Posted by Jeremy on May 13, 2009 under Minor League Ball today | 
Yesterday was a good day for young struggling prospects Marlins catcher Kyle Skipworth and Mariners 3B prospect Mario Martinez. Each of them had two hit days that inlcuded their second HR’s of the season. Blue Jays OF prospect Johermyn Chavez blasted his 7th dinger as did Washington Nationals catcher Derek Norris. Phillies OF prospect and Baltimore Orioles 1B Joe Mahoney hit their first dingers and each continued their basestealing ways as Mahoney added his 11th and Gose his 20th and 21st.
Once again we look to the Oakland A’s farm system to find our top player as Jesse Barfield’s son Jeremy was at it again, this time blasting 3 HR and 7 RBI while scoring 4 times as well. Barfield is now 7-9 in his last two games with 4 HR 9 RBI and 8 runs scored. At 6-5 and 240 lb. plus the bloodlines of a highly successful MLB slugger and hitting coach, one has to be very intrigued with the potential that this 20 year old emits.
Low-A Player of the Day—JEREMY BARFIELD
Other Notable Performances
Hitting:
- Chris Swauger—1-4 HR(4) RBI
- Osvaldo Morales—3-3 2 HR(5) 3 RBI 2R
- Johermyn Chavez—1-4 HR(7) RBI
- Alfredo Marte—4-5 2B R
- Alberto Diaz—2-4 2 RBI BB
- Jacob Elmore—3-4 2 2B 2R
- Reynaldo Navarro—2-4 2B R 2 RBI
- Grant Desme—2-3 3R 2 BB SB(9)
- Jeremy Barfield—3-4 3 HR(4) 7 RBI 4R BB
- Franklin Hernandez—3-4 4R 2B RBI BB
- Mitchell LeVier—1-3 HR(2) RBI BB
- Jason Christian—2-4 RBI BB SB(10)
- Cody Puckett—4-4 2 2B
- Austin Gallagher—2-3 2 RBI R BB
- Nick Buss—3-3 HR(1) 2 RBI SB(1)
- Kyle Russell—1-3 RBI 3R BB
- Nate Tenbrink—2-3 2B 3B BB RBI
- Mario Martinez—2-4 HR(2) RBI
- Kyle Skipworth—2-5 HR(2) 3 RBI 2B
- Justin Jacobs—2-5 2 2B 3 RBI R
- Brandon Snyder—3-5 R
- Joe Mahoney—1-5 HR(1) 3 RBI 2R SB(11)
- Calvin Anderson—2-3 HR(5) RBI 2R BB
- Derek Norris—2-4 HR(7) RBI 2R BB
- Chris Curran—3-4 2 2B 2R 2 SB(6)
- Gerardo Rodriguez—1-4 HR98) 2 RBI
- David Christensen—3-4 HR(4) 2 RBI 2 2B
- Nate Recknagel—1-3 HR(3) 3 RBI BB
- Donnie Webb—2-5 3B RBI 2R
- Anthony Gose—2-3 HR(1) 3 RBI 2R 2 SB(21)
- Harold Garcia—2-4 2B 2R 2 RBI BB SB(9)
- Oscar Tejeda—1-3 2 RBI R BB
- Mitch Dening—2-4 2B R SB(4)
- Danny Brewer—2-5 HR(2) 2 RBI 2B
- Abe Almonte—3-4 R SB(6)
- Jacob Jeffries—1-2 R 3 BB
Pitching:
- Eric Beaulac—5 IP 3H 3 BB 6K W (2-1)
- Brett Marshall—6 Ip H 3 BB 7K W (1-3)
- Christian Friedrich—5 Ip 4H 2 ER 3 BB 6K
- Tom Kohler—5 Ip 3H Er 2 BB 8K W (1-2)
- Arquimedes Nieto—5 IP H 3K W (1-2)
- Ryan Cook—7 IP 6H 2 ER BB 5K W (5-0)
- Ben Hornbeck—6 Ip 3H 2 BB 6K W (3-0)
- Matt Hoffman—8 IP 7H 2 ER BB 8K W (5-0)
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Michael Stanton hit HR #8 last night and Ryan Kalish continued to show that he has more pop than expected has he hit his 5th. Cody Johnson did his best to stay in the minor league HR race by hitting his 12th. On the mound, Atlanta Braves lefty Edgar Osuna pitched well in a losing effort by allowing just one hit and one run over 6 IP while striking out 8, but it was another lefty in the Oakland A’s system that took home top player honors.
Carlos Hernandez tossed 6 no-hit innings allowing just two walks and striking out 8 for his second win. The 21 year old southpaw has struggled this season after a solid 7-0 record at two levels last year, but 12 of his 21 earned runs allowed have been surrendered in two terrible starts. Part of these struggles this year can be ascribed to control problems as he has walked 17 in 34.2 IP. On the bright side, he has struck out 31 in that time frame and has induced a GO/FO rate of 1.38.
High-A Player of the Day—CARLOS HERNANDEZ
Other Notable Performances
Hitting:
- Lance Zawadzki—2-5 2 2B 4 RBI
- Felix Carrasco—3-5 2B R
- Brad Chalk—3-6 R RBI
- Matthew Sweeney—1-3 2B RBI BB
- Hector Gomez—3-5 RBI
- Joey Butler—2-4 3R RBI
- David Stoneburner—2-3 2 2B 2 RBI BB R
- Ryan Kalish—3-5 HR(5) 2 RBI 2R
- Jason Place—1-4 2 RBI R BB
- Freddie Freeman—2-2 BB
- Cody Johnson—1-3 HR(12) RBI
- Tyler Henson—1-2 2B 2 RBI R BB
- Matthew Angle—3-3 2B R BB SB(10)
- Kirk Nieuwenhuis—2-3 HR(6) 2 RBI 2B 3R 3 BB
- Ike Davis—2-4 2B 2R 2 RBI BB
- Francisco Pena—1-4 HR(2) 4 RBI BB
- Carlos Guzman—1-5 HR(5) 2 RBI
- Adron Chambers—3-5 3B 3 RBI
- Thomas Pham—2-4 HR(2) RBI 3R BB SB(8)
- Darin Mastroianni—2-4 2 RBI BB SB(25)
- Raul Barron—1-3 2B 2R BB SB(4)
- Tim Kennelly—2-4 2 2B 2R RBI BB SB(3)
- Caleb Gindl—2-4 2 RBI R SB(4)
- Eric Haydel—2-5 R SB(14)
- Michael Stanton—1-4 HR(8) RBI
- Neftali Soto—2-5 2B R 2 RBI
- Devin Mesoraco—2-3 2B 3B 2 RBI 2R 2 BB
- Dan Perales—2-5 3B 4 RBI R
- Jesus Montero—2-4 2 RBI R
- Brandon Laird—2-3 2 RBI BB
- Starlin Castro—2-4 3B R 2 RBI
Pitching:
- Alex Cobb—5 IP 3H ER 4K
- Jose Rosario—7 IP 2H 2 BB 6K
- Brad Holt—4.2 IP 5H ER 9K
- Eammon Portice—6 IP 3H ER 3 BB 7K W (2-3)
- Carlos Hernandez—6 IP 0H 2 BB 8K W (2-4)
- Clayton Tanner—6 IP 3H UER 3 BB K
- Edgar Osuna—6 IP H ER BB 8K L (2-3)
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Toronto Blue Jays 1B David Cooper hit his second HR of the season and Michael Taylor added his fifth. Dayan Viciedo rapped four hits to raise his season average to .239 and Travis Wood and Trevor Reckling each surrendered just one run over seven innings en route to victories.
Today’s top AA player is Boston’s latest Japanese import Junichi Tazawa. The 22 year old tossed six innings of three hit ball allowing just one unearned run and striking out seven for his fourth win. Tazawa has been solid during his first season of ball in the U.S. as he has collected a 4-2 record with a 2.82 ERA and 12 BB/35 K through his first 38 innings. Tazawa is small in stature with a decent, but not eye-popping, fastball that varies between 89-92 MPH. His slider and curveball both are MLB-plus pitches and those who have witnessed his forkball see it as being a potentially devastating strikeout pitch. The Sox are so loaded with pitchers in their system that the chances of Tazawa breaking the rotation will be, at best, remote. He should get a look at AAA Pawtucket at some point this season, though, with a chance to crack the rotation in 2010.
AA Player of the Day—JUNICHI TAZAWA
Other Notable Performances
Hitting:
- Chris Carter—2-5 2R SB(3)
- Josh Donaldson—3-4 2R RBI BB
- Josh Horton—3-4 2R RBI BB
- Corey Brown—1-4 2 RBI BB SB(3)
- Whit Robbins—3-3 HR(4) 2 RBI BB
- Jordan Parraz—1-4 HR(2) RBI BB
- Cole Garner—2-3 2B 2 RBI BB
- David Cooper—2-3 HR(2) RBI 2R
- Michael Taylor—1-4 HR(5) 2 RBI
- Brian Friday—2-5 2B 2R
- Brandon Snyder—2-3 R RBI BB
- Justin Tucker—3-5 2 RBI R 2 SB(10)
- Gorkys Hernandez—2-4 2 2B 2R
- Josh Bell—2-3 2B R RBI BB
- Jon Still—1-4 3B 3 RBI BB
- Reid Engel—3-5 HR(2) RBI SB(1)
- Chris Heisey—3-5 2B 2R RBI
- Zack Cozart—2-6 RBI 2B
- Todd Frazier—2-5 2 2B 2R RBI
- Eric Eymann—3-5 HR(1) 2 RBI 2B 2R
- Dayan Viciedo—4-5 2 2B R
- Tyler Flowers—1-3 R 2 BB
- Jordan Danks—2-5 2B R
- Brandon Allen—2-5 2B R 2 RBI
- Peter Bourjos—2-4 2B 3B 2R
- Luis Durango—2-5 2B 2R RBI
- Mike Baxter—2-5 2 2B 3 RBI R
- Collin DeLome—2-4 3B 2R SB(4)
Pitching:
- Trevor Reckling—6.2 IP 7H ER BB 3K W (3-0)
- Travis Wood—7 IP 7H ER 2 BB 7K W (2-3)
- Jason Fernandez—6 IP 5H Er 2 BB 4K W (4-2)
- Antonio Bastardo—6 IP H 2 BB 10K
- Michael Crotta—8 IP 4H ER 2 BB 7K W (3-0)
- Jonny Venters—6.1 IP 3H 2 BB 4K W (2-1)
- Kyle Parker—7 IP 3H 3 BB 3K
- Casey Coleman—6 IP 2H 3 BB 2K
- Junichi Tazawa—6 IP 3H UER BB 7K W (4-2)
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Monster performances abounded last night in the AAA ranks as several top prospects put up some big numbers. Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies went 4-5, including his 4th HR, driving in 6 runs. Sean Rodriguez hit HR numbers 10 and 11 with 5 RBI and Cubbies slugger Jake Fox also blasted his league leading 13th and 14th HR with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored. Nolan Reimold got back into the HR column with his 9th to go along with 2 doubles and 2 RBI to help teammate Chris Tillman go to 4-0 on the season. It’s not like Tillman really needed his assistance though, as he was able to shut out Buffalo through 6 innings while striking out 10. Brian Bogusevic continued his torrid hitting by blasting his 3rd HR and driving in two. The Astros former southpaw turned outfielder is hitting .484 over his last 10 games with 2 HR 9 RBI and 10 runs scored.
Today’s top prospect comes from the A’s system. Vin Mazzaro tossed 8 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Santiago Casilla striking out 5 and not allowing any walks en route to his first win of the season. Mazzaro was simply awesome during his ‘08 stint at AA Midland, going 12-3 with a 1.90 ERA and 36 BB/104 K in 137.1 IP. He struggled after being promoted to AAA Sacramento last year but has pitched well during his second go around. Excluding back to back rocky starts in his previous two outings, Mazzaro has allowed just 3 earned runs over 28 IP and has nearly doubled his GO/FO ratio to an impressive 2.68. He has struck out 28 hitters in 37 innings this season as well. The A’s seem to be content with the early returns from the dynamic duo of Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, which makes Mazzaro’s opportunities to crack Oakland’s rotation a little more difficult, but he should get a callup at some point this season. Knowing the A’s’ penchant for tinkering with their rotation, there is a good chance that he’ll get to start some games. Keep an eye on his next 3-5 starts, the outcomes of those may just dictate as to how soon Mazzaro gets the call.
AAA Player of the Day—VIN MAZZARO
Other Notable Performances
Hitting:
- Nolan Reimold—3-5 HR(9) 2 RBI 2 2B 2R
- Michael Brantley—1-3 HR(1) RBI 2 BB 2R SB(12)
- Jordan Brown—2-4 2 2B 2R RBI
- Andrew McCutchen—2-5 3B R 2 RBI SB(6)
- Luke Hughes—2-5 2B 3B 3 RBI R
- Trevor Plouffe—2-3 2B 2 RBI BB
- Drew Stubbs—2-5 2B 2R RBI
- Hernan Iribarren—2-3 2R BB SB(5)
- Jake Fox—3-4 2 HR(14) 5 RBI 3R 2 BB
- Brad Snyder— 2-5 HR(9) 3 RBI
- Nate Spears—2-6 3B 2R
- Eric Young Jr.—3-4 2 2B 3R 3 RBI 3 BB
- Carlos Gonzalez—4-5 HR(4) 6 RBI 2B BB
- Chris Frey—5-6 2B 3B RBI 2R SB(7)
- Jeff Clement—3-5 HR(5) 2 RBI 2B
- Cameron Maybin—3-5 3B 2 RBI SB(1)
- Chris Pettit—2-5 2 2B 2R RBI
- Sean Rodriguez—3-4 2 HR(11) 5 RBI 2R
- Brandon Wood—2-4 2B 3R RBI BB
- Freddy Sandoval—3-5 2B 3B 2 RBI 2R
- J.P. Arencibia—2-3 2 2B
- Brian Bogusevic—2-4 HR(3) 2 RBI 2B BB
- Jesus Guzman—3-4 3B 3 RBI 3R BB
- Matt Downs—2-4 2 2B 2R 2 RBI
- Aaron Cunningham—2-4 HR(1) RBI 2B
- Adrian Cardenas—2-3 2B R RBI
- Julio Borbon—2-4 R SB(6)
Pitching:
- Brett Hunter—8 IP 4H ER 6K W (1-1)
- Cesar Ramos—8 IP 6H 2 ER 5K L (1-3)
- Vin Mazzaro—8 IP H 5K W (1-2)
- Evan MacLane—8 IP 5H 4K W (2-0)
- Brad Mills—6 IP 5H 2 ER BB 9K L (0-4)
- Chris Tillman—6 IP 5H 2 BB 10K W (4-0)
- Dillon Gee—7 IP 3H ER 2 BB 7K
- David Price—4.2 K 4H 2 ER 5K
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