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16 July, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Jason Cooper CLE 1-4, HBP, .212
Ricardo
Rodriguez ATL 7 11 5 5 0 6, 4.46
rehab, Rondell White MIN
0-4, .235
Matt Garza MIN 7 5 3 3 2 5, 3.86
Ryan
Roberts TOR 3-4, 2B, R, RBI, .265
Jerry Owens CHA 3-5, 2B,
SB, .257
Ryan Sweeney CHA 2-4, RBI, .284
Casey
Rogowski CHA 2-4, R, BB, SB, .277
Ryan Raburn DET 2-4, 3B,
R, RBI, .290
rehab, Dmitri Young DET 2-4, RBI, .333
William
Bergolla CIN 2-3, .254
Brandon Watson CIN 0-3, .000
Val Majewski BAL 2-4, 3B, R, 2 RBI, .230
Adam Boeve
PIT 2-4, R, HBP, SB, .275
Dustin Pedroia BOS 4-4, 2 2B, 2 R, 2
RBI, BB, .306
Adam Stern BOS 2-5, 3B, 2 R, .250
rehab, Wily
Mo Pena BOS 0-2, R, RBI, BB, HBP, SF, .242
David Pauley BOS
6 9 4 3 2 1, 4.98
Michael Bourn PHI 2-4, 2 R, SB, .417
Scott Mathieson PHI 6 6 2 2 1 7, 3.00
Kevin Thompson
NYA 2-4, 2 2B, BB, SB, .282
Christian Garcia NYA 2-3, 2 2B, 2 R,
2 RBI, BB, SB, .250
Jeff Karstens NYA 5 6 4 2 2 2, 6.58
B.J.
Upton TB 3-5, R, 2 SB, .273
Wes Bankston TB 1-2, RBI, 2 BB,
.500
Lastings Milledge NYN 2-3, 6th HR, 2 R, RBI, BB, .288
Jeff Keppinger NYN 1-2, R, RBI, BB, Sac, .297
Anderson
Hernandez NYN 2-4, R, RBI, .246
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- in just his 2nd
game in the PCL, Carlos Villanueva MIL fronts a no-hitter, 6.0 0 0 0 3 6
... Jason Lane HOU 4-5, double ... John Danks TEX
5.0 5 3 3 1 6, 4.68 ... Denny Bautista KC 4.0 5 4 4 3 4, 6.60 ...
Ryan Shealy COL 2-5, double, 15th homer, .289 ... Pat
Misch SF, AAA debut, 6.0 6 5 5 4 4 ... Felix Pie CHN, trying
to salvage the season with a good 2nd half, 3-5, homer, .263 ... Casey
Kotchman LAA 0-4 ... Jeff Clement SEA 2-4, walk, homer, .242
... Shin-Soo Choo SEA 4-5, 12th homer, .327 ... Tim Stauffer
SD 5.2 11 5 5 0 4, 4.76 ... seems he's earned a SEA trial, Cha Seung
Baek 7.0 7 3 3 0 8, 3.02 ... James Loney LAD 2-4, 8th
homer, .385 ... Joel Guzman LAD 2-5, .282 ... Andy LaRoche
LAD 2-4, .300 ... Carlos Quentin ARZ 1-4, .298
EASTERN (AA) -- Kevin Slowey MIN
9.0 2 4 4 2 5, 3.30 ... Trent Oeltjen MIN 4-5, 2 triples, 5 RBI &
2-5, .304 ... Alexi Casilla MIN, at shortstop, 2-3, walk, SB & 1-5
... Denard Span OF & leadoff MIN 4-5, 2 doubles & 1-5, .287
... Ryan Patterson TOR, 3rd game up in AA, 3-4, double ... Jacoby
Ellsbury BOS enjoying the jump to AA, 4-5, double, walk ... Shane
Youman PIT, at age 26 a breakout season, 7.0 4 1 1 2 6, 6-2, 1.55
... Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 2-4, .417 ... Eric Duncan
NYA 2-3, 2 doubles, .261
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Joey Votto 1B CIN,
1-4, 30th 2B, RBI, 2 K ... Homer Bailey CIN, W (4-0 @ AA), finally
gives up a run, 7 7 2 2 0 3, 0.75 ... Jerry Gil CF ARI, 2-4, 3B, 3
RBI, .264 ... Jose Garcia FLA, 7 4 3 0 3 5, 2.17 ... Michael
Coleman DH TB, 2-3, 10th HR, 4 RBI, .247 ... Yunel Escobar
SS ATL, 2-4, R, .286 ... Matt Harrison ATL, 7 5 0 0 0 3, 3.91 ...
Tim Dillard MIL, 8 9 3 1 1 4, 3.13 ... Eric Patterson
2B CHC, leading off tonight, 1-4, 30th and 31st SB, R, .280 ... Scott
Moore 3B CHC, in a little slump, 0-3, BB, K, .268 ... Juan Mateo
CHC, 5 5 3 3 0 5, 2.68
TEXAS (AA) -- Troy Tulowitzki COL
2-5, 2B, R, 2RBI, .291 ... Joseph Koshansky COL 2-4, R, 2RBI, BB,
.299 ... Kurt Suzuki OAK 0-2, 2R, 2BB, .302 ... Juan
Richardson STL 2-3, 2B, BB, .299 ... Blake Hawksworth STL 7.0
1 2 2 1 8, (W, 1-1), 4.91 ... Yung Chi Chen 2B SEA 1-4, HR(2), R, 2RBI,
.286 ... Robert Rohrbaugh SEA 7.0 7 3 3 4 2, L(1-1), 2.73 ...
Jose Arredondo LAA 5.0 8 4 4 1 3, W(2-0), 3.32 ... Adam
Eaton TEX 4.0 3 0 0 1 3, 1.42 (rehab) ...Terry Evans LAA 2-6,
HR (27th overall), 2R, 2RBI, .324 (doubleheader)... Hunter Pence
HOU 4-7, 2HR (22), 2R, 3RBI, .298 (doubleheader) ... J.R. House HOU 3-6,
2R, RBI, BB, .338 (doubleheader) ... Tim Hulett TEX 3-6, 2B, 3B,
3R, .500 ... Alex Gordon KC 0-4, 2BB, .295 ... Billy
Butler KC 0-5, 2K, .315
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- OF Matt Miller COL
3-4, .324 ... Sean Rodriguez LAA 1-4, 18th homer, .300 ... 3B
Brandon Burgess ARZ 2-5, 18th homer, .283 ... OF Chris Rahl
3-4, .336.
CAROLINA (A+) -- Luis Ramirez BAL 5.0 5
1 1 2 2 W ... Jonathan Felfoldi WAS 5.2 4 0 0 2 4 W ... Juan
Tejeda DH PIT 3-5, double, Home Run, 3 runs, 3RBI ... Rodney
Choy Foo 1B CLE 4-5, 2 doubles, Home Run, 2 runs, sb ... Neil
Sellers DH HOU 3-4, 2 doubles, run, 3RBI ... Jimmy Barthmaier
HOU 6.0 5 2 2 3 6
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Alcides Escobar
SS TOR 2-4 HR(2) 2R 3RBI, .251
Blake Dewitt 2B LA 2-5 double, R
2RBI, .274
Alberto Bastardo LA 6 4 2 1 1 11 W(3-5, 3.91)
Trevor Plouffe SS MIN 1-4 HR(2), .215
David Winfree
3B MIN 2-5 RBI, .243
Cory Patton LF TOR 2-5 R 2RBI SB(2), .264
Paul Janish SS CIN 3-5 double, 2R 2RBI, .251
Donald
Veal CHN 5 2/3 4 4 3 5 6 L(2-1, 1.20)
Victor Hall CF NYA 3-4
double, 2R SB(13), .312
Tim Moss 2B PHI 2-5 triple, 2R 2RBI,
.265
MIDWEST (A) -- teen backstop shows some pop
Bryan Anderson STL 23rd double, 3rd triple (.321) ... Kyle Blanks
SD 2-4, BB ... Joshua Johnson KC 2-4, 3rd triple (.268) ..
everyone's allowed an off night Jay Bruce CIN 0-4, 2 K's ...
Scott Taylor CHN 6 10 5 5 0 5 (3.35) ... better and better Justin
Upton ARZ 2-5, 18th double, 10th SB (.282) ... Wade Davis
TB 6 4 3 3 3 8 (3.02) ... walk, don't run Hainley Statia ANA 1-2,
2 BB's, but 13th CS (.306) ... Lucas French DET 8 6 2 2 1 5 (3.37)
... Cameron Maybin DET 1-5, 2 K's ... Oswaldo Sosa
MIN 4 2/3 6 6 6 3 3 (2.90) ... Luis Valbuena SEA 1-4
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Sergio Pedroza
LAD 0-3, RBI (75), 2 BB, .281 ... Travis Denker LAD 0-3, BB, .261
... Michael Bowden BOS (W, 7-4) 5 3 0 0 1 5, 3.25, 95/20 K/BB in
83 IP ... Mark Wagner BOS 2-4, 2B (25), RBI (39), .311 ...
Brandon Erbe BAL (L, 5-7) 5 4 4 4 1 9, 2.86, 104/27 K/BB in 85 IP ...
Brad Corley PIT 2-4, RBI (61), .293 ... Andrew McCutchen
PIT 0-3, BB, .277 ... Greg Golson PHI 1-5, SB (20), .220 ...
Angel Salome MIL 1-3, RBI (64), .308
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Graham
Taylor FLA & 2 other pitchers combine for a 1 HITTER & 1 BB, YET still
lose!!!!! - Taylor FLA 5 1 0 0 0 5 ... Jeff Gerbe DET
7 4 0 0 1 6 (W1-2) ... 2B Scott Sizemore DET 4-6, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR,
4 RBI
SS Joe Tucker DET 4-6, 1 R, 2 RBI ... LF Brandon
Timm DET 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
CF Brennan Boesch DET 3-6, 1
R, 1 3B, 2 RBI ... 3B Ron Bourquin DET 2-3, 3 R, 2 BB
C Jeff
Kunkel DET 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
LF Zach Daeges BOS 2-4,
1 2B, 2 RBI
3B Angel Gonzalez PIT 3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 CS ...
Jeff Moore BAL 6 2 0 0 0 6
RF Josh Hamilton TB 3-3, 1
R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, ... RF John Parraz HOU 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1
RBI, 1 BB
Cory Lapinski HOU 4 0 0 0 1 6 (W2-0) ... RF
Jonathan Sanchez 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 SB
LF Dustin
Martin NYN 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI
CF Joe Holden 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2
RBI
2B Mike Martinez WASH 2-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI ... RF
Francisco Guzman WASH 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... 3B Tim
O'Brien NYA 4-5, 4 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI 1 BB, 1 E ... 2B Russ Raley
NYA 4-5, 4 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
LF Brian Aragon NYA 4-6, 2 R 3 2B, 2
RBI
SS Mitch Hilligoss NYA 3-6, 1 R, 3 RBI ... 1B Kyle
Larsen NYA 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB ... RF Seth Fortenberry
NYY 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB ... C Jose Gil NYA 2-6, 1 R, 1 2B,
3 RBI ... RF Matt Wilkerson STL 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI.
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Jermaine
Mitchell OF OAK 3-5, 2r, .364 ... Greg Dowling 1b OAK 3-5, 2r,
double, 3 rbi, .244 ... Jacob Smith C OAK 3-4, r, double, 3 rbi,
.214 ... James Heuser P OAK 6.0 1 0 0 2 0, 4.20 w(3-3) ...
Nickolas Cadena 2b TEX 2-5, r, double, hr #2, 3 rbi, .313 ... Chad
Tracy C TEX 1-3, 2r, hr #5, 3rbi, 2 bb, .284 ... Michael
Ballard P TEX 5.0 5 1 0 0 0 3, 4.01 w(1-3) ... Emmanual Burriss
SS SF 2-3, 2 bb. .326 obp despite recent activity ... Robert Felmy
OF SF 3-5, 1r, 4th hr, 3rbi, .319 ... Cesar Valdez (3-3) 6.0
5 1 1 3 4, 2.50 ... Cyle Hankerd DH ARZ 1-3, 2 rbi, .343 he keeps
rollin'
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Desmond Jennings
OF TB 1-3 .327
Ryan Morse TB 6.1 3 0 0 1 9, ERA 3.18
Billy
Rowell 3B BAL 1-3 .333
Kieron Pope OF BAL 1-3 .301
Pedro Florimon Jr. SS BAL 1-4 .404
Joshua Morgan 1B
CHW 1-3, Double, 2bb, rbi .377
Matthew Inouye C CHW 1-5, Double
.361
Scott Madsen SS CHW 1-3 .343
Ronald Ramirez
SS HOU 2-4 .400
Scott Severino HOU (L 3-2) 4.0 8 7 7 1 2 ERA
3.75
Larry Williams OF ATL 2-5, Triple, rbi, .330
Willie
Cabrera 3-4, double(6), .355
Junior Contreras DH NYM 2-4,
.370
Jonathan Jaspe C TOR 0-4, .289
Travis Snider
3B TOR 1-3, .303
Greg Mullins NYM (W 4-0) 5.0 6 2 1 2 3 ERA 2.01
Daniel Valencia (MIN) 2-4, HR(1), 2rbi, 3runs, BA .364
Daryl Jones OF STL 1-5, HR(3), 3rbi
Brandon Buckman
1B STL 2-4 .329
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Joseph Dickerson CF
KC 4-5, HR(1), 3RBI ... Chris Carter 1b CWS 3-5, HR(10), 2b(7),
3RBI ... Kyle McCulloch CWS 4.0 6 8 2 2 1 ... Gerardo
Parra RF ARI 1-3, BB, SO, SB(8) ... Brett Reynolds ARI (W,1-2)
5.0 3 0 0 1 3 ... Bryan Morris LAD (L,0-1) 5.0 7 2 2 1 5 ...
Hector Gomez SS COL 1-3, RBI, BB, SO ... Chris Valaika
SS CIN 2-4, HR(2), 2RBI ... Drew Stubbs CF CIN 0-3, BB, SO ...
Cole Gillespie LF MIL 1-4, 2b(4), 2SO
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Preston
Mattingly LAD, 2-4, 6th double, 7th SB, 5th error, .377 ... 3B Justin
Jacobs FLO 3-4, homer, .257 ... catcher Jacob Long CIN 2-3,
walk, .365 ... forgettable pro debut for PHI 1st rounder Kyle
Drabek 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 ... Kyle Sleeth DET 4.0 3 0 0 1 4 ... CF
Gorkys Hernandez DET 2-5, double, walk, .377 ... Felix
Doubront BOS 6.0 1 0 0 0 5, 2.16
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- shortstop Wilberto
Ortiz LAA 3-4, double, .464 ... 1B Gerardo Avila SEA 3-4,
double, 5th homer, 5 RBI, .389 ... Andrew Lefave MIL 4-5, triple
Troop
Movements ... TOR - placed Ty Taubenheim on the 15-day DL, recalled
Vinnie Chulk ... MIL - placed Corey Koskie on the 15-day
DL, recalled Tony Gwynn Jr. ... WAS - purchased the contract of Kevin
Gryboski from Triple-A ... CHA - designated Cliff Politte
for assignment ... MIN - promoted Matt Garza to AAA, placed Shannon
Stewart in the 15-day DL, ... NYN - recalled Heath Bell,
optioned Henry Owens to AA ... ATL - placed John Thomson on the
15-day DL, recalled Peter Moylan from Triple-A ...
" ... Jeff Samardzija's
professional baseball career appears headed for Peoria ... expected to pitch for
the Boise Hawks Monday night and then report to the Chicago Cubs' Class A team
in Peoria ... Samardzija is expected to remain with the Peoria Chiefs
until he reports back to the ND football team in late July or early August. ...
a fifth-round selection of the Cubs in June's baseball draft. The Valparaiso
product has an 0-1 record with a 3.21 ERA in four starts for Boise. In 14
innings pitched, Samardzija has 15 strikeouts and four walks." (South Bend
Tribune)
" ... The Minnesota Twins have
reinforcements on the way for Rochester. RHP Matt Garza, the Twins
first-round pick in the 2005 draft, was promoted from Double-A New Britain
Thursday ... currently ranks 3rd in the entire Minor Leagues in strikeouts
with 121 and is a combined 11-3 between Single-A Ft. Myers and Double-A New
Britain." (International League)
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall, with
a review of his pre-season prospect lists for the Dodgers and Rangers :
" ... 1) Eric Hurley
... RHP, Grade B+ 5-5, 3.87 in 17 starts for Class A Bakersfield, 100/30
K/BB in 95 innings, 85 hits allowed. Doing well, quite overpowering at times,
still sharpening up his command within the strike zone."
" ... 3) John Danks ...
4.23 in 17 starts between Oklahoma and Double-A Frisco, 101/32 K/BB in 89
innings. Still erratic but very promising."
" ... 2) Joel Guzman
... .281/.341/.442 in 70 games for Vegas, 9 homers in 260 at-bats. Doing
OK but I thought he was poised for a breakout, and I am starting to have doubts
about how he is going to develop."
" ... 3) Andy LaRoche
... .309/.419/.483 in 62 games for Double-A Jacksonville, .279/.367/.512
in 11 games for Vegas. Still looks good to me."
" ... 7) Blake DeWitt
... .269/.348/.427 with 12 homers for Vero Beach, 40/63 BB/K in 342
at-bats. I like his BB/K mark, and I think he will break out in 2007."
15 July, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Franklin Gutierrez CLE 2-4, 2B, 2 R, BB,
.287
Ryan Garko CLE 2-4, 14th HR, R, 3 RBI, BB, .257
Andy
Marte CLE 2-4, 2 RBI, .278
Ben Francisco CLE 1-3, 2B, R,
BB, .277
rehab, Rondell White MIN 1-4, R, .255
Boof
Bonser MIN 5 7 5 5 3 5, 3.08
Ryan Roberts TOR 0-0, HBP, .258
Jerry Owens CHA 2-2, 2B, 2 RBI, .252
Ryan Sweeney
CHA 1-3, 3 R, 2 BB, .281
Josh Fields CHA 2-4, R, Sac, .328
Casey Rogowski CHA 2-4, 6th HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, .273
Humberto
Sanchez DET 4-2/3 7 6 6 4 4, 3.19
Val Majewski BAL 2-3,
2B, R, BB, SB, .223
Hayden Penn BAL 4 5 3 3 2 3, 2.10
Adam
Boeve PIT 2-5, 2B, 4th HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, .270
Oliver Perez
PIT 5-2/3 2 3 3 2 4, 4.58
Dustin Pedroia BOS 2-4, 3rd HR, R, 2
RBI, BB, .297
David Murphy BOS 1-4, 5th HR, R, RBI, BB, .298
Lenny DiNardo BOS 0 3 4 4 1 0, infinite
Chris Roberson
PHI 3-5, 2 R, .318
Josh Kroeger PHI 2-5, 5th HR, 3 R, RBI, .244
Michael Bourn PHI 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, SB, .406
Gavin
Floyd PHI 7 4 0 0 1 6, 4.56
Carlos Pena NYA 2-5, 2 2B, R,
3 RBI, .251
Sean Henn NYA 1 2 2 2 2 2, 4.50
rehab, Aaron
Small NYA 3-2/3 11 6 6 1 1, 6.75
Elijah Dukes TB 4-5, 9th
HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, SB, .295
Shawn Riggans TB 2-5, RBI, .286
Wes Bankston TB 3-5, R, 3 RBI, .500
Ben Zobrist TB
2-5, 2 R, RBI, BB, .500
Brian Stokes TB 5 2 3 3 2 2, 3.44
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Brandon Backe
HOU 7.0 7 4 4 6 3, 5.31 ... Justin Huber KC 2-3 ... Casey
Kotchman LAA 0-2 ... Dallas McPherson LAA 1-4 ... George
Kottaras SD 1-3, walk ... Jeff Clement SEA 1-4, double ...
Dustin Nippert ARZ, 10-4, but 5.23, 5.2 9 5 5 2 7 ... Carlos
Quentin ARZ 1-2, 2 walks, .299
EASTERN (AA) -- 3B Brian Buscher
SF 3-4, double, homer, 5 RBI & 1-3, double, walk, .282 ... 1B Gary
Burnham PHI 3-4, 2 homers, .327 ... Kory Casto WAS 3-4, walk,
4th SB, .296 ... Errol Simonitsch MIN 8.0 6 3 0 2 5, 3.81 ... 1B
Doug Deeds MIN 4-5, double, homer, .295 ... Matt Moses
MIN 2-4, 2 doubles (10), .241 ... now at shortstop Alexi Casilla
MIN, debut in AA, 3-5
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Joey Votto 1B CIN,
still leading SL in AVG., HR, RBI, 1-4, .323 ... Lance Broadway
CHW, 7 5 0 0 1 4, 2.75 ... Chen Lung Hu SS LAD, 4-5, HR,
2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, .268 ... Scott Elbert LAD, a little wild but still
dirty, 6 1 0 0 5 6, 0.82 ... Mark Alexander LAD, 22nd save, 1 0 0
0 0 1, 0.66 ... Jason Cromer TB, 6 3 0 0 1 5, 1.06 ... Anthony
Lerew ATL, 7 3 1 0 2 5, 2.00 ... Yovani Gallardo MIL, 6 5 3
2 2 4, 0.73 ... Chris Shaver CHC, 5 4 2 2 2 7, 2.27 ... Mark
Reynolds 2B/LF ARI, 1-2, 2 BB, .444
TEXAS (AA) -- Brandon Wood SS LAA
1-3, 2B(34), 2R, BB, .292 ... Terry Evans OF LAA 0-4, 2K, .315 ...
Hunter Pence OF HOU 1-3, 2B, 2R, BB, .292 ... J.R. House C
HOU 2-4, RBI, .335 ... Jonathan Ash 2B HOU 2-4, 2B, HR(1), R, RBI,
.321 ... Nate Gold TEX 1B 1-4, HR(17), R, 3RBI, .291 ... Kurt
Suzuki C OAK 3-5, 2R, RBI, .304 ... Brant Colamarino 1B OAK
3-4, 3B, 2R, 2RBI, BB, .297 ... Matt Tuiasosopo 3B SEA 0-4, K,
.203 ... Michael Wilson OF SEA 2-4, HR(13TH overall), R, RBI, .372
... Travis Chick SEA 7.0 4 2 2 3 5, (W in San Antonio debut after
being traded for Eddie Guardado), 2.84 ... Troy Tulowitzki SS COL
3-5, R, RBI, BB, .290 ... Joseph Koshansky 1B COL 2-5, HR(23), R,
3 RBI, .297 ... Ian Stewart 3B COL 2-5, 2B, 2R, .275 ... Alex
Gordon 3B KC 1-5, R, .299 ... Billy Butler OF KC 2-4,
HR(12), R, 4RBI, .319 ... Neal Musser KC 6.1 3 3 3 5 6, 3.47
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- catcher Michael Collins
LAA 3-4, .302 ... Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 1-2, 15th homer, 2 walks,
.315 ... OF Ben Harrison TEX 0-1, 4 walks, .297 ... Evan
Longoria TB 1-4, .346 ... Reid Brignac TB DNP (promoted?)
CAROLINA (A+) -- Lucas Harrell CHA 6.0
5 2 2 2 5 ... Joey Devine ATL 3.0 1 0 0 0 5 ... Andrew
Dobies BOS 5.0 5 2 1 1 6 W ... Troy Patton HOU 6.0 5 2 2 1 6 W
Patton has really turned it up a notch after having a slow start to the season
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Philip Humber NYN
6 3 2 0 2 2 ND, 3.86
Blake Dewitt 2B LA 2-3 2HR(14) 4RBI, .272
Drew Locke LF LA 2-4, .263
Matt Megrew LA 3 2/3 6
4 4 4 4 1 ND, 2.75
Drew Anderson LF CIN 3-4 2R RBI, .300
Paul Janish SS CIN 2-4 double, R RBI, .244
JT Restko LF FLO
2-4 triple, R, .229
Tim Moss 2B PHI 3-4 double, R, .258
Chase Wright NYA 6 1/3 8 3 2 1 2 L(5-2, 2.39)
Anthony
Swarzak MIN 7 2 0 0 3 8 W(5-6, 3.82)
MIDWEST (A) -- Jay Bruce and Justin
Upton rained out.... Alex Smit MIN 5 1 0 0 2 6 (4.00) ...
Paul Kelly MIN 1-4, BB, K ... turns 23 Labor Day, so promote him
already Stephen Marek ANA 7 6 1 1 0 9 (W, 10-2, 1.96) ... Luis
Valbuena SEA 0-3, K (.279) ... Mitch Atkins CHN 6 4 2 2 1 5
(W, 8-3, 2.74) ... Kyle Blanks SD 1-2, 2 BB's, K (.282) ...
Carlos Rosa KC 5 3 2 1 4 3 (L, 6-6, 2.96) ... Jeff Baisley
OAK 15th HR (.309) ... bit of a clunker for the teen Jacob McGee
TB 4 4 5 3 4 4 (2.70) ... Cameron Maybin DET 13th & 14th doubles
(.323)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Austin Jackson
NYA 0-3, BB, .260 ... Jose Tabata NYA 1-4, RBI (51), .314 ...
Elvis Andrus ATL 1-5, .264 ... Clay Buchholz BOS (W,
5-4) 5 2 1 1 1 5, 3.03 ... Dexter Fowler COL 0-2, 2 BB, SB (28),
.308 ... Chris Nelson COL 0-4, .257 ... Sergio Pedroza
LAD 1-2, 2 BB, .283 ... Travis Denker LAD 0-4, .271 ... Jon
Niese NYN (L, 8-6) 6 7 7 7 1 2, 3.87 ... Brad Corley PIT
3-5, HR (11), RBI (60), .291 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT 3-5, HR
(10), 3 RBI (48), .279 ... Greg Golson PHI 0-4, SB (19), .220 ...
Jeremy Slayden PHI 3-4, .300 ... Lorenzo Cain MIL
2-5, 2B (19), HR (4), 4 RBI (37), .293 ... Mat Gamel MIL 3-4, 2
RBI (54), .280
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- LF Ben
Zeskind TOR 2-2, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 BB ... 2B Scott Campbell TOR
2-5, 2 R, ... C Brandon Snyder BAL 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... 3B
Rob Marconi BAL 2-3 1 R 1 3B 1 RBI ... SS Jed Stephens
BAL 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI ... C Francisco Cervilli NYA 3-3, 1 2B,
1 BB, 2 E ... 1B Kyle Larsen NYA 3-5, 1 RBI ... SS Mitch
Hilligoss NYA 2-5 2 R ... DH Tim O'Brien NYA 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI
... CF Wilkins De La Rosa NYA 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB ... SS Scott
Sizemore DET 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... SS Jason Donald PHI
2-4, 1 R ... C Augutin German WASH 1-1, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... 2B
Jonathan Schemmel NYN 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI 1 BB 1 SB ... 3B Luis
Eigsti NYN 2-4, 1 RBI ... 2B Greg Picart PIT 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1
RBI ... 1B Spike McDougall FLA 3-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 SB
... CF Maiko Loyola TB 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB ... DH Dustin
Realini CLE 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB ... Ryan Khoury BOS
2-3, 1 R, 3 RBI ... Adam Ottavino STL, 2006 1st rounder, first runs
allowed (5th game), 5.0 8 4 4 1 3, 1.46
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Jose Pina P
CHC 5.0 1 2 1 2 3 2.10 ... John Papelbon P CHC w 3-0 in relief,
3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 (17 ip) ... Nickolas Cadena 3b TEX 3-4, 3r, 2
doubles, rbi, 2bb, .306, sb nice all around day ... Chad Tracy C
TEX 2-5 , 3r, 3rbi, 4th hr, bb, .278 ... Thomas Berkery SS TEX
2-4, 2r , bb, rbi, .300, e #7 ... Kevin Pucetas P SF 6.0 1 0 0 1
8, 1 hit batter
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Baltimore 2006 1st
round draft pick 3B Billy Rowell DHd in first action 1-3, 1 walk
Pedro
Florimon Jr. SS 1-2, 2bb, 2runs, .415
Willie Cabrera OF ATL
1-3 .337
Larry Williams OF ATL 1-3, .326
David
Wabick 1B NYM 2-4
Sean Land MIN (W 1-0) 6.0 4 0 0 2 5 ERA
1.71
Jarad Head DH CLE 2-4, 2HR, 7rbi
Ronald Ramirez
SS HOU 2-4, double .394
Jonathon Jaspe C TOR 2-5, solo HR(3),
.306
Travis Snider OF TOR 3-4, .302
Daryl Jones
1-4, BB .229
Brandon Buckman 1B STL 2-5, rbi .319
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Ryan Mount SS LAA
2-4 ... Kurt Mertins 3b KC 2-4 (.435) 2R, 3b(2) ... Chris
Carter DH CWS 3-3, 2b(6), 2RBI ... Andrew Fie 3b ARI 1-4,
HR(3) ... Jay Cox RF COL 3-4, 2b(3) ... Cole Gillespie
CF MIL 1-3, HR(1) ... Drew Stubbs CIN DNP
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Jon Owings OF ATL
1-3, 2 walks, 2nd SB, .368 ... Preston Mattingly LAD 2-3, walk,
6th SB, .369 ... CF Stephen Englund WAS 1-3 & 3-4, .357 ... Ben
Saylor 1B NYN 1-3, double & 2-4, grand slam, 5 RBI, .294 ... catcher
Jonathan Egan BOS 3-4, 2 doubles, .312 ... shortstop Kristopher
Negron BOS 3-5, triple, .303 ... PIT's top 2006 pick (4th overall),
Brad Lincoln 4.0 3 1 0 1 5 (beginning his pro career with 7 2/3s
shutout frames) ... 3B Jared Keel PIT 3-4, double, homer, .437 ...
Jarrod Freeman PHI 5.0 0 0 0 0 3, 1.53
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- what league we in again? Ben
Sheets vs Dewon Brazelton ... Sheets 4.1 5 5 5 2 8, Brazelton
2.0 1 2 0 2 2 ... Jeremy Jeffress MIL, 2006 1st rounder, 2.2 0 0 0
2 3 ... in just his 2nd pro game, Andrew Lefave MIL (undrafted FA,
I believe) 5-5 ... shortstop Ryan Barba MIL 3-5, double, triple,
.455 ... Dallas Braden OAK, on the comeback trail, 4.0 1 0 0 2 6
Troop Movements ... PHI - activated Mike Lieberthal from the 15-day
DL, optioned Chris Roberson to Triple-A ... PIT - activated Victor
Santos from the 15-day DL ... SEA - purchased the contracts of Adam
Jones, Greg Dobbs from Triple-A, designated Jeff
Harris for assignment. ... BAL - optioned Daniel Cabrera to Triple-A, optioned
Sendy Rleal to
Triple-A, recalled Adam Loewen, Eddy Rodriguez ...
CIN - placed Matt Belisle on the 15-day disabled, optioned William
Bergolla to Triple-A, designated Esteban Yan
for assignment, claimed Brandon Watson off waivers from WAS and
optioned him to Triple-A ... LAA - placed Kelvim Escobar
on the 15-day DL, recalled Howie Kendrick from Triple-A ... KC -
returned Chris Booker, a Rule 5 pick, to WAS ... CHN - placed Mark
Prior on the 15-day DL, recalled Ryan Theriot from
Triple-A ... WAS - designated Marlon Byrd for assignment, signed
Luis Matos, placed John Patterson on the 15-day DL,
purchased the contract of Roy Corcoran from Triple-A... NYA - signed Sidney Ponson, optioned
Kevin Thompson to Triple-A ... TB - activated Ruddy Lugo
from the 15-day DL ... LAD - activated Ricky Ledee from the 60-day
DL, optioned Matt Kemp to Triple-A ... SF - recalled Todd
Linden from Triple-A, optioned Jason Ellison to Triple-A ... ARZ -
Stephen Drew expected to be called up to fill in for the injured Craig
Counsell ...
Baseball
America makes its picks as the best at each level with Howie Kendrick
LAA the choice as tops in Triple-A down to Jay Bruce CIN as No. 1 in
Low-A Ball :
" ... Kendrick earned his first big
league promotion in April, but hit just .115 over his first 26 at-bats, earning
a ticket back to Salt Lake. He had no such trouble upon his return to the
minors, as he proceeded to hit .369 for Salt Lake, raising his career mark to
.361 over 1,472 minor league at-bats. Kendrick, 23, was leading all players at
the Triple-A level with a .627 slugging percentage, the product of 43 extra-base
hits."
" ... Low Class A is loaded this season with
five outfielders drafted in the first round out of high school in 2005. While
all of them are at least holding their own, none is performing as well as Dayton
outfielder Jay Bruce. The 12th overall pick is not just lighting up the Midwest
League leader board, but the minor league leader board as well. The 19-year-old
leads the minors in doubles as well as extra-base hits."
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall,
checks in on his pre-season CLE Top 20 with comments on his picks a half-season
later :
" ... 6) Ryan Garko ...
.256/.360/.446 for Buffalo, 13 homers. He is capable of better and I think a
breakthrough is possible next year."
" ... 7) Trevor Crowe ...
.328/.442/.466 with 31 steals in 64 games between Class A Lake County, Class A
Kinston, and Double-A Akron. Lots of speed, gap power, high OBP. A very fine
player."
" ... 11) Chuck Lofgren ... 1.95 in 16
starts for Kinston, 81/33 K/BB in 88 innings, 63 hits and just ONE homer
allowed. Look for him to jump up the lists quickly this fall."
Zach Chalifour, TheRotoTimes, with some notes from the Futures Game :
" ... Josh Fields ...
simply continues to hit, but with Joe Crede doing the same, chances remain high
that Fields may make a permanent switch to an outfield position. His solid
performance on the national stage could make Fields even more appealing for the
White Sox to dangle as trade bait."
" ... Wladimir Balentien ... another
prospect with a ton of power but little plate discipline. He's having another
strong year at Double-A San Antonio and may see some time with the Mariners next
season."
" ... Joe Koshansky continues to
mash As your typical prospect with a ton of power who doesn't hit for average
and strikes out a lot, the 24-year-old Koshansky has had an excellent season for
Double-A Tulsa to follow up on his 2005 season, in which he hit a combined 38
home runs between Tulsa and Low-A Asheville. With already 20 dingers on the year
at Tulsa, Koshansky could become a major threat to opposing pitching if he ever
makes it to Coors Field."
14 July, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Franklin Gutierrez CLE 0-4, .283
Andy Marte
CLE 2-3, .275
Peter Moylan ATL 1-2/3 3 0 0 2 3, 5.89
Alex Romero MIN 2-4, R, 2 RBI & 1-3, .197
rehab, Rondell
White MIN 2-4, 2 R, RBI & 1-3, R, .256
John Hattig TOR
2-5, 2B, R, RBI, .277
Jason Phillips TOR 2-4, R, RBI, BB, .263
Dustin McGowan TOR 7 5 1 1 2 2, 4.32
Jordan Tata DET
6 6 4 4 1 4, 3.57
Mike Burns CIN 1-1/3, 0 0 0 0 1, 1.25
Val
Majewski BAL 1-3 & 0-1, 2 BB, .216
Craig Stansberry PIT
3-4, 2B, .364
rehab, Wily Mo Pena BOS 1-3, BB, .258
Chris
Roberson PHI 1-4, R, .312
Steven White NYA 5-2/3 6 3 2 0 6,
3.56
Shawn Riggans TB 2-4, R, 3 RBI, .284
Wes
Bankston TB 1-3, R, BB, .333
Ben Zobrist TB 1-1, 2 RBI,
1.000
Chris Seddon TB 6 7 4 4 1 5, 4.81
Evan MacLane
NYN 5-1/3 9 4 4 1 3, 3.47
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Ubaldo Jimenez
COL 6.0 4 4 4 3 5, 6.00 ... OF Ryan Spilborghs COL 3-5,
double, 2 homers, .320 ... catcher Chris Iannetta COL 3-4,
.439 ... Angel Guzman CHN 6.0 5 2 1 2 6, 4.28 ... Felix
Pie CHN 3-5, 8th SB, .261 ... Joe Saunders LAA 6.0 4 3 3 3 6,
2.50 ... Casey Kotchman LAA, finally suiting up again, 0-1 ...
Cesar Jimenez SEA 4.1 10 7 7 0 5, 4.07 ... George Kottaras
SD, nice AAA debut, 2-4, double, homer ... Micah Owings ARZ 5.0 6
5 4 3 2, 4.24 (2-3, .381) ... Chris Carter 1B ARZ 3-5, 19th
double, 15th homer, 5 RBI, .307
EASTERN (AA) -- Nate
Schierholtz RF SF 2-3, 2R, HR, BB ... Jacoby Ellsbury CF BOS
1-4, RBI, BB, SB, k ... Tim Raines CF WAS 2-4, R, k ... Kory
Casto LF WAS 2-4, R, 2B ... Brent Clevlen RF DET 3-5, HR,
3RBI, 2k ... Adam Haley 2B DET 4-5, R ... Adam Lind
LF TOR 2-4, 2B, 2RBI ... Trent Oeltjen CF MIN 1-2, 2R, 2B, 2BB ...
Eric Duncan 1B NYY 1-4, 2B ... Trevor Crowe CF CLE
1-5 ... Brad Snyder RF CLE 2-4, 2R, 2B ... Ryan Goleski
LF CLE 3-3, R, 2 2B, 2RBI, BB ... Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B CLE 1-4, 2k
(falling to .415) ... Adam Miller CLE 5 4 0 0 2 3
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Noochie Varner
3B CIN, 1-4, 9th HR, RBI, .291...Adam Russell CHW, 3 1 0 0 2 3,
1st start @ AA, 2.66 (season)...Tydus Meadows LF LAD, 3-5, HR, 5
RBI, .287...Miguel Montero C ARI, 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K,
.269...making the transition -- Mark Reynolds LF/3B ARI, 2-4, 2nd
HR in two games @ AA, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, .429...Mark Alexander LAD, 1
0 0 0 0 2, 21st save, 0.68...Elliot Johnson 2B TB, 2-3, 9th 3B,
14th CS, .304...Andrew Sonnanstine TB W (9-6), 7 6 2 2 2 11,
2.99...Brandon Jones LF ATL, 3-3, 2B, RBI, .303...Ryan
Braun 3B MIL, 2-4, 2 2B, .279...Jorge De La Rosa, 6.1 5 1 0 1 5,
1.89...Jack Cassell SD, 2nd start since demotion, 7 2 1 1 2 8,
1.89
TEXAS (AA) -- Travis Buck
OF OAK 2-4, 2B, 2R, BB, .302 ... Kurt Suzuki C OAK 2-4, 2B, HR(7),
R, 4RBI, CS, .299 ... Josh Anderson OF HOU 2-5, 2 2B, R, SB(29),
.309 ... Hunter Pence OF HOU 2-5, RB1, .292 ... Paul
Estrada HOU 1.0 1 0 0 1 1, 3.22 ... Chance Douglass HOU 5.2 7
2 2 3 3, L(6-3), 3.09 ... Juan Richardson 1B STL 1-3, BB, .299 ...
Amaury Marti OF STL 1-3, R, BB, .333 ... Alex Gordon
3B KC 2-3, RBI, .301 ... Billy Butler OF KC 0-4, .317 ... Zack
Greinke KC 5+ 5 4 4 3 4, L(3-2), 5.67 ... Brandon Wood SS
LAA 1-2, 2B, 2R, 3BB, SB(14), .291... Terry Evans OF LAA 3-5, 2B,
2R, 2RBI, .327 ... Wladimir Balentien OF SEA 2-5, HR(15), 2R,
2RBI, .258 ... Matt Tuiasosopo 3B SEA 1-3, 2B, R, RBI, .214 ...
Michael Wilson OF SEA 2-3, .365 ... Troy Tulowitzki SS
COL 1-4, 3E(20), .284 ... Joseph Koshansky 1B COL 0-3, 2BB, .295
... Ian Stewart 3B COL 1-5, HR(7), R, 2RBI, .273 ... Jordan
Czarniecki OF COL 3-4, R, BB, .281 ... Thomas Diamond TEX
5.1 6 2 2 3 3, W(9-4), 3.90 ... Nate Gold TEX 1B 4-6, 3HR(16), 4R,
6 RBI, .292 ... Tim Hulett TEX 2B 4-6, 3R, RBI, .667 (AA debut)
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- there go those TB
kids again, Reid Brignac 2-5, 23rd double, 18th homer, .321
& Evan Longoria 2-5, double, 5th homer, .354 ... Greg
Reynolds COL, 2nd overall pick, 2006, 3.0 6 5 5 1 6 ... Eric
Hurley TEX 4.0 8 6 6 3 5, 3.87 ... Mike Stodolka KC 4-4, 2
doubles, .306 ... Sean Rodriguez LAA 2-4, 20th double, 17th homer,
.301
CAROLINA (A+) -- Kala Kaaihue 1B ATL
3-5, Home Run, 2 runs, 2RBI ... Jacob Duncan RF BAL 4-5, double,
Home Run, 2 runs, 3RBI ... Brian Barton LF CLE 2-4, Home Run, 3RBI
... Chuck Lofgren CLE 6.0 7 3 3 2 3 W(12) ... Derek
Hankins PIT 7.0 2 0 0 1 5 ... Collin Balester WAS 6.0 6 1 1 1
3
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Mike Carp
1B NYN 2-4 HR(7) double, 2R 3RBI, .275
Jose Sanchez NYN 7 6 1 0
0 1 W(9-5, 3.40)
Ryan Harvey RF CHN 2-4 2HR(10), .214
Jakob
Marceaux FLO 5 3 2 1 1 3 ND, 3.88
Jeff Frazier LF DET 2-4
R, .235
MIDWEST (A) -- Chi-Hung Cheng TOR 5 5 3
3 3 4 (3.39) ... Kyle Blanks SD 3-4, 20th double .. Daryl
Jones SD 1-2, BB, K (.254) ... perfect night Cameron Maybin
DET 1-1, 4th HR, 3 BB's, 2 steals (19) ... Jay Bruce CIN 1-3, 2
BB's, 13th SB ... nearly perfect night Justin Upton ARZ 1-1,
double, 3 BB's ... Jared Lansford OAK 7 3 0 0 3 2 (3.43) ...
Joshua Johnson KC 1-2, 2 more BB's for the league leader in
selectivity ... Paul Kelly MIN 3-4 (.275) ... Jose
Escalona SEA 5 6 2 2 1 6 (3.94) ... sleeper is indeed sleeping Michael
Saunders SEA 0-5, K (.222) .. Mark Reed CHN 0-4, BB, 2 K's
... Zach Phillips TEX 5 3 1 1 2 8 (5.08) .. numbers keep improving
Hainley Statia ANA 2-3, BB, 16th SB (.309)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Austin Jackson
NYA 2-5, .262 ... Jose Tabata NYA 0-2, BB, .314 ... Elvis
Andrus ATL 1-4, RBI (41), .265 ... Eric Campbell ATL 0-3,
.286 ... Max Ramirez ATL 1-3, HR (9), 2 RBI (34), .278 ...
Dexter Fowler COL 1-4, 2B (17), RBI (23), .311 ... Chris
Nelson COL 0-5, .260 ... Sergio Pedroza LAD 1-5, HR (21 - SAL
leader), RBI (74 - SAL leader), .282 ... Travis Denker LAD 2-4, 2B
(4), BB, .284 ... Chris Volstad FLA (W, 9-7) 5 5 1 0 0 1, 3.57 ...
John Drennen CLE 4-4, SB (6), .332 ... Andrew McCutchen
PIT 3-4, .275 ... Shairon Martis SF (W, 5-4) 6 3 4 4 2 3, 3.95 ...
Chorye Spoone BAL (L, 5-6) 7 6 2 2 2 6, 2.92 ... Carlos
Carrasco PHI (W, 7-5) 6 4 1 1 3 7, 2.59 ... Greg Golson PHI
2-5, 3B (4), 2 RBI (29), .223 ... Jeremy Slayden PHI 2-3, 3B (2),
HR (5), RBI (42), BB, .292 ... Angel Salome MIL 2-4, BB, .308
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- DH Tim
O'Brien NYA 3-3
RF Seth Fortenberry NYA 4-9, 2 R, 2 2B, 2
RBI
SS Mitch Hilligoss NYA 3-7, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI
1B Kevin
Smith NYA 3-4 1 R 1 2B 2 RBI
DH Kyle Larsen NYA 2-5, 3 R,
1 2B, 3 BB
RF Brandon Timm DET 2-4, 1 RBI
3B Ron
Bourquin DET 2-5, 1 RBI 1 SB
C Pat Nichols WASH 1-3, 1 2B, 1
RBI
SS Josh Rodriguez CLE 3-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E ... 3B
Rob Goedert CLE 3-6, 2 R, 1 RBI
SS Jonathan Diaz TOR
1-4, 2 R ... DH Matt Luizza TOR 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR 4 RBI ... RF
Dustin Martin NYN 1-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB 1 SB
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Matthew
Selentic rf OAK 3-4 .351 ... Tyler Colvin OF CHC 2-4, double,
hr 3 rbi ... Matt Camp OF CHC 2-3, double, run, sf, 2 rbi (14 &
15th from the lead off spot), of assist(cf 2 3b) ... Billy Petrick
P nd, 5.0 7 1 1 2 7, 2.10 ... Chris Minaker 2b SEA 1-4, 1r, hr, 2
rbi ... Ricky Orta P SEA w 2-0, 5.0 4 1 1 0 5, 4.15 ...
Emmanual Burriss ss SF 4-5, 2r, double, rbi, .235, 3 sb for 9,10 &
11th ... Adam Cowart SF, finally gave up a run, 4-0, 6.0 5 1 1 0
4, 0.33 ... Craig Cooper 1b SD 3-4, 1r, 2nd hr, 2 rbi, .350 ...
Mike Antonelli 3b SD 1-4 .286 ... Andrew Underwood P SD
4.2 5 0 0 1 3 2.30
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Ronald Ramirez
SS HOU 2-5 HR(2) 2rbi .387
Travis Snider 3B TOR 0-3 .271
Daryl Jones OF STL 0-3 .226
Brandon Buckman 1B STL
1-4, Double(5), .313
Blake King STL, fronts a one-hitter,
(W 1-0) 6.0 0 0 0 3 9 ERA 1.33
Jose Castillo MIN 5.0 1 1 1 4 3
ERA 2.84
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Cole Gillespie
LF MIL 3-5, 2b(3), R, RBI, SB(2) ... Josh Bell 3b LAD 0-3, R,
2RBI, BB, 2SO ... Steven Johnson LAD 6.0 10 5 5 1 3 ... Kurt
Mertins DH KC 2-6, 3R, 3b(1) ... Shawn Hayes 3b KC 2-3,
2b(1), 3b(1), 4 RBI ... Hector Gomez SS COL 2-5 ... Jay
Cox LF COL 2-4, SB(3) ... Drew Stubbs CF CIN 0-4 (0.230), SO
... Sean O'Sullivan 4.0 2 2 0 0 3, 0.56
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- CF Joe Benson
MIN 2-3 & 1-3, double, .351 ... Chris Parmelee OF MIN 1-3,
double & 2-2, double, .295 ... LAD SS Francisco Lizarraga 3-4, 2
doubles, .340 ... Jon Owings OF ATL 2-5, 2 doubles, .371
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- 2B Marcos Luis OAK
4-5, .345 ... Tomo Ohka MIL, rehab, 3.0 7 4 2 0 0 ... fading after
a quick start, Hank Conger LAA 0-3, .319 ... Brian
Nelson TEX, down a level, 3-4, walk ... just 12 games, Matthew
Klimas catcher SF 2-2, .480
Troop Movements ... MIN - placed outfielder Lew Ford on the 15-day
DL, purchased the contract of Jason Tyner, recalled Scott
Baker from Triple-A ... activated Milton Bradley from
the 15-day DL, optioned Dan Johnson to AAA ... SD - activated
Doug Brocail from the 15-day DL, optioned Scott Cassidy
to Triple-A ... HOU - placed Morgan Ensberg on the 15-day DL,
recalled Luke Scott from Triple-A ... BAL - activated Chris
Gomez from the 60-day DL ... PIT - optioned Jonah Bayliss
to Triple-A ... CIN - recalled Chris Denorfia, William
Bergolla from Triple-A ... BOS - purchased the contract of Craig
Breslow from Triple-A ... WAS - acquired Felipe Lopez,
Austin Kearns and Ryan Wagner from the Reds for Gary
Majewski, Bill Bray, Royce Clayton,
Brendan Harris and Daryl Thompson ... SEA - sent
Luis Oliveros outright to Single-A, optioned Shin-Soo Choo to
Triple-A, recalled Greg Dobbs and Adam Jones ... CLE -
activated Casey Blake from the 15-day DL, optioned Franklin
Gutierrez to Triple-A ... TEX - recalled Freddy Guzman from
Triple-A ...
Matthew
Pouliot, RotoWorld.com, offers his mid-season Top 150, with some interesting
movement up and down the chart : (all the
Top 100s) Delmon Young, Brandon Wood, Alex Gordon
1-2-3.
" ... 6. Philip Hughes
... baseballs top pitching prospect right now. The 2004 first-round pick
has yet to stumble while being pushed aggressively by the Yankees, establishing
himself as one of the Eastern Leagues best pitchers even before he turned 20
last month. Hughes throws 91-94 mph with movement and his curveball has come a
long way, turning his slider into an afterthought at times. He also has a
changeup that projects as a major league pitch. The total package could make him
a No. 1 starter in time ... he should have a rotation spot in New York as
soon as next May or June."
" ... 20. Jason Hirsh
... isnt quite as much of a flamethrower as his 6-foot-8, 250-pound frame
would seem to suggest, but he does work in the 91-95 mph range. His hard slider
is a strikeout pitch, and while its not up to the standards of his other
weapons, his changeup has become more than just a show-me offering this year. If
the Astros have a need, they could try him in relief during the final two
months. Hell go into the rotation next year, and he could be a No. 3 starter by
2008."
" ... 27. Ian Stewart
... has still only excelled at low Single-A Asheville in 2004 and he was playing
in a park very well suited for left-handed hitters. He hit .274/.353/.497 at
Single-A Modesto last year and his production has slipped further this year.
Also, concerns about his ability to stay at third base have increased. ...
has the potential to be a .280-.290 hitter good for 30 homers per year. His
stock is down a bit, however. "
" ... 38. Hunter Pence
... A 6-foot-5 right-handed hitter, Pence displays an impressive power
stroke that has also allowed him to hit for average in the minors. He has been
old for his leagues, which is a problem. Hes also not particularly athletic,
something that figures to limit him to left field in the majors. Theres little
chance that Pence will become a star, but he should be a rock-solid regular
beginning in 2007."
" ... 64. Andrew McCutchen
... hasnt been able to match the numbers of Maybin and Bruce, the two
high school outfielders drafted around him last year, but he has experienced
modest success as an 18-year-old in full-season ball. McCutchen is a pure center
fielder with leadoff potential. He could be good for 15 homers and 30 steals per
year in the majors. Expect him to begin showing better on-base skills next
season."
Andrew Miller DET gets another addition for his trophy case :
" ... Roger Clemens Award ...
Miller won the award over right-handers Eddie Degerman of Rice, Tim Lincecum of
the University of Washington and Brad Lincoln of the University of Houston ...
For Miller, this last month has been a whirlwind. First of all, North Carolina
played in the College World Series finals. Then, the Detroit Tigers selected
Miller No. 6 overall in this season's First-Year Player Draft. Now this. "It's a
huge honor to even make the finals," said Miller, who finished his junior season
with a 13-2 record, a 2.11 ERA and 119 strikeouts. "I'm just happy to be here."
(MLB.com)
A new third baseman could be among the changes in Cleveland :
" ... The Indians' next move
will probably be the promotion of third baseman Andy Marte from Buffalo.
Marte could join the Indians by Aug. 1, if not sooner. Aaron Boone, the Tribe's
starter at third for the last two years, will be traded or assume a utility role
to make room ... The Indians traded Coco Crisp to Boston in January to get
Marte. They project him as their starting third baseman next year and to one day
hit in the middle of the lineup. After a slow start, Marte is hitting .271 with
19 doubles, 13 homers and 40 RBI for Buffalo. Defensively, Marte has made 19
errors." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Wes Bankston TB moving up ... and back.
" ... third baseman Wes
Bankston got two pieces of good news Wednesday night. The big one: He's being
promoted to Tampa Bay's Class AAA team in Durham, N.C. The not-so-big: He's
moving back to first base. "I'm very, very pleased," said Bankston ....
"This, of course, is the goal -- to keep moving up and keep advancing my career.
I'm not totally satisfied, because I'm still not to the place I want to be yet.
But this is great." As for the move back to first base, Bankston admits he's
kind of glad to see that. The Southern League All-Star starter made 17 of his 18
errors this season in 30 games at third base." (Montgomery
Advertiser)
13 July, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- All-Star game (IL vs PCL) notes ... Kevin
Witt TB 3-3, homer ... IL pitchers combined for a two-hitter
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- No games
scheduled.
EASTERN (AA) -- All-Star game notes ...
Denard Span CF MIN 1-3, 2BB, k ... Michel Abreu 1B NYM 1-3,
R, k ... Bret Roneberg 1B 3-5, 3RBI ... Matt Garza
MIN 1 1 0 0 1 0 ... Glen Perkins MIN 1 0 0 0 0 2
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Josh Hall CIN, 7 6 1 1
0 4, 3.68 ... Joey Votto 1B CIN, 1-5, R, RBI, K, .325 ...
Justin Ruggiano RF LAD, 2-4, HR, .258 ... AA debut--Mark
Reynolds LF ARI, 1-3, HR (24th on the season), RBI, 2 R, 2 K, .333
... TJ Nall LAD, a step back, L (8-3), 5.1 7 6 6 2 2, 2 HRs
allowed, 2.71 ... Matt Chico ARI, 6 5 2 2 2 5, 2.31
... Wes Bankston 1B TB, 0-4, 2 K, .263 ... Paul Mildren
CHW, 7 4 1 1 1 6, 3.46 ... Jeff Niemann TB, 6 4 1 1 2 6, 3.33 ...
Steven Hammond MIL, 4th start @ AA, 9 2 0 0 1 4, 0.69 ... Ryan
Braun 3B MIL, 1-5, 2B, K, .266 ... Eric Patterson 2B CHC,
2-3, R, RBI, BB, 29th SB, 8th CS, .282 ... Scott Moore 3B CHC,
0-4, 3 K, .274
TEXAS (AA) -- Brandon Wood SS LAA
1-4, R, .290 ... Terry Evans OF LAA 2-4, HR(26th overall) R, 2RBI,
.313 ... Bobby Wilson C LAA 2-4, HR(6), R, RBI, .312 ... Josh
Anderson OF HOU 2-2, 2R, RBI, BB, .311 (Game 1)... Hunter Pence
OF HOU 4-7, 2B R, RBI, BB, .290 (Doubleheader)... 3-4, 2B, .290 (Game 2)...
J.R. House C HOU 2-4, 2 2B, 3RBI, .335 (Game 1)... Matt Albers
HOU 4.2 9 5 5 4 6, 2.31 (Game 1)... Paul Estrada HOU 1.0 1 0 0 1
1, S(6), 3.38 (Game 1)... Chad Reineke HOU 3.1 5 1 0 4 3, 0.00 (AA
debut)... Kevin Richardson C TEX 1-3, 2B, R, RBI, 2BB, .269 ...
Nate Gold TEX 1B 3-5, 2B, R, RBI, .284 ... Wladimir
Balentien OF SEA 2-4, 2B, 2R, RBI, .255 ... Marshall Hubbard
1B/DH SEA 2-5, RBI, .333 ... Michael Wilson OF SEA 3-4, HR(3), R,
2RBI, BB, .352 ... Yung Chi Chen 2B SEA 2-5, 2 2B, R, .302
... Yorman Bazardo SEA 6.1 9 5 4 1 4, 3.21 ... Juan
Richardson 1B STL 1-4, 2K, .299 (Game 1)... Cory Doyne STL 2.0
2 1 1 1 2, L(1-2), 2.68 (Game 1) ... Amaury Marti OF STL 1-4, R,
.333 (3rd game since callup) (Game 1)... Troy Tulowitzki SS COL
1-4, R, BB, .285 ... Joseph Koshansky 1B COL 2-5, HR(22), 2R,
2RBI, .298 ... Ian Stewart OF COL 2-4, ER, BB, .274 ... Joshua
Newman COL 1.0 2 1 1 1 0, BS(1), W(6-2), 2.41 ... Alex Gordon
3B KC 2-4, grand slam (12), 2R, 4RBI, 3BB, .297 ... Billy Butler
OF KC 2-7, GS(11), R, 4RBI (63), .321 ... Gabe DeHoyos KC 2.2 1 1
1 3 2, 0.87 ... Chris Lubanski OF KC 1-5, R, .269 ... Travis
Buck OF OAK 2-5, 2B, R, .298 ... Kurt Suzuki C OAK 2-7, 2B,
3R, BB, .294 (scores GW run in the 15th)... Brant Colamarino 1B
OAK 3-7, 2B, HR(9), R, 5RBI, BB, .296
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- catcher Nick Hundley
SD, debut in A+, 2-4, double ... TB with quite an infield lineup - Chris
Nowak 1B 3-4, 29th double, 7th homer, .321 ... shortstop Reid
Brignac 2-5, 22nd double, .320 ... third sacker Evan Longoria
3-5, .341 ... COL 2B Corey Wimberly 2-4, double, .329 ...
Carlos Sosa OF SF 3-4, 2 doubles, .324 ... Nick Adenhart
LAA, getting accustomed to A+ in a hurry, 6.0 4 1 1 2 6, 3.21 ... 2B Nate
Sutton LAA 4-7, double, .273 ... Sean Rodriguez SS LAA 3-6,
.299
CAROLINA (A+) -- Jeffrey Corsaletti BOS
3-4, .267 ... CF Brian Barton 2-4, double, triple, .296 ...
Jason Johnson BOS, just getting in some work before returning to the
Red Sox 7.0 10 4 4 0 1
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Blake Dewitt 2B
LA 2-4 HR(12) 2RBI, .275
Xavier Paul RF LA 2-5 R, .289
Drew
Locke LF LA 2-4 HR(2) double, 2R 2RBI, .250
Cole Bruce DH
LA 3-4 HR(7) 2RBI, .305
Brad Harman SS PHI 2-3 R, .251
Mike
Carp 1B NYN 2-2, .275
Hernan Iribarren 2B MIL 2-3 & 2-4,
.322
Gaby Hernandez FLO 5 3 2 0 1 4 L(9-6, 3.24)
Alexi
Casilla 2B MIN 3-4 double, R RBI, .331
MIDWEST (A) -- Cameron Maybin DET 2-3,
5th triple, 17th SB (.318) ... Josh Rainwater DET 5 5 3 3 2 3
(2.87) ... Justin Upton ARZ 1-4, BB, K (.277) ... disappointing
Travis Wood CIN 2 1/3 5 7 5 3 1 (4.14) ... Jay Bruce
CIN 0-3, BB, K (.319) ... Kyle Blanks SD 2-4 (.274) ... just not
happening Justin Sellers OAK 0-5 (.248) .. Joshua
Johnson KC 2-4, triple (.261) ... Kyle Waldrop MIN 6 8 6 5 4 0
(3.85) .. Bryan Anderson STL 2-5, 22nd double (.322) ... Tommy
Mendoza ANA 6 6 2 1 1 3 (3.98) ... John Mayberry TEX 3-4
(.250) ... Omar Poveda TEX 6 6 4 3 1 7 (L, 1-10, 4.64, now owns a
104/25 K/BB ratio in 99 IP) ... Mark Reed CHN 1-4, K (.289) ...
not good Todd Blackford CHN 3 1/3 7 8 8 2 1 (4.29) ... Luis
Valbuena SEA 3-5, double, BB (.283)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Brad James HOU
(W, 3-1) 6 3 0 0 3 4, 1.86 ... Eli Iorg HOU 3-4, 2 2B (17), HR
(10), 5 RBI (55), .236 ... Matt Maloney PHI (W, 10-5) 7 3 1 1 3 4,
1.59 ... Greg Golson PHI 1-4, RBI (27), SB (18), .220 ... Angel
Salome MIL 1-4, .306 ... Dexter Fowler COL 2-5, HR (5), 2
RBI (22), .312 ... Eric Young Jr COL 0-2, 2 BB, SB (61), .257 ...
Chris Nelson COL 0-4, .265 ... Michael Hall BOS 3-5,
2 HR (2), 3 RBI (3), .600 ... Mark Wagner BOS 1-4, 2B (24), .313
... Austin Jackson NYA 0-4, .260 ... Jose Tabata NYA
0-4, .316 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 0-4, .265 ... Eric
Campbell ATL 0-4, .289 ... Cory Wade LAD (W, 6-4) 7 4 1 1 0 8,
4.35 ... Sergio Pedroza LAD 0-3, 2 BB, .283 ... Travis
Denker LAD 1-4, BB, .273 ... Aaron Thompson (L, 6-5) 5 9 6 5 1
2, 3.42 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT 0-5, .269
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- RF John
Parraz HOU 3-4, 1 2B, .357 BA
LF Nate Southard STL 3-5, 2 R,
1 2B, 1 RBI, .339
1B Mark Hamilton STL 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR(7), 2
RBI(19), .316
RF Yonathan Sivira STL 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
Donnie
Smith STL 7 4 1 1 1 4 ... LF Spike McDougall FLA 2-3, 1 3B,
2 RBI
1B Jake Blackwood FLA 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Brett
Sinkbeil FLA 7 4 0 0 0 7(W2-0) 1.23 ERA
Jeremy Hellickson
TB 6 3 1 1 0 5
3B-C Matt Lane TOR 2-3, 1 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI
C
Matt Liuzza TOR 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI
C Brandon Snyder BAL
2-3, 1 R 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB
Jacob Ruckle NYN 8 5 1 1 1 6(2-1)
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Matthew
Sulentic RF OAK 2-4, 2 rbi's, .329 ... Russell Canzler 1B CHC
0-4, 3 k's, 24 k's in 81 AB's ... Jeff Samardzija P CHC nodec, 5.0
6 2 2 2 3, 3.21 ... Anthony Jackson CF COL 3-6, 1st hr, 2r,
3rbi, .258 ... John Odom P SF 5.0 7 2 2 2 3 2.96 steady ...
Cyle Hankerd OF ARZ 1-3, 2 r's, bb starts a new streak, .363 ...
Brad Miller 1B ARZ 3-4, hr, 4 rbi's, .281 ... Craig Cooper
1b SD 1-3, double, 3 r's, 2 bb, .329 ... Chad Huffman OF SD 1-4, 2
r, bb, 4th hr, 3 rbi's (14), .271 ... Nathanial Culp P SD 2nd
start, 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 ... Christopher Minnaker 2b SEA 3-5, 2
r, 2 doubles (6), rbi .286 ... Ogui Diaz ss SEA 3-4, double, run,
9th sb, .232 ... Thomas Berkery ss TEX 2-3, 2 r, bb, .290, .382
obp
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Pedro Florimon Jr.
SS BAL 2-5, Double(4) .457
Larry Williams OF ATL 1-4,
Double(7)
Mike Butia OF CLE 2-3, Double(5) .358
Ronald
Ramirez SS HOU 2-3, Double(8) .386
Steve Brown OF HOU
3-5, .356
Jonathon Jaspe C TOR 0-4 .303
Travis
Snider 3B TOR 0-4 .286
Daryl Jones OF STL 0-4 .250
Matthew Inouye C CHW 1-5, .375
Joshua Morgan 1B CHW
1-5, Double(7) .380
Scott Madsen SS CHW 2-4, Double(4), 2rbi,
.344
Desmond Jennings CF TB 0-2 .327
Junior
Contreras DH NYM 0-5 .395
David Wabick 1B NYM 2-3, .250
Brandon Wilson P NYM (W 1-2) 7.0 6 2 2 1 2 ERA 2.37
Baltimore first
rounder Billy Rowell reported to the Bluefield Orioles.
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Cole Gillespie LF
MIL 6-6, 5R, 2 2b(2), 2RBI ... Chris Errrecart 1b MIL 3-6, 6RBI,
2b(5) ... Hector Gomez SS COL 3-6, 2b(4), RBI ... Chris (Vernon)
Carter 1b CWS 1-4, HR(9) ... Josh Bell 3b LAD 3-5, 2b(8),
HR(3), 2RBI ... Josh Wall LAD L(1-2) 2.0 6 7 7 3 0 ... Gerardo
Parra RF ARI 1-4, 2b(5) ... Anthony Barnette ARI W(3-1) 7.0
5 1 1 0 11 ... Ryan Mount SS LAA 2-4, HR(5), 2RBI
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- PHI shortstop
Adrian Cardenas 2-3, triple, .267 ... pro debut for WAS 1st rounder
Colton Willems 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 ... CF Joe Benson MIN, 2nd
rounder, 2006, 4-5, 2nd & 3rd homers, 5 RBI, .338 ... MIN 2006 1st rounder
Chris Parmelee 2-4, SB, .256 ... catcher Jacob Long CIN
2-5, double, .378
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- now that's a blown save,
Will Brown SEA 2.0 9 10 9 3 1 ... catcher Brian Hernandez
SD 3-4, double, .296 ... Taylor Parker CHN 5.0 1 0 0 1 3, 0.56 ...
CF Angel Castillo LAA 2-4, double, .322 ... Henry Sosa
SF 5.0 2 0 0 1 8, 2.93 ... Jarrod Dyson OF KC 2-2, .524
Troop Movements ... KC - activated Mike MacDougal from the
DL, optioned Joe Nelson to Triple-A ... TB - acquired SS Ben
Zobrist and RHP Mitch Talbot from HOU for Aubrey
Huff ... HOU - optioned Jason Lane to Triple-A ...
Bryan Smith has the second
installment of his mid-season Top 75 prospect chart.
" ... 24. Colby Rasmus
... I've reached a summer record of most minor league games seen in
person this year, and I maintain Rasmus is the sweetest swing I have
encountered. His ceiling is lower than the other freakish outfielders in his
class, but Rasmus does everything with ease."
" ... 28. Humberto Sanchez
... For me, Sanchez was among the most impressive in the Futures Game,
even if he showed the nation how large he really is. If Jim Leyland is serious
about a 6-man rotation in the second half, Sanchez' presence in the Majors
shouldn't slow Detroit down."
" ... 65. Radhammes Liz
... His statistics are amazing, consistently, but his age is damning. Liz
has the fastball to move up the ladder, but the Orioles have been stubborn about
promoting him. The time is now to see if Liz has a future beyond the bullpen."
" ... 71. Jacobby Ellsbury
... I went over his profile recently, but really, the Red Sox are getting
a little less this season than what they bargained for last June. However,
Ellsbury has still been great defensively and has continued to shown a lot of
the skills necessary to be a future leadoff man."
Jim Callis,
Baseball America, on Josh Hamilton TB :
" ... Back and leg injuries
limited Hamilton to 27 games in 2001, and shoulder and elbow woes kept him to 56
games in 2002. Then a series of drug problems led to 3½ years away from the
game, including a suspension from Major League Baseball that lasted from
February 2004 until July of this year. Can Hamilton get back to where he once
was? It would make for a nice story, but at this point I'll believe it when I
see it. He missed so much time and has so much to overcome, that the odds are
just too long. Hamilton, who's now 25, has gone 1-for-5 with a double and walk
in his first two games back at short-season Hudson Valley."
Long overdue, TB finally decides BJ Upton will shift over (at least
temporarily) to third :
" ... Andrew Friedman, the
Devil Rays' vice president of baseball operations, announced ... Upton would
remain at Triple-A Durham in the wake of the trade that sent Aubrey Huff to
Houston. However, instead of playing shortstop, which is Upton's preference and
primary position, the second overall pick in the 2002 draft will slide over to
third, where he will spend a few weeks familiarizing himself with the position
in preparation for a call-up to the Major Leagues ... "I want to be a
shortstop," Upton told MLB.com Wednesday afternoon as he prepared for the
Triple-A All-Star Game ... "But [Friedman] explained the whole situation to me.
That's what they want me to do so that's what I have to do. It's what's best for
the organization." "Of course I'm excited about this. And I don't think it will
take that long for me to get used to being over there," Upton said. "It's more
of a reaction position over there so it might take me a couple of days, but I
don't think it will take longer than that." Friedman said there had been "lots
of discussion" internally about moving Upton to third base once talks with
Houston intensified. Upton will work with Jimy Williams and the staff at Durham
to make the adjustment to third, but there is no clear timetable as to when he
will be promoted to Tampa Bay." (MLB.com)
12 July, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- No games scheduled.
" ... When the best power hitters in Triple-A
baseball were finished ... Andy Marte ... won the
competition by hitting 29 home runs, and as shot after shot disappeared into the
night sky, Tribe fans had to be saying: "Get this guy to Cleveland." ...
"I'm just trying to play hard every day, and show everyone that I can play in
the big leagues," Marte said after defeating Ryan Ludwick of the Mud Hens in the
final round of the home run derby. "There was a lot of good competition here,
and I was just trying to be selective and get a pitch I could drive out of the
ballpark." He found that pitch often. Marte, a 22-year-old third base-man who
hit a career-high 24 home runs in the 2004 season, hit 10 home runs in the first
round last night, then blasted 13 in the semifinals before hitting six in the
championship round to defeat Ludwick." (Toledo Blade)
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- No games
scheduled.
EASTERN (AA) -- No games scheduled.
SOUTHERN (AA) -- No games scheduled.
TEXAS (AA) -- Brandon Wood SS LAA
1-3, 2B, R, BB, .290 ... Terry Evans OF LAA 1-3, 2R, SB(7), 2K,
.305 ... Josh Anderson OF HOU 0-3, BB, SB(28), .307 ... Ben
Zobrist SS HOU 1-4, HR(3), R, RBI, .327 ... Hunter Pence OF
HOU 0-3, BB, SB(11), .284 ... J.R. House C HOU 0-4, .333 ... Adam
Morrissey 2B TEX 1-4, .315 ... Travis Buck OF OAK 0-3, BB,
3K, .296 ... Kurt Suzuki C OAK 0-4, .296 ... Brant
Colamarino 1B OAK 1-3, HR(8), R, RBI, BB, .293 ... Wladimir
Balentien SEA 0-2, 2BB, .252 ... Michael Wilson OF SEA 1-3,
2B, BB, .328 ... Travis Blackley SEA 2.0+ 6 6 6 1 2, L(6-7), 4.46
(1WP, 3HB, ugly) ... Juan Richardson 1B STL 1-4, 2R, RBI, BB, .300
... Troy Tulowitzki SS COL 3-6, 2B, 2HR(11), 2R, 6 RBI, .285 ...
Joseph Koshansky 1B COL 3-5, 2B, HR(21), 2R, 2RBI, .296 ... Ian
Stewart OF COL 3-6, HR(6), 2R, 2RBI, .271 ... Enmanuel Ulloa
COL 6.0 4 1 1 0 7, W(5-3), 3.08 ... Alex Gordon 3B KC 0-3, .295
... Billy Butler OF KC 1-4, 2K, .322 ... Chris Lubanski
OF KC 2-4, .270
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Carlos Gonzalez ARZ
2-4, 14th homer, .315 ... AJ Shappi ARZ, after a tough start to the
season, some good efforts, 6.0 2 1 0 2 4 ... Darren Sack SF,
making a transition to a starting role, 6.0 4 0 0 1 11, 4-0, 0.45 (only 20 hits
allowed, 43 Ks in 40 innings) ... Mark Reynolds ARZ gets the call
to Double-A ... Reid Brignac TB 1-4, 17th homer, .319 ...
he, too, is human after all, Evan Longoria TB 0-3, error, .308
CAROLINA (A+) -- No games scheduled
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- No games scheduled
MIDWEST (A) -- No games scheduled
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Ryan Tucker FLA
(L, 3-9) 4 7 4 4 6 4, 6.42 ... Kris Harvey FLA 1-4, HR (15), 2 RBI
(51), .268 ... Todd Redmond PIT (W, 7-5) 8 7 3 3 1 6, 2.92 ...
Andrew McCutchen PIT 1-5, 2B (12), RBI (45), .273 ... Mike
McCuistion PIT 3-4, HR (6), 3 RBI (30), .300 ... Will Inman
MIL 5 3 0 0 3 6, 1.24 (10 walks, 64 Ks in 51 innings) ... Angel Salome
MIL 1-4, 2B (27), .307 ... Greg Golson PHI 0-2, RBI (26), BB, .220
... Jeremy Slayden PHI 3-4, 2B (25) .291 ... Casey
Blake CLE, rehab, 1-2, homer, 2 walks
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- No games
scheduled.
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- No games
scheduled.
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- No games scheduled.
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Trevor Bell LAA 6.2
2 0 0 0 7 ... Jordan Norberto ARI 5.2 4 0 0 3 3 ... Vernon
Carter 1b CWS 1-4, HR(8) ... Chris Errcart 1b MIL 2-5, RBI
... Cole Gillespie LF MIL 1-4, RBI ... Josh Bell 3b
LAD 1-4, R, SB(1) ... Drew Stubbs CF CIN 1-2, BB, R, 2SB(11) ...
Anthony Gressick CIN 4.0 5 0 0 0 8
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Jon Owings
ATL 1-4, double, .367 ... Luis Arlet OF DET 2-4, 2 homers, 5 RBI,
.432 ... MIN 1st rounder, 2006, 1B Chris Parmelee 2-3, 3rd homer,
4 RBI, .229 ... pro debut for CLE lefty -- 4th rounder, 2006-- Ryan
Morris, 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- OF Ramiro Mendez
OAK 2-5, double, triple, walk, .293 ... Hank Conger LAA 1-1,
triple, picked off a runner at 3B, .339 (no explanation of why he was removed in
the 3rd inning) ... Johan Yan TEX, at 3B, 2-4, .345
Troop Movements ... TEX - optioned Jason Botts to Triple-A ... MIN
- recalled Scott Baker from AAA ...
Be sure to check out Bryan Smith's
very interesting mid-season prospect update. Delmon Young remains
No. 1 on Bryan's Top 75 just ahead of KC's Alex Gordon "
" ... Gordon represents the
best bet for success in the minor leagues; he has no discernible flaw. He's
going to hit for average, a lot of power, draw plenty of walks, play steady
defense, and steal enough bases to make his fantasy owners giddy."
" ... 5. Justin Upton ...
Watching Upton in person, the top overall pick from last year exudes an aura
that doesn't usually follow teenagers. The aura was first evident in Spring
Training, when Upton's build and bat were enough to hold his own in big league
camp. He shined on the national stage, saving what some would call his best
Cactus League game for a contest against the White Sox on WGN. Now far from the
big stage, Upton is struggling a bit, but in seeing him, it's obvious there is
more than the numbers tell us. Upton will come around, if not at the pace I
thought, and when he does, sparks will fly."
" ... 11. Jay Bruce ... The
type of season that Jay Bruce is having so far is unprecedented. Bruce is
hitting for power at rates that even Prince Fielder did not at such an age. And
he's doing so with a decent-enough strikeout rate. On the shortlist of people
that wouldn't surprise me to be atop this list in a year."
" ... 19. Jeff Clement ...
From a fantasy perspective, Jeff Clement is the Mariners best prospect. The list
of power-hitting catchers at the Major League level is a short one, and a list
Clement should be adding his name to by 2008. Despite his struggles coming back
from injury in AAA, Clement has given the Mariners a lot of reason for optimism
about their future backstop logjam. Given how quickly Clement should rise
towards the top of any fantasy catcher list, keeper leaguers should have Clement
ranked higher."
Nate Stephens, RotoWorld.com, on Carlos Quentin ARZ :
" ... Known for his
exceptional plate discipline, above average power, and advanced approach,
Quentin was supposed to move quickly after starting his minor league career.
Indeed, the outfielder has been nothing but successful while posting an OPS
higher than 920 at every level hes played in. Not only is Quentin performing as
well as could have been hoped when he was drafted, the shape of his skill set
has also remained fairly constant from his Stanford days. His .312 batting
average and 80 doubles in 339 career games highlight his strong, balanced swing.
That hes also hit 50 homers hints at some 25+ homer seasons in his best years
... fantastic control of the plate has also carried over to the pros as
evidenced by his 171/154 K/BB ratio ... is one of the most likely players
currently in the minors to open 2007 in the majors and with a regular job. Hell
score a ton of runs thanks to impressive on-base skills across the board and the
favorable home ballpark, and he should also hit 16-20 homers with a .300 batting
average right away."
John Franco,
SportsBlurb, with some impressions from the Futures Game :
" ... Cameron Maybin is
fast. His speed in the outfield, and his ability to get down the first base
line, really stood out from the seats ... acquitted himself well in the
game, going 2-for-3 with a pair of singles, including an infield single where
his speed clearly put pressure on the defense. Maybin is still young, and
probably wont reach the majors until late 2008, but Tigers fans could be in for
a treat when he makes it. "
" ... Stephen Drew is
underrated. He has speed, he has power, he plays excellent defense, and he has a
mature approach at the plate. Hes had some nagging injuries that have raised
concerns that he shares his brothers fragility, and his cocky attitude (to put
it politely) has not endeared him to his teammates, but he is going to be a
great player."
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall, with
another look and updated notes on his pre-season FLO prospect chart :
" ... 2) Anibal Sanchez
... 3.15 ERA in 15 starts for Double-A Carolina, with a 92/27 K/BB in 86
innings. Has a 6.60 ERA in his first 15 innings with the Marlins. A solid
campaign thus far, developing nicely."
" ... 5) Chris Volstad
... 3.74 in 18 starts for Class A Greensboro, 73/26 K/BB in 108
innings. Good control but hasn't dominated quite as much as people expected."
" ... 13) Sean West ...
2.77 in 13 starts for Greensboro, 68/18 K/BB in 74 innings. Has outpitched
more-heralded teammates Volstad and Thompson on a per-inning basis."
11 July, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- No games scheduled. (A couple of notes from the
weekend ... Adam Loewen BAL 7-1/3 5 3 3 1 4, 1.27
Eude Brito
PHI 9 5 0 0 1 7, 3.49
Lastings Milledge NYN 2-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI,
.289 ... Dustin Pedroia BOS 3-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI, .299
rehab,
Wily Mo Pena BOS 1-2, 2B, R, 2 BB, HBP, .269
B.J. Upton TB
1-3, BB, 2 SB, 0 errors, .272)
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- No games
scheduled. (Sunday - Chris Young ARZ 2-5, walk off homer - a grand
slam - his 14th home runs).
EASTERN (AA) -- Adam Lind TOR
2-4, 17th homer, .311 (also nailed a runner at third) ... Jair
Jurrjens DET 5.0 4 3 0 2 3, 2.00 ... Scott Mathieson PHI 7.0 6
4 4 3 4, 7-2, 3.21
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Danny Richar 2B ARI,
2-4, R, 2 K ... Chris Walker CF CHC, 1-3, R ... Joey
Votto 1B CIN, 1-3, 2 BB, SB, K ... Miguel Montero C ARI, 3-3,
2 2B, RBI, R ... Scott Moore CHC 3B, 3-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB, K
... Noochie Varner LF CIN, 1-4, HR, 2 RBI ... Elliot
Johnson 2B TB, 1-5, RBI ... Corey Smith DH CHW, 3-4, 2 2B, R
... George Kottaras C SD, 1-2, RBI, K ... Wes Bankston
3B TB, 0-2, K ... Tony Abreu 3B LAD, 1-2, HR, 2 RBI, R ...
Ricardo Nanita LF CHW, 2-4, 2B, R ... Corey Thurman
MIL, 2 0 0 0 0 3 ... Jose Mateo CHC, W, 1 1 0 0 0 1 ... TJ Nall
LAD, 1 3 2 2 0 2 ... Tyler Lumsden CHW, L, 1 3 1 1 0 1 ...
Lance Broadway, 1 2 2 1 1 0 ... Mark Alexander LAD, 1 0
0 0 1 2 ... Saturday -- Scott Elbert LAD, first outing
in AA, 5 1 1 1 3 9, 1.80 ... Tony Peguero TB, 7 7 1 1 1 5, 2.92
... Sean Gallagher CHC, 7 2 0 0 2 12, 2.43 ... Chris
Walker CF CHC, 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, 35th SB
TEXAS (AA) -- Nathan Haynes OF
LAA 2-3, HR(1), 2R, 2RBI, BB, .308 ... Brandon Wood SS LAA 1-4, R,
RBI, SB(13), .290 ... Terry Evans OF LAA 1-4, HR(10), R, RBI, 2K,
.304 ... Jose Arredondo LAA 5.0 8 3 3 4 3, 1.93 ... Adam
Morrissey 2B TEX 1-4, 2B, R, RBI, .317 ... Travis Buck OF OAK
2-5, 2B, R, .300 ... Kurt Suzuki C OAK 0-4, BB, .300 ...
Wladimir Balentien OF SEA 2-4, 2R, BB, E(6), .254 ... Marshall
Hubbard 1B/DH SEA 2-4, 2 2B, 2R, 3RBI, BB, .333 ... Michael
Wilson OF SEA 3-4, 2RBI, .328 ... Robert Rohrbaugh SEA 6.1 7 5
5 1 8, 2.42 (24/4 K/BB in 3 AA starts)... Troy Tulowitzki SS COL
1-5, .281 ... Joseph Koshansky 1B COL 0-2, BB, .291 ... Ian
Stewart OF COL 2-4, RBI, .266 ... Alex Gordon 3B KC 0-3,
2R, BB, .298 ... Billy Butler OF KC 3-5, 2B, R, .322 (no slowing
down after his Futures Game MVP award)... Gabe DeHoyos KC 1.2 1 0
0 1 2, S(4), 0.00 (2 hits, 0 ER in 7.2 IP since call up)
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Freddie Thon TEX
3-5, .375 ... 3B Chase Headley SD 3-5, 2 doubles (24), .295 ...
Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 1-4, 31st double, .313
CAROLINA (A+) -- Javi Herrera C CLE
2-3, Home Run, 3RBI ... Jack Egbert CHA 6.0 4 1 1 3 4 L ...
Kevin Dixon CLE 5.2 3 0 0 2 4 W ... Ian Desmond SS WAS
3-4, double, Home Run, 3 runs ... Steve Mortimer 1B WAS 3-4,
double, 2 runs ... Mike Hinckley WAS 5.0 5 1 1 1 2 W ... Jason
Fransz 1B BAL 3-5, 2 runs, RBI ... Juan Gutierrez C BAL
5-5, 3 doubles, 2 Home Runs, 4RBI ... Diory Hernandez SS ATL 4-5,
run, 3RBI ... Steve Pyzik C ATL 3-4, double, 3RBI
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Donald Veal CHN 5 2/3
4 1 1 3 4 W(2-0, 0.37)
Ryan Harvey RF CHN 3-5 double, 2R RBI,
.209
JT Restko DH FLO 2-4 HR(3) 2RBI, .228
Mike
Carp 1B NYN 3-4 2 doubles, 2RBI, .270
Ryan Patterson CF TOR
2-5 2HR(19) 6RBI, .288
Mike Costanzo 3B PHI 2-2 R 2RBI SB(2),
.243
Brad Harman SS PHI 3-5 2R RBI, .247
Alexi
Casilla 2B MIN 3-4 R, .326
MIDWEST (A) -- a little pop Justin Upton
ARZ 3-5, 15th & 16th doubles (.278) (Sunday, Upton 6th & 7th homers) ... John
Whittleman TEX 5th and 6th HR's (.226) ... Julian Cordero
TEX 5 1 1 1 2 5 (2.94) ... Luis Valbuena SEA 2-4 ... Hainley
Statia ANA 2-5, 15th SB (.306) ... Vincent Mazzaro OAK 5 8
5 4 1 3 (5.09) ... Kyle Blanks SD 10th HR, 2 K's (.271) .. double
your pleasure Jay Bruce CIN 35th & 36th two-baggers, 2 K's ...
overlooked teen very strong Scott Taylor CHN 8 7 1 1 0 5 (3.06)
... average has plunged 53 points since June 22nd Mark Reed CHN
0-4 (.290) ... Paul Kelly MIN 20th double ... he's 23 in a couple
of months, what's he still doing here? Chris Nicoll KC 6 5 1 1 2 9
(2.59)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Austin Jackson
NYA 2-4, .263 ... Jose Tabata NYA 0-0, RBI (50), .321 ...
Dexter Fowler COL 0-1, 2 SB (27), 2 BB, .310 ... Chris
Nelson COL 1-4, 2B (28), .269 ... Eric Campbell ATL 2-5, HR
(14), 4 RBI (56), .294 ... Sergio Pedroza LAD 0-4, .286 ...
Travis Denker LAD 3-3, BB, .274 ... Mark Wagner BOS
2-4, 2B (23), .314
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- SS Mitch
Hilligoss NYA 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI
LF James Cooper NYA 2-3, 1 R,
1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB ... LF Nate Southard STL 2-4, 2 RBI
3B
Jared Schweitzer STL 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 CS
2B Jonathan
Schemmel NYN 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI 1 BB 1 SB
2B Luis Rivera NYN
1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI
3B Alex Peralta PIT 2-4
RF John
Parraz HOU 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB 1 CS
DH Max Sapp HOU 2-4
... Luis Valdez CLE 5 0 0 0 0 4 (W 4-0) VALDEZ & 4 RELIEVERS
COMBINE ON A 1 HITTER and only allowed 2 BB ... RF Cirilo Cumberbatch
CLE 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
2B Eric Durante TB 2-3, 1 2B, 2 BB ...
CF Quintin Berry PHI 4-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB
DH Jake
Dempsey PHI 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI ... 1B Charlie Yarborough
PHI 1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Alex Concepcion PHI 6 4 0 0 2 9 ... CF
John Raynor FLA 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B 2 RBI
C Chris Hatcher
FLA 1-2, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI,
Parrish Castor FLA 5 2 1 1 2 6
NYP - Weekend catchup ... 1B Josh Roberts CLE
2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 1 E ... LF Nate Southard STL 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 SB
C Brandon Snyder BAL 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 E
Jeff Moore BAL 6
6 2 1 0 4 (W 3-0)
Francisco Castillo NYA 5 1 0 0 2 7 (W 2-1) ..
Adam Ottavino STL 6 1 0 0 0 7 (W 2-0)
3B Tim Kennelly
PHI 4-6, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 SB, 1 E
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Blake Sharp
SS ARX 3-4, 1 r, .329 ... Mike Billek P CHC 6.0 4 1 1 2 5 3.52 ...
John Papelbon P ARZ W 2-3, 2.2 1 0 0 1 5 0.00, 14 Ip in 4
appearances ... Eric Butler P ARZ 7.0 3 0 0 3 1 2.02 ... Thomas
Neal DH SF 1-2, 3 runs, 2 bb, .347 ... Jermaine Mitchell OF
OAK 3-4, .346 ... George Delgado save #3 despite a 5.87 era with
10 runs, 5 er ... Steven Marquardt 3b TEX 2-4 w/ 2 doubles & .282
... Luany Sanchez C SD 2-4, double, run, rbi .319 steady ...
Leury Bonilla 3b SEA 2-4, 1 r, 2 doubles at least a little activity
... Cyle Hankerd ARZ 0-4 15 game hitting streak ends, was
29 for 62 during streak
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Junior Contreras
DH NYM 1-4, .455
Willie Cabrera OF ATL 2-5, double, .325
Larry Williams OF ATL 2-5 .333
Pedro Florimon Jr.
SS BAL 2-4, Triple, .463
Desmond Jennings CF TB 2-3, 2rbi, .340
Travis Snider 3B TOR, on fire, 2-2, double, 2 walks, .308
Matthew Inouye C CHW 1-3, walk .392
Joshua Morgan 1B
CHW 2-3, double, triple, 2rbi, .400
Scott Madsen SS CHW 2-4, 2r
.333
Jose Lugo MIN (W 3-1) 5.2 6 3 3 1 7 3.74 ... Daryl
Jones OF STL 1-1, .292
Brandon Buckman 1B STL 0-4 2k,
.328
Mark Shorey DH STL 1-3, HR(5) 2rbi .255
Steve
Brown OF HOU 2-3 .333
Polin Trinidad SP HOU ND 6.0 3 1 0 0 7
ERA 0.38 (25 innings pitched = 1 earned run, 20K and only 2bb)
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- CHA 1st rounder, 2006,
Kyle McCulloch 2.1 4 6 1 3 5, 2.45 ... Logan Wiens 1B COL 3-5,
triple, .341 ... shortstop Hector Gomez COL 3-6, .394 ... Bryan
Morris LAD first rounder, 2006, 4.0 1 1 0 3 3, 3.00 ... Drew
Stubbs CIN, 8th overall 2006, 1-3, 2 walks, 2 SBs (9), .235 ... Alvi
Morel OF, leadoff, KC 4-5, 2 SBs (6), .347 ... Felipe
Arredondo LAA 1.0 0 0 0 1 1, 2-0, 0.64 (2 walks, 22 Ks in 15 innings)
(Sunday - Shane Lindsay COL now with 39 Ks in 24 2/3s after his Sun
effort 5.0 3 0 0 1 12)
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- OF Carlos
Fernandez-Oliva BOS 3-3, triple, walk, 2 SBs (5), .342 ... Gerardo
Rodriguez NYA 2-4, .383 ... Grant Duff NYA (31st rounder,
2004) 3.0 0 0 0 1 5, (3 hits allowed, 20 Ks in 17 innings) ... Kyle
Sleeth DET 2.0 4 2 0 0 1 ... OF Luis Arlet DET 3-4, double,
.425 ... Chris Gruler CIN, some hope after all, 5.0 4 1 1 1 3
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- Julian Benavidez SF
1-5, 4th homer, .341 ... shortstop A.J. Davidiuk SD 4-4, 2 doubles,
.297 ... no end to prospects in the LAA system, Timothy Schoeninger
6.0 1 0 0 0 8, 2-0, 1.40
Troop Movements ... BOS - optioned Jason Johnson to Single-A ...
MIL - sent Chad Moeller outright to Triple-A ... MIN - placed
Ruben
Sierra on waivers ... BAL - optioned Ed Rogers to Triple-A,
Some new faces atop the
Prospect Hot Sheet at Baseball America :
" ... 1. Cameron
Maybin
... 19-year-old hit .529 last week to raise his season line to
.314/.412/.466 with 16 stolen bases in 18 attempts. He capped the week off by
going 2-for-3 in the Future's Game as the youngest player on the victorious
American team."
" ... 2. Jose Arredondo
... now just one strikeout behind Yovani Gallardo for the minor league
lead. Promoted to Double-A last Wednesday, Arredondo tossed a complete game
shutout in his debut. The righthander has struck out at least seven batters in
all but two of his starts on the season."
" ... 3. Chris Iannetta
... With his play this season the 23-year-old has at the very least forced
his name in the discussion for top Rockies position prospect. Since getting
bumped to Triple-A in late June, Iannetta has hit .405, buoyed largely by the
.563/.708/1.063 he hit last week (with five extra-base hits)."
" ... Hainley Statia
... Angels ... After a slow June, Statia is 18-for-32 in July with more
walks then strikeouts. Is five-for-his-last-six in stolen bases too, though
9-for-20 before that."
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall,
reviews his pre-season charts for ATL and DET :
" ... 1) Jarrod
Saltalamacchia,... Plagued with injuries, and hitting just
.197/.311/.297 on the year. The good news is that his defense is reportedly
improved. But the bat is very disappointing."
" ... 3) Elvis Andrus
... .273/.335/.364 in 75 games for Class A Rome, with 16 steals. Still
rather raw, but is very young and very promising."
" ... 5) Jordan Tata
... 3.34 ERA in 11 starts for Triple-A Toledo, 3.86 ERA in seven games for the
Tigers. A solid prospect though not in the same class as Verlander or Zumaya."
" ... 13) Jair Jurrjens
... 8-0, 2.16 in 16 starts between Lakeland and Erie, 76/17 K/BB in 96
innings. Throws strikes, has adjusted well to Double-A so far, a sleeper."
Chris Kline and John Manuel, Baseball America, with some scouts views from
the stands of the Futures Games.
" ... Tigers righthander
Humberto Sanchez made it look easy in his one inning of work ...
whiffed two, and his mound presence was certainly felt by scouts in the stands.
"The biggest thing that surprised me in this game was the lack of quality
pitching, especially on the World side," a pro scout from an American League
club said. "But Sanchez wasn't one of those guys. He has presence and he kicked
it into a second gear against some pretty good hitters. He had good life on his
fastball, and this is the best his slider looked in the two years I've seen
him."
Carlos Gonzalez "
... Scouts were all over Gonzalez's tools on Sunday, and he came away with the
biggest buzz of any position player on either side. "Gonzalez was the guy we
were all talking about," a front office executive from a National League club
said. "He can hit, run, throw--the bat speed is plus and the power is in there.
His running is just OK, and he'll probably slow down some more as he gets
bigger, but that's OK with me. He's really quiet in his approach--there's no
wasted movement there. He's got such quick hands to the ball because of that
hand-eye coordination and he has that big-time natural raw power. He doesn't try
to hit home runs. Home runs are a result of his approach."
A salute to the week's top Players / Pitchers :
Texas " ... Jose
Arredondo ... After tossing a complete-game shutout win in his Texas
League debut, it was hard to deny the Pitcher of the Week award to Jose
Arredondo. On July 5th against the Wranglers, he limited hitters to just five
hits and two walks while striking out eight hitters. He didn't allow a hit until
two outs in the fifth inning, and allowed just one extra-base hit in the game
... hard-throwing right-hander posted a 2.30 ERA in 15 starts with
Single-A Rancho Cucamonga this year. He struck out an amazing 115 batters in 90
innings, while allowing just 35 walks." (Texas League)
Texas " ... Mitch
Maier
... two best games came on consecutive nights. On the 7th against
Arkansas, he went 3-for-5 with a home run and four runs driven in ... On
the 8th he again homered and had three hits ... selected by the Royals in the
first-round of the 2003 draft, and has hit the ball well in all stops of his
professional career ... His 10 home runs this year are the most he has hit
for one team as a professional, topping the eight he hit with High Desert last
season." (Texas League)
Eastern " ... Tyler
Clippard ... made a pair of starts for the Thunder last week and
was 1-0 with a 1.20 ERA. In his first appearance of the week the 21-year old
limited Harrisburg to one hit and two walks while striking out 11 batters in
eight shutout innings of work ... in his second start of the week on
Sunday and again struck out 11 batters, while giving up two runs on six hits and
one walk in a no-decision ... ranked second in the league in strikeouts
(105) and tied for fifth in innings pitched (101.1), was selected by the New
York Yankees in the ninth round of the June 2003 draft." (Eastern League)
International " ... Eude
Brito
... had what may have been his best two outings of the season over the
past week to earn IL Pitcher-of-the-Week honors. First up was an Independence
Day showdown ... Brito retired the first 14 batters he faced, finally allowing a
hit to IL All-Star Andy Marte in the 5th inning. The Bisons managed two more
hits and a run in the 6th, but that's all they mustered in Brito's 7.0 innings
of work ... Sunday afternoon at home against the IL North leading
Rochester Red Wings ... Brito was dominant, scattering five hits ...
9.0 inning complete game shutout. He struck out seven, walking just one."
(International League)
Pioneer " ... Stephen Chapman
... had four multi-hit games this week, and his .361 average ranks fifth
in the Pioneer League. The 20-year-old center fielder tripled on Monday and
Tuesday and has now hit four three-baggers over just 72 at-bats on the season.
He also connected for his second home run on Saturday." (MLB.com)
Northwest " ... David
Freese
... an unstoppable force on Monday against Salem-Keiser. The 23-year-old
went 4-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, seven RBIs and two runs scored to
lead Eugene to a 12-10 come-from-behind victory. Freese also homered on
Wednesday, his fifth dinger over just 58 at-bats on the season." (MLB.com)
Carolina " ... Jo-Jo Reyes
... It's all systems go-go for Jo-Jo. On Monday, the southpaw scattered
seven hits over seven shutout innings against Potomac, earning his first win for
the Pelicans in the process. On Saturday against Wilmington, Reyes allowed one
run on three hits over five innings." (MLB.com)
New York-Penn " ...
Adam
Ottavino ... picked up his first two victories of the season this
week and did not allow an unearned run over 12 1/3 innings pitched ... Ottavino,
the first-round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006, has allowed just
five hits over 19 2/3 innings pitched on the season." (MLB.com)
CORRESPONDENTS
: INT - Herb Walters, PCL - JDM, EASTERN - Harry Almquist, SOUTHERN - JDM, TEXAS
- Steve Macias, CALIFORNIA - JDM, CAROLINA - Jimmy Salmon, FLORIDA STATE - Wayne
Stevens, MIDWEST - Bob Reed, SOUTH ATLANTIC - Martin Rose, NYP - Brian
Carruthers, NW - Thom Hanson, APPALACHIAN - Mike Feifel, PIONEER - Joe McAnally,
GULF COAST - JDM, ARIZONA - JDM, ALASKA - Matt Nemeth
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