6/30 AA Minor League Report

Posted by Jeremy on July 1, 2009 under Minor League Ball today | Be the First to Comment

Boston Red Sox OF/C/1B/DH prospect Jon Still seems to be awakening from his June slumber by hitting his 3rd HR in the last four games.  Still had a big season at High-A Lancaster last season by hitting .265 with 22 HR 65 RBI and 30 doubles, but this year has been a different story.  Struggles with plate discipline (22 BB/79 K in 69 games) and difficulty in finding a defensive home has dropped the former N.C. State star’s stock significantly.  There is still quite a bit of power potential locked up in Still’s bat and he has shown the ability in the past to draw a high number of walks.  At 24 years old, there is still some upside to his game, but he has to rediscover his plate discipline and find a way to stick at a defensive position.  If he can, there is some hope that he can have a decent MLB future for a club not named the Boston Red Sox.

Today’s top prospect is New York Yankees catching phenom Jesus Montero.  The 19 year old Venezuelan hit two HR yesterday, his second and third since being promoted to Trenton.  Montero’s bat is special and his 8 BB/6 K ratio since being called up is yet another sign that the track to New York is going to be an accelerated one.  Don’t expect it to happen in September, as the Yankees are in the thick of a playoff hunt.  However, a trip to the Arizonza Fall League should make thing interesting the next spring.  Jorge Posada has bounced back nicely from his shoulder injury and there has been some conjecture that Montero may end up playing 1B for the Yankees in the future while Austin Romine becomes Posada’s eventual successor.  Regardless of when he dons the pinstripes, there is little doubt that Montero will be an extraordinary hitter in the Yankees’ lineup for years to come.

AA Player of the Day—JESUS MONTERO 

 

Other Notable Performances

Hitting:

• Leo Davis—3-4 2B RBI R BB
• Marvin Lowrance—2-4 HR(13) 3 RBI 2B
• Brett Pill—3-4 2B 3B 2 RBI R
• Rene Tosoni—2-4 HR(10) 2 RBI
• Erik Lis—1-5 HR(6) 3 RBI
• Josh Reddick—1-4 HR(9) 2 RBI 2R BB
• Jon Still—2-3 HR(10) 3 RBI BB
• Brian Friday—1-6 HR(5) 2 RBI
• Quentin Berry—3-5 3B RBI 2 SB(24)
• Jesus Montero—2-3 2 HR(11) 3 RBI 2R BB
• Marquez Smith—2-4 HR(11) RBI 2R 2B
• Wellington Castillo—2-4 2B 2 RBI R
• Steffan Gartrell—3-6 HR(14) RBI BB
• Greg Halman—1-3 2R BB SB(5)

Pitching:

• Heath Rollins—8 IP 7H ER 5K W (7-6)
• Henry Sosa—5.1 IP 4H BB 3K