Posted by Jeremy on May 8, 2009 under Minor League Ball today | 
Seattle’s Italian import Alex Liddi has made some significant strides in his development this season and he continued to impress yesterday, going 3-4 with his seventh HR and two RBI. Logan Forsythe scored four times and drove in a run and teammate Felix Carrasco belted his fourth HR and drove in four runs. White Sox 3B prospect Brent Morel looked sharp in a double header, combining for five hits, including his sixth HR, two RBI and four runs scored. Light-hitting Blue Jays OF prospect Darin Mastroianni stole two more bases yesterday, increasing his season total to 24 in just 26 games. On the mound, inconsistent and oft-injured Oakland A’s fireballer Craig Italiano surrendered an unearned run over six innings, striking out eight and earning his third win of the season.
Today’s top player in the upper realm of the single-A ranks is, once again, Cleveland Indians 1B prospect Matt McBride. The muscular Lehigh alum went 5-7 in a double header with his sixth HR, six RBI and two doubles. McBride is now batting .421 on the season with 35 RBI, 22 runs and 14 doubles in his first 28 games. At 23 years old, it would seem that he will earn a promotion to AA soon, but Beau Mills is currently blocking his progress. McBride seems to be one of those players who may need a change of scenery, as the Indians seem too well stocked at other positions to give McBride a fair shake at a regular roster spot. The Tribe is desperate for rotational depth and it wouldn’t surprise me to see them package one of their fine corner infielders or outfielders in an acquisition down the road. McBride’s sustained success will continue to make that an increasingly viable option.
High-A Player of the Day—MATT MCBRIDE
Other Notable Performances
Hitting:
- Ryan Kalish—1-4 HR(4) 2 RBI
- Freddie Freeman—2-4 2B 2 RBI
- Jordy Mercer—3-5 2 RBI R
- Caleb Gindl—2-3 2B BB
- Darin Mastroianni—1-3 r RBI 2 BB 2 SB(24)
- Michael Durant—1-3 HR(2) 2 RBI
- Shane Peterson—2-4 HR(2) RBI 2R
- Shawn O’Malley—3-5 2 2B 2 RBI 2R
- Chris Sexton—2-5 2B 3R
- Matthew Fields—3-5 HR(6) 3 RBI
- Alex Buchholz—2-3 HR(2) 3 RBI BB
- Scott Vanslyke—5-5 2 2B 2 RBI 2R
- Edgardo Baez—2-4 RBI 3R BB
- Trayvon Robinson—2-6 HR(4) 2 RBI
- Alex Liddi—3-4 HR(7) 2 RBI 2B
- Jonathan Gaston—3-3 2B R RBI BB
- Josh Flores—2-3 2 2B R RBI
- Logan Forsythe—3-4 4R RBI
- Felix Carrasco—3-4 HR(4) 4 RBI 2 2B 3B BB
- Logan Payne—2-3 3 RBI BB
- Brad Chalk—3-6 3B 2 RBI R SB(9)
- Hector Gomez—2-4 2 2B RBI R
- Charlie Blackmon—2-4 2B 2 RBI R
- Mitch Moreland—3-4 2B 3R BB SB(1)
- Joey Butler—3-4 R RBI BB
- Brent Morel—3-4 HR(6) 2 RBI 2 2B 2R (Game 1)…..2-4 2R 3B (Game 2)
- Billy Rowell—2-3 (Game 1)…..2-3 HR(2) 2 RBI (Game 2)
- Kraig Binic 2-4 HR(5) 3 RBI 2R
- Lonnie Chisenhall—3-4 2 2B 2R 3 RBI (Game 1)…..2-3 2R BB (Game 2)
- Matt McBride—4-4 2 2B 3 RBI (Game 1)…..1-3 HR(6) 3 RBI (Game 2)
- Cord Phelps—3-4 2R RBI
Pitching:
- David Bromberg—7.2 IP H 4 BB 5K
- Zack Stewart—9 IP 5H Er BB 6K W (1-1)
- Dan McDaniel—5.2 IP 2H 2 BB 9K W (3-0)
- Andrew Hess—6 IP 6H 2 BB 7K
- Eric Berger—6 IP 2H 2 BB 4K W (3-1)
- Steven Johnson—6 IP 6H 2 ER BB 10K W (2-2)
- Bruce Billings—4.1 IP 6H 2 ER 2 BB 8K
- Craig Itialiano—6 IP 3H UER 3 BB 8K W (3-2)
- Blake Beavan—9 IP 4H 3 UER BB 5K W (1-4)
- Jacob Rasner—4 IP 3H BB 6K
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Posted by Jeremy on May 5, 2009 under Minor League Ball today |
Michael Stanton doubled twice, tripled and scored two runs while Ryan Kalish hit his third HR and drove in four runs. Blue Jays ‘07 second rounder John Tolisano continues to swing a hot bat hitting his fourth HR in the last seven games and Rangers OF prospect Mitch Moreland hit his fifth. Madison Bumgarner pitched well again, surrendering just one earned run over five innings, but he took his first lost of the season. and Arizona Diamondbacks RH prospect Patrick McAnaney surrendered just two hits over six scoreless innings while punching out eight in a no-decision.
Lonnie Chisenhall is a repeat offender for top prospect honors as he went 4-5 with his fifth HR, four RBI and three runs scored. Chisenhall, 20, has been able to stick at shortstop thusfar despite the consensus from baesball insiders that he will need to eventually shift to 3B. He has six errors through his first 23 games and was able to garner a respecitble .929 fielding % last season. The Indians are flush with corner infield prospects which makes Chisenhall’s development as a shortstop more intriguing. Shortstops, especially ones with the power of Chisenhall, tend to be more appealing to prospect hounds which, naturally, increases the values of their rookie cards on the online market. The Indians’ former first rounder has solid plate disicpline, but his 8 BB/22 K is somewhat behind last year’s promising totals. Some of this may be due to him skipping the Low-A level and adjusting to the quality of pitching in the Carolina League.
High-A Player of the Day—LONNIE CHISENHALL
Other Notable Performances
Hitting:
- Zelous Wheeler—1-3 HR(3) 2 RBI
- Tyler Colvin—4-5 2 2B 2R RBI
- Russ Canzler—2-4 HR(2) 2R RBI
- Eric Thames—2-4 HR(1) 2 RBI 2R
- John Tolisano—2-3 HR(4) RBI BB 2R
- Andy Dirks—3-4 2 RBI 2R BB 2 SB(10)
- Kody Kaiser—3-3 3B 3R 2 RBI BB SB(4)
- Yonder Alonso—2-4 2B R RBI
- Devin Mesoraco—2-4 HR(2) 2 RBI
- Shane Peterson—2-6 HR(1) RBI
- Kirk Nieuwenhuis—2-5 3B RBI
- Greg Sexton—1-3 HR(2) 3 RBI 2R
- Matt Fields—1-4 HR(5) 2 RBI
- Cody Cipriano—1-1 HR(3) RBI 2R BB
- Michael Stanton—3-5 2 2B 3B RBI 2R
- Greg Burns—2-3 HR(1) RBI 2B 3R BB
- Lonnie Chisenhall—4-5 HR(5) 4 RBI 2B 3R
- Cord Phelps—1-3 2R 2 BB
- Alex Castillo—2-3 2B R RBI BB SB(3)
- Ryan Kalish—2-4 HR(3) 4 RBI BB
- Kris Negron—1-3 2B BB SB(5)
- Luis Exposito—2-5 3B R RBI
- Mitch Moreland—3-5 HR(5) 2 RBI 2B
- Joe Dunigan—3-4 3 2B R
- Travis Scott—2-3 2B HR(6) 2 RBI 2B
- Carlos Peguero—1-3 HR(1) 2 RBI
- Andrew Romine—2-4 R 2 SB(7)
- Jeremy Moore—2-4 2B 2R RBI
- P.J. Phillips—1-4 HR(1) RBI
- Lance Zawadzki—3-5 HR(6) RBI
Pitching:
- Patrick McAnaney—6 IP 2H 8K
- Joey Williamson—5 IP 4H 3K W (4-0)
- Madison Bumgarner—5 IP 3H ER BB 4K L (3-1)
- Chi-Hung Cheng—5 IP 4H BB 3K W (3-0)
- Mathieu Leblanc Poirier—4 IP 3H UER BB 4K
- Kennil Gomez—6 IP 7H 2 ER BB 6K
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Posted by Jeremy on April 21, 2009 under Minor League Ball today |
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
Matthew Sweeney knocked another three hits, as did Jack Shuck, Todd Johnson, Alex Liddi and Mitch Moreland. Juan Ramirez and Alexander Torres locked horns in a good pitching battle, though neither one of them earned a decision for their efforts. Today’s top player is one of the overlooked prospects on San Jose’s mega-talented roster. Conor Gillespie went 2-3 with his first HR and two runs scored.
California League Player of the Day—CONOR GILLESPIE
Other Notable Performances
Hitting:
- Lance Zawadzki—1-4 HR(1) RBI
- Conor Gillespie—2-3 HR(1) RBI BB 2R
- Angel Villalona—2-3 2B BB
- Nick Noonan—2-4
- Thomas Neal—2-4 R 2 RBI
- Mitch Moreland—3-5 2B 2 RBI
- Sean Coughlan—1-4 HR(3) 2 RBI 2R BB
- Jack Shuck—3-4 3B R SB(4)
- Trayvon Robinson—2-4 HR(3) RBI 3B
- Steven Caseres—1-3 HR(2) RBI
- Wilin Rosario—1-3 2B RBI R SB(1)
- Todd Johnson—3-4 HR(1) RBI
- Matthew Sweeney—3-4 2 2B R
- Alex Liddi—3-4 2B R RBI SB(1)
Pitching:
- Jeremy Hefner—5 Ip 8H 3 Er BB 9K L(0-3)
- Clayton Tanner—5.2 IP 4H ER BB 5K W(1-0)
- Connor Graham—5 IP 5H Er 2 BB 2K W(2-0)
- Juan Ramirez—5 IP 5H 2 ER BB 6K
- Alexander Torres—5 IP 6H 2 ER BB 7K
CAROLINA AND FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
The FSL played just one game and all but one game was rained out in the Carolina League. The Kinston Indians slapped up 16 runs against Myrtle Beach which means that there are several nice performances to report, but I am going to opt to give top player honors to underachieving prospect Tyler Colvin. Colvin hit his first HR of the year and scored three runs for Daytona.
FSL and Carolina League Player of the Day—TYLER COLVIN
Other Notable Performances
Hitting:
- Tim Fedroff—3-7 2R 2B SB(3)
- Cord Phelps—3-5 2B 2R 2 RBI BB
- Lonnie Chisenhall—3-5 2R RBI BB
- Ron Rivas—3-5 2B 2R 3 RBI BB
- Alex Castillo—2-4 HR(1) 4 RBI 2 BB
- Roman Pena—1-1 GS HR(2) 4 RBI 2 BB SB(3)
- Freddie Freeman—1-3 2B
- Tyler Colvin—3-5 HR(1) RBI 3R
- Marquez Smith—2-4 2 RBI R
- Russ Canzler—2-4 2B RBI 2R
- Moises Sierra—2-4 HR(1) RBI
Pitching:
- Jeanmar Gomez—6 IP 2H UER 2 BB 3K W(1-2)
- Marcos Mateo—4 IP 2H BB K
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