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23 July, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Franklin Gutierrez CLE 3-5, 2B, 5th HR, 2 R,
RBI, .280
Jason Cooper CLE 1-1, .218
Brayan Pena
ATL 2-4, 2 R, .274
Peter Moylan ATL 1 0 0 0 2 1, 5.73
Ryan
Roberts TOR 2-3, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, .274
Rob Cosby TOR 2-4,
2B, 11th HR, R, RBI, Sac, .265
Sergio Santos TOR 2-5, R, RBI,
.221
Casey Rogowski CHA 2-5, 2B, 2 R, .284
Charles
Haeger CHA 7 5 3 3 4 6, 2.55
Tonys Gutierrez CIN 1-3, RBI, 2
BB, .303
William Bergolla CIN 3-4, 2 2B, R, BB, .275
Craig
Stansberry PIT 0-1, 3 BB, SB, .304
Sean Burnett PIT 5-1/3
5 4 4 2 2, 5.18
Dustin Pedroia BOS 2-3, R, .306
David
Murphy BOS 1-3, R & 1-3, RBI, BB, .300
Matt White PHI 1 0
0 0 1 0, 3.60
Carlos Pena NYA 1-3, 12th HR, R, RBI & 2-4, 13th
HR, R, 2 RBI, .254
Delmon Young TB 3-5, 2B, 3B, R, RBI, .337
Shawn Riggans TB 3-4, 3B, R, 2 RBI, .292
J.P. Howell TB
5-2/3 6 1 1 0 10, 2.23
Yusaku Iriki NYN 5-2/3 3 0 0 3 5, 5.52
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Jason Hirsh
HOU 6.0 2 0 0 3 4, 11-2, 2.08 (his 10th straight win) ... Ben Hendrickson
MIL 7.0 3 1 1 1 4, 8-4, 2.12 ... Nelson Cruz MIL 2-4, 19th homer,
4 RBI, .299 ... Rich Hill CHN, fronted a one-hitter, 7.1 1 0 0 1
14, 7-1, 1.80 ... Dallas McPherson LAA 1-3, homer, .223 ... Alberto
Callaspo ARZ 3-5, 2 doubles, triple, .332 ... Dan Johnson
OAK 2-3, double, homer, .533 ... Jeff Clement SEA 1-5, double ...
Andy LaRoche LAD 3-4, double, .329 ... Joel Guzman LAD, a
surprisingly quiet campaign, 2-3, walk, 5th SB.284 ... James Loney
LAD 1-3, 9th SB, .380 ... Paul McAnulty 3B SD 3-6, triple, .325
... George Kottaras SD 2-5, double, 2 errors, .238 ... Jason
Ellison CF SF 2-5 & 2-4, double, .447
EASTERN (AA) -- Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE, six
homers in his last seven games, 1-4, 15th homer, .401 ... Brian Barton
CLE, in CF, 2-3, homer ... Thomas Cowley CLE, doing just fine in AA after
a dominating half-season in A-Ball, 6.0 3 1 1 3 5 ... Philip Hughes NYA,
an off-day according to his standards, 5.0 5 4 2 1 5, 2.63 ... Gio Gonzalez
PHI, falling off the prospect charts, 4.1 5 4 4 7 2, 4.39
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Joey Votto 1B CIN,
1-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 K, 10th error, .325 ... Ryan Braun 3B MIL, 2-5,
.293 ... Tony Schrager 3B-SS FLA, 3-5, 2B, 2 R, .588, 10 hits in
first five games ... Corey Thurman MIL, 6 9 1 1 1 4, 2.66 ...
Luis Cruz SS SD, 2-4, 2B (31), .272 ... Corwin Malone
CHW, 5 2 1 1 3 7, 3.42 ... Eric Patterson 2B CHC, 2-3, 19th 2B,
7th 3B, 35th SB, 9th CS, .274 ... Mitch Talbot TB, 7 4 2 2 3 2,
1.38 ... Steven Jackson ARI, 5 4 1 0 1 3, 2.80 ... Dan
Smith ATL, 4 1 0 0 1 6, 4.70 ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia C ATL,
0-2, 2 BB, .204 ... Brandon Jones LF, 1-4, 3B, .299 ... Mark
Reynolds 2B ARI, 0-4, 3 K, .235 ... James D'Antona 1B ARI,
1-4, HR, .281
TEXAS (AA) -- Billy Butler KC
4-5, 28th double, .326 ... Alex Gordon KC 2-4, 26th double, .301
... Troy Tulowitzki COL 2-4, 22nd error, .296 ... Brandon
Wood LAA 0-4, 3 Ks, .285 ... Travis Blackley SEA 8.2 4 1 0
3 9, 3.86 ... Hunter Pence HOU 1-3, triple, 2 walks, .301
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Douglas Mathis TEX
7.0 4 0 0 1 10 (CG), 4.24 ... Evan Longoria TB 1-5, 7th homer (11th
overall in 28 games), 3 RBI, .377 ... 2B Emilio Bonifacio ARZ 2-5,
double, .319 ... 3B Chase Headley SD 2-5, double, .292
CAROLINA (A+) -- Drew Sutton 2B HOU
2-5, HR(11), .258 ... Lou Santangelo C HOU 4-5, 3 HR!!!(15), 4RBI,
.251 ... Craig Anderson BAL 6.0 5 3 3 1 5, 5.40 ... Devan
Ivany C WAS 4-5, 2R, 5RBI, SB, .269 ... Brandon Powell 3B
WAS 3-4, 2B, HR(11), 2R, 3RBI, .274 ... Jordan Brown RF CLE 1-4,
HR(9), 276 ... Clint Everts WAS 5.2 1 0 0 2 6 W, 5.12 ... Jay
Johnson RF BOS 2-5, 2B, R, 3RBI, .310 ... Pedro Powell CF
PIT 2-2, 2W, R, 4 SB(43)
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- David Winfree 3B
MIN 2-4 double, 2R RBI, .266
Trevor Plouffe SS MIN 2-4 R, .228
Jeff Larish 1B DET 2-4 double, 2RBI, .245
Jeff Frazier
LF DET 2-4 double, R, .231
Edwar Gonzalez RF NYA 3-4 2HR(10)
4RBI, .292
Victor Hall 3-6, .305
Xavier Paul RF
LA 2-5, .296
Blake Dewitt 2B LA 2-3 HR(16) 2RBI, .268
Alcides Escobar SS MIL 3-5 R SB(16), .257
Hernan
Iribarren 2B MIL 2-3 2R 2RBI, .325
Tim Moss 2B PHI 3-5 R
RBI, .287
MIDWEST (A) -- Vincent Mazzaro OAK 5 6
6 1 3 2 (4.66) ... John Mayberry TEX 1-4, 3 K's (.253) ... ack
Erik Lis MIN 0-4, 2 K's, 17th(!) error at 1st base ... Matt
Bush SD 2-4, K (.268) ... Joshua Johnson KC 0-5, K ...
Chris Nicoll KC 6 3 1 1 2 5 (2.63) ... Yuber Rodriguez
TOR 0-4, K (.217) ... he's 24, why is he here? Aaron Tressler TOR
8 3 1 1 1 9 (W, 7-4, 2.19) ... Jay Bruce CIN 0-3, 17th SB, BB, K
(.307) ... Cameron Maybin DET 1-4, K (.313)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Matt Maloney PHI
(W, 12-5) 7 7 1 1 3 5, 1.55 ... Greg Golson PHI 1-5, SB (23), .220
... Jeremy Slayden PHI 0-4, BB, .294 ... Andrew
McCutchen PIT 1-5, .282 ... Dexter Fowler COL 0-4, BB, .290
... Chris Nelson COL 0-5, .263 ... Travis Denker LAD
0-3, 2 BB, .250 ... Lucas May LAD, 8 RBI in last 2 games, 3-4, 2B
(18), HR (10), 4 RBI (49), BB, .257 ... Joe Martinez SF (W, 10-5)
7 4 1 1 0 7, 3.50 ... Austin Jackson NYA 1-4, 2B (19), RBI (39),
.262 ... Brad James HOU (L, 3-2) 7 7 3 0 0 3, 1.39 ... Fernando
Martinez NYN 3-4, 2B (12), 3 RBI (19), .345 ... Will Inman
MIL (W, 6-1) 5 3 2 2 2 5, 1.33 ... Angel Salome MIL 2-4, 2B (29),
HR (8), 3 RBI (72), .304 ... Lorenzo Cain MIL 2-2, 2B (20), 2 RBI
(42), SB (24), .295 ... Max Ramirez CLE 1-2, RBI (39), 2 BB, .288
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- 3B Mitchell
Hilligoss NYA 3-5, double, 3 RBI, .325 ... Pedro Beato BAL 6.0
4 2 2 1 4, 4.96 ... Jordan Parraz OF HOU 2-4, homer, .353 ...
Francisco Guzman WAS 3-5, homer, 3 RBI, .256 ... Jeremy Hellickson
TB 5.0 4 1 1 2 7, 2.12
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Dryck Lewis
DH CHC 1-3, r, hr #2, 3 rbi, .273 ... Kitt Kopach P 4.0 1 1 1 5 0
2.25 ... Jeremy Papelbon P CHC 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0.90, staff 2 hitter
... Matthew Repec 3b COL 2-4, 2 bb, 3 rbi, .220 ... Jeff
Kindel 1b COL 3-4, bb, 3r, 2 rbi, .348 ... Bret Berglund OF
COL 3-5, r, rbi, .199 ... Chad Tracy C TEX 3-5, 3r, hr, rbi, .308
... Steven Marquardt 3b TEX 1-4, bb, 2 rbi, .280 ...
CHristopher Davis OF TEX 2-5, double, 2 rbi, .212 ... Ethan
Katz P COL 5.0 1 1 1 3 1.90 ... George Delgado P COL s #6
despite 2 bb in 0.2 ip, 3.38 ... Scott Deal w 6-0 6.0 3 0 0 2 5
1.36 ... John Odom w 4-1, 6.0 3 0 0 2 0 2.04
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Jonathon Jaspe
C TOR 2-4, .304
Travis Snider OF TOR 2-4, HR(4), 3rbi .281
strong double header numbers, Daniel Valencia 3B MIN 3-8, Double,
HR(2), .333
Pedro Florimon Jr. SS BAL 1-2, 2bb, 2rbi .351
Kieron Pope OF BAL 1-4, .310
Ronald Ramirez SS HOU
1-4, .383
Steve Brown OF HOU 2-4, .357
Brandon
Caipen 3B HOU 2-5, solo HR(2) .291
Larry Williams OF ATL
0-4, .336
Tyler Flowers 0-4, .323
Chad Pendarvis
SP TB 6.0 5 4 1 2 3 0.90
Brandon Buckman 1B STL 2-5, Double(10),
.349
Daryl Jones OF STL still struggling, 0-4, .237
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Drew Stubbs CIN
1-5, 1st pro homer (a grand slam), .268 ... Chris Heisey OF CIN
3-5, 2 homers (5), .390 ... 1B Chris Errecart 3-4, 5th homer, .292
... Ryan Mount SS LAA 3-5, walk, .270 ... P.J. Phillips 3B
LAA 2-4, double, homer, .266 ... Chris Carter CHA 4-5, 3 doubles
(12), .350
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Kyle Drabek PHI, in
a game suspended by rain in the 2nd inning, 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 ... Rick Vanden
Hurk FLO 3.0 1 1 1 3 6, 1.80 ... shortstop Jonathan Santos NYN
3-3, 2 walks, 6th SB, .312 ... Kevin Russo NYA 2B & leadoff, 2-3,
3rd homer, .277 ... Clayton Kershaw LAD, first pro win, 5.0 4 0 0 0
5, 1.12 (1 walk, 21 Ks in 16 innings) ... Preston Mattingly LAD 2-4,
double, .351
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- catcher Carlos Perez CHN
2-4, homer, .250 ... CF Cody Podraza TEX 2-4, double, walk, .295
... OF Victor Barrios TEX 1-3, double, .377
ALASKA -- 2/3 way thru season, and the transition to
wood bats is apparent some eye-popping pitching stats and ho-hum batting
stats.
Pitchers
Javier Martinez (WA 42nd rounder) Continuing to show talent,
albeit with lack of command : 21k/20bb in 29IP, but only .153 BA against
Casey Weathers - (DET 25th rounder) 25/6 in 21 IP, 8 SV, .085 BA
against, .085 ERA
Chris Kissock (Lewis-Clark College) 32/7 in 41IP, 1.10 ERA
Matt Gorgen Cal freshman throwing lights out 34/8 in 25 IP, 8
SV, 1.05 ERA snuffs rally with 2 outs in 9th by strking out batter on 3
pitches the day after throwing 3 IP.
David Gruener (Notre Dame) 36/16 in 41 IP, 1.11 ERA
Chris Wietlispach (Yale) 37/24 in 33 IP, 0.48 ERA
Ryan Mottern (OK State U) 28/8 in 30 IP, 0.60 ERA
Hitters
Lucas Waters (E. Kentucky E) - .416 OBP/.435 SLG in 127 PA, leads
league w/ 26 SB
Jake Kahaulelio (Oral Roberts) - ..436/.532 in 84 PA
Beau Mills (Fresno State) - .358/.655 in 123 PA, leads league with
7 HR
Chris Nelson (Riverside CC) - .455/.471 in 145 PA
Donald Brown - .459/.450 in 143 PA
Chase DArnaud Pepperdine freshman shows some pop and speed at
3B - .350/.396 in 120 PA, 15 SB in 16 attempts
Chu-Yuan Chin (NCOPES) - .328 BA
Bryan Petersen (UC Irvine) leads league with .412 BA
Kevin Koski (Southern Illinois U)- .341 BA, 19 SB
Troop
Movements ... ATL - optioned Kevin Barry to Triple-A ... BOS -
purchased the contract of Kason Gabbard from Triple-A ... WAS - recalled
Ryan Church from Triple-A, optioned Kevin Gryboski to
Triple-A ... HOU - activated Brandon Backe from the 60-day DL ...
PHI - designated Sal Fasano for assignment .. KC - recalled
Shane Costa from Triple-A, optioned Joel Peralta to Triple-A
Omaha ... LAA - activated Kelvim Escobar from the 15-day DL,
optioned Chris Bootcheck to Triple-A ... CIN - placed Kent Mercker
on the 15-day DL ... SD - acquired Scott Williamson from CHN for Joel
Santo and Fabian Jimenez ... SF - optioned Chad Santos
to Triple-A ... STL - promoted 2006 1st rounder Adam Ottavino to Midwest
League
We wondered ... the LA Daily News has the answer :
" ... First-round draft pick Hank Conger broke the
hamate bone in his right hand this week and will have surgery that will end his
season in the Arizona summer league ... injured while swinging at a pitch.
The catcher is expected to be ready to return for the instructional league,
which begins play Sept. 15." (LA Daily News)
CLE breakout kid coudl be out for the season :
" ... outfielder Trevor Crowe, who was
having a breakout season, was placed on the disabled list because of a sprained
left ankle that could sideline him for a month or more." (The Columbus Dispatch)
In spite of some less than stellar recent outings, Eric Hurley TEX going
up :
" ... GM Jon Daniels said
Saturday that right-hander Eric Hurley would join the Double-A Frisco rotation
within a week. Hurley, 20, was one of the Rangers' two first-round picks in
2004. He is 5-6 with a 4.11 ERA in 18 starts for Class A Bakersfield this
season. Hurley pitched in the Futures Game during All-Star weekend, but he has
struggled of late. He has lost three straight decisions and has a 9.53 ERA over
his last five starts. The RoughRiders planned to use 18-year-old Omar Poveda for
a start while Thomas Diamond recovered from elbow soreness. Hurley will then
move into the rotation." (Dallas Morning News)
22 July, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Jeremy Guthrie CLE 7 3 0 0 3 3, 3.30
Brayan Pena ATL 3-5, 2B, R, 2 RBI, .270
James Jurries
ATL 1-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB, .211
Martin Prado ATL 2-5, 2 R, RBI,
.304
Alex Romero MIN 2-4, .206
Josh Banks TOR 7
4 4 4 0 6, 5.42
Jerry Owens CHA 2-4, 3B, 2 R, SB, .261
Casey Rogowski CHA 1-4, 7th HR, R, RBI, .282
Tonys
Gutierrez CIN 1-2, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB, .303
Brandon Watson CIN
2-5, .167
Justin Germano CIN 7 6 0 0 1 3, 3.69
Val
Majewski BAL 2-4, R, .240
Eli Whiteside BAL 2-4, 9th HR, 2
R, 2 RBI, .231
Dustin Pedroia BOS 0-1, BB, HBP & 1-3, 2B, BB,
.302
Abe Alvarez BOS 5 7 3 3 1 3, 5.55
Carlos Ruiz
PHI 2-2, 8th HR, R, 2 RBI, BB, HBP, .323
Eude Brito PHI 6 5 3 3
3 5, 3.39
Matt White PHI 1-1/3 1 0 0 0 1, 3.64
Kevin
Thompson NYA 2-4, 3B, R, RBI & 2-3, 2B, R, BB, SB, .280
Carlos
Pena NYA 2-3, R, RBI & 1-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB, .250
Wes Bankston
TB 3-4, 2B, RBI, .364
Jason Hammel TB 3 5 3 2 3 3, 4.50
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Felix Pie
CHN 1-1, 2 walks, 1-3, .262 ... Tommy Murphy LAA 3-5, 2 doubles, .340 ...
Jeff Mathis LAA 2-4, triple, .305 ... Miguel Montero
ARZ 3-5, 3 RBI, .333 ... Alberto Callaspo ARZ 2-4, triple, walk,
.328 ... Jason Ellison SF 2-4, double, walk, .448 ... Jeff
Clement SEA 1-3, homer ... Andy LaRoche LAD 3-4, double, .304 ...
Paul McAnulty SD, at 3B, 3-5, double, triple, .321
EASTERN (AA) -- Kevin Kouzmanoff
CLE, average slipping but power increasing, 1-5, 14th homer, .404 ... Ryan
Drese WAS 2.2 5 4 1 1 1 ... Kory Casto WAS 2-4, .292 ...
Ismael Ramirez TOR 5.0 2 0 0 0 1, 1.61 ... Radhames Liz
BAL 5.0 6 4 4 3 5, 3.27 ... Matt Moses MIN 2-4, double, .250 ...
Randy Wolf PHI, rehab, 5.0 6 3 2 2 4 ... CF Jacoby
Ellsbury BOS 2-5, double, .350
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Joey Votto 1B CIN,
1-4, 32nd 2B, 2 BB, .327 ... Tony Abreu 2B LAD, 2-6, RBI, .292 ...
Homer Bailey CIN, 6.2 3 1 1 2 6, 0.88 -- 3 ER in 30.2 in. @ AA ...
Spike Lundberg LAD, 6 4 0 0 1 6, 2.19 ... Jose Garcia
FLA, 7 3 2 2 0 10, 2.23 ... Danny Richar 2B ARI, 2-5, HR, 2 R,
.311 ... Greg Smith ARI, 5 7 3 3 2 5, 4.62 ... Matt
Harrison ATL, 6 7 3 3 0 5, 4.02 ... Elliot Johnson 2B TB, 2-4,
RBI, .307 ... Nic Jackson RF CHC, 1-3, HR, .298 ... Federico
Baez CHC, 6 4 0 0 1 6, 1.90
TEXAS (AA) -- Brandon Wood SS LAA
0-4, .288 ... Terry Evans OF LAA 1-5, RBI, .305 ... Hunter
Pence OF HOU 2-5, 2RBI, SB(13), .300 ... Nate Gold 1B TEX
2-3, HR(18), R, 3RBI, .289 ... Matthew Allegra OAK 3-4, 2HR(13),
2R, 5RBI, .284 ... Wladimir Balentien OF SEA 1-4, .263 ...
Michael Wilson OF SEA 1-4, 3K, .340 ... Robert Rohrbaugh
SEA 5.0 6 4 3 1 6, L(2-2), 3.08 ... Amaury Marti OF STL 1-2, 2R,
BB, .348 ... Troy Tulowitzki SS COL 1-4, RBI, SB(5), .293 ...
Joseph Koshansky 1B COL 0-3, 2BB, .300 ... Alex Gordon
3B KC 1-2, 3R, 2BB, 2SB(19), .300 ... Billy Butler OF KC 2-4, RBI,
.319
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- 2B Emilio Bonifacio
ARZ 4-5, double, 41st SB, .318 ... Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 1-3, walk,
.315 ... OF Peter Ciofrone SD 3-5, 2 homers, .354 ... 2B
Corey Wimberly COL 2-3, walk, 28th SB, .306 ... Evan
Longoria TB 1-2, 2 walks, .389 ... Reid Brignac TB 1-4, 24th
double, .317 ... OF Carlos Sosa SF 2-2, 2 walks, homer, .343 ...
Sean Rodriguez LAA 1-2, 23rd double, 2 walks, 26th error, .312
CAROLINA (A+) -- Wallace Torbert RF HOU
3-5, 2R, SB, .313 ... Ole Sheldon 1B HOU 2-5, HR(1), 5RBI, .367
... Nolan Reimold RF BAL 0-3, .263 ... Rory Shortell
HOU 5.0 5 0 0 0 2 W, 3.77 ... Victor Mercedes SS CHA 2-4, 2B,
HR(6), 3RBI, 2R, .272 ... Chris Kelly DH CHA 1-3, HR(15), .268 ...
Cole Armstrong C CHA 1-4, HR(2) .273 ... Joey Devine
ATL 2.1 3 4 4 1 5 L, 6.75 ... Ray Liotta CHA 6.2 4 3 1 0 5 W, 8.00
... Luke Montz 1B WAS 1-4, HR(12), .237 ... Rodney Choy
Foo DH CLE 3-3, HR(5), 4R, SB, .321 ... Scott Lewis CLE 5.0
4 2 2 0 6 W, 1.58 ... Jay Johnson RF BOS 2-5, HR(1), 4RBI, .297
... Jeff Corsaletti LF BOS 3-4, 2B, .273 ... Juan Tejeda
DH PIT 4-5, 2B, HR(4), 3R, 6RBI, .385 ... Neil Walker C PIT 3-5, 3
2B, 3RBI, .259
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Mike Costanzo 3B
PHI 1-3 HR(8), .236
Trevor Plouffe SS MIN 3-4 2 doubles, R 3RBI,
.223
Clete Thomas CF DET 3-5 2 doubles, 3R SB(19), .255
Mike Carp 1B NYN 3-5 RBI, .283
Kevin Ardoin DET 5 5 1
1 2 8 ND, 3.31
Xavier Paul RF LA 3-5 double, R RBI, .295
Drew Locke DH LA 3-4 double, HR(4) R 2RBI, .289
Paul
Janish SS CIN 2-4 2R SB(3), .251
MIDWEST (A) -- bad night for the big names
Justin Upton ARZ 0-5, 2 K's, 4th error .. Jay Bruce CIN 0-4, K
... Cameron Maybin DET 1-4, 2 K's ... that's a wow Lucas
French DET 9 1 0 0 3 7 (3.12) ... Mark Reed CHN 1-3, 10th
double, BB ... Scott Taylor CHN 7 7 3 3 0 5 (3.39) ... Wade
Davis TB 5 2/3 6 4 4 4 4 (3.20) .. was a big name, once Matt
Bush SD 1-5, 2 K's, 8th error ... Kyle Blanks SD 1-3, 2 BB's,
2 K's (.292) ... Julian Cordero TEX 7 5 2 1 1 5 (2.63) ... Paul
Kelly MIN 2-4, 22nd double (.275) ... a spark of life? Michael
Saunders SEA 3-5 (.227)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Ryan Tucker
FLA (W, 5-9) 6 2 0 0 5 7, 5.46 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT 1-4, 3 RBI
(53), .283 ... Eddie Prasch PIT 4-4, 2B (14), 2 HR (2), 4 RBI
(24), .252 ... Greg Golson PHI 1-5, SB (22), .220 ... Jeremy
Slayden PHI 1-3, 2 RBI (50), .298 ... Austin Jackson NYA
2-4, .262 ... Angel Salome MIL 0-4, .302 ... Max Ramirez
CLE, moves from Rome to Lake County in Wickman trade, 1-2, HR (10), RBI (38),
BB, .286 ... Dexter Fowler COL 1-6, 2B (19), 2 RBI (26), .295 ...
Eric Young Jr COL 4-6, RBI (31), 2 SB (66), .251 ... Chris Nelson
COL 2-6, 2B (31), HR (8), 2 RBI (52), .267 ... Travis Denker LAD
3-5, 2B (6), 2 RBI (21), BB, .257 ... Lucas May LAD 3-6, 2B (17),
HR (9), 4 RBI (49), .253
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- A.J. Van
Slyke STL 3-5, 3 doubles, .233 ... OF Nathan Southard STL 3-5,
2 doubles, triple, .300 ... Josh Papelbon BOS 1.0 0 0 0 0 1, 4th
Save, no runs allowed in 12 1/3 innings, 1 walk, 13 Ks (twin brother Jeremy,
with the Cubs, with a 1.00 ERA in 18 innings) ... Bubba Bell 3-5,
triple, homer ... CF Colin Curtis NYA 3-4, double, triple, walk,
.444 ... shortstop Joshua Rodriguez CLE 3-5, homer, 4 RBI, .366
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Christopher
Davis OF TEX 3-4, 3 r, 3 hr's #5,6,&7, 5 rbi, .202 ... Michael
Affronti ss OAK 3-5, 3r, double, hr, rbi, .230 ... Greg Dowling
1b OAK 2-5, .302 ... Michael Wagner P TEX w 2-2, 6.0 9 1 1 3 5,
4.55 ... Tyler Colvin OD CHC 1-3, hr #4, cs, .284 ... Bryan
Sabatella OF SEA 1-2, r, hr #1, 2rbi, .344 ... Mark Pawelek
P CHC nd, 5.0 1 0 0 1 5, 3.27 ... Aneury Rodriguez P w 1-1, 8.0 2
0 0 1 10 2.54, 35/14 k/bb in 39 ip ... Aaron Riffkin DH COL 2-4,
2r, triple & hr #2, 2rbi, .211 ... Victor Ferrante OF COL 3-5, rbi,
double, .227 ... Cyle Hankerd DH ARZ 3-4, 2 r, hr, 4rbi, .331, 1st
pro hr wins game in 9th ... Eric Butler P ARZ 6.0 2 1 1 3 4 2.41
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Daniel
Valencia Min 2-3, rbi, .355
Jonathan Jaspe C TOR 1-2, rbi,
.309
Jose Lugo MIN (W 1-0) 6.0 5 1 1 2 5 ERA 3.82
Danny
Hernandez MIN 7th Save
Brandon Buckman 3-5, Solo HR(4)
double(9), .347
Scott Madsen SS CHW 3-4, .310
Matthew
Inouye C CHW 0-3, .358
Larry Williams OF ATL 3-4, 2rbi,
.347
Tyler Flowers 2B ATL 4-5, .337
Jerry Verastegui
C ATL 2-5, 2rbi .367
Jamie Richmond SP ATL looks ready to move
on, (W 5-0) 5.0 2 0 0 0 3 ERA 1.08
Pedro Florimon Jr SS
BAL 1-3, double(7), .347
Kieron Pope OF BAL 1-3, .312
Ronald Ramirez SS HOU 1-5, 2rbi, .393
Steve Brown OF
HOU 1-3, rbi, .348
Ralph Henriquez C HOU 3-5, .250
Polin
Trinidad (W 3-0) 5.0 1 0 0 1 7, ERA 0.25 (36 IP only 1 earned run)
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- OF Drew Stubbs CIN
1-4, 3 Ks, .271 ... Trevor Bell LAA 6.0 6 1 1 0 2, 3-0, 2.13 ...
SS Ryan Mount LAA 1-4, double, .255 ... CF Joseph
Dickerson KC 3-4, double, walk, .333 ... OF Christian Marrero
CHA 3-3, double, homer, walk, .272
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Omar Alcala
MIN 6.0 6 2 2 3 5, 2.32 ... Grant Duff NYA 3.0 5 4 0 0 4, 0.75 (9 hits
allowed in 24 innings, 10 walks, 31 Ks) ... Wuillys Bravo WAS 6.1 3 1 0 2
1, 1.42 ... Kyle Sleeth DET, making progress on the long road back from
surgery, 4.0 2 1 1 2 7
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- 3B Matt Sweeney LAA
2-5, double, 3 RBI, .385 ... Hank Conger LAA, still out of the
lineup, no word on injury ... Armando Galarraga TEX 2.0 2 2 1 0 2
... Andrew Lefave MIL 2-3, double, walk, .483 ... OF
Victor Barrios TEX 4-5, 2 doubles (8), .3 RBI, .378
Troop
Movements ... BAL - sent Howie Clark outright to Triple-A,
purchased the contract of Fernando Tatis from Triple-A ...
TEX - Thomas Diamond heading for Double-A DL ...LAA - recalled
Chris Bootcheck from Triple-A, optioned Tommy Murphy to
Triple-A ... WAS - purchased the contract of Melvin Dorta from
Double-A ... CHN - activated Mark Prior from the 15-day DL, optioned
Ryan Theriot to Triple-A ... KC - placed outfielder Reggie
Sanders on the 15-day DL, recalled Runelvys Hernandez from
Triple-A ... DET - activated Dmitri Young from the 15-day DL,
optioned Ramon Santiago to Triple-A ... BOS - sent
Willie Harris outright to Triple-A ... CLE - recalled Jason
Davis from Triple-A ... SD - purchased the contract of Justin Leone
from Triple-A, recalled Terrmel Sledge from Triple-A, optioned Mike
Thompson, Brian Sweeney to Triple-A ... HOU - optioned Fernando
Nieve to Triple-A ... SF - acquired Shea Hillenbrand and Vinnie
Chulk from TOR for Jeremy Accardo ...
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall,
reviews his pre-season SEA Top 20 :
" ... 6) Matt
Tuiasosopo ... .306 in 59 games for Class A Inland Empire, down to
.176 after promotion to Double-A. Was rushed and not ready to hit at San
Antonio. Still very young."
" ... 7) Shin-Soo Choo ...
.329/.396/.510 for Tacoma, with 24 steals and 13 homers. Appears blocked in
Seattle if he can't play center field."
" ... 10) Wladimir
Balentien ... .264/.353/.492 with 17 homers for San Antonio. Has
struck out 98 times in 83 games but has also drawn 41 walks."
" ... 14) Michael Wilson
... combined .324/.402/.578 between Inland Empire and San Antonio. Major
sleeper prospect, keep track of him very closely."
At BrewerFan, an updated
prospect list with Yovani Gallardo at the top :
" ... For Yo, the #1 spot on the Power 50
was about as inevitable as another one of his dominant starts... Gallardo really
doesn't have any major things he needs to work on before he gets to the bigs -
as long as he stays healthy (fingers crossed), it is probably we'll see him
towards the end of next year with the big club."
" ... 04 Braun, Ryan ...
Has picked up the pace nicely in AA after scuffling around directly after his
promotion... Still needs defensive work."
" ... 05 Inman, Will ...
Seven, count 'em, seven earned runs allowed in 56 innings pitched this year -
remarkable."
21 July, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Franklin Gutierrez CLE 1-5, 2B, .274
Ryan Garko CLE 2-5, 2 R, .256
Andy Marte CLE 2-5, 2B,
15th HR, 2 R, RBI, .273
Ben Francisco CLE 3-5, 11th HR, 4 R,
RBI, SB, .274
Ricardo Rodriguez ATL 6 10 6 5 2 1, 4.62
Matt
Garza MIN 6 4 2 2 1 8, 3.32
Jerry Owens CHA 2-4, 3B, 2 R,
RBI, BB, .259
Ryan Sweeney CHA 1-4, 8th HR, R, RBI, .294
Casey Rogowski CHA 2-4, 3 RBI, BB, SB, .283
Ryan Raburn
DET 2-5, 2B, R, RBI, .289
rehab, Dmitri Young DET 1-5, RBI, .452
Tonys Gutierrez CIN 2-4, R, BB, .302
William
Bergolla CIN 4-4, 2 2B, 2 R, RBI, .269
Mike Burns CIN 2 2 0
0 0 2, 1.10
Val Majewski BAL 2-3, 3rd HR, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, .234
Adam Boeve PIT 2-3, 2 2B, R, BB, SB, .290
David Murphy
BOS 2-5, R, 2 RBI, .309
David Pauley BOS 5 11 7 7 1 7, 6.18
Carlos Ruiz PHI 3-4, R, RBI, HBP, .317
Scott Mathieson
PHI 7-2/3 7 5 5 3 9, 4.61
Jeff Karstens NYA 6 8 4 3 2 2, 6.31
Delmon Young TB 3-5, R, .337
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Denny Bautista
KC 7.0 3 0 0 2 2, 5.35 ... Adam Eaton TEX, sign of progress, 4.0 3
1 1 2 6 ... Jason Botts TEX 2-3, 11th homer, walk, .316 ... Tim
Stauffer SD 5.0 6 7 3 5 4, 4.79 ... Miguel Montero ARZ 1-2,
walk, 3 RBI ... Alberto Callaspo ARZ 2-5, homer, .326 ... Larry
Broadway WAS 4-5, double, .312 ... Dan Johnson OAK, bound to
return to MLB after hot streak, 4-5, double, .583 ... Andy LaRoche LAD
1-4, homer, .277 ... Shin-Soo Choo SEA 2-3, 13th homer, .329
EASTERN (AA) -- Kevin Kouzmanoff
CLE 0-3, .408 ... Eric Duncan NYA 2-4, triple, .285 ...
26-year-old lefty Shane Youman PIT 7.0 4 0 0 2 9, 7-2, 1.43 ...
Kevin Slowey MIN 7.1 5 0 0 3 5, 2.65 ... Zack Segovia
PHI 6.0 3 0 0 0 3, 3.32 ... Chad Spann BOS 2-4, 27th double, .313
... a little surge, Carlos Gomez NYN 3-5, 2 doubles (14), 21st SB,
.267
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Scott Elbert LAD,
first rough spot in a while, 5 8 5 5 2 4, 3.38 ... Joey Votto 1B
CIN, 2-4 -- becoming the norm, .328 ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia C
ATL, 1-2, HR, 2 RBI, .207 ... Anthony Lerew ATL, ready to move up,
6 2 1 0 2 5, 1.64 ... Garrett Mock ARI, 5 7 2 2 0 2, 4.40 ...
Brandon Jones LF ATL, 2nd game of DH, 2-3, 4th HR, 2 RBI, .303 ...
Yovani Gallardo MIL, THE TRUTH, 6 5 0 0 0 9, 0.59 ... Ryan
Braun 3B MIL, turning it on, 3-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, .301 ... Lucas
Harrell CHW, rough 1st start @ AA, 4.2 8 7 6 4 1 ... Eric
Patterson 2B CHC, 0-3, 2 R, BB, 2 SB (34), .274 ... Juan Mateo
CHC, 6 6 3 2 2 6, 2.70
TEXAS (AA) -- Brandon Wood SS LAA
2-4, 2B, HR(21), R, 3RBI, .292 ... Josh Anderson OF HOU 2-5, R,
SB(32), .309 ... Hunter Pence OF HOU 2-5, R, RBI, .299 ... J.R.
House C/1B HOU 3-3, 2R, RBI, BB, .336 ... Jonathan Ash 2B HOU
2-3, 3B, RBI, BB, CS, .321 ... Tim Hulett 2B TEX 1-3, 2B, R, 2BB,
.444 ... Kurt Suzuki C OAK 1-5, R, .296 ... Wladimir
Balentien OF SEA 1-3, BB, .264 ... Marshall Hubbard 1B/DH SEA
2-4, HR(3), 2R, RBI, .295 ... Michael Wilson OF SEA 1-3, R, BB,
.344 ... Amaury Marti OF STL 2-5, 2 2B, R, 3K, .333 ... Troy
Tulowitzki SS COL 1-3, 2B, 2R, RBI, BB, E(21), .294... Joseph
Koshansky 1B COL 2-5, R, SB(3), .302 ... Alex Gordon 3B KC
1-4, 2R, BB, .298 ... Billy Butler OF KC 1-5, 2B, 2RBI, .317 ...
Gabe DeHoyos KC 0.1 0 0 0 0 1, S(5), 1.29
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Stephen Marek LAA,
A+ debut after 10-2, 1.96 in the Midwest League, 6.0 7 4 4 1 7 ... Reid
Brignac TB 2-4, 10th SB, 25th error, .318 ... Chris Nowak TB 3-5,
triple, .310 ... Evan Longoria TB 2-5, double, .386 ... Sean Rodriguez
LAA 1-2, 2 walks, 25th error, .311
CAROLINA (A+) -- Andrew Dobies BOS 6.0
3 0 0 2 5 W 3.68 ... Jay Johnson RF BOS 3-5, 2B, 3B, 3RBI .281 ...
Nolan Reimold RF BAL 1-1, GW 3-run HR ... Joe Ness
CLE 6.1 6 2 2 2 6 2.99 ... Jimmy Barthmaier HOU 6.0 3 1 1 1 7 4.70
... Jonathan Felfoldi WAS 7.0 5 1 1 1 5 4.29 ... Daron
Roberts RF CHA 2-4, 3B, HR, 2RBI .259 ... Neil Walker C PIT
1-3, 2B, 3RBI .250 ... Kyle Bloom PIT 5.0 4 1 1 5 6 W 4.12
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Donald Veal CHN 5
0 0 0 4 9 W(3-1, 1.03)
Hernan Iribarren 2B MIL 3-4 R RBI SB(15),
.324
Blake Dewitt 2B LA 2-5 2R RBI, .268
Drew Locke
LF LA 2-5 double, R 2RBI, .269
Corey Coles CF NYN 3-6 2 doubles,
R, .337
Mike Carp 1B NYN 2-5 double, R, .278
Victor
Hall CF NYA 3-5 double, 2R RBI, .295
MIDWEST (A) -- Justin Upton ARZ 0-3, K,
2 sac flies (.271) ... Jay Bruce CIN 2-4, 16th SB (.314) ...
Cameron Maybin DET 1-3, BB (.315) ... Jacob McGee TB 7
6 4 3 1 5 (2.78) ... Kyle Blanks SD 2-2, BB (9 for his last 20)
... just a great year so far Mitch Atkins CHN 7 1/3 7 0 0 0 7 (W,
9-3, 2.55) ... Mark Reed CHN 1-4 (.282) ... Alex Smit
MIN 6 2/3 3 0 0 2 8 (W, 3-1, 3.56) ... Paul Kelly MIN 1-5 ...
Hainley Statia ANA 1-4 (.299) ... Bryan Anderson STL
2-4, 24th double .. Carlos Rosa KC 9 6 0 0 0 6 (2.71) ...
Joshua Johnson KC 2-4, K (.268) ... not too late for the teenager to
turn it around Marwin Vega SEA 7 4 1 1 2 4 (5.09)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Brandon Erbe BAL
4-2/3 5 4 3 2 7, 3.01 ... Josh Outman PHI (W, 8-5) 7 5 3 2 2 7,
3.67 ... Greg Golson PHI 1-4, SB (21), .220 ... Jeremy
Slayden PHI 1-4, HR (7), 3 RBI (48), .298 ... Andrew McCutchen
PIT 0-3, BB, .284 ... Chaz Roe COL 5 5 3 3 5 4, 4.09 ... Dexter
Fowler COL 3-5, SB (31), BB, .298 ... Chris Nelson 2-4, RBI
(50), 2 BB, .266 ... Phillip Cuadrado COL 3-5, 2B (13), 4 RBI
(60), .283 ... Travis Denker LAD 0-4, BB, .241 ... Austin
Jackson NYA 1-5, .260 ... Fernando Martinez NYN 1-5, 2B
(11), RBI (15), .329 ... Angel Salome MIL 1-3, 2 BB, .305 ...
Jeff Lyman ATL (W, 5-2) 7 3 0 0 3 5, 3.08 ... Michael
Bowden BOS 5 4 1 0 0 6, 3.07 ... Mark Wagner BOS 1-4, .308
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Oneonta (DET)
beats Brooklyn (NYN) 6 -1 in 26 innings !! SS Scott Sizemore DET 5-10, 1
R, 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 SB, 1 E ... 1B Ryan Strieby DET 3-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI
... 1B Angel Reyes DET 4-6, 1 RBI ... Jose Fragoso
DET 5 0 0 0 2 2 ... Jonathan Schemmel NYN 4-10, 1 R, 1 RBI 1 BB 1
SB ... Jonathan Castillo NYN 5 2 0 0 2 7 ... 3B Greg
Picart PIT 3-4 ... Mike Crotta PIT 5 7 2 1 0 4 (L 0-2).... C
Francisco Cervelli NYA 2-3 ... George Kontos NYA 6 3
1 1 3 8 (W3-2) ... 1B Chris Vineyard BAL 2-4, 1 RBI ... Jeff
Moore BAL 7.2 2 1 0 2 5 (4-0) 0.48 ERA... Dan Brauer PHI 6
7 0 0 2 10 (L 1-1) 1.40 ERA ... 3B Dustin Realini CLE 3-4, 2 R, 2
RBI, 1 E ... CF Joshua Denham CLE 2-5, 2 RBI ... LF Steve
Douglas CLE 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI ... 2B Adam Davis CLE 2-4, 1
RBI 1 BB ... ... LF Ryan Royster TB 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB
... ... C Tom Lagried TB 3-4, 1R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, ... CF John
Matulia TB 3-5, 1 RBI, 1 CS ... 1B Matt Fields TB 2-4, 2 R
... SS Jose Salazar STL 3-5, 1 R, 1 RBI ... 2B Willian
Sandoval STL 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 CS ... LF Nate Southard STL
2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB ... 1B Mark Hamilton STL 1-4, 1
R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB ... RF Yonathan Sivira STL 4-5, 1 R 1 SB ...
RF Bubba Bell BOS 3-4, 1 2B ... 1B Zak Farkas BOS
3-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... 1B Matt Lane TOR 2-5, 2 R, 1 RBI ... DH
Matt Liuzza TOR 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI ... LF Jonathan
Baksh TOR 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI ... Zach Dials TOR 5 1 0 0 3 1
(W2-1) 0.45 ERA ... 2B Mike Martinez WASH 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
... CF John Raynor FLA 2-2, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB ... 1B Nate
Messner FLA 3-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Cesar Valdez
SF 1st complete game in NW this season, w 4-3, 9.0 6 1 1 0 8 2.20 ...
Conor Janes DH ARZ 2-3, r, bb, rbi, .234 ... Travis Tully
OF ARZ 3-3, 2r, .276 ... Steven Marquardt 3b TEX 1-1, triple & 3
bb ... Matthew Sulentic OF OAK 2-4, double, 3 rbi, .333 ...
Alexander Valdez 3b OAK 2-4, 2r, .245 ... James Heuser
P OAK w 4-3, 6.0 3 1 1 3 6 3.82 ... Daniel Mayora ss COL 3-4, hr
short of a cycle, rbi, r, .318 ... Jeff Kindel 1b COL 3-3, r,
double, rbi, bb, .200 ... Keith Weiser P COL 5.0 6 0 0 0 6 2.93
... Tyler Colvin OF CHC 3-6 (again) 2r, double, 3rd hr, 2rbi, sb,
.282 ... Alfred Joseph OF CHC 3-5, 3r, hr short of cycle, rbi,
.359 ... Manilek Pimental 1b SEA 3-5, 2r, double & hr, rbi, .294
... Gregory Halman OF 1-5, 3rbi, 2r hr, .268
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Felipe Garcia
1B CLE 2-3, HR(4), 2rbi, .326
Jonathan Jaspe C TOR 1-3, .304
Billy Rowell 3B BAL 0-3, .222
Kieron Pope OF BAL
1-3, HR(2), 3rbi, .312
Zachary Britton BAL 4.2 2 1 1 2 3 ERA
2.13
Larry Williams OF ATL 1-3, Double(9), .333
White Sox
catcher Matthew Inouye (21st rounder, 2006) is in a hitting groove
of late, 3-4, double, rbi, .372
Michael Broadway ATL (W 2-0) 5.0
4 1 1 2 2 ERA 2.08
Daniel Valencia 3B MIN 2-4, 2 doubles, .321
Alex Burnett MIN (W 2-1) 6.0 5 2 1 2 4 ERA 2.88.
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Sean Watson CIN 3.0
8 4 4 1 2 ... Chris Valaika SS CIN 2-5, HR(4), 2RBI ... Drew
Stubbs CF CIN 3-5, 2b(5), 2SO ... PJ Phillips 3b LAA 4-5, HR(2),
3R, 3RBI, SB(10) ... Ken Herndon LAA (W,2-2) 5.0 5 0 0 0 1 ...
Hector Gomez SS COL 1-5 ... Kyle McCulloch CWS 6.0 3 0
0 1 6 ... Brandon Hynick COL 6.0 3 0 0 0 10 ... Bryan
Morris LAD (W,1-1) 6.0 8 4 3 1 6
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- 18-year-old lefty Felix
Doubront BOS 6.0 3 1 0 0 5, 1.74 ... OF Chris Parmelee MIN
2-4, 3rd SB, .261 ... Jose Ortegano ATL 5.0 1 0 0 0 5, 4.09 ... Yunior
Novoa WAS (can this be true, in the Dominican Summer League, 33 innings, 15
hits, 1 walk, 62 Ks) 4.0 5 1 0 0 4
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- 1B Scott Lucas KC 3-4, 2
doubles (6), walk, .354 ... OF Andrew Lefave MIL 2-5, triple, .462
... 1B John Alonso MIL 3-5, double, triple, homer, .333 ... SF SS
Sharlon Schoop 2-4, 2 doubles, walk, 4 RBI, .476 ... 2B Rayner
Contreras SD 4-7, double, 5 RBI, .366 ... 3B Felix
Carrasco SD 3-5, triple, homer, walk, .349
Troop
Movements ... ATL - acquired Bob Wickman from CLE for catcher
Max Ramirez ... WAS - placed Jose Guillen on the 15-day DL ... TOR - purchased the contract of Jason Phillips
from Triple-A ... CHA - released Cliff Politte ... BOS - placed
Tim Wakefield on the 15-day DL ... ARZ - optioned Edgar
Gonzalez to Triple-A, recalled Carlos Quentin from Triple-A (and
has a homer in his debut) ... HOU - recalled Matt Albers from Double-A,
optioned Wandy Rodriguez to Triple-A ...
Thanks to the Kansas City Star we have some news on Jeff Bianchi who has been
out of the lineup for the Royals' team in the Arizona League :
" ... Shortstop Jeff Bianchi,
one of the clubs top prospects, could be headed for shoulder surgery as a
result of continuing problems. He is scheduled for an appointment later this
month to get a second opinion. He felt something again earlier this month when
he made a throw, farm director Shaun McGinn said. We need to get this taken
care of. Bianchi, 19, was the Royals second-round pick in 2005 and flashed
immense potential despite being limited to 40 games in the Arizona Rookie League
over two seasons. He batted .414 with 11 doubles, four triples, eight homers and
39 RBIs."
A wasted season for a former top ranking prospect as the Angels look for
alternatives at first base :
" ... They're not counting on Casey Kotchman
coming back this season ... Kotchman, who opened the season as the first
baseman, remains on the disabled list because of mononucleosis and recently
halted a rehabilitation assignment when he experienced dizziness." (LA
Times)
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall, with another look at his pre-season Mets'
prospect chart :
" ... 1) Lastings Milledge
... .289/.408/.481 with 11 steals in 65 games for Triple-A Norfolk,
.233/.287/.419 for the Mets in 24 games. Impressive power/speed potential but
still working on his strike zone judgment. It was much better this year in
Triple-A but major league pitchers exploited him."
" ... 5) Carlos Gomez ...
.261/.325/.390 with 20 steals for Binghamton. Good speed and tools, not much
power, poor plate discipline."
" ... 10) Phil Humber ...
Recovering from Tommy John surgery, is 2-1, 3.12 in five starts for St. Lucie.
Looks good so far, raise his grade back to B- for now and then higher if this
continues."
David Regan, RotoAmerica, checks out
the top relief prospects :
" ... 1. Juan Salas, TB
... has allowed just two runs in 49 innings pitched so far in 2006. Not bad for
a guy who just started pitching in 2004. Salas has big-time closers type stuff
and while youd like to see fewer walks (20 in the 49 IP), hes held hitters to
a .120 AVG and has racked up 71 strikeouts. He, not Chad Orvella, is the teams
future closer."
" ... 2. Pat Neshek, MIN ...
a 25 year-old picked in the fourth round back in 2002 by the Twins. Neshek is a
fire-baller with a strong strikeout rate and currently has a 1.95 ERA with a
strong 87 Ks in 60 innings. Entering the season, his K/9 rate was 10.8 and he
had a career 2.23 ERA, so 2006 is more of the same. Hes one option to take over
for Joe Nathan once Nathan becomes too expensive."
Snippets from the International League report :
" ... The PawSox bats have come alive
in their 17 games in July ... Leading the way in July ... .
Dustin Pedroia, who had 7 consecutive hits over the past weekend, at .391
(25-64) with 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 14 runs scored, and just 4 SO."
" ... B.J. Upton was moved to
third base this homestand ... played errorless ball in the first six games he
played at third base before committing a ninth inning error yesterday, his 29th.
Upton hadn't played at third for Durham before this homestand, but did play 12
games in the majors at third in 2004 ... Upton's
replacement at short, Ben Zobrist, one of two players acquired in
the Aubrey Huff deal, is 10-24 (.417) with three RBI and four walks, a .500
on-base percentage. Zobrist was an All-Star shortstop in the Texas League with
Corpus Christi. Meanwhile, Wes Bankston, who was promoted from
Double-A Montgomery, is 8-25 (.320), with four RBI and two walks."
" ... Ryan Sweeney is
on fire as of late, having tied a career season high of seven home runs ...
has knocked in 46 runners, and is batting .295. On Tuesday, July 18 Sweeney was
4-4, with two home runs, a triple, four RBI, and three runs scored."
" ... Josh Fields
still remains on the leader boards in many categories such as: second place in
runs scored (60), tied for second in total hits (105), second in slugging
percentage (.548), third in extra-base hits (41), tied for fourth with 24
doubles and fourth place in on-base percentage (.402)."
20 July, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Ryan Garko CLE 2-5, BB, .254
Boof
Bonser MIN 5 3 0 0 5 3, 2.85
John Hattig TOR 0-3, BB &
1-2, R, RBI, BB, .280
Rob Cosby TOR 0-2, HBP & 2-3, 10th HR, R,
2 RBI, .262
Sergio Santos TOR 0-2, BB & 2-3, 2B, RBI, .222
Francisco Rosario TOR 2 2 1 1 1 2, 4.44
Ricky Romero
TOR 1-2/3 0 0 0 1 1, 4.67
Jerry Owens CHA 2-4, 3B, R, RBI, BB, 2
SB, .256
Casey Rogowski CHA 2-4, .280
Chris Stewart
CHA 2-4, R, .270
rehab, Dmitri Young DET 2-2, R, 2 BB, .500
Humberto Sanchez DET 5 6 5 4 5 4, 3.61
Tonys Gutierrez
CIN 2-5, 2B, .299
Eli Whiteside BAL 1-4, 8th HR, R, 3 RBI, .226
Hayden Penn BAL 6 3 0 0 1 5, 1.79
Adam Boeve PIT
2-3, 2B, RBI, BB, 2 SB, .283
Craig Stansberry PIT 1-2, R, BB,
Sac, .327
Oliver Perez PIT 6 4 2 1 0 6, 3.86
Adam
Stern BOS 2-5, SB, .256
Chris Roberson PHI 1-4, 2B, R, BB,
SB, .308
Carlos Ruiz PHI 2-4, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, .310
Josh
Kroeger PHI 1-4, 2B, R, .239
Michael Bourn PHI 1-3, R, 2
BB, SB, .360
Gavin Floyd PHI 7 8 4 4 2 7, 4.63
Kevin
Thompson NYA 2-3, 2B, 8th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, .275
rehab, Aaron
Small NYA 7 8 1 1 2 2, 5.33
B.J. Upton TB 3-5, 7th HR, 3 R, RBI,
SB, .273
Delmon Young TB 2-5, 3B, 3 RBI, .330
Elijah
Dukes TB 1-3, RBI, BB, HBP, .291
Shawn Riggans TB 1-4, 2B,
.286
Ben Zobrist TB 2-3, 2 R, BB, Sac, 2 SB, .417
Brian
Stokes TB 4 7 7 4 4 4, 3.66
Mitch Wylie NYN 2-2/3 2 1 1 0
2, 4.09
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- catcher Chris
Iannetta COL 2-4, .446 ... Dan Johnson OAK 2-4, double, 2
walks, 5 RBI, .526 ... James Loney LAD 2-4, 25th double, .387 ...
Yusmeiro Petit FLO 4.0 6 5 5 0 3, 4.72 ... Ben Sheets
MIL, rehab, 6.1 3 1 1 2 4 ... Chris Young ARZ 2-4, 2 doubles (20), walk,
.272 ... Jeff Mathis LAA 4-6, 2 doubles (24), .303
EASTERN (AA) -- 1B Eric Duncan
NYA 2-3,double, .278 ... Carlos Gomez NYN 2-4, 2 doubles, .261 ...
Chris Begg SF, fronting a one-hitter, 7.0 1 0 0 2 3, 3.44 ...
Ryan Patterson TOR 3-4, .324 ... Jacoby Ellsbury BOS 1-5,
double, .367 ... Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE, on a little HR spurt, 1-4,
13th homer, .414 ... Ryan Goleski OF CLE 3-4, double, homer (19th
overall), .314 ... Matt Moses MIN 2-5, 11th homer, .244 ...
SS Alexi Casilla MIN 2-4, double, .355
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Craig Brazell 1B LAD,
1-5, 14th HR, 4 RBI, .242 ... Heath Totten LAD, 6 4 0 0 1 2, 3.31
... Jorge De La Rosa MIL, 6 9 3 3 1 3, 2.52 ... Pedro Lopez
SS CHW, 4-5, .328 ... Lance Broadway CHW, 5.1 8 2 2 2 5, 2.77 ...
Jack Cassell SD, 5.1 7 2 2 1 5, 2.22 ... John Raburn
2B TB, 3-5, RBI, .314 ... Michael Coleman 1B TB, 2-4, 11th HR, 4
RBI, .251 ... Andrew Sonnanstine TB, looking for promotion?, 9 2 0
0 1 5, 2.79 ... Joey Votto 1B CIN, 1-4, 31st 2B, RBI, .326
" ... Andrew Sonnastine
pitched his fourth complete-game shutout of the year, two-hitting West Tenn, 7-0
... 13th-round selection in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft, Sonnastine
(10-6) struck out five and walked one. It marked the 23-year-old right-hander's
seventh win in a row which, according to Sonnastine, isn't a coincidence. "Seven
starts ago, my pitching coach took away my split-finger fastball, forcing me to
throw my change-up," he said. "I was having a harder time keeping the splitter
in the zone, and there was a greater differential in velocity between my
fastball and my change-up." Sonnanstine's fastball tops out at 92 mph, while his
change-up comes in around 78 to 81. His splitter was 84 or 85. "I just tried to
get ahead and throw strikes," he said. "I really hate walking people." (MiLB.com)
TEXAS (AA) -- Brandon Wood SS LAA
0-4, 2K, .289 ... Terry Evans OF LAA 1-4, R, .309 ... Josh
Anderson OF HOU 1-3, BB, 2SB(31), .307 ... Hunter Pence OF
HOU 2-4, 2 2B, RBI, .298 ... Chance Douglass HOU 3.0 5 4 3 3 1,
L(6-4), 3.25 ... Tim Hulett 2B TEX 0-4, 2K, .458 ... Kurt
Suzuki C OAK 1-4, R, RBI, SB(5), .297 ... Matthew Allegra
OAK 2-4, HR(11), 2R, RBI, .280 ... Kevin Olsen OAK 7.0 2 0 0 2 1,
W(2-1), 4.71 ... Wladimir Balentien OF SEA 2-4, HR(17), 3R, 3RBI,
.263 ... Matt Tuiasosopo 3B SEA 0-4, BB, 2K, .182 ... Yung Chi
Chen 2B SEA 2-4, 2R, BB, .313 ... Ryan Feierabend SEA 7.0 4 0
0 1 5, W(7-7), 3.96 ...Juan Richardson 1B STL 2-4, .304 ...
Troy Tulowitzki SS COL 1-4, 2B, .294 ... Joseph Koshansky
1B COL 1-4, .301 ... Alex Gordon 3B KC 2-5, HR(14), R, 3RBI, .299
... Billy Butler OF KC 2-4, 2B, 2R, .319 ... Zack
Greinke KC 7.0 7 1 1 0 5, W(4-2), 5.09, manic ... Gabe DeHoyos
KC 1.0 0 0 0 0 0, 1.32
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Sean Rodriguez LAA
3-5, 22nd double, 3rd triple, 20th homer, 5 RBI, .310 ... Carlos Gonzalez
ARZ 2-4, 2 SBs (14), .315 ... Greg Reynolds COL, 2nd overall pick, 2006,
4.0 3 0 0 3 3 ... Evan Longoria TB, 3rd overall pick, 2006, 3-4,
walk, .385 ... another highly-rated SP taking his lumps, Eric Hurley TEX
5.1 7 6 5 2 6, 4.11
CAROLINA (A+) -- Troy Patton HOU 6.0 1
1 0 2 8 W 2.93 ... Chuck Lofgren CLE 5.2 3 0 0 4 4 W(13) 1.99 ...
Luis Atilano ATL 7.0 7 0 0 3 5 4.45 ... Matthew Goodson
BOS 6.0 2 0 0 3 6 4.18
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Philip Humber NYN
5.0 4 0 0 0 9, 3.12 ... Tonys Gutierrez CIN 2-2, triple, 2 walks,
.297 ... Colby Rasmus STL, tough time with promotion to A+, 0-4,
.183
MIDWEST (A) -- No games scheduled.
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Clay Buchholz BOS
(W, 6-4) 5 2 2 2 1 5, 3.06 ... Mark Wagner BOS 1-4, HR (7), RBI
(42), .309 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT 3-4, 2B (15), BB, .286 ...
Greg Golson PHI 1-4, BB, .220 ... Jeremy Slayden PHI
3-5, 2 2B (27), RBI (45), .299 ... Austin Jackson NYA 0-4, RBI
(38), .260 ... Jon Niese NYN, complete game shutout (W, 9-6) 9 3 0
0 2 9, 3.51 ... Fernando Martinez NYN 3-4, HR (3), 3 RBI (14),
.333 ... Dexter Fowler COL 1-5, 2B (18), .213 ... Chris
Nelson 2-5, HR (7), 2 RBI (49), .263 ... Travis Denker LAD
1-4, 3 RBI (19), 2 BB, .250 ... Chorye Spoone BAL 6 6 5 4 2 6,
3.12 ... Sean West FLA 4-1/3 4 4 4 2 2, 3.08
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) --
1B Ryan Strieby DET 1-2, 2 R, 1 HR 1 RBI, 2 BB ... CF
Deik Scram DET 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 CS ... RF Brennan Boesch
DET 3-5, 2 RBI ... 3B Santo De Leon DET 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1
E ... 2B Scott Sizemore DET 2-4, 1 R, 1 BB ... Matt
O'Brien DET 7 2 0 0 4 4 W(3-1) ... 1B Joel Pacheco BAL 3-4, 1
R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 CS ... 2B Pedro Silveren BAL 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2
E ... RF Jed Stephens BAL 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 E ... RF Zack
Davis BAL 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB ... Josh Tamba BAL 6 6 2 1 1 5
(W4-0) ... RF Gus Milner PHI 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI ... SS Jason
Donald PHI 2-3, 2 R, 1 BB ... DH Jake Dempsey PHI 2-4, 1 R
... ... LF Ryan Royster TB 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... 1B
Josh Roberts CLE 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 SB ... RF Evandy De Leon
CLE 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... Josh Tomlin CLE 6 1 0 0 0 8 (W2-0)
... 1B Mark Hamilton STL 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI ... CF Jim
Rapoport STL 2-4, 2 R, 1 BB ... RF Bubba Bell BOS 3-3, 5 R, 1
2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB ... 2B Mike Chambers BOS 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1
BB ... 1B Aaron Bates BOS 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI 1 BB ... C Luis
Exposito BOS 2-5, 2 RBI ... 2B Greg Buchanan HOU 3-4, 1 2B,
1 RBI ... 1B Jim Van Ostrand HOU 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB ...
LF Andy Holder HOU 2-5, 1 R ... Casey Hudspeth HOU 5
3 0 0 1 4 (W2-0) ... 2B Mike Martinez WASH 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B ... 3B
Jonathan Castro WASH 2-3, 1 R 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 CS ... RF
Francisco Guzman WASH 1-2, 1 R, 2 RBI ... RF Spike
McDougall FLA 2-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... 3B Jared Keel PIT 1-2, 1 R,
2 BB ... 3B Mitch Hilligoss NYA 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Wilber Perez
2b OAK 2-3, 3 r, 2 doubles, bb, .237 ... Matthew Sulentic of OAK
0-3, 1r, 2bb, .327 ... Larry Cobb OF OAK 2-4, 2r, double, .296 ...
Joshia Lansford 3b CHC 5-6, 2r, 2rbi, .320 ... Tyler
Colvin OF CHC 3-6, hr short of cycle, 3 rbi, .266 ... Gregory
Halman OF SEA 3-4, 4 r, double, 2 hr & 3rbi, .271 ... Manilek
Pimental 1b SEA 2-3, 3 r, bb, hr #4, 2 rbi, .270 ... Henry Gutierrez-Portalatin
DH SF 2-4, r, double, .412 ... Kevin Pucetas P SF w 2-0, 6.0 4 0 0
0 4, 2.00 ... Juan Trinidad P SF s 8, 1.0 2 0 0 0 1, 0.00 ...
Daniel Mayora ss COL 3-4, rbi single in 14th ends 13 inning 1-0
pitchers duel, 3 of teams 7 hits
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Junior Contreras
DH NYM 1-5, rbi .344
Larry Williams OF ATL 2-6 .330
Willie
Cabrera NYM 0-3 .308
Matthew Inouye C CHW 1-5 .314
Thomas Hanson ATL 5.0 3 0 0 0 6 ERA 2.82
Jonathon Jaspe
C TOR 2-3, double(7), rbi(14), .303
Travis Snider 0-2, 2 walks,
.288
Pedro Florimon Jr. SS BAL 0-2, 2 walks .347
Billy
Rowell 3B BAL 0-3, rbi, .250
Kieron Pope OF BAL 2-3,
double(10) .311
Zachary Clark BAL 5.0 2 1 0 3 4 ERA 1.78
Ronald Ramirez SS HOU 1-3, double(11), .405
Ryan Mitchell
HOU 6.0 5 1 0 0 3 ERA 2.84
Sean Land MIN 6.0 5 1 1 2 4 ERA 1.67
Desmond Jennings OF TB 1-4, double, .296
Mike Butia
OF CLE 1-4, walk, .337
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Cole Gillespie LF
MIL 2-4, R ... Chris Errceart 1b MIL 2-4, 2HR(3), 4RBI ... P.J.
Phillips 3b LAA 3-4, 2b(7), SB(9) ... Drew Stubbs CF CIN 3-6,
RBI
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- OF Christopher
Parmelee MIN 2-3, SB, .267 ... OF Roman Pena CLE 1-4, 3rd
homer, .358 ... Chris Marrero OF WAS 2-4, walk, .412
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- MIl 1st rounder Jeremy
Jeffress 3.0 0 0 0 0 5, 2.61 ... 1B Jeremy Hunt SD 4-5, 2 homers (3),
5 RBI, .403 ... a no-hitter for the KC affiliate, lefty Brent Fisher,
2005 7th rounder, 6.0 0 1 0 0 11 & Michael Hauff 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Troop
Movements ... NYN - acquired Ruben Gotay from KC for Jeff
Keppinger ... LAA - recalled Reggie Willits from
Triple-A, optioned Joe Saunders to Triple-A ... SD - recalled
Mike Thompson from Triple-A, placed Vinny Castilla on
waivers ... ATL - purchased the contract of Jason Shiell from Triple-A,
optioned Peter Moylan to Triple-A ... TOR - designated Shea
Hillenbrand for assignment ... ARZ - optioned Edgar Gonzalez to
Triple-A ...
John Manuel, Baseball America, in the chatroom on BA's updated Top 25 :
Andrew Miller ranking, if
eligible? " ... I have my list right here, and I would have put him
probably in the 13-17 range. Hard to say, I like Miller a lot as a prospect, but
I also think Scott Elbert is the best lefty in the minors right now, and
Elbert's pitched a full pro season, he's physical, he's much stronger than
Miller (who obviously is taller) . . . tough call. I'd lean toward Miller there
but I like Elbert a lot."
Justin Upton, Cameron
Maybin, Jay Bruce? " ... Upton has more present
strength, and Maybin looks like a big leaguer right now physically. I've used
this line before but minus the 6-foot-8 part, Maybin looks like LeBron James to
me, just so broad-shouldered and physical at such a young age. I just think
Bruce isn't as physical as those guys right now (even though he's no shrimp
himself), and that's why he's considered a bit behind them. But there's no
reason he can't overtake them, and the higher up the ladder prospects the go,
the more performance matters. He has significant tools and significant talent
... He SHOULD be outperforming Maybin. I don't know what Upton's excuse is
for not performing, but everyone still says the supreme talent is in there, and
it shows itself from time to time."
Brandon Erbe BAL " ...I
do think he will earn consideration as an elite prosspect when the year is all
said and done, I'd just like to see him make it through a full year first. "
Reid Brignac " ...
should have been in the "just missed the cut." He's one of the top 3-5 prospects
in the California League ... Dude can hit."
Adam Jones " ...
it's hard to deny Jones with how he's handled the transition to CF. He's got mad
tools, controlling the K zone to maximize his hit tool will be the key. He gets
a lot of flattering comparisons (I've read Vernon Wells lately and I've read
Eric Davis). In my head he's Mike Cameron without the gold glove defense. Mike
Cameron's career numbers are .249-.340-.442. Maybe that's why I don't think of
him as an elite prospect, perhaps I should."
Delmon Young " ...
Young's makeup (character, Bondsian personality, however you want to put it)
will keep him from fulfilling his potential, because I don't think he has Bonds'
talent. I consider Stephen Drew a much safer bet to reach his ceiling,
which is .300-.380-.500 as a lefthanded hitting SS."
Dayn Perry, FOXSports,
offers a Top 10 of prospects who need to have strong second halves to maintain
high rankings :
" ... Felix Pie ...
Cubs' top hitting prospect has been a serious disappointment in 2006. Scouts
have long admired Pie's tools, and last season the numbers finally came. This
year, however, he's "hitting" .261 AVG/.321 OBP/.394 SLG at AAA-Iowa. It could
be the lingering effects from the serious ankle injury he suffered last season,
or it could be that Triple-A pitching is too much for him right now."
" ... Neil Walker ...
has taken a step back this season. In 2005, Walker had a strong showing in the
Sally League, but this season he's scuttling badly at High-A Lynchburg (a
batting line of .249 AVG/.306 OBP/.328 SLG). He got a late start to the season
because of a wrist injury, and that may be sapping his production."
" ... Delmon Young ...
one of the most gifted hitters in the minors, but he served a 50-game suspension
earlier this season for throwing his bat at an umpire. He's back playing now,
and if you looked only at Young's .328 AVG at AAA-Durham then you might think
he's doing just fine. However, his .344 OBP and .429 SLG suggest that he's not
showing much in the way of secondary skills (i.e., drawing walks and hitting for
power). This is his second crack at the International League, and Young hasn't
yet put up big numbers at the level."
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall,
reviews his pre-season picks for the Astros and White Sox :
" ... 1) Ray
Liotta ... 5.45 ERA in 19 starts combined between Double-A Birmingham
and Class A Winston-Salem, 55/48 K/BB in 99 innings, 116 hits allowed. Only
positive is just 3 homers given up. Is this bad luck, a simple slippage in
skill, or a hidden injury?"
" ... 4) Lance Broadway
... 2.75 in 19 starts for Birmingham, 79/29 K/BB in 118 innings. Throwing
strikes, K/IP is mediocre but he might be able to get away with it at higher
levels."
" ... 8) Josh D. Fields ...
Breakout guy, hitting .329/.407/.558 with 14 homers, 23 doubles, 17 steals for
Charlotte. I think this is for real. Raise his grade to B+."
" ... 1) Jason Hirsh
... 2.18 in 19 starts for Triple-A Round Rock, 102/46 K/BB in 115 innings
with just four homers allowed. Nothing left to prove in the minors. An excellent
pitching prospect."
" ... 2) Troy Patton
... 3.12 in 18 starts for Class A Salem, 94/35 K/BB in 95 innings. Has
pitched better lately after a slow start. Another strong prospect."
" ... 10) Matt Albers
... Breakthrough: 10-2, 2.17 in 19 starts for Corpus Cristi, 95/47 K/BB in
116 innings, just 4 homers allowed. Command still needs some sharpening but a
fine prospect."
19 July, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Ryan Garko CLE 2-5, .252
Andy
Marte CLE 1-4, 14th HR, R, 2 RBI, .275
Jason Cooper CLE 2-4,
SB, .219
Martin Prado ATL 3-5, R, 2 RBI, .299
Alex
Romero MIN 1-4, R, RBI, .202
John-Ford Griffin TOR 0-3, .225
Dustin McGowan TOR 6-2/3 5 5 5 2 7, 4.54
Ryan Sweeney
CHA 4-4, 3B, 6th & 7th HRs, 3 R, 4 RBI, .295
Casey Rogowski CHA
2-4, 2 2B, 2 R, .277
Chris Stewart CHA 1-3, .265
rehab,
Dmitri Young DET 2-4, 1st HR, R, 2 RBI, BB, .458
Jordan
Tata DET 4 5 3 3 3 4, 3.74
William Bergolla CIN 2-5, 2 R,
.263
Mike Burns CIN 1-2/3 0 0 0 0 0, 1.15
Eli
Whiteside BAL 2-4, 2B, .226
Daniel Cabrera BAL 6-2/3 7 4 3 3
4, 4.05
Adam Boeve PIT 2-4, .277
Dustin Pedroia
BOS 2-4, R, RBI, Sac, .309
David Murphy BOS 2-3, 3B, 2 R, RBI, 2
BB, .306
Carlos Ruiz PHI 2-4, 2 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB, .306
Michael Bourn PHI 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, .362
Steven White
NYA 6 8 6 6 0 4, 4.22
Ben Zobrist TB 2-3, BB, .381
Chris
Seddon TB 5 6 5 5 2 2, 5.02
Lastings Milledge NYN 2-4,
3B, R, BB, .295
Jeff Keppinger NYN 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, .299
Anderson Hernandez NYN 3-5, 2 R, .246
Evan MacLane
NYN 6-2/3 7 2 2 3 3, 3.41
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Ubaldo Jimenez
COL, just not happening at AAA, 5.2 5 4 4 5 5, 6.08 ... Dan Johnson OAK
2-4, homer & 2-3, walk, .533 ... Miguel Montero ARZ, AAA debut, 0-3,
walk, RBI ... Chris Young ARZ 2-4, 15th homer & 1-2, walk, .269
... Carlos Quentin ARZ 1-3, 9th homer & 0-2, .293 ... Chris
Carter ARZ 2-3, 16th homer & 2-3, double, .318 ... Micah Owings
ARZ 5.0 5 1 1 5 4, 6-0, 3.92 ... 3B Brian Barden ARZ 4-4, 23rd
double, 12th homer & 0-3, .311 ... 1B Paul McAnulty SD 3-4,
double & 0-3, .317 ... Angel Guzman CHN 3.2 2 0 0 0 8, 4.01 ...
Edinson Volquez TEX 5.0 6 3 3 2 4, 3.42 ... Felix Pie
CHN 3-5, .261 ... Andy LaRoche LAD 1-3, double, 2 walks, .281 ...
Joel Guzman LAD 2-5, 10th homer, .281 ... James Loney
LAD 1-4, walk, 8th SB, .389 ...
EASTERN (AA) -- Kory Casto WAS
2-3, 16th homer, .292 ... Ricky Romero TOR, having a tough time
making the adjustment to AA, 5.0 7 5 5 1 2 ... Curtis Thigpen TOR
3-5, 2 doubles, homer, .262 ... 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 2-4,
12th homer, .417 ... Adam Miller CLE 7.0 4 1 0 2 5, 3.33 (99 Ks in
108 innings) ... Wardell Starling PIT 6.0 5 1 1 2 4,
3.07 ... CF & leadoff Trevor Crowe CLE 1-3, 2 doubles, .379
... Garrett Olson BAL, getting accustomed to AA, 8.0 4 0 0 2 7 ...
not the kind of season expected from the highly touted CF Carlos Gomez
NYN 2-4, double, .257 (13 walks, 61 Ks in 73 games) ... J.A. Happ PHI,
very nice work upon promotion to AA, 7.0 6 1 1 1 7, 3-1, 3.09 (31 Ks in 23
innings) ... Matt Moses MIN 0-4, 3 Ks, .241
SOUTHERN (AA) -- TJ Nall LAD, 6 5 1 1 3
4, 2.63 ... Joey Votto 1B CIN, 2-3, .327 ... Chen Lung
Hu SS LAD, 3-5, 2 R, RBI, .268 ... Ryan Braun 3B MIL, 1-3,
9th 2B @ AA, R, SB, .280 ... Adam Russell CHW, 6.2 7 4 3 2 7, 2.79
... Scott Moore 3B CHC, slump buster, 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, .271 ...
Jeff Niemann TB, 4 7 4 4 1 4, 4.06 ... Sean Gallagher
CHC, 5.2 5 1 1 3 5, 2.45 ... Matt Chico ARI, 6 7 1 1 1 1, 2.24
TEXAS (AA) -- Aaron Peel OF LAA
2-4, 2B, 3B, R, 2RBI, .288 ... Brandon Wood SS LAA 3-4, HR(20), R,
2RBI, BB, .293 ... Hunter Pence OF HOU 0-3, RBI, BB, SB(12), .295
... J.R. House C HOU 0-4, 2K, .334 ... Jorge Cortes OF HOU
2-4, 2 2B, BB, .320 ... Matt Albers HOU 7.0 2 1 0 3 5, 2.17 ...
Tim Hulett TEX 2B 3-4, R, BB, SB, .550 (7 BB, .667 OBP in 5 games
since callup)... Thomas Diamond TEX 3.2 4 5 5 5 2, L(9-5), 4.21
... Kurt Suzuki C OAK 0-4, 2K, .298 ... Wladimir
Balentien OF SEA 1-2, R, RBI, 2BB, .260 ... Matt Tuiasosopo 3B
SEA 0-4, K, .190 (27K in 84 AB with San Antonio)... Michael Wilson
OF SEA 1-4, HR(6), R, 3RBI, .348 ... Yung Chi Chen 2B SEA 2-3, 2B,
R, RBI, SB, .302 ... Yorman Bazardo SEA 6.0 9 2 2 1 5, W(5-3),
3.20 ... Eric O'Flaherty SEA 1.2 2 0 0 0 3, S(2), 1.21 ... Juan
Richardson 1B STL 3-5, 2B, R, RBI, BB, .301 ... Troy Tulowitzki
SS COL 2-4, R, .294 ... Joseph Koshansky 1B COL 2-4, HR(24), R,
2RBI, .301 ... Alex Gordon 3B KC 0-4, 2K, .297 ... Billy
Butler OF KC 1-3, BB, .317
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- 1B Cesar Nicolas ARZ
1-2, 8th homer, .295 ... Nick Adenhart LAA, likely the worst
effort of his pro career, 6.2 9 8 7 2 4 ... Evan Longoria TB
3-5, 6th homer (10th overall in 17 games), walk, 4 RBI, .361 ... Reid Brignac
TB 2-6, triple, .319 ... OF Carlos Sosa SF 3-3, 2 doubles, 2
walks, .345 ... shortstop Julio Cordido SF 3-5, triple, 6th homer,
9th error, .295
CAROLINA (A+) -- Brian Barton LF
CLE 1-4, HR(13), .309 ... Ole Sheldon 1B HOU 2-3, R, .368 ...
Lou Santangelo C HOU 2-4, HR(11), 2RBI, .243 ... Thomas
"Tip" Fairchild HOU 6.0 6 1 1 2 3 W 4.50 ... Mike Hinckley WAS
6.0 7 4 4 2 3 L 5.27 ... Jack Egbert CHA 6.0 5 0 0 1 5 W 2.96 ...
Derek Hankins PIT 6.0 7 3 2 0 1 L 4.24
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Kevin Whelan DET
1 0 0 0 0 0 S(20, 2.97) ... Paul Janish SS CIN 3-3 triple,
2R RBI, .258 ... Jakob Marceaux FLO 3 1/3 5 5 5 4 1
L(1-9, 4.30)
MIDWEST (A) -- Joshua Johnson KC 1-3,
2nd HR, BB (.264) ... Kyle Blanks SD 1-4, K (.287) .. Mark
Reed CHN 0-2 ... Justin Upton ARZ 0-3, BB, K ... who?
Matt Walker TB 6 5 2 2 2 10 (W, 3-2, 1.76 in 41 IP) ... Paul
Kelly MIN 2-5, 4th SB, also 4th CS ... Cameron Maybin DET
2-4, 15th double, 20th SB (.315) ... Travis Wood CIN 7 9 4 3 1 7
(4.12) ... rough night Jay Bruce CIN 0-4, 2 K's, 5th error ..
Zach Phillips TEX 5 6 5 3 2 4 (5.09) ... oof Luis Valbuena
SEA 0-4, 3 K's .. Jared Lansford OAK 6 4 0 0 3 3 (W, 9-5, 3.19)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Shairon Martis SF
(W, 6-4) 5 6 2 2 3 4, 3.93 ... Eugenio Velez SF 2-4, 2 HR (8), 3
RBI (63), .309 ... Travis Denker LAD 0-5, .250 ... Fernando
Valenzuela Jr CHA 3-4, 2B (7), HR (6), 2 RBI (22), .293 ...
Andrew McCutchen PIT 2-5, 2B (14), RBI (50), .281 ... Chris
Volstad FLA 5-2/3 4 1 1 2 4, 3.48 ... Carlos Carrasco PHI 6 4
2 2 1 1, 2.62 ... Greg Golson PHI 1-6, RBI (31), .220 ...
Jeremy Slayden PHI 0-3, 3 BB, .292 ... Mark Wagner BOS
0-2, 3 BB, .310 ... Chris Turner BOS 2-5, 2B (13), RBI (60), .257
... Max Ramirez ATL 3-3, 2B (17), RBI (37), BB, .285 ... Angel
Salome MIL 2-6, RBI (69), .305 ... Dexter Fowler COL 0-5,
.293 ... Eric Young Jr 1-4, SB (63), .254 ... Austin
Jackson NYA 2-5, RBI (37), 2 SB (29), .263 ... Jose Tabata NYA
0-3, BB, SB (15), .303
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- CF Rob
Andrews BAL 3-4, 1 R, 1 SB ... RF Gus Milner PHI 2-3, 1 R, 1
3B, 1 RBI, 2 SB ... CF Quintin Berry PHI 2-4, 1 SB ... DH Allen
Craig STL 2-4, 1 RBI ... CF-RF Yonathan Sivira STL 2-4, 1
RBI ... 3B Donovan Solano STL 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB ... LF Zach
Daeges BOS 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B ... LF Ryan Royster TB 2-4, 2 RBI, 1
SB ... DH Brent Thomas CLE 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... Erik
Walker CLE 4.2 0 0 0 0 2 (W 3-0) ... RF John Parraz HOU
2-3, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB ... 3B Chris Johnson HOU 2-5, 1 R, 1
RBI ... DH Matt Liuzza TOR 3-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... 2B Mike
Martinez WASH 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 CS, 1 E ... DH Tanner Rogers
FLA 2-4, 1 R ... 3B Jared Keel PIT 3-5, 1 R, 1 CS ... C Mitch
Baisley NYA 3-3, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... DH Kyle Larsen
NYA 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... Zach Piccola DET 5 3 0 0 1 3 ... SS
Scott Sizemore DET 2-3, 1 RBI ... CF Deik Scram DET
2-5, 2 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI ... LF Brandon Timm DET 2-3, 2 R, 1 BB ...
CF Brennan Boesch DET 1-5, 2 RBI, 1 E ... RF Jonathan
Sanchez NYN 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 SB ... 3B Jonathan Malo NYN 2-3, 2
R, 1 BB
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Matt Antonelli
3b SD 3-5, double, 2rbi .309 ... Michael Epping OF SD 0-3, 2r, 2
bb, .305 ... Rolando Valdez w 4-0 in relief 2.0 0 0 2 1 2.45 ...
R.J. Rodriguez 4th save 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 ... Matt Camp OF
CHC 2-5, 2r, double, rbi, .299 ... Tyler Colvin OF CHC 2-4, 2r, 2
doubles, 3 rbi, .247 ... Joshua Lansford 3b CHC 2-5, double, 2 rbi,
.289 ... Billy Petrick P CHC w 4-0, 5.0 6 3 2 4 4 2.35 ...
Robert Felmy OF SF 1-4, 2r, solo shot in a 3-1 win, .320 ... Adam
Cowart P SF w 5-0, 7.0 3 1 1 1 3, 0.53 ... Juan Trinidad P
SF s #7, 0.00 in 9 total ip ... Steven Marquardt OF TEX 2-4, 2r,
hr, 2 rbi, .283 ... Larry Cobb OF OAK 3-5, 3r, hr, rbi, .287 ...
Alexander Valdez 3b TEX 3-5, r, 2 rbi, .244
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Ronald Ramirez
SS HOU 1-4, .407
Mike Butia OF CLE 1-5, .341
Anthony
Bello HOU 5.0 5 1 1 1 2 ERA 2.12
Jose Castillo 6.0 8 2 2 0 6
ERA 2.88
Daryl Jones OF STL 2-4, double, 2rbi, .269
Junior
Contreras 1B NYM 2-5, .357
Matthew Inouye C CHW 2-3,
double, triple, 2rbi, .357
Joshua Morgan 1B CHW 0-4, .323
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- CF & leadoff Drew
Stubbs CIN 1-4, 2 Ks & 0-3, .239 ... CF Joseph Dickerson KC
2-3, 3rd homer, 3 RBI, 5th SB, .325 ... Christopher McConnell SS
KC, demoted a level, 2-3, triple ... 1B Rick Taloa LAD 3-4, 2
homers (4), .268
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- OF D'Arby
Myers PHI 5-6, double, triple, 2 errors, .271 ... Marco Estrada WAS
6.0 3 0 0 2 6, 1.52
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- 3B Matthew Sweeney
LAA 3-4, walk, .395 ... shortstop Wilberto Ortiz 1-4, triple, .425
... 1B Scott Lucas 3-3, homer, 5 RBI, .351 ... OF Victor
Barrios TEX 4-5, triple, walk, .354 ... CF Cody Podraza TEX
3-6, double, 8th SB, .260
Troop
Movements ... WAS - recalled Mike O'Connor from Triple-A, placed
Damian Jackson on the 15-day DL ... ARZ - placed Tony Clark
on the 15-day DL, recalled Tony Pena from Triple-A ... LAD - placed
Jeff Kent on the 15-day DL, recalled Willy Aybar from Triple-A ...
LAA - recalled Joe Saunders from Triple-A, optioned Dustin Moseley
to Triple-A ... MIL - activated Tomo Ohka from the 15-day DL, optioned
Zach Jackson to Triple-A .. TEX - recalled C.J. Wilson from Triple-A,
optioned Scott Feldman to Triple-A ... BOS - activated Wily Mo Pena
from the 15-day DL, recalled Jermaine Van Buren from Triple-A, optioned
Javier Lopez to Triple-A, designated Willie Harris
for assignment ... CLE - acquired Brian Sikorski from SD for
Mike Adams, optioned Rafael Perez to Triple-A ... KC - placed Scott Elarton on the 15-day
DL, recalled Joe Nelson from Triple-A ...
At Baseball America, John Manuel
updates the BA prospect chart with a revised Top 25. A touch of surprise
as Stephen Drew tops the list, ahead of Delmon Young and
Brandon Wood. Homer Bailey (at No. 10) rated as the top
pitching prospect one slot ahead of Philip Hughes.
Nate Stephens, RotoWorld.com, checks out CF in SEA and one of MIL's pitching
prospects, among others, in his weekly report :
" ... Adam Jones
... even if the
Mariners fail to bring in any outside options, Im not that confident Jones will
have much value in AL-only formats. Hell have value in the sense that all
regulars do and the long-term potential is there for keeper leagues to gamble on
him, but its important to remember that Jones is still more projection than
production. His .277/.332/.470 line with a 67/25 K/BB ratio is fantastic for a
soon-to-be 21 year-old playing half his games in one of Triple-As more
pitcher-friendly parks. However, his approach at the plate is still developing
and big league pitchers will quickly figure out that hell chase pitches out of
the strike zone too often. Jones is a better bet for 2007."
" ... Yovani Gallardo ... moved up a notch to High-A Brevard County to start the 2006 campaign, and hes
been a hot commodity ever since. Overall, he posted a 2.09 ERA and 103/23 K/BB
ratio in 77 2/3 innings of work, thus forcing the Brewers to challenge him with
advanced hitters. And so far, Gallardo has met that challenge as well. Hes
given up just two earned runs while striking out 25 in 24 2/3 innings over four
starts for Double-A Huntsville. ... walks appear to be the only aspect of
Gallardos game that could keep him back ... Even if he doesnt refine his command
enough to be an elite pitcher, he could still be a successful No. 3 starter
while walking 70 batters a season. Continued production at the higher levels of
the minors will only see Gallardo continue to soar up prospect lists, so there
probably isnt a better time to acquire him than before the flood of lists this
off-season."
Rich Lederer, TheBaseballAnalysts,
on Nick Adenhart LAA :
" ... The second-year pro throws a two-seam and a
four-seam fastball. "I throw my two-seamer about 80-90% of the time. There is no
difference in velocity between the two fastballs. I use my four-seamer when
trying to elevate on 0-2 and 1-2 counts or into left-handed batters and away
from right-handed batters." Adenhart's fastball was clocked in the
high-80s-to-low-90s, topping out at 94 on a few occasions. He is an extreme
groundball pitcher and has only given up two home runs in 170 innings in his
professional career ... also throws
an 11-to-5 curveball in the mid-70s and a circle change in the low-80s. "My
changeup tends to be a strikeout pitch. I get lots of swings and misses,
especially down-and-away to left-handed batters." ... Although Adenhart won't
turn 20 until August 24, I wouldn't be surprised if he made it to the big
leagues at some point during the 2008 season. Once he arrives, the kid with the
three "plus" pitches is apt to become part of a starting rotation that could
include Kelvim Escobar, John Lackey, Ervin Santana, and fellow 2004 draftee
Jered Weaver. The future of the Halos looks bright indeed."
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall,
reviews his pre-season CIN forecast :
" ... 1) Homer Bailey
... 0.75 in four starts since being promoted to Double-A Chattanooga. On a
real roll right now. Combination of plus stuff and improved command makes him a
dominator."
" ... 3) Jay Bruce ...
.315/.383/.563 in 90 games for Dayton, with 36 doubles and 13 homers and 14
steals. Breakout campaign establishing him as one of the best outfield prospects
in the game."
" ... 8) Joey Votto ... .324/.401/.582 for Chattanooga, much better than last year. Has even stolen 15
bases. Overall numbers have revived his prospect status. Move him well up the
list."
A limit of five innings per start for Philip Hughes for the rest of the
season :
" ... For his first full season, the Yankees asked Hughes to
shelve his slider--his out pitch during his career at Foothill High in Santa
Ana, Calif.--to work on his other secondary pitches. Now he says he has as much
confidence in his curveball and changeup as he does his slider and low 90s
fastball, which reached 94-96 mph in his one-inning Futures Game stint. "In high
school, I was fastball-slider; now I can throw four pitches for strikes," he
said. "The curveball and change have really come along. I have worked a lot with
Nardi Contreras (the Yankees' roving pitching instructor) on those pitches, and
I think the benefits have been enormous for me." (Baseball
America)
18 July, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Asdrubal Cabrera CLE 3-4, 2 2B, RBI, .244
Jake Dittler CLE 5 12 6 6 2 0, 4.86
Brayan Pena
ATL 0-4, .263
Ryan Roberts TOR 2-4, 2B, 7th HR, R, 2 RBI, .276
John Hattig TOR 2-3, 2B, R, RBI, BB, .282
Jason
Phillips TOR 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, .270
Charles Haeger CHA 5-1/3
11 8 8 2 6, 2.48
Ryan Raburn DET 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, SB, .294
rehab, Dmitri Young DET 3-5, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, .450
Tonys
Gutierrez CIN 2-4, R, .299
William Bergolla CIN 3-5, RBI,
.261
Philip Dumatrait CIN 6 4 1 1 4 6, 4.05
Adam
Stern BOS 2-4, 2 R, .253
rehab, Wily Mo Pena BOS 0-4, RBI, .244
David Murphy BOS 2-3, 2B, 6th HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, .300
Carlos
Ruiz PHI 0-3, BB, .303
Carlos Pena NYA 2-4, 2B, 11th HR,
2 R, 3 RBI, BB, .248
Elijah Dukes TB 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB, .295
Wes Bankston TB 2-4, .471
Ben Zobrist TB 2-4, R, .333
J.P. Howell TB 5 4 0 0 3 7, 2.36
Lastings Milledge NYN
2-5, RBI, .291
Yusaku Iriki NYN 5 9 6 6 3 2, 6.30
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Nelson Cruz
MIL 3-4, 18th homer, .293 ... Ben Hendrickson MIL 7.1 11 5 5 1
3, 2.18 ... Justin Huber KC 2-4, double, homer, .282 ... Jason
Hirsh HOU 5.0 3 0 0 1 3, 2.18 (no word on why just five innings) ...
Jason Stokes FLO 2-4, 2 homers (7), .264 ... Jeff Clement
SEA 2-3, double, 4 RBI, .243 ... James Loney LAD 1-3, walk, .391
... Dallas McPherson LAA 2-4, homer, .235
EASTERN (AA) -- Brian Finch BAL
7.0 4 2 2 1 2, 3.32 ... Kory Casto WAS 1-3, 15th homer, .289 ...
Jesse Floyd SF, luckless season, 2-10 in splite of a 3.49 ERA, 8.0
3 2 2 0 8 ... 3B Chad Spann BOS 2-3, 10th homer, 2 walks, .310 ...
Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 1-4, 11th homer, .415 ... more outstanding
work from Phil Hughes NYA 5.0 3 0 0 1 9, 2.57 ... Eric
Duncan NYA 3-4, 6th homer, .276 ... Gio Gonzalez PHI, another
disappointment, 5.0 3 4 4 4 6, 4.23
SOUTHERN (AA) -- No games scheduled.
TEXAS (AA) -- No games scheduled.
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- just one game ... Carlos
Gonzalez ARZ 2-5, 12th SB, .313 ... 1b Cesar Nicolas ARZ 1-2, 2
walks, .294 ... Chris Rahl OF ARZ 2-6, 2 doubles, .335
CAROLINA (A+) -- Brian Barton CF CLE
4-4, double, triple, 2 runs, 3RBI, sb ... Kevin Dixon CLE 7.0 9 3
3 2 4 W ... Carl Loadenthal RF ATL 5-5, double, Home Run, 3 runs,
3RBI ... James Parr ATL 5.0 7 3 2 2 3 W ... Wallace
Torbert LF HOU 1-5, double, 3RBI ... Paulino Del Guidice HOU 6.0 2 0
0 0 7 W ... Daron Roberts RF CHA 2-4, 2 doubles, 2RBI ... Wes
Whisler CHA 7.0 5 1 1 1 3 W
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Blake Dewitt
2B LA 2-5 HR(15) R 3RBI, .272
Xavier Paul RF LA 2-4 HR(11) R
3RBI, .293
Hernan Iribarren 2B MIL 2-3 R, .319
Tim
Moss 2B PHI 3-5 double, SB(12), .296
Brandon Roberts CF MIN
2-4 R SB(33), .285
Aaron Mathews RF TOR 2-5 double, .297
A+
debut, Kyle Waldrop MIN 7 7 4 3 1 2 W(1-0, 3.86)
Jeff
Larish 1B DET 2-4 HR(16) double, .249
Johnny Cueto CIN 5 2/3
3 2 2 1 8 W(1-0, 4.34)
Kevin Whelan DET 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 3.06
Ryan Harvey RF CHN 2-4 2R, .227
Corey Coles LF NYN
4-5 double, R SB(17), .333
Mike Carp 1B NYN 3-5 double, RBI,
.277
Gaby Hernandez FLO 5 6 3 3 0 5 ND, 3.34
MIDWEST (A) -- Justin Upton ARZ 0-4, BB
(.277) ... Todd Blackford CHN 5 1/3 7 6 6 5 1 (4.59) ...
Hainley Statia ANA 1-4, 17th SB (.302) ... scalding hot Tommy
Mendoza ANA 8 5 0 0 1 7 (just 3 earned runs last 38 IP) .. Paul
Kelly MIN 21st double, 4th triple (.272) ... Josh Rainwater
DET 3 9 7 6 1 1 (3.95) ... Cameron Maybin DET 0-4 ... Bryan
Anderson STL 0-5, 2 K's, 3 of 6 stealers gunned down (.309) ... Luis
Valbuena SEA 3-4, BB ... Justin Sellers OAK 3-5, 15th
double (.258) ... Kyle Blanks SD 2-3, BB ... Omar Poveda
TEX 7 7 5 5 1 3 (4.75) ... John Whittleman TEX 3-6, 7th & 8th HR's
(all eight longballs have come in the past three weeks) ... Jay Bruce
CIN 1-3, BB, K (.315)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Joe Martinez
SF (W, 9-5) 8 5 1 1 2 4, 3.63 ... Anthony Contreras SF 3-6, 2 2B
(16), 2 RBI (45), .311 ... Eugenio Velez SF 2-3, 2 3B (13), RBI
(60), .306 ... Travis Denker LAD 1-3, BB, .263 ... Mark
Wagner BOS 1-2, RBI (41), 2 BB, .312 ... Luis Valdez PIT,
complete game shutout, (W, 5-2) 9 5 0 0 1 7, 3.43 ... Andrew McCutchen
PIT 1-3, HR (11), RBI (49), BB, .279 ... Matt Maloney PHI (W,
11-5) 7 5 2 1 1 6, 1.57 ... Greg Golson PHI 2-5, HR (7), RBI (30),
.220 ... Jeremy Slayden PHI 1-3, HR (6), RBI (44), BB, .296 ...
Dexter Fowler COL 2-4, RBI (24), SB (30), .300 ... Chris
Nelson COL 1-4, .261 ... Austin Jackson NYA 0-5, .261 ...
Brad James HOU, 1 ER in last 20-1/3 IP, 6 3 0 0 1 3, 1.61
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- 2B Scott
Campbell TOR 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... Shane Benson TOR 6 5 1 1 1 8
(W3-1) ... SS Scott Sizemore DET 2-5, 2 RBI ... 3B Ron
Bourquin DET 3-4, 1 2B, 1 E ... DH Santo De Leon DET
2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... 2B Max Leon DET 2-3 1 R 1 2B, 1 E ... 1B
Doug Morales PHI 2-4 1 R 1 RBI ... 2B Charlie Cuevas
PHI 1-3, 1 3B, 2 RBI ... CF Nick Moresi HOU 1-3, 2 RBI, 1SB ... C
Justin Tellum HOU 2-4, 2 R ... Bryan Halberd HOU 6 2
0 0 1 5 ... 1B Tim Grogan 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 CS, 1 E ... LF
Dustin Martin 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 SB ... CF Mike Daniel
WASH 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB, 1 SB ... 1B Brett McMillan WASH
2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 E ... RF Spike McDougall FLA 2-6, 1 R, 1 2B, 1
3B, 2 RBI ... 1B Nate Messner FLA 2-6, 2 R 1 E ... LF Dave
Mense FLA 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI ... RF Zack Davis BAL 2-4,
1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 CS ... RF Bubba Bell BOS 4-5, 3 R, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2
RBI ... C Luis Exposito BOS 3-5, 1 2B ... 1B Zak Farkas
BOS 3-6 ... DH Kyle Larsen NYA 3-5, 1 R, 2 RBI ... C Jose
Gil NYA 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... 3B Tim O'Brien NYA
2-5, 1 R, 2 RBI ... SS Mitch Hilligoss NYA 2-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 CS
... the best of the NYP :
Name Team POS G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO OBP SLG AVG
Andrew Lytle CLE SS 21 82 31 2 0 0 4 7 .407 .402 .378
Jordan Parraz HOU OF 24 84 30 6 2 1 14 22 .460 .512 .357
Aaron Bates BOS 1B 24 90 31 7 0 3 6 19 .402 .522 .344
Chris Vinyard BAL 1B 25 93 32 12 0 3 6 22 .404 .570 .344
Cesar Quintero HOU IF 18 72 24 3 1 1 6 17 .388 .444 .333
Jason Donald PHI SS 21 71 23 4 0 1 11 11 .437 .423 .324
Jose Salazar STL IF 19 62 20 4 0 1 8 13 .432 .435 .323
Eric Taylor HOU 3B 23 85 27 7 1 0 11 16 .398 .424 .318
Michael Daniel WAS OF 24 82 26 4 2 2 11 18 .404 .488 .317
Scott Sizemore DET SS 24 105 33 5 2 3 7 14 .357 .486 .314
Name Team W L ERA G GS IP H BB SO
Daniel Brauer PHI 1 0 0.47 5 4 19 10 8 15
Jeffrey Moore BAL 3 0 0.60 6 4 30 17 1 22
David Qualben HOU 2 0 0.75 5 5 24 13 4 10
Chris Salamida HOU 2 1 0.81 5 5 22.1 12 9 17
Lewis Rollins TB 0 0 0.83 6 4 21.2 14 6 22
Brett Sinkbeil FLA 2 0 1.23 5 5 22 14 8 22
Casey Fien DET 1 0 1.29 6 0 21 16 4 16
Luis Valdez CLE 5 0 1.38 8 2 26 15 5 27
Jer Hellickson TB 1 1 1.44 5 5 25 12 6 26
Adam Ottavino STL 2 1 1.46 5 5 24.2 13 8 22
Graham Taylor FLA 1 2 1.66 5 5 21.2 19 0 18
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Jeff Samardzija
P CHC w 1-1, 5.0 3 0 0 2 4, 2.37 ... Russell Canzler 1b CHC 2-4,
1r, 7th hr, rbi, .281 ... Greg Dowling 1b OAK 3-4, 1r, double,
2rbi, .206 ... Alexander Valdez 3b OAK 4-4, r, double, rbi, .222
... Wilber Perez 2b OAK ... Scott Deal OAK, 5th
rounder, 2005, w 5-0 in 6 starts 6.0 2 0 0 0 4 ,1.84 ... Jesus Lopez
ss SD 3-4, 2doubles, rbi, .333 ... Michael Epping OF SD 1-4, 2r,
double, bb, .314, .429 obp and 26 runs in 25 games - not bad for a lead off
hitter ... Matthew Repac 3b COL 2-4, 2r, double & 2nd homer, .211
... Orlando Lara P SD 4.0 0 0 0 3 6, 4.43 ... Emannuel
Burriss ss SF 2-5, r, .267 ... John Odom P SF 5.0 3 1 0 1 5,
2.45
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Felipe Garcia
DH CLE 3-5 .329
Larry Williams OF ATL 3-4, rbi
Travis
Snider OF TOR 2-5, double, rbi .297
Jonathan Jaspe C TOR
1-2 .293
Daryl Jones OF STL 2-4, walk, .250
Pedro
Florimon Jr. SS BAL 1-5, .369
Mike McCormick 3B TB 1-2, HR,
2rbi, 3runs, walk, .253.
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Hector Gomez SS COL
2-4, 2b(5), 4RBI, BB ... Jay Cox DH COL 1-4, HR(1), 3RBI ...
David Christensen RF COL 1-5, RBI ... Josh Bell 3b LAD
1-4, SO ... Josh Wall LAD 6.0 2 1 0 3 3 ... Cole
Gillespie LF MIL 1-2, 2R, 2b(5), 2BB, 2SB(4) ... Chris Errecart
1b MIL 3-4, R ... Gerardo Parra RF ARI 3-4, 2b(6), RBI, SB(9) ...
Tyler Jones CF ARI 3-5, 2HR(2), 3RBI, 3R ... Drew Stubbs
CF CIN 1-4, R, BB, SO, 2SB(13!) ... Chris Heisey RF CIN 3-4
2HR(3), 4RBI ... Kurt Mertins DH KC 4-5 (.446), 3b(3), SB(5)
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- 1B Christopher Carlson
DET 2-3, 2 homers (6), 4 RBI & 0-2, .291 ... 3B Michael Bertram
DET 2-3, double, triple & 1-3, .273 ... Preston Mattingly
LAd 3-4, 8th SB, CS (1st), .397 ... Clayton Kershaw 4.0 2 1
1 0 4, 1.64 ... CF Lucas Montero CLE 4-5, homer, .250 ... catcher
Alex Castillo CLE 3-4, homer, .347 ... big game for PHI supp.
first rounder Adrian Cardenas 3-5, double, homer, 5 RBI, .274 ...
catcher Jonathan Egan BOS, 2005 2nd rounder, 3-4, double, homer, .350 ... OF Luis
Sumoza 4-6, 2 doubles, .273 ... CF Joe Benson MIN 2-4, .337
... 1B Deibinson Romero MIN 3-5, triple, homer, 4RBI, .268
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- 3B Matthew Sweeney LAA 2-4,
walk, 3 RBI, .359 ... Armando Galarraga TEX, back from the DL, 1.0
0 0 0 1 1 ... shortstop Johan Yan TEX 2-5, 2 errors (10), .298 ...
OF Victor Barrios TEX 3-4, double, walk, .317 ... Michael
Garciaparra SEA, rehab, 3-4, double, homer ... Jeff Bianchi
KC still out of the lineup
Troop
Movements ... WAS - activated Tony Armas Jr. from the 15-day DL,
designated Matthew LeCroy for assignment ... COL - placed Omar
Quintanilla on the 15-day DL ... OAK - purchased the contract of Jason
Windsor from Triple-A, optioned Ron Flores to
Triple-A ... SD - activated Alan Embree from the 15-day DL,
designated Brian Sikorski for assignment ... COL - recalled
Ryan Shealy, Manuel Corpas from Triple-A, purchased the
contract of Jason Smith from Triple-A, optioned David
Cortes, Scott Dohmann to Triple-A ...
Baseball America continues to spread around the accolades. It's James
Loney LAD atop the latest
Prospect Hot Sheet :
" ... Loney has been knocking
on the top spot's door for a couple of weeks now, and he has finally gotten
there. The 22-year-old doesn't have great bat speed but clearly has learned to
adjust to the skills he has. After going 6-for-11 in a short week, Loney is now
hitting .489 in July and .391/.434/.577 on the season."
" ... 4. Hunter Pence ... manager
Dave Clark calls Pence a "true impact player," and even without tablesetter Ben
Zobrist (who was dealt to the Devil Rays last week) hitting in front of him,
Pence was still having an impact the Texas League. Pence hit .440 last week and
hit two more homers. He currently is tied for fourth in the minors in that
department with 22."
" ... 8. Stephen Marek ...The highest
paid draft-and-follow from the 2004 draft was dazzling for low Class A Cedar
Rapids before earning a promotion to the Cal League. Marek allowed five runs in
his last seven starts for the Kernels and was 10-2, 1.96 overall with 100
strikeouts and 24 walks in 119 innings."
A salute to these selected Players / Pitchers of the Week :
" ... Radhames Liz [BAL]... right-handed starting
pitcher for the Bowie .... made his Double-A debut for the Baysox on Sunday at
Binghamton and combined with Baysox relievers, Carlos Jan and Richard Stahl on a
five-hit shutout in a 4-0 win ... 23-year old gave up only
four hits and two walks, while fanning five batters in six innings of work to
earn the victory ... was 6-5 with 95 strikeouts and a 2.82 ERA in 16 starts for
the Class-A Frederick Keys this season before receiving his promotion to
Double-A Bowie." (Eastern League)
" ... Steve Hammond [MIL]
... tossed a 2-hit shutout last week to earn
Pitcher of the Week honors. In just his fourth start at the Double-A level,
Hammond stifled the Mississippi Braves on July 12 to earn his second win ... The southpaw carried a no-hitter for the first 5.1 innings. After
allowing a single with one out in the sixth, he retired the next 10 hitters
before allowing another single in the ninth ... has thrown shutout ball in three of his four starts with the Stars and
is currently enjoying a 15.2 scoreless inning stretch."
(Southern League)
" ... Pioneer League Luis Castillo [KC]
... the best hitter in the Pioneer League. The 22-year-old Venezuelan hit
.500 on the week to raise his average to a league-leading .397. Castillo
collected a season-high four RBIs on Thursday, as the Chukars routed Great
Falls, 15-4." (MLB.com)
" ... Appalachian League Ronald Ramirez [HOU]
... the best hitter in the Appalachian League. The 20-year-old Columbian
has collected 12 hits over his past five games to raise his average to a
league-leading .432. Ramirez also leads the league in doubles (10) and slugging
percentage (.676), and on Monday he collected four hits in a game for the first
time this season." (MLB.com)
" ... New York-Penn League Scott Sizemore [DET]
... ,collected hits in his each of his last four games. But even more
impressively, the 21-year-old Tiger has driven in two runs or more in each of
those games. The highlight of this streak came on Saturday, when Sizemore went
4-for-6 with a homer, double, four RBIs and three runs scored in Oneonta's 14-0
shellacking of Mahoning Valley." (MLB.com)
" ... Northwest League Jeremy
Papelbon [CHN] ... Jonathan's not the only Papelbon in the world of
professional baseball. His younger brother, Jeremy, has tossed 17 scoreless
innings to begin his professional career. The 23-year-old earned two wins for
the Hawks this week, hurling 2 2/3 shutout innings on Monday, and three more on
Friday. Papelbon struck out seven batters over this span, while allowing just
one hit. His twin brother, Josh, has yet to allow a run over 9 1/3 innings with
the New York-Penn League's Lowell Spinners." (MLB.com)
" ... South Atlantic League Will
Inman [MIL]... turned in a pair of near-identical performances this
week. The 19-year-old hurled five shutout innings on Tuesday and five more on
Sunday, running his scoreless innings streak to 21 in the process. Inman didn't
factor into the decision in Tuesday's start against Lakewood, but he did earn
the victory on Sunday against Lexington. The right-hander has allowed just seven
earned runs over 56 innings pitched this season, good for a 1.13 ERA."
17 July, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Jason Cooper CLE 1-1, 7th HR, R, RBI, .215
Jeremy Guthrie CLE 4-2/3 7 6 6 4 6, 3.62
James Jurries
ATL 3-5, 2B, 3rd & 4th HRs, 2 R, 4 RBI, .210
Martin Prado ATL
4-5, 2 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB, SB, .287
Ryan Roberts TOR 4-6, 5th &
6th HRs, 2 R, 5 RBI, .273
John Hattig TOR 4-6, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI,
.278
Rob Cosby TOR 3-6, 3B, 9th HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, .259
Jason
Phillips TOR 3-4, 7th HR, 4 R, 5 RBI, 2 BB, .266
Sergio
Santos TOR 1-5, R, BB, .222
Josh Banks TOR 3-2/3 10 5 5 0 1,
5.43
Ricky Romero TOR 3-1/3 3 0 0 0 3, 4.97
Ryan
Sweeney CHA 2-3, 2B, R, BB, .288
Josh Fields CHA 2-3, 14th
HR, R, 2 RBI, Sac, .329
rehab, Dmitri Young DET 2-3, 2B, BB,
.400
Mike Burns CIN 1-1/3 1 0 0 1 3, 1.21
Sean
Burnett PIT 5 5 1 1 0 3, 5.07
Dustin Pedroia BOS 3-5, 2 RBI,
.311
rehab, Wily Mo Pena BOS 2-4, 2nd HR, 3 R, RBI, BB, .270
Abe
Alvarez BOS 5 7 6 6 3 6, 5.56
Eude Brito PHI 5 3 0 0 3 5,
3.32
Matt White PHI 1 1 1 1 0 1, 3.69
Delmon Young
TB 1-4, 2B, .331
Jason Hammel TB 8-1/3 0 1 0 2 6, 4.45
Lastings Milledge NYN 1-3, 7th HR, R, 2 RBI, BB, .289
Chase
Lambin NYN 2-4, .226
" ... Jason Hammel and Juan Salas
combined for Durham's first no-hitter since 1995, leading the Bulls to a 4-1
victory over Columbus ... Hammel (4-8) allowed one unearned run, two
walks, and had six strikeouts in 8 1-3 innings, and Salas got the final two outs
for his second save. The Clippers got their run when Russ Johnson - who was hit
by a pitch - scored on Salas' wild pitch with one out in the ninth." (AP)
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Justin Huber
KC beginning to find the range, 3-4, 11th homer, .278 ... Merkin
Valdez SF, once promising, 0.1 2 0 0 1 1, 6.69 ... Tony Pena
ARZ, adjusting nicely to the pen, 1.0 1 0 0 0 0, 1.71 ... James Loney
LAD 3-3, 2 doubles, walk, .391 ... Chris Young ARZ 1-3, double,
walk, .264 ... Nelson Cruz MIL 2-3, 19th double, 17th homer, 5
RBI, .288 ... Rich Hill CHN 8.0 7 3 3 1 14, 1.94 ... Felix Pie
CHN, now that's an ofer, 0-8, .257 ... Dan Johnson OAK, 3-5, homer
... according to RotoWorld, Casey Kotchman shut down after experiencing
dizzy spells after Saturday's game ...
EASTERN (AA) -- 3B Chad Spann
BOS 3-5, double, 2 triples, 4 RBI, 18th error, .307 ... Jacoby
Ellsbury BOS CF & leadoff 2-5 ... OF Brandon Moss BOS 4-5, 2
doubles, .263 ... Randy Wolf PHI, rehab, 3.1 3 1 1 3 2 ... Ryan
Drese WAS, rehab, 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 ... Radhames Liz BAL,
impressive AA debut, 6.0 4 0 0 2 5 ... Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 2-4,
18th double, 10th homer, .419 ... OF Trevor Crowe CLE 3-4, 2
doubles, .429 ... Brett Gardner NYA, CF & leadoff, 3-4, walk, 12th
SB, .284 ... Jair Jurrjens DET 5.1 6 4 4 2 5 .
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Thomas Collaro RF CHW,
2-4, 10th HR, 2 RBI, .233 ... Joey Votto 1B CIN, 2-4, 2 R, .324
... James D'Antona 1B ARI, 3-4, 2 2B, RBI, .278 ... Steven
Jackson ARI, 6 7 5 5 1 2, 2.94 ... 1st start since Huff trade--Mitch
Talbot TB, 6 5 0 0 1 5, 3.39 ... John Raburn 3B TB, 5-6, 3
RBI, 2B, .307 (raised average 18 points) ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia
C ATL, returned to action and back over the Mendoza, 2-3, HR, 2 R, .204 ...
Brandon Jones RF ATL, 2-5, HR, 3 RBI, .291 ... Ryan Braun
3B, 1-4, 2 K, .278 ... Corey Thurman MIL, 6 5 3 3 1 8, 2.74 ...
Dan Smith ATL, may get a shot as a starter, 5 0 0 0 2 8, 5.40 (2nd
start of the season--replaced promoted Matt Wright) ... Eric Patterson
2B CHC, 2-4, 6th HR, .282
TEXAS (AA) -- Alex Gordon KC 2-3,
HR(13), 3R, 4RBI, SB(17), .299 ... Billy Butler KC 2-4, 2B, 2RBI,
.317 ... Tim Hulett TEX 1-2, R, RBI, 3BB, .500 ... Wladimir
Balentien SEA 2-5 HR(16), 2R, 3RBI, .258 ... Michael Wilson
SEA 1-4 HR(5), R, 3RBI, .353 ... Yung Chi Chen SEA 1-4, HR(3), R, RBI,
BB, .283 ... Travis Blackley SEA 7.0 4 0 0 2 4, W(7-7), 4.17
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- shortstop Gregorio Petit
OAK 3-4, double, triple, .248 ... Darren Sack SF 3.0 4 1 1 1
3, 0.63 (in 43 innings) ... OF Michael Wagner SF 4-5, 2 homers
(7), 5 RBI, .280 ... Carlos Gonzalez ARZ, back in the lineup after
missing a game after taking a hard fastball in the back on Friday, 0-3, walk,
.312 ... Sean Rodriguez LAA 3-4, 19th homer, 13th SB, .305
CAROLINA (A+) -- Trey Webb 2B WAS 2-3,
double, run, sb
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Ryan Harvey RF
CHN 2-4 HR(11) 2R 7RBI & 2-3 HR(12) 2R, .223
Matt Craig 1B CHN
2-3 HR(10) 2R 2RBI, .283
Tim Moss 2B PHI 3-5 2R SB(11), .282
Mike Costanzo 1-4 HR(7) 2RBI, .234
JT Restko LF FLO 2-3 R
RBI, .232
Hernan Iribarren 2B MIL 2-5 R RBI, .316
Alcides
Escobar SS MIL 2-6 R 2RBI, .254
Drew Locke LF LA 2-3
HR(3) .268
Should he have stopped at first? - Marland Williams
CF CIN 4-5, 2 doubles, triple, HR(4) 3R, .238
Jeff Frazier LF
DET 3-5, .237
MIDWEST (A) -- Luis Valbuena SEA 3-5,
3rd HR (.284) ... Vincent Mazzaro OAK 5 5 1 0 2 5 (4.81) ...
remember when he was a prospect? Yuber Rodriguez TOR 1-4, 2 K's
(.225) ... Justin Upton ARZ 0-1, 3 BB's .. Robert
Mosebach ANA 8 5 0 0 1 7 (3.13) ... Hainley Statia ANA 0-4 ...
Andy Thompson MIN 7th triple, 2 K's (.263) .. Ole! Cameron
Maybin DET 1-5, and a sombrero of gold (.318) ... Kyle Blanks
SD 1-5 (.284) ... John Mayberry TEX 12th HR (.247) ... Jay
Bruce CIN 1-4, 14th SB ... now THAT'S a bad game Bryan Anderson
STL 0-5, 4 steals allowed (now 32 of 92 CS for the season)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Tony Granadillo
BOS 2-3, 2B (20), 4 RBI (44), SB (2), 2 BB, .261 ... Mark Wagner
BOS 1-4, RBI (40), BB, .310 ... Fernando Martinez NYN 0-3, .313
... Tom Cowley CLE (W, 3-4) 7 1 0 0 2 7, 1.73 ... Ryan
Tucker FLA (W, 4-9) 7 2 0 0 2 6, 5.86 ... Greg Golson PHI 0-3,
.218 ... Will Inman MIL (W, 5-1) 5 3 0 0 1 5, 1.12 ... Angel
Salome MIL 2-5, 2B (28), 4 RBI (68), .310 ... Travis Denker
LAD 1-4, RBI (16), BB, .261 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT 2-5, 2B (13),
BB .279 ... Alan Johnson COL (W, 9-4) 6 3 2 1 2 7, 3.96 ...
Dexter Fowler COL 0-3, SB (29), BB, .296 ... Eric Young Jr COL
2-4, RBI (29), SB (62), .256 ... Chris Nelson COL 2-3, 2B (30), HR
(6), 2 RBI (47), .261 ... Austin Jackson NYA 1-3, SB (27), .265
... Jose Tabata NYA 0-3, .305
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- LF Bill
Stewart TB 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 CS ... 2B- 3B Joe Callender
TB 1-4, 1 R, 3 RBI ... Woods Fines TB 6 3 1 1 0 7 (W2-2) ... CF Joe
Holden 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI ... 1B Brett McMillan WASH
1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB ... 3B Jake Blackwood FLA 3-5, 1 R, 1
2B, 1 RBI, 1 CS ... DH Chris Hatcher FLA 1-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB ...
SS Justin Webb FLA 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... C Blake
Ochoa FLA 1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 CS ... CF Rob Andrews BAL
2-4, 1 RBI 2 SB, 1 CS ... CF Nick Moresi HOU 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI
... SS Andy Smith HOU 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB ... 1B Justin
Tellum HOU 2-2, 2 R 1 HR, 1 RBI ... Doug Arguello HOU 6 1 0
0 1 8 (W 2-3) ... Luis Valdez CLE 5 1 0 0 3 5 (W 5-0) ... C
Matt McBride CLE 3-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI ... 3B Dustin
Realini CLE 2-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB, 1 E ... SS Josh
Rodriguez CLE 3-5, 2 R, 1 RBI ... 1B Andy Lytle CLE 2-3 3 R 2
BB ... 2B Scott Sizemore DET 1-3, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 1 BB ... C Kris
Watts PIT 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB ... 3B Greg Picart PIT 3-5,
1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB ... 2B Jim Negrych PIT 1-2, 1 R, 2 BB ...
SS Ryan Khoury BOS 1-4, 2 RBI ... 1B Kevin Smith NYA
1-4, 3 RBI ... SS Mitch Hilligoss NYA 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI ... 2B
Russ Raley NYA 2-4, 1 R ... SS Jose Salazar STL 3-5, 1
R, 1 RBI ... 2B Jared Schweitzer STL 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI ... 1B
Jared Van Slyke STL 2-4, 1 RBI ... CF Jim Rapoprt
STL 2-4, 2 R, 2 SB.
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Mark Pawelek
CHN 4.0 2 1 1 2 3, 4.24 ... OF Tyler Colvin CHN 2-4, .246 ... Victor
Ferrante OF COL 2-5, double, r, rbi, .218 ... Daniel Mayora ss
COL 2-4, 2r, duble, hr #5, bb, rbi, .295 ... Pedro Chivilli P COL
bs #1, w 1-2, 2.31 ... Michael McBryde of SF 2-4, 2 doubles, bb, 2
rbi, .301 ... Chad Huffman DH SD 2-4, r, 3 rbi, .267 ... Luke
Cannon OF SD 2-4, bb, r, 1st hr, 3 rbi, .267 ... Lester
Contreras 3b ARZ 3-5, 2r, hr, rbi, .236 .... Mike Antonelli 3b
SD 2-4, 2r, 2 rbi, .295 ... Alfred Joseph OF CHC 2-3, 3 rbi, .352
... Inoel Deaza P OAK 5.0 7 2 2 1 3 3.06, nodec ... Nickolas
Cadena OF TEX 2-3, r, 2 bb, .329
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- A night for great
pitching
Atlanta starter Jamie Richmond (4-0) put together another
impressive start 6.0 5 1 1 0 4, ERA 1.27
Tampa Bays Chad Pendarvis
(3-1) CG 1 hit shutout, 4bb, 7k, ERA 0.75
Jose Maria BAL (L 1-4)
5.0 6 2 2 0 4 ERA 1.88
All topped by Houstons Polin Trinidad (W
2-0) 7.0 3 0 0 2 7 ERA 0.29 (25 straight innings w/out giving up an earned run)
Mike Butia OF CLE 2-4 .355
Larry Williams OF ATL
1-4, rbi, 3K, .327
Junior Contreras 1-5, 3K, .353
Pedro
Florimon Jr. SS BAL 0-3 .383
Billy Rowell 3B BAL 0-3 .286
Desmond Jennings 1-3, GW Solo HR .328
Robert Ramirez
SS HOU 4-4, double(10), rbi(16), .432
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Trevor Bell LAA 4.1
8 4 2 1 1, 2.25 ... Chris Carter CHA 2-4, .351 ... 1B Luis
Castillo KC 2-3, homer, .397 ... Jesus Castillo LAD 7.0 5 1
1 0 5, 1.04 ... Jordan Smith CIN 6.0 3 0 0 0 5, 1.80 ... Drew
Stubbs CIN 3-4, 3 doubles, .247 ... catcher Jhaysson Agustin
COL 3-4, double, .282
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- 1B Christopher
Carlson DET 3-5, double, grand slam, 6 RBI, .299 ... Gorkys
Hernandez CF & leadoff DET 2-4, double, triple, walk, .383 ... OF Colin
Curtis NYA 2-3, double, homer, walk, 4 RBI
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- Steven Bondurant
OAK, on the comeback trail, 4.0 3 0 0 0 4 ... catcher Ulrich
Snijders MIL 5-5, triple, homer, 4 RBI, .400 ... 1B John Alonso
MIL 3-5, 2 doubles, .339 ... OF Angel Castillo LAA 2-4, .329
... 3B Matthew Sweeney LAA 3-5, double, 2 triples, .343
Troop
Movements ... BOS - recalled Kyle Snyder from AAA, optioned
Craig Breslow to AAA ... CHA - designated Cliff Politte
for assignment, recalled Sean Tracey from AAA ... MIN - placed
Torii Hunter, Shannon Stewart on the 15-day DL,
activated Rondell White from the DL, recalled Josh Rabe
from AAA ... CIN - placed David Ross on the 15-day DL, recalled
Elizardo
Ramirez from AAA ... FLO - optioned
Yusmeiro Petit to AAA, recalled Chris
Resop from AAA ...
NYN - signed Edgardo
Alfonzo to a minor league contract, optioned Henry Owens to
AA, recalled Heath Bell from AAA ... SF - optioned Lance
Niekro to AAA,
recalled Chad Santos from AAA ... WAS - purchased the contract of
Kevin Gryboski
from AAA ... LAA - purchased the contract of Dustin Moseley from
Triple-A, optioned Erick Aybar to Triple-A ...
Jim Callis,
Baseball America, on Sean Gallagher CHN :
" ... At first glance,
Gallagher may seem to be just continuing the success he had at low Class A
Peoria last year, going 14-5, 2.71 in his first full season after signing as a
12th-round pick out of a Florida high school in 2004. But his stuff actually has
improved across the board. While Gallagher's 2005 season was very impressive for
a 19-year-old, I wasn't completely sold on him as a prospect. The reports I had
on him said his 88-90 mph fastball and changeup were fringe-average pitches. He
showed a plus curveball at times, but at others his breaking ball was loopy. He
tailed off in the second half of the Midwest League season, and he wasn't very
projectable at 6-foot-1 and 210 pounds. Yet Gallagher has found more fastball
velocity this year, regularly working at 90-93 mph. His changeup also has become
more reliable. And he does have a legitimate curveball, as the bigger and slower
version is just a get-me-over pitch he uses to keep hitters off balance. Though
he has battled his command more than usual, he's pitching well in Double-A at
age 20. I think he can become a No. 3 starter, and I wouldn't have said that a
year ago."
Once the Brewers' top pitching prospect, now on the shelf :
" ... The Brewers shut
down 2005 first-round draft pick Mark Rogers for at least three starts
after Rogers reported what Melvin called "tightness" in the front of his
throwing shoulder. "It doesn't appear to be anything serious," Melvin said. "He
doesn't throw a lot of innings, but he throws a lot of pitches." Rogers
underwent a major mechanical overhaul after the Brewers made him the fifth
overall pick in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. He finally appeared to turn a
corner this season at Class A Brevard County. But in three starts since
back-to-back seven-inning, 10-strikeout performances in mid-June, Rogers
surrendered nine earned runs on 13 hits, 16 walks and seven wild pitches in just
12 innings." (MLB.com)
Let's
Go Tribe with a mid-season review of the CLE kids :
" ... 2. ANDY MARTE
... 1042 OPS for the month of June, despite hitting into a little bad luck ...
and playing in a pitcher's league. Even beyond service time considerations, one
could argue that the Indians should let him continue to bludgeon Triple-A
pitchers clear through August, just to erase any doubt in his own mind that he's
simply above those players. It sure worked for Hafner."
" ... 3. FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ
... has reached the majors at age 23, and other than that I can just
repeat my previous report: "... his speed and prodigious defense give him a lot
of ways potentially to contribute. If he can really get a handle on his contact
hitting, he's a threat to hit 40 home runs." He may spend a little more time in
Triple-A this season, but he should be a permanent major leaguer starting next
Spring."
" ... 4. ASDRUBAL
CABRERA ... After strong showings at various levels of A-ball in
2005, Cabrera should have spent this entire season in Double-A, and even that
would amounted to a fairly brisk pace of development. Instead, the Mariners
almost sadistically sent him to Triple-A, where he's struggled but not been
entirely overmatched. It seems reasonable to assume that Cabrera could have put
up a solid 800 OPS in Double-A and probably would have matched Trevor Crowe at
Kinston ... age 20 ... Throw in more than a few bonus points for being an elite
defender at a key position."
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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