4/23 AA Minor League Report

Posted by Jeremy on April 24, 2009 under Uncategorized | Be the First to Comment

Michael Taylor had a big day at the plate belting two HR, driving in three and scoring three times.  Detroit Tigers shortstop prospect Maxwell Leon, who had zero homeruns last season, blasted his third and drove in six.  Collin DeLome hit HR number six and drove in three and Justin Smoak hit his second HR of the season, driving in three.

Today’s top player was Chicago White Sox top hurler Aaron Poreda.  The tall lefty surrendered just four hits over seven innings striking out 11 en route to his first victory of the season.  Once rumored to be a part of Chicago’s bullpen out of spring training, it appears that the Sox would much rather feature his 98 MPH fastball for more than one inning in a game.  AA should be a good fit for him right now as he needs to develop greater command of his slider and change in order to reach his potential as a frontline starter.  At 22 years old, there is plenty of time for the youngster to develop.

AA Player of the Day—AARON POREDA

 

Other Notable Peformances

Hitting:

• Mike Mooney—1-4 GS HR(2) 4 RBI
• Michael Taylor—4-6 2 HR(2) 3 RBI 3R
• Maxwell Leon—3-5 HR(3) 6 RBI 3B
• Jim Negrych—2-5 2B 2 RBI R
• Pedro Lopez—2-4 HR(1) RBI 2R
• Joshua Rodriguez—3-3 3R RBI BB SB(1)
• Brandon Allen—1-4 HR(1) 3 RBI
• Mark Hallberg—4-5 2B R
• Gerardo Parra—2-5 2B R
• Tony Thomas—3-5 HR(4) 2 RBI 3R SB(3)
• Jose Vallejo—3-5 2B 3B 2R 2 RBI
• Johnny Whittleman—3-4 2B R RBI
• Collin DeLome—3-5 HR(6) 3 RBI 3R SB(3)
• Mitch Einertson—2-5 HR(3) 3 RBI
• Drew Locke—3-5 HR(3) 4 RBI 2R
• Chris Carter—2-4 2 2B 2 RBI BB 3R
• Adrian Cardenas—2-5 2B RBI
• Mitch Canham—3-4 2 2B RBI R
• Peter Bourjos—2-4 2B 2R SB(5)
• James Rapoport—3-5 GS HR(1) 5 RBI 2R
• Daryl Jones—3-4 2R
• Chris Nelson—2-4 2B 2R HR(3) 3 RBI
• Justin Smoak—2-5 HR(2) 3 RBI

Pitching:

• Troy Patton—5.1 IP 2H ER 3 BB 1K
• Alfredo Figaro—6 IP 3H 2 ER BB 8K W(2-0)
• Zach McAllister—7 IP 2H ER 4K W(1-0)
• Aaron Poreda—7 IP 3H ER BB 11 K W(1-2)
• Bryan Augenstein—7 IP 3H ER BB 4K W(3-0)
• Casey Coleman—6 IP 6H 2 ER 3 BB 5K W(3-0)
• Travis Banwart—5.2 IP 3H 2 BB 5K W(2-0)

11/7 AFL Report

Posted by Jeremy on November 8, 2008 under Uncategorized | Be the First to Comment

Scottsdale and Phoenix played to a push tonight and it was a tough gig finding the top performance of the night.  However, Mike Baxter the San Diego Padres outfielder gets the nod for hitting his 3rd HR this fall with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored.

 

Player of the Day: MIKE BAXTER

 

• Lucas May—3-5 2R 2B
• Josh Rodriguez—2-3 2B R 3 RBI
• Chris McConnell—2-4 2 RBI
• Julio Borbon—2-4 R BB SB(6)

 

 

 Mesa Solar Sox  4

• Tyler Flowers—1-4 HR(7) RBI
• Jeremy Slayden—2-4 RBI
• Jeff Larish—2-4 RBI
• Darwin Barney—2-5 2R

 

 

 

 

 Peoria Saguaros  13

• Mike Baxter—2-4 HR(3) 3 RBI 3R BB
• Ian Desmond—2-5 HR(2) RBI 2B
• Daniel Murphy—2-3 2B 2 RBI 2 BB 2R
• Chad Huffman—1-3 RBI 2B R BB
• Kyle Blanks—1-4 2B 2R RBI BB

 

 

 Peoria Javelinas  4

• Justin Smoak—4-4 R
• Chris Turner—2-4 2B R RBI
• J.T. Hall—2-4 RBI R
• Kevin Russo—2-4
• Austin Jackson—1-4 R

 

 

 

 

 Scottsdale Scorpions  6

• Kevin Frandsen—3-4 2B 2R SB(9)
• Brian Bogusevic—2-5 2R
• Drew Sutton—1-2 RBI 2 BB
• Mark Wagner—1-4 HR(2) RBI BB
• Jeff Manship—4 IP 5H 2 ER BB 8K

 

 

 Phoenix Desert Dogs  6

• Eric Patterson—2-5 HR(2) 3 RBI
• Jeff Donaldson—3-5 R BB
• J.P. Arencibia—2-5 2B R RBI
• Scott Campbell—2-5 R RBI
• Evan Frey—3-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/30 AA Minor League Report

Posted by Jeremy on July 1, 2008 under Market Watch, Minor League Ball today | Be the First to Comment

Lots and lots of notable performances at AA last night!  Feel free to contribute your own thoughts!

 

Nolan Reimold

• 1-4 HR(11) RBI—Steady season but he needs a power burst to make his next jump.

 

Brett Cecil

• 5 IP 5H BB K (ND)—3-0 2.68 ERA 41 K in last 10 games

 

Josh Rodriguez

• 2-5 2B R RBI—.341 8 RBI last 10 games

 

Jeremy Slayden

• 2-5 HR(11) 3 RBI 2R—.350 2 HR 10 RBI last 10 games (aging prospect needs promotion)

 

Josh Outman

• 3.1 IP 1H 1K (W)—Now a middle reliever?  Say bye bye to his prospect status.

 

Austin Jackson

• 1-5 HR( 8 ) RBI—.179 HR 2 RBI last 10 games

 

Alcides Escobar

• 3-6 RBI—.325 7 HR 52 RBI 21 SB (bat has caught up with his glove skills)

 

Mat Gamel

• 3-5 2B 2 RBI BB—.465 20 Hits HR 10 RBI last 10 games (212 Total Bases already!!!)

 

Cole Gillespie

• 3-4 2 2B 2R 2 RBI BB SB(9)—Overlooked former OSU Beaver has 28 doubles and 10 HR

 

Mike Wilson

• 2-4 HR(19) 2 RBI BB SB(5)—.272 56 RBI .925 OPS

 

Kala Kaaihue

• 2-3 2 HR(10) 3 RBI 2R BB—Nice performance for Kila’s brother

 

Tommy Hanson

• 3 IP 5H ER 3BB 2K—So so performance after no-hit gem

 

Chris Johnson

• 1-3 HR(10) 3 RBI BB—.331 47 RBI .534 SLG (Astros’ 3B of the future coming to a product near you)

Daniel Cortes

• 5 IP 5H 3ER 2BB 5K (W)—Only blemish on this outing was a 3-Run HR (3-3 now at AA)

 

Dexter Fowler

• 3-6 RBI—Continues hot hitting (.341 11 RBI last 10 games)

 

Chad Huffman

• 2-3 2B RBI—.299 6 HR 41 RBI (2006 2nd round selection should produce more power)

 

Thomas Diamond

• 4 IP 9H 9ER 3BB K (L)—A rough in the Diamond (had to work in that dumb pun)

 

Javier Herrera

• 2-4 HR(1) 2 RBI—Loads of potential in this oft injured and underperforming prospect

 

Allen Craig

• 2-4 2B 3 RBI—.325 6 RBI last 10 games

BUY/SELL Analysis

Cole Gillespie is a polished outfield prospect with decent MLB level athleticism, speed and throwing arm.  He comes from a dynamite Oregon State program that produces solid, baseball savvy prospects.  As a hitter, Gillespie profiles as a .290-.300 hitter with 20 HR power in the left field slot.  Unfortunately for him, he is in a Brewers organization that boasts a wealth of talent (Matt Laporta, Lorenzo Cain, Michael Brantley, Caleb Gindl, and potentially, Mat Gamel) in the outfield.  Gillespie’s 1st year cards can be found in the 2007 Bowman Chrome Prospects set and autographs in the Bowman Sterling set.  His Sterling autos sell for $3-4 each and his chrome prospect cards can be acquired in bulk at 50 cents-$1.00 each.  I would love to see this guy get an opportunity with another franchise with bigger market exposure and a corner outfield opening (Post-Raul Ibanez Seattle comes to mind).

Market Advice: If you have read my blog for any amount of time, you know that I L-O-V-E prospects like Gillespie that are overlooked in strong organizations.  Gazing into my crystal ball, I see Gillespie going to the Arizona Fall league and taking a major step forward in his development.  Gillespie’s cards are a very strong BUY, especially the autos.  Get ‘em in bunches at under $5 a pop right now and thank me later!

 

Ok, in the vein of overlooked, polished former college players, I bring you Chad Huffman!  Huffman was a 2nd round selection by the San Diego Padres in 2006 out of TCU.  Last season Huffman split time between High A  Lake Elsinore and AA San Antonio, hitting .294 with 24 HR and 100 RBI.  Analysts say that Huffman is a very aggressive player with great work ethic but a long swing and limited athleticism that will be exploited at higher levels.  This season it seems that Huffman has been working on limiting his strikeouts (54 in 73 games) but it has cut into his power production (6 HR 41 RBI).  Huffman has autographed 1st year cards in the 2006 Bowman and Chrome DP set and Bowman Sterling.  His chromes sell for $6-8 each, but the refractors are only going for a few bucks more at $12-14 each.  His Sterlings sell in the $5-7.50 range.

 

Market Advice:  While I am not as excited about Huffman as I am Gillespie, I do think that acquiring an auto of his is a good BUY at current prices.  I would like to see Huffman increase his power production and finish strong at AA.