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25 June, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Brayan Pena ATL 3-6, R, BB, .261
James
Jurries ATL 1-5, 2 BB, .209
Martin Prado ATL 2-6, 2B, R,
Sac, .310
rehab, Shannon Stewart MIN 0-2, RBI, BB, SF, .000
J.D. Durbin MIN 7 7 2 2 3 8, 2.37
Ryan Roberts TOR 3-4, 3
2B, 2 RBI, .252
John Hattig TOR 2-2, 2B, R, RBI, 2 BB, .276
Sergio Santos TOR 0-4, .238
Josh Banks TOR 5 6 4 4 0
4, 5.24
Brandon League TOR 1 1 0 0 0 2, 2.17
Jerry
Owens CHA 3-4, 2B, 2 R, SB, .248
Ryan Sweeney CHA 1-3 & 2-4,
5th HR, R, 3 RBI, .305
Josh Fields CHA 1-3, RBI, BB & 3-4, 12th
HR, 3 R, 4 RBI, SB, .328
Casey Rogowski CHA 0-2, RBI, SF & 2-4,
2B, R, RBI, SB, .278
Chris Stewart CHA 2-3, 2nd & 3rd HRs, 2 R,
3 RBI, .286
Ryan Raburn DET 2-3, 2B, R, RBI, BB, SB, .275
Tonys Gutierrez CIN 0-2, 2 BB, .283
Chris Denorfia
CIN 3-4, 2 RBI, 2 SB, .348
Adam Boeve PIT 3-5, 3rd HR, R, 3 RBI,
BB, .275
Sean Burnett PIT 5-2/3 9 3 3 2 1, 5.63
Chris
Roberson PHI 2-3, 3B, R, BB, SB, .294
Eude Brito PHI 8 3
3 2 2 3, 4.17
B.J. Upton TB 0-4, 0 errors, .263
Shawn
Riggans TB 2-4, 2B, 7th HR, R, 2 RBI, .300
Chris Seddon TB 2
5 2 2 1 0, 4.95
Anderson Hernandez NYN 0-3, SB & 3-4, RBI, BB,
.259
Dustin McGowan TOR set to return to the hill
on Monday after sitting out with a stiff neck (thanks to Glen Dundas for digging
out the info). (Each of us has McGowan on a couple of teams).
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Renyel Pinto
FLO 7.0 6 2 2 0 10, 6-2, 2.63 ... Chris Aguila FLO 3-5, homer,
.368 ... John Danks TEX, AAA debut, 5.0 3 3 2 3 4 ... Jason
Hirsh HOU 8.0 3 1 0 4 12, 2.56 ... Derrek Lee CHN, rehab, 1-4
... Justin Huber KC 3-5, double, .258 ... Dustin Moseley
LAA 6.0 3 1 1 3 5, 2.96 ... Stephen Drew ARZ 2-4, walk, .292 ...
Chris Young ARZ 2-4, 11th homer, 3 RBI, .275 ... Nick
Pereira SF 5.0 6 3 3 1 4 ... Austin Bibens-Dirkx SEA,
after just two innings in Low-A Ball, a move to AAA, 2.0 2 0 0 1 5 ... Chris
Snelling SEA, warming up AND playing in CF, 3-5, 3 doubles, 4 RBI, .287
... Jeff Clement SEA (DH) 0-3, walk
EASTERN (AA) -- Adam Lind LF TOR
1-3, RBI, BB, k ... Brandon Moss RF BOS 1-4, HR, k ... Chad
Spann 3B BOS 2-4 ... Michel Abreu 1B NYM 2-5, 2B, 3RBI ...
Matt Moses 3B MIN 1-4, RBI, 2k ... Angel Chavez SS
PHI 3-3, 2R, HR, 2RBI ... Daniel Haigwood PHI 5.1 6 2 2 3 7 ...
Brad Snyder RF CLE 1-5, 2k ... Aaron Laffey CLE 8 5 0 0
2 2 (1.83 ERA) ... Eric DuBose BAL 6 3 0 0 4 5
SOUTHERN (AA) -- T.J. Nall LAD fronts a
one-hitter, 7.0 1 0 0 2 10, 6-2, 2.59 ... Miguel Montero ARZ 2-4,
16th double, .274 ... Eric Patterson CHN 1-4, 16th double, 23rd
SB, .290 ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL, another ofer, 0-3, down to .202
... Joey Votto CIN 1-4, 25th double, .317
TEXAS (AA) -- Joe Gaetti COL 2-4,
HR, R, 2RBI, .301 ... Joseph Koshansky COL 2-3, 2BB, .314 ...
Ian Stewart COL 1-4, R, RBI, .256 ... Juan Morillo COL
5.1 5 1 1 2 3, W(6-3), 3.20 ... Manuel Corpas COL 1.0 0 0 0 1 1,
1.01 ... Brant Colamarino OAK 1-4, RBI, .294 ... Adam
Morrissey TEX 1-5, 2RBI, .331 ... Angel Sanchez KC 2-3, R,
2RBI, 2BB, .287 ... Alex Gordon KC 1-5, 2B(20), RBI, .299 ...
Billy Butler KC 3-5, .326 ... Chris Lubanski KC 3-3, 2
2B(20), 2R, 2RBI, BB, .255 ... Kyle Middleton KC 5.0 2 3 2 4 8,
W(5-3), 4.17 ... Aaron Peel LAA 4-5, 2 2B(18), 2R, SB(8), .268 ...
Brandon Wood LAA 1-4, 3B(2), RBI, BB, .284 ... Jesse
Smith LAA 8.0 4 0 0 6 5, W(4-8), 4.09 ... Hunter Pence HOU
0-2, 2BB, .285 ... Ben Zobrist HOU 0-1, 3BB, SB(3), .331, .429 OBP
... Juan Richardson STL 3-5, 2B(10), R, E(6), .309 ... Terry
Evans STL 2-4, RBI, CS, .348 in 13 AA games ... Stuart Pomeranz
STL 5.0 8 5 4 2 2, L(7-3), 3.90 ... Jason Bourgeois SEA 2-4,
2B(9), 5RBI, .238 ... Wladimir Balentien SEA 1-5, 2B(16), .258 ...
Matt Tuiasosopo SEA 2-4, R, .250 ... Robert Rohrbaugh
6.0 8 2 2 1 5, W(1-0, AA debut), 3.00
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Reid Brignac
TB 2-5, 14th homer, .334 ... Shaun Cumberland TB 3-6, double, 15th homer,
.262 ... Chad Fillinger SEA (down from AA in spite of a 2.56 ERA)
6.0 3 0 0 0 4 ... Yung Chi Chen 2B SEA 3-4, .342
CAROLINA (A+) -- David Cook LF CHA 2-2,
2 Home Runs, 3 runs ... Sean Smith RF CHA 1-2, Home Run, 2 runs,
2RBI ... Victor Mercedes SS CHA 1-3, Home Run ... Game 2/DH
Scott White 3B BOS 1-2, 3RBI ... Chris Kelly 3B CHA
2-4, double, Home Run, 2 runs ... David Cook LF CHA 1-3, Home Run
... Nolan Reimold RF BAL 2-4, Home Run, 2RBI ... Sandy
Madera DH BAL 3-3, double ... Edwin Maysonet SS HOU 2-5, Home
Run, 2RBI ... Lou Santangelo C HOU 1-4, Home Run ... Nyjer
Morgan CF PIT 1-3, 4 sb(37) ... Charlie Morton ATL 6 5 1 1
1 4
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Scott Elbert LA,
in relief again, 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 W(5-4, 2.62)
Blake Dewitt
2B LA 2-5 2HR(8) 3RBI, .276
Xavier Paul RF LA 2-4 double, R,
.300
Ricky Romero TOR 6 5 2 2 2 6 ND, 2.47
Ryan
Patterson LF TOR 2-3 HR(15) double, 2RBI, .295
Robinzon Diaz
C TOR 3-4, .298
Clete Thomas CF DET 2-3 triple, R RBI, .263
Kevin Whelan DET 1 0 0 0 0 3 S(16, 4.07)
Alcides Escobar
SS MIL 3-4 R, .298
Paul Janish SS CIN 2-4 HR(3) 2RBI, .278
Brett Smith NYA 7 6 4 3 0 8 ND, 3.17 4
MIDWEST (A) -- Kyle Blanks SD 2-4, 2
doubles (18) ... Hainley Statia ANA 2-5, 2 doubles (19) ... Jay
Bruce CIN 1-3, 25th double (.292) ... that's more like it Justin
Upton ARZ 2-5, double, homer (.279) ... can't get started Sean
Shoffit TOR 0-5, 2 K's (.230) ... Oswaldo Sosa MIN 7 5 3 3 1 5
(2.85) ... Bryan Anderson STL 0-4, 2 K's (.309) ... Colby
Rasmus STL 1-2, 9th HR, 16th SB ... Mitch Atkins CHN 4 1/3
4 5 4 4 5 (2.58) ... Mark Reed CHN 0-5, 3 K's (.330) ... merely
mortal of late Wade Davis TB 5 6 3 3 2 6 (L, 4-5, 2.50) ...
John Whittleman TEX 1st HR, 2 BB's (.215) ... Jake Rasner
TEX 8 1/3 5 2 1 0 5 (W, 4-8, 3.84) .. Cameron Maybin DET 2-6, 3
K's (.299) .. Lucas French DET 7 4 1 1 1 1 (3.40)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Sean West FLA (L,
3-1) 6-1/3 8 5 3 3 6, 1.60 ... Kris Harvey FLA 2-6, HR (13), 2 RBI
(42), .273 ... Michael Bowden BOS (L, 4-4) 5 3 2 1 2 5, 3.57 ...
Todd Redmond PIT (W, 6-4) 6 4 0 0 1 9, 2.54 ... Andrew
McCutchen PIT 0-4, .277 ... Jake Stevens ATL (W, 1-0) 7-2/3 6
0 0 1 6, 0.66 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 1-3, 2B (15), .281 ... Eric
Campbell ATL 1-3, HR (13), RBI (50), BB, .304 ... Jose Tabata
NYA 1-4, 2B (17), .314 ... Austin Jackson NYA 0-4, .258 ...
Sergio Pedroza LAD 2-5, HR (17 - SAL leader), RBI (61 - SAL leader),
.287 ... Travis Denker LAD 2-4, HR (1), 3 RBI (6), .233 ...
Chris Nelson COL 0-4, .278 ... Ole Sheldon HOU 1-4,
.338 ... Will Inman MIL 3 1 0 0 0 0, 1.66 ... Angel
Salome MIL 1-4, .305 ... Josh Outman PHI (W, 5-4) 7 2 0 0 3 4,
3.13 ... Greg Golson PHI 2-4, 2B (12), SB (5), .213 ... Brandon
Erbe BAL (L, 4-5) 4-1/3 4 4 4 39, 2.73
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Scott
Sizemore DET 2-4, SB ... Adam Ottavino STL, 2006 1st rounder,
3.0 0 0 0 3 4 ... 3B Evan Longoria TB 1-4, 1st pro homer ...
Jordan Parraz OF HOU, 3rd rounder, 2004, 3-5, double, triple ...
catcher Maxwell Sapp HOU, 2006 1st rounder, 1-3, walk
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Mark Pawelek
P CHC 0-2, 4.0 6 4 4 1 1 6.75 ... Craig Whitaker P SF 1-0, 5 2 1 1
32 2.00 ... Joseph White 1b SEA 1-3, 2nd homer, .318 ... Brad
Miller 1b ARZ 2-4, 2nd homer, 2 rbi's .333 ... Cesar Valdez
P ARZ 8.0 6 4 3 0 8 2.77, 2 e's ... Craig Gentry OD TEX 2-5,
double, 3rd SB, run ... Jose Jaimes P TEX 1-1, 5.0 4 1 1 1 4 3.38
... Shane Lindsay P COL 1-1, 5.0 1 0 0 3 12 1.80, Tri City staff 2
hit Vancouver
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Rain scratched two
games for the second day in a row
Victor Santana OF TOR 2-4 2HR(2) .308
Paul Franko 1B TOR 3-4 2rbi 2r .364
Luis Fernandez
SS TOR 3-5 rbi run .364
Jonathon Jaspe C TOR 2-3 .400
Willie Cabrera OF ATL 2-5 .467
Ernesto Meijia 1B ATL
2-5 HR(1) .375
Larry Williams OF ATL 3-5 2B 2r
Concepcion
Rodriguez OF ATL 2-5 .385
Reinaldo Ramirez 2B HOU 2-4
.333
Dustin Evans ATL 6.0 2 0 0 2 3 1.80 (W 1-0) ERA
Sergio
Severino HOU 5.0 7 3 1 2 3 1.80 (L 0-1)
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Gerardo Parra RF
ARI 2-4, RBI ... Billy Rojo 2B CIN 2-4, 3R, 2b(3) ... Drew
Stubbs CF CIN 0-3, BB, 2R ... Ryan Mount SS LAA 1-4, BB ...
David Christensen RF COL 0-4, 4Ks ... Hector Gomez
SS COL 2-3 ... Scott Van Slyke PH LAD 1-1, 3B, RBI ...
Justin Fuller SS LAD 1-4, 3B, BB, 2RBI, SB(1) ... Chris
Jensen RF LAD 3-5, 2B ... Joseph Dickerson CF KC 0-4 ... 1st
rounder Bryan Morris LAD 3.0 2 0 0 3 4
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- 1st rounder
Preston Mattingly LAD 0-3 ... Brett Dalton 1B PHI 3-5, homer
... Wady Rufino 1B NYA 4-5, double, walk
" ... Philip Humber, the Mets' No. 1 draft pick in
2004, pitched in his first game Thursday night since having reconstructive elbow
surgery last July. Pitching for the rookie-league Gulf Coast Mets, Humber
allowed seven hits and four runs and struck out seven in four innings."
(NY Times)
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- Kyler Burke OF ARZ
(1st round, supplemental, 2006) 1-5 ... Charles Caufield OF MIL
2-4, triple ... Matthew Downs 3B SF 3-5, double ... Carlos
Peguero OF SEA 2-3, 2 doubles ... 17-year-old Fabio Castillo
TEX 3.0 1 0 0 2 4 (thanks to Michael Hindman, who covers the TEX minor leaguers,
for the heads-up on Castillo).
Troop
Movements ... PHI - optioned Chris Roberson to Triple-A ... CLE - placed
Jason Michaels
on the 15-day DL, purchased the contract of Jeremy Sowers ... ATL - placed
Phil Stockman on the
15-day DL, purchased the contract of Kevin Barry from Triple-A, recalled
Blaine Boyer from Triple-A, placed him on the 60-day DL, recalled
Chuck James from Triple-A, designated Mike Remlinger for
assignment ... LAA - placed Dallas McPherson on the 15-day DL, recalled
Erick Aybar from Triple-A ... SEA - recalled Sean
Green from Triple-A, optioned Emiliano Fruto to Triple-A ...
TEX - recalled Robinson Tejeda from Triple-A, designated Fabio Castro
for assignment ...
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall,
reviews his pre-season prospect chart for the Cubbies :
" ... 2) Felix Pie ... .256/.321/.404 in 70
games for Triple-A Iowa. Disappointing. The tools are still here but his
baseball skills have stalled out against better competition. Still young enough
to improve though."
" ... 4) Eric Patterson ... at Double-A West
Tennessee, hitting .284/.346/.444 with 21 steals, not spectacular but solid
enough."
" ... 6) Donald Veal ... 2.69 in 14 starts for
Class A Peoria, 86/40 K/BB in 74 innings, just 45 hits allowed. Needs to improve
his control, but has just a .179 opposition batting average. Doing well and
should rise up the lists as the season progresses."
Shane Lindsay COL back in Low A-Ball as he rounds into form.
" ... "He's got three pitches," said Marc
Gustafson, Rockies director of player development. "When you look at pitchers in
general, you look at guys that can offer a variety of pitches three or four
times through the lineup. We see Shane as a front of the rotation guy." "It's a
special arm," added Ron Gideon, the Rockies' minor-league field coordinator who
managed Lindsay with the Dust Devils last summer. "You've got a guy who set a
record here last year for strikeouts. He has a live fastball. At the end it
explodes. He throws a spike curveball that's got 12 to 6 action on it. You just
don't run across arms like that." ... Lindsay's ungodly fastball held
Northwest League hitters to a .164 batting average against him last season, and
his 6-1 record, 1.89 ERA and 107 strikeouts were a testament to his domination
... Despite his potential and promise, Lindsay is starting the season with the
Dust Devils again because of health problems. First, it was a problem with the
dreaded labrum injury ... never felt a pull or a pop, but there was a gradual
grabbing in his follow through and a longer recovery time in between starts ...
Rockies determined that rehab to strengthen the muscles around the labrum would
sufficiently hold the shoulder in place. Then, Lindsay came down with a
mysterious gland problem in extended spring training that left him too weak to
pitch effectively. So now the 6-foot-1 powerhouse is back for the Dust Devils,
building up his health while rocking the radar guns." (Tri-City
Herald)
24 June, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Jeremy Guthrie CLE 2-2/3 6 7 1 3 2, 2.81
Peter Moylan ATL 0-2/3 1 1 1 1 1, 5.86
Ricardo
Rodriguez ATL 7 4 0 0 2 2, 4.25
Brandon League TOR 1 1 1 1 1
0, 2.22
Francisco Rosario TOR 2 1 1 1 1 2, 4.44
Donald
Kelly DET 1-4, RBI, .220
Humberto Sanchez DET 6 9 4 4 1
8, 1.80
Chris Denorfia CIN 2-2, RBI, 2 BB, SB, .341
William
Bergolla CIN 2-4, R, .239
Justin Germano CIN 7-2/3 7 1 1
0 1, 4.07
Rajai Davis PIT 1-4, .259
Abe Alvarez
BOS 3-2/3 7 8 7 4 2, 4.46
Josh Kroeger PHI 2-5, 2B, RBI, .240
Gavin Floyd PHI 3-1/3 8 9 9 2 2, 5.68
Kevin Thompson
NYA 4-6, 6th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, .288
Carlos Pena NYA 0-3, 3 R, 2
BB, HBP, .262
B.J. Upton TB 0-4, 0 errors, .267
Delmon
Young TB 2-4, R, SB, .337 (now up to 95 ABs without a homer)
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Yusmeiro Petit
FLO, gunning for a quick return to MLB, 5.0 0 0 0 1 5 ... Jered
Weaver LAA 9.0 2 0 0 1 14, 2.15 ... Greg Miller LAD, a couple
of rough games now, 0.2 2 4 4 2 1 ... Chris Carter 1B ARZ 3-4, 2
doubles, walk, 6 RBI, .290 ... Stephen Drew ARZ 2-5, .289 ...
James Loney LAD 3-6, .373 ... Joel Guzman LAD 2-5, 7th
homer, walk, .291 ... Jeff Clement SEA 1-5 ... Felix Pie
CHN 1-4, 7th homer, .255 ... Shin-Soo Choo SEA 3-3, 3 walks, .299
...
" ... Weaver (5-1), who threw
72 of 105 pitches for strikes, retired the first 15 batters before issuing a
leadoff walk to Jason Perry in the sixth. The no-hitter remained intact until
Nathan Espy blooped a single to left with two outs in the seventh. Scott McClain
followed with an infield single, but Weaver regained his momentum and retired
the final seven batters. In his second start since returning from the Los
Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the former first-round draft pick struck out the side
in the ninth to break his own franchise record for strikeouts in a game. The
6-foot-7 right-hander has won eight consecutive decisions, including four during
his recent stint in the Major Leagues." (MLB.com)
EASTERN (AA) -- Brandon Moss RF
BOS 1-3, 2B, BB ... Chad Spann 3B BOS 24, 2B, RBI ... Devern
Hansack BOS 6 4 0 0 1 6 ... Craig Stansberry 2B PIT 4-5,
2R, 2 2B, 3B, RBI ... Tim Raines CF WAS 3-4, 2R ... Kory
Castro 3B WAS 1-3, 2R, HR, 2RBI, BB ... Brad Snyder RF CLE 1-5
... Ryan Goleski LF CLE 2-4, R, 2RBI, 2k ... Dan Denham
CLE 6 6 2 2 1 4 ... Brent Clevlen RF DET 2-4, k ... Denard
Span CF MIN 0-5, k ... Matt Moses DH MIN 2-4, R, k ...
Brian Finch BAL 6 8 7 2 2 4 ... Eric Duncan 1B NYY 0-3,
i ... Brett Gardner DH NYY 2-4, R, RBI, SB ... Phil
Hughes NYY Apparently just dying to get traded: 8 1 0 0 2 10
" ... Another game, another
near-no-hitter for Phil Hughes. Hughes took a no-hitter into the eighth
inning as he pitched the Trenton Thunder to a 4-0 victory ... Yankees' top
pitching prospect, Hughes (4-3) flirted with a no-hitter for the second time
this month. The longest outing of his brief professional career came on the eve
of his 20th birthday. The right-hander retired the first 12 batters he faced
before issuing up a leadoff walk in the top of the fifth. He lost his no-hit bid
when Derin McMains stroked a leadoff double on a first-pitch fastball in the
eighth ... The 2004 first-round draft pick struck out 10 and walked two
over eight innings ... Opponents are batting just .187 with 37 strikeouts in 38
1/3 innings against him. Over his last three starts, Hughes is 2-0 with a 0.82
ERA and 29 strikeouts in 22 frames. Hughes also took a no-hitter into the sixth
on June 13 in a 3-0 win over New Hampshire. He nearly turned the trick twice in
2005, once in Charleston and once in Tampa." (MLB.com)
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Joey Votto CIN 2-4,
double, 13th SB, .318 ... Ryan Braun MIL, an 0-5 in his first
start in AA ... George Kottaras SD 2-4, 5th error, 8th
passed ball, .279 ... Sean Gallagher CHN 6.0 4 1 1 6 6, 2nd win in
2nd AA game ... Eric Patterson CHN 3-4, 22nd SB, .291 ...
Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL, heading for a sub.200 average, 0-3, .204
TEXAS (AA) -- shortstop Ben Zobrist
HOU 3-5, 24th double, .332 ... Hunter Pence HOU 1-6, 18th
homer, .287 ... Brandon Wood LAA 1-4, 2 walks, 8th SB, .284 ...
Ian Stewart COL 1-4, .256 ... Matt Tuiasosopo 3B SEA
0-4 in 2nd game up in AA ... Michael Wilson OF SEA, also winning a
promotion to AA, 2-3 triple, homer, walk ... Terry Evans STL 2-5,
13th double overall (in addition to 21 homers) at A+ and AA ... Zack
Greinke KC, a tad better, 4.2 2 2 2 3 4 ... Thomas Diamond TEX
2.2 3 5 5 5 3, 4.67 ... Alex Gordon KC 0-3, .301
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Carlos Gonzalez ARZ
2-5, 28th double, .317 ... 3B Chase Headley SD 3-5, double,
.279 ... James Houser Jr. TB 7.0 6 5 5 1 2, 3.60 ... Reid
Brignac TB 3-5, 19th double, .333 ... Aaron Jensen SEA
6.0 1 1 1 4 5, 2.51 ... 2B Yung Chi Chen SEA 3-4, 17th
double, .336
CAROLINA (A+) -- Christian Guerrero RF
WAS 2-4, Home Run, 2 runs, 2RBI ... Luke Montz C WAS 2-3, double,
Home Run, 4RBI ... Sandy Madera C BAL 2-4, double, Home Run, 3RBI
... Jeffrey Mackor DH HOU 1-4, Home Run, 2 runs, 2RBI ... Neil
Sellers 1B HOU 3-4, 3RBI ... Brian Barton CF CLE 1-3,
double, run, 3RBI ... Brandon Pinckney SS CLE 2-4, double, run,
3RBI ... JC Holt 2B ATL 1-3, Home Run ... Van Pope
3B ATL 2-4, double, Home Run, 2 runs, 2RBI ... Carl Loadenthal LF
ATL 4-5, 2 doubles, 2 runs, RBI, sb ... Greg Creek DH ATL 3-5,
double, Home Run, 2 runs, 3RBI ... Steve Pearce DH PIT 1-4, Home
Run, 3RBI ... Joey Devine ATL 1 1 2 2 1 1
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Billy Carnline
TOR 7 5 2 2 1 4 W(1-0, 2.57) FSL Debut
Joe Mather RF STL 3-6
HR(7) double, 2R 2RBI, .270
Hernan Iribarren 2B MIL 3-5 RBI,
.303
Paul Janish SS CIN 3-5 HR(2) double, 3RBI, .270
Ramiro
Pena SS NYA 2-4 R, .269
Alexi Casilla 2B MIN 2-5 triple,
2R RBI, .312
Brandon Roberts CF MIN 2-5 R RBI 2SB(25) .264
James Happ PHI 6 5 2 2 3 4 ND, 2.81
Grant Psomas 3B
FLO 2-4 double, .295
Drew Locke LF LA 3-5 R RBI, .333
Blake
Dewitt 2B LA 2-4 2R, .274
Xavier Paul RF LA 2-5 double,
R, .296
Donald Veal CHN 5 2/3 5 1 0 3 3 ND, 0.00 FSL Debut
MIDWEST (A) -- he needed it Zach Phillips
TEX 8 7 0 0 1 8 (4.84) ... Jose Vallejo TEX 0-2, 2 BB's, 12th SB
(.252) ... Cameron Maybin DET 0-4, 2 K's ... really rolling
Jacob McGee TB 6 2 0 0 3 10 (2.16) ... Frank Martinez
OAK 3-3, triple, BB (.266) .. Jeffrey Dominguez SEA 0-3 ... it's
promotion time Stephen Marek ANA 6 3 0 0 0 3 (W, 8-1, 2.14) ...
Justin Upton ARZ 0-4, 2 K's ... Erik Lis MIN 1-3 (.314)
.. Mark Reed CHN 1-5, K ... Colby Rasmus STL 2-4,
19th double, K (.305) .. just like Maybin & Upton Jay Bruce CIN
0-4, 2 K's
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Travis Denker
LAD, demoted from the FSL, still struggling 0-2 & 2-3, double, .192 ...
Sergio Pedroza LAD 1-3, walk & 1-3, 16th homer, .285 ... Andrew
McCutchen PIT 0-4, 4 Ks, 14th SB, .281 ... Clay Buchholz
BOS 5.0 4 0 0 0 5, 2.98 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 1-3, walk, .280 ...
Austin Jackson NYA 2-5, .262 ... Jose Tabata NYA
3-4, walk, 11th SB, .315 ... Angel Salome MIL 3-5, .305 ...
Lorenzo Cain MIL 4-6, double, .290
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- shortstop
Scott Sizemore DET, 2006 5th rounder, 2-5, triple, .278 ... shortstop
Jairo de la Rosa TB 4-4, 2 doubles ... catcher Brandon Snyder
BAL trying to get untracked after demotion, 1-4 ... CF James Rapoport
STL, not bad for the 35th rounder, 2006, 2-3, double, homer, 2 walks
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Alexander
Valdez 3b OAK 1-3, 1st homer ... Pascual Manzonita P OAK 5 7 1
1 1 3 1.80 ... Launy Sanchez C SD 2-4, 1st homer .615 ...
Deryck Lewis OF CHC 2-3, 2 doubles, 4 RBI's .429 ... Brooks
Dunn P SD 2 6 6 6 2 1 10.80 ... William Thompson 1b SF 2-3, 2
BB, .562 ... Emmanuel Burriss SS SF 1-5, 2 runs ... Chad
Tracy C TEX 3-5 ... Kelvin Pichardo P SF relief 4.1 2 1 1 0 9
1.23 ... Daniel Mayora 3b COL 3-4, 2 homers ... Adam
Moore DH SEA 3-4, 3 doubles, run , rbi & .500 ... Gregory Nesbitt
P SEA 5 2 1 1 0 6 1.80
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Rain eliminated two of
five scheduled games
Ryan Mitchell HOU 5.0 1 0 0 2 5 (W 1-0)
Brad
Matthews 2B TB 2-5 .333
Mike McCormack 3B TB 2-4 2B rbi
.417
Thomas Pham SS STL 1-4 2B rbi .462
Scott Madsen
SS CHA 3-4 rbi 2r .556
Matthew Inouye C CHA 3-5 3rbi .667
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Joseph Hunter CF
CWS 2-4, HR(1), SB(2), CS(1)... Drew Stubbs CF CIN 2-4, 3b(2),
RBI, SB(1) ... Joe Dickerson CF KC 3-4, 2b(1) ... David
Christensen CF COL 2-4 ... Gerardo Parra RF ARI 1-3, 2BB ...
Jason Neighborgall ARI 0.1 0 1 1 2 2 ... back to the Pioneer Lg.
Jesus Soto 3b LAD 2-5, 3RBI, HR(1) ... PJ Phillips
3b LAA 1-4, 2SO
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- 1B Luis Rincon
CLE 3-5, homer ... Matthew Olson PHI 7.0 3 0 0 0 3 ... CF
Albert Laboy PIT 3-3, triple, 2 walks
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- Jeff Bianchi SS KC
1-3, walk ... Scott Lucas 1B KC 3-5, double ... Hank
Conger LAA (at DH again) 2-5
Troop
Movements ... OAK - activated Justin Duchscherer from the DL,
placed Jay Witasick on the 15-day DL, sent Kazuhito
Tadano outright to Triple-A ... WAS - activated John Patterson
from the DL, placed Tony Armas Jr. on the 15-day DL ... FLO - placed
Carlos Martinez on the 15-day DL, recalled Chris Resop
from Triple-A ... PHI - claimed Rick White off waivers from CIN
... CLE - recalled Kelly Shoppach from Triple-A, designated Tim
Laker for assignment ... LAA - placed Darin Erstad on the
15-day DL, recalled Tommy Murphy from Triple-A ...
Tim Lincecum voted the winner of the Golden Spikes Award :
" ... Lincecum, a two-time
Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year (2004, 2006) ... started 17 games for the Huskies,
going 12-4 with a 1.94 ERA and a nation-best 199 strikeouts in 125 1/3 innings.
In his April 18 start against the UCLA Bruins, Lincecum struck out 18 on the way
to a 5-0 victory. As a result of Lincecum's collegiate efforts, his draft stock
skyrocketed ... selected by the San Francisco Giants with the No. 10
overall pick ... the school's career record holder in multiple pitching
categories including wins (30), innings pitched (342) and strikeouts (491). ...
"getting very close to where I'm going to put on a San Francisco -- or whatever
farm team in their system -- hat," Lincecum said. " Signing is getting very
close. " MLB.com
TEX decides it's time to move 'em up :
" ... Left-handed starter John Danks took
what general manager Jon Daniels described as a "big step" Thursday. He was
promoted to Oklahoma and will make his first career Triple-A start Saturday.
"John's commanding his three pitches well now, carrying a lot of the positives
we saw this spring into his starts now," Daniels said. "He's been very
impressive the last two months." Danks was 4-0 with a 2.70 ERA and 54
strikeouts in his last eight starts at Double-A Frisco. He struggled with his
mechanics earlier this season but found his fastball command and rebounded. He
missed a few starts in May with elbow soreness but appears to be fine. Now he
gets the chance to see how he does against better hitters." (Dallas
Morning News)
Could be some movement soon in the COL system (in addition to trading Ryan
Shealy) :
" ... The Rockies are working through the timing
of promoting blossoming pitchers Manuel Corpas and Ubaldo
Jimenez and catcher Chris Iannetta to Triple-A. No move is
expected until next week, when the Sky Sox return from their road trip ...
Kaz Matsui, meanwhile, is sidelined until next week because of a back
injury. The Rockies won't revisit giving Clint Barmes a breather
in the minor leagues " (Denver Post)
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall,
reviewing his pre-season LAA picks :
" ... 7) Thomas Mendoza
... 4.97 in 15 starts for Class A Cedar Rapids, 77/20 K/BB in 92 innings,
98 hits allowed. More hittable than expected, but his control is good. Needs
more time to develop."
" ... 8) Steven Shell
... 3.39 with 47/19 K/BB in 77 innings between Double-A and Triple-A.
Throwing strikes, but I think he needs a good dose of Triple-A before being
pushed into a full major league role."
" ... 9) Nick Adenhart
... 9-2, 2.08 in 14 starts for Cedar Rapids, 89/21 K/BB in 90 innings, 72
hits and just two homers allowed. Doing great, throwing hard, throwing strikes,
no ill effects from Tommy John procedure."
Joey Devine ATL heading back to A-Ball in an attempt to rescue his career
:
" ... Devine was rushed to the majors
last season. Now the 2005 first-round draft choice is retracing his steps,
starting over in Class A. After not pitching for more than two months, Devine
joined the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Wednesday after having his back checked out
Monday in Atlanta and getting a final OK. The Braves believe that a slight
change in his delivery will be beneficial to Devine's health as well as his
success on the mound. He isn't on the fast track back to Atlanta, however.
"We'll take it slow with him," Braves director of minor league operations J.J.
Picollo said." (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Trying to check out more on your fav kids? Here are the assignments for
the top round of the 2006 draft and the top three rounds of the 2005 draft.
2006 FIRST ROUND Team League
1 KC Luke Hochevar rhp
2 COL Greg Reynolds rhp
3 TB Evan Longoria 3b/2b Hudson Valley NYP
4 PIT Brad Lincoln rhp
5 SEA Brandon Morrow rhp Mariners Arizona
6 DET Andrew Miller lhp
7 LAD Clayton Kershaw lhp Dodgers GCL
8 CIN Drew Stubbs of Billings Pioneer
9 BAL Bill Rowell 3b
10 SF Tim Lincecum rhp
11 ARI Max Scherzer rhp
12 TEX Kasey Kiker lhp Spokane Northwest
13 CHC Tyler Colvin of
14 TOR Travis Snider of
15 WAS Chris Marrero 3b
16 MIL Jeremy Jeffress rhp Brewers Arizona
17 SD Matt Antonelli 3b Eugene Northwest
18 PHI Kyle Drabek rhp/ss
19 FLA Brett Sinkbeil rhp Jamestown NYP
20 MIN Chris Parmelee of/1b Twins GCL
21 NYY Ian Kennedy rhp
22 WAS Colton Willems rhp
23 HOU Max Sapp c Tri-City NYP
24 ATL Cody Johnson 1b Braves GCL
25 LAA Hank Conger c Angels Arizona
26 LAD Bryan Morris rhp Ogden Pioneer
27 BOS Jason Place of
28 BOS Daniel Bard rhp
29 CHW Kyle McCulloch rhp Great Falls Pioneer
30 STL Adam Ottavino rhp State College NYP
2006 FIRST ROUND SUPPLEMENTAL
31 LAD Preston Mattingly ss Dodgers GCL
32 BAL Pedro Beato rhp
33 SF Emmanuel Burriss ss Salem-Keizer Northwest
34 ARI Brooks Brown rhp
35 SD Kyler Burke of Padres Arizona
36 FLA Chris Coghlan 3b
37 PHI Adrian Cardenas ss Phillies GCL
38 ATL Cory Rasmus rhp Braves GCL
39 CLE David Huff lhp
40 BOS Kris Johnson lhp Lowell NYP
41 NYY Joba Chamberlain rhp
42 STL Chris Perez rhp
43 ATL Steve Evarts lhp Braves GCL
44 BOS Caleb Clay rhp
2005 FIRST ROUND
1 ARI Justin Upton ss South Bend Midwest
2 KC Alex Gordon 3b Wichita Texas
3 SEA Jeff Clement c Tacoma PCL
4 WAS Ryan Zimmerman 3b Washington MLB
5 MIL Ryan Braun 3b Huntsville Texas
6 TOR Ricky Romero lhp Dunedin FSL
7 COL Troy Tulowitzki ss Tulsa Texas
8 TB Wade Townsend rhp Injury
9 NYM Mike Pelfrey rhp Binghamton Eastern
10 DET Cameron Maybin of West Michigan Midwest
11 PIT Andrew McCutchen of Hickory SAL
12 CIN Jay Bruce of Dayton Midwest
13 BAL Brandon Snyder c Aberdeen NYP
14 CLE Trevor Crowe of Kinston Carolina
15 CWS Lance Broadway rhp Birmingham Southern
16 FLA Chris Volstad rhp Greensboro SAL
17 NYY C.J. Henry ss Charleston SAL
18 SD Cesar Carrillo rhp Padres Arizona
19 TEX John Mayberry of Clinton Midwest
20 CHC Mark Pawelek lhp Boise Northwest
21 OAK Cliff Pennington ss Stockton California
22 FLA Aaron Thompson lhp Greensboro SAL
23 BOS Jacoby Ellsbury of Wilmington Carolina
24 HOU Brian Bogusevic lhp Tri-City NYP
25 MIN Matt Garza rhp New Britain Eastern
26 BOS Craig Hansen rhp Boston MLB
27 ATL Joey Devine rhp Myrtle Beach Carolina
28 STL Colby Rasmus of Swing/Quad City Midwest
29 FLA Jacob Marceaux rhp Jupiter FSL
30 STL Tyler Greene ss Palm Beach FSL
2005 FIRST ROUND SUPPLEMENTAL
31 ARI Matt Torra rhp Injured
32 COL Chaz Roe rhp Asheville SAL
33 CLE John Drennen of Lake County SAL
34 FLA Ryan Tucker rhp Greensboro SAL
35 SD Cesar Ramos lhp Lake Elsinore California
36 OAK Travis Buck of Midland Texas
37 LAA Trevor Bell rhp Orem Pioneer
38 HOU Eli Iorg of Lexington SAL
39 MIN Henry Sanchez 1b Elizabethton Appalachian
40 LAD Luke Hochevar rhp DNS
41 ATL Beau Jones lhp Rome SAL
42 BOS Clay Buchholz rhp Greenville SAL
43 STL Mark McCormick rhp Swing/Quad City Midwest
44 FLA Sean West lhp Greensboro SAL
45 BOS Jed Lowrie 2b Wilmington Carolina
46 STL Tyler Herron rhp Johnson City Appalachian
47 BOS Michael Bowden rhp Greenville SAL
48 BAL Garret Olson lhp Bowie Eastern
2005 SECOND ROUND
49 ARI Matt Green rhp Lancaster California
50 KC Jeff Bianchi ss Royals Arizona
51 LAD Ivan De Jesus ss Columbus SAL
52 COL Daniel Carte of Asheville SAL
53 OAK Craig Italiano rhp Kane County Midwest
54 MIN Paul Kelly ss Beloit Midwest
55 COL Zach Simons rhp Asheville SAL
56 TB Chris Mason rhp Visalia California
57 BOS Jon Egan c Red Sox GCL
58 LAA Ryan Mount ss Orem Pioneer
59 PIT Brad Corley of Hickory SAL
60 CIN Travis Wood lhp Dayton Midwest
61 BAL Nolan Reimold of Frederick Carolina
62 CLE Stephen Head 1b Kinston Carolina
63 NYY J. Brent Cox rhp Trenton Eastern
64 FLA Kris Harvey of Greensboro SAL
65 PHI Mike Costanzo 3b Clearwater FSL
66 SD Chase Headley 3b Lake Elsinore California
67 TEX Johnny Whittleman 3b Clinton Midwest
68 CHC Donald Veal lhp Daytona FSL
69 OAK Jared Lansford rhp Kane County Midwest
70 STL Josh Wilson rhp Swing/Quad City Midwest
71 LAA P.J. Phillips ss Orem Pioneer
72 HOU Ralph Henriquez c Greeneville Appalachian
73 MIN Kevin Slowey rhp New Britain Eastern
74 LAD Josh Wall rhp Ogden Pioneer
75 ATL Yuniel Escobar ss Mississippi Southern
76 SD Nick Hundley c Fort Wayne Midwest
77 ATL Jeff Lyman rhp Rome SAL
78 STL Nick Webber rhp Palm Beach FSL
2005 SECOND ROUND SUPPLEMENTAL
79 FLA Brett Hayes c Greensboro SAL
80 MIN Drew Thompson ss Beloit Midwest
2005 THIRD ROUND
81 ARI Jason Neighborgall rhp Missoula Pioneer
82 KC Chris Nicoll rhp Burlington Appalachian
83 ARI Micah Owings rhp Tucson PCL
84 MIN Brian Duensing lhp Fort Myers FSL
85 MIL Will Inman rhp West Virginia SAL
86 TOR Brian Pettway of Lansing Midwest
87 COL Kyle Hancock rhp Suspended
88 TB Bryan Morris rhp DNS
89 HOU Tommy Manzella ss Lexington SAL
90 DET Chris Robinson c Lakeland FSL
91 PIT James Boone of Hickory SAL
92 CIN Zach Ward rhp Dayton Midwest
93 BAL Brandon Erbe rhp Delmarva SAL
94 CLE Nick Weglarz 1b Indians GCL
95 CWS Ricky Brooks rhp Kannapolis SAL
96 FLA Matt Goyen lhp Greensboro SAL
97 PHI Matt Maloney lhp Lakewood SAL
98 SD Josh Geer rhp Lake Elsinore California
99 TEX Taylor Teagarden c Injured
100 CHC Mark Holliman rhp Daytona FSL
101 OAK Vincent Mazzaro rhp Kane County Midwest
102 CLE Jensen Lewis rhp Kinston Carolina
103 LAA Sean O'Sullivan rhp Orem Pioneer
104 HOU Josh Lindblom rhp DNS
105 MIN Ryan Mullins rhp Beloit Midwest
106 LAD Sergio Pedroza of Columbus SAL
107 ATL Jordan Schafer of Rome SAL
108 CHC Mike Billek rhp Daytona FSL
109 NYY Brett Gardner of Trenton Eastern
110 STL Daryl Jones of Johnson City Appalachian
23 June, 2006
Thanks to Jason
Collette, RotoJunkie, for a nice plug for our little enterprise in a piece
on free on-line sources for prospectors. Nice work. Check it out.
Also, for our work on the other half of the site, Western Canada Baseball,
we've received a little publicity in
Canada's Globe and Mail.
Please welcome Mike Feifel who will be
handling the Appy prospects and Thom Hanson, checking out the
Northwest League. Mike is a high school teacher (Social Studies) and
football coach who also dabbles as a sports writer for the Lehighton Times-News
where he has his own column covering the Philadelphia Phillies minor league
system. Thom joins us from the Bay area. He is a 10 year Scoresheet owner
and has been participating in fantasy sports for nearly 25 years. Each year he
spends opening weekend in Vegas for a live draft with a set of owners who will
celebrate their 25th year anniversary together next year. Welcome !
We are grateful to Joe McAnally and
Aman Reaka for returning to the fold. Joe is back in familiar
territory, the Pioneer League, while Aman is gearing up to keep tabs on the Gulf
Coast loop (the early start of games works well for his schedule). And, of
course, a major round of applause for Herb and Harry, Jimmy,
Wayne, Bob and Martin who've been such a tower of power all
season long. And, a tip of the cap to Brian Carruthers who's
aboard to cover the NYP and was gracious in dealing with the responses to my
typo (noting his "40' decades as an umpire!
We still have a couple of spots where we can use
your assistance. So, if inclined to do a little prospecting, please drop
me a line.
When everybody gets aboard, the list should look something like :
CORRESPONDENTS : INT - Herb Walters, PCL -
JDM, EASTERN - Harry Almquist,
SOUTHERN - JDM, TEXAS - JDM, CALIFORNIA - JDM, CAROLINA - Jimmy
Salmon, FLORIDA STATE - Wayne Stevens, MIDWEST - Bob Reed, SOUTH ATLANTIC -
Martin Rose NYP - Brian Carruthers, NW - Thom Hanson, APPALACHIAN - Mike Feifel, PIONEER - Joe McAnally, GULF COAST -
Aman Reaka, ARIZONA - JDM
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Ryan Garko CLE 3-4, R, .257
Andy
Marte CLE 1-2, 2 BB, .270
Jason Cooper CLE 1-4, 5th HR, R,
RBI, .221
Ben Francisco CLE 2-4, 9th HR, R, RBI, SB, .268
John Hattig TOR 2-4, 3rd HR, R, RBI, .270
Josh Fields
CHA 2-4, 2 R, RBI, .321
Casey Rogowski CHA 1-3, RBI, BB, .277
Charles Haeger CHA 7-1/3 4 1 1 3 7, 1.57
Nook Logan
DET 2-2, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, .213
Chris Denorfia CIN 2-4, .335
Ryan Wagner CIN 1 3 2 2 1 0, 6.75
David Pauley BOS
6 4 5 5 5 1 2, 5.23
Carlos Ruiz PHI 1-3, 2 BB, .312
Matt
White PHI 3 5 1 1 1 3, 3.64
Kevin Thompson NYA 0-3, R, 2
BB, SB, .273
Christian Garcia NYA 0-2, RBI, BB, HBP, .234
Carlos Pena NYA 0-2, 2 R, 3 BB, .266
B.J. Upton TB 2-4, 2B,
SB, 0 errors, .271
J.P. Howell TB 5 3 1 1 0 3, 1.80
John
Maine NYN 6 6 3 3 3 8, 3.71
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Edinson
Volquez TEX 7.0 2 1 1 3 8, 3.50 ... Ben Hendrickson MIL, fronting
what turned out to be a one-hitter, 6.0 0 0 0 1 9, 5-2, 2.00 ... spinning his
wheels, Felix Pie CHN 1-5, triple, .256 ... Dennis
Tankersley STL, quietly progressing, 7.0 3 0 0 2 9, 3.83 ... first runs
allowed in 12 PCL games, Greg Miller LAD 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 ... Alberto
Callaspo ARZ 4-5, 12th double, 3rd homer, .321 ... Stephen Drew
ARZ 0-5, 3 Ks, .287 ... Chris Young ARZ 1-4, 15th double, walk,
.276 ... James Loney LAD 3-5, 15th double, .369 ... Dewon
Brazelton SD, left with a back injury after just one batter ... Chris
Snelling SEA, getting back in a groove, 2-5, homer ... Jeff
Clement SEA, off the DL and promoted to AAA, 1-4
EASTERN (AA) -- Brandon Moss RF
BOS the resurgence continues: 2-4, R, RBI, BB ... Chad Spann 3B
BOS 1-3, R, BB ... James Garcia SF 6 3 3 2 4 2 ... Michel
Abreu 1B NYM 4-4, 2R, RBI, BB ... Brad Snyder RF CLE 2-5,
R, RBI, 2k ... Sean Smith CLE 5.2 11 6 6 2 6 (2.23 ERA) ... Vic
Buttler CF PIT 3-4, 2R, 2B, RBI ... Bret Roneberg 1B PIT
3-4, 2R, 2B, RBI ... Simon Pond 3B PIT 3-4, 2B, 2RBI ... Kory
Castro 3B WAS 2-3 ... Landon Jacobsen PIt 6 3 0 0 0 5 ...
Kody Kirkland 3B DET 1-3, 2R, HR - 14 HR, yet only sporting a .224
average ... Jair Jurrjens DET 7 4 0 0 2 4 ... Denard
Span CF MIN 1-5, 2B, RBI ... Trent Oeltjen RF MIN 1-5, HR, k
... Glen Perkins MIN 7 5 2 2 3 9 ... Danny Borrell
NYY 8 2 0 0 2 9
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Tyler Lumsden CHA 8.0
6 2 1 2 1, 2.95 (just 57 Ks in 92 innings) ... impressive AA debut for LAD
reliever Wesley Wright 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 ... Mitch Talbot HOU 7.0 2 0
0 1 12, 3.79 ... outstanding AA debut, Homer Bailey CIN 6.0 5 0 0 0
7 ... Javon Moran CIN, leadoff, 2-5, .330 ... Jarrod
Saltalamacchia ATL 0-5, 6th error, .207 ... at least there's some good
news for ATL, Matt Wright 7.0 8 2 2 2 7, 1.97 (in 69 innings) ...
Eric Patterson CHN 3-4, 6th triple, 5th homer, .284
TEXAS (AA) -- Alex Gordon KC
(0-4, 4 Ks in the All-Star game), 2-4, 10th homer, 7th error, .305 ... Billy
Butler KC 2-4, 20th double, 3 RBI, .321 ... Hunter Pence HOU
0-4, .290 ... Brandon Wood LAA 0-4, 4 Ks, .285 ... Ian
Stewart COL 2-5, 21st double, .257 ... catcher Kurt Suzuki
OAK 3-5, 19th double, 6th homer, 8 RBI, .307 ... Wladimir Balentien
SEA 4-4, 13th homer, .259
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Carlos Gonzalez ARZ
1-3, 2 RBI (66), .316 ... Darren Sack SF 5.0 0 1 1 3 4, 2-0, 0.79
... 1B Chris Nowak TB 4-5, 2 doubles (25), 5 RBI, walk, .323
... Reid Brignac TB 3-7, 3 runs, .329 ... Fernando Perez
CF & leadoff TB 5-6, double, homer, 4 RBI, .274 ... Cibney Bello
SEA, now there's a strange line, 6.0 0 0 0 7 7, 4.56
CAROLINA (A+) -- Rodney Choy Foo 1B CLE
3-4, double, Home Run, 2RBI ... Joe Ness CLE 5.2 5 2 2 2 5 W 2.49
... Drew Sutton 2B HOU 1-4, Home Run ... Luis Atilano
ATL 9 4 1 1 1 2 W ... Ronnie Martinez HOU 7 7 1 1 1 6 ... Tony
Blanco DH WAS 2-4, double, Home Run ... Scott Shoemaker BOS
5 4 1 1 0 5 W
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Kevin Ardoin DET
8 1/3 2 1 1 0 4 W(6-4, 3.21)
Kevin Whelan DET 2/3 0 0 0 0 0
S(15, 4.24)
Joe Mather RF STL 2-4 HR(6) double, 2RBI, .264
Steven Sollmann SS MIL 3-3 2 doubles, 2R RBI, .298
Mark
Rogers MIL 3 6 4 4 3 5 ND, 5.08
Ramiro Pena SS NYA 3-6 R
2RBI, .260
Hector Made DH NYA 2-6 double, R 2RBI, .270
Tonys Gutierrez 1B CIN 3-5 2R, .280
Jason Jones P NYA
6 10 2 2 3 1 W(6-2, 2.47)
Anthony Swarzak MIN 5 4 2 2 4 6 ND,
4.50
JT Restko DH FLO 2-4 HR(2) 2R 2RBI, .187
MIDWEST (A) -- Nick Adenhart ANA 7 1/3
9 2 2 2 4 (2.11) ... Kyle Blanks SD 1-5, 2 K's (.292) ... season
debut Matt Bush SD (SS) 0-2, CS ... Jay Bruce CIN
3-5, 7th SB (.295) ... Justin Upton ARZ 3-6 (281) ... overlooked
teen Paul Kelly MIN 2-4, K (.276) ... Andrew Thompson
MIN 2-4 ... Mark Reed CHN 1-3, 12th SB (.343) .. Omar
Poveda TEX 5 4 2 2 2 6 (L, 1-8, 4.38) ... Cameron Maybin DET
0-4, BB, 2 K's (.306) ... something? Chris McConnell KC 2-4 (.177)
... Jared Lansford OAK 5 6 3 3 1 1 (W, 6-4, 3.56) ... Jeffrey
Dominguez 1-3, BB (.278)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Andy Jenkins FLA
3-4, 2B (18), 4 RBI (39), .298 ... Chris Turner BOS 2-4, HR (14),
2 RBI (46), SB (2), .256 ... Mark Wagner BOS 1-4, 2B (16), .315
... Andrew McCutchen PIT 0-3, RBI (39), .285 ... Chaz
Roe COL (W, 2-3), 6 5 2 2 4 5, 3.65 ... Eric Young, Jr
COL 1-3, 2 SB (54), 2 BB, .259 ... Chris Nelson COL 0-4, .283 ...
Ole Sheldon HOU 0-2, SB (8), 2 BB, .340 ... JR Towles
HOU 0-3, SB (8), .326 ... Greg Golson PHI 1-4, SB (4), .209 ...
Derek Miller MIL 6-1/3 2 1 1 2 12, 3.67 ... Angel Salome
MIL 2-3, BB, .300 ... Elvis Andrus ATL 3-5, 3B (3), RBI (33), BB,
.280 ... Eric Campbell ATL 2-4, HR (12), 2 RBI (48), .302 ...
Jose Tabata NYA 1-5, .308 ... Austin Jackson NYA 1-4,
BB, .259
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- oh my, there's
another in the family, Josh Papelbon BOS 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 ... Alexander
Concepcion PHI 6.0 2 0 0 1 7 ... Evan Longoria TB 1-5, triple
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Michael Eppings
OF SD 1-4, 1st homer, BB, 2RBI ... Ryan Rohlinger 3B SF 2-3, 2
doubles, .583 ... Matthew Repec 1b COL 3-5, 3 doubles, 3RBI, 2 K's
... Ogui Diaz ss SEA 2-3, 2 SB's, 2 E's ... Douglas
Fister P SEA 6'8", 5 IP, 0 hits, 9 k's ... Francisco Pena P
OAK 5 ip, 0 er ... Brad Miller 1B ARZ 1-3, 1st homer, 2 walks,
.308 ... Scott Souther ARZ 5 ip, 1 er, 3 k's
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Bobby Henson 3B
BAL 2-4 in first start
Zachary Clark BAL 5.0 2 0 0 1 2 (1-0)
not a way to start your pro career Patrick Bryant MIN 0.1 4 6 6 1
1 ERA 162.00
Ivan Naccrata 2B NYM 1-2 .667
Brahiam
Maldonado NYM 1-3 3B .500
Tom Vassalla HOU 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
0.00 in first start
Nicolas Carr NYM 5.1 2 0 0 0 3 5 0.00 (1-0)
Heliezar Aguilar OF TOR 2-4 2B .444
Mike McCormack
3B TB 1-4 .375
Aregenis Tavarez C CLE 3-3 2rbi .714
leadoff
hitter Willie Cabrera OF ATL 2-5 rbi .500
Nelson Lugo
LF STL 2-2 .571
Blake King STL 5.0 1 0 0 1 4 0.00 (W 1-0)
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Drew Stubbs CF CIN
1-4, triple ... 18-year-old lefty Zach Braddock MIL 5.0 1 0 0 0 3
... Sean O'Sullivan LAA 4.0 2 0 0 1 6 ... SS Ryan Mount
LAA, 2005 2nd rounder, 3-6, double ... Peter Bourjos LAA, 10th
rounder, 2005, CF & leadoff, 4-6, double, 2 triples, 3 RBI
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Thomas Hickman
CF FLO 3-3, homer ... Preston Mattingly LAD SS 1-4 ... 2002, 3rd
overall, Chris Gruler CIN, making another comeback attempt, 2.0 1
0 0 2 3 ... catcher Gerardo Rodriguez NYA 2-3, double, walk ...
Curtis Leavitt MIN, 22nd rounder, 2005, 4.0 3 0 0 0 5 ... 36-year-old
Jon Lieber rehabbing with the teenagers, 3.0 4 1 1 0 ... word that
LAD lefty Clayton Kershaw on the way to the GCL
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- catcher Hank
Conger, first rounder, 2006, (DH for this game), LAA 3-5, double,
triple ... Casey Kotchman showing up on the Angels' roster ... 1B
Scott Lucas KC 3-4, double, triple, 3 RBI ... shortstop Jeff
Bianchi KC, 0-2, walk ... OF Timothy Rodriguez TEX 2-3, walk,
homer
Troop
Movements ... MLB - suspended David Riske three games ... ARZ - recalled Edgar Gonzalez from Triple-A, optioned
Casey Daigle to Triple-A ... STL - activated Albert Pujols
from the DL, placed Mark Mulder on the 15-day DL, recalled
Anthony Reyes, optioned Chris Duncan to AAA ... TOR -
activated A.J. Burnett from the DL ... HOU - purchased the contract of
Roger Clemens ...
" ... Jaime Garcia has been
promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Florida State League, the St. Louis
Cardinals announced Thursday ... Garcia, a native of Reynosa, Mexico, was
selected in the 22nd round of the 2005 draft, but an arm injury delayed his
professional debut until 2006. The southpaw has gone 5-4 with a 2.90 ERA in 13
starts to anchor the Swing of the Quad Cities pitching rotation, racking up 80
strikeouts in 77.2 innings and holding opposing hitters to a .229 batting
average ... . selected to the Midwest League All-Star Team ... also been
tabbed to participate in the ... All-Star Futures Game." (Swing of
the Quad Cities)
Jim Callis,
Baseball America, on Preston Mattingly LAD and Jeff Natale BOS:
" ... Mattingly ... profile is
somewhat unusual, which is why he didn't make our Top 200 Prospects list . His
bat speed, power and advanced approach all bode well for his future at the
plate, but he may have a hard time finding a defensive home. His footwork and
actions aren't very smooth and his arm grades out as slightly below average. He
definitely will have to move from shortstop, with third base or center field
likely to be his next stop. But he may not fit at those spots either, which
might make him nothing more than a very athletic left fielder or first baseman."
" ... Natale has raked since signing with
Boston as a 32nd-round pick last summer ... returned to Greenville this year and
lit up the South Atlantic League before moving up to high Class A Wilmington. He
has cooled off in his first 13 games with the Blue Rocks (.231/.333/.423) but
still is controlling the strike zone (11 walks, eight whiffs) ... His bat makes
him a prospect, as his uncanny hand-eye coordination allows him to make
consistent hard contact. He's similar to fellow Red Sox infield prospect Dustin
Pedroia in that regard. But there are two strikes against Natale. One is that
he's already 23, so while his performance has been impressive he also has been
quite old for his leagues. Two is that he's a below-average defender, and if he
can't cut it at second base he doesn't profile well at another position."
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall, has
begun a review of his team by team Top 20s. Some notes so far on MIN and
PHI picks :
" ... 2) Gio Gonzalez ...
3.66 in 14 starts for Double-A Reading, with 93/39 K/BB in 84 innings. Doing
just fine, only flaw is high home run allowed rate (12 already)."
" ... 3) Daniel Haigwood ...
3.55 in 14 starts for Double-A Reading, with 78/39 K/BB in 79 innings. Pitching
just as well as Gonzalez. His home run rate is only half that of Gonzalez."
" ... 2) Scott Baker ... 6.06 in nine starts for the Twins
before being demoted to the minors. His 41/8 K/BB in 49 innings was very good,
but he gave up 66 hits and 10 homers. If anything his control was too good. I
think he will be fine in the long run."
" ... 5) Matt Moses ...
.243/.297/.404 in 58 games for Double-A New Britain. Does have 10 homers but
overall his production is weak. Poor strike zone judgment a major problem."
Snippets from the weekly International League report :
" ... Third baseman Andy Marte
tied a Bisons All-Time Record when he homered in five consecutive games
... now has eight homers and 16 RBI in his last 11 games and has hit in 21 of
his last 24 games (.333, 31-93)."
" ... Panamanian left-hander Davis Romero
has been selected to represent the World squad in the All-Star Futures Game
...began the season in Double-A New Hampshire where he went 6-5 with a 2.93 ERA
striking out 70 opponents while issuing just 19 walks. For Syracuse Romero has
made two starts and is 0-2 with a 5.73 ERA striking out seven and walking one."
" ... Since being promoted from Double-A
Erie, RHP Humberto Sanchez, has been a big addition ... stands an
imposing 6'6, 270 pounds, but it's his numbers that have proven to be the most
impressive. Sanchez pitched well enough at the Double-A level posting a 5-3
record with a 1.76 ERA to warrant a promotion ... In making three starts with
the Hens since the promotion, Humberto has continued to dominate the competition
going 3-0 with a 0.47 ERA to go along with 17 strikeouts in 19.0 innings of work
... . He currently leads all of Minor League Baseball with 103 strikeouts
between Erie and Toledo."
Micah Owings making such a positive impression in the D'backs front
office :
" ... He'll be in the big
leagues by next week probably," Tucson outfielder Chris Young said, joking.
After throwing six no-hit innings in his Triple-A debut at Portland last week,
Owings (2-0) impressed again Wednesday night in a 5-1 win over Las Vegas. He
allowed one run in 6 1/2 innings, giving up just two hits after the second
inning ... Combined with his outings at Double-A Tennessee, Owings is 8-2
with a 2.59 ERA ... "He's an exceptional competitor," Tucson manager Chip
Hale said. "I think his stuff is going to get better and better. The big
question we have in our organization is, 'Is he a starter or is he a reliever?'
... "When he hits, it's like having a DH in there," Hale said.
Owings led Tulane in batting average (.355), home runs (18) and tied in RBIs
(63), while going 12-4 with a 3.26 ERA to earn Conference USA player of the year
in 2005." (Tucson Citizen)
Best hitter in the minors to sit for awhile yet :
" ... Kevin Kouzmanoff was
frustrated the first time he suffered a left hamstring strain that forced him to
miss six games last month. When the same injury happened again last week as he
rounded first base at Connecticut, he was flat-out angry. ``I've been so upset,
I had a hard time sleeping last night,'' said Kouzmanoff, who leads all
minor-league batters with a .428 average in 50 games. ``I've been going so well,
this is the last thing I need again.'' ... ``We're looking at least another 10
days, maybe two weeks,'' Aeros manager Tim Bogar said. ``Being the second time
with the same injury, we're going to take a little more precaution.''
(Akron Beacon Journal)
Reliever Juan Salas is the lone TB representative in the Futures Game.
Salas, now 27, is a converted third baseman. His numbers are eye-popping.
AAA and AA combined :
W L G SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA
4 0 26 14 39 14 4 0 0 17 57 0.00
22 June, 2006
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INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- No games scheduled.
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Rich Hill
CHN 7.0 4 0 0 0 10, 4-1, 2.12 ... Howie Kendrick LAA 2-4, 10th
homer, .398 ... Joe Saunders LAA 7.0 7 2 2 0 6, 8-3, .250 ...
Micah Owings ARZ 6.2 6 1 1 1 4, 2-0, 0.71 & 2-3, double ... Spike
Lundberg LAD, unable to carry AA success up a level, 4.0 10 5 5 1 5 ...
Adam Jones SEA 1-4, 11th homer, 3 RBI, .262 ... Tim
Stauffer SD 5.0 8 5 5 2 7, 4.67
EASTERN (AA) -- Adam Miller CLE,
rounding in form, 7.0 4 1 1 2 10, 3.75 ... Randy Wolf PHI, might
have a long way to go, 3.2 6 6 6 2 5 ... such a disappointing season, Brent
Clevlen, 0-5, 4 Ks, .206 ... CF Denard Span MIN 2-4,
double, walk, .295 ... Matt Moses MIN 0-2, 15th error, .241 ...
ouch, a rude welcome to AA, Garrett Olson BAL 5.1 7 6 5 4 5 ...
Matt Garza MIN, taking his lumps, 2.0 6 7 6 4 0, 2.63 ... Jeff
Karstens NYA, solid since demotion from AAA, 7.0 1 1 1 3 8, 2.48 ...
Eric Duncan NYA 1-3, homer, .256
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Eric Patterson CHN
1-3, 21st SB, .276 ... Lance Broadway CHA 6.2 8 5 3 0 4, 2.90 ...
Miguel Montero ARZ 4-5, 2 doubles (15), .278 ... Joey
Votto 1-3, 14th homer, walk, 3 RBI, .315 ... has the look of a serviceable
MLB starter, Heath Totten LAD, 9.0 5 0 0 0 2, 7-3, 3.27
TEXAS (AA) -- No games scheduled.
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Reid Brignac TB 1-4,
23rd error, .326 ... Chase Headley 3B SD 2-5, 9th homer, .278 ...
Michael Collins LAA 2-4, double, homer, .295 ... Jose
Arredondo LAA 7.0 4 2 2 3 8, 2.20 ... Woody Williams SD,
rehab, 3.0 0 0 0 1 5 ... Mark Reynolds ARZ, looking more and more
like a super utility guy, 2-3, double, 3 walks, .336
CAROLINA (A+) -- Thomas Hottovy BOS 6.0
5 2 2 2 4, 2.98 ... Carl Loadenthal ATL 3-4, double, .321 (after a
tough trial in AA earlier) ... Neil Walker PIT 2-4, .258 ...
Lucas Harrell CHA 6.0 6 0 0 0 6, 7-1, 1.85 ... 1B Chris
Kelly CHA 1-4, 12th homer, .267
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Blake Hawksworth
STL 7 7 2 2 0 10 W(7-2, 2.47)
Joe Mather RF STL 2-5 double,
HR(5) 4RBI, .260
Kevin Slowey MIN 7 2/3 4 2 0 2 7 L(4-2, 1.01)
Gaby Hernandez FLO 5 5 0 0 3 4 W(8-3, 3.83)
Tim Moss
2B PHI 3-5 SB
Cody Ehlers 1B NYA 3-4 double, 2RBI, .285
Pitching in relief after an inning in the FSL all-star game, Scott
Elbert LA 2 0 0 0 0 4
Xavier Paul RF LA 2-5, .295
Mike
Carp 1B NYN 2-5 double, 3RBI, .266
Ryan Braun 3B MIL 2-3
triple, R RBI, .274
Alcides Escobar SS TOR 2-5 R SB(11), .288
Yovani Gallardo MIL 4 2/3 3 2 2 3 3 ND, 2.09
MIDWEST (A) -- No games scheduled.
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- No games scheduled.
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- shortstop
Jim Torres, 2006, 23rd round, 3-5, double, 5 RBI, 2 BS, error ... 3rd
overall pick, 2006, Evan Longoria TB (at DH) 5-6, double, SB ... JD
Martin CLE, coming back from injury, 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 ... 1B Kyle
Larsen NYA, returning after an All-Star season in the NYP last season, 3-4,
3rd homer, 3 RBI
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- 19-year-old
Scott Deal OAK (5th round, 2005) 5.0 1 1 1 2 4 ... Jermaine
Mitchell OF OAK 3-4, double ... Jacob Smith 1B OAK 2-5, homer
... 1st rounder Matt
Antonelli 3B SD 0-2, walk
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- celebrating its 95th
opening day
Alex Burnett MIN 6.0 2 0 0 0 6 ND
Henry Sanchez
1B MIN 2-6 Solo HR
Ivan Naccrata 2B NYM 3-4 3rbi
Brahiam
Maldonado DH NYM 2-4 HR 3rbi
Josh Thole 1B NYM 2-4 HR
3rbi
Mike McCormick 3B TB 2-4 2B rbi
Heliezar
Aguilar OF TOR 2-5 HR 3rbi 3r
Joshua Morgan 1B CHA 4-5 2B(2)
2rbi
Willie Cabrera OF ATL 3-5 2B 2rbi
Yohan Silva
OF ATL 3-3 2B 2rbi 2r
Jamie Richmond RHP ATL 5.0 4 2 2 2 5 (1-0)
Nelson Lugo IF STL 2-5 HR 2rbi
Thomas Pham IF
STL 4-5 3B 2r
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- SS Ryan Mount LAA
0-4 ... 3b PJ Phillips LAA 1-2 ... SP Josh Wall LAD
W(1-0) 5.2 3 1 1 3 2 ... RF Chris Jensen LAD 2-5, 2b, HR, 6 RBI
... 1b Vernon Carter CWS 2-4, HR ... OF Drew Stubbs
Cin 1-5 ... 1b Logan Parker Cin 3-3, HR ... LF Alvi
Morel KC 1-5, HR, 4 RBI ... CF Joseph Dickerson KC 1-5, 3b(2)
... RF David Christensen Col 2-4, 3RBI ... RF Gerardo
Parra Ari (watch out for this guy) 2-3, 2b, RBI, 2 BB
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- awful opening day
for Mets' lefty Angel Calero 2.1 9 10 10 2 0 ... 3B Brian
Mathews LAD 3-4, double, 2 walks, 5 RBI, 2 errors ... Yosanddy
Garcia LAD 2B 3-5, double, walk, 3 RBI ... shortstop
Preston Mattingly LAD supp 1st rounder DNP ... Roberto Sosa
BOS 3-5, double, homer ... Carlos Fernandez-Oliva
BOS 3-5, double, homer, 3 RBI ... catcher Gerardo Rodriguez
NYA 3-4, double, 2 homers
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- No games scheduled.
Troop
Movements ... TOR - optioned Francisco Rosario to Triple-A
... FLO - activated Josh Willingham from the DL, optioned Chris
Aguila to Triple-A ... TB - placed Ruddy Lugo on the 15-day
DL, purchased the contract of Jon Switzer from Triple-A,
designated Sean Burroughs for assignment ... ARZ - placed Scott
Hairston on the 15-day DL, recalled Casey Daigle from
Triple-A, waived Russ Ortiz & Terry Mulholland
... SF - recalled Kevin Frandsen, optioned Travis
Ishikawa to Double-A ... KC - activated Zack Greinke from the
60-day disabled list and optioned him to Double-A, designated outfielder
Kerry Robinson for assignment ... BOS - acquired Jason
Johnson and cash from CLE for PTBNL or cash, optioned Kyle
Snyder to Triple-A ... HOU - optioned Chris Sampson to Triple-A
...
Jeremy Sowers CLE looks to make his MLB debut Sunday :
" ... Sowers (9-1,
1.39 ERA) earned the victory for the Bisons on Tuesday, giving up two runs and
four hits in five innings. He struck out four ... The Indians will make
another move later this week to add Sowers to the roster ... Sowers has
had a near-perfect year at Buffalo. "I would caution people who think this guy
is going to come in here and put the team on his back and carry us," Shapiro
said. "He's a young pitcher. . . . There will be a learning curve." When asked
what he expected from Sowers, Shapiro said, "I'd like to think he'd be an
improvement upon the production we were getting from Jason Johnson."
(Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Howie Kendrick LAA under consideration for another tour with the Angels :
" ... Manager Mike Scioscia said the
Angels are looking at "some creative ways" to add offense, and among the
in-house options being considered are the recall of triple-A infielder Howie
Kendrick and outfielder Tommy Murphy. Kendrick, the Angels' top pure
hitting prospect, is batting .396 in 51 games for Salt Lake, with nine home
runs, 23 doubles and 48 runs batted in. He hit .115 in 10 games for the Angels
from April 26-May 14 but didn't get enough regular playing time to find a
groove." (LA Times)
With the minor league season at about the half-way point,
Dayn Perry, FOXSports.com,
makes his picks as the best of the kids, position by position, beginning with
the A+ players :
" ... C Jacob Fox
[just promoted to AA] ... a decent prospect, but he's not a great one. He's back
in the FSL this season and hitting like mad: .313 AVG/.383 OBP/.574 SLG. Fox
leads the league in SLG, home runs and total bases, so the power numbers are
certainly there. Going forward, he needs to improve his defense behind the plate
and prove his mettle in the high minors."
" ... SS Reid Brignac
... has always had the tools, and this season the numbers are following.
The Cal League is every bit a hitter's paradise, but that doesn't explain away
these numbers: .327 AVG/.379 OBP/.551. When a 20-year-old shortstop ranks third
in the Cal League in slugging, you should pay attention."
" ... OF Brett Gardner
... Earlier this week, Gardner was promoted to AA-Trenton, but he's got a
spot on our High-A All-Star Team. Prior to graduating to the high minors,
Gardner had a batting line of .323 AVG/.433 OBP/.418 SLG with 30 steals and 43
walks. The power is minimal, but he hits for average, commands the strike zone
and boasts phenomenal speed on the bases. If he keeps getting on base, he'll be
a commodity."
Selections
made for the USA vs World Futures Game, July 9th:
USA WORLD
P Nick Adenhart LAA Yovani Gallardo MIL
P Homer Bailey CIN Jaime Garcia STL
P Gio Gonzalez PHI Jose Garcia FLO
P Tom Gorzelanny PIT Radhames Liz BAL
P Nick Pereira SF Edgar Martinez BOS
P Jason Hirsh HOU Carlos Carrasco PHI
P Phil Hughes NYA Davis Romero TOR
P Eric Hurley TEX Jae Kuk Ryu CHN
P Matt Lindstrom NYN Juan Salas TB
P Adam Miller CLE Humberto Sanchez DET
C Kurt Suzuki OAK George Kottaras SD
C Neil Walker PIT Salomon Manriquez WAS
INF Ryan Braun MIL Joaquin Arias TEX
INF Stephen Drew ARZ Yung Chi Chen SEA
INF Josh Fields CWA Luis Cruz SD
INF Alex Gordon KC Yunel Escobar ATL
INF Howie Kendrick LAA Joel Guzman LAD
INF Joe Koshansky COL Ching Lung Hu LAD
INF Eric Patterson CHN Pablo Sandoval SF
INF Troy Tulowitzki COL Joey Votto CIN
OF Travis Buck OAK Wladimir Balentien SEA
OF Billy Butler KC Anderson Gomes CWA
OF Cameron Maybin DET Carlos Gonzalez ARZ
OF Hunter Pence HOU Trent Oeltjen MIN
OF Nolan Reimold BAL Jose Tabata NYA
21 June, 2006
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The short-season leagues kick off this week and we are looking for
correspondents to check out the kids in the Appalachian,
Northwest, Arizona, and Gulf Coast leagues.
A round of applause for Brian Carruthers,
based in the Toronto area, who has kindly volunteered to handle the New
York-Penn League. Brian has been involved in fantasy sports since the
early 60s! Currently he's in three Scoresheet leagues. And, he still has
time to maintain a senior position with a Canadian telecommunications giant.
Included in his background is 25 years as an administrator in amateur baseball
and hockey and 4 decades as an umpire. Welcome aboard Brian !
We hope to be joined by Kelly Friesen (Pioneer League) later in the week.
And, we are pleased to offer a weekly report from our far north correspondent
Matt Nemeth on the Alaska Summer League.
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Ryan Garko CLE 1-4, 10th HR, R, RBI, .249
Jason Cooper CLE 3-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, .221
Ben
Francisco CLE 2-5, 8th HR, R, RBI, .265
Kelly Shoppach CLE
1-4, 4th HR, R, RBI, .289
Jeremy Sowers CLE 5 4 2 2 0 4, 1.39
Brayan Pena ATL 2-5, R, RBI, .252
Peter Moylan ATL
1-1/3 5 4 1 1 3, 5.67
Scott Baker MIN 6 2 0 0 3 8, 2.33
Ricky Romero TOR 6-1/3 8 2 2 0 1, 5.73
Jerry Owens
CHA 2-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, Sac, .244
Sean Tracey CHA 9 6 0 0 1 8,
3.00
Jordan Tata DET 6 7 4 4 3 5, 4.23
Philip
Dumatrait CIN 7 7 1 1 0 4, 3.28
Dustin Pedroia BOS 3-5, 2B,
2 RBI, .290
Carlos Ruiz PHI 2-5, 2 RBI, .312
Josh
Kroeger PHI 2-4, .236
B.J. Upton TB 1-4, 0 errors, .267
Delmon
Young TB 2-3, BB, .345
Jason Hammel TB 4-1/3 9 5 4 0 2,
4.16
Brian Stokes TB 4-2/3 3 2 2 1 4, 3.74
Evan
MacLane NYN 6-2/3 10 2 2 0 2, 2.81
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- No games scheduled.
EASTERN (AA) -- Vic Buttler CF PIT 4-5, 2R
... Bret Roneberg LF PIT 2-4, 2R, 2 2B, RBI ... Simon
Pond 1B PIT 2-5, 2R, 3B, 3RBI ... Tim Raines LF WAS 2-3, R ...
Kory Castro 3B WAS 1-3, 3R, 2B, 2BB, k ... Michel Abreu
1B NYM 3-5, R, RBI ... Rashad Eldridge LF NYM 3-4, 2R, HR, 4RBI, k
... Brad Snyder RF CLE 1-2, 2B, 2BB ... Mike Pelfrey
NYM 7 4 1 1 3 6 ... Bear Bay CLE 6 11 6 6 1 3 ... Denard
Span CF MIN 3-5, 2R, 2B, k ... Trent Oeltjen LF MIN 2-4, R,
RBI ... Matt Moses 3B MIN 1-4, RBI, BB, 2k ... Adam
Harben MIN 5 5 2 1 1 3 ... James Johnson BAL 7 7 3 3 3 5 ...
Brandon Moss RF BOS 3-4, 2R, 2B, BB ... Chad Spann 3B BOS
1-5, HR, 3RBI, 2k ... Jeremy West 1B BOS 3-4, 3R, 2B, 2HR ...
Kason Gabbard BOS 7 2 0 0 0 5 ... Adam Lind LF TOR 0-4,
RBI, BB, 2k ... Brett Gardner CF NYY 2-5, R, k ... Eric
Duncan 3B NYY 2-4, 2B, RBI ... David Purcey TOR 7 8 3 3 2 3
SOUTHERN (AA) -- catcher Jake Fox CHN,
impressive start in AA, 2-3, homer ... Andrew Sonnanstine TB 8.0 2
2 2 2 4, 3.52 ... Josh Willingham FLO, rehab, 2-4 ... Michael Ekstrom SD, AA debut, 6.0 5 3 1 1 4
Ray Liotta CHA
5.0 11 7 7 2 5, 3.98
TEXAS (AA) -- pitching dominated the All-Star
game ... Ubaldo Jimenez COL 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 ... Thomas Diamond TEX
1.0 0 0 0 0 3
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- 1B Chris Nowak 2-2,
22nd double, 2 walks, .314 ... OF Shaun Cumberland TB 3-4, 14th
homer, .244 ... Mark Reynolds ARZ moves into the minor league lead
in homers with 20, 2-5, homer, .332 ... Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 1-4, 27th
double, .315 ... Landon Powell OAK 2-4, 10th homer, .284 ... Luis
Cota KC, the revival was short-lived, 0.2 3 4 4 3 0 ... Yung Chi Chen
2B SEA 4-6, 16th double, .335 ... Michael Wilson SEA 2-4, 15th double, 9th homer, .315
... Eric Hurley
TEX 5.1 5 5 5 3 7, 2.92
CAROLINA (A+) -- David Cook LF CHA 1-3,
Home Run, 2 runs, 4RBI ... Cory Haggerty 3B CHA 2-4, Home Run,
2RBI ... Nolan Reimold CF BAL 1-4, double, run, RBI ... Sandy
Madera C BAL 1-3, Home Run, 3RBI ... Adam Russell CHA 6 2 0
0 3 4 ... Radhames Liz BAL 7 5 4 4 4 4 ... Steve Pearce
1B PIT 1-4, Home Run, 2RBI ... Chuck Lofgren CLE 5 2 0 0 3 8 ...
Kyle Bloom PIT 5.1 4 0 0 2 8 ... Edwin Maysonet SS
HOU 1-5, Home Run, 3RBI ... Troy Patton HOU 7 5 1 1 2 6 ...
Rogearvin Bernadina CF WAS 2-5, Home Run, 2 runs, 2RBI, sb ...
Brandon Powell 3B WAS 3-5, double, Home Run, 2 runs, 3RBI ...
Christian Guerrero RF WAS 3-4, double, 3 runs, sb ... Tony
Blanco DH WAS 3-5, 2 doubles, 2RBI ... Luke Montz 1B WAS 1-4,
Home Run, 2RBI ... Collin Balester WAS 5 2 0 0 3 3
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Ryan Harvey RF CHN 1-4
HR(7), .211
Eric Harberer STL 5 2/3 3 4 2 2 4 ND, 3.63
Steven Hammond MIL 5 2/3 3 2 2 1 4 L(6-5, 2.53)
Michael
Devaney NYN 9 2 0 0 2 10 W(6-3, 1.61)
Blake Dewitt 2B LA
2-4, .278
David Nicholson SS LA 3-5 R, .307
Xavier
Paul RF LA 2-4 SB(12), .293
Ryan Patterson DH TOR 2-5 2R,
.300
Robinzon Diaz C TOR 2-5 2 doubles, R RBI, .296
Ryan
Klosterman SS TOR 2-3 2 doubles, R 2RBI, .286
Jeff Frazier
LF DET 2-4 HR(7) 2RBI, .257
Brock Peterson 1B MIN 3-5 HR(7)
double, 2RBI, .302
Trevor Plouffe SS MIN 2-3 HR(1) 3R 2RBI, .216
Just down for AA, Tim Moss 2B PHI 2-4 R SB
MIDWEST (A) -- All-star action ... Jay
Bruce CIN 3-5, double, homer ... Justin Upton ARZ 1-4, double, walk
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- All-Star game ...
Thomas Fairchild HOU 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 ... Brandon Erbe BAL 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- OF Brandon Timm
DET 4-5 1HR RBI ... Scott Sizemore SS DET 2-4 2RBI ...
Casper Wells RF DET 2-4 ... Louis Ott 2B DET
2-4 ... Jhon Florentino 3B HOU 3-5 1 2B 1 HR 4 RBI ...
Jordan Parraz RF HOU 3-5 .... Eric Taylor 1B
HOU 3-5 1 2B 1 RBI ... Cesar Quintero LF HOU 2-2 1RBI 1BB
... Justin Tellum C HOU 1-3 2 PB ... Kyle
Larsen 1B NYA 2-5 3R 2HR 5RBI ... Wilmer Pino 2B
NYA 3-5 3R 2RBI ... Brian Aragon RF NYA 2-5 3R 1HR 2RBI ...
James Cooper LF NYA 2-4 2R 12B 1RBI 1SB ... Edgar
Soto NYA fronted a shutout, 3.1 4 0 0 4 5 ... Jorge Reyes NYN
1.1 6 7 6 1 2 .. Junior Contreras 1B NYN 2-2 2BB ...
Will Bashelor CF NYN 2-3 2BB ... Brandon Snyder
C BAL 3-6 2 2B 2 RBI .... Kyle Schmidt BAL 6.1 5 3 2 1 7 ..
(Aberdeen & Hudson Valley pitchers combined for 31 Ks in 14 innings) Ryan
Royster LF TB 3-5 1 2B 1BB ... Jairo de la Rosa SS TB 3-6 1
HR 2 RBI 1SB ... Matt Spring C TB 0-4 4K 1E ...
Shawn Scobee RF TOR 2-2 13B 1BB . .. Casey McKenzie
TOR 4.0 4 1 1 0 5 ... Cody Montgomery 3B PHI 2-4 12B
1R 1E ... Juan Camilo FLO 3.0 0 0 0 0 5 W 1-0 ...
Guillermo Martinez SS FLO 1-3 1 2B 2E . ... Nick Pesco
CLE 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 ... Evandy De Leon LF CLE 2-4 1 2B 1 RBI
2K .500 ... Aaron Jackson WAS 1.2 3 4 4 4 2 ... Zachary
Daeges LF BOS 2-4 2 RBI .500 ... Aaron Bates DH BOS
0-4 4K ... Jared Hughes PIT 4.0 1 1 1 1 1 ...
Kent Sakamoto 1B PIT 1-4 1 3B 2 RBI 2K ... Alexander
Peralta 3B PIT 2-5 1 3B 2 RBI ... Charles Carter
CF STL 2-3 1BB 1 RBI
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- quick start for 1B
Russell Canzler CHN (2004 30th rounder) 2-4, 2nd homer ... first rounder,
2006, Matt Antonelli SD 1-4, walk ... Ryan Rohlinger
3B SF (6th rounder, 2006) 3-5, double, 3 RBI ... lefty Stev
Uhlmansiek (12th rounder, 2004) 5.0 1 0 0 1 6 ... catcher Chao
Kuan Wu SEA 3-4, double
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- No games scheduled.
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Trevor Bell LAA (2005, 1st
round supplementary) 5.0 4 0 0 1 4 ... Jesus
Castillo LAD 6.0 6 1 0 0 5 ... Ryan Mount SS LAA, 2005 2nd rounder, 2-5 ...
25th rounder, OF Michael
McKennon CIN 2-4, triple, grand slam, 7 RBI ...
Drew Stubbs CF CIN, 1st rounder,
1-2, walk ... Erik
Cordier KC (5th round pick, 2004) 6.0 2 0 0 0 11
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Adam Parliament 1B
ATL 2-5, 2 homers, error ... 3B Adam Coe 2-4, homer, walk
... catcher Jesus Sanchez NYA 2-4, 2 doubles ... 3B
Carlos Ramirez DET 2-4, homer ... Dennis Phipps OF CIN 2-5, 2
doubles, 3 runs ... Brian Holliday PIT fronted a 4-hit shutout,
3.0 1 0 0 2 4 ... Yonelvy Canal OF PIT 3-4, triple
Troop
Movements ... OAK - placed Milton Bradley on the 15-day DL,
recalled Doug Clark from Triple-A ... CLE - designated Jason
Johnson for assignment, optioned Jeremy Guthrie to AAA,
recalled Edward Mujica from Triple-A, purchased the contract of
Joe Inglett from Triple-A ... SD - placed Dave
Roberts on the 15-day DL, recalled Ben Johnson from AAA ...
TEX - placed Kameron Loe on the 15-day DL, recalled Freddy
Guzman from Triple-A, activated Frank Francisco from the 15-day DL
and optioned him to Double-A ... MIL - activated Rick Helling from
the DL, designated Allan Simpson for assignment, sent Joe
Winkelsas outright to Triple-A, purchased the contract of Chris
Barnwell from Triple-A ... WAS - optioned Brendan Harris
to Triple-A, recalled Jay Bergmann from Triple-A ... TB - optioned
Seth McClung to Triple-A, recalled Edwin Jackson from
Triple-A ... BOS - recalled Craig Hansen from Triple-A,
optioned Jermaine Van Buren to Triple-A ... NYA - recalled
Kevin Reese from Triple-A, optioned Jose Veras to
Triple-A ... KC - acquired Joey Gathright and Fernando
Cortez from TB for J.P. Howell ... FLO - purchased the contract of
Jeff Fulchino from Triple-A ... LAD - activated Cesar Izturis from
the DL, optioned Willy Aybar to Triple-A
Homer Bailey, officially to AA "
... Bailey will make his Double-A debut Thursday ... the Reds' No. 1 draft pick
in 2003, went 3-5 with a 3.31 ERA in 13 starts for Single-A Sarasota. Those
numbers don't sound overwhelming. But the Reds are pleased with his progress.
"He's made a lot of improvement," said Grant Griesser, the Reds' assistant
director of player development. "He's getting the plate quicker. The only thing
that was lacking was consistency. But he's right on track." Bailey flirted with
a no-hitter twice with Sarasota. When he was on, he was simply overpowering for
Florida State League hitters. Bailey allowed only 49 hits in 702/3 innings. He
struck out 79 and walked 22." (Cincinnati Enquirer)
At RotoAmerica, it's
Andy Marte atop the the Who's Hot list.
" ... 2. Anibal Sanchez ...
Tossed a shutout on Monday night and may be the next to get the call despite
just being in Double-A ... 3. Reid Brignac ....
The latest shortstop to break out in the California League (see Wood, Brandon
circa 2005). Brignac is batting a robust .323/.374/.550, but will need to
improve his defense to take his game to the next level."
Some familiar names on the Who's Cold list :
" ... 2. Jarrod Saltalamacchia ... At
some point youd think hes too talented to keep hitting in the .210 range, but
signs of a breakout are non-existent ... 5. B.J. Upton
...Made two more errors on Sunday and now his AVG is in the .260s. Rumors have
him moving to the outfield soon what are they waiting for?"
The RotoTimes noting a couple of guys almost certain to go in supplemental
drafts :
" ... Eric Hurley ...
Overshadowed by the likes of John Danks, Thomas Diamond, and Edison Volquez, who
are the consensus top pitching prospects in the Rangers organization, Hurley
entered the season as a top sleeper candidate and someone with the potential to
be better than any of the three aforementioned pitchers. To say the least, he
has not disappointed. A first-round selection of the 2004 draft, Hurley is
enjoying his best professional season by far at High-A Bakersfield. Through his
first 13 starts, he has pitched 78 innings and tallied a 5-3 record, a 2.54 ERA
and 80 strikeouts with a respectable 23 walks. A high-school draftee, Hurley is
still just 20 years old."
" ... Micah Owings ... a two-way
star in both high school and college, and Arizona has decided to develop him as
a pitcher. It has sure turned out well thus far for the third-round pick out of
last year's draft. Owings excelled in his first taste of minor-league action
last summer, going 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 22 innings at High-A
Lancaster. The 23-year-old went straight to Double-A Tennessee to begin the 2006
season and continued to dominate opposing batters en route to a 6-2 record and a
2.91 ERA in 12 starts. Oh yeah, he can still hit too: Owens batted .271
(6-for-22) with two doubles, a homer, and seven RBI. While he did go 0-for-3 at
the plate in his first start since being promoted to Triple-A Tucson, Owings
also pitched six innings of no-hit ball to pick up his seventh win of the
season."
John Franco, The Farm Report at SportsBlurb.com, checks out the kids :
" ... Adam Lind ...
made a big splash in 2005, his first full season after being drafted by the Jays
in the third round, by hitting .313-12-84 with 42 doubles in 495 at-bats at
High-A Dunedin last year. This year, he has taken the difficult jump to Double-A
in stride, ranking third in the Eastern League with a .317 average and matching
last seasons total of 12 home runs in just 249 at-bats. Lind has also hit 17
doubles, and as his power continues to develop, he looks more and more like a
future slugger for the Jays."
" ... Jason Hirsh ... its
important to explain just how bad he was in the beginning of the year, when he
posted an ERA over 6.00 for the month of April. Hirsh is now 8-2 with a 2.79 ERA
for the season, holding opponents to a .221 average and striking out 72 batters
in 90.1 innings. "
Bryan Smith, The Baseball Analysts,
reviews a few of his prospect picks and suggests he may have been a touch
premature in anointing them as top prospects :
" ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia
... flew up prospect lists last season when he showed a good amount of
hitting in one of the minors' most difficult hitters parks. Myrtle Beach is
hellish on bats, and while AA Mississippi is no cake walk, we should have been
seeing improvements upon 2005 numbers, not this giant step back. The word has
continued to be that Jarrod has altered his focus to defense this season, but it
would be unfortunate if this came at the expense of his bat. Brian McCann
... seems to have made it in Atlanta, while Salty seems clueless in AA. He could
turn things around with a good second half and a big 2007, but he didn't
capitalize upon his opportunity to become a top ten prospect and push past
McCann."
" ... Thomas Diamond ...
numbers are not that bad this season. His prospect status is not in the toilet,
his Major League hopes are still strong. But they aren't unchanged. After his
dominant run through the Cal League in 2005, harder times were met in Frisco.
The reason: increased walks, to the tune of a 4.96 BB/9, the highest of his
career. Until now. After walking just 44 players in his first three stops,
spanning nearly 130 innings, Diamond has 45 walks in 66.2 innings this season.
His current 6.08 BB/9 matches the number he put up as a freshman at New Orleans.
Diamond has continued to show good stuff, not allowing very many hits and still
maintaining a good strike out rate. But with his pitcher's body, we used to
project a future innings eater with ease. However, in a season where pitching
prospects are graduating to the Majors at huge rates, Diamond has been unable to
capitalize and become one of the better prospects left. Instead, he's made us
wonder: are we looking at a future reliever?"
20 June, 2006
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Ryan Garko CLE 1-4, 9th HR, R, RBI, .249
Andy Marte CLE 1-4, 11th HR, 2 R, RBI, .269
Ben
Francisco CLE 2-4, R, .262
Brayan Pena ATL 2-2, 2 BB, Sac,
.247
Alex Romero MIN 2-5, .179
J.D. Durbin MIN 5 6 2 2
3 9, 2.35
Ryan Roberts TOR 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, .252
John
Hattig TOR 1-4, 2B, R, .265
Josh Banks TOR 6 5 1 1 1 4,
5.12
Brandon League TOR 1 0 0 0 1 1, 2.06
Nook Logan
DET 1-3, BB, SB, .190
Tom Gorzelanny PIT 6 3 2 1 2 3, 2.53
Adam Stern BOS 2-5, 2B, 5th HR, 2 R, RBI, .241
Kevin
Thompson NYA 0-4, .280
B.J. Upton TB 1-4, RBI, SB, 0 errors, .267
Delmon Young TB 1-4, RBI, .333
Chase Lambin NYN
2-4, R, .237
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- After a good start to the
season, Felix Pie CHN regressing, 1-4, error, .253 ... Carlos
Quentin ARZ 3-5, 23rd double, .286 ... Stephen Drew ARZ
0-3, walk, .292 ... Howie Kendrick LAA 1-4, .396 ... Nick Pereira
SF, up all the way from A-Ball, 6.1 7 5 5 3 2 ... Francisco Cruceta
SEA 6.0 4 1 1 6 7, 3.54 ... Justin Duchscherer OAK, rehab, 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
... Chris Snelling SEA 2-5, double, 3 RBI
EASTERN (AA) -- Nate Schierholtz RF SF
1-4, 2B ... Brandon Moss RF BOS 2-3, 2R, 3B, RBI ... Adam
Lind LF TOR 1-3, BB ... Brett Gardner CF NYY 1-3, BB ...
Tyler Clippard NYY 7 3 0 0 2 6 ... Kirby Yates TOR 7 1
1 0 3 5
SOUTHERN (AA) -- pretty good in his return from the DL,
Jeff Niemann TB 4.1 4 1 1 1 8 ... Anibal Sanchez FLO, game seems
to have moved to another level, 9.0 7 0 0 0 6, 3.15 ... George Kottaras
SD 2-4, 18th double, .285
TEXAS (AA) -- No games scheduled. (All-Star game
Tuesday).
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Reid Brignac TB 2-3, .327 ...
Mark Reynolds ARZ, Utility, career year, 4-5, 14th double, 2
homers (to tie for the minor league lead at 19), 7 RBI, .330 ... Carlos
Gonzalez ARZ 3-5, .316 ... Holy cow!, Cliff Pennington
OAK 3-3, double, walk, .203 ... Sean Rodriguez LAA 2-3, 15th
double, 14th homer, 21st error, 299 ... Robert Rohrbaugh SEA, the
2005 7th rounder having an eye-opening season, 9.0 4 0 0 0 10, 7-1, 1.46 (
CAROLINA (A+) -- David Cook LF CHA 1-3,
Home Run, 2 runs, 3RBI ... Cole Armstrong C CHA 2-3, Home Run,
3RBI ... Jason Fransz DH BAL 1-3, Home Run ... Michael
Moat CHA 5 7 2 2 0 1 W 2.28
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Blake Dewitt 2B LA 2-3
2HR(6) 3R, .275
Cory Dunlap 1B LA 1-3 double, 2R 2BB, .235
Michael Megrew LA 1 0 0 0 0 2
Alcides Escobar SS TOR
3-3 R 2RBI, 2SB(10), .294
Hernan Iribarren MIL 2B 2-5 R 2RBI,
.296
Jakob Ruckle NYN 5 1/3 6 2 1 3 5 L(4-3, 1.60)
Brad
Harman SS PHI 2-4 R SB(5), .237
Ricky Romero TOR 5 2/3 6
4 3 2 8 L(2-1, 2.41)
Brett Smith NYA 6 1/3 7 4 2 3 4 W(6-4,
3.12)
Mitchell Boggs STL 5 2/3 6 2 2 1 6 ND, 3.54 ...
Brett Gardner NYA promoted to AA.
MIDWEST (A) -- No games scheduled (All-Star game
Tuesday).
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- No games scheduled (All-Star game
Tuesday).
NORTHWEST (SS-A) -- lefty Mark Pawelek, Cubs No.
1 last year, 4.0 4 3 2 3 3 ... nice start for catcher Luany Sanchez SD
5-5, 2 doubles, homer ... FA (5th year senior) Adam Witter 3-4, double, 2
homers, walk, 4 RBI ... Michael Schilling SEA 7.0 3 0 0 1 7 ...
Shane Lindsay COL 5.0 1 3 2 4 6 ... 1b Russ Canzler (30th round,
2004) 3-3, double, homer
Troop
Movements ... TEX - placed Antonio Alfonseca on waivers ... ARZ -
recalled Scott Hairston from Triple-A, designated Kevin
Jarvis for assignment ... OAK - signed Scott Sauerbeck ... ATL - OF
Brandon Jones promoted to AA ... CHN - Randy Wells promoted to
AAA, catcher Jake Fox to AA ... NYA - sent Nick Green outright to
Triple-A, released Scott Erickson. ... BOS - designated J.T.
Snow for assignment ... MIN - released Tony Batista ...
" ... The Marlins optioned right-hander Yusmeiro
Petit back to Triple A Albuquerque. Petit, a 21-year-old rookie from
Venezuela, was called up May 13 but has pitched just 11 innings in that time,
losing his only decision but striking out 10 in seven appearances." (Miami
Herald)
" ... Another third baseman expected to miss time is the
Indians Kevin Kouzmanoff, who left last Thursdays game at Norwich and
was placed on the seven-day disabled list Friday with a left hamstring strain.
Kouzmanoff, who still leads the minors in average, on-base percentage and
slugging percentage, missed three games in late May because of the hamstring,
and also missed six more in April when his back flared up ... "We're going to be
extra cautious with him at this point given that it's his second hamstring
injury in a relatively short period," Indians farm director John Farrell told
the Akron Beacon-Journal." (Baseball America)
" ... And, if SaraReds power-pitching
right-hander Homer Bailey made his last appearance with the Class
A-Advanced affiliate before moving up to the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Double
A Southern League, it indeed was outstanding ... The 20-year-old Bailey
needed only to throw 12 pitches 10 of which were strikes in the top of the
second inning for the West Division to get his three hitters to strike out
swinging ... In his brief outing, Baileys fastball was consistently in the
mid-90 miles per hour range ... has pitched well for the SaraReds during the
first half ... deceiving record of 3-5 is followed by an improving earned run
average of 3.31. In 13 starts, Bailey has walked 22 and struck out 79 and
opposing hitters have a lowly .211 batting average against him." (Sarasota
Herald Tribune)
" ... The Chicago Cubs and Notre Dame
two-sport star Jeff Samardzija agreed Sunday to final terms of a
five-year contract with a signing bonus that could be worth as much as $7.25
million. Samardzija would have to give up his professional football aspirations
and concentrate solely on reaching the major leagues as a right-handed pitcher
for the bulk of the signing bonus to kick in ... deal still awaits the final
approval of the Major League Baseball commissioner's office, which already
rejected the first contract submitted for Samardzija this week ... Jeff left for
Boise, Idaho, over the weekend to report to the Cubs short-season Class A team,
the Boise Hawks." (South Bend Tribune)
With all those hitters, ARZ gets an SP atop the
Prospect Hot Sheet at Baseball America:
" ... 1. Micah Owings ... welcomed himself into the
Tucson clubhouse quickly, throwing six no-hit innings in his Triple-A debut.
Arizona challenged the former two-way star by starting his season in Double-A,
and the righthander has responded. In his last four starts, three before his
promotion, Owings has allowed just one earned run and is riding a 25-inning
scoreless streak."
" ... 9. Chris Iannetta ... We have been a little
slow to react on this former Tar Heel, but he can longer be ignored. Is now
hitting .441 with five homers in June and has 23 walks and 23 strikeouts on the
season."
" ... 10. Jacob McGee ... While fellow
uber-prospect Wade Davis has been struggling, McGee has kept on rolling. Has
allowed just two earned runs over his last four starts with 26 strikeouts in 23
innings. His 98 strikeouts lead the Midwest League."
Geesh, the kid has quite a chip on his shoulder. Delmon Young, back
in the lineup after a 50 game suspension :
" ... instead of returning a tad more humble, Young returned
to the Bulls with a surly demeanor. Repeatedly snapping at reporters and
accusing the media of standing too close during an afternoon press conference,
Young said he made a colossal mistake in hitting the official but added that the
public doesnt understand the pressures professional athletes are under. I
apologize to everyone out there for my actions back in April, said Young ...
Continuing, Young lumped himself in with a group of stars who receive heavy
public scrutiny. You guys have no clue what Barry Bonds is going
through...youve got Shaq dealing with stuff just to win a championship. Youve
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