Posted by Jeremy on May 18, 2009 under Minor League Ball today | 
Chicago White Sox power prospects Tyler Flowers and Brandon Allen each hit HR’s on Sunday as did Seattle Mariners #1 prospect Greg Halman. Chicago Cubs 2B prospect Tony Thomas continues to fly under many prospectors’ radars hitting his 7th dinger. Cleveland Indians sluggers Carlos Santana and Nick Weglarz each collected four hits and combined to score five runs in a double header continuing their May hot streak.
Today’s top prospect, however, is elite LHP Madison Bumgarner. After a rain delay cut Tim Alderson’s second AA start to just one inning, Bumgarner relieved him and allowed just one hit over six innings, striking out 9 for his second AA win. Bumgarner has now surrendered just one run in 12 innings since his promotion and is holding Eastern League hitters to a .200 BA. My gut tells me that Bumgarner will get a look by the Giants in September which makes his rookie cards a solid investment right now that could pay profitable dividends within the next three or four months.
AA Player of the Day—MADISON BUMGARNER
Other Notable Performances
Hitting:
- Michael Daniel—1-4 HR(3) RBI BB SB(1)
- Brad Harman—2-5 HR(3) RBI
- David Cooper—1-3 2B 2R RBI BB
- Carlos Santana—2-4 2B 2R (Game 1)…..2-2 RBI 2 BB (Game 2)
- Nick Weglarz—2-4 2B 2R (Game 1)…..2-3 R RBI BB (Game 2)
- Matt McBride—1-3 R 2 RBI
- Tony Thomas—1-4 HR(7) RBI
- Andrew Lambo—3-5 2B 2 RBI R
- Cale Iorg—2-2 2B R 2 BB
- Scott Sizemore—2-5 2 2B 2 RBI R
- Brandon Snyder—1-4 2B R RBI
- Tyler Flowers—1-4 HR(5) 2 RBI
- Brandon Allen—1-2 HR(6) RBI BB
- Greg Halman—2-4 HR(12) RBI
- Dayan Viciedo—2-3 R
- C.J. Retherford—2-3 2B 3 RBI
- Cyle Hankerd—3-3 2B 4 RBI R
- Mike Baxter—3-4 2 2B R RBI
- Tony Abreu—3-5 3R
Pitching:
- Will Inman—7 IP 2H BB 7K W (4-1)
- Antonio Bastardo—7 IP 4H 2 ER BB 7K L (2-2)
- Madison Bumgarner—6 IP H 3 BB 9K W (5-1)
- Reidier Gonzalez—6 IP 5H Er 8K W (2-1)
- Junichi Tazawa—5 IP 7H 3 ER BB 7K L (4-3)
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Michael Bowden threw eight innings of shutout ball, striking out seven and allowing just three hits. He’s been even better this year than last year allowing just four earned runs in his first 42 IP, mainly on the strength of a stingy .136 BAA. The Red Sox have a plethora of good pitchers on the big league club right now, but there is ample reason that both he and Clay Buchholz will get another opportunity at some point this season. Detroit Tigers OF prospect Wilkin Ramirez rapped three hits including is 5th HR and Kila Ka’aihue blasted his 7th. One time top catching prospect Jeff Clement continues to break out of his horrible early season slump, collecting three more hits and driving in two runs. Clement has been used primarily as a DH with recently promoted Adam Moore getting the bulk of the time behind the plate.
Today’s top performer is no stranger to the prospecting world. Former 1st overall pick and 2008 post season hero David Price tossed five hitless innings fanning 9 hitters in a no decision. Price has struggled with his control this season and has not resembled the pitcher that dazzled the baseball world this past October. As a result, the final eBay values of Price’s first year cards have dropped to less than 50% of their peak values from this past fall. The Rays currently have Jeff Niemann filling the #5 spot in their rotation, but he has struggled with his command all season making him the most likely candidate to be shuttled to the bullpen once Tampa is ready to recall Price.
AAA Player of the Day—DAVID PRICE
Other Notable Performances
Hitting:
- Brandon Jones—2-4 R RBI
- Wilkin Ramirez—3-3 Hr(5) RBI BB SB(14)
- Alcides Escobar—2-4 2B RBI
- Angel Salome—3-4
- Matt Antonelli—1-4 2B R 2 RBI
- John Raynor—2-3 2 2B R BB
- Kila Ka’aihue—3-5 HR(7) 2 RBI 2B
- Freddy Sandoval—2-4 HR(4) 2 RBI 2R BB
- Jaime Hoffmann—1-3 HR(3) RBI BB
- Jesus Guzman—3-5 2B R RBI
- Matt Downs—1-4 HR(6) 3 RBI BB
- Jeff Clement—3-5 2 2B 2 RBI BB
- Cliff Pennington—2-4 RBI BB 3 SB(13)
- Eric Patterson—1-2 4 BB 2 SB(13)
Pitching:
- Vin Mazzaro—5.2 IP 3H ER 2 BB 4K
- Doug Fister—7 IP 9H 5K W (2-0)
- David Price—5 IP 0H 2 BB 9K
- Cesar Ramos—5.1 IP 3H ER 3 BB 2K W (2-2)
- Dillon Gee—6.1 IP 3H 5 BB 8K
- Michael Bowden—8 IP 3H 4 BB 7K
- Billy Buckner—6.1 IP 5H 3 BB 8K W (2-2)
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