Minor League Report 5/12
by jrbro on May 12, 2007 3:54 PM EDT
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PrintAdam Miller vs. Matt Garza today. Both pitched well with Garza getting the best and the win by going 7ip 5h 2w 6k, while Miller goes 7ip 9h 3r 2er 1w 2k.
Anything else we want to watch for today or tonight? Any "sleepers" that anyone is keeping a particular eye on?
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But he had 10 more GOs than Garza!
I think mrkupe makes a good point - Miller threw the same number of strikes as Garza did in 14 fewer pitches (68 of 95 compared to 68 of 109 for Garza.) Garza also threw a WP and had a HB as well. In addition, as I mentioned in my report, I think Miller dominated more via the GO rather than the KO today, as 17 is a very high number (3 more than Andrew Miller had at AA for Erie in 8 IP; Adam had 17 in 7 IP.)
I don't know if Rochester had a plan of hitting Adam early in the count to try to make something happen or what, and while they did get 9 Hs off of him and only struck out twice against him, you can't really say that Miller didn't dominate either - 17 GOs don't happen everyday, even by groundball pitchers (Carmona, for instance, only had 12 GOs in 7 IP against the A's.)
Garza did outduel him, but the disparity wasn't by THAT much. Miller essentially was on the short-end of a pitchers' duel, which didn't look like much of a duel at the end of the game with Lara having command problems and Warden allowing 2 IRs to score. Not the most glamorous outing by Miller, but hardly a bad one either.
Just my 2 cents. :-)
Take care and have a great day!
Other Games
Another interesting matchup is in the Cal league where Joe Martinez, 3-1, 2.66 goes against Michael Bowden, 1-0, 1.62.
No Hurley Today
clippard
not a great start, but still putting together a good season so far
by nyybaseball99 on May 12, 2007 5:07 PM EDT reply actions
5.1 ip, 6k, 4bb, 3 runs
maybe
chuckle...
not to worry
Ponson making the mound concave
Designated for Liposuction
re: ponson
by nyybaseball99 on May 12, 2007 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
there are way too many
re:
by nyybaseball99 on May 12, 2007 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
More from El Sid
Sidney Ponson-S- Twins May. 12 - 5:08 pm et
"Sidney Ponson was lit up for six runs -- five earned -- in four innings by the Tigers on Saturday.
Going with Ponson was never a very good idea in the first place, and it's time for the Twins to try something else. They have four better candidates for the rotation in Kevin Slowey, Matt Garza, Scott Baker and Glen Perkins, with Slowey in line for the first shot to take over."
I have said all year people should lay off Sidney as he is as legit of a #9 starter as you'll find in any rotation in the majors.
Scott Baker
andrew miller
i seem to have guessed right
final line
not bad for his first AA start. he's on the fast track, all right.
why?
But he doesn't throw a splitter. He doesn't throw a sinker.
So why the hell all the groundballs?
by Curtis Pride on May 13, 2007 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
fastball
generally speaking when people say "sinker" they mean sinking fastball, i.e. two-seamer.
Two Seamers
by DrBGiantsfan on May 13, 2007 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I heard he had shoulder problems
Alex Gordon
or maybe
He dropped
Gordon 0-5 2K's
come on
by demoting him after just 1 month you're going to completely ruin his mentality and shake his confidence for however long it takes him to establish himself in the majors...every resulting time he got back up he'd be worried about falling into slumps, every time he got out he'd press a little harder and he'd be trying to hit 8 run hrs in every ab...playing head games with the player who carries the future of the organization in his hands is not a smart move
they did the absolute right thing, they recently gave him a full vote of support and stated that he was unquestionably their starting 3b and that if they had the chance to do it all over they wouldn't have done a thing differently
by Rob Castellano on May 13, 2007 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey it worked for Teahan didn't it
so let's send him in 08.
i.e. do follow Teahen's path would be to keep Gordon UP now. fool.
fool?
i'm not sure where this whole theme of "if he's sent down he'll be mentally ruined" comes from, but though it's repeated often i see no evidence for it. in this case, Gordon clearly has the ability to hit at the major league level and clearly isn't. he needs to be given space to get back to where he was.
Teahen
Danny Christensen
This guy
Joba Chamberlain's 2nd Start in the FSL
by nyybaseball99 on May 12, 2007 9:13 PM EDT reply actions
so far so good
Another Yankee prospect, Alan Horne, had a strong outing for AA Trenton. In 6 innings, Horne allowed 4 hits, 2 walk, 0 earned runs, and struck out 8.
Yankee pitching prospects
by NYYLover1000 on May 12, 2007 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe he's the next Boof Bonser
Joba's Final Line
Total: 1-0 9.0 3 1 0 0 4 11 (IP H R ER HR BB SO)
by Tabata Time on May 12, 2007 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
one of my favorites
7 IP, 5 hits, 1 run, no walks and 5 strikeouts.
Didn't see it here yet
Not much worse
Rasmus
he has been red hot lately
by fewgoodcards on May 13, 2007 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Favorite
by Curtis Pride on May 13, 2007 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Brandon Wood
Giants Wrap
Clay Timpner= 2 for 5, HR(1), SB(5). BA= .378. Is Timpner next in line for a callup?
Nate Schierholtz- 1 for 4. BA= .344. Good to see Nate back in action.
Travis Blackely- 7 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 3 K. ERA= 3.92. Blackely has put together a series of QS's. Still, his numbers don't make me eager to trade Noah Lowry. Barry Zito? Maybe, but not Noah Lowry.
Scott Munter- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, GO/AO= 3/0.
Brian Wilson- 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 0 K.
Reading edged CT 2-1.
Mark Minicozzi- 2 for 4. Mark managed two out of just 3 hits for CT today.
Justin Hedrick- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K. Hedrick is looking more and more like a legitimate bullpen prospect.
Osiros Matos- 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.
Lancaster blanked SJ 1-0.
SJ managed just 1 hit, a double by Alex Requena. The SJ offense has pretty much ground to a complete halt in the last couple of weeks although they were going agains Bowden, a good pitcher.
Joe Martinez- 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 8 K's. ERA= 2.51. Martinez pitched a great game in his own right. Just not quite as good as Bowden, or maybe the SJ hitters weren't as good as the Lancaster hitters?
Kelvin Pichardo- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K. ERA= 4.00. Pichardo has been dominant at times, terrible at other times.
Wayne Foltin- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.84.
Augusta doubled up Greenville 8-4.
Brian Bocock- 3 for 4, BB, 2 SB(25), CS. BA= .321.
Ryan Rohlinger- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(2). BA= .216.
Bobby Felmy- 2 for 5, 2 2B, SB(7). BA= .287.
Marcus Sanders- 1 for 3, BB, SB(9).
Adam Cowart- 5.1 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K. ERA= 1.79. Even though he did not allow an ER, I think we would all agree that this wasn't a great start for Cowart.
Paul Lussier- 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.83.
Reds
Indians' Overview!
Indians defeat the A's 6-3:
RHP Fausto Carmona - W (4-1) - 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 HR (2-run to Cust); 12 G/3 F; 60 S/40 B (3.12 - gave up all 3 runs in the first, but only allowed 3 more hits after that; his command wasn't as sharp today, but was able to battle through it, something he likely wouldn't have done last year, as he was always rushing on the mound, whereas now, he can calm himself and recompose himself on the mound.)
2B Josh Barfield - 2-4, 2 3B, 2 RBI (.212 - first Indian to hit 2 3Bs in a game since Omar Vizquel did it back on Aug. 12, 2001 against Texas.)
Oakland:
DH Jack Cust - 1-3, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K (.316 - continues to stay hot; he seems to be hitting the ball to all fields, something I don't think he did as well in the past, being more of a pull hitter in his earlier ML trials; the fact of being a DH, as was mentioned, probably helps as well.)
LHP Dallas Braden - 4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (5.65)
Onto the Minors:
AAA Buffalo - lost to Rochester (MIN) 8-1:
CF Ben Francisco - 1-3, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 S (.317)
SS Hector Luna - 2-4 (.271)
1B Ryan Mulhern - 1-3, 1 2B, 1 E (2 - throw) (.318)
RF Brad Snyder - 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K (.262)
RHP Adam Miller - L (4-1) - 7.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR (solo to Jones); 17 G/2 F; 68 S/27 B (2.45 - not a bad outing by Miller, though he came up on the short end. Notice the G/F ratio - 17 GOs probably explain why he had so few Ks, and might also partly explain the higher H totals compared to his past few outings. It seems he was pitching more to contact today - maybe the Red Wings hitters were trying to hit him early in the count, which worked to some extent, as they did have 9 Hs off of him, with only 2 Ks, but still didn't score very much off of him.)
LHP Juan Lara - 0.1 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB (1 IBB); 1 F; 9 S/15 B (7.20 - horrible command by Lara today, which helped to open the floodgates for the Red Wings.)
RHP Jim Ed Warden - 1.2 IP, 1 H, 3 K; 2 F; 13 S/7 B; 2/2 IR scored (9.19 - better command by Warden today, but the one hit given up was costly, as it allowed 2 runs to score.)
Rochester:
RF Garrett Jones - 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K (.316 - had the solo shot off Miller in the 2nd; 2B off Lara.)
3B Matt Moses - 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI (.258 - 2B off Lara.)
RHP Matt Garza - 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 1 HBP; 7 G/8 F; 68 S/41 B (3.75 - solid outing by Garza today; as was mentioned, Garza didn't have the same command as Miller, as evidenced by the B/S ratio and the WP and HBP, nor had the same amount of GOs, but had more Ks than Miller and gave up 4 fewer hits.)
AA Akron - defeated Erie (DET) 2-1 in 11 innings:
CF Trevor Crowe - 1-6, 1 RBI, 2 K (.168 -
SS Asdrubal Cabrera - 2-4, 1 HBP (.307 - had 1 hit off of Miller, as well as a HBP by Miller.)
RF Brian Barton - 1-4, 2 K (.282 - had 1 hit off of Miller.
LF Ryan Goleski - 1-4, 1 BB, 2 K (.261 - had 1 IF hit off of Miller.)
DH Pat Osborn - 2-4, 1 BB (.242 - had 1 hit off of Miller.)
2B Brandon Pinckney - 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB (.294 - had 1 hit off of Miller.)
LHP Shawn Nottingham - 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K; 4 G/9 F (2.92 - another solid to great outing for Nottingham, pretty much matching Miller pitch-for-pitch, which enabled the Aeros to win it in 11.)
RHP Jensen Lewis - 4.0 IP, 2 H, 5 K; 6 G/1 F (3.00 - starting to get locked in at AA: last 13.0 IP - 7 H, 5 BB, 15 K)
RHP Randy Newsom - W (1-0) - 1.0 IP, 1 K; 2 G (0.00 - AA debut for just turned 25-YO undrafted FA signed by the Red Sox and traded to the Indians as the PTBNL in the Crisp-Marte deal.)
Erie:
3B Kody Kirtland - 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI (.295)
2B Michael Hollimon - 1-4, 2 K, SB (4 - 2nd base off Lewis/Toregas)
LHP Andrew Miller - 8.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 HBP; 14 G/2 F (1.13 - impressive AA debut for 1st-Rd. 2006 pick out of North Carolina.)
High-A Kinston - leading Potomac (WSH) 3-1 after 3.5 innings when the game was suspended by rain; it will be resumed Sunday at 1 PM EDT before the regularly scheduled game.
Early notes include Drennen going 1-1 with 2 RBIs and a BB, while RHP Clint Everts was struggling with his command - 3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 2 HB (Head and Hodges.)
More notes on this game in tomorrow's report!
Low-A Lake County - lost to Lakewood (PHI) 5-4:
RF Jason Denham - 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K (.319)
3B Jared Goedert - 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB (IBB,) 1 K, 1 E (7-fielding)
LF Nick Weglarz - 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB (IBB,) 2 K (.257)
SS Carlos Rivero - 1-5, 1 K (.275)
DH Roman Pena - 1-4, 1 HBP (.255)
2B Adam Davis - 1-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP (.207 - has a good OBP of .371 and a 21 BB/23 K ratio in 92 ABs, but the 2006 3rd-Rd. pick out of Florida is struggling to hit at Low-A so far after hitting just .213 at SS-A Mahoning Valley last year.)
RHP Jeanmar Gomez - 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HB; 6 G/6 F (6.35 - solid outing except for the walks.)
RHP Paolo Espino - BS (1); L (2-1) - 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 K; 2 G/3 F (4.79)
RHP Josh Tomlin - 2.0 IP; 1 G/5 F (2.49 - continues to do well at Low-A: 25.1 IP, 18 H, 4 BB/29 K, 0.68 GO/AO, .200 BAA.)
Take care and have a great day!
Prospect Rankings
It's a little early to get on and off bandwagons. The season has a long way to go but I have a few upgrades. I did not think Jordan Brown had enough power to be a top 10 but he just might. Rivero might also be top 10 material. My faith in Scott Lewis and McBride look justified. I haven't made any serious drops yet even with some slow starts. How about you.
I agree with you; a few other notables!
Thanks - greatly appreciated! :-)
I agree with the ones you mentioned; I too am surprised by Brown's power (9 2B, 1 3B, 3 HRs in 123 ABs,) and maybe even moreso by his speed (6 SBs, 0 CS.)
Ever since I heard about Rivero, I've been keeping a special eye on him, along with the young ones, Pena and Weglarz, both of whom are doing reasonably well at Low-A. All of them are on my radar, along with McBride and Goedert of course.
I think Goedert shot up a few rankings at least, while Crowe is teetering on falling - I keep waiting for him to go on a tear, but if he keeps this up through May, I think he will have to drop somewhat at least, as I expected him to be at AAA by June, which he won't be if he keeps up his poor play. Stephen Head is another one who is threatening to move down the list as well if he keeps up his poor play. Constanza has not done well at High-A either after handling the level last year.
I'm keeping an eye also on LHP Reid Santos, who is adding to the Indians' nice collection of LH reliever prospects (Perez, Lara, Sipp, Santos.) If Mariano Gomez could add to it, and is off to a decent start so far, he would be another one to watch.
Jeff Stevens also intrigues me a bit; he's struggled a bit of late, but his Ks and low H rate (10 H, 26 K in 26 IP) is quite good, even though it should be at High-A, but most talked about him like he was a no-name when we acquired him as a PTBNL from the Phillips deal - he might have a chance to be more than a no-name if he can keep this up, especially if the report is true he can reach 95 with his fastball.
Frank Herrmann is also another intriguing name to watch - the undrafted FA from Harvard is doing quite well, putting himself on the prospect map.
Brad Snyder is still striking out too much, but is actually doing better at Buffalo than I thought he would (has a .381 OBP thanks to 14 BBs, along with the 29 K in 83 ABs.)
Ryan Mulhern is really hitting quite well and giving the Indians some depth at 1B, something they weren't having after Aubrey's latest injury and Head's High-A ineffectiveness.
Francisco continues to stay consistent and really should be considered more often than he is - I think his offensive skillset is just as good as Gutierrez's, and he'd probably make a perfect 4th OFer for the Indians or another ML club.
John Drennen is off to a slow start at High-A, but unlike Crowe and Head, I'm not going to move him down at this point, since he is young for High-A and is rebounding a bit (going 6 for 7 recently to move his BA up into the .240s.)
Overall, I agree it's a bit early to be moving around prospect rankings too much, but those ones above have caught my eye, mostly moving up or having the chance to move up a few spots, with the exception of Crowe and Head, who are headed down without some quick turnarounds.
Just my 2 cents.
Thanks for the update - stay tuned! :-)
Take care and have a great day!
Bowden
7 innings 1 hit 5Ks 1 BB
he's got a 1.37 ERA and a 46/8 K/BB ratio in 46 innings so far this year, and has yet to give up an earned run in 3 away starts (19 innings)
by Curtis Pride on May 13, 2007 1:48 AM EDT reply actions
Gomez called up to the Mets
taylor teagarden
leaving aside small sample concerns, the 19 walks vs 8 Ks is remarkable.
Dallas Trahern
6 1/3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
most importantly: 14 groundouts to only 3 flyouts. Not a big K guy, but a true groundball freak.
Had a 1.88 ERA in AA with a 3.29 GO/AO ratio in 6 starts previous to being promoted. Had a 3.58 GO/FO ratio last year.
could he be like Chien Ming Wang
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