MiLB 4/9
by Pup Dog on Apr 9, 2011 8:56 AM EDT
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Some guys on the mound today.
AAA- Kyle Gibson, Charles Furbush, Alex White, Alex Cobb, Tyler Chatwood, Danny Duffy
AA- Stolmy Pimentel, Brad Holt, Scott Barnes, Graham Stoneburner, Joseph Cruz, Will Smith, Ross Seaton
A- Tyler Matzek, Drake Britton, TJ McFarland, Zeke Spruill, Robbie Erlin, Trevor May, Kyle Blair, Adrian Salcedo, Jacob Petricka, Jesse Biddle, Anthony Ranaudo
There are still some TBA's and I am sure there are some guys that I missed. Add them below.
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Anthony Ranaudo matches up with the Giants 2010 4th pick RHP Seth Rosin which should make for a good Lo A game.
ranaudo
he is going to make the red sox look really really smart
by IHateMitchMustain on Apr 10, 2011 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Anthony Ranaudo: Boston
Do you mean ‘smart’ or ‘wealthy’?
Rangers
AAA: Zach Jackson
AA: Jake Brigham
A+: Robbie Erlin
A: Matt Thompson
Can’t wait for some mErlin action
>mfw
rangers pitchers
Brigham 5 IP | 5 H | 3 ER | 1 BB | 7K | 1 HR
mErlin 4 IP | 5 H | 3 ER | 1 BB | 6 K | 1 HR
>mfw
Ranger A+ bats
Mike Olt: 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB. Love him
Leury Garcia: 0-3, BB, 2 SB. 5 steals on the season
Chris McGuinness: 2-4, K, 1 RBI
>mfw
CD
I’m completely in the minority but, I think Davis is a better ballplayer than Mitch Moreland and, still has a good career ahead of him. He needs a trade maybe?
"If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game." - Rickey Henderson
I think a change of scenery would be good, but I don't think Texas should just give him away
And I don’t think many teams would be willing to trade anyone valuable for him
>mfw
One could say the same about Brandon Wood
To me, it is up to the player to show something in the bigs. Both Wood and CD had their chances, and both have blown them up to this point.
MLB ABs...
Wood 455 – not even a fullk season, hardly time to pull the plug,
Davis 806 – I was hoping it was fewer,but still not enough to say all he’ll ever be is AAAA.
I am not suggesting AAAA
But still when a player has had 300+ ABs improvement in approach should be seen. Neither one has shown an ability to adjust to MLB pitching. The point rings true: Both are still young and still have potential (and therefore some value), but both have had ample opportunity to prove something and have not delivered on that promise. Both likely need a change of scenery at this point, but their respective teams would only be getting 50 cents on the dollar if they were to be dealt.
I know Wood is out of options – I assume CD is on his last one?
Davis
Remember that for the first 295 of those ABs, he hit .285 /.331/.549
True
… but, Davis has hit a LOT more than Wood has. I thin Davis would be a star if they had just stuck with him . Guys who have huge swings are going to have inconsistency, its hard to avoid that.
The same could be said of Wood really. He may not have been a star but, probably better If he had gotten at least a 3-4 month run at a job. oh well, the Angels aren’t messin’ around, I guess. they got pennants to win!
"If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game." - Rickey Henderson
early games
rizzo – 2 for 3, 2R, HR, 3RBI (game in progress – 4th) – don’t think he’s long for AAA
stomly pimentel – 3IP, 6H, 5R, 5ER, 3BB, 1K – pretty terrible AA debut
will middlebrooks – 4 for 4, 1R, HR, 2 2B, 3RBI – pretty impressive AA debut
stoneburner – 5IP, 9H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 1K – mixed result
brad holt – 5IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 3K – control better then last year
Manny Machado
Has singled in a run and walked for Delmarva. He’s 3-4 witha walk this season, on pace for a record .800 OBP so far :)
"If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game." - Rickey Henderson
supposedly
Gibson had 9 swings and misses through 2 innings.
Desmond Jennings
showing some power with a HR tonight…
That explains it
consistently injured
consistently little power
:)
"If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game." - Rickey Henderson
I have always been high on Jennings
I have been on the Jennings bandwagon before the hype train arrived, but lets not remember that one homerun does not mean that he has suddenly developed big time power.
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by King Billy Royal on Apr 9, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Ranaudo's night is over
5 IP 3 H 4 K 1 BB 0 ER
Solid debut, someone on twitter said his first pitch was clocked at 94.
Brandon Jacobs of Lowell > Brandon Jacobs of NYG
Joe Savery
is killin’ it so far this season. Came into tonight’s game 6-8 with a double, and is 4-4 with a homer and a double tonight.
uhhhh
let’s pretend I’ve been under a rock, wasn’t he a pitcher, ha
by IHateMitchMustain on Apr 10, 2011 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, not a very good one. He was a very good pitcher and 1B at Rice, but never could regain his form as a pitcher in the pros. (I think there was an injury … a Rice pitcher injured? Never!)
I’ve been saying for two years they should try to convert him into a two way reserve player a la Brooks Kieschnick. Looks like that’s not going to happen, but he seems to have a better shot than I would have guessed to make the late conversion to full-time position player.
just found this...
Matt Lipka was apparently taken out of the game for something not injury related. Considering I don’t know what caused it and I’m not about to guess, I’ll leave it at that and continue to look for the answer….
Maybe discipline related? That would at least be better than injury.
Here a first hand account of what happened from a couple folk who were there.
Lipka
I was at the Rome game tonight. Lipka hit a slow-rolling grounder right of the first base line in his first at-bat and didn’t run even though it looked like it may roll back into fair territory. Well, it definitely ended up fair. I’m pretty sure he got benched for it. He didn’t come back onto the field for the top of the second.
by jmeri on Apr 9, 2011 8:29 PM PDT
Just to reiterate was jmeri said about Lipka
He had an excuse me swing and it was a slow roller down the first base line. It did look like it was going to stay foul, but since he wasn’t running the Hagerstown players just let it roll just in case it did roll back into fair territory….well it did. They tossed it to first and Lipka was still standing in the batters box. He was definitely taken out because of it. I believe they even mentioned it over the local radio station in Rome that it was the reason he was taken out… I really liked the move by Rome’s manager. He has had a lot of success every where he has managed in the minors and lessons like this will do great things for a young guy like Lipka. I think he has learned his lesson. I could see him in the dugout and you could tell he was bothered by being taken out.
In other news… Bethancourt looks a lot better behind the plate so far. His arm is outstanding (threw a guy out on his knees the other night) and he is staying in front of balls (which he wasnt doing last year). Salcedo also looks really good. He looks more comfortable at the plate and I can now see the potential the Braves saw in him. It is still early, but I’ve liked what I’ve seen so far.
by BravesFanScout on Apr 9, 2011 10:49 PM PDT
Both accounts were from here: http://www.talkingchop.com/2011/4/9/2101486/atlanta-braves-minor-league-recap-4-09
by Jay212033 on Apr 10, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Great repost Jay
Thanks for the info.
As long as Lipka learned his lesson, this is a non-issue.
thanks man.
seeing as how my favorite player is BJ Upton, this is a non-issue for me. so glad its not an injury
Matzek = not good
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Matzek 2.0 4 5 5 3 4 0 22.50
Some Cards low-A results
That Quad cities team has some interesting players:
Swagerty goes 6 ip, 4H, 5K, 0BB, 0ER
Taveras goes 2-4 with a HR and a K
Longmire goes 3-4 with a K
J.D. Martinez
Picking up where he left off last year. 3 for 5, 2 doubles, 4 RBI and a run scored (no strikeouts). This kid looks like a hitter. I’d expect him in the big leagues sometime this season, likely September unless there’s an injury, and hopefully the Astros can unload Lee in the offseason to make room for him in left field. Or… maybe Wallace doesn’t pan out and Lee has to move to first, but I really hope that doesn’t happen.
+1
I really like that kid.
"Most overrated prospect in the minors." -- Bravesin07 on Madison Bumgarner
by criminal type on Apr 10, 2011 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Aaron Hicks
2-3 with a BB , o K’s and a run scored, BUT he was picked off again (basepaths game is miserable)
Nishi to Alexi = Double Play
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Apr 9, 2011 11:39 PM EDT reply actions
Also want to point out
Trevor Plouffe has 3 Homers in 3 games (AAA international league)
and will likely see a call-up to the show for the Twins here soon in light of Nishioka’s injury
Plouffe can play a pasable 2b.
Nishi to Alexi = Double Play
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Apr 9, 2011 11:41 PM EDT reply actions
Plouffe can play more than a passable 2B.
He’s a solid, if unspectacular SS. I’ve seen him a number of times, including on Thursday. He always impresses me a bit. Busy hands before his swing, though. The guy is a major league player. A lot of teams do worse… though he’s not going to hit all that much and he’s not a defensive whiz. He’s a legit up the middle player who can hit some. That has value. In another org he would have gotten a shot already.
Can't say i disagree with anything here
alskor, I think You are probably right
I guess he got his shot in ST but didn’t perform, at any rate Luke Hughes performed well in ST but lately hasn’t done much
I think Plouffe will be up soon.
Nishi to Alexi = Double Play
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Apr 10, 2011 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Oswaldo Arcia
is a total of 2-5 so far witha BB and a SB
with the remainder of the doubleheader to go (likely 1 more AB)
Nishi to Alexi = Double Play
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Apr 9, 2011 11:44 PM EDT reply actions
Joe Benson
3-4, R , 0 K’s , 0 BB, all singles
Nishi to Alexi = Double Play
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Apr 9, 2011 11:46 PM EDT reply actions
Benson
Any insight as to why he wasn’t promoted to AAA Rochester? I figured he’d done enough in AA in ’10.
Twins minor league record sucked balls last year.
They brought in a bunch of minor league vets which, in turn, forced some prospects to stay where they were last year. Chris Parmalee is still in AA with him, too, for example.
Plus the Twins ARE the slowest team to promote position players.
Chris Parmalee
didn’t deserve a promotion. Guys at premium offensive positions who post <800 OPS don’t put themselves on the fast track. If anything, he’s lucky there isn’t much positional depth at 1B, because in plenty of organizations he would have had a serious problem making it out of camp this year.
Benson’s a different situation. Remember, they were aggressive with him out of camp last year and he absolutely SUCKED in New Britain. He needed time to go back down to Ft. Myers, and then rebounded nicely on his return to the EL. Even if they’re being somewhat cautious now, it’s pretty easy to understand why they want to avoid making the same mistake twice. If he produces, I’d imagine he’ll be among the early movers this year.
by realitypolice on Apr 12, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Hosmer is picking right where he left off this spring
R.I.P. cwhitman412, Frederick0220, & Mets2k9
http://twitter.com/doublestix
Good to see
…so to speak.
"Most overrated prospect in the minors." -- Bravesin07 on Madison Bumgarner
by criminal type on Apr 10, 2011 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
or to type
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Eric Thames
2-for-5, 2B, RBI
Now hitting 417/489/583 … though three.
"Most overrated prospect in the minors." -- Bravesin07 on Madison Bumgarner
Grant Green
2-for-4
Now hitting 455/533/909 … through three.
"Most overrated prospect in the minors." -- Bravesin07 on Madison Bumgarner
Brett Lawrie
2-for-5, 3B, 2R
Now hitting 417 … through three.
"Most overrated prospect in the minors." -- Bravesin07 on Madison Bumgarner
Danny Duffy
AAA debut
5IP, 7H, 2ER, 1BB, 4K
"Most overrated prospect in the minors." -- Bravesin07 on Madison Bumgarner
his team hasn't played a game yet
3 consecutive postponements due to field conditions in Lansing.
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