Tag Archives: George Kontos

4/28 AA Minor League Report

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 … Continue reading

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4/23 AAA and AA Minor League Reports

AAA Report Matt LaPorta continues to sting the ball with three more hits and two runs scored and Andrew McCutchen’s early struggles seem to be well behind him as he grabbed another two hits.  Clay Buchholz threw five quality innings … Continue reading

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8/6 AA Minor League Report

George Kontos 7 IP 4H 2BB 5K (W)—15 scoreless innings since near trade to Pirates (1-0 18K/15IP)   Jamie Romak 1-3 HR(20) RBI BB—Struggling in 9 games at Altoona (.121 2 HR 3 RBI 10K)   Lars Anderson 2-3 HR(16) … Continue reading

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Breaking News: Pirates trade Nady, Marte to Yankees for 4 Prospects

Yesterday, the New York Yankees became latest team to boslter their roster for the post season run when they traded 4 minor league prospects to the Pittsburgh Pirates for OF Xavier Nady and LHP Damaso Marte.  In return, the Pirates … Continue reading

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6/26 AA Minor League Report

Lots of great performances by super prospects!  Here’s the rundown…   Travis Snider 3-6 HR(15) 3 RBI 3 R—Adjusting well at AA but has K’ed 103 times!   David Hernandez 6.1 IP 2H 2ER 2BB 9K (W)—96 K’s thusfar with … Continue reading

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6/15 AA Minor League Report

Ryan Patterson 2-5 HR(11) RBI—Patterson is repeating AA this year with mildly better success   Austin Jackson 1-5 HR(6) RBI—Jackson is only 21 and has shown improved plate discipline and decent power   George Kontos 5 IP 7R (2ER) 5BB … Continue reading

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