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18 April, 2004 Pitching line = IP H R ER BB
SO
 Game
action ... INT -- Jonny Gomes (TB, DH) 0-1, BB, 2 HBP, SB ...
Nook Logan (DET, CF) 2-4, 2 SB ... Ryan Langerhans (ATL,
CF) 1-4, 2 R, BB, SB ... Jason Bartlett (MIN, SS) 2-6, 2 2B, R, 2
HBP ... cooling down after all, Justin Morneau (MIN, 1B) 1-7 ...
Michael Restovich (MIN, LF) 2-6, 2B, R, BB ... Alexis
Rios (TOR, CF) 1-3, 2nd HR, R, 2 RBI, BB ... Vinnie Chulk (TOR)
2.1 2 3 3 1 2 ... Chase Utley (PHI, 2B) 2-7, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, SF
... Jorge Padilla (PHI, RF) 3-6, 2B, 2 R ... Jeremy Reed
(CHA, CF) 2-5, 2B, R, SB ... Michael Vento (NYA, RF) 1-4, 1st HR,
R, RBI ... Ramon Ramirez (NYA) 3.0 4 5 5 4 3 ... David
Krynzel (MIL, CF) 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB ... Corey Hart (MIL, RF)
2-4, 3B, 3rd HR, R, 2 RBI ... JJ Hardy (MIL, SS) 3-5, 2 2B, 2 R, RBI ...
Danny Garcia (NYN, 2B) 2-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI ... Craig
Brazell (NYN, 1B) 2-5, 5th & 6th HRs, 2 R, 2 RBI ... Pat Strange
(NYN) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
PCL -- Sean Burnett PIT 4 4 1 1 3 0 & 1-2, homer
... JR House PIT 1-3, walk, homer, 3 RBI ... Zack Greinke
(L 0-1) 4.0 6 3 3 1 3 ... Carlos Hernandez HOU, looking as if the
injury is well behind him, 2-0, 0.84, 5.2 4 1 1 1 1 ... Nick Swisher
OAK 2-5, homer, RBI ... Ryan Church MON 3-4, walk, triple, 2 RBI,
.500 ... Joel Hanrahan LA 5.0 5 1 1 0 5 ... Cha-Seung
Baek SEA 6.1 4 1 1 1 7 ...
SOUTHERN -- Josh Willingham FLA C 0-2, 2 BB,
2 K's ... Jason Stokes FLA 1B 1-4, 1 K ... Aaron McNeal
CHA 1B 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR (3), 1 K ... Andy Marte ATL 3B 0-4, 1 K,
.125 ... Kelly Johnson ATL OF 2-5, 1 K ... Prince
Fielder MIL 1B 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K ... Rickie Weeks MIL 2B
2-5, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI ... Brad Nelson MIL OF 1-5, 2 K's ... B.J.
Upton TB SS 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K ... Josh Barfield SD 2B
0-3, 1 RBI, 2 K's ... Willy Aybar LA 2B 3-6, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR (1),
6 RBI, 1 K ... Chadd Blasko CHN 2.0 5 3 3 3 2, 1-1 with a 6.43 ERA
... Yhensi Brazoban LA 2.0 0 0 0 0 2, ERA still 0.00
EASTERN -- David Wright NYN 2-4, 2
doubles, .389 ... Franklin Gutierrez CLE 3-3, double, walk, .406
... Bryan Bullington PIT 6.0 3 0 0 1 1 ... Jim Abbott
MIN 6.0 3 0 0 0 5 ... Robinson Cano 2B NYA 4-5, triple, homer,
.259 ... Dioner Navarro NYA 2-2, double, .300 ... Rob
Henkel DET 6.1 1 0 0 2 5
TEXAS -- Willy Taveras CF HOU 1-3, R
... Todd Self 1B HOU 2-5, R, RBI ... Freddie Bynum
CF OAK 2-3, 3R, RBI ... John Baker C OAK 2-5, RBI ... Mark
Teahen 3B OAK 2-4, 2B 3B ... Drew Meyer SS TEX 1-4, R ...
Jason Bourgeois 2B TEX 1-4, 3B, RBI ... Ruben Gotay
2B KC 3-5, 2B, RBI ... Casey Kotchman 1B ANA 1-4 ... Dallas
McPherson 3B ANA 0-4 ... Alberto Callaspo 2B ANA 0-4 ...
Jayson Nix 2B COL 0-4 ... Eric Cyr ANA 6.2 3 1 1 1 10
... Shin-soo Choo SEA 1-5, 2B, RBI ... Dustin
Nippert ARI 3.1 7 4 0 1 5 ... Brian Barden 3B ARI 2-4, 3R, 3B,
HR, 3RBI ... Josh Kroeger RF ARI 2-5, R, 3RBI ... Sergio
Santos SS ARI 3-5, 2R, HR, 3RBI
FSL -- Jamie Vermilyea TOR, in a
starting role, 4.0 2 0 0 1 3 ... Chad Billingsley LA 6.0 2 0 0 2 9
... Hanley Ramirez BOS 3-4, 3 runs, .351 ... Matt Murton
BOS 3-5, triple, homer, 5 RBI, .343
CAROLINA -- Luke Scott HOU 2-3, 2R,
HR, 4 RBI ... Donnie Murphy KC 2-4, R, double ... Shane
Costa KC 1-4, R ... Mike Aviles KC 1-4 ... Fernando
Nieve HOU (2-0) 5.1 12 6 6 0 8 ... Tony Blanco CIN (1B) 3-5, 2
HR, 4 RBI ... Mark Schramek CIN 2-4, double, RBI ... Jeff
Francoeur ATL 1-4, R, double, 2 RBI ... Scott Thorman ATL
1-2, 3 BB ... Brian McCann ATL 1-3, double, RBI ... Matt
Merricks ATL 5 4 0 0 0 6 ... Chaz Lytle PIT 1-4 ... Brad
Eldred PIT 0-3 ... Rajai Davis PIT 1-4, R, double, RBI, SB
... Late Thurs ... Chaz Lytle PIT 2-5, 3R, BB, SB (4) ... Brad
Eldred PIT 4-5, 3R, 2 HR, 10 RBI ... Rajai Davis PIT 3-5,
2R, double, BB, SB (4) ... Ryan Sweeney CHA 1-3 ... Pedro
Lopez CHA 0-3 ... Brian Anderson CHA 2-4, RBI ... Zach
Duke PIT (W) 5.2 4 1 1 0 4
CAL -- Vincent Sinisi TEX 1-3, double,
walk, .343 ... Luis Mateo, yet another TB OFer, 3-5, double, .455
MIDWEST -- Howie Kendrick ANA 2-5, E
(.333) ... Brian Snyder OAK 0-3, 3 K ... Matt Lorenzo
TEX 4.0 1 0 0 1 4 (0.75) ... ugliness, after a great previous outing Tyler
Pelland CIN 2 6 6 4 3 2 ... Eric Duncan NYA 2-5, 2 doubles
... Tony Giarratano DET 3-4, triple, BB ... katastrophe
Kody Kirkland DET K, K, K, K (.091) ... Lou Palmisano
MIL 1-5, 3 K ... Ken Durost MIL 5.2 3 0 0 2 6 (0.93) ... nice
follow-up to the 8-inning no-no Dusty Hughes KC 7.0 9 1 1 2 3 ...
Chris Lubanski KC 2-3, IBB (up to .143) ... Matt Moses
MIN 1-3, double, BB (.357)
SAL -- Nate Schierholtz 3B SF,
1-4,double, R, 2BB ... Travis Ishikawa 1B SF, 1-5, RBI, R ...
Jake Blalock LF PHI, 0-5, RBI, R ... Javier Guzman SS
PIT, 2-4, triple, RBI, 2R ... Chris Young CF CHW, 1-4, HR ...
Micah Schnurstein 3B CHW, 2-4, double, RBI ... Brandon
McCarthy CHW, 6.0 7 4 4 0 10, L ... Delmon Young RF TB, 1-5, R
... Jason Pridie CF TB, 2-5, HR, double, 3RBI ... Ian
Stewart 3B COL, 0-4 ... Matt Esquivel RF ATL, 3-4, HR, 2
doubles, 2RBI ... Jake Stevens ATL, 4.2 4 1 1 0 6 ... Tyler
Davidson 1B NYM, 2-4, 2RBI, SB ... Yusmerio Petit NYM, 6.0
2 1 0 0 6, W (2-0), 0.86 ERA ... Nick Markakis RF BAL, 0-4 ...
Mitch Talbot HOU, 6.0 3 1 1 1 6 ... Xavier Paul LA 2-4, homer,
3 RBI
COLLEGE -- Justin Verlander, Old
Dominion, 7.0 9 4 3 2 9 ... Philip Humber, Rice, 7.0 5 2 0 1 8 (126
pitches) ... Wade Townsend, Rice, 9.0 2 0 0 4 8 (123 pitches) ...
Jeremy Sowers, Vanderbilt 6.0 4 6 4 4 5 (114 pitches) ... Jered
Weaver Long Beach State, 9.0 4 0 0 0 12 (107 pitches) :
" ... All-American Jered Weaver (11-0) tied Andy
Croghan's career mark for wins, pitching a complete game four-hit shutout, as
No. 5-ranked Long Beach State ... defeated No. 7-ranked UC Irvine
... 3-0 ... Weaver struck out 12 on the night, not walking a single batter
to win his 11th straight. At one point, Weaver retired 14 in a row from the
third until the eighth inning, at one point striking out four in a row and seven
of those 14 Anteaters. It was the eighth time this season that Weaver has struck
out double digits. Of Weaver's 107 pitches, 77 were strikes, as he had just 34
pitches through three and 68 pitches through six innings of work." (Long Beach
State)
Troop
movements ... HOU -- optioned infielder Eric Bruntlett to AAA ...
Jeff
Schuler, Allentown Morning Call, on Gavin Floyd PHI :
" ... Floyd couldn't have had a much better
debut in his first Eastern League start last Sunday in Akron. Five innings. No
hits, no runs. Six strikeouts. A walk ... Friday night the highly touted
right-hander made his first home start, facing Akron for the second time in six
days. You might expect hitters one step up the professional ladder to make some
sort of adjustment against the young pitcher. But it didn't happen. Although
Floyd didn't get a win, his performance was almost as good ...''We've kind of
pitched them the same way, all six games we've faced them, and they are not
making adjustments,'' Reading pitching coach Rod Nichols said. ''So … Gavin
pitched to his strengths, and that's what most good pitchers do.'' Floyd allowed
three hits and struck out six in 5 2/3 scoreless innings, which means that in 11
2/3 innings, Eastern League hitters — well, make that the Indians — are now
hitting .083 (3-for-36) with 12 strikeouts against Floyd ... Nichols has already
seen the 21-year-old Floyd begin to become a pitcher, not so much a thrower. And
that's what excites the one-time major-league reliever the most. ''He's learning
how to pitch, his pitch selection, his pitch sequence to each hitter,'' Nichols
said. ''That's the hardest part of coming from A-ball to Double-A. The hitters
are going to make adjustments to his pitches, but so far, it's fun to watch,
because he makes the adjustments to them, too.'' ''He's just really locked in,''
Reading manager Greg Legg added. ''If he wants to throw a fastball in, he throws
it in. If he wants to throw a breaking ball for a strike, he throws it for a
strike.'' Limited to 70 pitches last Sunday, Floyd was stretched out to 90
Friday night, throwing 50 of them for strikes. He left after issuing his third
walk of the game, and second of the inning, which loaded the bases with two outs
in the sixth ... Three innings earlier he showed some of the poise that is
expected to help him one day land a spot near the top of the major-league club's
rotation. After two quick outs, Akron got its second base runner of the night on
an error, and Floyd followed by walking Rodney Choy Foo on four pitches. Now
facing Franklin Gutierrez, one of the prospects the Indians got from Los Angeles
for Milton Bradley, Floyd got a quick strike, then missed inside with two
fastballs. After Gutierrez fouled off a pitch, Floyd didn't get the call on a
curve that seemed to catch the outside corner. But he came back with another
that Gutierrez swung through to end the inning. ''I had confidence to throw my
curveball,'' said Floyd, who said he struggled with the curve early in the game.
''That's his money pitch,'' Nichols said. ''He saved it for the right spot. The
first one, I don't know how he didn't swing on it. The second one, he had to
swing on it.''
17 April, 2004
Game
action ... INT -- Matt Diaz (TB, RF) 2-4, 2B, R, RBI ... Jonny
Gomes (TB, LF) 2-4, 2 2B, 2 R, BB ... Nook Logan (DET, CF) 2-4, SB
... Brandon Larson (CIN, 3B) 1-4, 1st HR, R, 2 RBI, BB, SF ... Dane
Sardinha (CIN, C) 2-5, 1st HR, R, RBI ... is he cooling down? Justin
Morneau (MIN, 1B) 1-4, 2B ... Russ Adams (TOR, SS) 1-3, R,
2 RBI, BB ... Alexis Rios (TOR, CF) 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI ... Gabe
Gross (TOR, RF) 2-4, 2B, 2 R ... Jason Arnold (TOR) 4.1 7 4
4 3 3 ... Chase Utley (PHI, 2B) 2-4, 2B, 2nd HR, 2 R, RBI ...
Mike Fontenot (BAL, 2B) 3-5, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI ... Darnell
McDonald (BAL, CF) 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB, SB ... Jamie Brown (BOS)
6.1 3 2 2 1 2 ... Jeremy Reed (CHA, CF) 3-4, 3B, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2
SB ... Brad Halsey (NYA) 5.0 6 3 3 2 3 ... David Krynzel
(MIL, CF) 1-3, 2 R, HBP ... Corey Hart (MIL, RF) 1-3, 2nd HR, R, 2
RBI, BB ... JJ Hardy (MIL, SS) 1-4, 1st HR, R, RBI ... Ben
Hendrickson (MIL) 6.0 4 1 1 1 4 ... Danny Garcia (NYN, 2B)
1-3, R, BB, HBP, SB ... Craig Brazell (NYN, 1B) 2-5, 4th HR, R, 2
RBI ... Victor Diaz (NYN, RF) 3-4, 2nd HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, SB ...
Jeremy Griffiths (NYN) 5.0 5 4 4 2 4
PCL -- Calvin Pickering KC (also, see below)
searing hot, 4-4, double, 9th & 10th homers, 7 RBI (23 for the season in 24 ABs),
.542 (and, more walks than Ks, 5-4) ... Juan Dominguez TEX 2.2 3 5
5 5 2 ... Yadier Molina STL 1-3, homer ... Luis Terrero ARZ,
double, .469 ... Josh Karp MON 3.0 5 4 4 4 1 ...
EASTERN -- David Wright, NYM, 0-3 ...
Aaron Hill, TOR, 1-4 ... Donier Navarro, NYY, 0-4 ...
Val Majewski, BAL, 5-6 ... Jason Kubel, MINN, 2-4
... Franklin Gutierrez, CLE, 3-4, 2 2B ... Gavin Floyd,
PHI, 5.2 3 0 0 3 6 ... Bobby Bradley PIT, fighting back from
injuries, 6 4 0 0 1 5 ... Shawn Hill MON 7 5 0 0 0 6 ... Curtis
Granderson CF DET 3-5, triple ... Boof Bonser SF 6 4
3 3 0 3
SOUTHERN -- Josh Barfield SD 2B 2-4, 1 K ...
Jake Gatreau SD 3B 0-4 ... Andy Marte ATL 3B 1-4, 1
2B, 1 RBI, 2 K ... Kelly Johnson, ATL OF 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 2 K ...
Brett Evert ATL 2.0 2 0 0 3 4 in relief ... Josh
Willingham FLA C 1-4, 3 K's ... Jason Stokes FLA 1B 0-4, 1 K
... Milwaukee trio still having a tough go at it ... Prince Fielder
MIL 1B 1-4, 1 2B (down to .160) ... Rickie Weeks MIL 2B 0-3, 2 K's
(.214, no walks, 7 Ks) ... Brad Nelson MIL OF 0-3, 2 K's ...
Joey Gathright TB DH 3-5, 1 R, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 2 K's ... B.J. Upton
TB SS 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
" ... Last year’s Southern League Championship
Series MVP picked up right where he left off, as Trevor Hutchinson was
named ... Southern League Pitcher of the Week. Finishing the week with an ERA of
1.64, Hutchinson recorded two of the five Mudcats’ victories. Pitching six of
the seven innings, he teamed with Mudcats’ reliever Kevin Cave to no-hit the
Huntsville Stars ... April 14th. ... Hutchinson, listed as the Marlins’
#10 prospect by Baseball America, was selected by Florida in the third round of
the 2002 draft."
TEXAS -- Willy Taveras CF HOU 0-3, R, RBI ...
Tommy Whiteman SS HOU 4-6, 2RBI ... Jeremy Brown DH OAK 3-5, 2 2B,
RBI ... Alberto Callaspo SS ANA 2-4, R ... Casey Kotchman
1B ANA 2-4, RBI ... Dallas McPherson 3B ANA 1-2 ... Jeff
Mathis C ANA 0-2 ... Jayson Nix DH COL 1-3 ... Drew
Meyer SS TEX 2-5, R ... Jason Bourgeois 2B TEX 1-4 ... Dee
Brown LF KC 3-5, 2 R, HR, 2RBI ... Kameron Loe TEX 2.1 9 6
6 1 0 ... Shin-Soo Choo SEA 2-5, RBI ... Brian Barden 3B
ARI 2-5, R, 2 RBI ... Josh Kroeger RF ARI 1-5 ... Sergio
Santos SS ARI 2-3, 3R
CAROLINA -- Jeff Francoeur ATL 0-3, BB, 2K
... Scott Thorman ATL 1-3, R, double, BB ... Brian
McCann ATL 2-4, R, double ... Richard Gardner CIN (W) 5 5 1 1
0 4 ... Matt Wright ATL 5 1 0 0 3 8 ... Michael Aubrey
CLE 0-4, RBI, BB ... Pat Osborn CLE 1-4 ... Ryan Garko
CLE 1-4 ... Dan Denham CLE (2-0) 5 4 0 0 1 9 ... Rommie
Lewis BAL (0-2) 5 5 1 0 1 2 ... Luke Scott HOU 2-5, RBI ...
Donnie Murphy KC 0-2, R, 2 BB ... Shane Costa KC 1-4,
R, triple, RBI ... Mike Aviles KC 1-4, RBI ... Jason
Hirsh 5 2 2 1 2 8 ... Colt Griffin KC (0-2) 4 6 4 4 4 4 ...
FSL -- Scott Kazmir NYN 4.0 8 5 5 1 2, 9.53
... Felix Pie CHN 3-5 ... Justin Huber NYN 2-5,
double, .200 ... Hanley Ramirez BOS 2-4, homer, 4 RBI, .303 ...
Vito Chiaravalloti TOR 3-5, 2 doubles, 3 RBI, .452 ... Michael
Woods DET 2B 3-4, triple, walk, .294 ... Chance Caple STL,
on the comeback trail, 7.0 2 0 0 2 3 ...
CAL -- Gabriel Martinez 1B TB 4-5, 2 doubles,
triple, 3 RBI, .455 ... Robby Hammock ARZ, rehab, 2-4 ... Tim
Stauffer SD 6.0 4 2 1 0 3 ... Scott Spiezio SEA, rehab, 0-4
... Matt Cain SF living up to the hype, a two-hitter through six
innings, 12 Ks
MIDWEST -- Lou Palmisano MIL 2-4 (.440) ...
Brian Snyder OAK 0-3 ... just turned 20 April 5th Jose
Corchado OAK 6.2 5 1 1 1 7 ... Jake Fox (C) CHN 2-3, 3rd HR
(.417, and 2 gunned down stealing) ... Williams Sarmiento TEX 4.1
4 1 1 0 8 ... Eric Duncan NYA 2-4 (.357) ... Tony
Giarratano (SS) DET 3-5, double ... Joey Votto CIN 1-4, 3 K
... "Pen outstanding coming out of the 'pen Josh Thigpen CIN 4.0 3
0 0 0 9 ... Adam Jones SEA 0-2, 2 BB
SAL -- Cole Sefrig 2B FLA, 2-4 ... Chris
Young CF CHW, 1-3, HR, RBI ... Robert Valido SS CHW, 2-4, 2
2B, SB(5) ... Nick Markakis LF BAL, 0-4, 2K ... Adam
Loewen BAL, 5.0 2 3 3 7 8 ... Matt Albers HOU, 4.0 3 2 2 3 5
... Andy LaRoche 3B LA, 2-4, RBI, 2R, SB(3) ... Xavier
Paul LF LA, 2-4, 3B, HR, 2RBI ... Chin-lung Hu SS LA,
2-4, R ... Jo Jo Reyes ATL, 4.0 3 2 2 2 5 ... Steve Doetsch
CF ATL, 2-4, HR(4), RBI ... Jake Blalock LF PHI, 0-4, 2K ...
Ian Stewart COL 3-5
Troop
movements ... TEX -- recalled first baseman Adrian Gonzalez from Triple-A
(Mark Teixeira DL) ... BAL -- announced that outfielder Jack Cust has
cleared waivers and has been sent outright to AAA ... SF -- optioned outfielder
Tony Torcato to AAA ... HOU -- Acquired pitcher Chad Harville from
OAK for pitcher Kirk Saarloos ...
John
Sickels, ESPN.com, on John Danks TEX & Jason Kubel MIN :
" ... A first-round pick last year out of high
school ... Southpaw Danks throws in the low 90s and has an excellent curveball.
His changeup needs work, but that is true for most pitchers his age. Scouts like
his personality and aptitude for pitching ... pitching for the Clinton
Lumberkings in the Midwest League, he has fanned 12 in his first six innings.
He's an excellent prospect, but like all pitchers his age, he's a risky, if
high-reward, investment."
" ... Kubel is a very good prospect and deserves
more attention than he's received. He was a 12th-round pick in 2000 out of high
school ... shown the ability to hit for power and average, and is raking the
ball in Double-A so far this year, hitting .520 with a .960 slugging percentage
in his first six games at New Britain. A left-handed hitter, Kubel has plus bat
speed and outstanding strike zone judgment. He's not a huge walk machine, but he
very seldom strikes out and doesn't swing often at bad pitches ... is still just
21 years old. I think he's one of the best hitters that people haven't heard
much about."
Calvin
Pickering, finally healthy and showing why he was such a highly rated
prospect :
Pickering (a 35th round pick in 1995) had an
outstanding pro debut in Rookie Ball in 1996 -- .325 with 14 doubles & 18 homers
(.411 OBA) in 200 ABs. After a similarly successful 1997 season in A Ball
(.311 with 31 doubles & 25 homes, .394 OBA) Pickering first won recognition in
John Sickels' 1998 Minor League Scouting Notebook :
" ... He is enormous .. when he makes contact, he
can drive balls from coast to coast ... strikes out too much, but his command of
the strike zone isn't bad for an inexperienced player of his size ... B - "
He moved up to an A - rating by Sickels in 1999
after a stunning AA season (.309 with 28 doubles & 31 homers, .434 OBA -- 98
walks, 119 Ks).
" ... continues to improve offensively. His
command of the strike zone is very good, he has 30-homer power, he hits for
average ... has cut his strikeouts while increasing his walks as he has moved
up, an excellent sign for his future ... named Eastern League's MVP ... if he
keeps his weight under control Pickering may be one of the leading hitters of
the early 21st century."
Pickering dropped back to a "B" in Sickels' 2000
book (rated #4 in the BAL system in Sickels' ESPN rankings :)
" ... 4) Calvin Pickering, 1B: 1999 was marred by a
shoulder injury and complaints about his weight and defense, but I'm still
convinced he will hit if given a chance. "
He's bounced around the last few seasons ... BOS,
SEA, CIN, KC ... missing much time through injury ... but, he's still just 27
...
16 April, 2004
Game
action ... INT -- Matt Diaz (TB, RF) 1-3, 2B, 2 R, BB ... Jonny
Gomes (TB, LF) 2-4, 2B, 4th HR, R, 3 RBI ... Doug Waechter (TB) 3.0 3
1 1 0 1 ... Nook Logan (DET, CF) 2-3, 3B, R ... Brandon Larson (CIN,
3B) 2-4, RBI ... Brandon Claussen (CIN) 6.0 1 2 0 3 6 ... Ryan
Langerhans (ATL, CF) 1-1, 2B, R, BB ... Wilson Betemit (ATL,
3B) 1-3, 2 RBI, BB ... how much longer before MIN calls? Justin
Morneau (MIN, 1B) 2-3, 3rd & 4th HRs, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB ... Alexis
Rios (TOR, CF) 1-4, 1st HR, R, RBI ... Guillermo Quiroz (TOR,
C) 2-3, 2B ... Chase Utley (PHI, 2B) 0-1, R, RBI, SF, 2 BB ...
Kelly Shoppach (BOS, C) 1-3, 2B, R, BB ... Jeremy Reed
(CHA, CF) 3-4 ... Michael Vento (NYA, RF) 3-5, R ... David
Krynzel (MIL, CF) 2-4, 2B, 1st HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, Sac ... Danny
Garcia (NYN, 2B) 1-3, 2 BB ... Craig Brazell (NYN, 1B) 2-5,
2B, 3rd HR, R, 3 RBI ... Aaron Heilman (NYN) 4.1 9 5 4 0 1
PCL -- vet Glendon Rusch could provide some
help for the Prior-less Cubs, 6 1 0 0 0 5 ... Adrian Gonzalez TEX, 0-3,
down to .138 ... so bad after such a good first effort, John
VanBenschoten PIT 2.2 10 9 8 2 0 ... Ruben Mateo PIT 3-5, 2 doubles
... Jason
Alfaro HOU (at SS) 4-5, 2 homers, 6 RBI, .258 ... JD Closser COL
5-6, 2 doubles, 3 RBI ... Clint Barmes COL 5-5, homer ... Ryan
Church MON 4-5 ... Chris Oxspring SD 7.0 3 1 1 2 10 ...
Xavier Nady SD 4-5, 2 doubles, homer ... Travis Blackley
SEA 4.2 10 6 5 2 2 ... Jose Lopez SEA (at 3B) 3-6, double, 3 runs
... Calvin Pickering KC 8th homer, 3 RBI, walk, .450 :
" ... The Omaha slugger (Pickering) had his streak
of two-homer games stopped at two, but he still launched a three-run homer to
left center field in the fifth inning - giving him five homers in three games,
seven in five games, and eight in his last six games. "I feel like we dodged a
bullet there because he only hit one," New Orleans Manager Chris Maloney said.
"He's hitting everything. The ball must look like a T-bone coming up there to
him." (Omaha World Herald)
EASTERN -- Dustin McGowan 5.0 4 0 0 1
6 ... Charlie Zink BOS 5.0 4 1 1 2 3 ... JD Durbin MIN 5.2
7 2 2 0 6 ... Larry Broadway MON 1-4, .087 ... Denny
Bautista BAL 3.0 3 6 6 5 3 ... Jake Dittler CLE 5.0 6 2 1 0 3 ...
Franklin Gutierrez CLE 2-3, walk, .280
SOUTHERN -- No games scheduled
TEXAS -- Drew Meyer SS TEX 0-3, R ...
Jason Bourgeois 2B TEX 0-3 ... Shin-Soo Choo SEA 2-4, 2 2B,
RBI ... Sergio Santos SS ARI 2-4, R ... Josh Kroeger RF ARI 1-4
... Adrian Rosario ARI 8 9 2 2 0 4 ... Willy Taveras CF HOU 1-5
... Freddie Bynum CF OAK 2-5, R, RBI ... Ezequiel Astacio HOU 5 5
2 2 1 5 ... Alberto Callaspo 2B ANA 1-4, R, RBI ... Casey
Kotchman 1B ANA 1-4 ... Dallas McPherson 3B ANA 1-5, RBI
... Jeff Mathis C ANA 2-4, HR ... Jayson Nix 2B COL
1-4, R
CAROLINA -- Michael Aubrey CLE
(1B) 2-5, 2R, double (.444) ... Pat Osborn CLE (3B) 2-3, 2R, HR
(3), 4 RBI (11), BB, SB (.421) ... Ryan Garko CLE (C ) 2-3, 2R, 2
doubles, BB (.450) ... Mark Schramek CIN (3B) 1-3, R, double, 2
RBI ... Donnie Murphy KC (SS) 1-4 ... Shane Costa KC
(OF) 0-4 (rated Royals #7 prospect by Baseball America and hitting .067) ...
Chaz Lytle PIT (OF) 2-3, R, BB, 2 SB (.379) ... Jonah
Bayliss KC (L) 6 9 4 3 2 1 ... Jonathan Albaladejo PIT (2 - 0)
6 4 0 0 0 3 (1.54) ... Doug Gredvig BAL (1B) 1-4, HR, 3RBI (.304)
... Tripper Johnson BAL (3B) 1-4, HR (3) (.263) ... Don
Levinski BAL 4 3 3 2 3 2 ... Jeff Francoeur ATL (OF) 0-2, BB
(.300) ... Scott Thorman ATL (1B) 2-3 (.263) ... Gregor
Blanco ATL (OF) 2-3, BB (.273) ... Ryan Sweeney CHA (OF) 1-2,
R (.286) ... Pedro Lopez CHA (SS) 0-2, K (.250) ... Blaine
Boyer ATL (1 - 1) 5.1 2 2 1 0 4 ... Late Wednesday ... Ryan
Garko (playing 1B) CLE 2-4, R, 2B, 3 RBI ... Pat Osborn CLE
(3B) 1-3, R, RBI ... Donnie Murphy KC 2-4, RBI ... Shane
Costa KC 0-4 ... Chaz Lytle PIT 1-4
FSL -- Byung-Hyun Kim BOS,
rehab, 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 ... Rodolfo Guillen NYA (in CF) 2-4, double, 2 walks
... Blake Hawksworth STL 5.2 7 4 4 1 4 ... oh, what a difference a year
makes, Jon Connolly DET, pitched well, still lost his 2nd,
6.0 3 1 0 2 1, 6.75 ... another Dodger kid surging to prospect status,
Johnathan Broxton (W 2-0) 7.0 2 0 0 2 13
CAL -- Neb Brown 2B ARZ 5-6, homer, 5
RBI, .400 ... Connor Jackson ARZ 1-3, 3 walks, .346 ... Jamie
D`Antona 3B ARZ 3-4, double, homer, walk, 5 RBI, .394 ... Joe
Saunders ANA, 2nd win, 6.0 4 2 2 1 4 ... KJ Hendricks 2B COL 3-6,
triple, 5 RBI what a SEA combo, Rafael Soriano 4.0 2 1 1 0 5 &
Felix Hernandez (W 2-0) 5.0 2 0 0 2 10.
" ... He's (Soriano) going to start. He needs the innings,
and we don't want to try to jam him in games to get them," pitching coach Bryan
Price said. "He's going to get the work he didn't get in spring training after
he hurt his side." Melvin emphasized this is not a demotion for the 24-year-old.
"He just doesn't have all his bullets. He needs to build up arm strength,"
Melvin said. "He's struggled, but it's not his fault. He's done the best he
could, taken the ball every time we've asked. We thought we could give him the
work he needs here, but it hasn't worked out that way." There is no timetable on Soriano's return to the roster." (Seattle Times)
MIDWEST -- Eric Duncan NYA 3-5, 1st HR
... Melky Cabrera NYA 2-5 ... TJ Beam NYA 6.0 2 0 0 1 6
(1.80) ... Adam Jones SEA 2-3, BB, CS ... a golden sombrero Wladimir
Balentien 0-4, K K K K ... Matt Chico ARZ 6.0 3 0 0 1 9
(now 0 runs, 7 baserunners, and 17 strikeouts for the 20-year-old) ... Howie
Kendrick ANA 3-5, double ... Lou Palmisano MIL 1-3, 2 HBP
(ouch) ... Brock Till CIN 5.0 4 1 1 0 9 (0.96) ... Denard
Span MIN 1-3, 3 BB, 5th SB ... Matt Moses MIN 3-5, double,
BB ... Brian Snyder OAK 3-5, triple, BB (.370)
SAL -- Robert Valido 2B CHW, 0-4, RBI,
R ... Micah Schnurstein 3B CHW, 1-3, R, SB ... Brian
Miller CHW, 5.0 1 1 1 2 2 ... Tyler Davidson 1B NYM, 1-4, HR
(2), R ... Shawn Bowman 3B NYM ... 2-3, HR (2), 2R ... Jarrod
Saltalamacchia C ATL, 2-5, HR (1), RBI, R ... Nick Markakis
CF BAL, 1-4 ... Lorenzo Scott RF BAL, 1-3, RBI ... Josh
Anderson CF HOU, 2-5, R ... Jai Miller CF FLA, 2-4, 2RBI, 2R,
2 2B ... Cole Seifrig 2B FLA, 2-5, 3RBI, R, 2B, 3B ... Delmon
Young TB 0-4, K, .281 ...
Troop
movements ... COL -- recalled outfielder Matt Holliday from Triple-A
(Preston Wilson DL) ... OAK -- recalled pitcher Rich Harden from AAA,
designated pitcher Chad Harville for assignment ... MON -- recalled
outfielder Matt Cepicky from AAA (Carl Everett DL) ... BOS -- recalled
LHP Phil Seibel from Triple-A ... BAL -- designated outfielder-DH Jack
Cust for assignment (again), recalled outfielder Tim Raines Jr. from
Triple-A .
Matthew
Pouliot, RotoWorld, with notes on Sean Burnett PIT and Matt
Holliday COL :
" ... With Rick Reed out of the way, Burnett should
make his major league debut prior to the All-Star break ... Although Burnett
just made his first start in Triple-A this week, the Pirates believe he is ready
to make the jump to the majors. The 2000 first-round pick entered the season
with a 2.64 ERA in 85 starts and two relief appearances as a minor leaguer
... has only an average fastball, topping out at 89 mph, but his other offerings
make him look like a No. 3 starter. His changeup, in particular, is outstanding.
Burnett probably won’t experience immediate success after arriving in the majors
... should settle in as a decent pitcher in 2005 ... upside is more
Brad Radke than Tom Glavine."
" ... Holliday is set to join the Rockies
because of Preston Wilson’s injury. The converted third baseman had been a major
disappointment until finally showing some life in the Arizona Fall League last
year. He’s always had power potential, but that resulted in just 61 homers in
613 games as a minor leaguer. The Rockies believe he’s turned the corner, and
considering the alternatives, they could give him quite a bit of playing time
while Wilson is out ... Given 450 at-bats, he could hit .270 with 15 homers."
COL,
good news, bad news on pitching prospects :
" ... Aaron Cook has yet to allow a run
through 13 innings and two winning starts at Triple-A Colorado Springs. No
worries about Chin-Hui Tsao taking a big-league job anytime soon, though.
A weakened shoulder is expected to keep the Rockies' top pitching prospect
sidelined at Colorado Springs until the first week of May." (Denver Post)
No
wealth of SP help on the Astros' farm :
" ... Carlos Hernandez had a good first start
(five scoreless innings) at Triple-A, but his velocity is not where we'd want
yet," Hunsicker said. "(Top righthanded prospect Taylor) Buchholz
had a good first outing, but it would be a little aggressive to consider him
this early. (Kirk) Saarloos has not pitched all that well."
(Houston Chronicle)
Tony
Gwynn Jr. MIL sees a lot to like in BJ & the Prince :
" ... I got to see B.J. Upton, the Devil Rays
prospect, play and I was really impressed. He's going to be a really good
player. He's got great poise at the plate. He must've gone right-center on us
three or four times at least. That showed he can really handle the bat and he
doesn't panic. He and my teammate Prince (Fielder) have to be the
youngest cats who don't act their age as far as their plate approach." (MLB.com)
New
immigration rules likely to hinder the influx of new baseball talent into the
USA :
" ... the impact is going to be felt in
efforts to sign amateurs in the next couple of months. A congressional limit of
66,000 work visas was met March 9. That means teams signing players from outside
the United States are not going to be able to get visas for them to play for
teams in the United States this summer. That could impact the amateur draft, and
for the Rockies, it could hit home even earlier. Left-handed pitcher Adam
Daniels of Northeast Oklahoma State College was the Rockies' 22nd-round
draft choice a year ago. A so-called draft-and-follow ... Daniels is being
watched this season by the Rockies, who have the rights to sign him until a week
before the June draft. What the Rockies have seen is impressive. Daniels has
gone 6-1 with a 1.34 earned-run average and has struck out 77 batters in 47
innings, walking 22 ... allowed a .106 batting average. Here's the catch. The
6-foot-2, 190-pound Daniels is from North Vancouver, British Columbia. Major
League Baseball is arranging a meeting with White House officials, hoping it can
find a sympathetic ear from President Bush, former owner of the Texas Rangers.
(Rocky Mountain News)
15 April, 2004
Game
action ... INT -- Brandon Larson (CIN, 3B) 2-4, RBI ... Matt
Belisle (CIN) 6.0 6 4 4 1 4 ... Ryan Langerhans (ATL, CF) 1-2,
2B, R, RBI, BB ... Wilson Betemit (ATL, 3B) 1-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI (now
1-15, no walks, 8 Ks) ... MIN boys continue to light it up( at least until game
2) ... Jason Bartlett (MIN, SS) 3-5, 2B, 1st HR, 3 R, RBI & 1-3,
RBI ... Justin Morneau (MIN, 1B) 3-4, R, RBI, BB & 0-3 ...
Michael Restovich (MIN, RF) 2-3, 2nd HR, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB & 1-3 ...
Russ Adams (TOR, SS) 0-3 & 1-4, 2B, RBI ... Alexis Rios
(TOR, CF) 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI & 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI ... Guillermo Quiroz (TOR,
C) 2-3, RBI, BB ... Gabe Gross (TOR, RF) 1-3 & 1-4, R ... David
Bush (TOR) 7.0 6 2 1 1 5 ... Vinnie Chulk (TOR) 2.1 1 0 0 0
3 ... Chase Utley (PHI, 2B) 2-4, 2 RBI & 0-2, R, BB ... Jorge
Padilla (PHI, RF) 1-2, R, RBI, BB & 1-3 ... Josh Hancock
(PHI) 5.0 3 4 2 2 0 ... Mike Fontenot (BAL, 2B) 0-3 & 1-3, RBI ...
Darnell McDonald (BAL, CF) 1-4, 3B, 2 RBI & 2-3, RBI ...
Brandon Phillips (CLE, 2B & SS) 1-3, R, HBP & 0-1, RBI, SF, Sac ...
Grady Sizemore (CLE, CF) 2-3, 2B, R, RBI, BB & 0-3 ... Jeremy
Guthrie (CLE) 5.0 4 3 3 4 2 ... Kevin Youkilis (BOS, 3B)
1-4, R & 1-2, BB ... Jeremy Reed (CHA, CF) 1-4, R, RBI ... Joe
Borchard (CHA, RF) 1-3, 2 RBI, BB, SB ... Felix Diaz (CHA)
6.0 2 0 0 1 3 ... Dewon Brazelton TB, nice turnaround, 5.0 6 1 1 0
3 ...
PCL -- Edgar Gonzalez ARZ 7.0 3 2 2 0 6 ...
Scott Hairston ARZ 2-5, triple, but two more Ks ... Robby
Hammock ARZ 2-3, double ... Adam Wainwright STL 5.0 4 0 0 2
6 ... Dan Haren STL 6.0 4 1 0 3 10 ... Taylor Buchholz HOU
4.2 10 6 6 3 2 ... Calvin Pickering KC, red hot, 2-2, 6th & 7th homers,
walk, 4 RBI, .471 ... Adrian Gonzalez TEX 0-4, 2 Ks, .154 ... Joe
Blanton OAK 7.0 3 0 0 3 3 ... Bobby Jenks ANA 4.1 10 7 4 2
3 ... Dan Johnson OAK 4-4, double, 5th homer, .483 ...
Clint Nageotte SEA 6.2 6 1 1 0 5 ...
EASTERN -- isn't this the kid CLE stole from LA?,
Francisco Cruceta 7 1 0 0 1 3 ... Larry Broadway MON 0-3,
.053 ... Franklin Gutierrez CLE 2-4, .227 ... Michael Cervenak 3B SF 2-4,
2 homers ... Matt Peterson NYN 5.0 4 1 1 1 7 ... David
Wright NYN 2-3, 2 doubles & 2-3, .480 ... Keith Bucktrot PHI
5.0 6 0 0 1 6 ... Ian Snell PIT 5.0 9 1 1 2 3 ... Kenny
Baugh DET 4.0 9 5 3 1 3 ... Jose Diaz NYN 5.0 0 0 0 4 8 ...
John Maine BAL 4.2 4 1 1 2 9
SOUTHERN -- Kelly Johnson 3B ATL 1-3, 1
R, 1 double ... Wilkin Ruan OF LA 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, second game
after demotion to AA ... Armando Almanza ATL 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 rehab
... Bobby Brownlie CHN 5.1 5 4 4 2 8 took the loss ... Dustin
Moseley CIN 7.0 2 0 0 0 6 no decision ... FLO's Trevor
Hutchinson and Kevin Cave combined on a seven inning no-hitter
... tough series for the MIL kids (" ... The Mudcats held the Stars vaunted
offensive quartet of Fielder, Tony Gwynn Jr.,
Brad Nelson and Rickie Weeks to 2-35 with no RBI in the
series. The Stars offense collectively batted just .092 (7-76) in the three-game
sweep to Carolina, and was outscored by the Mudcats 15-1.") ...
TEXAS -- Willy Taveras CF TEX 3-5, R ...
Jeremy Brown C OAK 0-3 ... Mark Teahen 3B OAK 2-4 ...
Shane Komine OAK ouch, .1 6 6 6 2 0 ... An abundance of ofer's for
Angels uber-prospects: Alberto Callaspo 2B ANA 0-4 ... Casey
Kotchman 1B ANA 0-4 ... Dallas McPherson 3B ANA 0-4 ...
Jeff Mathis C ANA 0-3 ... Jayson Nix 2B COL 1-4, HR,
3RBI ... Danny Sandownl SS COL 3-4, HR, 2R, 2RBI ... Jeff
Francis COL picking up where he left off last year, 6.2 1 0 0 2 11 ...
Drew Meyer SS TEX 2-3, 2R ... Jason Bourgeois 2B TEX
1-4 ... Rick Asadoorian CF TEX 1-4 ... Dee Brown LF
KC 2-4, HR, 2B, 2R, 3RBI ... Scott Walter DH KC 3-4, HR, 2R, 3RBI
... Shin-soo Choo SEA 2-5, R ... Greg Jacobs RF SEA 3-4, 2
2B, HR, 2R, 3RBI ... Sergio Santos SS ARI 1-4, R
CAROLINA -- Mark Schramek CIN 1-2, HR, BB ...
Michael Aubrey CLE 1-2, R, RBI, BB & 2-3, homer, 3 RBI ...
Nathan Panther CLE 2-4 ... Ryan Garko (C ) CLE 2-3,
HR, 2 RBI ... Pat Osborn CLE (3B) 1-3, HR (2) ... Fausto
Carmona CLE (W) 5 2 1 1 2 8 ... Luke Scott HOU (RF) 2-3, 3R,
double, 2 BB, SB ... Tripper Johnson BAL 1-4, HR (2) ... Paul
Henry BAL 4 3 2 2 1 7 ... Donnie Murphy KC 2-4, R ...
Mike Aviles KC 1-2, R, RBI, BB ...Shane Costa KC 1-3, R
... Brad Eldred PIT 1-3, R, double ... Paul Maholm
PIT (L) 5 6 2 2 0 3
FSL -- Bobby Malek NYM, 3-4, 2 doubles (4), 2
RBI ... Brett Harper NYM, 3-5, double (20, 3 rbi ... Joe
Jianetti NYM, 4-5, double, 2RBI ... Casey McGehee CHN, 3-3, 2
doubles ... Felix Pie CHN, 0-4 ... Jeremy West BOS,
3-4 double (3), RBI ... Joel Zumaya DET, 5-8-5-5-3-6 ...
Francisco Rosarios TOR, 3.1 4 4 3 4 3 ... Shelly Duncan
NYA, 3-5, double, 2 RBI ... Bronson Sardinha NYA, 2-4, double,
triple, RBI ... Chad Chop MTL, 2-4, homer (1), 2 RBI, ...
Darrel Rasner MTL, 6 6 2 1 2 4 ... Buddy Blair STL, 7 6
3 2 1 5 ... John Castellano PHI, 1-3 triple, 3 runs, ... Ryan
Barthelemy PHI, 2-5, homer (1) 2 RBI ... Francisco Liriano
MIN, 4 2 2 2 4 7
CAL -- Bobby Livingston SEA 6.2 4 0 0
2 5 ... David Gates ANA OF 3-5, 2 homers, 5 RBI ... Ubaldo Jimenez
" ... continued to mastery of regular season opponents in the California League.
The 20-year old right hander pitch six no-hit innings before he was lifted due
to his pitch count in a 3-0 win for the Oaks over Stockton. Jimenez struck out
nine batters, raising his season total to 21 in just 12 innings of work. Jimenez
has yet to allow a run in 17 innings of regular season pitching for the Oaks. He
also pitched the final five innings of the 2003 campaign." (Visalia Oaks)
MIDWEST -- Andy Baldwin DET 7.0 6 2 1
0 6 (0.75) ... Joey Votto CIN 2-4, 3 BB ... Cody Haerther
STL 2-4, double ... Lou Palmisano MIL 2-4, double ... as good as
advertised John Danks TEX 4.0 1 2 0 1 7 (1.42) ... Matt
Moses MIN 2-4 ... Denard Span MIN 2-4, 2 SB ... Brad
Knox OAK 7.0 7 4 0 0 10 (1.38) ... Eric Duncan NYA 1-3, 2 BB,
SB ... Greg Atencio KC 6.0 2 1 0 2 8 (1.50)
SAL -- Roberto Valido 2B CHA 2-3, 2B, 2R, SB
(4) ... Tyler Davidson DH NYM 1-4, 2R ... Andrew Wilson
LF NYM 3-5, 2HR, 4RBI, 3R ... Cole Sefrig 2B FLA 1-5, RBI, R ...
Jake Blalock LF PHI 1-3, double and 1-3, RBI, double ... Sean
Smith CLE 6.0 3 0 0 1 6 ... Javi Herrera C CLE 2-3, double,
2RBI ... Delmon Young RF TB 2-4, run ... Andy LaRoche
3B LA 0-4, run ... Ian Stewart 3B COL 0-4, 2K ... Neil
Wilson C COL 2-4, HR, 2RBI ... 19-year-old Adam Miller CLE 6.0 1 1 1 0 9
(5 innings of one-hit ball in his debut) ...
Troop
movements ... CHN -- optioned pitcher Andy Pratt to IAAA, recalled
pitcher Francis Beltran ... DET -- recalled pitcher Ugueth
Urbina from A+, designated outfielder Andres Torres for assignment
... HOU -- optioned RHP Jared Fernandez to AAA, recalled LHP Mike
Gallo ... SF -- purchased the contract of RHP Brian Cooper from
Triple-A, sent outfielder Tony Torcato outright to Triple-A Fresno ...
TOR -- sent RHP Sean Douglass outright to Triple-A Syracuse, recalled RHP
Jason Frasor from Triple-A ... ATL -- activated catcher-outfielder Eli
Marrero from the 15-day disabled list, optioned infielder-outfielder Mike
Hessman to Triple-A ... SEA -- optioned RHP Rafael Soriano to
A+, recalled RHP J.J. Putz ... TEX -- placed RHP Mickey
Callaway on the 15-day disabled list, recalled RHP Ryan Drese
from Triple-A ...
Jim
Callis, Baseball America, on Clint Everts MON :
" ... Everts' selection ahead of Kazmir and Hamels
in the 2002 draft was merited at the time, even if they have surpassed him since
... While Kazmir is a lefty and has better pure stuff, Everts was more
projectable and had a sounder delivery. With Hamels, there were questions about
his long-term health after he broke the humerus in his left arm ... Expos
drafted Everts fifth overall because they loved what he brought to the table,
and his $2.5 million bonus was not a discount ... has one of the best curveballs
in the minors, a plus changeup and a solid average fastball at 88-92 mph. He
should develop more velocity as he matures physically. Bear in mind that he's
still very young for a 2002 high school draftee, as he won't turn 20 until
August. He just needs more consistency with the command of his pitches, and at
times his curve can break so much that it fools umpires. Everts isn't far away
from having three plus pitches. Once he gets stronger and more aggressive, he'll
take off."
Dayn
Perry, FoxSports, has in-season updates on his Prospect Top 10s. He goes with
Andy Marte as the class of the system, then Andy LaRoche and lefty Macay
McBride :
" ... The Braves spent a first-round pick in 2001 on
McBride, a high-schooler from Georgia. McBride has pitched as high as the High-A
Carolina League, and he's been fairly impressive at every stop. A 2.8
strikeout-to-walk ratio and very low homer rate for his career tell the story.
Generally speaking, he's been younger than his peer group at each stop, which is
a data point in his favor. Braves instructors tweaked his mechanics this winter,
which resulted in an increase in velocity. Don't be surprised if McBride comes
up big in Greenville this season. The Braves know how to bring along pitchers,
and McBride certainly has the skills base to meet their expectations."
Edwin
Jackson bound for more time in the minors :
" ... Jackson appeared to drop farther on the
rotation depth chart as Manager Jim Tracy said Jose Lima would fill the fifth
starter's role Saturday against the San Francisco Giants. Tracy made statements
about Jackson's being the fifth starter during winter workouts at Dodger Stadium
and throughout spring training ... But Tracy said he planned to turn to Lima,
bringing the right-hander out of the bullpen instead of recalling Jackson ...
Moreover, left-hander Wilson Alvarez also was being considered for the
assignment ahead of Jackson. Tracy intimated that facing the Giants at SBC Park
would not be the best situation to ease in Jackson, saying he needed "another
start or two before we really start seriously looking at that situation."
(LA Times)
WSox
get some good news on their top pitching prospect :
" ... results from an MRI on pitching prospect
Kris Honel were negative. Honel, the Sox's first-round pick in 2001 ... left
his debut with Double-A Birmingham last week after four innings with soreness in
his right elbow. "This particular issue was a fear of some bone spurs," Williams
said. "The MRI was negative on any structural damage at all. "He's going throw
on the side and get back out there in a week, and hopefully he can resume his
season." (Daily Southtown)
Angels'
future ace still not out of the gate :
" ... Righthander Ervin Santana was spending
time in the Angels' extended spring training program in Mesa, Ariz., before
reporting to Arkansas. He was recovering from shoulder soreness that he first
experienced around the opening of major league camp. "His shoulder was sore,
just experiencing some stiffness, but right now he actually looks outstanding,"
Angels farm director Tony Reagins said. The injury was unrelated to elbow
tenderness Santana went through briefly in 2003. Last year's Class A California
League pitcher of the year was throwing off flat ground and was expected to join
the Travelers by the end of April." (Baseball America)
14 April, 2004
Game
action ... INT -- Nook Logan (DET, CF) 0-3 ... Stephen
Smitherman (CIN, LF) 0-3 ... Dane Sardinha (CIN, C) 1-3 ...
Bubba Nelson (CIN) 6.0 3 2 2 2 5 ... Jeremy Reed (CHA,
CF) 2-5, R ... Joe Borchard (CHA, RF) 0-4 ... Jon Rauch
(CHA) 6.0 3 2 2 1 4 ... Danny Garcia (NYN, 2B) 0-1, 2 BB ...
Craig Brazell (NYN, 1B) 1-3, R ... Victor Diaz (NYN, RF)
1-3 ... Pat Strange (NYN) 3.0 1 0 0 3 5
PCL -- can't be long for the PCL, Ricardo
Rodriguez TEX 8 3 1 1 0 6 ... Dennis Tankersley SD 6 5 3 3 2 6 ...
Luis Terrero ARZ 2-2, double ... Chad Tracy ARZ 3-5, homer, SB, 5 RBI
... Tagg Bozied SD 2-5, triple ... Xavier Nady SD 3-5 .. JD
Closser COL 2-5, double ... Clint Barmes COL 3-4, 2 doubles
... Dan Johnson OAK 1-3, 4th homer ... Kirk Saarloos
HOU 4.0 10 9 9 0 3 ... Calvin Pickering KC 3-3, 2 homers, 5 RBI
... Seung Song MON 6.0 4 2 2 1 6 ... one-time Dodger prospect
Luke Allen PIT 4-6, 2 homers ... another former prospect, Ruben
Mateo PIT 2-4, 2 doubles ... likely blown an opportunity for an immediate callup, Edwin Jackson LA 4.1 8 6 6 2 2
... Jamal Strong
SEA 3-4, double, walk ...
EASTERN -- All games rained out
TEXAS -- Jason Bourgeois SS TEX 1-4, R, 3B
... Rick Asadoorian CF TEX 1-4, 2RBI ... Jayson Nix
2B COL 0-3, R ... Ryan Shealy 1B COL 1-3, HR, 3RBI ... Alberto
Callaspo 2B ANA 0-4 ... Casey Kotchman 1B ANA 1-4, 2B ... Dallas
Mcpherson 3B ANA 1-3, HR ... Jeff Mathis C ANA 0-3 ... Ruben Gotay
2B KC 1-3 ... Willy Taveras CF HOU 1-5 ... Todd Self
1B HOU 3-5, 3R, RBI ... Tommy Whiteman SS HOU 2-5, 2R ... Chris
Snyder C ARI 1-4, HR ... Brian Barden 3B ARI 0-4 ...
Josh Kroeger RF ARI 0-4 ... Sergio Santos SS ARI 0-4,
3K's ... Beltran Perez ARI 3 2-3 3 0 0 1 4 ... Jake
Woods ANA 7 6 4 4 1 5 ... Shin-soo Choo SEA 2-5, HR,
2R, 2RBI ... John Lindsey DH SEA 3-5, HR, 2R, 2 RBI ... John
Baker C OAK 2-4, 3B, R, 2RBI ... Mark Teahen 3B OAK 2-4,
2B, RBI
SOUTHERN -- Kelly Johnson ATL 3B 1-5,
1 HR (2), 2 RBI, 1 R ... Josh Barfield SD 2B 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K ...
Yhency Brazoban LA P 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 second win in relief ... Andrew
Brown LA P 3.2 6 4 3 0 5 back to earth
CAROLINA -- Gregor Blanco ATL 2-4, RBI ...
Onil Joseph ATL 1-3, R, double, BB ... Jeff Francoeur
ATL 2-3, 2R, HR, BB ... Brian McCann ATL ( C) 1-3, double ...
Jose Capellan ATL 4.2 5 2 2 2 7 ... Ryan Sweeney CHA
2-4, ... Brian Anderson CHA 1-4, double ... Ricardo
Nanita CHA 1-4, RBI, BB, SB ... Pedro Lopez CHA 1-4, R, RBI
... Donnie Murphy KC 2-5, R, triple, RBI ... Mike Aviles
KC (SS) 2-5 ... Shane Costa KC 0-4, R, RBI ... Devon
Lowery KC 5 5 3 1 1 6 ... Rajai Davis PIT 3-4, R, RBI, BB, SB
(3) ... Chaz Lytle PIT 2-5
FSL -- Hanley Ramirez BOS, 1-3, and
0-3, 1K, .... Jeremy West BOS, 2-3 triple, RBI, and 1-2, 1K ...
Travis Hanson STL, 3-4 2 doubles, 3 RBI and 0-4 ... Chris
Testa LA, 3-3 homer, 1RBI ... Vince Vukovich PHI, 2-3, 2
doubles (3) ... Doug Deeds MINN, 2-4, triple ... John
Castellano 2-4, RBI and 2-3 double, 2 RBI, .500 ... Travis Lee
NYA rehab, 2-4, 2 RBI ... Michael Woods DET, 2-5 2 doubles ...
Mike Rabelo DET, 3-4, double, RBI ... Ender Chavez MTL,
2-3, RBI, SB (2) ... Mike Myers NYM, 4 4 1 1 0 3 ... Jeremy
Hermida FLA, 2-5, RBI ... Eliezer Alfonso FLA, 3-5, triple,
2 homers (3) 6 RBI ... Brandon Sing CHN, 2-4, double, 2 RBI ...
Andy Sisco CHN, Yeeeesh, 7 9 6 5 0 7 ... Chris Durbin
BOS, 2-4, 2 doubles (3), RBI ... Joshua Banks TOR, 4 3 0 0 1
7 ... Elizardo Ramirez PHIL, 6 2 0 0 0 2
CAL -- Erick Aybar SS ANA 2-5, 2
triples, 2 RBI ... Joey Gomes TB 0-3, .067
MIDWEST -- Denard Span MIN 2-4, 2 SB
... Brian Snyder OAK 2-3, BB ... Adam Jones SEA 2-4,
2 doubles ... Wladimir Balentien SEA 1st HR ... alliterative, also
asleep Kody Kirkland DET 0-4 (now 1-17) ... Howie
Kendrick ANA 3-5, double, SB ... Mark Michael STL 8.0 5 2 2 3
6 (2.63) ... Lou Palmisano MIL 0-1, 2 BB, HBP ... Mitch
Maier KC 2-4, double ... Eric Duncan NYA 1-3, E
SAL -- Matthew Lindstrom NYN 5.0 2 0 0
0 8 ... Clint Everts MON 7.0 5 0 0 0 8 ... Delmon Young
TB 1-4 ... Aaron Marsden COL 8.0 3 0 0 2 5 ... Ian
Stewart COL 0-4, 2 Ks ...
Troop
movements ... LA -- placed outfielder Jayson Werth on the 15-day disabled list,
recalled outfielder Chin-Feng Chen from AAA ... BJ Upton TB (AA) ,
temporarily inactive list to attend his grandfather's funeral ... TOR --
optioned outfielder Simon Pond to Triple-A, purchased the contract of
outfielder Chad Hermansen from Triple-A ... SEA -- designated
catcher Ryan Christianson for assignment
Couple
of Braves' kids still on the shelf :
" ... LHP Dan Meyer, who sprained an ankle in
his first appearance of the year, will miss at least one turn in the starting
rotation. ... 3B Andy Marte who has not played since Thursday because of
a a sprained ankle, will take full batting practice and infield today and may
return to the starting lineup on Friday in the G-Braves' home opener vs.
Chattanooga." (Greenville News)
So
far, so good for LA's Joel Guzman (A+, FSL) ... .353 in 17 ABs, 2 homers,
and perhaps most surprising, just 2 Ks in 5 games.
13 April, 2004
Game
action ... INT -- Minnesota farmhands have a good day, led by Justin Morneau
(MIN, 1B) 4-5, 1st & 2nd HRs, 2 R, 7 RBI ... Jason Bartlett (MIN, SS)
2-4, 3 R, BB ... Michael Restovich (MIN, RF) 3-5, 1st HR, 2 R, RBI ...
Russ Adams (TOR, SS) 1-4, R, SB ... Alexis Rios (TOR, RF) 1-5, R, RBI
... Guillermo Quiroz (TOR, C) 0-4, BB ... Gabe Gross (TOR, DH)
1-4, 2 RBI, BB ... Tim Raines Jr (BAL, CF) 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, SB, HBP ...
Darnell McDonald (BAL, RF) 1-5, 2 R, SB ... Kevin Youkilis (BOS, 3B)
0-4, RBI, SF ... Kelly Shoppach (BOS, C) 1-4, RBI ... Joe Borchard
(CHA, RF) 1-3
PCL -- Nick Regilio TEX 5.0 3 0
0 2 4 ... Derrick Turnbow ANA 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 ... Dan Johnson OAK
0-3, walk ... Alfredo Amezaga ANA 3-4, double, walk, SB ... Sean
Burnett PIT 4.0 3 0 0 1 3 ... Ruben Mateo, one-time top
prospect now trying to fit in with PIT, 3-4, 2 homers ... Ryan Church
MON 2-4, homer ... Tagg Bozied SD 1-4, homer ... Scott
Hairston ARZ 1-4, double .. Luis Terrero ARZ 2-3, walk ...
Cha-Seung Baek SEA 6.0 7 3 3 0 2 ... nice matchup, Carlos Hernandez
HOU 5.0 3 0 0 2 4 vs Zack Greinke KC 5.0 1 0 0 1 3 :
" ... Heralded pitching prospect Zack Greinke
pitched five outstanding innings ... "You hate to get too excited about a young
kid in his first game in Triple A, but that was pretty impressive," Omaha
Pitching Coach Dave LaRoche said. Greinke, the 20-year-old right-hander, took a
no-hitter into the fifth inning before yielding a leadoff single to Jason
Alfaro. He finished the inning with no further damage, then was pulled on the
46-degree night. Greinke, who hadn't pitched in a game in nearly two weeks,
walked one and struck out three while using 62 pitches. He was on a 75-pitch
limit. "I've been struggling in the bullpen," Greinke said. "The first inning I
was off, but after that I started feeling comfortable." Greinke had a 12-pitch
battle with veteran Ryan Thompson in the fourth inning, eventually catching him
looking at a curveball. Thompson later delivered a two-run single in the sixth
off reliever Joe Dawley to break a scoreless tie. "I was very impressed with the
way he handled himself out there," said Thompson, 36. "I noticed he
quick-pitched me, and I thought that was pretty neat. He had command of his
pitches, he had an idea, and it's tough to do that when you're a kid." (Omaha
World-Herald)
EASTERN -- Rob Henkel DET 5 7 5 4 2 2 ...
David Wright NYN 1-3, double, 2 RBI ... Jason Kubel MIN 4-5,
triple, 3 RBI
SOUTHERN -- Kelly Johnson 3B ATL
1-3, 1 BB ... Joey Gathright OF TB 0-1, 2 BB ... Jason Stokes
1B FLA 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI ... Prince Fielder 1B MIL 1-3, 1 BB
... Rickie Weeks 2B MIL 0-4, 3 K's ... Brad Nelson
OF MIL 1-3, 1 2B ... Josh Barfield 2B SD 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2
BB ... James Loney 1B LA 1-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB
TEXAS -- Drew Meyer (TEX,SS) - 0-3, 0-2 R ...
Jason Bourgeois (TEX,2B) - 0-2, 2-4 ... Jayson Nix
(COL,2B) - 1-3 ... Erik Thompson TEX) 6 1-3 1 0 0 1 4
... Willy Taveras (HOU,CF) - 2-4, 2R, RBI ... Tommy
Whiteman (HOU,SS) - 1-4, RBI & 1-2 ... Sergio Santos (ARI,SS)
- 1-4, RBI & 1-4 ... Brian Barden (ARI,3B) - continuing on his
torrid pace to start the year, 3-4, RBI, & 2-2, sitting at .647 ... Josh
Kroeger (ARI,RF) - 0-4 & 0-3 ... Chris Snyder (ARI,C) - 0-4
... Maryland Williams (ARI,CF) - 2-4, R ... Dustin
Nippert (ARI,SP) - roughed up, 5 2-3 6 7 3 3 9, although did go 1-2, 2B, R,
2RBI at the plate ... Shin-Soo Choo (SEA) - 0-2 ...
Christian Guerrero (SEA,RF) - 2-4, R, HR, RBI ... Jeremy
Brown (OAK,C) - 0-5, RBI ... Rick Asadoorian (TEX,CF) - former
first round pick showing signs of life, 3-4, R, 2 2B, 3RBI ... Kevin Appier
KC, OK rehab effort, 6.1 4 2 2 2 1 ... Jeff Mathis ANA 3-3 ...
Dallas McPherson ANA 2-6, double ... Casey Kotchman ANA 1-5
CAROLINA -- all games
postponed ... Sunday updates ... Richard Gardner CIN (L) 4.1 5 6 3
0 4 ... Wade Robinson HOU (SS) 2-4, 3R, double ... Fernando
Nieve HOU (W) 5 1 0 0 4 6
CAL -- Conor Jackson ARZ 2-3, double,
2 walks ... Jamie D`Antona ARZ 3-5, homer ... Vincent Sinisi
TEX 2-5, walk, homer, 2 RBI ... Joaquin Arias SS TEX (an A-Rod return)
2-5, triple ...
FSL -- Four games postponed ... Ender
Chavez MTL, 3-5, 2RBI ... Justin Huber NYM, 1-5, Homer (2) ...
Robert Paulk 4.2 5 1 1 3 2 ... Josh Johnson FLA, 5 2 1 1 1
7 ... Matt Demarco FLA, 3-3, double, RBI, 3 runs ... Travis
Ezi FLA, 2-5, double, triple, 2RBI, 3K
MIDWEST -- Eric Duncan NYA 2-4, double,
2 E ... Tyler Pelland CIN 4.0 3 0 0 1 8 ... Cody
Haerther STL 1-5, 3 K ... Lou Palmisano MIL 1-3, double, BB
... Mitch Maier KC 2-4, 2 doubles ...Adam Jones SEA
0-3, E ... Brian Snyder OAK 1-4, 3 K ... Jared Trout
OAK 5.0 4 0 0 1 2 ... this close to flawless Dusty Hughes KC 8.0 0 0 0 1
6 :
" ... Dusty Hughes and Jake Mullis made history
tonight as they combined to no-hit the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ... Hughes
(1-0) pitched the first eight innings and allowed just two baserunners – Josh
Womack reached on an error to start the game and Michael Cox walked with two
outs in the eighth. In between, he retired 22 in a row, including six by
strikeout. Mullis worked a perfect ninth to finish the second combined no-hitter
on record in the club’s Midwest League history." (Burlington Bees)
SAL -- Delmon Young TB 2-5 ... Ian Stewart
COL 3-5, homer, 3 RBI
Troop
movements ... let's try that again, MLB has rejected the BAL recall of Erik
Bedard & rescinded the designating for assignment of outfielder Jack Cust
... appears Bedard didn't spend the required 10 days in the minors after being
optioned ... however, Bedard's stats from the Sat start stay in the books ... so
much for a breakthrough by Brad Thomas, MIN -- signed pitcher Terry Mulholland;
designated pitcher Brad Thomas for assignment ... SEA -- gets RHP
Aaron Looper back from the Dodgers for LHP Glenn Bott
Chris
Kline, Baseball America, on Ryan Sweeney CHA :
" ... Sweeney has been compared to John Olerud as a
hitter with gap power, but he is still very raw--and still has time to grow into
his 6-4, 200-pound frame. As Sweeney is quick to point out, power is
traditionally the last tool to develop. And he's trying not to be as
pull-conscious as he was in rookie ball. "I just started lifting a couple of
years ago, so I feel like once I get what some people call 'man strength,' or
whatever you want to call it, the power will come," he said. "I still feel like
I can hit the ball out of the park right now, and they have a great weight
program here so that will only work to help me. But if hitting the ball out of
the park happens, that's great. I'm just looking to use the whole field and get
doubles, singles and drive in some runs."
It's
far too early to see much in the stats ... except perhaps for Betemit, 0-11, 6
Ks ... some stats for AAA hitters through games of Monday :
BATTERS
AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG
OBP SLG
#Closser, J.D. 7 4
1 0 0 2 1 .571 .667
.714
*Morneau, Justin 21 11 1
0 2 2 0 .524 .565 .857
Terrero, Luis 20 10
3 1 1 1 3 .500 .545
.900
Hart, Corey 16
8 1 0 1 2 2
.500 .579 .750
#Linden, Todd 17 8
1 0 0 2 2 .471 .526
.529
Strong, Jamal 22 10
0 1 0 2 2 .455 .520
.545
Bozied, Tagg 18
8 3 0 1 1 5
.444 .474 .778
Phillips, Brandon 14 6 1
0 1 2 1 .429 .500 .714
*Johnson, Dan 22 9
2 1 3 3 2 .409 .480
1.000
*DeJesus, David 16 6
2 0 0 2 1 .375 .474
.500
Hairston, Scott 22 7
4 0 1 0 8 .318 .318
.636
#Borchard, Joe 19 6
1 0 1 1 7 .316 .350
.526
*Reed, Jeremy 18 5
1 0 0 1 4 .278 .333
.333
Nady, Xavier 20
5 1 0 0 2 3
.250 .318 .300
Lopez, Jose 17
4 0 0 2 2 2
.235 .316 .588
*Gonzalez, Adrian 18 4 0
0 0 3 2 .222 .333 .222
Restovich, Michael 21 4 0
0 1 0 9 .190 .182 .333
Rios, Alexis 21
4 2 0 0 0 4
.190 .190 .286
*Sizemore, Grady 12 2 0
0 0 3 3 .167 .313 .167
*Gross, Gabe 18
3 0 0 0 2 7
.167 .250 .167
*Adams, Russ 21
3 2 0 0 0 3
.143 .182 .238
Quiroz, Guillermo 15 2 1
0 0 1 4 .133 .176 .200
Hardy, J.J. 19
2 1 0 0 1 3
.105 .150 .158
*Krynzel, Dave 12 1
0 0 0 3 4 .083 .267
.083
#Betemit, Wilson 11 0 0
0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000
12 April, 2004
Game
action ... INT -- Stephen Smitherman (CIN, LF) 2-4, 2nd HR, R, 3 RBI, BB
... Ryan Langerhans (ATL, CF) 1-3, RBI ... Justin
Morneau (MIN, RF) 1-3, 2B ... Alexis Rios (TOR, CF) 2-4, 2B
... Chase Utley (PHI, 2B) 0-4, R, 2 BB, SB ... Jorge
Padilla (PHI, RF) 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB ... Mike Fontenot (BAL, 2B)
1-5 ... Jeremy Reed (CHA, CF) 2-4, 2 R, HBP ... Joe
Borchard (CHA, RF) 2-5, 2B, 3 RBI ... Corey Hart (MIL, RF)
1-3, RBI, BB ... JJ Hardy (MIL, SS) 1-4, 2B, R, BB ... Jorge De La
Rosa (MIL) 3.1 3 1 1 2 4 ... Danny Garcia (NYN, 2B) 1-3, BB
... Craig Brazell (NYN, 1B) 1-4, 2nd HR, R, RBI
PCL -- John Buck HOU 0-4 ... Todd
Linden SF 3-5, 2 RBI ... JR House (catching) PIT 1-4, double ...
JD Closser COL 2-3, 2 walks, 3 RBI ... Frank Gracesqui FLO 2.0
0 0 0 1 4 ... things just not working out for Josh Karp MON, 3.0 4
4 4 4 5 ... Dan Johnson OAK 3-4, walk, triple 2 homers, 8 RBI ...
Scott Hairston (still at 2B) ARZ 3-4, double, 3 runs ... Justin Leone
SEA 3-4, double, homer, 3 RBI
EASTERN -- David Wright, NYM, 1-4, RBI …
Aaron Hill, TOR, 1-4 … Jason Kubel, MINN, 2-4, 2B …
Gavin Floyd, PHI, 5 0 0 0 1 6, W … Franklin Gutierrez,
CLE, 1-4, 3 K … Bryan Bullington, PITT, 5.1 4 1 0 2 0
SOUTHERN -- Prince Fielder MIL 0-4, 1 K ...
Rickie Weeks MIL 0-4 another collar ... Brad Nelson
MIL 2-4, 1 HR (2) ... Mike Jones MIL 4.0 8 5 5 2 1 ... Joey
Gathright TB 1-4, 2 R's ... B.J. Upton TB 3-5, 1 double, 3 RBI's
... James Loney LA 1-4, 1 run ... Kelly Johnson ATL
0-4
TEXAS -- Alberto Callaspo (ANA,2B) 1-4, RBI
... Casey Kotchman (ANA,1B) 0-4 ... Dallas Mchpherson
(ANA,3B) 1-4 ... Jeff Mathis (ANA,C) 0-3 ... Ruben Gotay
(KC,2B) 2-4, 2B ... Drew Meyer (TEX,SS) 1-4 ... Jason
Bourgeois (TEX,2B) 1-4 ... Jayson Nix (COL,2B) 2-4 ...
Kameron Loe (TEX,SP) 6.0 6 0 0 1 4 ... Junior Herndon (KC,SP)
6.0 5 1 1 1 0
CAL -- Matt Cain SF 4.0 7 4 4 3 4 ...
Jeff Salazar COL 2-3, walk, homer, 2 RBI ... Tim
Stauffer SD 5.0 4 1 1 2 3 ... Brad Sullivan OAK 5.0 6 5 2 3 1
... Josh Rupe TEX 4.0 3 0 0 0 3 ... Vincent Sinisi
TEX 3-5, 2 RBI ... Jeremy Cleveland TEX 3-4, double
FSL -- Bronson Sardinha NYA, 2-3, double, RBI
... Jeremy King NYA, 6 3 1 0 2 2 ... Hanley Ramirez
BOS, 1-4 ... Ron Perodin MINN, 3-5 ... Bryan Goelz
LA, 2-4, homer, 2RBI, BB ... Delwyn Young LA (2B), 2-5, homer (1),
RBI ... Justin Huber NYM, 1-4, homer (1), 2RBI ... Miquel
Pinango 5 5 0 0 0 4 ... Eliezer Alfonso FLA, (1B), 2-5,
homer (1), 5 RBI, 2K, .438 ... Matt Demarco FLA, 3-5, 1 RBI ...
Mamon Tucker STL, 3-5, 2RBI ... Andy Schutzonhofer STL,
3-4, double, RBI ... John Castellano PHI, 3-5, double, 2RBI ...
Miguel Negron TOR, 1-4, homer (1,) 2RBI ... Anderson
Tavarez CHN, 6 7 1 1 1 2 ... Felix Pie CHN, 1-5, 1K
CAROLINA --
Brian Slocum CLE (W, CG) 6 2 0 0 0 4 …
Michael Aubrey CLE 0-3, RBI … Nathan Panther CLE 1-3, HR … Ryan
Hannaman BAL 3.2 3 2 1 4 4 … Chaz Lytle PIT 2-5, R, double … Brad
Eldred PIT 1-4, 2R, RBI, BB … Zach Duke PIT 4 5 2 1 0 5 … Colt
Griffin KC (L) 6 3 3 3 3 4 … Jeff Francoeur ATL 1-4, R, RBI …
Scott Thorman ATL 1-4, double, 2 RBI … Kyle Davies ATL (W) 5 1 0 0 1
5 …
MIDWEST -- No games scheduled.
SAL -- Jarrett Gardner, BOS, 5.0 2 0 0 0 2
... Jake Stevens, ATL, 4.0 5 2 2 0 2 ... Matt Albers, HOU, 6.0 5 1
0 1 9 ... Blair Johnson, PIT, 5.2 3 2 2 1 3 ... Javier Guzman,
PIT, 2-4, double, 2 RBI ... Tyler Davidson, NYM, 3-4 .. Andy LaRoche,
LA, 2-3, double, 2nd homer, 2 RBI ... Chris Ray, BAL, 6.0 2 0 0 1 7 ...
Delmon Young, TB, 2-4, double, 2 RBI .. Jai Miller, FLA, 2-4,
steal ... Scott Mathieson, PHI, 6.0 4 1 1 1 7
Some
of the names on Baseball America's mid-season All-America teams ...
AVE AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
John Mayberry Jr., Stanford, Soph. .373 110 26 41 7 1 6
32 13 16 3
Landon Powell, S Carolina, Sr. .391 115 30
45 10 1 7 37 12 14 1
W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H BB SO
Philip Humber, Rice, Jr.
6 1 1.72 9 7 1 1 52 30 14 72
Wade Townsend, Rice, Jr.
6 0 1.49 10 7 0 2 60 34 26 77
Jered Weaver, Long Beach State, Jr. 9 0 0.84 9 9
0 0 65 29 9 100
A
few more from the prospect update at On Deck, Scott Rex :
" ...OF Tony Gwynn ... . has a good chance to
become a quality lead-off hitter in the major leagues. He has an excellent
batting eye, good speed, and excellent baserunning instincts ... could end
up being a good doubles/triples hitter with his line-drive stroke. The strongest
part of Gwynn's game is his center field defense. He has terrific range and he
gets great jumps."
" ... OF Lastings Milledge ... .will
miss the start of the 2004 season due to a broken hand that he sustained early
in spring training ... I'm going to take a chance and say Milledge will
return from the injury and display his outstanding ability ... once held in the
same esteem as Devil Rays super-prospect Delmon Young. Young is the better
hitter of the two, but Milledge is the better athlete. Milledge is a burner with
untapped, raw power. He can really crush the ball when he's going good. What he
still needs to work on his ability to recognize pitches ... Milledge's talent is
definitely in the Mike Cameron, Preston Wilson, Torii Hunter class."
" ...LHP John Danks ... Rangers
are dying for pitching and Danks is the best pitcher in the system. Just
18-years-old, Danks already has two quality pitches in a tailing, low-90s
fastball and a plus curveball. A good fastball and curve from a lefty at Low-A
should translate to big results for Danks this season. If Danks continues to
improve his change-up, he could become a #2/3 starter in the majors."
Correspondents
-- INTERNATIONAL (Herb Walters), EASTERN (Ralph Marston), SOUTHERN (Ken
Savage), TEXAS (Harry Almquist), FLORIDA STATE (Kevin
Dunshee), CAROLINA (Troy Salvior), MIDWEST (Bob Reed), SOUTH ATLANTIC (Brad
Dowdy)
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