Community Minor League Report for 04-12-2007
DrB hasn't started one yet, so I figured I'd put this up. And, since I'm the one starting, obviously I'm going to put the Dodgers minor league games in the diary header.
The Great Lake Loons (low-A) played a 7-inning double header today.
Josh Wall started the first, and not well. 3.2 IP, 7 Hs, 4 ERs, 2 BBs, 1 K, 1 HR and the loss. I don't know if anyone here still considers him a prospect in a meaningful way, but they shouldn't.
Clayton Kershaw got the call in the second and was MUCH better than his first outing, though the walk totals were still a touch higher than you'd like. All in all, he had 5.0 IP, only 1 H, 0 Rs, 3 BBs, 7 Ks, to earn the victory. He also picked two people off 1st base. Crazy.
Preston Mattingly played both games, only one at short, and was a combined 1-for-5 with a triple and 2 Ks. He also made a fielding error.
Josh Bell only played the second game and continued to struggle -- 0-for-2 with a walk and a K.
Francisco Lizarraga, who split the games between short and second, stayed right at .500 for the season, going a combined 3-for-6 with a double, K, and GIDP.
More updates to follow.
Anyway, who're some of the better pitchers starting today in the minors? Any exciting updates? Keep the info coming...
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Hughes
by Stephcaflowne on Apr 12, 2007 6:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jeff niemann is starting today
by NYYLover1000 on Apr 12, 2007 7:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Niemann struggling a little...
by tt68 on Apr 12, 2007 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Niemann
The only good thing so far is that he's not making mistake pitches when runners get on base.
by youALREADYknow on Apr 12, 2007 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was pretty good in the 5th though...
by tt68 on Apr 12, 2007 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seemed to hit his stride in the 4th and 5th...
I would like to see him be more efficient tho, but I'd say he's started the year pretty well.
by beastball on Apr 12, 2007 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think
by Dfarth on Apr 12, 2007 7:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Morales
by youALREADYknow on Apr 12, 2007 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jacoby Ellsbury...
by Plus Plus Fastball on Apr 12, 2007 8:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Adam Jones is still reaking havoc in Tacoma
by Goose on Apr 12, 2007 8:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Brett Sinkbeil got rocked tonight
by fewgoodcards on Apr 12, 2007 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gomez continued his hit streak
by Bravesin07 on Apr 12, 2007 8:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Phil Hughes
surprising only 1 K tonight, doesn't look like he's quite ready yet for NY. I doubt he'll ever reach King Felix's level.
by Bravesin07 on Apr 12, 2007 8:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what does Felix have to do withHughes?
by dougdirt on Apr 12, 2007 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
deals with Phil Hughes Comparisons
by Bravesin07 on Apr 12, 2007 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huh?
by mrkupe on Apr 12, 2007 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
clemens
by nyybaseball99 on Apr 13, 2007 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is incorrect
7 Hits
4 SO
4 BB
5 ER
by JDSussman on Apr 12, 2007 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless I'm Looking at it Wrong
I think it's
5IP
7H
5ER
2BB
1K
by Dfarth on Apr 12, 2007 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cardinal pitchers tonight
Adam Ottavino 5 innings, 4 hits, 4 runs, 1 earned, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts
by fewgoodcards on Apr 12, 2007 8:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jay Bruce now has a 7 game hit streak
by dougdirt on Apr 12, 2007 8:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hughes final line
very poor outing for him but remember he struggled at first when he hit AA.
by Bravesin07 on Apr 12, 2007 9:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And the winner is...
by aCone419 on Apr 13, 2007 3:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some performances I noted
Same game: Jeff Samardzija goes 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR allowed. Samardzija has only given up 3 ER in his first two starts, although he's not King guys. Personally I'm thinking he continues to look very promising.
Kyle McCulloch (CWS 1st round pick last year) for Winston-Salem: 5 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K. Has a 3.60 ERA through his first couple of starts but not really showing terribly much across the board otherwise. Unlike Samardzija, he doesn't have especially good stuff. Being a heralded prospect from from the Texas program you'd hope he would make an easy run through A ball . . .it doesn't seem to be happening just yet, though.
by mrkupe on Apr 12, 2007 9:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Another guy I wanted to point out
Went 1-4 in the first game of a double-header, with a double. Going into the 2nd game of the double-header he's hitting .333 with 4 doubles and a triple through five games, also has 2 SBs. Still a lot of refinement to be made here, but he's starting to show off that upside too.
by mrkupe on Apr 12, 2007 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joe Mather
by fewgoodcards on Apr 12, 2007 10:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Reimold
But 2 more K's also...
by dkdc on Apr 12, 2007 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Akron Update
by TigerFanInCleveland on Apr 12, 2007 10:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wright
7 IP 0 ER 1 BB 1 H 10 K
Kid looks good, but does he stay in AA all season? Or when Hughes is promoted does he move to Columbus? Or does he make a move to NY for any reason this year?
by TigerFanInCleveland on Apr 12, 2007 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Tim Lincecum
Just a sign of how dominant he was tonight.... Brian LaHair slammed his bat to the ground in anger after striking out in the 6th for the 2nd time tonight.
And for those worried so much about Tim's walk rate and ineffectiveness with pitches... 8 K's to 1 BB in 6 innings and only 75 pitches through 6.
by youALREADYknow on Apr 12, 2007 11:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
after 7
i think you mean inefficiency, not ineffectiveness.
by wily mo on Apr 12, 2007 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
true
Bottom line... Lincecum is the man. I'm getting sick of listening to Fresno's radio broadcasts, so promote him NOW Giants!
by youALREADYknow on Apr 12, 2007 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was it
by wily mo on Apr 13, 2007 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he can substain that control, the he's ready
But tonight was a good start, let's see how he builds on it.
I'm kinda sad that he cooled off Adam Jones a little though. Just 1-4 with a K? That's gotta be his worse game of the year.
Nice to see Jeff Clement knock another double. He's been stinging the ball in pretty much every game, and they're finally starting to avoid the mitts. Nice little .200 ISOP and a 4/5 BB/K ratio.
by Goose on Apr 13, 2007 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Daniel Cabrera and Carlos Zambrano
There's nothing wrong with a pitcher being promoted to the majors who doesn't have pinpoint control. Lincecum could be a guy who never gets his BB/9 under 3.5, but it won't prevent him from dominating major league hitters if his stuff is on. You can't wait for perfection to promote prospects.
by youALREADYknow on Apr 13, 2007 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i love lincecum
by jpahk on Apr 13, 2007 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i dont like either comps
by npurcell on Apr 13, 2007 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
by jpahk on Apr 13, 2007 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brooks Brown
In his 2 starts so far - 11 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 10/4 K/BB
by William K on Apr 12, 2007 11:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
couple guys not so hot
last time: 4.1 scoreless.
this time: 3 IP, 5 earned, 9 hits, 1 walk / 1 K.
maybe grounders just sneaking by.
Dallas Buck ARI (noted mystery-meat arm)
last time: 11 Ks over 6 scoreless.
this time: 5 IP, 4 earned, 5 H, 4/3 K/BB.
by wily mo on Apr 13, 2007 12:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
man
by wily mo on Apr 13, 2007 12:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Eric Hurley and others
Taylor Teagarden (C - Bakersfield) hit two more doubles tonight and drew another walk. He has 11 BB for the year, and his OBP is now a ridiculous .650, along with a near .700 slugging %. Oh, and he gave up his first stolen base tonight vs. Eric Young Jr.
Former Mets Prospect Victor Diaz is now hitting .462 in AAA Oklaholma after going 2-3 with a double and two walks.
by FirebatM3 on Apr 13, 2007 12:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Crowe/McCutchen
I thought Crowe was vastly underrated by the experts and would be as good as Ellsbury. Hopefully he gets going soon. Again, it's early, but terrible starts can get in a guys head, especially the guys who are used to being stars and have never really struggled over a long period of time.
I really like both these guys and hope they get going soon.
by bl on Apr 13, 2007 12:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Indians' Overview!
AAA Buffalo - defeated Ottawa (BAL's AAA aff.) - 2-1:
CF Franklin Gutierrez - 1-3, 1 K, 1 PO (first game of '07, returning from a quad injury, I believe.)
RF Shin-Soo Choo - 1-2, 1 BB, 1 SB (.455 so far.)
DH Brad Snyder - 0-3, 2 K (I know it's early, but when you have 8 K in 14 ABs, that's not a good sign, no matter if it's early or not.)
C Mike Rose - 1-3, 1 K, 1 CS! (only reason I include him is because his presence might mean that Victor Martinez might be back sooner rather than later.)
1B Ryan Mulhern - 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K (.417 so far; a bit old at 26, but with future question marks at 1B with Garko, Aubrey, and Head, Mulhern might still have a shot, so you might want to keep an eye on him; he does have good power, hitting 32 HRs between High-A and AA in 2005. Also 3 BB, 2 K in 12 ABs so far, a much better start than Snyder.)
Another error by Luna, this time, a fielding error - that's the main reason he's not in Cleveland right now!
RHP Edward Mujica - 1.0 IP, 2 H (got a DP groundball from Jason Jaramillo to end the game.)
AA Akron - defeated Bowie (BAL's AAA aff.) 9-5:
RF Trevor Crowe - 1-5, 1 RBI, 2 K (2-18, 2 BB, 7 K so far; I too thought he would get off to a better start; don't know if his constant changing of OF positions virtually every game has anything to do with it or not, if it's the cold weather - though it was 57 at game time tonight in Bowie, or if he's just struggling, but being that he hit better than this (.234 with the 2B position change) even last year at AA, I suspect he'll pick it up at some point in the near future.)
CF Brian Barton - 1-5, 4 K (ugh - I know Barton would have a game every so often with multiple strikeouts, even 3 or 4 on rare occasions.)
LF Ryan Goleski - 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K (.273 so far.)
3B Pat Osborn - 1-4, 1 R, 1 K (.417 so far.)
SS Asdrubal Cabrera - 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 K (.333 so far.)
C Wyatt Toregas - 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB (.364 so far.)
DH Rodney Choy Foo - 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB (.571 so far.)
LHP Scott Lewis - 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, (2-run shot to Nolan Reimold,) 3 GO, 6 FO, 1 PO (pickoff.)
RHP Joe Ness - 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 4 GO, 4 FO
RHP Bubbie Buzachero - 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 K, 1 GO, 0 FO
Orioles -
RF Nolan Reimold - 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K (.409 so far), 1 OF assist (2nd base - threw out Barton,) 1 E (throw)
I have no idea why Lewis was taken out after 3.2 IP; to my knowledge, he was only supposed to have a slightly-less than normal pitch count (I'm guessing around 90-95 pitches,) but I don't think he reached that in just 3.2 IP from that line. I'll see if I can find out anything and post it when I hear about it - stay tuned!
High-A Kinston - lost to Wilmington (KC's High-A aff.) - 4-3:
RF Jose Constanza - 3-5, 3 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI (.259 so far)
SS Josh Rodriguez - 2-4, 1 BB (.238 so far.)
CF John Drennen - 2-5, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K (.200 so far.)
C Max Ramirez - 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K (.263 so far.)
DH Mike Butia - 0-3, 2 K (.133 so far.)
LHP David Huff - 4.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 GO, 7 FO (2.25 ERA)
RHP Chris Niesel - 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 3 GO, 2 FO (1.80 ERA)
RHP James Deters - 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 GO, 3 FO (2.08 ERA)
Low-A Lake County - lost a doubleheader to Greensboro (FLA's Low-A aff.):
Game 1 - Lost 6-5:
RF Lucas Montero - 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K (.478 - being that he's 22, I'm suspecting he'll be up in Kinston within a month or so. He's from the Dominican Republic.)
2B Adam Davis - 1-4, 2 R, 1 K (.333 so far.)
C Matt McBride - 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K (.500 - cooled off after going 8 for his last 8.)
1B Matt Whitney - 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K (.318 so far - any chance of him being a MLer in my opinion, he's got to keep hitting and force his way back to Kinston soon.)
3B Jared Goedert - 0-1, 2 BB (.294)
SS Carlos Rivero - 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K (.045 - 18-YO looks overmatched; might be at SS-A Mahoning Valley if this keeps up.)
LF Nick Weglarz - 0-2, 1 BB, 2 K (.217)
RHP Carlton Smith - 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 9 GO, 4 FO (gave up 2-run shot after making a fielding error - 2nd time this has happened to him.)
Game 2 - lost 6-5 in 8 innings (supposed to be 7 innings.)
2B David Uribes - 1-2, 1 R, 2 BB (.143 so far for 2006 32nd Round Draft Pick out of Pepperdine Univ.)
DH Matthew McBride - 1-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K (.455)
3B Jared Goedert - 0-4, 2 K (.238)
LF Nick Weglarz - 0-4, 1 K (.185)
SS Carlos Rivero - 2-4, 1 R, 1 K (.115 - I spoke too soon or he heard me! :-)
RF Roman Pena - 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K (.235)
RHP Steven Wright - 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 4 GO, 2 FO - first professional start for 2nd-round 2006 pick out of Hawaii)
RHP Neil Wagner - 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1 BS, 1 GO, 2 FO
Take care and have a great day!
by indiansfan on Apr 13, 2007 2:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
jose tabata
by bmxstreetrider86 on Apr 13, 2007 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Possible?
by cooper7d7 on Apr 13, 2007 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
tabat
in 7 games he's got 7 SO but 5 BB to go along with it, as well as that robust average.
by nyybaseball99 on Apr 13, 2007 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not much more info. on Lewis!
Talking to some other LetsGoTribe members, it seems Scott Lewis is being held to 70-75 pitches early in the season, and might be built up to around 100 pitches by midseason.
However, it still seems unlikely that Lewis reached that pitch count in just 3.2 IP, especially with only 3 H and 1 BB. Some are speculating that Joe Ness (the "Untouchable") was supposed to get some significant innings as well, almost like a "tandem starter" idea (though I didn't know the Indians were even considering doing that, if that is the case; I know the Rangers did that a few years back, and still might be doing it - I'm not sure.)
So, in essence, I'm not really sure why Lewis was taken out that early - I haven't seen any reports that said that there was a problem. Perhaps the early snowouts threw the schedule out-of-whack and the Indians want to be extra cautious with Lewis, especially considering his past injury history.
Just my 2 cents. :-)
Take care and have a great day!
by indiansfan on Apr 13, 2007 4:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks IndiansFan!
by TigerFanInCleveland on Apr 14, 2007 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Omar Poveda
by RMF on Apr 13, 2007 9:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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