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04 July 2004 Pitching line = IP H R ER BB
SO
Ryan Howard, not much good to hit, single, 3 walks
... Joe Blanton, steady progress ... Merkin Valdez outguns A-Ball hitters ...
Thomas Mastny, could be TOR gem ... Brandon Moss, Lastings Milledge ready to
move up ... Adam Loewen, nice rebound ... Ryan Wagner back in CIN, Chris Burke
up for a look in HOU ... Casey Kotchman tops the 1B prospects ... John Hudgins,
TEX sleeper ... Jesse Foppert, quick return ... BJ Upton, 26th error
 Game action ...
INT -- Jonny Gomes (TB, LF) 1-5, 17th HR, R, 3 RBI ... B.J.
Upton (TB, SS) 2-3, 3 R, 2 BB, SB, 1 error ( 26 errors in 76 games) ...
Joey Gathright (TB, CF) 2-4, 2 R, BB, SB ... Stephen
Smitherman (CIN, LF) 2-4, 3B, R, 2 RBI ... Dustin Moseley (CIN)
6.1 5 1 1 3 7 ... Ryan Langerhans (ATL, CF) 2-4, 2B, Sac, SB ...
Jack Cust (BAL, LF) 2-5, 2B, R ... John Maine (BAL)
6.0 3 3 2 3 6 ... Kelly Shoppach (BOS, C) 2-4, 12th HR, R, RBI ...
Byung-Hyun Kim (BOS) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 ... Arnie Munoz (CHA)
4.1 8 7 7 4 7 ... Corey Hart (MIL, RF) 2-3, BB, SB ... Craig
Brazell (NYN, 1B) 2-4, R ... Pat Strange (NYN) 6.0 8 5 2 2
4
PCL -- John Gall STL 4-5, 2 doubles, 3
RBI, .329 ... Ramon Nivar TEX 2-4, double, homer, 3 RBI ...
Brad Hawpe COL 2-4, 14th homer, 2 RBI ... Joe Dillon
FLO, now getting a lot of time at 2B, 2-4, 2 homers (19th & 20th in AAA, 29
overall), 5 RBI ... getting his ERA under 4.00, Joe Blanton OAK
7.0 9 2 2 0 9, 5-4, 3.96 ... Nick Swisher OAK 2-3, walk, .265 ...
Paul Shuey LA 1.0 4 4 4 0 0 ... Xavier Nady SD 2-4, double,
10th homer, 2 RBI, .311 ... Jeremy Reed SEA 0-2, 2 walks
EASTERN -- Justin Huber NYN 0-4
Prentice Redman NYN 0-3
Aaron Hill TOR 1-3
Dominic Rich TOR 1-4
Val Majewski BAL 0-4
Keith
Reed BAL 0-4
David Crouthers BAL 6.0 4 3 3 2 7, 4.71 ERA
Michael Aubrey CLE 0-4
Josh Bard CLE 1-5
Dan Denham CLE 4.1 3 3 2 5 3, 3.52 ERA
Jeff Keppinger
PIT 0-4
Bryan Bullington PIT 6.0 5 2 2 3 2, 3.80 ERA
Matt
Cain SF 5.0 5 1 1 2 8, W (2), 1.88 ERA
Luis Maza MINN 1-4
Kevin West MINN 2-4, 16th homer
Ryan Howard
PHI 1-2, 3 BB
Keith Bucktrot PHI 4.0 4 2 2 3 1, 3.86 ERA
Matthew DeSalvo, guess AA was too big a jump, 4.2 9 7 7 1 6
SOUTHERN -- Willy Aybar LA 2-4,
11th homer ... James Loney LA 1-4, double ... Brian
Anderson CHA 2-5, homer ... Rickie Weeks MIL 0-5 ... Prince
Fielder MIL 1-3 ... Josh Willingham FLO 2-3, 17th homer ...
3B Billy Hall FLO 4-5, 2 doubles, homer ... Angel Guzman
CHN 4.0 4 2 2 1 3 ... OF Aron Weston CHN 3-4, triple, homer, 5 RBI
...
TEXAS -- Jayson Nix 2B COL 2-2,
R ... Ryan Shealy 1B COL 2-4, 2R, HR ... Jeremy Brown
C OAK 2-4, R ... Alberto Callaspo SS ANA 0-3 ... Jeff
Mathis C ANA 1-4, R, RBI, 2B ... Nick Gorneault LF ANA 1-4, R
... Shin-soo Choo RF SEA 2-4, 2RBI ... Dustin Delucchi LF
SEA 2-3, 2R, RBI ... Jesus Cota 1B ARI 2-4, 2R, 2B ... Chris
Snyder C ARI 3-4, R, 2RBI, 2 2B ... Conor Jackson LF ARI
0-3 ... Carlos Quentin RF ARI 1-4, RBI ... Jamie
D'Antona 3B ARI 0-3 ... Sergio Santos SS ARI somehow finding
himself batting in the 7-hole, 0-3 ... Willy Taveras LF HOU 2-5,
SB ... Ian Kinsler SS TEX 1-3, R, RBI ... Jason Botts
1B TEX 1-3, R ... Jason Bourgeois 2B TEX 2-4, R, SB
CAROLINA -- Tripper Johnson BAL 0-4,
BB, 3 K
Jeff Francoeur ATL 1-4, R, K
Matt Wright
ATL 5.1 3 2 2 5 8 (2.97)
Ryan Sweeney CHA 1-4, RBI
Casey
Rogowski CHA 2-4, double (15), K
Pedro Lopez CHA 2-4, R
Mark Saccomanno HOU 3-3, 2 R, double (14), HR (16), RBI (58), BB
Fernando Nieve HOU (W) 7 7 1 1 0 3 (8-3, 3.02)
Chaz
Lytle PIT 1-5
Brad Eldred PIT 1-4, R, HR (16), RBI (63), K
Donnie Murphy KC 0-4, K
Mike Aviles KC 3-4, R, 2
doubles (19), SB
Shane Costa KC 1-4, R, double, RBI
Ryan
Garko CLE 1-4, BB, K
Pat Osborn CLE 2-4, R, double, RBI,
SB
FLORIDA STATE -- pretty fair debut in A+,
Yusmeiro Petit NYN 4.0 0 0 0 3 9 ... Jonathan Broxton LA
6.1 6 1 0 0 9 ... Raul Tablado TOR 3-4, .347 ... SS Tony
Giarratano DET 1-3, .412 ... Jeremy Hermida FLO 3-4, double,
6th homer, .321 ... Hanley Ramirez BOS 3-4, .292
CALIFORNIA -- Merkin Valdez SF, fairly
dominating performance, 7.0 7 1 1 0 12 ... Jesse Harper MIL 6.0 5
1 1 1 8 ... 3B Nate Schierholtz SF 2-4, .333 ... OF Josh
Carter SD 4-5, 2 doubles, .328 ... Joe Saunders ANA 6.0 4 3 2
1 7, 3.45 ... Jon Nelson SEA 2-3, double, 9th homer, .302 ...
Erick Aybar ANA 2-5, double, 3 RBI, .346 ... Jason Perry
OAK 2-4, 2 homers, 5 RBI ... 1B Casey Myers OAK 4-6, 2 doubles,
homer ... SS Omar Quintanilla OAK 5-6, double, .303
MIDWEST -- Errol Simonitsch MIN 6.0 6 2
2 2 6 (2.31) ... Eric Duncan NYA 2-4, double, 12th HR, BB, K
(.260) ... Tyler Clippard NYA 5.0 6 4 4 2 6 (W, 6-7, 3.57) ...
Brian Dopirak CHN 1-4 (.310) ... Billy Petrick CHN 5.2
9 3 3 2 3 (W, 8-4, 3.09) ... Daric Barton STL 1-2, 2 BB ... coming
back down to earth Brendan Ryan STL 0-5, K (.328)
SOUTH ATLANTIC -- Xavier Paul LA, 2-4,
homer (8), 2 RBI ... Matt Kemp LA, 3-4, 2 doubles ... Ian
Stewart COL, 2-4, homer (17), 3 RBI ... Aaron Marsden COL,
6.0 8 2 2 1 7 (W 7-3, 3.41) ... Robert Valido CHW, 2-4, homer (1),
RBI, 2 runs ... Ricardo Nanita CHW, 2-4, double, 3 RBI ...
Micah Schnurstein CHW, 2-4, RBI ... Ryan Goleski CLE,
1-4, homer (17), RBI ... Brad Snyder CLE, 3-5, 2 RBI ... Kevin
Kouzmanoff CLE, 5-5, double, 2 RBI, 2 runs ... Caleb Brock
CLE, 2-5, double, RBI, 2 runs ... rehab Brian Tallet 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
... Travis Ishikawa SF, 3-4, double, RBI, 2 runs ... Jesse
Schmidt SF, 4-5, 4 RBI ... Brandon Moss BOS, 3-5, homer
(8), double, 4 RBI, 2 steals (15) ... Lastings Milledge NYM, 2-6,
double, RBI, steal (11) ... Shawn Bowman NYM, 1-4, homer (12), 2
RBI ... Delmon Young TB, 0-4, 3 strikeouts ... Josh
Kranawetter TB, 7.0 5 0 0 0 5 (W 1-0, 0.00) ... Nick Long MON,
6.0 2 0 0 3 8 ... Clinton Johnston TOR, 2-4, 2 runs ... Eric
Arnold TOR, 2-4, 3 RBI ... Thomas Mastny TOR, 6.0 5 1 1 1 6
... Jarod Rine BAL, 2-3, steal (19) ... Nick Markakis
BAL, 1-4 ... Adam Loewen BAL, 5.0 2 1 1 2 6 ... Ervin
Alcantara HOU, 3-5, RBI ... Joshua Muecke HOU, 5.0 4 0 0 0 6
(W 7-0, 3.78) ... Michael Bourn PHI, 2-4, run ... Jake
Blalock PHI, 1-4, homer (14) 2 RB
APPALACHIAN -- (Friday's games) Jose
de los Santos (CHA, DH) 0-4, 2 K, average dips to .457
Waladimir Sutil
(HOU, SS) 2-4, R, 2 RBI (5), .467 BA
James Casey (CHA, SP) with a line
you dont see every day: 3.0 0 3 3 5 3, ND (4.26)
Anthony Dewitt (HOU,
RP) 3.1 1 0 0 1 3, W (1-1) (0.82)
Denver Kitch (BAL, SS) 3-5, R, 2B (5),
2 RBI (6), 2 SB (3), K, .316 BA
Jake Ritchie (TAM, 3B) 0-3, 2 BB, K,
.316 BA
Wilken Felix (BAL, RP) 2.1 1 0 0 0 6, W (2-0) (0.96)
P.J.
Hiser (CLE, RF) 1-4, R, 2B (5), .438 BA
Julio Garcia (CLE, 2B), 3-3,
SB (1), .368 BA
Cole Armstrong (ATL, C) 1-4, RBI (12), .385 BA
Keith
Eichas (ATL, 1B) 3-3, 2 R, 2B (4), RBI (4), SB (1), .356 BA
Paul Bacot
(ATL, SP) 6.0 5 3 2 0 2, W (1-1) (4.85)
Wesley Letson (ATL, RP) 3.0 1 0
0 0 4, S (1) (2.08)
Joshua Wyrick (NYN, CF) 1-4, 2 R, HR (4), RBI (10),
K, .291 BA
Seth Pietsch (NYN, LF) 2-3, 2 R, HR (6), 2 RBI (18), .435 BA
(5th)
Jose Delgado (STL, 2B) 1-3, 2 R, RBI (8), BB, .429 BA
(6th)
oops: David Smith (NYN, RP) 0.0 6 6 6 0 0, L (0-1)
(15.19).
NORTHWEST -- catcher Colt Morton SD
2-4, 5th & 6th homers ... 3B Matt Macri COL 2-3, double, .383
PIONEER -- OF Tiago Campos CIN
3-3, walk, double, 3 RBI ... 2B Brandon Carter LA 5-6, 2 doubles,
3 RBI, .556 ... SS Sean Rodriguez ANA 3-3, double, homer, walk, 2
RBI, .522 ... COL catcher Ryan Fox 1-2, 3 walks, .382 ...
ARIZONA -- Anthony Whittington ANA 5.0 6 2 1
0 2, 0.64 ... 2B Hernan Iribarren MIL 3-5, SB, .512 ... Chan Ho
Park TEX Park 6.0 2 0 0 1 5 ... Eric Hurley 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 ...
OF Jared Ellis RF KC 3-4, triple, 2 homers, 5 RBI ... 1B Miguel
Vega KC 2-5, 3rd homer, 3 RBI
GULF COAST -- Luis Soto SS BOS 3-5, 2R,
2RBI, HR ... Christian Lara 3B BOS 2-4, R, SB ... Willy Jo
Randa SS CIN 0-4 ... Tim Battle CF NYY 3-6, 2R, RBI ...
Marcos Vechionacci 3B NYY 3-4, 2R, 2RBI ... Jon Poterson
LF NYY 1-4, 2R, 2RBI, HR ... Anderson Amador RF NYY 2-5, HR, 4RBI
... Jair Jurrjens DET 3.2 8 10 7 4 6 ... Eric Campbell
DH ATL 2-4, 2R, 2RBI ... Greg Golson CF PHI 1-4 ... Neil
Walker DH PIT 2-5, 2RBI, 2B ... Steve Lerud C PIT 0-5 ...
Juan Rivera SS LA 1-4, R ... David Pfeiffer LA 5.1 5 0
0 0 4
Troop
movements ... BOS -- purchased the contract of Jimmy Anderson from Pawtucket,
optioned RHP Anastacio Martinez to AAA ... CHN -- placed outfielder Todd
Hollandsworth on the DL, recalled infielder Brendan Harris from
AAA ... KC -- acquired outfielder Ruben Mateo from PIT for cash,
optioned RHP Shawn Camp to AAA, recalled RHP Ryan Bukvich from AAA, optioned
outfielder Byron Gettis to AAA
... BAL -- activated RHP Rick Bauer from the DL, optioned LHP Matt
Riley to AAA ... CIN -- placed pitcher Mike Matthews on the DL, recalled RHP
Ryan Wagner from AAA ... HOU -- optioned RHP Jeremy Griffiths
to AAA, recalled second baseman Chris Burke from AAA ...
Chris
Kline, Baseball America, has the second installment of BA's "prospects by
position" feature with Casey Kotchman atop the list of first basemen :
" ... Kotchman's fluid swing is a classic in
the mold of Todd Helton or Will Clark, and he creates explosive contact with the
fat part of the bat on a consistent basis. He manages to put himself into good
hitter's counts by rarely chasing pitches out of the zone. He still maintains
his aggressiveness, however, and attacks the pitch he's looking for. Kotchman is
content to hit hard line drives to all fields and is still learning to use his
power in game situations. He projects to hit 25 homers a year in the big
leagues, and he's also a future Gold Glover, with soft hands and smooth actions
around the bag. Kotchman profiles as a prototypical No. 3 hitter who will be
among the league leaders in average, doubles and on-base percentage on an annual
basis."
Earlier, BA tabbed another ANA farmhand as the best
of the catching prospects :
" ... Jeff Mathis ... Now at Double-A
Arkansas ... drawn comparisons to Jason Kendall and Mike Lieberthal for
his athleticism, agility and offensive ceiling."
Scott
Rex, OnDeck, with his revised rankings for the TEX League. Newcomer
Felix Hernandez SEA (see more below) leaps right to the top of the ladder,
ahead of COL's Jeff Francis. Jeff Mathis ANA
is No. 3 topped teammate Ervin Santana. Chin-Hui Tsao is
No. 5, Conor Jackson ARZ No. 6 and Ian Kinsler TEX
at No. 7.
A
pair of MIN standout prospects on the verge of callups :
" ... Club officials are considering calling up both
slugging first baseman Justin Morneau and righthander Jesse Crain.
It's another sign the coaching staff is not going to wait much longer for the
current group of players to snap out of the collective funk ... Morneau is
batting .323 with 20 homers and 59 RBI at Class AAA Rochester. His on-base
percentage is .397 and has committed three errors in 61 games at first base. The
club has wanted Morneau to improve on judging the strike zone ...
Crain, who has
hit 96 miles per hour on the radar gun, is 3-3 with a 3.20 ERA and 16 saves at
Rochester. He has 51 strikeouts in 19 1/3 innings." (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Jesse
Foppert, well ahead of schedule, could be back on the hill this month :
" ... Foppert plans to pitch against
professional hitters just 10 months after undergoing elbow reconstruction
surgery. Foppert's recovery is going so well that he said Friday he expects to
begin an extended minor-league rehab assignment in two weeks and ideally rejoin
the big club in September. The former USF standout won eight games in an
encouraging rookie season last year before undergoing "Tommy John'' surgery in
September to repair a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching
elbow. The original prognosis called for Foppert to miss 12-18 months. He has
been pitching simulated games every five days, reaching into the mid-to-high 80s
in velocity, and Friday threw about 60 pitches, including sliders. "He's way
ahead of schedule,'' manager Felipe Alou said. "Way ahead.'' Foppert said that
during his lengthy rehab he has experienced some "dead spots'' when he doesn't
have much zip on his pitches, but no pain. And he's finally feeling like a
pitcher again. "I'm not spending much time in the trainer's room anymore and I
can almost do everything that everybody else is doing,'' said Foppert, who will
turn 24 next Saturday." (San Francisco Chronicle)
Jim
Callis, Baseball America, on Felix Hernandez SEA :
" ... Hernandez is the best pitching prospect in the
minors right now. He's 18 and has two plus-plus pitches in his mid-90s fastball
and his curveball. He's still very projectable at 6-foot-3 and 170 pounds, too.
In 167 pro innings (and he always has been very young for his league), he has
gone 16-5, 2.47 with a 213-55 strikeout-walk ratio, .233 opponent average and
nine homers. The Mariners are trying to bring Hernandez along slowly, giving him
time to refine his changeup and learn the finer points of pitching. But he has
been so good that he's making that difficult. Gooden was a little more dominant
in his 18-year-old season (he was BA's 1984 Minor League Player of the Year),
but he also was in more of a pitcher's league and spent the entire year in high
Class A. Seattle has enough pitching so that it probably will resist the
temptation to put Hernandez in its rotation at the start of the next year, but
he might not wait much longer than that."
Jamey
Newberg, Rangers' Minor League Report, on John Hudgins TEX :
" ... Marvel all you want at Hudgins's line -- seven
shutout innings, three hits, no walks, 11 strikeouts -- but unless you were in
the ballpark too, you couldn't possibly comprehend how remarkable he was. I've
met John Hudgins, or at least I think I have. The guy I saw out there wore
something as close to a scowl as you'll ever see on a guy who was doing his job
well, while the guy I met four months ago was about the most affable, humble pro
athlete I've ever run across. Last night's guy on the mound was so locked in, so
intense, that he probably wasn't aware that half a dozen Ranger front office men
were in the stands or that twice as many of his own family members were hanging
on every pitch. He probably wasn't even aware that there were fans in the park
at all ... And consider this: despite the 11 punchouts, Hudgins still needed
only 90 pitches to get through seven innings. A crisp 70% of his deliveries were
strikes. I've never seen a better pitching performance in the minor leagues.
Hudgins put every pitch where he wanted it, commanding a fastball that sat
around 90 most of the night, mixing in a decent curve, and showing San Antonio
hitters as dirty a changeup as those of them who eventually get to the majors
might ever see. He dealt. He orchestrated. He was Greg Maddux."
03 July 2004
One more time ... Ryan Howard, 32nd homer ... Grady Sizemore
really crackin' now ... Jeremy Reed brings smiles in SEA ... Jeff Francis back
to normal, more shutout innings, 10 Ks ... Zach Duke, moving up the charts ...
COL kid with 10 RBI day ... kudos for Matt DaSalvo ... Yusmeiro Petit ... Jamie
Vermilyea extends perfect streak ... Steven Shell, unsung ANA star ... Ian
Kinsler, ofers now
Game action ...
INT -- B.J. Upton (TB, SS) 3-5, 9th HR, 2 R, RBI, SB, 0 errors ...
Chad Gaudin (TB) 7.0 7 5 5 0 3 ... Wilson Betemit (ATL,
SS) 2-4, 2B ... Jesse Crain (MIN) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0, 17th Sv ...
Guillermo Quiroz (TOR, C) 1-3, BB ... Gabe Gross (TOR,
DH) 2-4, 2B, R ... Grady Sizemore (CLE, CF) 3-6, 2B, 3 R, SB ...
Jhonny Peralta (CLE, 3B) 2-5, 4th & 5th HRs, 4 R, 5 RBI, BB ...
Francisco Cruceta (CLE) 6.0 6 2 1 3 4 ... Kelly Shoppach
(BOS, C) 1-4, 11th HR, R, RBI ... Michael Vento (NYA, RF) 0-3 &
2-3, 2 RBI ... Corey Hart (MIL, RF) 2-5, R, RBI ... Jorge De La
Rosa (MIL) 4.0 5 2 1 2 4 ... Bob Keppel (NYN) 8.0 7 3 3 4 4
PCL -- maybe there's hope after all,
Brandon Duckworth HOU 6.1 4 1 1 1 8 ... Gil Meche SEA
8.0 9 4 4 0 3 ... Tim Stauffer SD 6.0 7 4 4 2 2 ... Jeremy
Reed SEA 2-4, triple ... Joel Hanrahan LA 6.0 3 2 0 4 5 ...
Adrian Gonzalez TEX 3-4, .321 ... JD Closser COL 1-3,
homer, 2 walks, .297 ... Brad Hawpe COL 1-3, 13th homer, 3 RBI, 2
walks ... catcher Mike Rose OAK 4-6, 3 doubles, homer, 4 RBI
EASTERN -- there's just no stopping Ryan
Howard (who isn't slowing down after a 15-homer, 43 RBI June)
1-4, HR( 32), 3 RBI (84) ...
Jamie Vermilyea TOR, geesh ya toss a perfect game and it's back to
the pen?, 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 (I believe that's now 35 1/3 perfect innings to begin
his AA career) ... Justin Huber
NYN 1-5, HR (8), RBI (26)
Prentice Redman NYN 1-5, HR (13), 3
RBI (48)
Matt Peterson NYN 7.0 3 1 0 3 5, W (5), 3.21 ERA
Wayne Lydon NYN 3-4, RBI 27, 2 SB (48)
Aaron Hill TOR
3-6, 2 BB, 2B (11), 3 RBI (43)
Dominic Rich TOR 0-6, RBI (41)
Val Majewski BAL 2-5, HR (12), 4 RBI (54)
Keith Reed
BAL 0-4
Michael Aubrey CLE 1-4, 2B (2), 2 RBI (5)
Ryan
Ludwick CLE 0-3, RBI (2)
Jeremy Guthrie CLE 6.0 5 5 1 2
4, 3.59 ERA
Jeff Keppinger PIT 0-4
Luis Maza
MINN 2-4 HR (7), 2 RBI (37)
Kevin West MINN 0-4
SOUTHERN -- CF Adam Stern ATL
4-4, homer, walk, 3 RBI ... CF Brian Anderson CHA having no
problems jumping to AA, 2-3, triple, walk ... Prince Fielder MIL
0-3, 2 walks ... Rickie Weeks MIL 1-5, double
TEXAS -- Jayson Nix 2B COL 1-4
... Jeff Francis COL 7.2 4 0 0 2 10 ... Alberto Callaspo
SS ANA 2-4 ... Jeff Mathis C ANA 0-4 ... Shin-soo Choo RF
SEA 0-4, BB ... Ian Kinsler SS TEX 0-4 ... Laynce Nix
TEX CF 1-3 ... Jason Bourgeois 2B TEX 1-3, 2R, HR, 2RBI, BB ...
Ruben Gotay 2B KC 3-6, 3R, 2RBI ... Chris Snyder C ARI
2-5, 2R, HR, BB ... Conor Jackson LF ARI 2-3, 2R, RBI, 2BB ...
Carlos Quentin RF ARI 1-4 ... Jamie D'Antona 3B ARI
2-4, R, RBI ... Sergio Santos SS ARI 2-4, 2R, 2B, 3B, RBI ...
Matt Chico ARI ouch, 3 12 8 8 0 2 (10.57 ERA in his two starts since
promotion from A-Ball)
CAROLINA -- Ryan Garko CLE 2-4,
R, HR (13), 2 RBI (48), .337
Pat Osborn CLE 1-3, BB, K
JD
Martin CLE (W) 6 3 1 1 0 5 (7-6, 4.60)
Richard Gardner CIN
(L) 5 6 4 4 0 5 (8-3, 2.50)
Ryan Sweeney CHA 2-5, R, 2 RBI, K
Casey Rogowski CHA 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI (56), 2 BB, SB (12)
Mark
Saccomanno HOU 1-5, RBI (57)
Jeff Francoeur ATL 3-4, 2
RBI (45)
Blaine Boyer ATL (W) 7 3 0 0 1 4 (6-6, 3.22)
Chaz
Lytle PIT 1-4
Brad Eldred PIT 1-3
Donnie
Murphy KC 0-3, 2 K
Mike Aviles KC 1-2
Shane
Costa KC 2-3, R, RBI, SB (4)
Zach Duke PIT (L) 6.1 3 2 1 3 5
(9-4, 1.38)
Devon Lowery KC (W) 7 3 0 0 1 4 (4-6, 3.90)
FLORIDA STATE --
Reid
Gorecki (STL, CF) 2-5
Shaun Boyd (STL, LF) 2-5 R RBI 2SB(7)
Alhaji Turay (NYN, DH) 1-2 HR(10) - HRs in back to back games
rehab,
Scott Strickland (NYN) 1.1 2 2 2 1 1
Hanley Ramirez (BOS, SS) 3-5 R
CS
Jeremy West (BOS, 1B) 2-4 RBI
Manny Delcarman (BOS) 4 4 1 1
0 4
Alex Romero (MIN, RF) 3-4 HR(1) 2R
Raul Tablado (TOR, DH)
2-5 2 doubles 2RBI
Felix Pie (CHN, CF) 2-5 RBI CS
Jon Connolly
(CHN) 5.1 10 6 5 0 3 L(5-2, 2.89)
Jeremy Hermida (FLO, RF) 2-4 2B 3R
James Russ (FLO) 5 2 0 0 2 3 W(4-1, 3.24)
Delwyn Young (LA, 2B)
2-5 2B R 2RBI
Reggie Abercrombie (LA, CF) 2-5 3B R SB(4)
Vince
Rooi (MON, DH) 2-3
CALIFORNIA -- Brian Burres SF
7.0 6 0 0 0 6, 3-0, 2.45 ... Jeff Salazar COL 2-3, walk, double, .349 ...
Jeff Baker COL 2-4, 10th & 11th homers, 5 RBI, .344 ... Steven
Shell ANA 7.0 4 1 1 1 8 ... Michael Napoli ANA 2-4, 2
doubles
MIDWEST -- Erold Andrus (CF) NYA 4-5, 3
doubles (.275) ... Eric Duncan NYA 0-5, 2 K ... Abel
Gomez NYA 6.2 7 2 2 1 10 (W, 7-4, 2.98) ... Kody Kirkland DET
1-5, double, 2 K (.217) ... Chris Tierney SD 6.0 7 3 3 2 2 (L,
1-1, 2.98) ... Lou Palmisano MIL 1-2, 2 BB (.310) ... Cody
Haerther STL 1-4, HR ... Daric Barton STL 1-1, double, 3 BB
(.328) ... Brian Dopirak CHN 1-4 ... the improvement continues
Adam Jones SEA 12th double, 6th triple (.271) ... Michael
Moorhead SEA 8.0 4 0 0 1 14 (down to 4.08) .. Bobby Wilson ANA
1-4, 2 K (.290) ... Kevin Jepsen ANA 6.0 9 3 3 2 8 (L, 6-4, 2.99)
... Brian Snyder OAK 3-4 (.313) ... Chris Lubanski
KC 1-3, 8th HR, BB (.245) ... Calvin Medlock CIN 5.0 7 3 3 0 4
(2.71) ... Miguel Montero (C) ARZ 3-9, triple, HR, 2 E (.298)
SOUTH ATLANTIC -- Chris Young
CHW, 2-4, homer (14), double, 3 RBI ... Micah Schnurstein CHW,
3-4, steal (10) ... Ryan Goleski CLE, 1-3, run, walk ... Caleb
Brock CLE, 2-3 ... Ben Thurmond SF, 6.0 6 2 1 1 6 (W 3-2,
2.33) ... Mike Wagner SF, 3-4, homer (7), double, 2 RBI ...
Clint Johnston TOR, 3-3, double, RBI, 3 runs ... Nick
Markakis BAL, 1-4, double, RBI ... Fredy Deza BAL, 3.1 4 4 4 2
3 (L 5-8, 3.08) ... Kory Casto MON, 3-4, double, RBI ... Delmon
Young TB, 1-4, double, 4 RBI ... Elliot Johnson TB, 2-4,
double, 2 RBI, 2 runs ... Jason Pirdie TB, 2-4, 2 runs ... Tony
Peguero TB, 5.2 8 3 2 0 6 (W 7-4, 2.52) ... Josh Burrus ATL,
2-5, 2 runs, 2 steals (19) ... JoJo Reyes ATL, 4.1 6 3 3 1 8 ...
Adam Bostick FLA, 5.2 5 4 3 1 11 (L 2-5, 4.30) ... Robert
Andino FLA, 2-3, 2 walks, steal (8) ... Beau Hearod HOU,
1-5, homer (14), 2 RBI ... Osvaldo Fernandez HOU, 3-4, double, 2
runs, 2 steals (16) ... Ervin Alcantara HOU, 2-5, RBI, steal, 2
steals (21) ... Mitch Talbot HOU, 7.0 2 0 0 2 7 (W 5-6, 4.55) ...
Javon Moran PHI, 1-4 ... Jake Blalock PHI, 0-4 ...
Chin-ling Hu LA, 2-2, 2 walks, 2 steals (13) ... Mike Nixon
LA, 2-3, homer (4) 3 RBI ... Ian Stewart COL, 1-5 ... Lastings
Milledge NYN 2-6, 15th double, 6th homer, .324 ... Ryan Harvey
NYN 3-4, .357
APPALACHIAN -- (Thursday's games)
Jose de los Santos (CHA, DH) 2-4, R, K, .516 AB (tops in the Appy)
Javier Castillo (CHA, SS) 3-4, SB (1), .438 BA (T-4)
league best 3rd
save for Enyelbert Soto (HOU, RP) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2, now 5 appearances
on the season for totals of 8.2 4 1 0 1 15, 3 S (0.00)
Jake Ritchie
(TAM, 3B) 1-3, R, HR (2), RBI (8), BB, K, .343 BA
Christian Lopez
(TAM, SP) 6.0 4 0 0 3 7, W (1-0) (0.00)
Yuber Rodriguez (TOR, CF)
1-3, RBI (14), K, .333 BA
Deacon Burns (MIN, DH) 1-4, K, .471 BA
(2nd)
David Winfree (MIN, 3B) 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR (2), 4 RBI (9), 2
errors, .286 BA
Mike Rozema (ATL, 2B) 4-5, 2 R, 2B (2), RBI (3),
K, .256 BA
Cole Armstrong (ATL, C) 2-5, RBI (11), .400 BA
P.J.
Hiser (CLE, LF) 2-4, R, RBI (3), K, .464 BA (3rd), .571 OBP (2nd)
Gerson
Mercedes (CLE, SP) 5.0 5 2 2 1 4, W (2-0) (2.70)
Jose Delgado
(STL, 2B) with the collar as Johnson City is three-hit by the K-Mets: 0-3, BB, 2
K, average drops to .438
Marcos Cabral (NYN, SS) 2-3, R, 2B (2),
BB, .359 BA
Carlos Gomez (NYN, RF) 3-4, 2 R, 2 2B (3), RBI (9),
K, .357 BA
Seth Pietsch (NYN, LF) 2-4, R, HR (league leading
5th), 3 RBI (16), K, .419 BA
Orlando Rengel (NYN, SP) 6.0 2 0 0 1
5, W (1-1) (1.50)
Jeff Brewer (NYN, RP) 3.0 1 0 0 1 5, S (1)
(2.25)
NORTHWEST -- Shawn Nottingham SEA 6.0 3
0 0 1 5, 0.48
PIONEER -- catcher Ryan Fox COL 2-4,
double, homer, .375 ... 3B Blake DeWitt LA 2-4, 2 doubles & 1-4
... OF Justin Nelson COL with 10 RBI on the day, 3-4, triple,
homer, 6 RBI & 2-4, homer, 4 RBI
ARIZONA -- 1B Freddy Thon TEX 3-5, 3rd
double, 2nd homer, 3 RBI, .345 ... OF Alexi Ogando OAK 4-5, double, homer
... Luke Hagerty CHN 4.0 3 1 1 2 0
GULF COAST -- Neil Walker C PIT
1-3, RBI ... Steve Lerud DH PIT 1-3, 2B, R ... Dante
Blancarte 1B MIN 2-2 ... Juan Portes 2-3, 2B ... Tim
Battle CF NYY 1-4, R ... Jon Poterson LF NYY 0-3 ...
Anderson Amador RF NYY 1-4 ... Estee Harris DH NYY 0-4
... Jay Sborz DET 3 4 3 3 4 5 ... M. Nelson NYY 6 4 0 0 1 6
... Greg Golson CF PHI 0-4, R, SB ... Eric Campbell
SS ATL 3-5, R, 3RBI ... Max Ramirez 3B ATL 2-5, R ... A.
Aquilino 2B PHI 2-5, 2HR, 6RBI ... J. Venters ATL 4 0 0 0 0 7 ...
Juan Rivera SS LA 0-4 ... Jamie Hoffman 3B LA 2-4, RBI,
3B
Troop
movements ... MIL -- activated RHP Ben Ford from the DL & sent him outright to
Triple-A ... TEX -- purchased the contract of catcher Danny Ardoin
from AAA, designated catcher Ken Huckaby for assignment ... OAK -- placed LHP
Arthur Rhodes on the DL, recalled infielder Ramon Castro from AAA
... COL -- recalled outfielder Kit Pellow from AAA, designated
infielder-outfielder Denny Hocking for assignment (likely clearing a spot for
Clint Barmes) ... TB -- activated outfielder Damian Rolls from the
DL, optioned outfielder Joey Gathright to AAA ... BOS -- activated
third baseman Bill Mueller from the DL, placed RHP Scott Williamson on the DL,
recalled RHP Anastacio Martinez from AAA, designated infielder
Cesar Crespo for assignment, acquired RHP Brandon Puffer
from SD for a player to be named, acquired LHP Jimmy Anderson from the Cubs for
RHP Andrew Shipman and a player to be named, optioned RHP
Brandon Puffer and LHP Jimmy Anderson to AAA ... ATL -- activated first
baseman Adam LaRoche from the DL, optioned infielder Mike
Hessman to AAA ... FLO -- optioned LHP Michael Tejera to
AAA, recalled RHP Nate Bump from AAA ... SD -- activated RHP Jake
Peavy from the DL ... CIN -- purchased the contract of LHP Jesus
Sanchez from AAA, sent Jermaine Clark outright to AAA ...
John
Sickels, ESPN.com, on Matt DeSalvo NYA :
" ... He is the NCAA Division III all-time leader in
strikeouts and victories, yet he was available on the free agent market because
his fastball is in the 87-88 mph range, mediocre for a right-hander. I saw him
pitch for Battle Creek last year after he signed, and I was very impressed with
his curveball and especially his changeup. DeSalvo went 6-3 with a 1.43 ERA and
80/30 K/BB in 75 innings this spring for the Tampa Bay Yankees, allowing only 48
hits and one homer. He was just promoted to the Double-A Eastern League, and has
pitched well in his first two starts for Trenton: 13 innings, 13 strikeouts,
three walks, nine hits, 3.46 ERA. He isn't a big guy and his lack of a hot
fastball keeps him off the top prospect lists. But his command is sharp, he
keeps the ball down and he misses bats. Hitters have a hard time getting a good
read on him due to his deceptive delivery and ability to change speeds. I don't
think you can say he's a future ace, and it may be hard for him to get a shot
with the veteran-oriented Yankees. But he's had no trouble adjusting to pro
ball, and if he continues to pitch well in Double-A (which I think he will),
he'll get a chance eventually, with the Yankees or someone else."
Jeremy
Deloney, Baseball Miscellany, on two more upwardly mobile players :
" ... Yusmeiro Petit ... Promoted from
low A to high A Petit absolutely dominated the South Atlantic League with
Capital City (Mets). He led the league in wins (9) and strikeouts (122) while
holding the opposition to a .162 batting average. Not many people knew about
Petit prior to the season but he is raising eyebrows now. Look for him to
continue his success with St. Lucie."
" ... Brian Anderson ... Promoted
from high A to AA When the White Sox traded OF Jeremy Reed to the Mariners ...
many Sox fans were disappointed that they were giving up their best outfield
prospect. Anderson now takes over that honor. He was the Sox first round pick
last year out of Arizona and he is a polished young hitter. He hit
.319/.394/.531 at Winston-Salem with 22 doubles and 8 HR. Anderson has a good
glove, decent speed, and solid pitch recognition skills."
Scott
Rex, at OnDeck, has been busy updating his league-by-league, top prospect lists.
Only the PCL remains to be updated for this season.
(All the league lists here)
In the Eastern League, pitches take the top ten spots :
1. Gavin Floyd PHI, 2. Matt Cain
SF, 3. Dustin McGowan TOR, 4. Mike Hinckley MON, 5.
Scott Baker MIN, 6. J.D. Durbin MIN, 7. Kyle
Sleeth DET, 8. Jake Dittler CLE, 9. Matt Peterson
NYN, 10. Andrew Brown CLE. Val Majewski BAL is
the first position player, with Ryan Howard PHI right behind him.
Michael Aubrey CLE is No. 19, Matt DeSalvo NYA is No
14.
Another
first-rounder signed and anxious to suit up :
" ... For Glen Perkins, playing in the
Minnesota Twins organization is a dream come true. The last of Minnesota's
first-round picks to sign landed in Elizabethton on Thursday ... may pitch
sometime in the next couple of days. "I'm excited to get going," said Perkins.
"Living in Minnesota, I'm a Twins fan. I've loved them my whole life. I had the
month off after the draft and I'm happy to be down here. It's a little bit
different than Minnesota." The left-handed pitcher from Lakeland, Minnesota
finished a stellar sophomore season at the University of Minnesota, where he was
named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year ... has high expectations in the
Appalachian League. He had a 9-3 record with a 2.83 ERA in 16 games with 21
walks and 113 strikeouts for the Golden Gophers last season, earning second-team
Collegiate Baseball News All-American honors. "That's what got me up in the
first round where I was picked," Perkins said of his career at Minnesota. "Being
left-handed and throwing three pitches for strikes, I plan on continuing that
and building on what I've done so far." (Elizabethton Star)
02 July 2004
Yep -- Ryan Howard again, 2 more bombs, 31 on the
season ... COL farmhand, 6-6, 3 homers ... MIL's top pick with impressive
pro debut ... Brewers' Weeks & Fielder, signs of breakout ... Bobby Brownlie
solid ... Chad Billingsley, climbing the Dodger chart ... Deacon Burns, lighting
it up in APPY ... Mets APPY kid with 7 RBI ... Lastings Milledge, looks like the
real thing ... John VanB another solid start ... Felix Hernandez, AA a breeze
...
Game action ...
INT -- Matt Diaz (TB, RF) 4-6, 2B, 12th HR, 3 R, 4 RBI, SB ...
Nook Logan (DET, CF) 2-4, RBI ... Brandon Claussen (CIN)
6.0 5 0 0 3 7 ... Ryan Wagner (CIN) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 ... rehab,
Adam LaRoche (ATL, 1B) 0-3, BB ... Justin Morneau (MIN,
1B) 1-3, 20th HR, R, 2 RBI, BB ... Marlon Byrd (PHI, CF) 2-4, 2B,
R, RBI, SF ... Josh Hancock (PHI) 7.0 5 2 1 4 3 ... Mike
Fontenot (BAL, 2B) 1-5, 5th HR, R, 3 RBI ... Darnell McDonald
(BAL, CF) 2-3, R, BB, HBP ... Brandon Phillips (CLE, 2B) 2-4, R
... Grady Sizemore (CLE, CF) 3-3, R, SB, HBP, after a steady
string of success finally over .300 ... Alex Escobar (CLE, RF)
1-3, 3rd HR, R, RBI ... Josh Stewart (CHA) 7.0 4 3 3 4 1 ...
Pedro Liriano (MIL) 5.0 8 4 3 0 4 ... Aaron Heilman (NYN)
7.0 4 2 2 3 7
PCL -- Ryan Church MON 2-4, triple &
0-1, 3 walks, 3 runs ... now racking up the quality starts, John
VanBenschoten PIT 7.0 6 1 1 1 4, 3.93 ... Carlos Hernandez HOU
6.0 4 0 0 1 3 ... Chris Burke HOU 2-4, double, .330 ... Danny
Haren STL 5.2 11 4 4 1 7 ... Nick Regilio TEX 6.2 2 0 0 2 6
... Ramon Nivar TEX 3-4, double, homer ... Adrian
Gonzalez TEX 3-3, 9th homer, walk, .314 ... Todd Wellemeyer CHN,
looks ready to return, 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 ... Mark Teahen KC (with George
Brett apparently on the way to work with him) 1-4, .176 ... Clint Barmes
COL 3-5, 12th homer, 4 runs, RBI, .352 ... Jorge Piedra, once a
prospect in the LA system, with a career night 6-6, 3 homers (8), 5 runs, 6 RBI
... minor league vet Kit Pellow 4-6, double, homer, 5 RBI ...
another vet, Joe Dillon FLO 3-5, 18th AAA homer (27 overall), 3
RBI ... struggling in AAA, Justin Germano SD 5.0 6 5 5 3 6 ... Jeremy
Reed, nice debut in the SEA system, 2-4 homer, 2 RBI ... Antonio Perez
LA 2-3, 12th homer ... Todd Linden SF 3-5, homer ... Lance Cormier
ARZ 3.0 8 6 6 6 0 ... Luis Terrero ARZ back in the lineup after a
league mandated break to deal with personality issues (anger) ... Nick
Swisher OAK 2-4, 2 walks, 2 RBI
EASTERN -- Yikes, no hitter hotter than
Ryan Howard PHI -- 2-4, 2 HR (31), 3 RBI (81) (During his 9-game hitting
streak, Howard is .500, .397, 1.333 with 9 homers, 19 RBI and 13 runs scored
while fanning just 7 times)
Justin Huber NYN 1-4, 2B (14)
Prentice Redman NYN 0-4, RBI (45)
Aaron Hill TOR
3-6, 2 2B (10), 2 RBI (40)
Dominic Rich TOR 2-6, 3B (3), RBI
(40)
Val Majewski BAL 2-4, RBI (50)
Keith Reed
BAL 1-2, RBI (32)
Rick Bauer BAL 3.0 2 0 0 0 1, 0.00 ERA
Michael Aubrey CLE 1-2, HR (1), RBI (3)
Josh Bard CLE
1-3, 2B (1), RBI (4)
Jeff Keppinger PIT 1-5,
Ian
Snell PIT 6.0 7 3 3 2 5, W (6), 3.13 ERA
Luis Maza MINN 2-5,
RBI (35)
Kevin West MINN 1-7, 2B (27), RBI (67)
Wilfredo
Ledezma DET 5.0 7 5 5 2 6, 2.34 ERA
Among the picks for the Eastern All-Stars --
Justin Huber NYN, Aaron Hill TOR, Luis Maza MIN,
Dominic Rich TOR, Kevin West MIN, Abe
Alvarez BOS, Scott Baker MIN, J.D. Durbin MIN, Jeff
Keppinger PIT, Josh Labandeira MON, Ryan Howard
PHI, Val Majewski BAL, Keith Reed BAL, Bryan
Bullington PIT, Dave Crouthers BAL, Gavin Floyd
PHI, Jeremy Guthrie CLE, Michael Hinckley MON,
Wilfredo Ledezma DET, Ian Snell PIT
SOUTHERN -- Bobby Brownlie CHN 6.0 2 0
0 1 6, 7-5, 2.94 ... catcher Josh Willingham FLO 2-4,
double, .269 ... wild, but effective, Jose Capellan ATL 6.1
4 0 0 6 5 ... James Loney LA 2-2, 2 walks ... Josh
Barfield SD 1-3, double, 2 walks ... oh how they needed this, the MIL kids
breakout, Rickie Weeks 3-5, 2 doubles, Prince Fielder
4-5, double, 3 runs, 2 RBI
TEXAS -- Felix Hernandez SEA 6.0 7 1 1
2 8 ... Rangers' might have some more mound help on the way, John
Hudgins TEX 7.0 3 0 0 0 11 ... Jason Botts TEX 2-3, 15th
homer ... Ian Kinsler TEX, 0-2, walk
CAROLINA -- Ryan Sweeney CHA 2-4, BB
Casey Rogowski CHA 2-5
Mark Saccomanno HOU 3-4,
double, RBI (56)
Tripper Johnson BAL 3-5, R, RBI (48), K
Jeff Francoeur ATL 1-4, 2 K
Brian McCann ATL 1-3, 2
RBI (43), K
Hayden Penn BAL (W) 5 7 3 3 1 4 (3-1, 2.96)
Matt Merricks ATL (L) 5.2 7 4 3 1 6 (3-2, 3.12)
Ryan
Garko CLE 3-3, R, BB
Pat Osborn CLE 0-3, 2 K
Brian
Slocum CLE (W) 5 5 0 0 2 3 (7-4, 4.07)
Chaz Lytle PIT
0-2, BB
Brad Eldred PIT 0-3, BB, K
Rajai Davis
PIT 3-3, 2 R, HR (2), RBI
Donnie Murphy KC 0-3, RBI (48), K
Mike Aviles KC 0-4, K
Shane Costa KC 3-3, 2 R, BB
FLORIDA STATE -- Tony Giarratano (DET,
SS) 3-5 R - Now hitting .414
rehab, Carlos Delgado (TOR, 1B) 2-3
HR(1) R 2RBI
Hanley Ramirez (BOS, SS) 0-5
Alex
Romero (MIN, CF) 3-4 2 doubles 3R 3RBI
Job Papelbon (BOS)
4.2 6 3 2 2 4
Aarom Baldiris (NYN, 3B) 1-4 HR(2) 2RBI
Alhaji Turay (NYN, RF) 4-4 HR(9)
Shaun Boyd (STL, LF)
2-5 RBI
Chad Billingsley (LA) continues to impress, 7 1 0 0 3 9,
No decision but lowers ERA to 2.15
Delwyn Young (LA, 2B) 2-3
Bud Smith (PHI) 4 3 0 0 0 3 - 13 innings and still no runs this
season
Melky Cabrerea (NYA, CF) 2-4 2B
Tommy Winrow
(NYA, RF) 2-4
CALIFORNIA -- Clark Girardeau SD 6.1 4
1 0 1 10, 0.73 ... OF Josh Carter 3-4, 3 doubles ... time to move
'em up, Jeff Salazar COL 3-5, double, .346 ... catcher John Suomi
OAK 2-4, homer, 3 RBI ... Erick Aybar ANA 2-4, 3rd homer, .348 ...
MIDWEST -- Chris Dunwell OAK 8.0 2 0 0
2 7 (3.56) ... Lou Palmisano MIL 2-4 ... Cody Haerther
STL 1-4, K (.321) ... Daric Barton STL 1-3 ... Brian
Dopirak CHN 1-2, 2 BB (.312; 7-13 with 5 walks & zero strikeouts last 4
games) ... he just turned 22, but still Micah Furtado (2B) TEX
1-5, double (.351) .. Eric Duncan NYA 0-3, BB, 2 K (.262) ...
outstanding yet again Dirk Hayhurst SD 7.0 3 0 0 2 6 (W, 6-2,
2.20) ... Brandon Wood ANA 0-3, BB, 3 K (.285) ... Adam
Harben MIN 6.2 3 2 2 5 10 (2.98) ... Joey Votto CIN 2-4, 2 K
... Adam Jones SEA 2-4 ... Ryan Feierabend SEA 7.0 6
0 0 1 7 (W, 7-4, 339) ... Chris Lubanski KC 2-5, double, 2 K
SOUTH ATLANTIC -- Ricardo Nanita CHW,
3-5, 2 doubles, RBI, 3 runs ... Leo Daigle CHW, 3-5, 2 homers
(7,8), 5 RBI ... Ryan Goleski CLE, 2-5, 2 runs ... Caleb
Brock CLE, 3-4, RBI ... Adam Boeve PIT, 2-3, double ... Leo
Nunez PIT, 9.0 5 1 1 0 7 (W 4-2, 3.21) ... Travis Ishikawa
SF, 2-3, 2 doubles, run ... Omar Anez SF, 6.2 5 3 1 1 4 (L 1-1,
2.08) ... Elliot Johnson TB, 2-4, 2 runs ... Delmon
Young TB, 1-4 ... Jerry Owens MON, 1-4, homer (1), RBI ...
James Shanks FLA, 1-4, homer (6) 4 RBI ... Lastings
Milledge NYM, 3-5, double, run, steal (10) ... Ian Bladergroen
NYM, 1-3, RBI ... Tanner Osberg NYM, 6.0 3 0 0 0 3 (W 6-3,
5.20) ... Brandon Moss BOS, 2-5, RBI ... Mickey Hall
BOS, 3-4, double, triple, 2 runs ... Columbus with 18 runs and 24 hits against
Asheville, among the many Jereme Milons LA, 3-5, triple, homer
(8), 5 RBI ... Chin-lung Hu LA, 2-4, homer (6), 2 RBI ... Xavier
Paul LA, 3-4, homer (7), RBI, 3 runs ... Tony Abreu LA,
2-5, homer (4), 2 RBI ... Luis Jimenez LA, 4-5, double, 4 RBI, 3
runs ... and good pitching to boot Jonathan Figueroa LA, 5.0 5 1 1
2 7 (W 1-1, 5.19) ... Ian Stewart COL, 0-4, 2 strikeouts ... ouch
Ching Lung Lo COL, 3.1 9 7 7 3 3 (L 1-2, 5.46) ... super ouch Doug
Silva COL, 0.0 6 7 7 1 0 ... Derick Grigsby HOU, a one-hitter
through 3+, but, 3.1 1 3 3 10 4
" ... Ryan Harvey has been named the South
Atlantic League June Player of the Month. The 24-year old outfielder hit .390
(32-82) with 12 doubles, four homers and 25 RBI in 22 June games. Harvey scored
20 runs and stole five bases. He had an on-base percentage of .468 and a
slugging percentage of .683. The New York Mets selected Harvey in the 19th round
in 2003 out of the University of California-Riverside. Harveys .350 batting
average currently leads the South Atlantic League. He also ranks in the leagues
Top 10 in on-base percentage (2nd), doubles (T4th) and slugging percentage
(8th)." (SAL)
APPALACHIAN -- (Tuesday's games)
Cole Armstrong (ATL, C)
2-5, .400 BA
Keith Eichas (ATL, 1B) 3-6, RBI (3), K, .344 BA
Waladimir Sutil (HOU, SS) 2-3, R, RBI (3), SB (3), .526 BA
Carlos Gomez (NYN, RF) 3-6, RBI (8), .316 BA
no relation to
Mike: Anthony Piazza (NYN, C) 1-5, R, HR (1), RBI (3), K, .167
BA
Logan Weins (TAM, 1B) 2-5, 2 R, 2B (2), HR (1), 3 RBI (6),
.238 BA
Jake Ritchie (TAM, 3B) 2-4, 2 R, RBI (6), BB, .357 BA
Jose Delgado (STL, 2B) 1-2, R, 2 RBI (5), 4 BB, K, SB (4), .481
BA
Sandy Diaz (STL, DH) 2-3, 2 R, 2B (2), HR (1), 3 RBI (5),
.467 BA. Chi Hung Cheng (TOR, SP) 5.0 5 1 1 0 6, ND (0.90)
Nick Thomas (TOR, DH) 1-3, R, HR (3), 2 RBI (9), BB, .304 BA
Deacon Burns (MIN, RF) 2-4, RBI (7), .480 BA
Jose de
los Santos (CHA, 2B) 4-4, 2 R, 2 RBI (6), .542 BA
Yunior Novoa
(CHA, SP) 5.0 4 1 1 2 5, W (1-0) (0.96)
(Wednesday's games) ... Cole Armstrong (ATL, C)
2-5, 2 RBI (10), .400 BA
Brady Endl (ATL, RP) 3.0 3 0 0 0 3, W
(1-1) (1.80)
Wimer Mendez (BAL, SP) 5.0 3 1 1 3 5 (2.45)
Jose Hernandez (HOU, CF) 3-4, 2 R, BB, .438 BA
Joshua
Wyrick (NYN, CF) 3-6, 3 R, 2B (3), HR (3), 3 RBI (9), K, SB (3), .304
BA
Seth Pietsch (NYN, LF) 4-5, 3 R, 3B (2), HR (4), 7 RBI
(13), .410 BA
Jose Delgado (STL, 2B) 1-2, 3 R, 2B (3), 2 RBI
(7), 3 BB, K, .483 BA (last 3 games, 5-8, 5 R, 2B, 5 RBI, 8 BB, 2 K, SB)
Princeton hurler fans 7 of 10 batters he faces in relief: Cole Smith
(TAM, RP) 3.1 0 0 0 0 7 (4.00)
nearly as good, Adam Acosta (STL,
SP) 3.0 1 0 0 0 5 (6.00)
P.J. Hiser (CLE, DH) 3-3, R, 2 RBI
(2), BB, .458 BA
Nick Thomas (TOR, DH) 2-3, R, 2B (3), RBI
(10), BB, .346 BA
Yuber Rodriguez (TOR, CF) 1-3, BB, K, .343
BA
Garrett Alwert (CLE, SP), 5.0 5 1 1 0 7, W (1-0) (3.86)
Deacon Burns (MIN, LF) 3-5, 3 R, 2B (5), HR (2), RBI (8), K,
.500 BA
Gio Gonzalez (CHA, SP) 3.0 2 0 0 0 6 (0.00).
NORTHWEST -- Josh Rupe looking like a
good pickup by the Rangers, 5.0 3 1 1 1 5, 2.08 ... the other Ryan Harvey
CHN (the first rounder) 0-4, .308 ... Mike McGirr OAK 6.0 2 0 0 2 3, 2-0,
0.60
PIONEER -- Jaen Centeno ARZ 2-3, walk,
.488 ... 2B Brandon Carter LA 2-4, triple, .444 ... Edwin Walker
MIL 5.2 2 1 1 1 7, 2-0, 1.74
ARIZONA -- Raul Padron DH OAK 4-5, double,
triple, 4 RBI ... Brewers' top draft pick, Mark Rogers with an
outstanding pro debut, albeit just a couple of frames, 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 ... Dave
Krynzel MIL 3-4, double, triple ... Hernan Iribarren MIL -3, 2 runs,
2 RBI, .500 ...
Troop
movements ... FLO -- optioned outfielder Chris Aguila to AAA, purchased
the contract of RHP Aaron Small ... COL --
recalled RHP Denny Stark from AAA, activated RHP Adam Bernero from the
DL, designated RHP Marc Kroon for assignment, optioned catcher J.D.
Closser to AAA ... ATL -- recalled pitcher Tim Drew from AAA, optioned
pitcher Travis Smith to Richmond ... LA -- placed pitcher Hideo Nomo on
the DL, purchased the contract of pitcher Giovanni Carrara from AAA ... SEA --
purchased the contract of pitcher Travis Blackley from AAA,
optioned pitcher Clint Nageotte to AAA, placed catcher Miguel
Olivo on theDL, recalled infielder Justin Leone from AAA ... TOR
-- optioned RHP Mike Nakamura to Triple-A, purchased the contract
of pitcher David Bush ...
" ... David Wright, the only untouchable in
the Mets' farm system ... expected to be promoted after the All-Star break."
(New York Daily News)
Matthew
Pouliot, RotoWorld, on Nick Swisher OAK :
" ...Swisher hit just .230/.324/.380 in 76 games for
Double-A Midland last season, so it came as quite a surprise when the As had
him start this year at Triple-A Sacramento. However, the 2002 first-round pick
has done more than enough to justify the teams faith, batting .258/.436/.516 in
70 games ... isnt particularly fast, but he hasnt looked too out of place in
center field while climbing through the minors ... has a chance to be an above
average hitter at a corner. Hes not going to bat .300, but .270/.380/.480 would
be realistic. In a best-case scenario, he could have Tim Salmons career.
Jermaine Dye is a free agent, Bobby Kieltys been a disappointment and Eric
Byrnes, while adequate, isnt really an everyday corner outfielder, so theres a
good chance that Swisher will get a chance to win a starting job in spring
training."
Jeremy
Deloney, Baseball Miscellany, on a rising star, albeit small, in the SD system :
" ... It isn't an everyday occurrence when scouts
laud a 5'11" 160-pound lefthanded pitcher who has average fastball velocity.
Padres 21 year-old LHP Sean Thompson is turning heads with each and every
performance and is finally convincing scouts that he has enough "stuff" to
succeed ... 5th round of the 2002 draft ... his command, makeup, and
poise have turned what was once a long-term project into a potentially
fast-moving hot prospect. Thompson is pitching currently with low A Fort Wayne
in the Midwest League and is 5-3 with a 2.81 ERA in 15 starts. In 80 innings,
he's held hitters to a .231 average while walking 33 and striking out 80 ...
has a lot of positives working in his benefit. He only throws an 88-91 mph
fastball, but gets excellent sinking movement and can work it to both sides of
the plate. He is equally tough against lefties and righties by utilizing a great
curveball (almost unhittable for a lefthanded hitter) and a potentially great
changeup. Thompson's command is probably his biggest strength and feels
confident enough to throw any of his three pitches at any time in the count ...
He ranks with fast-rising Tim Stauffer (now at AAA) and Justin Germano as the
Padres best pitching prospects ... Because of his maturity and moxie, he
has the "stuff" to succeed at any level."
Sam
Geaney, at his scouting site on the California League (calleaguers.com), selects
the top dogs for the first half of the season. The top three have already
moved on and up :
" 1. Matt Cain RHP San Jose Giants- Polished
righty with stuff to go along with it. Dominated his time in the Cal League. Oh
yeah, he won't turn 20 till October.
2. Conor Jackson LF Lancaster Jethawks-
High profile college bat lived up to hype in first half of first full season of
pro ball. Was promoted along with his middle of the lineup teamates to AA @ the
end of the first half. Defense in LF is irrelevant."
3. Felix Hernandez RHP Inland Empire
66ers- 18 year old righty with explosive mid 90's FB, hammer curve and solid
feel for pitching. Cal League hitters won't have to deal with him in the second
half as he was promoted to AA San Antonio."
4. Ubaldo Jimenez RHP Visalia Oaks-
Similar repertoire to Hernandez, pure stuff a tiny notch below but makes up for
it with a more advanced approach. Back injury took him out of the spotlight."
5. Jeff Salazar CF Visalia Oaks-
Classic overachiever who has some solid tools to go along with a plus plus
approach. Does everything you could ask for out of a CF prospect."
01 July 2004
Maybe we'll just leave his name here ... Ryan Howard,
29th homer ... Royals' kid with a perfect game ... Scott Kazmir,
sigh of relief for owners ... Andy Sisco, better ... Justin Jones, not
... Gavin Floyd, struggles ... Kyle Davies, easy transition to AA ...
Kyle Sleeth rebounds from a couple of beatings ... ho hum, David Wright,
couple of hits ... Brandon Sing, a power tune in A-Ball ... Hanley
Ramirez sighting
Game action ...
INT -- Matt Diaz (TB, CF) 2-4, 11th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI ... B.J.
Upton (TB, SS) 1-4, R, Sac, SB, 0 errors ... rehab, Adam LaRoche
(ATL, 1B) 2-4, 1st HR, R, 2 RBI ... Jesse Crain (MIN) 2.0 0 0 0 0
3 ... Darnell McDonald (BAL, CF) 2-4, RBI, BB, 2 SB ... Jack
Cust (BAL, LF) 2-4, 2B, 7th HR, 2 R, 4 RBI ... Grady Sizemore
(CLE, CF) 2-5, 2B, R ... Jhonny Peralta (CLE, SS) 3-5, 2B, 3rd HR,
2 R, RBI ... rehab, Bill Mueller (BOS, 3B) 0-3 ... Jamie
Brown (BOS) 5.0 3 1 1 0 5 ... Byung-Hyun Kim (BOS) 2.0 1 2 2 1
2 ... Robinson Cano (NYA, 2B) 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB ... rehab,
Orlando Hernandez (NYA) 6.1 4 1 1 1 6 ... Victor Diaz
(NYN, DH) 2-4, 2B, 11th HR, R, 3 RBI ... David Wright (NYN, 3B)
2-4, SB ... getting better, Scott Erickson (NYN) 7.2 5 0 0 3 2
PCL -- Only game scheduled was suspended, to
be completed Thursday.
EASTERN -- Justin Huber NYN 2-4, 2 2B
(13)
Aaron Hill TOR 0-4
Dominic Rich TOR 1-4
Val Majewski BAL 0-4
Keith Reed BAL 0-4
Michael Aubrey CLE 1-4
Ryan Ludwick CLE 1-3, HR (1),
RBI (1)
Josh Bard CLE 1-2
Andy Brown CLE 3.0 5 3
3 1 3, 6.26 ERA
Jeff Keppinger PIT 2-5, HR (1), RBI (27)
Luis Maza MINN 2-4, SB (2)
Kevin West MINN 1-3, 2B
(26), RBI (64)
Ryan Howard PHI 2-4, HR (29), RBI (78)
Gavin
Floyd PHI 7.0 8 5 5 3 6, 2.84 ERA
Kyle Sleeth DET 6.0 6 2
2 3 3, W (1), 7.41 ERA
Abe Alvarez BOS 5.0 6 0 0 1 8, 3.54 ERA
SOUTHERN -- Luis Martinez STL 8.0 5 1 1
3 1 ... Kyle Davies ATL, super AA debut, 7.0 4 1 1 0 7 ...
James Loney LA, just can't get in a groove, 0-4, 2 Ks, .247 ...
downer continues for two of MIL's top prospects, Rickie Weeks 0-5,
.241, Prince Fielder 1-4, .252 .
Among those selected for the SL All-Stars : Willy
Aybar LA, Dan Meyer ATL, Eric Reed FLO, Jason
Stokes FLO, Edwin Encarnacion CIN, Josh
Willingham FLO, Arnie Munoz CHA, Brad Nelson
MIL, Josh Barfield SD, Bobby Brownlie CHN,
Michael Morse SEA. Weeks & Fielder among the notable absentees.
TEXAS -- Willy Taveras LF HOU 2-3, SB
... Alberto Callaspo SS ANA 0-2, BB & 2-3, 2B, BB ... Nick
Gorneault RF ANA 1-3 & 0-3 ... Jeff Mathis C ANA 1-3 ...
Andres Blanco SS KC 2-4 ... Jeremy Brown C OAK 2-3, R,
2B ... Shin-soo Choo 0-3, 2BB ... Ian Kinsler SS TEX 0-3,
BB ... Jayson Nix 2B COL 0-3, BB ... Conor Jackson LF ARI
1-3, 2R, BB, SB ... Carlos Quentin RF ARI 3-4, 2R, 2B, HR, 2RBI
... Jamie D'Antona 3B ARI 3-4, 2B, RBI ... Chin-hui Tsao 6
9 4 4 2 2 ... Ruben Gotay 2B KC 3-4, 2R, RBI
CAROLINA -- No games scheduled.
FLORIDA STATE -- Back in
the line-up, Hanley Ramirez (BOS, SS) 2-4 2R
Trent Oeltjen
(MIN, CF) 3-4 3R RBI
Matthew Murton (BOS, LF) 3R RBI
Scott
Kazmir (NYN) 6 3 0 0 3 6 W(1-2, 3.89)
Mike Megrew (LA) 4
8 6 6 1 5 L(5-3, 3.08)
Joel Guzman (LA, SS) 1-3 2B
Andrew Sisco (CHN) 5 4 1 0 4 7 W(2-5, 4.39)
Tommy Winrow
(NYA, DH) 3-5 R
Melky Cabrera (NYA, CF) 3-4 2R - Hitting .322
... Someone tell this guy he's too old to be a prospect, Brandon Sing
(CHN, 1B) 1-4 HR(25) 2R 3RBI 2BB :
" .. first baseman Brandon Sing has hit
his 25th home run of the season to break the all-time Daytona Cubs home run
record. Sing hit another 3-run home run in the 7th inning at Brevard County.
That marks the third straight game in which Sing has hit a 3-run home run and
the 4th 3-run home run in his last 3 games. Tonight's home run gave the Cubs an
11-3 lead over the Manatees. The old mark stood strong since 1996, but fell
tonight. Sing's next big milestone is right around the corner. The all-time
Florida State League home run record is 33 and was set way back in 1951."
(Daytona Cubs)
CALIFORNIA -- No games scheduled.
MIDWEST -- Perfectos are not just cigars ...
unlikely perfect performance of the day Chris Coughlin KC 9.0
zerozerozerozero 11 (lowers his ERA to 5.79; he's a 2003 draftee making his 5th
professional start) :
Coughlin into the game at 1-1, 8.53 :
" ... Chris Coughlin tossed the very first
nine-inning perfect game in the 83-year history of professional baseball in
Burlington ... was the Bees' second no-hitter as Dusty Hughes and Jake Mullis
combined to make history against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on April 12th ...
The only threat to break up the perfection came in the top of the eighth inning.
With one out, Vinny Rottino hit a popup into shallow centerfield. Chris Lubanski,
who was playing deep, came racing in and made a diving catch to rob him of a
hit. Adam Heether sent Lubanski back to the warning track to haul one in on the
very next play. Coughlin (2-1) struck out a career-high eleven in just his fifth
professional start." (Burlington Bees)
Brian Snyder OAK 1-2, double, 3 BB, K,
E (.311) ... Brad Knox OAK 6.2 8 3 3 0 4 (W, 8-3, 225) ... double
collar for the 18-year-olds Daric Barton STL 0-4 (.323) and
Adam Jones SEA 0-4, BB, 2 K (.265) ... Wladimir Balentien
SEA 2-4, HR, 2 K (.280) ... fine year continues Joey Votto CIN
2-5, 2 HR, K (.295) ... Eric Duncan NYA 2-5, SB, 2 doubles, BB, 2
K ... still unbeaten Brandon Harmsen NYA 6.2 7 2 2 0 2 (7-0, 2.20)
... Brian Dopirak CHN 2-4, BB .. stuck in neutral Justin
Jones 5.0 5 4 4 0 3 (4.03) ... Brandon Wood ANA 1-5, triple, 2
K, E ... Miguel Montero ARZ 2-4, double (.291) ... Lou
Palmisano MIL 0-3, 2 K (.306) ... Chris Lubanski KC 2-3,
double, BB (.241) ...
SOUTH ATLANTIC -- No games scheduled.
NEW YORK-PENN -- Lance Burkhart BAL
3-3, triple, homer ... CF Francisco Leandro TB 3-5, triple, .378
... CLE's Brian Tallet, on the long road back from surgery,
0.2 2 3 0 0 1
NORTHWEST -- Simon Klink SF 2-5,
double, 4 RBI ... Brian Horwitz SF 2-5, triple, 2 RBI, .438
PIONEER -- SS Brandon Carter LA 4-5,
.429 ... SS Sean Rodriguez ANA 3-5, double ... OF Hasan
Rasheed MIL 3-6, 2 doubles, 4 RBI, .368 ... 1B Grant Richardson
MIL 4-5, double, 3 RBI, .444 ... 1B Javier Brito ARZ 4-5, double,
homer
ARIZONA -- Hernan Iribarren 2B MIL 2-4, 2
homers, 4 RBI, .485 ... 3B Lisandro Disla 3-4, 3 RBI, .412
GULF COAST -- Luis Soto SS BOS 2-4, R,
2B ... Christian Lara 3B BOS 1-3, 2R, 2B ... Chris
Turner RF BOS 1-4, HR, 3RBI ... Steve Waldrop MIN 6 4 2 1 0 2
... Olivio Astacio BOS 4 4 1 0 2 2 ... Adam Blackely
BOS 4 4 2 1 0 5 ... Neil Walker C PIT 3-4, 2R ... Steve
Lerud DH PIT 3-5, HR, 3RBI ... Hannsel Pena CF CIN 3-5, 2HR
... David Marchbanks FLA 2 0 0 0 0 1 ... Eric Campbell
SS ATL 2-4, HR ... Jamie Hoffmann 3B LA 2-5, RBI ... Anthony
Harper DH LA 4-5 ... Luis Rojas LF MON 1-3 ... Tim
Battle DH NYY 1-5, R, 3B ... Rudy Guillen CF NYY 2-3 ...
Jon Poterson LF NYY 1-4 ... Estee Harris RF NYY 1-4,
HR, 2RBI ... John Stephens NYY 4.2 4 2 2 1 5 ... Jilmer
Arratia 2B MIN 2-4, R ... Juan Portes SS MIN 2-4, R
Troop
movements ... ARZ -- placed Shane Reynolds & Greg Colbrunn on the DL,
purchased the contract of Quinton McCracken from AAA, recalled Greg Aquino
from AAA ... BOS -- signed Pedro Astacio to a minor league contract ... DET --
placed Danny Patterson to the DL, recalled Steve Colyer from AAA
... MIN -- activated Nick Punto from the DL, optioned Matt Guerrier
to AAA ... SD recalled Brandon Puffer from AAA, optioned Brian
Sweeney to AAA ... SEA -- Felix Hernandez promoted to AA
(scheduled to pitch Thursday) ...
Andrew
Cushman, The Sports Network, on Dallas McPherson ANA (previous to
McPherson's two-homer game on Tuesday) :
" ... As the calendar churns toward Major League
Baseball's July 31st trading deadline, rumors and speculation are running
rampant about potential deals. One name sure to surface will be that of Anaheim
Angels prospect Dallas McPherson. Recently promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake in the
Pacific Coast League, McPherson absolutely destroyed Double-A Texas League
pitching in the first half of the season. McPherson's first-half numbers ranked
him in the top-10 in 11 offensive categories: .321 batting average (8th), 53
runs scored (2nd), 69 hits (1st), 84 hits (T-3rd), 17 doubles (T-7th), six
triples (T-2nd), 20 home runs (1st), 173 total bases (1st), 34 walks (5th), .404
on-base percentage (6th) and throw in a gaudy .660 slugging percentage. Since he
arrived at Salt Lake, the 6'4, 220-pound third baseman has gone 8-for-22 with
six extra-base hits - a .364 average. He's already jacked three home runs,
collected seven RBI and scored seven runs ... McPherson is as can't-miss a
prospect as any in Minor League baseball. And despite what the Angels could
receive for him on the trade market, the guess here says McPherson is
untouchable, especially with Anaheim's three-time all-star third baseman Troy
Glaus on the 60-day disabled list following shoulder surgery."
Jeremy
Deloney, Baseball Miscellany, on Chris Burke HOU :
" ... Burke has been a model for consistency. Known
for his slick glove and great fundamental skills, he's used his above average on
base skills and contact-hitting approach to profile as a classic #2 hitter at
the big league level. Last year with Round Rock, he hit.301/.379/.388 with 23
doubles, 8 triples, and 3 HR in addition to 34 stolen bases. The former 1st
round pick in 2001 has vastly increased his power numbers this season. With New
Orleans, Burke is hitting .327/.407/.517 with 10 HR and 21 stolen bases. He has
already eclipsed his career-high in HR and should do the same in stolen bases.
There is no reason to think that Burke won't be a very good second baseman at
the next level. He may not profile to hit 20+ HR per year, but he will play
fundamentally-sound baseball and get on base for the Astros power hitters."
Mike
Gullo, The Minors First, with some notes on one of the promotions, and a
probable promotion, from the South Atlantic League :
" ... Jumbo Diaz ... they don't call him
Jumbo for nothin'! He seems like about as close to an Armando Benitez clone as
there could be. He hit 100 mph one of the times I saw him and he regularly works
in the 96 range. His 59 K's over 34 innings with Columbus tells it all. Just
when you're keyed in for the heater, look out! He'll drop and upper 80's slider
in on you. It almost looks like it's not fair. Normally it's a mistake to think
of low levels Minor League relievers as future Major League closers, but this
guy makes it hard not to be excited about him. Destination: Vero Beach (FSL)."
" ... It wouldn't surprise me to see Tom
Gorzelanny (Pirates) moved up. The lefty has really been about as dominant
as any starter in the league. He's not just your crafty lefty either. He works
between 88 and 91 mph and can hit 93
more than enough for a lefty. His
predominant secondary pitch is a nice slider and he also throws an occasional
change (maybe it's even a splitter, I couldn't tell). In the past he's had
inconsistent command, but Pittsburgh thought enough of his arm to draft him in
last year's second round. He's lookin' good so far this year. I didn't see any
signs of waivering command."
30 June 2004
Game action ...
INT -- Matt Diaz (TB, CF) 2-4 ... B.J. Upton (TB, SS) 0-4, R, BB, 1 error
... Stephen Smitherman (CIN, LF) 0-4 & 2-3, 5th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, HBP ...
Matt Belisle (CIN) 5.0 4 1 1 1 2 ... Ryan Wagner (CIN) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 ... rehab,
Adam LaRoche (ATL, PH) 0-1 ... Dan Meyer (ATL) 5.0 4 4 4 4 4 ...
Justin Morneau (MIN,
1B) 2-4, 2 RBI, BB ... back in action, Guillermo Quiroz (TOR, C) 0-4 ... turning
it around? Marlon Byrd (PHI, CF) 4-5, 3B, RBI ... Mike Fontenot (BAL, 2B) 2-4,
R, RBI, HBP ... Darnell McDonald (BAL, CF) 3-4, R, RBI, BB ... Jack
Cust (BAL,
LF) 2-4, 2B, 2 R ... Kyle Denney (CLE) 7.0 2 1 1 3 5 ... rehab, Bill
Mueller (BOS,
3B) 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB ... Robinson Cano (NYA, 2B) 2-3, 1st HR, R, RBI, BB ...
Dioner Navarro (NYA, C) 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 SF ... nice outing, Ben
Hendrickson
(MIL) 9.0 5 1 1 0 9
PCL -- Nick Swisher OAK 2-3, double, 14th
homer, walk, 2 RBI ... Kevin Appier KC 7 3 3 2 2 ...Mark Teahen
KC 2-4 ... Tommy Whiteman HOU 2-4, double, 3 RBI ...
EASTERN -- Justin Huber NYN 0-3, BB
Aaron Hill TOR 1-4
Dominic Rich TOR 2-4, HR (5), 2 RBI (39)
Josh Banks TOR 5.2 4 5
5 2 3, 8.39 ERA
Val Majewski BAL 3-6
Keith Reed BAL
2-5
Michael Aubrey CLE 1-3, 2
BB
Jeff Keppinger PIT 0-3, BB
Ryan Doumit PIT 1-1
Luis
Maza MINN 1-5
Kevin West MINN 1-4, RBI (63)
Scott Baker MINN 7.0 6 4 4 1 7, 2.51 ERA
Ryan Howard PHI 1-4, 2B (17)
EL catchup, Jamie Vermilyea TOR, not a bad
start in AA -- 34 up, 34 down :
" ... Vermilyea, a 6-foot-4, 195-pound righthander
who was called up from Single-A Dunedin last week, said he knew he had a
no-hitter going entering the seventh and final inning. I just didnt know I had
a perfect game going until everyone of my teammates started punching me after
the game, saying nice perfect game, said Vermilyea, who had thrown a
no-hitter once in high school in Tucson, Ariz. Vermilyea, who had five
strikeouts, said he tried to stay calm entering the last inning. I still felt
good and my adrenaline was flowing, said the sinkerball pitcher, who threw only
71 pitches and was clocked between 89 and 92 mph on his fastball by scouts last
night ... has been nothing but perfect in three appearances for the Fisher
Cats. Including last nights gem, he has now retired 34 straight batters. In
relief, he retired the last 10 batters he faced on the road against Bowie on
June 22 for a save and closed out the June 25 game against Portland at Gill
Stadium by retiring three straight for his second save." (Manchester Union
Leader)
SOUTHERN -- Josh WIlson FLA SS 0-4, BB, 2K ...
Josh Willingham FLA C 2-5, 2B, RBI, 2 K ... Bill Murphy FLA 5.0 5 2 2 4 7 ...
Reggie Abercrombie LA OF 1-6, 2B, 3 K ... Willy Aybar LA 2B 3-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 2
BB, K, HR (10) ... James Loney LA 1B 2-4, RBI, 2 BB, K ... Brennan
King LA 3B
1-5, RBI, K ... Dimas Reina LA 5.2 4 2 2 4 2, 6.91
TEXAS -- Ian Kinsler TEX 1-3, double
... Clint Goocher ARZ, tough time in AA, 4.0 7 6 4 4 , 15.88 ...
big night for Ryan Shealy COL 5-6, 2 doubles (17), 2 homers (14),
6 RBI ... Jason Nix COL, breaking out of an awful slump, 3-4 ...
Conor Jackson ARZ having little trouble with the jump to AA, 2-4,
.385 ...
CAROLINA -- No games scheduled.
FLORIDA STATE --
Brandon
Sing (CHN, 1B) 2-5 2HR(24) 6RBI - 6HRs in last 6 games
Richard Hill
(CHN) 5.2 4 4 3 5 2 W(6-4, 3.30)
Tommy Winrow (NYA, RF) 2-5
Tony
Giarratano (DET, SS) 1-2 BB
Raul Tablado (TOR, SS) 2-3 R 2RBI
Scott Olson (FLO) 6 6 2 2 2 9 - 3.61 ERA
Vince Rooi (MON, PH) 1-1
HR(6) 2RBI
Reid Gorecki (STL, CF) 2-4 R RBI SB(16)
Catch-up (Monday's games) Vince Rooi (MON, 3B) 2-2 2R
Yorman
Bazardo (FLO) 6.2 8 3 3 2 3
Tommy Winrow (NYA, RF) 2-4 R - Batting
.335
Melky Cabrera (NYA, CF) 2-5 R 2RBI
Tony Giarratano (DET,
SS) 1-4 R
Andy Laroche (LA, 3B) 1-4 HR(2)
Jonathan Broxton
(LA) 5 7 5 5 4 2
Francisco Liriano (MIN) 4.2 8 8 8 4 6 L(3-6, 3.98)
Felix Pie (CHN, CF) 2-5 3R RBI 4SB(21)
Trent Oeltjen (MIN,
CF) 2-4 R RBI SB(22)
Vito Chiaravalloti (TOR, DH) 2-4 2 doubles R RBI
Miguel Negron (TOR, CF) 2-4 2B 2RBI
Kevin Deaton (NYN) 5 4 1 1 0
1 L(5-2, 2.80)
CALIFORNIA -- No games scheduled.
MIDWEST -- better and better Brian Dopirak CHN
1-3, 22nd HR, 2 BB (.308) ... Nick Blackstone MIN 8.0 8 0 0 1 4 (2.84) ...
Kody Kirkland DET 0-4, K (.213) ... Danny Muegge ARZ 8.0 3 0 0 2 3 (3.48) ...
Brandon Wood ANA 3-4 (.290) ... Nic Touchstone ANA 7.0 3 0 0 2 9 (3.43)
... 2B Micah Furtado TEX 5-5, double, .356 ... Sean Thompson SD
7.0 7 2 2 1 9 , 5-3, 2.81 ... Adam Jones SEA 2-3, 3 RBI, 7th SB, .269 ...
Wladimir Balentien 3-4, triple, 10th homer ...
SOUTH ATLANTIC -- No games scheduled.
APPALACHIAN -- (Monday's games) Aristides
Almenar (NYN, SP) 5.0 2 0 0 1 2 (1.00)
Eugenio Velez (TOR, SS) 2-4, R, 2B (5),
.424 BA
Brian Grant (TOR, SP) 6.0 4 2 2 2 3, W (2-0) (1.64)
Jose de los Santos
(CHA, 3B) 2-5, R, K, 2 errors, .450 BA
Charlie Haeger (CHA, SP) 7.0 3 0 0 1 3,
W (1-1) (4.22)
Corey Shafer (BAL, RF) 2-5, 2B (3), 2 RBI (5)
Luis
Atilano (ATL,
SP) 5.0 1 0 0 1 4, ND (1.13)
Jose Delgado (STL, 2B) 3-4, R, RBI (3), BB, .480
BA.
ARIZONA -- Aaron Guiel KC, rehab, 4-5,
double ... Dave Krynzel MIL, rehab, 1-1, walk, 3 runs, SB ...
Troop
movements ... BAL -- placed outfielder Jay Gibbons on the DL, purchased the
contract of outfielder Chad Mottola from AAA ... HOU -- RHP Wade Miller on the
DL, recalled RHP Jeremy Griffiths from AAA, activated LHP Andy Pettitte
from the DL, ... MIN -- activated infielder Nick Punto from the DL, optioned RHP
Matt Guerrier to Triple-A ... COL -- recalled catcher J.D.
Closser from Triple-A, designated RHP Kevin Jarvis for assignment, signed
Chris Nelson the club's 1st round pick in the June draft ...
CHA -- added catcher Ben Davis to their 25-man roster, designated LHP Vic
Darensbourg for assignment ... CLE -- purchased the contracts of RHP Bob Howry,
outfielder Mark Little from Triple-A, optioned LHP Cliff Bartosh to Triple-A,
designated RHP Jack Cressend for assignment ... SEA -- BA reports Felix
Hernandez has been promoted to AA
Philly
Phenom, Ryan Howard, tops Kevin Goldstein's Prospect Hot Sheet at
Baseball America :
" ... With 14 home runs in June, including three
multi-homer games in the last week, the hulking Howard now leads the minor
leagues with 28 home runs while rasing his batting average nearly 60 points
(from .250 to .308) in the last three weeks. Don't promote him yet, he's just
five away from the Reading team record of 33, set by Greg Luzinski in 1970."
Dallas McPherson ANA and Clint
Everts MON finished 2-3.
Chris
Kline, Baseball America, on Delmon Young TB :
" ... Young, who just turned 18, is hitting
.287-12-56 in 279 at-bats and has garnered all-star honors in the Sally League
to go along with being selected to this year's Futures Game in Houston ... Last
year in the Arizona Fall League, Young said he though he could finish the 2004
season in the major leagues. His first exposure to full-season ball has
moderated his timetable, however. "I have no idea about (getting promoted),"
Young said. "That's not my department. I don't make the decisions. I'm just here
trying to be consistent. I've had a lot of ups and downs and I've been kind of
hot and cold throughout this half. I'm just trying to be quick in making my
adjustments and trying to survive here. It's been a good test on and off the
field." ... What impresses the Rays the most about Young has been his
consistency and ability to not only hit for power but for average as well. He's
also kept his strikeouts (61) to a reasonable amount. "He's very selective at
the plate," assistant general manager Tim Wilken said, "maybe more so than we
thought at this point. But we've been more impressed by the steadiness that he's
carried in his first season. He's had a lot of ups and downs, but nothing where
he's drowning or anything like that. But at the same time, he hasn't really
peaked yet, either."
More
ATL arms moving up the ladder toward the Braves :
" ... The Braves are moving three of their top
pitching prospects up a classification, with Dan Meyer joining Class AAA
Richmond, Kyle Davies going to Class AA Greenville and Chuck
James jumping to higher Class A Myrtle Beach. Left-hander Meyer, 22, was
6-3 with a 2.22 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 65 innings at Greenville, while
right-hander Davies, 20, was 9-2 with a 2.63 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 75 1/3
innings at Myrtle Beach. James, 22, will join Myrtle Beach after pitching in the
South Atlantic League All-Star Game tonight at Charleston, S.C. For Rome, the
left-hander was 8-2 with a 1.90 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 80 2/3 innings."
(Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Clint
Everts MON poised for a promotion :
" ... Montreal Expos farm director Adam Wogan
planned on Clint Everts playing the entire 2004 season with the low-Class A
Savannah Sand Gnats. Wogan didn't want to rush the 19-year-old right-hander's
development and promote him too soon after the Expos made him their No. 1 pick
and the fifth overall in the 2002 major league draft. But Everts may be forcing
the Expos to make a decision after posting a 6-2 record with a 1.99 earned run
average thus far ... He ranks fourth in the league in strikeouts and fifth in
the league in ERA, despite missing two starts in May when the Expos wanted to
take a look at another player. "I can't really say right now," Wogan said when
asked about the possibility of Everts moving up to high-Class A Brevard County
in the Florida State League. "We had high expectations for him coming into the
season. Certainly he's done as well or better than we expected." In 14 starts
for the Sand Gnats, Everts has given up only 17 earned runs in 77 innings with
17 walks and 90 strikeouts. Opponents have batted just .183 against him. Everts
has been even more impressive this month - 3-1 with a 0.62 ERA. The 6-foot-2,
170-pounder has allowed just two earned runs in 29 innings with five walks and
37 strikeouts while holding opponents to a miniscule .096 batting average."
(Savannah Morning News)
Aged
prospect on the verge of finding a spot in the M's lineup :
" ... Tacoma DH Bucky Jacobsen, the Rainiers'
monstrous cleanup hitter, belted six home runs over a seven-day span ending
Sunday and was named Batter of the Week in the Pacific Coast League for the
second consecutive week. Jacobsen finished the week 11-for-24 with 11 RBIs to go
with his home run output. Heading into yesterday, he carried a .327 batting
average with 24 home runs (second in the PCL) and a league-best 76 RBIs.
Jacobsen, 28, has often been dismissed as a career minor leaguer, but his
numbers are becoming difficult to ignore. With Edgar Martinez likely in his
final season with the Mariners, the right-handed slugger could be working his
way into a job with the big club next season." (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
29 June 2004
TEX kid with 4 homers, 9 RBI ... Dallas McPherson on
another tear ... John Maine continues AAA turnaround ... Taylor Buchholz too ...
Gabe Gross in the swing ... Grady Sizemore, results begin to match talent ...
Edwin Jackson, another downer ... MIL's AA kids struggle ... Ryan Howard, 77 RBI
... Angel Guzman rounding into form ... Josh Barfield, sign of life ... Chris
Gruler, maybe a payoff after all ... perhaps for Hanley Ramirez too
Game action ...
INT -- Matt Diaz (TB, RF) 1-5, 10th HR, R, 2 RBI ... B.J. Upton
(TB, SS) 2-4, R, Sac, 0 errors ... Nook Logan (DET, CF) 2-2, 2B,
R, 2 BB ... Russ Adams (TOR, SS) 2-5 ... Gabe Gross
(TOR, DH) 4-5, 6th HR, R, 3 RBI ... Jorge Padilla (PHI, RF) 2-6, R
... Jack Cust (BAL, LF) 2-4, R, BB ... John Maine
(BAL) 6.0 4 1 1 0 6 ... Brandon Phillips (CLE, SS) 2-4, R ...
Grady Sizemore (CLE, CF) 4-5, R, 2 RBI ... Kelly Shoppach
(BOS, C) 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI ... rehab, Bill Mueller (BOS, 3B) 2-4, 2B,
R, RBI ... rehab, Ellis Burks (BOS, DH) 0-2, R, HBP ... Arnie
Munoz (CHA) 5.0 11 6 6 2 7 ... Michael Vento (NYA, RF) 3-3,
3 2B, 3 R, 4 RBI, HBP ... Danny Garcia (NYN, 1B) 2-5, 2B, 1st HR,
R, RBI ... David Wright (NYN, 3B) 2-3, R, 2 BB ... Pat
Strange (NYN) 5.2 7 7 7 2 4
PCL -- Freddy Sanchez PIT 1-4,
double, .143 ... JR House PIT 2-4, double, 3 RBI & 0-3, .293 ... awful
beginning to the season, solid mid-season turnaround, Taylor Buchholz
HOU 8.1 2 1 1 1 7 ... Clint Barmes COL 2-3, double & 1-4, .346 ...
Edgar Gonzalez ARZ 5.0 9 8 8 2 5 ... off on another streak,
Dallas McPherson ANA 2-4, 2 homers, 3 RBI ... Casey
Kotchman ANA 1-4, homer ... 3B Brian Barden ARZ 4-4, double,
triple, 4 RBI ... should have been a super matchup, Edwin Jackson
LA (see more below) vs Merkin Valdez SF (moved up to AAA),
but not to be -- Jackson 5.0 5 5 4 4 5, Valdez 5.0 6 4 4 4 5 ... Adrian
Gonzalez TEX 2-4,, double, 2 RBI, .310 ... Ryan Church MON
1-5, 13th homer ... Justin Leone SEA (at SS) 3-6, triple, 3 RBI
... 3B Greg Dobbs SEA 4-6, homer, 6 RBI ...
EASTERN -- Justin Huber NYN 0-1, BB
Aaron Hill TOR 3-7, RBI (38)
Dominic Rich TOR 1-5,
BB
Val Majewski BAL 1-3, 2 RBI (48)
Keith Reed
BAL 1-4
Michael Aubrey CLE 0-1, RBI (2)
Josh Bard
CLE 0-2
Ryan Ludwick CLE 0-2
Dan Denham CLE 5.0
1 0 0 3 6, W (1), 3.27 ERA
Jeff Keppinger PIT 1-3, 2B (14, SB
(8)
Bryan Bullington PIT 7.0 4 1 1 3 2, W (6), 3.86 ERA
Matt Cain SF 7.0 5 2 2 4 3, 1.89 ERA
Luis Maza MINN
0-5
Kevin West MINN 0-5
J.D. Durbin MINN 2.0 2 2 2 2 1,
2.45 ERA
Ryan Howard PHI 2-4, RBI (77)
Had to contain the surprise ... Ryan Howard
PHI as the Hitter of the Week " ... hit .444 (12-27) with 8 runs scored, 2
doubles, 6 homers, 16 RBI and a 1.185 slugging percentage." (MinorLeague
Baseball)
SOUTHERN -- Josh Wilson FLA SS
1-4, R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 K, HR (10) ... Josh Willingham FLA C 2-5, R,
2 2B, K ... Reggie Abercrombie LA OF 1-5, R, RBI, K, HR (4), .173
... James Loney LA 1B 3-5, 2B, K ... Edwin Encarnacion
CIN 3B 2-3, R, RBI, BB ... Bubba Nelson CIN 7.0 7 1 1 1 1, W 1-0,
1.29 ... Angel Guzman CHN 6.0 2 1 1 0 6, L 0-2, 4.09 ... Josh
Barfield SD 2B 2-4, R, 3 RBI, HR (10) ... Steve Watkins SD
8.0 1 0 0 1 9, W 4-3, 3.64 ... R Weeks, T Gwynn, P Fielder,
B Nelson MIL combine to go 1-14, 2B, 3 K's in 4-0 loss to Greenville ...
Chris Saenz MIL 7.1 5 4 4 2 8, L 5-5, 4.15 ... Matt
Coenen ATL 6.0 2 0 0 2 2, W 1-1, 4.71 ... Chris Seddon TB 7.0
10 4 4 4 3, L 4-4, 3.86
TEXAS -- Willy Taveras LF HOU
0-4 ... Alberto Callaspo SS ANA 0-4, R ... Nick
Gorneault CF ANA 1-4, HR, 3RBI ... Jeff Mathis C ANA 0-3 ...
Ruben Gotay 2B KC 2-3, R, RBI, BB ... John Baker C
OAK 1-4, HR, 2RBI ... Shin-soo Choo RF SEA 1-4, R, RBI, 3SB ... oh oh,
could the dream have ended, Ian Kinsler SS TEX 0-2, BB ...
Jason Botts 1B TEX 2-4 ... Jayson Nix 2B COL 0-4 ...
Sergio Santos SS ARI 1-5, hat trick: 3k's ... Jesus Cota
1B ARI 2-4, R, RBI ... Chris Snyder C ARI 1-4, R, 2B, RBI ...
Conor Jackson LF ARI 2-4, 2B, RBI, SB ... Carlos Quentin
RF ARI 2-3, R, 2 2B, BB ... Jamie D'Antona 3B ARI 1-4, 2B
SEA prospect begins to live up to the hype as Hitter
of the Week in the TL " ... San Antonio OF Shin-soo Choo hit .533 (8-15)
with 4 runs scored, 1 double, 1 homer, 7 RBI and an .800 slugging percentage." (MinorLeagueBaseball)
CAROLINA -- No games scheduled.
FLORIDA STATE -- Matthew Murton BOS
1-2, 11th homer, 3 RBI, 2 walks ... 1B Brandon Sing CHN 3-4,
double, 22nd homer, 4 RBI
CALIFORNIA -- No games scheduled.
SEA phenom the Pitcher of the Week " ... Inland
Empire right-hander Felix Hernandez went 2-0 with a 0.71 ERA, allowing 5
hits, 1 earned run and 2 walks while striking out 21 in 12.2 innings." (MinorLeagueBaseball)
MIDWEST -- Bobby Wilson (3B) ANA
2-4, BB (.287) ... Brandon Wood ANA 1-4, double, BB, 2 E ...
Errol Simonitsch MIN 5.1 5 5 3 3 7 (2.26) ... Lou Palmisano
MIL 0-4, K (.308) ... status slipping Chris Lubanski KC 0-4, 3 K
(.237) ... Brian Dopirak CHN 3-4, 2 doubles ... Billy
Petrick CHN 6.0 3 3 2 5 7 (2.97) ... Joey Votto CIN 0-2, 2 BB,
K (.296) ... Adam Jones SEA 2-4, K ... wow Thomas Oldham
SEA 8.0 4 0 0 1 15 (W, 5-3, 3.03) ... Cody Haerther STL 1-4,
double, BB ... Eric Duncan NYA 0-5, 2 K (.266) ... Tyler
Clippard NYA 5.0 9 3 2 0 5 (3.35) ... Miguel Montero ARZ 1-3,
HR (3rd HR in last 4 games) ... nice debut Christhian Martinez DET
7.0 5 2 1 1 5
SOUTH ATLANTIC -- No games scheduled.
NEW YORK-PENN -- Luis Ramirez BAL, the kid
with the 15 Ks in 5 IP last time, 5.1 4 2 2 3 7
APPALACHIAN -- (Saturday games) Corey
Shafer (BAL, RF/DH) 1-3, R, HR (1), 2 RBI (3), and 0-4, 2 K
Lorenzo
Scott (BAL, CF) 2-4, R, 2B (1), K, and 3-4, 2 R, HR (1), 3 RBI (5), K
Ryan Schwabe (BAL, SP) 4.0 1 0 0 1 5 (0.00)
Bryan Dumesnil
(BAL, RP) 2.1 1 0 0 0 5, W (1-0)
Mark Broome (STL, 3B) 2-3, R,
.455 BA
Michael Miller (STL, LF) 2-4, 2 R, 2B (2), HR (1), 2 RBI
(3), K, .364 BA
Chris Noonan (STL, SP) 5.0 5 0 0 1 5, W (1-1)
(0.00)
Yuber Rodriguez (TOR, CF): 4-5, 2 R, 2 RBI (13), .526 BA
Juan Perez (TOR, SP), 6.0 5 1 1 0 1, W (1-0) (1.50)
Jose de
los Santos (CHA, 2B) 3-3, R, SB (1), .636 BA
Jay Marshall
(CHA, SP) 5.0 1 0 0 0 6
P.J. Hiser (CLE, DH/RF) 2-3, 2B (3), K, and 1-3,
R, 2B, BB, K, .500 BA
Gerson Mercedes (CLE, SP) 5.0 1 1 1 1 9, W
(1-0) (1.50)
David Shinskie (MIN, SP) 5.0 3 0 0 1 2, W (1-0)
(0.00)
Freakin Deacon Burns (MIN, LF/RF) 1-3, R and 2-3, 2 R, BB, K,
.615 BA
Trevor Plouffe (MIN, SS/DH) 0-2, BB and 3-4, 2 R, HR (1),
2 RBI (6), .350 BA.
(Sunday's games) Cooling off - Yuber
Rodriguez (TOR, CF) 0-3, K, and 0-3, R, BB, 2 K, .400 BA
Eugenio Velez, 1-3, R, and 1-4, 2 RBI (8)
Yesson Berroa
(TOR, SP) 6.1 7 2 0 0 2, W (2-0) (0.79)
Maximiliano Hudgson (HOU,
LF/PR) 3-3, R, 2B (1), RBI (1), and 0-0, CS
P.J. Hiser (CLE,
RF) 1-3, R, BB, 2 K, SB (1), CS, 2nd best at .500 BA
Reid Santos
(CLE, SP) 5.0 5 1 1 0 5, W (1-0) (0.82 ERA / 0.62 WHIP through 11.0 IP, 12/1
K/BB ratio)
Deacon Burns (MIN, DH) freakin again 2-5, 2 R,
2B (4), K, league leading .556 BA
tough no decision Steven Duguay
(MIN, SP) 5.0 2 0 0 0 8 (1.13)
Joey Howell (BAL, LF) 2-2, 2 R,
HR (1), RBI (2), .368 BA
Julio Freites (NYN, RP) 4.0 0 0 0 1 4
(0.00)
Carl Loadenthal (ATL, CF) 1-3, 3 R, 2 BB, K, SB (3),
.357 BA
Cole Armstrong (ATL, C) 3-5, R, 2B (1), 4 RBI (8),
.438 BA, trailing only Freakin Deacon and Hiser
Michael Miller
(STL, CF) 2-5, R, K, .375 BA
NORTHWEST -- SS Uriak Marquez
CHN 2-5, homer, 6 RBI ... OF Brian Horwitz SF 3-5, 2 doubles, .378
... Mike Wilson OF SEA 3-5, homer, 3 RBI, but just .243 ... TEX
catcher Michael Nickeas with a big night, 4-5, double, 3rd homer,
.444 ... career night for TEX CF Brandon Cashman (undrafted, signed
as a free agent last year) 4-6, 4 homers, that's FOUR homers, 9 RBI !!
PIONEER -- catcher Ryan Fox COL
2-3, double, homer, 5 RBI, .389 ... Tyler Pelland CIN, demoted to
the Pioneer, some progress, 5.0 4 0 0 1 11 ... 1B Bobby Mosby
ARZ 2-4, 3rd homer, 3 RBI
CIN kid the Hitter of the Week " ... Billings OF
Cody Strait hit .438 (14-32) with 8 runs scored, 1 double, 2 triples, 2
homers, 10 RBI and a .781 slugging percentage." (MinorLeagueBaseball)
ARIZONA -- catcher Daniel Santin SEA
4-5, 1st homer .471 ... 2B Hernan Iribarren MIL 3-5, triple, 2 SBs,
.455 ... pro debut for the Rangers' first-rounder Eric Hurley 1.1
3 0 0 0 4
GULF COAST -- Neil Walker C PIT
0-3 ... Steve Lerud DH PIT 1-4 ... Christian Lara 3B
BOS 4-4, 2R ... Hanley Ramirez SS BOS 2-4, 2R, 3RBI, SF ...
Chris Turner RF BOS 1-3, HR ... Willy Jo Randa 2B CIN 2-4, R,
2B ... Chris Gruler CIN 5 5 0 0 1 3 ... Juan Rivera
SS LA 3-5, 2R, 2RBI, 2errors ... Jair Jurrjens DET 9 3 1 1 1 3 ... lots
of Yankee prospects: Tim Battle CF NYY 2-5, R ... Rudy
Guillen DH NYY 0-3, RBI ... Jon Poterson LF NYY 1-5, R, RBI
... Anderson Amador RF 1-4, R, RBI ... Phil Hughes
NYY 2 2 0 0 0 0 3
Troop
movements ... FLO -- designated pitcher Toby Borland for assignment; recalled
outfielder Chris Aguila from AAA ... KC -- acquired infielder Jose
Bautista from TB, transferred pitcher Kevin Appier to the 60-day DL,
placed third baseman Joe Randa on the DL ...
TB -- optioned pitcher Chad Gaudin to AAA ... MIL -- activated infielder
Wes Helms from the DL, sent infielder Jeff Liefer outright to
Indianapolis ...MIN -- Signed pitcher Glen Perkins and assigned
him to Elizabethton of the Appalachian League ... STL -- agreed to terms with
pitcher Chris Lambert and assigned him to Peoria of the Midwest
League ... NYA -- promoted catcher Dioner Navarro and second
baseman Robinson Cano to AAA ... ARZ -- activated RHP Shane
Reynolds from the DL, optioned RHP Greg Aquino to AAA
More
kudos for the Expos' top SP prospect :
" ... Expos righthander Clint Everts
continues to get better with each outing. Everts struck out 12 in six innings
Saturday and is 6-2, 1.99 with 90 strikeouts in 77 innings. He has also made an
impression on one of the game's brightest young stars, Charleston RiverDogs
right fielder Delmon Young. "He's the toughest pitcher I've faced," Young said.
"The first two times we faced him, it was basically fastball-slider and he just
dominated us. The third time, he broke out a changeup like I've never seen. It
wasn't just a changeup--it was Eric Gagne-like." (Baseball America)
Jeremy
Deloney, Baseball Miscellany, on BJ Upton TB :
" ... Upton is a definite five-tool talent with
high-ceiling potential. Scouts praise his abilities and find no current or
future weakness (other than his careless errors). Offensively, Upton has
tremendous bat speed and projects to hit for both average and power. He has a
very mature approach at the plate; he has pitch selectivity abilities and has
the patience to wait for his pitch. His above-average approach allows Upton to
hit any fastball or breaking ball offered him and can drive it to any part of
the ballpark. If youve seen Upton, you know he has a rather lanky and flimsy
frame. But dont think he cant hit the long ball. He projects to hit 25+ HR at
the big league level once he fully fills out. It isnt inconceivable to think
that Upton can hit .300-30-100 consistently in the Majors. And keep in mind that
hes only 19 years-old ... Dont be fooled by the high number of errors.
Upton has an extremely gifted arm that would rank among the Majors best right
now. He has well-above average range and quickness which allow him to get to any
ball hit in the hole. Upton can turn the double play with the best of them, too,
with his good footwork. So whats causing all the errors? Tampa officials arent
overly concerned because most of the errors are derived from overly-aggressive
play. Upton has a tendency to overthrow which results in wild throws to first
base. He also has periodic lapses in concentration, but most scouts think hell
rid himself of that habit once he encounters better competition."
Jonathan
Mayo, MLB.com, on Jeremy Reed SEA :
" ... Reed burst on the scene in just his
first full season of pro ball in 2003. He led the minors with a .373 average and
.453 OBP between high-A and Double-A, hitting .409 after a promotion to
Birmingham. The second-round pick in the 2002 draft was rated No. 16 on
MLB.com's Top 50 prospects list. Reed won't measure near the top of the charts
in any one tool. But his baseball instincts help carry his average tools across
the board into an above-average package. With continued development, Reed could
become a Jim Edmonds-type who makes the most of his ability. He started the 2004
season, his first in Triple-A in just his second full season, a little slowly,
at least from the power perspective. He didn't homer in April and drove in just
seven runs, perhaps because he came back from a wrist problem at the end of last
year a little too soon. He now has eight homers, 14 doubles for a .420 slugging
percentage and has 37 RBIs."
John
Sickels, ESPN.com, on John Buck KC :
" ... Buck is a large, physical, muscular player.
His swing is relatively short for a power hitter, and he does not strike out
excessively, generally making very good contact. He'll go through phases where
he tries to pull the ball too often, and it seems unlikely that he'll ever hit
for a great batting average ... projects 15-20 homer power in the long run
... Buck's defense has improved greatly since he was a raw high school backstop.
He is very mobile for his size, usually blocks the plate well, and has a strong
arm. His release is sometimes a notch slow, which inhibits his ability to throw
out runners despite his arm strength. He handles a pitching staff well, and
coaches praise his leadership skills ... His numbers over the last few
years project him to be a .240-.260 hitter at the major-league level with 10-12
homers in a full season, not great numbers, but at age 23 (24 next week) he
still has development time left ... The Royals see him as their "Catcher of the
Now" as well as their "Catcher of the Future." He will be able to handle the job
defensively. Whether he becomes a star, a solid regular, or merely adequate,
will depend on what he does with the bat."
John
Sickels, in an MLBcenter.com chat, on Edwin Jackson LA :
" ... Jackson's stuff has been as good as ever, but
his numbers at Vegas haven't been great. I can think of several reasons. 1) he's
still just 20. Not many 20 year olds thrive in Triple-A. 2) It's Las Vegas and
the PCL. Enough said. 3) He came a long way last year, perhaps too far too
quickly. He may be a bit disgrungled and discouraged right now that he's in
Triple-A and not the Show. Personally I think Jackson is still an outstanding
prospect, but his command clearly needs some refinement. They have a lot of
pitching in their farm system to offer on the trade market, so a trade for a bat
is certainly possible...they have the raw material in the system to make the
deal. But again, it's hard to say right now. We'll know more in a couple of
weeks once the status of the trade market is more clear."
28 June 2004
Game action ...
INT -- Matt Diaz (TB, RF) 2-4, 2 2B ... B.J. Upton (TB, SS)
1-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB, SB, 0 errors ... Nook Logan (DET, CF) 2-5, R,
SB ... Stephen Smitherman (CIN, LF) 3-3, 2B, R, BB ... Ryan
Wagner (CIN) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 ... Jason Kubel (MIN, RF) 2-5,
2B, R, RBI ... David Bush (TOR) 8.0 5 1 1 3 5 ... Mike
Fontenot (BAL, 2B) 3-4, 2B, RBI, BB ... Grady Sizemore (CLE,
CF) 3-5, 2B, RBI (after a slow start, up to .290, .362, .452) ... Franklin
Gutierrez (CLE, DH) 2-4, R ... Francisco Cruceta (CLE) 5.0
5 1 1 4 5 ... Byung-Hyun Kim (BOS) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 ... Jorge De La Rosa
(MIL) 2.2 3 0 0 2 3 ... Bob Keppel (NYN) 6.1 8 4 4 1 4
PCL -- 3B Mark Teahen still hitless as
a Royal, 0-5 ... just isn't working out, Josh Karp MON 4.0 9 7 7 2
2 , 3-7, 5.44 ... Jason Dubois CHN 3-5, 2 doubles, 16th homer,
.310 ... Paul Shuey LA, rehab, 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 ... oh my, why would they
allow this -- one of those with a warning "some scenes may not be suitable for
all viewers", Casey Daigle ARZ 4.1 15 10 10 1 5 ... the
streaky Dallas McPherson ANA may be starting another of those
surges, 3-5, 2 homers, 3 RBI ... Casey Kotchman ANA 3-6 ... Joe
Blanton OAK 6.0 5 5 4 1 2, 4.06 ... Nick Swisher OAK 0-2, 3 walks
EASTERN -- Justin Huber NYN 1-4
Matt Peterson NYN 5.0 9 3 2 1 8, 3.48 ERA
Aaron Hill
TOR 0-3, RBI (37)
Dominic Rich TOR 2-3, 2B (15), RBI (37)
Val Majewski BAL 0-3
Keith Reed BAL 0-4
David
Crouthers BAL 2.0 3 5 5 5 3, 4.73 ERA
Michael Aubrey CLE
0-4, BB
Josh Bard CLE 0-2, 2 BB
Jeremy Guthrie
CLE 8.0 7 2 1 1 3, W (6), 3.75 ERA
Jeff Keppinger PIT 1-3, BB
Ryan Doumit PIT 2-3, 2B (16), 2 RBI (27)
Luis Maza
MINN 1-4
Kevin West MINN 1-3
Ryan Howard PHI
3-5, BB, 2 HR (28), 5 RBI (76) (an OK week, .444, 6 homers, 16 RBI)
SOUTHERN -- Isauro Pineda ATL 5.0 2 1 0
3 10, W 3-4, 5.49 ... Dustin Moseley CIN 6.0 6 3 2 1 3, W 3-2,
2.66 ... Josh Wilson FLA SS 2-6, R, RBI, BB, K ... Josh
Willingham FLA C 0-3, K ... Trevor Hutchinson FLA 4.1 4 3 2 1
4, L 5-5, 5.79 ... James Loney LA 1B 0-5, R, BB, K ... Richard
Lewis CHN 2B 2-5 ... Chadd Blasko CHN 4.0 2 1 1 0 5 ...
Josh Barfield SD 2B 0-4 ... Jake Peavy SD 4.2 7 4 3 2
4, rehab
TEXAS -- Jayson Nix 2B COL 2-5,
R, 2B ... Ryan Shealy 1B COL 2-5, HR, 3RBI ... Sergio
Santos SS ARI 1-4 ... Jesus Cota 1B ARI 2-4, R ... Chris
Snyder C ARI 3-4, 2R, HR ... Conor Jackson LF ARI 1-4, R,
RBI ... Carlos Quentin RF ARI 2-4, 2RBI ... Jamie
D'Antona 3B ARI 0-3
CAROLINA -- Donnie Murphy KC
2-5, 2 R, double (18), HR (5), 2 RBI (47), 2 K
Mike Aviles KC
2-5, R, double (17), RBI (45), K
Shane Costa KC 2-4, R, double,
RBI, K
Ryan Sweeney CHA 1-4, R
Brian Anderson
CHA 2-4, K
Casey Rogowski CHA 1-3, BB, K
Pedro Lopez
CHA 1-4
Jonah Bayliss KC (W) 6 5 2 2 1 4 (3-3, 4.83)
Ryan
Garko CLE 1-3, BB, K
Pat Osborn CLE 1-4, K
Mark
Saccomanno HOU 1-4
JD Martin CLE (L) 8 5 3 3 3 1
Jamie
Merchant HOU (W) 7 4 0 0 1 7 (3.55)
Jeff Francoeur ATL
2-4, R, double (24), RBI (43)
Brian McCann ATL 2-4, 2 doubles
(22)
Chaz Lytle PIT 3-5, K, .309
Brad Eldred PIT
1-4, K, .327
Rajai Davis PIT 1-4, R, 1st HR, 2 RBI, K
Blaine Boyer ATL 6 10 2 1 0 5 (3.48)
Tony Blanco CIN
1-5, R, HR (17), RBI (47), 2 K
Chris Denorfia CIN 0-5, 2 K
Tripper Johnson BAL 2-5, R, double
FLORIDA STATE -- A fantastic game, including
the cycle for Felix Pie (CHN, CF) 5-6 2B 3B HR(5) 4R 5RBI SB(17)
Brandon Sing (CHN, 1B) 2-3 HR(21) 2RBI
Alex Romero
(MIN, CF) 3-6 2R RBI
Jon Connolly (CHN) 5.1 11 5 5 0 3
Seeing
his first action of the year, Juan Richardson (PHI, DH) 1-4 2B
Tommy Winrow (NYA, CF) 3-5 R
Nice second FSL game for Stephen
White (NYA) 5 6 1 1 1 5 W(1-1, 2.08)
The only player who got to him,
Tony Giarratano (DET, SS) 4-5 HR(1) 2RBI - now hitting .410
Aarom Baldiris (NYN, 3B) 2-3 RBI
Jonathan Slack (NYN,
CF) 3-4 2R RBI SB(24)
Vito Chiaralloti (TOR, 1B) 2-4 2B RBI
Miguel Negron (TOR, CF) 2-4
CALIFORNIA -- ouch, Bobby Jenks
ANA first rehab start in A+, lots of work to do, 3.2 5 8 8 7 3 ... 3B Nate
Schierholtz SF 2-4, double, 3 RBI, .275
MIDWEST -- Miguel Montero ARZ 1-4,
double ... bombed Matt Farnum TEX 3.0 9 7 7 1 0 (up to 3.78) ...
Cody Haerther STL 3-5, double, BB (.331) ... the honeymoon's over
Daric Barton STL 0-5, BB, K (.336) ... Stuart Pomeranz
STL 7.0 4 3 2 1 10 (W, 2-1, 3.28) ... Adam Jones SEA 0-4, 3 K, E
(.261) ... Carlos Marmol CHN 5.0 6 3 3 4 8 (W, 8-2, 3.42) ... the
honeymoon continues Brian Dopirak CHN 21st HR, BB, 2 K (.301) ...
Abel Gomez NYA 6.1 5 5 2 2 7 (L, 6-4, 3.00) ... Eric
Duncan NYA 1-4, K, 2 E ... Chris Tierney SD 7.0 6 2 2 1 6
(1-0, 2.37) ... Lou Palmisano MIL 0-4, BB, K ... is this the
breakout? Brian Snyder OAK 3-4, 2 HR, BB (.301) ... Chris
Lubanski KC 1-4, K ... Kyle Phillips(C) MIN 3-5, double, HR
... Scott Tyler MIN 7.0 3 1 1 3 8 (W, 2-1, 2.93) ... Brandon
Wood ANA 1-4, 3 K (.283) ... devil of a game Kevin Jepsen
ANA 6.1 6 6 6 5 4 (2.88)
SOUTH ATLANTIC -- Nick Markakis BAL,
2-3, double ... Dustin Yount BAL, 2-4, double, walk, 2 RBI ...
Trevor Caughey BAL, 5.0 7 1 1 0 7 (W 3-2, 3.03) ... Jake
Blalock PHI, 3-5, 2 doubles, RBI, run (coming on strong, up to .299, 13
homers, .385, .535) ... Chuck James ATL, 3.0
0 0 0 1 3 ... Travis Ishikawa SF, 2-3, homer (8), RBI, 3 runs ...
Jason Columbus SF, 3-5, RBI, 2 runs ... Ben Thurmond
SF, 7.0 6 5 1 3 3 (W 2-2, 2.42) ... Jason Pridie TB, 3-5, RBI, 2
runs, steal (10) ... Delmon Young TB, 1-4, 2 runs ... Bob
Cramer TB, 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 (W 4-3, 3.51) ... Jermy Acey TOR,
4-5, double, RBI, 3 runs ... Thomas Mastny TOR, 7.0 3 0 0 2 4 (W
5-2, 1.94) ... Adam Boeve PIT, 1-2, double, RBI ... Ricardo
Nanita CHW, 2-4 ... Ian Stewart COL, 1-3, homer (17), 3
RBI, 2 runs, walk ... Jerry Owens MON, 2-5, double, run ...
Chuck Tiffany LA 4.0 3 1 1 2 7 ... Brandon Moss BOS 1-4, 7th
homer, 2 RBI (67), .348 ...
NEW YORK-PENN -- Jarrett Hoffpauir STL
2-5, 3rd homer, 3 RBI, .361 ... OF Quincy Ascencion BAL 4-6,
triple, .410 ... 2B Steve Gendron FLO 5-5, double, triple ... 3B
Juan Llamas DET 4-5, 2 doubles
NORTHWEST -- 19 year-old lefty Shawn
Nottingham SEA 6.2 3 1 1 2 10, 2-0, 0.71 (3 walks, 16 Ks in 12 2/3s)... OF
Brent Johnson SEA 4-5, 3 RBI, .429 ... catcher Brian
Schweiger SEA 3-3, homer, walk, 3 RBI ... Ryan Harvey CHN
(still at DH) 2-5, homer, 3 RBI ... 1B Lachlan Dale SD, streaky,
2-5, 3rd & 4th homers, 5 RBI, just .242 ... 3B Matt Macri COL 4-4, 2
triples, .333
PIONEER -- No games scheduled.
ARIZONA -- Wilber Perez OAK 2-4, triple,
homer ... Connor Robertson OAK 4.0 2 0 0 0 6 ... Adam
Kroft SD 4.0 0 0 0 0 3 ... Luke Hagerty CHN 3.0 5 3 3 0 1 ...
CF Yorday Ramirez SD 3-5, triple, 4 runs ... Aaron Guiel
KC, rehab, 2-3, homer ... ChanHo Park TEX, rehab, 5.0 7 3 3 1 3
...
Troop
movements ... CLE -- purchased the contract of pitcher Jack Cressend from
Buffalo, designated outfielder Raul Gonzalez for assignment ... KC --
placed pitcher Jeremy Affeldt on the DL, recalled pitcher Justin Huisman
from AAA ... ANA -- optioned RHP Matt Hensley to AAA, activated RHP
Troy Percival from the DL ... OAK -- recalled RHP Kirk Saarloos
from AAA, optioned infielder Ramon Castro to AAA ... ATL -- acquired outfielder
Jackson Melian from NYA for a player to be named and assigned him
to Double-A ... CHA -- won the Freddy Garcia sweepstakes, getting Garcia,
catcher Ben Davis and cash from SEA for catcher Miguel Olivo,
outfielder Jeremy Reed and infielder Michael Morse
... CHN -- placed LHP Mike Remlinger on the DL, recalled RHP Michael Wuertz from
AAA ...
Another
CLE kid moving up the ladder :
" ... Francisco Cruceta, a 22-year-old
right-hander who is one of Cleveland's top pitching prospects, has been promoted
from Double-A Akron ... Cruceta was 13-9 with a 3.09 ERA and an Eastern
League-leading 134 strikeouts last year, but he's just 4-8, 5.28 in 15 starts
for the Aeros this season. He was acquired from the Dodgers in 2002 for reliever
Paul Shuey. "His numbers in Double-A certainly aren't what we anticipated, but
this might "up' his game a bit," said Bisons manager Marty Brown. "It will
increase his awareness of how close he is (to the major leagues) and let us see
what we really have." (Buffalo News)
Jake
Stevens ATL one of the more prominent participants in the SAL All-Star game
Tuesday :
" ... I think its going to be awesome, said
Stevens, who is 6-1 with a league-low 1.50 ERA. Stuff like this doesnt come
along very often. You might play baseball for 20 years and only get to be a part
of one all-star game. I am planning to make the most of it. ... Its a great
feeling, said Stevens, who rolls into the all-star break riding a streak of 30
consecutive innings without allowing an earned run. To get a chance to do this
in my first (full-season of professional baseball) is a huge privilege.
Philly
notes from Randy Miller, phillyburbs.com :
" ... Injury-prone LHP Bud Smith is off the
DL and pitching again, but his velocity is in the low 80s. Smith, 24, came up
with a sore shoulder after one April outing in Triple-A, then didn't pitch in
another game until working three scoreless innings for the Threshers last week.
... LHP Cole Hamels (1-0, 1.13), out with a sore elbow, is
scheduled to resume throwing off the mound this week ... CF Greg
Golson, the Phils' No. 1 draft pick, is scheduled to make his pro debut in
the next few days ... Very impressive in his return season from Tommy John
surgery, Dominican RHP Franklin Perez (6-4, 4.15) will be promoted
to Triple-A for the first time on Monday. Perez, 26, missed all of last season
after having surgery ... Pre-injury, the 6-2, 230-pounder regularly hit 94-95
mph as a reliever. This year, he's been throwing 90-91 mph consistently as a
starter ... Although Perez is being used as a starter now to build up arm
strength, down the road he could become a late-inning reliever in the big
leagues."
Rangers'
first-rounder Thomas Diamond signs :
" ... The big righthander, who went 6-4, 2.38 in 17
[University of] New Orleans starts this spring, striking out 138 hitters and
walking 45 in 113.2 innings and holding the opposition to a .209 average, will
be assigned to Spokane. He'll report Tuesday and likely get his first start
about a week later." (Jamey Newberg, Rangers' Minor League Report)
Jason
Falls, barons.com, on Mike Morse, new shortstop in the SEA system (item
filed before news of the Garcia trade) :
" ...
Mike Morse, 22, stands out ...
six-feet, five-inches and 235-pounds ... a third-round draft pick of the
White Sox in 2000 after a stellar career at Nova High School in Davie, Fla ...
In his debut pro season in 2000, Morse hit .256 with pair of homers and 24 RBI
on Tuscon's rookie team. Since, he has elevated up the organization's rungs each
of his five professional seasons, going from Advanced Rookie ball in Bristol, to
Class A Kannapolis, then Winston Salem, now Birmingham. Until this year, his
average has always been around his career mark of .248, but his power numbers
have shot up in his last two stops. He hit a career-high 56 RBI with a
team-leading 30 doubles in 2001. His Winston-Salem tallies included a .245
average, but with 10 home runs, 55 RBI, 30 doubles and 42 extra-base hits."
" ...
In his first season of double-A ball
... Through Saturday's games, Morse is hitting a career and team-high .340 with
four home runs and seven RBI in just 13 games. He saw a streak of three straight
games with a long-ball snapped in Saturday's (4/24) 4-3 win over Greenville,
opting for a triple instead ... "He fits into that mold of the prototypical
power shortstop," manager Razor Shines said. "I think he's going to continue to
improve and produce offensively." ... "My main goal is to keep my errors
down," he said. He has committed two this year, but cut a career-high 32 in
Kannapolis in 2002 down to 19 at Winston-Salem last season. "If my errors are
low, I know I'm not hurting my team." ...
" ... As if by divine intervention, his hitting coach in Birmingham this year is
three-time Gold Glove-winner Manny Trillo. "It's like God passed an angel down,"
Morse agreed. "He's been answering my prayers. The one thing I needed the most
was a guy to be here everyday who really knows how to play infield. I already
feel like his influence is making a big difference." "He's a young kid and
has a lot to learn," Trillo said. "Fielding-wise we need to work on his footwork
and turning double-plays. But, I don't think he'll have much problem
(adjusting). Everything is going good for him right now. With the attitude he
has, he works pretty hard and he'll get better and better every day."
Correspondents
-- INTERNATIONAL (Herb Walters), EASTERN (Ralph Marston), SOUTHERN (Ken
Savage), TEXAS (Harry Almquist), FLORIDA STATE (Wayne
Stevens), CAROLINA (Troy Salvior), MIDWEST (Bob Reed), SOUTH ATLANTIC (Brad
Dowdy), NEW YORK-PENN (Chris
Carlson), APPALACHIAN (Scott Howes), GULF COAST (Harry Almquist)
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