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21 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Franklin Gutierrez CLE 4-6, 2B, 2 R, RBI,
.292
Ryan Garko CLE 1-4, R, RBI, 2 BB, .261
Jake
Dittler CLE 5-1/3 6 4 3 3 2, 5.56
Brayan Pena ATL 2-4, 2B,
RBI, .226
Jason Bartlett MIN 3-4, R, RBI, .324
Terry
Tiffee MIN 2-3, R, RBI, BB, .288
Jason Kubel MIN 1-3, 4th
HR, R, 3 RBI, BB & 0-3, BB, .278
Kyle Lohse MIN 7 4 1 1 1 4,
1.29
Ryan Roberts TOR 2-7, .236
John-Ford Griffin TOR
1-6, 2B, R, RBI, .220
John Hattig TOR 1-3, R, 3 BB, .274
Brandon League TOR 0-2/3 0 0 0 0 0, 1.67
Jerry Owens
CHA 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, .236
Casey Rogowski CHA 1-3, RBI, 2 BB,
.279
Charles Haeger CHA 6 4 0 0 3 5, 0.52
Ryan
Raburn DET 2-5, 2B, RBI, SB, .290
Chris Denorfia CIN 4-5, 2
R, RBI, .333
William Bergolla CIN 2-6, 2B, .285
Cody
Ross CIN 2-4, R, RBI, BB, .348
Eli Whiteside BAL 2-3, .211
Craig Hansen BOS 3-2/3 5 2 2 3 4, 2.87
Josh Kroeger
PHI 3-4, 2 2B, 2 R, .236
Christian Garcia NYA 2-5, R, .246
Carlos Pena NYA 3-6, 5th & 6th HRs, 2 R, 3 RBI, .267
B.J. Upton
TB 1-4, 2B, R, BB, 16th & 17th errors, .289
Shawn Riggans TB
1-4, RBI, .291
Edwin Jackson TB 1-1/3 7 7 6 3 0, 6.18
Lastings Milledge NYN 1-2, 2 BB, .287
Jeff Keppinger
NYN 2-4, R, .259
Chase Lambin NYN 1-1, RBI, .186
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Nelson Cruz
MIL 2-4, 9th homer, .291 ... Stephen Drew ARZ 2-4, 7th homer, .307
... Chris Young ARZ 2-4, double, 2nd homer, .257 ... Howie
Kendrick LAA 2-5, double, .344 ... Ian Kinsler TEX 2-5, SB,
error ... Jason Botts TEX 3-5, 12th double, 10th homer, 3 RBI,
.324 ... tough first inning, two bunt singles, two errors, walk, grand
slam, but then Chad Billingsley settled down, 6.0 5 4 4 2 5, 3.59
... Ryan Shealy COL 2-4, double, homer, .317 ... Daric
Barton OAK 0-4, .262 ... Justin Huber KC 0-4
EASTERN (AA) -- Ismael Ramirez
TOR 7.0 2 1 1 4 2, 1.60 ... Adam Miller CLE, not what was
expected, 5.0 6 5 5 1 1, 4.21 ... Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 2-3, 2nd
homer & 2-4, double, .411 ... Michael Aubrey CLE 0-3 ... Zack
Segovia PHI 6.0 2 2 2 0 3 ... Michael Pelfrey NYN didn't
get out of the first inning, 0.2 2 2 0 3 1 ... Jeff Karstens NYA
6.2 2 0 0 1 6
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Andy LaRoche LAD 2-4,
double, .277 ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL, getting worse, 0-4,
.297 ... Phil Dumatrait CIN 4.0 1 1 0 0 3, 2.77 ... Joey
Votto CIN 2-2, 2 walks, 2 RBI, .300 ... John Hudgins, enjoying
the move to the SD system, 6.0 0 0 0 1 6, 1.54
TEXAS (AA) -- shortstop Troy
Tulowitzki COL, at leadoff, 3-5, double, .302 ... Ian
Stewart COL 1-5, triple, .245 ... Alex Gordon KC 3-4, 11th SB,
.317 ... Travis Buck OAK 2-4, walk, 3 RBI, .333 ... Matt
Albers HOU 7.0 6 4 4 3 2, 2.20 ... Bryan LaHair 1B SEA 3-6,
.322 ... Wladimir Balentien SEA 3-6, double, two homers (9), 5
RBI, .245 ... JR House HOU 2-5, double, .325 ... Hunter
Pence HOU 1-6, .310 ... better, Brandon Wood LAA 1-3, double,
2 walks, .252
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Gregory Smith ARZ
6.0 6 2 2 3 6, 5-0, 2.31 ... maybe this will kick off a streak, Carlos
Gonzalez ARZ 3-5, 6th homer, 3 runs, 3 RBI, .289 ... Cesar Nicolas
ARZ 1B 2-5, double, 5th homer, .271 ... Marcus Sanders SF 1-4,
picked off, 2 errors (9), .202 ... Chase Headley SD 4-4, 2 homers,
.280 ... Eric Hurley TEX 6.2 8 4 4 2 9, 3.15 ... Shaun
Cumberland OF TB 3-5, 10th homer, .242 ... Reid Brignac TB 1-4, walk,
6th SB, .345
CAROLINA (A+) -- Pedro Powell CF PIT
3-5, run, RBI, sb ... Josh Hansen 1B CHA 4-5, Home Run, 3 runs,
3RBI ... Chris Kelly DH CHA 2-4, double, 3 runs ... Donny
Lucy C CHA 3-4, RBI ... Jose De Los Santos 2B CHA 3-5, double,
run, 2RBI ... Chris Amador CF CHA 2-5, double, triple, run, 3RBI
... Lucas Harrell CHA 6 3 2 1 4 2 W(3-1, 1.91) ... Scott
White 3B BOS 3-4, 2 doubles, run, 2RBI ... Tommy Hottovy BOS 7
4 1 1 2 8 W(4-3, 2.17) ... Trevor Crowe CF CLE 1-3, triple, 2
runs, sb ... Brian Barton LF CLE 2-4, run, sb ... Ryan
Goleski RF CLE 2-5, 2 runs, 2RBI, sb ... Wyatt Toregas C CLE
1-4, Home Run, 2 runs, 2RBI ... Matt Whitney 3B CLE 1-5, Home Run,
2RBI ... Paco Figueroa 2B BAL 1-5, run ... Nolan Reimold
RF BAL 1-3, RBI ... Dustin Yount 1B BAL 1-3, Home Run, 2RBI ...
Kevin Dixon CLE 5 3 2 2 2 4 W ... Garrett Olsen BAL 6 6
4 2 3 4 L ... Wallace Torbert LF HOU 1-4, run, RBI ... Lou
Santangelo C HOU 1-5, Home Run, 4RBI ... Tony Blanco DH WAS
2-3, Home Run, 3 runs, 2RBI ... Luke Montz 1B WAS 1-2, Home Run, 2
runs, 2RBI ... Trey Webb 2B WAS 1-3. triple, 3RBI, sb ... Mike
Hinckley WAS 6 5 2 2 1 7
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Tyler Greene STL
0-4, .222 ... Kyle Kendrick PHI, a rough time with his promotion
to A+, 5.1 5 3 3 1 5, 9.90 ... Ryan Patterson TOR 2-4, 2-4,
double, .346 ... Jeremy Hermida FLO, rehab, 1-4, double ...
Ryan Braun MIL 2-5, double, 2 SBs (11), .303 ... Alexi
Casilla SS MIN 3-5, double, .306 ... Sean Gallagher CHN 7.0 6
2 1 2 3, 4-0, 1.99
MIDWEST (A) -- Hainley Statia ANA 3-3,
7th SB (.284) ... Vincent Mazzaro OAK 7 6 0 0 1 4 (5.62) ...
Jay Bruce CIN 1-5, 4th triple, 2 K's (.280) ... yet another dazzling
MWL teen hurler Jacob McGee TB 5 1/3 0 0 0 6 10 (W, 4-5, 2.77) ...
Justin Upton ARZ 0-3, BB .. Oswaldo Sosa MIN 8 4 2 2
1 3 (2.86) ... Mark Reed CHN 0-2, K .. dominating Donald
Veal CHN 6 1 0 0 1 10 (W, 4-2, 2.68) ... bouncing back Jeffrey
Dominguez SEA 3-4 (.304) ... Jose Escalona SEA 6 1 0 0 5 8
(2.95) ... slow climb continues John Mayberry TEX 2-5, 7th & 8th
doubles (.246) .. Juan Jimenez TEX 6 2 1 1 0 3 (3.86) ... snapping
a nasty slump in a large way Bryan Anderson STL 3-4, 2 doubles,
1st HR (.312)
" ... Jacob McGee pitched 5
1/3 hitless innings ... In his last start on Monday, McGee took a
no-hitter into the fifth before giving up three runs in a 5-1 loss to Fort
Wayne. The 19-year-old left-hander never faded against the Dragons ...
exiting with a 5-0 lead. McGee (4-5) issued a season-high six walks but matched
a season best with 10 strikeouts as he lowered his ERA to 2.77. He has
alternated wins and losses in his last eight outings, although Midwest League
opponents are hitting just .197 against him." (MLB.com)
" ... starter Donnie Veal
tied a career high with 10 strikeouts ... Veal looked untouchable on the
mound. He earned his fourth win of the season going six shutout innings allowing
just an infield single and a walk ... The 10 K's by the southpaw tonight
is a season high and matches a career high. He improves to 4-2 on the season and
has 59 strikeouts on the year which ranks second in the MWL." (Peoria
Chiefs)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Andrew McCutchen
PIT 1-4, BB, .291 ... Steven Pearce PIT 0-4, BB, .289 ... Sean
West FLA 5 6 2 2 1 7, 1.42 ... Gaby Sanchez FLA 1-3, 2B
(10), SB (4), BB, .340 ... Kris Harvey FLA 1-3, HR (8), 4 RBI
(25), .252 ... Shairon Martis SF (L, 1-2) 3-1/3 5 3 3 0 5, 6.60
... Ole Sheldon HOU 2-4, 2 RBI (15), SB (6), .395 ... Clay
Buchholz BOS (L, 2-1) 4 6 6 5 2 5, 3.29 ... Jeff Natale BOS,
1-3, 2 BB, .329 ... Angel Salome MIL 1-3, 2B (14), RBI (30), 2 BB,
.315 ... Mat Gamel MIL 2-5, 2B (10), HR (7), 5 RBI (26), .299 ...
Brent Leach LAD (W, 3-2) 5-1/3 5 2 2 4 5, 3.23 ... Sergio
Pedroza LAD 2-3, 3 RBI (33), BB, .290 ... Andrew Locke LAD
3-6, 3B (3), 3 RBI (30), .326 ... Reegie Corona OF NYA 6-7, walk, .338
... now that's an ofer, Eric Campbell ATL 0-8
Troop
Movements ... CIN - activated Eric Milton from the DL, designated
Dave Williams for assignment ... NYA - recalled Colter
Bean from Triple-A, optioned Mitch Jones to Triple-A ... NYN -
recalled Anderson Garcia from Triple-A ... SEA - activated
Julio Mateo from the 15-day DL, optioned Emiliano Fruto to
Triple-A, recalled Mike Morse from Triple-A, designated Matt
Lawton for assignment ... ARZ - optioned Greg Aquino
to Triple-A, purchased the contract of Kevin Jarvis, designated
Brian Bruney for assignment ... WAS - purchased the contact
of Alex Escobar ... LAA - recalled Jason Bulger from
Triple-A, released Edgardo Alfonzo ... STL - recalled Anthony
Reyes from Triple-A, optioned Brian Falkenborg to Triple-A
... CLE - purchased the contract of Tim Laker, optioned Kelly
Shoppach to Triple-A ... ATL - purchased the contract of Travis Smith,
optioned Peter Moylan to Triple-A ... NYN - released Bartolome
Fortunato, announced the promotion of Alay Soler to the major league roster
:
" ... Soler has been called up
to the parent club. He is expected to Major League debut with New York as a
starter in the coming week. Soler was superb in three starts with the B-Mets,
going 1-0 with a 2.75 ERA. The 26-year-old righthander lasted six innings or
more and allowed three runs or fewer in all three of his Eastern League outings
after going 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA in five starts with High-A St. Lucie ... The
righthander is in his first pro season in the US after defecting from Cuba in
2003. While in Cuba, he was one of that nation's top pitchers, going 24-9 with a
2.55 ERA in five pro seasons. He was signed to a three-year contract by the Mets
in August, 2004." (Binghamton Mets)
20 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Franklin Gutierrez CLE 1-2, 2 BB & 2-4, R,
.278
Jason Cooper CLE 2-3 & 1-3, R, RBI, BB, .250
Ben
Francisco CLE 1-3, SB & 1-3, R, RBI, BB, SB, .264
Jeremy
Sowers CLE 7 1 0 0 1 3, 1.07
Scott Thorman ATL 3-4, R, BB,
SB, .316
Anthony Lerew ATL 5-1/3 8 6 6 3 5, 8.65
J.D.
Durbin MIN 6-1/3 6 2 2 3 5, 3.43
Jason Phillips TOR 1-4, 4th
HR, R, 3 RBI, .242
Josh Banks TOR 5-2/3 7 4 4 0 4, 3.91
Jerry Owens CHA 3-4, 2B, R, SB, .235
Sean Tracey CHA
7 5 4 3 5 4, 2.84
Ryan Raburn DET 2-4, .286
Wil
Ledezma DET 7-1/3 4 2 2 4 4, 3.06
Cody Ross CIN 2-3, R, BB,
.333
Justin Germano CIN 7-2/3 8 0 0 2 2, 4.36
Ryan
Wagner CIN 1-1/3 0 0 0 1 1, 7.08
Eli Whiteside BAL 2-4, 3rd
& 4th HRs, 2 R, 2 RBI, .195
Adam Stern BOS 0-3 & 1-4, R, RBI, 2
SB, .211
Hee-Seop Choi BOS 1-3 & 1-3, 2B, BB, .276
Carlos
Pena NYA 2-4, 4th HR, R, 3 RBI, BB, .253
Ramiro Mendoza NYA
6 7 3 1 1 6, 0.52
B.J. Upton TB 1-4, 0 errors, .290
Brian
Stokes TB 3-1/3 6 5 5 3 3, 2.95
Lastings Milledge NYN 1-2,
2B, 2 R, 2 BB, .284 ... Jeff Keppinger NYN 1-2, 2 Sac, .252
Evan MacLane NYN 6-2/3 10 2 2 3 3, 1.31
" ... Jeremy Sowers pitched a
one-hitter for his first shutout of the season, leading the Buffalo Bisons to a
1-0 victory ... Sowers continued his dominant season, facing just one
batter over the minimum and striking out three. He extended his scoreless streak
to 13 innings and lowered his ERA to 1.07, which ranks second in the
International League behind Charlotte's Charlie Haeger ... Sowers is 3-0 in his
last four starts, allowing three earned runs in 28 innings. He has yielded one
unearned run in his last 17 1/3 frames and is tied for the league lead in wins
with Toledo's Zach Miner." (MLB.com)
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- he really needed a good
outing, Tim Stauffer SD 7.0 5 0 0 1 2, 5.15 ... so did Ian
Kinsler TEX, 3-4, homer ... Jason Botts TEX 2-4, 9th homer,
.314 ... Howie Kendrick LAA 0-3 ... Kendry Morales
LAA 2-4, double, .309 ... Joe Saunders LAA 8.0 7 1 1 0 5, 3.36 ...
Jesse Foppert SEA, things just are not right, 0.1 0 4 3 4 0 ...
Francisco Cruceta SEA 6.2 5 2 2 2 11, 4.54 ... Zach Jackson
MIL 7.0 7 3 3 2 3, 2.87 ... Chris Snelling SEA 1-3, walk ...
Jason Hirsh HOU 6.2 5 1 1 3 3, 3.27 ... Stephen Drew
ARZ 3-5, double, .302 ... Larry Broadway WAS 2-4, double, .340 ...
Greg Miller LAD 2 2 0 0 3 2 ... Felix Pie CHN 0-5,
.272 ... Luis Montanez CHN, getting a shot at Triple-A, 1-4 ...
Juan Dominguez OAK 5.0 7 5 5 3 1, 6.98
EASTERN (AA) -- David Murphy CF BOS 1-4,
RBI ... Brad Snyder RF CLE 1-4, 2R, BB ... Kevin
Kouzmanoff 3B CLE 2-5, R, 2B, 2RBI ... Ryan Mulhern LF CLE 2-5
... Bear Bay CLE 7 6 2 2 1 7 ... Denard Span CF MIN
1-4, R, k ... Matt Moses 3B MIN 2-4, 2B, 2RBI ... Pat
Misch SF 5 5 3 3 2 6 ... Glen Perkins MIN 7.2 6 1 1 2 11 ...
Adam Loewen BAL 6 1 1 0 4 5
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Miguel Montero ARZ 2-4 & 1-3,
double, .282 ... Joey Votto CIN 3-4, double, .291 ... Tyler
Lumsden CHA 7.0 2 0 0 2 9, 5-1, 2.53 ... Jared Wells SD,
just off the DL, 4.0 5 1 1 3 1, 2.14 ... 3B Scott Moore CHN 2-5,
8th homer, .301 ... Anibal Sanchez FLO 5.0 7 2 2 1 3, 3.99
... Eric Patterson CHN 2-4, 15th SB, .305
TEXAS (AA) -- Billy Butler KC 2-4,
double & 1-3, 6th homer, .287 ... Alex Gordon KC 0-3 & 0-3, .302
... Ian Stewart COL 1-4 & 0-3, .247 ... Chris
Lubanski KC 0-4 & 0-3, .261 ... KC SS Angel Sanchez 3-3 & 2-3, .291
... Travis Buck OAK 3-5, .310 ... Brandon Wood LAA, given the day
off ... Josh Koshansky COL 2-3 & 1-3, 8th homer, .296
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 1-3, 2
walks, 5th homer, .276 ... Reid Brignac TB, the good and the not
so good, 3-6, 11th double, 8th homer, 4 RBI, 15th error, .348 ... Steve
Murphy TEX 3-5, 2 homers (8), .279
CAROLINA (A+) -- Chuck Lofgren CLE 5.2
7 3 0 2 2 W(6-2, 1.67) ... Radhames Liz BAL 5 6 4 2 4 5 L(4-1,
1.47) ... Trevor Crowe CF CLE 1-4, Home Run, 2 runs, sb ...
Wardell Starling PIT 5 5 5 2 1 1 L(2-2, 2.61) ... Adam
Russell CHA 5 3 1 0 2 3 W(4-2, 3.19) ... James Parr ATL 6 6 2
2 0 7 L(2-3, 3.63) ... Wallace Torbert CF HOU 3-5, double, run,
2RBI ... Troy Patton HOU 6 0 0 0 1 7 W(1-4, 3.94)
" ... Troy Patton knows he's unlikely to pitch a
no-hitter, but he held the Potomac Nationals hitless for six innings ... Winless
in his first seven starts, Patton (1-4) allowed just one base runner as
Rogearvin Bernadina drew a two-out walk in the bottom of the sixth. The
20-year-old left-hander got Reginald Fitzpatrick to look at a called third
strike, then exited after throwing 96 pitches. "I was kind of aware (of the
no-hitter), but I tried not to pay too much attention," said Patton, a 2004
ninth-round draft pick of the Houston Astros. "I know I'm not going to throw
nine innings; it was never going to be a no-hitter for me because I have a pitch
count." (MLB.com)
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- keep an eye on this one, yet
another LAD young gun, Alberto Bastardo promoted to A+ after a 1.39 ERA
in six starts in A-Ball (and a one-hitter over seven innings in his first A+
start) 5.1 7 1 0 2 10 ... Blake Dewitt LAD 2-4, .299 ... Ryan
Patterson TOR 2-4, .342 ... Jeremy Hermida FLO, rehab, 0-3 ...
Homer Bailey CIN 5.0 6 2 1 3 5, 1-4, 3.18 ... Ryan
Braun MIL 2-3, double, 2 walks, .299 ... Charlie Fermaint MIL
CF & leadoff 3-5, 2 doubles, .310
MIDWEST (A) -- Eduardo Morlan MIN 7 5 0 0 1 11
(1.67) ... Erik Lis MIN 1-5 (.353) .. Omar Poveda
TEX 6 2/3 9 4 3 0 8 (4.19, but 39/10 K/BB for the 18-year-old) ... Jay
Bruce CIN 0-4, 2 errors (4) ... Fabian Jimenez Angulo
SD 7 4 3 2 2 5 (2.74) ... Kyle Blanks SD 1-2, 14th double ...
first semi-clunker Jaime Garcia STL 5 9 4 3 2 8 (2.68) ... Jose
Martinez (2B) STL 2-4, HR'd for 3rd straight game (4 in 58 AB) ... like a
broken record Nick Adenhart ANA 7 4 1 1 2 6 (W, 7-0, 1.56) ...
Mark Reed CHN 1-4 (.366) ... Mitch Atkins CHN 6 3 2 2 2
7 (2.34) ... Justin Upton ARZ 0-3, BB, K (.337) ... 23-year-old
badly needs a challenge Mike Wlodarczyk TB 7 3 0 0 1 4 (W, 5-1,
0.82) ... Sean Shoffit TOR 0-4 (.295) ... and in the Pitching
Performance of the Night, a stellar follow-up to his no-no Jared
Lansford OAK 6 1 0 0 3 4 (W, 3-1, 1.17)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Chorye Spoone BAL
(W, 4-1) 5 2 1 1 4 4, 2.29 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT 0-4, .292 ...
Steven Pearce PIT 2-4, .297 ... Dexter Fowler COL
1-5, SB (19), .307 ... Daniel Barone FLA (W, 4-0) 8-2/3 2 1 1 2
10, 2.39 ... Gaby Sanchez FLA 1-3, HR (13), 2 RBI (37), BB, .340
... Tom Fairchild HOU (W, 5-3) 6 7 4 3 1 3, 2.52 ... Ole
Sheldon HOU 1-3, 2B (15), 2 BB, .391 ... Mike Mooney SF 3-5,
HR (6), RBI (22), .326 ... Angel Salome MIL 2-5, RBI (29), .314
... Marlon Arias LAD 7 4 2 1 1 9, 4.14 ... Jon Niese
NYN (W, 6-1) 5 5 1 1 4 7, 3.32 ... Greg Golson PHI 2-5, SB (6),
.149 ... Jeff Lyman ATL (W, 3-0) 5-2/3 2 0 0 2 5, 2.29 ...
Elvis Andrus ATL 2-5, 2B (5), .250 ... Eric Campbell
ATL 3-5, RBI (30), .310 ... Kala Ka'aihue ATL 3-4, HR (11), 3 RBI
(32), BB, .341, 2 HR & 6 RBI in the last two games ... Austin Jackson
NYA 1-2, SB (16), BB, .304 ... CJ Henry NYA 1-2, RBI (10), 2 SB
(6), .284 ... Tim Battle NYA 1-4, .250, demoted from Tampa
Indy Ball " ... Cats' starter Luke Hochevar
(0-1) suffered the loss despite allowing only two runs on four hits in six
innings of work. He struck out 10, bringing his season total to 19 strikeouts in
11 innings of work. Hochevar left the game after six innings."
College " ... Tim Lincecum broke the Huskies'
single-season wins record with his 12th victory of the year Friday as the
Washington baseball team beat Pacific, 5-3 ... Lincecum worked seven
innings, allowing one run on four hits and five walks while striking out 11."
(U of Washington)
" ... left-hander Andrew Miller allowed just two
hits over eight innings and fanned 11 to become North Carolina's career leader
in strikeouts ... Miller (11-1) allowed one unearned run on four walks and
two singles to become the Tar Heels' first 11-game winner since 1995. He struck
out six through four frames and then fanned five of the final eight batters he
faced, including the record-setter on his final batter of the game ... now
has four double-digit strikeout performances this season and eight in his
career."
Troop
Movements ... KC - activated Shane Costa from the DL, recalled
Andres Blanco from Triple-A, optioned Justin Huber to
Triple-A, designated Kerry Robinson for assignment ...
CHN - claimed Miguel Negron off waivers from TOR, signed Tony
Womack to a minor league contract ... TEX - recalled
Robinson Tejeda from Triple-A, placed Antonio Alfonseca
on the 15-day DL ... BOS - placed Mike Holtz on the 15-day DL,
recalled Abe Alvarez from Triple-A ... CIN - signed Joe
Mays to a minor league contract ... NYA - placed Bubba
Crobsy on the 15-day DL, purchased the contract of Mitch Jones
from Triple-A ... WAS - Shawn Hill promoted to Triple-A, optioned
Ryan Church to Double-A, Alex Escobar reported to be on the way up
... LAD - recalled Lance Carter from Triple-A, optioned
Franquelis Osoria to Triple-A ... NYN - designated Jose
Lima for assignment ... SD - Cesar Carrillo promoted to Triple-A :
" ... Carrillo, who joined the Beavers
in Memphis on Friday, is the top-ranked prospect in the Padres system and was
1-3 with a 3.02 ERA (17er, 50.2ip) and 43 strikeouts in nine starts with Mobile
to start the season. A first-round draft pick (18th overall) of the Padres in
2005, Carrillo, 22, split his rookie season between Class A Lake Elsinore and
Mobile, posting a 5-2 record with a 4.95 ERA (31er, 56.1ip) and 64 strikeouts in
12 starts." (Portland Beavers)
Bryan Smith, TheBaseballAnalysts,
checks out the re-stocking of the MIN farm :
" ... Jason Kubel ...
Since rejoining the Redwings, Kubel has been solid, if not the International
League MVP candidate that many had hoped/predicted. I am giving Kubel the
benefit of the doubt by retaining his high prospect status, but he's a slump
away from slipping a bit down the team rankings. I like that Jason is still
making contact at a solid rate, and while not proving to be a HR hitter, twelve
extra base hits in 106 at-bats is good. However, Kubel's sudden desertion of the
base on balls is a concern, only 8 walks so far. Kubel is a solid prospect at
this point, but I don't think he is the middle of the order hitter that many had
hoped. Look for Jason to continue hitting well in AAA, and upon promotion,
succeeding in the Majors. But please, no more Edgar Martinez comparisons. He
ain't that good."
" ... Kevin Slowey ...
Another early season example of the college pitcher dominating A-ball
competition ... For some reason, when the Twins decided to move Garza to
the Eastern League, Slowey stayed. Apparently, the right-hander's 63/2
strikeout-to-walk ratio was not good enough for the Twins. Drafting Slowey from
Winthrop, the Twins expected to get a polished pitcher. Never one to throw a
hard fastball, Slowey has always depended on fantastic control and a better
change up. By throwing the ball where he wants and changing speeds, Slowey has
developed a formula for success ... At this point in the season, Slowey's
numbers are simply out of this world. However, few types of pitchers demand AA
results before proper evaluation like Slowey's kind, lacking any projectablity
to speak of."
Cameron Maybin DET placed on the DL (injury, right index finger). And, a
top TEX prospect also may be heading for the shelf:
" ... The Rangers are sending pitcher John
Danks to be examined by Dr. Keith Meister, the team physician, because of
soreness in the left elbow/forearm area. Danks, the Rangers No. 1 draft pick in
2003, is pitching for Double-A Frisco and is 3-4 with a 5.31 ERA. He beat San
Antonio on Monday while striking out 12 in six innings and reported the soreness
afterward. "The trainer didn't think it was anything dire to be concerned
about," assistant general manager Thad Levine said. "But a pitcher of his
caliber, we don't want to miss anything, so we're going to have him looked at
before he's throwing again." (MLB.com)
Scott Rex, OnDeck, updates
his top prospect lists (he goes 40 deep) for the A-Ball leagues:
MIDWEST LEAGUE
SOUTH ATLANTIC
1 Upton Justin OF, ARZ
Tabata Jose OF, NYA
2 Maybin Cameron OF, DET
Martinez Fernando OF, NYN
3 Bruce Jay OF, CIN
Fowler Dexter OF, COL
4 Adenhart Nick RHP, LAA
McCutchen Andrew OF, PIT
5 Davis Wade RHP, TB
Andrus Elvis SS, ATL
6 Wood Travis LHP, CIN
Erbe Brandon RHP, BAL
7 Rasmus Colby OF, STL
Volstad Chris RHP, FLO
8 Garcia Jaime LHP, STL
West Sean LHP, FLO
9 Lansford Jared RHP, OAK Henry C.J.
SS, NYA
10 Mendoza Tommy RHP, LAA Snyder
Brandon C, BAL
19 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Scott Thorman ATL 2-4, 6th & 7th HRs, 2 R, 6
RBI, .305
rehab, Horacio Ramirez ATL 5 4 0 0 0 6, 1.12
Terry Tiffee MIN 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, .289
Jason Phillips
TOR 2-3, .242
Sergio Santos TOR 1-3, .229
David
Purcey TOR 6 6 2 2 4 3, 3.62
Chris Stewart CHA 1-3, .266
Ryan Raburn DET 3-5, 7th & 8th HRs, 2 R, 2 RBI, .279
Donald
Kelly DET 2-5, 2B, R, BB, .248
Jordan Tata DET 5 3 1 1 4
7, 7.04
William Bergolla CIN 3-4, RBI, .281
Cody
Ross CIN 1-2, R, 2 BB, .308
Hayden Penn BAL 7 5 0 0 1 7,
1.48
Adam Boeve PIT 3-3, 1.000
Tom Gorzelanny
PIT 8 3 0 0 1 6, 2.56
Josh Kroeger PHI 2-4, RBI, .221
B.J.
Upton TB 0-4, RBI, BB, 15th error, .291
Jason Hammel TB
1-2/3 5 3 2 1 0, 4.58
rehab, Anderson Hernandez NYN 2-4, SB,
.419
rehab, Brian Bannister NYN 0-1/3 1 1 0 0 0, 0.00
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Clint Nageotte SEA
5.0 1 0 0 4 4, 4.24 ... Asdrubal Cabrera SEA 2-4, 2nd homer, .286
... Luke Scott HOU 2-4, double, 8th homer, .283 ...
Dustin Moseley LAA 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 (taken out with a back injury) ...
Kendry Morales LAA 3-4, double, .303 ... Jeff Mathis
LAA 2-4, double, .346 ... Howie Kendrick LAA 1-4, double ...
Ian Kinsler TEX, another ofer, 0-4, .095 ... Jason Vargas
FLO, a good first step back in Triple-A, 6.2 5 3 1 0 4 ... Angel
Guzman CHN 7.0 8 2 2 1 7, 5.40 ... Larry Broadway WAS 3-5,
double, triple, 5th homer, .336 ... Felix Pie CHN 2-4, 5th homer, .281
... Dan Meyer OAK 5.0 5 2 2 4 4 ... Daric Barton OAK 0-4,
.265 (hitting just .240 vs RHP)
EASTERN (AA) -- Nate Schierholtz RF
SF 1-4, R and 1-4, BB, k ... Alay Soler NYM 7 5 2 2 2 8 ...
Matt Garza MIN 7.2 1 0 0 2 13 ... Denard Span CF MIN
2-5, R, RBI, k ... Matt Moses DH MIN 1-5, HR ... Tony
Giarratano SS DET 2-3, R, 2B, 2BB ... Kody Kirland 3B DET 2-4,
HR, 2RBI, k (6 walks, 60 Ks, .225) ... Gio Gonzalez PHI 5 3
0 0 3 7
" ... Matt Garza was spectacular in his Double-A debut
as the New Britain Rock Cats completed a three-game sweep of New Hampshire ...
the Minnesota Twins' first round draft pick in 2005, limited New Hampshire to
one hit and two walks over 7 2/3 shutout innings. The 22-year-old right-hander
recorded 13 strikeouts -- just one shy of New Britain's franchise record -- and
retired 19 batters in a row after issuing a one-out walk in the second inning
... Garza was lifted after issuing a two-out walk to Erik Kratz in the
eighth inning ... .earned a call-up to the Rock Cats after going 5-1 with a 1.42
ERA over eight starts with Fort Myers of the Class A Advanced Florida State
League." (MLB.com)
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Cesar Carrillo SD 6.0 3 2 2 3
5, 3.02 ... Carlos Marmol CHN 6.0 1 1 1 2 6, 2.42 ... CF Matt Kemp
LAD 2-4, 2 walks, .347 ... Andy LaRoche LAD, first sign of a break
out, 4-4, double, 5th homer, 4 RBI, .272 ... Justin Ruggiano LAD,
3-5, .264 ... Justin Orenduff, six no-hit innings, 6.0 0 0 0 3 4,
3.62 ... season-long mediocrity, Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 0-3, PB,
.211 ... Joey Votto CIN 1-4, 6th homer, .279 ... taking a beating,
Lance Broadway CHA 4.0 11 7 7 2 0, 2.47 ... Tony Peguero
TB 6.0 6 2 2 4 2, 2.08
TEXAS (AA) -- Troy Tulowitzki COL, 1-6,
.293 ... Joe Gaetti COL, 2-3, .329 ... Ian Stewart
COL, 1-5, .252 ... Jason Koshansky COL, 1-2, homer, 2 RBI, .287
... Alex Gordon KC, 2-5, double, RBI, .314 ... Travis
Metcalf TEX, 1-4, homer, 2 RBI, .239 ... Jake Blalock TEX,
2-4, .267 ... Vasili Spanos OAK, 2-4, homer, RBI, .299 ...
Armando Galarraga TEX, 5-1/3 5 4 4 1 6, 6.25 ... JR House 1-2,
RBI, .325 ... Josh Anderson HOU, 2-4, .340 ... Jesus
Guzman SEA, 3-4, double, .274 ... Mike McCoy StL, 2-4, .246
... Rico Washington StL, 3-6, double, .307 ... Brandon
Wood LAA, 0-3, .250 ... Mike Parisi StL, (W,3-1) 5-1/3 7 2 2 2
3, 4.10
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Billy Buckner KC 6.0 8
2 2 3 3, 5-0, 2.39 ... John Jaso TB 3-4, double, .348 ... Matt
Tuiasosopo SEA 3-4, .299 ... Sean Rodriguez LAA 2-4, double,
6th homer, .324 ... James Houser TB 5.2 4 0 0 3 3, 4.50 ...
CAROLINA (A+) -- Ignacio Suarez SS BOS
2-4,double, 2 runs, 3RBI ... Jeff Corsaletti LF BOS 2-3, 2 Home
Runs, 4RBI ... Mike Rozema SS ATL 2-4, double, run ... Lou
Santangelo C HOU 2-3, Home Run, 2 runs, 2RBI ... Donny Lucy
C CHA 4-4, 2 doubles, Home Run, 3 runs, RBI
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Ryan Barthelemy 3B STL
3-6, double, triple, 6 RBI, .285 ... Ryan Braun MIL 2-5, 5th
homer, .291 ... Jeff Larish DET 3-4, 5th homer, .278 ... Ryan
Patterson TOR 3-5, .338 ... Gaby Hernandez FLO 3.1 10 8 7 3
3, 5.36 ... 2B Peeter Ramos PHI 4-5, double, walk, .314 ...
Jeremy Hermida FLO DH, rehab, 1-4
MIDWEST (A) -- that's a wow Johnny Cueto CIN 7 1
0 0 0 7 (W, 4-1, 2.92) ... Jay Bruce CIN 2-6, 3rd triple, 9th HR
(.289) ... Justin Upton ARZ 3-5, 7th double, 2nd HR ... Erik
Lis MIN 3-6, 16th double ... Kyle Blanks SD 1-5, 2
K's (.336) ... Daryl Jones SD (1B) 2-3, double, 4th error ...
rough night for the kid Tommy Mendoza ANA 4 8 7 7 2 3 (L, 1-5,
5.44; still, a terrific 45/10 K/BB ratio) ... Frank Martinez OAK
1-5, 2 K's (.276) ... Jeffrey Dominguez SEA 0-4 ... Colby
Rasmus STL 2-4, 12th double (.314) ... just keeps rolling along Ramon
Garcia DET 9 7 1 1 1 6 (1.24) ... Mark Reed CHN 2-4, double
" ... Five days after pitching the first no-hitter in the
history of the Dayton Dragons, Johnny Cueto nearly duplicated the feat.
Cueto tossed a seven-inning one-hitter on Thursday night ... It was in the
nightcap of a doubleheader last Saturday ... Cueto tossed a five-inning
no-hitter, posting a rain-shortened 6-0 triumph ... the 20-year-old
right-hander extended his hitless streak to 8 2/3 innings before William Venable
delivered a two-out double in the fourth. Venable turned out to be the only base
runner for the Wizards as Cueto struck out seven and did not walk a batter. Over
his last two starts, the native of the Dominican Republic has given up one hit
and two walks with 15 strikeouts in 12 innings. Cueto, the Cincinnati Reds Minor
League Pitcher of the Month for April, is 4-1 with a 2.93 ERA. He has not lost
since his first start of the season on April 10, and Midwest League opponents
are hitting just .160 against him."
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Leivi Ventura NYN 3-4, 2B
(6), 2 HR (6), 3 RBI (21), BB, .263 ... Quincy Ascencion BAL 1-3,
.333 ... Chris Volstad FLA (W, 5-3) 7 6 2 2 0 5, 3.81 ... Gaby
Sanchez FLA 1-3, BB, .340 ... Kris Harvey FLA 2-3, RBI
(21), BB, .256 ... Dexter Fowler COL 0-4, .310 ... Eric
Young, Jr COL 3-4, 2B (10, RBI (16), SB (30), .287 ... Jo Jo Reyes
ATL (W, 5-0) 6-2/3 3 0 0 3 5, 2.78 ... Kelly Johnson ATL 1-4, HR
(1), RBI (3), .474, rehab ... Eric Campbell ATL 2-5, 2B (9), HR
(8), RBI (29), .300 ... Kala Ka'aihue ATL 3-4, 2B (8), HR (10), 3
RBI (29), BB, .328 ... Angel Salome MIL 2-5, RBI (29), .312 ...
Brian Peacock WAS 2-5, HR (7), 3 RBI (19), .287 ... Austin
Jackson NYA 0-3, BB, .301 ... CJ Henry NYA 0-4, .277
Troop
Movements ... CHN - activated Kerry Wood from the DL, optioned
Jae-Kuk Ryu to Triple-A ... LAD - Greg Miller promoted to
Triple-A ... ATL - activated Lance Cormier from the 15-day DL,
optioned Anthony Lerew to Triple-A .. OAK - activated Randy Keisler
from the bereavement list, optioned Matt Roney to Triple-A ... CIN
- activated Rich Aurilia from the 15-day DL, optioned Ray Olmedo
to Triple-A ... PIT - placed Chris Duffy on the restricted list ...
Snippets from the weekly International League report :
" ... Coming off being named IL
Batter-of-the-Week, Josh Fields now finds himself with the second best
batting average in the International League. His average currently stands at
.354 (45-127), while the Knights also rank 2nd with a .260 (350-1348) team
average. Other categories in which Fields ranks high include: 1st with a .638
SLG %, T-1st with 20 extra base hits, T-2nd with 8 home runs, 4th with 45 total
hits, and T-4th with a .428 OBP."
" ... Infielder Anderson Hernandez, who is with the
Tides rehabbing a bulging disc in his back, has had a fantastic start to his
rehab stint with Norfolk. Hernandez has played in seven games and posted a .407
average with three stolen bases, and has already registered four multi-hit
games. The 23-year-old was placed on the disabled list with New York on April 19
after hitting .146 in 12 games with the Mets."
" ... After committing two errors in the first four games of
the season, SkyChiefs shortstop Sergio Santos has gone 26 straight games
without committing an error and leads IL shortstops with a .984 fielding
percentage."
" ... PawSox ace Abe Alvarez, who led the IL in
victories through early May (going 5-0, 2.18), has not pitched since a May 7 win
in Rochester. Abe was slated to start today (Thursday) in Buffalo but was
washed-out of his scheduled start - once again. Alvarez was supposed to start on
May 12 vs. Syracuse and that was rained out, then on May 14 vs.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and that was rained out (forcing him to throw a simulated
game indoors in the McCoy batting cage that day), thus pushing him to May 18 in
Buffalo which - alas - was also rained out."
Angels' farmhand gets a little spanking :
" ... He was struggling a bit on the mound to be
sure, but it was apparent that something else was up when Quakes starting
pitcher Jose Arredondo was removed from his start Tuesday after pitching
only two innings, allowing one run on no hits and three walks. But it neither
the wildness nor an injury were the cause for the early departure. "We took him
out for disciplinary reasons," Quakes manager Bobby Mitchell said. "He wasn't
just struggling, but he had lost interest." Mitchell said pitching coach Erik
Bennett went to the mound during the second inning and wasn't happy with the
response he got. "He went out there and didn't feel like he (Arredondo) was into
the game and didn't want to pitch," Mitchell said ... "We're not going to have a
guy pitch who doesn't want to be out there," Mitchell said. Arredondo, who still
leads the league with 59 strikeouts, is expected to make his next scheduled
start on Sunday in San Bernardino."
Now there's an interesting comparison - choose between the Mets' Mike Pelfrey
and the Yanks' Philip Hughes.
John Sickles, MinorLeagueBall,
takes a stab :
" ... Pelfrey went 2-1, 1.64 in
four starts for St. Lucie to begin his pro career, with a 26/2 K/BB ratio in 22
innings. Promoted to Double-A, he is 0-1, 4.15 in four starts, with a 24/9 K/BB
in 22 innings ... Hughes came into 2006 with a career
mark of 9-1, 2.07 in 91 innings, with a 101/20 K/BB. He started this year going
2-3, 1.80 in five starts for Tampa, with a 30/2 K/BB in 30 innings. Promoted to
Double-A, he is 0-1, 3.71 in three starts, with a 13/7 K/BB in 17 innings ...
both dominated A-ball, both have been adequate in Double-A. Overall I call it
even ... Pelfrey projects as a number one starter at the major league
level, a rotation anchor ... Hughes projects as a number one starter at
the major league level, a rotation anchor ... Hughes is younger and has
more classic projection just due to his birthday. Slight edge for Hughes ...
I think Pelfrey has a slight edge in physicality and tools. ... For me, I really
worry about Hughes' durability, so today I think I will put Pelfrey just a tad
higher. I might change my mind tomorrow."
Zach Chalifour, TheRotoTimes, on Andy Marte CLE :
" ... Signed as a 16-year-old out of
the Dominican Republic in 2000, Marte has consistently developed, most recently
hitting .275 with 20 home runs and 74 RBI at Triple-A Richmond of the
International League last season. His top prospect status resulted in Marte
being traded twice during the offseason ... Marte, however, has yet to
live up to that billing in the first month and a half of his return to the
International League at Triple-A Buffalo. Through 36 games, Marte is batting
just .231 with only one home run and eight RBI, and his plate discipline has
regressed. After making gigantic strides last year compared to past years (64
BB, 83 K), Marte is currently averaging more than two strikeouts (40) per every
walk (18). The question, of course, is what does this mean? While some may be
worried about the 22-year-old, I am looking at it as nothing more than a slow
start, even though his struggles will soon be pushing the two-month mark ... .
Expect him to take the third base job next season and be in the running for the
AL Rookie of the Year Award, even if it takes him another month or two to turn
his season around."
18 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Franklin Gutierrez CLE 2-4, 2B, R, SB, .269
Andy Marte CLE 2-4, R, .246
Ben Francisco CLE
1-3, R, BB, 2 SB, .261
Jeremy Guthrie CLE 5 4 0 0 1 2, 0.78
Jerry Owens CHA 2-5, 2 RBI, SB, .227
Josh Fields CHA
2-4, R, BB, .354
Casey Rogowski CHA 1-5, 4th HR, R, 3 RBI, .292
Donald Kelly DET 2-6, 2 2B, 4 RBI, .241
Cody Ross
CIN 2-4, .297
Ryan Wagner CIN 1 2 1 1 1 0, 7.58
Rajai
Davis PIT 1-2, R, 3 BB, .244
Sean Burnett PIT 4 8 5 5 3
1, 6.99
Dustin Pedroia BOS 1-3, 2 R, BB, .255
Hee-Seop Choi
BOS 2-4, 2B, RBI, .273
Jon Lester BOS 5-2/3 4 2 0 2 5, 3.34
Josh Kroeger PHI 1-4, 3rd HR, R, 2 RBI, .212
Matt
White PHI 7 8 3 3 2 5, 3.33
B.J. Upton TB 3-5, R, 0 errors, .299
Elijah Dukes TB 4-4, 2B, 3 R, RBI, BB, .328
Chris
Seddon TB 6 6 2 2 0 3, 4.63
rehab, Anderson Hernandez NYN
1-3, BB, .407
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- no games scheduled.
EASTERN (AA) -- Nate Schierholtz RF SF
1-5, 2B, BB, k ... Chris Begg SF 8 4 1 1 1 5 ... Jonathon
Sanchez SF 2 1 0 0 1 4 (1.24) ... Brent Clevlen RF DET 3-4,
R, 2B, k ... Brad Snyder RF CLE 0-3, 2k ... Kevin
Kouzmanoff 3B CLE 1-2 ... Humberto Sanchez DET 6 2 0 0 4 5 ...
Nick Pesco CLE 5 5 2 2 0 6 ... Vic Buttler CF PIT
3-5, 3B, HR, 6RBI ... Brett Roneberg LF PIT 2-5, 2R, 2B ...
Adam Boeve RF PIT 3-4, 2R, 2B, 2RBI ... Daniel Haigwood
PHI 3.1 11 6 6 1 2 ... Jason Roach PIT 4.1 7 4 1 0 3 ... Denard
Span CF MIN 2-5, R ... Matt Moses 3B MIN 0-5, RBI ...
Adam Harben MIN 5 4 2 2 3 2 ... Michael MacDonald TOR 7
8 4 2 1 3 ... Kory Casto 3B WAS 1-4, HR, 3RBI, BB ... Leo
Daigle 1B BAL 3-6, HR, 2RBI, 2k ... James Johnson BAL 6 6 3
3 2 6 ... David Murphy DH BOS 2-5, 2B ... Carl Pavano
NYY 1 0 0 0 0 1 ... Tim Cox NYY 2 2 1 1 0 1
" ... Pavano, making his third rehab start on
Wednesday, the second for Double-A Trenton, left the game after just one inning
with tightness in his right triceps area. The right-hander will be evaluated by
Yankees team physician Dr. Stuart Hershon at Yankee Stadium on Thursday."
(MLB.com)
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Ray Liotta CHA 7.0 9 2 2 2 6,
1-5, 3.44 ... awfully good until last night, Micah Owings ARZ 4.0
11 6 6 1 4, 3.61 ... Kevin Randel 2B FLO 4-5, 3 doubles, homer,
.284 ... Sean Thompson SD 7.0 3 0 0 1 6, 4.29 ... Eric
Patterson CHN 2-4, 2 doubles, .308 ... Michael Johnson 1B SD,
just his 3rd game of the season, 4-5, double, 2 homers, 4 RBI
TEXAS (AA) -- Vasili Spanos OAK, 2-4, .293
... Thomas Diamond TEX, 5.0 3 1 1 4 8, 3.44 ... Ray
Aguilar OAK, (W,3-2) 6.0 5 1 1 3 8, 3.24 ... nice relief outing... Justin
Crowder OAK, 2nd sv, 3.0 2 0 0 0 7, 3.71 ... Troy Tulowitzki
COL, 0-5, .299 ... Jordan Czarniecki COL, 2-3, RBI, 8th SB, .290
... Alex Gordon KC, 1-3, 8th homer, 20th RBI, BB, .311 ... Ben
Zobrist HOU, 2-5, homer, 2 RBI, .329 ... Hunter Pence HOU,
1-5, homer, 2 RBI, 5th SB, .325 ... JR House HOU, 2-4, 2 doubles
(12), .322 ... Reid Gorecki StL, 2-5, triple, 2 RBI, .264 ...
Rico Washington StL, 2-4, .298 ... Nick Stavinoha StL,
1-4, 3rd homer, 3 RBI, .308 ... Brandon Wood LAA, needs a
slumpbuster, 0-4, RBI, .255 ... Stuart Pomeranz StL, (W,5-0) 7.0 4
3 2 1 6, 3.26 ... Mark Worrell StL, 10th sv, 1/3 0 0 0 0 0, 3.57
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Reid Brignac TB 1-3, double,
walk, .349 ... John Jaso TB 1-4, homer, .333 ... Nick
Pereira SF 6.0 10 3 3 1 2, 1.50 ... Marcus Sanders SF, back up
over .200, 2-5, 14th & 14th SBs, .207
CAROLINA (A+) -- Chad Reineke HOU 7 4 1
1 0 4 W(4-2, 1.78) ... Wes Whisler CHA 5 3 1 1 3 4 ... Nolan
Reimold RF BAL 3-4, Home Run, 2 runs, 2RBI .328 ... Jeff
Corsaletti LF BOS 2-4, double, Home Run, 3RBI ... Mike Carlin
1B PIT 2-2, double, Home Run, 2 runs ... Andrew Dobies BOS 7 5 4 3
2 4 W(5-0, 3.00) ... Mike James BOS 1 0 0 0 1 0 S(9) ...
Rogearvin Bernardina CF WAS 3-6, Home Run, 6RBI, sb ... Argenis
Reyes IF CLE 3-6, run, 2RBI ... Ryan Goleski RF CLE 2-7,
double, Home Run, 3 runs, 5RBI ... Michael Aubrey DH CLE 3-4,
double, 2 runs, 2RBI ... Jensen Lewis CLE 5 4 1 1 1 4 W(6-2, 4.25)
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Jeremy Hermida RF FLO
(rehab) 0-2 2BB R
Derek Griffith PHI 7 5 1 1 4 7 L(3-3, 2.10)
Brett Gardner CF NYA 2-5 SB(13), .386
Mike Swindell
NYN 6 1/3 4 0 0 1 3 W(2-0, 0.00)
Ricky Romero TOR 4 2/3 3 1 1 1
5 ND, 2.19
Jair Jurrjens DET 5 2/3 5 3 1 1 4 ND, 2.15
Kevin
Whelan DET 1 0 0 0 0 1
Alexi Casilla 2B MIN 3-5 2R, .312
Kyle Aselton MIN 7 4 1 1 1 4 W(4-1, 2.68)
Drew
Anderson 2B CIN 2-5 R, .307
Jake Fox C CHN 2-4 3RBI, .345
MIDWEST (A) -- expect to hear more about him Mark
Reed CHN 2-4, 2nd HR (1st was yesterday), 5th SB (.365) ... Lucas
French DET 5 9 6 5 1 1 (380) ... Sean Shoffit TOR 1-5, 10th
error (.312) ... Miguel Vega KC 5th HR ... really slumping
Michael Saunders SEA 0-3 (.240) .. Zach Phillips TEX 5
5 1 1 2 5 (4.31) .. big '05 Appy season carrying over for the 22-year-old
Erik Lis (1B) MIN 15th double, 6th HR (.352) ... Robert
Mosebach ANA 8 8 2 2 1 4 (2.74) ... Colby Rasmus STL 4-5, 11th
double ... Justin Upton ARZ 3-4, BB (.333)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Matt Maloney PHI (W, 4-3)
6 2 1 1 5 7, 1.89 ... Greg Golson PHI 2-5, 2B (3), RBI (8), .145,
2 hits in one game! ... Quincy Ascencion BAL 2-4, 2B (11), BB,
.333 ... Ryan Tucker FLA (L, 0-4) 4-2/3 5 5 5 6 4, 5.51 ...
Gaby Sanchez FLA 0-3, BB, .341 ... Kris Harvey FLA 1-4,
HR (7), RBI (20), .246, 3 homers in the last 2 games ... Dexter Fowler
COL 2-4, 3B (3), 2 RBI (15), BB, .319 ... ATL affiliate with three
MLB rehab cases - Chuck James ATL 1 0 0 0 0 1, 0.00, rehab ...
Lance Cormier ATL 1 1 0 0 0 0 2, 0.00, rehab ... Kelly
Johnson ATL 1-4, 2B (2), RBI (2), .533, rehab ... Eric Campbell
ATL 3-4, 2B (8), RBI (28), .297 ... Kala Ka'aihue ATL 2-3, 2 RBI
(26), BB, .314 ... Cory Wade LAD (L, 2-1) 6 8 4 4 1 12, 3.66 ...
Andrew Locke LAD 2-4, RBI (25), .323 ... Angel Salome
MIL 1-3, BB, .309 ... Michael Bowden BOS 4-1/3 4 3 3 3 8, 4.50 ...
Jeff Natale BOS 3-4, 2 HR (8), 5 RBI (32), BB, .346 ... Tony
Granadillo BOS 2-5, 3B (1), HR (3), 6 RBI (32), BB, .282 ... Ole
Sheldon HOU 0-4, .393 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT 1-5, 2B (6),
RBI (27), .300 ... Austin Jackson NYA 1-4, 2 SB (15), BB, .308 ...
Jose Tabata NYA 1-3, .345 ... CJ Henry NYA 2-3, 2 2B (7),
BB, .295
Troop
Movements ... CLE - optioned Ramon Vazquez to Triple-A, recalled
Lou Merloni ... FLO - optioned Eric Reed to Triple-A, recalled
infielder Robert Andino from Triple-A ... ATL - placed Kyle
Davies on the 15-day DL, recalled Anthony Lerew from
Triple-A ... MIL - placed J.J. Hardy on 15-day DL, recalled outfielder
Corey Hart ... MIN - optioned Kyle Lohse to Triple-A,
recalled Boof Bonser ... OAK - sold the contract of Matt
Watson to Chiba Lotte of the Japanese League ... TOR - recalled Shaun
Marcum from Triple-A ...
Jim Callis,
Baseball America, on Cameron Maybin DET :
" ... The only reason he lasted 10 picks in the
2005 draft was that the teams at the top wanted more immediate help and thought
it would take him a while to translate his impressive tools (which ranked right
with Justin Upton's) into production. That hasnt been the case. Maybin is
hitting .330/.409/.510 with one homer, 19 RBIs and six steals in 27 games for
low Class A West Michigan, which features one of the toughest hitter's parks in
the minors. He has struck out 30 times in 100 at-bats, but he's well ahead of
expectations at this point. If he were eligible for the 2006 draft, he'd be the
favorite to go No. 1 overall."
Dayn Perry, FOXSports,
rates the best of the outfield prospects and Delmon Young is NOT number
one, not even the runnerup:
" ... 1. Justin Upton ... a lavishly
gifted ballplayer who's got all the tools. The Snakes drafted him as a
shortstop, but after settling on Stephen Drew at the position they've moved
Upton to the outfield. Long-term, Upton will man center, but to ease his
adjustment he's also seeing time in left this season at Low-A South Bend. At the
plate, he's hitting .313 AVG/.389 OBP/.422 SLG, and on the bases he's got five
steals in seven attempts. It'll take some time for the power to develop, but
even in the here and now, Upton has an improbably mature approach at the plate.
He's a future superstar at the highest level."
" ... 2. Lastings Milledge ... flush with
tools an ability to hit for average, speed on the bases, power potential,
strong arm. He's a tweener in the outfield, meaning he can get by in center but
is best suited for corner duty. Last season, Milledge hit .337 AVG/.392 OBP/.487
SLG in Double-A as a 20-year-old, which is noteworthy to say the least. This
season, he's at AAA-Norfolk and hitting .278 AVG/.429 OBP/.436 SLG. The average
has dropped, but he's made serious strides with his plate discipline
heretofore his only offensive weakness. Milledge continues to put up big numbers
despite being substantially younger than his peer group."
The rankings so far :
CATCHER FIRST BASE SECOND BASE
1. Clement Jeff Barton Daric Kendrick Howie
2. Saltalamacchia Jarrod Morales Kendry Pedroia Dustin
3. Walker Neil Huber Justin Patterson Eric
4. Napoli Mike Garko Ryan Melillo Kevin
5. Martin Russell Shealy Ryan Callaspo Alberto
6. Kottaras George Aubrey Michael Martinez Jose
7. Iannetta Chris Mulhern Ryan Denker Travis
8. Montero Miguel Botts Jason Lowrie Jed
9. Suzuki Kurt Harper Brett Frandsen Kevin
10. Fox Jake Kaaihue Kila Keppinger Jeff
THIRD BASE SHORTSTOP OUTFIELD
1. Gordon Alex Wood Brandon Upton Justin
2. Marte Andy Drew Stephen Milledge Lastings
3. Stewart Ian Tulowitzki Troy Young Delmon
4. Braun Ryan Aybar Erick Young Chris
5. Moses Matt Andrus Elvis Butler Billy
6. LaRoche Andy Brignac Reid Pie Felix
7. Fields Josh Nelson Chris Gonzales Carlos
8. Whittleman Johnny Escobar Yunel McCutchen Andrew
9. Moore Scott Bianchi Jeff Reimold Nolan
10. Duncan Eric Casilla Alexi Quentin Carlos
Jonathan Mayo, MLB.com, forecasts the top 20 of the June draft. Mayo
sees the Royals passing on Andrew Miller :
" ... 1. Kansas City Royals: Tim Lincecum
... wasn't thrilling on Friday, losing ... and allowing
10 hits and four runs (three earned) while striking out just five. He also threw
over 130 pitches, following up a 140-plus pitch performance the previous Friday
and a one-batter relief outing mid-week. It's the kind of college abuse a
scouting director has to cringe at. That being said, if you liked Lincecum
before, nothing happened that made you change your mind, so he's definitely
still in the mix. The Royals are down to three candidates for this spot:
Lincecum, Andrew Miller and Brad Lincoln, with Lincoln throwing the best of the
three of late. If the Royals don't take Lincecum, he could slide quite a bit."
" ... 3. Tampa Bay Devil Rays: Evan Longoria ...
They'd still love Miller to slip to them, and they're looking at the college
pitchers being mentioned at the top -- Lincoln and Brandon Morrow -- but if Nos.
1 and 2 stay the same, they'll stick with Longoria. He's upped his average this
season to .364 to go along with a .491 on-base percentage and .613 slugging
after going 5-for-12 over the weekend against UC-Santa Barbara. There is some
debate over who the top college position player in the draft is, between
Longoria and Texas OF Drew Stubbs. But the Rays are stacked in the outfield, so
if all else is equal, Longora at third is their man."
Royals might yet get some innings from their former phenom :
" ... Right-hander Zack Greinke is
scheduled to throw live batting practice Thursday for the first time since
returning from an extended absence to deal with psychological issues. Greinke
got the go-ahead after a 62-pitch workout Monday in Surprise. A revised workout
plan calls for Greinke to throw 30 pitches Thursday to hitters, then have a
regular bullpen workout Saturday before pitching two innings Monday in what club
officials term a controlled atmosphere. (KC Star)
CORRESPONDENTS : INT - Herb Walters, PCL - JDM, EASTERN - Harry Almquist,
SOUTHERN - JDM, TEXAS - Jared Turner, CALIFORNIA - JDM,
CAROLINA - Jimmy Salmon, FLORIDA STATE - Wayne
Stevens, MIDWEST - Bob Reed, SOUTH ATLANTIC - Martin Rose
17 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Franklin Gutierrez CLE 2-4, 2B, RBI, SB,
.263
Andy Marte CLE 2-4, R, .239
Brayan Pena ATL 2-4, RBI,
.221
Scott Thorman ATL 2-5, 5th HR, R, RBI, .301
Ricardo Rodriguez
ATL 6 6 6 6 5 3, 2.34
Jason Bartlett MIN 2-5, 2B, R, .328
Terry Tiffee MIN 2-4, 2nd HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, .284
Ryan Roberts TOR
2-5, 2 RBI, .224
Rob Cosby TOR 2-4, 2nd HR, 2 R, RBI, .239
Jason Phillips TOR 1-3, R, RBI, BB, .214
Josh Fields CHA
2-4, R, SB, .350
Ryan Raburn DET 2-4, .272
Chris
Denorfia CIN 2-5, R, BB, .327
Eude Brito PHI 5-2/3 7 6 6 2
3, .256
Carlos Pena NYA 2-3, R, 2 BB, .253
Darrell
Rasner NYA 4-1/3 11 5 4 2 0, 3.15
B.J. Upton TB 1-5, R, BB, 14th
error, .289
Jamie Shields TB 7 7 5 4 2 10, 3.22
rehab,
Anderson Hernandez NYN 2-4, R, SB, .417
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- John
Rheinecker TEX, auditioning for a start with the Rangers, 7.2 5 2 2 1 9 ...
Ian Kinsler TEX 0-5, down to .118 ... Daric Barton
OAK 0-4, .273 ... Kendy Morales LAA 2-3, double, 5th homer,
.291 ... Jered Weaver LAA, looks like he's ready, 6.0 4 0 0 2 8,
2.44 ... Jeff Mathis LAA 2-4, double ... Chris Snelling SEA
0-1, 2 walks ... Carlos Quentin ARZ 2-4, double, 3rd homer, .256
... Chris Young ARZ 0-4, 3 Ks ... Dustin Nippert ARZ
6.0 5 0 0 1 2
EASTERN (AA) -- David Murphy
CF BOS 2-4, 2 2B, BB, k ... David Pauley BOS 6 6 0 0 3 5 ...
Phil Hughes NYY 5 3 1 1 4 5 ... John Castellano LF PHI
2-5, HR, 3RBI ... Tim Moss 2B PHI 2-3, 2R, 2B, 3B, 2RBI ...
Scott Mathieson PHI 7 5 3 3 0 7 ... Kory Castro 3B WAS
1-4, 2B, RBI, k ... Shawn Hill WAS 6 8 2 1 0 3 ... Brian
Finch BAL 6 3 2 2 2 5 ... Denard Span CF MIN 1-5, 2R ...
Matt Moses 3B MIN 1-5, RBI, 2k ... David Smith RF TOR
3-4, R, 2B
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Danny Richar 2B ARZ
4-5, double, .336 ... Greg Miller LAD, shoddy defense behind him,
0.2 2 6 0 2 0, 0.79 ... Andy LaRoche LAD 1-3, 4th
homer, .257 ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL, still no sign of a
breakout, 0-4, .219 ... 2B Elliot Johnson TB 2-5, 10th double, 8th
homer, .325 ... Luis Montanez CHN, just keeps producing, 2-5,
homer, 4 RBI, .369
TEXAS (AA) -- Rico Washington StL,
1-4, homer, 2 RBI, .291 ... Alex Gordon KC, 1-3, .310 ... Billy
Butler KC, 3-5, double, 2 RBI, .292 ... Jake Blalock TEX,
2-3, SB, .260 ... Nick Masset TEX, 6.0 2 0 0 1 6, 2.20 ...
Travis Blackley SEA, 7.0 5 0 0 2 4, 3.35 ... Brandon Wood
LAA, 0-5, 3 K, .262 ... Troy Tulowitzki COL, 1-3, homer, 2 RBI, 2
BB, .310 ... Ian Stewart COL, 0-2, BB, K, 7th error, .254 ...
Chris Ianetta COL, 1-3, homer, 2 RBI, .288 ... Juan Morillo
COL, W,4-2, 5-1/3 4 3 1 2 9, 3.16 ... Travis Buck OAK 2-6, 2 doubles ...
Kurt Suzuki OAK, 1-6, .297 ... Walter Young HOU,
3-4, .261 ... Hunter Pence HOU, 1-1, .329 ... pitching duel...
Benjamin Fritz OAK, 8.0 6 0 0 0 6, 3.42 ... Mitch Talbot
HOU, 6.0 3 0 0 0 6, 3.24 ... Jailen
Peguero
HOU, 2.0 1 0 0 3 2, 0.87
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Landon Powell OAK
2-3, double, 6th homer, .282 ... Reid Brignac TB 3-6, missed the
cycle by a single, 9th double, 2nd triple, 7th homer, 5 RBI, 5th SB, .349 ...
Matt Miller COL 4-5, 10th double, 8th homer, 5 RBI, .327 ... Jose
Arredondo LAA, just two innings, no word of an injury, 2.0 0 1 1 3 2
CAROLINA (A+) -- Trey Webb 2B WAS 0-3
.321 ... Trevor Crowe CF CLE 2-3, sb(15) .297 ... Ryan
Goleski RF CLE 1-2, Home Run .302 ... Jordan Brown LF CLE 2-3,
Home Run, 2 runs, 2RBI .265 ... Aaron Laffey CLE 7 5 0 0 0 5
W(3-1, 2.41) ... Wallace Torbert LF HOU 2-4, double, run, sb .305
... Jack Egbert CHA 7 7 1 1 0 6 W(3-3, 3.19) ... Matt
Harrison ATL 7 4 0 0 1 5 W(4-3, 2.90) ... Kevin Hart BAL 6.1 5
2 1 3 3 L(2-3, 2.66) ... Luis Ramirez BAL 6 7 2 2 1 9 W ...
Onil Joseph OF ATL 6-7, 2 doubles, triple, run, 3RBI ... Paco
Figueroa 2B BAL 4-6, 2 doubles, 2 runs .315 ... Jeff Corsaletti
LF BOS 3-8, double, 2 runs, 2RBI ... Claudio Arias RF BOS 2-8,
double, Home Run, 3RBI ... Matthew Goodson BOS 5 4 0 0 3 5 ...
Dustin Craig PIT 5 1 0 0 0 7
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Scott Elbert
LA 4 1/3 3 4 2 4 5 L(1-4, 2.41)
Brett Gardner CF NYA 2-3 double,
2R 2RBI, .385
Jake Fox DH CHN 3-4 double, triple, R 3RBI, .341
Mark Holliman CHN 7 3 1 1 2 10 W(2-3, 3.50)
James Happ
PHI 5 3 4 0 2 8 L(2-4, 2.22)
Ryan Braun 3B MIL 2-4 double, tenth
error, .288
Kevin Ardoin DET 9 6 0 0 0 1 W(4-2, 2.33)
quite a
pitching duel, Kevin Slowey MIN 7 3 0 0 0 10 ND, 1.12
Blake Hawksworth STL 6 1 0 0 3 4 ND, 2.47
MIDWEST (A) -- solidly rolling along Justin
Upton ARZ 2-3, 6th double (.313/.389/.422 with 10/15 BB/K in 83 AB) ...
overmatching the league Wade Davis TB 5 2 0 0 0 8 (1.08) ...
Jose Vallejo TEX 3-4 (.261) .. Paul Kelly MIN 2-4, 9th
double ... patience and pop Jay Bruce CIN 3-3, 13th double, 8th
HR, BB ... Colby Rasmus STL 2-3, BB, 10th SB (.293) ...
22-year-old needs a promotion Justin Thomas SEA 6 3 0 0 2 5 (W,
4-3, 1.86) ... Mark Reed [C] CHN 1-4, 1st HR, runner gunned (.356
in 59 AB) ... Carlos Rosa KC 6 2/3 2 1 1 2 6 (2.41) ... Miguel
Vega KC 2-3, 4th HR
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Andrew
McCutchen PIT 0-4, .303 ... Brandon Erbe BAL 4 2 0 0 3 7, 2.18
... Ryan Finan BAL 2-4, HR (3), 5 RBI (23), BB, .237 ... Quincy
Ascencion BAL 2-4, 3B (1), .327 ... Aaron Thompson FLA (W,
3-2) 6 5 2 1 2 4, 3.30 ... Gaby Sanchez FLA 4-4, 2 2B (9), HR
(12), 4 RBI (35), BB, .348, on fire again ... Kris Harvey FLA 3-4,
2B (6), 2 HR (6), 4 RBI (19), BB, .246 ... Dexter Fowler COL 1-4,
.314 ... Eric Young, Jr COL 2-2, sB (28), 2 BB, .281 ... Will
Inman MIL 5 5 1 1 0 6, 0.87, for the year: 3 ER, 38 K, 3 BB in 31 innings
... Angel Salome MIL 2-4, 2B (13), RBI (28), .308 ... Ole
Sheldon HOU 1-2, 2B (14), BB, .407 ... Eric King HOU 0-4,
.355 ... JR Towles HOU 0-4, .333 ... Austin Jackson NYA
0-3, BB, .309 ... Jose Tabata NYA 1-3, HR (4), RBI (33), BB, .345
... CJ Henry NYA 3-4, 3B (1), RBI (9), .276 ... Beau Jones
ATL 2-2/3 6 3 3 3 7, 3.33 ... Eric Campbell ATL 2-5, 2B (7), RBI
(27), .284 ... Kala Ka'aihue ATL 2-3, HR (9), RBI (24), 3 BB, .305
... Andrew Locke LAD 3-6, 2B (7), HR (3), 3 RBI (24), .317 ...
Russ Mitchell LAD 2-6, HR (5), 3 RBI (28), SB (1), .294 ... Sergio
Pedroza LAD 1-4, 3 RBI (30), 2 BB, .304
Troop
Movements ... CLE - activated Rafael Betancourt from the 15-day DL,
optioned Jeremy Guthrie to Triple-A ... KC - released Joe
Mays ... OAK - purchased the contract of Steve Karsay,
recalled Matt Roney, optioned Jeremy Brown to
Triple-A, placed Randy Keisler on the bereavement list ... MIL -
claimed Chris Mabeus off waivers from OAK and optioned him to
Triple-A, designated Jared Fernandez for assignment ... SD -
recalled Mike Thompson, optioned Cla Meredith to
Triple-A ... TOR - placed Gustavo Chacin on the 15-day DL ... LAA
- recalled Erick Aybar from Triple-A ...
Nate Stephens, RotoWorld.com, on Cesar Carillo SD :
" ... looks like an excellent
prospect that could help a major league rotation in short order. Carrillo was a
dominant pitcher at the University of Miami as a sophomore and junior ... Seen
as a poised competitor, Carrillo lasted to the Padres at No. 18 in the 2005
draft mostly because of his lanky frame. At 63 and 180 pounds, Carrillo wont
be confused for a power hitter any time soon. However, a sinking fastball, that
hell throw anywhere from 90-96 MPH, combine with quality secondary offerings in
a curveball and changeup to make him a force on the mound. Carrillo started his
career at High-A Lake Elsinore where he posted a disappointing 7.01 ERA. His
peripherals indicated he was pitching much better, and a five-start trial with
Double-A Mobile saw his ERA drop to 3.23 as his hit rate normalized. Between the
two levels, Carrillo struck out 64 and walked 16 in 56 1/3 innings of work. The
Padres director of player development, Tye Waller, was so impressed he stated
that the club gave some thought to calling Carrillo up to the big leagues late
in the season. Back at Mobile to start the 2006 campaign, Carrillo has continued
to show his advanced control and approach by recording a 3.02 ERA to go with 38
strikeouts and 12 walks in 44 2/3 innings ... He may not strike out
enough batters to be a true fantasy ace, but he certainly has No. 2 starter
potential."
John Franco,
SportsBlurb, (subscription) on a pair of top minor league producers in the
early going :
" ... Elijah Dukes ... Who
knew that Dukes would be the well-behaved outfielder in the Rays system? With
teammate Delmon Young serving a 50-game suspension, Dukes has earned praise for
his solid play and relatively good behavior in Durham this year despite having
run-ins with the law and his coaches in previous seasons. Through 29 games,
Dukes is hitting .284-4-17 with an excellent .371 on-base percentage and 13
extra-base hits in 102 at-bats. Given his youth (Dukes will be 22 in June) and
his considerable talent, if his improved attitude is for real, we could be close
to seeing Dukes realize his five-tool potential."
" ... Nick Adenhart ... After blowing
out his elbow just weeks before the 2004 draft, Adenhart dropped from a sure
first round pick to the Angels in the 14th round. He worked 50 innings last year
between the Arizona League and Pioneer League, posting a 3.24 ERA and 59
strikeouts along the way. Since he was picked out of high school, Adenhart wont
turn 20 until the end of August, and since most pitchers miss a year with injury
anyway, hes not even really behind schedule. So far this season, he is 5-0 with
a 1.65 ERA for the Kernels (great name for a minor league team, by the way!) and
a 46:10 strikeout-to-walk ratio."
16 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Jake Dittler CLE 6 9 4 4 1 3, 5.62
Casey Rogowski CHA 2-4, R, RBI, .295
Charles Haeger
CHA 6 4 0 0 6 6, 0.59
Ryan Raburn DET 1-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB, .264
Donald Kelly DET 2-5, 3B, R, SB, .235
Zach Miner
DET 5-1/3 7 2 2 2 4, 2.18
Tonys Gutierrez CIN 1-3, R, 2 BB, .284
William Bergolla CIN 2-5, R, .267
Cody Ross CIN
0-2, 2 BB, HBP, .286
Ryan Wagner CIN 2 0 0 0 0 1, 7.50
Eli
Whiteside BAL 2-4, 2nd HR, 2 R, RBI, .182
Hee-Seop Choi BOS 2-3,
2B, 2 RBI & 1-3, 3B, RBI, .275
Craig Hansen BOS 4 5 0 0 0 4,
2.25
Christian Garcia NYA 2-4, R, RBI, SF, .248
Carlos
Pena NYA 2-5, R, .238
B.J. Upton TB 2-3, 3B, 4th HR, 2 R, RBI, 2
BB, .292
Elijah Dukes TB 3-5, 2B, R, RBI, .309
Edwin
Jackson TB 6 7 3 3 2 6, 4.97
Lastings Milledge NYN 0-2, 3 R,
BB, 2 HBP, .287
rehab, Anderson Hernandez NYN 4-5, 2 2B, 2 R,
RBI, SB, .400
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Edinson
Volquez TEX 3.0 4 6 4 7 4, 5.18 ... Ian Kinsler TEX 0-4 ...
Steven Shell LAA 5.0 2 1 1 3 3, 1.96 ... Felix Pie CHN
1-3, 4th homer, .271 ... Howie Kendrick LAA 0-4, 3 Ks ... Jeff
Mathis LAA 1-3, double, .318 ... Nic Ungs FLO 9.0 4 0 0 0
4, 2.59 ... Cesar Jimenez SEA 6.0 7 1 1 1 5, 0-3, 5.40 ...
Jason Stokes FLO 0-3, .269 ... Scott Hairston ARZ,
outperforming his more highly rated teammates, 3-5, .312 ... Carlos
Quentin ARZ 1-5, double, .248 ... Justin Leone SD 2-4, 9th & 10th
homer, .316 ... Joel Guzman LAD, slumping, 0-3, .296
EASTERN (AA) -- Steven White NYA
6.0 3 0 0 2 2, just 30 Ks in 47 1/3 innings, but 2.28 ... J-Brent Cox
NYA 2.0 0 0 0 2 1, 1.78 ... Brett Roneberg PIT 2-4, 5th homer,
.350
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Paul Mildren FLO 7.0 6
2 2 0 11, 3.80 ... Miguel Montero ARZ, revitalized, 2-4, 7th
homer, .286 ... Andy LaRoche LAD 1-4, 3rd homer, .255 ... Eric
Patterson CHN 2-4, triple, 14th SB, .305
TEXAS (AA) -- Alex Gordon KC,
1-4, RBI, .310 ... Billy Butler KC, 0-3, .282 ... Mitch
Maier KC, 2-4, double, homer, RBI, .282 ... Brandon Wood LAA,
1-3, 4th SB, .271 ... Joe Gaetti COL, 1-3, double, 2 RBI, .323 ...
Ian Stewart COL, slumping, 0-4, .257 ... James Holcomb
LAA, 7.0 2 3 1 2 4, 3.91 ... Manuel Corpas COL, 9th sv, 1.0 0 0 0
0 0, 1.86 ... Adam Morrissey TEX, 2B, callup, 2-5, 2 homers, 2 RBI
... Anthony Webster TEX, 3-4, double, .311 ... Wladimir
Balantien SEA, windmill, 0-4, 4 K, .246 ... John Danks TEX,
looking good, (W,3-4) 6.0 3 3 3 1 12, 5.31 ... Kurt Suzuki OAK,
0-3, .304 ... Josh Anderson HOU, 1-4, .342 ... Ben
Zobrist HOU, 1-2, double, .333 ... Hunter Pence HOU, 0-3, .324
... Brad Knox OAK, 6-2/3 4 1 1 1 2, 6.49 ... Matt Albers
HOU, 7-1/3 4 1 1 1 5, 1.79 ... becoming one of my favorites Jailen
Peguero HOU, 11th sv, 1.0 0 0 0 0 2, 0.96
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Carlos Gonzalez ARZ
1-5, homer, .271 ... ah, the inconsistency of young SPs, Eric Hurley
TEX 4.0 5 5 5 2 5, 2.83 ... Richie Robnett OAK 2-5, 5th homer,
.282 ... Marcus Sanders SF, battling to reach the Mendoza Line,
1-3, 2 walks, .198 ...
CAROLINA (A+) -- just one game, Thomas
Hottovy BOS 6.2 7 4 4 3 3, 2.30
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Anthony Swarzak
MIN 5 4 2 2 1 8 W(2-3, 4.62)
Javon Moran CF CIN 2-4 double, .462
Sean Gallagher CHN 6 5 2 2 1 7 W(3-0, 2.09)
Mike
Costanzo 3B PHI 2-5, .250
Brad Harmon 2-4 R, .263
Jose
Garcia FLO 5 2/3 11 7 4 0 5 W(4-1, 2.54)
Andrew Kown DET
6 6 1 1 1 3 W(1-0, 1.80)
, streaky (last week a 6-6, three homer, 2 double day)
Ryan Patterson LF TOR 5-6 HR(9) double, 4R 2RBI, .331
Robinzon Diaz C TOR 5-6 2R RBI, .333
Marcos Vechionacci
3B NYA 2-5 R, .173
In relief, Matt Merricks 3 1 0 0 3 2 ND, 3.86
MIDWEST (A) -- Travis Wood CIN 5 2 2 1
1 6 (4.26) ... touch of a slump Jay Bruce CIN 0-7, BB, 2 K's
(.273) ... Jose Escalona SEA 4 7 3 3 1 5 (3.48) ... cooling
Jeffrey Dominguez SEA 0-7 (.303) ... Jacob McGee TB 5 4
3 3 2 6 (L, 3-5, 3.12) .. Daryl Jones SD 1-4, 6th HR (.286) ...
Kyle Blanks SD 1-4, K (.340, outstanding 18/21 BB/K ratio) ...
Vincent Mazzaro OAK 2 1/3 6 3 3 3 0 ... Paul Kelly MIN
3-5 (.264) ... he needed it Kyle Waldrop MIN 9 4 0 0 1 5 (ERA
drops to 3.99) .. he turns 23 in July (a 4th rounder in 2002, but this bears
reporting Jordan Renz (RF) ANA 4-5, 13th double, 7th & 8th & 9th
homers, and 10 RBI's (now .303 for the season)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Sean West FLA 5 1
1 1 1 2, 0.64 ... Jonathan Fulton FLA 3-3, 2 HR (5), 2 RBI (6),
BB, .182 ... Gaby Sanchez FLA 0-3, BB, .328 ... Dexter
Fowler COL 1-4, .316 ... Chris Nelson COL 0-2, SB (5), BB,
.294 ... Chris Vines ATL (W, 4-1) 6 3 0 0 3 7, 3.56 ... Eric
Campbell ATL 2-4, 2B (6), 3B (2), 2 RBI (26), .279 ... Elvis
Andrus ATL 1-3, 3B (2), RBI (20), .244 ... Brent Leach LAD 6 5
4 4 4 6, 3.21 ... Shairon Martis SF (L, 1-1) 3 3 2 1 0 4, 6.17 ...
Derek Miller MIL (W, 3-1) 5 3 1 1 4 7, 2.54 ... Angel
Salome MIL 1-4, 2B (12), 2 RBI (27), .303 ... Clay Buchholz
BOS 4-2/3 6 3 3 2 2, 1.93 ... Jeff Natale BOS 0-3, BB, .333 ...
Ole Sheldon HOU 1-4, 2B (13), .410 ... Eric King HOU
2-4, RBI (19), .368 ... JR Towles HOU 0-3, BB, .346 ... Eli
Iorg HOU 3-4, .230 ... Justin Maxwell WAS 1-5, 3B (2), 2
RBI (6), .178 ... Austin Jackson NYA 4-5, RBI (19), .316 ...
Jose Tabata NYA 0-3, 2 BB, .345
Troop
Movements ... MIN - Matt Garza promoted to Double-A ... BAL -
placed Daniel Cabrera on the 15-day DL, recalled Chris Britton
from Double-A ... FLO - optioned Jason Vargas to Triple-A,
recalled Renyel Pinto from Triple-A ... BOS - acquired Brad
Baker from ATL to complete an earlier trade ... KC - purchased the
contract of Joe Nelson from Triple-A. placed Chris Booker on the
15-day DL ...
A salute to some of the Hitters / Pitchers of the Week :
Texas League " ... Hunter
Pence [HOU] ... five home runs and 11 RBI on the week were enough to
vault him into the Texas League lead in those categories ... Of a total of eight
hits for the week, seven were for extra bases as the young Texas slugger also
had a pair of doubles. Pence was selected in the second round of the 2004 draft
by Houston, making him their first pick that year. He has destroyed pitching
wherever he has gone, accumulating 25 home runs in just 302 at-bats last year
for Lexington of the South Atlantic League." (Texas League)
Southern " ... Luis Montanez
[CHN] ... swung a hot bat last week, hitting .533 with 5 doubles, a
home run, 10 RBI, a .548 on-base percentage and an .800 slugging percentage to
earn Hitter of the Week honors ... Currently, Montanez leads the Southern
League with a .368 batting average as well as a .441 on-base percentage and
ranks second with 49 hits. The Chicago Cubs made the 24-year-old Montanez the
third overall pick of the 2000 draft " (Southern League)
Southern " ... Lance Broadway
[CHA] ... went 1-0 and did not allow an earned run in two starts on
his way to earning Pitcher of the Week honors. On May 8 at Tennessee, he pitched
the league's first nine-inning complete-game shutout of the season, allowing
just four hits while striking out seven in the winning effort. In his second
start of the week ... he allowed an unearned run on seven hits and three
walks while fanning five but did not receive a decision for his efforts.
Broadway currently carries a 15.1 inning streak in which he has not allowed an
earned run ... leads the Southern League with a 1.42 ERA and 50.2 innings
pitched and is tied for third with 4 wins. The Chicago White Sox made the
22-year-old Broadway the fifteenth overall pick in the 2005 draft."
(Southern League)
International " ... Josh
Fields [CHA} ... hit safely in all seven games, raising his batting
average by more than 50 points. His 14 hits led the International League during
that span, eight of which were extra-base hits, including an IL-best five home
runs. The 23-year-old infielder, now hitting .357 with 8 HR and 23 RBI on the
season ... Fields finds himself near the top of the League in
several offensive categories, including slugging percentage (1st, .670),
extra-base hits (1st, 20), home runs (T-1st, 8), batting average (3rd, .357),
and doubles (4th, 12) ... was drafted in the first round of the 2004 draft
by Chicago." (International League)
Carolina " ... Radhames Liz
[BAL] ... tossed five no-hit innings in his season debut on April 12 and
hasn't looked back since. This week, the 22-year-old phenom allowed just an
unearned run in 11 innings and picked up a pair of victories. Liz has yet to
lose a game this season and opponents are batting just .135 against him."
(MLB.com)
Florida State " ... Gaby
Hernandez [FLO] ... surrendered a single run in each of his two
starts this week, earning a well-deserved win on Monday and a no-decision on
Saturday. The 19-year-old right-hander struck out 12 and walked just one over
his two starts. He now has 42 strikeouts in 45 1/3 innings pitched on the
season." (MLB.com)
Florida State " ... Aaron Mathews [TOR]
... has collected at least two hits in each of his last seven games. On
Monday, the 24-year-old center fielder had a game to remember, going 6-for-7
with six runs scored as Dunedin defeated Vero Beach, 19-12. On Friday, Mathews
went 4-for-4 with a double and a triple. On May 5, he was batting .209. His
average currently sits at .390."
Midwest " ... Jordan Renz [LAA] ...
Renz's impressive week got off to a blazing start. On Monday, the 22-year-old
Oklahoman went 2-for-4 with a homer, double, three RBIs and a run scored. On
Tuesday, he went 3-for-4 with a homer, triple, three runs scored and two RBIs.
Renz now has 33 hits on the season, 20 of which have gone for extra-bases."
A couple of California League snippets from MLB.com :
" ... Shortstop Matt Tuiasosopo
went 1-for-8 during a two-game span May 5-6, but that turned out to be the least
of his troubles. He suffered lacerations on his left elbow in a kitchen
accident, according to the Modesto Bee, and has not played in the last six
games. It has largely been an up-and-down season for the top prospect, who
turned 20 on Wednesday. Batting .239 on April 26, Tuiasosopo went 11-for-16 over
the next four games and was hitting .305 before injuring his elbow."
" ... Right fielder Carlos Gonzalez has
batted third in 30 of the JetHawks' 35 games this season, but in the last two
weeks he's surged at the plate. The 20-year-old Venezuela native finished last
week batting .429 (9-for-21), raising his season average to .274. Interestingly,
the left-handed-hitting Gonzalez has fared better against southpaws this year,
batting .303 against lefties and .264 against right-handers."
Jeff Mathis LAA getting back on track.
" ... Even more encouraging than
the offensive numbers Jeff Mathis has produced since his demotion to triple-A
Salt Lake a .317 batting average and 10-game hitting streak are reports that
the rookie catcher has regained his form behind the plate. "He's doing things
that he did last year [and] that we saw in the spring," Manager Mike Scioscia
said of Mathis, who hit .103 and had a catcher's earned-run average of 5.91 with
the Angels. Though he didn't rule out having three catchers on the roster at
some point this season, Scioscia said the Angels wouldn't recall Mathis unless
there was a role for him. "The first thing is to get his game together,"
Scioscia said. "Until he can relax and play and can start to move in that
direction, to consider him up here wouldn't make a lot of sense. But as he moves
in that direction and plays well, he'll get a role up here because he's a heck
of a player." (LA Times)
Andy Marte is one of five prospects singled out by
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall, in a
piece about prospects not living up to expectations.
" ... Marte ... played well
early but fell into a slump when the calendar turned over to May. No word about
any hidden injury, although that's possible. It's also possible he is simply
discouraged about not making the team in spring training. Given his age (22),
the fact that he is still controlling the strike zone reasonably well, and his
previous track record, I am not overly concerned about him long-term. His
strikeout rate is up this year, possibly a sign of excessive
power-consciousness. . . he may be trying too hard to hit for power in an
attempt to get back to the majors ... Is There Hope?: Of course. I think
he's just pressing right now."
Josh Fields gets the nod as the top dog at
RotoAmerica's Who's Hot
(for the week of 08 to 14 May) :
" ... Fields, 3B, CHW Eight homers and a
.357 average = a breakout year in Triple-A. Watch out Joe Crede."
" ... 2. Nick Adenhart, RHP, LAA Teenager is blowing
away Low-A hitters to the tune of a 1.60 ERA. He may be one of baseballs top 10
pitching prospects in our mid-year top 100 update."
Among those on the Who's Not list ... Marcus Sanders SF, Brandon
Wood LAA and Andy LaRoche LAD :
" ... LaRoche ... A breakout 2005 following by a .711
OPS in Double-A to begin 2006. On a positive note: 26 walks to 20 Ks, but he
needs to make more contact and drive the ball (just two homers to date).
Over at
Baseball America, Chris Kline and Matt Meyers go for Adenhart at No. 1 and
the BAL wiz kid as the runnerup :
" ... 2. Radhames Liz ...
already has two double-digit strikeout performances this season, and while he
only posted six K's in as many innings in his last start against Kinston, he
didn't allow a hit until his final inning of work. Liz is dominating the
Carolina League to the tune of 4-0, 1.18 with 56 strikeouts in 38 innings. Only
Adenhart's 17 K's in his last two outings keep Liz out of the top spot."
" ... 3. Matt Kemp ...
Sure, we banged him last week after he allegedly punched Birmingham manager
Chris Cron in the face in one of three brawls between the two teams last
Saturday. But the Dodgers say Kemp never hit anyone and since then, all he's
done is hit baseballs . . . hard. Over his last 24 at-bats, Kemp is hitting .413
with a pair of homers and nine RBIs."
15 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Franklin Gutierrez CLE 1-3, 3rd HR, R, 3
RBI, 2 BB, .257
Ryan Garko CLE 4-5, 3 R, .282
Ben
Francisco CLE 2-5, 2B, R, RBI, .267
Brayan Pena ATL 3-4, R,
.210
Jason Bartlett MIN 2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI, .326
Terry
Tiffee MIN 2-4, R & 1-3, 2B, .277
Jason Kubel MIN 2-4,
3B, 3rd HR, 2 R, 4 RBI & 0-4, .289
J.D. Durbin MIN 5-2/3 5 3 3 4 6,
3.53
Ryan Roberts TOR 2-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB, .217
John
Hattig TOR 2-3, 1st HR, R, RBI & 0-2, BB, .293
Josh Banks
TOR 4 8 6 5 0 3, 3.60
Josh Fields CHA 5-5, 2B, 7th & 8th HRs, 4
R, 3 RBI, .357
Sean Tracey CHA 6-2/3 9 3 3 2 4, 2.65
Ryan
Raburn DET 2-4, .263
Wil Ledezma DET 5-2/3 9 4 4 3 3,
3.18
Chris Denorfia CIN 3-4, RBI, .326
William
Bergolla CIN 2-5, R, .260
Justin Germano CIN 6-2/3 6 4 4 1
6, 5.09
Carlos Pena NYA 2-4, 3rd HR, R, RBI, .227
Ramiro
Mendoza NYA 6 3 0 0 1 4, 0.00
B.J. Upton TB 1-4, 0 errors, .284
Elijah Dukes TB 2-3, 2B, R, BB, .295
Brian Stokes
TB 5 5 5 2 2 3, 2.06
" ... Josh Fields continued his torrid
hitting on Sunday, going 5-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs to power the
Charlotte Knights to a 7-3 victory ... Fields, who also scored four runs,
slammed a solo shot in the first inning and his league-leading eighth of the
year with a man on in the fourth to forge a 3-3 tie. The 23-year-old third
baseman has homered in four straight games and is batting .519 (14-for-27)
during a seven-game hitting streak that has raised his average to .357." (MLB.com)
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- whatever happened
to Jerome Williams CHN 4.1 12 6 6 2 2, 0-3, 6.45 ... Felix Pie
CHN 0-4, .270 ... Erick Aybar LAA (reported to be the replacement
for Howie Kendrick with the Angels) 2-4, .292 ... Kendry Morales
LAA 4-5, 4 RBI, .289 ... Ryan Shealy COL 2-4, homer ... Chad
Billingsley LAD, nice rebound from a pounding, 5.0 3 1 1 3 9, 4-0, 3.24 ...
James Loney LAD, a little power begins to show, 2-4, double,
homer, 5 RBI, .385 ... Jason Stokes FLO 0-5, 3 Ks, .278 ...
Chris Young ARZ 2-3, double
EASTERN (AA) -- Adam Loewen BAL 5
9 2 2 4 3 ... Tony Giarratano SS DET 2-4, 2B ... Nate
Bumstead DET 7 6 2 2 5 7 ... Zach Segovia PHI 7 5 0 0 1 7 ...
Kory Castro 3B WAS 1-3, 2k ... Brad Snyder RF CLE
1-3, BB, k and 0-2, R, 2RBI, BB ... Sean Smith CLE 7 2 0 0 0 6 ...
Mike Pelfrey NYM 5 7 3 3 4 3 ... Landon Jacobsen PIT
6.1 6 1 1 3 3 ... Adam Miller CLE 4.1 8 3 3 2 4, 3.64
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Miguel Montero ARZ,
battling out of a slump, 2-5, 6th homer, .278 ... Tyler Lumsden
CHA 8.0 4 0 0 1 3, 4-1, 2.91 ... Jim Magrane TB 6.0 7 1 1 1 4,
6-2, 2.61 ... Eric Patterson CHN 2-4, .300 ... George
Kottaras SD 3-3, double, .302
TEXAS (AA) -- Brandon Wood LAA,
0-4, 2K, .270 ... Matthew Brown LAA, 1-3, 4th SB, .305 ... Troy
Tulowitzki COL, 2-3, double, 2 RBI, .317 ... Ian Stewart
COL, 2-5, double, .265 ... Ubaldo Jimenez COL, (W,3-2) 6.0 2 1 1 3
10, 4.26 ... Ben Zobrist HOU, 2-3, .331 ... Hunter Pence
HOU, 0-4, RBI ... Juan Gutierrez HOU, (W,3-2) 7.0 5 1 1 2 6, 4.93
... Alex Gordon KC, 2-3, RBI, .312 ... Billy Butler
KC, 1-2, 3 RBI, .288 ... Seung Song KC, (W,3-3) 5.0 3 1 1 4 2,
3.96 ... Casey Benjamin TEX, 3-5, double, 2 RBI, .345 ... Bryan
LaHair SEA, 2-3, .347 ... Wladimir Balantien SEA, 2-4,
homer, double, 2 RBI, .254
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Marcus Sanders SF
2-3, double, 12th SB, 7th error, .194 ... Richie Robnett OAK 2-4,
4th homer, 4 RBI, .277 ... Cesar Nicolas ARZ 2-3, homer, 3 RBI,
.254
CAROLINA (A+) -- lots of rain in Mid-Atlantic
States, just 1 game ...Jarod Rine CF BAL 3-6, double, run, 2RBI .266 ...
Michael Russell C BAL 2-5, 2 Home Runs, 3 runs .167 ... Trevor
Crowe CF CLE 2-3, double, 3 runs, RBI .289 ... Stephen Head
1B CLE 2-5, Home Run .262 ... Brian Barton LF CLE, extending his
hit streak to 22 games, 2-5, 2 doubles, run, 3RBI .347 ... Ryan
Goleski RF CLE 1-3, Home Run, 3RBI .298
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- No games scheduled.
MIDWEST (A) -- teenager spins an
abbreviated--and slightly sloppy--gem Jared Lansford OAK 7 0 0 0 5 2 (W,
2-1, 1.59) ... Kyle Blanks SD 1-4, K ... Donald Veal
CHN 5 2/3 3 1 1 3 9 3.09) ... Justin Upton ARZ 0-2, 2 BB's, 2 K's,
5th SB, CS .. dazzling again Nick Adenhart ANA 7 7 1 1 0 8 (W,
6-0, 1.60) ... Sean Shoffit TOR 0-4 (.318) ... Omar
Poveda TEX 6 5 2 2 2 8 (4.22) ... Paul Kelly MIN 1-5, 8th
double
Once, Hermansen was near the top of the prospect
charts, as a shortstop :
Indy Ball - " ... Sioux Falls LF Chad
Hermansen goes 4-5 with three RBI and three runs scored, including a home
run to power the Canaries past the Blacksnakes." (American Association)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Quincy Ascencion
BAL 1-3, .320 ... Jon Niese NYN (L, 5-1) 6 7 4 3 2 5, 3.52 ...
Craig Stammen WAS (W, 1-6) 7 3 0 0 3 3, 3.64 ... Marlon
Arias LAD (L, 3-3) 7 4 3 2 1 9, 4.66 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT
0-4, .312 ... Steven Pearce PIT 2-4, 2B (12), RBI (36), .299 ...
Chris Jones BOS 6 5 2 2 1 4, 1.71 ... Jeff Natale
BOS 1-4, 2B (9), BB, .349 ... Daniel Barone FLA 6 8 4 4 1 9, 2.68
... Dan Griffin SF 5 4 4 4 3 5, 4.11 ... Pablo Sandoval
SF 3-7, 2 2B (7), 2 RBI (19), .282 ... Gaby Sanchez FLA 2-4, 2B
(7), HR (11), 2 RBI (31), 2 BB, .339
Troop
Movements ... PIT - recalled Mike Edwards from Triple-A,
optioned Chris Duffy to Triple-A ... SEA - recalled Emiliano
Fruto from Triple-A, optioned Bobby Livingston to Triple-A
... OAK - acquired Steve Karsay from CLE for $$ ... MIL - optioned
Jared Fernandez to Triple-A ... WAS - purchased the contract of
Wiki Gonzalez, optioned Jason Bergmann to Triple-A ...
CIN - placed Kent Mercker on the 15-day DL, recalled Mike
Burns from Triple-A ... LAA - optioned Howie Kendrick to
Triple-A ... ATL - Kelly Johnson on rehab at Single-A (1-4 on Sat)
Matthew Pouliot, RotoWorld.com, checks out some possible callups. Just
three of a long list :
" ... Lance Broadway ... a 2005
first-round pick, might be the choice if the White Sox ever need to reach down
for another starter. Also, hell surely be pursued by other teams when GM Ken
Williams looks to upgrade at the deadline. An exceptional curveball could allow
Broadway to succeed in the majors right away. He currently lacks the plus
fastball or changeup hell need to become more than a third or fourth starter,
but until the league sees his curve a few times, he could be quite an asset."
" ... Tom Gorzelanny ... the top
sleeper in the Pirates minor league system at the moment. Using a low-90s
fastball, a plus slider and a splitter that acts as a changeup, Gorzelanny is
able to rack up strikeouts against righties as well as lefties. He is an injury
risk -- the Pirates were concerned enough about his elbow last year to send him
to see Dr. James Andrews -- but hes escaped any serious problems to date. I
think hes one of the most underrated prospects around."
" ... Hayden Penn ... it might
not be long before hes given the opportunity to replace Bruce Chen in
Baltimores rotation. First, hell have to do a little better job of spotting
his pitches ... projects as a long-term No. 3. His low-90s fastball
doesnt generate an excessive number of swings and misses, but it grades out as
a little better than average, and he utilizes a terrific changeup and a decent
curveball. AL-only leaguers should expect him to have some value by the end of
the season."
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall, with
another possible sleeper, BAL's Brandon Erbe :
" ... a third round pick last June,
out of high school in Baltimore, making him a nice local pick ...
Erbe was erratic-but-promising in rookie ball, posting a 4.15 ERA combined
between Bluefield and Aberdeen. He walked 14 guys in 30 innings, a bit higher
than ideal. But he also struck out 57 while allowing only 14 hits and one home
run. He didn't get a huge amount of off-season press, but I gave him a Grade B
in my book this year, and pointed him out as a major sleeper. He is waking up.
In 29 innings for Delmarva in the Sally League, Erbe has a 35/5 K/BB ratio and a
2.48 ERA. He's allowed just 22 hits and one homer. His fastball can hit the
mid-90s, and he has made strides refining his curveball and changeup ...If he
keeps pitching like this and stays healthy the rest of the year, you will see
Erbe listed among the elite pitching prospects in the game by September."
OAK farmhand fires a no-hitter :
" ... The Kane County Cougars grabbed the
opening game of a doubleheader Sunday afternoon ... winning 4-0
behind a seven-inning no-hitter from right-hander Jared Lansford. The
19-year-old right-hander walked five batters and hit one but otherwise baffled
the Snappers while hurling the Cougars' fifth no-hitter in franchise history ...
The Cougars gave Lansford, who flirted with a no-no two starts ago in his debut
with the team, a 1-0 lead before he took the mound, scoring in the top of the
first ... Lansford, making his third start of the season, walked the first
man he faced in the bottom half and hit a batter before settling down to get out
of the jam. He worked a perfect second inning and issued one walk in each of the
next three innings." (Kane County Cougars)
Good to hear from Mike Hindman who covers the Texas farm for the Newberg Report.
On our notation about Armando Galarraga (tough season, 6.0 7 4 2 1 5,
0-6, 6.16) Mike advises there is good reason for his performance to date :
"He's tired. 156 IP last year and 60 more this winter in Venezuela. FB at 88 (86
by the 4th inning)."
CORRESPONDENTS : INT - Herb Walters, PCL - JDM, EASTERN - Harry Almquist,
SOUTHERN - JDM, TEXAS - Jared Turner, CALIFORNIA - JDM,
CAROLINA - Jimmy Salmon, FLORIDA STATE - Wayne
Stevens, MIDWEST - Bob Reed, SOUTH ATLANTIC - Martin Rose
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