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4/28 AA Minor League Report

Posted by Jeremy on April 29, 2009 under Minor League Ball today | Be the First to Comment

Juan Francisco stung the ball again with three hits, including his fourth HR, and two RBI.  Rhyne Hughes hit HR number seven and pitchers Hector Rondon, George Kontos, and Bryan Augenstein all threw gems to lead their respective teams to victory.

Today’s top prospect is toolsy Mariners outfielder Greg Halman.  The native of the Netherlands has struggled out of the gate this season but Tuesday’s performance was extraordinary as he blasted two homeruns and six RBI.  Halman has all the potential to be a 30/30 man at the major league level, but his plate discipline remains raw and renders him less effective against more polished pitchers.  Nevetheless, Halman’s big day propelled him to second place in the MiLB HR race with eight.  Tuesday’s effort raises his ‘09 average to .208 and one only needs to look at his 4 BB/32 K ratio in his first 19 games to see why the average is so low.  Halman doesn’t turn 22 until late August, which leaves ample reason to believe that he can make adjustments to his plate discipline and begin to fulfill his massive potential.  However, several other young promising prospects have been down this road before and have fallen by the wayside.  Buyer beware.

AA Player of the Day—GREG HALMAN



 

Other Notable Performances

Hitting:

  • Juan Francisco—3-4 HR(4) 2 RBI 3B 2R
  • Zack Cozart—2-4 2B RBI R BB
  • Wellington Castillo—2-4 HR(2) 2 RBI 2R
  • Desmond Jennings—3-5 RBI R
  • Rhyne Hughes—1-5 HR(7) 2 RBI
  • Josh Thole—2-4 2B 2R BB
  • Lucas Duda—3-4 2B 2R BB
  • Josh Reddick—2-5 2B R
  • Lars Anderson—1-4 2R RBI BB
  • Jim Negrych—3-4 2B BB
  • Scott Scram—3-5 2 2B 3 RBI R
  • Juan Portes—2-4 2R 2 RBI
  • Jamie Hoffmann—5-5 2R SB(4)
  • Chris Carter—3-5 2B 2R 2 RBI
  • Josh Donaldson—2-5 HR(1) 3 RBI
  • Adrian Cardenas—2-5 2B RBI R
  • Justin Smoak—1-2 2B R 2 BB
  • Concepcion Rodriguez—2-4 2B 2R
  • Ezequiel Carrera—3-3 3B 3R RBI
  • Greg Halman—2-5 2 HR(8) 6 RBI
  • Matt Mangini—1-5 HR(1) 2 RBI

Pitching:

  • Troy Patton—6 IP 6H 2 ER BB 5K
  • Hector Rondon—6.2 IP 6H ER BB 9K W(4-0)
  • George Kontos—6 IP 3H 2 BB 8K W(1-1)
  • Travis Banwart—6 IP 5H 2 UER BB 2K W(3-0)
  • Blake Johnson—6 IP H BB 2K W(1-2)
  • Keith Weiser—6.2 IP 6H ER 6K
  • Bryan Augenstein—7 IP 3H 3 BB 6K W(1-0)
  • Aaron Poreda—6.1 IP 5H 2 ER 2 BB 3K L(1-3)

PPR is on “The Hobby” Again!

Posted by Jeremy on April 2, 2009 under Uncategorized | Read the First Comment

I could get used to this radio gig

I just completed an interview segment with Mike Schopp of WGR 550 AM in Buffalo for his Saturday morning show “The Hobby“.  We discussed some of the rookies to watch this season, most notably Matt Wieters and David Price, as well as the #1 hottest baseball player in the hobby Stephen Strasburg. 

There was so much more that I would love to talk about on the show and, if you listen, I am sure that you will notice that I sound like a giddy school girl.  Give me the chance and I would blab about baseball prospects and prospecting philosophies all day. 

Opening day is just 3 days away and how can any red-blooded baseball enthusiast not be excited about that?

Thank you to Mike Schopp for giving me a chance to talk some baseball on your show once again.  Those of you PPR readers that have not had a chance to check out “The Hobby“, check out their comprehensive archives that date back to their inaugural show on 10/4/08.