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23 April, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Franklin Gutierrez CLE 1-4, .328
Jason
Cooper CLE 1-3, R, HBP, SB, .281
Jeremy Sowers CLE 4-2/3
8 4 3 4 6, 1.50
Sean Tracey CHA 4-2/3 0 0 3 5, 2.92
Tonys
Gutierrez CIN 2-4, R, RBI, .269
Chris Denorfia CIN 3-5, 2
R, RBI, SB, .327
William Bergolla CIN 1-4, R, RBI, BB, .294
Justin Germano CIN 5 7 3 3 1 1, 3.04
Ryan Wagner CIN
0-2/3 1 0 0 0 1, 6.75
Rajai Davis PIT 1-4, 2B, 2 R, HBP, .206
Jose
Bautista PIT 1-4, RBI, SF, .220
Brad Eldred PIT 2-4, 2 2B, 3
RBI, .213
Tom Gorzelanny PIT 5-2/3 7 4 4 1 4, 3.66
Dustin Pedroia
BOS 1-2, 2B, R, 2 BB, .263
Adam Stern BOS 2-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 2
BB, 2 SB, .667
Melky Cabrera NYA 1-4, 2B, R, RBI, .348
Eric
Duncan NYA 1-1, 3 BB, .271
Carlos Pena NYA 0-3, BB, .214
B.J. Upton TB 1-3, 2nd HR, R, RBI, 0 errors, .303
Brian
Stokes TB 6 2 1 1 2 7, 2.25
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Yusmeiro Petit
FLO 7.0 2 0 0 0 5 ... Adam Jones SEA 1-5, 5th homer, .291 ...
Guillermo Quiroz SEA 4-4, double, 3 RBI ... Chris Young ARZ,
finally back in the lineup, 0-4 ... Tim Stauffer SD 5.0 4 4 4 3 4
... Chad Billingsley LAD 5.0 3 0 0 2 6, 2.21 ... nice rebound from
a night to forget, Joel Guzman LAD 3-4, 2 doubles, .319 ... Russ
Martin LAD 3-3, .312 ... Daric
Barton
OAK 1-3, triple, .286
" ... Yusmeiro Petit continued his push
toward the big leagues with a sterling performance on Saturday as the
Albuquerque Isotopes shut down the New Orleans Zephyrs, 3-0. Petit (2-0), a key
player in the trade that sent Carlos Delgado from Florida to the New York Mets,
shut down the Zephyrs for seven innings. He allowed two hits, struck out five
and did not walk a batter. The 21-year-old right-hander was perfect through five
innings before Greg Thissen dumped a flare into center field for a one-out
single in the sixth. He lowered his ERA to 2.70." (MLB.com)
EASTERN (AA) -- Steven White NYA
7.0 5 2 2 2 2, 1.75 (in 25 innings)
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Lance Broadway
CHA 7.0 6 2 2 0 4, 2.16 ... Justin Orenduff LAD 6.0 4 1 1 1 8 ...
Garrett Mock SD 4.0 10 6 3 1 3 ... Miguel Montero
ARZ 3-4, 5th double, 5th homer, 4 RBI, .352 ... Jose Campusano FLO,
CF & leadoff, 4-5, 2 doubles, 8th SB, .385 ... Cesar Carrillo SD
7.0 3 0 0 1 5 ... Wes Bankston TB 2-4, 2 errors (11) ...
TEXAS (AA) -- Troy Tulowitzki
COL, 2-4, double, RBI, .317 ... Jordan Czarniecki COL, 1-4, 5th homer, 3
RBI, .321 ... Ian Stewart COL, 1-5, double, RBI, .290 ... Rico
Washington StL, 2-4, 1st SB, .411 ... Steven Register COL,
6.0 9 4 4 3 0, 2.66 ... Jeff Clement SEA, 1-4, double, .250 ...
Dan Putnam OAK, 1-4, triple, 2 RBI, .234 ... Kurt Suzuki
OAK, 2-4, double, 2nd SB ... Jason Windsor OAK, (W) 7.0 6 1 1 0 6,
4.03 ... JR House HOU, 2-4, BB, .418 ... Nate Gold TEX,
2-3, homer, RBI, .200 ... Thomas Diamond TEX, (7 passes) 1-1/3 1 3
3 7 3, 6.00 ... Donnie Murphy KC, 1-4, 2nd homer, 2 RBI, .263 ...
Alex Gordon KC, (1B) 0-3, BB, 2 K ... Billy Butler
KC, 3-4, 2 homers, 3 runs, 3 RBI, .310 ... Brandon Wood LAA, 0-4,
3 K, 9th error ... Seung Song KC, (W) 6-1/3 4 1 1 2 6, 4.71
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Mike Stodolka KC,
having a ball as a hitter, 3-4, 3 doubles, .450 ... Carlos Gonzalez
ARZ 2-4, 2 doubles, .250 ... Sean Rodriguez SS LAA 3-5, double,
.419 ... nice debut, Gregorio Martinez SF 6.0 1 0 0 1 3 ...
Travis Buck OAK 3-4, double, triple, homer, .275 ... Reid
Brignac SS TB 3-4, 4th homer, .385 ...
" ... Martinez made his 2006 debut with just
53 innings of professional experience under his belt. The 23-year-old Dominican
fired six shutout innings against the Storm, holding them to just one hit over
that span and striking out three. Martinez was successful in getting most of his
opponents to beat the ball into the ground as he recorded 10 groundouts and one
double play. "He did a good job of mixing his pitches and changing speeds to
keep the batters off balance," Giants manager Lenn Sakata said. "His fastballs
and changeups were working well and he had a few good sliders in there, too."
Martinez was on point from the start, retiring the first six batters in a row
and sitting down 15 of the first 16 Storm hitters he faced." (MLB.com)
CAROLINA (A+) -- JC Holt 2B ATL 1-4,
double, run, sb ... Brandon Jones LF ATL 1-4, triple, run, 2RBI
... Mike Rozema DH ATL 2-3, double, 2 runs ... Scott
Schade 1B ATL 2-4, Home Run, 2RBI ... Argenis Reyes 2B CLE
2-4, run, RBI ... Trevor Crowe CF CLE 3-5, double, run, 2RBI, 2 sb
... Ryan Goleski RF CLE 2-3 ... Jose Ascanio ATL 6 6
3 3 4 4 ... Kelvin Villa ATL 3 4 1 1 2 1 W ... Dan Smith
ATL 1 1 0 0 1 1 S ... Sean Smith CLE 7 4 4 4 3 7 ... Jeffrey
Corsaletti LF BOS 1-3, run, 2RBI, sb ... Jed Lowrie SS BOS
1-3, double, run, RBI ... Claudio Arias DH BOS 1-3, double, RBI
... Michael Hall RF BOS 1-4, double, run, sb ... Joshua
Hansen 1B CHA 1-4, Home Run ... Kyle Jackson 2 1 0 0 1 3 W ...
Michael James CHA 1 0 0 0 0 2 S ... Neil Sellers 3B
HOU 1-3, double ... Scott Robinson 1B HOU 2-4 ... Matthew
Cunningham LF HOU 1-4, double, run ... Edwin Maysonet SS
HOU 2-4, double, Home Run, 2RBI ... Nyjer Morgan CF PIT 2-3, 2
runs, 2RBI, sb ... Brian Bixler SS PIT 0-3, 2 runs ... Michael
Carlin 1B PIT 1-5, double . .. Brad Rea DH PIT 0-1, 2 runs,
sb ... Pedro Powell LF PIT 2-4, RBI, 2 sb ... Matthew
Guillory PIT 5 4 2 2 2 4 W(2-1, 5.00)
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Matt Garza MIN 6
2/3 1 1 0 2 9 (W, 3-0, 0.49)
Alexi Casilla SS MIN 2-5 double,
3RBI, .324
Ryan Braun 3B MIL 1-3 HR(1) 2R 3RBI, .286
Hernan
Iribarren 2B MIL 5-6 double, 3R 2RBI SB(4) .400
Steven
Sollmann 1B MIL 2-5 R RBI, .392
Brett Carroll RF FLO 3-4
double R, .327
Gaby Hernandez FLO 3 9 7 7 2 6 (L, 1-2 7.11)
Cole Hamels PHI 4 2/3 4 4 1 5 5 ND, 1.77
Mike Costanzo
3B PHI 2-3 HR(3) 2R 2RBI, .262
Cody Ehlers 1B NYA 2-5, .368
Homer Bailey CIN 5 5 4 4 3 5 ND, 3.98
Josh Kreuzer 1B
TOR 2-3 double, HR(2) 2R 4RBI, .309
" ... Garza continued his early-season
dominance for the Fort Myers Miracle on Saturday, allowing an unearned run and
one hit over 6 2/3 innings in a 9-1 pasting of the Lakeland Tigers. Garza (3-0),
who fanned nine and walked two, has 27 strikeouts and three walks in four
starts. He lowered his ERA to 0.49 over 18 1/3 innings. The 22-year-old
right-hander, who gave up two hits over five innings against Tampa on April 11,
has continued the dominance he displayed last year in the Appalachian and
Midwest Leagues." (MLB.com)
MIDWEST (A) -- Tommy Mendoza ANA
7 6 2 2 1 6 ... Jay Bruce CIN 1-3 ... Travis Wood
CIN 5 4 2 2 3 3 ... Dylan Johnston CHN 2-4 ... meaty performance
Donald Veal CHN 6 1 1 1 1 9 ... Cameron Maybin DET
0-3 (.333) ... John Whittleman TEX 1-3, 6th double ... Ben
Krosschell SD 5 3 0 0 1 6 ... Andrew Thompson (PH) MIN 1-1,
HR .. we're waiting Kyle Waldrop MIN 4 7 5 5 0 3 (4.91) ...
Sean Shoffit TOR 3-5, double (.339) ... ineffectively wild Mark
McCormick STL 3 5 5 3 4 2 ... Justin Upton ARZ 1-4, double,
BB, 2 K's
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Jon Niese
NYN 3 2 2 2 5 5, 3.31... Fernando Martinez NYN 1-3, 2B (6), BB,
.333 ... John Drennen CLE 2-3, RBI (4), BB, .327 ... Beau
Jones ATL 4 9 3 1 2 0, 2.13 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 1-4, .250
... Eric Campbell ATL 1-3, SB (4), .283 ... Ronnie Ray
SF 6 5 3 2 1 9, 1.76 ... Chris Volstad FLA 7 5 0 0 0 7, 2.84 ...
Gaby Sanchez FLA 2-3, .410 ... Kris Harvey FLA 2-4,
2B (3), HR (3), 4 RBI (12), .345 ... Josh Flores HOU 1-4, .241 ...
Eli Iorg HOU 1-4, HR (1), 2 RBI (9), .212 ... Angel
Salome MIL 1-4, BB, .344 ... Kenny Holmberg MIL 2-4, 2B (4),
.348 ... Ned Yost MIL 3-4, HR (2), 2 RBI (5), .217 ... Andrew
McCutchen PIT 3-4, 2B (2), HR (1), 4 RBI (8), .354 ... Marlon
Arias LAD 6 4 3 1 3 10, 2.25 ... Russ Mitchell LAD 3-5, 2 2B
(9), HR (3), 3 RBI (10), .339 ... Sergio Pedroza LAD 3-4 HR (1), 2
RBI (5), .286 ... Dexter Fowler COL 2-2, 2B (7), RBI (8), BB, SB
(6), .367 ... Chris Cook COL 3-3, 2 2B (3), 3 RBI (5), 2 BB, .238
... Paulo Orlando CHA 3-5, HR (2), 2 RBI (6), .383 ... Daron
Roberts CHA 2-5, 2 2B (6), .392 ... Austin Jackson NYA 2-4,
RBI (10), BB, .340 ... Jose Tabata NYA 2-4, .311
Troop
Movements ... LAD - optioned James Loney to Triple-A, activated
Nomar Garciaparra ... LAA - placed Juan Rivera on the 15-day
DL, recalled Reggie Willits ... BOS - recalled Manny
Delcarmen, optioned Jermaine Van Buren to Triple-A ... TEX -
recalled John Rheinecker, placed Brian Shouse on the
15-day DL ... COL - placed Todd Helton on the 15-day DL, purchased
the contract of Ryan Spilborghs, designated Eduardo
Sierra for assignment ... TOR - placed A.J. Burnett on the 15-day DL,
recalled Shaun Marcum ... CLE - recalled Jeremy Guthrie,
optioned Rafael Perez to Double-A ...
Matt
Meyers, in the chatroom at Baseball America, included notes on a future OF
for the Astros and a pair of "no-longer-under-the-radar" SPs :
Jonathan Sanchez, SF " ...
Sanchez is one of the better stories of the young season. He skipped high Class
A, but has not skipped a beat. 23 Ks in 16 innings is very impressive and it is
hard not to get excited about a lefthander with an electric fastball. He is
certainly turning some heads thus far this year and is definitely increasing his
stock. As we sometimes like to say around here, he's got some helium."
Radhames Liz, BAL " ... I did
the top 20 prospect list for the New-York Penn League last season, and every
person I spoke to raved about the velocity and life on his fastball. Based on
his performance thus far, it is clear it is one of the best pitches in the
minors. To be dominating the way he is at Frederick, I would have to believe his
secondary stuff is coming along. But like you suggested, even if it does not
improve, he has the chance to be a dominant reliever because of the fastball."
Hunter Pence HOU " ... Pence is
such an interesting guy because people talk about how nothing he does is pretty.
But who cares when you can rake? I am not sure if he will make it to Houston
this year unless he is so good they cannot keep him down, but he is certainly
emerging as the best position player prospect in that organization."
Could be a top supplemental pick, if not already drafted :
" ... Wade Davis garnered the most
hype of any Devil Rays player coming into the season. Through three starts,
Davis is looking worthy of that hype and then some. The right-handed pitcher who
was a third round pick in 2004 has allowed just one earned run and six hits in
15 2/3 innings. His 22 strikeouts are tied for the league lead ... For his
early season efforts, Davis was named the Midwest League's Pitcher of the Week.
"He's a big, strong, powerful young man with a good arm," said Mitch Lukevics,
director of minor league operations for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. "Putting him
in Battle Creek is a training technique. You have to play up north in the big
leagues, where it's cold. So coming to Battle Creek, he'll have to learn how to
grip the ball in the cold." (Battle Creek Enquirer)
Whatever happened to ...
" ... Matt Riley (elbow surgery)
pitched two innings in a simulated game in Arizona and was clocked at 90-93 mph.
"Pretty impressive," Showalter said. "This guy is coming on." (MLB.com)
22 April, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Ryan Garko CLE 0-2, R, 2 BB, HBP, .333
Andy Marte CLE 2-3, 2 2B, 2 R, RBI, SF, .293
Jake Dittler
CLE 6 4 0 0 1 1, 11.74
Scott Thorman ATL 2-4, .275
Anthony
Lerew ATL 4 6 7 6 2 4, 5.00
Jason Bartlett MIN 2-4, 2B,
R, .323
Jason Kubel MIN 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, .333
Boof
Bonser MIN 6 4 0 0 2 4, 0.75
Brandon League TOR 2-1/3 4 2 2
0 0, 2.02
Francisco Rosario TOR 5-1/3 2 2 2 4 5, 2.63
Ryan
Raburn DET 1-3, 2nd HR, R, 3 RBI, BB, .128
Wil Ledezma
DET 7 5 3 3 2 9, 2.28
Abe Alvarez BOS 5 5 1 0 2 2, 1.96
Chris Roberson PHI 2-5, 3B, R, SB, .279
Carlos Ruiz
PHI 3-3, R, HBP, SB, .407
Kevin Reese NYA 1-2, 2B, R, BB, HBP,
.279
Eric Duncan NYA 2-4, 2B, RBI, .259
Carlos Pena
NYA 1-4, 2B, R, .273
B.J. Upton TB 3-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 0 errors, .302
Jason Hammel TB 5 7 5 4 4 4, 3.60
Lastings Milledge
NYN 1-3, 2B, BB, HBP, .396
Yusaku Iriki NYN 6 5 2 2 6, 2.70
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Corey Hart MIL 2-4,
walk, .333 ... Jason Hirsh HOU, tough time adjusting to AAA,
5.2 7 5 5 3 6, 5.75 ... Larry Broadway WAS 2-3, .407 ...
Anthony Reyes STL 7.0 6 3 3 1 3, 3.55 ... Howie Kendrick
LAA 2-4, double, .393 ... Mike Napoli LAA 2-3, homer, .277 ...
Carlos Quentin ARZ 2-4, double, .319 ... Stephen Drew
ARZ 3-5, double, 6th homer, .297 ... Jason Stokes FLO 1-3, double,
2 walks ... Daric Barton OAK 0-5, 2 Ks ... Willy Aybar LAD
4-6, 5th homer, 3 RBI, .403 ... Nomar Garciaparra LAD,
rehab, 2-5, double ... Joel Guzman LAD, golden sombrero plus, 0-5, 5 Ks
EASTERN (AA) -- Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 2-2,
double, .358 ... Adam Harben MIN 6.0 1 0 0 3 5, 0.64 (in 14
innings) ... Brent Clevlen DET 2-4, double, .279 ... a
few hitting prospects of note in the EL (stats through Thursday) :
G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG
Brett Harper NYN,1B 15 52 21 7 0 0 5 14 1 0 .475 .538 .404
Eddy Martinez-Esteve SF,OF 13 49 19 8 0 1 6 5 0 0 .446 .612 .388
Denard Span MIN,OF 14 55 21 2 0 1 6 7 3 3 .443 .473 .382
Matt Moses MIN,3B 12 42 16 4 0 3 4 8 0 1 .426 .690 .381
Adam Lind TOR,OF 14 53 18 1 0 5 3 8 0 1 .386 .642 .340
Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE,3B 13 51 17 1 0 1 5 7 0 1 .393 .412 .333
Vic Buttler PIT,OF 13 47 15 5 2 0 6 9 3 0 .389 .511 .319
Nate Schierholtz SF,OF 13 46 14 2 0 1 4 8 2 0 .407 .413 .304
Kory Casto WAS,3B 15 52 15 3 1 2 8 16 0 0 .393 .500 .288
Javier Guzman PIT,SS 12 46 13 1 0 1 2 8 1 1 .313 .370 .283
Brad Snyder CLE,OF 15 61 17 3 1 3 6 24 2 0 .343 .508 .279
Ryan Mulhern CLE,OF 15 61 17 3 0 3 4 20 1 0 .318 .475 .279
Brent Clevlen DET,OF 15 57 15 4 0 1 9 14 1 0 .364 .386 .263
Jason Jaramillo PHI,C 12 39 10 3 0 0 6 7 0 1 .340 .333 .256
David Murphy BOS,OF 13 51 13 3 0 1 4 6 2 1 .309 .373 .255
Kody Kirkland DET,3B 15 59 15 2 1 4 0 22 1 2 .279 .525 .254
Tony Giarratano DET,SS 15 65 14 6 0 0 2 15 3 1 .239 .308 .215
Michael Bourn PHI,OF 14 56 12 0 1 0 3 8 9 0 .254 .250 .214
Ian Desmond WAS,SS 14 48 10 2 1 0 3 16 1 1 .255 .292 .208
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Ray Liotta CHA 5.0 7 4 3
5 3, 4.12 ... Matt Kemp LAD 2-3, double, walk, .312 ... Anibal
Sanchez FLO 4.0 3 2 0 1 4, 2.38 ... Dan Curtis ATL 7.1 3 4
2 4 2, 3.63 ... Wes Bankston TB 0-3, 8th error
TEXAS (AA) -- Kevin Melillo OAK
0-5, .356 ... Jeff Clement SEA 1-2, 2 walks, .250 ... AA no treat
for Armando Galarraga TEX 3.0 9 6 2 1 2, 0-3, 7.71 ... JR
House HOU 3-5, double, .413 ... Ben Zobrist SS HOU 2-4,
double, 2 walks, .291 ... Joe Koshansky COL 2-4, double, .355 ...
Ian Stewart COL 0-4, 3 Ks, Troy Tulowitzki COL 0-4 ...
Brandon Wood LAA 3-5, 2 RBI, .339 ... Alex Gordon
KC 2-2, 3 walks, 3 runs, .344
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- eye-opening, Mike
Stodolka 1B KC, I guess he should have forgone the SP trial, 3-3, 2 doubles,
walk, .417 ... Nick Pereira SF 7.0 4 0 0 0 5, 3-0, 1.00 ...
catcher Guillermo Rodriguez SF 3-4, double, homer, walk, 3 RBI ...
Shaun Cumberland OF TB 4-4, walk, 7th homer, SB .322 ... Cliff
Pennington SS OAK 0-4, .098
CAROLINA (A+) -- Matt Young CF ATL 1-4,
double ... JC Holt 2B ATL 1-4, double ... Brandon Jones CF
ATL 1-3, double, 2RBI ... Argenis Reyes 2B CLE 1-3, 2 runs, sb ...
Brian Finegan SS CLE 3-5, double, triple, run, 3RBI ... Jordan
Brown 1B CLE 3-4, double, run, 2RBI, sb ... Ryan Goleski RF
CLE 1-4, Home Run, 3RBI ... Wyatt Toregas C CLE 1-3, double, run
... Joe Ness CLE 5.2 3 2 2 2 7 W(1-0, 2.87) ... Michael
Hall RF BOS 2-3, double, RBI ... Ignacio Suarez 2B BOS 2-4 ...
Sean Smith CF CHA 1-4, double, run, RBI, sb ... Victor
Mercedes SS CHA 1-2, Home Run, 2 runs ... Joshua Hansen DH CHA
2-4, run, RBI ... Anderson Gomes RF CHA 2-3, double ... Cory
Haggerty 2B CHA 2-4, run, sb ... Adam Russell CHA 5.2 6 2 1
2 2 W(1-1, 2.76) ... Gary Bakker CHA 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 S ... Lou
Santangelo C HOU 2-4, double ... Ervin Alcantara CF HOU
2-4, 2 runs ... Francisco Caraballo RF HOU 2-4, RBI ... Wade
Robinson 2B HOU 2-4, 2RBI ... Paulino Del Guidice HOU 6 4 2 1 3 3
W(1-2, 6.46) ... Rodrigo Escobar HOU 2 0 0 0 1 2 S
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Ryan Harvey RF CHN 1-3
HR(4) 2RBI, .216
Blake DeWitt 2B LA 2-3 2R, .268
Jimmy
Rohan 3B LA 2-4 2R, .323
Mike Merricks LA 4 1/3 5 5 5 3 2
ND, 2.93
Trevor Plouffe SS MIN 2-4 R, .276
Garrett
Guzman DH MIN 2-4 RBI, .328
Eric Harberer STL 8 4 0 0 1 4
(W, 1-1 4.42)
Corey Coles LF NYN 2-4 .340
Ryan
Klosterman SS TOR 3-4 2HR(4) 4RBI, .304
Jeremiah Piepkorn 3B
CIN 3-5 double, HR(1) 2R 2RBI, .344
Ryan Braun 3B MIL 2-5
double, RBI SB(7) .283
Hernan Iribarren 2B MIL 2-4 3R SB(3),
.352
Edgar Gonzalez 2B FLO 2-2 double, HR(1) 2R 2RBI 2BB, .378
Grant Psomas 3B FLO 3-3 HR(2), .327
Mike Costanzo
3B PHI 2-3 double, HR(2) 2R, .230
MIDWEST (A) -- Oswaldo Sosa MIN 5 2/3 3 0 0 2 5
... Henry Sanchez MIN 2-4, 4th double ... their South Bend souls
swooned slowly, and then Justin Upton (CF) ARZ 0-5, 2 K's ...
Fabian Jimenez Angulo SD 6 4 1 1 2 3 ... Michael
Saunders SEA 2-4 .. Jose Escalona SEA 5 3 1 1 2 5 ...
Cameron Maybin DET 1-3, 3rd SB, baserunner shot down ... Frank
Martinez (2B) OAK 2-4 (.360) ... 18-year-old Venezuelan righty is MWL's
youngest hurler Omar Poveda TEX 6 6 2 2 1 7 (2.53) ... Jay
Bruce (at DH) CIN 1-4, 7th double ... just like his last start--five
innings, five runners, zero tallies Mitch Atkins CHN 5 2 0 0 3 5
(1.20) ... signs of life perhaps Colby Rasmus STL 3-5 (.238) ...
Jaime Garcia STL 6 5 1 1 2 7
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Paulo Orlando CHA 1-4,
.357 ... Daron Roberts CHA 2-4, .391 ... Austin Jackson
NYA 2-3, RBI (9), BB ... Jose Tabata NYA 0-4, .298 ... Elvis
Andrus ATL 1-5, .250 ... Eric Campbell ATL 1-4, BB, .280
... Dexter Fowler COL 1-5, BB, .351 ... Chris Nelson
COL 1-4, 2B (5), RBI (7), .250 ... Greg Golson PHI 0-4, .120 ...
Gaby Sanchez FLA 1-4, .397 ... Kris Harvey FLA 0-4,
.333 ... Eric King HOU 2-5, RBI (7), .413 ... Josh
Flores HOU 0-5, .241 ... JR Towles HOU 2-2, .486 ... Brian
Bogusevic HOU 3 4 2 2 2 3, 3.00 ...Kevin Dixon CLE 6 7 1 1 0
1, 1.99
Troop
Movements ... KC - placed David DeJesus on the 15-day DL, purchased
the contract of Joe Nelson, transferred Mike MacDougal
from the 15-day DL list to the 60-day ... OAK - recalled Chad Gaudin,
optioned Bobby Kielty to Triple-A ... TEX - optioned Laynce
Nix to Triple-A, purchased the contract of Adam Hyzdu,
transferred Josh Rupe from the 15-day to the 60-day DL ...
DET - transferred Craig Dingman from the 15-day to the 60-day ...
COL - designated Zach Day for assignment, purchased the contract
of Miguel Asencio ... CHN - placed Derrek Lee on the
15-day DL, purchased the contract of Michael Restovich,
transferred Wade Miller from the 15-day the 60-day DL ...
ATL - recalled Martin Prado, optioned Peter Moylan
to Triple-A ... CLE - placed Rafael Betancourt on the 15-day DL,
recalled Brian Slocum ... TB - recalled Edwin Jackson,
optioned Jason Childers to Triple-A ...
Updates to the Top 10s and the
Top 100s pages to reflect recent additions,
including Jason Collette's (RotoJunkie) Top 100 (the top five -
Delmon Young, Jeremy Hermida, Francisco Liriano, Justin Verlander, Andy Marte).
It's the fast track for the best of the Yankees' pitching prospects :
" ... Phil Hughes, the 19-year-old pitching
prospect who surprised some veteran Yankees with his talent in spring training,
has 18 strikeouts, 1 walk and a 0.56 earned run average in 16 innings for Class
A Tampa. General Manager Brian Cashman said Hughes would be promoted soon to
Class AA Trenton, but he almost certainly would not pitch for the Yankees this
season. "You're not going to see him," Cashman said. "If he can't be denied, he
can't be denied, but that is not something we're looking for or expecting at
all." (NY Times)
In BOS, no worries about Jon Lester :
" ... Pawtucket pitching coach Mike Griffin said
Lester has been impressive so far, no matter what his numbers say. "We're
working on him repeating his delivery, using all of his pitches--which he has
been--and basically, that's it. We're not rocket scientists here. We're
developing," he said. "And our organization has a pretty darn good plan. We're
very proud of it. And we've developed a lot of good young pitchers because of
that. "Jon Lester has a great head on his shoulders. He's very smart, very
intelligent. If I had to nail down one thing that I've been very impressed with
so far, it's that in three starts, he's been able to carry out a gameplan.
That's pretty darn impressive for a young kid." (Baseball America)
21 April, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Jason Cooper CLE 2-3, 2 R, BB
Luis
Hernandez ATL 2-4, 2 2B
Terry Tiffee MIN 3-4, 2 R, BB
J.D. Durbin MIN 4-1/3 2 2 2 7 3
Ryan Roberts TOR 2-4
Rob Cosby TOR 2-4
David Purcey TOR 1-2/3 4 8 2 2 2
Dustin McGowan TOR 2 1 0 0 0 4
Jerry Owens CHA
2-5, 2B, R, RBI
Tonys Gutierrez CIN 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB
William
Bergolla CIN 2-4, 2B, 2nd HR, 2 R, RBI, BB
Val Majewski
BAL 1-4, 2nd HR, R, 3 RBI
Sean Burnett PIT 4-1/3 6 5 5 4 1
Jon Lester BOS 4 2 2 2 2 6
Chris Roberson PHI 2-5,
2B, R
Carlos Ruiz PHI 2-5, 5th HR, R, 2 RBI
Matt
White PHI 7-1/3 7 4 3 1 2
Melky Cabrera NYA 2-4, R
Carlos Pena NYA 2-4
Darrell Rasner NYA 4 7 3 3 1 3
B.J. Upton TB 1-3, R, RBI, BB, HBP, 2 SB, 8th error
Delmon
Young TB 1-4, R, 2 RBI, SF, SB
Elijah Dukes TB 1-3, 2B, R,
RBI, 2 BB
Shawn Riggans TB 1-4, R, BB
Chris Seddon
TB 6 7 3 2 2 6
Lastings Milledge NYN 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
Jeff Keppinger NYN 2-5, 2B, RBI
Chase Lambin NYN 2-3,
2B, 1st HR, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
John Maine NYN 5 9 7 4 1 3
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Justin Leone SD, up
to .500, 2-3, double, walk, SB ... Justin Huber KC 1-2, 2 walks, .378 ...
Carlos Quentin ARZ 3-4, double, 1st homer, walk, .302 ...
Stephen Drew ARZ 2-4, 5th homer, .271 ... Rich Hill CHN
6.0 4 2 1 4 7, 1.42 ... Jason Stokes FLO, fully awakened from
early season slumber, 3-3, 3rd homer, 2 walks, .320 ... Felix Pie
CHN 2-4, 4th triple, 4th SB, .333 ... Jeremy Brown OAK 3-4, walk, .448
... Nomar Garciaparra LAD, rehab, 2-3, double ...
Dan Meyer OAK, there's hope, 6.0 5 2 2 0 4
EASTERN (AA) -- Mets / Tigers affiliates
combined for 31 Ks (13 innings) ... Kory Casto WAS 2-3, homer ... Matt
Moses MIN 1-5, 3rd homer, .381 ... Jonathan Sanchez SF, get
'em now before the rush, 5.1 3 1 1 4 9, 0.55 (7 hits allowed, 23 Ks in 16-1/3
innings) ... Adam Lind TOR 1-3, 5th homer, .340
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Ben Julianel FLO 6.0 6
4 1 1 5, 0.96 ... Eric Patterson 2B CHN 2-4, .305 ... Miguel
Montero ARZ 1-4, double, .333 ... Wes Bankston 3B TB 1-4,
.350, 7th error
TEXAS (AA) -- Josh Anderson, HOU,
3-5, double, .271 ... Ben Zobrist, HOU, (SS), 1-4, double, RBI,
BB, .275 ... Hunter Pence, HOU, 2-5, double, triple, ... Kevin
Melillo, OAK, 2-5, .389 ... Dan Putnam,, OAK, 0-3, .232 ...
Brad Ziegler, SEA, 5-2/3 6 0 0 1 4, 0.96 ... Jailen
Peguero, HOU, 3rd sv, 1.0 0 0 0 0 2, 1.17 ... Troy Tulowitzki,
COL, 3-6, double, 2 RBI ... Ian Stewart, COL, 2-5, 3 runs, double,
RBI ... Jason Koshansky, COL, 3-5, RBI ... Brandon Wood,
LAA, 1-4, double, 8th error ... Ubaldo Jimenez, COL, dominant (W)
6.0 2 1 0 2 11, 5.06 ... Alex Gordon, KC, 0-4, (5-4-3 DP) ...
Billy Butler, KC, 2-4, double ... Reid Gorecki, StL,
1-3, 5th homer, RBI ... Nick Stavinoha, StL, 1-4, homer, RBI ...
Juan Cedeno, KC, 5.0 2 1 1 5 6, 5.02 ... Mike Parisi,
StL, 6-2/3 7 1 1 1 6, 4.32
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- COL CF Matthew Miller
hot, 3-4, double, 2 homers, .404 ... Reid Brignac TB 2-5,
double, .357, 7th error ... Ryan Webb OAK 7.0 6 1 0 0 11, 1.04 ...
Cesar Ramos SD 6.0 2 0 0 1 4 ... catcher Michael Collins
LAA 2-3, homer, .404 ... so far, so good as Mike Stodolka KC makes
a transition from SP to 1B 1-2, double, 2 walks, .364
CAROLINA (A+) -- Matt Young CF ATL 2-4,
run ... JC Holt DH ATL 2-5, double, run, 2RBI ... Brandon Jones
LF ATL 2-5, run ... Van Pope 3B ATL 1-5, double, RBI ... Diory
Hernandez SS ATL 2-5, double ... Mike Rozema 2B ATL 2-3,
run ... Argenis Reyes 2B CLE 3-5, double, 2RBI ... Trevor
Crowe CF CLE 2-5, RBI ... Stephen Head 1B CLE 0-4, 2 runs
... Brian Barton RF CLE 2-4, 2 Home Runs, 4 runs, 4 RBI, sb ...
Jordan Brown LF CLE 4-5, double, 2 runs, 2RBI ... Brandon
Pinckney 3B CLE 2-5, double, run, 2RBI ... Micah Schilling DH
CLE 1-4, 2 runs ... Wyatt Toregas C CLE 2-3, 2 doubles, 2 runs,
3RBI ... Chuck Lofgren CLE 5 5 2 2 2 7 W(3-0, 1.15)
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Cody Ehlers
1B NYA 3-4 double, .380
Jair Jurrjens DET 7 4 1 1 0 3 ND, 2.12
Kevin Whelan DET 1 2 1 1 2 1 (S, 5 1.59)
Tyler
Greene SS STL 2-3 2R 2SB(4), .190
Jeremiah Piepkorn 3B CIN
3-5 double, 3RBI, .296
Camilo Vazquez CIN 6 3 2 2 3 5 (W, 1-0
1.80)
Drew Anderson 2B CIN 2-5 double, triple, 2R RBI, .324
Ryan Braun 3B MIL 2-4 2RBI, SB(6) .273
Hernan Iribarren
2B MIL 2-3 double, .340
Josh Wahpepah MIL 5 4 2 2 2 2 ND, 1.12
MIDWEST (A) -- Cameron Maybin
DET 2-4, 4th double, baserunner gunned down, 1st error ... Marwin Vega
SEA 6 3 2 2 2 6 (1.56) ... Michael Saunders SEA 1-2, 2 BB's ..
last year's rookieball standout still struggling Chris McConnell
KC 1-4 (.100) ... Kyle Blanks SD 6th and 7th doubles ... Andrew
Thompson (at DH) MIN 2-4 .. Craig Italiano OAK 4 7 3 2 3 4
... Justin Sellers OAK 2 doubles, 6th error ... 22-year-old
showing results, sort of John Mayberry TEX 1st HR, 1st double
(still just .154) ... Sean Shoffit TOR 3-4 .. mixed bag Colby
Rasmus (CF) STL 2-5, 1st HR, 2 K's, 4th error already ... Johnny
Cueto CIN 5 5 2 2 2 7 ... just rolling along Jay Bruce CIN
2-4, 2nd HR (.339)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Gaby Sanchez FLA
1-4, RBI (19), .407 ... Kris Harvey FLA 0-4, .360 ... Danny
Barone FLA 6 3 2 0 1 5, 0.49, 0 ER in last 12 IP ... Greg
Golson PHI 1-4, .130 ... Chorye Spoone BAL 2-2/3 4 7 0 4 3,
2.38 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT 2-5, RBI (4), BB, .328 ...
Lorenzo Cain MIL 3-5, 2 RBI (5), .322 ... Angel Salome
MIL 2-5, 2B (6), SB (3), .351 ... Alberto Bastardo LAD 6 4 1 0 3
5, 0.55 ... Chris Nelson COL 0-4, .250 ... Dexter Fowler
COL 2-5, 2 2B (6), RBI (7), .365 ... Austin Jackson NYA 1-4, .304
... Jose Tabata NYA 1-4, .321 ... Javier Castillo
CHA 3-5, 2 2B (4), HR (2), 3 RBI (1), .216 ... Francisco Hernandez
CHA 2-4, 2B (2), HR (1), 4 RBI (6), .324 ... Mike Conroy CLE 3-5,
HR (2), 3 RBI (7), SB (1), .314 ... John Drennen CLE 3-4, SB (3),
.326 ... Eli Iorg HOU 1-4, RBI (6), .205 ... JR Towles
HOU 2-4, 2B (3), RBI (8), SB (4), .455 ... Jeff Natale BOS 2-2,
RBI (11), 2 BB, .375 ... Tony Granadillo BOS 2-4, BB, .366
Troop
Movements ... CIN - recalled Brian Shackelford, optioned Michael
Gosling to Triple-A ... CLE - placed Matt Miller on the 15-day
DL, recalled Rafael Perez from Double-A ... BOS - optioned Adam Stern
to Triple-A, purchased the contract of Willie Harris ... HOU -
purchased the contract of Dave Borkowski ... WAS - recalled
Billy Traber from Triple-A, optioned Saul Rivera to
Triple-A ... SF - activated Armando Benitez from the DL, activated
Lance Niekro from the bereavement list ... DET - activated Todd
Jones from the DL, optioned Chris Spurling to Triple-A ...
Catching up with
RotoAmerica's Look Who's Hot list for last week's minor league games.
Howie Kendrick is No. 1, with some relatively unfamiliar names & a guy
making the jump from college to Double-A included :
" ... 2. Radhames Liz (RHP, BAL: High-A)
Giving up two hits in his last outings should have bumped him down further.
Seriously though, through two starts: 10 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 22 K. Knowing
the Orioles, theyll probably put him in their rotation soon (just kidding
I
think)."
" ... 6. Kurt Suzuki (C, OAK: Double-A)
Hitting .417 but incredibly has not struck out this season while compiling nine
walks. Think Beane likes that? "
" ... 7. Alex Gordon (3B, KC: Double-A)
Pretty impressive when your pro ball debut comes in Double-A and you get off to
a .364/.404/.636. Even more impressive: five stolen bases already."
A pair of highly-hyped prospects top the Cold list :
" ...1. B.J. Upton (SS, TB: Triple-A) I guess
working with Ozzie Smith didnt work seven errors in 12 games. Gee, time for a
position change maybe?"
" ... 2. Jarrod Saltalamaccia (C, ATL: Double-A)
Coming around lately, but still hitting just .216. Just an early season slump."
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall.com,
has some reviews on the best of the college prospects (beyond Andrew Miller &
Tim Lincecum) :
" ... Evan Longoria, 3B-OF, Long Beach
State Hitting .336/.463/.603 with 8 homers in 116 at-bats, has drawn 24 walks
against 18 strikeouts. Having a solid season and has a good chance to be the
first college hitter picked. Main question is positional: is he a third baseman,
a shortstop, or an outfielder as a pro?"
" ... Drew Stubbs, OF, University of Texas
Hitting .333/.440/.614 with nine homers, 15 steals, 28 walks, and 42 strikeouts
in 153 at-bats. He has great tools and his numbers are good, but scouts continue
to worry that he swings and misses too much and will struggle against advanced
pitching. Will these doubts keep him out of the first round? In a normal year,
probably. This year, maybe not."
" ... Brad Lincoln, RHP, University of Houston
An impressive spring is moving him up the charts rapidly, and he could go in the
first five picks. Now 8-1, 1.78 ERA with a 98/20 K/BB in 81 innings, with only
57 hits allowed. K/IP and H/IP are excellent. Lincoln throws hard and is more
athletic than most pitchers. He posted a very good K/BB ratio last year but a
4.76 ERA: this year his ERA has come down to more closely match the component
ratios."
" ... Brandon Morrow, RHP, University of
California 7-0, 1.67 in 10 starts, with a 76/34 K/BB in 70 innings, only 46 hits
allowed. Having a fine season although his control remains inconsistent, granted
it doesn't hurt him much in college since he is tough to hit. Can hit the
upper-90s with his fastball, but is still learning how to pitch. Excellent
potential but may need longer to develop than some college guys."
At Baseball
America, Jim Callis offers his take on the June draft with a Top 20 (Andrew
Miller, Brandon Morrow, Tim Lincecum 1-2-3) and compares BAL pitching prospects
Adam Loewen and Hayden Penn :
" ... Loewen gets the edge in our eyes because, in no
particular order, he's lefthanded, throws on more of a downward plane, has more
life on his fastball and owns a better curveball. But you could make a case for
Penn on the basis that he has progressed more rapidly, throws more strikes and
is more polished, and his stuff is nothing to sneeze at. Both guys work
regularly in the low 90s, and while Penn doesn't have Loewen's curveball, he has
a better changeup ... In terms of pure projection, Loewen has the brighter
future. If it all comes together, he could be a No. 1 starter. Penn's ceiling is
more of a No. 2, though he's a safer bet to reach his ceiling than Loewen."
Over at
ESPN, Nate Silver of Baseball Prospectus has posted a two-parter featuring
his picks as the overall Top 50 players (Pujols, David Wright, A-Rod, 1-2-3).
A few of the minor league kids made the cut :
" ... 31. Brandon Wood ... needs to improve his
strike zone judgment, and he's likely to move from shortstop to third base --
although that has more to do with the prodigiousness of his offense than his
lack of glove. For now, our best guess is that he'll wind up with a career like
Adrian Beltre's, but it won't take much more convincing -- Wood is off to a hot
start at Double-A Arkansas -- to get us buying into the Cal Ripken/Mike Schmidt
scenarios."
" ... 27. Howie Kendrick ... a guy who is
looking more and more like he might be a once-in-a-generation, Tony Gwynn-type
contact hitter. Or even scarier, Tony Gwynn with 20 home runs a season, and
playing at a premium defensive position. Kendrick has a less risky profile than
Wood, and may have just as much upside."
" ... 24. Justin Upton ... Only two
recent high school products have been talked about with the same can't-miss
praise as Justin Upton. Those players are Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez.
Could Upton turn out to be baseball's version of Kwame Brown or Ryan Leaf?
Perhaps. But the Diamondbacks, a canny organization, were willing to stake big
bucks on Upton's pedigree, agreeing to a record $6.1 million signing bonus. And
Upton did nothing but impress during his first professional at-bats in spring
training, hitting .500/.563/.857 over parts of eight games. This ranking might
seem awfully high for a player with such a limited track record -- but we could
find a dozen major league personnel men who would tell you that we've ranked
Upton too low."
" ... 16. Delmon Young ... Our PECOTA
projection system is loathe to use major league comparables for minor league
players. But sometimes, a player is so far ahead of the curve that PECOTA simply
has no choice -- and so the top three names on Young's list are Ken Griffey Jr.,
Cesar Cedeno and Tony Conigliaro. Like Griffey (and unlike older brother Dmitri),
Young is a multi-dimensional player; he stole 32 bases last year and was voted
as having the Southern League's best outfield arm. Young's plate discipline will
determine whether he winds up being a great player or merely a very good one."
Tidbits from the weekly report from the International League :
" ... You can't start a season much better than
the Bisons' Jeremy Guthrie. The pitcher posted 15.1 scoreless innings to
begin 2006. Overall, Guthrie has allowed just 10 hits in 18 innings, walking
five while striking out 12. The Indians' first round pick in the 2002 First-Year
Player draft is currently 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA after three starts."
" ... The Bisons have found themselves a dependable leadoff
hitter in Franklin Gutierrez. The 23-year old outfielder is currently
second on the Bisons with a .380 (19-50) batting average and a .466 on-base
percentage. Along with a team-high 19 hits and four stolen bases, he is also
second on the team with eight walks."
" ... Through his first 3 starts of the 2006 season
Charlie Haeger has been outstanding. Even though he has only recorded one
victory (1-0) he has put the Knights in line for a victory in each start. Haeger
has pitched a total of 20 innings in his 3 starts and has allowed just 1 earned
run (5 runs). Haeger has also scattered just 12 hits over those 20 inning while
striking out 17. His ERA currently sits at 0.45."
" ... Tides outfielder Lastings Milledge has been red
hot lately, reaching base safely in 15 of his last 16 plate appearances ...
During the streak, Milledge is 9-10 with a home run, 2 RBI, two doubles, a
triple and six walks, and he was also hit by a pitch once. Milledge leads the
Tides with a .404 batting average, nine runs scored, six doubles, 19 hits, three
stolen bases, 28 total bases, four times hit by a pitch, a .525 on-base
percentage and a .638 slugging percentage. "
Adam Jones SEA, a slow start but quick recovery :
" ... No matter what the results of the last
three games might suggest, precocious Tacoma outfielder Adam Jones does not
project as a major league slugger. What Jones four home runs in 13 at-bats for
the Rainiers does indicate is that his fast-track rise through three
minor-league levels in a little over one season is well warranted ...
With four homers in 12 games, the 20-year-old former first-round draft pick is
on track to far surpass his professional best of 15 ... Right now, its
just that Im swinging at good pitches, Jones said. You know pitchers here are
always around the strike zone. Ive been getting myself in better hitting
counts. On the home run, I thought I got a pretty good swing on it. It wasnt
the cleanup hitters type of homer, like the two 400-foot blasts he hit earlier
in the week, but one a hitter with a major-league caliber swing tends to get.
Hes got sneaky power, Rainiers manager Dave Brundage said. The last couple
days, you see the ball jump off his bat, and it shows you the young mans got a
chance for success. After starting the season with two hits in his first 15
at-bats a period in which he admitted to being overmatched Jones is
11-for-29 since, raising his average from .133 to .295. Hes out there working
every day, hitting in the cage, and he takes what he learns and hes employing
them in the game, Brundage said. As fast as hes risen, weve pushed him and
challenged him, and so far its paid off. (Tacoma News Tribune)
Daric Barton OAK, fitting in nicely in Triple-A :
" ... Barton, 20, is hitting .342 with 12 walks and has
a .500 on-base percentage. Five of his 13 hits are for extra bases. "That's
unheard of, a kid his age doing what he's doing," River Cats manager Tony
DeFrancesco said. ... Barton has batted third in the lineup the past two
games after splitting time between the five and six hole. DeFrancesco didn't
plan on moving Barton up so soon, but it seems ideal because of others'
struggles and Barton's fast start. "It doesn't matter (where I hit)," Barton
said. "As long as I'm in there, I'm happy." Barton looks like a regular
middle-of-the-order hitter now. His only blemish has come in the field, where he
has committed four errors in 12 games. A catcher in the Cardinals' system,
Barton switched to first base at Double A last season." (Sacramento Bee)
20 April, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Andy Marte CLE 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, SF
Jason Cooper CLE 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB
Ben Francisco CLE
1-5, 3rd HR, R, RBI
Brayan Pena ATL 0-3, R, BB, SB
Terry
Tiffee MIN 2-5, R, RBI, BB
John-Ford Griffin TOR 2-4, 2 2B, R
Rob Cosby TOR 3-4, 2B, 1st HR, R, 3 RBI
Jerry Owens
CHA 1-4, 3rd HR, R, 4 RBI, SF
Ryan Sweeney CHA 3-4, R, BB
Chris Stewart CHA 2-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
Ryan Raburn
DET 1-3, 1st HR, R, 2 RBI, BB
Ryan Wagner CIN 1-2/3 4 4 4 1 0
Elizardo Ramirez CIN 6 3 0 0 0 7
Eli Whiteside BAL 2-6,
2B, 1st HR, R, 3 RBI
Rajai Davis PIT 2-5, 2B, BB, Sac, SB
Jose Bautista PIT 2-6, BB
Brad Eldred PIT 2-6, 2B, R,
BB
Josh Kroeger PHI 1-3
Eude Brito PHI 6 1 1 1 2
3
Matt DeSalvo NYA 7 6 2 1 1 4
B.J. Upton TB 1-4, 2B, 0
errors
Jamie Shields TB 5-1/3 7 4 4 1 4
Lastings
Milledge NYN 2-3, 3 BB
Jeff Keppinger NYN 2-5, BB
Chase
Lambin NYN 2-6, R, RBI
rehab, Kaz Matsui NYN 1-1
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Justin Leone
SD, surely somebody could use his bat, 2-4, .490 ... so disappointing, Angel
Guzman CHN 6.0 6 7 7 2 9, 6.61 ... Bobby Livingston SEA 6.0
5 1 1 0 6, 2.12 ... Kevin Appier SEA, rehab, 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 ...
Adam Jones SEA 2-4, homer, .295 ... Daric Barton OAK
2-4, triple, .342 ... Kevin Frandsen 2B SF 2-3, 2 doubles, .230
... Justin Huber KC 2-4, 6th homer, .372 ... Jered Weaver LAA 6.0
5 0 0 2 6, 2.50 ... Howie Kendrick LAA, a rare ofer, 0-4, .386 ...
good & bad, Dallas McPherson LAA 1-4, homer, 3 RBI, 3 Ks ... Larry
Broadway WAS 1-2, 3rd homer, .392
EASTERN (AA) -- Denard Span CF
MIN 0-3, 2R, 2BB
Matt Moses DH MIN 2-5, R, 2RBI
Justin
Jones MIN 4.1 6 1 1 3 5
Adam Lind LF TOR 3-5, HR, 3RBI, k
Ricky Romero TOR 6 5 1 1 2 3
Frank Diaz CF WAS
3-4, R
Kody Kirkland 3B DET 2-3, k
Brent Clevlen
RF DET 1-3, HR, BB, k
Preston Larrison DET 6 6 2 2 1 3
Dan
Kolb WAS (who knew?) blown save, 1.1 1 2 2 2 0 1
Clay Timpner
CF SF 3-5, R, k
Eddie Martinez-Esteve LF SF 2-3, 2R, 2B, HR, 2RBI
Gio Gonzalez PHI 6 6 4 4 1 9
Pat Misch SF 7 3 1 0 0 8
Adam Boeve RF PIT 2-3, 3R, HR, 2RBI, 2BB, k (.388)
Vic
Buttler LF PIT 3-5, R, 2B, 3B, 2RBI, 2k
Bronson Sardinha
RF NYY 2-4, R, 2B
Rudy Guillen LF NYY 1-4, 2B, RBI, k (average
now up to .088)
Matt Peterson PIT 5 5 2 2 0 3
Brad
Snyder RF CLE 2-4, 2RBI, 2k
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B CLE 2-3,
RBI, BB
Richard Stahl BAL 3.2 4 3 1 6 5
Tony Sipp
CLE 5 3 2 2 2 4
Travis Foley CLE 3 3 1 1 0 3
Eric
DuBose BAL 2.1 3 1 0 0 3
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Chuck Tiffany TB 3.2 7
5 4 2 2 ... Miguel Montero ARZ 2-3, walk, .341 ... George
Kottaras SD 1-3, homer, .244 ... Micah Hoffpauir 1B CHN, on
a tear, 3-4, homer ... Matt Kemp LAD 2-4, homer, 3 RBI, .293
... Andy LaRoche LAD 1-4, homer, .255 ... Greg Miller LAD
2.0 0 0 0 2 3 (8 shutout innings, 1 hit, 9 Ks to start the season) ...
TEXAS (AA) -- Hunter Pence, HOU,
1-4, BB ... JR House, HOU, 1-4, double, BB, K ... Kevin
Melillio, OAK, 1-4, 2 RBI ... Kurt Suzuki, OAK, 1-4 ...
Sebastien Boucher, SEA, 0-3, 3 K, 3rd SB ... Bryan LaHair,
SEA, 1-4, double ... Vince Sinisi, TEX, 2-3, RBI, BB, K ...
Cesar Jimenez, SEA, 6-1/3 3 2 2 2 7, 2.76 ... Troy
Tulowitzki, COL, 1-4, double ... Ian Stewart, COL, 1-5 ...
Joseph Koshansky, COL, 4-4, 2 homers, 5 RBI, BB, .321 ... Brandon
Wood, LAA, 3-5, 2 homers, 2 RBI, 2 errors (7) ... Matthew Brown,
LAA, 2-4, homer, RBI ... Alex Gordon, KC, 1-4, homer, RBI ...
Billy Butler, KC, 0-4 ... Chris Lubanski, KC, 3-4,
double, .146 ... Reid Gorecki, StL, 1-4, double ... Rico
Washington, StL, 1-2, double, 2 RBI (21), 2 BB ... Stuart Pomeranz,
StL, 6-1/3 5 2 2 2 4, 3.31
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Ben Harrison TEX
4-4, 2 homers, .368 ... Reid Brignac TB 3-5, .353 ... Sean
Rodriguez SS LAA 3-5, double, .438 ... Michael Collins,
catcher, LAA 2-5, double, .386 ... Rafael Rodriguez LAA 5.0 6 1 1
1 6, 3-0, 0.53 ...
CAROLINA (A+) -- Nyger Morgan CF PIT
1-7, double, run, RBI, sb ... Brian Bixler SS PIT 4-6, double, 2
runs, RBI, sb ... Mike Carlin 1B PIT 2-4, 2 runs, 3RBI ...
Justin Harris 2B PIT 1-3, double ... Richard Suomi C
PIT 1-3, double, run ... Pedro Powell LF PIT 3-7, triple, run, RBI
... Trey Webb 2B WAS 1-4, triple, run, RBI ... Marvin
Lowrence OF WAS 2-6, double, run ... Brandon Powell 3B WAS
1-6, 2RBI ... Steve Mortimmer 1B WAS 1-4, double ... Wardell
Starling PIT 7 2 0 0 0 6 W (1-1, 2.65) ... Ricardo Morales
WAS 5 3 2 0 3 3 W ... Brett Campbell WAS 1 1 0 0 0 3 S ...
Stephen Head 1B CLE 1-4, double, 2RBI ... Bryan Pritz
CF BOS 2-4, double ... John Otness C BOS 2-4, double, run, 2RBI
... Michael Hall RF BOS 2-4, triple, Home Run, 2 runs, 2RBI ...
Andrew Dobies BOS 5 2 2 1 3 4 W (2-0, 1.69) ... Brandon
Jones DH ATL 2-4, double, rbi ... Barbaro Canizares LF ATL 2-4
... Luis Atilano ATL 7 4 1 1 1 3 W (1-1, 5.40) ... Zach
Schreiber 2 1 0 0 1 4 S ... Jason Fransz DH BAL 1-3, double,
run, RBI ... Dustin Yount 1B BAL 2-4, RBI ... Morgan
Clendenin C BAL 1-4, double ... Travis Brown SS BAL 2-4,
double, RBI ... Wade Robinson 2B HOU 1-3, 2 runs, sb ... Neil
Sellers 1B HOU 2-4, double, run, 4RBI (.435) ... Francisco
Caraballo RF HOU 1-4, double ... Kevin Hart BAL 5 3 2 1 1 3
... Ryan Thompson HOU 2 1 0 0 0 1 W ... Rory Shortell
HOU 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 S
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Mike Pelfrey NYN
5 5 2 2 0 5 (L, 1-1 1.12)
Blake Hawksworth STL 6 3 0 0 1 2 (W,
2-0 2.40)
Michael Ferris 1B STL 2-4 2 doubles, .354
Terry
Evans RF STL 1-3 HR(4) 4RBI, .327
Tyler Greene SS STL
0-3, .154
Kevin Whelan DET 1 0 0 0 1 0
Cody Strait
4-5 4 doubles, 2R RBI, .282
Edgar Gonzalez 2B FLO 2-4 double, R,
.344
Nic Jackson LF CHN 2-4 HR(2) 2RBI, .264
Hector
Made 2B NYA 3-5 triple, R, .289
Kevin Slowey MIN 5 1/3 7 3 2
0 7 ND, 2.08
MIDWEST (A) -- Jay Bruce CIN 2-4, 6th
double, 3rd SB, 3rd CS ... Colby Rasmus STL 2-4, 5th double (still
just .189) ... Zach Phillips TEX 5 5 1 1 2 7 (1.06) .. Henry
Sanchez MIN 3-4, 2 doubles ... Dylan Johnston CHN 2-4, 4th
SB, 5th error .. Kelly Shearer ANA 5 5 2 1 4 7 ... Hainley
Statia ANA 2-4, 5th double ... Cameron Maybin DET 3-5, 3rd
triple (.340) ... Ramon Garcia DET 7 5 0 0 2 2 (2-1, 1.50) ..
Michael Saunders SEA 0-4, 3 K's ... Pedro Ciriaco ARZ
3-5 (.370) ... working in relief Rayner Oliveros KC 4 1/3 4 0 0 0
3 ... Sean Shoffit TOR 1-4, 2 K's, 2 CS ... another big night for
the big righty Wade Davis TB 6 1 0 0 3 7 (0.57)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Matt Maloney PHI
6 1 0 0 1 6, 3.18 ... Welinson Baez PHI 0-4, .314 ... Greg
Golson PHI 1-3, HR (1), RBI (2), BB, .119 ... Gaby Sanchez
FLA 1-4, .420 ... Kris Harvey FLA 1-4, .391 ... Josh
Flores HOU 1-5, SB (4), .265 ... JR Towles HOU 1-4, 2 RBI (7), SB
(3), BB, .448 ... Matt Fornasiere CLE 2-4, .364 ... Will
Inman MIL 3 2 0 0 0 3, 1.64 ... Fernando Martinez NYN 0-2, SB
(3), BB, .333 ... Nathan Yoho MIL 2-3, 2B (1), HR (1), 4 RBI (4),
BB, .333 ... Brandon Snyder BAL 0-5, .275 ... Andrew
McCutchen PIT 0-6, .321 ... Eddie Prasch PIT 3-4, 2B (4), BB,
.333
Troop
Movements ... CIN - recalled Michael Gosling, optioned Mike
Burns to Triple-A ... TEX - placed Mark DeRosa on the 15-day
DL, purchased the contract of Drew Meyer, transferred Adam
Eaton from the 15-day to 60-day DL ... NYN - activated Kaz
Matsui from the DL, placed Anderson Hernandez on the 15-day DL
... BAL - transferred Tim Byrdak from the 15-day to the 60-day DL,
purchased the contract of Luis Terrero, optioned Val
Majewski to Triple-A, placed Luis Matos on the 15-day DL, purchased
the contract of Raul Chavez ... KC - Zack Greinke reported to
extended spring training ... LAA - placed Bartolo Colon on the 15-day DL,
recalled Kevin Gregg ... ARZ - optioned Casey Daigle to
Triple-A, activated Brandon Medders from the 15-day DL ... SF -
optioned Jack Taschner to Triple-A, optioned Travis Ishikawa to
Double-A ... HOU - placed Trever Miller on the 15-day DL ...
Bryan Smith, TheBaseballAnalysts,
offers a piece on the top shortstops in the minors (Brandon Wood at the
top) :
" ... Wood is already putting pressure on the
Angels to consider moving Cabrera, or even, move Wood to the hot corner. His
power spike has not dulled in eleven contests, as Brandon has eight extra-base
hits in 44 at-bats. However, before Wood holds Bill Stoneman's hands to the fire
and forces him to make a move, the strikeouts need to decrease. With fifteen
whiffs already in eleven games, Brandon is doing nothing to inspire projections
of his future batting average. Even given his weaknesses and uncertainty, Wood's
big-time power leaves him with an advantage over both Stephen Drew and
B.J. Upton."
" ... Looking at the second tier, I see three obvious names,
with three more players looking to bang down the door. Last year's top ten pick
Troy Tulowitzki leads the group, only an exit from Sample Size
Theatre away from joining the first pack. I believe in Troy as a player, and
sincerely believe Clint Barmes will be out of the organization or at second base
in about a year. However, Tulo could inspire even more faith if he proved a bit
more patient, added a bit of power (lots of gaps thus far), and toned down the
strikeouts. Complaints in each offensive department, I know, but it won't take
significant changes to make him a top 25-caliber talent."
Dayn Perry, FOXSports.com,
moves on to rank the best of the first base prospects. Daric Barton
OAK tops the chart :
" ... has a command of the strike zone
that belies his young age, but his raw power indicators aren't quite so strong.
In the second half of last season, he hit .316 AVG/.413 OBP/.491 SLG at
AA-Midland as a 20-year-old that's impressive. He's not a smooth defender, and
there's some question as to his power potential in the majors. Still, Barton
will hit for average and be good for maybe 100 free passes a season, and he
could flash good doubles power. He'll be valuable even if his homer totals
aren't what you'd want from a first baseman."
" ... 2. Kendry Morales ... the most hyped
Cuban signing in recent memory, and despite adjusting to a new culture, he
flashed big-time power at AA-Arkansas in 2005. He's a switch-hitter, and his
power numbers from both sides should hold up in the major leagues. This season,
he's off to a slow start at AAA-Salt Lake City, but he's still on target to open
the 2007 campaign as the Angels' full-time DH."
Howie Kendrick is No. 1 in the first
Prospect Hot Sheet at Baseball America.
" ... Kendrick's average (.362 for his
career) has improved at every level, and it doesn't look like that's going to
change anytime soon--22 H in 53 at-bats (.415). He's still not drawing any
walks--only one in 12 games."
" ... 2. Lastings Milledge ... Slow starter in the
past (hit .216 last April), but not this year. After just 193 Double-A at-bats
he is raking in Triple-A while showing the best plate discipline of his career.
Hitting .386/.491/.636 with six walks and seven strikeouts."
Jon Lester BOS is among those cited on the Not-So-Hot-Sheet :
" ... After a disastrous spring--19.50 ERA
in six innings, with 12 hits allowed--Lester has not gotten any better with the
PawSox. In two starts, he's lasted just two innings each time, and opponents are
raking him at a .348 clip. Maybe Len DiNardo should get comfortable as Boston's
No. 5 starter ."
19 April, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Franklin Gutierrez CLE 2-4, R, 2 BB, 2 SB
Dan Denham CLE 6 7 4 4 2 3
Scott Thorman ATL 2-6,
1st HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
Luis Hernandez ATL 2-5
Jason
Bartlett MIN 3-4, RBI
John Hattig TOR 2-4, 2 RBI, BB
Rob Cosby TOR 2-5, 2B, R
Josh Banks TOR 6-2/3 5 3 3 0
8
Brandon League TOR 2-1/3 0 0 0 2 2
Josh Fields
CHA 2-4, 2 2B
Charles Haeger CHA 8 6 2 0 3 8
Ryan
Raburn DET 0-3, BB
Tonys Gutierrez CIN 1-4, 2nd HR, R, 2
RBI, BB
Brandon Fahey BAL 1-3, RBI, Sac & 1-1, Sac
Dustin
Pedroia BOS 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB
Chris Roberson PHI 2-5, 2B,
R, RBI, SB
Carlos Ruiz PHI 3-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI
Kevin
Thompson NYA 1-4, 1st HR, R, RBI, BB
Eric Duncan NYA 2-4,
2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Christian Garcia NYA 2-4, 2B, R, RBI, SB
Jeff Karstens NYA 4-1/3 6 7 6 4 3
B.J. Upton TB 2-5, 2B,
RBI, 0 errors
Delmon Young TB 3-4, 2 R, BB, SB
Elijah
Dukes TB 2-5, R, RBI
Lastings Milledge NYN 2-2, 2B, R,
BB, HBP
rehab, Kaz Matsui NYN 1-3, 2B, R, RBI, Sac
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Justin Huber
KC 2-4, 5th homer, .359 ... Justin Leone SD, a spring surprise, 3-4,
double, 7th homer, .489 ... Edinson Volquez TEX 5.1 5 3 3 3 5 ...
Dustin Moseley LAA 6.0 3 2 1 3 6, 3-0, 1.59 ... Juan
Dominguez OAK 4.2 8 2 2 2 3 ... Clint Nageotte SEA 5.1 5
1 1 3 2 ... Jason Stokes FLO 2-5, double ... Joel Guzman
LAD 2-4, double, homer, walk, 3 RBI, .314 ... Andre Ethier
LAD 4-5, double, homer, .452 ... Willy Aybar LAD 2-5, homer, 4
RBI, .423
EASTERN (AA) -- Denard Span CF
MIN 0-4
Matt Moses 3B MIN 1-4, 2B
David Murphy CF
BOS 2-4, R
Vito Chiaravalloti DH TOR 2-3, HR, 3RBI
Chip
Cannon 1B TOR 3-5, 3R, k
Ismael Ramirez TOR 6 3 2 1 2 3
Kory Castro 3B WAS 2-3, 2B, BB
Kody Kirkland 3B DET
2-4, 2R, 2B
Brent Clevlen RF DET 1-3, R, BB
Clay
Timpner CF SF 2-4, 2B, BB
Nate Schierholtz RF SF 1-3, BB, 2k
Eddie Martinez-Esteve LF SF 1-4, BB
Daniel
Haigwood PHI 6 3 0 0 5 6
Chris Begg SF 6 7 3 2 0 4
Simon
Pond 1B PIT 2-4, HR, 2RBI, k
Bronson Sardinha RF NYY 2-4,
2B, RBI, k
Tyler Clippard NYY 6.1 4 3 3 1 9
Landon
Jacobsen PIT 6 4 1 1 1 5
Ryan Mulhern 1B CLE 3-4, 2R, HR,
2RBI
Brad Snyder RF CLE 1-4, R, k
Brian Finch BAL
5 6 3 3 2 3
Bear Bay CLE 6 5 2 2 2 4
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Wes Bankston TB
2-4, double, .365 ... Carlos Marmol CHN 5.1 5 1 1 2 7, 0.52 & 3-3,
2 doubles, homer ... Micah Hoffpauir 1B CHN 4-4, 2 doubles, homker,
6 RBI & 1-4, homer ... Matt Kemp LAD 1-3, homer, .278 ...
Joey Votto CIN 0-6, 3 Ks ... Tyler Lumsden CHA 5.0 6 2 2 3 6,
1.12
TEXAS (AA) -- Hunter Pence, HOU,
3-4, 5th homer, RBI, .396 ... JR House, HOU, 1-4, RBI, .420 ...
Eduardo Cornejo, OAK, 1-3, double, 2 errors ... Matt Albers,
HOU, (W), 7.0 4 2 2 2 4, 1.35 ... Jailen Peguero, HOU, 2nd sv, 2.0
0 0 0 1 1, 1.35 ... Bryan LaHair, SEA, (1B) 2-4, run, .349 ...
Wladimir Balentien, SEA, 2-3, 2nd homer, 3 RBI, BB ... Jake
Blalock, TEX, 1-4, 2nd homer ... Nick Masset, TEX, another gem
(W) 7.0 3 0 0 3 4, 0.47 ... Matthew Macri, COL, (2B) 2-5, double,
RBI ... Ian Stewart, COL, 1-3, RBI (5-4-3 DP ... Jason
Koshansky, 2-4, RBI ... Brandon Wood, LAA, 1-4, 3 K ...
Matthew Brown, LAA, 2-3, RBI ... Juan Morillo, COL, (W)
5.0 3 0 0 3 3, 3.29 ... Alex Gordon, KC, 2-5, 2 K ... Billy
Butler, KC, 3-4, RBI ... Mitch Maier, KC, 3-4, triple,
homer (4), 4 RBI ... Rico Washington, 1-2, double, 2 BB
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Carlos Gonzalez ARZ
2-4, 4th SB, 2 outfield assists ... Matt Miller COL 3-5, double,
.359 ... Eric Hurley TEX 7.0 6 4 3 0 4 ... Adam Johnson,
trying to rebound in the OAK system, 6.0 7 2 2 1 5
CAROLINA (A+) --
Brian Finegan SS CLE 2-4, run, RBI, sb ... Stephen
Head 1B CLE 1-4, 2RBI ... Jordan Brown LF CLE 1-6, 2RBI ...
Jacoby Ellsbury CF BOS 2-5, double, RBI ... Jed Lowrie
SS BOS 2-6, run ... Jonathan Devries C BOS 1-5, triple, run ...
Scott Lewis CLE 4.1 2 0 0 1 7 ... Aaron Laffey CLE 3.1
4 3 1 0 3 ... Scott Roehl CLE 3 3 0 0 0 4 W ... Victor
Mercedes SS CHA 2-4, double ... Donny Lucy C CHA 2-4, double,
run ... Christopher Kelly 1B CHA 2-5, RBI ... Clint
Sammons C ATL 1-3, double, 2 runs ... Mike Rozema 3B ATL 2-4,
double, run, 2RBI ... Greg Creek 1B ATL 2-4, double, 2RBI ...
Matt Harrison ATL 6 7 2 1 1 4 W ... Dan Smith ATL .2 0
0 0 0 2 S ... Nolan Reimold DH BAL 2-3, run ... Neil
Sellers DH HOU 2-4, run ... Scott Robinson 1B HOU 2-3, run,
RBI ... Billy Hart 3B HOU 1-3, double, 2RBI ... Chad
Reineke HOU 6.2 5 2 0 1 6 W ... Rodrigo Escobar HOU 1 1 0 0 0
1 S ... Nyjer Morgan CF PIT 2-3, 2 runs, 2 sb(9) ... Brad
Rea DH PIT 0-3, 2 runs ... Michael Carlin 1B PIT 2-4, Home
Run, 2 runs, 4RBI, sb ... Richard Suomi C PIT 2-3, run, RBI ...
Brad Correll RF PIT 2-5, double, run, RBI ... Marcos Yepez
3B WAS 2-4 ... Edgardo Baez RF WAS 1-3, Home Run ... Kyle
Bloom 5 3 0 0 0 9 W ... Juan Ovalles WAS 3 0 0 0 1 6
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Anthony Swarzak
MIN 4 2 0 0 4 5 ND, 2.92
Phillip Hughes NYA 6 2 1 1 0 8 (L, 1-2
0.56)
Jose Sanchez NYN 5 5 1 1 2 4 ND, 1.06
Sean
Gallagher CHN 7 3 2 1 0 10 (W, 1-0 0.47)
Steven Sollmann
SS MIL 2-4 2R, .441
Michael Ferris 1B STL 2-5 HR(4) 3RBI, .341
Jose Garcia FLO 6 3 0 0 2 6 (W, 1-1 2.00)
Grant
Psomas 3B FLO 2-4 double, R, .310
Scott Elbert LA 6 4 2 2 1
7 (L, 0-2 1.80)
Jeff Larish 1B DET 3-4 double, R .308
Ryan Patterson LF TOR 2-3 2HR(4) 3R 3RBI SB, .378
Brian
Burgamy CF PHI 3-4 Triple, 2HR(3) 4RBI, .200
Zack Segovia
PHI 8 2 1 1 3 4 (W, 2-1 2.05)
Sam Lecure CIN 5 5 4 4 1 5 (L,
1-2 3.94)
MIDWEST (A) -- Vincent Mazzaro OAK 5 5
3 3 1 4 ... glove trouble Pedro Ciriaco ARZ 1-4, 3 errors (10 so
far) ... Billy Killian C TEX 2-4, but 6 steals allowed ...
Lucas French DET 6 6 2 2 0 3 ... Cameron Maybin DET
1-4, 2 K's ... as impressive as advertised Nick Adenhart ANA 6 2/3
3 0 0 1 8 (2-0, 1.93) ... Jeffrey Dominguez SEA 2-3 ... big teen
lefty looking good Jacob McGee TB 6 4 0 0 1 8 (2.51) ... Paul
Kelly MIN 1-5, 4th double ... Daryl Jones SD 1-3, 2 BB's, 2
K's .. Jay Bruce CIN 1-2, 2 BB's, but 2 CS ... Todd
Blackford CHN 6 3 1 1 1 1 (1.69)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Elvis Andrus ATL
1-5, .255 ... Eric Campbell ATL 1-3, 2B (2), RBI (6), SB (3), .283
... Max Ramirez ATL 2-3, HR (2), 3 RBI (8), .289 ... Paulo
Orlando CHA 1-4, RBI (4), .412 ... Gaby Sanchez FLA 0-3,
.435 ... Kris Harvey FLA 1-3, .405 ... Kyle Kendrick
PHI 8 2 0 0 1 12, 1.93 ... Welinson Baez PHI 1-4, 2B (5), .355 ...
Greg Golson PHI 1-4, RBI (1), SB (1), .103 ... Brandon
Snyder BAL 0-4, .304 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT 3-5, SB (1),
.360 ... Brad Corley PIT 3-5, 2 HR (5), 3 RBI (14), .319 ...
Fernando Martinez NYN 3-4, 2B (5), RBI (8), SB (2), .347 ... Angel
Salome MIL 2-5, 2B (5), RBI (8), .354 ... Clay Buchholz BOS
5 4 1 1 2 6, 1.20 ... Tony Granadillo BOS 2-6, HR (2), RBI (9),
.351, homer in 2 straight ... Kyle Blumenthal COL 3-4, 2 2B (4),
HR (1), RBI (4), .308 ... Chris Nelson COL 0-4, RBI (6), .271 ...
Dexter Fowler COL 2-5, 3B (2), RBI (6), 2 SB (6), .362 ... Dan
Griffin SF 4 3 0 0 3 5, 0.75 ... Jose Tabata NYA 0-4, .327
... John Drennen CLE 1-4, HR (1), 2 RBI (3), .289 ... Josh
Flores HOU 1-4, RBI (3), .273 ... Eli Iorg HOU 0-5, 5 K,
.200
Troop
Movements ... COL - placed Sunny Kim on the 15-day DL, activated
Scott Dohmann from the DL ... CIN - activated Jason LaRue
from the DL ... SD - recalled Jon Adkins from Triple-A,
optioned Terrmel Sledge to Triple-A ... MIL - recalled Mike
Adams, Chris Demaria, optioned Jared Fernandez,
Corey Hart to AAA ... BAL - placed David Newhan on
the 15-day DL, recalled Val Majewski, placed Tim Byrdak on
the 15-day DL, purchased the contract of Eddy Rodriguez ...
NYN - designated Yasaku Iriki for assignment ...
John Franco,
SportsBlurb, noting some strong starts, includes notes on Matt Moses MIN and
Gio Gonzalez PHI :
" ... 5. Matt Moses ... has been
unstoppable this year, batting .500 for the Rock Cats through eight games and 24
at-bats. He has also hit two home runs and three doubles for a slugging
percentage of .875. He was the Twins No. 1 pick in 2003 and hit just .210 in
186 at-bats at New Britain last year, but the Twins were apparently tinkering
with his swing at the time. Given Minnesotas historic inability to replace Gary
Gaetti at third base, Moses could be a contender for the job next year if he can
build on his hot start."
" ... 8. Gio Gonzalez ... part of the
loot from the Jim Thome trade, has eased some of the pain of Thomes sizzling
start by getting off to a good start of his own. The 21 year old lefty has
started two games for Reading, working 12 innings and allowing just seven hits.
Gonzalez has also walked just four batters while fanning 13, and he has not
allowed a home run this season. He should spend most of the season at Reading
and next year at Scranton, but if he continues to dominate, his timetable could
be accelerated."
Nate Stephens, RotoWorld.com, includes an entry on Miguel Montero ARZ
in his latest prospect report :
" ... dominating the California
League for 85 games. He posted a .349 batting average to go with 24 homers, a
.625 slugging percentage, and a 52/26 K/BB ratio in 355 at-bats ...
promotion to Double-A late in the season didnt work out so well for Montero,
who lost the strike zone (26/7 K/BB ratio) and his power (.352 slugging
percentage) in 108 at-bats. He rebounded with a better performance in the winter
leagues ... Back at Double-A Tennessee to start his 2006 campaign, Montero
is looking like the newfound prospect instead of the park-inflated mirage. Hes
batting .375 with four homers and an incredible 3/11 K/BB ratio in 10 games
played. While its an extremely small sample size, the strong start for Montero
is more encouraging than most given his large variance in productivity both
during last season and from year-to-year ... hes on the right track to reaching
Chase Field. Also encouraging is that general manager Josh Byrnes publicly
praised Montero by saying that the Venezuelan would be considered for any
catching vacancies that arise at the big leagues this season. Its more likely
that hed get his chance sometime in 2007, but Montero is one of the more
intriguing prospects to monitor this season."
John Manuel, Baseball America, offers an interview with OAK 2B prospect
Kevin Melillo:
" ... Melillo is back with Double-A
Midland to begin 2006 and has picked up where he left off last year, when he hit
.282/.347/.519 with the RockHounds. He registered six hits in seven trips Sunday
during Midland's 20-10 victory against Corpus Christi, had four straight
multi-hit games (a streak that apparently was jinxed Monday by this interview as
he went 0-for-3) and was hitting .400 on the young season."
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall.com,
compares Jeremy Hermida and Nick Markakis :
" ... Hermida ... Projecting his
minor league record and MLES along a normal growth curve, he should be a
.270-.300 hitter at the major league level with a high on-base percentage. The
main question is home run power. Will he be a 15-20 homer guy or a 25+
candidate? ... Markakis ... Projecting his record along a normal growth
curve, he also looks like a .270-.300 hitter at the major league level, with a
high on-base percentage. Again, the question is power development. ... . Hermida
has the advantage of being slightly younger by two months, although that doesn't
make a real difference really. The big difference is that Hermida is proven at a
higher level, making it easier to project what kind of player he can become.
Hermida has the advantage here, though this is more situational than inherent
... Hermida gets a lot more press, but as you can see, Markakis is very
similar. They are essentially even in background and intangibles. Markakis is
perhaps a touch ahead on overall tools, but Hermida has slight advantages in
performance and projection since he is a hair younger and has played at a higher
level (entering 2006)."
Mike Pelfrey NYN, likely not long for A-Ball :
" ... Pelfrey towers above teammates
physically. Many believe his skill set will leave teammates and opposing player
alike standing in his shadows. The Wichita State product was arguably the best
pitching prospect in last year's draft. His draft status dropped, however, when
he chose Scott Boras as his agent. That dropped Pelfrey right into the laps of
the free-spending Mets. Upon signing a four-year deal in January worth an
estimated $5.3 million in guaranteed money, Pelfrey immediately landed atop the
Mets list of pitching prospects and booked a ticket to St. Lucie to hone his
craft in the FSL. So far, Pelfrey has been masterful. In two starts this season,
the 22-year-old has dominated FSL hitters to the tune of 13 strikeouts in 11
innings pitched, against just one walk. Fans better watch him now, because
Pelfrey is fast-tracked for Queens and may be out of the FSL quickly. " (MLB.com)
18 April, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Franklin Gutierrez CLE 3-4, 2 R, RBI, Sac
Ryan Garko CLE 3-4, 2B, 1st HR, R, 5 RBI, BB
Andy
Marte CLE 1-4, BB
Jeremy Sowers CLE 7 6 1 1 0 4
Fernando Cabrera CLE 2 1 0 0 0 3
James Jurries ATL
2-4
Luis Hernandez ATL struggling, 0-3, .087
Terry
Tiffee MIN 3-4, 2B, R
Jason Phillips TOR 4-4, 2B, R, RBI
Sergio Santos TOR 2-4, 2 RBI
Casey Janssen TOR 7 3
0 0 0 8
Dustin McGowan TOR 2 1 0 0 0 1
Jerry Owens
CHA 3-4, 2B, R, 3 RBI, BB, SB
Ryan Sweeney CHA 0-3, 2 RBI, BB,
SF
Casey Rogowski CHA 2-4, 2 SB
Chris Stewart
CHA 2-4, 2 R
Donald Kelly DET 2-4, 2B, R, RBI
Chris
Denorfia CIN 3-3, 2B, R, BB
Justin Germano CIN 7 4 0 0 0 4
Ryan Wagner CIN 0-2/3 2 0 0 1 1
Rajai Davis PIT
2-4
Tom Gorzelanny PIT 5 5 4 4 2 6
Chris Roberson
PHI 2-4, 2B, R
Carlos Ruiz PHI 3-3, 2B, 2 R
Kevin
Thompson NYA 2-4, SB
B.J. Upton TB 1-2, 2B, 0 errors
Delmon
Young TB 0-1, R, BB, 2 SB
Edwin Jackson TB 4 10 4 4 0 7
Lastings Milledge NYN 2-2, 2B, 1st HR, R, RBI, 2 BB
rehab,
Kaz Matsui NYN 1-4, 2B, R ... selected International League
prospects (stats through Sunday) :
G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG
Melky Cabrera OF,NYA 11 43 18 3 1 1 6 1 2 0 .419 .480 .605
Delmon Young OF,TB 11 45 18 1 1 0 2 4 7 1 .400 .417 .467
Ryan Garko 1B,CLE 10 39 15 3 0 0 3 9 1 0 .385 .457 .462
Josh Fields 3B,CHA 11 43 15 2 0 2 3 15 3 1 .349 .383 .535
Franklin Gutierrez OF,CLE 10 42 14 4 0 2 6 9 2 1 .333 .417 .571
Rob Cosby 3B,TOR 8 30 10 4 0 0 4 9 0 0 .333 .412 .467
Lastings Milledge OF,NYN 11 40 13 4 1 0 3 7 3 0 .325 .404 .475
Jason Bartlett SS,MIN 10 42 13 5 1 1 2 2 1 0 .310 .326 .548
Chris Denorfia OF,CIN 8 29 9 2 0 1 4 2 2 0 .310 .394 .483
Terry Tiffee 3B,MIN 10 40 12 2 0 0 2 7 0 0 .300 .326 .350
Andy Marte 3B,CLE 10 38 10 3 0 0 7 9 0 0 .263 .378 .342
Elijah Dukes OF,TB 11 42 11 2 2 2 5 8 2 0 .262 .354 .548
B.J. Upton SS,TB 11 44 11 2 0 1 6 6 8 1 .250 .340 .364
Brad Eldred 1B,PIT 10 38 8 3 0 3 3 12 1 1 .211 .262 .526
Eric Duncan 1B,NYA 10 40 8 0 1 0 2 9 0 0 .200 .233 .250
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Felix Pie
CHn 2-3, walk, .348 ... Chad Billingsley LAD 5.1 3 1 1 3 8, 2-0,
2.93 ... Russ Martin LAD 2-5, 2 doubles, .323 ...
Jesse Foppert SEA 3.2 2 2 2 3 5 ... Jason Stokes FLO, more thunder,
4-5, double, homer, 3 RBI ... Larry Broadway WAS 4-4, double, homer, .419
... Yusmeiro Petit FLO 5.1 9 6 6 3 3, 3.86 ... Adam Jones
SEA 3-5, 2 homers (to jump to .257 from .200) ... Shin-Soo Choo SEA 3-5,
homer, .417 ... Daric Barton OAK 1-1, 2 walks, .355 ... Chad Gaudin
OAK 6.1 3 0 0 3 9
EASTERN (AA) -- Miguel Perez NYN
7.0 2 0 0 1 3, 2.12 ... Brett Harper 1B NYN 3-4, double, .421 ...
Steven White NYA 6.1 3 0 0 2 7, 1.45 ... Adam Miller
CLE 5.2 5 1 0 1 4, 2-0, 2.04 ... Adam Loewen BAL 4.0 8 5 5 3
3, 5.51
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Garrett Mock
ARZ 3.1 7 8 5 1 0 ... Lance Broadway CHA 7.0 4 0 0 0 5 , 2-0, 2.00
... Jared Wells SD 5.0 8 2 2 1 6 ... Joey Votto CIN, 2-6,
4th homer, .340 ... Gabriel Martinez TB 2-3, .405 ... Wes Bankston
TB 2-4, .354
TEXAS (AA) -- Seth Smith, COL,
1-4, triple, 3 RBI ... Ian Stewart, COL, 2-6, 2 RBI, .319 ...
Jud Thigpen, COL, 4-5, .250 ... Brandon Wood, LAA, 0-5,
2 K ... Steven Register, COL, 6.0 7 3 1 2 7, 1.53 ... Josh
Anderson, HOU, 2-3, 3 runs, RBI, 2 steals ... Hunter Pence,
HOU, 1-5, RBI, 2nd steal ... JR House, HOU, 2-4, double, 3 RBI,
.435 ... Eduardo Cornejo, OAK, 3-4, double, 2 RBI, 2 errors ...
Brant Colamarino, OAK, 2-5, RBI ... Kurt Suzuki, OAK,
2-4, double, RBI, .417 ... Juan Gutierrez, HOU, 4.0 6 7 6 3 0,
3.94 ... Sebastien Boucher, SEA, 2-5, 2 doubles, .295 ... Jake
Blalock, TEX, 1-4, double, RBI, .211 ... Travis Blackley,
SEA, 4-2/3 10 7 6 0 2, 4.30 ... John Danks, TEX, (better) 5.0 5 1
1 4 8, 6.59 ... Alex Gordon, KC, 0-2, Sac fly RBI, 1st error ...
Billy Butler, KC, 0-3, BB, K ... Nick Stavinoha, StL,
1-4, double, RBI, .356 ... Rico Washington, StL, 1-3, triple, RBI
... Seung Song, KC, (L), 5.0 5 3 3 1 9, 6.14 ... Mark
Worrell, StL, 3rd sv, 1.0 0 0 0 0 1, 1.80 ... selected Texas League
prospects (stats through Sunday) :
G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG
J.R. House UT,HOU 10 42 18 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 .429 .442 .667
Kevin Melillo 2B,OAK 10 42 18 4 0 0 4 10 2 2 .429 .489 .524
Kurt Suzuki C,OAK 8 32 13 2 0 1 9 0 0 0 .406 .548 .563
Hunter Pence OF,HOU 10 39 15 4 0 4 1 4 2 0 .385 .400 .795
Alex Gordon 3B,KC 10 44 16 6 0 2 3 9 5 0 .364 .404 .636
Jordan Czarniecki OF,COL 10 38 13 4 0 4 5 6 3 0 .342 .444 .763
Brandon Wood SS,LAA 10 39 13 6 0 2 6 13 0 0 .333 .413 .641
Ian Stewart 3B,COL 10 41 13 8 2 1 7 8 0 1 .317 .420 .683
Troy Tulowitzki SS,COL 10 45 14 6 1 0 3 12 1 0 .311 .373 .489
Billy Butler OF,KC 10 47 12 4 0 1 0 9 0 0 .255 .250 .404
Joseph Koshansky 1B,COL 10 40 10 2 0 2 3 13 0 0 .250 .302 .450
Ben Zobrist SS,HOU 9 36 8 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 .222 .256 .278
Chris Lubanski OF,KC 10 37 3 1 0 1 8 9 0 0 .081 .261 .189
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Matt Tuiasosopo SEA
1-5, 2 K, 2 errors ... Reid Brignac TB 0-3, BB, Error ... Sean
Cumberland TB 0-4, K ... Travis Buck OAK 0-4, K ...
Landon Powell OAK 2-4, 2B ... Cliff Pennington 0-3, 2K,
batting .086 for the season
CAROLINA (A+) -- Brian Finegan SS CLE
2-4, double, sb ... Micah Schilling 3B CLE 1-3, double ...
Jeffrey Corsaletti LF BOS 2-4, double, 2RBI ... Jed Lowrie
SS BOS 1-4, double, run ... John Otness C BOS 2-4, double, run ...
Michael Hall RF BOS 2-4, run ... Jacoby Ellsbury CF
BOS 1-4, run, 2 sb ... Sean Smith CLE 6 4 1 1 1 5 ... Thomas
Hottovy BOS 6 2 0 0 0 7 W ... Victor Mercedes SS CHA 1-4,
double, RBI ... JC Holt 2B ATL 2-4 ... Barbaro Canizares
LF ATL 2-4 ... Clint Sammons C ATL 2-4 ... Jack Egbert
CHA 6.1 8 3 1 0 1 ... Jose Ascaino ATL 6 3 1 1 2 6 ... Ralph
Roberts ATL 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 W ... Dan Smith ATL .1 0 0 0 0 1
S ... Jacob Duncan LF BAL 1-4, double, 2 runs, RBI ... Nolan
Reimold RF BAL 1-4, run, 2RBI ... Bryan Bass 3B BAL 2-4,
2RBI ... Morgan Clendenin C BAL 1-4, double ... Neil
Sellers 1B HOU 1-4, double, RBI ... Ervin Alcantara CF HOU
1-4, double ... Edwin Maysonet SS HOU 2-3, 2 doubles, run ...
Radhames Liz BAL 5 2 0 0 1 9 W ... Jimmy Barthmaier HO
U 6 5 4 3 2 4
" ... Radhames Liz gave up his first two hits
of the season, but continued his brilliant pitching in 2006, tossing 5.0 shutout
innings, while striking out 9 ... Liz, who tossed five no-hit innings
against Salem in his first start of the season, allowed just one runner to reach
scoring position, before Jeff Montani, Casey Cahill and Justin Henington came on
to shut the door on the Avalanche." (Frederick Keys)
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Cole Hamels 4 2/3
7 4 3 2 8 (L, 1-4 1.72)
Homer Bailey CIN 5 1 0 0 2 5 (W, 1-2
2.93)
Brandon Roberts CF CIN 3-5 double, R RBI, .298
Alay
Soler NYN 5 3 1 1 1 6 (W, 1-0 0.60)
Gaby Hernandez 5
1/3 9 7 4 2 2 (L, 1-1 4.50)
Ryan Carter LF LA 3-5 double,
triple, 2R 2RBI, .375
Edgar Gonzales 2B FLO 2-4 double, R, .333
Grant Psomas 3B FLO 3-4 RBI, .289
Jeff Frazier
LF DET 3-4 HR 2R 3RBI, .354
Clete Thomas CF DET 3-4 double, R
RBI SB(3), .326
Ryan Patterson LF TOR 3-4 double, R, .357
Charlie Fermhaint CF MIL 2-3 double, R 2RBI, .359
Terry
Evans RF STL 2-4 SB(5), .326
Matt Garza MIN 1 2/3 4 3 0 1 4
ND 0.77
Garrett Guzman 4-5 HR 2R 3RBI, .349
Alexi
Casilla 2B MIN 2-5 double, R, .340
Cody Ehlers 1B NYA 3-4
HR(5) double, 2R 5RBI, .385
Brett Gardner LF NYA 2-3 Triple, 2R
RBI, .400
Eduardo Nunez SS NYA 2-5 double, 2R 4RBI, .216
MIDWEST (A) -- Jay Bruce CIN just 1-5,
but 1st homer ... Travis Wood CIN 4 3 2 1 3 4 ... Dylan
Johnston (SS) CHN 1-4, triple, BB ... Kyle Waldrop MIN 7 7 4 4
3 4 .. he needed it Henry Sanchez MIN 3-4 (up to .194) ... another
solid outing for league's youngest arm (8/18/87) Tommy Mendoza ANA
6 8 3 3 0 4 ... Cameron Maybin DET 1-4, 2nd triple, 2 K's ...
Joshua Johnson KC 3-4 ... Kyle Blanks SD 1-4, 2 K's ...
lefty repeater pitching well Chi-Hung Cheng TOR 5 4 1 0 1 7 (2-1, 1.88)
.. Sean Shoffit TOR 1-3, triple, 2 BB's ... John
Whittleman TEX 1-4, 2nd triple
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Chris Nelson COL
2-4, 2B (4), RBI (5), .295 ... Dexter Fowler COL 1-4, 2B (4), .357
... Leonard Davis WAS 2-3, HR (1), 2 RBI (5), .375 ... Chris
Vines ATL 6 6 0 0 0 9, 3.71 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 0-2, .262
... Eric Campbell ATL 1-6, RBI (5), .279 ... Joe
Martinez SF 7 3 0 0 0 7, 1.53 ... Austin Jackson NYA 1-4, .310
... Jose Tabata NYA 0-4, .356 ... Jeff Natale BOS
2-4, HR (3), 3 RBI (10), BB, .350 ... Tony Granadillo BOS 3-4, HR
(1), 3 RBI (8), .355 ... Russ Mitchell LAD 2-4, 2B (4), HR (2), 2
RBI (7), .361
" ... Wayne Rosenthal, minor-league pitching
coordinator for the Florida Marlins ... Chris Volstad ... "Volstad
can pitch, and everybody knows he can pitch," Rosenthal said. "As far as being
level-headed, he's a guy we might move. But I'd love to keep everybody here at
least half a year -- at least." ... Volstad: After getting touched up for six
hits and five runs in four-plus innings in the opener, the tall right-hander
came back to throw seven scoreless innings ... struck out two while coaxing nine
ground outs ... "He's not a strikeout pitcher. He's a ground-ball guy, which he
showed," Rosenthal said. "If he just stays within himself and keeps the ball
down, he'll get ground balls all day long." (Greensboro News Record)
Troop
Movements ... TB - optioned Jason Hammel to Triple-A, recalled
Chad Orvella ... NYN - recalled Pedro Feliciano, optioned
Victor Diaz to Triple-A ... NYA - sent Koyie Hill
outright to Triple-A ... FLO - placed Jeremy Hermida, Carlos
Martinez on the 15-day DL, recalled Randy Messenger,
purchased the contract of Matt Cepicky ... SEA - sent Guillermo
Quiroz outright to Triple-A, released Corky Miller from
Triple-A ... LAD - recalled Oscar Robles, designated
Cody Ross for assignment ... SF - placed Lance Niekro
on the bereavement list, recalled Travis Ishikawa ... KC - placed
Steve Stemle on the 15-day DL, recalled Joel Peralta
... BAL - David Newhan, DL ... CIN - placed Ken Griffey Jr.
on the 15-day DL ...
Hitters / Pitchers of the Week :
TEX " ... Statistically, nobody
could stand up to Rico Washington [STL] in the opening 10 days of the new
season ... leads the league in home runs (5) and RBI (18), as well as slugging
percentage (.875). On April 11th, Washington set a team record with a seven-RBI
game, in which he hit a three-run home run and a grand slam in consecutive
innings against Tulsa. The 5'9 third baseman had at least two hits in six of his
first 10 games and has reached base in 8 of 10 ... Georgia native has was
originally drafted by the Pirates in 1997, and has spent his entire career in
the minors. Last season in Montgomery of the AA Southern League, he set a career
high in RBI at 77, and home runs at 19." (Texas League)
" ... Denard Span [MIN]
... Eastern League's Player of the Week ... 22-year old is off to an
outstanding start ... hitting .450 (18-for-40) with one double, one home run,
six runs scored, three RBI, three stolen bases, a .488 on-base percentage and a
.550 slugging percentage in 10 games. The 6'0", 190 lb. speedster, who currently
leads the league in hits and is ranked second in batting average and on-base
percentage, has had six multiple hit games for the Rock Cats this year ...
selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round of the June 2002 draft ...
ranked by Baseball America as the sixth best prospect in the Twins organization
prior to the start of the season." (Eastern League)
" ... catcher Miguel Montero
swung a hot, vaulting to the top of the league leaders' board in home runs (4),
RBI (11), on-base percentage (.533) and slugging percentage (.813). His .375
average ranks sixth among all Southern Leaguers. Montero came through for the
Smokies in the clutch, hitting at a .429 clip with runners in scoring position.
Defensively, he has thrown out 5 out of 10 potential base stealers. Baseball
America rates Montero as the Diamondbacks' sixth best prospect. The six-year pro
was signed out of Venezuela in 2001 by Arizona." (Southern League)
" ... Boof Bonser [MIN] ... In three
starts, Bonser has pitched 18.0 innings, allowing a total of eight hits and two
runs. On Opening Day in Syracuse, Boof pitched six shutout innings, allowing
just two hits and striking out eight ... Five days later in Pawtucket, Bonser
went five shutout innings before finally surrendering a two-run homer ...
Bonser got his third start Sunday ... and for the third straight time he
gave his club six strong innings. He struck out six Braves, and scattered three
hits ... hrough his first three trips to the hill, Bonser has proven he's
among the International League's best hurlers in 2006. He's at the top of
multiple statistical categories, including wins (2), innings pitched (18.0), and
strikeouts (18). So far opposing hitters have managed just eight hits off of
Bonser, for an average of .129. Bonser was the 2005 International League
strikeouts leader with 168 ... He was San Francisco's first round draft
choice (21st overall) in 2000, and was the 2001 South Atlantic League Most
Valuable Pitcher in his first full professional campaign." (International
League)
Midwest " .... [TB] right-hander Wade Davis
(1-0) struck out 15 batters and only allowed a run in 9 2/3 innings in two
appearances. During an April 13 start against West Michigan, the Lake Wales,
Fla., native not only garnered the win but overpowered the Whitecaps by striking
out eight batters and not allowing a runner to get into scoring position in 5
2/3 innings." (MLB.com)
" ... [CHN] pitcher Rich Hill (1-0) was
dominant in two starts, striking out 16 and walking one in 13 innings. The 6-5
left-hander fanned 10 in seven innings to beat Round Rock, 3-1, on April 15 and
earn his first win. The 26-year-old Boston native left his first start April 10
in the sixth inning with the Cubs holding a 5-2 lead over Nashville, but the
bullpen couldn't pull out the win." (MLB.com)
Hoping to get a leg up for your June draft? Check out
Bryan Smith's column at The Baseball
Analysts :
Tim Lincecum " ... Statistically,
Lincecum is at the top of college baseball. He could very well enter an
organization with the nation's most prestigious prize. In addition, he will come
with maybe the most devastating two-pitch combination out there, with a mid 90s
fastball and devastating curve. Everything rosy? Not exactly. While scouts
fixate on Lincecum's tiny frame, others point to a workload that would run most
pitchers ragged. In four straight starts the Huskie faced more than 30 batters,
during which time he also pitched in relief on short rest. The best player on an
overachieving team, Lincecum is ridden very hard. While some pitchers can thank
a rubber arm for endurance, some see Lincecum as a ticking time bomb. His
herky-jerky delivery, mixed with that small frame and heavy workload, seems to
be a definite sign of arm trouble down the road. Once considered a third round
pick because of this red flag, Lincecum's dominance has some teams hoping to
play roulette."
CORRESPONDENTS : INT - Herb Walters, PCL - JDM/Mike Petty, EASTERN - Harry Almquist,
SOUTHERN - Michael Laureano, TEXAS - Jared Turner, CALIFORNIA - Alex Talarides,
CAROLINA - Jimmy Salmon, FLORIDA STATE - Wayne
Stevens, MIDWEST - Bob Reed, SOUTH ATLANTIC - Martin Rose
17 April, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Ryan Garko CLE 1-1, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
Ben
Francisco CLE 3-4, 2B, R
Jake Dittler CLE 4 9 5 5 4 0
Anthony Lerew ATL 3-1/3 6 7 7 2 1
Jason Bartlett
MIN 2-5, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Terry Tiffee MIN 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI, SF
Boof Bonser MIN 6 3 0 0 2 6
Ryan Roberts TOR 2-5, 2B,
Sac
John-Ford Griffin TOR 0-6, R
Francisco Rosario
TOR 5 4 1 1 1 10
Wil Ledezma DET 6 9 3 2 1 4
Val
Majewski BAL 2-4, 2 2B, RBI
Rajai Davis PIT 0-6
Jose
Bautista PIT 3-6, 2 2B
Abe Alvarez BOS 6 2 3 3 3 5
Carlos Ruiz PHI 1-4, 4th HR, R, RBI
Kevin Reese NYA
3-5, 3B, 3 R, BB, SB
Melky Cabrera NYA 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
Eric Duncan NYA 3-5, RBI
Sean Henn NYA 1 3 2 2 0 1
B.J. Upton TB 2-5, 7th error
Delmon Young TB 3-5, R, 2
SB, .400 (hits in all 11 games)
Brian Stokes TB 5 3 1 1 5 3
Yusaku Iriki NYN 5-2/3 7 3 3 2 5
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Dave Krynzel MIL
2-4, 2 triples, .353 ... Jason Hirsh HOU 5.1 5 4 4 1 4, 4.91 ...
Luke Scott HOU 3-4, homer, .231 ... Stephen Drew ARZ
1-5, 3 Ks, .229 ... Carlos Quentin ARZ 2-4, double, .265 ...
Anthony Reyes STL 6.1 6 5 4 1 7, 3.44 ... Justin Huber
KC 1-4, 4th homer ... about time, Jason Stokes FLO 3-4, double,
homer ... Tim Stauffer SD 5.0 6 4 4 3 3, 4.86 ... Howie
Kendrick LAA 2-5, double ... Justin Leone SD 3-5, 6th homer, 3
RBI, .463 ... Shin-Soo Choo SEA 3-5, 2nd homer, .387
Some prospects of note, through Saturday's games.
G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG
Howie Kendrick 2B,LAA 10 44 20 4 0 2 1 7 .455 .478 .682
Andre Ethier OF,LAD 10 32 14 2 1 0 6 2 .438 .525 .563
Justin Huber 1B,KC 10 27 11 1 0 3 7 3 .407 .543 .778
Willy Aybar 3B,LAD 10 40 16 3 0 3 5 5 .400 .457 .700
Michel Hernandez C,STL 10 45 18 1 0 0 2 5 .400 .426 .422
Tommy Murphy OF,LAA 9 37 14 2 1 1 1 4 .378 .395 .568
Ryan Spilborghs OF,COL 11 40 15 6 0 0 6 6 .375 .457 .525
Daric Barton 1B,OAK 8 28 10 2 1 1 7 4 .357 .486 .607
Erick Aybar SS,LAA 9 42 15 1 1 2 0 7 .357 .357 .571
Felix Pie OF,CHN 10 40 14 3 2 1 5 7 .350 .413 .600
Jason Botts OF,TEX 10 38 13 3 0 3 3 12 .342 .400 .658
Kevin Frandsen 2B,SF 9 36 12 4 1 0 3 4 .333 .415 .500
Joel Guzman OF,LAD 10 40 13 2 0 2 0 11 .325 .333 .525
Russell Martin C,LAD 8 26 8 3 0 0 4 4 .308 .387 .423
Mike Napoli C,LAA 9 38 11 3 0 1 3 9 .289 .341 .447
Kendry Morales 1B,LAA 10 44 12 1 0 1 0 7 .273 .273 .364
JD Closser C,COL 10 34 9 3 0 1 3 8 .265 .342 .441
Stephen Drew SS,ARZ 11 43 10 0 0 4 3 9 .233 .277 .512
Carlos Quentin OF,ARZ 8 30 7 3 0 0 3 7 .233 .343 .333
Joaquin Arias SS,TEX 10 40 8 0 2 0 1 7 .200 .220 .300
Dallas McPherson 3B,LAA 10 40 8 3 1 1 3 24 .200 .283 .400
Adam Jones OF,SEA 7 27 5 1 1 0 0 8 .185 .214 .296
Jason Stokes 1B,FLO 8 29 3 0 0 0 4 12 .103 .206 .103
EASTERN (AA) -- Brandon Moss RF
BOS 2-4, HR, 2RBI
Cory Keylor RF BAL 4-4, R, RBI, BB
Tony
Giarratano SS DET 1-4, R, 2B, k
Nate Bumstead DET 5.2 11
4 4 5 4
James Johnson BAL 5 8 2 2 0 8
Brad Snyder
RF CLE 2-4, R, 2RBI
Shawn Hill WAS 5 5 4 4 0 3
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Anibal Sanchez: FLO 6.0
6 1 1 2 7, 3.38 ... SS Chin-lung Hu LAD 2-3, double, .341 ...
Wes Bankston TB 2-4, .341 ... Ray Liotta CHA 3.2 6 5 5 4 1
... Miguel Montero ARZ 2-4, 4th homer, 4 RBI, walk, .375 ... Cesar Carrillo SD
4.0 6 4 4 1 5, 4.20 ... George Kottaras SD 1-5, homer, 3 RBI ... Joey
Votto CIN 2-5, double
Some early hitting marks from selected prospects ...
Miguel Montero, among others, looking solid (stats through games of
Saturday).
G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG
Gabriel Martinez 1B,TB 10 30 13 3 1 3 7 5 .433 .513 .900
Miguel Montero C,ARZ 9 28 10 2 0 3 10 3 .357 .525 .750
Joey Votto 1B,CIN 10 39 13 3 0 3 3 5 .333 .381 .641
Wes Bankston 3B,TB 10 40 13 1 0 1 3 9 .325 .386 .425
Chin-lung Hu SS,LAD 10 38 12 1 0 0 5 7 .316 .395 .342
Eric Patterson 2B,CHN 10 39 12 1 3 1 5 10 .308 .378 .564
Tony Abreu 2B,LAD 9 33 10 1 0 1 3 5 .303 .410 .424
Andy LaRoche 3B,LAD 9 33 9 2 0 0 8 5 .273 .415 .333
Matt Kemp OF,LAD 10 42 11 4 1 0 2 9 .262 .326 .405
Lou Palmisano C,MIL 8 27 7 1 0 1 2 6 .259 .310 .407
George Kottaras C,SD 9 27 7 2 0 0 7 10 .259 .412 .333
Yunel Escobar SS,ATL 10 34 8 2 0 0 6 11 .235 .341 .294
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C,ATL 9 33 7 1 0 2 3 10 .212 .316 .424
TEXAS (AA) -- Josh Anderson, HOU,
3-5, double, 3 runs ... Hunter Pence, HOU, 3-5, 4th tater, 4th
double, 4 RBI ... Kevin Melillo, OAK, 6-7, 2 doubles, RBI, CS ...
Dan Putnam, OAK, 4-5, 2 doubles, 4 RBI ... Brant
Colamarino, OAK, 3-6, 3 runs, double, RBI ... Kurt Suzuki,
OAK, C, 2-5, 3 RBI ... Brad Knox, OAK, 5.0 8 4 4 3 3, 7.84 ...
Troy Tulowitzki, COL, 3-4, 2 doubles ... Sean Smith,
COL, 2-5 ... Ian Stewart, COL, 1-5, triple, 2 RBI ... Joseph
Koshansky, COL, 1-4, 2nd homer, RBI ... Brandon Wood, LAA,
4-5, 6th double, RBI ... Angel Sanchez, KC, SS, 4-4, triple, 3
RBI, .389 ... Billy Butler, KC, 2-5, RBI ... Alex Gordon,
KC, 1-5, 6th double ... Rico Washington, StL, 1-4, 5th double,
18th RBI ... Rich Rundles, StL, 5.0 8 2 2 2 2, 5.73 ...
Sebastien Boucher, SEA, 1-3, 2 BB ... Bryan LaHair,
SEA, 1-3 ... Wladimir Balentien, SEA, 1-4, 1st homer, RBI, 2 K ...
Vince Sinisi, TEX, 1-3, double ... Jake Blalock,
2-4, double, 2 RBI ... Nate Gold, TEX, 2-3, 2 doubles, RBI ...
Matthew Brown, LAA, 3B, 3-5, 3rd homer, double, RBI ... Thomas
Diamond, TEX, (W) 5.0 5 2 2 3 6, 4.22
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Travis Buck OAK 1-2,
2B, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI ... Richie Robnett OAK 2-3, 2 BB, 2 R ...
Chase Headley SD 2-4 ... Sean Cumberland TB 1-3, BB ...
Reid Brignac TB 1-4 ... Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 2-4, 2
HR, 2 R, 5 RBI
CAROLINA (A+) -- Drew Sutton 2B HOU
1-4, Home Run ... Jacoby Ellsbury CF BOS 1-4, triple, run, 3 RBI
... Bryan Pritz LF BOS 2-4, double, RBI, sb ... John
Otness C BOS 2-3, run ... Troy Patton HOU 6 5 4 0 1 9 ...
Luis Mendoza BOS 5.1 7 2 1 2 4 W ... Mike James BOS 1 0
0 0 0 2 S ... Anderson Gomes RF CHA 1-3, triple, 2 RBI ... Luke
Harrell CHA 5 2 2 1 2 4 ... Joe Ness CLE 6 4 2 2 1 7 ...
Jesus Soto CLE 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 W ... Jarod Rine CF BAL
2-4, 2 runs, sb ... Jason Fransz DH BAL 2-4, double, Home Run, 3
RBI ... Nolan Reimold RF BAL 1-3, double, run, sb ... Dan
Schwartzbauer 2B PIT 2-3 ... Beau Hale BAL 4.1 1 0 0 1 1
... Fredy Deza BAL 3.2 1 0 0 1 2 W ... Felipe Garcia
PIT 4 1 1 1 0 2 ... Ender Chavez CF WAS 0-3, 3 runs, RBI, sb ...
Marcos Yepez 3B WAS 1-3, 2 runs ... Devan Ivany C
WAS 3-5, 2 doubles, 2RBI ... Luke Montz 1B WAS 1-4, 2RBI ...
Trey Webb 2B WAS 1-3, double, run ... Van Pope 3B ATL
2-5, run ... Barbaro Canizares LF ATL 2-5, run, sb ... Steve
Pyzik C ATL 2-4, RBI ... Thomas Wilson WAS 2.1 2 0 0 1 3 W
... Dan Kolb WAS 2.2 3 0 0 1 1 S ... Arthur Santos
ATL 3 3 0 0 2 1
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- No games scheduled.
MIDWEST (A) -- No games scheduled.
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Chris Volstad FLA
7-1/3 5 3 3 0 5, 3.93 ... Gaby Sanchez FLA 2-5, HR (7), 2 RBI
(18), .465, homer in 4 straight ... Kris Harvey FLA 2-4, RBI (8),
.410 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT 3-4, 3B (1), RBI (3), .333 ...
Chris Nelson COL 3-5, RBI (4), SB (1), .275 ... Dexter
Fowler COL 2-5, SB (3), .368 ... Jon Niese NYN 5 6 1 1 2 6,
2.70 ... Fernando Martinez NYN 1-5, 3B (2), .311 ... JR Towles
HOU 2-4, .480 ... Josh Flores HOU 2-5, 3B (1), .275 ... Eli
Iorg HOU 0-4, BB, .229 ... Angel Salome MIL 0-4, .341 ...
Elvis Andrus ATL 1-4, RBI (11), .275 ... Eric Campbell
ATL 3-5, SB (2), .297 ... Kala Ka'aihue ATL 2-5, HR (3), 3 RBI
(9), .353 ... Jason Stephens NYA 5 2 2 1 0 6, 2.84 ... Austin
Jackson NYA 1-4, 2B (3), SB (6), .316 ... Jose Tabata NYA
3-5, 2 2B (6), 5 RBI (15), .390 ... C. J. Henry NYA 1-2, RBI (4), .172
... Gaby Sanchez has hit in 10 of 11 games (having been walked four times
in the other). His record to date (three games as catcher) :
AB R H 2B 3B HR BI BB K
Sanchez 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0
Sanchez C 5 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 2
Sanchez 1B 5 3 5 1 0 1 3 0 0
Sanchez 1B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Sanchez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sanchez C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sanchez DH 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sanchez 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
Sanchez 1B 3 2 2 0 0 1 3 1 0
Sanchez 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1
Sanchez 1B-C 3 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1
Gaby Sanchez received almost no recognition in the pre-season prospect
charts. John Franco, SportsBlurb, was pretty well alone in ranking him in a Top
10 (#8 in the FLO system):
" ... a fourth round pick in the
2005 draft, and part of the reason that he fell so far was a suspension during
his junior year for an undisclosed violation of policy at the University of
Miami. He had a very strong debut, as expected from a 22-year old playing in the
NY-Penn League, batting .355 in 234 at-bats after signing with the Marlins.
Sanchez split his time between third base and catcher, and his arm is definitely
strong enough to handle full-time catching duties. His other tools were adequate
behind the plate as he showed good instincts despite his inexperience.
Offensively, Sanchez is an aggressive hitter who should develop more power ...
and his bat should be adequate for third base and above average for a catcher."
Earlier, Baseball America picked Sanchez as the #11
prospect in the New York - Penn League.
" ... won the NY-P batting title and also was
named MVP of the league's inaugural all-star game. An aggressive hitter, Sanchez
showed the ability to put the ball in play with authority to all fields. Once he
starts incorporating his lower half more in his swing, he should develop more
power. "You can fool him with one pitch, but you won't get him with the same
pitch next time," Mahoning Valley manager Rouglas Odor said. "He is very good at
making adjustments. You have to pitch him like a big league hitter." While he
played more at third base than anywhere else, Sanchez did see some time at
catcher and held his own despite his inexperience behind the plate. He has
enough arm strength to stick there, and if he can adapt to the position he'll
greatly enhance his prospect status."
Troop
Movements ... PIT - placed Ryan Doumit on the 15-day DL, recalled
Ronny Paulino from Triple-A ... MIL - activated Ben
Sheets from the 15-day DL, placed Rick Helling on the 15-day
DL ... KC - placed Denny Bautista on the 15-day DL, activated Mark
Redman from the DL ... CHN - placed Angel Pagan on the 15-day DL,
recalled David Aardsma ... MIN - purchased the contract of Ruben
Sierra, optioned Jason Kubel to Triple-A ...
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall, with
another possible sleeper for your in-season drafts :
" ... Justin Towles ... picked in the
20th round in 2004 ... hasn't received a lot of attention yet, but that will
change. Towles came into 2006 with a career mark of .304/.410/.447 at the
short-season and A-ball levels. The sample is just 84 games, but his production
has been impressive thus far. He also stole 15 bases, and has unusual
athleticism and mobility for a catcher. His defensive reputation is improving,
and his bat is obviously interesting. 2006 is going well so far: Towles is
10-for-21 (.476) for Lexington in the Sally League, with two doubles, a triple,
a homer, and two steals. He hasn't drawn a walk yet and has six strikeouts, but
strike zone judgment was not a problem for him in the past and probably won't be
once the sample gets larger this year. He is already 22 years old, not an ideal
age for the Sally League, but the Astros tend to be patient with their prospects
and advance them slowly."
Alex Gordon KC with the George Brett seal of approval :
" ... He's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
for the Royals to get," said Brett ... who worked with Gordon in spring
training, is impressed with Gordon's baseball skills and desire to learn ...
"He's got a body. I don't have a body." But Brett believes Gordon still has some
things to learn, and Double-A is a good place for that, he said. "I think that's
the only reason he's down here is to learn to play 140 games a year, instead of
60 or 70 (in college)," Brett said. "He has to learn to deal with failure.
You're out there and go 0 for 10 for three games, make three errors in two
games, and to see how you overcome that. One of the differences between Brett
and Gordon is expectations; Gordon is constantly being compared to Brett. It's
understandable since both played third base, but those are still pretty hefty
expectations. "I take that as a compliment, because I didn't think I was as good
as he was," Brett said. "At age 22, I wasn't. "It took me a while to become a
good player; it's going to take him a while. But he's so much farther ahead
defensively than I was at 22, difference is day and night." So could Gordon be
in Kansas City right now? "He could be there right now just based on athletic
ability and baseball skills," Brett said." (Wichita Eagle)
It's the arm, not the bat, that remains a problem for Kelly Johnson ATL :
" ... Johnson will begin hitting soon, but
Cox said the outfielder still couldn't throw because of his elbow. He had
arthroscopic surgery in October, more soreness in spring training and began the
season on the DL. "It's going to be a while," Cox said. "But he's still one of
our top prospects." (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Brandon Wood LAA, it's a different game in AA :
" ... Wood probably wont see quite as many
good pitches with the Arkansas Travelers as he saw at Class A Rancho Cucamonga
last season ... can expect Class AA pitchers to work around him a little
more, Travs Manager Ty Boykin said. I have been talking to him about it even
coming into the year in spring training, said Boykin, who was Woods manager
all of last season. I told him last year in the California League they didnt
pitch around him a great deal; they gave him a free pass here and there if they
had an open base or whatever but I told him, I guarantee you, you get to
Double A and its going to happen a lot more than youre used to. ...
Pitchers might be a bit more knowledgeable in the way they work against Wood,
but it didnt stop him from having a pretty good first week. Wood entered Friday
batting.320 with 2 home runs among his 8 hits and 7 RBI. He was tied for the
team lead with nine strikeouts, but thats to be expected right now, Boykin
said. Hes got a good idea, but hes susceptible to strikeouts twice a game,
Boykin said. But thats going to come. Hes going to come into his own a little
more and figure it out. Hes not going to be chasing the change-ups. Hes at
the point to where he realizes that hes missing some good pitches, and I think
thats more frustrating to him than being pitched around. (Arkansas
Democrat-Gazette)
Hayden Penn BAL, still in extended ST as the O's take a cautious approach
with their young righthander.
" ... Pitchers Hayden Penn and Ryan Keefer remain
in Extended Spring Training because of injuries. Keefer has been kept out with a
sore elbow since the start of spring training, while Penn has been battling some
tendonitis in his forearm. At this point Penn is pitching again, but the Orioles
feel if he were to start now in Ottawa he wouldn't be able to go deep enough
into games." (OriolesHangout.com)
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