10/28 Arizona Fall League Report

Posted by Jeremy on October 29, 2009 under Minor League Ball today | Read the First Comment

Yesterday’s games saw Atlanta Braves 1B prospect Freddie Freeman continue his hot streak with three more hits.  Oakland A’s prospects Corey Brown and Jemile Weeks had nice outings as Brown rapped three more RBI’s and Weeks doubled twice and drove in two runs.  San Diego Padres prospect Lance Zawadzki put a black mark on Aaron Crow’s professional debut by taking him deep, though Crow looked pretty sharp allowing just two runs on three hits in his four innings. 

In Mesa, Andrew Cashner logged four no-hit innings, walking two and striking out four for his first win of the season.  Boston Red Sox SS/P prospect Casey Kelly had his best day with the bat, doubling, tripling and driving in four runs.

Today’s top prospect is the hands down best player in Arizona this fall, Grant Desme.  The A’s slugger remarkably tallied two more HR’s to raise his league leading total to 10.  Desme is now just four behind Brandon Wood’s AFL record and his .469 BA and 22 RBI leads the league right now.  Desme quietly had a big season for the A’s at Low-A Kane County and High-A Stockton, hitting .288 with 31 HR 89 RBI 40 SB and 98 runs scored.  Desme’s biggest culpability right now is his contact issues as he struck out 148 time in 131 games.  To date, Desme has fanned 14 times in 12 games, but his eight walks and 23 hits in that span makes his aggressive approach at the plate tolerable, if not encouraging.  Desme doesn’t have any first year cards right now, but when they do arrive (‘09 Bowman Draft?) they should command a solid market right out of the gate. 

AFL Player of the Day—GRANT DESME

Other Notable AFL Performances:

  Mesa Solar Sox 12

• Bryan Petersen—2-5 HR(2) 2 RBI 2R
• Starlin Castro—2-5 RBI 2R
• Hank Conger—2-4 2B R RBI BB
• David Cooper—2-4 RBI R
• Casey Kelly—2-4 2B 3B 4 RBI R BB
• Josh Vitters—2-5 RBI R
• Andrew Cashner—4 IP 0H 2 BB 4K  W (1-2)

  Scottsdale Scorpions 5

• Brandon Crawford—2-4 HR(1) RBI
• William Susdorf—1-2 HR(2) 2 RBI 2  BB
• Buster Posey—1-3 2R BB

  Phoenix Desert Dogs 11

• Grant Desme—3-4 2 HR(1) 4 RBI 4R BB
• Brandon Waring—3-5 3B RBI 2R
• Corey Brown—2-5 3 RBI
• Jemile Weeks—3-3 2 2B 2 RBI R

  Peoria Javelinas 6

• Trayvon Robinson—2-5 RBI R
• Casper Wells—1-4 HR(3) 3 RBI
• Justin Sellers—3-4 2B R
• Jordan Danks—1-3 R RBI BB

  Peoria Saguaros 9

• Lance Zawadzki—2-4 HR(1) 2 RBI 2R BB
• Jon Gaston—1-5 3B R 2 RBI
• Yonder Alonso—2-4 2R 2 RBI
• Freddie Freeman—3-4 2B R RBI BB
• Brandon Hicks—2-4 3B RBI BB
• Steven Garrison—3 IP 3H 2 BB K W (1-1)

  Surprise Rafters 0

• Reese Havens—2-4
• Aaron Crow—4 IP 3H 2 ER BB 2K L (0-1)

10/17 Arizona Fall League Report

Posted by Jeremy on October 19, 2009 under Minor League Ball today | Be the First to Comment

Saturday saw Brandon Snyder, Corey Brown, Mike Moustakas and C.J. Retherford put another multi-hit game under their belts while bright catching prospects Wilin Rosario (Rockies) and Wellington Castillo (Cubs) joined Mike Stanton in hitting their first HR’s of the young season.  Today’s top prospect award was a toss up between Oakland A’s pitching prospect James Simmons (3 IP 2H 2 BB 2K W) and Seattle Mariners OF/1B prospect Joe Dunigan (3-5 HR 2 RBI 2B 2R).  On the strength of my heavy M’s bias, we’ll give the award to Dunigan.

The former Oklahoma Sooner had a monsterous breakout season with the High Desert Mavericks of the California League, hitting .294 with 30 HR 104 RBI 20 SB and 84 runs scored.  At 6-1 and 215 lb., Dunigan is extremely strong and has a good amount of athleticism to boot.  His arm is ideal for right field and his left handed uppercut swing is a good fit at Safeco Field.  The California League, especially the thin air of High Desert, has a well earned reputation of inflating hitters’ numbers only to have them fall flat on their faces at AA.  Dunigan’s plate discipline (43 BB/129 K) makes him a prime candidate to fall culprit to this same attrition.  Keep an eye on his AFL numbers as well as the first couple of months of his AA debut to see if he can prove me wrong.  Dunigan doesn’t have any cards to speak of yet, and once they do appear (2009 Bowman Draft?), they should be “buyer beware” investments until he proves he can handle AA.

AFL Player of the Day—JOE DUNIGAN

Other AFL Performances:

  Phoenix Desert Dogs  11

• Brandon Snyder—2-4 2R 2 RBI BB
• Chris Marrero—2-4 R BB
• Corey Brown—3-5 R 2 RBI
• A.J. Jimenez—1-4 HR(1) 2 RBI BB
• Matt Angle—2-5 2B 2R
• James Simmons—3 IP 2H 2 BB 2K W(1-0)

  Surprise Rafters 2

• Mike Moustakas—2-4 R SB(1)
• Jeff Bianchi—3-4 RBI
• Mitch Moreland—2-4 R

  Peoria Javelinas 9

• Jordan Danks—2-5 2 RBI
• C.J. Retherford—3-5 2 RBI 3B R
• Joe Dunigan—3-5 HR(1) 2 RBI 2B 2R
• Taylor Green—2-3 R BB

  Scottsdale Scorpions 5

• Pedro Ciraco Jr.—3-5 2 RBI 2B 2R BB
• Domonic Brown—2-4 RBI 2 BB
• Wilin Rosario—1-5 HR(1) RBI
• Daniel Moskos—2 IP H 3K

  Mesa Solar Sox  6

• Mike Stanton—2-4 HR(1) RBI
• Steve Singleton—2-5 HR(1) 3 RBI
• Wellington Castillo—1-3 HR(1) 2 RBI
• Casey Kelly—1-2 R 2 BB

  Peoria Saguaros 4

• Chris Heisey—2-3 HR(1) RBI 2B 2R SB(1)
• Matt McBride—2-5 RBI R SB(1)

Arizona Fall League: Mesa Solar Sox Roster and Analysis

Posted by Jeremy on October 14, 2009 under Minor League Ball today | 2 Comments to Read

This is the first of a six part series that will examine the rosters of each Arizona Fall League team.  The Arizona Fall League is annually renown for showcasing the elite talent of each major league organization and often serves as a spring board for talented youngsters to carve out opportunities with their big league clubs in the following MLB season.  For the savvy prospect investor, the AFL offers a prolonged look at the development of key prospects during the baseball offseason and shapes the buying and selling strategies to be employed throughout the ensuing season.

Our first look is at the Mesa Solar Sox which boasts talents from the Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, L.A. Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, and Florida Marlins.  Enjoy!

Top 5 Players to Watch:

1.) Michael Stanton

• It was a tale of two seasons for the king-sized Florida Marlins slugger who split time between High-A Jupiter and AA Jacksonville this season.  With Jupiter, Stanton hit .294 with 12 HR 39 RBI and a solid 28 BB/45 K ratio in 50 games.  His promotion to Jacksonville, however, exploited some still raw strike zone judgement (31 BB/99 K in 79 games) that plagued him throught 2008.  As a resut, Stanton mustered a .231 BA against Southern League hurlers, though his 16 HR and 53 RBI were demonstrative indicators of the power to come.  The market for Stanton’s various ‘08 RC autos is still quite active but the costs have diminshed by about 25% since his hot spring numbers.  His cheapest autos can be found in the 2008 Razor series (#/1199) for a shade under $10 each.  His more popular autos in the Bowman Chrome Drat set command $30-35 each.

AFL Outlook:

• Stanton has drawn rave reviews from members within the Marlins organization for his work ethic and cerebral approach to the game.  His struggles with the strike zone are issues stemming strictly from a lack of experience and an expedient ascent through the system.  Like other power hitters, he will always rack up high K totals, but I think that he will find a way to be more selective at the plate which should raise his BB totals as well as his batting average in future years.  If his AFL season is a successful one, Stanton should figure heavily in the Marlins’ plans at some point in 2010.

2.) Josh Vitters

• The top prospect of the Chicago Cubs played like one in his first full professional season, hitting .316 with 15 HR 46 RBI and 42 runs scored in his 70 games at Low-A Peoria.  That performance earned him a promotion to the Cubs’ High-A affiliate Dayton where his numbers dropped considerably (.238 3 HR 22 RBI in 50 games).  Like Stanton, plate discipline was the main culprit of Vitters’ struggles as he earned just 12 walks in 458 AB. 

AFL Outlook:

• Vitters is at least a year to year and a half away from making his major league debut, so this AFL experience is really just an opportunity for Josh to show the Cubs’ brass where he is development-wise.  Current Cubbies 3B Aramis Ramirez is under contract through next season and has a $14.6 million player option that he can utilize for 2011.  This should give Vitters just enough time to develop into a player that can effectively replace Ramirez’s production once he hits the free agent market.  Vitters has autographed cards in various 2007 and 2008 products that all seem to fall in the $10-20 range.  For someone who has promise to be the face of the Cubs franchise within the next two to three seasons, his cards seem like rock solid investments.

3.) Casey Kelly

• Is he a pitcher or an infielder?  Judging by last year’s numbers, his arm seems to be ahead of his bat.  Propelled by a 6-1 record and 1.12 ERA, the 19 year old Sarasota native rocketed his way to High-A Salem and continued to post excellent numbers (3.09 ERA 7 BB/29 K in 35 IP).  Kelly, as per the Red Sox plans, stopped pitching in the second half of the season and played at SS, where his bat (.222 3 HR 16 RBI 16 BB/49 K) failed to muster the same heat has his electric right arm.

AFL Outlook:

• On a roster drunk with top tier shortstops (Starlin Castro, Jose Iglesias), it seems that Kelly’s initial AFL experience will be limited and a primary source of extra offseason work against elite talent.  My gut tells me that Kelly will eventually develop as a pitcher, forgoing the offensive side of his game.  There are several other fine SS (Iglesias, Yamiaco Navarro, Argenis Diaz, Oscar Tejeda) within the system.

4.) Starlin Castro

• The 19 year old Chicago Cubs farmhand had an excellent debut season shooting up to AA Tennessee, hitting .299 with 3 HR 49 RBI and 28 SB over two levels.  The youngest participant in the Arizona Fall League, Castro has shown sound strike zone discipline (29 BB/53 K) and the ability to hit for future power (32 XBH). 

AFL Outlook:

• Castro’s AFL performance could go a long way towards determining just where the Cubs will start him for the 2010 season.  My hunch is that he will go back to AA Tennessee with the intent of earning a promotion to AAA Iowa within the first couple of months.  Current Cubbies SS, Ryan Theriot, had another solid season with both the glove and the bat, which could mean that Castro’s first MLB action may be at 2B instead of SS.  That could happen at the tail end of the 2010 season.  Castro’s first year cards have just been issued in the 2009 Bowman Chrome set.  The base chrome cards are currently trading at $1.25-2.00 each and his refractors can be found for $4-5 per card.  Vitters may be the face of the franchise, but Castro should be playing next to him and hitting in front of him for several future seasons.

5.) Ryan Kalish

• Kalish bounced back after a ho-hum 2008 season to put up big numbers at his High-A and AA stops this year, hitting .279 with 18 HR 77 RBI 21 SB and 84 runs scored.  The increase of his power output did not come at the expense of his plate disciline, which at a rate of 68 BB/107 K in 141 games, is still quite acceptable.

AFL Outlook:

• After being outsted by the L.A. Angels in a three game sweep, the Red Sox have some glaring offseason questions to answer.  Current LF Jason Bay is an unrestricted free agent and J.D. Drew is a prolonged stint on the DL (35 or more days) away from allowing the Red Sox the ability to opt out of the rest of his contract.  Josh Reddick, who received a couple of brief stints with the Sox this year, is at the front of the list of potential replacements, but Kalish may offer a more comprehensive skill set than Reddick has.  Long term, both are quite talented enough to flank Jacoby Ellsbury as a formidable Fenway trifecta for seasons to come.  The current eBay market for Kalish’s various 2008 first year autos between $8-12, which seems like a bargain considering the future potential that Kalish posesses.

Others to watch:

• Luis Exposito–Red Sox top catching prospect highly successful @ AA (.337 3 HR 12 RBI in 23 games)
• Ryan Mount—Disappointing ‘09 season but now top 2B with departure of Sean Rodriguez
• Hank Conger–1st fully healthy season at AA rendered good results (.295 11 HR 68 RBI 55 BB/68 K)
• Andrew Cashner—Cubs ‘08 1st rounder w/ power arm showed he can start (24 starts 2.60 ERA)
• Rene Tosoni—Twins OF w/ solid all around skill set may be playing for a change of scenery
• Chris Parmelee—’06 1st rounder developing plate discipline and light tower power (16 HR 27 2B)
• Jose Iglesias—Cuban FA SS with dynamic glove and emerging offensive potential for Red Sox
• Matt Dominguez–A disappointing 2009 season may be due more to being rushed than overall talent
• David Cooper–Unlike Dominguez, his extremely good ‘08 may be the aberration

7/7 High-A Minor League Report

Posted by Jeremy on July 9, 2009 under Minor League Ball today | Be the First to Comment

San Francisco Giants OF prospect Roger Kieschnick went 3-4 yesterday, blasting his 17th HR, driving in three runs and scoring twice.  In an organization chocked full of blue chip talent, Kieschnick’s 2009 season has gone widely unnoticed.  However, the former Texas Tech star has been excellent this season, hitting .303 with 17 HR 66 RBI 7 SB and 55 runs scored.  At 6-3 200 lb., Kieschnick has the size and strength of a prototypical right fielder.  The biggest knock on him, at this point, is his plate discipline.  This season, Kieschnick has walked just 20 times while striking out 78 times in 81 games.  This ratio will clearly affect his batting average as he advances to higher levels and make him more of a one dimensional hitter.  He will definitely hit for power at the major league level, but notions of a .300 plus batting average should be tempered significantly.  Kieshnick’s numbers are likely inflated a bit because of the wonderful hitting parks in the California League.  His next stop will be AA Connecticut, though, a league that tends to lean toward the pitchers.  Watch to see how he adjusts after his promotion, either this year or next, to get a better reading on his porjected future.

Today’s top player is a more nondescript prospect in Baltimore Orioles 1B prospect Robbie Widlansky.  The former Florida Atlantic standout and ‘07 11th round pick went 2-4 yesterday with his first two HR of the season, three RBI and three runs scored.  Widlansky is a versatile player who can play both corner OF positions and both corner infield positions.  He was injured for the first two months of the season, but has been red hot since his return, hitting .388 10 doubles and 18 runs scored in 31 games.  Widlansky doesn’t profile as an everyday player at this point in his career.  At 24 years old, he is a bit old for the High-A level but may be due for a promotion before the end of this season.  He’s got decent size (6-2 210 lb.) and showed a considerable boost in power during his final season at FA, hitting .433 with 15 HR and 69 RBI.  I don’t expect that he will be a full time player at the major league level, but his reputation as being a hard nosed workaholic, plus his versatility in the field may open up some opportunities in the future.

High-A Player of the Day—ROBBIE WIDLANSKY

Other Notable Performances

Hitting:

• Conor Gillaspie—3-5 2B 2R
• Buster Posey—3-5 HR(12) RBI 2B 3R
• Roger Kieschnick—3-4 HR(17) 3 RBI 2B 2R
• Angel Villalona—2-4 2B 2R 2 RBI
• Elian Herrera—3-5 2R HR(3) 2 RBI
• Scott VanSlyke—1-4 HR(12) RBI BB 2R
• Matt Clark—2-4 2 2B 2 RBI R
• T.J. Steele—3-5 2B 2R 2 RBI SB(8)
• James Shuck—1-3 HR(1) RBI 2 BB SB(17) 2R
• Koby Clemens—2-5 2 2B R
• Jeremy Moore—2-4 HR(16) RBI BB
• Grant Desme—1-3 HR(16) RBI BB
• Ramon Ramirez—3-5 2 2B 2R 2 RBI
• Hector Gomez—2-4 2B 2 RBI
• Engel Beltre—2-7 2 RBI
• Ryan Adams—3-5 R 3 RBI
• Matthew Angle—2-5 2R 2 RBI SB(26)
• Robbie Widlansky—2-4 2 HR(2) 3 RBI 3R BB
• Tyler Henson—2-5 2R 3B
• Michael Burgess—3-4 2B 2R 3 RBI SB(9)
• David Espinosa—2-4 2 2B 3R RBI Bb
• Mike Moustakas—3-4 2B
• Johnny Giavotella—1-3 2B 2R BB
• Moises Sierra—2-5 2B 2R BB
• Ben Revere—2-5 2R 3B SB(31)
• Steven Singleton—2-5 2 3B 4 RBI R
• Chris Parmelee—1-5 HR(11) RBI
• Charles Cutler—3-4 2 2B 3R

Pitching:

• Scott Barnes—6 IP 6H 2 UER 2 BB 9K w (9-3)
• Joshua Collmenter—4.2 IP 4H 2 UER 4 BB 7K
• Casey Kelly—6. IP 6H ER BB 5K L (7-5)
• Tom Milone—7 IP 7H ER 2 BB 3K W (4-3)

5/3 Low-A Minor League Report

Posted by Jeremy on May 4, 2009 under Minor League Ball today | Be the First to Comment

I haven’t reported anything in a while in the Low A ranks.  Blue Jays OF prospect Johermyn Chavez continues to look like someone to keep track of as he hit his fifth HR.  Brewers first rounder Brett Lawrie rapped four more hits, raising his average to .318 with a four hit day and teammate Cutter Dykstra chipped in a triple and two RBI.  Today’s top prospect award is a toss up between Tigers super southpaw Mauricio Robles, who tossed six scoreless innings and struck out nine, and 21 year old Astros 3B prospect Ebert Rosales.  We’ll go with Rosales today who slugged two HR and knocked in 5 runs for the Lexington Legends. 

Rosales was signed as a 17 year old free agent in 2005 out of the Dominican Republic and batted .304 with two HR and 19 RBI for short season Greenville last season.  He seems to have a decent grasp of the strike zone, makes good contact and has more power potential.  His 6-3 165 lb. frame has quite a bit more projection to it once he gains more strength.  He doesn’t have any cards available as of yet, but could debut in one of the Bowman sets as soon as this year.

Low-A Player of the Day—EBERT ROSARIO

Other Notable Performances

Hitting:

• Tim Beckham–1-4 3B 2 RBI
• Luis Sumoza—3-5 2B 3B 2 RBI
• Same Sime—2-4 HR(1) RBI 2R
• Sean Ratliff—4-4 2 3B HR(1) 3 RBI 3R (8 for his last 8 with 6 doubles)
• Rossmel Perez—2-5 R 2 RBI
• Johermyn Chavez—1-5 HR(5) RBI
• Brett Lawrie—4-5 2B R RBI
• Cutter Dykstra—1-4 3B 2 RBI
• Juan Sanchez—4-5 2R
• Brandon Barnes—2-5 HR(2) 3 RBI
• Ebert Rosario—2-5 2 HR(3) 5 RBI 2R
• Dom Duggan—3-5 3B 3 RBI R
• Matthew West—3-4 2B 2R 2 RBI
• Jamie Pedroza—2-5 HR(3) 2 RBI 2R
• John Waltenbury—2-4 HR(2) RBI 2B R BB
• Matt Clark—3-4 HR(2) 2 RBI 2 2B R
• Sawyer Carroll—2-4 2B 2 SB(5) R
• Jacob Kaase—2-4 HR(1) RBI 2R
• Ryan Dent—4-5 3 2B 3 RBI R
• David Mailman—2-4 2 2B 2R 2 RBI
• Xavier Avery—1-3 HR(1) RBI
• Donnie Webb—3-5 2B 2 RBI R SB(9)

Pitching:

• Jeff Kaplan—7 IP 3H BB 3K W (2-1)
• Ross Seaton—6 IP 5H UER 2 BB 2K W (4-1)
• Mauricio Robles—6 IP 2H 2 BB 9K
• Bryan Casey—6 IP 5H 3 BB 4K
• Chris Carpenter—6 IP H 3 BB 8K
• Manny Flores—9 IP 4H BB 4K
• Casey Kelly—5.2 IP 2H BB 4K
• Kyle Kaminska—6 IP 6H ER 7K W (3-1)
• Richard Zagone—6 IP 6H 2 ER 2 BB 7K L (2-2)

4/28 Low-A Minor League Report

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

Michael Almanzar hit his third HR of the season and Rebel Ridling blasted his second.  Most of the notable performances happened on the mound as top prospects Casey Kelly, Rick Zagone and Ethan Martin each punched out seven in five innings of work.  Brett Lorin continues to dominate, tossing seven scoreless innings, but it was Cubs right-handed hurler Chris Archer taking home top honors with his five innings of one-hit, eight strikeout ball.

Archer features a 90-93 MPH fastball that has good late run and a power curveball that has the makings of a swing and miss pitch and a circle change that seems to be progressing into another potential plus pitch.  The bugaboo with Archer has been his control.  Last season, Archer walked 82 hitters and threw 18 wild pitches in 115 IP.  This season continues to be a struggle as he has accrued 11 walks in 17 innings but has held Midwest League hitters to a miniscule .132 BA.  Command is something that can be acquired through work on establishing consistent pitching mechanics and release points.  If the 20 year old Cubbie can harness this, he could rise quickly.  “IF” is an oft-overused and scary word.

Low-A Player of the Day—CHRIS ARCHER

Other Notable Performances

Hitting:

• Nate Recknagel—2-3 HR(1) 2 RBI 2R BB
• Jeremy Tice—2-3 HR(2) 2 RBI BB 2B
• Michael Almanzar—1-1 HR(3) RBI Bb
• Oscar Tejeda—2-3 RBI R BB
• Scott Robinson—2-5 2R SB(10)
• James Cesario—2-4 HR(1) RBI 2R
• Harold Garcia—1-3 HR(1) RBI
• Joe Mahoney—2-4 2B R 2 SB(7)
• L.J. Hoes—2-3 2B RBI
• Albert Cartwright—2-2 HR(2) 2 RBI 2 BB 2 SB(3)
• Jay Austin—2-4 2B R RBI
• Kevin Mattison—2-3 HR(2) 2 RBI 2R BB SB(3)
• Rebel Ridling—3-3 HR(2) 2 RBI
• Evan Bigley—2-4 2 RBI
• Jaff Decker—1-3 2B 2 RBI 2 BB 2R
• Rossmel Perez—2-2 2B 2R RBI
• Jake Elmore—1-3 GS HR(3) 4 RBI
• Mike McDade—1-3 HR(2) 3 RBI 2R BB
• Terry Serrano—2-3 HR(1) RBI 2B BB SB(4)

Pitching:

• Brett Lorin—7 IP 4H 5K
• Trevor Hardin—7 IP 3H BB 3K W(3-1)
• Ethan Martin—5 IP 3H 2 ER BB 7K
• Casey Kelly—5 IP 9H 2 ER BB 7K W(3-0)
• Fabian Williamson—4 IP BB 4K SV(1)
• Charles Leesman—7 IP 8H 2 ER 2 BB 3K W(3-0)
• Rick Zagone—6 IP 3H ER BB 7K W(2-1)
• Ross Seaton—7 IP 4H 2 BB 3K W(3-1)
• Kyle Kaminska—5 IP 4H ER 2 BB 6K W(2-1)
• Shane Dyer—6 IP 3H 2 BB 2K
• Manny Flores—6 IP 5H UER BB 4K L(1-2)
• Chris Carpenter—6 IP 2H 3 BB 3K W(1-1)
• Bobby Lanigan—5 IP 7H 4K W(2-0)
• Chris Archer—5 IP H 2 BB 8K W(1-0)
• Simon Castro—4.1 IP 3H ER BB 7K

4/23 Low-A Minor League Report

Posted by Jeremy on April 23, 2009 under Minor League Ball today | Be the First to Comment

MIDWEST LEAGUE

Young Blue Jays slugger Johermyn Chavez smacked his second HR of the season, as did Paul Cruz, Tyson Auer, and Cody Puckett.  On the mound, Steve Hensley won his third game in a row with a strong seven innings of shutout baseball. 

Today’s top player is Milwaukee Brewers big righty Cody Scarpetta.  The 20 year old was simply dominant yesterday allowing just one run on three hits in six innings while striking out 10.  The 2007 11th round pick has a 1.54 ERA and has punched out 18 in just 11.2 innings this season mixing a power curveball with his 92-94 MPH heat.

Midwest League Player of the Day—CODY SCARPETTA

 


Other Notable Performances

Hitting:

• Sawyer Carroll—1-3 2B 2R 3 RBI BB
• Matthew Clark—2-4 2B R 2 RBI
• Jeudy Valdez—2-4 2B RBI
• Cody Scarpetta—6 IP 3H ER 2 BB 10K
• Chris Carpenter—5 IP H 2 BB 6K
• Cody Puckett—2-4 2R HR(2) RBI
• Alfredo Marte—3-5 2B 3B 2 RBI 2R SB(1)
• Reynaldo Navarro—3-4 2 2B 3B RBI R
• Johermyn Chavez—1-2 HR(2) RBI 2 BB
• Nick Francis—3-4 HR(2) 4 RBI
• Eric Hosmer—1-3 R RBi BB
• Niko Vasquez2-4 2R
• Paul Cruz—2-3 HR(2) RBI BB
• Denny Almonte—2-4 2B 2 RBI
• Danny Carroll—2-4 2R 2 SB(3)
• Tyson Auer—3-4 HR(2) RBI 2B

Pitching:

• Cody Scarpetta—6 IP 3H ER 2 BB 10K
• Chris Carpenter—5 IP H 2 BB 6K
• Trevor Harden—7 IP 5H ER BB 5K W(2-1)
• Steven Hensley—7 IP 8H 5K W(3-0)

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE

Travis D’Arnaud had a big game for Lakewood, doubling twice and driving in four runs while Casey Kelly tossed another gem for the Red Sox surrendering just two hits over five innings.  Paul Gran continues to hit the ball well, doubling twice and scoring three times and both Jordan Pacheco and Gerardo Rodriguez hit their third HR’s oe the season. 

Today’s top player is Yankees CF prospect Melky Mesa.  The 21 year old hit two HR, drove in four and scored three times.  Mesa is an athletic outfielder with solid contact skills and emerging power potential.  He still needs to work on his plate discipline (1 BB/16 K), but is hitting .275 with 4 HR 10 RBI and 8 runs scored in 12 games this season.

South Atlantic League Player of the Day—MELKY MESA

Other Notable Performances

Hitting:

• Robi Estrada—1-3 2R 2 RBI BB
• Anthony Scelfo—3-5 2 2B 3B 3 RBI R
• Melky Mesa—3-5 2 HR(4) 4 RBI 3R
• Carmen Angelini—2-6 R RBI
• Justin Greene—2-4 3B RBI BB 2R
• James Cesario—4-5 2 RBI R
• Jordan Pacheco—2-3 HR(3) RBI 2R BB
• David Christensen—1-5 3B 3 RBI SB(3)
• Paul Gran—2-4 2 2B 3R RBI
• Kyle Skipworth—1-3 2 RBI
• Travis D’Arnaud—3-4 2 2B 4 RBI R
• Gerardo Rodriguez—2-4 2R HR(3) rBI
• Wilmer Flores—2-4 R RBI

Pitching:

• Casey Kelly—5 IP 2H 4K
• Ross Seaton—5.2 IP 4H ER BB 6K W(2-1)
• Martin Perez—5 IP 3H 2 ER 2 BB 6K L(0-2)
• Jeurys Familia—6 IP 2H ER 3 BB 5K W(2-0)

4/12 Low-A Minor League Report

Posted by Jeremy on April 13, 2009 under Minor League Ball today | Be the First to Comment

At last!  I am able to cover the action from the South Atlantic and Midwest Leagues.  The Sally League played last night, but the Midwest had only one game on their schedule.  We’ll start with the Midwest and cover their Saturday results.  Eric Hosmer had a couple of hits as did Blake Tekotte.  Drew Cumberland blasted a double and triple while driving in two and scoring twice.  On the bump, Dodgers young star Ethan Martin threw a gem allowing just two hits over five shutout innings and the Mariners’ Aaron Pribinac was even more effective allowing one hit and one walk over six innings, striking out five.

Midwest League Player of the Day—AARON PRIBINAC

Other Notable Performances:

• Billy Nowlin—2-3 2B RBI R
• Mauricio Robles—5 IP 2H BB 8K W(1)
• Sawyer Carroll—1-4 2B 2 RBI
• Blake Tekotte—1-3 2R 2 BB
• Drew Cumberland—3-4 2B 3B 2 RBI 2R BB
• Allan Dykstra—1-3 2R 2 BB
• Simon Castro—4.1 IP H 5 BB 3K
• Michael Marseco—1-2 2B R 2 BB SB(1)
• Nick Romero—2-4 R BB SB(1)
• Tyson Auer—2-5 2B 2R HR(1) RBI SB(3)
• Bobby Lanigan—5 IP 3H 2 ER 2 BB 5K
• Devaris Gordon-Strange—1-4 R SB(2)
• Austin Gallagher—2-4 RBI
• Ethan Martin—5 IP 2H 2 BB 4K W(1)
• Curtis Partch—5 IP 7H 2 ER 6K L(1)
• Maximo Mendez—2-4 3B R
• Luis Cota—5 IP 3H ER 2 BB 8K L(1)
• Aaron Pribinac—6 IP H BB 5K W(1)
• Eric Hosmer—2-4 2B
• Dusty Coleman—1-3 R 2 BB
• Ryan Flaherty—2-4 R BB
• Chris Archer—3 IP 0H 4 BB 5K

In the Sally League, Anthony Rizzo belted his first HR of ‘09 as did Travis D’Arnaud.  Michael Almanzar had two RBI and big Joe Mahoney had an even bigger day going 4-5 with a triple, six RBI and two stolen bases.  However, his career day was not enough to unseat Rockies first rounder Christian Friedrich who tossed six one-hit innings walking two and striking out nine en route to his first win of the new season.

South Atlantic League Player of the Day—CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH

Other Notable Performances:

• Steven Souza—2-4 2 RBI R BB
• Stephen Englund—1-3 2B R 2 RBI 2 BB
• Joe Mahoney—4-5 3B R 6 RBI 2 SB(3)
• Ronnie Welty—3-5 2B 3R RBI BB
• Travis D’Arnaud—1-5 HR(1) 3 RBI
• Charlie Culberson—2-4 3R
• Josh Mazzola—3-4 2 RBI 2R BB
• Wilmer Flores—2-5 2B R
• Jacob Jeffries—2-4 R
• Jeremy Beckham—2-4
• Mike Sheridan—1-4 HR(1) RBI
• Carlos Pimentel—6 IP 7H 2 ER 6K
• Edward Martinez—1-2 2B 2 RBI R
• Michael Bianucci—1-3 2B 2 RBI R
• Anthony Rizzo—2-4 HR(1) 3 RBI 2R BB
• Tim Federowicz—1-4 HR(2) 3 RBI BB
• Oscar Tejeda—2-5 2R
• David Mailman—2-5 R
• Michael Almanzar—1-3 2 RBI
• Mitch Dening—2-4 R
• Peter Hissey—2-4 R
• Casey Kelly—5 IP 4H BB 4K W(1)
• Joeseph Massey—2-4 R RBI
• Carlos Martinez—2-4 R
• Christian Friedrich—6 IP H 2 BB 9K W(1)
• Garrison Lassiter—3-4
• David Phelps—5.2 IP 3H 4K W(1)