WAS 2-3, .328 ... Brian Harper NYN 1-4, homer, (35th overall) ...
Brandon Moss BOS 4-4, 16th homer, .261 ... Vince Perkins
TOR 6 6 4 3 2 6, 3.93
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Robert Andino SS FLA
0-4, 2 K's, .266 ... Russell Martin C LA 1-3, solo HR (9), .309
... Andy LaRoche 3B LA 0-3, .276 ... James Loney 1B
LA 0-3, .278 ... Justin Orenduff LA 5.0 5 1 1 1 7, 3.82 ... 2nd
game ... Andino 2-5, 3 K's, 22nd SB, .267 ... LaRoche 0-3, 2
K's, .272 ... Loney 1-3, RBI, .278 ... Jonathan Broxton LA
1 0 0 0 0 2, 3.22 (W) ... Brad Nelson OF MIL 3-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI,
.300 ... Ty Taubenheim MIL 6.1 8 2 2 3 4, 4.50 (W) ...
Stephen Drew SS AZ 1-4, .195 ... Dan Uggla 2B AZ 0-3, 2
K's, .303 ... Ramon Pena AZ 7.0 10 3 3 1 4, 4.41 (L) ...
Brandon Sing 1B CHN 0-4, 2 K's, .278 ... Carlos Marmol
CHN 7.0 8 5 5 4 6, 4.00 ... Chris Young OF CHA 2-3, 2 runs, .273
... Casey Rogowski 1B CHA 3-5, 2 runs, .289 ... Josh
Fields 3B CHA 1-3, 2B, RBI, .254
TEXAS (AA) -- Aaron Herr STL 3-4,
R, RBI(80), .295 ... Josh Pressley KC 2-4, R, 2B, RBI(82), .308
... Mike Aviles KC 2-4, 2R, HR(14), 2RBI(79), .289 ... Chris
Lambert STL (L,3-7) 4 8 7 4 2 0 (5.44) ... Erick Aybar ANA
2-5, R, 2B, .306 ... Ruddy Yan TX 3-6, R, 2 2B, 2RBI(45), SB(41),
.302 ... Thomas Diamond TX (W,5-4) 7 5 2 2 1 10 (4.96) ...
Jason Hirsh (W,13-8) 6 2 0 0 2 6 (2.98)
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Garrett Mock ARZ 8 4
2 1 0 10, 13-7, 4.20 ... CF Steve Garrabrants ARZ, leadoff, 3-4,
26th double, .320 ... Brandon Wood ANA 0-4, walk, .320 ...
Chris Lubanski OF KC 4-5, 36th double, walk, 14th SB, 7th error, .294
... Pete Maestrales
2B KC 3-4, 33rd double, 2 walks, .321 ... Michael Johnson 1B SD
21st homer, 4 RBI, .302
CAROLINA (A+) -- Stephen Head CLE 1-5,
R, 2 K ... Ryan Goleski CLE 2-3, 2 R, HR (16), 3 RBI, BB, K ...
Brian Barton CF CLE 3-4, 3 R, 2 doubles (28 overall), 2 RBI, SB (20),
.331 ... Robert Valido CHA 3-5, R, double ... Thomas
Collaro CHA 1-5, RBI (100), 2 K ... Nick Pesco CLE (W, 11-10,
3.88) 5-1/3 9 3 2 2 3 ... Lance Broadway CHA (L, 1-2, 4.01) 4 8 8
8 2 2 ... Kory Casto WAS 0-2, 2 BB, K ... Josh Whitesell
WAS 2-4, R, double (31), HR (16), RBI, K ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia
ATL 1-2, RBI (77), BB, K ... Matt Esquivel ATL 2-3, R, BB, SB (9)
... Jeff Fiorentino BAL 5-6, 2 R, 3 doubles, 2 RBI ... Adam
Loewen BAL (W, 9-8, 4.15) 6 4 0 0 2 4 ...
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Brent Clevlen RF
DET 1-2 HR(18), .302 … Vincent Blue CF DET 2-3 SB(39), .301 …
Kody Kirkland 3B DET 2-4 HR(16) 2R 2RBI, .264 … Kyle Yates
TOR 6 2/3 3 2 0 2 10 (W, 11-6) 3.24 … Jarrett Hoffpauir 2B STL 2-4
RBI 2SB(15), .286 … Doug Mienkiewicz 1B NYN (rehab) 1-4 BB …
Justin Christian 2B NYA 2-5 2B R RBI SB(52), .302 … Scott
Tyler MIN 5 2/3 6 3 3 3 5 (W, 7-8) 3.95 … Jay Sawatski MIN 1 1
0 0 0 2 (S, 13) 4.14
MIDWEST (A) -- Jeff Hahn DET 6 4 1 1 2
2, 4-1, 2.40 (just 9 Ks in 30 innings) ... Reid Brignac SS TB 3-4,
.258 ... Cliff Pennington SS OAK 1-1, 4 walks, .280 (37 BB, 41 Ks
in 63 games) ... Matt Garza MIN 6 2 0 0 2 7, 3.60 ... Angel
Guzman CHN, 1st start in the MW after four games in the Arizona League,
3-1/3 4 3 1 0 3
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Hernan Iribarren
MIL 2-3, RBI ... Jesus Salome MIL 2-3, RBI, run
... Marcus Sanders SF 2-5, RBI, run, SB ...
Craig Whitaker SF 4 2 1 1 1 4, (W, 2-4), 4.82 ...
Chris Getz CHA 2-4, run, .296 ... Jeff Allison
FLA 6 5 2 1 1 5, (W, 5-4) ... Greg Golson PHI 2-5,
triple, RBI, run ... Marcos Vechionacci NYA 4-5,
double, run
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Wade
Townsend TB, far from the adoring crowds at Rice, 6 7 5 5 2 1, now 0-4, 6.48
... Waner Mateo NYM 4 5 4 0 1 4 ... Matt Joyce DET RF 6-6,
4R, HR, 2RBI ... Jon Poterson RF NYY 2-4, R, K ... Jed
Lowrie SS BOS 3-5, R, 2RBI, SB ... Luis Soto RF BOS 1-4, RBI,
2K ... Keith Foulke RP BOS (ouch) 1 4 2 2 0 3 ... Andrew
McCutchen CF PIT 1-3, 2R, 2BB
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Darin Downs
CHN 5 3 1 0 2 5, 3.28 ... Johnny Defendis OF CHN 2-4, double,
homer, .336 ... Daniel Griffin SF 6 7 3 2 3 8, 4-1, 2.27 ... 3B
Pablo Sandoval SF 3-4, 2 walks, .338 ... Mike Mooney OF
SF 3-7, double, .335 ... Angel Rocha ARZ, demoted because of
control problems, still with lots of work to do, very strange line, 6 0 2 1 6
10, 5.43 (80 BB, 118 Ks in 106 1/3 innings)
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- 0-2 in the final game
of the season, but still good enough to finish as the Appy League batting
champion, Rene Aqueron (DH BAL) 0-2, .405 BB… Eric Campbell
(3B ATL) 0-1, .313 BA, and finishes as the home run (18), doubles (26) and
slugging (.636) champ. Campbell scored a whopping 77 runs in 66 GP – 24 runs
more than runner up Ovandy Suero. His 64 RBI was 12 better than
Jacob Butler, and he ran away with the title in total bases (168) –
more than 30 ahead of the next closest player. Not to be lost in the star
studded Danville lineup, Jon Owings (RF ATL) 2-4, 2 R, 2B (9), HR
(12), 2 RBI (31), .293 BA… Jeff Moore (SP BAL, 17th rd.) caps a
solid rookie campaign, 5 3 0 0 0 2, 2.08 ERA, 52/8 K/BB ratio in 43-1/3 IP…
Bryan Anderson (C STL, 4th rd.) 3-4, R, HR (6), 2 RBI (36), .331 BA…
Josh Morgan (RF-1B CWS, 20th rd.) 3-4, R, 2B, RBI (19), K, SB (7),
.240 BA… another strong night for Erik Lis (1B MIN) 3-4, 2 R, 2 HR
(10), 4 RBI (41), K, .315 BA… Eli Iorg (RF HOU, 1st rd.) 2-4, R,
RBI (34 in 35 GP), SB (12), .333 BA.
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- CF Ethien Santana
KC 5-5, 5R, 5RBI, 3b, HR(3), sb(16) ... DH Russell Mitchell LAD
2-5, HR(13), 2b ... 2b Corey Wimberly Col 1-5, 2sb(27) ... C
Martin Maldonado LAA 3-4, RBI, R
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- Monday -- Josh Davies
3B 3-4, 3 doubles, 2 walks, .293 ... Lorenzo Cain MIL OF 2-2, 2
walks, .360 ... Tuesday -- Roberto Valiente TEX 3-4, homer, .316
... Joe Napoli TEX 4-5, triple, .217
Troop
Movements ... CHA - Joe Crede DL, Willie Harris up, Brandon McCarthy
up, Jeff Bajenaru to AAA ... ATL - Joey Devine to AAA ...
WAS - Danny Rueckel outright to AA, acquired Deivi Cruz from SF for Ben Cox
... BOS - Manny Delcarmen up, Abe Alvarez to AAA ... KC - Matt
Diaz up, Jonah Bayliss to AA ... NYA - signed Mark Bellhorn
... TEX - Edison Volquez up, C.J. Wilson to AA ... SD - Khalil Greene
activated from DL, Wilson Valdez designated for assignment ... SEA - Willie
Bloomquist DL, Jose Lopez up ... CHN - Kerry Wood DL, Matt
Murton up, Jermaine Van Buren up ... ANA - traded
Dusty Bergman and Ronnie Ray to SF for Jason Christiansen ... FLO -
Chris Resop to AAA ... NYA - Felix Escalona to AAA ... SF - Angel Chavez up
...
He was touted as the most likely of the 2005 draft class to be the first to make
it to the majors this season. Not, first, probably not this year.
" ... Top prospect Craig Hansen,
whose much-heralded arrival was expected at any moment to shore up the Sox
bullpen, instead has been shut down indefinitely with a tired arm. Hansen, the
No. 1 draft pick from St. John's, has not pitched for Double A Portland since
Friday night. If the fatigue, much like what a pitcher goes through in spring
training, does not go away, the Sox may have no choice but to shut him down for
the rest of the season." (Boston Globe)
Hayden Penn likely to rejoin the BAL rotation Thursday :
" ... Penn, the Orioles' 2004 minor
league pitcher of the year, has gone 7-6 with a 3.83 ERA at Class AA Bowie this
season. In his last five starts, the 20-year-old right-hander is 3-1 with a 1.96
ERA and 44 strikeouts in 32 innings. "The last several starts have been good,"
Perlozzo said. "He's been striking out a lot of people and going deep into the
game." This will be Penn's second trip to the majors. After making his major
league debut on May 28, Penn went 2-2 with a 6.75 ERA in seven starts before
returning to Bowie. "I thought his command wasn't as good as we would've liked
to have seen it," Perlozzo said. "But his stuff was good." (Washington
Post)
Kevin
Goldstein, Baseball America, salutes Kendry Morales for the top spot
in his latest Prospect Hot Sheet.
" ... It took until late May to get
him into the country because of tighter immigration laws. Morales has proved
worth the wait. In a combined 90 games between high Class A Rancho Cucamonga and
Arkansas, Morales is batting .315-21-68, including a Playstation-like 21-for-34
(.618) with four home runs and 14 RBIs in his last eight."
A familiar duo -- Brandon Wood & Francisco
Liriano -- ranked 2-3, with tons of talent throughout the Top 20 :
" ... 7. Lastings Milledge
... batting .337 in 48 Double-A games at the tender age of 20, Milledge is
placing himself in line for a job in the big leagues next year, thanks to much
improved plate discipline ... 10. Shane Lindsay
... 20-year-old Aussie has made 13 starts for the Dust Devils, and he's
remarkably recorded more strikeouts than innings pitched every time out ...
17. Kevin Slowey ... second-round pick out of
Winthrop, Slowey warmed up as a pro in the Appy League by striking out 15 in 7
2/3 innings while allowing just two hits. Moved into the Beloit rotation, Slowey
has a 2.34 ERA in 12 games for the Snappers, with a nifty 62-6 strikeout-walk
ratio in 58 innings."
Seth Trachtman, The Baseball Notebook, with notes on some possible September
callups :
" ... Bryan Bullington ...
former first overall pick drafted ahead of B.J. Upton, Bullington is finally
starting to pitch like a player from his draft position. He has a 3.04 ERA in 16
starts at Triple-A Indianapolis, and his polish (24 walks in 97.2 innings) means
that he could make an immediate impact when he arrives to the majors
...Bullington is right behind Ian Snell on the rotation depth chart, and relief
work might be in Snell's long-term future."
" ... Ryan Garko ...
has catching experience, but he is not considered any better at the position
than Victor Martinez. With Ben Broussard's stock in Cleveland falling by the
day, Garko could be starting at first base for the Indians by opening day of
next season. He is hitting .304-18-72 at Triple-A Buffalo and may still have
catcher eligibility in some leagues, so he is a definite keeper target."
" ... Justin Huber ...
a very similar player to Ryan Garko in that he has played catcher in the minors,
but his position in the majors is likely to be first base or designated hitter.
He already received a taste of the majors this season, but he could be here to
stay starting in September ... . Playing most of the year at Double-A, Huber hit
.343 with 16 homers in 335 at-bats. Those numbers and Huber's situation makes
him sound very similar to Sweeney."
Sam Geaney, Cal Leaguers,
with reports on a pair of SF hitting prospects :
" ... Eddy Martinez-Esteve ... Slugger who is in wrong league. Body has
got dumpier since last yr. Arm problems keeping him in A ball ... Body
will only get worse and worse with time. Lots of batspd and strength ... Makes
very gd contact ... Gets long which creates some holes that better pitchers will
be able to find, may need to shorten up as he advances ... Excel. command/feel
for strike zone. Can drive the ball the other way ... .Won't be able to play OF
@ ML level and shows zero interest in improving.. Needs to be in American League
if he wants to be more than a pinch hitter. Gd hitter, no position-hard to see
avg big leaguer coming out of it-bat not impact enuf. Should split next yr
between AA and AAA."
" ... Nate Schierholtz ... defensive liability who has moved
backwards for me. Body still in top shape. Broad wide shoulders and developed
back ... Swing path has gotten worse and batspd not what it was last yr. so
swings issues are much more visible ... Soft .300 for me with huge K's and few
BB's ... Can't get around on quality stuff under his hds with hd loop and I'm
not confident he'll be able to rid himself of it. Pitchers @ upper levels will
exploit it. ... Should get some big league time but for me he is an up and down
type player who could be eaten alive with gd advance scouting-thus the interest
in short spurts @ big league level. Swing much too complicated and he's streaky
to like him as a lefty bat off bench."
John M. Barten, 'Til You're
Blue in the Face, on Yuniesky Betancourt, 23, SEA :
" ... He's raw. He's really raw. He
needs work on the plate discipline. He needs some work on hitting the ball with
power, which is a skill his backers claim he should be able to develop. He needs
to stop trying to steal bases until he's able to read pitchers and get good
jumps ... I'm still very skeptical of Cuban birthdays ... M's really
should let him start in Tacoma next season because he really has no business
being on a ML roster at this point. He is ticketed to play in the Arizona Fall
League. Getting the reps will help, but I worry that the M's and their fans will
develop irrational expectations for him due to the offense-friendly atmosphere.
When looking at the possibilities of what he could become, the upside is
probably Omar Visquel. The downside is Neifi Perez with a batter glove. If
you're looking for a midpoint, I'd probably point to the Izturis brothers.
There's enough here to give some hope of good things happening, but enough
warning signs to make it a risky proposition."
Players of the Week notes from MLB.com
Rusty Ryal 3B ARZ, Pioneer " ... had
four hits on Monday and Wednesday, giving him four four-hit games in one week.
He then collected three hits on Thursday and Friday and by week's end had
boosted his average to .344 -- fourth-highest in the Pioneer League. Son of
former Major Leaguer Mark Ryal ... 2005 14th-round pick had five more hits (17)
and twice as many doubles (six) than anyone else in the league last week ... On
the season, the Osprey's infielder ranks second in the league in hits (85) and
runs (53)."
Jeff Clement C SEA,
Midwest " ... didn't take the Mariners' first-round pick (third overall)
long to get acclimated to professional ball, as the former USC All-American
spent the last five days of July with the Everett AquaSox before jumping to
Wisconsin, where he has hit .369 in his first 23 games ... hit in all five
Timber Rattlers games last week, including four multiple-hit efforts, to stretch
his hitting streak to nine games ... The holder of the national high
school record for homers in a career (75), Clement has five dingers in 84
at-bats with the Timber Rattlers."
Jesus Gonzalez SS TOR, Appy " ...
went 2-for-4 on Monday and Tuesday to give him five consecutive two-hit games.
He also homered in each of those games for his sixth and seventh longballs ...
After hitting .338 in the Dominican Summer League in 2004, Gonzalez is hitting
.285 with eight homers and 26 RBIs in the Appalachian League. Last week, he led
the circuit in nearly every offensive category, including doubles, home runs,
RBIs, hits, slugging percentage and extra-base hits."
With a nice preview of the hitters for the Arizona Fall League check out
Bryan Smith at Baseball Analysts.
Pitchers to come.
" ... expect Matt Kemp and Andre
Ethier, making up the offensive corners, to try and prove naysayers that
their breakout seasons were for real. Both players came from nowhere this
season, but now find themselves on the radar like never before. Both the Dodgers
and A's are using the AFL as help to decide whether either player should factor
into the future plans ... there is quite a bit of breakout
potential on this team [Saguaros]. Two of the players that I'm talking about,
obviously, are Neil Walker and Adam Lind. I have spoken about both
players before, as I expect the two to blossom in the power department going
forward. Walker must use the AFL to both walk more and improve his defense
however, as those two flaws will limit his ceiling moving forward. Lind will
likely be the subject of more than one of my pieces this winter, as I fully
expect him to begin his breakout in October. Look for the power he showed in
July -- if July only -- to begin to resurface in the desert."
More end-of-season All-Stars announced :
INTERNATIONAL SOUTHERN FLORIDA STATE
Catcher Kelly Shoppach BOS Russell Martin LA Robinzon Diaz TOR
Catcher Danilo Sanchez DET
First Base Mitch Jones NYA Casey Rogowski CHA Andy Wilson NYN
Second Base Bernie Castro BAL Dan Uggla ARZ Tony Abreu LA
Third Base Edwin Encarnacion CIN Rico Washington TB Andy LaRoche LA
Shortstop BJ Upton TB Joel Guzman LA Chin-Lung Hu LA
Utility Adam Heether MIL
Outfield John-Ford Griffin TOR Jeremy Hermida FLO Adam Lind TOR
Outfield Curtis Granderson DET Matt Murton CHN Chris Walker CHN
Outfield Shane Victorino PHI Jerry Owens CHA Brent Clevlen DET
Outfield Delmon Young TB
Utility Ryan Garko CLE Vincent Blue DET
DH Brian Daubach NYN Brandon Sing CHN Matt Kemp LA
SP Zach Duke PIT Nathan Bumstead DET
SP Tim Dillard MIL
SP Jordan Tata DET
SP Carlos Villanueva MIL
RHP Ricky Nolasco CHN
LHP Chris Resop FLO
RP Travis Bowyer MIN
Player/YR Shane Victorino PHI
Pitcher/YR Zach Duke PIT
ARIZONA SUMMER LEAGUE
Catcher Luany Sanchez SD
First Base Andy Hargrove SEA
Second Base Valentino Arce KC
Third Base Jose Jimenez MIL
Shortstop Jeffrey Bianchi KC
Outfield Antoan Richardson SF
Outfield Ariel Nunez SF
Outfield Lorenzo Cain MIL
DH Kyle Blanks SD
RHP Tommy Mendoza ANA
LHP Harold Williams SEA
30 August 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Andy Marte 3B ATL 2-4, R ... John-Ford
Griffin DH TOR 2-4, 26th HR, 2 R, RBI ... B.J. Upton SS TB 0-4, 51st
error ... Dewon Brazelton TB 6-1/3 6 4 2 2 6, 4.24 ... Marcus
Thames LF DET 0-3, 2 BB ... Kenny Baugh DET 7 4 0 0 1 6,
3.31 ... Brandon Phillips SS CLE 2-5, 2B, R, RBI ... Kelly
Shoppach C BOS 2-4, 26th HR, R, 2 RBI ... Adam Stern CF BOS
2-4 ... Angel Pagan CF NYN 2-6, R, 2 RBI ... Anderson
Hernandez SS NYN 2-5, 2 R ... Kevin Thompson CF NYA 2-4, RBI
... Chien-Ming Wang NYA 3 2 1 1 1 3, 4.03 ... J.D. Durbin MIN 5 10
5 5 1 6, 4.55
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Matt Murton
CHN 2-5, double, .353 ... Dennis Tankersley KC 7 11 4 4 0 11, 4.29 ...
Gerald Laird TEX 3-5, double, homer, .309 ... Ian Kinsler
TEX 22nd homer, .275 ... Alberto Callaspo ANA, perhaps feeling the
rumble of the Wood-Kendrick juggernaut, 5-5, double, .302 ... Jeff
Mathis ANA 1-3, triple, 2 walks, .277 ... Sean Burroughs SD
2-4, homer, .298 ... Delwyn Young LA 3-5, double, .310
EASTERN (AA) -- No games
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Ricky Nolasco CHN 7 3
0 0 2 8, 13-3, 3.01 ... Casey McGehee CHN, shifting from 2B to 3B to make
room for Eric Patterson, 2-3, homer, 6 RBI ... Eric
Patterson 0-3, 2 walks, SB ... 2B Kevin Howard CIN 4-5, 22nd
double, 12th homer, .284 ... Daniel Haigwood CHA 7 3 1 1 3 9, 6-1,
1.24 ... Josh Johnson FLO 8 3 2 2 1 8, 12-4, 3.87
TEXAS (AA) -- Shaun Boyd (CF) STL
3-5, 3R, 2B, HR(7), 5RBI(59), .279 ... Tyler Parker (RF) STL 3-4,
2R, 2B, .357 ... Rayner Laya (SS) STL 4-4, 3R, 3B, 2RBI(4), .583
... September callup? - Billy Butler KC 2-4, .345 ... Randy
Leek STL (W,14-7) 7 9 4 4 1 4 (3.93) ... Howie Kendrick ANA
2-4, R, 2B, .355 ... Michael Napoli ANA 1-3, R, HR(28), 2RBI(94),
.231 ... Joe Koshansky COL 2-4, R, 2B, .261 ... Jered
Weaver ANA (l,3-2) 5-1/3 6 4 4 3 9 (4.38) ... Enmanuel Ulloa
COL (W,7-3) 6 6 2 2 1 5 (2.87) ... Jeremy Brown OAK 2-4, 2R, 2B,
HR(20), 3RBI(71), .269 ... Brad Ziegler OAK (W,2-0) 7 5 1 1 1 8
(3.00) ... Rehab - Brandon Backe HOU (L,0-1) 3 2 2 2 1 4 (6.00)
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Brandon Wood ANA
2-5, 42nd homer, 51st double, 2 RBI (114), .323 ... Michael Johnson 1B SD
3-5, 17th double, 2 homers (20), 6 RBI, .304 ... catcher Colt Morton
SD 2-3, 18th homer, .281 ... Andrew Sonnanstine TB, one of those
nights, 5.0 10 7 6 1 9, 3.01 ... Joey Gomes TB 5-6, 2 doubles
(31), .317
CAROLINA (A+) -- Jarrod Saltalamacchia
ATL 2-4, R, HR (19), 3 RBI, K & 1-2, double (32), 2 RBI (76), BB ... Jeff
Fiorentino BAL 0-4, K & 1-3, BB, 2 K ... Kory Casto WAS
1-2, RBI (88), 2 BB, K ... Stephen Head CLE 0-4, 2 BB ... Mike
Hinckley WAS (L, 3-9, 4.95) 6 7 4 4 2 8 ... Hunter Pence
HOU 0-3, BB, K ... Thomas Collaro CHA 3-4, double, 2 RBI (99), SB
(5) ... Ray Liotta CHA (W, 14-4, 1.94) 6 4 0 0 3 3
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Gabriel Hernandez
NYN 5 3 1 1 0 6 ND, 3.55 … Jamar Hill RF NYN 2-5 2B 2R, .250 …
Doug Mienkiewicz 1B NYN (rehab) 1-5 … Paul Mildren FLO
6 5 2 2 2 6 ND, 3.08 … Matt Kemp RF LA 2-5 RBI, .309 … Josh
Kauten DET 9 3 0 0 1 5 (W, 7-5) 3.29 … Chris Dickerson CF
CIN 2-5 2B 2RBI, .243 … Ricky Romero TOR 5 4 1 1 1 4 ND, 3.86 …
Brian Dopirak 1B CHN 2-4 2 doubles 2RBI, .240 … Randy Wells
CHN 6 2 0 0 0 9 (W, 10-2) 2.74 … Anthony Swarzak MIN 6 6 1 1 2 3
(W, 12-8) 3.96
MIDWEST (A) -- Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 1-4
(.310) ... Wilkin Ramirez DET 0-4, 26th E ... back in the lineup
Matt Tuiasosopo SEA 0-3 (.283) ... Po-Husan Keng TOR 6 4 0
0 1 8 (5.08) ... Matt Bush SD 1-3, BB ... Joel Santo
SD 4 4 4 3 5 2 (4.52) ... Ryan Harvey CHN 0-4 ... big bounceback
Mike Billek CHN 6 5 1 0 0 5 (3.48) ... David Winfree
MIN 5th triple (.293) ... tough luck loss for this year's 2nd-rounder Kevin
Slowey MIN 8 3 2 2 1 9 (L, 3-1, 2.34) ... he's 23, so don't get excited
Nick Stavinoha STL 3-5, HR (.350/.403/.575 in 226 AB) ... this
year's George Kottaras? Michael Collins (C) ANA 2-4, double
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Wallace Torbert
CF HOU 4-5, double, homer, 2 RBI, 3 runs, .306 ... Ronnie Martinez
HOU 7 7 1 1 0 7, (W, 12-3), 3.85 ... Clint Sammons C ATL 2-4, 2
RBI, 2 runs ... Ivan Terrazas RF ATL 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 runs
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Chris
Volstad FLO 5 5 3 3 3 2, 2.45 ... Brandon Erbe BAL, up from
the APPY, 1-1/3 2 3 3 1 1 ... Jed Lowrie SS BOS 2-4, double, .319
... Andrew McCutchen OF PIT 3-5, double
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Shane Lindsay
COL 8 4 2 1 1 10, 1.89 (107 Ks in 64 2/3s IP)
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- finally enough AB’s to
qualify for the Appy batting title and leading the league by nearly 50 points,
Rene Aqueron (3B BAL) 3-6, .410 BA, … Paul Winterling (1B
BAL) 4-4, 4 R, 3 RBI (23), BB, .287 BA… Ovandy Suero (2B ATL) 0-1,
2 BB, SB (46 of 57), .300 BA… Christian Acosta (DH CWS) 2-4, 2B
(20), RBI (41), .314 BA… Joseph Winn (SP CWS) W (2-2), 7 5 0 0 0
7, 4.50 ERA… ho-hum, another win for the Elizabethton Twins, still sporting
professional baseball’s best record (47-19), led on this night by Erik
Lis (DH MIN) 3-4, R, 2B, RBI (37), .305 BA, and Oswaldo Sosa
(RP MIN) 3 0 0 0 0 5, 4.95 ERA… Zach Kalter (LF TOR) 2-3, 3 R, 2
BB, K, .270 BA… Nathan Warrick (CF HOU) 3-5, 3 R, 2 SB (21 of 24),
.291 BA… a stat line befitting a first rounder, Eli Iorg (RF HOU)
3-5, 2 R, 3B, 2 HR (7), 7 RBI (33 in 34 GP), .328 BA.
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- William Inman MIL 6
5 0 0 0 8, 6-0, 1.60 ... Jason Neighborgall ARZ, 1 2 2 2 2 2 (37
BB in 17-1/3 innings) ... Kenneth Holmberg 2B MIL 4-5, 11th homer,
6 RBI, .374
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- Tom Gornati SF 6 4
1 1 0 7, 6-0, 1.30 ... 2B Ronald Garth SEA 2-4, 3rd homer & 0-2,
walk, .357 ... Mark Pawelek CHN 3 1 2 2 1 4, 2.72 ... Rayner
Oliveros KC 6 1 0 0 0 7, 7-1, 2.39 (but, just 45 Ks in 71 2/3s innings)
Troop
Movements ... HOU - Luke Scott up ... BOS - claimed Chad Harville off
waivers from HOU ... FLO - John Riedling DL, Chris Resop up ... CHA -
activated Scott Podsednik from DL, Jeff Bajenaru up, Jon Adkins to
AAA, Brandon McCarthy set for Tuesday callup, Joe Crede set for DL stint
... OAK - Freddie Bynum up, Ron Flores to AAA ... SD - Pedro
Astacio DL, Ben Johnson up ... CHN - Kerry Wood heading for surgery ...
SF - Jason Ellison up ... ATL - acquired Todd Hollandsworth from CHN
for LHP Todd Blackford and RHP Angelo Burrows.
David Regan, RotoAmerica.com,
has his picks as the pre-season Arizona Fall League All-Stars :
" ... 1. Brandon Wood, SS, LAA
- Leads the minors in basically every offensive category as a SS. Let's see how
he handles the Texas League ... 2. Lastings
Milledge, OF, NYM - Multi-tooled OF isn't slowing down at AA. Could be part
of a major trade this offseason (Manny Ramirez?) ... 3.
Chad Billingsley, SP, LAD - Compares to Ben Sheets. Will compete for
a rotation slot in the spring ...
" ... 15. Josh Barfield,
2B, SD - Has recovered nicely this year and has to be in the Padres plans for
'06 I would think. A Vidro type 2B ... 22. Matt
Moses, 3B, MIN - The Twins have been looking for a 3B solution all year. In
the minors they have one but he won't be ready until 2007 ... 32.
Matt Kemp, OF, LAD - Toolsey OF starting to put it together. Needs
to work on plate discipline this fall to be a star ... 36.
Michael Bourn, OF, PHI - Some power, much speed. Phils finally have a
CF answer? Maybe ... 38. Andre Ethier, OF, OAK - Plate
discipline and 20+ HR power. Call him Nick Swisher with a little less power and
a little more speed. "
A scare for a BOS pitching prospect :
" ... starting pitcher Anibal
Sanchez left in the fourth inning with soreness in his elbow and forearm.
Sanchez said he will see a doctor to find out if he can keep pitching this
season ... Sanchez was working on a two-hit shutout in the fourth inning when he
hurt his arm ... Claus [Sea Dogs Manager Todd Claus ] said Sanchez will be fine,
but the Boston Red Sox may be more cautious with their prospect, who missed the
2003 season after elbow surgery." (Portland Press Herald)
Scott Rex, OnDeck, has
posted his update of the top prospects in the Gulf Coast League.
1. Elvis Andrus, SS ATL 6. Austin Jackson, OF NYA
2. Andrew McCutchen, OF PIT 7. Michael Bowden, RHP BOS
3. Jose Tabata, OF NYA 8. Kyle Edlich, LHP MIN
4. C.J. Henry, SS NYA 9. Edgar Garcia, RHP PHI
5. Beau Jones, LHP ATL 10. Paul Kelly, SS MIN
Zach Chalifour, RotoTimes, has notes on Ian Stewart COL and Greg Miller LA
in his latest prospect report.
" ... Greg Miller ... After
missing the entire 2004 season due to shoulder surgery, Miller finally returned
to action this summer, and he has gone right back to his dominant self ...
In 31 innings spread through time with the Gulf Coast League Dodgers, High-A
Vero Beach, and now Double-A Jacksonville, Miller has posted excellent numbers
with the sole exception of his high walk total ... Assuming he harnesses his
command and remains healthy, Miller is a safe bet to reach Los Angeles next
summer."
" ... Ian Stewart ...
relatively disappointing 2005 campaign ... got off to a horrendous start
this spring, and his numbers have suffered the lasting effects of his poor early
performance despite a bit of a resurgence over the past six weeks. On the year
at High-A Modesto, Stewart is hitting at a .277 clip with 14 home runs, 77 RBI
and just two stolen bases ... Plate discipline has also been somewhat of
an issue for Stewart, averaging approximately twice as many strikeouts as walks
throughout his professional career. With just 47 walks amidst 100 strikeouts in
104 games, the 20-year-old has made no significant progress this year and will
need to improve his discipline in the fall to prepare himself for next season,
when he will likely move to Double-A. In the long run, Stewart remains an elite
prospect ... If Stewart can continue to improve and refine his power stroke, he
could become a Todd Helton-like force for the Rockies and will likely reach
Colorado for his first full season in 2007."
The Pacific Coast League has named the 2005 All-Stars :
Catcher- Jeff Mathis ANA
Outfielder- Todd Linden SF
First Baseman- Conor Jackson ARZ Outfielder-
Brandon Watson WAS
Second Baseman- Andy Green ARZ Outfielder-
Aaron Guiel KC
Third Baseman- Mike Coolbaugh HOU Designated Hitter- Rick
Short WAS
Shortstop- Danny Klassen HOU
Left-Hand Pitcher- Matt White WAS
Right-Hand Pitcher- Felix Hernandez SEA
Relief Pitcher- Jermaine Van Buren CHN
" ... Todd Linden was named to
the 2005 All-PCL Team ... selected annually by vote of the PCL's field managers
and media representatives. The 25-year-old Washington native was among the
Pacific Coast League leaders in almost every offensive category - including home
runs (30), RBI (80), batting average (.321), slugging percentage (.682) and
on-base percentage (.437) - before he was recalled by the San Francisco Giants
on August 12. Linden was a force on both offense and defense, as he boasted one
of the strongest arms in the league from his right field position."
(Fresno Grizzlies)
Kendry Morales ANA the Player of the Week in the Texas League :
" ... Morales batted .667 avg (18
hits - 27 ab), with 4 home runs, 12 RBI, and 10 runs scored. Currently, Morales
is on a 14-game hitting streak where he is batting .569 (29-for-51) with 6 home
runs and 17 RBI. The hitting streak has raised his average 66 points to .306 ...
After being held up because of visa problems in the Dominican Republic, Morales
was assigned to Rancho Cucamonga (Class A+ - California League) and hit a home
run in his first at bat on his way to hitting .344 with 5 home runs and 17 RBI.
With the Travs, Morales is hitting .306 with 16 home runs and 51 RBI."
(Arkansas Travelers)
Jason Collette,
RotoJunkie, with a look at the promotion of Matt Cain SF (posted
Friday, before his scheduled Monday start) :
" ... the Giants system ...
a terrible track record with developing their top pitching talent ... As I look
at Cain's stat lines at this stage in his career, I can't help but think about
former top prospect Roger Salkeld of the Mariners. Both had very similar stuff
and their numbers at this stage of their respective careers are pretty close ...
big difference between the two was that Salkeld went through some serious abuse
by his coaches facing a whopping 25.3 batters per game while Cain is at a more
acceptable rate of 22.5 Here's hoping that Cain's professional career is a
happier story than was Salkeld's ... Meddling with rookie pitcher is a risky
business to begin with. What Felix Hernandez has done in August is the obvious
exception rather than the norm and it speaks to just how good his stuff is...
Sensationalism aside, the only fantasy leaguers who should pick up Cain in
September are those with an eye toward next season. Cain may currently help in
strikeouts but his struggles with the strikezone this season are going to make
it very difficult for him to positively contribute in the other pitching
categories."
Zach Jackson TOR still on a path which could lead to his MLB debut next
season :
" ... Jackson ... has climbed from
Auburn to Single-A Dunedin to Double-A New Hampshire to the Triple-A Syracuse
SkyChiefs, and he leads the minor leagues with 16 wins this season. It's not a
stretch to think that Jackson, one of the Blue Jays' two picks in the first
round of the 2004 draft ... in Toronto's rotation at some point next year
... "He has a good feel for pitching. He knows how to pitch to get people out,"
SkyChiefs manager Marty Pevey said. "He's not an overpowering guy, just like
Chacin, but he's effective." Jackson allowed two runs on eight hits in 7 1/3
innings Sunday night ... Jackson is 4-3 in seven starts for Syracuse after
going 8-1 at Dunedin and 4-3 at New Hampshire ... the Blue Jays selected Jackson
with the 32nd pick overall in last year's draft with the idea that he and their
other No. 1 pick, David Purcey (16th overall), would move quickly through the
system ..Jackson was a polished pitcher when he was drafted because he had spent
three years in college (two at Louisville and one at Texas A&M). " (Syracuse
Post Standard)
29 August 2005
As the minor league season moves toward the end of regular play, a round of
applause please for our dedicated correspondents who have battled through all
kinds of adversity to present their daily reports. Once in awhile, real life
gets in the way and folks have had to suspend their contributions for periods of
time, but I am very grateful for their deep interest and superb
assistance. Thanks to Herb Walters, Ralph Marston,
Jason Collette, Aman Reaka, Wayne Stevens,
Troy Salvior, Bob Reed, Dave Scott,
Harry Almquist, Scott Howes and Joe McAnally
!!
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Chris Denorfia CF CIN 3-5, 2B, R, RBI ...
Justin Germano CIN 5 9 6 6 1 5, 3.68 ... Adam Bernero
ATL 5 6 2 2 1 4, 3.06 ... Gabe Gross RF TOR 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI ...
Zach Jackson TOR 7-1/3 8 2 2 0 4, 4.71 ... B.J. Upton SS TB
1-3, BB, 0 errors ... Delmon Young RF TB 1-4, 5th HR, R, RBI ...
Jason Hammel TB 7 3 0 0 2 8, 4.25 ... Ryan Garko 1B
CLE 3-3, 2 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB, HBP ... Jason Dubois LF CLE 2-4, R,
BB, SB ... Jeremy Guthrie CLE 6 9 3 3 3 3 5.08 ... Kevin
Youkilis 3B BOS 2-5, RBI, BB ... Dustin Pedroia 2B BOS 2-6,
2B, 5th HR, 2 R, RBI ... Lenny DiNardo BOS 3 6 4 3 1 3 3.15 ...
Angel Pagan CF NYN 2-4 ... Tony (not Mike) Piazza C NYN
0-2, BB ... Yusmeiro Petit NYN 4-2/3 10 6 5 1 3, 6.75 ... rehab,
Scott Podsednik LF CHA 1-4, 2B, R ... Chris Heintz 3B
MIN 2-5, 2 R, RBI ... Dave Gassner MIN 2 7 5 5 2 2, 4.93
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Ian Kinsler TEX
2-4, 21st homer, 3 RBI, .275 ... Kelvim Escobar, rehab, ANA 3 2 1 1 4 4 ...
Alberto Callaspo
ANA 3-5, double, .282 ... Ben Johnson SD 3-5, 27th double, 2 homers (25), 7
RBI, .312 ... Paul
McAnulty OF SD 4-5, 2 doubles, .340 ... Jesse Foppert 3-1/3 4 2 2 2 3
... Juan Cruz OAK 7 4 0 0 1 3, 2.40
EASTERN (AA) -- Anibal Sanchez BOS 3-1/3 2
0 0 2 5, 2.70 ... David Purcey TOR 2 4 3 3 4 3, 3.50 ... Hanley
Ramirez BOS 2-5, 20th double, .279 ... Ryan Zimmerman WAS
2-4, 1st SB, .323 ... Matt DeSalvo NYA 7 4 0 0 3 7, 3.11 ...
Shelly Duncan NYA 2-3, 2 homers
(33), 4 RBI, .237
SOUTHERN (AA) -- D’Angelo Jimenez SS
CIN 1-4, 8th HR, .282 ... Travis Chick CIN 6.0 1 1 1 5 0, 5.23 (W)
... Brandon Sing 1B CHN 0-3, .278 ... Kennard Jones
OF SD 1-4, .281 ... George Kottaras C SD 2-4, .314 ... Jared
Wells SD 6.0 8 4 4 2 1, 4.40 (L) ... Robert Andino SS FLA
2-4, RBI, .270 ... Jamie Russ FLA 5.0 4 0 0 0 5 – 1st AA win, 11th
overall ... Chris Resop FLA 1.0 1 0 0 1 3, 2.06 ... Chris
Young OF CHA 0-3, 2 K’s (123), .268 ... Casey Rogowski 1B
CHA 1-4, run, .286 ... Josh Fields 3B CHA 1-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K’s
(134), .256 ... Ryan Sweeney OF CHA 2-4, solo HR (1), .289 ...
Charlie Hager CHA 9.0 5 0 0 4 5, 3.60, 14th win ... Andy
LaRoche 3B LA 0-3, .281 ... Joel Guzman SS LA 1-2, .285 ...
James Loney 1B LA 0-3, .281 ... Russell Martin C LA
0-4, .310 ... Joel Hanrahan LA 6.0 7 2 2 3 5, 4.87 (L) ... Hong
Chih Kuo LA 2.0 2 2 2 2 2, 1.91 ... Luis Hernandez SS ATL 3-4,
2B, 3B, .243 ... Jason Pridie OF TAM 2-4, RBI ... Wes
Bankston 1B TAM 1-4, RBI, .296 ... Elijah Dukes OF TAM 0-3,
BB, run, .283 ... Brian Stokes TAM 7.0 5 1 1 2 4, 3.69 (W) ...
Stephen Drew SS AZ 0-3, K, .194 ... Dustin Nippert AZ
5.0 7 3 2 4 6, 2.32
TEXAS (AA) --
heating up at the right time, ready for a September callup, Kendry
Morales ANA, on a 14-game hitting streak, 4-5, .306 (17 hits in last 23
ABs, 3 homers) ... Rick Ankiel STL 4-4, R, 2 2B, HR(7), 4RBI(23),
.245 ... Cory Aldridge KC 1-3, R, HR(25), RBI(73), .271 ...
Billy Butler KC 1-4, R, HR(4), RBI(17), .337 ... Erick
Aybar ANA 2-6, R, HR(9), RBI(54), SB(44), .306 ... Howie Kendrick
ANA 3-5, 2R, RBI(41), .351 ... Rehab - Clint Barmes COL 2-5, .400
... 1st AA HR - Joe Koshansky COL 1-3, R, HR(1), 3RBI(6), .211 ...
Adam Jones SEA 2-3, 2R, 3B, .298 ... Jesse Hoorelbeke
(1B) SEA 2-4, R, HR(21), 4RBI(79), .260 ... Thomas Oldham SEA
(w,12-7) 5 7 1 1 2 7 (3.62) ... Jason Hirsh HOU 1 1 0 0 0 0
(3.09) - Injury or a call-up?
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Brandon Wood ANA
1-4, .322 ... Francisco Leandro TB 1-3, triple, .335 ... Juan Morillo
COL 7 4 1 1 5 8, 4.17 ... Kurt Suzuki OAK 3-5, double, homer, .276
... Brad Sullivan OAK, a major struggle to regain some
sort of prospect status, opened his relief stint by tossing two wild pitches,
then after a good inning, fell apart, 1-1/3 6 7 6 2 2, 7.30 (in 24 2/3s innings,
21 walks, 11 Ks, 36 hits allowed)
CAROLINA (A+) -- Jarrod Saltalamacchia
ATL 0-2, BB & 0-3, 2 K ... Matt Esquivel ATL 0-3, 2 K & 1-3, K ...
Jeff Fiorentino BAL 0-3, K & 1-2, 2 R, HR (20), 3 RBI, 2 BB ...
Ryan Finch BAL (W, 10-9, 3.19) 7 2 0 0 2 10 ... Hunter
Pence HOU 3-5, double, 2 RBI (81) ... career game ... Mike Floyd
CF HOU 5-5, 4 R, double, triple, 2 HR (10), 3 RBI ... Robert Valido
CHA 2-4, triple ... Josh Whitesell 1B WAS 3-3, 2 R, double (30),
HR (15), 5 RBI, 2 BB ... Stephen Head CLE 3-5, R, 2 doubles, 3
RBI, BB ... Ryan Goleski CLE 3-5, R, double, RBI, 2 K ... still
hurt? ... Adam Miller CLE 3-2/3 9 10 5 2 2
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Reid Gorecki CF STL 3-4 2B
3B SB(21), .297 … Lou Palmisano C MIL 3-5 R 2RBI, .252 … Ryan
Costello MIL 7 1/3 6 1 1 0 8 (W, 6-5) 3.03
MIDWEST (A) -- too good for low-A Jeff
Clement SEA 4-5, double, 4th PB (.369 in 84 AB) ... not good enough Matt
Bush SD 0-4 (.223) ... Michael Ekstrom SD 4 12 9 8 1 3
(3.49) .. Reid Brignac TB 1-4 (.253) ... A.J. Wideman TOR 6
5 3 3 1 4 (4.91) ... the big man likes to run Michael Collins (at
1B) ANA 3-5, 15th SB, 8th CS (.320) ... Luis Cota KC 6 7 3 2 3 7
(4.03) ... Carlos Gonzalez 1-4, 2 K's ... bouncing back after 2
extra off-days Sean Gallagher CHN 7 1/3 3 0 0 1 8 (2.71) ...
Ryan Harvey CHN 0-3, OF asst (.259) ... much, much better Kyle
Waldrop MIN 7 3 1 1 1 8 (5.10) ... David Winfree MIN 31st
double, 34th E
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Jonathan Sanchez
SF 5-1/3 4 1 1 1 4, 3.89 ... Scott Elbert LA 4 3 2 1 2
4, 2.70 ... Colin Balester WAS 5 3 2 2 0 8, 3.66
... Matt Whitney CLE 2-3, homer, 3 RBI ...
Greg Golson PHI 2-4, triple, run, walk ... Jason
Jaramillo PHI 2-4, double, solo homer, 2 runs ... Yovanni
Gallardo MIL 6-2/3 3 1 1 4 8, (W, 7-3), 2.90 ... Felipe
Paulino Del Guidice HOU 5 5 2 0 1 6, L, 0.82
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- BOS 2005 1st
rounders having solid seasons, Jacoby Ellsbury CF BOS 3-5, R, BB, 2SB, CS
& Jed Lowrie SS BOS 4-5, 2R, HR, 4RBI, CS ... Ryan
Phillips BOS, 2004 11th rounder, 5 1 0 0 2 4 ... Ryan Patterson
CF TOR 3-5, 3R, HR, 2RBI ... Cory Patton RF TOR 1-4, 2R, HR, 2RBI,
BB, 2K ... Brett Gardner CF NYY 3-4, 2R, BB ... Bobby
Parnell NYM 5 7 3 3 4 7 ... Blake Hawksworth STL 2 4 2 2 0 2
... Matt O'Brien DET 8 5 0 0 1 7 ... Andrew
McCutchen PIT 2-3 ... Matt Miller CLE, rehab, 2/3 5 4 4 0 1
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Ben Nieto
SF 5 3 0 0 1 4 ... Michael Mooney SF 2-4, 18th double, 8th triple, .336
...Taylor Teargarden TEX 1-4, 7th homer, .304 ... ARZ 3B Lester
Contreras, into the game at .198, 4-5, 2 doubles, triple, homer, walk ... OF
Brandon Burgess ARZ 3-4 2 doubles, .343 ... trio of Cubbbies
tossed a 2-hitter, with 15 Ks (after taking a no-hitter into the 8th) -
Donald Veal 4 0 0 0 3 7, Ryan Chambers 3-2/3 2 0 0 0 6,
Nick Thompson 1-1/3 0 0 0 1 2 ... Johnny
Defendis
OF CHN 3-4, double, .341
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Recently promoted
Kala Kaaihue (1B ATL) 3-4, 3 R, 2 2B, HR (7th total), 2 RBI (24), K, .294
BA... Todd Blackford (SP DAN) W (5-3), 6-1/3 1 0 0 2 3, 3.17
ERA... Colby Rasmus (CF STL) 2-4, 2 R, 2B, HR (7), 2 RBI (24), 2
K, SB (12), .301 BA... not a great night for Joanniel Montero (SP
CLE) 2-2/3 12 9 9 0 1, 12.86 ERA... Vernon Carter (1B CWS) 3-4, 2
RBI (35), .289 BA... Ryan Royster (LF TBY) 1-3, R, HR (12), 2 RBI
(37), .245 BA... Erik Lis (1B MIN) 3-4, R, HR (8), 2 RBI (36),
.294 BA
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Chaz Roe COL 3 3 4
4 4 5, 3.53 ... Dallas Morris 3B ANA 3-4, 9th homer, 5 RBI, walk,
.327 ... Hainley
Statia
SS ANA 3-4, 6th triple, .307
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- playoffs ... Yanks over
Mets ... Keaton Everitt NYA 5.0 2 0 0 1 5 ... Angel Fermin NYA 3-5
.
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- Zachary Phillips TEX 4 3 0 0
0 7, 3.93 (74 Ks in 50 1/3 innings) ... Lorenzo Cain OF MIL 2-4, double,
.349 ... Lisandro Disla SF 3B 2-4, homer, .480 (in 6 games since
demotion)
Troop
Movements ... BAL - Sammy Sosa DL, Alejandro Freire up ...
BOS - Abe Alvarez up, Mike Remlinger designated for assignment ...
WAS - Jason Bergmann up ... PIT - Craig Wilson activated from DL,
Chris Duffy to DL ... LA - Cesar Izturis DL, Willy Aybar up
... PHI - Cory Lidle DL ... CHA - Brian Anderson to AAA ... MIN - Scott
Baker up, Luis Rodriguez to AAA ...
" ... Eric Patterson has been
promoted from Low-A Peoria to Double-A West Tenn. The twenty-two year old
infielder was called up late Saturday night. Patterson appeared in 110 games
with the Peoria Chiefs in the Midwest League where he hit a league high .333
with thirteen homers, seventy-one RBI's and forty stolen bases ... also
led the league with ninety runs scored and ranked in the top five in stolen
bases, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, triples and hits." (West Tenn
Diamond Jaxx)
Callup corner :
" ... The Marlins are mulling whether to call up
Double A outfielder Jeremy Hermida before Aug. 31 -- the date when teams
must set their postseason rosters. Hermida, one of the organization's top
prospects, has been sidelined with a sore right wrist. He is hitting .293 with
18 home runs and 63 RBI for the Carolina Mudcats. Other potential call-ups for
Sept. 1, when teams can expand rosters, include right-handed pitcher Josh
Johnson (11-4, 3.96 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 131 2/3 innings for
Carolina) and veteran utility infielder Mike Mordecai, who is managing the
Marlins' rookie-league team in Jamestown, N.Y." (Miami Herald)
" ... One will be outfielder Matt Murton, who
hit .339 in 25 games with the Cubs before being sent down when Jerry Hairston
was activated from the disabled list. Murton and shortstop Ronny
Cedeno are in general manager Jim Hendry's plans for September and next
season. "Cedeno is a good young player, and Murton will be back,'' Hendry said.
"He held his own admirably, so it won't be as if our young players won't have
some major-league experience. When Cedeno and Murton are playing, that's a
positive, and I think our fan base will appreciate that.'' Left-handed pitcher
Rich Hill, who also has spent time with the Cubs, is another
likely September addition. Hill was named the Pacific Coast League pitcher of
the week Friday after striking out 21 batters in 13-1/3 innings. He is 5-1 with
a 3.95 ERA in nine games at Class AAA Iowa."
BJ Upton trying to wind up on a positive note :
" ... After being honored as the
Durham Bulls' 2005 Most Valuable Player prior to Saturday night's game, B.J.
Upton did what you might expect. He went out and made some more MVP plays. The
Bulls' shortstop doubled off the wall in left-center in the eighth inning,
brazenly stole third base and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Earl
Snyder in a 4-3 victory over the Richmond Braves. Then the 21-year old
shortstop, who has had fielding troubles in a 50-error season, scooped up a
grounder in the top of the ninth to start a game-ending double play and thwart a
budding Braves' comeback ... Now, if he can flash a glove to match his bat and
speed. This past week Ozzie Smith, who once played shortstop in Hall of Fame
fashion, came to work with Upton for a few days. "We worked on footwork,'' Upton
said. "It was nothing drastic." A gifted athlete, he could undoubtedly play
other positions. But Upton adamantly says: "Shortstop is my spot. I plan being
there the rest of my career." (Raleigh News and Observer)
Pirates' Neil Walker on the move, up to A+ :
" ... 2004 first-round
pick ...made his High A debut for the Hillcats on Friday, going 1-for-4, driving
in a run on a sacrifice fly and hitting a single that put in motion the
game-winning play in the bottom of the 10th of Lynchburg’s 3-2 win over
Wilmington. Not a bad High-A start for someone who won’t turn 20 until Sept. 10
... “He has tremendous composure,” Pirates director of player
development Brian Graham said. “He’s very mature. He understands himself very
well, his abilities. And he also understands he has some work to do to get to
the big leagues.” Walker, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound switch hitter, showed that
maturity at Low-A Hickory this season, hitting .301 in 120 games, with 146 hits
(second in the league) and 33 doubles (tied for first). He belted 12 home runs,
had 68 RBIs and was named to both the midseason and postseason South Atlantic
League all-star teams." (Lynchburg News & Advance)
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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