Minor League Roundup

[Ace]

Maybe scouts don't like them as much as we do, but damn: we've got a lot of prospects really putting up some great numbers.

[Coach]

Hak-Ju Lee could be a rising star.

[Coach]

Cashner to Tennessee
Vitters to Daytona

[Ace]

<!--quoteo(post=47142:date=Jun 29 2009, 09:04 PM:name=Coach)-->QUOTE (Coach @ Jun 29 2009, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Cashner to Tennessee
Vitters to Daytona<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

About time for Vitters. Very excited to see what Cashner does given that he's still not very stretched out.

[Kid]

<b>June 28:</b>


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                     R  H  E
Iowa (40-36)         4  6  1
Round Rock (34-42)   8  13 2
WP: Mark McLemore (2-3)
LP: Greg Reinhard (1-2)
HR: IOW - So Taguchi (1); RR - John Gall 2 (9)

Reinhard: GS, 3.0 IP, 5 R, 5 ER (4.25 ERA), 8 H, 1 BB, 4 K
James Russell: 3.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER (3.12 ERA), 4 H, 1 BB, 3 K
John-Ford Griffin: 1-3 (.266), RBI (16), R, BB<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                   R  H  E
Huntsville (5-2)   3  10 1
Tennessee (3-4)    2  4  0
WP: Zach Braddock (1-0)
LP: Jake Muyco (2-2)
HR: HUN - Adam Stern 2 (3)

Marcos Mateo: GS, 5.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (4.74 ERA), 5 H, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HBP
Todd Blackford: BS (1), 3.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER (6.46 ERA), 4 H, 0 BB, 0 K
Doug Deeds: 2-4 (.354), R, K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                   R  H  E
Daytona (3-1)      5  10 1
Fort Myers (1-3)   1  4  2
WP: Dustin Sasser (5-2)
LP: Deolis Guerra (5-8)

Andrew Cashner: GS, 4.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (1.50 ERA), 2 H, 3 BB, 3 K
Sasser: 3.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER (1.27 ERA), 2 H, 1 BB, 4 K
Nate Samson: 4-5 (.255), 2 RBI (26), 2 R, CS (5)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                  R  H  E
Peoria (1-3)      15 17 1
Wisconsin (3-1)   6  8  4
WP: Jeffrey Beliveau (2-2)
LP: Rigoberto Almonte (0-3)
HR: WIS - Brock Kjeldgaard (11)

Aaron Shafer: GS, 5.0 IP, 5 R, 5 ER (5.40 ERA), 6 H, 2 BB, 2 K, HBP
Rebel Ridling: 2-5 (.267), 2 2B (18), 3 RBI (48), R, 2 K
Ryan Flaherty: 2-5 (.237), 2 RBI (38), R, BB, K, SB (5)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->               R  H  E
Yakima (5-4)   2  7  0
Boise (2-7)    3  6  2
WP: Jeffry Antigua (1-1)
LP: Jake Hale (0-1)
SV: Mike Perconte (1)

Robert Whitenack: GS, 2.0 IP, 2 R, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K, WP
Antigua: 4.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (2.25 ERA), 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Greg Rohan: 1-3 (.192), 2B (2), R, BB, SB (1)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->               R  H  E
Giants (2-4)   4  12 3
Cubs (3-4)     10 12 0
WP: Cameron Lamb (1-0)
LP: Julio Pena (0-1)

Diego Encarnacion: GS, 3.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (2.25 ERA), 4 H, 0 BB, 1 K
Jesus Morelli: 2-4 (.346), 2 2B (2), R
Juan Medina: 2-4 (.214), 2B (1), RBI (3), K, PB (4)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

[Coach]

<!--quoteo(post=47142:date=Jun 29 2009, 09:04 PM:name=Coach)-->QUOTE (Coach @ Jun 29 2009, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Cashner to Tennessee
Vitters to Daytona<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Also
Barney to Iowa

[Auz]

Sandberg with another ejection

[Coldneck]

Ascanio started for Iowa last night. In 4 IP he had 7K, 2BB, 2H and no runs. Pretty nice outing.

For Tennessee, Papelbon started again and threw 5 scoreless, including 3 K, 3 BB, and 3 H. Colvin is batting. Colvin wen 2 fo 3 and is batting .310. Tenn played Hunstville. Huntsville started Mark Holliman who is 7-2 this season. He pitched 5.2 innings of 1 run ball. .

At Daytona, Vitters went 1 for 4 and is batting .143 in only 2 games.

[Ace]

Why is Colvin not at Iowa yet?

Btw, Kid's been out this week, hence no roundup.

[Clapp]

Kyler Burke driving in Aramis Ramirez. A preview of things to come in the future? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

By the way, Aramis doubled off the right field wall in his 1st at bat.

[Andy]

Here's a reasonable substitute in the mean time: First Inning.

[Andy]

<!--quoteo(post=47149:date=Jun 29 2009, 08:23 PM:name=Ace)-->QUOTE (Ace @ Jun 29 2009, 08:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=47142:date=Jun 29 2009, 09:04 PM:name=Coach)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coach @ Jun 29 2009, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Cashner to Tennessee
Vitters to Daytona<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

About time for Vitters. Very excited to see what Cashner does given that he's still not very stretched out.
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The only thing that scares me with Vitters is that in 269 plate appearances, he had 7 walks. This is a guy that doesn't have a whole lot of discipline. Hopefully he can learn some.

[Ace]

<!--quoteo(post=47972:date=Jul 4 2009, 08:27 AM:name=Andy)-->QUOTE (Andy @ Jul 4 2009, 08:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=47149:date=Jun 29 2009, 08:23 PM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Jun 29 2009, 08:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=47142:date=Jun 29 2009, 09:04 PM:name=Coach)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coach @ Jun 29 2009, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Cashner to Tennessee
Vitters to Daytona<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

About time for Vitters. Very excited to see what Cashner does given that he's still not very stretched out.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

The only thing that scares me with Vitters is that in 269 plate appearances, he had 7 walks. This is a guy that doesn't have a whole lot of discipline. Hopefully he can learn some.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Absolutely. And I don't want to fall into the same excuses people made early on for Colvin ("well, he's hitting .350, so why should he be taking pitches"). At the same time, IIRC, Vitters did not strike out a ton to go along with those 7 walks. There's a magical ratio that is little talked about that I've read is the best predictor of major league success for a hitter: extra base hits to strikeouts.

Seems strange, but if a player has a 1:1 ratio in that (it's really rare), he's very likely to become a good major league hitter. Vitters wasn't quite there, but he was close-ish.

[Kid]

<b>June 29:</b>


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                     R  H  E
Iowa (40-37)         2  8  1
Round Rock (35-42)   3  6  2
WP: Jeremy Johnson (5-6)
LP: Esmailin Caridad (3-9)
SV: Brendan Donnelly (5)

Caridad: GS, 5.2 IP, 3 R, 2 ER (4.07 ERA), 5 H, 4 BB, 7 K; 1-1 (.158)
Vince Perkins: 2.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (2.95 ERA), 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K, WP
Nate Spears: 3-4 (.224), RBI (16)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                   R  H  E
Huntsville (5-3)   2  7  0
Tennessee (4-4)    7  13 0
WP: Casey Coleman (8-3)
LP: David Welch (4-6)
SV: Alex Maestri (2)

Coleman: GS, 6.2 IP, 2 R, 2 ER (2.79 ERA), 7 H, 2 BB, 6 K
Tony Thomas: 2-2 (.276), 2B (17), RBI (25), R, BB, SB (8)
Ty Wright: 2-4 (.285), 3 RBI (34), R<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                R  H  E
Jupiter (0-5)   1  4  2
Daytona (4-1)   5  10 1
WP: Dan McDaniel (4-5)
LP: Jeff Allison (3-7)
SV: David Cales (9)

McDaniel: GS, 6.0 IP, 1 R< 0 ER (4.45 ERA), 5 H, 1 BB, 4 K, HBP
Brandon Guyer: 3-4 (.410), RBI (8), SB (6)
Robinson Chirinos: 2-3 (.331), RBI (36), BB, K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->               R  H  E
Yakima (5-5)   2  6  0
Boise (3-7)    3  8  1
WP: Ryan Sontag (1-0)
LP: Brian Budrow (0-1)

Tarlandas Mitchell: GS, 3.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (7.71 ERA), 2 H, 1 BB, 6 K
Greg Rohan: 3-5 (.258), 2B (3), RBI (2), K
Cliff Andersen: 2-4 (.290), 2B (4)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                R  H  E
Cubs (3-5)      1  5  1
Brewers (4-3)   7  12 2
WP: Luis Guerrero (1-0)
LP: Rogelino Carmona (0-2)
HR: MIL - Sean Halton (1)

John Mincone: GS, 3.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Carmona: 2.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER (6.75 ERA), 3 H, 0 BB, 2 K, E (1)
Francisco Guzman: 2-3 (.292), R, 2 SB (4)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Cubs 1 (16-9)    3  8  2
Orioles (8-18)   2  5  2 (F/10)
WP: Adner Ruiz (3-2)
LP: Lorenzo Montas (0-2)

Luis Liria: GS, 5.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER (3.68 ERA), 2 H, 1 BB, 4 K, HBP
Manuel Pestana: 2-3 (.292), 2 R, BB, K, HBP, SB (5), CS (7)
Juan Pena: 2-3 (.271), RBI (18), K, HBP<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Red Sox (19-7)   15 9  0
Cubs 2 (6-20)    3  9  2
WP: Nestor Lastreto (3-0)
LP: Jose Rosario (1-2)
HR: BOS - Alfredo Soto (1)

Rosario: GS, 2.0 IP, 4 R, 4 ER (2.41 ERA), 2 H, 3 BB, 4 K, WP, HBP
Hector Suarez: 2-3 (.180), 3B (1), 2 RBI (8), BB, K, PB (8)
Smaily Borgues: 2-4 (.386), 2B (7), R, 2 K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

[Kid]

<b>June 30:</b>


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                     R  H  E
Iowa (40-38)         0  4  1
Round Rock (36-42)   1  3  1
WP: Josh Muecke (2-7)
LP: Mitch Atkins (5-8)
SV: Brendan Donnelly (6)

Atkins: GS, CG, 8.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (6.14 ERA), 3 H, 0 BB, 7 K
Matt Camp: 2-3 (.312), BB, K
Bobby Scales: 1-3 (.287), SB (4)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                   R  H  E
Huntsville (5-4)   2  7  1
Tennessee (5-4)    7  12 0
WP: Hung-Wen Chen (4-6)
LP: Bobby Bramhall (4-5)
HR: HUN - John Raburn (1); TEN - Marquez Smith (6)

Chen: GS, 6.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER (5.92 ERA), 7 H, 0 BB, 0 K
Welington Castillo: 2-4 (.195), 2B (4), 2 RBI (18), R
Marquez Smith: 2-4 (.282), 2B (19), RBI (23), 2 R, K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                R  H  E
Jupiter (1-5)   6  6  3
Daytona (4-2)   4  6  1
WP: Alejandro Sanabia (7-3)
LP: Rafael Dolis (2-4)
SV: Kyle Gunderson (8)
HR: JUP - Matt Dominguez (5), Brandon Tripp (6)

Dolis: GS, 2.2 IP, 4 R, 4 ER (3.57 ERA), 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, HBP
Craig Muschko: 4.2 IP, 2 R, 2 ER (4.44 ERA), 3 H, 3 BB, 3 K, HBP
Jonathan Wyatt: 2-4 (.248), 2B (6), RBI (14)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Peoria (1-4)        3  8  1
Kane County (3-2)   4  10 1
WP: Justin Murray (2-0)
LP: Manolin De Leon (3-2)

Angel Guzman: GS, 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Marcus Hatley: H (1), 5.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (4.26 ERA), 1 H, 2 BB, 0 K
Andrew Rundle: 2-4 (.255), 2B (8), RBI (10), R<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->               R  H  E
Yakima (6-5)   9  11 2
Boise (3-8)    5  10 2
WP: Houston Summers (2-0)
LP: Josh Lansford (0-1)
HR: YAK - Clayton Conner (2)

Jonathan Nagel: GS, 3.0 IP, 3 R, 2 ER (3.00 ERA), 5 H, 0 BB, 2 K, HBP
Jae-Hoon Ha: 2-4 (.233), 2B (2), 4 RBI (8), R, K
Jordan Petraitis: 2-4 (.150), 2B (1), 2 R, K, E (2)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                   R  H  E
White Sox (18-9)   13 19 6
Cubs 1 (16-10)     6  10 3
WP: Darwin Matos (1-1)
LP: Jadel Mendez (1-1)
HR: CWS - Antoni Lugo 2 (4)

Mendez: GS, 4.0 IP, 6 R, 4 ER (6.98 ERA), 9 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Xavier Batista: 3-4 (.217), 2B (6), RBI (17), 3 R, K
Albert Hernandez: 2-4 (.320), 2B (7), RBI (21), R, BB, K, E (5)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Cubs 2 (7-20)    8  11 3
Royals (14-13)   7  5  4
WP: Loiger Padron (2-1)
LP: Luis Guzman (0-1)
SV: Richard Leyba (1)
HR: KC - Rafael Lugo (3)

Darlin Castro: GS, 1.1 IP, 5 R, 1 ER (6.60 ERA), 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K, HBP
Rafael Disla: 3-4 (.667), 2B (1), 3B (1), RBI (1), R, K
Vismeldy Bieneme: 3-4 (.284), RBI (8), 2 R, 2 SB (13)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->