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02 September, 2006
No report tomorrow ... need some time to organize my teams for a playoff push
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Olympic Qualifier, Cuba - USA whipped Dominican Republic 12-2 ... Skip
Schumaker 2-4, grand slam ... Mark Reynolds 3-4, homer ...
Bryan Lahair 1-4, homer ... Canada scored 11 runs in the last two
innings, including six in the bottom of the 9th to down Panama 15-12 ...
Jeremy Ware's grand slam in the 9th was the winner ... Ryan
Radmanovich, Kevin Nicholson and Reed Easley
also had home runs for Canada ... Emerson
Frostad 3
hits, 3 runs ...Mexico shaded Nicaragua 2-0 ... Cuba remained undefeated with a
10-1 trouncing of Venezuela
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Jason Cooper CLE 2-3, 2B, BB, .228 ...
Terry Tiffee MIN 2-4, R, .277 ... Jerry Owens CHA 1-4,
2 R, BB, SB, .262 ... Casey Rogowski CHA 1-2, 2B, R, 2 RBI, 2 SF,
.272 ... Rob Cosby TOR 1-4, 17th HR, R, RBI, .253 ... Josh
Banks TOR 7-2/3 8 3 3 1 4, 5.17 ... Chris Shelton DET 0-3,
2 BB, HBP, .266 ... Ryan Raburn DET 2-6, 2 R, SB, .280 ...
William Bergolla CIN 2-4, 2 SB, .282 ... rehab, Trot Nixon
BOS 0-4, .000 ... rehab, Jason Varitek BOS 1-3, 1st HR, R, RBI,
.333 ... Craig Hansen BOS 2 0 0 0 0 1, 2.62 ... Josh
Kroeger PHI 2-4, 9th HR, R, 2 RBI, .227 ... Justin Germano PHI
8 4 1 1 0 4, 3.48 ... Val Majewski BAL 1-3, RBI, BB, .256 ...
Craig Stansberry PIT 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, .230 ... Christian
Garcia NYA 2-6, 2B, R, SB, .241 ... Sean Henn NYA 2-1/3 0 0 0
0 3, 4.10
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Carlos
Villanueva MIL 8.0 2 2 2 0 10, 2.71 ... JR House HOU 2-4, .416
... Eric Patterson CHN 2-4, SB, .358 ... OF Jeff Baker
COL 3-4, 30th double, 2 homers (18), 5 RBI (106), .306 ... Andy
LaRoche LAD 2-4, double, .314
EASTERN (AA) -- Ryan Patterson OF
TOR 3-4, double, homer, walk, .257 ... Trevor Crowe CLE, 2B
experiment a little shaky, 0-4, error (throw), walk, 3 Ks ... CF Carlos
Gomez NYN 1-4, walk, 2 SBs (41), CS (9), .283
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Spike Lundberg LAD, W
(15-2), 6 3 0 0 1 5, 2.27 ... James Russ FLA, 7 5 2 0 4 5, 3.80
... Carlos Gonzalez RF ARI, 1-3, 2B, 2 BB, .182 ... AJ
Shappi ARI, 7 6 3 3 0 6, 5.59 ... Jack Cassel SD, 4 10 7 2 1
5, 2.29 ... what's new, Joey Votto 1B CIN, 2-2, 46th 2B, R, 2 BB,
.316 ... Tyler Pelland CIN, 6 1 0 0 3 6, 3.99 ... Chris
Shaver CHC, 7 6 3 3 1 4, 2.99 ... Ryan Braun 3B MIL, 1-4, 21st
HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, .295 ... Corey Thurman MIL, 5 8 4 3 0 6, 2.96
... Wes Whisler CHW, 6 10 4 4 2 3, 4.43 ... Reid Brignac,
1-3, RBI, R, 2 BB, .281 ... Evan Longoria 3B TB, 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 3
K, .271 ... Jeff Niemann TB, 5.1 4 0 0 4 6, 2.68 ... Dan
Curtis ATL, 6 3 0 0 1 9, 4.22
TEXAS (AA) -- Thomas Diamond TEX
2.0 6 5 5 1 2, 4.24 ... Daniel Haigwood TEX 6.0 4 1 1 2 7, 3.63
... Hunter Pence HOU 2-3, 31st double, .286 ... Sean
Rodriguez LAA 3-4, double (34th overall), homer (29th overall), (.922 OPS in
A+, 1.000+ in AA) ... Ian Stewart COl 0-4, .268 ... Chris
Lubanski KC 2-5, .282 ... Alex Gordon KC 2-4, 16th error,
.325
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- 1B Cesar Nicolas ARZ
3-5, 2 homers (14), 5 RBI, .297 ... Michael Collins LAA 3-6, 28th
double, 5 RBI, .290 ... Tim Lincecum SF 5.0 1 0 0 3 9 (58 Ks in 32
innings), 1.95 ... 2B Corey Wimberly COL 2-4, double, 49th SB,
.319 ... catcher John Jaso TB 2-5, homer, .306 ... Andrew
Baldwin SEA 7.0 5 2 2 1 6, 0.82
CAROLINA (A+) -- Steve Mortimer 1B WAS
1-3, HR(6), 3RBI, .223 ... JC Holt DH ATL 2-4, 2 2B,2R,2RBI, .268
... Carl Loadenthal RF ATL 3-4, HR, 3RBI & 1-4, 7th homer, .321...
Marvin Lowrance LF WAS 1-2, HR(5), .255 ... Carlos
Martinez WAS 5.0 6 3 3 2 3 W, 5.40 ... Argenis Reyes 2B CLE
2-3, HR(1), .266 ... Josh Hansen DH CHA 1-3, HR(17), .251 ...
Chuck Lofgren's final effort toward MILB Player of the year 5.2 5 0 0 1 3
W(17), 2.32 (overall, 139.2/108, 125/54K/W) ... Kyle McCulloch CHA
6.0 5 1 1 3 3, 4.08 ... David Cook CHA 2-3, 2RBI, 2SB, .237 ...
Joe Ness CLE 4.2 5 2 1 2 4, 3.62 ... Derek Rodriguez
CHA 6.0 2 0 0 2 8 W, 4.91
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Donnie Veal CHN 6
1/3 2 0 0 3 12 ND, 1.67 … Mike Costanzo 3B PHI 2-4 2 doubles, .258
… Aaron Mathews CF TOR 4-5 2HR(9) double, 3R, .284 … Cliff
Floyd LF NYN (rehab) 2-4 2HR 4RBI … Mike Carp 1B NYN 2-4,
.290 … Alcides Escobar SS TOR 2-5 R RBI SB(27), .249 … Grant
Psomas 3B FLO 2-5 double, R RBI, .294 … JT Restko LF FLO
2-3 R, .249 … Colby Rasmus CF STL 2-3 R RBI, .261 … Mark
McCormick STL 2 5 5 5 2 4 ND, 11.25 … David Winfree 3B MIN 2-4
HR(13) 2R RBI, .277
MIDWEST (A) -- disappointing season in the
home stretch for Justin Upton, 0-4, .265 ... Cameron Maybin
DET, one of those days, 0-5, 4 Ks, .310 ... Alexander Smit MIN 7.0
6 3 3 3 10, 2.99 ... Mitch Atkins CHN 7.2 5 0 0 2 7, 13-4, 2.41
... Luke Hochevar KC 6.0 4 2 2 0 6, 1.17 ... shortstop Tyler
Greene STL 1-3, homer, .278
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- shortstop Elvis
Andrus ATL 4-5, .269 ... 3B Eric Campbell ATL 2-5, 22nd homer,
.297 ... OF Lorenzo Cain MIL 5-5, 3 doubles (36), walk, .310 ...
Shane Lindsay COL 5.0 4 2 1 8 6, 2.67 ... 2B Eugenio
Velez SF 3-3, 2 walks, 2 SBs (63), .316 ... Erick Abreu NYA
6.0 6 1 1 2 2, 1.88 ... Travis Denker LAD 3-4, double, .278 ...
Brad James HOU 5.0 6 4 4 2 3, 1.46 ... OF Aaron Cunningham
CHA 4-4, 3 doubles (26), .309
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- 3B Billy
Rowell BAL, no problem with the move up to the NYP, 2-4, .421 ... shortstop
Scott Sizemore DET 2-5, walk, .333 ... OF Jordan Parraz
HOU 2-5, .342 ... Mitchell Hilligoss NYA, at SS, 3-5, double, .296
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Mike McKenry
C COL 3-5, 2 r, hr, 2 rbi, .219 ... Hector Gomez ss COL 3-4, r,
rbi, .259 ... Matt Camp OF CHC 3-5, .303 ... Tyler
Colvin OF CHC 2-4, 2r, 2 hr, 3 rbi, .279 ... Josh Lansford
2-4, r, .264 ... Deryck Lewis 2-3, 2 r, bb. 2b, hr, 4 rbi, .253
... Mario Mercedes C CHC 2-3, 2 r, 2 rbi, .309 ... Edwin
Roman LF ARZ 2-5, 2 r, 2 rbi, bb, .259 ... Travis Tully OF ARZ
2-5, 2 r, rbi, bb, .277 ... Blake Sharpe ss ARZ 3-4, 2 r, 2b, 2
rbi, bb, .271 ... Mike DeCarlo 1b ARZ 2-5, 3 rbi, bb, .252 ...
Chad Tracy C TEX 2-4, r, 2 2b, .263 ... Chris Davis
2-4, 2 rbi, hr, 2 rbi, .273 ... Jodam Rivera 2b SD 2-3, 2 r, bb,
.316 ... Tom King ss SD 3-4, r, 4 rbi, .240 ... Gavin
Dickey OF SEA 1-4, r, hr, 3 rbi, .226 ... Bryan Sabatella OF
SEA 2-3, r, 2b, bb, sb, .253
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- CF Archie Gilbert
CHA 2-3, triple, 3 SBs (31), .329 ... OF Gerardo Parra ARZ 2-4,
double, .337 ... Steven Johnson LAD 6.0 4 1 1 1 9, 3.79 ...
Josh Bell 3B LAD 3-5, double, .296 ... OF Ryan Rogowski
LAD 2-5, double, triple, .310 ... OF Nick Van Stratten
KC, up from the ARZ League, 3-4, double ... CF Christopher Pettit
LAA 3-4, double, .332
Troop
Movements ... BAL - recalled RHP Winston Abreu and RHP Julio
Manon from AAA, OF Jeff Fiorentino from AA ... BOS -
recalled LHP Craig Breslow, OF David Murphy from AAA
... CHA - recalled RHP Charlie Haeger, LHP Boone Logan
and C Chris Stewart from AAA, purchased the contract of OF Ryan
Sweeney from AAA ... DET - recalled RHP Jordan Tata, Ramon
Santiago from Triple-A ... KC - purchased the contract of RHP
Ryan Braun from AAA, transferred Reggie Sanders from
the 15- to the 60-day DL, released LHP Bobby Madritsch ... LAA -
activated 1B Darin Erstad and OF Curtis Pride from
the DL, recalled RHP Chris Bootcheck and C Jeff Mathis
from AAA, activated Dallas McPherson from the DL and optioned him to
Triple-A ... MIN - recalled RHP Scott Baker and C Chris
Heintz from AAA, purchased the contract of INF Alex Casilla
from AA, transferred OF Shannon Stewart from the 15- to 60-day DL
... NYA - recalled C Wil Nieves, RHP T.J. Beam and RHP
Jose Veras from AAA, designated outfielder Mitch Jones for
assignment ... OAK - recalled C Jeremy Brown and LHP Ron
Flores from AAA, purchased the contract of OF Hiram Bocachica
from AAA ... SEA - recalled RHP Emiliano Fruto from AAA ...TEX -
recalled RHP Scott Feldman from AAA ... TOR - purchased the
contracts of OF Adam Lind and Kevin Barker from Triple-A ... TB -
activated infielder Ty Wigginton from the DL, recalled RHP Brian
Stokes, Edwin Jackson from Triple-A
ATL - activated OF Brian Jordan, RHP
Kyle Davies and INF Willy Aybar from the DL,
recalled C Brayan Pena and 1B-OF Scott Thorman from
AAA, and RHP Joey Devine from AA ... CHN - activated LHP Scott
Eyre, LHP Sean Marshall and RHP Wade Miller
from the DL, recalled C Geovany Soto from AAA ... CIN - recalled
LHP Brian Shackelford from AAA, activated RHP Gary
Majewski and RHP Jason Standridge from the DL ... COL -
purchased the contract of Vinny Castilla from AAA ... FLO - recalled RHP
Chris Resop and RHP Yusmeiro Petit from AAA ... HOU
- recalled RHP Matt Albers and OF Charlton Jimerson
from AAA ... LAD - recalled OF Matt Kemp and 1B James
Loney from AAA, purchased the contract of C Einar Diaz from
AAA ... MIL - recalled RHP Dennis Sarfate from AAA, purchased the
contract of C Vinny Rottino from AAA, placed 2B Rickie
Weeks on the 60-day DL ... NYN - recalled RHP Heath Bell and
LHP Royce Ring from AAA ... PHI - acquired 1B Randall
Simon from TEX for cash ... PIT - activated RHP Josh Sharpless from
the DL ... SD - recalled RHP Scott Cassidy from AAA ... SF - recalled INF
Lance Niekro, OF Jason Ellison, RHP Brian
Wilson, C Justin Knoedler, OF Fred Lewis, and
LHP Jonathan Sanchez from AAA, and RHP Scott Munter
from AA ... WAS - acquired CF Nook Logan from DET for PTBNL, sent
RHP Kevin Gryboski outright to AAA ... STL - recalled RHP Brad
Thompson, John Rodriguez, Craig Breslow from
Triple-A
Red Sox woes compounded as baseball takes a back seat to real life :
" ... Boston Red Sox rookie
left-hander Jon Lester has a form of lymphoma and will start treatment in
the coming week, the team announced Friday. Enlarged lymph nodes were identified
when Lester, 22, was tested to determine the cause of back pain that sent him to
the disabled list last Monday. The club said Friday he has a treatable form of
anaplastic large cell lymphoma ... Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is one of a
group of cancers known as non-Hodgkins lymphoma, said Dr. Robert Soiffer, chief
of the division of hematologic malignancies at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
in Boston. "It is a disease that can strike at any age," said Soiffer, who is
not involved in Lester's treatment. "It's responsive to chemotherapy and very
treatable." (Associated Press)
Curt Schilling (strained lat muscle) to miss
his next start ... Jonathan Papelbon left Friday's game with an apparent
injury :
" ... Papelbon left Friday's game with one out
in the ninth inning after throwing a pitch to Toronto's Lyle Overbay.
"Basically, I felt it a couple of pitches before I actually felt the larger
strain," Papelbon said. "Right now, we don't really know what's going on. It's
just basically some sort of strain in my shoulder. That's basically what we're
going to go on right now." Papelbon, who allowed two hits in the ninth, will
have the shoulder examined first thing when he gets to the park Saturday
morning. "The doctors and the trainers think it's just a fatigue issue." (MLB.com)
More injury notes from AP :
" ... Brad Radke has a stress fracture
in his right shoulder, an injury Minnesota doesn't necessarily think will end
his season. ... Dr. Dan Buss recommended that he not throw for two to three
weeks."
" ... Rookie Anthony Reyes will get the first
shot at filling Mark Mulder's spot in the St. Louis Cardinals' rotation when he
starts Sunday against the Pirates... Reyes, who won't be added to the roster
until Sunday, is projected as a full-time member of the rotation next year. He
said he got away from relying on his fastball in his earlier stint with the
Cardinals but returned to power pitching while in the minors."
ARZ likely looking to move a veteran catcher to make room for their backstop of
the future:
" ... Miguel Montero, a blue-chip
prospect who is expected to follow Conor Jackson, Stephen Drew, Carlos Quentin
and Chris Young and be another talented, homegrown star to merit a full share of
playing time. He is the Diamondbacks' catcher of the future ... when
major league rosters can expand, Montero will be among those welcomed into the
fold ... The franchise has a tough decision. If Montero is ready to play, what
happens to Estrada or Snyder? One of them will have to go to make room for
Montero, 23, a left-handed batter from Venezuela ... The Diamondbacks
aren't about to announce Montero as their starting catching in 2007. But make no
mistake: They really, really like the kid. After hitting 10 homers with 46
RBIs in 81 games for Double-A Tennessee, he was promoted to Triple-A Tucson and
hasn't missed a beat. In his first 35 games for the Sidewinders, he was hitting
.323 with seven homers and 29 RBIs and had an OPS rating (on-base, plus slugging
percentage) of .923. "He's played remarkably consistent and he's taking Triple-A
by storm," said A.J. Hinch, the Diamondbacks' director of player development."
(Arizona Republic)
Ian Stewart COL ... to the pasture.
" ... General manager Dan
O'Dowd admitted for the first time Double-A uber-prospect Ian Stewart could
convert to the outfield from third base as the team looks to rev up their
dormant offense next year and beyond ... "And with what (third baseman)
Garrett Atkins has done, what it says is that Ian will be part of our team
eventually at a different position. Where and when will depend on how he does
and how the players do in front of him." ... For Stewart ... Double-A ball
at Tulsa has been a grind because of a wrist injury and inconsistency. But his
athleticism suggests he can play outfield down the road, a necessity given
Atkins has emerged as the Rockies' best hitter." (Denver Post)
01 September, 2006
Olympic qualifier, Cuba - no games Thursday. Friday, Canada vs Panama &
USA vs Dominican Republic, Cuba vs Venezuela, Mexico vs Nicaragua
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Ben Francisco CLE 2-6, BB, .277 ...
Asdrubal Cabrera CLE 1-5, RBI, SF, .259 ... Kevin
Kouzmanoff CLE 1-6, .357 ... Franklin Gutierrez CLE 1-5, BB,
Sac, SB, .280 ... Alex Romero MIN 1-3, .261 ... Terry
Tiffee MIN 2-7, 2 RBI, .274 ... Rob Cosby TOR 1-5, R, BB, .253
... Sergio Santos TOR 1-6, 5th HR, R, RBI, .211 ... Francisco
Rosario TOR 3 0 0 0 0 4, 2.92 ... Casey Janssen TOR 3-2/3 6
2 2 3 2, 4.85 ... David Murphy BOS 2-4, RBI, .267 ... rehab,
Trot Nixon BOS 0-4, .000 ... Gavin Floyd PHI 8 3 4 4 3
7, 4.23 ... Val Majewski BAL 2-5, 2 2B, R, RBI, .256 ... Eli
Whiteside BAL 3-5, 11th HR, R, 3 RBI, .248
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Felix Pie
CHN 1-4, .277 ... JR House HOU 1-5, homer, .412 ... promoted
to AAA, Ben Kozlowski LAD, 5.0 7 7 6 2 3 ... Adam Jones SEA
3-5, 16th homer, .287 ... Zach Jackson MIL 5.0 7 7 7 6 1, 4.21 ...
Tony Gwynn Jr 2-5, 2 SBs (29), .302 ... Dustin Nippert
ARZ 6.0 7 5 5 2 6, 4.87
EASTERN (AA) -- TOR lefty Ricardo
Romero, 7.2 5 3 3 1 5, 2-7, 5.08 ... on a tear (.549 over his last 8 games),
Chip Cannon TOR 2-2, 2 homers (27), 2 walks, 4 RBI, .251 ...
Devern Hansack BOS 7.0 1 0 0 1 12, 3.26 ... Adam Miller
CLE 6.0 4 2 1 1 7, 15-6, 2.75 ... Neil Walker PIT 0-4, .143 ...
Andrew McCutchen PIT 1-4, double, .309 ... Trevor Crowe
CLE, back in CF, 0-5, error, .252
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Carlos Gonzalez RF ARI,
1-4, RBI, R, .173 ... Colt Morton C SD, 3-4, HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R,
K, .267 ... Michael Ekstrom SD, 8 8 3 3 1 5, 3.84 ... Joey
Votto 1B CIN, 1-3, another 2B (45), R, BB, K, .313 ... Josh
Hall CIN, 9 5 1 1 3 3, 3.39 ... Sean Gallagher CHC, 7 5 2 2 2
9, 2.71 ... Manny Parra MIL, W (3-0), 6 3 0 0 3 7, 2.87 ...
Adam Russell CHW, 7.2 5 1 1 1 3, 4.75 ... Reid Brignac
SS TB, 1-5, 3B, RBI, R, K, .280 ... Evan Longoria 3B TB, 1-4, .264
... Elliot Johnson 2B TB, 2-4, 2B, R, BB, K, .282 ... Tony
Peguero TB, 7 7 3 0 2 4, 2.97
TEXAS (AA) -- Tyler Lumsden KC
6.0 4 1 1 1 5, 3.06 ... Alex Gordon KC 2-4, .323 ... Chris
Lubanski KC 2-4, .281 ... Joe Koshansky COL, fading,
0-3, .287 ... Troy Patton HOU 6.0 6 4 4 2 5, 4.37 ... Hunter
Pence HOU 2-4, .284
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Sergio Pedroza TB
1-2, triple, walk, .345 (.990 OPS overall) ... OF Luis Perez OAK
2-5, homer, .324 ... shortstop Jonathan Herrera COL 2-4, .312 ...
Gregory Reynolds COL 5.0 4 4 3 0 2, 3.33 ... Emilio
Bonifacio ARZ 3-5, 33rd double, walk, 59th SB, .316 ... Javier
Brito ARZ 1-3, double, 3 walks, .355
CAROLINA (A+) -- Pedro Powell CF PIT
2-4, RBI, 2SB(63), .261 ... Yoann Torrealba PIT 6.0 3 1 1 4 3 W, 4.01
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Cody Ehlers 1B
NYA 3-5, 3 doubles, R RBI, .300 … Reegie Corona SS NYA 2-5 RBI,
.290 … Jeff Frazier LF DET 2-4 HR(13) 2R 2RBI, .229 … Mike
Costanzo 3B PHI 2-3 HR(13) 2R 3RBI, .256 … Aaron Mathews CF
TOR 3-5 double, RBI, .278 … Tom Gordon PHI (rehab) 2 0 0 0 1 3 …
Hernan Iribarren 2B MIL 2-4 R, .326 … JT Restko LF
FLO 2-4, .245 … Trevor Plouffe SS MIN 2-4 RBI, .246 … Oswaldo
Sosa MIN 7 1/3 5 4 3 2 5 L(4-1, 2.08) … Johnny Cueto CIN 7
4 0 0 0 7 W(7-2, 3.50)
MIDWEST (A) -- Wade Davis TB 7.0 0 1 0
2 7, 3.02 ... Yohan Pino MIN 5.0 4 0 0 2 2, 14-2, 1.91 (little
notice but super numbers, 20 walks, 99 Ks in 94 innings, more below) ...
Eduardo Morlan MIN 5.0 3 0 0 2 6, 2.29 (125 Ks in 106 IP) ... CF
Joe Benson MIN (up from the GCL) 4-4 ... Justin Upton
ARZ 0-2, 2 walks, .267 ... Chi-Hung Cheng TOR 5.0 3 1 1 4 4, 2.70 ...
Cameron Maybin DET 1-4, walk, .315 ... CF Jon Jay STL
2-3, double, .353 ... Matt Antonelli SF, up from the NWL, at 2B,
1-3, triple
" ... Wade Davis
[TB] ... pitched a no-hitter [seven inning] and set a single-season
franchise strikeout record on Thursday night. He just didn't win the game. Davis
tossed the Devil Rays' second no-hitter in as many weeks, but the Beloit
Snappers took advantage of two errors and clinched a Midwest League playoff
berth with a 1-0 blanking of Southwest Michigan in the first game of a
doubleheader. "This was the strangest game I've seen, absolutely," a dejected
Davis said. "Nothing even compares." It should have been a night for celebration
for Davis (7-12), who walked two and struck out seven to bring his total to a
team-record 165 over 146 innings." (MiLB.com)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Eric Campbell ATL
5-7, 2 2B (26), .296 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 0-3, .262 ... Travis
Denker LAD 2-6, 3B (1), RBI (45), 2 BB, .270 ... Joe Martinez
SF (W, 15-5) 6 4 0 0 0 4, 3.01 ... Eugenio Velez SF 2-4, 3B (20),
2 RBI (90), 2 BB, .312 ... James Deters CLE (W, 12-9) 7 6 1 0 0 2,
3.11 ... Max Ramirez CLE 2-2, RBI (62), 2 BB, .296 ... Carlos
Carrasco PHI (W, 12-6) 7 4 3 3 1 7, 2.26 ... Jeremy Slayden
PHI 0-4, RBI (81), BB, .306 ... Chorye Spoone BAL (L, 7-9) 5-1/3 5
5 3 5 2, 3.56 ... Dexter Fowler COL 1-6, SB (42), .296 ... Eric
Young Jr COL 2-4, SB (86), BB, .293 ... Cole Garner COL 2-5,
2B (40), RBI (86), SB (35), .306
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- New batting
leader - John Parraz HOU 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB, .342 ... 2B Wilmer
Pino NYA 0-4, .335 ... SS Scott Sizemore DET 0-3, 1 BB,
.332 ... 2B Mike Martinez WASH .321 ... CF Jason Denham
CLE 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 CS, .317 ... LF Mike Daniel WASH 1-4,
.316 ... 1B Jake Blackwood FLA 1-4 .310 ... LF Dustin
Martin NYN 1-4, .303 ... LF Nate Southard STL 1-3, 2 BB, 1 E
.301 ...1B Eric Taylor TOR 2-4, 1 RBI, .300 ...SS Andy
Lytle CLE 0-1, .295 ...1B Chris Vinyard BAL 1-2, 2 BB .293 ...
2B Scott Campbell TOR 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, .291 ... 3B Mitch
Hilligoss NYA 0-4, .289 ...Eric Brown NYN 6 8 3 1 0 5,
1.16 (W 6-1) ... 2B Luis Rivera NYN 2-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 E ... 3B
Ivan Naccarata NYN 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 E ... Jeremy
Hellickson TB 5 5 3 3 2 9, 2.23 (W 3-3) ... C Matt Spring
TB 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB ... 2B Brandon Rouseve TB 2-5, 1
RBI, 1 BB ... CF John Matulia TB 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 CS ... DH
Francisco Guzman WASH 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB ... Josh Tomlin
CLE 6.2 4 1 1 0 9, 2.27 (W 7-2) ... C Matt McBride CLE 3-4, 2 R, 1
HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB ... Kyle Winters FLA 6 1 0 0 0 4, 2.25 ... DH
Matt Liuzza TOR 2-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... League leader in saves - Luis
Lebron BAL 1 1 1 1 0 1, 1.32 (Sv 18) ... Josh Tamba BAL 5 3
0 0 1 3, 2.75 ... C Vic Castillo BAL 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E ... DH
Ryan Strieby DET 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI ... Cristhian
Martinez DET 6 4 0 0 2 5, 2.34 ... ... SS Kris Negron BOS 2-3,
1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB ... C Jonathan Still BOS 2-4, 2 R, 1
2B, 2 RBI ... 3B Tim O'Brien NYA 2-3, 1 RBI ... Darren
Byrd PHI 7 2 0 0 4 3, 2.30 (W 2-0) ... DH Brian Capps PHI 2-6,
2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI ... DH Jake Dempsey PHI 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI ...
RF Gus Milner PHI 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI ... 3B Donovan
Solano STL 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E.
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Matt Camp
OF CHC 2-5, 2 r, hr, 2 rbi, .298 ... Russ Canzler 1b CHC 2-5, r, 2
2b, .272 ... Steve Clevenger 2b CHC 3-4, 2 r, 2b, .293 ... Matt
Canepa C CHC 3-3, r, 3b, 2rbi, bb, .236 ... Jacob Renshaw
sp CHC W 1-2, 6.0 3 0 0 1 5, 3.93 ... Brian Lauderdale DH SD 3-7,
r, .247 ... Jodam Rivera 2b SD 3-7, r, 2 2b, rbi, .250 ...
Abraham Aguilar 3b SD 4-5, 2 r, hr, 2rbi, .211 ... Joseph
White DH SEA 3-5, 2 r, 2 hr, 2 rbi, bb, .270 ... Emmanuel Burriss
ss SF 2-3, r, rbi, bb, .307 ... Kevin Pucetas sp SF W 6-1, 6.0 1 1
0 1 8, 2.23 ... Mike DeCarlo 1b ARZ 2-4, 3 rbi, 2 hr, 3 rbi, .246
... Shane Bryne OF ARZ 3-4, r, 2b, rbi, .247 ... Shane
Dove sp ARZ W 5-5, 6.0 5 2 1 1 6, 1.73
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Joshua Wall LAD 6.0
5 2 2 2 8, 5.34 ... Ryan Rogowski LAD 2-3, 27th SB, .308 ...
Trevor Bell LAA 5.0 10 3 3 1 1, 3.66 ... Ryan Mount LAA
2-5, .298 ... CF Christopher Pettit LAA 3-5, 21st double, .324
Troop
Movements ... OAK - recalled Dan Johnson from Triple-A, sent
D'Angelo Jimenez outright to Triple-A ... CIN - recalled
Brendan Harris from Triple-A, optioned Matt
Belisle to
Single-A ... SD - signed Rudy Seanez,
acquired David Wells from BOS for PTBNL, recalled Terrmel
Sledge from Triple-A, optioned Mike Thompson to Triple-A ...
... FLO - recalled Robert Andino
from Triple-A, optioned Randy Messenger to Single-A ...BOS -
activated Lenny DiNardo
from the DL, acquired Kevin Jarvis from ARZ for PTBNL & assigned him to Triple-A
... STL - placed Mark Mulder
on the DL, purchased the contract of Mike Rose from Triple-A ...
NYN - recalled Anderson Hernandez from Triple-A ... MIN - acquired
Phil Nevin and cash from CHN for PTBNL ... HOU - recalled Matt Albers
and Charlton Jimerson from Triple-A ... WAS - acquired Jhonny
Nunez from LAD for Marlon Anderson and cash, acquired Luis
Atliano from ATL for Daryle Ward ...
You know, this sounds promising. Maybe there's hope after all for
Elijah Dukes TB :
" ... Dukes' 30-game
suspension is done, but he won't be rejoining Triple-A Durham for the final week
of the International League season ... said he will play this winter in
the Dominican Republic to prepare for spring training next year. He said he
hopes to make the team out of camp. Before then, he said he will voluntarily
resume anger management classes in Tampa. "I want to be able to come into spring
training next year and start over," Dukes said. "I still have some things I want
to do to get better for next year. "I'm going to start going to the classes
again. I want to keep hearing the things I was hearing before." Dukes, the Rays'
third-round pick in the 2002 draft, hit .293 with 10 home runs and 50 RBIs in
283 at-bats in a season marred by suspensions ... Dukes also said he is happy
for fellow prospects B.J. Upton and Delmon Young, who recently were called up by
the Devil Rays. "Hopefully I can join them next year," Dukes said. "It's up to
me to complete the trio, because I don't think they're going back down. It's
always good to see the guys you've played with happy. … Y'all are going to know
when I get up. I'm going to be smiling every day." (Tampa Tribune)
Minor league vet named the MVP of the Pacific Coast League :
" ... Scott McClain ... tied for
first in home runs (29), second in runs batted in (104), and fourth in
extra-base hits (58). He is also near the top of the League in fielding
percentage with a mark of .977 at third base. Earlier this week, the 34-year old
was elected to the 2006 All-PCL team as the League's top man at the hot corner
... Scott was signed by the Baltimore Orioles in the 22nd round of the
1990 Draft." (Pacific Coast League)
CLE kids take the top awards in the Carolina League :
" ... Kinston outfielder Jordan Brown
was voted Most Valuable Player, while teammate Chuck Lofgren
took Pitcher of the Year honors ... With five playing dates remaining, Brown was
the league leader in RBI with 87. He also led in total bases and slugging
percentage. Lefty Lofgren had a league best 16 wins, the most of any Kinston
pitcher since the Indians affiliation began in 1987. He is second in ERA and
strikeouts." (Carolina League)
Canadian kid the best of the Southern League :
" ... first baseman Joey Votto
has been named the Most Valuable Player ... A Triple Crown contender for
much of the season, Votto's name appears near the top of the league leader-board
in nearly every offensive category. He is currently leading the Southern League
with a .313 average, 154 hits, 44 doubles, 67 extra-base hits, 82 runs scored, a
.402 on-base percentage and a .539 slugging percentage. He also ranks third in
the league with 76 RBI and is tied for third with 21 home runs." (Southern
League)
Among the All-Stars - catcher Miguel Montero
ARZ, 3B Scott Moore CHN, shortstop Chin-Lung
Hu LAD,
SPAndy
Sonnanstine TB, SP Tyler
Lumsden
(now KC). In a weird one, Dodger's Spike Lundberg was named
the Pitcher of the Year, but failed to win a spot on the All-Stars.
DET's top prospect catches a break ... in court.
" ... Cameron Maybin
pleaded guilty to alcohol possession by a minor. Maybin, the Detroit Tigers No.
1 draft choice in 2005, entered the plea Tuesday before Rockford District Judge
Steven Servaas, who ordered him to spend one year on non-reporting probation and
pay $125 in fines. The misdemeanor charge will be dropped if he stays out of
trouble while on probation. He also was fined $160 after he admitted
responsibility to careless driving ... "I understand that I failed to use
good judgment in this particular situation. I apologize to the Tigers'
organization and my fans," said Maybin." (Grand Rapids Press)
SD a winner as the Arizona League announces its All-Stars :
" ... Padres placed a league-best
three players on the Arizona League postseason All-Star Team. Chief among the
Padres' triumvirate was outfielder Cedric Hunter, who was named the
league's Most Valuable Player. Hunter ranked among the league's top three
in average (.371), RBIs (44), hits (79), doubles (13), on-base percentage (.467)
and runs scored (46). The 18-year-old, who was selected in the third round of
this year's amateur player draft, hit a scorching .422 in the month of August
... joined on the squad by two
teammates -- second baseman Rayner Contreras and fellow outfielder
Luis Durango. Contreras led the league with 52 RBIs, while
Durango's .378 batting average was the best among all Rookie-level teams."
(MiLB.com)
CINCY shortstop takes the top prize in the Pioneer League :
" ... Chris Valaika was
named the league's Most Valuable Player. To date, Valaika is hitting .340 and
leading the league with 60 RBI. Just last week in Orem, he tied and broke a
Pioneer League Record by hitting safely in 30 and 31 consecutive games. His
streak would finally end two nights later at 32 ... Pitcher of the
Year ... Brandon Hynick of the Casper Rockies who got called up to Single
A Tri-City just one week ago. Hynick posted a 4-3 record with a 2.39 ERA while
striking out 70 men in 64 innings during his time with the Rockies." (Orem
Owlz)
Jim Callis,
Baseball America, on Yohan Pino MIN :
" ... Pino made our Twins depth chart in the
2006 Prospect Handbook, but otherwise I didn’t hear much about him either. After
signing out of Venezuela in 2004, he went 19-3 in two years of Rookie ball, so
his career record now stands at 32-5. Though he’s just in his first year of
full-season ball and his third as a pro, Pino is 22. Lanky at a listed 6-foot-3
and 158 pounds, he’s not overpowering but throws strikes ... with a
four-pitch mix. His fastball has average velocity and he locates it very well,
and he keeps hitters off balance with a slow curveball. Pino’s projection isn’t
as gaudy as his numbers, but he could sneak into the back of a big league
rotation or serve as a useful swingman. Though the Twins are loaded with
pitching prospects, they’ll try to accelerate his development next season."
31 August, 2006
Olympic Qualifier, Cuba - Stubby Clapp had three hits, including a double
and drove in a pair as Canada downed Brazil 7-3 ... The USA lost its first match
in the initial round, 12-9 to Venezuela ... Bryan LaHair 2-5, homer ...
Kurt Suzuki 3-5, homer ... Bobby Hill 4-5 ...
Kevin Slowey 5.0 5 4 4 1 6
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Ben Francisco CLE 2-2, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB,
.276 ... Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 1-4, 2 RBI, .370 ... Jason
Cooper CLE 1-4, 2B, .225 ... Franklin Gutierrez CLE 0-2, R,
BB, HBP, .281 ... Jake Dittler CLE 7 4 2 2 2 4, 4.70 ... Brayan
Pena ATL 1-3, .302 ... Anthony Lerew ATL 5 6 3 3 1 7, 7.48
... Alex Romero MIN 1-2, 2B, RBI, BB, SB, .260 ... Rob
Cosby TOR 2-4, .253 ... Adam Lind TOR 1-4, R, .394 ...
Dustin McGowan TOR 1 1 0 0 1 1, 4.39 ... Brandon Watson
CIN 2-3, R, .276 ... David Murphy BOS 2-5, 2B, 8th HR, R, 2 RBI,
.264 ... Josh Kroeger PHI 1-3, 2B, BB, .229 ... Eude
Brito PHI 2 1 0 0 0 4, 3.17 ... Val Majewski BAL 2-4, 2 R,
.253
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Eric Patterson
CHN 2-3, walk, .386 ... John Rheinecker TEX 7.0 6 3 1 2 6,
2.52 ... JR House HOU 2-4, 2 doubles, .424 ... Matt Kemp
LAD 4-5, 14th SB, .368 ... Tim Stauffer SD 5.0 8 5 5 1 5, 5.34 ...
George Kottaras SD, 0-4, .224 ... Micah Owings ARZ 6.0
4 1 1 0 5, 10-0, 3.70 (and 3-4 at the plate, .405) ... Adam
Jones SEA 5-6, 2 doubles, .282 ... T.J. Bohn SEA 4-6, double, .280
EASTERN (AA) -- Phil Hughes NYA, finishing
up with an outstanding run, 5.0 2 0 0 0 5, 10-3, 2.25 ... Phil Humber NYN
6.0 4 0 0 2 6, 3.18 ... Gio Gonzalez PHI, another disappointing effort,
4.2 8 5 5 4 3, 7-11, 4.42 ... Brian Barton CF CLE 3-4, .360 ...
Trevor Crowe CLE, at 2B, 0-3, walk, 2 errors (both on throws), .261
... Kory Casto WAS 2-4, 24th double, .277 ... Matt Moses
MIN 1-3, walk & 2-4, homer, .252 ... J.A. Happ PHI 6.0 6 2 2 0 4, 2.65
SOUTHERN (AA) -- no games scheduled
TEXAS (AA) -- unusual night for the KC
kids, Alex Gordon 0-3, Chris Lubanski 0-3 ... Travis
Chick SEA 8.1 5 3 3 3 8, 3.19 ... 2B Yung Chi Chen
SEA 3-4, SB, .294 ... Hunter Pence HOU 0-3 ... Douglas
Mathis TEX 4.0 10 4 3 3 5 ... Brian Stavisky OAK 4-5, .318 ...
Danny Putnam OAK, he needed this, 3-5, 2 homers, 5 RBI, .244
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Chase Headley SD
2-5, 4 RBI, .292 ... Sergio Pedroza TB, on a roll, 3-4, double,
.341 ... Justin Jordan SEA 6.0 0 0 0 0 6, 4.59 ... the NWL
MVP, getting comfortable, Cyle Hankerd ARZ 3-5, 2 homers, .289 ...
CF Chris Rahl ARZ 3-5, 44th double, .338
CAROLINA (A+) -- Mike Carlin LF PIT
4-5, 2R, RBI, .277 ... Antoniio Sucre RF PIT 1-3, HR(6), 2RBI,
.226 ... Pete Maestrales LF BAL 2-4, 2B, HR(7), .283 ... Nolan
Reimold RF BAL 1-4, HR(19), .256 ... Mario Delgado 1B BAL
2-3, HR(11), 2RBI, .286 ... Brian Bock C BAL 2-4, R, 2RBI, .197
... Ian Desmond SS WAS 2-5, 2B, HR(8), 2R, .242 ... Brandon
Powell 3B WAS 3-5, 2B, 2R, 2RBI, .286 ... Devin Ivany C WAS
3-4, R, RBI, .266 ... JC Holt 2B ATL 3-4, 2R, 2RBI, 2SB, .266 ...
Ovandy Suero LF ATL 3-3, 2B, 3R, SB, .294 ... John
Barnes BOS 5.2 3 1 1 2 3 W, 3.06
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- David Winfree 3B
MIN 2-5 double, R RBI, .274 … Mike Costanzo 3B PHI 3-5 double, R 2RBI,
.254
MIDWEST (A) -- Travis Wood CIN 6.0 2 0
0 3 5, 10-4, 3.79 ... Justin Upton ARZ 1-3, double & 2-3, walk,
.268 ... Cameron Maybin DET 1-4, 9th homer (grand slam), .315 ...
Adam Ottavino STL 6.0 4 2 1 3 5, 3.63 ... Jon Jay
STL 2-4, walk, .349 ... John Mayberry TEX, finally getting the hang of
it, 2-4, 26th double, 20th homer, .274 ... Will Venable SD 1-4, 33rd
double, .310
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Luis Valdez PIT
(W, 7-8) 6 5 4 1 1 10, 4.28 ... Brad Corley PIT 1-4, RBI (97 - SAL
leader), .282 ... JR Towles HOU 2-5, HR (11), 4 RBI (52), .310 ...
Austin Jackson NYA 2-5, SB (36), .257 ... Tim Battle
NYA 2-5, 2B (14), .276 ... Dexter Fowler COL 0-2, SB (41), 3 BB,
.298 ... Eric Young Jr COL 0-2, 2 BB, .291 ... Phillip
Cuadrado COL, grand slams in 1st and 2nd innings, 2-4, 2 HR (15), 8 RBI
(85), .306 ... Max Ramirez CLE 1-4, RBI (61), .292 ... Jeremy
Slayden PHI 2-4, 2B (44), 3 RBI (80), .310 ... Joel Fountain
FLA (W, 1-0) 5 5 0 0 1 0, 0.00 ... Mat Gamel MIL 2-5, 2B (28),
.290 ... Lorenzo Cain MIL 2-5, SB (33), .304
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- 2B Wilmer
Pino NYA 1-4, 1 R, 1 SB .342 ... John Parraz HOU 2-5, 1 R, 1
HR (6) 3 RBI, .342 ... SS Scott Sizemore DET 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB,
.336 ... 2B Mike Martinez WASH .321 ... CF Mike Daniel
WASH 1-4, .318 ... CF Jason Denham CLE 1-4, .313 ... 1B Jake
Blackwood FLA 0-4 & 0-3 .311 ... LF Dustin Martin NYN 1-4,
1 2B, .304 ... LF Nate Southard STL 3-4, 2 R, 1 SB .301 ... SS
Andy Lytle CLE 0-4, .297 ...1B Eric Taylor TOR 1-5, 1 R
.296 ...3B Mitch Hilligoss NYA 1-4, .294 ... 1B Chris
Vinyard BAL 0-5, .291 ... 2B Scott Campbell TOR 1-4, 1 R, 1
2B, 1 RBI .290 ... Ryan Owen TB 7 4 0 0 0 8, 2.37 (W 5-2) ... 2B
Brandon Rouseve TB 2-4, 2 RBI ... LF Francisco Guzman
WASH 2-4, 2 2B ... Todd Wagler HOU 5 4 0 0 0 2, 3.07 ... Chris
Salamida HOU 2 2 3 1 2 2, 0.86 ... Todd Privett NYN 6 5 0 0
2 4, 2.41... SS Emmanuel Garcia NYN 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB 1 E ...
Chase Lirette TOR 6 2 0 0 1 5 2.29 (W 4-1) ... Zach
Clark BAL 6 7 0 0 1 0, 0.00 (W 1-0) ... CF Brandon Tripp BAL
3-4, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI ... CF Billy Rowell BAL 3-4, 1 R, 2
2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB ... C Jim Skelton DET 3-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB ... 2B
Jared Schweitzer STL 2-4, 3 RBI ... Kyle Sadlowski STL
6.1 4 1 0 0 3, 2.84 (W 2-2) ... Angel Reyes NYA 7 5 2 2 1 5, 1.54
(L 0-1) ... C Jose Gil NYA 1-2, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB ... LF Paul
Smyth BOS 2-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB ... 3B Zak Farkas BOS 2-3,
1 RBI, 1 CS ... RF Jay Miller PHI 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB ...
RF Gus Milner PHI 2-4, 1 RBI ... DH Jake Dempsey PHI
1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... LF Dave Mense FLA 1-3, 1 R, 1 3B, 2 RBI ...
2B Chris Coghlan FLA 1-3 & 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB ...
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Emmanuel
Burriss ss SF 2-4, r, 2b, bb, rbi, .302 ... Larry Cobb 2-5,
.297 ... John Odom sp SF W 6-2, 5.0 6 1 1 0 4, 2.62 ... Andrew
Bailey sp OAK L 1-5, 6.0 3 4 1 2 5, 2.21 ... Michael Epping
of SD 2-4, rbi, .263 ... Brooks Dunn sp SD W 4-5, 6.0 5 0 0 0 8,
2.65 ... Matt Matulia ss CHC 2-3, 2r, bb, rbi, .253 ... Tyler
Colvin OF CHC 1-4, r, hr, 4 rbi, .277 ... Josh Lansford 3b
CHC 2-4, 2 r, .261 ... Russ Canzler 1b CHC 1-4, r, hr, 2 rbi, .270
... Jose Ceda sp W 1-0. 5.0 1 0 0 1 6, 4.00 ... Joey
Side DH ARZ 1-2, r, bb, rbi, .270 ... Mike DeCarlo 1b ARZ 1-3,
r, 2b, bb, rbi, .238 ... Andrew Kreidermacher sp COL L 5-5, 7.0 8
3 2 3 5, 3.74 ... Scott Souther W 2-7, 7.0 5 0 0 2 6, 4.21
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Andrew Schindling
BAL 5.0 1 0 0 0 6 ERA 2.49 .... Blake King STL 6.0 3 2 2 1 4, ERA
3.02 ... Robert Ramirez SS HOU 2-4, .314 ... Nick Carr
NYM (W 3-3) 5.0 4 0 0 0 9, ERA 4.88 ... Mike McCormick 3B TB 1-3
10th HR, .275 ... Daniel Valencia 3B MIN 1-3, .311 ... Wilton
Noel TB (W 2-5) 7.0 2 2 0 1 11, ERA 4.81 ...
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Daniel Dorn CIN
1-1, 8th homer, .344 ... Chris Valaika CIN 4-5, 3 doubles, walk,
.340 ... OF Carlos Santana LAD 2-3, 7th homer, 2 walks, .315 ...
OF Chris Errecart MIL 3-4, 2 doubles, .323 ... OF Cole
Gillespie 2-4, 17th SB, .355 ... CF Christopher Pettit LAA
3-4, 2 doubles (20), .317 ... OF Gerardo Parra ARZ 2-4, triple,
.335
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- in the final games of the regular
season ... talk about being in a funk ... Shane Funk TEX 0.2 3 2 2 2 2,
0-9, 9.00 ... Andrew Lefave MIL 1-3, .353 (finishes 3rd in
the batting race behind the SD OF pair, Durango and Hunter ... shortstop Marcus Lemon TEX 1-3, triple, .310 ...
nice way to wrap up their season, Trevor Cahill OAK (4.0 0 0 0 0 7) and
Henry Alberto Rodriguez (5.0 0 0 0 2 7) teamed up on a
no-hitter ... Timothy Schoeninger LAA, finishes second in ERA (to
teammate Nicolas Veras) 6.0 5 0 0 1 6, 1.79 ... Cedric Hunter SD
2-4, 13th double, .371 ... batting champ, Luis Durango 1-4,
walk, .378
Troop
Movements ... NYN - acquired catcher Mike Nickeas from TEX for
Victor Diaz ... TEX - sent Adam Hyzdu outright to Triple-A ...
BAL - claimed Danny Ardoin off waivers from COL designated Tim
Byrdak, Ed Rogers for assignment, acquired Angel Chavez from PHI as
the PTBNL in the Jeff Conine trade ... PHI - recalled Carlos Ruiz
from Triple-A, optioned Matt Smith to Single-A ...
Jason Hirsh HOU named the Pitcher of the Year in the PCL :
" ... Hirsh ... also elected to the
2006 All-PCL squad earlier this week as top right-handed starting pitcher in the
League. Hirsh, 24, from Santa Monica, California, holds a record of 13-and-2 and
won an impressive 12 consecutive games before being promoted to the Houston
Astros on August 12th. His 13 wins and 2.10 earned run average are both
currently the top marks for any PCL pitcher this season. Additionally, opposing
batters have only managed to post a .193 batting average when facing the 6'-8"
righthander this season." (Pacific Coast League)
TOR OF Adam Lind adds to his laurels :
" ... Lind has been selected as the
2006 Eastern League Most Valuable Player. Prior to receiving his promotion to
... Triple-A... Lind was threatening to become just the fifth player in
the history of the Eastern League to win the Triple Crown. In 91 games with
Fisher Cats this season, the 23-year old hit .310 with 24 doubles, 19 homers, 71
RBI, 43 runs scored, a .543 slugging percentage and a .357 on-base percentage.
At the time of his promotion Adam was leading the league in home runs, RBI,
slugging percentage and extra-base hits and was ranked second in the league in
batting average. The 6'2", 205 lb. slugger has been even more impressive since
making his Triple-A debut with the SkyChiefs on July 25th ... has reached base
in all but three of the 33 games he has played in with Syracuse and is hitting
.400 (42-for-105) with seven doubles, five home runs, 19 runs scored, 18 RBI and
23 walks." (Eastern League)
BOS second sacker is the top dog in the South Atlantic League :
" ... Eugenio Velez was named Most Valuable
Player of the South Atlantic League ... Velez, in his fifth professional season,
leads the league in batting. He ranks second in RBI, fourth in stolen bases,
fourth in total hits, second in slugging percentage, first in extra-base hits
and fourth in runs." (Augusta Chronicle)
Tough league. Will Inman MIL 10-1, 1.40 didn't
even rate as the loop's top pitcher. That went to Matthew
Maloney PHI, 16-8, 1.99, 172 Ks in 162 2/3s innings. Maloney's
teammate, Carlos Carrasco and Inman were the other pitchers
selected for the post-season All-Stars. Other familiar names on the squad
- catcher Angel Salome MIL, 1B Ben Jones NYA,
3B Eric Campbell ATL (picked for the Util slot) and OFs Lorenzo
Cain MIL, Andrew McCutchen PIT, Cole Garner
COL and Dexter Fowler COL. McCutchen was named as the best
prospect in the league.
" ... Maloney has had
the best year on the mound in BlueClaws team history. The southpaw has a shot at
the South Atlantic League Triple Crown this season. Maloney currently leads the
S.A.L. with 16 wins and 172 strikeouts while his ERA of 1.99 is second best.
Maloney holds the Lakewood record for all-time and single-season wins and
strikeouts and his 16 wins is tied for the best in Major and Minor League
Baseball. Carrasco has also pitched extremely well for
Lakewood this season. His ERA of 2.19 ranks third in the S.A.L. and is in the
top five in Single-A ball. Carrasco is third in the league with 152 strikeouts
behind only Maloney and another Lakewood pitcher, Josh Outman."
(Lakewood BlueClaws)
Evan Grant, Inside Texas Rangers, on Eric Hurley, AA or AAA in 2007?
" ... Hurley was brilliant
in his six starts at Double-A Frisco after a July promotion from Class A
Bakersfield. But he hasn't pitched since Aug. 19 and probably won't pitch again
during the regular season because of an oblique muscle strain. He's had just six
starts at Double-A. I'd almost certainly give him more next year, perhaps a half
season's worth. Quite frankly, though, I'm not opposed to leaving a guy at one
level and letting him dominate for an entire season. If Hurley won 15-17 games
at Double-A next year and maybe led the league in ERA or strikeouts, that would
earn him street cred with his teammates and opponents. He'd have something of a
reputation for being a hot-shot before he ever got to the big leagues. And if he
has that kind of season at Double-A in 2007, I see no reason why he couldn't
make the jump straight to the big-league rotation for 2008. In other words, I
think a full year of dominating Double-A hitters would be worth more than having
him start at Triple-A and maybe struggle for a bit or move to Triple-A in
mid-season and not be able to garner some of the minor league accolades that
give prospects a little extra hype when they hit the big leagues."
Jason A. Churchill, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, checks out the Ms 2006 draft
results :
" ... First round (fifth
overall), Brandon Morrow, RHP, California: Morrow's stuff includes a
fastball that sits in the 93 to 97 mph range and a potentially devastating
split-finger fastball. Whether his future is in the bullpen or the rotation will
depend heavily on how well he can develop a viable breaking ball. Morrow, 21,
should move quickly and could begin 2007 with Inland Empire, the Mariners' high
Class A affiliate in the California League."
2nd round " ... Chris Tillman,
RHP, Fountain Valley HS (Calif.): Tillman has a plus fastball and an advanced
curve that will push him through the lower levels rapidly. How quickly he
develops into a big leaguer will be determined by the progress of his changeup
and his command. Tillman's pure stuff screams No. 2 starter in the mold of John
Lackey or Mike Mussina. The Mariners will play it safe with his arm but surely
will challenge him against tough competition."
More on the Northwest League MVP :
" ... left-fielder
Cyle Hankerd has been named as the Northwest League's Most Valuable
Player ... Hankerd, now with the Lancaster Jethawks of the California
League, hit .384 in his time with the Bears, a mark that figures to stand up for
the league batting title. Hankerd also accumulated 83 hits, a total that
continues to lead the league despite his promotion nearly two weeks ago. Hankerd
is also fourth in OBP (.424), and fifth in slugging (.519). Hankerd is the first
MVP for Yakima since current Diamondback Conor Jackson won the award in 2003."
(Yakima Bears)
30 August, 2006
Olympic Qualifier, Cuba - Mark Reynolds belted a pair of homers and
knocked in four to paced USA to its 4th straight win, 5-2 over Puerto Rico.
Billy Butler also had a homer for the winners. Canada dropped a 2-1
decision to Mexico.
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Asdrubal Cabrera CLE 1-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, SF,
SB, .267 ... Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 2-4, 2B, RBI, .375 ... Jason
Cooper CLE 0-2, R, 2 BB, .225 ... Franklin Gutierrez CLE
1-4, 9th HR, 2 R, RBI, BB, .283 ... Fausto Carmona CLE 3 1 1 1 2
4, 4.62 ... Alex Romero MIN 0-2, R, 2 BB, Sac, .258 ... Casey
Rogowski CHA 1-3, 13th HR, R, 2 RBI, .271 ... Charlie Haeger
CHA 6 6 3 3 2 3, 3.07 ... Rob Cosby TOR 1-5, 16th HR, R, 2 RBI,
.251 ... Adam Lind TOR 4-4, 5th HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, SF, .400 ...
Chris Shelton DET 1-3, R, 2 BB, .274 ... Ryan Raburn
DET 3-5, 2B, 20th HR, R, 4 RBI, 2 SB, .279 ... Phil Dumatrait CIN
4 8 7 7 3 4, 5.01 ... Craig Hansen BOS 2 3 2 2 0 1, 2.78 ...
Carlos Ruiz PHI 2-4, 16th HR, R, 4 RBI, .310 ... Eli
Whiteside BAL 0-2, 2 BB, .242 ... Craig Stansberry PIT 0-2, R,
2 BB, SB, .227 ... Steven White NYA 8 4 4 4 2 7, 4.95 ... Shawn
Riggans TB 2-4, .290 ... rehab, Ty Wigginton TB 1-4, 2B,
.375 ... Chris Seddon TB 4 6 2 2 4 5, 4.91 ... Lastings
Milledge NYN 2-5, .276 ... Yusaku Iriki NYN 6 5 0 0 1 4, 5.02
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Felix Pie CHN 0-4,
.277 ... Eric Patterson CHN 0-2, 2 walks, .366 ... JR
House HOU 1-4, homer, .420 ... James Loney LAD 4-5, 3 RBI,
.383 ... Matt Kemp LAD 3-5, double, 13th SB, .356 ... Jack Cust
SD, longing for one more chance, 2-3, 28th homer, 2 walks (137), .294 ...
Jonathan Sanchez SF 2.0 1 0 0 1 5, 3.80 ... Rich Dorman
SEA 8.0 3 0 0 1 14, 4.35 ... Jason Windsor OAK 6.0 7 1 1 2 7, 3.97
... Scott Hairston ARZ 3-4, double, .325 ... Alberto Callaspo
ARZ 4-5, 8th SB, .340
EASTERN (AA) -- TOR lefty David Purcey 6.0
6 2 2 1 7, 5.90 ... CF Carlos Gomez NYN 2-4, 22nd double, .285 ...
BOS CF Jacoby Ellsbury, one of those days, 0-3, 3 Ks, error,.322
... Andrew McCutchen PIT 1-5, homer, .333 ... OF Brad
Snyder CLE 4-4, 28th double, 2 homers (18), walk, 5 RBI, .272 ... Trevor
Crowe CLE, at 2B, 1-3, walk, 15th SB, .267
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Steven Jackson ARI, 7.1 4 2 2 5
7, 2.65 ... TJ Nall LAD, 7 4 0 0 0 5, 2.94 ... Mark
Alexander LAD, 26th save, 1 0 0 0 0 2, 0.60, 81 Ks in 59 innings ...
Jovan Moran CF CIN, 4-5, 2 2B, 3B, 2 R, SB, .325 ... Jose
Garcia FLA, 5 5 3 3 2 6, 3.40 ... Evan Longoria 3B TB, 2-4,
HR, K, .314 ... Jack Egbert CHW, 4 2 0 0 5 7, 1.12 ... Jason
Cromer TB, 5 2 0 0 3 5, 2.73
TEXAS (AA) -- Sean Rodriguez LAA 2-3,
double (32nd overall) , homer (28th overall), .354 ... CF Josh Anderson
HOU 2-5, triple, .315 ... Hunter Pence HOU, slipping a tad,
1-4, .284 ... Juan Morillo COL 7.0 4 3 3 1 9, 4.62 ... Ian
Stewart COL 1-4, 10th homer, .271 ... Zack Greinke KC 6.0 6
5 5 3 4, 4.34 ... Chris Lubanski KC 2-4, 33rd double, .281
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- catcher Josh Arhart TB 2-4,
15th homer, .301 ... 2B Corey Wimberly COL 2-4, triple, .322 ...
catcher Tomas Duenas KC 2-2, double, .306 ... lefty Daniel
Herrera TEX, not bad for a 45th rounder, 8.0 4 1 1 0 6, 1.49 ... Darin
Erstad LAA, rehab, 1-2, walk
CAROLINA (A+) -- Jose Constanza DH CLE
1-3, 2B, RBI, SB, .332 ... Shawn Nottingham CLE first start in CLE
org. since trade from SEA 4.0 5 1 1 0 2, 2.25 ... Justin Cassel
CHA 5.0 4 1 0 2 4, 5.65 ... Brent Lillibridge SS PIT 2-5, 2B, R,
2RBI, .307 ... Steven Pearce 1B PIT 2-5, 2 2B, 3R, 2SB, .265 ...
Antonio Sucre RF PIT 3-5, R, 2RBI, SB, .225 ... Pedro
Powell CF PIT 3-5, R, RBI, SB(61), .260 ... Mario Delgado 1B
BAL 1-4, HR(10), .281 ... Morgan Clendenin C BAL 1-3, HR(4), 2R,
.260 ... Shairon Martis WAS 6.0 6 3 2 0 3, 3.00 ... JoJo
Reyes ATL 8.0 3 0 0 0 8 W, 3.71
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Colby Rasmus CF STL 2-4
HR(5) 3RBI, .257 … Jamie Garcia STL 6 2/3 4 2 2 1 8 W(5-4, 3.84) …
Jesus Flores C NYN 2-2 2R, & 3-3 2HR(19) 3RBI, .266 … Jeff
Frazier LF DET 2-5 2HR(12) 3RBI, .227 … Jeff Larish 1B DET
2-3 double, R, .259 … Greg Golson CF PHI 2-3, .279 … Brad
Harman SS PHI 2-3, .240
MIDWEST (A) -- Justin Upton ARZ 2-3, 2
doubles (27), .265 ... lefty Jacob McGee TB 4.0 1 1 1 2 6, 3.05
... Chris Parmelee MIN 0-1 & 2-3, .312 ... Jon Jay
STL 3-3 & 2-4, homer, .346 ... Tyler Greene STL 3-3, 13th homer &
2-5, .284 ... Jeff Baisley
OAK 0-3 & 1-3, 22nd homer, 3 RBI (107),.303 ... John Mayberry TEX
3-3, 19th homer & 0-2, walk, .272 ... Cameron
Maybin
1-3, 2 walks, .316 ... Will Venable SD 2-4, 10th homer & 1-2, .310
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Todd Redmond PIT (W, 12-6)
7 7 5 4 2 5, 2.89 ... Brad Corley PIT 1-4, 2B (32), 2 RBI (96 -
SAL leader), BB (a rarity: 102/16 K/BB this year), .283 ... JR Towles
HOU 2-4, HR (10), 3 RBI (48), SB (13), .308 ... Alan Johnson COL
(W, 13-5) 6 3 1 1 0 6, 3.98 ... football season is here as Asheville (COL)
scores 3 touchdowns on Kannapolis (CHA), 21-2 ... Dexter Fowler
COL 3-6, 2B (30), 3B (6), 5 RBI (40), .300 ... Eric Young Jr COL 1-4, 2B
(27), 2 RBI (47), BB, .292 ... Chris Nelson COL 3-6, 2B (38), 2
RBI (76), .269 ... Cole Garner COL 2-5, HR (19), 2 RBI (84), .307
... Alex Farfan CHA, yikes, 1/3 7 9 9 3 1, 10.86 ... Ronnie
Ray SF (W, 8-6) 7 6 2 2 0 8, 3.48 ... Eugenio Velez SF 1-5,
3B (19), .310 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 1-6, .264 ... Eric
Campbell ATL 1-1, HR (21), RBI (75), BB, .289 ... Travis Denker
LAD 1-3, RBI (44), BB (not a rarity: 32/62 K/BB this year), .269 ... Austin
Jackson NYA 1-5, BB, .255 ... Will Inman MIL 6 3 2 2 1 11,
1.40 ... Chris Volstad FLA 5 4 2 1 1 3, 3.08 .
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- 2B Wilmer Pino
NYA 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, .344 ... RF John Parraz .341 ... SS Scott
Sizemore DET .341 ... 1B Jake Blackwood FLA .320 ... CF
Mike Daniel WASH 4-5, 2 2B, .319 ... CF Jason Denham
CLE 2-5, 1 R, .314 ... CF Dustin Martin NYN 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, .305
... SS Andy Lytle CLE 0-3, 1 RBI, .302 ...1B Eric Taylor
.299 ... 1B Chris Vinyard BAL 0-3, .297 ... 3B Mitch
Hilligoss NYA 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, .295 ... 2B Scott Campbell .293
... LF Nate Southard STL 3-5, 1 2B, 3 RBI .292 ...Tobi
Stoner NYN 6 5 1 0 1 3 2.35 ... Tim Norton NYA 7 2 0 0 0 7
2.81 ... 2B Chih-Hsien Chiang BOS 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI ...
3B Richard Caputo WASH 2-3, 2 R, 12B, 1 3B, 1 BB ... RF Maiko
Loyola TB 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB ... Woods Fines
TB 6 4 1 0 1 5 2.58 (W 6-3) ... RF Dave Cash BAL 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1
RBI ... 2B Jared Schweitzer STL 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI ... SS
Josh Rodriguez CLE 2-3, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Chris Davis
1b TEX 2-4, r, 2b(17), rbi(37), 279 ... Matt Camp OF CHC 2-5, r,
2b(11), 2 rni(35), .297 ... Russ Canzler 1b CHC 3-4, 2 r, 3b(4),
.270 ... Josh Lansford 2-4, r, 2 2b(7), 3 rbi(32), .256 ...
Brett Pill 1b SF 1-3, 4 r, 2 bb, 2 rbi(33), .238 ... Adam
Witter C SF, cycling, 4-4, 4 r, 2b(12), 3b(1), hr(15), 7 rbi(50), bb, .291
... Robert Felmy OF SF 3-4, r, 2b(8), 3 rbi(31), .265 ...
Michael McBryde OF SF 3-5, r, 2 rbi(34), .293 ... Alex
Valdez 3b OAK 2-4, 2b(31), .290 ... Adam Cowart sp SF W 10-0,
5.0 4 0 0 0 3, 0.80 ... Scott Deal sp OAK L 7-4 BOMBED 4.2 8 9 6 4
1, 3.30 ... Jeff Kindel 1b COL 2-5, 4, rbi, .303 ... Bret
Berglund OF COL 2-5, 2 rbi, .229 ... Josh Sullivan sp COL
nd 5.1 2 2 1 6 9 2.20
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Anthony Martinez 1B BAL
2-5, 6th HR .304 ... Isaias Garcia 2B STL 2-5, 4th HR, .344 ...
Larry Williams OF ATL 2-5, .338 ... Steve Brown OF HOU
1-2, .311 ... Polin Trinidad HOU 5.0 5 1 1 1 7 ERA 2.33 ...
Jose Rodriguez 2B CHW 3-5, 2 doubles, .280
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- OF Daniel Dorn CIN 2-5, 16th
double, 7th homer, 5 RBI, .340 ... starting a new hit streak, Chris
Valaika CIN 2-5, .331 ... Ryan Rogowski OF LAD 2-4, double,
walk, 26th SB, .303 ... 1B Rick Taloa LAD 2-5, 10th homer, .292
... Sean O'Sullivan LAA 6.0 4 1 1 0 6, 4-0, 1.91 ... Ryan
Mount SS LAA 3-5, 14th double, grand slam, 5 RBI, .293 ... OF Gerardo
Parra ARZ 2-3, triple, .332 ... Marc Maddox KC 3-4, 19th
double, 3rd homer, .330
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- OF Andrew Lefave MIL 3-3,
double, 2 walks, .353 ... CF Luis Durango SD 2-4, .381 ...
Cedric Hunter SD 1-3, 2 walks, .368
Troop
Movements ... BOS - purchased the contract of Mike Burns from
Triple-A, optioned Kason Gabbard to Triple-A ... BAL - activated
David Newhan from the 60-day DL ... DET - recalled Tony
Giarratano from Double-A & placed him on the 15-day DL, designated
Nook Logan for assignment, purchased the contract of Alexis
Gomez from Triple-A ... TB - placed Jonny Gomes on the
15-day DL, recalled Delmon Young from Triple-A ... CIN - optioned
Chris Michalak to Single-A, recalled Chris Denorfia from Triple-A
... COL - purchased the contract of Troy Tulowitzki from Double-A,
optioned Luis Gonzalez to Triple-A ...
John Franco, SportsBlurb (mainly
subscription) reviews the top picks in the 2006 draft :
" ... Giants’ pitcher Tim Lincecum has
picked up right where he left off after leading the NCAA ranks in strikeouts,
dominating Cal League hitters with the polish of a seasoned veteran. Through
five starts (22.2 innings), Lincecum has 39 strikeouts and a 2.38 ERA. He has
allowed just 12 hits and opponents are batting .150 against him this year. There
has been speculation that Lincecum could be rushed to the major leagues as a
relief pitcher given the sad state of the Giants’ bullpen, and while they are
sticking with him as a starter for now, it might just be a case of giving him
more work in a shorter amount of time."
" ... Infielder Billy
Rowell, the Orioles first round pick at No. 9 overall, has made a great
first impression with the bat. Through 42 games at Bluefield (Appalachian
League), Rowell is hitting .329/.402/.507 with 20 extra-base hits, including 15
doubles. His performance is even more impressive considering that he was drafted
out of high school."
" ... Greg Reynolds has been
sort of a forgotten man since the Rockies made him the No. 2 overall pick in the
draft, but his performance at High-A Modesto should be causing fans to sit up
and take notice. Through 10 starts, Reynolds has pitched 43.2 innings with a
shaky 27:15 strikeout to walk ratio, but he has allowed just one home run and
posted a solid 3.09 ERA in a tough environment for pitchers."
Jonathan Mayo, MiLB.com, on possible September callups :
" ... Jeff Clement ... An early
injury probably precludes him from being called up, but he's in Triple-A and was
drafted a year ago with the hopes of him moving quickly. It's not clear where he
would play, with Kenji Johjima entrenched, but the M's could make room for his
bat if they really wanted to."
" ... Jacoby Ellsbury ... In just his
first full season, he's shown a knack for getting on base and using his speed to
be a game-changer. His Portland club is likely headed to the Eastern League
playoffs, but his speed could help re-ignite Boston's playoff hopes."
" ... Miguel Montero ... He's the future
behind the plate for the D-Backs, but Tucson is headed to the playoffs and
Montero has had less than a half-season at the Triple-A level."
" ... Humberto Sanchez .... He could be a nice
right-handed complement to Miller in the 'pen, though his future is as a
starter. Sanchez has pitched well since his promotion to Triple-A. But he's had
some health issues in the past, and the Tigers may want Sanchez to stick with
Toledo if it makes the playoffs, then call it a very successful season."
Nate Stephens, RotoWorld, checks out Joey Votto CIN, among others :
" ... he’s hitting
.312/.400/.539. That line includes 23 homers and 43 doubles, and it’s still
possible the soon-to-be 23 year-old will add more power to his 6’3”, 200-pound
frame. Also of note is that his 100/72 K/BB ratio is the best of his career, as
is the 24 steals in 30 tries. Votto will head to Triple-A to begin next season,
and could reach the majors in the second half of the year if Scott Hatteberg is
hurt or ineffective. That he will get to play half his games in the
hitter-friendly Great American Ballpark means we don’t need to discount his
park-inflated minor league numbers as much as for most prospects. However, his
726 OPS versus lefties this season is significantly worse than his 1054 line
against right-handers, so the club may look to platoon Votto at least initially
... I also don’t think he’ll be able to hit .290 for his first few years
in the majors, but a normal career path would make Votto a very valuable player
in time. He’s worth grabbing, but be patient."
A minor league vet takes the top prize in the International League :
" ... The International League today announced its
post-season All-Star Team and Award Winners ... Durham Bulls first baseman
Kevin Witt has been named the IL's Most Valuable Player on the strength
of his League-leading 36 HR, 99 RBI, 82 runs scored, and .577 slugging
percentage. A pair of Charlotte Knights have won Special Awards. Lefty Heath
Phillips is the League's Most Valuable Pitcher thanks to a 13-5 record,
tied for most victories in the IL, and a 2.96 ERA, second-best in the League.
His teammate, third baseman Josh Fields, has been
voted the IL's Rookie-of-the-Year. The former college football star is hitting
.308 with 19 HR, 69 RBI, and 28 SB in just his third season in professional
baseball." (International League)
Among the All-Stars - Jason Dubois CLE, Pat
Neshek MIN and Dustin Pedroia BOS.
In the Texas League, no surprise as a KC farmhand takes the top prize :
" ... Alex Gordon ...
named the Texas League Player of the Year ... leads the Texas League in
Walks, Slugging Percentage, OPS, Runs Scored and Total Bases ... Matt
Albers, was named Pitcher of the Year." (Texas League)
ARZ OF, SF starter key picks among Northwest League All-Stars:
" ... The Most Valuable Player award went to Yakima
outfielder Cyle Hankerd with his league-best .384 average ...
Right-handed starter Adam Cowart, who leads the league with a 9-0 record
and 0.86 ERA in 73 2/3 innings was chosen."
Other All-Stars included - C Chad Tracy TEX, 2B
Emmanuel Burriss SF, 3B Alex Valdez OAK, SS Daniel
Moyora COL, SP Shane Dove ARZ.
Hittin' Howie the top rookie in the PCL :
" ... Howie Kendrick of the
Salt Lake Bees has been named 2006 Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year ...
Kendrick, 23, from Jacksonville, Florida, hit .369 with 13 home runs and knocked
in 62 runs for the Bees before being called up to the Los Angeles Angels on July
14th. His promotion came just two days after participating in the Triple-A
All-Star Game in Toledo as the starting second baseman for the PCL. "He's a
special player,'' Salt Lake manager Brian Harper said of Kendrick. "Hitting
success isn't achieved by accident, it takes hard work, and he's a very
committed young man. He's showing that now with the Angels.'' Since joining
Angels, Kendrick has continued his success, hitting for a .317 average with 19
runs batted in." (Pacific Coast League)
29 August, 2006
Olympic qualifier, Cuba - Canada scored a pair in the 10th to edge Venezuela 7-5
... Pete LaForest went 3-3 with a homer ... Emerson Frostad
1-1, homer
Cuba erupted for eight in the first inning on the way to 17-3
triumph over the Dominican Republic.
Chad Allen's grand slam paced the US to a 15-3
win over Mexico ... Mark Reynolds 2-4, homer ... Billy
Butler 2-4, double ... Skip Schumaker
CF & leadoff 3-5 ... Zack
Segovia, another good outing, 5.0 4 1 1 2 3
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Asdrubal Cabrera CLE 3-3, R, RBI, HBP, .266
... Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 1-3, 7th HR, R, 2 RBI, BB, SB, .369 ...
Jason Cooper CLE 3-4, 2B, 13th HR, 2 R, RBI, .226 ... Franklin
Gutierrez CLE 1-4, RBI, BB, .284 ... Jeremy Guthrie CLE 6 7
3 3 2 4, 3.23 ... Ryan Sweeney CHA 2-4, 2B, R, .298 ... Chris
Stewart CHA 2-3, 4th HR, R, RBI, .265 ... Sean Tracey CHA 6
4 3 3 4 6, 3.87 ... Adam Lind TOR 3-4, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, .376
... Francisco Rosario TOR 2 1 0 0 0 3, 3.16 ... Ryan
Raburn DET 1-4, 2B, R, BB, .275 ... Jordan Tata DET 5 7 5 3 1
1, 3.84 ... Josh Kroeger PHI 2-5, 2B, R, .228 ... Scott
Mathieson PHI 6 5 3 2 2 6, 3.93 ... Bronson Sardinha NYA 0-3,
2 R, 2 BB, .294 ... Darrell Rasner NYA 6 7 4 3 0 5, 2.76 ...
Wes Bankston TB 2-4, R, 2 RBI, .311 ... rehab, Ty Wigginton
TB 2-4, 2B, 1st HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, .500 ... Edwin Jackson TB 1 1 0 0
1 3, 5.55 ... Lastings Milledge NYN 2-4, .274
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Justin Huber
KC 1-4, double, .291 ... Felix Pie CHN, after a little spurt back
to ofers, 0-4, .279 ... Dana Eveland MIL 7.0 4 2 2 4 5, 2.18 ...
Ubaldo Jimenez COL 6.0 5 4 0 4 4, 5.10 ... JD Closser COL
3-4, walk, .306 ... OF Delwyn Young LAD 3-4, 3 doubles (40), 5 RBI
(91), .275 ... James Loney LAD 2-4, 33rd double, .377 ... Jason
Ellison Sf 2-4, double, .410 ... Dustin Moseley LAA 7.0 5 1 1
1 7, 12-8, 4.70 ... Alberto Callaspo ARZ 2-4, 2 doubles, .335 ...
George Kottaras SD, sliding down the charts, 0-3, .233
EASTERN (AA) -- Matt Moses MIN 2-3, 16th
double & 1-3, .249 ... lefty Thomas Hottovy BOS 7.0 1 0 0 2 7, 5.03 ...
CF Jacoby Ellsbury BOS 2-3, triple, 2 SBs (16), CS (8), .328 ...
Andrew McCutchen PIT 2-3, walk, 3 RBI, .345 ... Brian
Barton CLE 1-3, double, SB, .357
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Jerry Gil CF ARI, 2-5,
23rd HR, 25th 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, .268 (17 walks, 118 Ks) ... finally, Carlos
Gonzalez RF ARI, 3-5, 1st AA HR (22 overall), 2 R ... Blake
DeWitt 3B LAD, 2-5, 2 RBI, R, K, .209 ... Cincy GM in Chattanooga to see the
phenom -- Homer Bailey CIN, W (7-0), 6 2 0 0 0 8, 1.06 ... Joey
Votto 1B CIN, 2-4, 44th 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K, .314 ... Justin
Ruggiano RF TB, 2-3, 2 2B (33), 3 RBI, 2 R, .281 ... Mitch Talbot
TB, 7.2 7 0 0 1 7, 1.94 ... Ryan Braun 3B MIL, 3-4, 2B, R, .297
... Tim Dillard MIL, 6 9 3 2 0 6, 3.13 ... Chris Walker
CF CHC, 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, 46th SB, .291
TEXAS (AA) -- CF Josh Anderson
HOU 3-5, 26th double, 43rd SB, .314 ... Sean Rodriguez LAA 2-4,
homer (27th overall), .333 ... Ian Stewart COL 2-3, 40th double, 3
walks, .271 ... Blake Hawksworth STL 6.0 5 4 3 1 2, 3.47 ...
Billy Buckner KC 7.0 7 0 0 4 4, 5.09
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Jonathan Barratt TB
5.0 1 0 0 2 1, 2.93 ... Sergio Pedroza TB, on a roll, 3-3, 2
doubles (34 overall), walk, .338 ... Darren Sack SF 5.2 4 4 4 2 4,
1.72 ... Franklin Morales COL 6.0 5 1 1 3 6, 3.68 (175 Ks in 149
IP) ... shortstop Jonathan Herrera COL 2-4, .313
CAROLINA (A+) -- Nolan Reimold RF BAL
1-3, HR(18), 2RBI, .256 ... Jason Fransz LF BAL 3-4, R, 2RBI, .252
... Luke Montz C WAS 2-4, HR(16), .232 ... Argenis Reyes
SS CLE 2-4, 2B, R, RBI, SB, .263 ... Craig Stammen WAS 6.0 3 0 0 4
4, 4.39 ... Scott Lewis CLE 5.0 4 0 0 1 4, 1.52 ... Drew
Sutton 2B HOU 3-5, HR(15), .267 ... Wallace Torbert LF HOU
1-5, HR(5), 2RBI, .308 ... Jeffrey Mackor C HOU 3-4, 2B, R, 2RBI,
.275 ... Chris Kelly 1B CHA 2-4, HR(18), 2RBI, .243 ... Paulino
Del Guidice HOU 7.0 6 2 2 1 0 W, 4.34 ... Brent
Lillibridge SS PIT 2-3, R, 2RBI, .304 ... Steven Pearce 1B PIT
2-3, HR(14), 2RBI, .263 ... Pedro Powell CF PIT 1-3, 2R, SB(60),
.256 ... Matt Lorenzo PIT 7.0 4 0 0 2 2 W, 4.45
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Hitting for the cycle,
Greg Golson CF PHI 4-4 double, triple, HR(6) 2R 2RBI, .271 … Mike
Carp 1B NYN 2-3 RBI, .292 … Colby Rasmus CF STL 2-4 RBI,
.251 … FSL Debut, Mark McCormick STL 2 0 0 0 1 1 … Jonothan
Niese NYN 5 3 3 1 3 5 … Kevin Whelan DET 3 1 0 0 1 2 W(4-1,
2.67) … Reegie Corona SS NYA 3-5 double, HR(1) 2R 4RBI, .333 …
Chase Wright NYA 6 5 3 1 3 6 ND, 1.91 … Charlie Fermaint
CF MIL 3-4 double, 3R SB(26), .277 … Grant Psomas 3B FLO 3-5
double, 2RBI, .295 … Brad Harman SS PHI 2-4 double, R SB(6), .237
… Anthony Swarzak MIN 2 4 2 2 3 0 L(10-7, 3.33) … Kyle
Kendrick PHI 7 6 1 1 1 5 W(9-6, 3.63)
MIDWEST (A) -- Cameron Maybin DET 0-4,
2 K's (.316) ... Sendy Vasquez DET 6 3 1 1 0 9 (2.82) ...
Joshua Johnson KC 0-3, 2 BB's (.251) ... Miguel Vega KC
0-5, golden sombrero ... Jesse Estrada CHN 7 2 1 1 0 4 (W, 6-1,
3.34) ... Mark Reed CHN 0-3, K (.257)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Chaz Roe COL (W,
6-4) 5 8 4 4 2 5, 4.27 ... Dexter Fowler COL 4-9, 2B (29), 2 SB
(40), .297 ... Eric Young Jr COL 3-7, RBI (45), SB (85), .293 ...
Chris Nelson COL 3-6, 3 RBI (74), .266 ... Cole Garner
COL 6-8, 3 2B (39), HR (18), 3 RBI (82), SB (34), .306 ... Elvis
Andrus ATL 1-4, 2B (25), .266 ... Eric Campbell ATL 0-4, .287
... Lucas May LAD 2-3, 2B (25), 3B (8), 2 RBI (80), .270 ...
Travis Denker LAD 0-2, 2 BB, .268 ... Eugenio Velez SF
1-4, SB (60), .312 ... Austin Jackson NYA 0-3, 2 BB, .256 ...
Max Ramirez CLE 1-3, 2B (22), RBI (60), BB, .293 ... Matt
Maloney PHI (W, 16-8) 5 1 0 0 4 4, 1.99 ... Mike Spidale PHI
2-5, RBI (36), .343 ... Jeremy Slayden PHI 1-2, RBI (77), SB (5),
BB, .308
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- 2B Wilmer
Pino NYA 0-3, .346 ... RF John Parraz HOU 1-4, .341 ... SS
Scott Sizemore DET 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, .341 ... 1B Jake
Blackwood FLA 1-3, 2 RBI .320 ... CF Jason Denham CLE 2-4, 1
R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, .312 ... SS Andy Lytle CLE 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, .307
...1B Chris Vinyard BAL 1-4, .301 ... CF Dustin Martin
NYN 0-4, .301 ... 1B Eric Taylor HOU 1-4, 1 R, .299 ... 3B
Mitch Hilligoss NYA 0-3, .296 ... 2B Scott Campbell TOR
0-2, 2 R, 2 BB, .293 ...Jeff Moore BAL 7 5 1 1 1 5 2.30 ...
Matt Falk TB 6 5 1 1 0 6 ... Pat Bresnehan PIT 6 3 0 0
1 8 2.43 (W 4-5) ... LF Alex Presley PIT 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI,
... RF Miles Durham PIT 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB ... C Steve
Gonzalez STL 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI ... League Leader in SB - CF Jim
Rapoport STL 1-5, 1 SB (23) ... 2B Justin Jacobs FLA 1-3, 1
R, 1 HR, 3 RBI ... 3B Ron Bourquin DET 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, ... CF
Deik Scram DET 2-5, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB ... David
Qualben HOU 6 6 3 3 3 6 2.06 ... LF Orlando Rosales HOU 2-5, 2
RBI ... 3B Matt Lane TOR 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 4 E ... DH
Matt Liuzza TOR 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI ... 3B Dustin
Realini CLE 2-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI ...3B Manny Arambarris
BOS 3-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB ... 1B Mike Jones BOS 3-6, 1 R, 1
2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI ... RF Ryan Kalish BOS 2-4, 1 R, 3 RBI ... SS
Kris Negron BOS 3-5, 3 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SB ... Felix
Doubront BOS, debut in the NYP, 6 4 2 2 2 4, 3.00 ( W 1-0)
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- No games scheduled
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Anthony Martinez
1B BAL 2-4, 2 doubles(13), .301 ... Steve Brown OF HOU 2-4, .309
... Robert Ramirez SS HOU 1-5, .311 ... Juan Moreno
CHW (W 7-5) 6.0 6 0 0 1 11, ERA 4.60 ... Larry Williams OF ATL
0-4, .337 ... Willie Cabrera OF ATL 0-4, .309 ... Mike
Storey CLE (W 3-6) 7.0 2 0 0 1 3, ERA 4.11 ... Mike McCormick
3B TB 1-3, 9th HR, .278 ... Nevin Ashley 1-4, .342 ... Tyree
Hayes TB (L, 3-1) 6.0 5 3 1 1 3, ERA 2.48 ... Brian Kirwan
(W 5-5) 5.1 7 1 1 1 3, ERA 5.62
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- OF Daniel Dorn CIN
3-4, 15th double, 2 homers (6), 2 walks, 4 RBI, .339 ... Drew Stubbs
CIN 1-4, 2 walks, .255 ... OF Cole Gillespie MIL 3-3, 12th double,
.356 ... shortstop Ryan Mount LAA 2-4, double, triple, .286 ... CF
& leadoff Archie Gilbert CHA 2-4, walk, .335 ... OF Gerardo
Parra ARZ 2-4, 16th double, .328 ... CF Joe Dickerson KC
2-4, double, .291
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- Jason Botts TEX,
rehab, 2-4, 2 doubles ... Brent Fisher KC, imp;riving on an
already outstanding season, 5.0 0 0 0 1 8, 2.11 ... Brandon Morrow
SEA 2.0 2 1 1 1 2, 2.77 ... 2B Lisandro Rosario CHN 3-4, double,
.327 ... 2B Rayner Contreras SD 4-6, double, triple, 5 RBI, .333
... 18-year-old CF Cedric Hunter SD 2-5, walk, 2 SBs (17), .369
Troop
Movements ... PHI - optioned Danny Sandoval to Double-A ...
DET - recalled Andrew Miller from Single-A, purchased the
contract of Alexis Gomez from Triple-A ... BOS -
recalled Adam Stern from Triple-A and placed him on the 60-day DL, placed
Jon Lester on the 15-day DL, purchased the contract of Carlos
Pena from Triple-A ... TOR - recalled Russ Adams from
Triple-A, optioned Ryan Roberts to Triple-A ... CIN - acquired
Tim Bausher from BOS for Mike Burns ... CHN - activated
Derrek Lee from the 15-day DL, optioned Buck Coats
to Triple-A ... PIT - placed Tom Gorzelanny, Mike
Gonzalez on the 15-day DL, designated Britt Reames for
assignment, recalled Jonah Bayliss from Triple-A, purchased the
contract of Marty McLeary, Brian Rogers ... HOU -
recalled Eric Bruntlett from Triple-A, recalled Humberto
Quintero from Triple-A, optioned Chris Sampson, JR
House to Triple-A ... SEA - placed Julio Mateo on the 60-day
DL, purchased the contract of Jon Huber from Triple-A
Baseball America updates its
Player of
the Year Watch ... but ... seems the contest has been over for some time ...
hard to believe it will be anyone other than Alex Gordon KC.
Some prized prospects positioned to make the jump to MLB :
" ... The Devil Rays appear poised
to call up controversial prospect Delmon Young and put him in the
lineup Tuesday in Chicago ... The 20-year-old is one of the game's top
young talents but has also caused considerable trouble. He was suspended 50
games after throwing his bat at an umpire during an April 26 game, and created
more controversy in late July when he made comments to USA Today critical of the
organization ... Since returning from the suspension, Young has played
well, hitting .318 with eight homers and 57 RBIs for the Bulls." (St.
Petersburg Times)
" ... Hayden Penn has
likely made his last start for Class AAA Ottawa this season, Perlozzo said ...
likely will be called up by the Orioles after rosters expand on Sept. 1 and make
a start for Baltimore shortly thereafter. "I don't think he needs any more time
down there," Perlozzo said." (Washington Post)
Lots of vets taking home the weekly awards for hitters, but many prospect
pitchers in the weekly limelight :
" ... Glen Perkins, a
left-handed starting pitcher for the New Britain Rock Cats, is the Eastern
League's Pitcher of the Week ... The 23-year old made a pair of starts for the
Rock Cats last week and was 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA. In his first start of the week
Perkins struck out 10 batters and walked two while surrendering just one hit in
seven shutout innings of work... pitched five innings in his second start
of the week, giving up one run on four hits and three walks while striking out
six batters ... selected by the Minnesota Twins in the first round of the June
2004 draft." (Eastern League)
" ... right-hander Jeff
Niemann went 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA and 14 strikeouts last week to earn Pitcher
of the Week honors ... has a 5-5 record with a 2.88 ERA in 13 starts this
season. He has struck out 78 hitters in 72.0 innings ... 23-year-old ...
selected in the first round (fourth overall) in the 2004 draft by the Tampa Bay
Devil Rays." (Southern League)
" ... Hayden Penn won a
pair of games ... lowered his season ERA to 2.26 while improving his
overall mark to 7-4. Hayden allowed just one run on eight hits in 5.2 innings
last Monday against Pawtucket, striking out eight while walking two. Penn
followed that victory with his most impressive Triple-A start yet Saturday night
against Syracuse, tossing 8.0 scoreless innings. Penn scattered five hits and
struck out a season-high 10 hitters without a walk in a 9-0 Lynx triumph ...
5-2 since returning from an injury earlier this year. Opposing hitters are
batting just .221 against Penn ... selected by Baltimore in
the 5th round of the 2002 draft." (International League)
" ... Anthony Reyes [STL] ...
earned winning decisions in both of his appearances and didn't allow a single
run in 13 innings of work ... stretched his consecutive wins streak in the
PCL to five games during the past week ... improved to 6-and-1 on the season
with a 2.57 earned run average and 82 strikeouts." (Pacific Coast League)
" ... Alex Gordon [KC] ...
slugged three homers and two doubles and drove in nine runs. Four of the six
games were multi-hit ... In 123 games his season he had a .326 batting
average with 29 home runs and 37 doubles. While he may be best known for his
offense, he is no slouch with his glove, as he leads all Texas League third
baseman with a .955 fielding percentage." (Texas League)
" ... Pioneer League Josh Bell [LAD] ... a
consistent performer all season, but this week he turned in two games that were
simply monstrous. On Thursday, the 19-year-old third baseman went 4-for-4 with a
homer and five RBIs as the Raptors defeated Great Falls, 9-1. Bell was even
better on Sunday, as he went 3-for-4 with two homers and seven RBIs in Ogden's
14-5 romp over Billings." (MiLB.com)
" ... Appalachian League Sergio
Severino [HOU] ... the Appalachian League's strikeout leader, pitched
brilliantly this week. The 21-year-old allowed two runs over six innings against
Pulaski on Tuesday but did not factor into the decision. Five days later,
Severino allowed just two hits over six shutout innings while striking out eight
as the Astros blanked Kingsport, 6-0." (MiLB.com)
" ... shortstop Brent Lillibridge [PIT] is the
Carolina League Offensive Player of the Week ... went 9-23 for a .391
average last week, driving in nine runs, scoring eight and stealing eight bases
... Between Low-A Hickory and the Hillcats, Lillibridge has amassed some of the
best numbers in baseball for the 2006 season ... Through last week, he had 13
homers, 66 RBI and 51 steals ... one of only five players in the Minors with 100
runs scored (101)." (Carolina League)
Tidbits from the Pacific Coast League weekly report :
" ... OF Jeff Salazar has hit .425
in his last 10 games with two homers, eight RBIs and nine runs scored ...
RHP Ubaldo Jimenez has a 3-1 record in August, but
his 6.39 ERA is more representative of how he has pitched. Jimenez has given up
17 walks and five home runs in his last 31 innings ... OF Jason
Ellison hit .366 in his last 10 games with a home run, seven RBIs and eight
runs scored ... OF Matt Kemp has caught fire
recently, hitting .440 (22-for-50) in his last 11 games with two homers, 14 runs
scored and 13 RBIs. Among Kemp's 22 hits are four doubles and a triple as well
as the two homers. That scorching stretch has raised Kemp's batting average with
the 51s from .320 to .351 ... 1B Justin Huber hit .344 in his
last 10 games with a home run, seven RBIs and seven runs scored ...
C Jeff Mathis batted .346 in his last 10 contests with a homer,
five RBIs and seven runs scored. He begins the week with seven hits in his last
12 at-bats." (MiLB.com)
PCL All-Stars named :
" ... For the second consecutive season, Jeff
Mathis of the Salt Lake Bees has been honored as the All-PCL catcher. Tucson
Sidewinders standout and PCL hits leader (153 hits) Alberto Callaspo
was selected at the second base position and is joined in the middle infield by
teammate prospect Stephen Drew at shortstop. James Loney
of the Las Vegas 51s was named the League's top first baseman and currently
leads the league in batting average with a staggering mark of .376."
(Pacific Coast League)
Among the other selections - Scott Hairston
ARZ, Jeff Baker COL, Jason Hirsh HOU, Rich
Hill CHN.
HOU affiliate places five on the Texas League All-Star team :
" ... Infielders Jonny Ash and Ben
Zobrist, outfielders Josh Anderson and Hunter
Pence, and pitcher Matt Albers were accorded the recognition
in voting by league managers, broadcasters and beat writers ...
Pence, tabbed earlier this year by Baseball America as the "Most Exciting
Player" in the Texas League, is batting .287 with 28 home runs and 94 RBI's
entering tonight's action. He ranks second in the league in triples (8), third
in runs (92) and extra-base hits (66), fourth in home runs, and tied for fourth
in RBI's and slugging percentage (.549). Albers ... one of
six pitchers chosen to the squad. In 19 starts for the Hooks, Albers was 10-2
with a 2.17 ERA, which continues to rank as the best earned run average in the
league this year. Albers has enough innings to qualify for the league's ERA
crown. At the time of his promotion in July, Albers was also among the league
leaders in strikeouts, having fanned 95 batters in 116 innings." (Corpus
Christi Hooks)
Others named include - catcher Kurt Suzuki OAK, 1B
Joe Koshansky COL, SS
Brandon Wood
LAA, 3B Alex Gordon
KC, OF Billy Butler
KC.
Pair of NYA farmhands the top guns in the Florida State League :
" ... Cody Ehlers and Chase Wright
were both named to the Florida State League's postseason All-Star team while
being given the league's highest honors on Monday. Ehlers was voted the 2006 FSL
Most Valuable Player and Wright got the nod for Most Valuable Pitcher ...
Ehlers has been the league's most dominating run producer all season, leading
the league with 103 RBIs ... also leads the league with 35 doubles, is fourth in
hits (142) and compiled 18 home runs while batting .298. Wright has been just as
dominating on the mound. The 23-year-old left-hander leads the league with a
1.93 ERA and is second with 11 wins." (MiLB.com)
" ... Alexi Casilla [MIN] ... chosen as a utility
infielder ... hit .331-0-33 in 78 games for the Miracle before being promoted to
Double-A New Britain on July 14. In 323 at bats he had 12 doubles, six triples
and scored 56 runs with an on base percentage of .390. He stole 31 bases in 37
attempts. He is still second in the FSL in batting. With New Britain he is
currently hitting .304-1-13 in 41 games. In 158 at bats he has 10 doubles and
one triple with an on base percentage of .379. He has swiped 19 bases in 21
attempts." (Fort Myers Miracle)
The best of the Yankee prospects ranks No. 1 on the
Prospect Hot Sheet at Baseball America:
" ... 1. Philip Hughes ...
tossed five no-hit innings this week, lowering his August ERA to 0.72. Even
working on a strict pitch count, Hughes is securing his case as the top pitcher
in all the minors."
" ... 2. Cedric Hunter [SD] ...
third-rounder from King High in Decatur, Ga. has had no trouble adjusting to pro
ball. Hunter had a streak of 48 games reaching base safely snapped on Saturday,
but he was still hitting .368/.463/.483. What might be most impressive is that
in 201 at-bats he has walked 37 times and struck out just 20."
" ... 6. Chris Lubanski ...
For the second straight season Lubanski is shaking off a mediocre first couple
of months and exploding in the second half. The 21-year-old hit .355 from June 1
through the end of the year in 2005, and this year he is hitting .325/.420/.583
with 10 of his 15 homers since the all-star break."
Toby
Harrmann, BrewerFan.com, updates the MIL prospect chart :
" ... 01 Gallardo, Yovani ... There is little doubt in my
mind that Yovanni Gallardo will be in the big leagues before the All-Star break
next year."
" ... 02 Braun, Ryan ... I'll eat a little crow
here - I thought Braun was going to have a little trouble adjusting to AA in his
first go-around, but as it turns out, his bat has been just fine... Now, about
that defense..."
" ... 03 Inman, Will ... The Brewers
may have held Inman back this year, but he's more than poised to have a
Gallardo-esque 2007."
More
from
MinorLeagueSplits ... OBA leaders in full-season ball, vs RHP and LHP
:
vs LHP
1. .522 Maximiliano Ramirez ATL (before
trade to CLE)
2. .519 Adam Hyzdu TEX
3. .496 Vasili Spanos OAK
4. .491 Brian Barton CLE
5. .489 Brent Lillibridge PIT
6. .488 Jeffrey Baisley OAK
7. .485 Billy Butler KC
8. .482 Brian Stavisky OAK
9. .477 Curtis Thigpen TOR
10. .476 Kurt Suzuki OAK
vs RHP
1. .469 Cory Dunlap LAD
2. .464 Jack Cust SD
3. .456 Carl Loadenthal ATL
4. .451 Sergio Pedroza LAD (before trade to TB)
5. .445 Alex Gordon KC
6. .444 Reggie Willits LAA
7. .442 Tim HulettJr. TEX
8. .440 Jason Mooneyham LAD
9. .440 Corey Coles NYN
10. .438 Chase Headley SD
28 August, 2006
Olympic qualifier, Havana - Cuba came from behind to shade Panama 7-6 on
Sunday ... Mexico downed Venezuela 5-4 ... Skip Schumaker went 4-for-5 to
lead Team USA over Team Canada 9-3 in the opener for both clubs ...Heath
Phillips 6.0 5 1 1 0 3 ... Stubby Clapp belted a two-run
double in the 9th as Canada downed Puerto Rico 6-5 ... Kurt Suzuki's
homer in the 10th gave Team USA an 8-7 win over Brazil ... Nick
Adenhart, another tough day, 4.2 5 4 4 1 6, Billy Butler 1-2,
homer ...
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Scott Thorman ATL 2-5, R, SB, .302
... rehab, Kyle Davies ATL 8 4 0 0 1 5, 0.60 ... Terry
Tiffee MIN 1-3, 2B, R, BB, .279 ... Scott Baker MIN 7-2/3 5 3
3 2 6, 2.67 ... Ryan Sweeney CHA 2-5, RBI, .296 ... JD
Fields CHA 3-5, 2B, 19th HR, 2 R, RBI, .310 ... Russ Adams TOR
2-4, 2 2B, R, .311 ... Sergio Santos TOR 2-4, 2B, RBI, .213 ...
Josh Banks TOR 6-1/3 4 1 1 1 5, 5.25 ... Dustin McGowan
TOR 2-2/3 0 0 0 1 0, 4.46 ... Chris Shelton DET 1-4, .286 ...
Ryan Raburn DET 1-4, 2B, .275 ... Brandon Watson CIN
2-3, R, .270 ... William Bergolla CIN 2-4, 2B, R, .280 ...
Tonys Gutierrez CIN 1-4, 2B, RBI, .283 ... Chris Denorfia
CIN 1-2, 7th HR, R, 3 RBI, .349 ... Carlos Pena BOS 2-3, BB, .278
... Adam Boeve PIT 1-3, 2B, RBI, .267 ... Bronson
Sardinha NYA 1-3, R, .299 ... Delmon Young TB 1-5, 2 RBI, .316
... Wes Bankston TB 3-5, 5th HR, 2 R, RBI, .306 ... Joel
Guzman TB 2-5, 2B, 4th HR, R, 2 RBI, .224 ... Brian Stokes TB
2-2/3 3 0 0 0 1, 4.11 ... Anderson Hernandez NYN 1-4, .249 ...
Mitch Wylie NYN 1 0 0 0 0 0, 3.02 ... Alay Soler NYN 5
7 5 5 2 7, 9.00
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Sean Marshall
CHN 7.0 6 1 0 3 7, 3.32 ... Anthony Reyes STL 7.0 4 0 0 1 8, 6-1,
2.57 ... Carlos Villanueva MIL 6.0 5 2 2 2 5, 7-1, 2.78 ...
Justin Huber KC 2-3, .291 ... Andy LaRoche LAD 3-5,
double, homer, .320 ... Matt Kemp LAD 4-5, double, .351 ...
if Kevin Witt can make it back to MLB, why not vet Jon Knott SD
5-6, 2 homers (28), 5 RBI (104), .275 ... LAD lefty Hong-Chih Kuo,
really taking to a starting role, 3.0 1 1 1 1, 3.06 ... Yusmeiro Petit
FLO 6.0 6 4 4 0 7, 4.28 ... Taylor Buchholz HOU 5.0 7 3 3 2 4,
4.97 ... Jeff Clement SEA 3-5, double, .256 ... Merkin
Valdez SF 2.2 2 2 2 2 4, 5.80 ... Jason Ellison SF 2-4,
double, .408
EASTERN (AA) -- Andrew McCutchen
PIT 1-3, double, .327 ... Radhames Liz BAL 6.0 5 3 3 3 7, 5.36 ...
Jacoby Ellsbury BOS 1-2, walk, 2 SBs (14), .322 ... Ty
Clippard NYA 5.0 6 2 2 2 5, 3.50 ... Trevor Crowe CLE, at 2B,
1-3, 2 walks, .272 ... OF Brad Snyder CLE, 4-4, triple, walk, .266
SOUTHERN (AA) -- James Brauer FLA, AA
debut, 6 4 0 0 2 2 ... Jerry Gil CF ARI, 1-4, 22nd HR, 2 RBI, .267
... Carlos Gonzalez RF ARI, ugly, 0-4, 3 K ... Tydus
Meadows LF LAD, 3-4, HR, 3 R, .297 ... Scott Elbert LAD, 7 5 3
3 1 3, 3.70 ... Reid Brignac SS TB, 1-4, RBI, R, 2, .301 ...
Evan Longoria SS TB, 1-4, R, .266 ... Andrew Sonnanstine
TB, does it again, W (15-7), 7 7 1 1 1 6, 2.77 ... Ryan Braun 3B
MIL, 1-4, 20th HR, .288 ... Yovani Gallardo MIL, 8 4 2 2 1 8, 1.70
... Jake Fox LF CHC, 2-5, 30th 2B, 2 R, K, .277 ... Sean
Thompson SD, 6 8 4 4 2 5, 3.56
TEXAS (AA) -- shortstop
Sean Rodriguez LAA 2-4, double, homer (26th
overall), .317 ... a sign of life, Ian Stewart COL 3-3, double,
.268 ... Alex Gordon KC 3-4, 29th homer, 4 RBI (94), 2 walks, 22nd
SB, 15th error, .326 ... Chris Lubanski KC 4-6, triple, 2 homers
(15), .282 ... Thomas Diamond TEX 5.0 3 3 3 2 5, 12-5, 3.96 ... OF
Wladimir Balentien SEA 1-3, 22nd homer, .233
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Chase Headley SD
2-5, .290 ... Darin Erstad LAA, rehab, 0-1 ... Javier
Brito ARZ 3-5, walk, .354 ... 2B & leadoff Eduardo Cornejo TEX
2-3, double, .369 ... Tim Lincecum SF, already time for a
promotion, 5.2 1 0 0 2 11 ... Sergio Pedroza TB 1-4, homer (28th
overall), .311 ... Andrew Baldwin SEA, quite a debut in the SEA
system (one hit, no runs, over 7 inning in his first game) 8.0 6 0 0 0 3,
2-0, 0.00
CAROLINA (A+) -- Clint Sammons C ATL
3-5, HR(8), 2R, 2RBI, .246 ... Diory Hernandez SS ATL 1-5, HR(6),
2RBI, .239 ... Jason Fransz LF BAL 2-5, HR(24), 2R, 2RBI, .248 ...
Ender Chavez RF WAS 2-5, 2R, SB, .277 ... Brandon Powell
3B WAS 2-5, HR(14), .284 ... Devin Ivany C WAS 2-6, 2B, R, 2RBI,
.264 ... Dee Brown LF WAS 2-3, R, 2RBI, SB, .298 ... Rodney
Choy Foo 3B CLE 1-3, HR(10), 3RBI, SB, .295 ... John
Drennan CF CLE 2-5, 3B, R, RBI, SB, .253 ... Wallace Torbert
LF HOU 2-5, 2 2B, 2R, RBI, SB, .309 ... Francisco Caraballo RF HOU
1-3, HR(14), 2RBI, .245 ... Rory Shortell HOU 7.0 6 1 1 0 4 W,
3.24 ... John Otness 1B BOS 2-5, 2R, RBI, .279 ... Andrew
Pinckney 3B BOS 3-5, 2B, R, 3RBI, .257 ... Claudio Arias RF
BOS 2-5, HR(8), 3RBI, .248 ... Antonio Sucre RF PIT 2-5, 2B, 3R,
RBI, .218 ... Vince Rooi 3B PIT 1-2, HR(8), 2R, 3RBI, .249
MIDWEST (A) -- Wade Leblanc SD 5.0 4 0
0 1 8, 3-1, 2.28 ... Cameron Maybin DET 1-5, .319 ... John
Mayberry TEX 1-2, 2 walks, .269 ... Justin Upton ARZ, again
DNP ... Alexander Smit MIN, REALLY liking the return to a starting
role, 7.0 0 0 0 4 11, 2.93 (fronted what turned out to be a 9-hitter, over 19
innings) ... Christopher Parmelee MIN 2-3, .250 ... Jay
Bruce CIN 1-6, .291
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Shane Lindsay COL
(L, 2-1) 6-2/3 4 1 1 1 8, 2.83 ... Dexter Fowler COL 1-4, 2B (28),
.288 ... Eric Young Jr COL 2-4, 2B (25), SB (84), .291 ... Josh
Outman PHI (W, 14-6) 5 6 1 1 2 5, 2.89 ... Mike Spidale PHI
4-4, 2B (17), SB (25), BB, .342 ... Jeremy Slayden PHI 1-4, 2 RBI
(76), BB, .307 ... Max Ramirez CLE 1-4, HR (13), RBI (59), BB,
.292 ... Ofilio Castro WAS 2-5, 3B (6), 5 RBI (55), .255 ...
Elvis Andrus ATL 0-4, .266 ... James McDonald LAD 8 1 0
0 1 8, 4.25 ... Austin Jackson NYA 1-4, .257
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- SS Andy
Lytle CLE 1-4, .309 ... C Matt Liuzza TOR 2-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB ...
1B Luke Hopkins TOR 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI ... RF Shawn
Scobee TOR 1-5, 1 2B, 3 RBI ... CF Adam Calderone TOR 3-5, 2 R
... LF Ben Zeskind TOR 2-4, 3 R, 1 2B, 3 BB ... C Matt
Clarkson PIT 1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI ... LF Alex Presley PIT 2-4, 1
R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI ... SS Angel Gonzalez PIT 3-4, 1 R ...
Nicolas Suero PIT 6 2 1 0 4 2.95 ... DH Jake Dempsey
PHI 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI & 1-3, 1R, 1 2B
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Tyler
Colvin OF CHC 1-5, 2 r, hr(6), r rbi(42), .278 ... Russ Canzler
1b CHC 1-3, 2 r, hr(15), rbi(56), .262 ... Joseph Batten 2b ARZ
2-4, r, 2b(4), .164 ... Mark Pawelek sp CHC W 3-5, 5.0 4 1 1 1 6,
2.41 ... Eric Butler sp ARZ L 3-5, 6.0 6 3 3 2 8 3.86 ...
Andrew Miller sp SD W 2-1, 6.0 8 2 2 0 6, 3.81 ... Chad
Huffman OF SD 2-3, 3 r, 2b(17), hr(9), rbi(40), .343 ... Bryan
Sabatella OF SEA 3-4, 2 r, .254 ... Carlos Peguero OF SEA 2-4,
r, hr(2), 3 rbi6), .224 ... Emmanuel Burriss ss SF 3-7, r, 2b(6),
2 rbi(23), e(15), .302 ... Robert Felmy OF SF 3-7, r, hr(7), 2
rbi(28), .253 ... Inoel Deaza sp OAk nd, 6.0 6 2 2 0 3, 3.84 ...
Daniel Mayora 2b COL 2-4, r, 2b(18), rb(26), .317 ... Bret
Berglund OF TEX 1-4, r, hr(4), 2 rbi(26), .225
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Jamie Richmond
ATL, no news on why such a short outing, 2.0 0 0 0 0 1, 1.21 ... 2B & leadoff
Isaias Garcia STL 2-5, homer, .339 ... catcher Jonathan
Jaspe TOR 3-5, 21st double, .296 ... CF Chris Emanuele TOR
3-5, double, homer, .321 ... Sergio Severino HOU 6.0 2 0 0 3 8,
2.90 (90 Ks in 68 IP)
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- CF Drew Stubbs CIN
2-5, .255 ... SS Chris Valaika 0-4, hit streak ends at 32 games
... 3B Josh Bell LAD 3-4 2 homers, including a grand slam, 7 RBI,
.297 ... OF Stephen Chapman MIL 3-5, walk, .316 ... OF
Chris Errecart MIL 3-6, 12th homer, 6 RBI, .316 ... OF Christopher
Pettit LAA 2-4, 18th double, 6th homer, .319 ... CF Joseph
Dickerson KC 2-5, 7th homer, 9th SB, .287
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- OF Norberto Ortiz
LAA 2-3, homer, .288 ... Dallas Braden OAK 5.0 3 2 2 1 10, 2-0,
0.86 (36 Ks in 21 innings) ... Cliff Pennington OAK 2-4,
.464 ... Jason Botts TEX, rehab, 1-5
Troop
Movements ... DET - optioned Colby Lewis to Triple-A,
optioned Brent Clevlen to Double-A ... PHI - acquired Jeff
Conine and cash from BAL for PTBNL ... CHN - purchased the contract of
Les Walrond from Triple-A, optioned Jae-Kuk Ryu to Triple-A
... SEA - recalled Mike Morse from Triple-A, optioned T.J. Bohn
to Triple-A ...
TEX in September ?
" ... The Rangers are considering as many
as 10 call-ups. While it appears almost certain catcher Miguel Ojeda
along with relievers Scott Feldman and Nick Masset
will be joining the club, the rest of the group is not as clear cut. The Rangers
are considering a handful of pitchers, including lefties Koronka and
Rheinecker and right-hander Kameron Loe. The most intriguing
decision may be whether to bring up shortstop Joaquin Arias.
Arias, acquired from the Yankees in the Alex Rodriguez deal, turns 22 on Sept.
21. He was .260 with four homers and 24 stolen bases at Triple-A Oklahoma
entering Saturday. "Everyone who's called up will either help the club in
September or benefit from the experience," said GM Jon Daniels, who declined to
elaborate on call-up decisions. "Hopefully, both." (Dallas Morning
News)
Among
the findings at
MinorLeagueSplits, OPS by position. The best of the full-season centre
fielders and shortstops (stats through Aug 24th) :
1. .926 Trevor Crowe CLE
2. .918 Chris Denorfia CIN
3. .898 Chris Young ARZ
4. .897 Colby Rasmus STL
5. .884 John Drennen CLE
6. .874 Cameron Maybin DET
7. .859 Victor Hall NYA
8. .854 Chris Rahl ARZ
9. .854 Dustin Majewski TOR
10. .832 Brian Burgamy PHI
1. .939 Reid Brignac TB
2. .933 Brent Lillibridge PIT
3. .926 Sean Rodriguez LAA
4. .925 Ben Zobrist HOU
5. .914 Brandon Wood LAA
6. .896 Michael Hollimon DET
7. .861 Troy Tulowitzki COL
8. .852 Brian Bixler PIT
9. .841 Ryan Klosterman TOR
10. .816 Dustin Pedroia BOS
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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