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14 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Jason Cooper CLE 1-3, BB, .242
Jeremy Sowers CLE 7 5 1 0 2 3, 1.21
Anthony Lerew ATL
4-1/3 5 5 5 7 3, 8.44
Jason Bartlett MIN 2-3, 2B, R, .320
John-Ford Griffin TOR 2-3, 4th HR, R, 2 RBI, .232
Brandon League
TOR 2-1/3 3 0 0 0 0, 0.93
Jerry Owens CHA 3-5, RBI, SB, .226
Josh Fields CHA 2-4, 6th HR, R, RBI, BB, .327
Casey
Rogowski CHA 1-5, 2B, R, .289
Ryan Raburn DET 2-4, 2B, R,
RBI, BB, .254
Donald Kelly DET 1-3, 2B, R, BB, .237
Jordan
Tata DET 2-2/3 4 5 5 4 3, 16.88
Tonys Gutierrez CIN 2-4,
2B, 4th HR, R, 3 RBI, .279
Ryan Wagner CIN 1 2 1 0 0 1, 8.44
Hayden Penn BAL 6-1/3 5 3 2 4 5, 1.93
Rajai Davis
PIT 2-4, RBI, SB, .248
Tom Gorzelanny PIT 8 3 0 0 1 8, 3.02
Matt DeSalvo NYA 0-2/3 0 5 5 5 0, 6.44
B.J. Upton TB 1-4,
SB, 0 errors, .285
Jason Hammel TB 6 5 5 5 2 4, 4.28
Lastings Milledge NYN 0-3, R, BB, HBP, .291
Chase Lambin
NYN 0-1, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB, HBP, .194
Evan MacLane NYN 7 4 0 0 0
12, 0.64
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Ian Kinsler
TEX 1-3, double ... Laynce Nix TEX, moved to RF, golden
sombrero 0-4, 4 Ks ... Francisco Cruceta SEA 7.0 7 1 1 1 8, 4.94
... Chris Snelling SEA 2-5 ... Jason Stokes FLO 0-4,
3 Ks ... Sun-Woo Kim COL 8.0 1 0 0 3 5 ... Juan Dominguez
OAK 6.2 8 4 2 1 9 ... Daric Barton OAK 0-4, 2 Ks ... Joe
Saunders LAA 8.0 4 2 2 1 7, 5-1, 3.72 ... Kendry Morales
LAA 2-5, 4th homer, .269 ... Jeff Mathis LAA 1-5, homer ...
Chris Young ARZ 2-5, double ... Zach Jackson MIL 7.0 6
2 1 1 5, 2.70 ... Jason Hirsh HOU 7.0 5 1 1 4 5, 3.55
EASTERN (AA) -- Denard Span CF
MIN 3-5, R, 2RBI, SB and 0-5, k ... Matt Moses 3B MIN 2-4, R, RBI
and 2-5, k ... Nate Schierholtz RF SF 0-2, k and 1-5 ...
Bronson Sardinha RF NYY 3-5, R, k ... Craig Anderson
BAL 5 6 1 0 1 3 ... Jesse Floyd SF 6 3 0 0 3 2 ... Glen
Perkins MIN 6 3 0 0 3 10 ... Jonathon Sanchez SF 2 0 0 0 1 1
... Brent Clevlen RF DET 1-3, R, 2RBI ... Kody Kirkland
3B DET 1-4, HR, 3k ... Tim Moss 2B PHI 2-4, 2R, 2B, HR, 2RBI ...
Gio Gonzalez PHI 6.2 4 6 5 2 9
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Anibal Sanchez FLO 4.2 8 7 4 3
6, 4.04 ... Carlos Villanueva MIL 9.0 1 0 0 1 8. 3.23 ... Carlos
Marmol CHN 6.2 3 0 0 1 11, 2.55 ... Tony Peguero TB 6.0 8 2 2
0 5, 1.97 ... Eric Patterson CHN 2-3, 4th homer, .295 ... Scott
Moore CHN 3-4, 2 homers (6), .292 ... Lance Broadway CHA
6.0 7 1 0 3 5, 1.42 ... Greg Miller LAD 2.0 1 0 0 1 4, 0.82 ... Cesar
Carrillo SD 5.0 7 4 3 2 6 ... Matt Kemp LAD 3-3, 2 walks, .360 ...
Andy LaRoche LAD 2-5, walk, .257
TEXAS (AA) -- Brandon Wood LAA
1-2 & 1-4, double, .277 ... Troy Tulowitzki COL 2-3 & 0-4, .308
... Ian Stewart COL 0-2 & 0-4, .260 ... Armando
Galarraga
TEX, tough season, 6.0 7 4 2 1 5, 0-6, 6.16 ... Hunter Pence HOU
1-3, 11th homer, .340 ... catcher Kurt Suzuki OAK, batting
leadoff, 3-5, double, homer, .321 ... Travis Buck OAK debut in AA,
1-4 ... Alex Gordon KC 1-3, 2 walks, .304 ... Billy
Butler KC 0-5, .285 ...
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Billy Buckner KC 7.0
6 2 1 2 7, 2.31 ... Sean Rodriguez LAA 1-3, 5th homer, .325 ...
Matt Chico ARZ 6.0 4 1 1 1 9, 3.32 ... Reid Brignac TB
1-4, 14th error, .343
CAROLINA (A+) -- great pitching matchup,
Radhames Liz BAL 6 1 0 0 1 6 W(4-0, 1.18) ... Chuck Lofgren
CLE 5 6 4 2 3 3 L(5-2, 1.93) ... Van Pope 3B ATL 2-4, double, Home
Run, 2 runs, 3RBI ... Trey Webb 2B WAS 2-4, double .330 ...
James Parr ATL 7 3 0 0 1 10 W ... Andrew Pinckney 3B
BOS 4-5, double, triple, run, 2RBI, sb ... Wallace Torbert LF HOU
4-5, double ... Joshua Hansen DH CHA 3-4, Home Run ... Brian
Bixler SS PIT 3-4 ... Chris Kelly 1B CHA 3-4, run, RBI ...
Adam Russell CHA 6 7 2 2 2 2 W
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Matt Garza
5 5 3 3 4 4 L(5-1, 1.42)
Homer Bailey CIN 2 2/3 4 6 1 3 3 ND,
3.35
Josh Wahpepah MIL 5 2/3 5 2 0 1 6 W(2-0, 1.12)
Hernan
Iribarren 2B MIL 3-4 2RBI, .314
Steve Sollmann 3B MIL 2-5
R 3RBI, .328
Brad Harman SS PHI 3-4 2 doubles R, .256
Marcos Vechionacci 3B NYA 2-4, .165
Gaby Hernandez
FLO 8 4 1 1 1 5 ND, 4.37
Brett Smith NYA 6 6 2 1 2 7 ND, 3.61
Nice FSL debut, Alberto Bastardo 7 1 0 0 0 7 W(1-0, 0.00)
Recently demoted, Kyle Yates TOR 5 6 1 1 0 2 W(1-0, 1.29)
Aaron Matthews LF TOR 2-5 RBI, .390
Eric Harberer STL
3 2/3 6 6 5 6 2 L(1-3, 4.72)
Tyler Greene SS STL 2-4 SB(11),
.235
Returning to the line-up, Javon Moran LF CIN 3-5 double, 2R
2RBI, .444
MIDWEST (A) -- Kyle Blanks SD 1-2, 2
walks, .347 ... Justin Upton ARZ 2-4, double & 0-2, walk, .308 ...
Johnny Cueto CIN, a five-inning no-hitter, 5.0 0 0 0 2 8 ...
Jaime Garcia STL, another solid outing, 6.0 3 1 1 2 6, 2.36 ...
Mark McCormick STL 4.0 4 2 2 4 7, 3.12
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Chorye Spoone BAL
(W, 3-1) 5 6 3 2 4 2, 2.37 ... Quincy Ascencion BAL 2-4, 3 RBI
(15), .320 ... Eric Campbell ATL 1-3, BB, .273 ... Elvis
Andrus ATL 2-4, 2 2B (4), 3 RBI (19), .242 ... Max Ramirez ATL
0-4, .311 ... Austin Jackson NYA 3-5, RBI (18), .298 ... Jose
Tabata NYA 1-4, RBI (32), .353 ... CJ Henry NYA 2-4, 2B (5), HR
(2), RBI (8), .260 ... Chris Volstad FLA (L, 4-3) 7 9 3 3 2 4,
3.99 ... Gaby Sanchez FLA 1-3, HR (10), RBI (29), .333 ...
Andrew McCutchen PIT 1-4, 2B (5), 3 RBI (26), .321 ... Mark
Wagner BOS 2-4, 2B (6), BB, .348 ... Jeff Natale BOS 1-3, BB,
.345 ... Tom Fairchild HOU (W, 4-3), 7 5 3 2 1 6, 2.45 ... Eric
King HOU 2-4, .363 ... JR Towles HOU 1-4, 2B (9), .356 ...
Jacob Postelwait COL 7 1 0 0 3 7, 3.29 ... Dexter Fowler
COL 2-5, 2B (12), RBI (13), SB (18), .318 ... Chris Nelson COL
1-3, 2B (11), SB (4), BB, .299 ... Eric Young, Jr COL 1-4, SB
(26), .269 ... Angel Salome MIL 1-4, .304
Indy Ball - " ... Cats' starter Luke Hochevar
got no decision after going five innings and permitted two runs on four hits
while striking out nine and walking three." (Fort Worth Cats)
Troop
Movements ... BAL - activated Javy Lopez from the DL, designated
Luis Terrero for assignment ... NYA placed Tanyon Sturtze
on the 15 day DL, purchased the contract of Scott Erickson from
Triple-A ... OAK - placed Justin Duchscherer
on the 15-day DL, recalled Chad Guadin from Triple-A ... CHN - optioned Angel Guzman
to Triple-A, recalled Jae Kuk Ryu ... FLO - placed Sergio Mitre on the 15 day DL, recalled
Yusmeiro Petit
... MIL - acquired Brian
Shouse from TEX for Enrique Cruz and PTBNL ... NYN - purchased the contract
of Jeremi Gonzalez,
optioned Heath Bell
to Triple-A, transferred Bartolome Fortunato from the 15 day to the 60 day DL ...
PHI - placed Julio
Santana on the 15 day DL, recalled Geoff Geary from Triple-A ... SD - placed
Woody Williams
on the 15 day DL, purchased the contract of Jim Brower, optioned Ben Johnson to Triple-A ...
WAS - placed Brian Schneider on the 15-day DL, activated Robert
Fick from the 15-day DL, recalled Cla Meredith from Triple-A
...
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall, on
Sergio Pedroza LAD :
" ... Pedroza was drafted out
of Cal State Fullerton in the third round last year. He hit .324/.458/.616 in
college, including 16 homers and 38 walks in 219 at-bats. But his draft stock
was hurt by his lack of speed and shaky defensive skills. He has a pretty strong
outfield arm, but his range is limited. Still, as a lefthanded hitter with power
and patience, he was at least intriguing. But Pedroza hit just .207 in 49 games
for Columbus in the Sally League after signing ... Pedroza has really
turned things around this year, hitting .306/.477/.604 in a return engagement to
Columbus. He's knocked eight homers, but his BB/K/AB ratio has returned to
college standards at 29/28/111. More walks than strikeouts, with power
production ... still has to prove that his defense can be at least adequate. But
it's clear that he has made some positive adjustments."
13 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Ryan Garko CLE 2-2, 2B, R, 2 BB, .267
Andy Marte CLE 1-4, 1st HR, R, 2 RBI, .248
Jason Bartlett
MIN 2-5, 2 2B, R, RBI, .312
Jason Kubel MIN 2-5, 2B, R, 3 RBI,
.291
Boof Bonser MIN 6 3 2 2 4 8, 2.01
Jerry Owens
CHA 2-5, R, 2 RBI, BB, .212
Josh Fields CHA 1-4, 5th HR, R, 2
RBI, BB, .321
Chris Stewart CHA 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, .279
Tonys Gutierrez CIN 2-3, 2 2B, BB, .270
Chris
Denorfia CIN 0-3, BB, .321
Cody Ross CIN 1-3, 3rd HR, R,
RBI, BB, .316
Eli Whiteside BAL 1-3, 2B, R, .159
Sean
Burnett PIT 5-1/3 7 3 3 2 1, 6.29
Josh Kroeger PHI 0-3 &
2-3, 2B, .220
Matt White PHI 6 9 4 4 0 3, 3.25
Kevin
Thompson NYA 3-5, 2B, R, RBI, .297
Carlos Pena NYA 1-4, 2nd
HR, R, RBI, BB, .221
B.J. Upton TB 1-5, 0 errors, .286
Shawn
Riggans TB 3-4, 2 2B, 3B, 2 R, .296
Chris Seddon TB 7 6 4
4 1 5, 4.89
Jeff Keppinger NYN 1-5, RBI, .254
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Bill Bray WAS 3.0 0
0 0 0 4, 2.92 (in 24 2/3s, 9 BB, 37 Ks) ... Kerry Wood CHN, rehab, 5.0 5
1 1 2 3 ... Jeff Mathis LAA 2-4, double ... Jason Botts
TEX 4-5, 2 doubles (11), 7th & 8th homers, 5 RBI, .317 ... Ian Kinsler
TEX 1-2, 2 walks ... Chris Young ARZ 0-4, .233 ...
Anthony Reyes STL 7.0 9 3 3 0 5, 3.65 ... James Loney
LAD 3-4, double, .379 ...
EASTERN (AA) -- Alay Soler NYN 6.0 4 3 3 1
5 ... CF Vic Buttler PIT 3-5, double, 2 triples & 1-3, .297 ...
Davis Romero TOR 6.0 5 0 0 4 6, 4-2, 1.93 ... Carl Pavano
NYA, rehab, 6.0 3 1 1 0 6 ... Daniel Haigwood PHI 6.0 1 0 0
4 10, 2.63
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Micah Owings ARZ 6.0 5 1 1 2
11, 4-1, 2.70 ... Miguel Montero ARZ 4-5, .271 ... Matt
Kemp LAD 2-5, double, outfield assist, .347 ... Andy LaRoche
LAD 2-5, double, .252 ... Ray Liotta CHA 7.0 8 2 1 2 3 ...
Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 0-3, .213 ... Luis Montanez
CHN 3-4, double, walk, .384 ... Eric Patterson CHN 3-5, double,
.287
TEXAS (AA) -- Rico Washington StL, 2-3,
.311 ... Chris Lubanski KC, 1-4, triple, .289 ... Alex
Gordon KC, 0-3 ... Stuart Pomeranz StL, (W, 4-0) 6-2/3 5 0 0 1
3, 3.38 ... Bryan Lahair SEA, 2-3, .330 ... Thomas
Diamond TEX, finally, 6.0 2 0 0 1 11, 3.72 ... Yorman Bazardo
SEA, 6-2/3 4 3 0 3 4, 2.83 ... Brant Colamarino OAK, 2-4, homer,
RBI ... Ben Zobrist HOU, 2-4, .317 ... Hunter Pence
HOU, 1-4, RBI, .341 ... JR House HOU, 2-3, double, 2 RBI, .331 ...
Jailen Peguero HOU, 9th save, 1.0 0 0 0 0 1, 1.08
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Nick Pereira
SF 7.0 5 2 2 3 5, 5-0, 1.07 ...
" ... Former USF standout right-hander Nick Pereira
was named as the San Francisco Giants Organizational Player of the Month for
April ... A 2005 All-West Coast Conference First Team selection, Pereira
turned in a dominating month for the Class A San Jose Giants, posting a 3-0
record with a 1.13 ERA and struck out 23 batters in 24.0 innings. A 10th round
selection by the San Francisco Giants in 2005 ... Pereira was one of the
key elements for USF's record breaking 2005 season ... The ace for a USF
pitching staff boasting a team ERA of 2.86, good for sixth place among NCAA
Division I leaders ... Pereira completed his senior campaign with a 10-3 record
and a dazzling 2.21 ERA in 16 starts." (USF)
CAROLINA (A+) -- Brian Barton LF CLE
3-5, 2 Home Runs, 3 runs .345 ... Stephen Head DH CLE 3-5, double,
Home Run, 4 runs, 2RBI .263 ... Ryan Goleski RF CLE 2-5, run, 3RBI
.296 ... Brandon Jones LF ATL 3-4, Home Run, 2 runs, 2RBI .309 ...
Trey Webb 2B WAS 1-4, run, RBI .323 ... Brandon Powell
3B WAS 4-5, double, RBI .323 ... Andrew Dobies BOS 7 7 2 2 3 6 ...
Troy Patton HOU 6.1 5 2 2 1 10 ... Brian Bixler SS
PIT 2-3, 3 runs, sb .316 ... Brad Rea DH PIT 3-4, double, run,
4RBI .258 ... Wardell Starling PIT 4 5 2 0 1 3
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Cole Bruce 1B LA 2-4 HR(4)
double, .317
Peeter Ramos 2B PHI 2-4, .311
Yovani
Gallardo MIL 6 6 3 3 2 9 L(2-3, 2.08)
Wes Swackhammer LF STL
2-3 triple, R 2RBI SB(1), .381
Aaron Matthews LF TOR 4-4 double,
triple, SB(2), .389
Michael Devaney NYN 7 4 3 2 0 8 W(3-2, 3.00)
Phil Coke NYA 6 6 4 4 2 6 L(0-2, 3.31)
MIDWEST (A) -- mainstream attention soon to come
Kyle Blanks SD 2-4 (.344) ... Daryl Jones SD 1-4, K
(.290) ... pre-season sleeper still snoozing John Matulia TB 0-3
(.202) ... Zach Phillips TEX 4 7 6 6 4 4 (4.67) ... start of
something? Jose Vallejo (2B) TEX 4-5 (.227) ... Robert
Mosebach ANA 6 11 6 6 3 1 (ERA balloons to 2.81) ... Paul Kelly
MIN 0-2, but 3 BB's ... Jason Ray OAK 4 2/3 3 1 1 5 11 (4.40)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Carlos Carrasco PHI 8.0 3
0 0 3 9, 2.03 ... Jo-Jo Reyes ATL 7.0 3 1 1 1 7, 4-0, 3.26 ... Eric
Campbell 3b ATL 1-4, 7th homer, .271 ... catcher Max
Ramirez 2-4, .324 ... Christopher Turner OF BOS 3-5, double, 2
homers (10), 5 RBI, ..252 (10 BB, 46 Ks) ... Andrew McCutchen PIT
2-7, 2 triples, .323 ... Steven Pearce 1B PIT 3-4, 2 doubles, 2
walks, .302 ... catcher Francisco Hernandez CHA 3-3, double, .276
... catcher Justin Towles HOU 2-5, double, .361 ... 2B Eric
King HOU 3-5, double, triple, 3 RBI, .358 ... CF Dexter Fowler
COL 3-5, 2 doubles, .315 ... SS Chris Nelson 2-3, 3 RBI, .298 but,
14th error
Troop
Movements ... CHA - purchased the contract of Agustin Montero from
Triple-A ... SD - placed Rob Bowen on the 15-day DL, recalled Paul
McAnulty & Jon Adkins from Triple-A, sent Dewon
Brazelton outright to Triple-A PHI - placed Aaron Rowand
on the 15-day DL, recalled Chris Roberson, recalled Cole
Hamels, optioned Geoff Geary to Triple-A ... BAL - placed
Chris Gomez on the 60-day DL, purchased the contract of Ed Rogers
... HOU - activated Trever Miller from the 15-day DL, optioned
Ezequiel Astacio to Triple-A ... OAK - purchased the contract of
Randy Keisler from Triple-A, optioned Matt Roney to
Triple-A, designated Chris Mabeus for assignment. ... SF -
activated Ray Durham from the 15-day DL ... NYA - placed Hideki
Matsui on the 15-day DL, recalled Kevin Reese from Triple-A
... KC - optioned Steve Andrade to Triple-A ... SD -
Woody Williams headed to DL ... COL - activated Ryan Shealy
from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Triple-A ... TB - sent Nick
Green outright to Triple-A ... LAD - placed Bill Mueller on
the 15-day DL, recalled Oscar Robles ... CLE - recalled Fausto
Carmona from Triple-A, designated Danny Graves for assignment
College :
Andrew Miller 6.1 7 3 1 2 8, 112 pitches,
1.87 ...
Tim Lincecum 7.0 10 4 3 2 5
" ... Washington's Tim Lincecum suffered his first Pac-10 loss of the
year as the Husky baseball team fell to Stanford, 5-0 ... Lincecum (11-3)
had won seven consecutive starts and entered the week leading the nation in
victories. He had won all six of his starts in Pac-10 play. The Cardinal notched
four runs (three earned) on 10 hits over Lincecum's seven innings. He walked two
and struck out only five, his fewest since a five-inning start opening day."
(U of Washington)
" ... Andrew Miller (10-1) suffered his first loss of the season as he
allowed three runs, one earned, on seven hits in 6.1 innings for North Carolina
(40-10, 18-7 ACC). He struck out eight to move into a tie for third on the Tar
Heels' career list with 279."
Prospect
notes from Bryan Smith, Baseball
Analysts :
" ... Ricky Romero looked great in his
minor league debut, and should be up to the Major Leagues in short order. Given
Josh Towers' struggles in the early goings, it won't take much for some
aggressive promoting. Romero in Toronto by season's end? Bet on it ... If you
think the support Cole Hamels has gotten for his call-up has been extensive,
think about Phil Hughes' upcoming promotion. No, it won't be too
soon, but an August injury could bring a phenom to New York ... Jon
Lester is starting to return to his status as an elite pitching prospect. In
his last four starts, spanning 18.1 innings, Lester has allowed just four earned
runs. When are we going to accept he just always starts slow? ... Homer
Bailey is really starting to turn on the gas, literally proving he has
"no hit" stuff. With enhanced control this season, minor league baseball might
not have a better pitcher once the summer hits full swing."
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall,
Hunter Pence or Matt Kemp ?
" ... Pence looks like a
.275/.300 hitter to me, with 20+ homers in a full season. Possible outcome: A
healthy Mike Sweeney with the ability to play outfield? ... I can see Kemp
being anything from a .250 to a .300 hitter, depending on how his strike zone
judgment develops. He should be good for double digits in both powers and
steals. Possible outcome: Raul Mondesi, circa 1997? Advantage: Kemp is younger
and has better physical projection for the future. ... I'd say that
Kemp has a chance to be a more complete player, in the sense of offering more
defensive ability and speed to go with his batting average and home runs. Pence
will probably be more reliable in OBP terms, and in general has less of a chance
to flame out on us due to his better polish. But you cannot overlook the
progress that Kemp has made refining his game over the last year. He may have
higher risk, but I like his trend line of improvement. "
John
Manuel, Baseball America, on Andrew Miller UNC :
" ... while Miller is the consensus No. 1, let me break down
some of the issues with him, briefly. 1. He doesn't really throw a changeup.
That's usually a problem for a LHP who has to handle righties. Now, his 2-seamer
is virtually a change at 83-86 mph, but that's a little firm for a change.
Scouts would like to see more progress there. 2. Some scouts question whether or
not Miller will have the core strength in his wiry frame to maintain his
mechanics over 34 starts, without breaking down repeatedly. That has some scouts
saying "reliever." I've heard enough scouts who really, really like him, and I
consider him a legit No. 1 overall talent, not just in a bad draft like this one
but in most drafts. He's better than the top LHP in last year's draft, Ricky
Romero. Not sure he has Romero's moxie, but the stuff is better. All that said .
. . if the Royals believe in him as a No. 2-3 starter at least, then they would
be really foolish, in my opinion, to pass on him, even for a Pelfrey contract
(major league deal, $3.5 mil bonus, $5.5 overall guarantee . . . just throwing
it out there). "
12 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Ryan Garko CLE 1-3, 4th HR, R, RBI, HBP, SB,
.254
Ben Francisco CLE 2-4, 2B, 6th HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, HBP, SB,
.271
Scott Thorman ATL 2-6, 2B, SB, .311
Ricardo
Rodriguez ATL 6-1/3 5 2 0 0 2, 0.94
Rob Cosby TOR 2-4, RBI,
.243
David Purcey TOR 2-2/3 6 7 7 4 3, 3.73
Josh
Fields CHA 1-2, 4th HR, R, RBI, 2 BB, .324
Ryan Raburn DET
4-5, 3B, 3 R, 3 RBI, .243
Cody Ross CIN 1-3, 2nd HR, 2 R, RBI,
BB, .312
Ryan Wagner CIN 0-1/3 1 2 2 1 1, 9.00
Adam
Stern BOS 2-5, RBI, .230
Hee-Seop Choi BOS 0-1, 2 R, 2 BB, HBP,
.259
Jon Lester BOS 5 6 2 1 0 6, 4.05
Kevin Reese
NYA 2-5, R, SB, .257
Carlos Pena NYA 2-5, RBI, .219
Darrell
Rasner NYA 6 6 1 0 0 5, 2.52
B.J. Upton TB 1-3, 2B, R, BB, SB, 0
errors, .289
Shawn Riggans TB 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, .277
Jamie Shields TB 7 7 3 3 1 5, 2.91
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Kendry Morales
LAA 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI .256...Jeff Mathis LAA 1-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB
.333....Jered Weaver LAA getting ready for the Angels rotation 7 3
0 0 0 4 2.79 (W 3-1)...struggling, Mark Teahen KC 0-3 BB, 2 K's
.071...Brendan Harris WAS 2-4 2 R, HR (4), RBI .338...JD
Closser 1-3 2B, R, RBI, BB .320...Jorge Piedra COL,
struggling, 0-4 .141....Felix Pie CHC 2-5, 2 HR (3), 4 RBI .269...Shin
Soo Choo SEA 2-5, R, RBI .304...Stephen Drew ARZ 1-5 .299...Chris
Carter ARZ 3-3, 2 R, 2 BB .317...Dustin Nippert ARZ 6 7 2 2
1 5 4.11 (W 5-0)...Junior Spivey STL 1-3 SB .168...James
Loney LAD 2-4 RBI .352 (but just three extra base hits all season, all
doubles) ... Ian Kinsler TEX 0-3
EASTERN (AA) -- David Murphy CF BOS 2-4,
2R, 2B ... David Pauley BOS 6 7 3 3 1 5 ... Ismael
Ramirez TOR 3 3 1 1 0 1 ... Denard Span CF MIN 1-4, BB ...
Matt Moses DH MIN 0-4, 2k ... Nate Schierholtz RF SF
0-3, BB ... Pat Misch SF 7 3 0 0 1 7 ... Adam Harben
MIN 5.2 8 2 2 4 2 ... James Johnson BAL 6 2 1 1 4 5 ... Tyler
Clippard NYY 6 5 3 3 1 3
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Elliot Johnson 2B TB 2-3,
double, .333 ... Tony Pena ARZ, now trying his hand as a reliever,
1.0 1 0 0 0 1, 1.10 ... Joey Votto CIN 2-4, double, error, .290 ...
Luis Montanez CHN ... Taylor Tankersley 2.0 0 0 0 2 4, 1.45
... Matt Kemp LAD, the surge continues, 2-4, 6th homer, 9th SB,
.345 ... Andy LaRoche LAD 2-5, 2 SBs, 8th error ...maybe he's just
a late bloomer, Luis Montanez, the third overall pick in the 2000 draft,
now the leading hitter in the Southern League, 4-5, 2 doubles, .372 ...
Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 0-4, 3 Ks, .218
TEXAS (AA) -- No games scheduled.
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Marcus Sanders SF 2-5,
double, 9th & 10th SB, .188 ... Travis Buck OAK 1-4, double, .350 ...
Jose Arredondo LAA 6.0 7 1 1 2 8, 2.41 (57 Ks in 37 1/3 innings) ...
Michael Collins LAA 3-4, double, .352
CAROLINA (A+) -- whatever happened to Jake Stevens
ATL? 5.1 6 5 5 5 2, 1-5, 8.71 ... Nolan Reimold BAL 2-4, double,
walk, .321 ... finally, something to cheer about for Wesley Whisler
CHA 7.0 5 0 0 0 3
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Mark Rogers MIL
didn't get out of the first inning, 0.1 4 4 3 1 1, 8.22 ... Ryan Braun
MIL 3-3, 2 doubles, .283 ... Jair Jurrjens DET 3.0 3 2 2 0 3, 2.23
... hot streak continues, Blake Dewitt 2B LAD 2-4, double, walk,
.323 ... Ricky Romero TOR 4.2 4 1 1 1 6
MIDWEST (A) -- Jay Bruce CIN (at DH) 1-4, 2 K's
(excellent .292/.345/.569, albeit with mediocre 12/28 BB/K) ... Stephen
Marek ANA 5 1 0 0 1 6 (2.41) .. Hainley Statia ANA 2-5, K
(.292)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Andrew McCutchen PIT 1-4,
HR (5), 2 RBI (25), .328 ... Tim Cox BOS (W, 2-1) 4 0 0 0 0 4,
2.28 ... Jeff Natale BOS 2-4, 2B (7), .336 ... Matt
Maloney PHI (L, 3-3) 6 7 3 2 4 6, 1.94 ... Greg Golson PHI
0-3, .152 ... Welinson Baez PHI 0-4, .218, golden sombrero ...
David Hernandez BAL (W, 1-2) 5 4 1 1 2 8, 3.12 ... Aaron
Thompson FLA (W, 2-2) 6 4 0 0 2 8, 3.58 ... Gaby Sanchez FLA
1-2, HR (9), 2 RBI (27), 2 BB, .345 ... Ole Sheldon HOU 2-5, 2B
(11), BB, .423 ... Eric King HOU 2-6, 2B (7), 3 RBI (15), .346 ...
JR Towles HOU 2-3, 2B (7), 3 RBI (15), 2 BB, .359 ... Josh
Flores HOU 3-6, 2B (5), 2 RBI (7), .246 ... Dexter Fowler
COL 0-4, .303 ... Chris Nelson COL 0-3, BB, .289 ... Angel
Salome MIL 1-4, .305 ... Justin Maxwell WAS 1-3, 2 BB, .250
... Beau Jones ATL 4 2 1 1 1 5, 2.49 ... Eric Campbell
ATL 1-6, RBI (23), .272 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 0-3, .239 ...
Austin Jackson NYA 0-6, BB, SB (13), .295 ... Jose Tabata
NYA 1-5, 3B (1), BB, .362
Troop
Movements ... TOR - recalled Jason Frasor, optioned Dustin
McGowan to Triple-A ... SD - acquired pitcher John Hudgins,
1B-OF Vince Sinisi from TEX for OF Freddy Guzman and
RHP Cesar Rojas ... CIN - activated outfielder Ken Griffey Jr.
from the 15-day DL, optioned outfielder Chris Denorfia to Triple-A
... SF - optioned Kevin Frandsen to Triple-A ... OAK - Jason
Windsor promoted to Triple-A ...
Snippets from the weekly International League report :
" ... Jeremy Sowers continues to be one of
the most dominate pitchers in the International League so far this season. The
Indians' #1 draft pick in the 2004 draft picked up his fourth win on Monday,
working into the 9th inning in a 3-1 win over Ottawa. Sowers has allowed more
than one earned run in only one of his seven starts. His 1.40 ERA is currently
4th in the International League while his 45.0 innings pitched are tops in the
League."
" ... Since rejoining Norfolk from New York for a second time
on May 4, outfielder Victor Diaz is hitting .368 (7-19) with two
home runs and three RBI. He has also drawn five walks and been hit by a pitch
twice over that span, and his on-base percentage over that stretch is .538
(14-26). Diaz is hitting .255 in 14 games with the Tides this season."
" ... The SkyChiefs pitching staff ranks first in several
overall pitching categories in the IL including ERA (2.29) strikeouts (272),and
fewest walks (79), and is tied for the League Lead in WHIP (1.12). Three
SkyChiefs pitchers rank in the top 10 in the IL in ERA: Brandon League
is 2nd with a 1.01 ERA, Ty Taubenheim is 3rd with a 1.24 ERA and
David Purcey is 9th with a 1.88 ERA."
" ... Colter Bean has remained outstanding ...
2-0 with a 0.44 ERA with 24 strikeouts in just 20 innings. Colter throws three
pitches, a sinking fastball, a slider and a change. It is the third pitch that
makes him special. "Beaner is the only submariner that throws a change up", said
pitching coach Neil Allen. "He has been working hard on his change." Because of
the angle of the release, it is a very tough pitch to master."
2005 first-round holdout ready for his pro debut, in Indy Ball :
" ... Cats rookie pitcher Luke Hochevar, a
former Tennessee All-American, says he is looking only at Saturday -- his first
scheduled start with Fort Worth -- and his day-to-day workouts to prepare for
it. "That's how you have to do it," said Hochevar, a hot major league prospect
who was drafted 40th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers last June but didn't
sign. "All I'm thinking about is preparing myself for Saturday. I learned last
year, you cannot think down the road or any of that." More than 30 professional
scouts with radar guns have been watching his every move in Cats exhibition
games and will again on Saturday. Hochevar said he's not worried about it. "The
bottom line is when I take the mound, I have to execute pitches," Hochevar said.
... The Dodgers own the rights to Hochevar, 22, until one week before the
June draft, and he will re-enter the draft if he doesn't sign." (Forth
Worth Star-Telegram)
Dustin McGowan TOR could be heading back to a starters' role :
" ... Jays optioned Dustin McGowan to Syracuse,
where he'll begin serving again as a starter -- something he has done primarily
in the past, but not this season. Toronto manager John Gibbons said that McGowan
could be an option to join Toronto's rotation, but that he needs time to adjust
to throwing multiple innings again. "You really don't know what's going to
happen, but also, [McGowan] needs to get some innings under his belt at this
stage of his career," Gibbons said. "That way he can get out there and he can
get all his pitches going. He could [be called up to start], but he still needs
a little time to build up with that. We could go either way with him." (MLB.com)
11 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Jake Dittler CLE 5 8 4 4 1 4, 5.56
Dan
Denham CLE 1 2 1 1 0 1, 8.18
Jason Kubel MIN 2-3, 2B,
RBI, SF, .286
Ryan Roberts TOR 1-4 & 0-3, .198
John-Ford
Griffin TOR 0-3, BB & 2-4, R, .221
Rob Cosby TOR 0-3, .233
Jason Phillips TOR 0-4 & 0-2, RBI, SF, .203
Sergio
Santos TOR 1-3 & 2-3, 1st HR, R, 2 RBI, .245
Brandon League
TOR 3 1 0 0 0 2, 1.01
Josh Fields CHA 2-4, 2B, R, .320
Tonys Gutierrez CIN 2-4, 3rd HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, .263
William
Bergolla CIN 3-5, 2B, R, RBI, .261
Rajai Davis PIT 3-5, 2nd
HR, R, 3 RBI, .243
Dustin Pedroia BOS 3-4, 2 2B & 0-2, R, BB,
.268
Hee-Seop Choi BOS 0-3, BB & 0-2, BB, .262
Eude Brito
PHI 8 2 1 0 3 3, 1.58
B.J. Upton TB 0-3, 0 errors, .288
Edwin
Jackson TB 6-1/3 8 6 6 1 5, 5.06
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Edinson Volquez TEX
6.0 8 1 1 5 6 ... Jason Botts TEX 1-4, 6th homer ... Daric
Barton OAK 2-2, double, 3 walks, .292 ... Felix Pie CHN
0-4, .264 ... Chris Snelling SEA, back in action, two hits,
nothing changes, 2-4, walk ... Larry Broadway WAS 2-4, double,
homer, .345 ... Kendry Morales LAA, Triple-A a challenge, 0-4,
.241 ... Stephen Drew ARZ 0-5, .303 ... Terrmel Sledge
SD 3-4, 2 doubles ... Joel Guzman LAD 2-4, walk, .328
EASTERN (AA) -- Brad Snyder RF CLE 2-4,
HR, bb ... Ryan Mulhern 1B CLE 2-4, R ... Kevin
Kouzmanoff 3B CLE 3-4, R, 2B, RBI ... Denard Span CF MIN 1-3
... Matt Moses DH MIN 1-5, k ... Nate Schierholtz DH
SF 2-3, R, 2B ... Brent Clevlen RF DET 0-4, k ... Kody
Kirkland 3B DET 1-4, R, 2B ... Brandon Moss RF BOS 0-4, 3k ...
David Murphy CF BOS 1-4, RBI, k ... Phil Seibel BOS
5 1 0 0 3 4 ... Phil Hughes NYY 6 5 2 2 1 5 ... Kurt
Isenberg TOR 6 8 2 2 2 2 ... Scott Mathieson PHI 7 6 4 4 2 9
... Brian Finch BAL 7 6 2 2 2 6 ... Matt Peterson
PIT 6 4 1 1 3 5
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Joey Votto CIN 1-2, double, 3
walks, 6th SB, .283 ... Matt Kemp LAD, rare ofer, 0-4,
.341 (threw out a runner at third) ... Taylor Tankersley FLO 1.0 1
0 0 1 0, 1.62 (9 walks, 22 Ks in 16 2/3s innings) ... Scott Moore
3B CHN 4-6, double, homer, 6th SB, .293 ... Eric Patterson 2B CHN
3-7, double, .276 ... one-time top infield prospect Luis Montanez
CHN now trying to progress as an OF, 4-4, double, homer, 4 RBI, .353 ...
Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 0-2, .226
TEXAS (AA) -- Troy Tulowitzki COL, 1-5,
31.0 ... Ian Stewart COL, 1-4, .273 ... Jason Koshansky
COL, 1-4, homer, 3 RBI, .291 ... Juan Morillo COL, looks like an
injury, 2/3 1 2 2 3 1, 3.41 ... Alex Gordon KC, 0-1, .310 ...
Billy Butler KC, 1-5, double, .304 ... Jim Fasano TEX,
1-5, homer, RBI, .311 ... Josh Anderson HOU, 2-5, double, RBI,
.346 ... Hunter Pence HOU, emergence continues, 2-5, 9th & 10th
homers, 2 RBI, .343 ... JR House HOU, 2-5, homer, 2 RBI, .323 ...
Brandon Wood LAA 1-4, double, 2 RBI, .275
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Travis Buck OAk 3-4, .353 ...
Matt Miller COL 2-6, .328 ... Sean Rodriguez LAA in a little
slump 0-4, 2 Ks, .325 ...
CAROLINA (A+) -- Scott Lewis CLE 4 3 1
1 1 7 ... Trey Webb SS WAS 1-3, double, run .326 ... Brian
Barton DH CLE 1-4, run, sb .329 ... Wyatt Toregas C CLE
1-4, Home Run .309 ... Nolan Reimold RF BAL 2-4, 2 doubles, 2
runs, 2RBI, sb .315 ... Margan Clendenin DH BAL 2-5, 2 doubles
.311 ... Brian Bixler SS PIT 0-4 .306 ... Ervin
Alcantara CF HOU 2-4, double, Home Run .292 ... Jack Egbert
CHA 7 3 2 2 0 10 W(2-3, 3.51) ... Chad Reineke HOU 8 8 3 2 1 4
L(3-2, 1.85)
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Scott Elbert LA 6 1 1 0 3
7 ND, 2.21
Kevin Slowey MIN 6 2 0 0 0 9 W(2-1, 1.31)
Blake
Hawksworth STL 6 2/3 7 2 2 1 2 W(4-2, 2.87)
Terry Evans
RF STL 2-4 HR(9) 2R, .320
Ryan Patterson LF TOR 2-4 2RBI, .316
James Happ PHI 8 4 0 0 0 10 W(2-3, 2.47)
Jeff Frazier
LF DET 2-6 double, R RBI SB(2), .268
Blake Dewitt 2B LA 2-6
double, .318
Ambiorix Concepcion CF NYN 2-5 double, R, .326
Corey Coles LF NYN 3-5 double, .333
Brett Gardner CF
NYA 4-6 2R, .402 2005 third-round draft pick
Eduardo Nunez SS
NYA 2-5 triple, R, .194
Cody Ehlers 1B NYA 2-6 3RBI SB(1), .316
MIDWEST (A) -- Colby Rasmus STL 2-4, 5th HR
(.299) ... on a roll Kyle Blanks SD 1-3, 13th double, BB, K ...
Mark Reed CHN 1-3 ... Ramon Garcia DET 5 4 0 0 1 4
(1.29) ... Paul Kelly MIN 1-7, 3 K's ... Jay Bruce
CIN 0-2, 2 BB's, K (.294) ... Travis Wood CIN 5 4 3 3 2 5 (4.64)
.. Justin Upton ARZ 1-4, 4th double ... now some power, too
Sean Shoffit TOR 3-5, 1st HR (.331) ... maybe he's human Wade
Davis TB 5 4 2 2 4 3 (1.23)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Brandon Erbe BAL (W, 2-2),
5 1 0 0 1 5, 2.15 ... Kyle Kendrick PHI 7 6 3 3 2 6, 2.15 ...
Greg Golson PHI 0-4,.156 ... Daron Roberts CHA 3-5, 4
RBI (14), 2 SB (6), .331 ... Ole Sheldon HOU (14th rounder, 2004)
2-4, .424 ... Eric King HOU 2-5, 2B (6), RBI (12), .347 ... JR
Towles HOU 2-5, HR (2), RBI (12), .348 ... Will Inman MIL 2 1
0 0 0 5, 0.69 ... Dexter Fowler COL 0-4, RBI (12), .313 ...
Chris Nelson COL 2-4, .296 ... selected hitters from the SAL :
G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG
Ole Sheldon 1B,HOU 27 88 37 10 0 2 21 13 5 2 .420 .532 .602
Jose Tabata OF,NYA 32 125 46 14 0 3 4 23 6 4 .368 .398 .552
Justin Towles C, HOU 24 84 29 6 1 1 4 17 6 1 .345 .409 .476
Gabriel Sanchez C-1B,FLO 31 114 39 6 0 8 12 13 3 1 .342 .432 .605
Maximiliano Ramirez C,ATL 27 93 31 11 0 3 16 23 1 0 .333 .432 .548
Andrew McCutchen OF,PIT 30 122 40 4 1 4 13 19 2 4 .328 .393 .475
Dexter Fowler OF,COL 28 111 36 9 2 3 12 22 17 8 .324 .411 .523
Fernando Martinez OF,NYN 28 118 38 10 2 2 11 25 4 3 .322 .391 .492
Lorenzo Cain OF,MIL 30 119 38 5 1 2 10 22 6 5 .319 .377 .429
Kala Kaaihue 1B,ATL 30 103 32 7 0 8 23 33 2 0 .311 .450 .612
Austin Jackson OF,NYA 30 116 36 7 1 1 14 31 12 3 .310 .391 .414
Angel Salome C,MIL 30 120 37 10 0 4 7 16 4 0 .308 .349 .492
Sergio Pedroza OF,LAD 31 104 31 8 0 8 26 26 2 3 .298 .468 .606
Steven Pearce 1B,PIT 30 118 35 9 1 11 8 27 1 2 .297 .357 .669
Chris Nelson SS,COL 29 121 35 10 1 2 9 22 3 1 .289 .343 .438
Eric Campbell 3B,ATL 30 119 33 5 1 6 7 22 6 0 .277 .326 .487
Elvis Andrus SS,ATL 29 114 28 2 1 1 10 25 10 5 .246 .306 .307
Brandon Snyder C,BAL 23 92 21 8 0 3 7 33 0 0 .228 .283 .413
Eli Iorg OF,HOU 26 102 23 6 0 2 3 34 4 2 .225 .252 .343
Gregory Golson OF,PHI 29 118 19 2 2 1 10 35 4 1 .161 .225 .237
Troop
Movements ... CHA - called up Charlie Haeger from Triple-A &
after Wednesday's start sent him right back ... FLO - placed Franklyn
German on the 15-day DL, recalled Logan Kensing from Triple-A
... MIL - placed Ben Sheets on the DL, recalled Dana
Eveland ... STL - signed Will Cunnane to a minor league
contract ... NYN - signed Jeriome Robertson to a minor
league contract ... LAD - placed Jason Repko on the 15-day DL,
recalled Willy Aybar from Triple-A ... KC - claimed Chris
Booker off waivers from PHI ... PHIL - Cole Hamels set to
make his MLB debut on Friday ... DET - optioned RHP Jordan Tata to
Triple-A, recalled Roman Colon from Triple-A ...
" ... Hamels ... After three dominant starts blowing away the
competition, the Phillies couldn't wait any longer. The prized left-hander,
selected in the first round of the June 2002 First-Year Player Draft, will start
on Friday in Cincinnati. Starter Ryan Madson will head to the bullpen. "You
always need pitching," said manager Charlie Manuel, after Hamels' third outing.
"When someone is pitching that good, it's just a matter of time until he ends up
in the big leagues. ... I'm all for anything that can help our club." Help comes
in the form of a 0.39 ERA and just 10 hits in 23 innings, with 36 strikeouts
against one walk."
The walking wounded ...
" ... On the same night Jeremy Reed started
in center field for the first time since April 30, Chris Snelling made
his first appearance in Seattle. The outfielder was in town to work out with the
big-league club and have his left knee cleared to begin a rehabilitation option,
probably with the Tacoma Rainiers. "I haven't played any outfield, just DH
[designated hitter]," said Snelling, who had surgery to repair a torn left ACL
last August and has been performing in extended-spring-training games. "But I've
been working out in the field, running, shagging flies, and I feel like I'm good
to go. I just want to play." Snelling has hit well at every level of the
organization while dealing with multiple injuries, and in batting practice
Tuesday it appeared he hadn't lost his touch with the bat as he hit line drives
all over. (Seattle Times) ... Both the Marlins and Jeremy Hermida
are uncertain when the rookie outfielder will be healthy enough to return to the
lineup. ''I'm going to take it day by day,'' said Hermida, who went on the
disabled list April 12 because of a strained right hip flexor. Hermida did some
light jogging Tuesday and has been taking batting practice daily, but Girardi --
who originally said Hermida would return two weeks ago against Washington, then
revised that to this weekend in Pittsburgh -- said he no longer would make
predictions. ''He'll be here when he gets here,'' Girardi said. " (Miami
Herald) ... Ian Kinsler (dislocated thumb) played seven innings at second
base in an extended spring training game and went 1-for-4 with a walk. He will
play there today, then begin a rehab assignment at Frisco or Oklahoma. (Fort
Worth Star Telegram) ... Detroit Tigers first-round draft pick Cameron Maybin
was a last-minute scratch Monday night ... The reason for Maybin's scratch was
what Walbeck described as a locked-up "trigger finger." The 19-year-old
outfielder had his right index finger freeze up on him while preparing for the
game and is scheduled to get a precautionary X-ray this morning. His finger felt
fine and flexible following Monday's game. (Grand Rapids Press) ...
Chris Young, the Diamondbacks' center field prospect, has been out of the
Tucson lineup since last Wednesday with a rib-cage injury but should return this
week." (Arizona Republic)
Via John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall,
we learn of an exciting project -- a minor league data base which offers lefty/righty
splits among other things -- by
Jeff Sackmann at
BrewCrewBall. Interesting to note, for example, that Ian Stewart
COL is having a really tough time vs lefties (.167), as is Justin Upton
(.150), while Andy LaRoche LAD doesn't like righties (.185).
Looks like a fascinating online addition for prospectors.
Dayn Perry, FOXSports,
moves on to check out the best of the shortstop prospects. Brandon Wood
LAA tops the list, ahead of Stephen Drew ARZ and Troy Tulowitzki
COL :
" ... It's not certain Wood will
remain at shortstop long term, but his bat will play anywhere. Last season, Wood
crafted one of the best seasons in the history of the minors leagues (.672 SLG
across two levels, 101 extra-base hits). The ball jumps off his bat, and he's
made impressive strides with his pitch-recognition skills. This season, he's
hitting .276 AVG/.354 OBP/.543 SLG at AA-Arkansas despite being younger than his
peer group."
" ... Tulowitzki is improving as he makes his
way up in the Rockies' system. Tulowitzki is a skilled defender at short, and
with the bat he'll hit for average with good gap-power numbers. His walk rates
could stand some improvement, but there's time for that. His numbers at High-A
Modesto last season weren't all that impressive for a college-trained hitter,
but this year Tulowitzki is faring much better at Double-A Tulsa."
10 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Andy Marte CLE 1-4, .255
Fausto
Carmona CLE 6 6 3 1 1 7, 4.84
Brayan Pena ATL 2-5, 2 R, 2
RBI, .198
Scott Thorman ATL 3-5, 2 R, BB, .310
Terry
Tiffee MIN 2-3, 2 R, .292
J.D. Durbin MIN 6-2/3 5 0 0 2 6, 3.30
Josh Fields CHA 2-3, 2B, R, 2 BB, 2 SB, .312
Chris
Stewart CHA 0-2, 2 BB, .278
Sean Tracey CHA 6-1/3 6 2 2 1 6,
2.35
Zach Miner DET 6 5 2 2 4 5, 2.02
Justin Germano
CIN 6 10 5 5 0 4, 5.03
Carlos Pena NYA 1-4, 2B, .203
Jeff
Karstens NYA 5 10 3 3 3 1, 7.01
B.J. Upton TB 3-4, R, RBI, SB, 0
errors, .296
Elijah Dukes TB 2-4, 2 2B, 2 R, RBI, .318
Shawn Riggans TB 3-4, 5th HR, R, 2 RBI, .264
Brian Stokes
TB 6-1/3 7 2 1 0 7, 1.83
Chase Lambin NYN 2-4, 2nd HR, R, 2 RBI,
.191
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Jae Kuk Ryu
CHN 7.0 3 1 1 1 4, 3.21 ... Felix Pie CHN 1-6, .273 ... Jeff
Mathis LAA 2-4, 2 doubles, .368 ... Chad Gaudin OAK 7.0 3 3
0 0 10, 3-0, 0.37 ... Daric Barton OAK 2-4, double, 2 errors (7),
.279 ... Shin-Soo Choo SEA 2-4, triple, .310 ... Dana Eveland
MIL (likely callup to take Ben Sheets' spot) 5.0 5 2 0 1 2, 0.75 ... Chris
Carter 1B ARZ 3-4, double, homer, 3 RBI, .307 ... Buddy Carlyle
FLO fronted a one-hitter, a homer, (and the team lost 1-0) 5.0 1 1 1 1 5, 2.35
... Chad Billingsley LAD, torched, 1.1 6 6 6 3 3
EASTERN (AA) -- Brad Snyder RF
CLE 0-3, R, 2k
Humberto Sanchez DET 5.2 4 5 5 2 8
Sean
Smith CLE 7 4 1 1 1 8
Mike MacDonald TOR 8 3 0 0 1 6
Travis Ishikawa 1B SF 2-3, k
Michel Abreu 1B NYM 1-4,
BB, 2k
Mike Pelfrey NYM 7 7 3 2 2 10
Garret Broshuis
SF 6 4 2 0 3 6
Kory Castro 3B WAS 1-3, 2R, HR, 3RBI, BB
Denard Span CF MIN 2-5, 2k
Matt Moses DH MIN 0-3, BB,
3k
Justin Jones MIN 4.2 5 3 2 2 4
Adam Loewen
BAL 6 6 2 2 4 11
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Tyler Lumsden CHA 5.2
6 6 6 1 4 ... Heath Totten LAD 7.0 7 1 1 1 7, 3.19 ...
Greg Miller LAD 2 2 0 0 1 3, 0.90 (only 9 hits, but 10 walks, 20 Ks
in 20 innings) ... Matt Kemp LAD 2-4, double, .351 ... Andy
LaRoche LAD 1-2, double, 3 walks ... some selected prospects from the
Southern League, stats through games of Monday :
G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG
Jose Campusano FLO,OF 31 109 38 5 0 1 7 27 .349 .403 .422
Matt Kemp LAD,OF 32 130 45 12 2 5 12 20 .346 .418 .585
Elliot Johnson TB,2B 31 125 41 7 5 7 16 24 .328 .413 .632
Danny Richar ARZ,2B 30 109 35 6 0 1 14 15 .321 .392 .404
Yunel Escobar ATL,SS 31 115 34 7 2 0 17 24 .296 .383 .391
Tony Abreu LAD,2B 31 125 37 7 1 2 8 22 .296 .355 .416
Micah Hoffpauir CHN,1B 32 106 31 10 2 8 18 22 .292 .394 .651
George Kottaras SD,C 27 90 26 11 1 5 18 32 .289 .413 .600
Joey Votto CIN,1B 31 122 35 7 0 5 13 28 .287 .353 .467
Gabriel Martinez TB,1B 31 102 29 6 1 4 17 27 .284 .387 .480
Eric Patterson CHN,2B 32 127 34 5 3 3 9 29 .268 .314 .425
Miguel Montero ARZ,C 29 97 24 6 0 5 19 16 .247 .378 .464
Andy LaRoche LAD,3B 31 117 27 3 0 2 19 18 .231 .341 .308
J Saltalamacchia ATL,C 29 109 24 6 0 4 9 27 .220 .309 .385
IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Micah Owings, ARZ 44 35 9 8 7 37 1.61
Lance Broadway, CHA 44 33 13 9 5 30 1.83
Tyler Lumsden, CHA 29 21 7 7 13 28 2.12
Ray Liotta, CHA 32 32 10 9 12 26 2.48
Carlos Marmol, CHN 37 31 12 12 10 32 2.89
Anibal Sanchez, FLO 39 34 17 13 10 32 2.95
Heath Totten, LAD 35 30 15 12 18 39 3.03
Justin Orenduff, LAD 40 44 19 16 6 40 3.54
Jared Wells, SD 35 31 17 14 7 27 3.57
Cesar Carrillo, SD 37 35 20 15 12 38 3.58
Tony Peguero, TB 35 35 17 16 17 16 4.04
Andrew Sonnanstine, TB 31 33 20 15 13 40 4.31
TEXAS (AA) -- Seth Smith COL,
2-5, .265 ... Ian Stewart COL, 1-4, triple, RBI, .274 ... Jason
Koshansky COL, 2-4, 5th homer, RBI, .292 ... Dan Putnam
OAK, some life 2-4, homer, 3 runs, 2 RBI, .223 ... Jason Perry
OAK, 2-3, homer, double, 2 RBI, .406 ... Vasili Spanos OAK, 1-5,
homer, 3 RBI, .299 ... Brad Knox OAK, W, 5.0 6 3 3 0 7, 7.71 ...
Alex Gordon KC, 2-5, double, .312 ... Billy Butler
KC, 2-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, .308 ... Kevin Mahar TEX, 1-5, 5th
homer, RBI, .219 ... Mike Garciaparra SEA, 2B & SS, 2-5, .307 ...
Travis Blackley SEA, 7.0 2 1 1 1 7, 3.96 ... Brandon
Wood LAA 1-3, double, walk ... Hunter Pence HOU 1-4, 8th
homer, .341
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Marcus Sanders SF
0-4, .176 ... Eric Hurley TEX 8.0 4 2 1 0 15, 3-1, 2.06 ...
Luis Cota KC, beginning a turnaround, 7.0 6 1 0 1 7 ... Mike
Stodolka KC 2-4, homer, .310 ... Shaun Cumberland TB 2-4, 2
homers (9), 4 RBI, .243 ... Reid Brignac TB 2-5, 2 doubles, .362
CAROLINA (A+) -- Trey Webb 2B WAS 2-3,
double, RBI .329 ... Joe Ness CLE 5.2 3 1 1 1 7 W(3-0, 2.53) ...
Trevor Crowe CF CLE 2-5, double, 2 runs, 2RBI .302 ... Stephen
Head 1B CLE 2-4, double, 2RBI .252 ... Brian Bixler SS PIT
4-6, double, Home Run, 2RBI .315 ... Brandon Jones LF ATL 2-4,
Home Run, 4RBI ... Garrett Olsen BAL 5 5 3 1 2 6 ... Lucas
Harrell CHA 7 1 0 0 3 6 W(2-1, 2.23)
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Jose Garcia FLO 9
3 2 2 1 7 W(3-1, 2.05)
Jake Fox DH CHN 2-4 HR(10) 2R, .348
Clete Thomas CF DET 3-5 2 doubles, HR(4) 2R 3RBI, .290
Jeff
Frazier LF DET 2-5 double, RBI, .265
Sean Gallagher CHN 6
8 2 2 1 6 ND, 1.96
Andrew Kown DET 5 2 1 1 3 5 ND, 2.00
Travis Denker 3B LA 3-4 double, .240
Alexi Casilla 2B
MIN 2-4 2R 2SB(12), .331
Garrett Guzman LF MIN 2-4 HR(3) R 5RBI,
.277
Anthony Swarzak 6 9 6 6 1 2 ND, 4.76
Jose
Sanchez NYN 6 4 3 2 2 0 1 ND, 2.18
Zack Segovia PHI 6 2/3 7
1 0 1 7 W(5-1, 2.19)
Mark Michael STL 6 6 4 4 4 3 L(1-2, 5.59)
MIDWEST (A) -- Cameron Maybin off for
2nd straight day.... Andrew Thompson MIN 3-4, double, triple
(.250) ... Lucas French DET 4 6 4 3 3 6 (3.15) ... wooden glove,
leather bat John Whittleman TEX 0-3, 15th error (.228) ...
Jacob McGee TB 6 5 3 2 3 7 (W, 3-4, 2.82) ... Jay Bruce
CIN (at DH) 0-4, 3 K's ... and you thought he couldn't get any better Nick
Adenhart ANA 7 4 0 0 1 9 (W, 5-0, 1.65) ... Frank Martinez
OAK 1-4, 3 K's ... Vincent Mazzaro OAK 5 3 1 1 1 4 ... Sean
Shoffit TOR 1-4, 4th triple, 8th error ... walk like a (very large) man
Kyle Blanks SD 1-1, 3 BB's (.337) ... cooling off dramatically
Bryan Anderson [C] STL 0-4, 2 K's (down to .329; has thrown out 9 of
22 base thieves) ... Justin Upton ARZ 1-4, K (.309)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Sean West FLA 3 3
0 0 0 1, 0.00 ... Daniel Barone FLA 6 7 1 1 0 9, 2.10 ... Gaby
Sanchez FLA 2-4, 2B (6), HR (8), RBI (25), .342 ... Ole Sheldon
HOU 3-5, 2 2B (10), SB (5), BB, .420, on base over half the time so far ...
Eli Iorg HOU 1-6, 2 RBI (24), .225 ... JR Towles HOU
3-6, 2B (6), .345 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT 0-5, .328 ... Steven
Pearce PIT 1-4, RBI (34), BB, .297 ... Derek Miller MIL 6 4
1 1 2 5, 2.65 ... Angel Salome MIL 0-5, .308 ... Fernando
Martinez NYN 1-4, .322 ... Greg Golson PHI 1-4, 2B (2),
.161 ... Scott Mitchinson PHI (W, 1-1) 7 1 0 0 3 10, 2.31 ...
Dan Griffin SF (W, 2-2) 5-2/3 4 3 3 3 8, 3.60 ... Brent
Leach LAD 6 4 1 1 3 7, 2.75 ... Dexter Fowler COL 2-5, SB
(17), .324 ... Chris Nelson COL 2-5, 2B (10), .289 ... Eric
Young, Jr COL 3-4, 2 2B (9), RBI (14), 3 SB (23), BB, .272 ...
Jose Tabata NYY 3-5, 2B (14), .368 ... Austin Jackson
NYY 2-5, RBI (17), .310 ... Chris Vines ATL (W, 3-1) 7 7 4 4 3 7,
4.07 ... Eric Campbell ATL 2-5, 2B (5), HR (6), RBI (22), .277 ...
Elvis Andrus ATL 1-4, BB, SB (10), .246 ... Max Ramirez
ATL 3-5, 2B (11), HR (3), 2 RBI (15), .333 ... Clay Buchholz BOS
3-2/3 4 1 0 1 7, 0.96 ... Jeff Natale BOS 0-2, 2 BB, .330
Troop
Movements ... CHA - placed Jose Contreras on the 15-day DL ... LAA
- placed Casey Kotchman on 15-day disabled DL, recalled infielder
Dallas McPherson ... BOS - purchased the contract of
Mike Holtz ... STL - placed Sidney Ponson on
the 15-day DL, recalled LHP Tyler Johnson ... OAK - recalled
Jeremy Brown from Triple-A ... ATL - placed Horacio Ramirez
on the 15-day DL, purchased the contract of Chad Paronto ... NYA -
placed outfielder Gary Sheffield on 15-day DL, recalled Melky
Cabrera ... NYN - optioned Bartolome Fortunato to Triple-A,
recalled Heath Bell ... LAD - activated Odalis Perez
from the bereavement list, optioned Oscar Robles to Triple-A,
signed Giovanni Carrara to a minor league contract ... MIL -
placed Ben Sheets on the 15-day DL
Another knuckler in a MLB rotation :
" ... Charlie Haeger fills the
temporary void left by Contreras, at least for Wednesday's start. The
knuckleballer has been virtually unhittable for Triple-A Charlotte this season,
posting a 3-0 record with a 0.68 ERA over six starts. Haeger has struck out 31
and allowed 26 hits and 20 walks over 40 innings. He's a slightly different
pitcher than the young hurler who got knocked around during Spring Training,
according to Dave Wilder, the White Sox director of player development. Of
course, the thin air of Tucson, Ariz., is a tough place to check out a pitcher
with Haeger's style. "I can't tell you how difficult it is to evaluate pitchers
in Tucson, particularly those who have big breaking balls or, as we're finding
out, knuckleball pitchers," said White Sox general manager Ken Williams. "He's
not going to be scared," Wilder added. "He's going to go out there and throw his
knuckleball and see what happens." (MLB.com)
Nate Stephens, RotoWorld.com, on, among others, Anibal Sanchez and
Hunter Pence :
" ... Back at Double-A but now in
the Carolina League, Sanchez has continued performing well by showing solid
command and striking out more than a batter per inning to go with a 3.58 ERA.
That he developed some shoulder tightness this spring is of concern when coupled
with his prior injuries, but it hasnt limited him thus far. Utilizing a mid-90s
fastball and quality secondary pitches in his curveball and changeup, the 22
year-old Sanchez should continue to advance quickly and could debut in the
majors in the second half. However, itd be best if he spent the whole year
developing in the minors and proving that he can stay healthy for an extended
period of time. If his right arm can stay intact, Sanchez has No.2 starter
upside and is one of the better pitching prospects in the minors."
" ... Despite only a brief trial in the
Carolina League, Pence was sent to Double-A Corpus Christi to start 2006 and
hes again impressed by hitting .333 with 18 extra-base hits in 120 at-bats.
That leaves Pence fourth in the Texas League with a .617 slugging percentage ...
That Pence hasnt abandoned his control of the strike zone and has adjusted
quickly against advanced pitching are even more positives. If Pence keeps
hitting like he has thus far, the Astros wont hesitate in quickly advancing the
23 year-old to Triple-A. Hes on pace to crack the majors no later than early
next season, and a late-season callup this year is a distinct possibility after
his fast start."
Zach Chalifour, RotoTimes, on a speed demon and a possible Mets' rotation
anchor.
" ... Corey Wimberly, 2B, Rockies
... After swiping 36 bases in just 67 games after being taken in the sixth
round in the draft last summer out of Alcorn State, Wimberly has followed up in
fine fashion, stealing 18 bases through 28 games at High-A Modesto. The 5-foot-8
second baseman can hit too - he batted .381 last season and is hitting at a .360
clip this season with a .422 on-base percentage. Wimberly lacks power, with just
one home run last season and only four extra-base hits (one homer) this year.
The resulting high number of singles, however, is further conducive to
Wimberly's sub-4.0-second speed to first base when the switch-hitter bats
left-handed. With no long-term solution at second base for Colorado, Wimberly
could become your one-stop source for stolen bases if he can crack the Rockies
lineup in late 2007 or early 2008."
" ... Mike Pelfrey ... If Omar
Minaya cannot get a deal done to bring in another starter, he may opt to bring
up Pelfrey, the ninth-overall pick from last year's draft. Due to signability
issues that caused Pelfrey to fall a few spots, Pelfrey did not sign until the
offseason, but he did not take long to adjust after making his professional
baseball debut last month at High-A St. Lucie. A 2-1 record, 26 strikeouts, and
a 1.64 ERA in 22 innings were enough to earn him a trip to Double-A Binghamton,
where he has not been quite as successful in two starts, but he notably still
continues to strike out over one batter per inning. Once he does have
consecutive strong starts at Binghamton, look for rumors to begin swirling about
his Mets debut, which should happen before September."
Top TB prospect catches a break ... he'll play again this season.
" ... Delmon Young was
suspended for 50 games without pay by the International League on Tuesday for
throwing a bat that hit a replacement umpire in the chest. IL president Randy
Mobley said he believed the suspension was the longest in the league's 123-year
history. Young was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 draft and was chosen the
2005 minor league player of the year by Baseball America ... "The Tampa
Bay Devil Rays fully support the decision," the team said in a statement. "As
stated before, we do not tolerate this type of conduct from anyone in the Devil
Rays' organization." The suspension is retroactive to April 27, the day after
Young tossed his bat in a Triple-A game while playing for Durham. The
20-year-old outfielder has agreed to perform at least 50 hours of community
service, and can play again June 19." (AP)
Luke Hochevar looking good in warmup to Indy Ball debut.
Baseball
America has a report :
" ... Hochevar touched 97 mph with his fastball,
throwing a number of 95 mph fastballs and also showing an above-average breaking
ball. "He had a real good downhill plane," said a scout who watched his first
start. "He threw fastballs right by guys at the knees. These are 27-year-old
guys who have been around. They are more apt to put the balls in play than
someone at Vanderbilt."
09 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Ben Francisco CLE 2-4, .267
Jeremy
Sowers CLE 8-1/3 6 1 1 0 3, 1.40
rehab, Horacio Ramirez
ATL 3 6 1 1 0 2, 3.00
Jason Bartlett MIN 4-4, 3B, 3 R, RBI, BB,
.319
Jason Kubel MIN 2-4, 2nd HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, .286
Sergio Santos TOR 2-5, 2B, R, .227
Josh Banks TOR 8 3
1 1 0 9, 2.85
Jerry Owens CHA 0-2, 2 R, 2 BB, Sac, .217
Ryan Raburn DET 1-3, 6th HR, R, RBI, BB, .214
Cody Ross
CIN 3-4, 1st HR, R, RBI, BB, .444
Ryan Wagner CIN 1-1/3 4 2 2 0
1, 7.98
Hayden Penn BAL 5 7 3 3 3 6, 1.59
Tom
Gorzelanny PIT 5-1/3 1 2 2 3 9, 3.68
Craig Hansen BOS 3-1/3
1 0 0 4 2, 3.38
Chris Roberson PHI 2-5, SB, .291
Josh
Kroeger PHI 1-5, 2nd HR, R, RBI, .233
Melky Cabrera NYA
3-5, .385
Eric Duncan NYA 2-3, R, BB, .237
Christian
Garcia NYA 1-3, 2B, RBI, Sac, .266
B.J. Upton TB 1-4, R, RBI, BB,
SB, 0 errors, .279
Shawn Riggans TB 2-4, 2B, 4th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI,
.241
Jason Hammel TB 6 8 1 1 2 2, 3.58
Lastings
Milledge NYN 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, .312
Evan MacLane NYN 7 3 3 1 1
4, 1.29
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) --
Corey Hart MIL 0-4, .321 ... Nelson
Cruz MIL 1-4, .304 ... .nice outing for Billy Traber WAS 7
5 0 0 0 4 3.81 ... Carlos Quentin ARZ 0-2, BB, HBP, R, .277 ...
Stephen Drew ARZ 0-3, BB, .323 ... Chris Young ARZ
still MIA ... .Mark Teahen KC 1-4, 2B, R, RBI .250 ... Jason
Hirsh HOU, turning it on, 7 5 1 0 0 5 3.96 ... Feliz Pie
CHC 0-4, BB .278 ... Jerome Wiliiams CHC, hit hard again, 6 9 5 5
2 1 5.00 ... Shin Soo Choo SEA, 1-4 2B, R, 3 RBI, BB, .304 ... Joe
Saunders LAA 5 5 4 4 4 2 4.02 ... Laynce Nix TEX, huge
game, 4-5 2B, HR (1), 4 R, 3 RBI, .326 ... Yusmeiro Petit FLA, lit
up, 5 8 7 7 1 6 4.69 ... Delwyn Young LAD 3-5, 2 R, 2B, HR (3), 5
RBI, .302 ... Joel Guzman LAD 1-3, 2 BB, SB, .319 ... Tim
Stauffer SD, becoming a bust, 6 7 3 3 1 0 6.05
EASTERN (AA) -- Steven White NYA,
first poor start, 6.0 9 5 5 5 2, 2.61 ... Shawn Hill WAS 8.2 4 1 1
1 3, 2.82 ... Alex Escobar WAS, still a slim chance, 2-3, homer,
.338 ... Adam Miller CLE, not so hot, 5.0 5 4 4 3 6, 3.35 ...
Daniel Matienzo MIN 5-7, 2 homers, 3 RBI, .267
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Lance Broadway CHA 9.0
4 0 0 0 7, 4-1, 1.61 ... Anibal Sanchez FLO 4.0 4 5 5 2 2, 3.58 ...
Justin Orenduff LAD, left the game after facing two batters in the 2nd, no
details available, 1.0 1 0 0 2 3 ... Tony Peguero TB 6.0 4 1
1 0 4, 1.83 ... Cesar Carrillo SD 6.1 4 4 1 2 8, 2.95 ...
Matt Kemp LAD 3-5, 5th homer, (grand slam), 5 RBI, .346 ... Andy
LaRoche LAD, the struggle continues, 0-4, .231 (but 19 walks, 18 Ks) ...
Miguel Montero ARZ, slump continues, 0-4, .247 ... George
Kottaras SD 2-5, double, .289 ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL
0-2, 2 walks, .220
TEXAS (AA) -- Troy Tulowitzki
COL, 0-5, .315 ... Seth Smith COL, 3-4, 2 doubles, RBI, .259 ...
Ian Stewart 0-4, .274 ... Kurt Suzuki OAK, 1-4, RBI,
.326 ... Manuel Corpas COL, 7th sv, 1.0 0 0 0 0 2, 2.12 ...
Chris Lubanski KC, 2-5, 2 doubles, 3 RBI, .295 ... Alex
Gordon KC, 1-4, double, .309 ... Nate Gold TEX, 2-4, double,
.257 ... Kyle Middleton KC, 7.0 7 1 1 0 6, 3.46 ... Mike
Garciaparra SEA, 1-4, .302 ... Jordan Pals StL, 6-2/3 7 2 1 2
3, 4.07 ... Brandon Wood LAA 2-5, double, 2 errors (11), .274 ...
shortstop Ben Zobrist HOU 4-5, double, .315 ... Hunter
Pence HOU 3-5, 2 doubles, 7th homer, 4 RBI, .344 ... CF Josh
Anderson HOU, leadoff, 4-6, double, .346
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Billy Buckner KC 6.0
4 1 0 6 4, 2.50 ... Mike
Stodolka KC 1-4, homer, .301 ... Emerson
Frostad
TEX 2-3, double, .300
CAROLINA (A+) -- Nyjer Morgan CF PIT
2-4, 3 runs .320 ... Mike Carlin 1B PIT 4-5, 2 triples, run, RBI
... Nolan Reimold RF BAL 3-4, double, Home Run, 2 runs .320 ...
Radhames Liz BAL 5 3 1 0 2 5 W(3-0, 1.41) ... Adam Russell
CHA 6 6 3 3 0 5 ... Jimmy Barthmaier HOU 7 5 1 1 3 5
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Matt Garza MIN 8
4 1 1 1 9 W(5-0, 0.92)
Tyler Greene SS STL 3-4 double, .228
Eric Harberer STL 6 8 3 2 3 1 ND, 3.96
Mike Costanzo
3B PHI 2-4 triple, 3RBI, .256
Ryan Harvey RF CHN 2-5 double, 2R
2RBI SB(1), .202
Jake Fox C CHN 2-5 HR(9) 2R 3RBI, .342
Matt Craig 1B CHN 2-4 2HR(4) 3R 4RBI, .281
Marcos
Vechionacci NYA 3B 2-5, .165
Brett Gardner 2-4 2R RBI SB(12)
.386
Ryan Braun 3B MIL 2-4 R, .274 - 2 errors tonight, 9 on the
season
Steven Sollmann 1B MIL 2-5 R, .337
Ryan
Patterson LF TOR 6-6 3HR(8) 2 doubles, 5R 9RBI, .323
Aaron
Mathews RF TOR 6-7 6R, .315
Blake DeWitt 2B 2-4 2RBI, .311
... Homer Bailey CIN 6.0 0 0 0 1 11 ... Gaby Hernandez FLO
7.0 5 1 1 0 7
MIDWEST (A) -- Daryl Jones SD 2-3, 6th
double, 5th HR (.299) ... Kyle Blanks SD 2-4, BB, K .. great first
month Mark Reed CHN 3-3, double (up to .370) ... Joshua
Johnson KC 2-4 (.261) ... Oswaldo Sosa MIN 6 3 1 1 4 5 (2.97)
... Justin Upton ARZ 1-4 .. Omar Poveda TEX 6 6 6 2
2 5 (4.50) ... Hainley Statia ANA 3-4, 6th SB (.280) .. Tommy
Mendoza ANA 5 8 7 7 1 6 (4.10) ... Jay Bruce CIN 6th & 7th
homers (.308) ... Sean Shoffit TOR 3-5, 2 doubles (.321) ...
Michael Saunders SEA 1-4, double, 2 K's (.260)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Andrew McCutchen
PIT 3-5, 2 RBI (19), .342 ... Steven Pearce PIT 4-5, 2B (9), HR
(11), 5 RBI (33), .298 ... Angel Salome MIL 1-4, .322 ... Jon
Niese (W, 5-0) NYN 6 5 2 2 1 6, 3.34 ... Fernando Martinez
NYN 1-4, .325 ...Greg Golson PHI 1-4, 3B (2), RBI (6), .158 ...
Brian Peacock WAS 2-3, 2 HR (5), 2 RBI (13), .280 ... Anthony
Contreras SF 3-5, RBI (11), .412 ... Chris Nelson COL 1-5,
RBI (23), .284 ... Jose Tabata NYY 1-4, 2B (13), .358 ...
Austin Jackson NYY 1-5, SB (12), .306 ... Chorye Spoone
BAL 3-2/3 8 2 2 4 3, 2.13 ... Chris Volstad (L, 4-2) FLA 5-2/3 11
7 7 2 2, 4.01 ... Gaby Sanchez FLA 0-3, BB, .336 ... Tom
Fairchild (W, 3-3) HOU 6-2/3 6 1 1 2 9, 2.43 ... Ole Sheldon
HOU 1-3, 2 BB, .410 ... Eli Iorg HOU 1-4, HR (2), RBI (22), .229
... JR Towles HOU 0-5, RBI (11), .333 ... Eric Campbell
ATL 0-4, .272 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 0-4, .245 ... Kala Ka'aihue
ATL 3-4, 2 HR (8), 3 RBI (23), .313
Troop
Movements ... SF - activated Noah Lowry from Triple-A, recalled
outfielder Dan Ortmeier, optioned Justin Knoedler to
Triple-A, designated Jeff Fassero for assignment ... STL -
activated Larry Bigbie from the 15-day DL, optioned John
Gall to Triple A ... KC - activated Denny Bautista from the
15-day DL, designated Joe Mays for assignment ... TEX - optioned
Robinson Tejeda to Triple-A, recalled Scott Feldman,
designated Brian Shouse for assignment ... BOS - optioned Manny
Delcarmen to Triple-A ... LAA - placed Darin Erstad on the
15-day DL, activated Juan Rivera from the 15-day DL ... CHN -
recalled Ryan Theriot from Triple-A, sent Michael Restovich
outright to Triple-A ...
Cole Hamels PHI, repeats as No. 1 on the
Prospect Hot Sheet at Baseball America with a air of relative unknowns as
the runnersup :
" ... 2. Kevin Slowey ...
might not have dominant stuff, topping out at 92 mph with his fastball, but with
his secondary stuff--including a much-improved changeup--the 22-year-old
righthander is shutting down hitters across the FSL. Slowey, a second-round pick
out of Winthrop last year, struck out 10 and allowed one run on three hits in a
3-1 loss to the Tigers. The 10-spot brings Slowey's strikeout-walk ratio to an
almost unreal 44-2 in just 35 innings."
" ... 3. Yovani Gallardo ... might be
on the same team as Brewers' No. 2 prospect Mark Rogers, but so far Gallardo is
out-performing him . . . big time. In 33 innings, the 20-year-old righthander
has a 48-7 strikeout-walk ratio. Gallardo pounds the zone with a fastball that
tops out at 96 mph and complements it with a curveball, slider and changeup--and
can throw any of them for strikes. In his last start, Gallardo allowed a run on
four hits and struck out 10 over 6 1/3 innings."
At SportsBlurb
(subscription) John Franco checks out some prospects who have sustained hot
starts into what could be breakthrough seasons :
" ... Radhames Liz ...
put himself on the radar when he was part of a combined no-hitter for the Keys
early in the season, and he has continued to pitch extremely well. He has
dominated Carolina League hitters this season to the tune of 45 strikeouts in 27
innings (thats 15 K/9 if youre counting), while walking just 12 and posting an
ERA of 1.67.Liz has a tremendous fastball and has made good improvements in his
command, but he is still a relatively raw pitcher. If he can continue to pitch
this well, he will continue to climb the list of Orioles prospects."
" ... Humberto Sanchez ... was one of
the few good pitchers in the AFL, posting a 2.15 ERA and 29:14 strikeout-to-walk
ratio in 29.1 innings of work. After struggling at Erie last year (5.56 ERA),
the Tigers sent him back this year, and the results have been much better.
Sanchez has a record of 3-1 and a 1.69 ERA in his first six starts, and he has
struck out 46 batters in 37.1 innings of work. He has also walked just 13
batters, showing improved command of the strike zone. With a diving mid-90s
fastball and a good curveball, Sanchez should be in the Tigers plans for next
season."
Players / Pitchers of the Week :
" ... J.D. Closser [COL]...
In six games, Closser went 10-17 (.588) with three doubles six RBI and a pair of
home runs ... By the week's end, Closser had racked up ten hits,
lifting his season batting average from .288 to a solid .345." (Pacific Coast
League)
" ... MELKY CABRERA [NYA]
entered this past week hitting .355, and actually managed to raise his average
by over 20 points thanks to a stellar six-game stretch ... led the
International League in hits (11), home runs (3), RBI (8), and slugging
percentage (.833), and finished second in batting average (.458) ...
second in the IL with a .376 batting average. Melky finds himself at or near the
top of the IL in several other offensive categories, including hits (1st, 44),
RBI (T-1st, 24), slugging percentage (4th, .564), and on-base percentage (5th,
.423). 2006 marks just the second season above the Class-A level for 21-year-old
Melky Cabrera." (International League)
" ... second baseman Elliot Johnson
[TB] enjoyed a sizzling week at the plate, hitting .435 with 2 triples, 3 home
runs, 6 RBI, 8 runs scored, 2 stolen bases, a .581 on-base percentage and a
1.000 slugging percentage to earn Hitter of the Week honors. He registered four
multi-hit games over the week ... Johnson is currently leading the league with 5
triples, and is among the league leaders in several other categories including
batting average (.333 - 3rd), home runs (7 - T-3rd), RBI (21 - T-4th), hits (41
- 2nd), and slugging percentage (.642 - 2nd). The 22-year-old was signed by the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays as a non-drafted free agent in 2002. " (Southern League)
" ... California League Matt Miller
[COL] ... stellar week was highlighted by a spectacular performance
against High Desert on Saturday. The 23-year-old left fielder went 3-for-4 with
two home runs and seven RBIs ... Miller's seven homers are tied for the
most in the California League, while his 33 RBIs lead all of Minor League
Baseball. " (MLB.com)
" ... Carolina League Charles Lofgren
[CLE] ... was mediocre in his first start this week ... but turned in a
star-making performance on Sunday. The 20-year-old left-hander allowed one hit
in seven shutout innings while striking out nine to earn his Carolina
League-leading fifth victory of the season. " (MLB.com)
" ... California League Nick Pereira
[SF] ... ERA dropped to a California League-leading 0.77 after he tossed
11 scoreless innings this week. In two starts, the 23-year-old right-hander
struck out 16 while walking just two." (MLB.com)
" ... Florida State ... Jacob Fox [CHN]
... went yard three times this past week and now has eight homers on
the season -- tied with Tampa's Cody Ehlers for the Florida State League lead
... 23-year-old backstop." (MLB.com)
Scott Rex, OnDeck, picks
the best of the PCL prospects :
1. Chad Billingsley, RHP, LAD 6. Carlos Quentin, OF, ARZ
2. Stephen Drew, SS, ARZ 7. Chris Young, OF, ARZ
3. Joel Guzman, OF, LAD 8. Felix Pie, OF, CHN
4. Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAA 9. Jered Weaver, RHP, LAA
5. Anthony Reyes, RHP, STL 10. Scott Olsen, LHP, FLO
08 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Franklin Gutierrez CLE 1-2, 2 R, 2
RBI, 2 BB, SB & 1-4, R, SB, .275
Ryan Garko CLE 0-2, 2 BB & 1-3,
3rd HR, R, 2 RBI, .260
Jason Cooper CLE 0-3 & 2-3, RBI, .248
Anthony Lerew ATL 5-2/3 5 4 4 5 9, 8.18
Jason Bartlett
MIN 2-5, 2B, .295
Terry Tiffee MIN 2-4, 2B, R, .292
Boof
Bonser MIN 6-2/3 8 4 3 3 6, 1.87
Ryan Raburn DET 2-5, 5th
HR, R, 4 RBI, .211
Donald Kelly DET 2-2, R, 2 BB, 2 SB, .250
Dustin Pedroia BOS 0-3, 2 BB, .250
Abe Alvarez BOS
6 7 0 0 0 6, 2.18
Josh Kroeger PHI 2-5, 2B, .235
Cole
Hamels PHI 7 5 1 1 0 10, 0.39
Kevin Thompson NYA 2-4, R,
.294
Kevin Reese NYA 2-3, R, BB, .271
Melky Cabrera
NYA 2-3, 4th HR, R, 3 RBI, SF, .376
Chase Lambin NYN 2-3, BB,
.185
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Brendan Harris
WAS 3-4, 3rd homer, 4 RBI, .324 ... JD Closser COL 2-3, double,
.345 ... Joel Guzman LAD 2-4, double, .319 ... Anthony
Reyes STL 6.0 5 2 2 1 7, 3.62 ... Jason Botts TEX 2-4, double,
5th homer, .276 ... Dustin Moseley LAA 9.0 5 2 2 2 6, 5-1, 2.92
... Dallas McPherson LAA, finding a groove, 2-4, 2 homers ...
Daric Barton OAK 1-4, double, .279
EASTERN (AA) -- Kory Casto WAS
2-4, triple, SB, .294 ... Glen Perkins MIN 5.1 8 6 5 1 5, 4.39 ...
Matt Moses MIN 1-4, 5th homer, .337 ... Jonathan Sanchez
SF 2.2 0 0 0 0 3, 1.52 (36 Ks in 23 2.3s)
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Jose Campusano OF FLO 4-5,
double, .352 ... Micah Owings ARZ 8.0 5 2 2 1 5, 2.89 ... Ray
Liotta CHA 4.0 7 7 7 2 1, 4.04 ... Joey Votto CIN 2-4,
walk, .294 ... Eric Patterson CHN 2-4, double, 3rd homer,
12th SB, .268
TEXAS (AA) -- Brandon Wood LAA,
0-4, .269 ... Matthew Brown LAA, 1-3, double, .347 ... Jesse
Smith LAA, (W, 3-1) 6-2/3 7 2 2 1 5, 4.28 ... Chris Lubanski
KC, 0-5, .291 ... Alex Gordon KC, 2-4, 7th tater, 2 RBI, .311 ...
Luke Grayson TEX, 3-5, .298 ... Thomas Diamond TEX,
5.0 6 4 4 4 7, 4.70 ... Ian Stewart COL, 1-4, .284 ... Vasili
Spanos OAK, 2-3, double, RBI, .318 ... Ubaldo Jimenez COL,
(L, 2-2) 5.0 4 1 1 4 3, 4.91 ... Brad Ziegler OAK, 3rd W, 7.0 4 0
0 3 4, 2.60 ... Rich Rundles StL,3rd W, 7-1/3 5 1 1 1 5, 3.13
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- catcher Michael Collins LAA
3-6, .351 ... Reid Brignac TB 2-5, triple, SB, 2 errors, .361 ...
Travis Buck OF OAK 4-5, 2 doubles, 3 RBI, .345 ... finally, some
offense from Cliff Pennington OAK 4-6, double, up to .150 ...
Jeremy Cleveland OF SD 4-5, double, triple, walk, .287 ... Corey
Wimberly COL 2-5, 18th SB, .360 ... Matt Miller CF COL 1-5,
7th homer, .331
CAROLINA (A+) -- Troy Patton HOU 5.1 7
6 5 3 5 L(0-4, 4.72) ... Chuck Lofgren CLE 7 1 0 0 1 9 W(5-1,
1.67) ... Stephen Head 1B CLE 2-4, run, 2RBI ... Brian
Finegan SS CLE 2-3, 2 runs, sb ... Nolan Reimold RF BAL 2-3,
run, 2RBI, sb
" ... Chuck Lofgren allowed one hit over seven
scoreless innings as Kinston rolled past visiting Salem, 9-5 ... Lofgren (5-1),
who has yielded just six earned runs in 32 1/3 frames this season, struck out
nine and walked one. He didn't allow a hit until Wallace Torbert broke through
with a one-out infield single in the fifth. He struck out the next two batters
to end the inning and retired the final eight in a row." (MLB.com)
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Carl Pavano NYA
(rehab) 5 4 3 0 1 4
Josh Wahpepah MIL 6 1/3 6 2 2 3 W(1-0, 1.31)
Ryan Braun 3B MIL 2-4 R SB(9), .266
Jake Fox C
CHN 1-3 HR(8) 3RBI, .340
Issmael Salas 1B/2B CHN 3-4 2R RBI,
.362
Blake DeWitt 2B LA 3-4 HR(2) 2R 2RBI, .304
Mike
Costanzo PHI 3B 2-5 RBI, .248
Brett Carroll RF FLO 2-4
triple, R RBI SB(4), .328
Alexi Casilla 2B MIN 2-5 triple, .325
Trevor Plouffe SS MIN 2-4 triple, R, .243
Corey
Coles LF NYN 3-4 double, 2R RBI, .317
Mike Carp 1B NYN 3-5 R
RBI, .258
MIDWEST (A) -- Jacob Rasner TEX 7 4 1 1 1 5 (W,
1-3, 3.73) ... Jay Bruce CIN (back in RF) 0-3, BB, K, 2nd error
... Jared Lansford OAK 5 5 5 3 1 1 (2.70) ... huge teenager (6' 6"
270) going great guns Kyle Blanks SD 2-3, 12th double, BB (.321)
.. Fabian Jimenez Angulo SD 5 2 0 0 3 2 (3.34) ...
Justin Upton ARZ 2-6, 4th SB .. wow Eduardo Morlan MIN
7 1 0 0 2 9 (1.25) ... Jose Martinez (2B) STL 4-5, double, but 5th
error in just 10 games ... Robert Mosebach ANA 6 8 3 2 1 4 (W,
3-0, 1.77) ... Cameron Maybin DET 1-3, 6th SB ... never heard of
the guy Kerry Wood CHN 5 1 0 0 1 12
" ... Kerry Wood's magnificent
performance ... gave the capacity crowd of 8,426 everything they came to see,
looking close to untouchable, striking out 12 batters in five innings of work
... Wood struck out the side in the first inning on 12 pitches. He allowed
a walk and a hit in the second but racked up three more strikeouts. In the third
he again struck out the side and added a 10th strikeout to start the fourth.
Wood struck out the last two batters he faced in the fifth ... walked off
the field after the fifth to a standing ovation having thrown 70 pitches."
(Peoria Chiefs)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Greg Golson PHI 2-4, SB
(4), .155 ... Fernando Martinez NYN 1-4, .327 ... Chris
Nelson COL 2-4, 2B (4), .288 (9 for his last 18) ... Jose Tabata NYY 1-4, .362 ...
Austin Jackson NYY 1-4, 2B (7), RBI (16), .311 ... Kevin
Dixon CLE 6 4 1 1 1 3, 1.36 ... Brandon Snyder BAL 1-3, .228
... Jo Jo Reyes ATL 5 3 1 0 2 6, 3.69 ... Eric Campbell ATL
3-5, .282 ... Jon-Mark Owings ATL 1-5, HR (1), RBI (1), .167,
returned this week after breaking jaw in spring training ... David
Sutherland LAD 1-2, HR (3), 4 RBI (24), 2 BB, .322
Troop
Movements ... NYN - placed Victor Zambrano on the 60-day DL,
purchased the contract of Jose Lima ... PIT - recalled
Jose Bautista from Triple-A, placed Joe Randa on the
15-day DL ... HOU - placed Chris Burke on the 15-day DL,
purchased the contract of Joe McEwing ... OAK - placed Milton
Bradley on the 15-day DL ...
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall,
checks out Felix Pie vs. Andre Ethier :
" ... Pie came into 2006 with a career
mark of .298/.357/.462. His power has been increasing, his SLG marks going from
.388 to .448 to .554 over the last three years. His walk rate is well below
average, making his OBP highly-dependent on his batting average ...
strikeout rate is higher than ideal, but not terrible ... Ethier came into
2006 with a career mark of .312/.382/.455. He showed consistent home run power
for the first time last year, hitting 18 homers with a .497 SLG, although it is
true that this was the Texas League. His walk rate isn't as impressive as it was
in college, but he keeps his strikeout rate down, and so far he hasn't had
problems adjusting to new levels of pitching ... Pie has always been one
of the youngest players in his leagues, and at age 21 he still has plenty of
development time left. Ethier: At age 24, Ethier is much further down the
development track, and has less time left to improve his game ... I rate
Ethier as having slight advantages in intangibles and performance, with Pie
having the advantage in tools and projection. I picked these two guys to profile
because of, not in spite of, their differences. Both are tearing up Triple-A.
Because of his youth, Pie is the superior prospect, but he also comes with
greater risk than Ethier since he lacks polish, and the Cubs don't exactly have
a strong track record helping guys like this develop."
Rays' Chuck Tiffany on the shelf :
" ... Tiffany will work at the Naimoli Complex for
the next 4-6 weeks as he rehabs from left shoulder tendinitis, Rays executive
vice president Andrew Friedman said. "It could be shorter," Friedman said.
"We're just being cautious and doing it the right way." Friedman said Tiffany,
acquired from the Dodgers with Edwin Jackson in the Danys Baez trade, left
Double-A Montgomery on Thursday to meet in St. Petersburg with Rays team
physician Koco Eaton. "Shoulders are always a concern," Friedman said. "We're
going to be sure and continue to treat him the right way." (St Petersburg
Times)
Isaiah Kaaihue ATL, following in his father's footsteps, as is his
brother (KC prospect) :
" ... As a boy, Kaaihue and his brother, Kila,
were the baseball equivalents of gym rats ... Their father, Kila, played
professionally for 11 years, eventually reaching Class AAA. The boys would often
accompany their dad to the ballpark during home games and occasionally on road
trips. We were always around the game, said Kaaihue ... The Kaaihue
brothers were both stars in the highly-competitive youth baseball leagues in
Hawaii ... both Kaaihue brothers are now working their way toward potential
big-league careers. Kila is a rising star in the Kansas City organization, and
is rated by Baseball America as the Royals No. 20 prospect. Hes hit 49 homers
in four minor league seasons. Isaiah, meanwhile, is quickly making a name for
himself with the Braves. He batted .282 with six homers and 22 RBIs in 40 games
for the Gulf Coast Braves last season before being promoted to Danville, where
he went 7-for-16 (.438) in six games. The late-season surge has carried over
into this season. Going into Saturdays game, Kaaihue had compiled a
team-leading 1.046 OPS (on-base-plus-slugging) for the Rome Braves and was tied
for the team lead with 19 RBIs. Listed at 6-2, 230 pounds, Kaaihue has also
shown uncanny nimbleness around the first base bag. Hes an above-average first
baseman, defensively, said Atlanta Braves general manager Dayton Moore. And
offensively, hes done a great job of driving in runs big runs.
(Rome News-Tibune)
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