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24 April, 2005
INTERNATIONAL -- Kyle Davies ATL 6 6 1 1 2 4 ... Ryan
Howard 1B PHI 2-3, 2nd HR, R, 3 RBI, BB ... Robinson Tejada
PHI 5-1/3 3 1 1 0 7 ... Eric Crozier 1B TOR 1-3, 2B, R ... B.J.
Upton SS TB 3-3, 2B, R, BB, 0 errors ... ouch, Jeremy Guthrie
CLE 1-2/3 5 8 8 3 3 ... good power display, Kelly Shoppach C BOS
2-4, 5th & 6th HRs, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB ... Kevin Youkilis 1B BOS 2-4,
2 2B, 2 R, RBI, HBP ... Jeff Keppinger 2B NYN 3-4, 3B, R, RBI, SB
... not a lot left to prove, Scott Baker MIN 7 5 0 0 1 5 ...
John Maine BAL 5-1/3 3 2 0 1 6
PACIFIC COAST -- Ken Harvey KC 2-5, 2
homers (3), 2K
Chris Duncan STL 3-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBI
Brad
Thompson STL 1-2/3 0 0 0 1 2, 3.97
Carmen Cali STL 2/3 0
0 0 1 1, 0.00 ERA over 4-2/3 in 4 games
Brendan Harris &
Larry Broadway WAS 0-4, 2K
Wandy Rodriguez HOU 5-1/3 6
1 1 2 6, (W, 3-0, 2.42) with 18K in 17 innings
rehabbin Dustan Mohr
COL 1-2, homer, 3 RBI
Choo Freeman COL 1-2, 2 walks, 2 runs, SB
(3)
Conor Jackson ARZ 4-5, 2 runs
Sergio Santos
ARZ 2-4, double
Carlos Quentin ARZ 0-4, 2K
Josh
Kroeger ARZ 0-3, 2 walks, 2K
Edwin Jackson LA 6 3 0 0 3 6,
(W, 1-1, 5.87)
EASTERN -- Eric Duncan 3B NYA 0-3, .180
AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 1-3, 2B (3), .210 AVG
Tony Giarratano
SS DET 3-6, 2B (2), 3B, HR, RBI (2), .206 AVG
Hayden Penn BAL 6 5 2 2
0 4, 1.64 ERA
Francisco Liriano MIN 7 4 2 2 1 6, 3.00 ERA
Joel
Zumaya DET 6 5 5 5 3 7, 4.58 ERA
SOUTHERN -- Chad Billingsley LA 5 4 3 3
2 5, 3.86 ... Dennis Anderson, catcher FLO 4-4, 3 RBI ...
Yorman Bazardo FLO 8 2 2 2 1 4, 2.84 ... Dana Eveland
MIL 6 7 3 3 0 6, 2.08 ... Matt Murton CHN, still on a tear, 2-4,
3rd homer, .492 ... Kris Honel CHA, not pretty, 5 9 9 9 2 2 ...
Delmon Young TB 1-3, 2nd homer, .306 ... Elijah Dukes
TB 3-4, 4th homer, 3 RBI, .359 ... Josh Fields CHA 4-5, 2 doubles,
3 RBI, .347 ... Anthony Lerew ATL 5 2 0 0 4 7 ... Jeff
Francoeur ATL 1-5, 3rd homer, .308 ... Brian McCann ATL 2-4,
double, .306
TEXAS -- Tommy Murphy ANA 2-5, 2R, 3B,
RBI, SB ... Steven Shell ANA (W,1-1) 7 6 3 3 0 6 ... Cory
Aldridge (RF) KC 2-4, 2R, HR, RBI ... Josh Anderson HOU
3-4, R ... Jason Hirsh HOU (W,3-0) 7 3 1 1 1 7 ... Andre
Ethier OAK 1-3, R, 2RBI ... Jeremy Brown OAK 2-4, R, HR, 2RBI
... TJ Bohn SEA 2-5, R .. Jesse Hoorelbeke (1B) SEA 2-4, R,
2B, 2RBI ... Jon Nelson (LF) SEA 2-4, 2R, 2HR, 4RBI ... as of the
14th inning - Shaun Boyd (LF) STL 2-5, SB ... Tony
Miller (CF) COL 2-5, 2B, SB ... Ryan Spilborghs (RF) COL 3-6,
2B, SB ... Zach Parker COL 5-2/3 4 1 0 2 7
CALIFORNIA -- Brandon Wood ANA
1-4, 7th homer (just one behind the minor league leader), .292 ... Kurt
Suzuki, catcher, OAK 4-4, double, .333 ... Daric Barton OAK
1-4, .268 ... Richie Robnett OAK 0-4, 3 Ks, .242 ...
George Kottaras, catcher, SD 2-4, double, .356
CAROLINA --
Michael Hall BOS 2-4, R, 2B, K & 1-3,
2 R, BB, K... Chad Spann BOS 0-3,
BB, K & 2-3, R, HR (3), 2 RBI, BB, K... Ian
Bladergroen BOS 1-3, R, BB & 1-4, BB, K...
Nate Spears BAL 1-3, 2 R, BB &
0-5, 2 K, SB ... Nick Markakis BAL
2-4, R, 2B, RBI & 0-3, BB... Jeff Fiorentino
BAL 2-3, R, HR (2), RBI, K & 1-5, K...
Josh Burrus ATL 2-4, 2 R, K ...
Matt Esquivel ATL 1-4, R, HR (4), 3
RBI, K ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia
ATL 0-3, R, BB, 2 K ... Diory Hernandez
ATL 1-4, R, K ... Brad Snyder
CLE 0-4 ... Kevin Kouzmanoff
CLE 1-4, K ... Ryan Goleski
CLE 1-4, R, 2 K ... Chuck James
ATL (W, 1-2) 6 3 0 0 0 11 (1.59) ... Kory
Casto WAS 0-4 ... Robert Valido
CHA 2-4, R, 2B, RBI, K ... Micah
Schnurstein CHA 1-3, R, RBI, BB, 2 K ...
Thomas Collaro CHA 3-4, R, 2B, HR
(6), 3 RBI, K ... Ervin Alcantara
HOU 2-4 ... Javier Guzman PIT 3-3,
2 R, RBI ... Craig Stansberry PIT
1-3, 2B, BB, K
FLORIDA STATE -- Chuck
Tiffany LA 6 5 2 2 0 6 W (4-0, 1.23)
Andy LaRoche
3-5 HR(5)
Brendan Ryan SS STL 2-5 2B R RBI
Cody
Haerther DH STL 2-5 2B R 2RBI SB(1)
Carlos Villanueva MIL 6 5 1
1 2 7
Walter Olmstead DH CIN 3-4 2HR(2)
Brock
Till CIN 5 3 0 0 3 2 W
Brett Harper 1B NYN 2-4 2RBI
MIDWEST -- Rusty Brown KC 4-5, 2
doubles, 4 RBI, .326 ... AJ Shappi ARZ 7 5 1 0 1 7, 2-0, 2.52 ...
Reid Brignac SS TB 1-4, double, walk ... Anthony Swarzak
MIN 3 4 3 3 4 3 ... Trevor Plouffe SS MIN 0-4, .078
SOUTH ATLANTIC -- Marcus Sanders SS SF, 3-4, HR
(2), 2B, 2 RBI gm1, 1-4, 2B, RBI, R gm2 ... Ambiorix Concepcion CF NYN, 0-4, 4
SO ... Matt Durkin NYN, 4-2/3 3 4 4 3 6 (L, 1-1, 3.09) ... Luis
Ramirez BAL, 5 6
3 3 2 6 (W, 1-0, 2.08) ... Matt Van Der Bosch CF BOS, 2-4, 2 2B, 2 SO &
1-3, walk ... Blake Dewitt 3B LA, 2-4, 2B, BB ... Jesus
Castillo LA, 5 3 2 2 4 9 ... Van Pope 3B ATL,
3-5, 2B, RBI ... Johan Silva CF ATL, 2-5, 2 RBI ... Jason
Vargas FLA, 7 5 0 0 1
11 (W, 3-1, 1.05) ... Ian Desmond SS WAS, 0-3, BB gm1, 1-4, 2B, R gm2
... Gabby Hernandez NYN 5 4 1 0 0 6, 1.96
Troop
Movements ... PHI - Geoff Geary up (Gavin Floyd to AAA) Ambiorix Burgos KC up (Nate Field to AAA) :
" ... Right-handed reliever Ambiorix Burgos
... could even immediately inherit the
closer's role. Burgos, 21, converted to bullpen duty this spring and has been
serving as the closer at Class AA Wichita. He is generally regarded as the
organization's best minor-league pitching prospect. General manager Allard Baird
spent two days this week at Wichita in part to make a personal evaluation on
Burgos. He's got electric stuff, Baird said, and his field awareness is much
improved ... Burgos' fastball command is still developing, but I don't think
he's far away at all. When he comes to the big leagues, he will have a specific
role. ... Burgos has posted six scoreless outings in seven appearances.
He is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA with 17 strikeouts and six walks in eight innings."
(Kansas City Star)
Zach Chalifour, TheRotoTimes, on Gio Gonzalez CHA :
" ... When he was taken in the sandwich round of the
2004 draft, Gonzalez was widely considered to be more refined than most high
school pitchers, and he has since proven that he was. After pitching well in 15
starts between Rookie and Low-A ball last summer, Gonzalez has been unhittable
after returning to Low-A Kannapolis to begin 2005. Through three starts, he has
a 2-1 record with a 1.13 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 16 innings. Gonzalez should be
promoted to High-A Winston-Salem soon, and though he should move through the
White Sox system very quickly, he likely won't reach the majors until 2007."
Jeff Clement, catcher, USC. After 35 games, .345 in 119 ABs, .490 OBA,
9 homers, .655 SLG, 30 walks, 23 strikeouts.
Jamey Newberg, TheNewbergReport, on some highs and lows in the TEX system :
" ... Catcher Gerald Laird is putting on a
show for the RedHawks, shouting with his production for another opportunity to
play in the big leagues. With [Friday's] triple and two singles, he has raised
his numbers to a stupid .413/.460/.761 with four homers and 10 RBI in 46
at-bats. He's also stolen five bases in five tries, and has been throwing
runners out regularly (he erased one of two would-be basestealers last night).
Laird is third in the Pacific Coast League in hitting, fifth in slugging, third
in home runs, seventh in total bases, and sixth in stolen bases."
" ... It's almost impossible to believe after the
springs they had, but Ian Kinsler (.250/.308/.450 at Oklahoma) and
Joaquin Arias (.204/.259/.259 at Frisco) are struggling statistically."
Jonathan Mayo, MLB.com, on Omar Quintanilla OAK :
" ... As for Quintanilla, he's the kind of guy who
just doesn't jump out at scouts. He doesn't have blazing speed, he doesn't have
a ton of power, he doesn't have a really slick glove. He just makes the plays
and flat out hits. He's the kind of guy who will continue to sneak up on people
and end up being a very valuable Major Leaguer, but there's a reason he lasted
until when the A's drafted him (33rd overall in 2003). He's their kind of
player. He doesn't have a tool that pops out at scouts.
23 April, 2005
INTERNATIONAL -- Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 1-1, 2B, RBI, 2 BB ...
Kelly Johnson RF & LF ATL 1-3, 3rd HR, R, RBI & 1-4 ... Ryan
Howard 1B PHI 2-3, R, RBI, BB ... Aaron Hill SS TOR 2-5, R
... regressing again, B.J. Upton SS TB 3-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI, SF, 2 errors
... Joey Gathright CF TB 2-5, 2B, R, RBI, SB ... Curtis
Granderson CF DET 2-5, R, RBI ... Chris Shelton 1B DET 2-4,
2B, 4th HR, R, 2 RBI, BB ... Zach Duke PIT 5-2/3 4 1 1 3 4 ...
Chien-Ming Wang NYA 6 12 4 4 0 3
PACIFIC COAST -- Josh Willingham
FLO 2-3, SB (1)
Randy Messinger FLO 1 2 1 1 0 1
Skip
Schumaker STL 3-6, double, 3 runs
John Nelson STL 5-5, 2
doubles
Larry Broadway WAS 2-4
Anthony Reyes STL
7 5 2 2 2 9, (W, 1-1), 3.93
Josh Karp WAS 2 2 0 0 0 0
Rickie Weeks MIL 2-4, double, 2 runs
Brad Nelson MIL
2-3, 2 walks, 2 runs
Prince Fielder MIL 0-3, 2 walks
Dave
Krynzel MIL 1-4, walk
Ian Kinsler TEX 1-4, double, 2K
Jose Capellan MIL 6 9 2 2 0 4, (W, 1-0), 3.77
Justin
Lehr MIL 3 1 0 0 0 1, (S,1)
Todd Self HOU 2-4, double
Brooks Conrad HOU 2-4
Richard Lewis CHN 1-2, RBI,
.148
Ezequiel Astacio HOU 6 7 3 3 0 6, (L, 0-3), 4.63
Bobby
Brownlie CHN 6 5 2 2 1 3, (W, 1-0)
Jermaine Van Buren
CHN 1 0 0 0 0 3, 1.12, bring this kid up!!
Garrett Atkins COL
1-4, homer
Josh Kroeger ARI 3-3, homer, 3 runs
Conor
Jackson ARI 2-4, 2 doubles
Carlos Quentin ARI 1-3, double, 2
RBI
Todd Linden SF 2-5, homer
Josh Barfield SD
0-3
Matt Cain SF 5-1/3 2 3 3 4 6, 2.45
Casey
Kotchman ANA 1-3, 2 walks
Franquelis Osoria LA 1-2/3 1 0 0 0
1
Dustin Moseley ANA 4-1/3 9 6 6 2 0, 3.31
EASTERN --
Dustin Pedroia
2B BOS 2-6, .358 AVG ... Hanley Ramirez SS BOS 2-5, .312 AVG ...
Brandon Moss OF BOS 2-6, 2B (3), .212 AVG
Jared Sandberg
3B BOS 1-5, HR (5), 2 RBI (13), .190 AVG
Eric Duncan 3B NYA 2-3,
2 RBI (5), .298 AVG Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 0-3, RBI (7), .203 AVG
Brian Bannister NYN 5 4 1 1 1 3, W (4), 0.42 ERA
Ismael Ramirez
TOR 5-2/3 8 3 3 0 4, 4.03 ERA
Charlie Zink DET 5 4 3 3 3 6, 3.94 ERA
SOUTHERN -- Russell Martin LA 3-4, 1st homer, 3
runs, .326 ... James Loney LA 2-5, 3rd homer, 3 RBI, .250 ...
Joel Guzman LA 1-5, 3 Ks, .327 ... Logan Kensing FLO 7
5 1 0 1 8 ... Jeremy Hermida FLO 0-4, 2 Ks, .229 ... Matt
Murton CHN 2-3, double, 2 walks, .491 ... Jeff Francoeur RF 3-4, .317
... Josh Fields CHA 3-5 ... Chad Orvella TB 1 1 0 0 0
2, 0.00 in 8 innings ...
TEXAS -- Justin Huber KC 3-4, .347 ...
Fernando Nieve HOU 7 2 2 2 3 5, 1.50 ... Wilfredo Rodriguez
TEX 6.0 6 1 1 1 6, 0.82 ... Andre Ethier LF OAK, finally a little
slowdown, 0-4, .453 ... Randy Leek STL Leek 7 7 2 2 1 3, 1.96 ...
Corey Slavik COL 2-5, 2 doubles
CALIFORNIA -- Howie Kendrick ANA 1-4, 2
walks, 3 runs ... Brandon Wood ANA 2-5, double, 6th homer, 5 RBI
... Wladimir Balentien CF SEA 2-4, double, 7th homer ... Ubaldo
Jimenez COL 4 2 0 0 2 7
CAROLINA --
Brad Snyder CLE 1-4, R, HR (3), RBI,
K ... Jake Stevens ATL
(L, 1-2) 4-2/3 7 3 3 1 3 ...
Rafael Perez CLE (W, 2-0) 7 2 0 0 2 6 ...
Kory Casto WAS 2-5, 2 R, 2 HR (3), 3
RBI ... Robert Valido CHA 2-3, 3
R, HR (2), RBI, BB, SB (7) ... Micah
Schnurstein CHA 2-4, 2 R, HR (2), 3 RBI ...
Thomas Collaro CHA 2-4, K ...
FLORIDA STATE -- Brian
Dopirak 1B CHN 2-4 HR(3) 2R 3RBI
Andy LaRoche 3B
LA 2-5 2B R RBI
Chin-lung Hu SS LA 2-5 R
Kevin Collins
LF CHN 1-2 HR(3) 4RBI
Jeffery Eure DH MIL 3-4 HR(4) 2RBI
Ty
Taubenheim MIL 7 6 2 2 3 3 W
Frank Moore 2B FLO 2-5
Reggie Abercrombie CF FLO 4-4 2 doubles HR(3) 4RBI
Brendan Ryan SS STL 4-6 4 doubles R 2RBI
Brent Clevlen
RF DET 2-4 2B SB(2)
Juan Francia 2B DET 4-4 RBI 2SB(4)
Timothy Moss 2B PHI 1-2 3B RBI SB(6)
MIDWEST -- Justin Justice CF DET 2-4,
triple, .341 ... Jair Jurrjens DET 6 3 1 1 1 3, 0.50 ...
Casey Janssen TOR 7 5 2 2 1 9, 1.04 ... Trevor Plouffe
SS MIN 1-3, up tp .085 ... Matt Bush SD 1-4, .213 ... Ryan
Harvey CHN 2-5, walk, .296 ... Matt Tuiasosopo DH SEA 2-5,
walk, 3Ks, .438
SOUTH ATLANTIC -- Matt Miller LF COL, 4-5, 2 R ...
Neil Walker C PIT, 0-5, SO ... Blair Johnson PIT, 6 4 1 1 1 3 (W, 1-0) ...
Greg Golson CF PHI, 0-3 ... Jason Jaramillo C PHI, 3-3 ...
Mitch Einertson CF HOU,
2-2, 2 R ... Alcides Escobar SS MIL, 1-4, BB, SO ... Hernan
Iribarren 2B MIL,
1-3, BB, CS (3) ... Aaron Laffey CLE, 6 3 1 1 3 4 (0.60 ERA) ...
Mike Butia LF
CLE, 1-3, 2B, BB, SO ... Blake Dewitt 3B LA, 2-4, BB ... finally
J.C. Holt 2B ATL, 4-5, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R ... Johan Silva CF ATL, 2-4, 3B, 3 RBI, R
Troop
Movements ... KC - Matt Diaz up (Calvin Pickering to AAA) ... More suspensions for drug use, all 15-days, from
tests in Florida during Spring Training :
Jurries, James ATL, Rodriguez, Ricardo ATL, Cates,
Gary Jr. BAL, Diaz, Rafael BAL, Salazar, Richard BAL, Torres, Eider CLE, Myers,
Damien DET (since released), Roberts, Grant NYN (released), Seuss,
Adam NYN (released)
David Regan, RotoAmerica.com,
with his league-by-league picks as the early MVP leaders :
International (AAA) -
Ryan Doumit, C, PIT (.410/.510/.897) - gets the nod over Walter
Young due to his 6 HR
PCL (AAA) - Carlos Quentin, OF, ARI (.375/.543/.813) - not much
more you can say.
Southern (AA) - Delmon Young, OF, TB (.346/.417/.462) - plus 6 SB
Eastern (AA) - Brad Eldred, 1B, PIT (.315/.345/.722) - leads
league in HR with six.
Texas (AA) - Andre Ethier, OF, OAK (.467/.500/.822) - this year's
Jason Kubel.
FSL (A+) - Matt Moses, 3B, MIN (.390/.458/.683) - nice start.
California (A+) - Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAA (.419/.429/.710) - just
one walk though.
Carolina (A+) - Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B, CLE (.425/.465/.750)
Midwest (A-) - Eric Patterson, 2B, CHC (.465/.589/.674) - plus 10
steals. Unreal.
SAL (A-) - Marcus Sanders, SS, SF (.351/.373/.474) - no real
standouts in the SAL yet.
Prospect notes from Bryan Smith, The
Baseball Analysts :
" ... It's getting to the point where hitting .400
is impressive, and there are some good middle infield prospects still doing that
feat. Howie Kendrick's 2/5 performance yesterday actually worsened his
average to .418, as he also tacked on his ninth extra-base hit of the season.
Meanwhile in the Midwest League, bonus babies Eric Patterson and
Matt Tuiasasopo are both hitting fantastically. While Tui might
not have the defense to stay at short, he's proving that he might just have
enough in his bat for third."
Jay Bradley,
RaysBaseball.com, on Reid Brignac TB :
" ... I simply couldn't have imagined a better start
for Brignac. He has answered my biggest two questions ... could he hit for
power and was his low walk/strikeout rate a byproduct of him taking the Toby
Hall approach at the plate by swinging at everything. Yes on the first one, and
thankfully a huge NO on the second question. He hit his first homerun of the
season on Tuesday, and those 6 doubles are beautiful. It should be noted that
while he has already matched his walk rate from last season at Princeton in
almost half the plate appearances, he also has more strikeouts than he did with
the P-Rays. But no matter, he's been very good so far."
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall, on
Matt Murton CHN :
" ... A supplemental first-round pick ... in
'03, Murton is hitting .490/.554/.735 to start the season for Double-A West
Tennessee, drawing 7 walks with 6 strikeouts in 12 games. He's also stolen 4
bases. He has decent physical tools, and is an aggressive and reasonably
polished player. His plate discipline is sound, and he's had no problems at all
adjusting to Double-A pitching. He could end up being a more complete player
than the more-heralded Brian Dopirak, who has more power but fewer other skills.
I like Murton and I think he's a definite sleeper you need to pay attention to."
D'backs make one more appeal to Stephen Drew :
" ... The Diamondbacks are awaiting word from
first-round draft pick and his agent, Scott Boras, after offering the
shortstop a five-year, $7.5 million contract last week ... Drew on Wednesday
signed with the Camden Riversharks of the independent Atlantic League to get
back into day-to-day baseball shape. The Diamondbacks still control his rights,
at least until May 31. If he hasn't signed with Arizona by then, he will be
eligible to re-enter the draft and can file paperwork preventing Arizona from
drafting him again ... As for Drew's chances of accepting Arizona's latest and
likely final offer, Diamondbacks General Partner Jeff Moorad said he won't rule
out anything. "I wouldn't say we're optimistic, but we're hopeful that upon
reflection, Stephen and Scott will see the advantage of being part of the
Diamondbacks." (Arizona Republic)
John Manuel, Baseball America, on Hayden Penn BAL :
" ... The 6-food-3, 195-pound righthander ...
made three stellar starts so far in 2005. His 26 strikeouts (in just 16 innings)
rank second in the EL ... and hes posted a 1.13 ERA while walking just five so
far. "He's had three very, very impressive starts," Orioles farm director Dave
Stockstill said. "He's throwing his fastball, curveball and changeup for strikes
at any time in the count." Penn's fastball has average velocity, as it usually
sits in the 89-92 mph range, but it's an above-average pitch because of its
exceptional life and his ability to command it. Penn's change has been solid
this season, but his curveball has shown great improvement over last year's
model, Stockstill said."
JD Martin CLE, back strong as a prospect :
" ... Utilizing a mix of his curveball and fastball,
Martin struck out 11 Curve in just six innings, leaving the game with a one-run
lead and two strikeouts shy of tying the Aeros' record ... ``When we drafted
J.D., he was the classic top-prospect high school pitcher,'' said Neal
Huntington, a special assistant to Indians general manager Mark Shapiro. ``He
had the frame, a good feel for pitching and a great pitch to build on.'' What
has really helped the Tribe's 2001 first-round ``sandwich pick'' progress
rapidly over the past two seasons is the Indians' insistence that he work on
developing a fastball to set up the curve, instead of relying so heavily on his
favorite pitch. ``In working on it, he's gradually seen his fastball go from
84-86 mph to 88-90,'' Aeros pitching coach Greg Hibbard said. ``It's given him
more arsenal to work with.''... Through three starts, Martin has struck out 28."
(Akron Beacon-Journal)
22 April, 2005
INTERNATIONAL -- Dane Sardinha C CIN 3-5, 2 R, RBI ... Eric
Crozier 1B TOR 1-2, 2B, BB, HBP ... B.J. Upton SS TB 2-5, 2B, 1
error ... Curtis Granderson CF DET 2-4, 2B ... Brandon
Phillips SS CLE 2-3 & 0-3, R, 2 BB ... nice start, Kazuhito Tadano
CLE 5 4 0 0 0 7 ... J.D. Durbin MIN 5 4 2 2 2 3 ... Robinson
Cano 2B NYA 3-5, R, 2 RBI
PACIFIC COAST --
Josh Willingham FLO 1-3,
RBI, walk
Brendan Harris WAS 0-3 & 3-4, 2 RBI
Larry Broadway
WAS 1-3, double & 0-2, 2 walks
Jon Rauch WAS 5 4 1 0 1 7, (W, 1-1,
2.51)
Brad Thompson STL 1 0 0 0 2 0, 4.66
flips the switch back to
the on position Rickie Weeks MIL 3-5, triple, homer (3), 5 RBI
Prince Fielder MIL 1-5, double
Dave Krynzel MIL 2-4, double
Ian Kinsler TEX 3-4, double, 4 RBI
Jason Botts TEX 3-5, 2 doubles,
2 RBI, 2 runs
Marshall McDougall TEX 3-4, double, 2 RBI, 3 runs
Todd Self HOU 2-4, run
Taylor Buchholz HOU 4 3 1 1 5 0, 8.10
Michael Morse SEA 2-4, walk, 2K
Garrett Atkins COL 2-5, double, run
Carlos Quentin ARI 1-3, 2 runs
Conor Jackson ARI 3-4, RBI, run
Sergio Santos ARI 2-4, homer, 3 RBI
Josh Kroeger ARI 1-5,
double, 2 RBI
Chris Oxspring SD 6 5 2 1 1 3, (W, 1-1)
Brad Baker
SD 1 0 0 0 2 1, (S, 4, 3.86)
Casey Kotchman ANA 0-5, K
Willy Aybar LA 1-2, 2 walks
Dioner Navarro LA
0-3, K
EASTERN --
Dustin Pedroia 2B BOS 2-3, 2B (5), 3 RBI (12), .362 AVG ...
Hanley Ramirez SS BOS 2-5, 2B (2), RBI (10) .310 AVG ... Brandon
Moss OF BOS 1-3, SB (2), .196 AVG
Brad Eldred 1B PIT 0-3, .298 AVG
Eric Duncan 3B NYA 0-4, RBI (3), .164 AVG
Michael Aubery
1B CLE 0-4, .259 AVG ... Franklin Gutierrez CLE 1-4, 2B (3),
RBI (6), .262 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 2-4, .214 AVG
Kason
Gabbard BOS 5 4 2 2 4 4, W (2), 1.42 ERA
Sean Henn NYA 7-1/3 2 0 0
4 4. W (1), 0.98 ERA
JD Martin CLE 6 3 1 1 1 11, 0.45 ERA
David
Aardsma SF 6 1 0 0 1 1, W (3), 0.60 ERA
SOUTHERN -- Jon Switzer TB 6 6 0 0 0 4,
2-0, 1.84 ... Chairon Isenia C TB 4-6, double, 3 RBI ... Delmon Young
TB 0-3, 3 walks ... Joel Guzman LA 5-5, 2 doubles, homer, walk, .340 (has
reached base in eight consecutive plate appearances) ... James Loney LA
4-5, 2 doubles, homer ... Casey Rogowski 1B CHA 4-5, double, 3 RBI,
.367
TEXAS -- Tyler Minges STL 1-5, R, RBI,
.435 ... Travis Hanson STL (3B) 2-5, R, HR, 3RBI ... Josh
Pressley KC (DH) 3-4, 3R, HR, 4RBI ... Justin Huber KC 2-5,
R, 2B, 2RBI ... Mike Aviles KC (SS) 2-5, 2R, HR, 3RBI ... Steve
Stanley OAK (CF) 2-6, 2R, 2B, 3B, 2RBI ... WOW - Andre Ethier
OAK (LF) 3-4, 2R, 2 2B, RBI, .490 ... Brian Stavisky OAK (DH) 2-4,
R, 3B, 3RBI ... Stephen Bondurant OAK (W,2-0) 6 5 3 3 1 5 ...
Josh Anderson HOU 3-5 ... Ray Navarrete HOU (2B) 1-4,
R, HR, 2RBI ... a VERY Rough Start - Joaquin Arias TX 0-4, .204
... TJ Bohn SEA 2-4, 2B, RBI, SB ... Juan Dominguez
TX 6 8 4 3 0 5 ... Mike Napoli ANA 2-4, R ... Demanding Attention
- Corey Slavik COL 3-5, 2R, 3B, HR, 3RBI ... Sean Barker
COL 3-5, RBI ... Gustavo Escobar COL (3B) 2-5, R, 2B, 2RBI ...
Jonathan Asahina COL (W,2-0) 7 6 2 2 1 6 ... Ryan
Spilborghs COL (RF) 3-3, 3R, 2B ... Doug Bernier COL (SS) 2-3,
2B, 3B, 3RBI
CALIFORNIA -- Jeff Niemann TB 3 4 5 4 2
4, WP, HB ... Daric Barton OAK 1-4, double ... Fernando
Valenzuela Jr. DH 4-5, .390 ... Billy Butler KC 2-3, double,
.426 ... George Kottaras C SD 2-5, .341 ... Wladimir
Balentien CF SEA 2-4, 6th homer ... Aneudi Cuevas 3B TB 4-4, 3
doubles, 3 runs, .400
CAROLINA --
Martin Prado ATL 1-3, R ...
Josh Burrus ATL 1-3, R, 2B, K, SB (2)
... Matt Esquivel ATL 1-2, R, HR
(3), 2 RBI, BB ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia
ATL 0-3 ... Diory Hernandez
ATL 0-3 ... Ryan Goleski CLE
1-3, 2B ... Chad Spann BOS 2-4, R,
2B, HR (2), 3 RBI ... Nate Spears
BAL 2-4, R, 3B, K ... Nick Markakis
BAL 1-3, 2 R, BB, K, SB ... Jeff
Fiorentino BAL 2-4, 2 K ... Anibal
Sanchez BOS (L, 1-1) 4 7 5 5 1 6 ...
Richard Stahl BAL (W, 2-1) 5-1/3 5 4
4 3 2
FLORIDA STATE -- Ryan
Roberts 2B TOR 2-3 2HR(3) 5RBI
Kurt Isenberg
TOR 5 5 1 1 2 5 W
Jordan Tata DET 7 6 1 1 0 4 W
Lou Palmisano
C MIL 2-4
Adam Heether 3B MIL 3-4 2B RBI
Andy
LaRoche 3B LA 1-4 HR(4)
Brian Dopirak 1B CHN 2-4 RBI
JR Mathes CHN 7 4 0 0 1 9
Timothy Moss
DH PHI 2-4 HR(2) SB(5)
MIDWEST -- Reid Brignac SS TB
1-5, .314 ... Alexander Smit MIN 5 2 1 1 2 5 ... lefty Eric
Haberer STL 7.0 8 4 1 0 2, 2-1, 0.92 ... Matt Bush SD 2-3,
1st homer, walk ... Rafael Rodriguez ANA 7 5 1 1 0 7
SOUTH ATLANTIC -- Travis Denker 2B LA,
3-3, 2 HR (3,4), 4 RBI ... Jon Fulton 3B FLA, 2-2, 2B, 2 RBI ...
Neil Walker DH PIT, 0-4, R ... Brian Bixler SS PIT,
0-3, R, BB ... Matt Guillory PIT, 7 4 2 1 1 7 ... Hunter
Pence CF HOU, 2-3, HR (4), RBI, 3 R ... Jimmy Barthmaier HOU,
6 3 1 0 0 8 ... Colin Balester WAS 6 4 2 0 1 6, 1.17
Troop
Movements ... CHN - Ronny Cedeno up (Nomar on DL) ... MIN - David
Gassner, Terry Tiffee to AAA (Morneau, Silva activated from
DL) ... TB - Jonny Gomes up (John Webb to AAA) ...
Dayn
Perry, FoxSports, moves on to the top young guns at first base and it's
Daric Barton OAK at the head of the pack, ahead of Prince Fielder and Casey
Kotchman :
" ... Barton spent his first two minor league
seasons as a catcher, but the A's have moved him to first base. He's
tremendously patient at the plate, and he can hit for average. His raw power
indicators haven't be there just yet, but they'll be there eventually. Last
season, he paced the Midwest League in OBP and finished fourth in slugging
percentage, so he's already putting up the numbers. Expect his patient approach
to be further cultivated now that he's in the A's organization. His bat will
have All-Star potential at the highest level."
" ... 9. Joey Votto ... second-rounder
in 2002, Votto has outstanding plate discipline (201 walks in 1,305 plate
appearances as a pro) and excellent bat speed. He hasn't put up great power
numbers just yet, but the natural loft to his swing suggests that'll happen in
short order. This season, he's off to a slow start in the Florida State League,
but he'll hit. If the power develops as it should, he'll emerge as one of the
best hitting prospects in the game. Keep your eye on this one."
Matthew Pouliot, RotoWorld.com, offers a prospect update ... including
second baseman Dustin Pedroia and righthander Brian Bannister :
" ... Pedroia ... making a lot of teams look
bad for passing on him due to his size. The Red Sox snatched him up last year
with the 65th pick -- their first -- following his outstanding career at Arizona
State ... In no small part because he stands 5-foot-8, Pedroia was viewed as a
potential utilityman by most coming out of college. The Red Sox, on the other
hand, saw him as the new -- and perhaps improved -- David Eckstein. Switched to
second base this year because of Edgar Renteria and Hanley Ramirez, Pedroia is
currently batting .375/.490/.550 with a 3/9 K/BB ratio in 11 games for Double-A
Portland. His defense should play very well at second since only his arm held
him back at shortstop. He has good range and sure hands. Offensively, the hope
is that Pedroia will be Eckstein with an extra 30-40 walks. He hits for average,
shows a great deal of patience at that plate and possesses some gap power ... he
could probably hold his own in the majors right now -- but like Kevin Youkilis,
he may have to wait the extra year before getting his shot."
" ... Brian Bannister ... Floyds son pitched
alongside Mark Prior and Anthony Reyes at USC before being drafted in the
seventh round by the Mets two years ago. Command and a five-pitch arsenal make
him a potential major leaguer despite a fastball thats a little below average.
He might be more of a middle reliever than a fourth or fifth starter."
John M. Barten, 'Til You're
Blue in the Face, on Robinson Cano NYA :
" ... Cano is a fairly promising young second
baseman, with some flashes of power, and pretty good defense. He's just starting
to learn how to control the strike zone and he has been reported as a strict
platoon hitter ... isn't a great player in the waiting, but he looks like
he could be a competent major leaguer sometime soon and I'll be shocked if they
even notice. The upside is something on the order of Todd Walker, if he doesn't
continue to develop, he's Marco Scutaro without the defensive versatility."
Scott Rex, On Deck, is
first off the mark with 2005 league-by-league prospect charts. The Midwest
is first up and look out for the Twins, placing three pitchers on the Top 10 :
1. Homer Bailey, RHP CIN 6. Kyle Waldrop, RHP MIN
2. Matt Tuiasosopo, SS SEA 7. Sean Gallagher, RHP CHN
3. Ryan Harvey, OF CHN 8. Jay Rainville, RHP MIN
4. Eric Hurley, RHP TEX 9. Anthony Swarzak, RHP MIN
5. Reid Brignac, SS TB 10. Fabian Jimenez, LHP SD
At
Baseball
America, Chris Kline has a piece on two of the top catching prospects,
Brian McCann ATL and Russell Martin LA :
" ... The main difference ... is the thunder in
McCann's bat ... The lefthanded-hitting catcher tied for the organization lead
in doubles and set a career-high for homers (16) while playing in a dreadful
hitter's park at high Class A Myrtle Beach. McCann has as much raw power as
anyone in Atlanta's system and makes consistent contact, as evidenced by his
54-31 strikeout-walk ratio in 2004. Martin's calling card, on the other hand, is
his defense ... the 22-year-old Canadian has advanced game-calling ability
and has shown great leadership skills in handling a pitching staff. He has a
plus arm and solid transfer, unloading the ball to second base in as little as
1.83 seconds. He is also an excellent blocker, squaring up and deadening pitches
back to the center of the diamond."
A couple of notes from Thursday's International League report :
" ... 20-year-old shortstop B.J. Upton [TB}
is starting to reach his form as one of the game's top prospects. After a tough
early stretch in which he committed eight errors in nine games, Upton has played
errorless ball over his last four contests. In addition, he's hit in eight
straight contests, going 13-34 over that stretch to raise his average to .276.
Upton has an extra base hit in four consecutive games."
" ... Brian Anderson [CHA} is off to an
impressive start in Triple-A. He is currently batting .326 (14-43) with 2 home
runs, 6 RBI and 5 doubles. Anderson currently is on a five game hitting streak
batting an impressive .400 (8-20), which includes 3 consecutive games where he
has doubled. He has hit safely in 11 out of his first 12 games at the Triple-A
level, and Anderson is also the team leader in SLG % (.581) and OBP (.408)."
21 April, 2005
INTERNATIONAL -- Steve Kelly CIN 6 5 5 5 0 5 ... powering up,
James Jurries 1B ATL 3-4, 4th & 5th HRs, 2 R, 4 RBI ... Aaron
Hill SS TOR 2-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI ... Eric Crozier 1B TOR 3-4,
2 2B, 3rd HR, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB ... John-Ford Griffin DH TOR 3-4, 2 R, BB
... Gabe Gross LF TOR 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB ... looking good,
Francisco Rosario TOR 6 1 0 0 4 6 ... defense improving, B.J.
Upton SS TB 2-4, 2 2B, 3 R, BB, 0 errors ... Jonny Gomes LF TB
2-4, 2B, R, 5 RBI, SF ... Kelly Shoppach C BOS 1-3, 4th HR, R,
RBI, BB ... burning up the basepaths, Nate McLouth CF PIT 3-4, 2B,
4 R, BB, 3 SB ... Ryan Doumit C PIT 2-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SF ...
Angel Pagan CF NYN 2-4, 1st HR, R, 2 RBI, SB ... Bob Keppel
NYN 7 7 1 1 1 5 ... Brian Anderson CF CHA 2-4, 2B
PACIFIC COAST --
Prince Fielder MIL 3-5, 2
runs
Rickie Weeks MIL 1-4, homer, 3 runs, 3 RBI
Brad Nelson
MIL 3-5, double, 2 runs
Corey Hart MIL 2-5, double
Ian Kinsler
TEX 0-4, 2K
Jason Botts TEX 2-3, grand slam (4), 2 walks
Chris
Duncan STL 3-4, homer, 2 RBI, CS
John Nelson SS STL 2-4, double,
homer .293
Brendan Harris 3B WAS 3-4
Larry Broadway WAS 0-4
Adam Wainwright STL 6-2/3 7 1 1 0 4, (W, 2-0)
Carmen Cali STL
1-1/3 2 0 0 0 0, (H, 3)
Todd Self HOU 3-3, 2 walks
Richard Lewis
CHN 0-4, .125, called a 4A guy by John Sickles
starting, Todd Wellemeyer
CHN 4 5 1 1 2 4
Ken Harvey KC 2-4, RBI
Justin Huisman KC 2-1/3
2 0 0 2 1
Dan Johnson OAK 2-5, double
Cha-Seung Baek SEA 1 3 3
3 1 2, 2 homers
Garrett Atkins COL 1-4, 2K
Ryan Shealy COL
2-5, double
Choo Freeman COL 1-4, homer, 2 RBI
Josh Kroeger
ARI 2-4
Conor Jackson ARI 1-3, double
Sergio Santos ARI 1-4,
double, 2K
Carlos Quentin PH ARI 0-1, K
Todd Linden SF 1-3,
double, .260
Josh Barfield SD 0-4, K
Casey Kotchman ANA 1-3, 2
walks
Jeff Mathis ANA 1-3, RBI
Dioner Navarro LA 4-4, homer
EASTERN -- Dustin
Pedroia 2B BOS 0-4, .341 AVG ... Hanley Ramirez SS BOS 0-3,
.302 AVG ... Brandon Moss OF BOS 1-3, .186 AVG
Brad Eldred 1B
PIT 1-4, RBI (13), .315 AVG
Eric Duncan 3B NYA 2-5, 1 RBI (2),
.178 AVG
Michael Aubery 1B CLE 0-4, .280 AVG ... Daniel Ortmeier
OF SF 0-4, RBI (6), .192 AVG
Cameron Reimers TOR 4 7 7 4 2 3, .306 ERA
Dan Denham CLE 5-2/3 7 5 4 3 4, 2.00 ERA
Paul Stewart PIT 6 7
2 2 0 9. W (2), 1.12 ERA
SOUTHERN -- Joel Guzman LA 2-4, 2nd homer, 3 RBI
... Bobby Jenks CHA, 6th Save, 1 0 0 0 1 0 (since a pounding in
his debut, Jenks is 0.00 in his last six games) ... Jeremy
Hermida FLO 1-3, 4th homer ... Roberto Andino SS FLO 3-5,
double, .412 ... a disappointing pitching matchup, Scott Olsen FLO
4-2/3 10 6 5 3 6, Richie Gardner CIN 5 8 5 5 2 9 ... Travis
Chick SD 3-2/3 8 8 8 1 5 ... Nelson Cruz RF MIL 3-4, 2
doubles, 3 RBI, .362 ... Brian McCann C ATL 3-4, 3rd
double, 3rd homer, 3 RBI, .357 ... Delmon Young TB 1-4, error ...
Macay McBride ATL 5-2/3 5 1 1 0 4 ... Casey McGehee
3B CHN 3-4, triple, homer .
TEXAS -- Ervin Santana ANA 6-1/3 3 1 0 2 6, 3-0,
0.47 ... Jeff Salazar CF COL 1-3, homer ... Reggie
Willits ANA 2-4, double, 3 runs, .434 ... Colt Griffin
KC 4-1/3 2 1 1 1, 0.93 ... Tyler Minges RF STL 2-5, double, .463
CALIFORNIA -- John Danks TEX 5-2/3 6 2 1 1
4, 1.15 ... Seth Smith COL 2-3, double, .295 ... Daric
Barton OAK 2-4, walk ... Fernando Valenzuela Jr. SD 2-3, homer, .352
... Howie Kendrick ANA 2-5, double, .418 ... Adam Jones SS
SEA 2-4, double, triple ... Matt Rogelstad 2B SEA 3-4, .521
CAROLINA -- Brad
Snyder CLE 2-3, 3B ... Michael
Hall BOS 1-4, R, 3B, 2 RBI, K ...
Ian Bladergroen BOS 1-4, R, 3B, 2 K
... Chad Spann BOS 1-4, R, K ...
Jeremy Sowers CLE (L, 2-1, 3.78)
4-2/3 7 4 4 1 4 ... Tom Hottovy
BOS (W, 1-1, 3.00) 5 3 0 0 1 7 ... Javier
Guzman PIT 3-4, 3 R, 2 HR (1st & 2nd), 3 RBI,
BB, K, SB (6) ... Craig Stansberry
PIT 1-6, 2 R, RBI, 2 K, SB (5) ... Kory
Casto WAS 3-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI ...
Nate Spears BAL 2-4, R ... Nick
Markakis BAL 0-4 ... Jeff
Fiorentino BAL 1-4, 2B, K ...
Ervin Alcantara HOU 1-3, RBI, K, SB (4) ...
Mitch Talbot HOU 6 3 1 1 3 2 ...
Robert Valido CHA 0-5 ...
Micah Schnurstein CHA 0-3, R, BB ...
Thomas Collaro CHA (RF) 2-4, 2 R,
2 HR (5), 4 RBI ... Martin Prado
ATL 1-3, R, RBI ... Josh Burrus
ATL 2-4, R, HR (3), 5 RBI ... Matt Esquivel
ATL 0-4, K ... Jarrod
Saltalamacchia ATL 1-4, R, HR (2), RBI, K ...
Diory Hernandez ATL 2-3, 2 R, 2B, 3B
FLORIDA STATE -- Brent Clevlen RF DET 2-5 2B 2R
RBI
Kody Kirkland 3B DET 3-5 3 doubles 2R 4RBI
Andy LaRoche
DH LA 2-3 HR(3) 3RBI
Casey Hoorelbeke LA 5 4 0 0 4 7 W
Lastings Milledge CF NYN 1-5 2R RBI SB(4)
Brett Harper 1B NYN
1-4 HR(8) 2R 3RBI
Joey Votto 1B CIN 2-4 2B R RBI
Bobby Basham
CIN 6 5 2 1 1 3 W
Matt Moses 3B MIN 3-3 2B 3B R 2RBI
Adam
Harben 6 3 0 0 2 7 W
MIDWEST -- Shaun Cumberland TB 2-3, 3rd
HR, BB (.295) ... Luis Cota KC 6 8 1 1 1 6 (0-2, but 1.84) ...
Brian McFall KC 0-2, BB ... Matt Tuiasosopo SEA 2nd HR
(.450) ... Chi-Hung Cheng TOR 6 4 1 1 3 7 ... bit of a skid Justin
Justice DET 0-4 ... Michael Schlact TEX 6 7 1 1 0 3 ...
Tarrance Patterson MIN 1-4, double (.324) ... no good news yet
Trevor Plouffe MIN 0-4, 3rd E ... started a strange ten-inning
combined no-hitter Sean Gallagher CHN 6 0 2 1 2 8 (ERA goes up, to
0.54) ... Ryan Harvey CHN 0-4, BB, K, 1st CS (.289) ... Sean
Kazmar SD 4th double, 2nd SB (.311)
SOUTH ATLANTIC -- Jose De Los Santos 3B CHA,
3-3, 2B, R gm1 & 0-2 gm2 ... Ray Liotta CHA, 6 8 4 3 1 1 (W, 2-0)
... Jon Fulton 3B FLA, 3-3, 2B, HR (1), 2 RBI ... Mike
Butia LF CLE, 3-5, 3 R ... Chris Smith 1B BAL, 3-4, 2 2B, 2
RBI ... Carlos Perez BAL, 5 2 2 0 2 5 ... David Haehnel
BAL, 1 1 0 0 0 1 (S, 7 - 0.00 ERA) ... Hunter Pence CF, 2-5, 2B
... Mitch Einertson RF HOU, 2-5 ... Troy Patton HOU,
6 5 2 2 0 10 (W, 1-0) ... Alcides Escobar SS MIL, 2-4, 2B, 3B, 2
RBI ... Hernan Iribarren 2B MIL, 1-4, SB (8) ... Ambiorix
Concepcion DH NYN, 0-3, 2 R, 2 SB (5) ... Aaron Hathaway C
NYN, 4-4, RBI, R ... Greg Golson CF PHI, 1-5, 2 SO ... Kyle
Kendrick PHI, 4 10 7 7 1 2 (L, 0-2, 7.07 ERA) ... Blake Dewitt
3B LA, 2-4, 3B, RBI ... Jeff Marquez NYA, 3 6 6 4 3 1 (L, 0-3,
9.28 ERA) ... Brian Bixler SS PIT, 4-5, 2B, RBI, SB (2) ...
Neil Walker DH PIT, 2-3, 2B, R, BB ... Kyle Bloom PIT,
5 1 1 1 2 4 ... Ching-Lung Lo COL, 5 3 0 0 1 7 ... Ian Desmond
SS WAS, 1-5, RBI, 3 SB (6), 2 R ... Edgardo Baez RF WAS, 3-4, 3
2B, 2 RBI, 2 R ... Christian Lara SS BOS, 2-4, 2B, RBI, R ...
Luis Soto RF BOS, 2-5, RBI ... Adam Blackley BOS, 2 6 8
8 2 (L, 1-1, 6.55 ERA ... Steve Doetsch RF ATL, 2-5, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI
... Luis Atilano ATL, 6 6 0 0 0 3
Troop
Movements ... TOR - Brandon League to AAA ... WAS - TJ Tucker
to DL ... TEX - Laynce Nix up (Adrian Gonzalez to AAA) ... SEA -
Shin-Soo Choo up (Scott Spiezio DL)
" ... right-hander Agustin Montero became the
third player suspended under Major League Baseballs new steroid policy on
Wednesday. Montero, 27, was removed from the Rangers' 40-man roster at the end
of spring training, but was on it when he tested positive. Because of that, he
receives a 10-day suspension, rather than the 15-day suspension typically handed
out to minor leaguers. Montero ... off to a rough start this season, blowing
three of four save opportunities." (Dallas Morning News)
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall.com,
on an emerging and a fading prospect :
" ... Howie Kendrick is a favorite of
mine, similar in some ways to a young Marcus Giles: booming bat, questions about
his glove at second. He's at .419/.429/.710 so far in 13 games for Rancho
Cucamonga in the Cal League. Despite this hot start, I would be careful about
promoting him right now if I were the Angels: he's drawn just 1 walk against 10
strikeouts thus far. He has an extremely quick bat, and it is possible he will
continue to dominate Class A even with weak plate discipline. If I were running
the Angels farm system, I'd leave him at Rancho until late June, then reassess."
" ... Bobby Brownlie ... Former first-round
pick has faded from his college glory ... got it up to 89 a few times but it was
an obvious maximum effort on his part; his working velocity was 85-87. Threw a
slider at 75-78, a curveball at 70-72. None of his pitches had any sort of
impressive bite or movement. The slider and curve were OK, but not as good as
the reports from when he was in college. I saw nothing in the "plus" category
from him the entire game. It was just one start, but he wasn't fooling anyone,
and seemed reluctant to use his fastball at times, relying too much on the
slider."
Stephen Drew follows in his brother's footsteps ... indy ball - Atlantic
League :
" ... The Camden Riversharks have come to an
agreement with shortstop Stephen Drew. The 22-year-old never came to terms with
the Arizona Diamondbacks, the team that chose him with the 15th overall pick in
the 2004 amateur draft. At 61, 195 pounds, Drew was an All-American at Florida
State University. Last season, he hit .344 for the Seminoles, hitting 17
homeruns, while knocking in 56 RBI. He also led the team in runs scored (68) and
triples (7). Were very excited about giving Stephen a chance to play for our
team, said Riversharks general manager, John Brandt. Drew will report to camp
today and is expected to see game action this Saturday, as the Riversharks host
the Atlantic City Surf." (Camden Riversharks)
The Dodger mound phenoms (including Billingsley) the subject of
Brad Dowdy's latest
piece at RotoJunkie :
" ... Chad Billingsley ... first round
pick by the Dodgers in 2003 ... High-A Vero Beach for the 2004 season,
where he dominated right out of the gate. In 92 innings for Vero, Billingsley
allowed just 68 hits, 49 walks, and struck out 111, good enough to earn him a
promotion to Double-A Jacksonville as a 20 year-old. No Double-A adjustment
period was required, as he kept on rolling with 47 strikeouts, 22 walks, and 32
hits in 42-1/3 innings. Hopefully learning from Jackson's struggles with fast
advancement through the system, the Dodgers assigned Billingsley back to
Double-A to start the 2005 season, and that was the right move. He has logged
just seven innings in two starts for the Suns this season, but the nine
strikeouts, four walks, and opponents batting average of .167 show things are
status quo so far Billingsley. If he can improve his command just a tick, he
will be one of the top pitching prospects in the game."
June draft ...
Baseball America sticks with Justin Upton as the top high school
player :
" ... Upton ... has done little to change the minds
of scouting directors, even as more are coming to the conclusion that Uptons
future may be in center field, and not at shortstop. One scouting director even
said Uptons upside as a center fielder is so high that he would compare
favorably to the Braves Andruw Jones, arguably the best defensive outfielder in
the game. Hes a natural center fielder, a potential 80 (on the 20-80 scouting
scale), a National League crosschecker said. Its a waste of his time staying
at shortstop. Hes going to fight just to be an average player at that
position.
Bryan
Smith, Baseball Analysts, thinks a college third sacker is the best choice
for No. 1 :
" ... on the college front, no one is impressing
more than Alex Gordon, who would be my top choice this June. A .411 average, 41
walks, and 25 extra-base hits in 38 games. Throw in seventeen steals, good play
at third, and beating out every mark Darin Erstad set, and I say Justin who?"
Jim Callis,
Baseball America, on Walter Young BAL :
" ... Young's ticket always has been his bat, so
it's no real surprise that he's off to a hot start at .465/.531/.651 with one
homer through 11 games. He has kept his strikeouts in check (just five in 43
at-bats), something he hasn't been able to do in the past."
Nice piece on John Rocker's indy comeback (along with a description of
Homestead, Florida) by
Jon Heyman in Newsday :
" ... Down here, not far from the end of the Earth,
miles of nothingness past a mind-numbingly long procession of tattoo parlors,
bail bonds places and low-end strip clubs that dot this depressing burg - really
depressing, not like the No. 7 train, which Rocker called "depressing" in the
famous Sports Illustrated article from which he's still recovering - he's
starting his improbable comeback in independent minor-league baseball."
20 April, 2005
INTERNATIONAL -- William Bergolla 2B CIN 3-5, 2B, 1st HR, 2 R, 3
RBI ... Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 1-4, 3rd HR, 2 R, RBI, BB ...
better days ahead, Elizardo Ramirez CIN 5-1/3 10 8 8 2 5 ...
Shane Victorino CF PHI 2-4, BB ... B.J. Upton SS TB 1-4, 2B, 0
errors ... nothing left to prove, Jonny Gomes RF TB 1-2, 5th HR,
R, RBI, 2 BB ... Chris Shelton DH DET 2-3, R, BB ... Ryan
Raburn 2B DET 2-3, 3B, 2 R ... Kenny Baugh DET 6 4 2 2 1 4
... Kyle Denney CLE 7 7 1 1 0 2 ... Ryan Doumit C
PIT 2-3, 2B, BB ... good outing for Ian Snell PIT 7 5 2 2 0 8 ...
Jeff Keppinger 2B NYN 3-5, 2B, 3B, 3 R, 2 RBI ... Brian
Anderson CF CHA 2-4, 2B, R ... Pedro Lopez SS CHA 2-3, 1st HR,
R, RBI ... Brandon McCarthy CHA 5-1/3 7 5 5 2 6 ... Robinson
Cano 2B NYA 2-5, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI ... Ramon Ramirez NYA 5 4 1
1 3 5 ... getting hot, Walter Young DH BAL 4-5, 2B, 2nd HR, 2 R, 4
RBI
PACIFIC COAST --
Another great matchup! Felix Hernandez
SEA 6 4 3 3 4 8, (L, 1-2,1.59) vs. Dan Meyer OAK 5 5 1 1 5 4, (W, 1-2,
7.62)
Dan Johnson OAK 1-3, double, 2 RBI
Shin Soo Choo SEA
1-3, 2 walks
Michael Morse SEA 2-4, double
Josh Willingham FLO
1-2, walk
Ken Harvey KC 2-3, homer, 2 RBI
file this in the why dont
I bat 6 times when Im playing well file: Rickie Weeks MIL 0-6, 4K, SB;
Prince Fielder MIL 1-6, 2K
Ian Kinsler TEX 1-4, homer, 2 RBI
Marshall McDougal TEX 3-5, homer, 2 RBI, SB
Justin Lehr MIL 1 0
0 0 0 0, slowly bringing that 11.37 ERA down
Sergio Mitre CHN 7 2 0 0 2
5, (W, 1-2, 4.24)
Jermaine Van Buren CHN 1 0 0 0 0 0, 1.29
Choo
Freeman COL 1-5, homer, 2K
Ryan Shealy COL 3-5, double, homer, 2
RBI
Josh Kroeger ARI 0-4
Conor Jackson ARI 1-5
Sergio Santos ARI 1-4, double
Josh
Barfield SD 1-4, 2K
Brad Hennessey SF 6 3 2 1 3 8, balk, 2.41,
great start
Brad Baker SD 1 0 0 0 0 3
Casey Kotchman ANA 0-2,
2 walks, 2 runs
Jeff Mathis ANA 1-5, 2 RBI
Willy Aybar LA 1-4
Rehab working, Kelvim Escobar ANA 4 5 2 2 1 6
Franquelis Osoria
LA 1/3 3 3 3 1 1, (BS, 1), (L, 0-1) ...
PCL Catchup -- Jesse Foppert SF 4-1/3 3 2 2 5 3 ... Jorge Campillo
SEA 7 7 2 2 2 5
EASTERN -- Brad Eldred 1B PIT
2-5, 2B (3), HR (6), RBI (12), .320 AVG
Eric Duncan 3B NYA
0-5, .152 AVG
Michael Aubery 1B CLE 1-5, 2 RBI (6), .304 AVG ...
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 1-3, .208 AVG
Vance Perkins TOR 4 5 3 4 4
5, 2,40 ERA
Matthew DeSalvo NYA 3-1/3 9 5 4 4 1, 5.40 ERA
Jake
Dittler CLE 6 4 1 1 2 1, 2.60 ERA
Merkin Valdez SF 5-2/3 3 2 1
2 3, 1.23 ERA
Jon Lester 5 2 1 1 3 6 ... Yusmeiro Petit NYN 3-2/3 4 5 5 2 3
SOUTHERN -- Dennis Sarfate MIL 6 2 0 0 2 8 ...
Jeremy Hermida FLO 4-5, double, homer, 3 RBI ... Robert Andino
SS FLO 3-6, double, .391 ... Matt Chico ARZ 7 7 3 3 2 4 ...
Jon Zeringue RF ARZ 2-4, homer ... Matt Murton RF
CHN 3-4, double, 3rd SB, . 478 ... Josh Fields CHA
1-2, 1st homer, walk ... Joel Guzman LA 0-2, 2 walks ... Delmon
Young TB 2-4, 3 RBI ... Elijah Dukes TB 3-5, double
... Fernando Cortez SS TB 5-5, walk, .485
TEXAS -- Justin Huber KC 2-4, double, 2
RBI ... Tyler Minges STL (a .242 hitter in 7 minor league seasons)
3-4, walk, .472 ... Joe Saunders ANA Saunders 5 7 5 4 1 2 ...
Alberto Callaspo ANA 2-5, .360 ... Erick Aybar ANA 2-4,
2 doubles, .255 ... Josh Rupe TEX 8 3 1 1 3 4 ... Andre
Ethier OAK 2-4, triple, .463
CALIFORNIA -- Kurt Suzuki C OAK 1-4,
homer ... Richie Robnett OAK 2-3, double, 2 walks, 3 RBI ...
Daric Barton OAK 0-5, .262 ... Jud Thigpen COL
2-4, double, walk, .500 ... Billy Butler KC 2-4, 5th homer, .412
... SS Matt Maniscalco TB 5-5, homer, 3 RBI ... JP Howell KC
6.0 4 3 0 2 7, 2.20 ... Eddy Martinez-Esteve SF 2-4, double, homer
... Howie Kendrick ANA 3-4, triple, 2 RBI ... Pokey
Reese SEA, rehab, 1-3, 2 walks
CAROLINA -- Nick Pesco CLE 7 1 0 0 1 7, 3-0,
1.00 ... Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B CLE 2-4, .472 ... Adam Loewen BAL, not
much progress, 4 4 4 3 4 3, WP, HB ... Diory Hernandez SS ATL 3-5, homer,
.326 ... Carolina Catchup :
" ... Firing a fastball that touched 93 mph and working the
slider and changeup that have won him 58 big-league games, Wade Miller
... rehabbing from a frayed rotator cuff, is on his way back, having already
established a top-of-the-rotation big-league reputation. Monday, he gave up a
leadoff home run, five other hits and struck out six in five innings as the Blue
Rocks beat the Kinston Indians 4-2. In another two weeks, Miller could be
knocking someone out of Boston Red Sox rotation. "I've obviously thought about
that," Miller said. "But my job is to pitch. They make the decisions." Miller
doesn't consider himself a prospect for the Boston bullpen, though, and minor
league director Ben Cherington, who monitored Miller's outing from behind home
plate, made it sound like the Red Sox signed Miller this offseason to start.
"Our starting pitching has been pretty good at the big-league level," Cherington
said, "but we know what Miller can do when he's ready." (Delaware News
Journal)
FLORIDA STATE --
Brian
Dopirak 1B CHN 1-5 HR(2)
Christopher Walker CF
CHN 2-3 R 2RBI SB(8)
Angel Molina RF FLO 3-4 2B R 3RBI
Carlos Marmol CHN 5-2/3 4 3 3 3 10
Brent Clevlen
RF DET 2-4 HR(3) 2R 2RBI
Ryan Roberts 2B TOR 2-3 HR(1)
Christopher Dickerson CF CIN 2-4 3B HR(3)
Joey Votto
1B CIN 2-4 R
Matt Moses 3B MIN 3-3 3R
Greg
Ramirez NYN 6 2 1 1 1 5 W
MIDWEST -- waking from a slumber Brandon
Yarbrough (C) STL hits for the cycle (but still just .192) ... Raul
Padron OAK 2-4 ... Gregorio Petit OAK 3-6 ... Wilkin
Castillo (C) ARZ 2-4 (.357) ... he'll sleep badly Matt Bush
SD 1-5, 2 K's, 3 E's (5 miscues so far) ... Ryan Harvey CHN 2-3,
3rd double, 3rd SB, 2 BB ... Matt Weber CHN 5 7 4 4 0 2 ...
slumping of late Sean Rodriguez ANA 1-5, 2 K (.244) ... Reid
Brignac TB 3-5, 1st HR ... Kyle Waldrop MIN 5 8 5 5 0 3
(2.65) ... Trevor Plouffe MIN 0-4 (.083) ... terrific teen Eric
Hurley TEX 6 1 0 0 2 6 (W, 3-0, 1.06)
SOUTH ATLANTIC -- Marcos Vechionacci SS NYA,
3-5, RBI, 2 R ... Blake Dewitt LA DH, 1-4, 2B, 3 RBI ... Neil
Walker C PIT, 1-4, HR (2), RBI ... Sam Deduno COL, 7 1 1 1
1 3 (W, 3-0) ... Mike Butia LF CLE, 0-1, 3 BB ... Ambiorix
Concepcion CF NYN, 0-4, SO ... Greg Golson CF PHI, 1-4, BB,
3 SO, SB (5) ... Hernan Iribarren 2B MIL 1-3, 6th & 7th SBs ...
Mitch Einertson RF HOU 2-4, double ... Andrew Pinckney
3B BOS 3-4, triple ... Steve Doetsch RF ATL 4-5, .360
Troop Movements ... NYN - Heath Bell up (Felix Heredia DL) ... STL -
Carmen Cali back to AAA (Matt Morris activated from DL)
It's back ! Kevin Goldstein's
Prospect
Hot Sheet at Baseball America. In the inaugural edition for 2005,
Carlos Quentin ARZ claims the top slot :
" ... After finishing fifth in the minors last year
in on-base percentage (.435), Quentin currently stands third at .568, batting
.400 in 10 games with 12 walks. Half of his 12 hits have gone for extra bases,
including four home runs. Now why did the Diamondbacks acquire Shawn Green
again?"
Hayden Penn BAL captured the runner-up spot,
ahead of KC 3B Billy Butler.
Joel or Hanley? Bryan
Smith, Baseball Analysts, takes a look :
" ... remains to be seen whether these two
players will move from their shortstop positions. Guzman's height, 78 inches
tall, has led many scouts to question whether he will be able to stay up the
middle. His defense has not suffered right now, but a move from Cesar Izturis to
Guzman would likely be a serious reduction in range. A move to the hot corner or
the outfield could be in order. Hanley might move to the outfield as well,
possibly replacing Johnny Damon in center ... The Red Sox have moved Dustin
Pedroia to second and left Ramirez at short for the time being, leaving many to
wonder if Hanley is simply the best trade bait available on the market.
Currently, Ramirez is continuing to get the best of AA, leading the Eastern
League with five triples. Ramirez has yet to hit a home run, but the triples,
stolen bases, discipline and small number of errors has made Hanley's start a
good one. Guzman has not started the season so well, striking out thirteen times
in his first 39 at-bats. Right now, it looks like Hanley might be in the lead
for the top spot, though the two remain neck and neck."
Sean Burnett PIT, targeting a mid-season return :
" ... Starter Sean Burnett, out since having major
elbow surgery Sept. 22, 2004, could not contain his enthusiasm upon learning he
will throw off a mound Monday. "It's going to be a really big day for me," he
said, smiling wide. "I can't wait." Burnett was slowed last week by minor
shoulder irritation, but not enough to alter his throwing program significantly.
Yesterday, he threw a long-tossing session from 155 feet, his longest yet. On
Monday, he will engage in more long-tossing, then make 20 pitches off a mound.
He remains optimistic that he can resume competitive pitching by mid-season, but
management is looking more at August." (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Juan Dominquez TEX, a step forward, a step back :
" ... demoted from Triple-A Oklahoma to Double-A
Frisco because he showed up late to Sunday's game in Oklahoma City. "I'm aware
of what happened but I've got my hands full up here," manager Buck Showalter
said. Over the last two years, Dominguez, 25, has hurt his standing within the
organization with several lapses in maturity. He is still a tremendous talent
with a dynamic fastball and change-up but the Rangers have made it clear that
Dominguez must behave like a professional if he has any shot of returning to the
majors." (Dallas Morning News)
John M. Barten, 'Til You're
Blue in the Face, on Kelly Johnson ATL :
" ... Everything looks like what we expect from a a
steady player rising through the minors rung by rung. Good power, but nothing
eye-catching. Good plate discipline, but he's no OBP machine. Decent average,
but no threat for a batting title. He also has a good left fielder's glove with
range and a good arm, but he's not a real candidate to move to center ... looks
like a Paul O'Neil clone for the next generation ... I wouldn't be
surprised to see him up late this season when the inevitable injuries befall
Jordan and Mondesi."
19 April, 2005
INTERNATIONAL -- William Bergolla 2B CIN 2-5 ... Stephen
Smitherman LF CIN 2-5, RBI ... Kelly Johnson LF ATL 2-5, 2B,
2nd HR, R, RBI ... strong outing, Kyle Davies ATL 7-2/3 6 1 1 1 5
... John-Ford Griffin LF TOR 2-4 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 2-5, 2B, 0
errors ... Curtis Granderson CF DET 2-5, R, RBI ... Chris
Shelton DH DET 2-4, RBI ... Brian Tallet CLE 5 4 3 3 2 3
... Abe Alvarez BOS 5-2/3 5 3 3 0 6 ... Angel Pagan
CF NYN 3-5, 2 2B, RBI ... Craig Brazell LF NYN 2-4, 2B, 2nd HR, 2
R, 2 RBI ... Robinson Cano 2B NYA 2-5, R, 2 RBI ... Boof
Bonser MIN 5 6 2 1 2 6
PACIFIC COAST --
Dan Johnson OAK 0-3, 2
walks
Josh Barfield SD 2-5
Jon Knott LF SD 2-3, 2 homers, 3
RBI, 2 walks
Tim Stauffer SD 7 4 0 0 1 7, 2.37 ERA, looking for a call
up by the all-star break
Ian Kinsler TEX 0-3, still finding ways to
produce, with a walk, a run, & an RBI
Laynce Nix TEX 1-2, triple, 2
walks
Brad Thompson STL 1.2 2 0 0 2 0
Prince Fielder MIL 2-4,
K
Rickie Weeks MIL 0-4, K
Dave Krynzel MIL 0-4, 2K
Brendan Harris WAS 1-3, homer, 2 walks, 2K
Ben Hendrickson MIL 4.2
7 3 3 5 3, still pretty underwhelming in the loss (L, 0-1)
Sunny Kim
WAS 5 2 0 0 2 6, (W, 2-1)
Shin Soo Choo SEA 2-2, 2 walks, 2 SB (2), all
this for the 22 year old, sense a trend?
Michael Morse SEA 1-3, solo
homer
Casey Kotchman ANA 1-4
Jeff Mathis ANA 3-5, double
homer, 3 RBI, 2 runs
Josh Kroeger ARI 1-4, homer, SF, 4 RBI
Brad
Penny LA 6 5 2 2 2 9, (W, 1-0) nice rehab work, see him movin on up real
soon
Renyel Pinto 5 2 3 3 5 10, 11.32 ERA, follows this with a nice
article by John Sickles at minorleagueball.com
EASTERN -- Dustin Pedroia
2B BOS 1-2, 2 BB, .417 AVG ... Hanley Ramirez SS BOS 0-4 ...
Brandon Moss OF BOS 2-4, 2B (2), 3 RBI (6)
Christopher Durbin
OF BOS 1-2, 2B (4), HR (2), RBI (8), .359 AVG
Brad Eldred 1B PIT
2-4, 2 RBI (11)
Michael Aubery 1B CLE 1-5
Eric Duncan
3B NYA 1-3, .171 AVG
Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 1-3, RBI (5)
Jon
Papelbon BOS 5-2/3 5 3 3 0 9, 3.78 ERA
Fausto Carmona
CLE 5 7 6 5 3 3, 4.50 ERA
Josh Banks TOR 6-2/3 3 1 1 2 6, 1.45 ERA
Matt Peterson PIT 5 2 2 3 2, 9.00 ERA
SOUTHERN -- Jeremy Hermida FLO 1-3, double
... Jon Zeringue RF ARZ 2-3, double, triple ... Matt
Murton CHN 3-4, 2 homers, 3 RBI, .452 ... Kris Honel CHA 5 5 1
1 6 3 ... Chad Billingsley LA 6-2/3 4 3 3 2 6 ... Dana
Eveland MIL 6-2/3 7 1 1 1 7 ... Chad Orvella TB 2 1 0 0 0 2
... Delmon Young TB 3-5, triple, .341 ... Elijah Dukes
TB 3-5, triple, .318
TEXAS -- Reid Gorecki (CF) STL 2-4, R,
2RBI ... On a Tear - Tyler Minges (RF) STL 3-5, 2R, 2HR, 5RBI,
.438 ... Mike Jaramillo (SS) STL 3-4, R, RBI, .448 ... Josh
Kinney STL (S,4) (1-2/3 2 0 0 0 1 ... Josh Pressley (1B) KC
3-4, R, HR, RBI ... Shane Costa (LF) KC 2-4, 2R ... Brian
Bass KC (6-1/3 4 2 2 2 4 ... oops - Ambiorix Burgos KC
(BS,1) (0 2 4 4,2 0 ... ouch again - Reggie Willits ANA 0-4, .432
... Alberto Callaspo ANA 2-4, SB, .356 ... David Gates
(DH) ANA 3-4, 2R, 2B, HR, 4RBI ... Steven Shell ANA 5 5 3 1 3 4
... Jeff Salazar COL 2-3, RBI ... Corey Slavik COL
3-4, R, RBI ... Jayson Nix (2B) COL 2-4, R, 2B ... Ruddy
Yan TX 2-5 ... Andre Ethier OAK 1-3, R, HR, 2RBI, .459 ...
Ismael Castro (2B) SEA 2-4, 2R, 2B ... Jesse Hoorelbeke
(1B) SEA 3-4, 3R, 2B, HR, 3RBI ... Jon Nelson (LF) SEA 2-3, 2R,
2B, 3RBI ... Jaime Bubela (CF) 3-5, R, HR, 5RBI ... Ray
Navarrete (2B) HOU 3-5, 3R, 2B, HR, 2RBI ... Hector Gimenez
(DH) HOU 3-5, 2R, HR, 3RBI ... Junior Zamora (3B) HOU 3-4, 2B,
2RBI ... Jason Hirsh HOU (W,2-0) 6 4 2 2 1 5
CALIFORNIA -- Adam Jones SEA 3-4,
double, walk ... Eddy Martinez-Esteve SF, a day after a 5-6 effort,
1-4, 2 walks, while teammate, catcher Eliezer Alfonzo provided the
fireworks ... Alfonzo, a 9-year minor league vet, 5-5, 3 doubles, 2 homers, 6
RBI ... Thomas Diamond TEX Diamond 5-2/3 6 4 4 1 9 ... Seth
Smith COL 1-3, 1st homer, 2 RBI ... Howard Kendrick ANA
4-6, 4th homer, 2 RBI, .397 ... Brandon Wood ANA 2-5 ...
Fernando Valenzuela Jr. 3-5, double ... catcher George
Kottaras SD 2-5
CAROLINA -- Craig Stansberry 2B PIT
2-4, .372 ... Chuck James ATL 7.0 7 2 2 0 9, 0-2, but 2.16 ...
Robert Valido SS CHA 3-5, double, .367 ... Kevin Kouzmanoff
3B CLE 2-4, .469
FLORIDA STATE --
Justin
Verlander DET 7 6 1 1 1 9 W (2-1, 1.69)
Kody Kirkland 3B DET 2-5 R
Joey Votto (1B) CIN 3-5 2R SB(2)
Junior Ruiz RF CIN 2-5 R
Phil Dumatrait CIN 4 1 0 0 2 6
Rodolfo Guillen CF NYA 3-4 R 2RBI
SB(1)
Tyler Clippard NYA 4 4 2 2 3 6
Adam Lind LF TOR 2-4 2
doubles RBI
David Purcey TOR 4 3 1 1 5 3
Chuck Tiffany LA 6 1
0 0 3 7 W (3-0, 0.56)
Andy LaRoche 3B LA 4-4 HR(2) 3R 2RBI
Brett
Harper 1B NYN 1-3 HR(7) 2R 2RBI
Carlos Villanueva MIL 5 3 3 2 2 7
Denard Span CF MIN 2-4 R SB(4)
Errol Simonitsch MIN 6 3 1 1 1 6
W
Scott Moore 3B CHN 2-4 2B
Christopher Walker CF CHN 2-5 3B
SB(7)
Lee Mitchell 3B FLO 3-4 3R
MIDWEST -- some kind of duel, but just a pair
of no-decisions for youngsters Fernando Rodriguez ANA 6-2/3 1 0 0 0 10
(1.65) and Dallas Trahern DET 7-2/3 7 1 0 1 0 (1.08) ... Matt
Bush SD 1-4, 3rd double, 1st SB ... Anthony Swarzak MIN 4 8
5 5 0 6 ... Tarrance Patterson (CF) MIN 3-5, double ... A.J.
Wideman TOR 6 5 3 3 1 4 ... Reid Brignac TB 1-4 (.293) ...
Matt Tuiasosopo SEA 2-4 ... still smokin' Eric Patterson
CHN 3-4, BB (.462) ... Performance of the Day (and the season thus far) Ryan
Harvey CHN 4-5, with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd homers (up to a solid .289)
SOUTH ATLANTIC -- Blake Dewitt 3B LA, 2-4, 2B,
2 RBI ... Philip Hughes NYA, 4 4 2 2 1 2 (L, 0-1) ... SS Brian
Bixler PIT, 2-3,
3B & 1-2, walk ... Neil Walker C PIT, 1-4, RBI & 1-3, double, RBI ...
Mitch Einertson RF HOU, 1-3, RBI,
2 BB, 2 R ... Gio Gonzalez CHA, 5 3 3 2 1 9 (L, 2-1) ... Jason
Vargas FLA, 6-2/3
3 0 0 3 5 ... Rogearvin Bernadina CF WAS, 1-3, BB, 2 SB (2) ... Van
Pope 3B ATL,
3-3, 3 RBI ... Marcus Sanders SS SF, 2-5, 2B, RBI, SB (8) ... Jonathan
Sanchez
SF, 6 7 3 3 0 11 ... Ambiorix Concepcion CF NYN, 0-3, 2 BB, 2 SB (3), R ...
Greg Golson CF PHI, 2-5, 2B, BB, 2 R, CS (1) ... Sean Gamble LF PHI, 2-5, 3B, 2 RBI,
2 R, BB
MinorLeagueBaseball.com has the players/pitchers of the week for the opening
days of the minor league season. Among them :
Midwest Eric Patterson CHN " ... the younger brother of
Cubs star Corey Patterson, began the season on a 2-for-17 slide, but has come
back with hits in 13 of his last 18 at-bats (.722) ... He celebrated his 22nd
birthday on April 8 ... currently ranks among the league leaders in average
(5th), hits (T-1st), on-base percentage (3rd) and slugging percentage (2nd). He
also leads all Minor Leaguers with 10 stolen bases in the first 10 games of the
season."
International Mitch Jones NYA " ... led
Columbus to a 6-2 victory on April 15 by going 4-4, becoming the first Clipper
in eight years to hit for the cycle. Then on Sunday afternoon, Jones crushed a
12th inning, game-winning blast over the center field fence to give Columbus the
win and cap an amazing day: 4-6, 3 HR, 2B, 4 RBI. Jones ranks among the IL
leaders in nearly every offensive category, including extra-base hits (1st),
runs scored (T-1st), home runs (2nd), hits (2nd), batting average (3rd), on-base
percentage (3rd), and RBI (T-4th)."
Eastern J.D. Martin CLE " ... 22-year-old right-hander, has
made two starts so far this season and is 0-0 with 17 strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA.
In his first start of the season, his Double-A debut, the 6-foot-4-inch,
170-pounder struck out 10 batters and surrendered just one hit without walking a
batter in eight shutout innings of work in a no-decision against the Bowie
Baysox at Canal Park. In his second start of the season Martin, a native of
Ridgecrest, Calif., pitched six shutout innings and gave up three hits and three
walks while striking out seven batters in a no-decision at Bowie."
Southern Scott Olsen FLO " ... Left-hander Scott Olsen
picked up two wins in two starts against the Huntsville Stars to open the
season. On April 8 in Carolina, Olsen blanked the Stars for five innings,
striking out eight, including five in a row at one point, before the game was
called due to rain. A week later in Huntsville, Olsen held the Stars offense in
check again, pitching five innings and picking up the win in Carolina's 4-3
victory."
Prospects ... A-Ball hitters ... stats through Sunday :
AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
*Rogelstad, Matt, DH SEA .571 35 20 2 0 0 10 2 2 0
Thigpen, Jud, OF COL .543 35 19 2 2 1 12 3 6 0
Tuiasosopo, Matthew, SS SEA .469 32 15 3 0 1 9 3 2 1
Kouzmanoff, Kevin, 3B CLE .464 28 13 3 2 2 6 3 8 0
Butler, Billy, 3B KC .442 43 19 2 0 4 14 7 8 0
*Patterson, Eric, 2B CHN .429 35 15 1 1 2 5 10 7 10
*Leandro, Francisco, OF TB .412 34 14 4 1 0 6 3 3 0
Pence, Hunter, OF HOU .391 23 9 1 0 2 5 7 2 6
Martinez-Esteve, Eddy, SF .382 34 13 6 0 1 10 6 8 0
*Schierholtz, Nate, OF SF .382 34 13 3 0 0 3 3 9 0
Clevlen, Brent, OF DET .368 38 14 0 1 2 11 1 8 0
#Saltalamacchia, Jarrod ATL .367 30 11 5 0 1 5 2 7 0
*Justice, Justin, OF DET .367 30 11 2 0 0 2 2 10 0
Kendrick, Howie, 2B ANA .365 52 19 2 1 3 10 1 10 1
Stansberry, Craig, 2B PIT .359 39 14 2 1 3 13 5 6 3
*Maier, Mitch, OF KC .357 42 15 4 0 2 10 5 6 2
Amador, Chris, 2B CHA .355 31 11 2 1 3 10 0 8 6
*Kottaras, George, C SD .348 23 8 3 0 0 6 4 5 0
Kirkland, Kody, 3B DET .344 32 11 0 2 2 5 2 5 0
Valido, Rob, SS CHA .341 44 15 3 1 1 4 0 3 3
Esquivel, Matt, OF ATL .333 42 14 4 0 2 6 1 15 0
Thigpen, Curtis, C TOR .333 36 12 1 0 1 5 6 5 2
Blalock, Jake, OF PHI .324 34 11 2 0 1 6 5 3 0
*Bonvechio, Brett, 3B SD .324 37 12 2 0 0 7 10 14 0
*Snyder, Brad, OF CLE .314 35 11 0 0 2 5 2 9 1
Suzuki, Kurt, C OAK .300 30 9 4 1 0 2 4 6 0
*Barton, Daric, DH OAK .297 37 11 1 0 1 6 5 5 0
*Brignac, Reid, SS TB .297 37 11 6 0 0 3 9 10 0
*Casto, Kory, 3B WAS .297 37 11 2 0 0 4 6 11 1
Golson, Gregory, OF PHI .293 41 12 2 1 0 1 2 6 2
*Moses, Matt, 3B MIN .290 31 9 2 0 2 11 4 5 1
*Smith, Seth, OF COL .286 35 10 4 0 0 5 5 8 0
Wood, Brandon, SS ANA .283 46 13 0 0 5 8 6 11 1
*Robnett, Richard, OF OAK .275 40 11 2 0 0 4 4 12 1
Balentien, Wladimir, OF SEA .275 40 11 0 0 5 6 3 12 1
LaRoche, Andy, 3B LA .273 44 12 3 1 1 6 1 8 0
Palmisano, Lou, C MIL .259 27 7 0 0 1 3 3 3 0
Hu, Chin-Lung, SS LA .257 35 9 2 0 0 3 4 8 1
Milledge, Lastings, OF NYN .257 35 9 2 0 1 2 2 9 2
Dopirak, Brian, 1B CHN .250 36 9 2 0 1 2 2 6 0
#Szymanski, Brandon, OF CIN .250 16 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 0
*Dunlap, Cory, 1B LA .250 36 9 3 0 0 8 2 5 0
*Iribarren, Hernan, 2B MIL .244 41 10 2 1 0 3 6 14 5
#Walker, Neil, C PIT .237 38 9 3 0 1 5 5 7 1
*Lubanski, Chris, OF KC .234 47 11 6 0 2 3 1 15 0
*Markakis, Nick, OF BAL .226 31 7 1 0 0 4 5 9 0
Jones, Adam, SS SEA .222 36 8 0 1 3 6 3 11 1
Harvey, Ryan, OF CHN .212 33 7 2 0 0 1 0 11 2
Bush, Matthew, SS SD .200 40 8 2 0 0 1 1 6 0
*Votto, Joey, 1B CIN .171 35 6 0 1 1 6 4 13 1
*Reed, Mark, C CHN .120 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Einertson, Mitch, OF HOU .094 32 3 0 0 0 0 8 6 2
Plouffe, Trevor, SS MIN .094 32 3 1 0 1 3 2 2 0
18 April, 2005
INTERNATIONAL -- Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 2-3, 2nd HR, 2 R, RBI, 2
BB ... Stephen Smitherman LF CIN 2-5, 2 R, RBI ... Kelly
Johnson LF ATL 2-4 ... Andy Marte 3B ATL 2-4, 2B, RBI ...
Ryan Howard 1B PHI 2-4, 2B, 1st HR, R, RBI ... Aaron Hill
SS TOR 3-6 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 0 errors ... Joey
Gathright CF TB 2-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB ... Curtis Granderson
CF DET 2-4, R, BB, SB ... Francisco Cruceta CLE 3 5 4 4 3 3 ...
Chris Narveson BOS 3-1/3 3 2 2 2 3 ... mashing Ryan Doumit
C PIT 2-4, 5th & 6th HRs, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB ... Zach Duke PIT 7 6 3 3
2 0 ... Angel Pagan CF NYN 2-4, R, SB ... Chien-Ming Wang
NYA 7 7 4 4 3 2 ... Scott Baker MIN 5 4 1 1 3 2 ... Walter
Young DH BAL 3-5, 2B, R, RBI
PACIFIC COAST --
Josh Willingham FLO 0-3,
K, PB (1), CS (1), very tough day in every way
Josh Wilson FLO 2-4,
double
Ronny Cedeno CHN 1-4, RBI, run
Bobby Brownlie CHN 4 6 5
5 3 1
Jermaine Van Buren CHN 1 1 0 0 2 0, (W, 1-0)
Brooks Conrad
HOU 2-3, double, RBI
Ezequiel Astacio HOU 4-2/3 6 4 4 0 3
Choo
Freeman COL 1-5, K
Edwin Jackson LA 5-1/3 6 4 4 2 3, 10 earned runs
in his first 2 games (9-1/3 inn)
Chris Duncan STL 0-4, 2K, .300
Skip Schumaker STL 2-4, double, .341
Ian Kinsler TEX 3-4, 2 doubles
Laynce Nix TEX 3-4, double
Rickie Weeks MIL 2-3, double,
triple
Prince Fielder MIL 0-5, K
Dave Krynzel MIL 1-4, 2
walks, 2 runs
Larry Broadway WAS 2-5, 3 RBI
Jose Capellan MIL
4 4 2 2 1 4
Dallas McPherson ANA 1-5, homer, 2K, .308
Casey
Kotchman ANA 1-3, 2 runs, .132
Jeff Mathis ANA 2-3, 2 doubles
Dustin Mosely ANA 6 4 0 0 4 2, (W, 2-0), in 2 starts hes gone 12 innings
giving up 5 hits and no runs
Carlos Quentin ARZ 1-4, .400
Josh
Kroeger ARZ 2-5
Conor Jackson ARZ 1-5
Sergio Santos ARZ
1-4, double
Matt Cain SF 7 4 2 2 5 6, CG (W, 2-0 1.38), 13K in 13
innings
Shin Soo Choo SEA 0-4 & 2-3, double, CS
Todd Linden SF
2-3
Josh Barfield SD 1-2, walk
EASTERN --
Dustin Pedroia 2B BOS 4-5, 3 2B (4), RBI (9) ... Hanley
Ramirez SS BOS 3-5, 3B (5), 2 RBI (9), .381 AVG ... Brandon Moss OF
BOS 2-4, 2B (2), 3 RBI (6)
Christopher Durbin OF BOS 3-6, 2B (3), HR
(2), 2 RBI (7), .351 AVG
Brad Eldred 1B PIT 2-4, 2B (2), HR (5), RBI
(9)
Michael Aubery 1B CLE 1-5
Eric Duncan 3B NYA 0-5
Tyler Von Schell 1B SF 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K
Fred Lewis OF SF 0-4, BB,
K ... Charlie Zink DET 5 6 4 4 0 1, W (2)
Brian Bannister NYN
5-1/3 3 1 0 2 8, W (3)
Hayden Penn BAL 6 0 0 0 2 9, 1.12 ERA
SOUTHERN -- Jeremy Hermida FLO 0-4,
.167 ... Joel Guzman LA 0-3, .257 ... Jeff Francoeur
ATL 1-4, double ... Casey Rogowski 1B CHA 3-4, double, .394
... Delmon Young TB 1-3, double
TEXAS -- Reid Gorecki (CF) STL 3-5, R, HR,
3RBI ... Randy Leek STL (W,2-0) 8 6 1 1 0 1 ... Justin
Huber (DH) KC 0-4 ... Mike Aviles KC 0-4 ... what a
AA lineup for the Angels - Reggie Willits (CF) ANA 0-4, R and
still batting .475 ... Alberto Callaspo ANA 2-5, R ... Erick
Aybar ANA 2-5, 2R, 2 2B, 2RBI ... Mike Napoli ANA 3-4, R, 2
2B, 2RBI ... Tommy Murphy (RF) ANA 1-4, R, HR, 2RBI, SB ...
Mike Eylward (1B) ANA 2-4, R, 2B, HR, 2RBI ... Adam
Pavkovich (3B) ANA 3-4, R, 2 2B, HR, RBI ... Corey Slavik (1B)
COL 2-4, RBI ... cold start - Joaquin Arias TX 0-3, .216 ...
Yuniesky Betancourt-Perez SEA 1-5, R ... On a Tear -
Brant Colamarino (1B) 2-4, R, 3B, RBI, .450 ... On FIRE - Andre
Ethier (CF) OAK 3-4, 2R, HR, 2RBI, .471 ... Josh Anderson
(CF) HOU 2-5, R ... Fernando Nieve HOU 5 3 1 1 1 6
CALIFORNIA -- Eddy Martinez-Esteve DH
SF 5-6, 4 doubles, homer, 6 RBI, .382 ... Fernando Valenzuela
Jr. SD 2-5, homer ... Ubaldo Jimenez COL 4 5 2 2 1 7 ...
Wladimir Balentien CF SEA 2-4, 5th homer ... Jud Thigpen
CF COL 4-4, walk, .543 ... Brandon Wood ANA 3-4, 5th homer, walk
... Billy Butler KC 3-5, 2 RBI, .432 ...
CAROLINA --
Ervin Alcantara HOU 2-4, 2B, RBI, SB
(3) ... Michael Hall BOS 0-3, BB
... Chad Spann BOS 2-4, 2 K ...
Javier Guzman PIT 1-5, RBI, 2 SB
(4) ... Craig Stansberry PIT 3-6,
3R, 3B, 2 HR (3), 5 RBI (12), .359 ... Robert
Valido CHA 2-5, R, 2B, HR (1), RBI, .341 ...
Micah Schnurstein CHA 0-0, BB ...
Nathan Panther CLE 0-4 ...
Brad Snyder CLE 0-3, R, BB, SB ...
Ryan Goleski CLE 1-4, R, HR (3), 2
RBI ... Nate Spears BAL 1-4, K ...
Nick Markakis BAL 0-3, BB, K ...
Rafael Perez CLE (W, 1-0) 6 1 0 0
1 4 ... Fredy Deza BAL (L, 0-2)
6-1/3 5 3 2 2 1 ... Kory Casto WAS
1-5, 2B, 2 RBI ... Matt Esquivel
ATL 0-4, 2 K ... Diory Hernandez
ATL 0-2, R, K ... Jake Stevens (L,
1-1) 3-2/3 2 3 3 4 1
FLORIDA STATE -- Billy Petrick CHN 2 5
6 6 1 1 ... Brian Dopirak CHN, slow start, 0-4, .250
MIDWEST -- Can't be long 'til you see the
headlines -- the Killer J's ...Jair
Jurrjens DET 6 2 0 0
1 7 (2-0, unscored upon) ... Justin Justice DET 1-3 (.367) ...
Angulo Jimenez
SD 5-1/3 2 0 0 1 1 (2-0, also 0.00) ... Sean
Kazmar SD 2-5, double ... Kyle
McClellan STL 7 6 2 2 2 3 ... Mario
Lisson (3B) KC 2-4, triple ... Orlando
Mercado (C) ARZ 1-3, double (.300) ... Reid
Brignac TB 0-4, 2 K ...
Trevor Plouffe
MIN 1-4, 1st double ... ouch Ryan Harvey CHN 0-5, 3 K ...
Oswaldo Navarro (2B)
SEA 2-6, 4th SB ... now THIS is how to begin a season Matt
Tuiasosopo
SEA 4-5 (.469)
SOUTH ATLANTIC -- Luis Ramirez
BAL, 6 2 0 0 2 1 ... Ryan McKeller HOU, 5 3 0 0 0 3 ... Brad
McCann 1B FLA, 2-4, 2B ... Brian Bixler SS PIT, 1-5, RBI
... Neil Walker C PIT, 1-3, RBI, BB ... Johan Silva
ATL, 2-6, 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, 2 R ... Van Pope 3B ATL, 2-5, 3 RBI, 2 R,
BB ... Kelvin Villa ATL, 4 3 1 1 1 8 1 ... Blake Dewitt
3B LA, 2-4 ... Marcos Vechionacci SS NYA, 1-5, RBI ... Jon
Poterson RF NYA, 0-4 (.108) ... Brett Smith NYA, 5-2/3 8 3
3 1 8 ... Hernan Iribarren 2B MIL, 0-2, 2 BB, SB (2) ... Mark
Rogers MIL, 4 2 2 2 3 6 ... Gaby Hernandez NYN. 5 0 0 0 2 7
... Greg Golson CF PHI, 1-3, 2B, BB, 2 SB (4) ... Justin
Hoyman CLE, 5-1/3 4 5 3 3 6 ... Rogearvin Bernadina CF WAS,
3-4, 2B, BB, 2 R, 2 SB (4) ... Marcus Sanders SS SF, 1-4, RBI, R,
SB (7)
Troop movements ... NYA - Andy Phillips back to AAA (Kevin Brown
activated from DL) ... TEX - Nick Regilio back up (Ryan Bukvich DL)
John Fay, Cincinnati Enquirer, on Elizardo Ramirez & Ty Howington
:
" ... Ramirez, a right-hander, is only 22. The Reds
got him in the trade for Cory Lidle last year. He was rated the Phillies'
eighth-best prospect by Baseball America. He went 22-4 with a 1.36 ERA in his
first three years as a professional. He made it to the big leagues briefly last
year - going 0-0 with a 4.80 ERA in seven games with the Phillies. He has
pitched seven shutout innings in both his starts at Louisville. He has allowed
11 hits and hasn't walked a batter. "He's been in command of both games,"
O'Brien said. "He's made it look easy. He's always had good stuff, but he's
added a two-seam fastball. That almost gives him another pitch." Ramirez isn't
likely to be up with the big club any time soon, perhaps not at all this
season."
" ... Howington, the oft-injured No. 1
pick, had surgery last week to loosen a shoulder capsule. Howington was having
recurring tightness in his left shoulder as he tried to come back from May
shoulder surgery. "We're hoping this is the last little tweak to get him back on
his rehab," O'Brien said."
Rickie Weeks MIL, defense is the focus :
" ... before Weeks can advance to the big
leagues, he needs to work on his defense, Brewers officials say. He's refining
his fielding, they say, and it's only a matter of time before his glove catches
up with his bat. "The first thing that jumps out at you when you watch Rickie
play is his bat, that tremendous bat speed that he has," said Scott Martens,
Brewers' assistant director of player development. "He has made strides
defensively. We think he'll continue to get better. He'll make some outstanding
plays in the field. He just needs to do it on a consistent basis." Weeks said:
"I'm feeling good right now at second base. I made some big strides the last
couple of years." ... Brewers probably will keep Weeks in Triple-A all
season, Kremblas said. Weeks said he's in no hurry to go to Milwaukee. He's
learning from the players in Triple-A. "It's a lot of experienced guys now," he
said. "They know the ropes. A lot of these guys, they've been to the big
leagues. They've been there a while. It gives you a guide to see where you want
to be." (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
A little more on Anibal Sanchez BOS :
" ... By the time he got through his seven innings
of work, Anibal Sanchez had struck out 14 of the 20 batters he faced and given
up just one hit to the other six ... "You can't ask for a whole lot better than
what we got [Saturday],'' Blue Rocks manager Dann Bilardello said. "He did
everything you're supposed to do to be successful, at any level - get ahead with
your first pitch.'' Sanchez threw a first-pitch strike to 17 of the 21 batters
he faced and he didn't walk anyone. The 14 strikeouts are a career high for the
21-year-old native of Venezuela who missed all of 2003 to have Tommy John
surgery."
" ... Boston pitcher Wade Miller will start
for the Rocks on Monday night ... on a rehab assignment from shoulder problems
... Miller has made one rehab start for Greenville, S.C., a lower Class A team,
and he threw 73 pitches and gave up four hits in 4 1/2 innings on Wednesday."
(Wilmington News Journal)
LA's Joel Guzman ... slow start ... but, no panic :
" ... after a productive season of winter ball and a
strong showing with the Dodgers in spring training, Guzman has struggled in the
Suns' first nine games. He's hit safely in six games, posting a .281 average (9
of 32), but those aren't quite the numbers Dodgers or Suns fans expect over the
long haul. Only three of his nine hits have been for extra bases: a double,
triple and home run. He and teammate Delwyn Young share the team lead for
strikeouts with 12. "This happens in baseball," Guzman said about his slow
start. "I started slow in [Class A] Vero Beach last year when I was hitting only
.190 after the first month. I didn't feel pressure then, and I don't feel
pressure now." Suns hitting coach Steve Yeager is taking Guzman's slow start in
stride. "Guzzie got off to a slow start last year, so maybe that's his
personality, that it just takes him a while to get comfortable and get going,"
Yeager said. "He's not going to get down on himself, and we're going to keep
patting him on the back and keep boosting him. ''Sooner or later, he'll hit the
ball the way we know he can. We're nine games into the season. It's not time to
panic." (Florida Times-Union)
DET centrefield prospect ... another slow starter :
" ... top prospect Curtis Granderson ...
has stumbled out of the gate in AAA after much speculation that he might make
the ML roster in spring training. Granderson has just nine hits in 40
at-bats, though three of those hits came bunched together in Fridays 8-1 win.
Perhaps most troubling are his 10 strikeouts against just one free pass,
indicating he needs more time at this level than most had hoped."
(TigersCentral.com)
17 April, 2005
INTERNATIONAL -- William Bergolla 2B CIN 2-4, R ... Kelly
Johnson LF ATL 2-4, 1st HR, 2 R, RBI ... Shane Victorino CF
PHI 2-3, RBI, BB ... Robinson Tejada PHI 6 4 0 0 4 3 ... Aaron
Hill SS TOR 2-4, R ... break from shortstop, B.J. Upton DH TB 2-5,
R ... lighting it up, Jonny Gomes LF TB 2-5, 2B, 4th HR, 2 R, 3
RBI ... Brandon Phillips SS CLE 3-5, 1st HR, 2 R, RBI ... Ryan
Garko C CLE 2-5, 2B, 2 R ... Jeremy Guthrie CLE 5 2 3 2 5 5
... Kelly Shoppach C BOS 1-2, 3rd HR, R, RBI, BB ... Brian
Anderson CF CHA 2-4, 2B, RBI ... on fire, Robinson Cano 2B
NYA 2-4, 4th HR, R, 2 RBI ... J.D. Durbin MIN 4-1/3 7 2 2 2 1 ...
Walter Young 1B & DH BAL 0-3, BB & 3-4, R, 2 RBI ... John
Maine BAL 5 5 4 4 2 1
PACIFIC COAST --
Dave Krynzel MIL 0-5,
2K
Rickie Weeks MIL 1-4, SB, 2K
Prince Fielder MIL 1-3
Brad Nelson MIL 0-4, 3K
Corey Hart MIL 0-3
Brendan Harris
WAS 2-3, 2 runs
Larry Broadway WAS 0-3, 2K
Humberto Quintero C
HOU 4-6, homer, 3 RBI
Todd Self 1B HOU 2-3, double, 2 RBI
Chad
Santos 1B KC 3-5, double, 4 RBI
Josh Willingham C FLO 1-4, homer, 3
RBI
Randy Messinger FLO 2 1 0 0 1 2
Ronny Cedeno CHN 2-4,
double
Richard Lewis CHN 1-2, triple, 2 walks
Chris Duncan STL
1-4, 1K
John Nelson STL 2-4, double
Skip Schumaker STL 2-4,
homer
Laynce Nix TEX 1-3, homer
Ian Kinsler 1-3, K
Anthony Reyes STL 5-1/3 7 5 4 2 5, (L, 0-1)
I think he might be ready,
Dallas McPherson ANA 3-5, double, homer, 5 RBI
Casey Kotchman ANA
1-6, 2K
Carlos Quentin ARI 2-3, homer, 2 walks
Conor Jackson
ARI 1-4, double, 3 R BI
Sergio Santos ARI 1-4, double
Josh Kroeger
ARI 2-4
Todd Linden SF 3-5, double
Shin Soo Choo SEA 4-6, 2
runs
Dan Johnson OAK 2-4, double
Josh Barfield SD 2-4, homer
Brad Baker SD 1 0 0 0 1 2, (S, 2)
Ben Johnson RF SD 2-3, homer
Ryan Shealy COL 1-4
Choo Freeman COL 0-4, walk, run
Willy
Aybar LA 3-5, homer
Dioner Navarro LA 0-3, 2 walks, 2 runs
Franquelis Osoria LA 2 2 1 1 0 0, (S, 1)
EASTERN --
Hanley Ramirez SS BOS 2-5, 2B, 3B (4), .351 AVG ...
Brad Eldred 1B PIT 1-4, RBI (8)
Michael Aubery 1B CLE 0-4...
Franklin Gutierrez CLE 1-4... Tyler Von Schell 1B SF 0-4, 2 K
Fred Lewis OF SF 0-2, RBI ... Sean Henn NYA 5 7 2 2 2 4
JD Martin CLE 6 3 0 0 3 7 ... Kason Gabbard BOS 7 2 1 1 1
4, W (2) :
" ... Gabbard and Manny
Delcarmen combined on a two-hitter as the Portland Sea Dogs won their ninth
straight game to open the season with a 5-1 win over the Trenton Thunder on
Saturday afternoon at Waterfront Park. The Sea Dogs remain the only unbeaten
team in professional baseball. Gabbard fired seven innings of one-run ball,
allowing two hits and a walk while fanning four. The southpaw has allowed only a
run and five hits in 14 innings this season. Delcarmen followed with two no-hit
innings to finish the game." (portlandseadogs.com)
SOUTHERN -- James Loney LA 1-4, 1st homer, 3
RBI, .212 ... Joel Guzman LA 1-4, .281 ... Jeff Francoeur ATL 1-3, double, .343
... Felix Pie CHN 1-5, double ... Matt Murton LF CHN 4-5, .441 ...
Brandon Sing CHN 2-3, double, 3 RBI ... Delmon Young TB
2-4, 2 Ks
TEXAS -- Jeff Salazar CF COL 3-5, 1st homer ...
Steven Bondurant OAK 7 5 0 0 1 2 ... Andre Ethier LF OAK 3-4, homer, .433 ...
Reggie Willits CF ANA 4-6, double, 2 triples, .528 ... Alberto
Callaspo ANA 2-5 ... Erick Aybar ANA 3-3, triple, 3 runs, 2
RBI ... Donnie Murphy 2B KC 2-5, homer, 3 RBI ... Mike
Aviles SS KC 3-4, 2 doubles, .412
CALIFORNIA -- Daric Barton DH OAK 3-5 ...
Richie Robnett CF OAK 4-6, double ... Sean Thompson SD 6.0 4 0
0 1 6, 2-0, 0.71 ... Jeff Niemann TB, a loser in his pro debut,
3-1/3 1 1 1 2 3 ... CJ Wilson TEX 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 ... Jud
Thigpen COL 3-4, triple, .484 ... Billy Butler 3B KC 2-4,
along with Uptonesque defense, 6th error ... Howie Kendrick ANA
2-5, .383 ... Brandon Wood ANA 1-5, 4th homer .
CAROLINA --
Javier Guzman PIT 2-4, 2 R, 2B ...
Craig Stansberry PIT 1-4, RBI, BB, 2
K ... Robert Valido CHA 2-5, 2 R,
2B, 3B ... Micah Schnurstein CHA
0-2, R, 2 BB ... Ryan Rodriguez
CHA (W, 2-0) 6 6 2 2 2 5 ... Nathan Panther
CLE 1-4, R, K ... Brad Snyder
CLE 0-4, RBI, 2 K ... Kevin
Kouzmanoff CLE 1-3, BB, K ... Ryan
Goleski CLE 0-4, 2 K ... Nate
Spears BAL 1-3, 2B, BB, K ... Nick
Markakis BAL 1-4, K ... Jeff
Fiorentino BAL 0-3, K ... Richard
Stahl BAL (L) 5 6 2 2 1 8 ...
Ervin Alcantara HOU 0-3, BB, 3 K ...
Michael Hall BOS 0-1, 2 BB ...
Ian Bladergroen BOS 1-3, RBI ...
Anibal Sanchez BOS 6 1 0 0 0 14 (in
10 innings to date, 4 hits, 1 run, no walks, 22 Ks)
SoxProspects.com ranks Sanchez at No. 7 in the BOS system :
" ... Sanchez throws a mid-90s fastball with
excellent control and great movement. Also throws a fantastic curveball and a
plus changeup. Very high ceiling, but lack of experience may currently deter any
high projections."
Baseball America selected Sanchez as the second best prospect from last
season's New York-Penn League and placed him at No. 5 on the RedSox farm.
RotoWorld ranked the righthander at No. 7 :
" ... Sanchez possesses the best arm in Bostons
farm system, throwing 95 mph with movement. His curveball and change could give
him three plus pitches by the time hes ready for the majors in 2007 or 2008.
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