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27 May, 2006
Taking a break, no report on Sunday ... back with Monday's report.
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Franklin Gutierrez CLE 3-4, 2 2B, R & 0-2,
Sac, .286
Ben Francisco CLE 0-2, RBI, BB, SF & 1-2, 2B, BB, .257
Kelly Shoppach CLE 2-3, 2nd HR, 2 R, RBI, .400
Jake
Dittler CLE 5 2 1 1 2 2, 5.19
John Hattig TOR 2-4, 2B, 2 R,
RBI, .270
Rob Cosby TOR 2-4, R, 3 RBI, .250
Jason
Phillips TOR 3-4, 2 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI, .243
Sergio Santos TOR
3-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, .232
Russ Adams TOR 2-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB,
1.000
Dustin McGowan TOR 4-2/3 6 3 3 3 6, 4.87
Ryan
Sweeney CHA 3-5, 2 RBI, .298
Josh Fields CHA 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB,
.323
Casey Rogowski CHA 1-3, 2B, 3 R, RBI, BB, HBP, .288
Charles Haeger CHA 6 5 4 3 4 4, 0.93
Ryan Raburn DET
3-4, 9th HR, 2 R, 4 RBI & 2-2, R, BB, .292
Donald Kelly DET 2-4,
2 R & 1-3, R, RBI, .262
Wil Ledezma DET 2 4 2 2 0 2, 3.31
Tonys Gutierrez CIN 2-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB, SF, .276
Chris
Denorfia CIN 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, .344
Ryan Wagner CIN 1
1 0 0 0 0, 6.45
Adam Boeve PIT 0-2, 2 R, 2 BB, SB, .345
Abe
Alvarez BOS 4 7 4 4 3 0, 2.78
B.J. Upton TB 2-2, R, 3 BB, SB, 0
errors, .291
Shawn Riggans TB 3-4, 2 2B, 2 R, .311
Edwin
Jackson TB 2 2 1 1 2 3, 6.10
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Laynce Nix
TEX 1-4, 7th homer, .291 ... Edinson Volquez TEX 6.0 4 3 3 4 3,
4.89 ... maybe there's some hope, Dennis Tankersley STL 6.0 6 0 0
1 1, 4.76 ... Justin Huber KC 2-4, double, .260 ... Scott
Hairston ARZ 2-5, 12th homer ... Stephen Drew ARZ 1-5, 9th
homer ... Jeff Mathis LAA 1-4, 2nd homer, .314 ... Greg
Miller LAD, command still a bit shaky, but he's now gone 26 2/3s with
just 2 earned runs and 29 Ks, 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 ... Joel Guzman LAD,
now getting some time at 3B, 1-4, .291 ... Howie Kendrick LAA 2-4,
double, .377
EASTERN (AA) -- Adam Lind TOR
3-5, 2 doubles, .290 ... Matt Moses MIN 2-4, 8th homer, 3 RBI,
.295 ... Errol Simonitsch MIN 7.0 3 0 0 0 6, 3.00 ... David
Pauley BOS 8.0 6 4 3 1 4, 2.39 ... Steven White NYA 6.0 3 2
0 2 3, 2.05 ... Sean Smith, one of the major surprises in the CLE
system, 7.0 4 0 0 3 3, 1.39 ... Scott Mathieson PHI 5.2 2 0 0 0 6,
3.29 ...
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Joey Votto CIN 2-4,
8th homer, .308 ... the Salty watch, Jarrod
Saltalamacchia
ATL just an 0-4 away from dipping below.200, 0-2, .206 ... Eric
Patterson CHN 2-4, .290 ... Matt Kemp LAD 1-5, 7th homer, .327
... John Hudgins SD 5.0 3 1 1 6 5, 2-0, 1.62 ... George
Kottaras SD 2-3, 13th double, 2 walks, .312
TEXAS (AA) -- Brandon Wood
LAA 2-4, 2 doubles ... finally, Rafael Rodriguez LAA finds a
comfort zone in AA, 7.0 4 0 0 5 4 ... JR House HOU 4-4, 3 RBI,
.352 ... Wladimir Balentien SEA 4-5, 13th double, .269 ... Alex
Gordon DNP (attending a wedding) ... Ian Stewart DNP
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- maybe they teach errors in
the TB system, Reid Brignac 1-5, .323, 17th error ... had high promise
once, Luis Cota KC 4.1 10 9 9 3 4, 1-6, 8.81 ... Michael
Wilson SEA (2001 2nd rounder) 4-6, 2 doubles, homer, 3 RBI, .333 ... Matt
Tuiasosopo SEA 3-6, .315, 2 errors (13) ... Josh Womack SEA
(2002 2nd rounder) 3-4, 5th homer, .305 ... Gregory Smith ARZ, a
no-hitter into the 9th, 9.0 1 0 0 3 8, 6-0, 2.00 ... Carlos
Gonzalez ARZ 2-5, 2 doubles, .276 ... Sean Rodriguez LAA 1-2,
8th homer, .287 ... was there something in the water?, Jose
Arredondo LAA, a no-hitter into the 8th, 8.0 1 1 1 1 9, 2.28
CAROLINA (A+) -- Jack Egbert CHA 6.2 5
1 1 3 9, 2.77 ... Neil Walker PIT 1-4, .265 ... Ronnie
Martinez HOU, and he lost this one, 5.0 1 1 1 1 3, 2.25 ... Pedro
Astacio WAS, rehab, 3.0 3 0 0 0 2
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- striking back ... after
noting the failing Dodger kids at Vero Beach, Cory Dunlap 3-4, 2 walks, 2
homers, 4 RBI & 1-3, walk, .257, Blake DeWitt 4-7, SB & 2-5,
double, .287, Travis Denker 2-2, walk, homer, 3 RBI, .224 ...
Wilkin Ramirez DET, needed a single for the cycle, 3-5, double,
triple, 6th homer, .247 & 0-4, 2.41 ... Ryan Patterson TOR 1-3,
12th homer, .339 ... Blake Hawksworth STL 7.0 4 3 3 2 4, 2.34 ...
an eye-opener in his initial starts, Mayque Quintero NYN 6.0 2 1 1
2 9 (3 hits allowed in 11 innings, 2 walks, 13 Ks) ... Kevin
Slowey MIN 6.1 3 2 2 3 5, 1.48
MIDWEST (A) -- Kyle Blanks SD 0-4, 2
K's (.321) ... Justin Upton ARZ 0-3, BB, 2 K's ... scuffling
Jay Bruce CIN 0-3, BB, K ... Donald Veal CHN 6 2/3 4 4
4 4 5 (3.02) ... Mark Reed CHN 0-4, BB, 2 K's (.326) ... Jacob
McGee TB 6 5 3 3 2 7 (2.96) ... Paul Kelly MIN 0-3 (.259)
... Carlos Rosa KC 6 4 1 1 1 1 (2.28) ... Frank Martinez
OAK 2-2, BB (.280) ... Vincent Mazzaro OAK 6 3 2 2 2 3 (5.29) ...
Hainley Statia ANA 1-3, 13th double (.273) ... like all the other
teenagers on Friday, he wears the collar Bryan Anderson STL 0-4
(.316)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Brandon Erbe BAL
5 3 0 0 0 5, 2.30 ... Arturo Rivas BAL 2-3, HR (3), 5 RBI (26), BB, .293
... Austin Jackson NYA 1-3, HR (3), RBI (25), 2 BB, .291 ... Jose
Tabata NYA 1-5, SB (7), .338 ... Andrew Locke LAD 1-3, HR (4), 3 RBI
(31), BB, .358 ... Beau Jones ATL (L, 1-1) 5 4 1 1 4 4, 3.41 ...
Eric Campbell ATL 0-4, .284 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 2-5, RBI
(24), SB (12), .270 ... Kala Ka'aihue 1-4, RBI (37), .327 ...
Aaron Thompson FLA 7 7 1 1 1 7, 2.65 ... Gaby Sanchez
FLA 0-3, BB, .325 ... Jeff Natale BOS 0-3, BB, .335 ... Yahmed
Yema BOS 4-5, 2B (13), 3B (5), 2 RBI (24), .299 ... Andrew
McCutchen PIT 2-5, RBI (28), .295 ... JR Towles HOU 1-4, RBI
(23), .338 ... Ole Sheldon HOU 1-4, .374 ... Eric Young
Jr COL 1-4, SB (34), .279 ... Chris Nelson COL 0-4,
.287 ... Scott Mitchinson PHI (W, 3-2) 7-2/3 5 2 2 0 8, 3.38 ...
Greg Golson PHI 1-5, .168 ... Jeremy Slayden PHI
1-4, 2B (11), 2 RBI (16), .302 ... Angel Salome MIL 0-4, .315
COLLEGE - Tim Lincecum 9.0 8 3 1 2 14
... Andrew Miller, poor timing (June draft coming up) for a poor
start, 6.0 6 7 5 5 4 (107 pitches)
" .. Husky ace Tim Lincecum (12-4)
suffered the loss despite allowing just one earned run and striking out 14 in a
complete game. Lincecum who may have seen his final college mound action,
finished the night with 199 strikeouts this season, falling one short of
becoming the second pitcher in Pac-10 history to notch 200 strikeouts in a
season. Over his nine innings, Lincecum allowed three runs (one earned) on eight
hits, walking two." (U of Washington)
" ... ACC Pitcher of the Year Andrew Miller
(11-2) went six innings and allowed season-highs of seven runs and five walks to
go along with six hits. He struck out four to surpass the 100-strikeout mark for
the second straight season and now has 102 on the year." (UNC)
Troop
Movements ... LAA - purchased the contract of Jered Weaver from
Triple-A, designated Esteban Yan for assignment ... BOS - activated
David Wells from the 15-day DL, optioned Dustan Mohr to
Triple-A ... WAS - activated Brian Schneider from the 15-day DL,
placed Felix Rodriguez on the 15-day DL, purchased the contract of
Shawn Hill from Triple-A, sent Wiki Gonzalez outright to Triple-A ... TEX - recalled Wes
Littleton from Double-A ... TOR - purchased the contract of Luis
Figueroa from Triple-A, recalled Brian Tallet from Triple-A
... DET - placed Mike Maroth on the 15-day DL, recalled Chris
Spurling from Triple-A ... MIL - recalled Chris Mabeus from
Triple-A, acquired Jeremi Gonzalez from NYN for Mike Adams ... CHN - purchased the contract of Tony Womack from
Triple-A, optioned Ryan Theriot to Triple-A ... MLB - MLB
suspended Michael Barrett 10 games, Brian Anderson
five games ... FLO - optioned Chris Aguila to Triple-A, acquired Cody
Ross from CIN for PTBNL or cash ... ARZ - recalled Enrique Gonzalez
from Triple-A, optioned Casey Daigle to Triple-A ... COL - placed
Danny Ardoin on the 15-day DL, recalled JD Closser ... NYA -
purchased the contract of Koyie Hill from Triple-A, optioned
Matt Smith to Triple-A ... SF - purchased the contract of Jonathan
Sanchez from Double-A, recalled Travis Ishikawa from Double-A
... CIN - activated Kent Mercker from the 15-day disabled list
Snippets from the weekly report from the International League :
" ... OF Adam Boeve has started
his Triple-A career with a bang. The 25-year-old, who was promoted from Double-A
Altoona on May 18, is 10-21 with one double, one home run, three RBI and four
runs in six games ... The Eastern League's April Player-of-the-Month has also
registered a .667 slugging percentage and .522 on-base percentage."
" ... It was a very up and down week
for Orioles prospect RHP Hayden Penn. After being recalled Sunday to make
his first Major League start of the season on Tuesday in Seattle, Penn was
diagnosed with appendicitis on Monday and was brought to a Seattle hospital to
undergo surgery. The unfortunate timing saw Penn placed on Baltimore's 15-day
disabled list, and he is expected to miss three to four weeks."
" ... 3B Josh Fields currently
leads the League in slugging percentage (.584) and is tied for 4th in doubles
(14). OF Jerry Owens is tied for 2nd place in the League with 30
runs scored, closely following behind Franklin Gutierrez of
Buffalo who has scored 32 runs. Owens is also tied for 2nd place in the IL with
15 stolen bases. As a team, the Knights are 2nd with a .258 batting average."
" ... The Bisons have a pretty
formidable 1-2 combination when it comes to starting pitching. Jeremy Sowers
(6-1, 0.94) and Jeremy Guthrie (3-0, 0.64) have each been
dominating for the Herd so far this year. Guthrie, who is back from a six-game
stint with Cleveland, has allowed runs in only one of the 28 innings he's
pitched in for Buffalo this season. He has also limited IL hitters to a .188
batting average with no home runs. Sowers, meanwhile, has allowed just four hits
in his last 15 innings of work and now has not allowed an earned run in 26.1
consecutive innings. Only once in 10 starts has an opponent scored more than one
earned run against the southpaw."
Aaron Fitt, Baseball
America on Yanks' Brett Gardner :
" ... Gardner was
expected to move fast after being drafted by the Yankees in the third round. He
spent last summer helping short-season Staten Island win the New York-Penn
League championship, and he has had no difficulty skipping a level to high Class
A Tampa this year. The 22-year-old outfielder hit his fifth triple of the year,
stole his 18th base and drove in three runs in Tampa's 10-5 win against St.
Lucie on Thursday. He is now hitting .361/.482/.468 in 158 at-bats with 36 walks
and 39 strikeouts. His 80 speed on the 20-80 scouting scale has translated into
triples, steals, bunt singles and stellar defense in center field ...
"This kid is amazing," Tampa manager Luis Sojo said. "He puts a lot of pressure
on the defense--it's nice to have him on my side." ... Sojo said Gardner still
needs to work a bit on picking the right times to steal bases--he's been caught
five times--and improving his outfield reads, but he asks a lot of questions and
improves quickly. It seems only a matter of time before he moves quickly up the
Yankees system, as well.
A Tiger tidbit from Bryan Smith,
TheBaseball Analysts :
" ... The next starter-turned-bullpen ace should
come via Humberto Sanchez, who seems to be continuing upon his Arizona
Fall League success. This season, the 6-6, 230 pound giant has allowed just 38
hits in 57.2 innings, while striking out 68. Sanchez may still have a career in
starting left, but teamed with Zumaya, the Tigers could have bullpen dominance
for a decade."
26 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Scott Thorman ATL 2-5, 2 2B, R, BB, .309
Anthony Lerew ATL 3 11 7 6 2 2, 9.26
Peter Moylan
ATL 3 3 0 0 2 4, 4.72
Rob Cosby TOR 2-4, 4th HR, R, RBI, .243
Sergio Santos TOR 2-3, 2 2B, .217
Brandon League
TOR 1 1 0 0 0 1, 1.78
Sean Tracey CHA 4 11 7 7 1 2, 3.91
Chris Denorfia CIN 2-5, .339
Justin Germano CIN 4-1/3
6 5 4 3 5, 4.66
Val Majewski BAL 1-3, HBP, .222
Rajai
Davis PIT 3-6, 2B, 3 R, .248
Dustin Pedroia BOS 2-4, 2 R,
RBI, .262
B.J. Upton TB 3-6, 3B, 2 R, BB, SB, 0 errors, .282
Elijah Dukes TB 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, .322
Shawn Riggans
TB 2-4, RBI, BB, Sac, .296
Brian Stokes TB 5 7 5 5 2 3, 3.59
Lastings Milledge NYN 1-5, 4th HR, R, RBI, .291
Jeff
Keppinger NYN 3-5, .287
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Stephen Drew
ARZ 2-4, 8th homer, .317 ... Chris Young ARZ 1-5, 4th homer, .269
... Carlos Quentin ARZ 2-4, 4th homer, .272 ... remember when
Jason Stokes FLO was among the top hitters in the league?, now back
down to .246, 0-4 ... Ben Hendrickson MIL 7.0 1 0 0 4 3, 2-0, 2.08
... all of a sudden he's up to 4.27, Chad Billingsley LAD 5.0 8 6
6 2 6 ... James Loney LAD looking like the real Daric Barton, 3-5,
.367 ... Anthony Reyes STL 8.0 3 0 0 1 8, 3.10 ... Chris
Snelling SEA 2-4, double, .294 ... Howie Kendrick LAA 5-5
triple, homer, 5 RBI, 5th SB, .373 ... Laynce Nix TEX, rounding
into form, 2-4, 2 homers, 5 RBI, .292 ... Rich Hill CHN 5.2 10 6 6
1 7, 2.93
EASTERN (AA) -- David Murphy CF
BOS 1-3, R, 2B, RBI ... Phil Seibel BOS 5 2 0 0 1 5 ... Denard
Span CF MIN 0-3, R, BB ... Brad Snyder RF CLE 2-5, R, 2B
... Michael Aubrey DH CLE 3-5, R, 2B ... Ryan Mulhern
1B CLE 2-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB ... Zach Segovia PHI 6 6 5 5 1 3 ...
Adam Miller CLE 6 5 7 6 3 5 ... Kody Kirkland 3B DET
1-3, 2B, BB, 2k ... Kory Castro 3B 2-4, R, 2B, BB, k ...
Preston Larrison DET 5.2 7 6 6 4 0 ... 'Call Me Ismael'
Ramirez TOR 7.2 3 0 0 2 4 ... Jesse Floyd SF 3 4 0 0 2 4
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Steven Kelly CIN 7.0 6
0 0 0 3, 6-2, 2.65 ... Joey Votto CIN 3-4, 2 doubles, 7th homer,
.303 ... Tyler Lumsden CHA 6.0 4 0 0 3 3, 6-1, 2.28 ... Andy
LaRoche LAD 2-5, double, .287
TEXAS (AA) -- Brandon Wood LAA, a
step forward, a step back, 0-5, 4 Ks, .249 ... Travis Buck OAK
3-5, double, walk, 3rd SB, .302 ... Matt Albers HOU 6.0 4 3 1 2 5,
2.13 ... now here's a weird line, Juan Cedeno KC 5.0 1 1 1 8 1,
0-5, 5.04 ... Alex Gordon KC, out of the lineup ... Ian
Stewart also MIA " ... An MRI on the wrist of 3B Ian Stewart was
negative. The Rockies' top prospect is listed day-to-day. He took infield and
hit off a tee but did not take batting practice." (Tulsa World)
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Richie Robnett OAK
2-4, double, 7th homer, .273 ... Cliff Pennington OAK, just an
awful season, 0-4, 2 errors, .155 ... Mark Reynolds ARZ 2B-SS 2-4,
9th & 10th homers, .321
CAROLINA (A+) -- Brian Barton DH CLE
0-3 ... Ryan Goleski RF CLE 1-4, double, RBI ... Wyatt
Toregas C CLE 1-4, run ... Trevor Crowe CF CLE 2-4, Home Run,
2RBI ... Lucas Harrell CHA 5.2 2 2 2 5 5 W ... Nolan
Reimold RF BAL 0-3 ... Jason Franscz DH BAL 2-4, double, Home
Run, 2RBI ... Nyger Morgan CF PIT 2-4, sb ... Brian
Bixler SS PIT 1-4, run ... Neil Walker C PIT 2-4, 2 doubles, 2
runs ... Steven Pearce 1B PIT 1-2, Home Run, 4RBI ... Garrett
Olsen BAL 8 5 1 1 1 7 ... Marvin Lowrance LF WAS 3-5,
double, run ... Drew Sutton 2B HOU 1-3, Home Run ... Jeffrey
Mackor C HOU 1-3, run ... Mike Hinckley WAS 6 5 1 1 0 5 ...
Jimmy Barthmaier HOU 5 7 3 2 5 2
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Brett Gardner CF
NYA 2-5, triple, 3 RBI, .361 ... Ryan Braun MIL 3-5, 6th homer,
13th error, .303 ... Kyle Kendrick PHI 7.0 4 2 2 2 8 ... Jose
Garcia FLO 7.2 3 1 0 3 7, 2.14 ... Dustin Majewski TOR 1-2,
homer, 2 walks, 3 RBI, .301
MIDWEST (A) -- Jared Lansford OAK 7 2 0
0 5 1 (W, 4-1, 0.90) ... bit of a rut Jay Bruce CIN 0-4, 2 K's
(.264) ... three straight dynamite outings Johnny Cueto CIN 7 2 0
0 0 7 (W, 5-1, 2.49) ... well he IS just 18, folks Justin Upton
ARZ 0-4, 3 K's (.310) ... Omar Poveda TEX 8 6 3 2 1 9 (3.86) ...
Mark Reed CHN 1-4 ... Mitch Atkins CHN 7 3 0 0 2 4
(2.01) ... Daryl Jones SD 1-3, 9th HR ... Kyle Blanks
SD 15th double ... Fabian Jimenez Angulo SD 4 7 4 3 4 3 (L,
4-3, 3.06) ... Erik Lis MIN 0-2, 2 K's ... Eduardo
Morlan MIN 5 3 1 0 3 4 (1.45) ... tough night Jeffrey Dominguez
SEA 0-5, 14th error (.299) ... in the MWL Pitcher's Duel of the Year: Adenhart
dazzling, but Garcia dazzlinger -- Nick Adenhart ANA 8 7 1 1 1 6
(L, 7-1, 1.51) ... Jaime Garcia STL 8 5 0 0 0 5 (W, 3-3, 2.28)
" ... The Swing of the Quad Cities managed just one
run and six hits off Kernels ace Nick Adenhart but that was enough for
victory ... as the St. Louis Cardinals affiliate took a 1-0 decision
over Cedar Rapids. Adenhart (7-1) was once again dominant for the Kernels but so
too was his opponent, Swing lefty Jaime Garcia (3-3), who limited the
visitors to just five hits over eight innings of work. Adenhart got the better
of Garcia during the duo's first meeting on May 19 at Veterans Memorial Stadium
when the Kernels defeated the Swing 4-1. Garcia struck out five in eight innings
of work while Adenhart fanned six in a game that took just 2 hours and 7 minutes
to complete." (Cedar Rapids Kernels)
" ... Johnny Cueto continued his remarkable
run for the Dayton Dragons ... ran his scoreless streak to 19 innings with
seven frames of two-hit ball as the Dragons held on for a 3-2 victory ... The
20-year-old right-hander has been virtually unhittable in his last three starts,
limiting Midwest League foes to three hits and two walks while striking out 22.
He has not lost since April 10 and has not given up a run since May 8 against
Cedar Rapids." (MLB.com)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Jeremy Slayden
PHI 3-5, 2B (10), RBI (14), SB (1), .304 ... Manuel Basilio BAL
(W, 3-1) 7 5 1 0 0 6, 2.13 ... James Hoey BAL (S, 13) 1 0 0 0 0 1,
1.74, 32K & 4BB in 20-2/3 IP ... Brandon Snyder BAL 0-4, .230 ...
Brent Leach LAD (W, 4-2) 5 6 2 2 4 6, 3.27 ... Sergio
Pedroza LAD 2-4, 2 HR (10), 3 RBI (36), BB, .283 ... Austin
Jackson NYA 1-5, .291 ... Jose Tabata NYA 1-4, BB, .342 ...
CJ Henry NYA 0-3, BB, .239 ... Chris Vines ATL (W, 5-1) 6 6 2
2 2 3, 3.81 ... Eric Campbell ATL 1-5, .290 ... Elvis
Andrus ATL 3-5, .266 ... Kala Ka'aihue 2-4, 2B (10), RBI (36),
BB, .329, SAL OPS leader ... Sean West FLA (W, 2-0), 6 4 1 1 1 7,
1.44 ... Gaby Sanchez FLA 1-4, 2B (11), BB, .331 ... Jeff
"Boxcar" Van Houten 2-5, 2B (10), HR (10), 4 RBI (32), .259 ... Clay
Buchholz BOS (L, 2-2) 5 5 2 2 1 7, 3.34 ... Jeff Natale BOS
2-4, HR (10), 3 RBI (41), .342, SAL RBI leader ... Mark Wagner BOS
2-4, BB, .352 ... Shairon Martis SF (L, 1-3) 5-2/3 6 3 2 0 1, 5.66
... Andrew McCutchen PIT 2-4, 2B (7), .292 ... Raymar
Diaz HOU (W, 5-1) 7 8 1 1 2 6, 2.23 ... Dexter Fowler COL 2-4,
RBI (18), .306 ... Mark Ori HOU 2-4, 2B (8), 2 RBI (22), .308 ...
JR Towles HOU 1-4, HR (4), RBI (22), .341 ... Derek
Miller MIL (W, 5-1), 6 10 4 2 1 9, 2.70 ... Angel Salome MIL
2-4, RBI (33), .322 ... Mat Gamel MIL 2-4, 2B (12), 3B (2), 2 RBI
(30), .306
Troop
Movements ... TEX - recalled John Rheinecker from Triple-A,
optioned Robinson Tejeda to Triple-A, activated Ian
Kinsler from the 15-day DL, designated outfielder Adrian Brown
for assignment ... MIL - sent Justin Lehr outright to
Triple-A, optioned Chris Demaria fo Triple-A ... NYN -
acquired Dave Williams and cash from CIN for Robert
Manuel, optioned Williams to Triple-A, designated Jeremi
Gonzalez for assignment ... TOR - signed Edgardo Alfonzo to a
minor league contract ... KC - purchased the contract of Bobby Keppel
from Triple-A, optioned Leo Nunez to Triple-A ... LAA - activated
Chris Bootcheck from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Triple-A
...
Zach Chalifour, TheRotoTimes, on a former sleeper, now climbing the prospect
charts :
" ... Wade Davis ... a 2004
third-round pick, who is following up in fine fashion on last year's campaign in
which he posted a 2.72 ERA in 15 starts at Rookie-level Hudson Valley. Now
pitching for Low-A Southwest Michigan, Davis has continued to improve and
currently has a 0.94 ERA and 3-1 record in nine starts. He has also struck out
63 batters and given up just 25 hits in 48 innings. The only cause for concern
is his 25 walks, but Davis has almost always been able to get out of trouble and
most importantly, has never had any serious control problems in the past. With a
strong finish to the season, Davis will likely become the Devil Rays consensus
top pitching prospect, though he won't reach Tampa Bay anytime before 2008."
6 to 8 weeks on the shelf for A's top prospect :
" ... The River Cats learned Wednesday
that injured first baseman Daric Barton is expected to miss six to eight
weeks because of an arm injury ... Barton has gone from being rated as the
top prospect in the Oakland farm system before the season by Baseball America,
to hitting .259 and occasionally struggling defensively his first 43 games at
Triple A, to possibly being sidelined two months. The latest, and worst, hit to
the development of a promising hitter came when tests showed a fractured bone in
the left forearm adjacent to the elbow. The closest thing to good news for the
A's and River Cats was that Barton likely won't need surgery and didn't have
cartilage or ligament damage in the joint, either of which could have greatly
extended the timetable for a return. But the diagnosis also was far from the
hoped-for outcome that he would miss a week or two with a hyperextended elbow,
the result of the arm on his glove hand being snapped back in a collision while
reaching for a throw in the first inning Tuesday." (Sacramento Bee)
CORRESPONDENTS : INT - Herb Walters, PCL - JDM, EASTERN - Harry Almquist,
SOUTHERN - JDM, TEXAS - Jared Turner, CALIFORNIA - JDM,
CAROLINA - Jimmy Salmon, FLORIDA STATE - Wayne
Stevens, MIDWEST - Bob Reed, SOUTH ATLANTIC - Martin Rose
25 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Jeremy Sowers CLE 8 3 0 0 1 5, 0.94
J.D. Durbin MIN 6-2/3 2 0 0 3 6, 2.96
Jason Phillips TOR
1-2, R, 2 BB, .224
Josh Banks TOR 5 8 5 5 1 4, 4.37
Josh
Fields CHA 2-5, 2 2B, R, 3 RBI, .329
Casey Rogowski CHA
3-5, 2B, R, 2 RBI, .287
Jordan Tata DET 6 6 0 0 1 4, 3.95
Chris Denorfia CIN 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, SF, SB, .336
William
Bergolla CIN 2-5, 2 R, SB, .276
Eli Whiteside BAL 3-5, 2B,
SB, .231
Rajai Davis PIT 2-4, .238
Adam Boeve
PIT 0-3, RBI, BB, .476
Tom Gorzelanny PIT 7 7 2 2 0 7, 2.56
Adam Stern BOS 2-4, R, SB, .236
Josh Kroeger PHI 2-3,
2B, R, .247
B.J. Upton TB 0-4, 0 errors, .275
Elijah Dukes
TB 1-4, 6th HR, R, 2 RBI, .312
Jason Hammel TB 6 6 2 1 2 7, 4.14
Lastings Milledge NYN 3-6, 2B, R, RBI, .294
Jeff
Keppinger NYN 4-5, 2B, 2 R, .277
Chase Lambin NYN 2-4, R,
BB, .197
rehab, Anderson Hernandez NYN 1-6, R, .314
Evan
MacLane NYN 5 6 3 3 4 1, 2.10
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Guillermo Quiroz
SEA 3-5, .292 ... Francisco Cruceta SEA 5.0 3 2 1 3 5, 4.22 ...
Mark Teahen KC 2-4, double, up to .400 ... Tim Stauffer
SD 6.0 6 1 0 1 4, 4.61 ... Zach Jackson MIL 7.0 2 0 0 3 2, 2.50
... Jason Hirsh HOU 7.0 5 0 0 2 5, 2.88 ... Joe Saunders
LAA, looks ready for another MLB trial, 9.0 6 0 0 0 9, 6-2, 2.89 ... Howie
Kendrick LAA 2-4, 2 doubles, .343 ... Juan Dominguez
OAK 6.1 7 1 1 2 7, 6.22 ... Angel Guzman CHN 5.2 6 3 3 4 6, 5.28
... Luis Montanez CHN 2-3, homer, .333
EASTERN (AA) -- Nate Schierholtz RF SF
1-4, R ... Pat Misch SF 7 9 3 3 4 3 (1.64 ERA) ... Leo
Daigle 3B BAL 2-4, 2R, 2B, HR, BB, k ... David Murphy CF BOS
1-5 ... Michel Abreu 1B NYM 3-5, 2B, k ... Kody Kirkland
3B DET 2-4, 2B, HR, 2RBI ... Brad Snyder RF CLE 1-7, R ...
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B CLE 2-3, 2B, HR, 2RBI ... Michael
Aubrey 1B CLE 2-7, 2B, 2k ... Bear Bay CLE 6 6 1 1 1 3 ...
Bronson Sardinha RF NYY 3-4, R, k ... Denard Span CF
MIN 0-3, BB, k ... Glen Perkins MIN 6 7 4 4 1 1 2
SOUTHERN (AA) -- little by little, but without much
power, Andy LaRoche LAD bounces back from a dreadful early season, 2-5,
.284 ... Lance Broadway CHA 6.0 7 4 1 4 3, 2.37 ... Jarrod
Saltalamacchia ATL, in danger of falling below .200, a little spark, 2-3,
double, .210 (and 5th error) ... Anibal Sanchez FLO 6.0 2 0 0 3 9,
3.54 ... Taylor Tankersley FLO 2.0 0 0 0 1 4, 4-1, 1.09 ...
Carlos Marmol CHN 6.0 4 0 0 3 7, 2.15 ... Jared Wells
SD 7.0 3 0 0 1 8, 4-1, 1.77
TEXAS (AA) -- Billy Butler KC, 1-3, .287
... Hunter Pence HOU, 1-3, double, .310 ... Juan
Gutierrez HOU, (W,4-2) 7.0 4 0 0 1 9, 4.17 ... Kurt Suzuki
OAK, 3-5, 2 doubles, 3 RBI, .278 ... on fire & time for some buzz ... Troy
Tulowitzki COL, SS 4-5, double, 6th homer, 2 RBI, .317 ... Jason
Koshansky COL, 2-5, homer, 3 RBI, .294 ... Brandon Wood LAA,
3-4, 9th homer, 3 RBI, .256
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- CF Matt Miller COL 2-4, BB,
double, .312 & threw out two runners at second ... might be his
highlight of the season, Cliff Pennington OAK 1-4, 1st homer, .160 ...
Sean Rodriguez SS LAA 1-3, 7th homer, 2 walks, .298 ... 3B
Ronnie Prettyman SEA 4-4, 2 doubles, 3 RBI, .304
CAROLINA (A+) -- Cory Haggerty 3B CHA
3-5, double, 2 runs, 3RBI ... Onil Joseph RF ATL 2-4, double, 3
runs ... Van Pope 3B ATL 2-4, Home Run, 4RBI ... Steve
Doetsch DH ATL 3-5, run, 2 sb ... Adam Russell CHA 7 7 3 2 3 5
... Luis Atilano ATL 7 3 0 0 0 2 ... Jake Duncan RF
BAL 2-5, double, Home Run ... Paco Figueroa 2B BAL 0-4 ...
Nolan Reimold RF BAL 1-4, run ... Jason Fransz DH BAL
1-5, Home Run, 2RBI ... Pete Maestrales LF BAL 1-4 ... Jacoby
Ellsbury CF BOS 1-5, run, 2 sb ... Andrew Pinckney 3B BOS
2-4, Home Run ... Radhames Liz BAL 6 2 2 2 4 8 ... Luis
Mendoza BOS 5 7 2 2 2 5 ... Brian Barton CF CLE 0-3 ...
Ryan Goleski RF CLE 3-4, double, RBI ... Wyatt Toregas
C CLE 0-4 ... Wallace Torbert CF HOU 0-1 ... Chuck
Lofgren CLE 6 4 2 2 2 5 W(7) ... Troy Patton HOU 6 9 4 4 1 7
... Nyger Morgan CF PIT 1-5, run ... Brian Bixler SS
PIT 2-5, triple, run, RBI ... John Suomi C PIT 3-4, 2 runs, 2RBI
... Wardell Starling PIT 6 3 2 2 1 6 W
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- a night of low-lights ...
Homer Bailey CIN 6.1 4 4 4 1 9, 3.48 ... with all the talk about the
LAD system, it is interesting to note a few not-so-hot young Dodgers - Travis
Denker 1-3, .214, Cory Dunlap 0-2, .179, Blake
DeWitt 0-3, .273 ... Trevor Plouffe MIN, taking a turn at 3B,
1-4, .211 ... Ryan Braun MIL dons the golden sombrero, 0-4, 4Ks,
.294
MIDWEST (A) -- No games scheduled.
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Chaz Roe COL,
just his 2nd game, 4.0 5 3 3 1 3 ... 1B Mark Ori HOU 4-6, 2
doubles, 2 homers (6), 6 RBI, .301 ... catcher Justin Towles
HOU 3-4, double, homer, 2 walks, 3 RBI, .344 ... Chris Jones BOS
5.0 1 0 0 1 6, 1.74 ... catcher Maximiliano Ramirez ATL 3-4,
6th homer, .324 ... 1B Kala Kaaihue ATL 1-3, 12th homer, .324 ...
catcher Angel Salome MIL 1-3, 9th error, 7th passed ball
Troop
Movements ... SF - optioned Dan Ortmeier to Triple-A, Scott
Munter to Double-A ... NYA - recalled Matt Smith from
Triple-A, optioned Kevin Reese to AAA, acquired Nick Green
from TB and assigned him to Triple-A . ... NYN - recalled Heath
Bell, acquired Orlando Hernandez from ARZ for Jorge
Julio. ... BOS - placed Lenny DiNardo on the 15-day DL,
recalled Jermaine Van Buren ... PHI - placed Cole
Hamels on the 15-day DL, recalled Clay Condrey ... KC - placed
Mark Redman on the bereavement list, recalled Leo Nunez
... PIT - activated Jose Bautista from the bereavement list,
optioned Yurendell DeCaster to Triple-A ... TOR - optioned Russ
Adams to Triple-A, sent Josh Towers outright to Triple-A ... BAL -
activated Brian Roberts from the 15-day DL, optioned Ed
Rogers to Triple-A ...
It's Jered Weaver atop the
RotoAmerica Who's Hot
chart :
" ... Clearly the best Weaver in the organization.
A 2.05 ERA is pretty impressive. 2. Kevin Slowey ... 70 Ks in 54 innings
for this former first rounder. 3. Matt Garza ... 6-1 with a 1.09
ERA between High-A and Double-A"
Much concern in the A's front office as the team awaits word on the seriousness
of an elbow injury to Oakland's top prospect :
" ... The sight was Daric Barton writhing on the
infield dirt ... as the River Cats' manager, Tony DeFrancesco, and
trainer, Walt Horn, broke from the dugout, carrying with them the concerns of an
organization ... the A's lost Barton, their top prospect ... to an
elbow injury that will sideline him indefinitely ... "I've got a feeling
it's going to be awhile," DeFrancesco said ... Third baseman Scott
McClain charged and threw to first on a close play. Barton, angled toward the
plate, stretched down the line to meet the throw and collided with Womack.
Barton's left arm snapped back, forcing the ball from his glove and sending him
to the ground in obvious pain for several minutes. Upon standing, he went
directly to the clubhouse and then the hospital for X-rays. Results were not
available." (Sacramento Bee)
Not knowing what to do with Justin Huber, the Royals now want him to
playing a bit in the outfield :
" ... at the current rate, converted catcher
Justin Huber might need four or five different gloves when he finally lands a
permanent spot on the Royals. Huber, whom the Royals are grooming to be their
first baseman of the future, played left field Monday for the Class AAA Omaha
Royals. It just gives him some more versatility, Royals manager Buddy Bell
said. He likes the idea. It gives him a chance to play different positions.
Whether its first base, outfield or wherever, the Royals want to see Hubers
bat in their lineup next season. Theres no doubt with Huber that we feel
confident that hes going to be a very good big-league hitter, Royals general
manager Allard Baird said. (Kansas City Star)
" ... Zack Greinke threw 40 pitches Monday in
Surprise, Ariz., in a controlled structure: 20 pitches, sit down, then 20
pitches. The next step is for Greinke to throw 40-45 pitches Thursday under
actual game conditions in extended spring training. Bell said if Greinke keeps
progressing, he could join the Royals sometime in June. If hes healthy
(mentally), the byproduct of that will be that the rest is easy, Baird said.
Because youve got a player who loves baseball; its never been a baseball
issue. (Kansas City Star)
At FOXSports, Dayn Perry
adds the top pitching prospects to his postion-by-position analysis. Jered
Weaver LAA, Chad Billingsley LAD and Philip Hughes
NYA 1-2-3.
" ... Weaver has good stuff, a deep
repertoire and outstanding command indicators. If there are negatives it's that
his hit rates have been a bit high in past seasons, and he also shows fly-ball
tendencies. In 2006, however, Weaver has stepped up his game in a big way: in 57
innings at AAA-Salt Lake a brutal environment for pitchers he's been
dominant: 2.05 ERA, 66 strikeouts, only eight walks. There's a strong chance
he'll soon replace his brother in the Angel rotation."
" ... Hughes ... Keep your eye on this
one, Yankee fans. Hughes has battled shoulder tendonitis in the past, but the
stuff, makeup, mechanics and poise are all tremendous. He's got an outstanding
slider-sinker combo, and he's also making progress with his changeup. To boot,
Hughes does a solid job of keeping the ball on the ground ... he blew away
the Florida State League, and he's been solid since a promotion to AA-Trenton.
Keep in mind he's still only 19 and toiling against high-minors competition."
24 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Ryan Garko CLE 3-4, 2B, 5th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI,
.285
Kelly Shoppach CLE 2-4, 1st HR, R, 2 RBI, .286
Jeremy
Guthrie CLE 5 5 0 0 3 7, 0.64
Scott Thorman ATL 1-5, 8th
HR, R, RBI, .311
rehab, Horacio Ramirez ATL 4-2/3 8 7 7 1 2,
5.68
Jason Bartlett MIN 2-4, .329
Ryan Roberts TOR 2-4,
RBI, Sac, SB, .243
Rob Cosby TOR 2-5, 3rd HR, R, RBI, .241
Brandon League TOR 2 2 1 1 1 2, 1.83
David Purcey TOR
5 5 2 1 3 3, 3.40
Ryan Sweeney CHA 0-4, RBI, .287
Casey
Rogowski CHA 0-1, 3 BB, .276
Chris Stewart CHA 3-4, 3B,
R, RBI, .276
Donald Kelly DET 2-5, .254
Ryan Wagner
CIN 1 2 0 0 0 0, 6.75
Sean Burnett PIT 5 3 0 0 0 2, 5.94
Dustin Pedroia BOS 3-3, 2B, R, BB, .261
Jon Lester
BOS 5 3 1 1 4 3, 3.13
Matt White PHI 5 5 2 2 2 4, 3.36
B.J.
Upton TB 0-4, 0 errors, .281
Elijah Dukes TB 2-3, 3B, 5th
HR, 2 R, 5 RBI, HBP, SB, .313
Chris Seddon TB 4-1/3 4 3 3 4 5,
4.78
Lastings Milledge NYN 3-6, 2 2B, R, RBI, .286
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Jeff Mathis
LAA 3-5, .329 ... Dan Meyer OAK, a hint of progress, 6.0 8 2
2 3 4, 4.27 ... Felix Pie CHN, on the rebound, 5-6, double, .283
... Daric Barton OAK, out with an injury, no details ... Philip
Barzilla HOU (4th rounder, 2001 and 27 years now) 9.0 1 0 0 2 9, 3.05 ...
Ryan Shealy COL 3-5, 7th homer, .324 ... Ian Kinsler
TEX, nice turnaround, 3-5, 2 doubles, homer, 3 RBI ... Jason Vargas
FLO 5.0 6 2 2 2 6 ... Mark Teahen KC, in a groove, 4-4, triple,
walk, 3 RBI, .392 ... Carlos Quentin ARZ 2-5, 2 doubles, .263
EASTERN (AA) -- Matt Garza MIN
6.0 4 0 0 0 9 ... Alex Romero MIN 2-3, double, homer, 3 RBI, .293
... Humberto Sanchez DET 8.2 4 0 0 1 9, 5-2, 1.87 ... Gio
Gonzalez PHI 6.0 4 5 1 4 5, 2.77 ... Nick Pesco CLE 5.0 1 0
0 1 3, 4.03 ... Kevin Kouzmanoff CLE 1-3, 4th homer, .416
" .... Matt Garza tossed six
strong innings as the New Britain Rock Cats blanked the Trenton Thunder, 6-0 ...
Garza (2-0) struck out nine, allowed just four hits and did not walk a batter.
The 2005 first-round pick has not allowed a run in 13 2/3 innings over his first
two Double-A starts. He has struck out 22 and walked only two. The 22-year-old
is a combined 6-1 with a 1.09 ERA, allowing just 32 hits, striking out 75 and
walking 13 in 10 starts between Class A Advanced Fort Myers and New Britain ."
(MLB.com)
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Ray Liotta CHA 5.0 6 4
4 5 3, 3.79 ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 0-3, .201 ... Justin
Orenduff LAD 7.0 2 1 1 1 6, 3.25 ... catcher Brad Cresse
LAD 3-3, walk, 2 homers, 7 RBI ...
Micah Owings 7.0 6 4 4 1 8, 3.81
TEXAS (AA) -- a sign of better times,
Armando Galarraga TEX 5.0 3 0 0 2 7 ... Brandon Wood LAA 1-4,
double ... Troy Tulowitzki COL 1-4, 5th homer, 8th error, .301 ...
Bryan LaHair SEA, looking for some Triple-A time, 4-5, 3 RBI, .342
... Hunter Pence HOU 2-5, double, .309 ... Alex
Gordon KC, hit by pitch, removed in the third inning
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Robert Rohrbaugh SEA
5.0 4 0 0 1 3, 3-0, 1.35 ... Nick Pereira SF 5.2 5 3 1 1 5. 6-0, 1.51 ...
Marcus Sanders SF 3-54, walk, but CS x2 and picked off first ...
Billy Buckner KC 6.2 10 3 3 2 10, 6-0, 2.58
CAROLINA (A+) -- Paco Figueroa 2B BAL
2-5, 3 runs ... Nolan Reimold RF BAL 1-3, run, RBI ... Pete
Maestrales LF BAL 4-5, 2 doubles, run, 3RBI ... Jacoby Ellsbury
CF BOS 2-3, Home Run, 2 runs, 2RBI, sb ... Andrew Pinckney 3B BOS
2-3, 3 runs ... David Cook LF CHA 2-4, 2 Home Runs, 3RBI ...
Onil Joseph CF ATL 1-4 ... Van Pope 3B ATL 1-4, Home
Run ... Ryan Goleski RF CLE 0-2 ... Wyatt Toregas C
CLE 2-4 ... Drew Sutton 2B HOU 4-4, double, Home Run, 2RBI ...
Wallace Torbert LF HOU 2-4, run, sb ... Mario Garza DH
HOU 2-4, Home Run, 2RBI ... Paulino Del Guidice HOU 6 6 1 1 4 2 W ...
Nyger Morgan CF PIT 1-4, run ... Brian Bixler SS PIT
2-4, double, run, RBI ... Trey Webb 2B WAS 1-3, run, sb ...
Devan Ivany C WAS 3-3, Home Run, 3 runs, 2RBI, sb
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Gaby Hernandez
FLO, much better, 8.0 5 1 1 2 3 ... into the game with a 5.45 ERA and almost as
many BBs as Ks, Julio De La Cruz PHI 7.1 2 1 1 3 11 ... Ryan
Patterson TOR 2-5, .347 ... catcher Jake Fox CHN 2-5, 2 doubles, 3
RBI, .323 ... Blake Johnson LAD, difficult time getting untracked, 5.0 8
6 6 3 2, 2-3, 4.10 ... Ryan Braun MIL 2-5, walk, 2 RBI, .301
MIDWEST (A) -- that's efficient Daryl Jones
SD (pinch-hitting) 8th HR (.277) ... Kyle Blanks SD 0-4, K ...
Sean Shoffit TOR 1-4 (.292) ... slick southpaw nearly untouchable
Ramon Garcia DET 9 1 0 0 1 2 (W, 6-1, 1.05) ... Justin
Upton ARZ 0-2, BB (.321) ... Pedro Ciriaco ARZ 0-4 (.294) ...
a little sluggish Tommy Mendoza ANA 6 3 4 3 5 4 (5.34) ...
Frank Martinez OAK 1-4, 9th double .. Jay Bruce CIN
(CF) 0-4 ... 22-year-old undermatched Erik Lis MIN 18th & 19th
doubles (.353) ... Mark Reed CHN (at DH) 0-3, 2 K's (.345) ...
Colby Rasmus STL 1-4, 14th double ... Jacob Rasner TEX
6 5 2 2 2 2 (W, 3-3, 3.65)
" ... Ramon Garcia allowed
just one hit over nine shutout innings as West Michigan cruised to a 3-0 win ...
Garcia (6-1) walked Justin Upton in the first inning and yielded a one-out
single to Trey Hendricks in the second. The 21-year-old left-hander then retired
the next 23 batters he faced en route to recording the first nine-inning shutout
of his professional career. Garcia retired 16 batters on flyouts, nine on
groundouts and struck out just two ... Garcia, a native of the Dominican
Republic, has allowed just seven runs over 60 innings pitched on the season. His
1.05 ERA ranks third in the Midwest League." (MLB.com)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Jo Jo Reyes ATL
(W, 6-0) 6 4 0 0 2 8, 2.45 ... Eric Campbell ATL 2-5, .288 ...
Elvis Andrus ATL 0-4, BB, .257 ... Chris Volstad FLA
(L, 5-4) 5 10 6 5 1 2, 4.23 ... Jeff Natale BOS 2-4, HR (9), 2 RBI
(38), .336 ... Eric Young, Jr COL 1-3, SB (33), .292 ... Dexter
Fowler COL 1-4, 2B (14), 2 RBI (17), .302 ... Chris Nelson
COL 2-4, 2B (12), HR (3), RBI (27), .300 ... Ole Sheldon HOU 1-3,
BB, .380 ... JR Towles HOU 1-4, .331 ... Greg Golson PHI
2-2, .167 ... Daron Roberts CHA 3-4, 2B (15), RBI (20), .321 ...
Angel Salome MIL 2-4, 2 2B (16), .318 ... Andrew
McCutchen PIT 1-4, .288 ... Austin Jackson NYA 0-4, SB (17),
BB, .288 ... Reegie Corona NYA 1-3, BB, .338 ... CJ Henry
NYA 1-4, 2B (8), BB, .250 ... Andrew Locke LAD 3-5, 3B (4), 3 RBI
(34), SB (3), .347
Troop
Movements ... CHA - purchased the contract of Jeff Nelson from
Triple-A, optioned Agustin Montero to Triple-A ... DET - placed
Dmitri Young on the 15-day DL, purchased the contract of Jack
Hannahan from Triple-A ... NYA - activated Gary Sheffield
from the 15-day DL, designated Colter Bean for assignment, signed
Richard Hidalgo to a minor league deal ... TEX - recalled Jason
Botts, optioned Drew Meyer to Triple-A ... CIN - activated
Cody Ross from the DL, optioned Mike Burns to
Triple-A ... COL - activated Sun-Woo Kim from the 15-day DL, optioned
Scott Dohmann to Triple-A ... MIL - purchased the contract of Joe
Winkelsas from Double-A, designated Justin Lehr for
assignment ... SF - placed Tim Worrell on the 15-day DL, recalled
Brian Wilson from Triple-A ... TEX - Class A+ pitcher Eric
Hurley (right wrist sprain) has also been placed on the DL ...
Matt Kemp LAD and Alay Soler NYN are just two of the entries in
this week's prospect report from
Nate Stephens, at RotoWorld.com :
" ... Kemp, who
wont turn 22 until this September, was naturally assigned to Double-A
Jacksonville to begin the season. Back in a pitching environment, Kemp has once
again shown similar production while also improving his plate discipline. With a
.339/.420/.544 line to go with 10 steals in 12 tries and a 33/20 K/BB ratio,
Kemp is looking like a future stud for both the Dodgers and fantasy squads. That
hes been able to handle more advanced breaking pitches while also showing
better pitch recognition is a huge step in his development. There are now even
rumors the Dodgers have been so impressed that they are considering calling up
the 64, 210-pound right-hander directly from Double-A. ... Kemps
talents suggest he could be a 20/20 player as soon as 2008. While hes played
center field in the minors this season, Kemp could also end up in a corner spot
depending on how the organization handles their sudden logjam of outfielders."
" ... Soler, another
Cuban defector who signed late in 2004, didnt make his debut in the United
States until this spring after problems with his agent and immigration papers
kept him in the Dominican Republic ... An assignment to High-A St. Lucie proved
to be a breeze as Soler posted a 0.64 ERA and 32/8 K/BB ratio in 28 innings of
work. A promotion to Double-A Binghamton went similarly well as Soler struck out
22 and walked just three with a 2.75 ERA in three starts. The Mets got sick of
seeing Jose Lima lose them games, so theyre jumping Soler all the way to the
majors after just three starts above Single-A. His experience in Cuba and his
advanced age mean he should adjust better than most players who make a similar
jump, but some initial struggles are still possible."
A new face atop the
Prospect Hot Sheet at Baseball America and a familiar name on the not-so-hot
list :
" ... 1. Kevin Slowey ... If
you're looking for command, it doesn't get any better than this 2005
second-rounder (out of Winthrop). In 54 innings for the Miracle, Slowey has 70
strikeouts--which leads the minor leagues--and just two walks to go along with
2-1, 1.33 numbers."
" ... 7. Ryan Patterson
... went 5-for-6 with two homers last Monday to raise his average to
.331. He's raised it to .339 since. Third in FSL in average and home runs (9);
fourth in slugging (.570) and extra-base hits (20)."
" ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia
... We've been putting this off, but it's time. Salty has been brutal at
the plate for much of the season, hitting just .205/.306/.325 in 125 at-bats.
He's made some progress defensively, throwing out 35 percent of would-be
basestealers, compared with 26 percent last season at high Class A Myrtle
Beach."
John Franco,
SportsBlurb, (subscription) checking in on more young guns having solid 2006
campaigns.
Jonathan Sanchez SF "
... a power lefty who the Giants have recently converted to a bullpen
role. With a fastball at least in the mid-90s and an improving changeup and
curveball, he has been unhittable for the Defenders this season. Through 29
innings, Sanchez has posted 43 strikeouts and 9 walks; he has allowed just 14
hits all season. His move to the bullpen likely signals the Giants conclusion
that he will need to scrap his changeup, at least for now, but he has the
potential to be a very valuable pitcher even working out of the bullpen."
Jay Bruce CIN "
... the Reds first round pick in 2005, and he had a so-so debut last
year, hitting .266-9-38 in 192 at-bats between two stops. This year, the Reds
expect him to spend the whole year at Dayton, and thus far, he has justified
their high expectations. Through 42 games, Bruce is hitting .280 with 9 home
runs and 13 doubles in 161 at-bats. He is a potential five-tool player, though
his success in just 3 of 7 stolen base attempts shows that he is still rough
around the edges. Since he was drafted out of high school, Bruce wont turn 20
until April 3, 2007 which will probably be around the time of his debut for
High-A Sarasota."
23 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- no games scheduled.
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Joel Guzman
LAD, 1-2, 2 walks (BB/K ratio now a near respectable 15/36, it may not seem
like much, but 5 walks, 3 Ks over the last week) ... James Loney
LAD 3-5, double, triple, .380 ... Jeff Mathis LAA 2-4, double,
.309 ... Jered Weaver LAA 9.0 5 0 0 0 8, 2.05 ... John
Rheinecker TEX 8.0 3 0 0 1 5, 3.26 ... Ian Kinsler TEX 0-4
... Laynce Nix TEX 3-4, double, homer, .290 ... Scott
Hairston ARZ 3-5, double, .327 ... Jason Windsor OAK,
Triple-A no hurdle, 6.0 7 0 0 0 6, 3-0, 2.08
" ... Jered Weaver fired a
complete-game shutout and tied the Salt Lake record for consecutive scoreless
innings as the Bees blanked New Orleans, 9-0 ... allowed four hits and
struck out eight without issuing a walk. The 6-foot-7 right-hander also ran his
scoreless streak to 27 1/3 innings, matching the club record set by Kevin Gregg
in 2003. Weaver, who lowered his ERA to 2.05, has 66 strikeouts and eight walks
in 57 innings."
EASTERN (AA) -- Chad Spann 3B BOS
2-5, 2R, k ... Brandon Moss RF BOS 2-4, R, 2B ... Michel
Abreu 1B NYM 3-4, 2R, HR, 3RBI, BB ... Edgar Martinez BOS 2 2
0 0 2 0 ... Tony Giarratano SS DET 2-5, 2R, 3B ... Nate
Bumstead DET 9 3 2 2 3 6 ... Brad Snyder RF CLE 1-4, 2B, BB,
3k ... Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B CLE 4-5, HR, 4RBI (.418) ... Michael
Aubrey 1B CLE 1-4, 2R, HR ... Ryan Mulhern LF CLE 2-3, 2
2B, RBI, 2BB ... Rafael Perez CLE 8 1 0 0 2 7 ... Adam
Lind LF TOR 5-7, 4R, 2 2B, HR, 3RBI, 2k ... Chip Cannon 1B TOR
3-7, 4R, 2B, RBI ... Curtis Thigpen C TOR 2-6, 2R, 2B, HR, 3RBI,
BB ... Travis Ishikawa 1B SF 3-5, 2R, 2B, HR, 2RBI, k ...
Jonathon Sanchez SF 1 0 0 0 0 1 ... Denard Span CF MIN
0-4, k ... Matt Moses 3B MIN 0-4 ... Phil Hughes NYY
6 5 4 3 2 5 ... Adam Harben MIN 3 5 4 4 5 1
SOUTHERN (AA) -- No games scheduled.
TEXAS (AA) -- Thomas Diamond TEX,
getting on the right track, 6.0 3 0 0 4 6, 2.92 ... Troy Tulowitzki
COL 1-3, 4th homer, 3 walks, SB, .303 ... Wladimir Balentien SEA
3-5, double, .263 ... Hunter Pence HOU 2-4, 13th homer, .307 ...
JR House HOU 4-4, 5th homer, .339
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- a step forward, a step
back, Marcus Sanders SF 1-3, double, 3 walks, 3 runs, back over .200 at
.205, but 2 errors (11) ... Pat Dobson CF SF 3-3, 2 doubles, homer, 7
RBI, .279 ... Steve Murphy TEX 2-3, 2 doubles, walk, .298
CAROLINA (A+) -- Paco Figueroa 2B BAL
2-6, double ... Nolan Reimold RF BAL 2-6, double, Home Run ...
Jacoby Ellsbury CF BOS back from dl 2-4, RBI, sb ... Luis
Ramirez BAL 6 2 2 0 3 7 W ... Victor Mercedes SS CHA 2-4, Home
Run, 2RBI ... Chris Kelly DH CHA 1-4 ... David Cook
LF CHA 3-4, double ... Onil Joseph DH ATL 3-5, 2 runs, RBI ...
Brandon Jones LF ATL 3-5, run, 2RBI ... Matt Harrison
ATL 7 5 0 0 1 5 W ... Brian Barton DH CLE 1-5, RBI ... Ryan
Goleski RF CLE 2-4, double, 2 runs, 2RBI ... Wyatt Toregas
C CLE 3-4, 2 doubles, 3RBI ... Wallace Torbert LF HOU 1-4 ...
Scott Lewis CLE 4 2 0 0 1 6 ... Aaron Laffey CLE 4 4 0
0 1 3 W (last 2 guys, Tandem Start?) ... Nyger Morgan CF PIT 1-4
... Brian Bixler SS PIT 0-4 ... Vince Rooi 3B PIT
1-4, Home Run ... Trey Webb 2B WAS 2-4, triple, 2 runs
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Ricky Romero TOR
7.0 5 2 2 1 4, 2.33 ... Travis Denker LAD, trying to salvage
something from the season, 2-3, 3rd homer, 3 RBI, .209 ... Ryan
Patterson OF TOR 3-6, 10th homer, .345... Jair Jurrjens DET
7.0 6 1 1 0 10, 2.04 ... Jeff Larish DET 3-4, double, .283
MIDWEST (A) -- Jay Bruce CIN (in CF)
1-5, K (.276) ... Lucas French DET 8 4 3 2 3 2 (3.57) ...
Justin Upton ARZ 2-4 ... Sean Shoffit TOR 0-4, 2 K's
... big man keeps rolling Kyle Blanks SD 2-4, HR (.345) ...
Todd Blackford CHN 7 4 1 1 1 3 (4.78) ... Mark Reed CHN
2-4, K ... Robert Mosebach ANA 8 4 5 5 3 7 (3.16) ... still slow
going John Whittleman TEX 1-4 (.221) ... Zach Phillips
TEX 4 11 8 7 0 1 (ERA increases from 4.31 to 5.36) ... Colby Rasmus
STL 1-3, BB, but 6th error (.298) ... a complete night for the teen backstop
Bryan Anderson STL 4-4, 2 doubles, stealer gunned (.333)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Michael Bowden
BOS (L, 2-3) 5 7 5 4 0 4, 4.86 ... Angel Salome MIL 2-4, HR (5), 2
RBI (32), .318 ... Jeff Natale BOS 0-5, .327 ... Mark
Wagner BOS 2-5, 2B (9), 3B (1), RBI (18), .354 ... Ryan Tucker
FLA (W, 1-4) 6 2 1 1 0 4, 4.89 ... Gaby Sanchez FLA 0-3, 2 BB,
.329 ... Kris Harvey FLA 3-6, HR (9), 2 RBI (27), .265 ...
Andrew McCutchen PIT 1-5, .289 ... Eric Young, Jr COL 2-4, 2B
(11), 2 RBI (20), 2 SB (32), .293 ... Dexter Fowler COL 2-5, 2B
(13), 3B (4), .304 ... Matt Maloney PHI (L, 4-4) 6 4 2 2 4 9, 2.01
... Greg Golson PHI 1-4, 2B (5), .157 ... Ole Sheldon
HOU 0-4, RBI (16), .381 ... JR Towles HOU 1-2, RBI (18), 3 BB, .333 ...
Eric King HOU 2-4, HR (1), RBI (20), SB (5), .336 ... Eric
Campbell ATL 0-4, BB, .285 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 2-3, 2B
(6), 2 BB, .264 ... Austin Jackson NYA 1-5, 2B (8), .295 ...
Reegie Corona NYA 2-3, 2B (5), SB (6), BB, .338
Troop
Movements ... NYA - placed Shawn Chacon on the 15-day DL, purchased
the contract of Terrence Long from Triple-A ... BOS - activated David
Riske from the DL, optioned Abe Alvarez to Triple-A ... FLO -
activated Jeremy Hermida
from the DL, optioned Robert Andino
to Triple-A ... MIL - recalled Carlos Villanueva from Double-A ...
NYN - optioned Anderson Garcia to Triple-A ... PIT - recalled
Jody Gerut and placed him on the 15 day DL ... LAA - optioned Jason
Bulger to Triple-A, recalled Kendry Morales ... WAS -
placed Alex Escobar on the 15-day DL, placed Zach Day
on the 15-day DL, recalled Saul Rivera from Triple-A, purchased
the contract of Santiago Ramirez from Triple-A ... BAL - placed
Hayden Penn on the 15-day DL with appendicitis, recalled Adam
Loewen from Double-A ... MIN - placed Shannon Stewart on the 15-day DL,
recalled Jason Kubel ...
A salute to some of the Players / Pitchers of the Week :
" ... Midwest League Erik Lis
[MIN] ... leads Beloit in almost every offensive category, and this week
was no different. The first baseman led the Snappers to a 5-2 week, hitting
safely in all seven games, including three three-hit games and four multi-RBI
performances. The outfielder is hitting .356 with 17 doubles, 28 RBIs and seven
home runs this season." (MLB.com)
" ... California League Carlos
Gonzalez [ARZ] ... has been playing in the shadow of Lancaster's star
hitter Chris Rahl all season but refused to be ignored this week. The right
fielder leads the JetHawks with 34 RBIs and falls second to Rahl in most
offensive categories after his clutch week. In Lancaster's 13-2 win over San
Jose on Saturday, Gonzalez went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and three runs scored."
(MLB.com)
" ... Midwest League Travis
Wood, [CIN] ... kept his record unblemished with two more wins this week.
Determined to remain undefeated, Wood handed Southwest Michigan's Wade Davis his
first loss on Sunday. He gave up just one hit in 5 1/3 innings and didn't give
up a run. Wood stands at 4-0 with a 3.74 ERA with the Dragons this season." (MLB.com)
" ... Ben Fritz [OAK] ... did
everything he could possible do in the two starts last week except record a win.
On the 16th against Corpus Christi he tossed eight scoreless innings, allowing
just six hits and no walks ... was on the mound again Sunday and allowed
just a run over six innings on five hits and two walks. For the week he allowed
just 13 base runners and just one run in 14 innings ... drafted in the
first round of the 2002 amateur draft ... pitched well until 2004, where
injury trouble caused the hurler to miss most of 2005." (Texas League)
Kendry Morales LAA, PCL
" ... Morales hit safely in five consecutive games and collected multiple hits
in four of them en route to the offensive award ... went 11-for-22 on the week
with a home run and an .864 slugging percentage." (Pacfic Coast League)
A sigh of relief in Arlington :
" ... an MRI
revealed that left-handed starter John Danks has a strained left forearm.
He has no structural damage or torn ligaments. As a precaution, Danks will miss
his second consecutive start with Frisco on Thursday. He's scheduled to throw in
a bullpen session this weekend and is expected to start next Tuesday or
Wednesday at Arkansas, according to RoughRiders officials. "It was what we
expected and that's good news," Rangers manager Buck Showalter said. Danks
complained of elbow soreness last week and was held out of his scheduled
Saturday start. After a slow start (1-4 with a 7.15 ERA in his first five
starts), Danks pitched at least six innings in each of his next three starts,
was 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 18 innings before the soreness."
(Dallas Morning News)
22 May, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Franklin Gutierrez CLE 0-2, R, 3 BB, .288
Ryan Garko CLE 3-5, .272
Andy Marte CLE 1-4, 2nd
HR, R, 2 RBI, BB, .242
Jason Cooper CLE 2-5, 3B, R, RBI, .245
Ben Francisco CLE 2-5, 2B, R, RBI, SB, .259
Peter
Moylan ATL 1-2/3 0 0 0 1 1, 6.10
Ricardo Rodriguez ATL 6 9 4
4 1 2, 2.88
Jason Bartlett MIN 2-6, SB, .325
Terry
Tiffee MIN 2-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB, .292
Jason Kubel MIN 2-5,
2 R, RBI, BB, SB, .283
Dustin McGowan TOR 2 2 1 1 4 3, 4.60
Tonys Gutierrez CIN 2-4, RBI, .282
Eli Whiteside BAL
2-5, 5th HR, R, 4 RBI, .221
Dustin Pedroia BOS 2-5, 2B, 3B, R, 2
RBI, .241
Adam Stern BOS 2-4, 2B, R, BB, SB, .223
Hee-Seop
Choi BOS 1-4, 4th HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, .268
rehab, David Wells
BOS 5 4 2 2 1 3, 8.10
Eude Brito PHI 4 4 5 5 4 2, 3.26
Darrell Rasner NYA 6 3 1 0 1 6, 2.74
B.J. Upton TB 1-4, 0
errors, .288
Shawn Riggans TB 2-4, .299
Jamie
Shields TB 9 5 0 0 0 10, 2.73
Chase Lambin NYN 1-2, RBI, 2
BB, .190
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Cesar Jimenez SEA,
a bust so far, 2.1 5 5 4 5 1, 0-4, 6.21 ... Nelson Cruz MIL 3-4,
13th double, 10th homer, 5 RBI, .303 ... Tony Gwynn MIL 3-3, 2nd
homer, 2 walks, .315 ... Scott Hairston ARZ 2-4, 10th homer, (and,
very nice 22 walks, 36 Ks), .319 ... Chris Young ARZ, rounding
into form, 3-5, homer, 3 RBI, .280 ... Edinson Volquez TEX 5.2 4 6
1 3 10, 4.75 ... Steven Shell LAA 7.0 9 2 2 1 5, 2.10 ...
Kendry Morales LAA 3-4, 2 doubles, .318 ... Jeremy Brown
OAK 2-4, 2 homers (6), .325 ... Felix Pie CHN 0-4, 3 Ks, .264
EASTERN (AA) -- David Pauley BOS
6.0 6 2 2 0 5, 2.24 ... David Murphy BOS 5-5, 3 doubles, triple, 5 RBI,
.288 ... Scott Mathieson PHI 7.2 4 1 1 5 8, 3.60 ...
Brent Clevlen DET, a freefall down the prospect charts, 0-5, 4 Ks,
.219 ... CF Jonathan Van Every CLE 4-5, 2 doubles, 2 homers, walk, 6 RBI,
.297 ... Sean Smith CLE 8.0 3 0 0 2 4, 4-0, 1.69 ... Steven
White NYA 8.0 7 2 2 1 8, 3-1, 2.28 ... Matt Palmer SF 7.0 5
0 0 0 7, 4-1, 1.48 ... Matt Moses MIN 2-4, 7th homer, .297
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Taylor Tankersley FLO, with the
exception of the BBs, looks pretty close to ready for a trial in MLB, 1.0 0 0 0
1 1, 5 saves, 1.19 (just 11 hits allowed in 22 2/3s, 12 walks, 33 Ks) ... 2B
Edgar Gonzalez FLO 3-4, double, .377 ... catcher George
Kottaras SD 2-3, 6th homer, .312 ... Joey Votto CIN 2-4, 2
doubles, .305 ... Andy LaRoche LAD 1-3, double
TEXAS (AA) -- Rafael Rodriguez LAA, superb
in A+, horrible so far in Double-A, 3.1 7 6 5 2 1, 0-3, 11.08 ... Brandon
Wood LAA 0-2, 3 walks, .248 ... Ben Fritz OAK 6.0 5 1 1 2 4, 3.21
... Nick Masset TEX 7.0 5 1 1 5 3, 2.06 ... Bryan LaHair
SEA 3-5, 6th homer, 3 RBI, .331 ... Wladimir Balentien SEA 2-4, 10th homer, .252 ... Hunter Pence
HOU 0-4, .302
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Reid Brignac TB
1-5, double, 16th error ... Steve Murphy TEX 1-3, 9th homer, .291 ...
Carlos Gonzalez ARZ, a quiet charge toward .300, 2-4, double, .294 ... 3B
Chase Headley SD 2-3, .288
CAROLINA (A+) -- Brian Barton DH CLE
1-4, run ... Ryan Goleski RF CLE 3-4, 3 Home Runs, 4 runs, 5RBI
... Micah Schilling 2B CLE 3-4, double, 2RBI, sb ... Paco
Figueroa 2B BAL 0-3, run, sb ... Nolan Reimold RF BAL 1-4,
run, RBI ... Jason Fransz DH BAL 2-5, Home Run, 2RBI ... Bryan
Bass 3B BAL 1-2, Home Run ... Joe Ness CLE 5 3 2 2 5 5
W(4-0, 2.48) ... Brian Bixler SS 1-4 ... Chris Kelly
DH CHA 3-4, double, Home Run, 2 runs, 2RBI ... Jack Egbert CHA 7 3
1 1 0 2 W(4-3, 2.95) ... Jay Marshall CHA great year in relief so
far .1 0 0 0 0 0 S(21IP/9H, 19/4 K/W, 0.43 ERA, 3 Saves) ... another great year
in relief Fernando Hernandez, Jr CHA 1 1 0 0 0 2 (23/13, 29/7,
0.39, 2S) ... Drew Sutton 2B HOU 3-4, double, Home Run, 4 runs,
2RBI, sb ... Wallace Torbert LF HOU 2-3, double, 2 runs, 2RBI, sb
... Francisco Caraballo RF HOU 3-5, 2 doubles, run, 3RBI ...
Jeffrey Mackor C HOU 3-4, Home Run, 2 runs, 6RBI ... Trey
Webb 2B WAS 1-4, double, run ... Evan Englebrook HOU 6 4 0 0 0
5 W
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Kevin Slowey MIN 6.0 7 3 2
0 7, 1.33 ... after much promise, it just isn't happening, Trevor
Plouffe MIN, 2004 1st rounder, 1-4, double, 11th error, .212 ... Jeff
Larish DET 1-4, 6th homer, .271 ... Blake Hawksworth STL,
maybe, just maybe, 7.0 5 0 0 0 5, 2.13 ... CF & leadoff Brett Gardner NYA
3-5, double, 2 SBs (16), .373 ... Scott Elbert LAD 7.0 3 2 2 2 7,
2.44 ... Brendan Katin OF MIL 4-5, 2 doubles, .308
MIDWEST (A) -- Justin Upton ARZ 1-4, 2
K's ... back on track Pedro Ciriaco ARZ 5-5, double, triple, 6th
SB (.302) ... Sean Shoffit TOR 2-4, 2 BB's (.301) .. Wade
Davis TB 6 1/3 4 1 0 2 9 (0.94) ... slipping Daryl Jones SD
0-4, 3 K's (.272) ... Carlos Rosa KC 4 7 2 1 2 3 (2.40) ...
Jeffrey Dominguez SEA 4-6 (.319) ... Scott Taylor CHN 6
9 4 4 0 2 (2.93) ... Mark Reed CHN 1-4, 7th SB (.351) ... Paul
Kelly MIN 2-4, 2 doubles (12) ... Frank Martinez OAK 2-5,
5th error (.273) ... outstanding Travis Wood CIN 5 1/3 1 0 0 3 7
(W, 4-0, 3.74) ... Jay Bruce CIN 1-4, K
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Scott
Mitchinson PHI (W, 2-2) 6 4 2 2 1 8, 3.62 ... Greg Golson PHI
2-4, 2B (4), HR (2), 2 RBI (10), BB, .154 ... Brandon Erbe BAL (W,
3-2) 5 7 3 3 2 2, 2.61 ... Andrew McCutchen PIT 1-3, BB, .292 ...
Steven Pearce PIT 1-4, HR (12), 2 RBI (38), .288 ... Dexter
Fowler COL 0-3, BB, .301 ... Ole Sheldon HOU 1-3, 2B (16),
.393 ... JR Towles HOU 1-4, .330 ... Josh Flores HOU
2-4, SB (9), .254 ... Will Inman MIL, first bad outing of the year
(L, 3-1) 4 5 4 4 2 5, 1.80 ... Angel Salome MIL 0-3, BB, .309 ...
Jeff Natale BOS, 3-3, 4 RBI (36), 2 BB, .343 ... Mark
Wagner BOS 2-5, HR (2), 4 RBI (17), .360 ... Gene Yost WAS (W,
2-0) 6 2 0 0 0 3, 1.74 ... Beau Jones ATL 5 3 3 3 4 5, 3.68 ...
Eric Campbell ATL 1-5, HR (9), 2 RBI (32), .292 ... Elvis
Andrus ATL 2-3, RBI (22), 2 BB, .255 ... Max Ramirez ATL 2-4,
HR (5), RBI (20), .316 ... Austin Jackson NYA 3-5, HR (2), 4 RBI
(23), .298 ... Aaron Thompson FLA (W, 4-2) 7 4 0 0 0 9, 2.84 ...
Gaby Sanchez FLA 0-2, SB (4), 2 BB, .336
Troop
Movements ... OAK - placed Joe Kennedy on the 15-day DL, recalled
Santiago Casilla from Triple-A ... PHI - announced the retirement of
Alex Gonzalez, purchased the contract of Chris Coste ... BAL -
Hayden Penn to be recalled, optioned Julio Manon to Triple-A ... STL - recalled Chris Duncan, optioned
Anthony Reyes to Triple-A ... PIT - placed Jose Bautista on the
bereavement list, recalled Yurendell De Caster from Triple-A ... CHA -
activated Jose Contreras from the DL, optioned Boone Logan to
Triple-A ... CHN - optioned Rich Hill to Triple-A, recalled Michael
Wuertz ... SF - placed Lance Niekro on the 15-day DL, recalled
Kevin Frandsen , activated Brian Wilson from the 15-day DL and
optioned him to Triple-A ... HOU - activated Chris Burke from the
DL, optioned Joe McEwing to Triple-A ... MIL - recalled Chris Mabeus
from Triple-A, optioned Ben Hendrickson to Triple-A ... ATL - recalled
Brayan Pena from Triple-A, designated Travis Smith for
assignment ... NYA - signed Erubiel Durazo to a minor league
contract ...
Dodgers beginning to like the kids :
" ... Emboldened by the success of recent call-ups
Russell Martin, Andre Ethier and Willy
Aybar, the Dodgers are seriously considering promoting power-hitting
outfielder Matt Kemp from double-A Jacksonville. Kemp, 21, is
batting .343 with six home runs and 29 runs batted in with 10 stolen bases in 42
games. He has 30 strikeouts and 19 walks ... The Dodgers have also discussed
promoting Joel Guzman or Delwyn Young from triple-A
Las Vegas, but sources said Kemp is the leading candidate even though he is the
only one of the three not on the 40-man roster." (LA Times)
Former first rounder calls it quits.
" ... OF BJ Garbe announced his
retirement after last night's 9-4 loss to the Smokies. Garbe doubled in his
final at-bat and completed his career with a .235 average and 37 professional
home runs. Garbe was Minnesota's first round pick in 1999 from Moses Lake High
School in Washington, and was signed by the Marlins in December, 2005 as a free
agent." (Carolina Mudcats)
CORRESPONDENTS : INT - Herb Walters, PCL - JDM, EASTERN - Harry Almquist,
SOUTHERN - JDM, TEXAS - Jared Turner, CALIFORNIA - JDM,
CAROLINA - Jimmy Salmon, FLORIDA STATE - Wayne
Stevens, MIDWEST - Bob Reed, SOUTH ATLANTIC - Martin Rose
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