Rookies 2006

 

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20 August, 2006

    INTERNATIONAL (AAA) --  Delmon Young TB 0-5, .316 ... Mike Maroth DET, rehab, 6.0 1 1 1 0 3 ... Chris Shelton DET 4-5, homer, walk, .301 ... catcher Mike Rabelo DET 4-6, homer, 5 RBI, .315 ... John Van Benschoten PIT 6.0 2 2 2 2 5 ... Jason Miller MIN 9.0 2 0 0 0 7, 3.33 ... Gavin Floyd PHI 8.0 9 2 2 1 7, 4.00 ... Tim Redding CHA 7.0 5 1 1 1 1, 3.77 ... Oliver Perez NYN 7.0 1 0 0 2 11

PACIFIC COAST (AAA)  --  Tony Gwynn Jr. MIL 3-4, .300 ... Felix Pie CHN 2-5, triple, .283 ... Eric Patterson 2B CHN, AAA debut, 1-4, homer ... Micah Owings ARZ 6.0 8 3 2 1 7, 8-0 (along with 6-2 in AA), 4.10 ... Miguel Montero ARZ 2-4, 2 RBI, .314 ... Jonathan Sanchez SF 4.1 3 3 3 1 6, 4.32 ... Jason Windsor OAK 9.0 7 4 4 1 7, 12-0 in the PCL (16-1 overall, 16 straight wins after losing on opening day), 3.60 ... Matt Kemp LAD 0-4, 3 Ks, .331 ... Francisco Cruceta SEA 7.1 4 1 1 2 8, 4.21

EASTERN (AA)  --  David Purcey TOR, no signs of a breakthrough, 5.2 7 6 5 3 6, 6.11 ... CF Carlos Gomez NYN 1-3, 32nd SB, .280 ... Gio Gonzalez PHI 6.0 5 2 1 1 9, 4.17 ... CF Brian Barton CLE 3-4, 4th SB, .360 ... another strong five, Philip Hughes NYA 5.0 2 1 1 1 3, 2.46

SOUTHERN (AA) --  Steven Jackson ARI, 7 4 2 2 1 7, 2.77 ... Dan Smith ATL, 5 4 1 1 1 4, 2.98 ... Carlos Gonzalez RF ARI, 0-3 ... Ryan Braun 3B MIL, 1-4, HR, BB, .312 ... Jose Garcia FLA, 4.1 6 4 4 3 5, 3.22 ... Manny Parra MIL, 5 4 1 1 1 4, 3.15 ... Reid Brignac SS TB, batting second, 2-4, R, K, .276 ... Evan Longoria 3B TB, 0-4, K, .360 ... Joey Votto 1B CIN, 0-4, K, .310 ... Mark Quinn DH CHW, 2-6, 11th HR, 3 RBI, .297 ... TJ Nall LAD, 7 8 1 0 3 5, 2.98 ... Jack Egbert CHW, AA debut, 5.2 3 0 0 2 4 ... Scott Moore 3B CHC, 2-5, 2 HR (20), 3 RBI, .273 ... Jake Fox C CHC, 3-4, 2 2B, RBI, R, .253 ... JR Mathes CHC, 5 9 3 3 0 6, 3.36

TEXAS (AA)  --  Aaron Peel OF LAA 2-3, solo HR(12), .290 ... Terry Evans OF LAA 2-4, 2 2B, R, .291 ... Nick Green LAA 6.0 6 4 4 1 2, L(8-4), 4.48 ... Jorge Cortes OF HOU 1-3, solo HR(8), BB, .304 ... Chance Douglass HOU 5.0 6 3 3 5 2, L(7-7), 3.42 ... Nate Gold 1B TEX 3-4, 2B, HR(31), 2R, 2RBI, .294 ... Eric Hurley TEX 6.0 3 1 0 4 4, W(3-1), 1.95 ... Brian Stavisky OF OAK 1-4, 2-run HR(5), .310 ... Michael Wilson OF SEA 1-3, solo HR(10), .292 ... Ryan Feierabend SEA 6.2 4 3 3 4 5, 4.28 ...Juan Richardson 1B STL 2-4, RBI, .307 ... Troy Tulowitzki SS COL 1-2, 2B, RBI, BB, .303 ... Jordan Czarniecki OF COL 2-3, 2B, 2RBI, .273 ... Alex Gordon 3B KC 1-3, 2-run HR(26), BB, .320 ... Zack Greinke KC 7.0 6 3 2 3 5, W(8-2), 4.22

CALIFORNIA (A+) --  OF Steve Murphy TEX 4-4, 37th double, 18th homer, 10th SB, walk, .298 ... Craig Counsell ARZ, rehab, 3-3, double ... CF Christopher Frey COL 3-5, 2 doubles (26), .292 ... 3B Chase Headley SD 3-7, 30th double, .283 ... OF Sergio Pedroza TB 2-4, homer (27th overall), .262

CAROLINA (A+) --  Mike Carlin LF PIT 2-3, RBI, 2SB, .275 ... Octavio Martinez C PIT 3-4, 2 2B, 2RBI, .750 ... Jeff Corsaletti LF BOS 1-4, HR(9), .259 ... Derek Hankins PIT 7.0 5 1 1 1 2 W, 4.30 ... Nolan Reimold RF BAL 1-3, HR(16), 2RBI, .253 ... JC Holt 2B ATL 3-5, 2 2B, R, 2RBI, .263 ... Ovandy Suero LF ATL 2-3, 3R, SB, .417 ... James Parr ATL 6.0 3 2 2 2 2 W, 4.60 ... Rodney Choy Foo DH CLE 1-3, HR(9), 2RBI, .302 ... Nate Panther CF CLE 1-3, HR(3), .279 ... Matt Whitney 3B CLE 2-4, HR(10), 2RBI, .203 ... JD Martin CLE 4.0 2 0 0 0 4, 0.00 ... Drew Sutton 2B HOU 3-4, 2 2B, 2R, .262 ... Neil Sellers 3B HOU 4-4, 2 2B, R, RBI, .278 ... Wallace Torbert LF HOU 2-4, 2 2B, R, 3RBI, .311 ... Ervin Alcantara CF HOU 3-4, R, RBI, .242

FLORIDA STATE (A+) --  Victor Hall CF NYA 2-5 2R RBI 4SB(30), .320 – 30 Stolen Bases in 50 games … Colby Rasmus CF STL 2-3 3B, RBI, .247 … Jamie Garcia STL 5 7 5 5 0 3 L(4-4, 3.95) … Jakob Marceaux FLO 7 1/3 7 2 2 1 8 W(4-11, 3.85) … Alcides Escobar SS TOR 3-5 R RBI, .251 … Charlie Fermaint CF MIL 3-4 HR(7), .268

MIDWEST (A) --  3B Jeff Baisley OAK 2-4, .306 ... Cameron Maybin DET 0-4, .321 ... 3B David Freese SD 2-4, triple, .321 ... Justin Upton ARZ 1-4, .263 ... Jay Bruce CIN 0-3, .294 ... two straight good ones, Zachary Phillips TEX 7.1 1 0 0 1 9, 5-11, 5.88

SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) --  shortstop Elvis Andrus 3-4, 2 SBs (23), .261 ... Dave McKae SF 7.0 3 0 0 1 12, 2.15 ... Ben Pfinsgraff PHI 5.2 4 3 2 5 6, 2.13 ... CF Mike Spidale PHI 3-4, double, .320 ... catcher Max Ramirez CLE 2-4, walk, 3 RBI, .292 ... CF Austin Jackson NYA 1-6, .252

NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) --  CF Tanner Rogers FLA 4-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 5 RBI ... 1B Logan Morrison FLA 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI ... CF Paul Smyth BOS 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB ... RF Jeff Vincent BOS 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... LF Alex Presley PIT 3-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI ... Kyle Pearson PIT 7 8 1 1 0 4 ... Zack Baldwin WAS 6 4 0 0 0 4 ... CF Orlando Rosales HOU 2-2, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... Bryan Hallberg HOU 6 5 2 2 1 3 (W 4-1) ... 1B Matt Fields TB 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI ... 1B Chris Vinyard BAL 3-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 3B ... C Vic Castillo BAL 1-3, 2 RBI ... RF Dave Cash BAL 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 CS, 1 E ... 1B Jared Van Slyke STL 3-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI ... 3B Ron Bourquin DET 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... Tim Norton NYA 6 4 1 0 0 8 (W 2-3) ... RF Wilkins De La Rosa NYA 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI ... RF Seth Fortenberry NYA 2-4, 1 RBI ... 2B Adam Davis CLE 2-3, 2 R, 1 SB

NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) --  Matt Antonelli 3B SD 3-4, 2 r, 2 2b(11), rbi(20), .280 ... Chad Huffman OF SD 2-5, 2 2b(15), rbi(34), .341 ... Craig Cooper 1b SD 2-5, r, 2b(14), 4 rbi(39), .300 ... tom King 2b SD 2-5, 2 r, 2b(16), .233 ... Craig Gentry OF TEX 1-4, r, .277 ... KC Herren OF TEX 3-4, r, 3b(2), rbi(7), .352 ... Steve Faris sp SD W 1-1, 5.0 4 2 1 1 3 4.79 ... Matt Canepa C CHC 3-3, bb, .253 ... Russ Canzler 1b CHC 1-4, r, hr(13), 2 rbi(47), .264 ... Sam Hernandez 2b OAK 2-3, 2b(7), rbi(15), .244 ... Edwin Roman OF 1-5, r, hr(4), 3 rbi(16), .284 ... Dan Santin DH SEA 3-5, r, 2 2b(4), hr(2), 3 rbi(8), .286 ... Jair Fenandez C SEA 3-4, 2 r, 2b(8), hr(1), 4 rbi(16), .231 ... Scott Souther sp ARZ L 1-6, 3.2 6 5 1 3 0 4.64 ... Shane Bryne OF ARZ 2-4, rbi(11), .225 ... Emmanuel Burriss ss SF 1-4, w r, 2b(5), bb, 2rbi(19), .291 ... Ryn Rohlinger 2b SF 2-5, r, rbi(26), .279 ... Brad Boyer 2b SF 3-4, r, 3b(5), .230 ... Daniel Mayora ss COL 2-4, r, 2b(17), rbi(23), 2 e(18) .317 ... Victor Ferrante OF COL 2-3, r, 2 2b(13), rbi(32), e(2), .263 ... Adam Cowart sp SF W 9-0, 6.0 5 4 4 1 5 0.80 ... Andrew Kreidermacher sp COL L 4-4, 7.2 9 6 3 2 7 4.20

APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) --  Steve Brown OF HOU 2-4, Double, .316 ... David Wabick 1B NYM 2-5, HR(2), .322 ... Blake King STL 5.2 2 1 1 2 9, ERA 3.08 ... Zach Clark BAL 6.0 5 3 1 3 2, ERA 2.25

PIONEER (ROOKIE) --  CIN shortstop Chris Valaika CIN, a hit in 26 straight games, 1-4, .320 ... 2B Justin Turner CIN 2-3, walk, .343 ... Luis Ramirez MIL 6.0 2 0 0 1 5 ... CF Stephen Chapman MIL 2-5, 2 doubles, .303 ... 3B Jesus Soto LAD 3-4, double, .290 ... CF Tyler Jones ARZ 2-5, homer, .299 ... OF Gerardo Parra ARZ 2-5, .319

GULF COAST  (ROOKIE) -- into the final few games of the regular season ...   Angel Reyes NYA 7.0 1 0 0 2 7, 1.35 ... Michael Gardner LAD 8.0 5 0 0 2 9, 2.08 ... Clayton Kershaw LAD, in relief, 1.0 0 0 0 0 2, 1.95 & 1st save ... Ramon Castro NYN, rehab, 2-3 ... Jason Stokes FLO, rehab, 3-3, double, homer ... Lenny DiNardo BOS, rehab, 3.0 1 1 0 0 1 ... 1B Michael Jones BOS 3-6, 2 homers (9), .305

ARIZONA (ROOKIE) --  Marcus Sanders SF, from bad to worse, 0-2, 2 Ks, .107 ... Yovany D'Amico KC 6.0 6 2 2 0 10, 3-0, 2.25 ... Tim Schoeninger LAA 5.0 9 5 3 0 2, 2.17 ... Nicholas Francis KC 3-5, homer, 5 RBI, .283 ... 1B John Alonso MIL 3-5, 6th homer, 3 RBI, .340 ... CF & leadoff Luis Durango 3-6, walk, .407 ... Cedric Hunter SD 2-5, triple, 11th SB, .382 ... shortstop Matt Bush SD 0-1, 3 Ks

    Troop Movements ...  NYA - designated Sidney Ponson for assignment, optioned Brian Bruney to Triple-A, recalled Aaron GuielJeff Karstens from Triple-A ...HOU - placed Brandon Backe on the 15-day DL, recalled Wandy Rodriguez from Triple-A ... BOS - designated Rudy Seanez for assignment, recalled Jermaine Van Buren from Triple-A  ... PIT - John Van Benschoten recalled from rehab, optioned to Triple-A ... SF - placed infielder Kevin Frandsen on the 15-day DL, purchased the contract of infielder Tomas De La Rosa from Triple-A, designated Chad Santos for assignment ... TEX - recalled Robinson Tejeda from Triple-A, optioned Freddy Guzman to Triple-A ... SD - placed Khalil Greene on the 15-day DL, recalled Mike Thompson from Triple-A ... SEA - traded Jamie Moyer to PHI for prospects RHP Scott Baldwin, RHP Thomas Bard ...

    Giants shell out for Dominican teenager :

" ...  Giants on Saturday signed Angel Miguel Villalona, a 16-year-old third baseman from the Dominican Republic. The Giants gave Villalona a $2.1 million signing bonus, making him among the highest paid amateur players in club history, and reportedly outbid the New York Yankees, Mets, Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners. "Everybody's excited," Giants general manager Brian Sabean said ... Villalona, who turned 16 on Aug. 13, signed for the 2007 season and is expected to report to instructional league in Arizona next month. He is from the Dominican town of La Ramona, and back home the 6-foot-3, 200-pound Villalona is already drawing comparisons to Alex Rodriguez, Adrian Beltre and Wily Mo Pena. Sabean said if Villalona -- nicknamed "Wily Mo" -- were a draftable player, he would be a legitimate first-round pick. "For his age, his power is off the charts," Sabean said." (AP)

    Royals' minor league notes from the Kansas City Star :

" ...  Royals Top 10 ... 1. 3B Alex Gordon, Class AA ... 2. OF Billy Butler, Wichita: Joined U.S. national team for Olympic qualifying tournament in Cuba; could win Texas League batting title without playing another game. 3. RHP Luke Hochevar, Class A Burlington: Dominating two-inning outing provided an encouraging debut."

" ...  Omaha 2B Jeff Keppinger is batting .366 in 25 games since arriving from the Mets in a trade for Ruben Gotay. … Wichita RHP Billy Buckner won his last two starts and allowed just one run in 13 innings."

    Jason A. Churchill, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, with his SEA Prospect Hot Sheet :

" ...  1. Jeff Clement, C, Tacoma (Triple-A): Forget about the .241 average and .318 on-base percentage. Clement is regaining his batting eye for the first time since his seven-week DL stint. The catcher has seven walks this month to just nine strikeouts."

" ... 3. Alex Liddi, 3B, Peoria (Rookie): Liddi is hitting .327 with a .523 slugging percentage in his first pro season. Some scouts believe the Italian native is among the best third-base prospects in the lower minors. Liddi turned 18 on Monday."

" ... 5. Ryan Feierabend, LHP, San Antonio (Double-A): Feierabend hit a bump in the road in his last start but has gone 8-3 with a 3.21 ERA since June 9. The lefty is well on his way to the big leagues in the next year."

    Lisa Winston, MLB.com, on Carlos Gomez NYN :

" ...  He made the jump this year at age 20 from Hagerstown, a Class A team. He was second in the Minors in stolen bases a year ago ...  He made the jump to Binghamton. That was a real leap of faith for the Mets. It's not common for them to take a young prospect, skip him past St. Lucie. He went right to Binghamton to start this year. He got off to a slow start, but they stuck with him and he has absolutely kicked butt the last month and a half. He hit .406 in July, raised his average to .280 with six homers, 40 RBIs and 31 steals. He's a very slim, speedy center field type, great upside. I would say he and Lastings Milledge will make up two-thirds of an excellent outfield easily by 2009."


19 August, 2006

    Olympic qualifying exhibition - Zack Segovia PHI 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 ...  1B Bryan LeHair SEA 3-5, double ... Michael Bourn PHI CF & leadoff 1-5, homer

INTERNATIONAL (AAA) --  Charlie Haeger CHA 9.0 6 1 1 3 4, 12-6, 3.17 ... Anthony Lerew ATL 6.0 9 5 5 2 10 ... Jordan Tata DET 8.0 3 1 1 2 3, 3.76 ... Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 3-6, homer ... Asdrubal Cabrera CLE 2-5, double, .255 ... Dustin Pedroia BOS 1-4, homer, .309 ... vet Kevin Witt TB 2-4, 28th double, 36th homer, .293 .

PACIFIC COAST (AAA)  --  Dana Eveland MIL, so good in AAA, so bad in MLB, 6.0 2 1 1 1 3, 2.32 ... Laynce Nix MIL 2-5, double, homer, .297 ... Justin Huber KC 2-4, double, .289 ... Felix Pie CHN, about time, 4-5, double, .282 ... JR House HOU 3-4, .450 ... Jason Ellison SF 3-4, double, .429 ... Ubaldo Jimenez COL 6.1 5 5 5 4 6, 6.07 ... Jeff Clement SEA 1-4, double, .247 ... Matt Kemp LAD 5-7, homer, 4 RBI, .341 ... 2B Sergio Garcia LAD 5-7, homer, 3 RBI, .318 ... Paul McAnulty SD 3-4, 29th double, 17th homer, 5 RBI, 2 walks, .310

EASTERN (AA)  --  Jacoby Ellsbury CF BOS 1-3, R, 2B, 2BB, k ... Justin Christian LF NYY 3-4, 3R, 2B, k ... Michel Abreu 1B NYM 2-4, R, 2B, k ... Ismael Ramirez TOR 7 7 2 2 0 9 ... Carlos Duran LF BAL 3-5, R, k ... Trevor Crowe DH CLE 1-2, 2BB ... Garret Olson BAL 5 5 4 4 3 6 ... Aaron Laffey CLE 7 9 3 3 11 ... Kory Casto 3B WAS 1-4, RBI ... Brian Bixler SS PIT 2-4, 3R, 2B, RBI, 2BB, k ... Andrew McCutchen LF PIT 3-6, 2R, HR, 4RBI ... Landon Jacobsen PIT 7 3 0 0 1 1 ... Matt Moses 3B MIN 2-4, k ... Nate Schierholtz RF SF 1-4, HR, 2RBI, k

SOUTHERN (AA) --  Jerry Gil CF ARI, still swinging it, 3-5, 20th HR, 24th 2B, 5 RBI (2nd straight 5 RBI games), 2 R, K, .272 ... Ross Ohlendorf ARI, 7 10 4 3 0 7, 3.27 ... Matt Harrison ATL, 6 10 4 4 0 4, 3.34 ... Lee Mitchell 3B FLA, 3-4, 32nd 2B, RBI, 2 R, BB, K, .244 ... Ryan Braun 3B MIL, 3-5, 17th HR, 28th 2B, 5 RBI, K, .314 ... Tim Dillard MIL, 6 4 2 2 1 6, 3.29 ... Blake DeWitt 3B LAD, 0-4, 2 K, .180 ... Mark Quinn DH CHW, 2-5, HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R, .296 ... Jose Oyervidez SD, 5 4 1 1 3 8, 3.86 ... Joey Votto 1B CIN, 0-3, RBI, R, 2 BB, K, 22nd SB, .313 ... Evan Longoria 3B TB, 3-5, 2B, R, .391 ... Reid Brignac SS TB, 1-5, 3 K, .259 ... Homer Bailey CIN, 4.2 6 2 2 3 6, 1.26 ... Mitch Talbot TB, 5.2 7 2 1 1 11, 2.22 ... Carlos Gonzalez RF ARI, 1-5, 36th 2B, RBI, K

TEXAS (AA)  --  Terry Evans OF LAA 1-3, 18th HR (32nd overall), R, 2RBI, .287 ... Josh Anderson OF HOU 2-4, 2R, RBI, .322 ... Brian Stavisky OF OAK 2-5, solo HR(4), .311 ... Vasili Spanos DH OAK 2-4, 2R, .321 ... Brad Knox OAK 6.1 4 2 2 1 4, W(12-4), 3.90 ... Wladimir Balentien OF SEA 1-3, solo HR(20), 2BB, .243 ... Matt Tuiasosopo 3B SEA 0-4, BB, 2K, .198 ... Troy Tulowitzki SS COL 2-4, HR(12), 2R, 2RBI, BB, .302 ... Seth Smith OF COL 3-4, 2B, R, 4RBI, .289 ... Alex Gordon 3B KC 1-1, 2-run HR(25), HBP, .320

CALIFORNIA (A+) --  Emilio Bonifacio 2B ARZ 2-2, 30th double, walk, 54th SB, .320 ... now here's some progress, Franklin Morales COL 7.0 2 2 2 3 16, 3.81 ... Darren Sack SF 5.0 2 1 0 2 4, 1.23 ... Jonathan Barratt TB 5.0 3 0 0 2 6, 2.95 ... 1B Chris Nowak TB 2-3, 38th double, 3 walks, .309

CAROLINA (A+) --  Mark Jurich DH ATL 2-3, GS HR(7), 5RBI, .261 ... Jo Jo Reyes ATL 7.0 2 0 0 2 7 W, 4.15 ... Matt Bruback BAL 6.0 4 2 1 3 0, 3.06 ... Jordan Brown LF CLE 3-5, HR(15), 2R, 3RBI, .292 ... Devan Ivany C WAS 2-4, 2R, RBI, SB, .261 ... Dee Brown RF 3-4, 3B, 4RBI, .255 ... Collin Balester WAS 7.0 6 2 2 3 7, 5.19 ... Andrew Pinckney 3B BOS 1-3, HR(8), 2R, SB, .261 ... Iggy Suarez 2B BOS 1-3, HR(4), SB, .258 ... Clay Buchholz BOS 5.0 4 3 2 3 6 W, 3.60 ... Tip Fairchild HOU 7.0 3 1 1 0 4 W, 4.18

FLORIDA STATE (A+) --  Not much of a prospect, but stellar on this night Julio De La Cruz PHI 9 0 0 0 1 5 W(6-9, 4.11) … Ryan Harvey RF CHN 2-4 2RBI, .259 … Rick Vanden Hurk FLO 4 3 1 1 1 3 ND, 2.25

" ... Julio De La Cruz pitched the Clearwater Threshers' first no-hitter in 14 years on Friday night, blanking the Sarasota Reds, 5-0 ...  De La Cruz (6-9) struck out five and walked one for his second win in nine starts. He faced just two batters over the minimum after Paul Janish drew a one-out walk in the fourth inning and reached on third baseman Michael Costanzo's error in the seventh. (MLB.com)

MIDWEST (A) --  Cameron Maybin DET 1-4, 6th triple ... Sean Shoffit TOR 2-4 (.240) .. Eduardo Morlan MIN 5 5 0 0 1 6 (W, 5-5, 2.52) ... Daryl Jones SD 0-5 (.242) ... Justin Upton ARZ 0-4, K (.263/.343/.420) ... Pedro Ciriaco ARZ 3-5 (.265) ... returns to the lineup in a sombrero Jay Bruce CIN 0-6, 4 K's (.296) ... John Mayberry TEX 2-4, 23rd double, 2 K's (.264) ... Bryan Anderson STL 1-4, 29th double ... 23-year-old with 90% of a no-no Mike Wlodarczyk TB 8 0 0 0 3 7 (3.45)

" ... Mike Wlodarczyk and newcomer Celso Rondon combined on the fourth no-hitter in Southwest Michigan history, a 12-0 blanking of visiting Peoria on Friday. "It's really a pleasant surprise," said Wlodarczyk, who surrendered eight runs over five innings and lost his previous start. Wlodarczyk (8-9) pitched eight innings, striking out seven and walking three ... The 23-year-old left-hander retired the final seven batters he faced before reaching his pitch count."  (MLB.com)

SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) --  2B Travis Denker LAD 3-5, 10th homer, 3 RBI, .278 (last eight games .480, 2 doubles, 4 homers) ... CF & leadoff Bridger Hunt LAD 3-4, double, 11th SB, .324 ... Sean West FLO 6.0 4 2 2 3 6, 3.20 ... Christian Garcia NYA 6.0 5 2 2 2 10, 2.22  ... beginning to attract a lot of attention, Carlos Carrasco PHI 7.0 3 0 0 3 8, 10-6, 2.14 (151 Ks in 147 innings, just 91 hits allowed) ... Will Inman MIL, more amazing work, 5.2 3 0 0 1 8, 1.38 (109 Ks in 90 innings, just 60 hits allowed) ... Shane Lindsay COL 5.0 1 1 1 4 7, 3.27

NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) --  Woods Fines TB 6.1 9 5 2 1 5, 3.03 ... 1st rounder Max Sapp HOU 2-3, .234 ... Jordan Parraz HOU 2-4, double, .333 ... Pedro Beato BAL 5.0 2 2 1 4 4, 3.43 ... James Conroy NYA 6.0 4 0 0 1 5, 2.04 ... Erik Stiller CLE 6.0 1 0 0 0 4, 3.41

NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) --  Matt Camp OF CHC 3-4, 3 r, 2 2b(8), rbi(27), .304 ... Tyler Colvin OF CHC 3-4, 2b(11), 2 rbi(37), .276 ... Larry Cobb OF OAK 2-4, bb, .291 ... Scott Deal L 5-3, 5.0 3 1 1 0 1, 2.35 ... Chad Huffman OF SD 3-4, r, hr(7), 3 rbi(33), .333 ... Craig Gentry OF TEX 3-4, r, 2b(11) 3 rbi(11), 2 sb(17), .278 ... Steve Marquardt 3b TEX 1-3, r, 2b(13), bb, cs(2), .277 ... KC Herren OF TEX 1-2, 2 r, 2 bb, .320 ... Matt Buschmann sp SD nd, 5.0 4 1 0 0 5 2.67 hb ... Kasey Kiker sp TEX nd, 4.0 4 4 4 3 5, 4.12 ... Edwin Roman OF ARZ 3-3, r, 2 bb, sb(17), .287 ... Joey Side OF ARZ 2-5, 2b(10), rbi(12), sac, .255 ... Shane Byrne OF ARZ 3-5, 2 r, bb, .217 ... Blake Sharpe ss ARZ 2-5, r, hr(2), 2 rbi(22), .274 ... Manelik Pimental 1b SEA 2-4, r, .281 ... Bryan Sabatella OF SEA 2-, 2b(7), rbi(21), .253 ... Edward Romero sp ARZ W 2-1, 5.0 4 1 1 2 1, 1.56 ... Emmanuel Burriss ss SF 0-4, .292 ... Victor Ferrante OF-PH COL 1-1, 2b(11), 2 rbi(31), .257 ... Jeff Kindel 1b COL 0-3, r, bb, .327 ... Daniel Mayora ss COL 1-4, r, .313 ... John Odom sp SF nd, 5.0 3 1 1 0 5, 2.78 ... Joshua Sullivan W 2-3, 7.0 2 1 1 0 5, 2.45

APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) --  3B Billy Rowell BAL 1-4, double, SB, .298 ... 3B Daniel Valencia MIN 3-5, .327 ... 1B Larry Williams ATL 3-5, double, .335 ... CF Willie Cabrera ATL 3-5, double, .308 ... Tyler Herron STL 7.0 4 2 2 0 8, CG, 3.55 ... Jonathan Jaspe TOR, at 1B, 2-5, .291

PIONEER (ROOKIE) --  Brandon Hynick COL 5.0 7 4 4 1 5, 2.33 ... OF Chris Errecart MIL 3-3, 2 doubles, walk, .308 ... Sean O'Sullivan LAA 5.0 4 2 2 1 2, 1.80 ... OF Daniel Dorn CIN 2-3, double, .333 ... OF Daniel Perales ARZ 4-5, 2 doubles, .267

GULF COAST  (ROOKIE) --  Steven Evarts ATL 5.0 2 0 0 1 5, 2.93 ... Adam Coe 3B ATL 2-3, double, .280 ... shortstop Preston Mattingly LAD 2-4, 1st pro homer, 4 RBI, .297 ... Ivan Nova NYA 7.0 5 2 2 2 5, 3-0, 2.72 ... catcher Brian Baisley NYA 4-4, double, homer, 5 RBI, .395 ... OF Nicholas Diyorio NYA 2-4, double, triple, .295 ... catcher Jonathan Egan BOS 1-3, double, .339 ... CF Joe Benson MIN 2-5, double, 5th homer, .262 ... 3B Deibinson Romero MIN 3-5, 2 doubles, .310

ARIZONA (ROOKIE) --  Cliff Pennington OAK 1-3, double ... Mark Rogers MIL 2.0 2 1 1 1 2, 2.25 ... Jeremy Jeffress MIL 3.0 1 1 1 2 2, 4.55 ... Brent Fisher KC 6.0 3 0 0 0 8, 2.28 (80 Ks in 59 innings) ... Taylor Teagarden TEX, tough time getting back from injury, 0-3, .067

    Troop Movements ...  WAS - activated Jose Vidro from the 15-day DL ...NYA - placed Andy Phillips on the 15-day DL, recalled T.J. Beam from Triple-A ... BOS - optioned Craig Breslow to Triple-A, activated Keith Foulke from the 15-day DL, designated Jason Johnson for assignment.  ... STL - optioned Anthony Reyes to Triple-A, signed Preston Wilson ... KC - placed Adam Bernero on the 15-day DL, recalled Andres Blanco from Triple-A ... OAK - activated Bobby Crosby from the 15-day DL, sent D'Angelo Jimenez outright to Triple-A ...  LAD - activated Elmer Dessens from the 15-day DL, optioned James Loney to Triple-A ... ARZ - optioned Scott Hairston to Triple-A, recalled Chris Young from Triple-A  ... TOR - recalled Jason Phillips from Triple-A ... NYN - recalled Dave Williams from Triple-A, optioned Heath Bell to Triple-A ... MIL - placed Matt Wise on the 15-day DL, recalled Laynce Nix from Triple-A ...

    Jim Callis, in the chatroom at Baseball America, offers some prospect views :

Ty Clippard  " ...  He is what he is -- a guy with great minor league numbers and pretty ordinary stuff. There are a lot of guys like that. I'd project him as a No. 4 starter, though I'm notably conservative. Those slots just represent where you think a pitcher would fit in a good rotation."

3B in COL?  " ... Atkins has continued to progress. I still think Stewart will be the better player in the long run, but he is struggling some in Double-A this year. The gap between the two has narrowed, but I'd still bet on Stewart."

Blake Hawksworth or Jaime Garcia?   " ...  If you could guarantee me that Hawksworth's arm problems are completely behind him, I'd take him. I liked him a lot before he started getting hurt. I'll still give him a little edge because he has a longer track record and is getting it done at a higher level."

Travis Snider, Adam Lind?  " ... Snider had the best high school bat in the 2006 draft and has a chance to be a star. I see Lind as more of a solid regular, not that there's anything wrong with that."

Trevor Crowe 2B  " ... Second base isn't a haven for prospects, so Crowe immediately does become one of the top guys there. I see him as more of a 15-homer guy . . . he has hit just five this season."

3B Zimmerman or Gordon?  " ... Zimmerman has hit better and with more power than I expected this early, but I still see Gordon as a better hitter. His ceiling is huge. He can become one of the very best hitters in the major leagues."

Carlos Gonzalez  " ... I had one scout compare him to Carlos Beltran last year, and he thought Gonzalez could be a better hitter for average than Beltran."

Evan Longoria  " ... Scouts liked his power, but I don't think anyone saw 16 homers in his first two months as a pro. He's very good, but probably not that good. In the long run, he should hit for average with 25-30 homers a year."

    Lisa Winston, MLB.com, with a possible candidate for Minor League Pitcher of the Year :

" ...  Scott Lewis, Cleveland Indians ...  will have to contend with one of his own organization-mates, Class A Kinston southpaw Chuck Lofgren, who is 15-5 with a 2.46 ERA. Lewis' 3-1 record has not been so much a question of bad luck on the decision front as it has been his having been limited in his innings due to two years' worth of arm and shoulder woes. He's only had the minimum five innings to qualify for a win five times. The first three times he combined for 15 innings, no earned runs, no decisions. He's floated on and off the official leader board, fluctuating by day as to whether he has enough innings to qualify. When he is on the board, he leads all full-season Minor League starters with a 1.40 ERA, striking out 107 batters in 96 1/3 innings while giving up 70 hits. More important, for Lewis and the Indians, he has not missed a start this season. He's given up one earned run in his last four starts."


18 August, 2006

    INTERNATIONAL (AAA) --  Jeremy Guthrie CLE 8 5 1 1 1 6, 3.09 … Peter Moylan ATL 3-1/3 1 0 0 1 2, 5.26 … Rob Cosby TOR 1-4, R, .262 … Russ Adams TOR 2-5, SB, .313 … Josh Banks TOR 5-1/3 11 8 6 2 3, 5.50 … Ryan Sweeney CHA 3-5, R, SB, .298 … Casey Rogowski CHA 2-5, 2B, R, RBI, .285 … William Bergolla CIN 3-4, 2B, R, .273 … Sean Henn NYA 2 1 0 0 0 3, 4.11 … Aaron Small NYA 4 8 3 3 1 3, 5.03 … Delmon Young TB 2-5, 8th HR, R, RBI, .325 … Shawn Riggans TB 3-5, 11th HR, R, 2 RBI, .298 … Wes Bankston TB 2-5, 2B, R, .293 … J.P. Howell TB 7 4 1 1 2 6, 1.92

PACIFIC COAST (AAA)  --  Carlos Villanueva MIL 7.1 6 3 3 2 6, 2.91 ... Yusmeiro Petit FLO 4.2 10 7 3 1 2, 4.15 ... Justin Huber KC 3-4, .286 ... JR House HOU 2-3, double, homer, .434 ... Taylor Buchholz HOU, nice turnaround, 7.0 8 1 1 0 6, 5.33 ... Mark Mulder STL, rehab, 4.0 7 5 4 5 3 ... John Danks TEX 4.0 5 1 0 4 6, 4.63 ... Merkin Valdez SF, at least for a day, back as a starter, 3.0 0 0 0 2 2, 5.93 ... Jason Ellison CF SF 3-5, 2 doubles, .420 ... Brad Halsey OAK 5.1 2 0 0 1 3, 0.96 ... Hong-Chih Kuo LAD, another impressive effort as a starter, 4.2 4 0 0 1 9 ... Tim Stauffer SD 5.0 6 5 2 2 3, 6-12, 5.07 ... Jeff Clement SEA, beginning to pick up his offensive game, 3-5, walk, .247 ... Craig Counsell ARZ, rehab, 0-6

EASTERN (AA)  --  Ty Clippard NYA, a no-hitter, 9.0 0 0 0 4 9, 10-10, 3.56 ... Eric Duncan NYA 2-4, triple, .251 ... in over his head, Radhames Liz BAL 6.0 6 5 5 2 8, 5.60 ... Matt Moses MIN 2-6, double, 4 RBI, .251 ... Alexi Casilla MIN 2-5, walk, .287 ... Brian Barton CLE 2-3, .359 ... Trevor Crowe CLE 1-4, double, 12th SB, .272

" ...  Tyler Clippard became the first Trenton pitcher in the 13-year history of the franchise to toss a no-hitter as the Thunder beat Harrisburg, 9-0 ...  Clippard, 21, retired the first five batters of the night before a walk ... in the 2nd Inning. He then retired the next 12 batters before trouble in the 6th Inning. With two outs, Clippard walked the bases loaded, all on 3-2 pitches. But he got DH Prentice Redman to fly out to end the inning. He retired the side in order in the 7th and 8th Innings before a busy 9th Inning ... .Clippard (10-10) walked four and struck out nine on the night ."  (Trenton Thunder)

SOUTHERN (AA) --  Jerry Gil SS ARI, 3-5, 19th HR, 3B, 5 RBI, .267 ... Ryan Braun 3B MIL, 1-3, 16th HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, .305 ... Yovani Gallardo MIL, 6 3 2 1 0 9, 1.44, 172/45 K/BB in 140 innings ... Reid Brignac SS TB, 0-4, 2 K, .265 ... Evan Longoria TB, out of the lineup (day to day, bruised shin) ... Craig Brazell 1B LAD, 1-3, 20th HR, 2 RBI (86), .262 ... Blake DeWitt 3B LAD, batting third, 2-4, .196 ... Scott Elbert LAD, 6 1 0 0 7 9, 2.91 ... .Lance Broadway CHW, 6 4 2 2 4 6, 2.74 ... Isaac Pavlik CHC, 5 9 3 3 2 6, 2.62

" ... Scott Elbert and Brian Akin combined on a one-hitter Thursday night as the Jacksonville Suns shut down the Birmingham Barons, 3-0 ...  Elbert (5-3) allowed a single and seven walks while striking out nine in six innings. He has fanned 64 and walked 33 over 46 1/3 frames for the Suns. Southern League opponents are hitting just .163 against the 21-year-old left-hander, who has alternated wins and losses in his last seven starts."  (MLB.com)

TEXAS (AA)  --  Terry Evans OF LAA 1-4, R, BB, .286 ... Sean Rodriguez LAA 2-3, 2R, BB, .667, impressive 1st two games at AA ... Hunter Pence OF HOU 1-3, HR(27), 2R, 2RBI, BB, .291 ... Jonathan Ash 2B HOU 3-4, R, RBI, SB(5), .327 ... Brian Stavisky OF OAK 2-5, 2B, 2R, 2RBI, BB, .309 ... Brant Colamarino 1B OAK 2-3, 3-run HR(13), BB, .288 ... Yung Chi Chen 2B SEA 2-5, RBI, CS, .293 ... Yorman Bazardo SEA 6.1 4 2 2 4 5, 3.08 ... Blake Hawksworth STL 7.0 2 1 1 3 4, W(3-2), 3.41 ... Joseph Koshansky 1B COL 1-3, 2R, 2BB, .297 ... Alex Gordon 3B KC 0-3, BB, 2K, .319

CALIFORNIA (A+) --  Corey Wimberly 2B COL 2-3, double & 1-3, .335 ... Ryan Klesko SD, rehab, 0-2, walk ... 3B Brandon Burgess ARZ 3-4, 14th double, 2 errors (17), .275 ... catcher Josh Arhart TB 3-5, double, triple, .312 ... Daniel Herrera TEX 6.0 5 4 3 1 9, 4-0, 1.34 ... OF Steve Murphy TEX 2-5, 17th homer, .291

CAROLINA (A+) --  Dee Brown LF WAS 3-5, 2B, 4RBI, .216 ... Victor Mercedes SS CHA 2-5, HR(8), .270 ... Sean Smith CF CHA 1-4, HR(9), 4RBI, .268 ... Paulino Del Guidice HOU 7.0 2 0 0 2 7 W, 4.53 ... Scott Lewis CLE 5.2 5 3 3 3 7, 1.59 ... Jeff Corsaletti LF BOS 2-5, HR(8), 3RBI, SB, .256 ... Mark Wagner DH BOS 2-4, HR(1), .176 ... Tripper Johnson 2B BAL 4-4, 2 2B, RBI, .309 ... Jason Fransz DH BAL 4-5, HR(20), 2R, 3RBI, .247 ... Arturo Rivas CF BAL 2-4, HR(3), 2R, 2RBI, .338 ... Van Pope 3B ATL 2-4, HR(12), 2R, 4RBI, .268

FLORIDA STATE (A+) --  Anthony Swarzak MIN 6 2 0 0 2 4 W(9-6, 3.26) … Jesus Flores C NYN 2-4 R SB(2), .264 … Corey Coles LF NYN 3-4 double, triple, RBI, .347 … Ryan Harvey RF CHN 2-3 double, R RBI, .256

MIDWEST (A) --  Travis Wood CIN 6 5 1 1 1 2 (4.20) ... patience pays Cameron Maybin DET 2-2, 3 BB's (.326) ... Lucas French DET 6 6 3 1 4 0 (3.62) ... 18-year-old backstop overmatched all season Allan de San Miguel MIN 0-3, 2 K's (.199) ... Chi-Hung Cheng TOR 5 1 0 0 3 8 (2.84) ... Bryan Anderson STL 2-4, 6th error (.303) ... slipping toward mediocrity Wade Davis TB 5 5 3 3 3 5 (L, 7-11, 3.32) .. Justin Upton ARZ 1-4, 3 K's ... Tommy Mendoza ANA 7 7 4 4 3 2 (4.34) .. John Whittleman TEX 1-4, 20th double (.233) ... bad shellacking Omar Poveda TEX 5 14 8 8 1 3 (L, 4-13, 4.74) ... Mark Reed CHN 0-4 (.257) ... gotta love those K's Mitch Atkins CHN 6 4 1 1 2 12 (W, 12-3, 2.36)

SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) --  Austin Jackson NYA 2-9, 2B (23), .255 ... Travis Denker LAD 2-4, 2 HR (9), 4 RBI (37), .269 ... Aaron Thompson FLA (L, 8-8) 3 5 8 2 1 2, 3.68 ... Max Ramirez CLA 0-3, RBI (51), .289 ... Deolis Guerra NYN (W, 6-7) 5 0 0 0 6 6, 2.20 ... Matt Maloney PHI (L, 14-8) 7 4 2 2 2 7, 2.09 ... Brad Corley PIT 0-3, BB, .287 ... Mat Gamel MIL 1-4, .294 ... Tony Festa MIL 2-3, HR (5), 2 RBI (55), BB, .299 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 2-6, 2 2B (24), RBI (46), .255 ... Eric Campbell ATL 3-6, HR (18), 3 RBI (70), SB (15), .300 ... Dexter Fowler COL 3-6, 2B (25), HR (7), RBI (36), .284 ... Chris Nelson COL 1-6, .263 ... Eric Young Jr COL 3-6, SB (78), .280 ... Cole Garner COL, en fuego this week, 3-5, 2 2B (34), 2 RBI (72), SB (30), .300

NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) --  LF Jonathan Baksh TOR 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI ... Chris Reddout TOR 6 6 1 1 2 2 (W 2-1)... CF Dustin Martin NYN 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 CS ... RF Matt Wilkerson STL 1-3,1 R, 1HR, 2 RBI, 2 E ... Matt Lane STL 7.2 3 2 0 0 7 (W 2-2) ... 1B Chris Vinyard BAL 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... LF Alex Presley PIT 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, ... DH Kent Sakamoto PIT 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI ... RF Miles Durham PIT 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 CS ... 2B Wilmer Pino NYA 4-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 1 E ... C Jose Gil NYA 3-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB ... George Kontos NYA 5.2 4 0 0 2 8 (W 7-2) ... 2B Mike Chambers BOS 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 E ... RF Paul Smyth BOS 3-5, 1 R, 1 2b, 1 HR, 1 RBI ... DH Luis Exposito BOS 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... B Jorge Jimenez BOS 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B ... 3B Jake Blackwood FLA 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI ... C Jim Skelton DET 2-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI ... RF Brennan Boesch DET 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, ... 1B Ryan Strieby DET 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E ... SS Jason Donald PHI 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... 1B Eric Taylor HOU 3-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI ... DH Jhon Florentino HOU 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI ... 3B Chris Johnson HOU 2-4, 1 RBI ... SS Jairos De La Rosa TB 1-2, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB

NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) --  Craig Cooper 1b SD 2-4, .295 ... Tom King 2b SD 2-4, 2 2b, .233 ... Steve Marquardt 3b TEX 2-4, r, 276 ... Elvin Puello DH CHC 3-4, r, .274 ... Alex Valdez 3b OAK 2-6, r, wb, 3 rbi, .274 ... Mark Pawelek sp CHC 4.2 3 2 1 3 1 2.54 ... Brad Miller 1b ARZ 2-3, r, 2b, hr, 2 rbi, .258 ... Manenlik Pimental 3-4, 2 r, 2 hr, 5 rbi, .276 ... Chris Tillman sp SEA W 1-1, 6.0 1 0 0 3 10 5.19 ... Emmanuel Burriss ss SF 2-4, r, .298

APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) --  David Wabick 1B NYM 2-4, 12th Double, .317 ... Larry Williams OF ATL 0-2, .329 ... Carlos Sencion ATL 5.0 3 0 0 0 0 7, ERA 2.66 ... Mike McCormick 3B TB 2-4, 15th Double, .291 ... Nevin Ashley DH 0-4, .331 ... Carlos Rivero 3B CLE 2-3, Double .310 ... Ryan Morse 5.0 3 1 1 3 5, ERA 2.88 ... Isiais Garcia 2B STL 2-4, .343 ... Brandon Buckman 2-4,12th Double,, .304 ... Steve Brown CF HOU 3-4, Triple, .310 ... Robert Ramirez SS HOU 1-4, .324 ... Billy Rowell 3B HOU 2-4, 12th Double, .300 ... Travis Snider OF TOR 1-3, .333 ... Jonathan Jaspe 3-5, Double, 6th HR, .288 ... David Valencia 1B MIN 2-5, Double, 3rbi, .317 ... Garrett Olson 3B MIN 3-5, rbi .336 ... Maurice Gartrell OF CHW 4-5, .298 ... Matthew Inouye C CHW 2-3, HR(4), .294

PIONEER (ROOKIE) --  OF O.D. Gonzalez KC, leadoff, 2-5, double, homer, .281 ... Chris Carter CHA 2-4, 13th homer, walk, 4 RBI, .303 ... shortstop Chris Valaika CIN, a hit in 24th straight games,1-3, walk, .322 ... OF Justin Turner CIN 4-4, double, .337 ... 2B Billy Rojo CIN 3-5, double, .323 ... OF Christopher Pettit LAA 2-4, double, .327

GULF COAST  (ROOKIE) --  still not much to write home about, but better, Kyle Drabek PHI 5.0 5 1 0 3 2, 7.71 ... CF D'Arby Myers PHI 3-4, double, .307 ... Jhonny Nunez LAD 7.0 5 1 1 1 8, 1.62 (35 hits allowed in 57 innings, 19 walks, 56 Ks) ... Yunior Novoa WAS 6.0 5 1 1 0 7, 1.74 ... David Bromberg MIN 7.0 1 0 0 0 9, 2.66 ... Ryan Doumit PIT 0-3, now 0-13 in rehab ... Felix Doubront BOS 3.2 6 1 1 2 2, 2.52 ... Chris Carlson 1B DET 3-3, 15th double, .298

ARIZONA (ROOKIE) --  Cliff Pennington SS OAK 2-3, triple ... Marcus Lemon SS TEX 2-5, .321 ... 1B John Alonso MIL 3-4, triple, .338 ... Norberto Ortiz OF LAA 3-5, double, triple, homer, 5 RBI, .307 ... 2B Alex Fonseca LAA 2-5, double, .343 ... 1B Scott Lucas 2-5, double, 4 RBI, .287 ... OF Nick Van Stratten KC 4-5, double, 2 triples, .278

    Troop Movements ...  TOR - purchased the contract of Davis Romero, recalled John Hattig from Triple-A, optioned Francisco Rosario to Triple-A ...BOS - acquired Eric Hinske and cash from TOR for PTBNL ...NYA - placed Cory Lidle on the bereavement list, purchased the contract of Brian Bruney from Triple-A  ... WAS - placed Micah Bowie on the 15-day DL ... SEA - activated Richie Sexson from the bereavement list, activated Chris Snelling from the 15-day DL, optioned Mike Morse to Triple-A,  optioned Sean Green to Triple-A ...

    RotoAmerica salutes the best of the week (to 15 August) :

" ...  1. Homer Bailey ... CIN ... Look for him in Cincinnati this September. Bailey is making a mockery of Double-A with a 1.03 ERA in nine starts."

" ... 4. Carlos Carrasco ... PHI ... 19 year-old is on fire, tossing seven hitless innings in his last start. Now has a 2.25 ERA and 143 K’s in 140 innings while holding hitters to a microscopic .170 average."

" ... 6. Matt Harrison ... ATL ... 17 scoreless innings in his last three starts and probably now ranks as Atlanta’s top pitching prospect. They need him in Atlanta now, but he’s probably not quite ready for that jump."

Among those on the "Look Who's Cold" list :

" ... 5. Delmon Young ... TB ... There are rumors that a call-up is imminent, but Young is back to showing little power and patience. Just seven homers and 13 walks in 73 games this year."

" ... 8. Ian Stewart ... COL ... .275 in Double-A and where is the power? Just nine homers in 450 plate appearances. Still very young however."

    Likely no Danks in TEX for now.

" ... there are no plans for lefty prospect John Danks to join the rotation ...  Danks, who turned 21 in April, is considered the organization's best pitching prospect. He has allowed three runs in 12 2/3 innings in his last two starts. "We'd like to leave him alone down there the whole time," Showalter said. "But you don't know what may come up."   (Dallas Morning News)

    FLO prospect on the shelf

" ...   Gaby Sanchez is on the disabled list for the second time this season and is likely out for the season after fracturing a toe on his left foot while playing for the Marlins' Single A affiliate in Jupiter. Sanchez, a fourth-round pick in the 2005 draft, missed seven weeks this summer with a broken bone in his left hand. He was hitting .182 in 16 games for Jupiter before getting injured Saturday. The Marlins will wait for the results of an MRI today to determine how long the third baseman could be out. The Florida State League season ends Sept. 3."  (Miami Herald)

    Angels' kids struggling with injuries :

" ...  Dallas McPherson, whose rehabilitation stint at triple-A Salt Lake was interrupted by another lower-back injury in late July, suffered another setback when he was pulled from Sunday's game after two at-bats because of a rib cage injury. He hasn't played since. First baseman Kendry Morales, who was demoted to Salt Lake on July 24, has been out for a week and a half because of a rib cage injury."  (LA Times)

    Some tidbits from Thursday's report from the International League :

" ...  After enduring a forgettable start to his Triple-A career, Jeff Kartens [NYA] has rebounded to become the go-to guy in the Clipper rotation. In his first seven starts the Clippers lost every time and he was tagged with the loss in five of those games. He was sent to Trenton and then transferred back to Columbus on July 15. In seven starts since the recall he has gone 5-0 with a 1.85 ERA and the Clippers are 6-1 in those seven starts."

" ...  Jason Hammel [TB] has found his form down the stretch. The righty struck out 13 last night, the most ever by a Triple-A Bull, in a 2-1 11-inning loss to Toledo. Hammel allowed just a run on four hits and hit one batter over seven innings. He has struck out at least 10 hitters in his last two starts, and in his last three outings, he's given up just three earned runs, covering 18.2 innings. During that stretch he's allowed 18 hits, while walking two and striking out 26."

" ... Edwin Jackson [TB] didn't have a professional save until a week ago. He saved three in a four-day stretch after being sent down from Tampa Bay. Jackson, who began the year in Durham's starting rotation, now has pitched scoreless baseball in four relief appearances with Durham, allowing one walk and one hit while striking out four over four innings."

" ... Over the last seven games Triple-A rookie Adam Lind [TOR] has hit .565 (13-23) with five multi-hit games and has at least one hit in each game. Lind has reached base in nine straight games and 19 of his first 21 in Triple-A. Rated the Blue Jays #4 prospect by Baseball America Lind has shown patience at the plate walking 14 times compared to 11 strikeouts and he has not struck out in seven games. The Blue Jays third round pick in the '04 draft is hitting .355 with 3 HR and 7 RBI since being promoted from Double-A New Hampshire."

    Jim Callis, Baseball America, on a SF phenom :

" ...   amazing pro debut among 2006 draftees, considering where he was selected, belongs to Giants 35th-rounder Adam Cowart, a fifth-year senior sign out of Kansas State. A submariner who works with a sinker that sits in the mid-80s and a slider, Cowart has gone 8-0, 0.29 in 11 starts in the short-season Northwest League. Cowart hasn't given up a run in six of his outings and has permitted an earned run just twice (once each time). In 62 innings, he has nearly as many strikeouts (39) as baserunners allowed (34 hits, five walks, three hit batters). He has yet to surrender a home run."

    Over at Baseball Prospectus, Kevin Goldstein (ex Baseball America) is doing some remarkable work in his prospect reports.  Now, most of it is via subscription, but you might be able to sneak a peak at some of the material.  In his latest position-by-position installment he's checking out the best of the lefty starters.   


17 August, 2006

    INTERNATIONAL (AAA) --  Ben Francisco CLE 2-4, 2 2B, R, BB, .279 … Asdrubal Cabrera CLE 1-5, .258 … Martin Prado ATL 1-4, .296 … Alex Romero MIN 2-3, R, RBI, .259 … Scott Baker MIN 6-2/3 4 0 0 1 6, 2.56 … Sergio Santos TOR 1-4, .213 … Adam Lind TOR 2-3, HBP, .369 … Casey Janssen TOR 4-2/3 7 4 4 3 5, 4.50 … Ryan Sweeney CHA 1-5, 2B, R, .294 … Josh Fields CHA 2-3, 2B, 18th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, .313 … Sean Tracey CHA 5-2/3 3 1 1 3 4, 3.55 … Chris Shelton DET 2-5, 2 2B, RBI, .250 … Kody Kirkland DET 2-4, 2 2B, R, .500 … Chris Denorfia CIN 2-4, RBI, BB, .341 … Brandon Watson CIN 2-3, R, BB, SB, .265 … Val Majewski BAL 1-3, R, .248 … Eli Whiteside BAL 0-1, HBP, Sac, .242 … Adam Boeve PIT 1-4, R, 2 SB, .271 … Dustin Pedroia BOS 4-5, RBI, .311 … David Murphy BOS 2-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, .276 … Josh Kroeger PHI 2-3, 2B, 7th HR, 2 R, RBI, .226 … Eude Brito PHI 5 7 4 3 3 2, 3.31 … Christian Garcia NYA 2-4, .248 … Bronson Sardinha NYA 2-4, 3B, R, .307 … Shawn Riggans TB 1-5, 10th HR, R, RBI, .294 … Joel Guzman TB 1-4, .222 … Jason Hammel TB 7 4 1 1 0 13, 4.32 … Anderson Hernandez NYN 4-5, 2 R, .253 … Evan MacLane NYN 5 9 5 4 1 2, 4.09 … Mitch Wylie NYN 2 1 0 0 2 2, 3.16

" ... Dustin Pedroia collected his eighth straight hit over three games to lead Pawtucket past visiting Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7-3, on Wednesday. Pedroia went 4-for-5 with a run-scoring single in the first inning. The 22-year-old second baseman's hit in the seventh gave him eight in a row. On Monday, Pedroia collected a hit in his final at-bat on a 1-for-4 night, then he went 3-for-3 on Tuesday before singling in his first four plate appearances Wednesday. Pedroia raised his batting average 10 points to .311 over the three-game span."  (MiLB.com)

PACIFIC COAST (AAA)  --  Jose Morban SEA (from .239 to .291 in a day) 3-3, double, triple & 2-3, homer, .291 ... Zach Jackson MIL 9.0 4 2 2 3 2, 4.25 ... Felix Pie CHN 2-5, 27th double, 12th homer, .274 ... Matt Albers HOU 7.0 9 3 3 2 8, 2.08 ... shortstop Erick Aybar LAA 2-4, .293 ... Jason Ellison SF 2-4, .413 ... Andy LaRoche LAD 3-4, double, homer, .325

EASTERN (AA)  --  Brandon Moss RF BOS 1-4, R, 2B, RBI, k ... Ricky Romero TOR 7 5 4 1 1 6 ... Denard Span CF MIN 1-3 and 1-4, R, k ... Glen Perkins MIN 5.1 8 5 5 1 9 ... Jon Connolly DET 7 2 0 0 3 6 ... Eric Duncan 3B NYY 0-4 ... Kory Casto LF-3B WAS 1-4, R ... Garret Mock WAS 7 6 4 4 2 4 ... Michel Abreu 1B NYM 2-4, 2B ... Jim Johnson BAL 7 2 0 0 1 4 ... Phil Humber NYM 5.2 3 2 2 2 9 ... Andrew McCutchen CF PIT 1-4, RBI, k ... Nate Schierhotlz RF SF 2-3, 2B, 2RBI, k ... Chris Begg SF 9 5 1 1 0 2 ... Gary Burnham DH PHI 3-5, 2R, HR ... Trevor Crowe DH CLE 0-4, k ... Adam Miller CLE 6 7 3 3 3 3 ... Brad Snyder RF CLE 0-4, 2k

SOUTHERN (AA) --  Josh Burrus LF ATL, 2-5, HR, 3 RBI, K, .208 ... Kyle Davies ATL, rehab - extended, 7 4 2 2 3 3, 4.50 ... Carlos Gonzalez RF ARI, AA debut, 0-2, BB ... AJ Shappi ARI, 5 10 4 3 1 2, 6.30 ... Blake DeWitt 3B LAD, still struggling, 0-4, K, .146 ... Spike Lundberg LAD, 7.2 9 1 1 1 4, 2.03 ... Wes Whisler CHW, 6 7 6 2 4 5, 2.28 ... Jack Cassel SD, 6 7 4 3 1 9, 2.47 ... Chris Shaver CHC, 5 5 1 1 1 3, 2.95 ... Jeff Niemann TB, 4 6 5 5 3 4, 3.36 ... Chris Dickerson CF CIN, double header, 3-7, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, BB, 2 K, .244 ... .Joey Votto 1B CIN, dh, 2-6, 2B (39), 2 BB, K, .315 ... Reid Brignac SS TB, 1st game of dh, 2-3, 1st AA HR - 22nd on the season, 2 RBI, .289 ... Evan Longoria 3B TB, dh, 1-4, 2 R, .366, left 2nd game after one AB ... Andrew Sonnanstine TB, 5 6 3 2 1 5, 2.73

TEXAS (AA)  --  Thomas Diamond TEX 5.0 5 1 1 3 3, 11-5, 3.38 ... Sean Rodriguez LAA up to AA (as Brandon Wood toils for Team USA) 2-3, homer in his debut ...  CF Mitch Maier KC 5-5, 3 RBI, .297 ... a sign of life, Matt Tuiasosopo SEA 3-5, .201 ... Troy Tulowitzki COL 3-5, 33rd double, 25th error, .299 ... Joseph Koshansky COL 2-4, 30th homer, .296

CALIFORNIA (A+) --  Chase Headley SD 2-4, 29th double, 3rd SB, .284 ... Stephen Marek LAA, trouble adjusting to A+, 5.0 5 4 4 3 5, 4.32 ... catcher Josh Arhart TB 1-4, 14th homer, .308 ... Tim Lincecum SF, 1st pro win, 6.0 3 2 2 1 7, 2.92 ... Emilio Bonifacio 2B ARZ 3-4, walk, 2 SBs (52), .318 ... Gregory Reynolds COL 3.2 7 3 2 2 4, 2.86 ... Corey Wimberly COL 2B & leadoff 3-4, 43rd SB, .328

CAROLINA (A+) --  Ricardo Morales WAS 6.0 6 0 0 2 2 W, 4.48 ... Clayton Richard CHA 6.0 6 5 3 1 4, 4.50 ... Drew Sutton 2B HOU 2-3, 2HR(14), 3R, 3RBI, .257 ... Neil Sellers DH HOU 3-5, 2B, 2R, .271 ... Wallace Torbert LF HOU 3-4, 2 2B, R, 2RBI, .306 ... Ervin Alcantara CF HOU 2-4, R, RBI, SB, .234 ... Rodney Choy Foo 1B CLE 1-4, HR(8), .304 ... Rory Shortell HOU 6.0 5 1 1 3 2 W, 3.30 ... Sandy Madera DH BAL 2-4, 2B, HR(8), 2R, 2RBI, .325 ... Arturo Rivas CF BAL 3-4, 3B, 2RBI, .329 ... Luis Ramirez BAL 5.2 5 1 0 2 10, 3.82 ... Mike Carlin LF PIT 3-5, HR(13), 2RBI, .269 ... Antonio Sucre RF PIT 3-4, 2B, 2R, .212 ... Luis Munoz PIT 7.0 7 1 1 1 3 W, 4.02

FLORIDA STATE (A+) --  Brendan Ryan SS STL 4-5 double, 2R RBI … Clete Thomas CF DET 2-5 triple, R RBI SB(29), .267 … Ryan Harvey RF CHN 3-5 HR(19) 2R, .254 … Paul Janish SS CIN 4-6 2 doubles, triple, 2R 2RBI, .279 … Donnie Veal CHN 5 2/3 3 4 3 2 5 ND, 1.70 … Mike Carp 1B NYN 2-4 HR(13) 2R, .297 … Chase Wright NYA 7 3 0 0 1 2 W(10-3, 2.07) … Brock Peterson 1B MIN 2-3 HR(19) 2RBI, .292 … Kyle Aselton MIN 6 4 0 0 0 7 W(8-3, 3.10)

MIDWEST (A) --  Frank Martinez OAK 1-4, 2 K's (.257) ... Justin Justice DET 0-3, 2 K's (.298) ... never got going Mark Trumbo ANA (.229) ... Jose Vallejo TEX 1-4, 20th SB, BB, 2 K's (.234) ... Bryan Anderson STL 1-4, 2 K's ... Jon Jay STL 0-4 (.339) ... Justin Upton ARZ 2-4, 12th HR (.266) ... Chris Minaker SEA (SS) 1-5, 2 K's (.308) ... Mark Reed CHN 0-4 ... look who's walking Joshua Johnson KC 1-2, 2 BB's, 16th SB (.252) ... nice little MWL debut Luke Hochevar KC 2 0 0 0 0 2

SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) --  Michael Bowden BOS (W, 9-5) 5 2 1 1 1 3, 3.28 ... Austin Jackson NYA 1-4, HR (4), RBI (43), .256 ... Tim Battle NYA 2-4, HR (5), RBI (33), SB (23), .279 ... Travis Denker LAD 1-3, RBI (33), BB, .265 ... Chris Volstad FLA 6 5 2 2 1 2, 3.26 ... Brian Bogusevic HOU 5 3 1 0 1 7, 5.60 ... Brandon Erbe BAL 3 1 0 0 0 1, 3.53 ... Max Ramirez CLA 0-3, BB, .292 ... Josh Outman PHI (W, 12-6) 6 5 1 0 2 3, 3.07 ... Jon Niese NYN 3 1 0 0 2 4, 3.69 ... Brad Corley PIT 2-4, 2B (29), 3 RBI (86), .289 ... Mat Gamel MIL 1-3, HR (13), 2 RBI (78), BB, .294 ... Tony Festa MIL 2-3, HR (4), 2 RBI (53), BB, .296 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 0-7, .254 ... Eric Campbell ATL 1-5, RBI (67), 2 BB, .297 ... Dexter Fowler COL 0-6, BB, .280 ... Chris Nelson COL 3-7, 2B (35), 2 RBI (69), .265 ... Cole Garner COL 4-7, 3 2B (32), 3 RBI (70), SB (29), .296

NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) --  All-Star game ... AL Stars beat NL 4-1 ... the game winning run scored on a passed ball ... Wilmer Pino (undrafted) of the New York Yankees, the leading hitter in the NYP league, grounded out and forced in an insurance run. Mitch Hilligoss (2006 -6th) also of the New York Yankees, and a top 10 hitter, lead the AL Stars with a pair of hits and drove in the games first run. Ronnie Bourquin (2006 - 2nd), Detroit Tigers added an additional insurance run in the bottom of the 8th.

NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) --  No games scheduled.

APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) --  David Wabick 1B NYM 1-4, Double(11), .312 ... Larry Williams 1-3, 13th double, .332 ... Jerry Verastegui C ATL .339 ... Jamie Richmond ATL 6.0 5 1 1 1 5, ERA 0.74 ... David Valencia 1-4, 10th Double, .314 ... Jose Lugo MIN (W, 6-4) 5.0 6 2 2 3 5, ERA 3.88 ... Nevin Ashley DH 2-3, 4th HR, 2 rbi, .341 ... Billy Rowell 3B BAl 1-3, 2 walks, .293 ... Travis Snider OF TOR 2-5, 11th HR, 2rbi ... Robert Ramirez SS HOU 2-3, 17th double, .326 ... Scott Severino HOU (W 5-3) 6.0 2 0 0 1 12, ERA 3.20

PIONEER (ROOKIE) --  LAD 1st rounder Bryan Morris, on the job training, 5.0 2 3 3 4 7, 4.66 ... Cole Gillespie MIL 2-5, 4th homer, .339 ... Drew Stubbs CIN 1-4, 4th homer, .247 ... Trevor Bell LAA, just two innings, 2.0 0 0 0 0 1, 3.73 ... Jordan Smith CIN 6.0 1 0 0 1 6, 5-1, 1.99 ... Jason Neighborgall ARZ, just one hit allowed in his last three appearances, unfortunately no outs, 8 walks, 0.0 0 3 3 3 0, 21.09 (38 walks in 10 2/3s) ... CF Joseph Dickerson KC 2-5, double, .303 ... CF Tyler Jones ARZ 3-5, triple, .301

GULF COAST  (ROOKIE) --  Hector Correa FLO 5.0 2 0 0 2 6, 1.76 ... Edulin Abreu WAS 6.0 6 0 0 1 5, 1.61 ... OF Roman Pena CLE 3-5, double, .312 ... OF D'Arby Myers PHI 2-5, 2 doubles, .293 ... Lenny DiNardo BOS, rehab, 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 ... Jonathan Egan BOS 3-5, homer, .339 ... 1B Michael Jones BOS 2-5, 2 homers (6), 5 RBI, .292

ARIZONA (ROOKIE) --  Vladimir Veras LAA 6.0 3 0 0 1 5, 7-2, 1.50 ...  2B Alex Fonseca LAA 2-4, 2 doubles, .340 ... Manuel Cabeza SF 7.0 1 0 0 0 6, 7-0, 2.90 ... Cedric Hunter SD 4-5, double, .384 ... shortstop Rayner Contreras SD 2-5, .344 ... CF Luis Durango SD 3-4, walk, .413 ... shortstop Marcus Lemon TEX 3-5, .312

    Troop Movements ...  FLO - activated Matt Treanor from the DL, optioned Paul Hoover to Triple-A ... CHN - placed Scott Eyre on the 15-day DL, purchased the contract of Ryan O'Malley from Triple-A ... CIN - acquired Scott Schoeneweis from TOR for a PTBNL or cash, optioned Brian Shackelford to Triple-A, sent William Bergolla outright to Triple-A  ... DET - placed Placido Polanco on the 15-day DL, recalled Ramon Santiago from Triple-A ... NYA - activated Octavio Dotel from the 15-day DL, optioned Jose Veras to Triple-A, released Carlos Pena from Triple-A  ... NYN - placed Pedro Martinez on the 15-day DL, recalled Heath Bell from Triple-A ... TEX - placed Brad Wilkerson on the 15-day DL ... SEA - purchased the contract of Eric O'Flaherty from Triple-A, optioned Greg Dobbs to Triple-A ...

    Dayn Perry, FOXSports.com,  on Josh Fields CHA and Adam Miller CLE :

" ...  Fields ... The White Sox have been waiting a long time for Fields to live up to his promise with the bat. He showed occasional pop last season ... this season at AAA-Charlotte, Fields is hitting an impressive .314 AVG/.387 OBP/.525 SLG with 27 doubles, and he ranks third in the International League with a .911 OPS ... With Joe Crede still in the fold, the Sox have time to break Fields in gradually next season or perhaps try him out at an outfield corner."

" ... Miller has electric stuff, but he's been waylaid by recurring elbow injuries. In 2006, however, Miller has worked 144 innings with 146 whiffs and a 2.81 ERA. To boot, it's his first taste of Double-A, and he's been on fire since early July. The health concerns will always be with Miller, but a full and dominant season in the Eastern League is a great way to rebound. He's on target to be in the Cleveland rotation at some point in 2007."

    Zach Chalifour, RotoTimes, checks out the Royals' royal pair - Alex Gordon and Billy Butler:

" ...  Gordon has not only hit as expected (.320 BA, 97 R, 24 HR, 80 RBI, 1.001 OPS), but he has also made outstanding use of his above-average speed, stealing a high number of bases with great efficiency (21-for-24 in SB tries). He has walked 63 times, but he has a relatively high strikeout total of 94 in 111 games. Those numbers should level out as Gordon continues to improve and adjust to professional pitching ... There is a chance that Gordon may push Teahen for the starting third base job next spring, but unless he has an outstanding March, the Royals will likely allow Gordon to begin the year at Triple-A Omaha. Either way, Gordon could start seeing significant playing time before next year’s All-Star break."

" ...  Butler is not quite as ready for the show and will likely not see any major playing time in Kansas City until 2008. With 15 home runs this year at Wichita, Butler is unlikely to match his total from last year of 30 home runs between Wichita and High-A High Desert, but he is still batting a more than respectable .327 and has driven in 93 runs. His plate discipline (41 walks, 67 strikeouts) has also improved ... Though he is an outfielder now, many scouts feel as though Butler does not play at a sufficient level on defense and that he will eventually have to play first base or work as the designated hitter."

    Zack Greinke to remain in the minors at least through the first week of September :

" ...  decision is he stays at Class AA Wichita for the duration of its season. Thereafter, a September call-up is a growing possibility. Greinke delivered his fourth straight dominating start Monday night by allowing just one run and five hits in seven innings ...That put him in line with general manager Dayton Moore’s previously stated threshold — that Greinke needed to have “four or five dominant outings in a row” before departing Wichita. “He’s pitching terrific,” Moore agreed, “and we’re excited about how he’s doing. But there are no plans to call him up until after their season.” ...  Royals captain Mike Sweeney said he saw a changed person in Greinke while on a recent rehab assignment with Wichita. “I went from talking to a kid in spring training,” Sweeney said, “to talking to a grown man in Little Rock, Arkansas. And I went from seeing a guy with tremendous talent just going through the motions on the mound to a warrior who wants to compete. “   (Kansas City Star)

    Notes on a pair of young Orioles from the Baltimore Sun :

" ... Orioles officials insist there is nothing wrong with Hayden Penn and they are just being extra cautious with their top pitching prospect. Penn's arrival to the big league club has been expected for a while now after his stay on the disabled list after an appendectomy. But the 21-year-old remains at Triple-A Ottawa, where club officials say he is making progress rebuilding his arm and leg strength ... "Each outing he gets stronger and more consistent," said David Stockstill, the Orioles' director of minor league operations. "It takes time to get your rhythm and mechanics back when you have a month off in the middle of the season. I think he is getting very close to helping the big league club."

" ... After a second opinion confirmed the initial diagnosis of a torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder, catcher Brandon Snyder, the Orioles' No. 1 draft pick last season, is set to have surgery within the next week. Stockstill said that Snyder will be out for about nine months, but the Orioles are hopeful it could be slightly less because the tear is in Snyder's non-throwing shoulder."


16 August, 2006

    INTERNATIONAL (AAA) --  Ben Francisco CLE 2-5, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB, .277 … James Jurries ATL 1-3 & 1-3, SB, .205 … Alex Romero MIN 1-4, R, SB, .253 … Brandon Watson CIN 2-4, RBI, .253 … Mike Burns CIN 1 2 0 0 0 0, 1.87 … Hayden Penn BAL 7-2/3 8 5 5 0 8, 2.55 … Craig Stansberry PIT 2-4, 2B, .236 … Dustin Pedroia BOS 3-3, BB, .305 … Carlos Ruiz PHI 4-5, 2 2B, R, RBI, .317 … Josh Kroeger PHI 2-4, 6th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, .222 … Michael Bourn PHI 2-5, 1st HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, SB, .283 … Matt White PHI 2 2 1 1 0 0, 3.72 … Bronson Sardinha NYA 2-4, 2B, RBI & 0-2, .301 … Sean Henn NYA 1 0 0 0 2 0, 4.36 … Jeff Karstens NYA 1 1 0 0 0 1, 4.28 … Delmon Young TB 2-5, 2B, R, RBI, SB, .329 … Wes Bankston TB 2-5, 2 2B, R, .298 … Brian Bannister NYN 8 3 0 0 0 7, 5.71

PACIFIC COAST (AAA)  --  Ben Hendrickson MIL 5.2 2 1 1 2 5, 2.47 ... Laynce Nix MIL 2-4, double, .296 ... John Rheinecker TEX 7.0 4 2 2 0 6, 2.50 ...  CF Jason Ellison SF 2-6, double, .410 ... Dustin Nippert ARZ 7.0 6 3 3 0 8, 4.95 ... Cha Seung Baek SEA 7.0 3 2 2 2 5, 3.00 ... Benjamin Fritz OAK 7.0 4 2 2 2 6, 5.00 ... Matt Kemp LAD 0-5, .325 ... Jeff Clement SEA 1-2, double, .244 ... Chris Young ARZ 1-4, 32nd double, .279

EASTERN (AA)  --  Matt Chico WAS 5.0 5 2 1 2 4, 3.60 ... Brett Gardner CF & leadoff NYA 3-3, walk, .290 ... Carlos Gomez CF NYN 2-3, 18th double, walk, .284 ... Jacoby Ellsbury CF & leadoff BOS 1-3, homer, .333 ... OF Ryan Patterson TOR, after 19 homers in A+, first homer in his 29th game in AA, 1-5, homer, .224 ... PIT kids debut in AA - Neil Walker PIT1-4, homer, Andrew McCutchen 1-4 ... Wardell Starling PIT 8.0 6 2 1 0 3, 2.83 ... Jair Jurrjens DET 7.0 7 0 0 2 5, 3.76 ... shortstop Alexi Casilla MIN 4-7, double, .295 ... J.A. Happ PHI 5.0 4 2 2 5 5, 2.47

SOUTHERN (AA) --  James D'Antona 1B ARI, 3-5, R, .306 ... Mark Reynolds 2B ARI, 1-4, 2B, K, .272 ... Francisley Bueno ATL, 5 5 1 1 1 7, 3.75, 76 K in 74.1 innings ... Ryan Braun 3B MIL, 2-4, R, BB, K, .309 ... James Russ FLA, 5 7 4 4 4 3, 3.91 ... Corey Thurman MIL, 7 2 1 1 2 6, 2.88 ... Mark Quinn DH CHW, 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, K, .298 ... Ben Kozlowski LAD, 6 5 2 2 1 7, 2.22 ... Adam Russell CHW, 6 3 2 2 4 7, starting to show why he was promoted ... Colt Morton C SD, 1-4, HR, R, K ... Chris Walker CF CHC, 1-4, 2 SB (39), .292 ... Jake Fox C CHC, 3-4, 2B, K, .243 ... Michael Ekstrom SD, 6 6 2 0 2 5, 4.62 ... Sean Gallagher CHC, 6 3 1 1 3 10, 2.70

TEXAS (AA)  --  Daniel Haigwood TEX 5.0 4 3 3 5 6 ... Jose Arredondo LAA 5.0 7 4 4 2 4 ... Brandon Wood LAA 1-3, 25th homer, walk, .276 ... Tyler Lumsden KC 6.0 7 2 2 4 4, 2.89 ...  Travis Chick SEA 7.0 7 4 3 3 1, 2.23 ... Troy Patton HOU 5.0 6 4 2 1 2, 4.44 ... Hunter Pence HOU, a little slump, 0-4, .289 ... Joe Koshansky COL 1-3, 26th double, .294 ... Ian Stewart COL 1-4, .275 ... catcher Kurt Suzuki OAK 4-6, 26th double, .285

CALIFORNIA (A+) --  Sean Rodriguez LAA 1-4, 29th double, .301 ... Jared Lansford OAK, a tough time in A+ after a super start in the Midwest League, 5.0 10 8 7 1 7 ... 2B Corey Wimberly COL 2-4, .322 ... shortstop Jonathan Herrera COL 3-5, double, .308 ... CF Christopher Frey COL 4-5, triple, .285 ... OF Sergio Pedroza TB 2-3, homer, .276

CAROLINA (A+) --  Ian Desmond SS WAS 1-3, HR(7), .248 ... Daron Roberts RF CHA 3-4, HR(2), 3RBI, SB, .272 ... Kyle McCulloch CHA 6.0 7 1 1 0 4 W, 2.57 ... Neil Sellers DH HOU 2-4, 2B, R, 2RBI, .267 ... Lou Santangelo C HOU 1-5, HR(18), 2RBI, .248 ... Billy Hart 3B HOU 2-5, HR(4), 3RBI, .220 ... Edwin Maysonet SS HOU 3-3, 2R, SB, .243 ... Rodney Choy Foo DH CLE 3-4, 2B, 2RBI, .304 ... Jimmy Barthmaier HOU 7.0 4 1 1 2 7 W, 4.10 ... Jed Lowrie SS BOS 3-6, 3B, HR(3), 3R, 4RBI, .252 ... John Otness DH BOS 5-6, 2 2B, HR(3), 4R, 3RBI, .280 ... Jeff Natale 2B BOS 3-4, 2B, R, RBI, .252 ... Scott Shoemaker BOS 6.0 7 5 3 3 1 W, 3.16 ... Van Pope 3B ATL 2-4, 2HR(11), 3R, 3RBI, .268 ... Mike Carlin LF PIT 1-5, HR(12), .264 ... Pedro Powell CF PIT 1-2, R, 3SB(52), .245 ... Moises Hernandez ATL 6.0 8 3 3 2 6 W, 5.25

FLORIDA STATE (A+) --  Ryan Harvey RF CHN 1-3 HR(18) 2RBI, .251 … Jay Garthwaite LF CIN 3-4 HR(17) double, 2R 6RBI, .262 … Sam Lecure CIN 5 2/3 7 4 4 1 5 W(7-10, 3.22) … Johnny Cueto CIN 6 2 0 0 0 5 W(4-2, 4.74) … Oswaldo Sosa MIN 6 4 0 0 1 2 W(2-0, 2.08) … Jesus Flores C NYN 2-4 double, R, .262 … Mike Carp 1B NYN 1-4 HR(12) 2RBI, .295 … Kyle Sleeth DET 5 4 1 1 3 1 W(1-3, 9.82) … Carl Pavano NYA (rehab) 4 1 0 0 1 5

MIDWEST (A) --  Bryan Anderson STL 3-5 (.302) ... Jon Jay STL 2-4, double ... ineffectively wild Alex Smit MIN 3 6 3 3 6 2 (3.40) ... oops Justin Upton ARZ 0-4, 3 K's ... Carlos Rosa KC 6 5 0 0 2 6 (W, 8-6, 2.53) ... lumber in a slumber Mark Reed CHN 0-4, 2 K's ... Matt Walker TB 6 4 0 0 2 5 (2.69) ... Cameron Maybin DET 1-2 ... Hainley Statia ANA 0-3, BB, 2 K's (.297)

SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) --  Travis Denker LAD 1-4, homer, .263 ... Brett Sinkbeil FLO 5.0 6 3 3 2 3, 2.93 ... shortstop C.J. Henry PHI 3-4, double, .242 ... Angel Salome MIL 3-4, .292 ...  OF Lorenzo Cain MIL 2-5, 30th double, .310 ... Joseph Martinez SF 7.0 4 0 0 0 10, CG, 13-5, 3.33 ... 24-year-old 2B Eugenio Velez SF 2-4, 16th triple, 12th homer (to go along with 28 doubles & 52 SBs), 18th error, .307

NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) --  No games scheduled

NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) --  Greg Dowling 1b OAK 2-4, 2b(14), .292 ... Edwin Roman OF ARZ 2-4, r, .274 ... Andrew Bailey sp OAK L 1-3, 5.0 3 1 1 2 3, 1.95 ... Cesar Valdez sp ARZ W 5-4, 6.0 2 0 0 1 7, 3.49 ... Anthony Jackson OF COL 2-5, r, bb, rbi(14), 2 sb(11), .247 ... Daniel Mayora ss COL 2-5, 3b(2), .316 ... Matt Antonelli 3b SD hits lead off 0-5, .268 ... Chad Huffman 2-3, 2b(13), rbi(30), .325 ... Keith Weiser sp COL nd, 6.0 4 2 2 1 4 3.38 ... Craig Gentry OF TEX 2-5, 2 r, 2 3b(4), .271 ... Thomas Berkery 2b TEX 3-4, 2 r, 2b(9), rbi(20), .247 ... Steve Marquardt 3b TEX 1-4, 2r, bb, hr(3), 3 rbi(23), .271 ... Emmanuel Burriss ss SF 2-4, 2 r, 3b(1), .293 ... Adam Witter C SF 2-4, 2 r, bb, 2 rbi(32), .293 ... Brad Boyer 2b SF 1-3, 2 r, hr(4), 2 rbi(17), .226 ... Kevin Reynolds LF SEA 3-5, r, 2b(5), 2 rbi(11), .278 .... Marcos Villezcas 2b SEA 1-4, r, hr(2), 3 rbi(14), .241 ... Natividad Dilone sp SEA W 2-4, 6.0 2 0 0 1 2, 3.26 ... Mike Billek L 2-3, 0.1 7 7 7 0 1, 7.29

APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) --  Billy Rowell 3B BAL 1-4, .292 ... Travis Snider 1-2, 2 walks, .331 ... Zachary Britton BAL 5.0 2 0 0 2 2 ... Reidier Gonzalez TOR (W 3-4) 7.0 2 0 0 1 5 ERA 3.29 ... Garrett Olson 3B MIN 4-5, 4rbi .314 ... Alex Burnett (W 4-1) 5.0 2 0 0 0 5, ERA 3.18 ... OUCH! Juan Moreno (L, 5-5) 2.1 10 10 10 1 3, ERA 5.61 ... Brandon Buckman 1-4, .305 ... Robert Ramirez 2B HOU 2-3, .320 ... David Wabick 1B NYM 0-5, .314 ... David Williams 1-4, .332 ... Tyree Hayes TB (ND) 5.0 6 1 1 2 1, ERA 1.86

PIONEER (ROOKIE) --  Osbek Castillo ARZ, 33rd rounder in 2006, 25-year-old righty, 6.0 1 0 0 0 12, 3-0, 1.74 (41 Ks in 31 innings) ...  OF Gerardo Parra ARZ 2-4, triple, .323 ... Charles Caufield MIL, leadoff, 2-5, 4th homer, .269 ... catcher Anthony Esquer CIN 4-5, double, .301 ...  OF Daniel Dorn CIN 2-3, double, 2 walks, .333

GULF COAST  (ROOKIE) --  1B Christopher Carlson DET 2-4, 14th double, .294 ... Grant Duff NYA 6.0 3 0 0 1 8, 1.10 (50 Ks in 41 innings) ... Ryan Doumit PIT, rehab, 0-4 ... CF Denis Phipps CIN 2-3, 3rd homer, 3 RBI, .280 ... Chris Parmalee MIN 1-3, 3 walks, .300 ... Clayton Kershaw LAD 4.0 6 3 3 1 4, 2.00 ... Preston Mattingly LAD 3-5, walk, 3 RBI, .302

ARIZONA (ROOKIE) --  Marco Carrillo CHN 5.0 2 1 1 1 7, 2.20 ... Blake Parker CHN 1-3, homer, .291 ... Armando Galarraga TEX 3.1 2 1 1 2 5, 3.31 ... Daric Barton OAK, begins on the road back from injury, 1-2, double ... 2B Rayner Contreras SD 3-5, .342

    Troop Movements ...  STL - recalled Timo Perez from Triple-A, optioned Brad Thompson to Triple-A ... TEX - placed Kip Wells on the 15-day DL, recalled Scott Feldman from Triple-A ...TB - released Sean Burroughs from Triple-A ... ATL - recalled Lance Cormier, optioned Scott Thorman to Triple-A ...

    Ah, not Maybin too.

" ... He's already a million-dollar ballplayer with a major-league future, but Cameron Maybin is also a teenager facing some minor-league charges. The West Michigan Whitecaps star is accused of violating the state's zero-tolerance alcohol law and of driving carelessly following a 5 a.m. car crash, court records show. Maybin, 19, allegedly blew a 0.04 on a preliminary breath test after the July accident that damaged his 2005 Dodge Magnum ...  On July 13, about 17 hours before Maybin smacked a game-winning home run in Battle Creek, police say Maybin had alcohol in his system when the car he was driving hit a utility pole."  (Grand Rapids Press)

    About time ...

" ...  Lancaster JetHawks ...  will have to play the rest of the season without right fielder Carlos Gonzalez. JetHawks manager Brett Butler informed Gonzalez after the game that he was being promoted to Double-A Tennessee ...  He will be replaced on the roster by Cyle Hankerd ...  a third-round pick this year out of USC, was hitting .387 with 38 RBI in 53 games for short-season-A Yakima."  (Antelope Valley Press)

" ... The Pirates ... promoted catcher Neil Walker and outfielder Andrew McCutchen, their top prospects and first-round draft picks in 2004 and 2005, to Class AA Altoona. Walker, a Richland native who will turn 21 in two weeks, had been with high Class A Lynchburg, so his move is one level up. He batted .284 with 22 doubles, three home runs and 35 RBIs in 72 games, his season having started a month late because of offseason wrist surgery. McCutchen, 19, had been with low Class A Hickory. He batted .291 with 14 home runs, 62 RBIs and 22 steals in 114 games."   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

    Lisa Winston, MLB.com,  offers a feature on MIL catcher Angel Salome :

" ... Primarily a middle infielder growing up, the 5-foot-7 Salome moved behind the plate full-time in high school. And don't let the height fool you. The powerfully built 20-year-old with a cannon for an arm not only projects as a Major League catcher despite his size, but the Brewers think it could be an advantage. "I don't think it's a negative being short, and in some ways it's a positive, because the taller kids sometimes have more issues," said Brewers scouting director Jack Zduriencik. "He's compact and as strong as can be, a good athlete who can throw. I think it works to his advantage." ...  His arm grades out at a 70 on a scout scale of 20-80 (and rarely, if ever, does anyone receive an 80). At the plate, Salome has hit with line-drive power to all fields ... "To say we're happy with him is an understatement," Zduriencik said."


15 August, 2006

    INTERNATIONAL (AAA) --  Ben Francisco CLE 2-4, RBI, BB, .276 … James Jurries ATL 3-4, 2 2B, 6th HR, 2 R, RBI, .202 … Peter Moylan ATL 2 2 2 2 1 1, 5.62 … John Hattig TOR 2-4, .276 … Jason Phillips TOR 3-4, .276 … Adam Lind TOR 2-4, .362 … Casey Rogowski CHA 1-5, 11th HR, R, RBI, .286 … Chris Shelton DET 1-3, 2 R, BB, .255 … Philip Dumatrait CIN 6-1/3 7 4 4 4 2, 4.01 … Sean Burnett PIT 5-1/3 5 1 1 5 2, 4.76 … David Murphy BOS 1-3, R, BB, .278 … Carlos Ruiz PHI 2-4, 12th HR, R, RBI, .310 … Gavin Floyd PHI 7 8 2 2 3 4, 4.15 … Kevin Thompson NYA 3-5, 2B, 2 R, .275 … Delmon Young TB 1-4, 7th HR, R, RBI, .328 … Wes Bankston TB 2-3, 2nd HR, R, 2 RBI, BB, .294 … Brian Stokes TB 5 5 3 1 1 3, 4.35 … Edwin Jackson TB 1 1 0 0 0 0, 5.78 … Yusaku Iriki NYN 1 3 1 1 0 0, 5.40 … Oliver Perez NYN 6 5 1 1 1 7, 6.70

PACIFIC COAST (AAA)  --  JR House HOU 0-2, walk, .441 ... Felix Pie CHN 0-3, .273 ... Jason Windsor OAK 6.0 7 2 2 2 3, 3.56 ... Micah Owings ARZ 7.0 5 3 2 3 5, 4.19 ... Chris Young ARZ 2-5, 2 SBs (17), .279 ... Bryan LaHair SEA, the PCL's Player of the Week, on fire, 2-4, 10th homer, .328 ... Chris Snelling SEA, a pulse, 2-4, double, .215 ... Jonathan Sanchez SF 5.2 0 1 1 3 5, 3.65 ... Matt Kemp LAD 2-5, double, .339 ... Andy LaRoche LAD 2-3, double, .315 ... Jason Ellison SF 2-5, double, .417 ... Lance Niekro SF 1-5, double, .343

EASTERN (AA)  --  John Van Benschoten PIT 5.0 3 2 2 3 3 ... Nyjer Morgan PIT 1-3 & 3-3, walk, .296

SOUTHERN (AA) --  No games scheduled

TEXAS (AA)  --  Brandon Wood SS LAA 1-4, 2B, RBI, SB(19), CS(3), .276 ... Nick Green LAA 8.0 2 0 0 0 11, W(8-3), 4.29 ... Josh Anderson OF HOU 3-4, .323 ... Hunter Pence OF HOU 0-2, 2RBI, BB, .292 ... Chance Douglass HOU 9.0 2 0 0 0 5, W(7-6), 3.35 ... Eric Hurley TEX 7.0 2 1 1 1 6, L(2-1), 2.32 ... Wladimir Balentien OF SEA 1-4, 2B, 2RBI, E(10) ... Yung Chi Chen 2B SEA 2-3, R, RBI, .309 ... Ryan Feierabend SEA 5.1 12 5 5 3 3, L(9-9), 4.30 ...Juan Richardson 1B STL 1-4, 2B, R, .303 ... Nick Stavinoha OF STL 3-4, HR(10), R, 4RBI, .280 ... Enmanuel Ulloa COL 5.0 4 3 3 2 5, L(6-5), 3.81 ... Alex Gordon 3B KC 3-5, 3B, 2R, 2RBI, .330 ... Billy Butler OF KC 2-4, 2R, RBI, BB, .322 ... Zack Greinke KC 7.0 5 1 1 1 7, W(7-2), 4.36 ... Gabe DeHoyos KC 1.0 0 0 0 0 0, 1.48

CALIFORNIA (A+) --  just one game, Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 0-4, 3 Ks, .300 ... 1B Javier Brito ARZ 2-4, homer, .342 ... OF Casey Craig SEA 2-5, triple, homer, .317

CAROLINA (A+) --  Ian Desmond SS WAS 2-6, HR(6), 2R, SB, .247 ... Brandon Powell 3B WAS 2-4, HR(13), 2R, 3RBI, .291 ... Dee Brown LF WAS 2-5, 2 HR(3), 4RBI, .184 ... Ender Chavez RF WAS 3-5, R, RBI, .277 ... Chris Kelly 3B CHA 1-5, HR(17), .248 ... Josh Hansen 1B CHA 2-5, 2B, HR(15), .258 ... Sean Smith CF CHA 2-4, 2B, 2R, RBI, .271 ... Adam Ricks C CHA 3-3, 2RBI, .240 ... Neil Sellers 3B HOU 3-5, 2B, 2R, RBI, .265 ... Ole Sheldon 1B HOU 4-5, R, 3RBI, .298 ... Ervin Alcantara CF HOU 2-5, 2B, R, 2RBI, .233 ... Jose Constanza RF CLE 3-6, R, 3RBI, .322 ... Jordan Brown LF CLE 4-5, HR(14), 3R, 3RBI, .293 ... Stephen Head 1B CLE 1-4, HR(14), 3RBI, .227 ... Jed Lowrie SS BOS 2-4, 3B, HR(2), 2RBI, .248 ... Bryan Pritz CF BOS 1-4, HR(3), .258 ... Paco Figueroa 2B BAL 1-5, HR(3), 2R, .296 ... Nolan Reimold RF BAL 2-5, 2B, HR(15), 2R, 3RBI, .259 ... Mario Delgado 1B BAL 5-5, 2 2B, HR(9), 3R, 3RBI, .310 ... Sandy Madera DH BAL 2-4, HR(7), 5RBI, .328 ... Travis Brown SS BAL 1-4, HR(1), .232 ... Matt Young CF AT L 2-3, 3R, RBI, 2SB, .289 ... Kala Kaaihue 1B ATL 2-5, 2B, HR(13), 2R, 3RBI, .225 ... Brent Lillibridge SS PIT 3-6, 2B, 3B, 3R, RBI, .284 ... Neil Walker C PIT 4-5, 2B, R, 2RBI, .284 ... Mike Carlin LF PIT 2-5, R, 2RBI, .265 ... Steve Pearce 1B PIT 2-3, HR(11), 2RBI, .257

FLORIDA STATE (A+) --  Colby Rasmus CF STL 2-3 HR(4) 2RBI, .253 … Jamie Garcia STL 7 5 1 1 1 4 W(4-3, 3.56) … Drew Locke LF LA 2-3 double, 2R 2RBI, .297 … Victor Hall CF NYA 2-5 HR(2) 2R 3RBI, .330 … Brendan Katin 1B MIL 2-5 double, triple, 2R RBI, .288 … Tim Moss 2B PHI 3-5 double, triple, R 2RBI SB(15), .278 … Brad Harman SS PHI 2-5 R, .239 … Mike Carp 1B NYN 2-3 2RBI, .296 … JT Restko LF FLO 2-3 R, .251

MIDWEST (A) --  he needed it badly Zach Phillips TEX 6 1 2 1 4 9 (6.23) ... John Mayberry TEX 3-4 (.260) ... completely useless since team ordered him to stop taking walks a month ago Bryan Anderson STL 0-5, K (39 BB's 1st 250 AB, just 2 BB's last 83 AB, and a .619 OPS to go with his new "aggressiveness") ... Jon Jay STL 2-4 (343) ... Justin Upton ARZ 1-5, double, K ... Cameron Maybin DET 1-4, K (.321) ... Scott Taylor CHN 5 1/3 8 5 2 2 7 (3.39) ... Mark Reed CHN 0-4 (.267) ... Jose Escalona SEA 5 7 4 4 2 3 (4.07)

SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) --  Andrew McCutchen PIT 0-3, .291 ... Brad Corley PIT 1-4, .288 ... Ben Pfinsgraff PHI, 22nd rounder out of U. of Maryland wins SAL debut, (W, 1-0) 7 3 1 1 1 8, 1.29 ... Jeremy Slayden PHI 2-3, BB, .304

NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) --  League leader in wins - Matt O'Brien DET 6 8 2 2 1 4 2.90 (W 8-1) ...Still the league leader in saves - Luis Lebron BAL 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 (Sv 16) 1.19 ... 2nd in saves - Brett Jensen DET 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.84 (Sv 15) ... CF Brandon Tripp BAL 2-5, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI ... 1B Chris Vinyard BAL 3-5, 3 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI ... 3B Miguel Abreu BAL 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... RF Dave Cash BAL 3-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... 1B Kent Sakamoto PIT 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 2 E ... CF Albert Laboy PIT 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 CS ...2B Greg Picart PIT 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 E ... LF Justin Maxwell WASH 3-4 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI ... RF Francisco Guzman WASH 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... 2B Mike Martinez WASH 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, .327 ... Erik Arnesen WASH 6 5 0 0 2 3 ... 3B Zak Farkas BOS 2-2, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, .329 ... DH Luis Exposito BOS 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI ... DH Bill Stewart TB 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI ...RF Jay Miller PHI 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI ... DH Jake Dempsey PHI 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBI ... 2B Jonathan Schemmel NYN 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 E ... 3B Santo De Leon DET 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... RF Brennan Boesch DET 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI ... 3B Rob Goedert CLE 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 E ... CF Joshua Denham CLE 2-6, 1 RBI, .319 ... 3B Chris Johnson HOU 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... DH Jhon Florentino HOU 3-5, 1 R 1 HR 1 RBI 1 SB ... CF Nick Moresi HOU 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI.

NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) --  Gavin Dickey OF SEA 2-3, 3 r, bb, 2b (6), hr (3), rbi (13), .226 ... Daniel Santin DH SEA 3-5, r, 2b(2), rbi(4), .256 ... Carlos Peguero 3-4, bb, rbi(2), .292 ... Russell Canzler 2-3, 2 r, bb, .276 ... Craig Gentry OF TEX 2-4, r, 2b(10), sb(14), cs(2), .266 ... Emmannuel Burriss ss SF 1-3, r, 2b(5), bb, .289 ... Ryan Rohlinger 3b SF 2-4, 2 r, 2hr(3), 4 rbi(25), .262 ... Juan Trinidad rp SF S(14), 1.0 0 0 0 0 1, 1.04 ... Bret Berglund OF COL 3-4, 2r, .206 ... Matt Repec 3b COL 4-4, r, 2 rbi(20), .237 ... Mike Epping OF SD 2-3, 2r, hr(3), 3 rbi(15), bb, .275 ... Chad Huffman OF SD 2-2, 2bb, .318 ... Greg Dowling 1b OAK 2-5, r, 2b(13), rbi(20), .267 ... Brad Miller 1b ARZ 2-5, .255 ... Cyle Hankerd OF ARZ ho-hum, 15 game hit streak 1-4, 2b(17), IBB, .384 ... Shane Dove sp nd, 7.0 3 1 1 1 9, 1.93 ... Chad Lee sp OAK nd, 5.0 5 1 1 1 3, 3.27

APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) --  Matthew Inouye C CHW 1-3, .283 ... still slumping, Junior Contreras 1B NYM 0-4, .298 ... Robert Ramirez SS ATL 0-4, .312 ... Brandon Buckman 1B STL 3-4, .306 ... Isaias Garcia 2B STL 2-5, Double(14), .336 ... Blake King STL (W 4-3) 6.0 2 0 0 0 7, ERA 3.26 ... Travis Snider OF TOR 0-4, .330 ... Billy Rowell 3B BAL 1-3, .294 ... Anthony Martinez 1B BAL 2-4, .331 ... Zachary Clark BAL (W 5-3) 6.0 5 3 3 1 5 ERA 2.33 ... Jansy Infante SS CLE 2-5, HR, 3rbi, .308 ... Daniel Valencia 3B MIN 2-5, .318 ... Sean Land (W 3-3) 5.2 6 1 1 4 4 ERA 3.35 ... Chris Gustafson OF TB 1-3, .328 ... Nevin Ashley C TB 1-4, .347 ... Mike McCormick 3B TB 2-3, HR(8) .290 ... Larry Williams OF ATL 2-4, .333 ... Willie Cabrera OF ATL 1-4, .305 ... Ernesto Meija 1B ATL 3-4, 12th Double, 3rbi .299 ... REALLY rough outing for Tampa Bay's Chad Pendarvis (L 4-3) 1.2 6 7 7 2 2 ERA 3.94

PIONEER (ROOKIE) --  OF Ryan Rogowski LAD, leadoff, 2-4, 3 runs, walk, .301 ... 1B Logan Parker CIN 2-5, double, homer, .310 ... CF Archie Gilbert CHA 3-3, 2 doubles, homer, walk, .337 ... Christopher Pettit LAA 2-4, 5th homer, .329

GULF COAST  (ROOKIE) --  Michael Gardner LAD 5.0 1 0 0 0 2, 3-1, 2.70 ... Dionis Rodriguez PIT 5.0 3 1 0 1 10, 2.27 ... Alfredo Figaro DET 7.0 8 0 0 0 4, 0.49 (in 36 2.3s innings) ... shortstop Adrian Cardenas PHI 3-4, triple, .315 ... Kyle Drabek PHI, DH, 0-4, 3 Ks, .111 ... CF Gorkys Hernandez DET 3-5, .341 ... Chris Parmalee MIN 3-5, double, triple, .297 ... 2B Chih-Hsien Chiang BOS 4-5, 2 doubles, triple, .283 ... Angel Reyes NYA 6.0 2 0 0 0 6, 1.59

ARIZONA (ROOKIE) --  Timothy Schoeninger LAA 6.0 1 0 0 0 6, 1.88  (3 walks, 53 Ks in 57 innings) ... 3B Matthew Sweeney LAA 3-5, 2 doubles, .347 ... 2B Alex Fonseca LAA 3-5, homer, .337 ... shortstop Rayner Contreras SD 3-4, walk, .330

    Troop Movements ...  PIT - placed outfielder Nate McLouth on the 15-day DL, recalled Rajai Davis from Triple-A ... ARZ - placed Greg Aquino on the 15-day DL, recalled Jose Valverde from Triple-A ... LAA - recalled Reggie Willits from Triple-A, optioned Chris Bootcheck to Triple-A ... BOS - recalled Craig Breslow from Triple-A, designated Corky Miller for assignment ... SF - recalled Kevin Frandsen from Triple-A, designated Jose Vizcaino for assignment ... SEA - placed Richie Sexson on the bereavement list, recalled Mike Morse from Triple-A ... OAK - activated Joe Kennedy from the 15-day DL, optioned Ron Flores to Triple-A ...

    Evan Longoria TB, from college kid in June to the top of the prospect chart in August.  Check out this week's Prospect Hot Sheet at Baseball America :

" ...  1. Evan Longoria ...  Considered a safe pick coming into the draft, the Long Beach State product has exceeded the wildest expectations as a pro thus far. Longoria is already at his third level, and none has proved challenging. In his last five games he is 10-for-21 with three homers and is hitting .356/.410/.700 with 16 homers in 180 at-bats between the three levels, after hitting just 13 (and slugging .602) for Long Beach State."

" ... 2. Will Inman ... The South Atlantic League is loaded with premium pitching prospects, but none has been as consistently dominant as Inman this season. In two starts last week he fanned 20 and walked three over 14 innings of work and allowed only one run. He is now 9-1, 1.48 in 85 innings and has still not allowed a home run."

" ... 8. Kevin Kouzmanoff ...  No one has had a bigger breakout performance than Kouzmanoff this season, and he has continued it at Triple-A. After going 7-for-8 over his last two games, he is now hitting .378/.462/.756 in 45 at-bats for the Bisons and .388/.451/.675 overall in 289 at-bats.

    Nate Stephens, RotoWorld.com, checks out, among others, Jason Hirsh HOU and Adam Miller CLE.

" ... Jason Hirsh ...  The 6’8”, 250-pound right-hander has been dominating minor leaguers for two seasons now and is easily one of the game’s top pitching prospects. His low-90s fastball, plus slider, and quality changeup mean he has the arsenal to succeed, and his performances have backed up that assertion. In 309 2/3 innings between Double-A and Triple-A over the last two seasons, Hirsh has posted a 26-10 record and 2.53 ERA to go with a 283/93 K/BB ratio ...  In the long-term, I’d prefer Garza’s potential to Hirsh’s relative certainty of becoming a quality No. 3 or solid No. 2 starter."

" ... Adam Miller ...  the 2003 first rounder has rebounded better than could have been hoped thus far in 2006. Miller is 13-5 with a 2.81 ERA and a 139/38 K/BB ratio in 134 2/3 innings for Double-A Akron. More importantly, he’s stayed healthy all season while showing improved life on all of his pitches. Miller’s fastball is again hitting the mid-90s, although he probably won’t be topping 100 MPH again any time soon. His slider is also again looking like a plus pitch, and his changeup has developed well enough to the point of being a third big league offering. The elbow injury will leave a red flag attached to Miller’s name for at least a few more seasons, but he’s done everything he possibly can to dispel fears of a recurring problem."

    A salute to the Players / Pitchers of the Week :

" ...  The Midwest League has named ... outfielder Jordan Renz [LAA] as the Offensive Player of the Week ... batted .429 (9-21) this week with 2 HR, 9 RBI, 5 runs scored and a slugging percentage of .714 ...  Jordan's 22 HR for the season is tops in the MWL and his 78 RBI is good for third overall. It is the second time that Renz has been named the Player of the Week."  (Cedar Rapids Kernels)

" ... Billy Buckner [KC] ... 2-0, 0.69 ERA, 13 IP, 8 H, 5 BB, 9 K Giving up just one run in two starts, collecting a win in each, Billy Buckner was a clear choice for the Texas League Pitcher of the Week ...  Kansas City selected Buckner in the second round of the 2004 draft ...  Despite a few bumps along the way, his Double-A debut has gone well. After putting up an ERA of 6.98 in July, he has found the groove in August, going 2-1 and with just six runs allowed in three starts."  (Texas League)

" ... Bryan LaHair [SEA] ...  powered his way to the PCL Batter of the Week Award by slugging six homers and knocking in 14 runs during the week ...  LaHair had a pair of two-homer games while tallying a .583 batting average and an impressive 1.333 slugging percentage during his celebrated week ... starter Robinson Tejeda [TEXput up some powerful numbers of his own for the week, picking up wins in both of his appearances while posting an ERA of 0.75 and fanning 21 batters to garner PCL Pitcher of the Week honors ...   Tejeda is now 6-and-2 on the season with a 3.15 ERA."  (Pacific Coast League)

" ... third baseman Evan Longoria [TB] sizzled at the plate in his first full week at the Double-A level, hitting .400 with 3 home runs, 7 RBI, a .370 on-base percentage and an .840 slugging percentage to earn Hitter of the Week honors. He enjoyed four multi-hit performances last week and is currently riding a five-game hitting streak ...  The 20-year-old Downey, CA native was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the first round (third overall) in the 2006 draft." (Southern League)

" ... outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury [BOS] has been named the Eastern League's Player of the Week ... The 22-year old had an outstanding week for the Sea Dogs, hitting .400 (10-for-25) with one double, two triples, one home run, seven runs scored, three RBI, one stolen base, two walks and a .720 slugging percentage in six games ... Jacoby was selected by the Boston Red Sox as the 23rd overall selection in the first round of the June 2005 draft."  (Eastern League)

" ... Philip Hughes [NYA] ...  Eastern League's Pitcher of the Week ... The 6'5", 220 lb. hurler made a pair starts for the Thunder last week and was 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA ... Philip, who was ranked by Baseball America as the top prospect in the Yankees organization entering the season and is fourth in the league in ERA (2.50) and strikeouts (121), was selected by the New York Yankees as the 23rd overall selection in the first round of the June 2004 draft."  (Eastern League)

" ... South Atlantic League Eric Campbell [ATL] ...  a hit machine this week, as the 21-year-old collected at least two hits in each of his last five ballgames. On Saturday against Augusta, Campbell went 4-for-5 with a home run and a double as the Braves eked out a 3-2 victory. After hitting .139 in the month of July, the Indiana native is batting .388 in August."  (MiLB,com)

" ... Appalachian League Travis Snider [TOR] ...  refusing to cool off, meriting his second consecutive Player of the Week nod. The 18-year-old has hit safely in seven straight games, and is batting .431 over 51 at-bats in the month of August."  (MiLB,com)

" ... Northwest League Adam Cowart [SF]  ... tossed 11 2/3 scoreless innings this week and picked up two victories. That's a typical week for the 22-year-old, who is 8-0 with a 0.29 ERA over 61 2/3 innings pitched this season. Over three starts in August, Cowart has yielded just one unearned run over 17 2/3 innings. To put it simply: the guy is unstoppable."  (MiLB,com)

    Top pick in the 2006 draft ready to make his debut in the KJC system :

" ...  Right-hander Luke Hochevar remains on track to make his first start Wednesday for Class A Burlington after a week of conditioning workouts at the Royals’ year-round complex in Surprise, Ariz. “I talked to (minor-league pitching instructor) Mike Mason,” Royals general manager Dayton Moore said, “and he said Luke looked super.” Hochevar, 22, was the first overall pick in the June draft but didn’t sign until Aug. 5. He is scheduled to throw 30-35 pitches Wednesday for Burlington against South Bend." (Kansas City Star)

    The possibility of a lefty surprise in the Dodger rotation :

" ...   Hong-Chih Kuo, who is starting at Triple-A Las Vegas simply to get more innings to work on his command, appears to be forcing club officials to consider making him a permanent starter. Kuo, whom the Dodgers optioned July 4, allowed only a run on four hits over six innings in Saturday's 6-2 win over Fresno and added a grand slam at the plate. Kuo was named the Pacific Coast League's Pitcher of the Week for July 31-Aug. 6, a week when he pitched 10 shutout innings over two starts. Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said he plans to recall Kuo for the September roster expansion, but that it will be as a reliever. Colletti didn't rule out converting Kuo entirely to starting sometime in the future."  (LA Daily News)

    Several top prospects are likely to soon end their minor league seasons to hook up on their national teams for the Olympic qualifying tournament in Havana, Cuba beginning on the 25th of August.  Among those selected for Team USA - Nick Adenhart LAA, Billy Butler KC, Jarrod Saltalamachia ATL, Brandon Wood LAA, Kevin Slowey MIN, Kurt Suzuki OAK, Mark Reynolds ARZ and Zach Segoivia PHI.

    Matthew Pouliot, RotoWorld.com, checks in with a look at possible September callups :

" ... Dustin Pedroia is Boston’s top prospect at Triple-A, but David Murphy could be of more use to a Red Sox club with Alex Cora as the only left-handed hitter on the bench. Since moving up from Double-A, Murphy has hit .277/.371/.478 in a league that’s strongly favored pitchers this year. Pedroia has also been pretty good since a slow start caused by a shoulder injury suffered in spring training. He’s at .307/.385/.430 on the season."

" ... The Yankees are expected to shut Philip Hughes down as soon as the minor league season ends in an effort to guarantee that he’ll enter 2007 healthy. Maybe an injury to one of their top three starters would change that, but for now, Hughes owners should be expecting no aid in September. It will probably pay off in the long run."

" ... The Rays haven’t given any indication which of their top prospects will receive September callups. Delmon Young and Jeff Niemann are the two to watch for. Young has displayed more power lately and is currently sporting a .335/.357/.496 line for Triple-A Durham. Since the Rays looked past B.J. Upton’s comments in last month’s USA Today article, I’m guessing that Young is also in line for a callup and some playing time in right field next month. Niemann would be another potential fantasy asset, but since he’s been handled carefully in his recovery from shoulder surgery, I don’t think we’ll see him. If I’m wrong, he’d be worth picking up."


14 August, 2006

    INTERNATIONAL (AAA) --  Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 4-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, .378 … Jake Dittler CLE 6 8 3 3 1 5, 5.09 … Brayan Pena ATL 1-1, 2B, R, HBP, .299 … Anthony Lerew ATL 7 5 1 1 1 9, 8.35 … Terry Tiffee MIN 3-4, 2B, R, .296 … Rob Cosby TOR 2-3, R, BB, .264 … Russ Adams TOR 2-4, RBI, SB, .333 … Adam Lind TOR 1-3, 3rd HR, R, RBI, BB, .352 … Josh Fields CHA 2-4, 17th HR, R, 3 RBI, SB, .314 … Casey Rogowski CHA 1-4, SB, .288 … Jordan Tata DET 5-1/3 4 3 2 2 2, 3.97 … Rajai Davis PIT 2-5, 2B, R, .283 … Michael Bourn PHI 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, .280 … Carlos Pena NYA 3-4, RBI, .260 … Steven White NYA 6-2/3 6 4 4 3 6, 5.24 … Shawn Riggans TB 3-5, 2B, RBI, .296 … Wes Bankston TB 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, .284 … Chris Seddon TB 6-1/3 6 5 5 1 6, 5.03 … Anderson Hernandez NYN 2-4, 2B, R, .252

PACIFIC COAST (AAA)  --  time for Plan-B, Ubaldo Jimenez COL 5.2 7 6 5 3 4, 5.94 ... and whatever happened to Jerome Williams CHN 3.0 10 6 6 3 3, 4.90 ... Felix Pie CHN 1-4, 11th homer, .276 ...  on a streak, 1B Bryan LaHair SEA 2-4, 2 homers, walk, .325 ... Chris Snelling SEA, trying to bust out of an awful slump, 1-3, homer ... geesh, call him up already, Robinson Tejeda TEX 5.0 3 1 1 2 10, 6-2, 3.15 ... Chris Young ARZ 1-4, 31st double, 15th SB, .278 ... unsung Matt Palmer could find himself in SF soon, 8.0 8 2 2 1 6, 5-1, 2.93 (after 1.30 in 62 innings in AA) ...  CF Jason Ellison SF 3-5, double, .418 ... Andy LaRoche LAD 2-4, .308

EASTERN (AA)  --  Trevor Crowe CF CLE 0-4, k ... Jacoby Ellsbury CF BOS 1-4, 2B ... Sean Smith CLE 8 2 0 0 0 8 ... Frank Brooks BOS 7 1 0 0 1 9 ... Gio Gonzalez PHI 4 3 3 2 3 4 ... Shelley Duncan LF NYY 3-5, 2HR, 3RBI ... Justin Christian CF NYY 4-4, 3R, 2B, HR, 2RBI, BB ... Phil Hughes NYY 5 2 0 0 2 9 ... Kevin Slowey MIN 7 2 0 0 2 7 ... Eugene Espineli SF 6 7 1 1 1 6 ... Brian Finch BAL 5 5 5 5 2 2

SOUTHERN (AA) --  Kevin Randel 3B FLA, 1-1, HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 3 BB, .283 ... Adam Bostick FLA, 7.1 7 2 2 0 5, 3.52 ... Ryan Braun 3B MIL, 1-4, HR, RBI, BB, K, .304 ... Dan Smith ATL, 5 2 0 0 3 5, 3.10 ... Manny Parra MIL, 5 7 6 3 0 6, 3.60 ... Mark Reynolds LF ARI, 0-4, 3 K, .273 ... Joey Votto 1B CIN, 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, .314 ... Aaron Herr 3B CIN, 2-4, 2 RBI, R, .310 ... Homer Bailey CIN, best arm at AA?, 5 4 0 0 3 11, 1.03 ... Steven Jackson ARI, 6 5 5 3 3 4, 2.78 ... JR Mathes CHC, 7 6 1 1 0 11, 3.28 ... TJ Nall LAD, 7 8 4 3 0 8, 3.16 ... Evan Longoria 3B TB, American League might present only test this season, 2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 16 HR in 180 AB, .378 ... Reid Brignac SS TB, 0-3, .282 ... Mitch Talbot TB, 7 4 0 0 5 7, 2.31

TEXAS (AA)  --   Alex Gordon KC 2-4, 2 homers (24), 4 RBI (80), .320 ... Billy Butler KC 2-4, .327 ... OF Michael Wilson SEA 1-4, homer, .303 ... Ian Stewart COL 1-4, 38th double, .277 ... Troy Tulowitzki COL 1-5, 32nd double, .297 ... Brandon Wood LAA 2-4, 41st double, 4th triple, 3 RBI, .276

CALIFORNIA (A+) --  2B Corey Wimberly COL 2-5, homer, .319 ... Nick Adenhart LAA, maybe he's running out of gas (although just the second poor start of the season) 4.2 11 5 5 2 1, 3.78 ... Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 2-5, 21st homer, .303 ... Javier Brito ARZ 4-4, double, walk, .338

CAROLINA (A+) --  Jay Johnson RF BOS 2-5, 2B, HR(5), 2R, .308 ... Jed Lowrie SS BOS 3-5, R, 2RBI, .244 ... Collin Balester WAS 6.0 8 2 2 1 2, 5.35 ... Josh Hansen DH CHA 1-4, HR(14), .256 ... Jack Egbert CHA 7.0 8 4 4 2 8, 2.94 ... Matt Bruback BAL 6.0 2 1 0 0 6, 3.23 ... Jose Constanza RF CLE 3-5, 3B, HR(1), 2R, 5RBI, .316 ... Jordan Brown LF CLE 3-5, 2B, HR(13), 3RBI, .286 ... Stephen Head 1B CLE 2-5, HR(13), 2R, .226 ... Matt Whitney 3B CLE 2-4, 2R, RBI, .200 Mendoza ... Argenis Reyes 2B CLE 2-6, R, RBI, SB, .258 ... Brent Lillibridge SS PIT 3-5, R, RBI, .276 ... Kala Kaaihue 1B ATL 2-4, HR(12), 3RBI, .220 ... Billy Hart 3B HOU 1-3, HR(3), .211 ... Jo Jo Reyes ATL 5.0 2 0 0 2 4 W, 4.87

FLORIDA STATE (A+) --  No games scheduled

MIDWEST (A) --  Justin Upton ARZ 1-4, 14th SB, .267 ... Eduardo Morlan MIN, fronting a two-hitter, 7.0 1 0 0 3 9, 2.66 ... all of a sudden, some offense, CF Brandon Szymanski CIN 4-5, 2 doubles, .251 ... 3B Cesar Suarez TB 2-5, 4th homer, .301 ...  3B Jeff Baisley OAK 4-6, 31st double, 3 RBI (101), .305 ... CF Chad Boyd OAK 3-7, .370 ... John Mayberry TEX 2-5, 21st double, 4 RBI, .255 ... shortstop Hainley Statia LAA 3-3, 15th SB, .300 ...  OF Jordan Renz LAA 1-3, 22nd homer, .239 (32 walks, 142 Ks) ... Cameron Maybin DET 2-4, 7th homer, .322

" ... Eduardo Morlan ... On Sunday, he took a no-hitter into the seventh inning ... The 20-year-old right-hander ultimately gave up one hit, struck out nine and walked three over seven innings. Using a slider as his strikeout pitch, Morlan (4-5) did not allow a runner to second base as he lowered his ERA to 2.66 ...  A third-round pick, 91st overall, by Minnesota in the 2004 draft, Morlan had a one-hitter through seven innings against Southwest Michigan on May 7, when he fanned nine and walked two. With Elizabethton of the Appalachian League last season, he tossed seven no-hit innings ...  has been part of four of Beloit's 10 shutouts, splitting his time between being a reliever and starter."   (MiLB.com)

SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) --  Angel Salome MIL 1-5, HR (10), 2 RBI (84), .287 ... Lorenzo Cain MIL 2-4, HR (6), 2 RBI (54), BB, .309 ... Eugenio Velez SF 3-4, 3B (15), 2 RBI (75), SB (52), .305 ... Eric Campbell ATL 2-5, 2B (24), .298 ... Travis Denker LAD 1-4, 2 BB, .264 ... Lucas May LAD 2-6, 2 HR (13), 4 RBI (68), .256 ... Clay Buchholz BOS (W, 9-4) 5 3 1 1 1 5, 2.62 ... Mark Wagner BOS 3-6, 2 RBI (45), BB, .301 ... Alan Johnson COL (W, 12-5) 8 4 2 2 1 7, 4.15 ... Dexter Fowler COL 1-3, 2B (24), BB, .285 ... Chris Nelson COL 1-4, 2B (34), .262 ... Todd Redmond PIT 7 5 1 1 1 8, 2.92 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT 2-6, SB (22), .293 ... Brad Corley PIT 2-5, 2B (28), 2 RBI (82), .289 ... Jason Delaney PIT 2-4, HR (8), 4 RBI (62), 2 BB, .305 ... Christian Garcia NYA (W, 2-1) 7 5 1 1 1 11, 1.96 ... Tim Battle NYA 3-4, 2B (9), RBI (32), 2 SB (22), .276 ... Reegie Corona NYA 2-3, 2 RBI (35), SB (26), BB, .301 ... Carlos Carrasco PHI, anchors a no-hitter, (W, 9-6) 7 0 1 1 5 9, 2.25 ... Andrew Barb PHI, closes out the no-hitter (S, 18) 2 0 0 0 0 3, 2.26

NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) --  Two pitchers combine for one hitter - one walk away from a perfect game - Jeff Farrell BOS 5 0 0 0 1 2 ... Yulkin German BOS 4 0 0 0 0 4 (W 4-1) ...First seven game winner in NYP 2006 & ERA leader - Chris Salamida HOU 6 4 0 0 1 3, 0.90 (W 7-1) ... Luis Valdez CLE 7 5 2 0 1 8 2.21 ... DH Luis Exposito BOS 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... Ryan Owen TB 6 2 0 0 0 6 ... C Matt Liuzza TOR 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB ... SS Scott Sizemore DET 1-4, 1 R, .335 ... CF Gus Milner PHI 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB ... C Jason Jacobs NYN 1-2, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 CS ... Jason Berken BAL 6 6 1 1 0 5 ... League leader in saves - Luis Lebron BAL 1 0 0 0 0 1 (Sv 15) 1.21 ... Pat Bresnehan PIT 7 1 0 0 1 7 ... Kyle Winters FLA 7.2 4 2 1 0 5 ... LF Spike McDougall FLA 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI ... 1B Jake Blackwood FLA 2-4, 1 RBI, .332 ... Cory Van Allen WAS 6 1 0 0 1 3 ... 2B Mike Martinez WASH 2-4, 1 R, .329 ... Gary Daley STL 7 3 1 1 1 7 ... 1B Jared Van Slyke STL 1-3, 1 2B, .319.

NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) --  Steve Marquardt 3b TEX 3-4, .277 ... Kasey Kiker sp SF L 0-5, 5.1 2 1 0 3 4. 3.57 ... Adam Cowart sp SF w 8-0, 5.2 5 0 0 0 4, 0.29 ... Juan Trinidad rp S #13, 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1.10 ... Emmanuel Burriss ss SF 0-3, bb, sb(29), .288 ... Mike McKenry C COL 3-4, r, 2 2b(12), bb, .239 ... Daniel Mayora ss COL 3-4, 3 r, 2 2b(15), rbi(22), .315 ... Victor Ferrante OF 3-4, 2b(10), 2 rbi(29), .256 ... Mike Epping OF SD 1-3, 2 r, bb, .269 ... Matt Antonelli 2b SD 3-4, 2 r, 2b(8), 2 rbi(19), .284 ... Chad Huffman OF 2-3, 2 rbi(29), bb, .309, cs(3) ... Andrew Kreidermacher sp COL nd, 7.0 5 3 3 2 4, 4.29 ... Marcos Villezcas ss SEA 2-5, 3b(10), 2 rbi(11), .240 ... Carlos Peguero OF SEA 3-5, 2 r, hr(1), rbi(1), .200 ... Elvin Puello DH CHC 3-4, 2 r, 2 2b(6), rbi(14), .252 ... Tyler Colvin of CHC 0-4, .274 ... Jeremy Papelbon rp CHC 3.0 2 0 0 1 3, 1.07 ... Sam Hernandez 2b OAK 1-4, 2 r, 2 bb, 2 rbi(14), .243 ... Alex Valdez 3b OAK 2-4, 2 r, hr(2), 4 rbi(22), bb, .284 ... Travis Tully OF ARZ 2-5, r, .277 ... Cyle Hankerd OF ARZ 4-5, r, 2b(16), hr(4), 3 rbi(38), .387 - keeps raking and clearing the bases ... Mike DeCarlo DH ARZ 2-4, r, bb, 2b(2), rbi(4), .238 ... Scott Souther sp ARZ 4.0 8 5 4 1 2, 4.77

APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) --  Nevin Ashley DH TB 1-3, .350 ... Mike McCormick 3B TB 1-4, HR, 3rbi, .283 ... Larry Williams OF ATL 2-3, 12th Double, 2rbi(33), .330 ... Steve Brown 2-4, .301 ... Brandon Buckman 1B STL 2-4, 2HR(8), 3rbi, .296 ... Not his usual start, Polin Trinidad HOU (L 3-3) 6.0 6 4 4 0 4 ERA 2.04 ... Matthew Inouye C CHW 1-3, .282 ... Raul Reyes RF NYM 2-2, Double, 3runs, .304 ... Travis Snider OF TOR 2-4, .335 ... Jonathan Jaspe C TOR 2-5, Double, .295 ... Billy Rowell 3B BAL 1-3, .292 ...  Anthony Martinez 1B BAL 1-4, .325

PIONEER (ROOKIE) --  CF Cole Gillespie MIL 3-5, 2 homers (3), 4 RBI, .339 ... Sean O'Sullivan LAA 6.0 4 2 1 0 2, 1.62 (in 10 starts) ... 2B Kurt Mertins KC 2-5, double, .367 ...  OF Drew Stubbs CIN 1-5, .253 ... OF Daniel Dorn CIN 2-4, walk, .333 ... Justin Turner CIN DH 2-5, 2 homers (3), .329

GULF COAST  (ROOKIE) --  ouch, Steven Evarts ATL great up to Sunday, 4.0 8 6 6 2 2, 3.32 ... 3B Jay Nilsson CLE 2-4, double, .327 ... Darrell Rasner NYA, rehab, 4.0 3 1 1 0 3

ARIZONA (ROOKIE) --  3B Blake Parker CHN 3-4, 3 doubles (11), .296 ... Mark Rogers MIL, rehab, 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 ... Sharlon Schoop SF 2-4, double, .356 ... shortstop Brent Brewer MIL 4-4, .267 ... 1B Alex Liddi SEA 2-3, homer, .333 ... OF Victor Barrios TEX 4-5, double, .309 ... Brent Fisher KC 5.0 4 2 2 2 6, 2.53 (72 Ks in 53 innings)

    Troop Movements ...  CLE - recalled Jeremy Guthrie from AAA and then optioned him back, recalled Andrew Brown from AAA ... CIN - placed Kent Mercker on the 15-day DL, purchased the contract of Chris Michalak from AAA, optioned Elizardo Ramirez to AAA, recalled Brian Shackelford from AAA ...

    CLE notes from the Cleveland Plain Dealer :

" ...  John Farrell, Indians director of player development, says it's unlikely right-hander Adam Miller would be called up in September. "Our main goal was to get him through a full year," Farrell said. "This has been a successful bounce-back year for Adam. He's learned to pitch and to use his stuff instead of relying on velocity." Miller, who had an elbow injury in 2005, is 13-5 with a 2.81 ERA in 23 appearances, including 21 starts, at Class AA Akron. He has 139 strikeouts in 134 2/3 innings ... Outfielder Trevor Crowe, the Tribe's No. 1 pick in 2005, will start playing second base during Akron's next homestand. He'll play second in the Arizona Fall League, and the Indians will decide if he'll make a position change before next season. The Indians have a big hole at second base, but even if Crowe makes the switch, it's unlikely he'd compete for the big-league job next year."


CORRESPONDENTS : INT - Herb Walters, PCL - JDM, EASTERN - Harry Almquist, SOUTHERN - Zack Staten, 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 & JDM, GULF COAST - JDM,  ARIZONA - JDM, ALASKA - Matt Nemeth 
 

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