Community Minor League Report for 04-22-2007
by DrBGiantsfan on Apr 22, 2007 11:06 AM EDT
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PrintIt's Timmy Time in Fresno again! 2:05 PM PDT!
Lots of early games on a Sunday, so we'll get the Daily Diary fired up early.
Other probably starters that caught my eye today:
Jeff Niemann- Durham Boy, Durham seems to have in interesting pitcher going every day! Niemann is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA but 17 K, 5 BB in 15 IP with a WHIP of 1.07.
Charlie Zink goes for the Portland Sea Dogs in the Eastern League. Isn't he a knucklballer? He's 1-0 with a 1.5 ERA is what appears to be just one start so far.
Gio Gonzalez, 3-0, 1.17 ERA goes for Birmingham in the Southern League. This is his second stint in AA, but he's just 22 yo.
Eric Hurley goes to Frisco in the Texas League. 2-0 with a 0.98 ERA.
Greg Reynolds takes the mound or Tulsa, also in the Texas League. So-so start last outing, but 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA.
I'm not sure if the Giants are on Extra Innings today. If they aren't, I'm heading out to Rancho Cucamonga to catch the San Jose Giants agains the Quakes. If they are, then I have a problem. Do I stay home and watch Matt Cain pitch against the D'backs or go out to a single A game in person? What would you do?
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Gio Gonzalez
by youALREADYknow on Apr 22, 2007 11:08 AM EDT reply actions
Gio
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From a physical standpoint, they're not very similar at all. Gonzalez throws significantly harder, but obviously he can't match the overall quality and the command of Hill's curveball.
Hill is a lot closer to a finesse pitcher than you would think from his stats. On his good days, he can pound the zone with a solid fastball, shows confidence in his change, and can move his curve to both sides of the plate without a problem.
Gio is a true power lefty, just a different style.
Hill is also...
by uga007 on Apr 22, 2007 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Greg Reynolds
Garcia
garcia
by fewgoodcards on Apr 22, 2007 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Garcia is done for the day
he did give up a homer, but a very good game for jaime. he leads reynolds 2-1 as reynolds has given up 2 bombs to joe mather. mather has 7 homers already this year.
by fewgoodcards on Apr 22, 2007 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Reynolds is also out
by fewgoodcards on Apr 22, 2007 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Chris Perez finished this one off
as i mentioned earlier Joe Mather went 2-4 with a pair of homers off Greg Reynolds. for the year he is hitting .380/.446/.880 with 4 doubles, 7 homers, and only 5 strikeouts in 50 innings. this year's Terry Evans?
Colby Rasmus went 1-3 with his 5th double and a walk. the double knocked in the winning runs in the 8th inning and he also made a great leaping catch up against the wall earlier in the game.
by fewgoodcards on Apr 22, 2007 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
See Cain pitch
Leaning
by DrBGiantsfan on Apr 22, 2007 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Hamels
BTW. I know a pharmaceutical rep who says she went to the same HS as Cole Hamels and Chase Utley. Knows both of them and their families. For whatever that's worth.
by DrBGiantsfan on Apr 22, 2007 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Worth a lot
No Choice
by DrBGiantsfan on Apr 22, 2007 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
out of curiousity
Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine.
by DrBGiantsfan on Apr 22, 2007 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Good deal
Sac
sure is
Whom do you work for and where you looking at working/living?
Re
I grew up in the Bay Area (Palo Alto, to be exact) so I know that area relatively well, have a lot of friends still there, but none of them know Sacramento. And I remember Lake Tahoe very fondly. We used to go skiing there every winter, though I don't remember what it's like in the summer time...
Drew Stubbs is 2-4 with a HR
Giovany Gonzalez
Ricky Romero
Sinder and Parmelee
Chris Parmelee was 2 for6 with a 3 run HR for Beloit. It was Parmelee's second HR of the season and he has 7 RBIs.
misc
Ellsbury 1-4, 2 RBI (.455)
Yunel Escobar HR (1), (.352)
Braun HR (6)
Nathan Haynes HR (2), .389 BA, 8 SB for AAA Angels. Former #1 pick has now played 10 years in the minors and yet to make the show
B Butler .344-5-20
According to minorleaguebaseball.com...
timmy
by z4 landshark on Apr 23, 2007 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Daniel Bard is terrible again
he has been absolutely horrid this year. his ERA is 10.12, he has walked 16 in 10.2 IP, and he has only struck out 5. you can't get much worse than that. i know the cal league is tough, but it is not this tough. early nomination for worst starting pitcher in the minor leagues.
its not just bard, that whole rotation except for bowden has been awful.
justin masterson 6.00 ERA, 7 walks in 12 innings after walking only 2 in 31.2 innings last year
kris johnson 9.53 ERA in 11.1 innings
mike rozier 7.80 ERA and 27 hits allowed in 15 innings
OUCH
Welcome.......
by DrBGiantsfan on Apr 22, 2007 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
wichita wranglers
Chris Lubanski: 2-3, HR, RBI, walk
Adam Donachie: 2-4, double, HR, 3 RBI
Indians' Overview!
The Indians' Overview is up for Saturday, in case you missed it - I just put it up - sorry - it's been a busy weekend - my grandmother turned 90 today! :-)
In that Saturday report, you'll find out that J.D. Martin struggled, part of the reason why Crowe continues to struggle at AA, a great day for Stephen Head and Josh Rodriguez, a "patient" day for Jared Goedert, and Brandon Snyder's tough day at the plate.
Onto Sunday's report (YTD ERAs in parentheses):
AAA Buffalo - lost to Pawtucket (BOS's AAA aff.) 4-1; 66 degrees, sunny, 13 MPH wind R to L:
RF Franklin Gutierrez - 2-4, 1 RBI (.361 - BA has really climbed over the last week!)
DH Shin-Soo Choo - 0-3, 1 K (.294 - conversely, Choo's has really fallen over the last week!)
CF Ben Francisco - 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 K (.306)
LF Brad Snyder - 0-3, 1 K (.200)
RHP Brian Slocum - 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 3 HR (2 solos and a 2-run shot; CF David Murphy hit one solo, while RF Brandon Moss hit the 2-run shot); 6 GO, 4 FO; 58 of 93 pitches for strikes (another poor outing for 2nd-round 2002 pick out of Villanova.)
RHP Jim Ed Warden - 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K; 2 GO, 1 FO, 15 of 27 pitches for strikes (2.35)
LHP Juan Lara - 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K (1.42 - allowed inherited runner from Warden to score.)
RHP Brian Sikorski - 1.0 IP, 1 BB, 1 WP; 3 GO, 0 FO; 8 of 17 pitches for strikes (0.00 - was a bit lucky today as his command was off.)
SS Ed Rogers - 2-5, 1 R, 2 K (.246 - 2 more Ks to an already high total.)
CF David Murphy - 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB (.264)
RF Brandon Moss - 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K (.300)
LHP Abe Alvarez - 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K; 7 GO, 4 FO; 56 of 94 pitches for strikes (5.52 - 1st solid start of the season for 2nd Rd. 2003 pick out of Long Beach State.)
AA Akron - defeated Reading (PHI's AA Aff.) 14-3; 76 degrees, sunny, 5 MPH wind out to LF (all-time record attendance of 9,880):
CF Trevor Crowe - 1-6 (.140 - nope - playing in his natural position of CF isn't helping his bat either.)
SS Asdrubal Cabrera - 2-5, 2 R, 1 3B (.367 - may be back at Buffalo by the AS Break at this rate!)
RF Brian Barton - 2-4, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI (.279)
1B Jordan Brown - 2-2, 3 R, 3 BB (.213)
LF Jonathan Van Every - 2-3, 3 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K (.357)
3B Pat Osborn - 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E (2 - fielding) (.275)
2B Argenis Reyes - 3-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI (.245)
LHP Aaron Laffey - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR (solo shot); 11 GO, 4 FO (1.50 - another great outing for just turned 22-YO 16th Rd. 2003 pick out of HS.)
RHP Jake Dittler - 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K; 2 GO, 3 FO (1.74 - first bad outing of 2007.)
RHP Bubbie Buzachero - 1.0 IP, 2 H; 2 GO, 1 FO (0.00)
High-A Kinston - Day off!
Low-A Lake County - lost to Delmarva (BAL's Low-A Aff.) 5-4; 77 degrees, sunny, 6 MPH wind out to CF:
3B Jared Goedert - 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K (.312 - 6 BB in last 2 games.)
LF Nick Weglarz - 1-3, 1 R, 2 BB (.235 - 4 BB in last 2 games - 19-YO is holding his own in SAL.)
SS Carlos Rivero - 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 E (4- fielding) (.241 - 18-YO has brought his BA up of late.)
RF Roman Pena - 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB (.244 - 20-YO isn't doing too badly in the SAL either; much projectable young talent on the Captains' roster this season!)
RHP Michael Eisenberg - 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K; 3 GO, 7 FO (7.36 - solid outing for 22-YO, 6'7", 200 lb. 8th Rd. 2006 pick out of Marietta College.)
RHP Cody Bunkelman - 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 K; 2 GO, 2 FO (0.84 - solid start for 22-YO 6'3", 225 lb. 6th Rd. 2004 pick out of Itasca CC.)
RHP Neil Wagner - 1.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 BS (2); 1 GO, 2 FO (6.75 - the going much tougher in Low-A so far for the 23-YO, 6'0", 195 lb. 21st Rd. 2005 pick out of North Dakota State. He gave up just 16 H and 9 BBs, while striking out 50, in 32.1 IP in the NY-Penn League last season and had a 1.39 ERA.)
Delmarva:
PH Brandon Snyder - 1-1, 1 RBI (.224 - better day for 20-YO 1st Rd. 2005 pick out of HS.)
Take care and have a great day!
wheres marty wiesler wvuit pitcher
by lll leather on Apr 23, 2007 12:11 AM EDT reply actions
Huh?
by DrBGiantsfan on Apr 23, 2007 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Giants Report
New Britain edged CT 10-9.
John Bowker- 3 for 4, HR(3), BB. BA= .340. Maybe Bowker is finally going to hit like we all thought he would when he was drafted out of Long Beach State?
San Jose beat Rancho Cucamonga 4-1. Not too much exciting to report here. Dave McKae puts up good numbers at this level, but hard to project a major league career for a guy who's fastball tops out at 85 MPH.
Augusta shellacked Kannapolis 7-0.
Ben Snyder- 6 IP, 0 R. Snyder is another college draftee who might be too advanced for the Sally League.
Rox report
--2B Jayson Nix (.270): 3 for 4, 2B (2), 3 R, SB (4). Had a very nice day at the plate
--RF Seth Smith (.250): 2 for 4, 2B (2), RBI (5)
--3B Ian Stewart (.333): 1 for 4, RBI (3), run
--LF Sean Barker (.452): 2 for 4, HR (3), 3 RBI (9), run, SB (1). Hard to ignore how he's been playing these past couple days.
--1B Joe Koshansky (.294): 0 for 2, 2 BB. Hitting .294/.393/.471 with 9/13 BB/K ratio with 2 HR, 11 RBI's in the first two weeks of the season.
--SP Byung-Hyun Kim: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 6 SO. On a 30-day rehab assignment. Rockies hoping he performs well to boost his trade value, and they hope to trade him.
--RP Josh Newman (2.35 ERA): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 SO. 1/8 BB/K ratio in 7.2 innings to begin the season.
Tulsa lost 4-2 versus Springfield
--SS Jonathan Herrera (.365): 0 for 3, 1 K, sac bunt. I think I jinxed him yesterday.
--SP Greg Reynolds (1.89 ERA): 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 2 HR. Now has a 3/15 BB/K ratio in 19 innings this season. Allowed first two HR's of season to Joe Mather, who now has a TL leading 7.
Modesto won 9-2 over Bakersfield
--2B Eric Young Jr (.213): 3 for 5, run, 2 K, 2 SB (8). Hopefully this means he starts to heat up. He has 4 stolen bases the past 2 days. The 5/19 BB/K and .265 OBP must improve.
--CF Dexter Fowler (.175): 0 for 4, 1 BB, 2 K, SB (4), OF assist. Off to a very slow start, only 2 XBH in 63 AB.
--SS Chris Nelson (.267): 3 for 5, 2B (4), 2 R, RBI (8). Could be starting to heat up. Three out of the last four games he has had a mult-hit game.
Asheville lost 4-3 to Greenville. Not much to report
--SS Hector Gomez (.232): 0 for 4, run
--C Michael McKenry (.250): 2 for 4, 2B (6), HR (2), 3 RBI (13)
by bballfanlvnv on Apr 23, 2007 2:44 AM EDT reply actions
Little smudge on Martinez...
Fernando Martinez, the Mets' 18-year-old marvel, was pulled from Sunday's Double-A Binghamton game because he was "not running as hard to first base," according to Mets VP of Player Development Tony Bernazard.
"It's a policy of the organization no matter who it is," said Bernazard, who said he spoke with the outfielder on Sunday.
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