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12 June 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 2-4, R, RBI ...
James Jurries LF ATL 2-4, R, RBI, HBP ... Billy McCarthy
RF ATL 2-4, R, BB ... Zach Minor ATL 6 4 0 0 1 6, 3.94 ... Ryan
Howard 1B PHI 2-4, 2B, R, HBP ... Carlos Ruiz C PHI 2-5, 2
R ... Eude Brito PHI 5 4 3 3 2 5, 7.53 ... Francisco
Rosario TOR 6-2/3 8 3 2 1 2, 3.81 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 2-4, RBI, SB,
2 errors (26) ... Curtis Granderson CF DET 2-4, R ... Abe
Alvarez BOS 6 4 1 1 2 6, 3.72 ... Nate McLouth LF PIT 3-5,
2nd HR, 2 R, 2 RBI ... Brian Anderson CF CHA 1-5, 10th HR, R, 3
RBI ... Jason Bartlett SS MIN 2-4, 2nd HR, R, RBI, BB ... Dave
Gassner MIN 4-2/3 9 8 8 1 3, 4.47 ... Walter Young 1B BAL
3-5, 8th HR, 2 R, 4 RBI ... Eli Whiteside C BAL 2-5, 2B, R
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) --
John Gall STL 4-6,
double, homer, 2 RBI, 4 runs ... Chris Duncan STL 0-5, run - My team
scored 20 times and all I got was this 1 lousy run Award! ... Adam
Wainwright STL 6 8 4 4 1 4, W, 3.36 ... Brendan Harris WAS 2-3, 2
runs ... probably his best AAA showing yet, Richard Hill CHN 5 3 1 1 3 8,
4.34 ... Jermaine Van Buren CHN 2 0 0 0 0 4, (S, 6), 1.75 ... Josh
Willingham FLO 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 runs ... Dioner Navarro LA 3-4, 2
doubles, 2 RBI, .304 ... Shin Soo Choo SEA 1-2, 2 runs, 2 walks ...
Miguel Olivo SEA 2-4, double, homer, 5 RBI ... Conor Jackson ARI
3-3, double, run ... Josh Barfield SD 3-4, solo homer
(hits in 17 of his last 19 games, .405 since sitting out a game May 24th) ...
Brad Baker SD 1 0 0 0 0 2, (S, 20)
EASTERN (AA) --
Dustin Pedroia 2B BOS 1-6, .308 AVG ... Hanley Ramirez
SS BOS 0-2, .274 AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS 1-5, 2B (15), .277 AVG
Christopher Durbin OF BOS 0-6, .293 AVG
Jared Sandberg 3B
BOS 1-6, 2B (13), .244 AVG
Eric Duncan 3B NYA 0-5, .236 AVG
Melky Cabrera OF NYA 3-4, RBI (9), .275 AVG
Franklin Gutierrez
CLE 3-6, 2B (10), RBI (18), .246 AVG
David Espinosa OF DET 0-3, .293
AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 0-5, .262 AVG
Fred Lewis OF SF 1-4,
SB (12), .224 AVG
Carlos Valderrama OF SF 1-5, 2B (18), .324 AVG
Michael Bourn OF PHI 2-6, SB (17), .262 AVG
Randy Ruiz 1B PHI 3-4,
2 2B (16), .351 AVG
Alexander Romero OF MIN 2-4, 2B (12), .256 AVG
Paul Bonifay 1B PIT 2-6, 2 HR (10), 3 RBI (31), .252 AVG
Joel Zumaya
DET 7-2/3 6 4 2 3 6, 3.58 ERA
Vance Perkins TOR 6 7 3 3 1 1, 3.32 ERA
Jon Papelbon BOS 8 4 0 0 1 12, 2.20 ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Josh Johnson FLO 5 6 3 2 3 0,
2.42 ... Delwyn Young LA 3-5, 9th homer, .299 ... Manny
Parra MIL 8 6 1 0 1 7, 3.60 ... Phil Dumatrait CIN 7 4 2 1 3
4, 1-7, 2.55 ... Felix Pie CHN 2-4, 4th triple, .307
TEXAS (AA) -- Edison Volquez TEX
6 10 5 5 3 2 ... Jason Windsor OAK 7 4 1 1 2 6, 2.41 ... Andre
Ethier OAK 3-3, double, .345 ... Justin Huber KC 2-4, 9th
homer, .329 ... Bobby Livingston SEA 7 7 3 1 0 9, 2.84 ... Mark
McLemore HOU 7 1 0 0 3 9, 2.23 ... Jeremy Cummings STL 6 6
3 2 2 4, 1.59
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Eddy Martinez-Esteve SF 2-2,
triple, 2 walks, .356 ... George Kottaras SD 1-3, 2 walks, 5th homer, .306 ...
Brandon Wood ANA 2-4, 22nd double, .308 ... Kendry Morales ANA 2-4, 3 RBI ...
Chris Lubanski KC 1-3, 12th homer ... Stephen Drew ARZ
2-4, 1st homer, .421 ... Vincent Sinisi TEX 3-5, 1st homer, .338 ...
Danny Putnam OF
OAK 3-5, 2 homers, grand slam & 3-run blasts, 7 RBI, .294 ... Richie
Robnett OF OAK 2-5, double, 6th homer, .236
CAROLINA (A+) -- Brady Endl ATL 6.0 6 2 2 2 8,
2.04 ... Leo Daigle CHA 2-5, 19th homer, .346 ... Adam
Loewen BAL, big step forward, 6-1/3 6 0 0 0 8, 2.69 ... Armando
Galarraga WAS 6 3 3 2 1 8, 2.57 ... Pat Magness PIT 3-3, 2
doubles (19), .302
FLORIDA STATE (A+) --
Can AA be far away? Justin
Verlander DET 7 6 2 1 1 10 W(8-2, 1.71) Complete 7 inning game
Errol Simonitsch MIN 6 4 3 3 2 5 L(6-3, 2.90) two of four hits were
HRs
Denard Span CF MIN 2-3 R & 1-3 - .356
Matt
Moses 3B MIN 2-3 RBI & 0-4 - .323
Glen Perkins
MIN 7 3 1 1 1 14 ND, 2.54
Jay Sawatski MIN 1/3 1 1 0 1 1
L(1-2, 1.75)
Preston Larrison DET 5 5 1 0 0 3 ND, 3.77
Finally a win, Phil Humber NYN 7 4 1 0 0 5 W(1-5, 5.61)
Finding his stroke, Shawn Bowman 3B NYN 2-4 2HR(9) 3RBI -
.208
Andy Wilson 1B NYN 1-4 HR(14) - .298
Jamar
Hill RF NYN 2-4 2B R RBI - .229
Jason Vargas
FLO 6 6 4 3 1 11 L(6-3, 2.04)
Bobby Basham CIN 6 5 0 0 0
7 W(4-2, 3.57)
Joey Votto 1B CIN 2-4 2B 2R 2RBI - .251
Javon Moran CF CIN 4-5 2B 4R RBI - .356
Christopher Dickerson RF CIN 3-6 3B 2R 4RBI - .284
Adam Lind LF TOR 3-6 R RBI - .289
Chip Cannon
1B TOR 2-4 HR(16) 4RBI - .291
Jeremy King NYA 4 9 6 5 2 1
ND, 3.32
Dustin McGowan TOR 5 3 2 2 1 2 ND, 8.10
MIDWEST (A) -- back in the saddle B.J. Szymanski
CIN 2-5, 3rd HR in just 32 AB's (.281) ... Jair Jurrjens DET 6 5 3
3 4 2 (2.75) ... Reid Brignac TB 0-5, 2 K's (.241) ... merely
mortal, but winning Sean Gallagher CHN 5 6 3 3 3 3 (W, 7-1, 1.46)
... Ryan Harvey CHN 8th HR ... will he remain in full-season ball?
Trevor Plouffe MIN 4th HR, but 20th error (.179) ... Matt
Bush SD 1-4, 17th error (.239) ... Eric Hurley TEX 6 3 0 0
3 3 (3.86) ... Raul Padron OAK 0-3 (.306) ... Juan
Lucena STL 3-4 (12 hits last 4 games, after a Plouffesque start to the
season) ... Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 3-5 ... Sean Rodriguez
ANA 2-5 (.268) ... Matt Tuiasosopo (at DH) SEA 1-4 (.307)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Tony Sipp CLE 7 7 1
1 0 7, 2.14 ... Argenis Reyes CLE 3-5, .331 ... Brian
Barton CLE 2-4, double, .422 ... Hunter Pence HOU 2-4, 3rd
triple, 23rd homer, .346 ... Juan Gutierrez HOU 7 3 0 0 1 10, 2.38
... Gio Gonzalez CHA 5 6 3 3 2 6, 1.87 ... Christopher
Malone LA 6 2 0 0 3 8, 2.98 ... four SF kids, fronted by Caleb
Salankey, 6 1 1 1 1 5, combine on a one-hitter ... Neil Walker
PIT 3-4, .273 ... Chris Nelson SS COL 1-4, double ... Joseph
Koshansky 1B COL 2-5, 2 homers (13), 3 RBI (50), .307 ... Salvador
Paniagua C BOS 3-5, 2 homers, 5 RBI, .235
Troop
Movements ... SF - Al Levine designated for assignment, Jack Taschner
up ... KC - Steve Stemle & Matt Diaz to DL, JP
Howell up ...
Tops in the KC system ... from the
KC Star :
" ... 1. 3B
Billy Butler, High Desert: Likely to miss another week or so because of deep
bruise on right hand. 2. 1B Justin Huber, Wichita: Slumping
with just seven hits in 39 at-bats in last 10 games. 3. OF Mitch
Maier, Wichita: Just seven hits in 32 at-bats since promotion from High
Desert."
" ... 1. LHP
J.P. Howell, Class AAA Omaha: Likely to be promoted for Saturday start at
Arizona. 2. RHP Luis Cota, Class A Burlington: No victories
in last four starts but still has 2.04 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 61 2/3 innings.
3. RHP Billy Buckner, Class A High Desert: Won first start since
promotion from Burlington despite giving up four runs, including two homers, in
six innings."
Jays' AA fans looking forward to a trio of lefties :
" ... Toronto selected Cal State Fullerton's
Ricky Romero with the sixth overall pick in the draft last week, adding to a
stockpile of southpaws within the organization. Romero could be pitching for New
Hampshire as early as this summer, assuming he signs after finishing his college
season for the defending national champs. The Jays took
left-hander David Purcey with their first pick last season. The
University of Oklahoma product has been one of Single-A Dunedin's top starters
this season, going 4-3 with a 3.47 ERA. Chances are good we could see him this
year. Zach Jackson, another talented lefty
drafted last season, has already joined the Fisher Cats. Promoted from Dunedin
after posting a 7-1 record, Jackson won his first two Double-A starts. The
6-foot-5 Jackson is scheduled to pitch today at Erie ... has allowed only four
earned runs over 55 innings, dating back to Single-A this season. No wonder
Toronto General Manager J.P. Ricciardi is so excited about his southpaws."
(Manchester Union Leader)
No questioning his talent ... just his health :
" ... Not only is it news when Chris Snelling doesnt get a hit, its
also rare. The Tacoma Rainiers outfielder came into Fridays game against Las
Vegas with a .385 batting average the highest batting average in all of
professional baseball. Snelling, a 23-year-old Australian, did nothing to lower
that average during a 5-3 victory ... In a game delayed nearly two hours
by rain, Snelling didnt appeared bothered by the wet conditions, as he
collected two hits, including a two-run home run... Snelling who has had only
six games this season in which he didnt get a hit three of those in April
had a double in the third inning and home run in the fifth inning ... now
hitting .390." (Tacoma News Tribune)
Mets taking it easy with Yusmeiro Petit :
" ... While the Binghamton Mets took batting practice Friday, Yusmeiro Petit
stood along the first-base line and hit grounders to second baseman Aarom
Baldiris. It was another sign that the soreness in Petit's right shoulder has
subsided. Petit, the New York Mets' top pitching prospect, is scheduled to start
Tuesday night against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. It'll be his first start
since May 20, a 9-2 victory over Altoona, but manager Jack Lind said he isn't
certain how many pitches Petit will be allowed to throw ... In 37 1/3
innings over nine starts, he is 1-2 with a 3.13 ERA, 40 strikeouts and only five
walks. Petit, 20, was placed on the inactive list May 27." (Binghamton
Press & Sun-Bulletin)
Josh Willingham FLO the Marlins' Minor League Player of the Month :
" ... after leading all players in the organization with 12 homers and 29
RBIs in 27 games ... led Albuquerque throughout May with a .344 batting
average, 31 runs scored, and an .833 slugging percentage. He also belted six
doubles in the month and one triple. His torrid month helped vault Willingham
into the Pacific Coast League leaders in seven different categories. The
slugger's 18 home runs are tied for the Pacific Coast League lead, while his
.343 average ranks fourth. He also leads the league in on-base percentage with a
mark of .474, is tops in slugging percentage at .759, is tied for second in runs
with 48, fourth in extra-base hits with 31, and tied for fifth in RBIs with 47."
(Albuquerque Isotopes)
11 June 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- James Jurries LF ATL 1-3, 9th HR, R, 2 RBI
... T.J. Pena SS ATL 2-3, 2B, 3B, R, SB ... Ryan Howard 1B
PHI 3-5, 2B, 11th HR, 3 R, RBI ... Gavin Floyd PHI 1-2/3 2 7 7 6
0, 7.09 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 1-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB, 0 errors ... Ryan
Raburn DH DET 2-3, 9th HR, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB ... Carlos Pena
1B DET 0-5, R ... Brandon Phillips SS CLE 2-4, 9th & 10th HRs, 3
R, 4 RBI, BB ... Ryan Garko C CLE 1-3, 11th HR, R, 2 RBI, BB ...
Jason Cooper LF CLE 1-3, 1st HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB ... Jeremy
Guthrie CLE 6 8 4 4 1 3, 5.71 ... Chris Narveson BOS 6 4 4
4 3 3, 4.25 ... Ian Snell PIT 3-2/3 7 7 7 2 2, 3.59 ... Jeff
Keppinger 2B NYN 4-6, 2B, R, SB ... Sean Henn NYA 6-2/3 8 5
5 0 5, 3.20 ... Jason Bartlett SS MIN 3-4, 2B ... Scott
Baker MIN 7-1/3 6 3 3 1 6 2.92 ... Eli Whiteside C BAL 2-4,
2B, R ... John Maine BAL 6 3 1 1 2 4, 3.57 ... catch-up Curtis
Granderson CF DET 2-5, 5th & 6th HRs, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, SB ... Carlos
Pena 1B DET 3-5, 2 RBI, HBP
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Conor Jackson ARI
2-4, RBI, run ... Jon Knott SD 2-5, homer, 2 RBI ... Brad
Baker SD 1 4 3 3 1 1, (BS, 5) ... Prince Fielder MIL 1-5,
solo homer (13) ... Looks like he's turned this season around, Jerome
Williams SF 6-1/3 7 2 1 0 6 ... Brendan Harris WAS 2-4,
double, 3 RBI ... Jeff Mathis ANA 2-3, 2 runs ... Kevin
Gregg ANA 6 3 0 0 1 10, 1.06, rehab ... Ryan Shealy COL 3-5,
run, .319 ... Back from Japan, Dan Miceli COL 1 0 0 0 1 3 ...
Josh Willingham FLO 2-4, double, 2 RBI ... Chris Snelling SEA 2-3, double, homer, .390
EASTERN (AA) --
Dustin Pedroia 2B BOS 0-5, RBI (33).312 AVG ... Hanley
Ramirez SS BOS 1-5, .277 AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS 0-4, .280 AVG
Christopher Durbin OF BOS 0-4, .306 AVG
Jared Sandberg 3B
BOS 1-2, RBI (36), .246 AVG
Eric Duncan 3B NYA 0-3, SB (5), .241
AVG
Melky Cabrera OF NYA 0-3, .275 AVG
Michael Aubery 1B CLE
0-2, RBI (20), .283 AVG ... Franklin Gutierrez CLE 1-4, 2B (9),
.238 AVG
David Espinosa OF DET 1-4, .297 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier
OF SF 0-3, ..269 AVG
Fred Lewis OF SF 0-3, .220 AVG
Carlos
Valderrama OF SF 0-2, SB (10), .324 AVG
Michael Bourn OF PHI 3-5,
2B (9), HR (2), RBI (19), .260 AVG
Randy Ruiz 1B PHI 2-4, 2B (14), RBI
(42), .342 AVG
Alexander Romero OF MIN 0-3, .251 AVG
Paul Bonifay
1B PIT 0-3, .248 AVG
Richard Rundles WAS 7 9 3 3 1 3, 3.19 ERA
Francisco Liriano MIN 6 5 1 1 3 9, W (3), 3.64 ERA
Paul Stewart
PIT 6 4 4 3 2 1, 4.45 ERA
Jake Dittler
CLE 7 5 3 2 4 7, W (4), 2.14 ERA
Ismael Ramirez TOR 7 7 2 2 2 6, W (4),
4.39 ERA
Matt Lindstrom NYN 5 2 1 1 1 4, 5.79 ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Joel Guzman LA (at 3B) 1-5,
double (17), .289 ... James Loney LA 1-1, 3 walks, .258 ...
Nelson Cruz MIL 2-3, 2 doubles, .311 ... finally, a sign of talent,
Tony Pena ARZ 7 3 0 0 1 5, 1-6, 6.11 ... Delmon Young
TB 2-4, .339 ... Elijah Dukes TB 0-4, .282 ... Wes
Bankston TB 0-3, .222 ... oh my, Jim Bullard CHA 2-1/3 13 13 13 4 3
... Josh Fields CHA, on the rebound, 4-5, .232 ... Chuck
James ATL 2 6 5 4 1 1, 3.52 ... Felix Pie CHN 2-5, 17th
double, .304 ... Casey McGehee 2B CHN 2-4, double, .320 ...
Jeff Francoeur ATL 2-5, 3 RBI, .270
TEXAS (AA) -- Jason Hirsh HOU 5 3
2 1 2 6, 3.50 ... Drew Meyer TEX 3-3, double, triple, .315 ...
TJ Bohn SEA 4-4, .304 ... Erick Aybar ANA 2-3, double, 3 runs,
.267 ... Ryan Spilborghs COL 2-4, 19th double, 6th homer, 3 RBI
(49), .345 ... Mitch Maier KC 2-5, double, triple, .265 ...
Justin Huber KC 2-5, .326 ... Josh Pressley KC 4-5, 2
doubles, .305
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Carlos Arroyo OF SEA 3-4, .393 ...
Miguel Montero ARZ 3-6, 2 doubles (20), homer (16), 3 RBI (60),
.363 ... Chris Carter ARZ 4-6, 2 doubles, 15th homer, .304 ...
Stephen Drew SS ARZ 3-5, double, triple, 4 RBI, .400 ... Brandon
Wood ANA 2-4, 2 doubles (21), .305 ... OF Alan Moye KC, hot
streak since his promotion to A+, 3-6, 2 doubles, homer, 5 RBI ... George Kottaras C SD 3-6, 2 doubles, .306 ...
Ian
Stewart COL 1-5, walk, .247 ... Seth Smith COL 3-7, .293
CAROLINA (A+) -- Michael Hinckley WAS 4-2/3 6 5
4 3 2 ... Jeremy Sowers CLE 4-2/3 5 6 3 1 8, 2.85 ... Brad
Snyder CF CLE 3-5, 10th double, 6th homer, 4 RBI, .278 ... Anibal
Sanchez BOS 6 5 5 5 2 6, 2.47 ... Leo Daigle 1B CHA (11th
round pick in 1997) 2-4,
17th & 18th homers, .345
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Chuck Tiffany LA 6 2
0 0 2 8 W(5-4, 3.28)
Andy LaRoche 3B LA 2-4 R - .335
Chin-lung Hu SS LA 2-4 R 3RBI - .264
Lee Mitchell 3B
FLO 3-5 HR(8) 2R - .247
Reggie Abercrombie CF FLO 2-4 R
RBI SB(15) - .302
Scott Moore 3B CHN 3-3 2B 3R SB(13) -
.311
Brian Dopirak 1B CHN 2-4 2B RBI - .248
FSL Debut,
Lee Gwaltney CHN 7 9 3 3 0 5 W
Lastings Milledge
CF NYN 2-4 R SB(12) - .297
Shawn Bowman 3B NYN 2-3 HR(7)
2RBI - .202
Andy Wilson 1B NYN 2-4 HR(13) 2RBI - .299
Jamar Hill RF NYN 2-4 2B R - .223
Tim Dillard
MIL 7 8 3 3 1 4 L(2-6, 2.92)
MIDWEST (A) -- Homer Bailey CIN 5 3 4 3 3 6
(3.92) ... Reid Brignac TB 1-3, 2 BB's ... Trevor
Plouffe MIN 2-5 ... underrated Matt Weber CHN 7 4 2 2 3 2
(3.08) ... Ryan Harvey CHN 1-5, 2 K's, (.250) ... Matt
Bush SD 1-3, 8th double ... Mario Lisson KC 1-2, 11th double,
17th SB, BB ... A.J. Shappi ARZ 7 2/3 7 1 1 0 8 (W, 10-1, 2.61) ...
Carlos Gonzalez (CF) ARZ 3-5 (.301) ... showing something lately
Juan Lucena STL 3-4, double (.289) ... pair of KC kids combined to
pitch a no-hitter into the 10th, settling for a 1-hit, victory - Greg Atencio
7 0 0 0 3 6, Chad Blackwell 3 1 0 0 1 3
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Hunter Pence HOU 2-4,
double, .344 ... David Cook CHA 2-4, 14th homer, 3 RBI, .315 ...
Michael Carlin 1B PIT 3-4, 2 homers, 3 RBI, .338
Troop
Movements ... BAL - Napoleon Calzado optioned to AAA ... CHA - Kris
Honel outright to AA ... ANA - activated Vladimir Guerrero from DL,
Kelvim Escobar to DL ... HOU - Todd Self to AAA, Mike
Burns up ... COL - Matt Holliday to DL, Jorge Piedra up ...
TEX - Juan Dominguez up, CJ Wilson up, Nick
Regilio DL, Michael Tejera to AAA ... WAS - traded Tomo Ohka
to MIL for Junior Spivey, claimed Ryan Drese & Jacobo Sequea off
waivers ... MIL - Dave Krynzel to AAA, Rickie Weeks up ...
" ... Move coming The Royals aren't likely to make a
roster move to add left-hander J.P. Howell to their roster until just
before his anticipated big-league debut Saturday night against the
Diamondbacks." (KC Star)
" ... Tigers righthander Kyle Sleeth
will miss the rest of the season after having Tommy John surgery today in
Detroit. Sleeth, a first-rounder in 2003 out of Wake Forest, has not pitched
this season. He reached Double-A Erie last season in his first year as a pro,
going 4-4, 6.30 with 57 strikeouts in 80 innings. " (Baseball America)
Zach Chalifour, RotoTimes, on Jeremy Hermida, Kendry
Morales :
" ... Hermida, 21 ... has put up solid stats across
the board through his first 58 games, starting with his .312 batting average. He
has already surpassed his season-high home run total by going deep 12 times.
Hermida has also driven in 36 runs and swiped 11 bases in just 12 attempts, and
his plate discipline has reached a level where he currently has walked more
times than he has struck out (52 walks, 48 Ks). With Juan Encarnacion a free
agent at the end of the season, the chances are very good that Hermida will
emerge as the Marlins' starting right fielder next April. He could very well
become a perennial 20/20 man."
" ... Morales ... who will turn 22
next week, has absolutely excelled in his first 19 games for the High-A Rancho
Cucamonga Quakes. Morales has batted .359 thus far with five home runs and 14
RBI, suggesting that a promotion to Double-A Arkansas is in the offing. The
Angels signed him under the assumption that he was close to being major-league
ready. The only real uncertainty surrounding Morales is his position, as he has
played both the corner infield spots and may see some time in the outfield. What
remains certain, however, is that Morales is almost ready to contribute at the
big-league level and will likely do so by the end of the summer, regardless of
what position he plays."
Among the South Atlantic All-Stars - Phil Hughes SP NYA, CF Tim
Battle NYA, SP Troy Patton HOU, SP Jimmy Barthmaier
HOU, SS Ben Zobrist
HOU, CF Hunter Pence HOU, SP Gaby Hernandez NYN, 1B
Mike Carp NYN, OF Dante Brinkley NYN, SP
Kyle Bloom PIT, SP Tony
Sipp CLE, C Jason Jaramillo
PHI, C Neil Walker PIT, SP
Gio Gonzalez CHA, SP Ray
Liotta
CHA, C John Otness
BOS.
Teams announced for the Carolina vs California All-Star game (June 28th).
Carolina squad includes - SP Anibal Sanchez BOS, SP Jeremy
Sowers CLE, SP Charles Haeger CHA, C Jarrod
Saltalamacchia ATL, 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE, OF Nick
Markakis BAL. Among those on the California stars - SP Thomas
Diamond TEX, 2B Howie Kendrick ANA, SS Brandon
Wood ANA, INF Billy Butler KC, OF Wladimir Balentien
SEA, DH Eddy Martinez-Esteve SF, C Miguel Montero
ARZ.
HOU 9th rounder in 2004 pitching like a HOFer :
" ... Troy Patton of the Lexington Legends
extended his scoreless streak to 31 innings Thursday night in a 6-0 South
Atlantic League victory ... A 19-year-old left-hander, Patton allowed just
one hit and a walk while striking out eight. He lowered his league-leading ERA
to 0.98 and has not allowed a run since May 11 at Greensboro ... Since giving up
two earned runs in back-to-back starts on April 20 and 25, the Texas native has
yielded just two runs on 21 hits over 45 1/3 innings. He has surrendered just
one home run in 64 1/3 innings this season." (MLB.com)
10 June 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Kenny Kelly CF CIN 2-4, 2B, 2 R, Sac ...
Ryan Howard 1B PHI 2-4, 2B, RBI ... Pedro Liriano PHI
1-2/3 6 8 8 1 2, 4.02 ... John-Ford Griffin DH TOR 1-3, 12th HR, 2 R,
RBI, BB ... Shawn Marcum TOR 5-2/3 8 4 4 0 6, 3.79 ... B.J.
Upton SS TB 1-4, 0 errors ... Chris Seddon TB 4 8 7 7 2 3,
7.90 ... Ryan Garko 1B CLE 2-4, 10th HR, R, 2 RBI ... Kyle
Denney CLE 5-1/3 6 4 4 2 4, 5.97 ... Nate McLouth LF PIT
3-5, R ... Cory Stewart PIT 5-1/3 7 4 4 5 1, 4.43 ... Jeff
Keppinger 2B NYN 2-4, 2B, R, BB ... Jason Bartlett SS MIN
3-5, RBI ... J.D. Durbin MIN 5-2/3 5 1 1 5 2, 4.26 ... Eli
Whiteside C BAL 1-3, 4th HR, R, RBI
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) --
Finally playing really well,
Chris Duncan STL 2-4, homer, 2 RBI, 2 walks ... Brendan Harris WAS
2-4, homer, 2 RBI, 2 runs ... Todd Linden SF 1-3, 18th homer, 2 RBI
... Jeff Mathis ANA 2-5, double, homer, 4 RBI ... My oh my! Matt Cain
1 3 4 4 1 3, 4.04, Cain got ejected in the second inning after giving up a 2 run
homer ... Ervin Santana ANA 7 7 5 4 0 8, (W, 1-0), 4.19 ... Josh
Willingham FLO 2-4, solo homer (18), .343! ... Rickie Weeks MIL 2-3,
3 walks, 2 runs 2 SB (10) ... high WHIP, but a well pitched game, Felix
Hernandez SEA 5-1/3 5 0 0 5 8, (W, 7-4), 2.53 ... Carlos Quentin
ARI 2-3, double ... Josh Barfield SD 3-4, double, 2 runs ... Ben
Johnson SD 3-5, double, homer, 2 runs
EASTERN (AA) -- Dustin Pedroia 2B
BOS 3-4, 2 RBI (32), .320 AVG ... Hanley Ramirez SS BOS 1-4, .279
AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS 1-4, 3B, .287 AVG
Christopher
Durbin OF BOS 1-5, RBI (29), .314 AVG
Jared Sandberg 3B
BOS 0-3, .243 AVG
Eric Duncan 3B NYA 2-4, 2 2B (6), 2 RBI (32),
.244 AVG
Melky Cabrera OF NYA 1-4, .278 AVG
David
Espinosa OF DET 0-4, .298 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 2-4, 2
HR (12), 4 RBI (39), .273 AVG
Fred Lewis OF SF 1-3, .233 AVG
Carlos Valderrama OF SF 3-4, 2B (17), RBI (27), .327 AVG
Michael Bourn OF PHI 2-4, .252 AVG
Randy Ruiz 1B PHI
1-4, .339 AVG
Alexander Romero OF MIN 2-3, SB (6),.250 AVG
Paul Bonifay 1B PIT 0-3, .248 AVG
Paul Maholm PIT 7 4 2 2 1
5, 3.28 ERA
Cameron Reimers TOR 4-1/3 10 9 4 0 2, 4.46 ERA
JD Martin CLE 4-2/3 8 6 5 1 6, 3.03 ERA
Jonathan Lester BOS
6 5 1 1 1 3, W (4), 2.84 ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Scott Olsen FLO
6 4 0 0 5 6, 3.36 ... Joel Guzman LA 1-4, walk ... Dana
Eveland MIL 7 7 3 3 2 2, 3.03 ... Delmon Young TB 2-4, double, .336
... Felix Pie CHN 1-5, .301 ... Casey McGehee 2B CHN
4-4, 15th double, 3rd homer, .316 ... Jeff Francoeur ATL 0-4, .267
TEXAS (AA) -- Josh Anderson HOU
2-5, 2R, .303 ... Bored? - Andre Ethier OAK 0-4, .341 ...
Fernando Nieve HOU (W,4-3) 5 2 0 0 6 5 (2.77) ... On Fire -
Alberto Callaspo ANA 3-4, .320 ... Doing well - Greg Porter
(3B) ANA 3-4, 2B, 2RBI(28), .320 . Jonathan Asahina COL (l,7-3) 6
8 2 2 0 2 (2.62) ... After a demotion from AAA - Clayton Andrews
ANA (W,1-0) 7 2 0 0 5 6 (0.00) ... Justin Huber KC 2-5 R, SB(6),
.324 ... Mike Aviles (SS) KC 2-4, R, HR(7), 2RBI(36), .278 ...
Tyler Minges STL 1-3, R, HR(10), RBI(31), .305 ... Randy
Leek STL (L,6-3) 7 9 4 4 1 5 (3.09) ... Heating up - Drew Meyer
TX 2-4, 2R, 2B, 2RBI(25), .303 . Juan Senreiso TX 4-5, 2R, 2B,
2RBI(21), .290 ... Joaquin Arias 2-5, R, 2RBI(19), .275
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Ian Stewart
COL 0-2, 2 walks ... Jesse Foppert SF, on a rehab start, 7 4
0 0 2 8 ... Thomas Diamond TEX 7 3 0 0 0 14, 6-0,
2.30 (in 66 2/3s, 27 walks, 83 Ks) ... Stephen Drew CAL 0-4, 2
Ks ... Dustin Majewski CF OAK 3-4, 17th double, 10th homer, .271
... Daric Barton OAK 2-3, 12th double, 2 walks, .284 ... Adam
Jones SEA 3-5, 2 doubles (19), .306 ... Chris Lubanski KC, trying
to pick up the slack (Mitch Maier in AA, Billy Butler Dl) 2-5, 2 homers (11),
5 RBI, .232
CAROLINA (A+) -- No games scheduled.
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- David Purcey TOR
5 2 0 0 4 8 W(4-3, 3.47)
Chip Cannon 1B TOR 2-3 HR(15) 5RBI &
1-3 - .288
Casey Janssen TOR 5 1/3 6 0 0 0 4 ND, 1.29
Shawn
Bowman 3B NYN 3-4 2B RBI - .195
Carlos Villanueva MIL 5 4
0 0 1 6 ND, 1.89
Reggie Abercrombie CF FLO 3-4 2R 2SB(14)
James Russ FLO 6 4 1 1 4 9 W(7-1, 3.69)
Sean Marshall
CHN 5 9 5 5 4 4 L(4-4, 2.39)
Jordan Tata DET 7 5 5 4 1 1 W(6-1,
2.23)
Juan Francia 2B DET 2-4 R RBI
Eric Haberer
STL 7 6 0 0 3 2 W(7-2, 1.65) ... Dodger kids (fronted by Jonathan
Figueroa) combined for a one-hitter, but lost.
MIDWEST (A) -- Reid Brignac TB
2-3, 2nd SB, 13th error (.245) ... Javier Herrera OAK 3-4 (.264)
... Jarrett Hoffpauir STL 2-4 (.320) ... Wilkin Castillo
(at 3B) ARZ 2-4 (295) ... bit of a stumble Luis Cota KC 5 8 4 4 5
3 (2.43) ... ack Brian McFall KC 0-5 (.209) ... Matt
Bush SD 0-4 (.237) ... Trevor Plouffe MIN 3rd HR (.171) ...
Kyle Waldrop MIN 4 7 4 4 2 5 (4.70) ... Ryan Harvey CHN
6th double, 3 K's ... Asdrubal Cabrera SEA 2-3, double (.325)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Chris Nelson
COL 0-3, walk, .159 ... James Happ PHI 5 4 0 0 2 1, 1.96 ...
Luis Ramirez BAL 6 1 0 0 1 5, 2.53 ... Troy
Patton HOU 6-2/3 1 0 0 1 8, 0.98 (in 64 1/3 innings, the 19-year-old has
allowed just 42 hits, 17 walks, 78 Ks, 9th rounder in 2004) ... Hunter
Pence HOU 2-4, 22nd homer, .341 ... Gaby Hernandez NYN
6 4 1 1 1 6, 2.60 ... Mark Jurich OF ATL 2-5, 5th homer, 3 RBI, .311 ...
Scott Elbert LA, just one frame (rain?), 1 0 0 0 1 0, 2.58 ...
Kyle Bloom PIT 4 6 5 3 3 3, 1.87 ... Brett Campbell WAS
1 5 3 3 0 0, 0.91 (first runs given up after a 28 2/3s inning scoreless streak
to start the season)
Troop
Movements ... CIN - activated Luke Hudson, optioned Elizardo
Ramirez to AAA ... DET - activated Fernando Rodney from DL ... OAK - Charles
Thomas to AAA, Matt Watson up ... ARZ - Edgar Gonzalez up, Mike
Koplove to AAA ...
At FoxSports, Dayn Perry
has a look at some top level prospects who've increased their status with 2005
performances. Delmon Young, Billy Butler are featured, of course, along
with some less publicized stars :
" ... Dustin Pedroia, 2B ...
Despite learning a new position (he moved from short to second to start the
season) and facing high-minors competition for the first time, Pedroia is
thriving. In 50 games for AA-Portland, he's hitting .314 AVG/..395 OBP/.500 SLG
and could have a shot at 40 doubles. There's a strong shot he'll be the starting
second baseman in Boston next season."
" ... Brandon Wood, SS ...
has emerged as one of the best prospects in the low minors. Of course, he may
not be in the low minors for long. The Cal League is an accommodating circuit
for hitters, but even so Wood's batting line of .296 AVG/.341 OBP/.630 SLG is
impressive, particularly for a 20-year-old shortstop. He needs to improve his
plate discipline, but there's time for that. Recent reports suggest the Angels
are close to promoting him to Double-A."
I just liked the headline - M's draft a Trojan horse, Seattle Post Intelligencer
:
" ... Jeff Clement ... Right
now, his power potential is off the chart," said Chad Kreuter, the former
Mariners catcher (1995) and 16-year big-league veteran who works as USC's
director of baseball operations. "He has once-every-couple-years bat speed --
Griffey type. "They built Safeco for Griffey, then he up and left. So, they have
to go back within the organization and get some left-handed power guys." ... As
the season began, Clement was considered a late first-round or second-round
pick. Most teams interested in him saw his defense as substandard, and that he
would ultimately be a first baseman or designated hitter. "I was brought in to
help him not be that guy," Kreuter said. Now, he isn't. Clement has improved
"dramatically" in blocking balls, to the point that Kreuter believes no more
than 15 big-league catchers are better defensively. Among Kreuter's other
predictions: Clement compares favorably to former Seattle prospect Jason
Varitek, might hit between 25 to 30 home runs per year, and could reach the
majors in two years."
Matthew Pouliot, RotoWorld, features Felix Pie, among others, in his
weekly prospect report :
" ... It was only a matter of
time until Pies numbers matched his talent ... can now be considered one
of the top 20 prospects in the game. Pie, a left-handed-hitting center fielder,
has drawn comparisons to Johnny Damon. He has outstanding speed, and hes
blossomed as a power hitter this year. He wont hit 25-30 homers per year in the
majors, but he might deliver enough extra-base hits to become a No. 3 hitter.
That he has struck out three times for every walk the last two years is a
concern. Whether he improves in that area will determine if hes another Corey
Patterson or a star capable of being an asset at one of the top three spots of
the order."
" ... J.P. Howell ... Royals
are being extremely aggressive with the 31st overall selection in the 2004
draft. Howell ... has four pitches, including an 88-mph fastball and a plus
curve. The Royals havent had a lot of luck with lefties of late, but Howell
looks like a good bet to settle in as a third or fourth starter."
" ... Chris Snelling ...
seems ready to help a Seattle team thats had major problems scoring runs, but
the club probably wont make room for him unless a particularly good offer for
Randy Winn comes in next month ... . oft-injured Australian played in a
total of 106 games from 2002-04. If he can stay healthy the rest of the season,
the Mariners should plan for him to be a starter in 2006, either in left field
or at DH. Hes a potential .300/.380/.480 hitter."
Notes from the International League :
" ... Fernando Cabrera is in
the midst of an impressive streak. The reliever has not been scored on in 22.1
innings over his last 12 outings. During which, Cabrera has held opponents to a
.145 (11-76) average with five walks and 28 strikeouts. Overall on the season,
Cabrera is a perfect 5-0 with a 0.84 ERA and 43 strikeouts in just 32 innings
pitched"
" ... Kenny Kelly and RHP Steve
Kelly have been the rock of the Bats. Kenny Kelly is batting a team high
.332, good for 7th best in the International League. He is also 2nd in hits
(70), tied for 4th in stolen bases (17) and tied for 3rd in triples (4) in the
league. Steve Kelly pitched a career-high eight innings in Wednesday night's 6-1
victory over the Charlotte Knights; he allowed one run on six hits while walking
two and striking out four. His 2.85 ERA is 5th best in the IL and Kelly's 72.2
innings ranks him 4th in the IL. Opponents are hitting .243 against him. Both
Kellys are Louisville's Hitter and Pitcher of the Month for May."
CLE 3B prospect on the shelf :
" ... Kevin Kouzmanoff was
placed on the seven-day disabled list with a lower back strain ... .346
batting average leads the Carolina League ... , second in the league with 45
RBIs and tied for fifth with nine home runs. He has not played since a May 31
doubleheader." (Kinston Free Press)
Rangers' notes from
Jamey Newberg :
" ... The Rangers have named Oklahoma outfielder
Jason Botts and Bakersfield righthander Thomas Diamond
the organization's minor league player and pitcher of the month for May. Botts
hit .362 with 10 doubles, five homers, and 21 RBI in 105 May at-bats. Diamond
went 1-0, 1.86 in five starts, allowing 22 hits and 15 walks in 29 innings while
fanning 36."
09 June 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 2-4, R ... Kenny
Kelly CF CIN 2-5, 2 2B, R ... Steve Kelly CIN 8 6 1 1 2 4,
2.85 ... Shane Victorino CF PHI 3-5, 2B, 10th HR, 2 R, RBI ...
John-Ford Griffin LF TOR 1-3, 11th HR, R, RBI ... strong outing, David
Bush TOR 8 7 1 1 1 4, 3.86 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 3-4, BB, 0 errors
... Curtis Granderson CF DET 2-4, R, SB ... Carlos Pena
1B DET 0-4, R ... Kazuhito Tadano CLE 6 3 2 2 0 3, 4.21 ...
Lenny DiNardo BOS 4 4 4 1 1 5, 4.01 ... Nate McLouth LF
PIT 2-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, SF ... Zach Duke PIT 6-2/3 10 2 0 4 3,
10-3, 2.86 ... Angel Pagan DH NYN 4-6, R ... Jeff Keppinger
2B NYN 2-5, RBI, Sac ... Jae Seo NYN 7 7 2 1 3 7, 3.34 ...
Brandon McCarthy CHA 4 9 6 6 2 5, 5.59
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- No games scheduled.
EASTERN (AA) --
Dustin Pedroia
2B BOS 1-5, 2B (14), .312 AVG ... Hanley Ramirez SS BOS 0-3, .279
AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS 1-4, .293 AVG
Christopher Durbin OF
BOS 2-4, 2B (10), HR (6), RBI (28), .319 AVG
Jared Sandberg 3B
BOS 0-3, .247 AVG
Eric Duncan 3B NYA 0-5, .240 AVG
Melky
Cabrera OF NYA 0-4, .279 AVG
David Espinosa OF DET 1-4, RBI (31),
.303 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 0-4, .269 AVG
Fred Lewis OF SF
0-3, RBI (9), .222 AVG
Carlos Valderrama OF SF 0-4, .319 AVG
Michael Bourn OF PHI 0-5, .248 AVG
Randy Ruiz 1B PHI 2-4, 2B (13),
2 RBI (41), .341 AVG
Alexander Romero OF MIN 2-3, SB (6),.250 AVG
Paul Bonifay 1B PIT 2-4, 2B (7), .254 AVG
Matt Peterson PIT 6 3 1 1
3 6, W (5), 6.35 ERA
Jeffrey Karstens NYA 5-1/3 14 9 9 2 3, 3.76 ERA
Josh Banks TOR 2 10 10 9 3 2, 4.83 ERA
Fausto Carmona CLE
5 12 8 5 1 2, W (5), 4.23 ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Ben Kozlowski CIN 6 5 2 2 2 3,
3.84 ... Nelson Cruz OF MIL 2-3, walk, .306
TEXAS (AA) -- Andre Ethier (LF)
OAK 0-3, .346 ... Tim McClaskey HOU (W,3-4) 7 4 1 1 1 4 (2.97) ...
Jailen Peguero HOU (S,5) 2 1 0 0 1 3 (1.32) ... Seth
Taylor (3B) TX 2-5, 2R, HR(7), 3RBI(32), .268 ... Joaquin Arias
TX 2-5, .272 ... Tony Miller COL 2-3, 3R, 3B, HR(9), 3RBI(30),
.267 ... Alberto Callaspo ANA 2-5, R, .312 ... Michael
Napoli ANA 2-5, R, 2RBI(40), .298 ... Robinson Cancel STL 2-4,
R, HR(6), 2RBI(19), SB(3), .331 ... Justin Huber KC 2-5, 2R,
HR(8), 3RBI(45), .323
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Daric Barton OAK 2-4, walk,
.278 ... Brandon Wood ANA 3-5, 19th homer, .302 ... Kendry Morales
ANA 3-4, 5th homer, 2 RBI, .356 ... Eddy Martinez-Esteve SF 2-5,
triple, 2 RBI, .355 ... Ian Stewart COL 1-2, double, 2 walks, .250
... John-Paul Davis TB 3-4, double, .298 ...
Miguel Montero ARZ 3-5, 2 doubles (18), .365 ... Stephen Drew
ARZ 1-3 (correction on Tuesday's line, 2-3, not 1-2 as noted earlier)
CAROLINA (A+) --
Javier Guzman PIT 2-4, R, HR (4), 3
RBI ... Martin Prado ATL 1-5, RBI,
2 K ... Josh Burrus ATL 0-4, R,
BB, K ... Matt Esquivel ATL 1-3,
BB, K ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia
ATL 1-4, RBI, 2 K ... Jake Stevens
ATL (L, 3-5, 3.80) 3-1/3 4 5 5
3 0 ... Chad Spann BOS 1-2, R,
RBI, BB ... Robert Valido CHA 1-5,
RBI, K ... Micah Schnurstein CHA
1-3, 2 R, BB, K ... Thomas Collaro
CHA 0-5, 2 K ... Kory Casto
WAS 1-4, 2 RBI, K ... Nate Spears
BAL 2-5, 2 R, 2 doubles (16, 17), RBI ...
Nick Markakis BAL 2-5, 2 R, 2 doubles (15, 16), 2 RBI (37) ...
Jeff Fiorentino BAL 2-5, 3 R, double,
HR (8), 2 RBI, K ... better days ahead ...
Mitch Talbot HOU (L, 3-4, 3.43) 1-1/3 7 8 6 0 2
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Andy
LaRoche 3B LA 2-4 2B R RBI - .336
Brian Dopirak 1B CHN
3-6 HR(7) 2B 2R 2RBI - .243
Scott Moore 3B CHN 4-4HR(14)
2B 2R 5RBI - .299
Kevin Collins LF CHN 2-5 HR(8) 2B 2R
2RBI - .257
Adam Harben MIN 5 1/3 2 1 1 3 7 W(5-4, 3.17)
Brett Smith NYA 7 3 3 3 3 4 L(4-3, 4.91)
Nate Bumstead
DET 7 2 3 3 3 9 W(8-1, 2.92)
Brent Clevlen RF DET 2-5 R -
.310
Juan Francia 2B DET 2-4 2B 2R 2SB(23) - .314
Kody
Kirkland 3B DET 2-4 HR(7) 2R 3RBI - .298
Scott Mathieson
PHI 5 6 4 4 2 4 L(0-2, 4.11)
Drew Anderson RF/LF MIL 2-4
HR(3) 2RBI - .293
Andy Wilson 1B NYN 2-4 2 doubles 2R
3RBI - .297
Shawn Bowman 3B NYN 2-4 HR(6) 4RBI E(14) -
.184
Reggie Abercrombie CF FLO 2-4 2 doubles R - .290
Jose Garcia STL 7 7 1 1 1 6 ND, 2.60
MIDWEST (A) -- Eric Patterson CHN 1-5,
but 2 steals and 2 DP's turned (.372) ... Ryan Harvey CHN 1-6
(.253) ... big night for Quad Cities middle infield Jarrett Hoffpauir
STL 3-4 and Juan Lucena (SS) STL 4-4, 2nd HR
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Chris Nelson COL
1-4, error (2) ... Hunter Pence HOU 2-5, .338 ... David
Cook OF CHA 1-1, 4 walks, .312 ... Argenis Reyes SS CLE 2-3,
double, 2 walks, .322 ... Matt Harrison ATL 6-2/3 2 0 0 0 5, 2.47
Troop
Movements ... TEX - a bit of a shocker, Ryan Drese designated for assignment,
Ron Mahay DL, Gary Matthews activated from DL, Nick Regilio recalled from
AAA ... ATL - Eddie Perez DL, Brian McCann up ... PHI - traded
Placido Polanco to DET for Ugueth Urbina and Ramon Martinez ... BAL - acquired
Eli Marrero and cash from KC for Pete Maestrales, designated Jacobo Sequea for
assignment ... ARZ - Scott Hairston up, Luis Terrero DL ...
WAS - C.J. Nitkowski to AAA, Rick Short up ...
Jim Callis,
Baseball America, reporting & in the chat room on Tuesday's draft :
" ... "I'm ecstatic about it," said
Arizona scouting director Mike Rizzo, who ranked Drew atop his draft board in
2004. "I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to do it. I'm glad we decided to
take both of them, and I'm glad we had the ability to sign Stephen and to sign
Justin in the future." ... Few high school players in recent memory can
compare to Upton. He's considered slightly better than B.J. was at the
same stage of their careers, as the 6-foot-2, 187-pound Justin is stronger,
faster and more advanced as a hitter. The only real knock on Justin, as with
B.J., is that he's erratic making throws from shortstop. While some scouts have
said they would move Upton to center field and envisioned him becoming the next
Ken Griffey Jr., Rizzo said the Diamondbacks believe he can play shortstop and
have no plans to change his position. Once he signs, Upton will begin his
professional career at Missoula in the Rookie-level Pioneer League."
SS in COL? " ... I think they sort that out
later, as [Chris] Nelson has been sidelined by hamstring problems and
[Troy] Tulowitzki probably will move ahead of him on the minor league
ladder. They won't probably be teammates for a while ... they're both good
defenders, Nelson has more of a typical shortstop build so maybe Tulowitzki
moves to second when they're both in Colorado. Should be a nice DP combo."
Mike Pelfry to the Mets " ... Pelfrey was
the best pitching prospect in this year's draft. He wasn't Prior, but I think
you could argue that he has better stuff (if not the same command) as Weaver.
I'd put him ahead of the top pitching prospect from 2002 (Bryan Bullington) and
2003 (Kyle Sleeth) ... They got the best pitching prospect in the draft with the
ninth pick, and that's a steal."
Wade Townsend TB " ... Townsend at his best (and
not after a year with a lot of inactivity) would be behind Pelfrey and Hochevar
and ahead of Romero ... A lot of teams project Townsend as a reliever
because of his aggressive mentality, but he definitely has the stuff to start."
Luke Hochevar slipping to No. 40 " ... I think
mainly because of Scott Boras. Hochevar wasn't at his best down the stretch, but
he wasn't terrible either and he also has a long track record. Hochevar
apparently is seeking as much as anyone we've heard to this point, a big league
deal in the $5 million range. There are a lot of teams that won't deal with
Boras, and the others decided they didn't want to mess with him on Hochevar. I
think it's a great pick for where the Dodgers got him."
David Regan, RotoAmerica,
likes Anibal Sanchez BOS as the cream of the prospects in the Carolina
League:
" ... After missing all of 2003 with
a nerve injury, Sanchez has come back strong, including this year. He's posted a
4-1, 2.25 record with a very good K/9 ratio of 12.6. He's got very good stuff,
including a mid 90s fastball and just needs to stay healthy to reach his
ceiling. Recently turned 21."
" ... 2. Jeremy Sowers ...
Proving me wrong so far this year (I thought he could be a Jeremy Guthrie-type
bust), Sowers is off to a 7-3, 2.63 start and is striking out about a hitter an
inning (65 in just over 61 IP). I get wary of guys with average velocity
(Sowers' fastball sits in the upper 80s range), but he's certainly polished.
Still, he just turned 22 and hasn't yet reached AA, so I need to see more from
this southpaw."
David Luciani, Baseball Notebook, with somewhat surprising conclusions on
Jonny Gomes and Rickie Weeks :
" ... I actually don't project Gomes to be a
future star even though I believe he has the ability to hit 20 home runs in the
majors right now. The problem is that his projected batting average is going to
be a problem, not just now but for the long term. While he has exploded to a
.351 clip now in 134 Triple-A at bats this season, he hit just .256 in 390 at
bats there last year and .249 in 442 at bats at Double-A Orlando in 2003. I hate
to say it but at least based on my research, twenty-three year old hitters who
hit .249 at Double-A often do not develop into good big league hitters because
they're behind schedule and the development doesn't instantly come at
twenty-four or twenty-five. So, in that respect, I'm not projecting Gomes to
have a tremendous big league career even though I do expect you'll see him back
in the majors within the next two months."
" ... Most readers know that I'm just now completing my first
ever long-term analysis on prospects and in it, Weeks isn't projected to be as
big a star as some other highly-respectable publications (such as the excellent
Baseball America) expect. Though it's not the final version I will be
publishing, the early version projects Weeks' long-term future now to be about a
.250 hitter with maybe 15 home run power when he's in his prime and 10 steals.
Yes, he is hitting .328 at Triple-A Nashville this year with 12 home runs but he
hit just .259 last year at Double-A and his contact rate ... is just 76% at
Triple-A ... I'm suggesting to you that Weeks' contact rate is not ready
for prime time and I'm not sure it ever will be. I actually have projected Weeks
to get called up this year and hit .241 with 2 HR and 1 steal in 84 at bats."
Some comparisons ... league-by-league prospect charts ... RotoAmerica &
OnDeck :
RotoAmerica OnDeck RotoAmerica OnDeck
CAROLINA CAROLINA FLORIDA STATE FLORIDA STATE
1 Sanchez Anibal Sanchez Anibal LaRoche Andy Verlander Justin
2 Sowers Jeremy Sowers Jeremy Verlander Justin Moses Matt
3 Guzman Javier Hinckley Mike Moses Matt Milledge Lastings
4 Stevens Jake Markakis Nick Milledge Lastings Humber Phil
5 Hinckley Mike Loewen Adam Dopirak Brian Clevlen Brent
6 Loewen Adam Saltalamacchia J Tiffany Chuck LaRoche Andy
7 Snyder Brad Kouzmanoff Kevin Humber Phil Tiffany Chuck
8 Saltalamacchia J Talbot Mitch Purcey David Perkins Glen
9 Markakis Nick Snyder Brad Marshall Sean Orenduff Justin
10 Valido Robert Pesco Nick Vargas Jason Lambert Chris
MIDWEST MIDWEST SAL SAL
1 Tuiasosopo Matt Bailey Homer Nelson Chris Hughes Phil
2 Bailey Homer Swarzak Anthony Gonzalez Gio Nelson Chris
3 Gallagher Sean Herrera Javier Walker Neil Gonzalez Gio
4 Harvey Ryan Tuiasosopo Matt Hughes Philip Walker Neil
5 Patterson Eric Harvey Ryan DeWitt Blake Elbert Scott
6 Hurley Eric Gallagher Sean Sanders Marcus Patton Troy
7 Herrera Javier Hurley Eric Einerston Mitch Rogers Mark
8 Waldrop Kyle Houser James Iribarren Hernan Hernandez Gaby
9 Houser James Waldrop Kyle Lo Ching-lung Pence Hunter
10 Hoffpauir Jarrett Cota Luis Hernandez Gaby Barthmaier Jimmy
PIT lefty, Zach Duke, selected as the Player of the Month in the
International League :
" ... Duke, who leads all of
Minor League Baseball with 10 victories on the season, registered a 4-2 record
and 2.23 ERA in six starts during the month of May. The 22-year-old allowed 35
hits and just eight walks while striking out 32 in 40.1 innings ... "Zach is an
extraordinary athlete and an outstanding young pitcher," Indians pitching coach
Darold Knowles says. "He has a great mound presence and tremendous poise for a
22-year-old kid. During the course of a game, Zach makes adjustments that not
too many pitchers are capable of. He knows that not every pitch is going to be
perfect, but hes a guy who will change things until he finds a combination he
likes." ... "You dont see a talent like this come around everyday,"
Knowles adds. "Zach has jumped from High-A to Triple-A in less than a year and
theres a lot to be said for someone who can do that. He has a knack for getting
people out and he stays calm, cool and collected on the mound. This kid has a
very bright future ahead of him." (Indianapolis Indians)
08 June 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 4-6, 2B, 10th HR, 2
R, 5 RBI ... Kenny Kelly CF CIN 3-6, 3 R, RBI, 2 SB ... James
Jurries RF ATL 3-4, 2 2B, 8th HR, R, 2 RBI ... Billy McCarthy
LF ATL 1-5, 4th HR, 2 R, RBI, BB ... Ryan Howard 1B PHI 2-4, 2B,
RBI ... Gabe Gross LF & RF TOR 1-3, 3B, R & 1-3, 3rd HR, R, RBI
... Brandon League TOR 4 6 5 5 0 1, 6.95 ... B.J. Upton SS
TB 0-3, BB, 0 errors ... Carlos Pena DH DET 1-5, R, RBI, SB ...
Kenny Baugh DET 6 4 2 0 1 6, 3.52 ... Ryan Garko 1B & C
CLE 1-3, 2B, R & 2-2, 9th HR, R, RBI, BB ... Francisco Cruceta CLE
5 9 8 7 2 6, 5.40 ... Brian Tallet CLE 4 6 2 2 1 4, 2.68 ...
Bryan Bullington PIT 8 6 4 2 1 3, 5.61 ... Jeff Keppinger
2B NYN 2-4, 2B, R, RBI ... Craig Brazell LF NYN 3-4, 2B, R, 3 RBI
... Brian Anderson CF CHA 3-6, 9th HR, 3 R, 2 RBI ... Pedro
Lopez SS CHA 3-6, 2 R, 2 RBI ... Jason Bartlett SS MIN 3-6,
2B, 1st HR, R, 3 RBI ... Boof Bonser MIN 7 6 3 3 2 4, 3.65 ...
monster day, Walter Young 1B BAL 5-8, 6th & 7th HRs, 2 R, 4 RBI
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) --
Prince Fielder MIL 1-4,
homer, 3 RBI ... JJ Furmaniak SD 2-4 ... just keeps on slugging, Matt
Watson RF OAK 3-4, double, 2 homers, 6 RBI & 2-3, .344 ... Dustin Moseley
ANA 6 6 1 1 0 3, W, 5.46 ... Jeff Mathis ANA 1-4, double, .258 ... what
does it take? Josh Willingham FLO 2-3, double, .340 ... Josh Wilson
SS FLO 2-4, solo homer, 2 runs ... Ian Kinsler TEX 1-4, homer, 4 RBI ...
wow! Chris Duncan STL 4-5, 2 homers, 4 RBI, 3 runs ... Good game,
Ezequiel Astacio HOU 5-1/3 3 0 0 1 1, (W, 1-3), 3.35 ... Carlos Quentin
ARI 2-4, homer, 2 RBI, .303 ... Todd Linden SF 2-5, 2 doubles, .319 ...
Justin Knoedler SF 2-4, homer, 4 RBI ... Dioner Navarro LA 3-4,
homer, 2 RBI, .299
EASTERN (AA) --
Dustin Pedroia 2B BOS 2-2, 2B (13), .314 AVG ... Hanley
Ramirez SS BOS 0-5, .284 AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS 1-3, 2B (14),
.294 AVG
Christopher Durbin OF BOS 2-4, .313 AVG
Jared
Sandberg 3B BOS 0-3, .251 AVG
Eric Duncan 3B NYA 2-5, .245
AVG
Melky Cabrera OF NYA 2-5, 2 2B (8), .284 AVG
David Espinosa
OF DET 3-4, RBI (30), .304 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 0-5, .274 AVG
Fred Lewis OF SF 2-4, 2 SB (11), 2B (10), .224 AVG
Carlos Valderrama
OF SF 3-5, 2B (16), 3B (3), 2 RBI (26), .325 AVG
Michael Bourn OF
PHI 0-3, .254AVG
Randy Ruiz 1B PHI 1-3, .337 AVG
Alexander Romero
OF MIN 2-3, SB (6),.250 AVG
Merkin Valdez SF 5 3 3 3 4 3, 3.02 ERA
Brian Bannister NYN 8 8 1 1 1 3, W (7), 2.04 ERA
Jeremy Johnson
DET 3-2/3 7 7 7 4 2, 3.84 ERA ,,, Eric DuBose BAL 6 9 5 5 0 5, 2.34 ERA
Dan Denham CLE 8 8 4 4 0 6, 3.15 ERA
Kason Gabbard BOS 7-1/3 6 4
4 4 6, 4.45 ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Chad Billingsley LA 7 4 1 1 4
6, 4.12 .... Richie Gardner CIN 7 6 1 1 2 4, 5.72 ... Joel
Guzman LA, out of the lineup again ... Vincent Rottino 3B MIL
3-5, homer, 4 RBI, .280 ... Kris Honel CHA 4 2 0 0 2 5 ...
Paul McAnulty 1B SD 2-4, 9th homer, 3 RBI, .290 ...
TEXAS (AA) -- Andre Ethier OAK
1-3, .351 ... This kid is for real - Dallas Braden OAK (W 4-1) 8 4
0 0 2 7 (1.77) ... Alex Santos OAK (S,6) 1 1 0 0 0 2 (0.64) ...
Ruddy Yan (DH) TX 2-6, 2R, .318 ... Drew Meyer (2B) TX
4-6, RBI(22), .306 ... 1st AA game - Gary Matthews (CF),
rehab, TX 2-5, RBI, .400 ... So-So - John Danks TX 7-2/3 8 4 4 3 8
(3.38) ... Mitch Maier (CF) KC 1-5, 2B, .278 ... Justin
Huber KC 1-3, 2R, RBI(42), .321 ... Tyler Minges STL 2-4, R,
2B, RBI(30), 303 ... Robinson Cancel (C) STL 2-5, .325 ...
Overlooked - Kyle Middleton KC (W,7-4) 6 7 3 2 2 4 (2.72) ...
Jonah Bayliss KC (S,2) 3 0 0 0 0 3 (2.54) ... Pitch Count or Injury?
- Chris Lambert STL 3 4 2 2 4 3 (6.75) ... Tony Miller
(CF) COL 3-6, 3R, HR(8), RBI(27), .261 ... Quietly one of the best in the TX
League - Ryan Spilborghs COL 4-5, R, HR(5), RBI(46), .348 ...
Reggie Willits ANA 2-4, .337 ... Alberto Callaspo ANA
2-4, R, HR(6), RBI(35), .312 . Michael Napoli ANA 1-3, HR(9),
2RBI(38), .295 ... Nice numbers overall - Christian Parker COL 7 4
1 1 3 1 (1.40)
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Stephen Drew ARZ, at
SS, hitting 5th, 1-2, 2 walks, K ... Kendry Morales ANA 2-4,
4th homer, .333 ... Ian Stewart COL 2-3, walk, triple, .246 ...
Daric Barton OAK 0-3, .274 ... Eddy Martinez-Esteve SF 0-2, but 3
walks (now more walks than Ks), .354 ... George Kottaras SD 3-5, 3
doubles (13), .309
From Monday's game
" ... The Sixers played the final seven innings without one of their top
players, center fielder Wladimir Balentien. In the second inning after
LaHair hit a leadoff homer to tie the score 1-1, Balentien hit a fly ball to
center. He appeared to go into his home run trot and barely made it into second
base in time after it was ruled his ball hit the top of the fence. He was
replaced by Chris Colton in center, although Brown [manager Daren Brown]
wouldn't explain why. "That's my decision," Brown said. He also said that
Balentien wasn't hurt." (San Bernardino County Sun)
CAROLINA (A+) -- dιjΰ vu ...
Brad Snyder CLE 0-3, 2 K & 0-3, 2 K
... Ryan Goleski CLE 2-3, R,
double, HR (9), 2 RBI & 1-3 ... Chad Spann
BOS 2-3, 2 doubles, K & 2-2, 3 R, triple, BB ...
Nick Pesco CLE (L, 6-5, 3.86) 5 7 6 5
3 3 ... Nate Spears BAL 1-4, RBI,
BB ... Nick Markakis BAL 0-3, BB
... Jeff Fiorentino BAL 0-4 ...
Robert Valido CHA 2-4, 2 R, BB, SB
(13) ... Micah Schnurstein CHA
1-3, R, triple, RBI, K, SB (5) ... Thomas
Collaro CHA 1-5, R, HR (15), 4 RBI (44) ...
Kory Casto WAS 0-3, BB
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Keith
Bucktrot PHI 7 1 0 0 2 6 W(1-1, 4.60)
Tim Moss
2B PHI 2-5 2B 2R 2RBI SB(17) - .277
Jorge Padilla RF PHI
2-4 2R RBI - .310
Denard Span CF MIN 2-4 R - .362
Kurt Isenberg TOR 6 2/3 7 4 4 1 5 L(6-4, 3.10)
Ryan Anderson MIL 2 2/3 1 0 0 0 5
Paul Mildren
FLO 6 5 1 1 1 6 ND, 3.09
Lou Palmisano C MIL 3-5 HR(3) -
.258
Carlos Marmol CHN 5 2 1 1 4 4 ND, 2.85
Lastings
Milledge CF NYN 3-5 3R RBI SB(11) - .298
Andy Wilson
1B NYN 3-4 2B R 2RBI - .293
Jamar Hill DH NYN 4-5 HR(4)
3RBI - .213
Scott Tyler MIN 6 2 0 0 2 8 W(4-3, 4.58)
MIDWEST (A) -- Jarrett Hoffpauir STL
2-4 ... don't hear a lot about this kid Josh Rainwater DET 6 3 0 0
2 4 (2.65) .. Matt Bush SD 2-4 ... Javier Herrera
OAK 1-4, 3 K's ... Sean Rodriguez ANA 3-5, double, 3rd HR, 2 BB's
... the slow climb continues Ian Gac TEX 2-4, double (.237) ...
Matt Tuiasosopo SEA 0-3 ... Eric Patterson CHN, 5th
triple ... Ryan Harvey CHN 0-3
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Chris Nelson SS COL 1-5,
4Ks, .162 ... Marcus Sanders SS SF 1-4, 33rd SB, .306 ... Neil Walker
PIT 2-4, .274 ... Carlos Perez BAL 6 10 5 5 0 9, 3.18 ...
Michael Dzurilla 1B PHI 3-4, double, .361 ... Ray Liotta
CHA 7 8 4 3 1 5, 2.61 ... Philip Hughes NYA (1st rounder, 2004) 7
4 2 2 0 5, 7-1, 1.72 ... David Cook CHA 1-4, 13th homer, .308 ...
Brian Barton CLE OF 2-5, double, .433 ... ATL's James
Parr 8 0 0 0 2 9 & Angelo Burrows
1 0 0 0 1 1 combined on a no-hitter ... James Barthmaier HOU (13th
rounder in 2003) 7 2 0 0 0 6, 1.93 ... Mark Rogers MIL (5th overall,
2004) 2.0 0 0 0 2 3
Troop
Movements ... CIN - WilyMo Pena activated, Jason Romano designated for
assignment ... FLO - Chad Bentz and Valerio De Los Santos
up, Matt Perisho designated, Nate
Bump to AAA ... TB - Reggie Taylor up, Josh Phelps
designated ... TEX Chad Allen designated, Marshall McDougall up
... CHN - signed first round pick Mark Pawelek
... ATL - Eddie Perez activated, Seth
Greisinger designated ... WAS - signed first round pick Ryan Zimmerman
... LA - Ricky Ledee DL, Jason Grabowski activated ...
Draft day ... Justin Upton No.1, to ARZ :
" ... I think everybody saw the
same thing," Diamondbacks general manager Joe Garagiola Jr. told The Associated
Press. "They saw an extremely gifted athlete. That understandably catches your
eye. And when you're around him, and around his family, you get the feeling that
these people have their values together." The 17-year-old Upton was mainly a
shortstop, but also played third base and the outfield. The Virginia player of
the year batted .519 with 11 home runs and 32 RBIs in just 54 plate
appearances." (Associated Press)
Jays',
with the 6th pick, took another left turn - Ricky Romero
:
" ... Romero, who attends Cal State
University at Fullerton, is 12-5 with a 2.95 earned-run average this season. In
125 innings, he has walked only 33 batters while striking out 132. Blessed with
a 94 m.p.h. fastball and an above-average curveball, Romero has limited opposing
batters to 99 hits this season. Some scouts believe the 20-year-old could
eventually develop into an ace. "I love competing, I love getting the ball in
big games and I have no pressure going into games," said Romero. "I have a lot
of confidence that I can get the job done. That's just the type of competitor
I've been." ... It marks the second straight draft the Jays have targeted
pitching. Last year, Toronto selected David Purcey and Zach Jackson with their
first two picks. "We figured we would lean more toward the pitching," explained
Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said. "For us to go out on the free agent
market and try to get pitching, it's something that's always overpriced. The
more pitching we can develop the better off we're going to be." (CBC
Sports)
Kevin Czerwinski, MLB.com, with draft notes on Alex Gordon and
Jeff Clement, 2-3 :
" ... Nebraska third baseman Alex
Gordon ... consensus All-America, whom some believed would be the top pick in
the draft, is hitting .382 this season with 18 homers and 62 RBIs with 23 stolen
bases in 67 games. He is a career .357 hitter at Nebraska with 43 homers, 185
RBIs and 43 steals in 184 games. "He's a good third baseman who can hit for
power and average," one Major League scout said. "He has very few flaws ...
definitely move fast through the Minors. He's a true third baseman that can make
the plays."
" ... Clement fills Seattle's glaring
need for a catcher. He can hit, drawing comparisons to Mike Piazza at the plate.
But he's also drawn comparisons to Piazza because of his shortcomings behind the
plate. Still, he figures to move fast through the system if he can adapt to
tougher pitching in pro ball ... hitting .347 with 13 homers and 50
RBIs and a .606 slugging percentage ... may also be asked to switch positions to
take better advantage of his bat ... I want to catch unless someone thinks
I'm better suited at another position. If anyone asked me to move, I'd have no
problem trying another position."
Rich Lederer, TheBaseballAnalysts,
with first-round draft notes :
" ... 7. Colorado Rockies: Troy
Tulowitzki ... comparisons to former 49er shortstop Bobby Crosby read like a
cliche at this point but they are apt. Plus arm and plus power for a shortstop.
Tulowitzki has all the tools. Big, strong (6-foot-3, 205 pounds) modern-day SS
... excellent range in the field. Intense player with great leadership skills
... Aggressive hitter who may need to work on plate discipline."
" ... 9. New York Mets: Mike
Pelfrey ... Big, tall right-hander with a mid-90s fastball. Think Roy
Halladay. Capable of getting strikeouts and groundballs. Wichita State pitching
coach calls him the "best pitching prospect" in the school's history. However,
the Shockers do not have a good reputation for developing pitchers who perform
even better at the pro level."
A
few surprises ... RH starter Luke Hochevar, represented by Scott Boras,
wasn't picked until No. 40 overall, a supplementary first rounder by the Dodgers
... reliever Craig Hansen falling to BOS at No. 26 (Boras client)
... catcher Taylor Teagarden, not long ago considered to be on the
heels of Clement, fell to the third round, No. 99 overall (another Boras
client) ... OAK taking a bunch of high school kids, including three RHPs in a
row in the 2nd & 3rd rounds
Picks from the top
three rounds here.
Strikeout machine Joel Zumaya sits atop the latest prospect Who's Hot at
RotoAmerica :
" ... 14 and 15 K's in two of his
last three starts gets him the top slot on this week's Hot List. Zumaya, whose
fastball has been clocked at 99 mph this year, seems to be on the fast track and
could even bypass AAA this year. He now sports an impressive K/9 ratio of 13.2
and a BAA of a miniscule .196. Walks (39 in 67 2/3 IP) could stand some
attention, but he's also improved there in the last couple weeks."
Brandon Moss BOS ranks No. 2 on the week with ARZ 1B
Conor Jackson at No. 3 :
" ... Carlos who? Was thought to have
less upside than his teammate Quentin, but Jackson is outhitting him by 74
points and is at .372/.468/.582. This is not a misprint either: 38 walks on the
year and 12 strikeouts. Some of those 21 doubles in 55 games will be homeruns in
the majors. I see him as a .310/25/100 type guy."
Maybe it's time for a promotion to AAA :
" ... Montgomery Biscuits outfielder
Delmon Young
was named the Topps Southern League Player of the Month for May ... Young, the first overall pick in the 2003 draft, hit .389 with seven home runs
and 25 RBI in 26 games during the month of May. For the season, Young ranks
among the league leaders in several statistical categories. The outfielder ranks
fifth in batting average (.333), first in home runs (13), tied for first in RBI
(50), fourth in stolen bases (21), tied for second in hits (72), second in
slugging percentage (.579) and third in runs scored (41)."
(Southern League)
CLE kid Topps :
" ... Kinston third baseman and
cleanup hitter Kevin Kouzmanoff was voted the Carolina Leagues Topps
Player of the Month for May ... For the month Kouzmanoff batted .327 (36
for 110) with four home runs and 29 RBI. Cumulatively through games of June 6,
the Newport Beach, Calif., native is the leagues leading hitter at .346, with
nine home runs. He also has 45 RBI and a slugging percentage of .616, both good
for second in the league." (Carolina League)
Midwest All-Stars announced ... among the first-team picks - SS Reid Brignac
TB, 2B Eric Patterson CHN, OF Ryan Harvey CHN, OF
Javier Herrera OAK and pitchers Rafael Rodriguez ANA,
AJ Shappi ARZ, Jair
Jurrjens
DET, Anthony Swarzak
MIN, Luis Cota
KC, Eric Hurley TEX, Sean Gallagher CHN.
Among the TEX first-team picks ... 1B Brent Colamarino OAK and SS
Yuniesky Betancourt SEA, both of whom have been promoted to AAA ...
OF Josh Anderson HOU ... pitchers Fernando Nieve
HOU, Josh Rupe TEX, Randy Leek STL .... 1B Justin
Huber KC, 2B Alberto Callaspo ANA, SS Erick Aybar
ANA, C Mike Napoli ANA
Florida State picks include ... SP Justin Verlander DET,
Ty
Taubenheim
MIL, Justin Orenduff
LA, David Purcey
TOR ... 3B Andy LaRoche
LA, 3B Matt Moses MIN, OF Brent
Clevlen
DET.
07 June 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 2-4, 9th HR, 2 R,
RBI ... Dane Sardinha C CIN 1-4, 4th HR, R, RBI ... rehab, Wily
Mo Pena DH CIN 0-3 ... Zach Minor ATL 6-2/3 6 3 3 1
3, 4.50 ... Ryan Howard 1B PHI 2-5, R, RBI ... Eude
Brito PHI 5-2/3 6 4 4 1 2 7.82 ... Francisco Rosario TOR 6 5 4
4 3 6, 3.91 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 0-3, RBI, SF, 0 errors ... Curtis
Granderson CF DET 3-5, 4th HR, 2 R, 4 RBI ... Carlos Pena
1B DET 1-4, 2B, R, BB ... superb, picked off only batter to reach base, Abe
Alvarez BOS 7 1 0 0 0 9, 3.91 ... Nate McLouth LF PIT 2-4,
R, HBP, SB ... Brad Eldred 1B PIT 3-5, 2B, R, RBI ... Dave
Gassner MIN 7 5 1 1 2 5, 3.52 ... Walter Young DH BAL 1-4,
5th HR, R, 2 RBI
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) --
JP Howell KC 5-1/3 7 5 3
4 2, (W, 1-0), 5.06 ... deserves an MLB shot, but no room at the inn,
Josh Willingham FLO 2-3, double, homer, 2 runs ... Ian Kinsler
TEX (12-game hit streak) 1-3, triple, 4 RBI, 2 walks ... Rich Hill
CHN 7 5 4 4 1 7, (W, 1-1), 5.27, 21K in 13-2/3 AAA innings ... Adam
Wainwright STL 7 7 6 6 6 6, L, 3.16 ... Josh Barfield SD 2-4,
double, .274 ... Ben Johnson SD 2-3, double, 2 runs, 2 walks ...
Chris Oxspring SD 7 4 3 2 2 7, (W, 4-2) ... Brad Baker SD 1
0 0 0 0 1, (S, 19) ... Ryan Shealy 1B COL 2-4, double, solo homer,
2 runs, .317 ... Sergio Santos ARI 2-4, double, homer, 3 RBI ...
Todd Linden SF 4-5, 18th double, 17th homer, 5 RBI, 4 runs, .317
... Justin Knoedler C SF 3-4, solo homer, 2 RBI, 3 runs, 2 walks
... Norihiro Nakamura LA 2-5, RBI ... Dioner Navarro
LA 3-5, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, .286 ... Edwin Jackson LA, shelled
again, 5-2/3 9 8 8 4 2, 8.08, seems about time for the Dodgers to either shut 'em
down or send him down (perhaps the Halladay model). Jackson's 11 starts
(perhaps there's been one to meet expectations).
Game# IP H R ER BB SO
1 4.0 5 6 6 5 2
2 5.1 6 4 4 2 3
3 6.0 3 0 0 3 6
4 5.0 4 1 1 2 5
5 6.0 8 5 4 3 4
6 3.0 10 8 8 2 1
7 6.0 5 2 2 3 4
8 2.0 5 7 4 0 1
9 5.0 6 3 2 2 3
10 4.1 10 11 8 4 0
11 5.2 9 8 8 4 2
EASTERN (AA) -- No games scheduled.
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Jonathan Broxton LA 6 4 0 0 0
9, 3.55 ... Jeremy Hermida FLO 3-4, 14th double, 12th homer, .313
... Russell Martin LA 0-1, 3 walks, .306 ... Felix Pie CHN
1-5, 3 Ks, .304 ... Josh Johnson FLO 7 6 2 0 2 7, 2.31 ...
Anthony Lerew ATL 9 2 1 1 3 2, 5-2, 4.18 ... Jeff Francoeur
ATL 1-5, 9th homer, .274 ... Brian McCann ATL 2-3, .265 ...
Jason Hammel TB 8 5 1 1 1 7, 4-1, 3.29 ... Ricky Nolasco
CHN 6 2 1 1 6 9, 2.55
TEXAS (AA) -- No games scheduled.
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Wladimir Balentien SEA
1-1, 16th double, .296 (left the game in the 2nd, no word on possible injury)
... Adam Jones SEA 0-3, 2 walks, .308 ... George Kottaras SD
2-4, .301
CAROLINA (A+) --
Javier Guzman PIT 3-5, double, .325 ...
Martin Prado ATL 2-5, R, 2 doubles, K
... Josh Burrus ATL 1-5, R, HR
(7), RBI (35), K ... Matt Esquivel
ATL 2-4, R, HR (8), RBI (36) ... Jarrod
Saltalamacchia ATL 1-3, RBI, K ...
Brady Endl ATL 5-2/3 5 2 2 7 3 (1.96)
... Micah Schnurstein CHA 1-4, 2 K
... Kory Casto WAS 0-2, 2 BB
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Matt
Moses 3B MIN 2-4 HR(7) 3RBI & 0-3
Denard Span CF
MIN 3-4 2R RBI & 1-3 SB(12)
Glen Perkins MIN 5 2 2 2 4 4
W(2-2, 2.77)
Nate Blackburn MIN 6 2/3 10 4 4 4 1 4 L(5-3,
3.43)
Small step forward for Dustin McGowan TOR 3 2/3 2 1
0 2 3
Sean Moore 3B CHN 2-4 2B RBI
Matt Kemp
CF LA 2-3 3B R
Justin Orenduff LA 5 5 5 5 3 5 L(4-3,
2.53)
JR Mathes CHN 6 5 0 0 2 1 W(4-2, 3.10)
Reggie Abercrombie CF FLO 2-5 HR(12) 2R 2RBI
Jason Vargas
FLO 7 2/3 4 3 3 3 7 ND, 1.85
Ty Taubenheim MIL 5 3 0 0 0 5 ND, 2.39
Javon Moran CF CIN 2-5 2B 2R
Joey Votto
DH CIN 3-4 2 doubles 2R 2RBI
Christopher Dickerson CF CIN
1-4 HR(8) 2R 2RBI
Junior Ruiz RF CIN 1-1 HR(3) 2RBI 2BB
Bobby Basham CIN 5 8 2 2 1 5 W(3-2, 4.12)
Brent Clevlen
RF DET 3-4 R RBI
Vincent Blue CF DET 3-4 R RBI
Kody Kirkland 3B DET 3-5
A couple of Mets still hitting under
.200 go deep, Shawn Bowman 3B NYN 2-3 HR(5) 2B 2R &
Jamar Hill CF NYN 1-4 HR(3)
Still without a win, Phil
Humber NYN 1 2/3 8 8 8 1 1 L(0-5, 6.50)
Hitting in A+ Reid
Gorecki CF STL 2-5 2R RBI
Tim Moss 2B PHI 3-5
SB(16)
Tyler Clippard NYA 6 6 1 1 1 8 ND, 3.71
MIDWEST (A) -- James Houser Jr. TB 5 6
0 0 2 4, 3.15 ... Reid Brignac SS TB 1-5, 6th homer & 1-4, 2
walks, .240 ... John Jaso C TB 4-5, 8th homer, .333 ... Matt
Tuiasosopo 3B &DH SEA 1-4 & 1-3, 2 walks, .305 ... Dallas
Trahern DET 6 7 3 3 3 1, 3.61 ... Rafael Rodriguez ANA 6-1/3 5
1 1 1 4, 2.85 ... Trevor Plouffe MIN, a likely candidate to be
demoted to short-season ball, 0-3, 16th error, .171 ... Sean Gallagher
CHN, worst start of the season, 3-2/3 6 3 3 5 3, 1.17 ... Eric
Patterson CHN 2-5, double, .368
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Tony Sipp CLE 5-1/3 2 3 3
3 5, 2.25 ... Brian Horwitz SF 3-5, double, .356 ... Argenis
Reyes 3B-SS CLE, 5-6, homer, 3RBI, .316 ... Brian Barton CLE
OF (undrafted free agent) 4-5, walk, 2 doubles, triple, 4 RBI, .435 ...
Hunter Pence HOU 1-5, 11th double, .340 ... Mike Carp
NYN 2-3, 15th homer, .247 ... 2B Michael Dzurilla PHI 3-5,
double, .350
Troop
Movements ... ATL - Andy Marte up, Chipper Jones DL ... COL - Clint
Barmes & Todd Greene DL, Danny Ardoin & Tim Olson
up ... STL - Roger Cedeno DL, Skip Schumaker up ... PIT - promoted
catcher Ronny Paulino to AAA ... LA - Wilson Alvarez to DL, Franquelis
Osoria up ... MIL - Gary Glover designated for assignment, Julio
Mosquera up ...
Baseball America's latest projection for the top of Tuesday's draft :
1. Justin Upton, ss/of, High School " ... Has
moved to third base late in HS season, but still the draft's top talent and
looking more and more like the No. 1 pick to Arizona."
2. Alex Gordon, 3b, U. of Nebraska
" ... Polished hitter has cemented role as top college position player with .526
OBP, 18 HRs; led Cornhuskers to super-regional round."
3. Cameron Maybin, of, High School
" ... Clubs dont doubt Maybins talent, but his reported asking price and the
trend of drafting college players makes his draft position uncertain."
4. Troy Tulowitzki, ss, Long Beach
State U.
5. Mike Pelfrey, rhp, Wichita State U.
23. Wade Townsend, rhp " ... Worked out
for the Mets in St. Lucie; GM Omar Minaya liked Townsend last year when he was
running the Expos, but Townsends performance didnt wow anyone."
Tracy Ringolsby, Rocky Mountain News, with an alternate theory of ARZ intentions
:
" ... With Drew under contract ... and
new ownership having a valid concern about the lack of depth in the
Diamondbacks' farm system, particularly with pitching, scouting director Mike
Rizzo apparently has been directed to pursue a college pitcher. The two
pitchers on the Diamondbacks' radar are right-handers Mike Pelfrey of
Wichita State and Craig Hansen of St. John's. Hansen is a reliever, and
with the recent success college closers have had in quickly reaching the majors
(Chad Cordero with Montreal/Washington and Ryan Wagner with Cincinnati),
Hansen's stock is up ... Upton figures to wind up going No. 3 to Seattle
... Kansas City has the second selection in the draft, but Upton is out of the
Royals' financial reach. The Royals have set their sights on left-
handed-hitting third baseman Alex Gordon of Nebraska. The question is
whether he will take the $2.2 million or so the Royals have set for the bonus."
Finally, a little notice for hot D'Backs catching prospect :
" ... Diamondbacks catcher Miguel
Montero entered the year as more of an organizational player, but hes
putting up some huge numbers at high Class A Lancaster. The 21-year-old
Venezuelan was 4-for-6 with a pair of home runs in the Jethawks 16-6 romp over
Rancho Cucamonga yesterday, and is batting .362/.422/.629 with a minor
league-leading 55 RBIs and has eight home runs in his last 10 games.' (Baseball
America)
Minors' home run leader named Batter of the Week in the South Atlantic :
Hunter Pence HOU " ...
This is the second time Pence has been honored with the Batter Of The Week award
... hit for a .346 average by getting 9 hits in his 26 at bats including 5
homeruns. Pence also knocked in 9 RBI, scored 6 runs, stole 1 base and posted a
.923 slugging percentage in his 7 games played this week. Hunter currently ranks
1st in the South Atlantic League in homeruns (21), 1st in slugging percentage
(.721), 1st in extra-base hits (33), 2nd in RBI (46), 3rd in hits (70), 3rd in
runs scored (42) and 5th in batting average (.343)." (Lexington Legends)
WSox phenom the SAL's Pitcher of the Week :
" ... Gio Gonzalez ...
posting a 2-0 record in his 2 starts with a perfect 0.00 ERA for his club in
home victories over Rome and Augusta. Gonzalez allowed a mere 2 hits in his 15
innings pitched, struck out 16 and walked only 4 batters during his outstanding
week. Gio currently ranks 1st in the South Atlantic League with 78 strikeouts
and 3rd in the League with a 1.54 ERA." (SAL)
Scott Hairston ARZ the top dog in the PCL :
" ... Hairston ... belted six home
runs, driving in 10 runs, while batting at a .406 pace to earn the PCL Player of
the Week award ... went 13-for-32, with a pair of doubles and a triple,
giving him a 1.094 slugging percentage in seven games ... Entering this week, he
is batting .319, with 13 homers and 29 runs driven in on the season." (Pacific
Coast League)
WSox, Carolina League corner infielder beginning to get some notice (albeit, at
age 25) :
" ... Leo Daigle ... hit
safely in all seven Warthogs games to join Kinston's Kevin Kouzmanoff as the
only players to earn two Carolina League Offensive Player of the Week awards
this season. The 6-foot-3 corner infielder got off to a fast start, going
3-for-3 with a pair of home runs and five RBIs in Winston-Salem's 10-9 win over
Myrtle Beach on May 30. In a four-game series against Lynchburg to wrap up the
week, Daigle could hardly be retired, going 9-for-14 with two or more hits in
each game ... Daigle is positioning himself for a run at the Triple Crown, as he
currently leads the league in average (.347) and RBIs (53) and is one home run
off the pace with 13. In addition, he ranks first in hits (77), extra-base hits
(33) and runs (39). (MinorLeagueBaseball)
Jay's righty Shaun Marcum takes a Pitcher of the Week award in his
first week in AAA :
" ... In his second start for
Syracuse Saturday afternoon, Marcum tossed seven shutout innings ... to
earn his first Triple-A win ... in his two starts for the SkyChiefs, the
23-year-old right-hander has 17 strikeouts with only one walk. "He's a gamer. He
goes out there and competes," SkyChiefs manager Marty Pevey said ...
Marcum has provided a lift for a Syracuse team that recently lost its best
starting pitcher, Chad Gaudin, to the Blue Jays. In his first Triple-A start
Monday, the 6-foot, 180-pound right-hander left with a 5-2 lead in the seventh
... On Saturday, Marcum allowed five hits - all singles - in seven innings, and
the Bats did not advance a runner past second base against him ... Marcum
does not throw exceptionally hard - his fastball ranges from 89 to 91 mph - but
he throws four pitches for strikes (fastball, curveball, slider and changeup).
He also works up-and-down and in-and-out, meaning he throws strikes in all areas
of the strike zone.' (The Post-Standard, Syracuse)
06 June 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 2-5, 2 RBI, SB ...
Dane Sardinha C CIN 2-4, 3rd HR, 2 R, RBI ... Kenny
Kelly RF-CF CIN 2-5, R, RBI ... rehab, Wily Mo Pena CF CIN 1-4, 2B
... Ryan Howard 1B PHI 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI ... Shane
Victorino CF PHI 2-3, R, BB ... Gavin Floyd PHI 6-2/3 6 2 2 1
5, 5.93 (also see below) ... Gabe Gross DH TOR 2-4, 2B, R, SB ...
B.J. Upton SS TB 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB, 0 errors ... Ryan Raburn 2B
DET 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB ... Carlos Pena 1B DET 0-3, HBP ... Nelson
Cruz DET 6 5 2 2 2 2, 4.63 ... Brandon Phillips SS CLE 2-5,
2 R, RBI, BB ... Chris Narveson BOS 5 3 3 3 5 4, 4.05 ... Nate
McLouth LF PIT 3-4, 2B, SB ... Ian Snell PIT 7 4 3 3 3 6,
2.93 ... Jeff Keppinger 2B NYN 3-5, R, RBI ... Sean Henn
NYA 5 9 6 6 3 4, 2.58 ... Scott Baker MIN 4 7 6 6 1 4, 2.82 ...
Walter Young 1B BAL 2-5, 2 2B, R, 3 RBI ... John Maine
BAL 6-2/3 6 4 4 1 10, 3.77
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Ronny Cedeno
CHN 2-3 & 2-4 ... Jerome Williams CHN 6 3 2 2 3 3, W, 7.59
... Dioner Navarro LA 2-3, solo homer, 2 walks ... Brant
Colamarino OAK 1-4, solo homer ... Luke Allen RF ANA 2-4,
triple, homer, 3 RBI, 2 runs, .296 ... JJ Furmaniak SD 3-4, solo homer, 2
runs ... Josh Barfield SD 2-3, quetly up to .270 ...
Brooks Conrad HOU 2B 2-5, homer, 2 RBI, 2 runs ... Ken
Harvey KC 4-5 ... Josh Willingham FLO 2-5, 2 RBI ... Jason
Botts TEX 2-5, 2 runs ... Scott Hairston ARI 3-5, 2 homers,
3 RBI ... Koyie Hill ARI 2-5, double, homer, 4 RBI ... Carlos
Quentin ARI 1-1, pinch hit
EASTERN (AA) --
Dustin Pedroia
2B BOS 2-5, RBI (9), .307 AVG ... Hanley Ramirez SS BOS 1-5, .291
AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS 1-4, .293 AVG
Christopher Durbin OF
BOS 2-5, 2B (9), 2 RBI (26), .307 AVG
Jared Sandberg 3B BOS 2-4,
HR (12), 2 RBI (30), .256 AVG
Eric Duncan 3B NYA 0-3, 2 RBI
(30), .242 AVG
Melky Cabrera OF NYA 1-4, HR (8), 3 RBI (33), .281 AVG
David Espinosa OF DET 1-4, .296 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 2-4, 2B
(10), HR (10), RBI (35), .281 AVG
Fred Lewis OF SF 1-4, 2B (9), .219
AVG
Carlos Valderrama OF SF 1-3, SB (9), RBI (24), .318 AVG
Michael Bourn OF PHI 2-7, SB (16), 2B (8), 2 RBI (17), .257 AVG
Randy
Ruiz 1B PHI 0-7, .337 AVG
Alexander Romero OF MIN 0-4, .227 AVG
Paul Bonifay 1B PIT 1-4, HR (8), RBI (28), .246 AVG
Francisco
Liriano MIN 5 7 6 5 2 3, 3.62 ERA
Jon Papelbon BOS 5 10 7 4
2 5, 2.48 ERA
Vance Perkins TOR 5-2/3 5 3 3 3 1, 3.20 ERA
Matt Lindstrom NYN 2 6 8 7 4 0, 6.34 ERA
Joel Zumaya DET 7 3 1 0 1
15, W (4), 3.72 :
" ... Erie fell behind in the first
as Harrisburg scored an unearned run against Zumaya, but the young right-hander
would settle down to strike out 15 in seven innings, and leave with a 4-1 lead.
Zumaya, who has now struck out at least 10 in four different starts, struck out
at least two in every inning but the sixth, and struck out the side twice, once
in the fourth in again in the seventh. The 20-year old righty allowed just three
hits across his seven innings while walking just one. He now has 99 punchouts in
67.2 innings this season." (seawolves.com)
SOUTHERN (AA) -- James Loney LA 2-4, 2
doubles, .258 ... Delmon Young TB 2-4, 13th homer, .3 RBI (50),
.335 ... Chuck James ATL 6 7 3 3 0 7, 2.51 ... Nelson
Cruz OF MIL 2-5, 12th homer, .305 ... Brandon Sing CHN 2-4, 2
doubles (18), .302 ... Tony Pena ARZ, doesn't look like a real
prospect, 5 8 9 5 6 1, 7.22 ... Josh Fields CHA 2-5, 7th homer,
.217
TEXAS (AA) -- In his 1st AA start -
Edison Volquez TX (L,0-1) 6 2 1 1 2 6 (1.50) ... 2nd AA start - Jeremy
Cummings STL (W,1-0) 7 1 0 0 0 5 (0.82) ... Omar Quintanilla
OAK 2-3, 2B, .287 ... Tommy Murphy ANA 1-3, HR(8), 2RBI(31), 299
... Reggie Willits ANA 1-2, 2BB, 2SB(16), .333 ... Better -
Steven Shell ANA (W,3-4) 6-1/3 3 1 1 4 1 (5.01) ... 2nd AA start -
Jason Windsor OAK (L 0-1) 5-2/3 4 3 3 4 5 (3.09) ... Mitch
Maier (CF) KC 0-5, 2RBI, .308 ... Justin Huber 0-3, RBI(41),
.321 ... Ryan Spilborghs COL 2-3, RBI, .337 ... Zach
Parker COL 7 5 1 0 1 6 (3.18) .. Mark McLemore HOU 5-1/3 5 2 2
2 6 (2.50)
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Daric Barton OAK
2-5, double ... John-Paul Davis 1B TB 3-5, 2 homers, 5 RBI, .285 ...
Eddy Martinez-Esteve SF 4-4, walk, 3 doubles (25), .358 ...
Brandon Wood ANA 1-4, 18th homer, .296 ... Kendry Morales
ANA 2-4, 3rd homer ... SS Danny Richar ARZ (to be unseated by
Stephen Drew) 3-5, double, homer, .297 ... Miguel Montero C ARZ,
seems only his family knows he's playing, 4-6, 15th double, 14th &
15th homers, 4 RBI, .362 ... Ubaldo Jimenez COL 5 6 6 5 4 3, 4.30 ...
Ian Stewart COL 1-4, .237 ... Seth Smith COL 1-4, 5th homer, .287
CAROLINA (A+) --
Martin Prado ATL 4-4, double ...
Josh Burrus ATL 1-4, 3 K ...
Matt Esquivel ATL 0-2, 2 BB, K ...
Kory Casto WAS 1-3, 2 R, RBI (33), 2
BB ... Josh Whitesell WAS 1-4, 2
R, double, 2 RBI (32), BB, 3 K ... Mike
Hinckley WAS (1st Win, 1-3, 5.06) 7 7 0 0 3 5 ...
Chad Spann BOS 2-4, K ...
Robert Valido CHA 1-5, R, 2 K ...
Micah Schnurstein CHA 3-4, R, double,
3 RBI ... Thomas Collaro CHA 3-5,
R, RBI (40), K ... Brad Snyder CLE
0-4, 2 K ... Ryan Goleski CLE 0-3,
BB, 3 K ... Nate Spears BAL 3-5,
R, RBI ... Nick Markakis BAL 0-4,
RBI, K ... back after a cup of coffee in the show ...
Jeff Fiorentino BAL 1-4, double, RBI,
BB, K ... Brian Finch BAL (W, 3-5,
4.01) 5 3 1 1 3 6
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Justin Verlander
7 3 3 2 2 9 ND, 1.75
Javon Moran CF CIN 2-4 HR(1) 2R
Brent
Clevlen RF DET 2-4 2B R RBI
Reid Gorecki CF STL 2-3 HR(1)
2B 2RBI SB(1)
Lastings Milledge CF NYN 1-4 R SB(10)
Jamar
Hill DH NYN 2-4 R RBI
Jeremy King NYA 6 2/3 5 2 2 2 6
W(1-2, 2.38)
Justin Christian 2B NYA 2-5 R SB(23)
MIDWEST (A) -- Jair Jurrjens DET 6 6 4
3 2 6, 2.59 ... Jay Rainville MIN 7 4 1 1 1 8, 5-2, 4.00 ...
Eric Hurley TEX 6-1/3 5 6 6 2 8, 4.23 ... Trevor Plouffe
MIN 0-2, 2 walks, .174 ... David WInfree 2-4, double, homer, .274
... Raul Padron C OAK 5-6, 2 doubles, 3 RBI, .314 ... Matt
Bush SD 1-5, .241 ... Eric Patterson CHN 2-5, homer, .367
... Anthony Granato CHN 3-5, first homer, 5 RBI, .237
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Ryan Frith
OF PHI 4-5, 2 homers, 4 RBI & 1-4, .318 ... Timi
Moni CF PHI
4-4, homer, 6 RBI & 1-3, .260 ... Blake Dewitt LA, hit for the
cycle, 4-4, 13th double, 2nd triple, 6th homer, walk, 4 RBI, .267 ... Mark
Jurich OF ATL 3-4,
triple, homer, .339 ... Giovany
Gonzalez CHA 7 1 0 0 2 7, 1.54 (78 Ks in 52-2/3s) ...
Christopher Malone LA, in his last game took a perfecto into the
9th, Sunday he gave up three hits, two walks, error in the first, 4 13 8 7
3 2 ... Hunter Pence HOU (2nd round pick last year),
takes over the minor league home run lead, 2-3, 21st homer, .343 ...
Jonathan Ash 2B HOU 3-4, 8th homer, .330 ... Mike Carp NYN 2-5, 14th
homer
Troop
Movements ... CIN - William Bergolla AAA, DL ... ATL - Mike Hampton DL,
Seth Greisinger up ... CHN - Mike Remlinger activated from DL, Roberto Novoa
to AAA ... COL - Bobby Seay activated from DL ... MIN - Terry Tiffee,
racking up lots of air miles, back to AAA ... OAK - Kiko Calero activated from
DL, Seth Etherton to AAA ... SD - Woody Williams activated, Brian Falkenborg
to AAA
AJ Schappi ARZ, more success, still not much hype :
" ... The South Bend Silver Hawks'
ace was on again Saturday ... A.J. Schappi pitched seven strong innings
and improved to 9-1 on the season ... "He's been the horse," Hawks manager
Mark Haley said of Schappi, who gave up two runs on seven hits with no walks and
seven strikeouts. "You can count on him to give you at least seven (innings)."
... After yielding a leadoff double in the first, Schappi cruised through the
first four innings, allowing only one three-ball count. The Kernels eventually
broke through in the fifth inning with Warner Madrigal's eighth homer of the
season ... "I got plenty of defense, as usual," Schappi said. "I got a
double play late in the game on a heads-up play by Brito, and you can't beat
that." (South Bend Tribune)
Scott Tex, On Deck, updates
his Midwest League prospect chart - the Top 10 :
1. Homer Bailey, RHP, Dayton CIN
6. Sean Gallagher, RHP, Peoria CHN
2. Anthony Swarzak, RHP, Beloit MIN 7. Eric Hurley, RHP,
Clinton TEX
3. Javier Herrera, OF, Kane County OAK 8. James Houser, LHP, SW Michigan
TB
4. Matt Tuiasosopo, SS, Wisconsin SEA 9. Kyle Waldrop, RHP, Beloit
MIN
5. Ryan Harvey, OF, Peoria CHN
10. Luis Cota, RHP, Burlington KC
Randy
Miller, phillyburbs.com, with notes on a couple of PHI pitching prospects
(filed previous to Floyd's Sunday start) :
" ... Gavin Floyd (2-5, 6.51)
had a strong outing last week in allowing one run, four hits and three walks
over seven innings in a win at Richmond. It wasnt his best, but it was
better, minor-league pitching coordinator Gorman Heimueller said. The
encouraging thing was in the last half of the game Gavin was more consistent
with his curve. Floyd, however, still is struggling to keep his mechanics
consistent. His timing is a little off and you cant pitch that way,
Heimueller said. But his stuff is there and his arm feels good."
" ... Cole Hamels
long-awaited season debut was pushed back a few more days due to back spasms.
Hes fine now and throwing again, and stuffwise he looks very, very good,
Heimueller said. Out all season with a broken hand, Hamels had been scheduled to
start an extended spring training game last Friday. The new plan is for Hamels
to start a game in extended sometime this week and then make a start or two in
the Gulf Coast League, which begins play later this month. From there,
Hamels will be sent to Clearwater."
Ken Rosenthal, The Sporting
News, among those predicting it will be Justin Upton as the top pick
in Tuesday's draft :
" ... Upton, rated by one scout as a hitter with the
same type of potential that Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr. and Gary Sheffield
showed in high school, almost certainly will move to center field, and could
rise through the system quickly. The Diamondbacks' greater immediate need is for
a college pitcher who is close to the majors, but given the shortage of power
prospects in today's game, their burgeoning group of hitters would give them an
enviable foundation for future trades."
Over at MinorLeagueBall, John Sickels and crew have run a mock draft.
Here's the Top 10 :
1
ARZ Justin Upton SS Cheasapeake VA 6 TOR Ryan Zimmerman
3B Virginia
2 KC Alex Gordon 3B Nebraska
7 COL Luke Hochevar RHP Tennessee
3 SEA Troy Tulowitzki SS LB State 8
TB Ricky Romero LHP Cal State Fullerton
4 WAS Jeff Clement USC
9 NYN Cameron Maybin OF Arden, NC
5 MIL Mike Pelfrey RHP Wichita State 10 DET Craig
Hansen RHP St. John's
Our league correspondents : INTERNATIONAL Herb Walters PACIFIC
COAST Dave Scott EASTERN Ralph Marston
SOUTHERN Jake Larsen TEXAS Aman Reaka
FLORIDA STATE Wayne Stevens CAROLINA Troy Salvior
CALIFORNIA JDM MIDWEST
Bob Reed SOUTH ATLANTIC
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