Friday, August 31, 2007

8/31 Minor League Report! St. Lucie clinches the division!

Ezequiel Carrera, Dylan Owen lead Brooklyn to a 6-1 win over Aberdeen.

New Orleans 3, Round Rock 0

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, .297
Adam Bostick 6 IP, H, 5 BBs, 7 Ks, 5.66 era, W (6-7)
Steve Schmoll 0.2 IP, H, 3.67 era
Ryan Cullen 1.1 IP, K, 3.10 era
Ivan Maldonado iP, H, 3.67 era, SV (9)

Binghamton 2, Akron 4

Miguel Negron (cf) 1 for 3, run, BB, .261
Mike Carp (1b) 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .252
Brett Harper (dh) 1 for 4, run, K, .301
Robert Paulk 4.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 3 BBs, 7 Ks, HR, 4.12 era
Marcos Carvajal 2 IP, H, BB, K, 5.22 era

St. Lucie 6, Daytona 3, St. Lucie clinches the division with the victory

Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 0 for 3, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .257
Hector Pellot (2b) 1 for 4, BB, K, .250
Carlos Gomez (lf) 1 for 1, run, BB, .143 (ejected after being HBP and going after the pitcher)
Nick Evans (1b) 1 for 4, run, K, .289
Dan Murphy (3b) 1 for 4, run, RBI, .288
Ambi Concepcion (cf) 2 for 4, run, 2 2b, 3 RBI, K, .259
Deolis Guerra 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, BB, 2 Ks, 4.01 era
German Marte 2.2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 3.50 era, W (5-3)
Nick Abel IP, BB, 2.37 era, SV (7)

Savannan rained out

Brooklyn 6, Aberdeen 1

Ezequiel Carrera (rf) 4 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, .378
Lucas Duda (1b) 1 for 4, run, 2b, BB, .303
Brandon Kawal (lf) 2 for 5, r un, 3b, RBI, .308
Raul Reyes (cf) 2 for 5, run, HR, RBI, 3 Ks, .229
Dylan Owen 6 IP, 4 H, R, 4 Ks, 1.65 era, W (9-1)
Will Morgan 2 IP, BB, 2 Ks, 1.99 era
Stephen Clyne IP, H, 2 Ks, 2.38 era

8/31 Links

New Orleans
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn

Kevin Mulvey may make his final start of the season

For AAA New Orleans. The timing is very peculiar here, since one start is hardly worth any evaluation. Nonetheless, this is what I'm hearing.

Also, a note on the AFL (Arizona Fall League) - the Mets will be sending 4 pitchers, an infielder, outfielder and catcher this season.

My preference would be Kevin Mulvey, Bobby Parnell, Deolis Guerra, Willie Collazo/Brandon Nall/Marcelo Perez, Mike Carp, Caleb Stewart/Jamar Hill, Mike Nickeas. There are several eligibility rules which rule out several other top prospects.

  • All Triple-A and Double-A players are eligible, provided the players are on at least a Double-A level roster no later than Aug. 1.
  • One player below the Double-A level is allowed per Major League team.
  • One foreign player is allowed, as long as the player does not reside in a country that participates in winter ball, as part of the Caribbean Confederation or the Australian winter league.
  • No players with more than one year of credited Major League service as of August 31 are eligible, except a team may select one player picked in the most recently concluded Major League Rule 5 Draft.
  • To be eligible, players on Minor League disabled lists must be activated at least 45 days before the conclusion of their respective seasons.

Thursday, August 30, 2007

8/30 Minor League Report!

New Orleans 6, Oklahoma 4

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 2 for 5, run, RBI, .295
Dave Williams 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5 Ks, HR, 3.96 era, W (3-4), 94:65:29, 8:8:5
Jon Adkins 1.2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 3.98 era, SV (5)

Binghamton 6, New Britain 7

Miguel Negron (cf) 1 for 4, BB, .260
Mike Carp (1b) 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .252
Brett Harper (dh) 2 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .301
Caleb Stewart (rf) 1 for 4, run, RBI, K, .247
Jose Sanchez 5 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 3 BBs, 8 Ks, 4.52 era, L (4-9)

St. Lucie 7, Daytona 6

Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 0 for 5, run, K, .259
Hector Pellot (dh) 2 for 5, run, HR, 3 RBI, .250
Nick Evans (1b) 2 for 3, RBI, BB, .289
Sean McCraw (c) 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .277
Jon Niese 3.1 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, BB, 4 Ks, 4.29 era, 4:1:4
Joe Hietpas 2.2 IP, 2 H, R, K, 2.53 era
Kevin Tomasiewicz 2 IP, 3 H, ER, K, 3.60 era, W (5-1)
Jose De La Torre IP, 2 Ks, 4.48 era, SV (8)

Savannah 5, Rome 6

Joe Holden (cf) 2 for 4, 3b, 3 RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .260
Greg Veloz (2b) 0 for 5, K, .171
DJ Wabick (dh) 2 for 4, run, 2 2b, K, .306
Francisco Pena (c) 0 for 4, K, .210
Richard Pena (rf) 1 for 4, run, K, .205
Jeremy Mizell 6 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 4 Ks, 6.17 era, L (3-15)
Joe D'Alessandro 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BBs, 7.23 era

Brooklyn 1, Aberdeen 8

Ezequiel Carrera (lf) 1 for 5, K, .313
Micah Schilling (dh) 2 for 4, BB, .288
Lucas Duda (1b) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .304
Matt Bouchard (ss) 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .258
Tim Stronach 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BBs, 3 Ks, 3.62 era, L (3-2)
Michael Olmsted 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, BB, 2 Ks, HR, 13.50 era, A- debut
Brant Rustich IP, 2.25 era
Eddie Kunz IP, H, ER, BB, K, 8.64 era

8/30 Links

New Orleans
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

8/29 Minor League Report! Ahern, Parnell, Evans, Murphy, Calero!

New Orleans 8, Oklahoma 2

Anderson Hernandes (ss) 4 for 5, run, K, .294
David Newhan (2b) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB, K, .342
Jason Vargas 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 BBs, 4 Ks, 4.98 era, W (9-7)
Carlos Muniz 1.2 IP, 2 H, K, 0 era, AAA debut

Binghamton 3, New Britain 0, Game 1

Miguel Negron (cf) 1 for 3, RBI, 2 Ks, .257
Mike Carp (1b) 0 for 2, BB, .254
Brett Harper (dh) 1 for 3, 2b, .302
Jamar Hill (lf) 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, HR, RBI, K, .323
Bobby Parnell 6.1 IP, 3 H, 4 BBs, 3 Ks, 4.41 era, W (5-5)

Binghamton 2, New Britain 3, Game 2

Miguel Negron (cf) 2 for 3, 2b, 2 RBI, .260
Mike Carp (1b) 0 for 2, BB, K, .252
Tim McNab 3.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 Ks, 2.28 era, L (7-4)

St. Lucie 11, Daytona 0

Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs, .262
Nick Evans (1b) 2 for 3, 3 runs, HR, RBI, BB, .286
Dan Murphy (3b) 3 for 5, 2 runs, 3 2b, 3 RBI, K, .291
Ambi Concepcion (cf) 2 for 4, run, 3 RBI, .255
Sean McCraw (C) 2 for 5, run, HR, 4 RBI, .272
Eric Brown 7 IP, 5 H, BB, 6 Ks, 4.13 era, W (10-8)

Savannah 1, Rome 0

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .175, SB (2)
DJ Wabick (1b) 1 for 4, RBI 1b in the first, K, .304
Angel Calero 6.2 IP, 3 H, 3 BBs, 3 Ks, 1.54 era, W (2-0)
Ricky Sparks 2.1 IP, H, 2 BBs, K, 14.14 era, SV (1)

Brooklyn 1, Hudson Valley 2

Ezequiel Carrera (rf) 0 for 2, K, .333
Micah Schilling (dh) 2 for 4, run, .284
Lucas Duda (1b) 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .305
Raul Reyes (cf) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .230
Nick Carr 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BBs, K, 4.25 era, L (4-2)
Steven Cheney 3 IP, 2 H, 2.39 era

Kingsport 5, Greeneville 2

Dan Stegall (cf) 1 for 5, run, RBI, K, .226
Nick Giarraputo (3b, 1b) 1 for 5, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .274
Ernesto Gonzalez (ss) 4 for 4, 2b, RBI, .268
Elvin Ramirez 5 IP, H, BB, 8 Ks, 5.52 era, W (1-4)
John Holdzkom IP, H, BB, K, 3.60 era
Roy Merritt IP, 2.88 era, SV (2)

8/29 Links

New Orleans @ 8pm
Binghamton Game 1 @ 6pm
Binghamton Game 2
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

8/28 Minor League Report! Carrera, Waechter, Stegall!

New Orleans 6, Oklahomaa 4

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 5, run, 2b, .289
Mike Pelfrey 2.2 IP, BB, 3 Ks, 4.01 era, 43:29:14, 5:0:3 (planned 40 pitch count)
Willie Collazo 5.1 IP, 3 H, 7 Ks, 2.46 era, W (6-5), 64:44:20

Binghamton 8, New Britain 0

Miguel Negron (cf) 3 for 5, 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI, .256
Mike Carp (1b) 1 for 3, run, BB, .255
Brett Harper (dh) 1 for 3, run, HR, 3 RBI, BB, .302
Luis Rivera (ss) 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, K, .286
Michael Devaney 6 IP, 6 H, BB, 3 Ks, 4.82 era, W (6-8)
Marcos Carvajal 2 IP, K, 5.31 era

St. Lucie 3, Jupiter 5

Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 2 for 5, K, .261
Hector Pellot (dh) 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs (high A debut)
Nick Evans (1b) 2 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .283
Dan Murphy (3b) 1 for 4, run, .288
Sean McCraw (c) 1 for 4, K, .263
Tobi Stoner 5 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, HR, 4.98 era, L (4-4)
German Marte 2 IP, BB, 3 Ks, 3.66 era

Savannah 5, Rome 6

Joe Holden (cf) 2 for 5, 2b, 2 Ks, .260
Richard Pena (rf) 0 for 4, BB, K, .219
Darren Clark (lf) 3 for 5, run, RBI, .333
DJ Wabick (dh) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, BB, .305
Francisco Pena (c) 1 for 5, 2b, RBI, .212
Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .172
Brad Burns 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, ER, 3 BBs, 2 Ks, 1.80 era (A debut)
Phillips Orta 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 ER, 5 BBs, K, 27 era (A debut)
David Koons 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 Ks, 4.29 era, L (1-6)

Brooklyn 3, Hudson Valley 2, Game 1

Ezequiel Carrera (rf, cf) 2 for 2, 2 runs, BB, .364
Micah Schilling (dh) 1 for 3, run, .284
Lucas Duda (lf) 2 for 3, 2b, 2 RBI, .306
Raul Reyes (cf) 0 for 2, .229
Michael Antonini 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 Ks, 0.59 era
Edgar Ramirez 1.2 IP, H, 2 BBs, K, 3.28 era, W (4-0)
Stephen Clyne IP, 2 R, ER, BB, 2.49 era, SV (8)

Brooklyn 4, Hudson Valley 0, Game 2

Ezequiel Carrera (cf) 1 for 3, run, RBI, K, .360, SB (2)
Jason Jacobs (dh) 1 for 3, run, .279
Lucas Duda (lf) 1 for 3, run, K, .306
JR Voyles (3b) 1 for 3, 2b, 2 RBI, .277
Nick Waechter 7 IP, H, 7 Ks, 3.41 era, W (5-3)

Kingsport 12, Greeneville 3

Michael Parker (2b, 3b) 2 for 5, 2 runs, .301
Dan Stegall (cf) 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2 BBs, K, .226
Tyler Vaughn (dh) 3 for 5, 3 runs, 2 2b, 3 RBI, K, .277
Jose Jiminez (1b) 2 for 4, run, HR, 5 RBI, .309
Nick Giarraputo (3b, 1b) 2 for 6, 2b, 2 RBI, .275
Elvin Ramirez 3 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 5.98 era
Marcos Tabata 3 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 4 Ks, 7.49 era, W (3-3)
Manuel Olivares 3 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 4 Ks, 4.56 era, SV (1)

8/27 Minor League Report

New Orleans 8, Oklahoma 3

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 5, run, BB, K, .290
Phillip Humber 5 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 4 Ks, 4.27 era, W (11-9), 58:38:20, 6:5:4

Binghamton 6, New Britain 5, Game 1

Miguel Negron (cf) 2 for 2, 3 runs, 2 2b, 3 RBI, 3 BBs, .250
Mike Carp (1b) 0 for 3, BB, K, .258
Brett Harper (lf) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .297
Jamar Hill (rf) 1 for 4, run, .315
Salvador Aguilar 6 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, BB, 4 Ks, HR, 6.01 era
Brandon Nall IP, 2 H, 5.03 era, W (2-0)

Binghamton 2, New Britain 6, Game 2

Miguel Negron (cf) 1 for 3, BB, .251
Mike Carp (1b) 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .255
Brett Harper (dh) 3 for 3, 2 runs, HR, RBI, .302
Robert Paulk 3.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BBs, K, 3.87 era, L (2-4)

St. Lucie 1, Palm Beach 3

Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .260
**Carlos Gomez** (cf) 0 for 3, K
Nick Evans (1b) 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .280
Dan Murphy (3b) 1 for 3, run, 2 Ks, .288
Sean McCraw (c) 0 for 2, BB, .264
***Pedro Martinez*** 6 IP, 5 H, R, 2 BBs, 4 Ks, 3.21 era, 88:52:36, 8:6:4
Joe Hietpas 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, K, 2.70 era, L (4-3)

Savannah 3, Columbus 5

Richard Pena (rf, cf) 1 for 5, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .250
Darren Clark (lf) 1 for 4, RBI, K, .316
Francisco Pena (c) 2 for 4, .212
Greg Mullen 5 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 4.39 era, L (5-5)

Brooklyn 7, Vermont 6

Ezequiel Carrera (rf) 1 for 4, run, K, .300
Micah Schilling (2b) 2 for 4, run, RBI, BB, .284
Lucas Duda (lf) 2 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .300
Raul Reyes (cf) 2 for 5, 2b, 3b, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .231
Joaquin Rodriguez (1b) 2 for 2, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .262
Dillon Gee 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 BBs, 7 Ks, 2.29 era, W (3-1)
Dan McDonald IP, H, 2 ER, BB, K, 3.42 era
Eddie Kunz 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, K, 8.59 era
Brant Rustich IP, BB, K, 2.57 era, SV (2)

Sunday, August 26, 2007

8/26 Minor League Report! Harper, Garcia, Concepcion, Carrera!

New Orleans 8, Iowa 9

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 5, 2 runs, 2 Ks, .291
Adam Bostick 5 IP, H, 3 ER, 6 BBs, 3 Ks, HR, 6.03 era
Steve Schmoll 1.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 2 BBs, K, 3.27 era, BS (2)
Ryan Cullen 1.1 IP, H, ER, HR, 3.22 era, L (2-4)

Binghamton 3, Trenton 2, in 14 innings

**Endy Chavez** (cf) 0 for 3, 2 BBs
Mike Carp (1b) 0 for 5, 2 BBs, K, .260
Brett Harper (dh) 4 for 5, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, K, .297
Jamar Hill (lf, rf) 0 for 7, 2 Ks, .317
Kevin Mulvey 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 10 Ks, 3.32 era
Brandon Nall 2 IP, K, 5.17 era
Lino Urdaneta 2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 5.40 era
Tim McNab IP, 2.00 era, W (7-3)
Carlos Muniz IP, H, K, 2.45 era, SV (23)

St. Lucie 3, Palm Beach 0

Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 2 for 3, 2 runs, BB, K, .260
Ambi Concepcion (cf) 3 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, K, .256
Nick Evans (1b) 0 for 4, RBI, BB, .283
Jonathan Malo (2b) 2 for 4, .269
Deolis Guerra 5 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 Ks, 3.95 era, W (2-6)
Kevin Tomasiewicz 2 IP, 2 H, 3.63 era
Nick Abel 2 IP, H, BB, 2 Ks, 2.41 era, SV (6)

Savannah 4, Columbus 8

Hector Pellot (dh) 3 for 5, 2b, K, .274
Richard Pena (cf) 0 for 3, run, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .261
DJ Wabick (1b) 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .303
Nelson Portillo 3.2 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 3 BBs, 3 Ks, HR, 5.31 era, L (3-12)
Josh Stinson 2 IP, H, 4.86 era

Brooklyn 8, Vermont 2

Ezequiel Carrera (lf) 3 for 4, 3 runs, 3 RBI, BB, .313
Jason Jacobs (c) 2 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .280
Lucas Duda (1b) 1 for 5, RBI, K, .297
Dylan Owen 5 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, K, 1.82 era, W (8-1)
Will Morgan 2 IP, 2.12 era

8/26 Links

New Orleans @ 3pm
Binghamton @ 1pm
St. Lucie @ 1pm
Savannah @ 6pm
Brooklyn @ 5pm

Saturday, August 25, 2007

8/25 Minor League Report! Garcia, Reyes!

New Orleans 1, Iowa 2

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 5, .292
Dave Williams 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 8 Ks, 4.14 era, L (2-4)

Binghamton 0, Trenton 7

Miguel Negron (cf) 1 for 4, .249
**Paul LoDuca** (c) 1 for 3, K
Mike Carp (1b) 0 for 3, BB, .264
Brett Harper (dh) 1 for 3, .292
Jamar Hill (rf) 1 for 3, K, .333
Jose Sanchez 4.1 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 3 BBs, 5 Ks, 4.23 era, L (4-8)
Marcos Carvajal 2 IP, 2 Ks, 5.40 era

St. Lucie 2, Palm Beach 12

Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 2 for 3, 2 BBs, .257, E (33)
Nick Evans (1b) 0 for 5, 2 Ks, .286, E (8)
Dan Murphy (3b) 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .290
Blake Eager 2.1 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BBs, 2 HR, 6.34 era, L (0-3)
German Marte 2 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 3.79 era

Savannah 1, Columbus 4 in 5.5 innings

Darren Clark (lf) 2 for 3, 2b, RBI, .338
Richard Pena (cf) 1 for 2, BB, .300
Francisco Pena (c) 0 for 2, .209
Jonathan Castillo 5 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 5 BBs, 2 Ks, HR, 4.18 era

Brooklyn 14, Vermont 3

Micah Schilling (dh) 1 for 3, run, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, K, .284
Jason Jacobs (c) 1 for 4, run, RBI, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .276
Lucas Duda (lf) 2 for 6, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .300
Raul Reyes (cf) 2 for 3, 3 runs, 2b, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .232
Matt Bouchard (ss) 2 for 6, 2 runs, HR, 4 RBI, .260
Eric Niesen 3.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, ER, 5 BBs, K, 3.30 era
Tim Stronach 3 IP, 2 H, 2 BBs, 2.96 era
Brant Rustich 2 IP, H, ER, K, HR, 3 era

Kingsport 6, Bluefield 1

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .272
Dan Stegall (cf) 1 for 5, run, K, .218
Jose Jiminez (1b) 1 for 5, 2b, RBI, K, .304
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 2 for 5, run, 2b, .274
Michael Parker (ss) 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, BB, .298
Brad Hubbert (lf) 2 for 5, run, RBI, 2 Ks, .286
Michael Olmsted 6 IP, H, ER, 2 BBs, 7 Ks, HR, 1.93 era, W (1-1)
Rhiner Cruz IP, H, BB, 0.71 era

8/25 Links

New Orleans
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport @ 5pm

8/24 Minor League Report!

New Orleans 7, Iowa 0

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .293
Jason Vargas 7 IP, 4 H, BB, 8 Ks, 5.05 era, W (8-7), 101:66:35; 5:8:8

Binghamton 4, Trenton 5 in 11 innings

Miguel Negron (cf) 1 for 6, run, K, .249
Mike Carp (1b) 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .267
Jamar Hill (lf, cf) 1 for 4, run, RBI, K, .333
Bobby Parnell 1.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, 4 Ks, 4.76 era
Carlos Muniz 2 IP, BB, 2 Ks, 2.50 era
Lino Urdaneta 1.2 IP, H, ER, 4 BBs (2 IBB), 6 era, L (0-1)

St. Lucie 0, Vero Beach 2, in 5.5 innings

Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 0 for 2, .254
Nick Evans (1b) 0 for 2, K, .290
Dan Murphy (3b) 1 for 2, .290
Sean McCraw (c) 1 for 1, BB, .288
Jon Niese 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, BB, 3 Ks, 4.12 era, L (11-7)

Savannah 6, Columbus 15

Richard Pena (cf) 2 for 5, run, K, .278
Darren Clark (lf) 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .324
DJ Wabick (1b) 3 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, K, .304
Francisco Pena (dh) 0 for 5, 3 Ks, .210
Jeremy Mizell 5 IP, 12 H, 6 ER, K, 3 HR, 6.27 era, L (3-14)
David Koons IP, 7 H, 7 R, 6 ER, K, 4.15 era

Brooklyn 2, Oneonta 9, Game 1

Micah Schilling (2b) 1 for 3, BB, .289
**Paul LoDuca (c)** 0 for 2, BB, K
Lucas Duda (1b) 1 for 2, 2 BBs, .294
Raul Reyes (cf) 2 for 3, run, HR, RBI, BB, .229
Matt Bouchard (ss) 2 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .256
Nick Waechter 3 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 5 Ks, HR, 3.83 era, L (4-3)
Michael Antonini 3 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 2 Ks, 0.82 era
Grady Hinchman 0.2 IP, H, 3 ER, BB, K, 3.60 era

Brooklyn 7, Oneonta 9, Game 2

Micah Schilling 0 for 4, .283
Paul LoDuca (dh) 2 for 3, run, HR, 2 RBI, K, .400
Lucas Duda 2 for 4, run, 3b, 2 RBI, .299
Jason Jacobs (c) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI, K, .276
Nick Carr 2.1 IP, H, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 4.31 era
Dan McDonald IP, H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BBs, K, 2.78 era, L (1-2)

Kingsport 9, Bluefield 4

Greg Veloz (2b) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, BB, K, .273
Dan Stegall (cf) 1 for 5, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .218
Jose Jiminez (3b) 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, 3 RBI, BB, .307
Nick Giarraputo (1b) 2 for 5, 2b, 4 RBI, .271
Elvin Ramirez 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3 BBs, 5 Ks, 2 HR, 6.20 era
Roy Merritt 0.1 IP, BB, 3 era
Pedro P Martinez 4 IP, 2 H, 2 BBs, 4 Ks, 5.56 era

Thursday, August 23, 2007

8/23 Minor League Report! Carp, Garcia, Brown, Pellot, Jiminez!

New Orleans 2, Iowa 10

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .293
Jose Santiago 5.2 IP, 8 H, 8 ER, 3 BBs, 3 Ks, 2 HR, 5.59 era, L (6-8)

Binghaton 9, Trenton 2

Miguel Negron (cf) 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, K, .251
Mike Carp (1b) 3 for 5, run, 2b, HR, 4 RBI, .267
Brett Harper (dh) 3 for 5, 2 runs, .294
Jamar Hill (lf) 0 for 5, K, .336
Caleb Stewart (rf) 2 for 4, run, RBI, BB, .253
Michael Devaney 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 3 Ks, 2 HR, 5.13 era, W (5-8)

St. Lucie 10, Vero Beach 3

Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 4 for 5, 2 runs, 3b, 2 RBI, .255, SB (32), E (32)
**Endy Chavez** (rf) 2 for 5, run, RBI, .500
Ambi Concepcion (cf) 3 for 5, run, 2 2b, RBI, .255
Nick Evans (1b) 1 for 5, run, K, .292
Dan Murphy (3b) 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, BB, .289
Sean McCraw (c) 1 for 3, run, RBI, 2 Ks, .277
Eric Brown 7 IP, 5 H, BB, 3 Ks, 4.35 era, W (9-8)

Savannah 11, Rome 7

Hector Pellot (dh) 3 for 5, 2 runs, HR, RBI, .270
Richard Pena (cf) 0 for 3, 2 runs, 3 BBs, K, .231
Darren Clark (lf) 3 for 6, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, .313
DJ Wabick (rf) 2 for 5, 2 runs, HR, 4 RBI, K, .300
Francisco Pena (c) 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .213
Jonathan Santos (2b) 2 for 4, 2b, 3 RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .191
Angel Calero 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 5 Ks, 2 HR, 3.60 era, W (1-0; A debut)

Kingsport 9, Bristol 8, Game 1

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .271
Dan Stegall (cf) 0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .221
Jose Jiminez (1b) 3 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, 3 RBI, BB, .305
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 0 for 3, K, .272
Jeremy Hambrice (lf) 4 for 4, run, 2 RBI, .263
Brad Burns 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, BB, 3 Ks, 3.51 era
Marcos Tabata 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, 2 Ks, 8.10 era, BS (2), W (2-3)

Kingsport 0, Bristol 8, Game 2

Tyler Vaughn (dh) 1 for 2, BB, .261
Michael Parker (ss) 1 for 3, K, .293
Phillips Orta 4 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, HR, 4.58 era, L (2-2)

23/08/07 Links

New Orleans
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport Game 1 (in progress)
Kingsport Game 2

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

8/22 Minor League Report! An almost no hitter by Phillip Humber!

Tobi Stoner also had an outstanding effort tonight.

New Orleans 4, Iowa 3 in 10 innings

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 0 for 5, run, K, .293
Phillip Humber 8.1 IP, H, ER, BB, 10 Ks, 4.43 era, 123:83:40, 2:13:10, lost no hitter with 1 out in the 9th
Ambiorix Burgos 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K, 7.27 era, BS (1), allowed Humber's IHR to score, also blew the save, denying Humber a victory

Binghamton 2, Portland 10

Mike Carp (1b) 0 for 4, K, .261
Brett Harper (dh) 1 for 4, run, K, .290
Jamar Hill (lf) 1 for 4, .349
Salvador Aguilar 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 5 BBs, 5 Ks, 5.92 era, L (7-8)
Marcos Carvajal 0.2 IP, H, 5 ER, 4 BBs, 5.50 era
Brandon Nall 2.1 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, 5.45 era

St. Lucie 6, Brevard County 0

Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 1 for 4, RBI, .249
Ambi Concepcion (cf) 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, K, .248
Nick Evans (1b) 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .293
Tobi Stoner 8 IP, 4 H, 10 Ks, 4.71 era, W (4-3)

Savannah 3, Rome 7

Darren Clark (lf) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .293
DJ Wabick (1b) 3 for 3, 2 runs, 2 2b, BB, .299
Richard Pena (cf) 0 for 3, run, BB, .300
Francisco Pena (dh) 1 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .210
Greg Mullens 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, BB, K, 4.44 era, L (5-4)

Brooklyn 4, Oneonta 2

Lucas Duda (1b) 2 for 3, 2b, BB, .292
Raul Reyes (cf) 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, K, .222
Matt Bouchard (ss) 2 for 2, 2b, RBI, BB, .249
Ezequiel Carrera (lf) 0 for 2, BB, (0 for 6)
Dillon Gee 4 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 4 Ks, HR, 2.58 era
Steven Cheney 1.1 IP, 2 BBs, K, 2.60 era
Dan McDonald 1.2 IP, 2 Ks, 1.66 era
Eddie Kunz IP, H, K, 4.05 era, SV (4)

8/22 Links

New Orleans @ 8pm
Binghamton @ 6pm
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

8/21 Minor League Report! Mulvey, Carp, Evans!

New Orleans 2, Oklahoma 10

David Newhan (2b) 1 for 4, BB, K, .349
Andy Tracy (dh) 2 for 2, RBI, 2 BBs, .275
Adam Bostick 4 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 2 BBs, 4 Ks, 3 HR, 6.07 era, L (5-7)

Binghamton 6, Portland 0

Migeul Negron (cf) 1 for 6, 2b, RBI, K, .248
Mike Carp (1b) 2 for 3, run, 2 BBs, .265
Caleb Stewart (rf) 0 for 3, run, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .251
Brett Harper (dh) 1 for 34, run, BB, 2 Ks, .291
Jamar Hill (Lf) 3 for 5, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, .352
Rafael Arroyo (c) 2 for 5, 2b, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .238
Kevin Mulvey 7 IP, 3 H, 3 BBs, 6 Ks, 3.34 era, W (11-10)

St. Lucie 4, Brevard County 3, in 8 innings, Game 1

Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 1 for 3, BB, .252
Ambi Concepcion (cf) 2 for 4, run, .240
Nick Evans (1b) 2 for 3, run, 2b, BB, .295
Deolis Guerra 4 IP, 2 H, ER, 5 Ks, HR, 4.20 era, WP, balk
German Marte 2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 3.93 era, W (4-3)

St. Lucie 1, Brevard County 12, Game 2

Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .249
**Endy Chavez** (cf) 2 for 4, .545
Ambi Concepcion (rf) 1 for 4, K, .240
Nick Evans (1b) 0 for 1, run, BB, .294
Blake Eager 3 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BBs, K, 5.50 era, L (0-2)

Savannah 4, Rome 5

Hector Pellot (dh) 0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .266
DJ Wabick (lf) 2 for 5, K, .293
Richard Pena (cf) 2 for 4, run, 3b, RBI, BB, K, (3 for 7, .429)
Francisco Pena (c) 0 for 4, 2 RBI, .209
Nelson Portillo 6 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 BBs, 6 Ks, 2 HR, 4.94 era, L (3-11)

Kingsport 2, Princeton 6

Greg Veloz (2b) 2 for 5, .270
Dan Stegall (cf) 0 for 5, 2 runs, .224, SB (8)
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .275
Jorge Rodriguez 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 6 Ks, 4.70 era, L (4-4)

8/21 Links

New Orleans @ 8pm
Binghamton
St. Lucie Game 1 @ 5pm
St. Lucie Game 2
Brooklyn - postponed
Kingsport

Tejesh and I got a HUGE offer

Hey everyone, you know that Tejesh and I always try to get all of our readers the best info on the Mets minor league teams we can and offer up-to-date stats every day, and try to give as much insight we can on any player in the Mets minor leagues. Well, we just got a huge offer from a much bigger sports blogging network that would increase our resources and abilities to bring all of our loyal readers everything they need to know about the Mets minor leagues. Problem is, this move would probably mean a transition over to this new blog/site, possibly hindering the content on this site in the long run, but for now MPH would obtain exlusivity to gameday links and the MPH draft database and MPH Annual system audit/rankings. We are really torn over what we should do, and thought it would be a good idea to ask all of our readers here at MPH for advice.
This is a huge opportunity, and it would also give us press passes to every Minor League game we could attend. The site we would transition to is www.mvn.com, more specifically www.mvn.com/milb-mets
What does everyone think? Please comment this post and/or vote on the poll on the right side of the page, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Monday, August 20, 2007

8/20 Minor League Report! Owen, Olmstead!

New Orleans 2, Oklahoma 5

David Newhan (2b) 2 for 5, .352
Chip Ambres (lf) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .282
Mark Kiger (ss) 1 for 3, 2b, BB, K, .188
Dave Williams 6 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 4 BBs, 3 Ks, 3 HR, 4.56 era, L (2-3)
Joe Smith IP, H, K, 2.25 era, 15:9:6, 2:0:1

Binghamton 6, Portland 2

Miguel Negron (cf) 0 for 4, RBI, K, .250
Mike Carp (1b) 1 for 5, run, HR, RBI, .261
Jamar Hill (lf) 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .342
Luis Rivera (ss) 2 for 4, 2 RBI (AA debut)
Jose Sanchez 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, HR, 3.90 era, W (4-7)
Michael Devaney 0.1 IP, 3 H, ER, K, 5.22 era
Eddie Camacho 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 Ks (demoted from AAA to AA), SV (1)

St. Lucie 4, Brevard County 3

Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 1 for 4, RBI, BB, 3 Ks, .251
**Endy Chavez** (cf) 3 for 4, run, .571
Nick Evans (1b) 1 for 4, K, .291
Dan Murphy (3b) 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .293
Sean McCraw (c) 1 for 4, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .304
**Pedro Martinez** 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, BB, 4 Ks, 5.63 era, W (1-1), 72:52:20, 4:7:4
Joe Hietpas 2 IP, K, 2.45 era
Jose De La Torre 2 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 Ks, 4.60 era, SV (7)

Savannah 1, Kannapolis 2

Hector Pellot (dh) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .269
Richard Pena (cf) 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI (A debut)
Jonathan Castillo 6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 BBs, 5 Ks, 4 era, L (5-4)
David Koons 1.2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 2.95 era
Josh Stinson IP, BB, K, 4.95 era

Brooklyn 1, Staten Island 0

Micah Schilling (dh) 0 for 3, run, 2 Ks, .293
Ezquiel Carrera (lf) 0 for 4, 3 Ks (A- debut)
JR Voyles (2b) 1 for 4, RBI, K, .306
Raul Reyes (cf) 0 for 2, BB, K, .211
Dylan Owen 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BBs, 5 Ks, 1.82 era
Stephen Clyne 2 IP, 3 H, 3 Ks, 1.89 era
Eddie Kunz IP, K, 4.76 era, SV (3)

Kingsport 1, Princeton 3

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .268
Dan Stegall (cf) 0 for 3, 2 BBs, .229
Jose Jiminez (3b) 0 for 5, 3 Ks, .292
Nick Giarraputo (dh) 2 for 5, run, K, .276
Brad Hubbert (lf) 2 for 5, 2b, K, .303
Yasmil Bucce (c) 0 for 4, RBI, K, .256
Michael Olmstead 6 IP, H, R, 3 BBs, 6 Ks, 2.05 era
Jason LaVorgna 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K, 8.72 era, L (0-4)

In Game Pedro update

1st inning: perfect, 3 flyouts
2nd inning: pop out, single, fly out, line out - 2 ip, h, 0 er, 0 bbs, 0 ks, 0:6 go/fo
3rd inning: K, pop out, BB SB, K - 3 ip, h, 0 er, 1 bbs, 2 ks, 0:7 go/fo
4th inning: ground out, K, ground out - 4 ip, h, 0 er, bb, 3 ks, 2:7 go/fo
5th inning: 1b, E6, E6 run, sac, WP run, ground out, K - 5 ip, 2 h, 2 r, 0 er, bb, 4 ks, 4:7 go/fo

Pedro is done after 5. Final line: 5 ip, 2 h, 2 r, 0 er, bb, 4 Ks, 4:7:4 go/fo/so, he leaves with a 4-2 lead. Joe Hietpas is on for the 6th.

8/20 Links

New Orleans
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport

Jeff Conine a Met?

According to Mr. Rosenthal, the Mets are close to landing Jeff Conine in exchange for two class A position players. A rumor floating around during the trade deadline was A+ OF Sean Henry and A+ SS Jose Castro, which in my opinion, would be too much to give up for a righty bat off the bench.

Stay tuned.

Update 5:52pm: Deal Done. Henry and Castro for Conine. My thoughts:

Meh.

The upside here is what? We couldn't just carry 3 catchers in the playoffs? Especially since our pitching staff should be 11 and not 12.

Reyes, Castillo, Wright, Beltran, Delgado, Alou, Milledge, Lo Duca (8)
Pedro, Glavine, Duque, Maine/Ollie (4)
Wagner, Heilman, Feliciano, Smith, Burgos, Sosa, Maine/Ollie (7)
Castro, Chavez, Green, Marlon, DiFelice/Alomar, Gotay (6)

I don't see the point trading anyone for a RH bat.

Sunday, August 19, 2007

8/19 Minor League Report

New Orleans 4, Oklahoma 8, suspended game from 6/18

Anderson Hernandez (2b) 2 for 5, 2b, .267
Ben Johnson (rf) 1 for 4, run, .271 (he's subsequently gotten hurt)
Brian Lawrence 5.1 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, BB, 4 Ks, HR, 6.11 era, L (3-5)
Steve Schnoll 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, K, 3.43 era
Ryan Cullen 3 IP, H, ER, BB, 5 Ks, HR, 3.18 era

New Orleans 3, Oklahoma 1, regular game

Jason Vargas 4.2 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BBs, 5 Ks, 5.37 era
Ivan Maldonado 1.1 IP, H, 2 Ks, 4.17 era
Ambi Burgos IP, 2 Ks, 5.63 era
Steve Schmoll 1.1 IP, H, 2 BBs, 3.45 era, W (2-3)
Willie Collazo 0.2 IP, K, 2.71 era, SV (4)

Binghamton 3, New Hampshire 15

Miguel Negron (cf) 2 for 4, 2 2b, K, .253
Mike Carp (1b) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .262
Jamar Hill (lf) 1 for 3, run, 2b, BB, K, .336
Freakin 5.1 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 2 BBs, K, 2 HR, 4.40 era, L (4-5)
Lino Urdaneta 1.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, BB, K, 6.46 era
Marcelo 'Gasoline' Perez 2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4 BBs, 3 Ks, 6.03 era

Savannah 3, Kannapolis 8

Hector Pellot (dh) 0 for 4, K, .269
DJ Wabick (lf) 2 for 4, run, 2 2b, K, .295
Josh Thole (1b) 2 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .259
Jeremy Mizell 4 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 2 ER, 2 Ks, HR, 5.55 era, L (3-13)
Matias Carrillo 5 IP, 5 H, BB, 3 Ks, 4.41 era

Brooklyn 1, Staten Island 4

Micah Schilling (2b) 1 for 3, BB, .298
Raul Reyes (cf) 0 for 3, K, .214
Lucas Duda (lf, rf) 2 for 3, run, 2b, BB, .284/.392
JR Voyles (dh) 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, .308
Eric Niesen 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BBs, 3.38 era, L (0-3)
Tim Stronach 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, K, HR, 3.38 era
Michael Antonini IP, H, 0.00 era
Brant Rustich IP, 2.25 era

Kingsport 6, Johnson City 14

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .269
Dan Stegall (cf) 1 for 4, run, RBI, BB, .233
Jose Jiminez (3b) 0 for 2, run, BB, K, .301
Nick Giarraputo (1b) 0 for 4, RBI, K, .273
Richard Pena (rf) 0 for 1, run, RBI, BB, .227
Elvin Ramirez 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BBs, 5 Ks, 6 era
Pedro P Martinez 1.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 6.13 era, L (2-4)
Kyle Johnson 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BBs, HR, 6.23 era

8/19 Links

New Orleans
Binghamton
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport (7pm)


Sorry for the lateness of the links, I was out all morning/afternoon.

Saturday, August 18, 2007

8/18 Minor League Report! Carp! Giarraputo!

New Orleans 4, Oklahoma 5

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 3, run, .296
Mike Pelfrey 4.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 4 BBs, 5 Ks, HR, 4.16 era, L (3-6), 110:61:49, 7:2:5
Jon Adkins 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 3.86 era
Joe Smith 2 IP, 2 Ks, 2.57 era, 15:11:4, 3:1:2

Binghamton 7, New Hampshire 6, in 11 innings

Miguel Negron (cf) 1 for 5, BB, K, .250
Mike Carp (1b) 3 for 6, run, HR, 3 RBI, 2 Ks, .262
Caleb Stewart (rf) 4 for 6, 2b, K, .257
Brett Harper (dh) 1 for 4, run, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .294
Jamar Hill (lf) 1 for 5, run, BB, 2 Ks, .336
Robert Paulk 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, 3.86 era
Tim McNab 2.2 IP, 2 H, ER, K, 2.12 era
Marcos Carvajal 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, HR, 5.13 era
Carlos Muniz 2 IP, 3 Ks, 2.59 era
Brandon Nall IP, 2 BBs, K, 5.56 era, W (1-0)

St. Lucie 7, Jupiter 4

Emmanuel Garcia (2b) 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .251
Jose Castro (ss) 0 for 4, run, BB, .318
Sean Henry (cf) 2 for 4, run, 2b, BB, K, .293
Ambi Concepcion (rf) 2 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .238
Sean McCraw (c) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .308
Jonathan Malo (dh) 1 for 4, run, HR, 4 RBI, BB, .262 (walk off grand slam)
Jon Niese 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BBs, K, HR, 4.21 era, 6:7:1
Kevin Tomasiewicz 4 IP, 2 H, BB, K, 3.88 era, W (4-1)

Savannah 3, Kannapolis 14

Hector Pellot (dh) 1 for 3, 2 runs, BB, .271
Darren Clark (lf) 2 for 4, run, RBI, .302
DJ Wabick (1b, rf) 2 for 4, 3b, 2 RBI, K, .293
Waner Mateo 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 Ks, 5.29 era
Joe D'Alessandro 3 IP, 10 H, 11 R, 4 ER, 3 Ks, 4 HR, 7.36 era, BS (1), L (0-2)

Brooklyn 3, Staten Island 12

Micah Schilling (dh) 1 for 3, 2 BBs, .297
Jason Jacobs (c) 1 for 4, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .286
Lucas Duda (lf) 1 for 5, K, .277
Raul Reyes (cf) 1 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .217
Joaquin Rodriguez (1b) 2 for 4, run, K, .236
Matt Bouchard (ss) 3 for 4, run, RBI, .247
Nick Carr 3 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, BB, 2 Ks, 4.15 era, L (3-6)
Steven Cheney 3 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 2.70 era
Will Morgan 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, ER, 1.35 era
Eddie Kunz IP, BB, 5.79 era

Kingsport 1, Johnson City 0 in 11 innings, Game 1

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 4, run, 2b, BB, .274
Dan Stegall (cf) 0 for 5, RBI, K, .232
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 2 for 4, 2b, K, .271
Bradley Hubbert (lf) 2 for 4, 3b, K, .300
Phillips Orta 6 IP, 4 H, BB, 7 Ks, 4.04 era
Rhiner Cruz 3 IP, 3 BBs, 3 Ks, 0.77 era
John Holdzkom 2 IP, H, 2 BBs, 4 Ks, 0.00 era, (Kingsport debut)

Kingsport 8, Johnson City 7, Game 2

Greg Veloz (2b) 0 for 4, .270
Dan Stegall (cf) 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .232
Jose Jiminez (1b) 1 for 5, 2 runs, 2 RBI, .305
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, K, .278 (walk off single)
Bradley Hubbert (dh) 2 for 4, run, .333
Brandon Richey (ss) 2 for 4, 2 2b, 3 RBI, .243
Manuel Olivares 5 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 3 BBs, 2 Ks, HR, 4.57 era
Santiago Valdez 4 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 2.25 era, W (1-0)

8/18 Links

New Orleans
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn (now)
Kingsport Game 1 (won 1-0 in 11 innings)
Kingsport Game 2
Kingsport Game 2 (alternate link)

*The Kingsport DH was like that split stadium DH the Mets/Yankees had a few years back, with alternate home teams, so I'm not sure which link will work, therefore if one doesn't, the other will.

Friday, August 17, 2007

8/17 Minor League Report! Garcia! Mullens!

New Orleans 3, Nashville 8

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 2 for 4, 2b, K, .296
Phil Humber 3.2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 4 BBs, 2 Ks, 2 HR, 4.66 era, L (10-9), 79:41:38, 1:7:2
Ambi Burgos IP, H, 2 ER, BB, HR, 6.43 era, 17:9:8, 1:2

Binghamton 5, New Hampshire 8

Miguel Negron (cf) 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs, .251
Mike Carp (1b) 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .257
Brett Harper (dh) 1 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, K, .295
Jamar Hill (lf) 2 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .343
Salvador Aguilar 3.2 IP, 11 H, 8 ER, K, HR, 5.86 era, L (7-7)

St. Lucie 9, Jupiter 5, Game 1

Sean Henry (cf) 1 for 4, 2b, K, .292
Jose Castro (ss) 0 for 3, run, BB, .321
**Endy Chavez** (lf) 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI
Nick Evans (1b) 1 for 2, run, BB, .293
Dan Murphy (3b) 1 for 3, 2 runs, .294
Ambi Concepcion (rf) 2 for 2, 3 runs, 2 2b, RBI, .233
Emmanuel Garcia (2b) 2 for 2, run, 3 RBI, .247
Eric Brown 6 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3 BBs, 2 Ks, 4.58 era, W (8-8)

St. Lucie 10, Jupiter 5, Game 2

Sean Henry (cf) 1 for 4, run, 2b, .291
Jose Castro (ss) 1 for 2, run, RBI, 2 BBs, .322
Nick Evans (1b) 0 for 1, 3 BBs, .292
Dan Murphy (3b) 1 for 3, run, RBI, .295
Emmanuel Garcia (dh) 3 for 4, 2 runs, .252
Jonathan Malo (2b) 2 for 2, 3 runs, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, BB, .262
Teddy Dziuba (c) 2 for 3, 2 2b, 4 RBI, .357
Joey Serfass 3 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, BB, 3 Ks, 2 HR, 6.16 era
German Marte 3 IP, H, BB, 5 Ks, 4.08 era
Nick Abel IP, H, K, 2.38 era

Savannah 6, Kannapolis 1

Hector Pellot (2b) 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .271
Darren Clark (lf) 1 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, BB, .286
DJ Wabick (1b) 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, .291
Greg Mullens 7 IP, 5 H, ER, 4.31 era, W (5-3)

Kingsport 0, Danville 1, in 11 innings, Game 1

Greg Veloz (2b) 0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .271
Dan Stegall (cf) 0 for 3, 2 BBs, K, .242
Jose Jiminez (1b) 1 for 5, .261
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 0 for 4, .265
Brad Burns 5 IP, 2 H, 2 BBs, 4 Ks, 2.72 era
Roy Merritt 2 IP, 2 H, BB, K, 2.66 era
Kyle Johnson 2 IP, H, R, 3 Ks, 5.14 era, L (2-1)

Kingsport 4, Danville 8

Greg Veloz (2b) 2 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .275
Jose Jiminez (1b) 1 for 4, run, K, .308
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 1 for 3, run, K, .266
Michael Parker (rf) 2 for 3, run, RBI, .308
Marcos Tabata 3 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 3 BBs, 2 Ks, HR, 7.79 era, L (1-3)
Jose Bierd 4 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 Ks, HR, 6.58 era

8/17 Links

New Orleans (8pm)
Binghamton
St. Lucie Game 1 (5pm)
St. Lucie Game 2
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport Game 1 (5pm)
Kingsport Game 2

Thursday, August 16, 2007

8/16 Minor League Report! Mulvey, Calero!

New Orleans 3, Nashville 8

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 4, K, .294
Adam Bostick 5 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BBs, 3 Ks, HR, 5.71 era, L (5-6)

Binghamton 7, Altoona 3

Miguel Negron (cf) 2 for 5, run, RBI, .250
Mike Carp (1b) 2 for 4, run, RBI, .257
Jamar Hill (lf) 1 for 4, K, .337
Caleb Stewart (rf) 2 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, K, .253
Rafael Arroyo (c) 2 for 3, run, .242
Kevin Mulvey 8 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 5 Ks, 3.50 era, W (10-10)

St. Lucie 13, Daytona 6

Sean Henry (cf) 1 for 5, 3 runs, HR, RBI, BB, .292
Jose Castro (ss) 2 for 6, 2 runs, RBI, .324
Ambi Concepcion (rf) 2 for 4, run, 2 2b, 3 RBI, BB, K, .227
Nick Evans (1b) 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .291
Dan Murphy (3b) 2 for 4, run, RBI, 2 BBs, .294
Emmanuel Garcia (2b) 1 for 5, run, RBI, K, .244
Sean McCraw (c) 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .311
Ryan Coultas (dh) 3 for 6, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .248
Blake Eager 5 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 2 Ks, HR, 4.64 era
Joe Hietpas 3 IP, 3 H, ER, K, 2.60 era, W (4-2)

Brooklyn 7, Hudson Valley 1

Jason Jacobs (c) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 2b, RBI, BB, K, .287
Lucas Duda (1b) 1 for 4, 2 runs, RBI, BB, K, .279
Brandon Kawal (lf) 2 for 3, 3 RBI, .306
Nick Waechter 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 Ks, HR, 3.54 era, W (4-2)
Dan McDonald 2 IP, 1.80 era
Stephen Clyne IP, H, BB, 3 Ks, 2.12 era

Kingsport 3, Danville 19, resumption of suspended game 7/23

Greg Veloz (dh) 2 for 5, .287
Dan Stegall (cf) 3 for 5, .270
Nick Giarraputo (1b) 2 for 5, .287
Jose Jiminez (3b) 0 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .258
Pedro P Martinez 2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, K, 5.16 era
Jorge Rodriguez 2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, 3 HR, 4.50 era
Nelson Arrechi 2 IP, 2 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 4 BBs, 4 Ks, 27 era

Kingsport 9, Danville 1, normal game

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .276
Dan Stegall (cf) 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .246
Jose Jiminez (1b) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, .313
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 1 for 3, run, .271
Angel Calero 6 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 7 Ks, HR, 2.79 era, W (5-1)

8/16 Links

New Orleans
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Brooklyn
Kingsport

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

8/15 Minor League Report! Henry! McCraw!

New Orleans 3, Nashville 7

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 4, run, .295
Jake Gautreau (2b) 0 for 4, .238
Dave Williams 6.1 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 2 Ks, 3 HR, 4.14 era, L (2-2)
Ryan Cullen 0.2 IP, K, 2.98 era
Steve Schmoll IP, H, K, 3.57 era

Binghamton 1, Altoona 6

Miguel Negron (cf) 1 for 4, RBI, K, .247
Mike Carp (1b) 0 for 4, K, .254
Brett Harper (lf) 0 for 4, .296
Jamar Hill (ph) 1 for 1, .340
Jose Sanchez 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 6 Ks, HR, 4.02 era, L (3-7)
Brandon Nall IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 5.73 era

St. Lucie 10, Daytona 9

Sean Henry (cf) 4 for 6, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .293
Jose Castro (ss) 0 for 3, run, BB, .324
Ambi Concepcion (rf) 1 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI, 2 Ks, .222
Nick Evans (1b) 2 for 5, run, .293
Dan Murphy (3b) 2 for 5, run, 2 2b, .292
Sean McCraw (c) 2 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, 2 BBs, .317
Jonathan Malo (dh) 2 for 5, 2 runs, RBI, K, .254
Tobi Stoner 5.1 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 3 Ks, HR, 5.29 era
Kevin Tomasiewicz 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, K, 4.17 era, W (3-1)
Jose De La Torre 2 IP, H, BB, K, 4.69 era, SV (6)

Savannah 1, Lexington 6

Joe Holden (cf) 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .258
DJ Wabick (1b) 1 for 4, RBI, K, .288
Nelson Portillo 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BBs, K, 4.86 era, L (3-10)

Kingsport 1, Elizabethon 6

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 5, run, HR, RBI, 3 Ks, .273
Dan Stegall (cf) 0 for 3, BB, K, .237
Jose Jiminez (1b) 1 for 4, .315
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 0 for 4, K, .266
Michael Olmstead 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, BB, 2 Ks, 2.81 era, L (0-1)

8/15 Links

New Orleans (lost 7-3)
Savannah (lost 6-1)

Binghamton
St. Lucie
Kingsport

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Willie with Another chance to show he has balls

And as usual, he shows he doesn't.

Good job not benching Castillo, Willie.

You know, I feel the need to expand on this. He set a precedent in Houston when he properly benched Reyes for not even trying. So now Castillo does the exact same thing, but because he's a pwecious wetrun, Willie turns tail and will probably offer up some half assed fucktard excuse like "his knees are bad" or some such drivel. You know what, Willie? Man up or shut up.

8/14 Minor League Report! Ahern, Parnell, Evans!

New Orleans 4, Nashville 3

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, 3b, K, .295
Jose Santiago 6 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 2 Ks, 5.27 era, W (6-7)
Joe Smith 1.2 IP, 3.60 era, SV (2) 22:12:10, 2:2

Binghamton 5, Altoona 3

Miguel Negron (cf) 0 for 3, run, BB, .247
Mike Carp (1b) 1 for 3, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, .257
Brett Harper (lf) 0 for 3, K, .299
Jamar Hill (rf, lf) 1 for 3, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .333
Bobby Freakin Parnell 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, BB, 4 Ks, 3.86 era, W (4-4)
Lino Urdenta 2 IP, 4 H, ER, 4.61 era, SV (2)

St. Lucie 9, Daytona 1

Sean Henry (cf) 0 for 4, BB, K, .288
Jose Castro (ss) 2 for 5, run, RBI, .328
Nick Evans (1b) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB, K, .291
Dan Murphy (3b) 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, .291
Sean McCraw (c) 1 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, .289
Deolis Guerra 3 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 Ks, 4.30 era
Joey Serfass 3 IP, H, ER, BB, 2 Ks, 4.50 era, W (1-2)
German Marte 2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 4.32 era
Joe Hietpas IP, K, 2.56 era

Savannah 5, Lexington 4

Joe Holden (cf) 1 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, .258
DJ Wabick (dh) 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .289
Darren Clark (lf) 1 for 4, RBI, K, .310
Francisco Pena (c) 0 for 3, .211
Jonathan Castillo 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BBs, 3 Ks, 4.09 era, W (5-3)
David Koons 0.2 IP, 3 H, ER, 3.09 era
Josh Stinson 2 IP, 2 H, K, 4.99 era
Jeramy Simmons IP, 4.91 era, SV (3)

Kingsport 0, Elizabethon 1, Game 1

Bradley Hubbert (lf) 1 for 1, BB, .400 (only hit for KPort)
Elvin Ramirez 4 IP, H, 5 BBs, 2 Ks, 5.91 era
Roy Merritt 2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 2 Ks, 2.95 era, L (1-2)

Kingsport 2, Elizabethon 2, Super Secret Game 2 (no one knew about it until Game 1 was over!)

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 3, run, 2 Ks, .275
Dan Stegall (cf) 1 for 3, K, .240
Pedro P Martinez 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, BB, 3 Ks, 4.71 era, L (2-2)

8/14 Links

New Orleans
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
NYPL All Star Game @ 735pm
Kingsport

Lastings Milledge vs Shawn Green since May 1st

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65 for 267, 27 runs, 17 2b, 3b, 5 HR, 17 RBI, 17/40 bb/k, 8/8 SBs, .243/.289/.371/.660

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30 for 94, 14 runs, 7 2b, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 3/18 bb/k, 1/3 SBs, .319/.340/.489

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I know we don't often comment on the major league team, but this is just so blatant, I had to post about it. Shawn Green is simply not a starting outfielder on the New York Mets anymore, he's been passed by Lastings Milledge. It just remains to be seen if Willie Randolph can figure that out (I somehow don't think so). At least, not without a map.

8/13 Minor League Report! Mizell! Veloz!

New Orleans 4-9-0, Round Rock 6-11-0, in 11 innings

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 3 for 5, .292
Jake Gautreau (2b) 0 for 5, K, .244
Mike Pelfrey 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, 3.78 era, 94:62:32; 6:7:2 (what I believe is happening is he is working on his slider/changeup in lieu of putting up good stats, because we've seen him pitch better then this in the majors when he's been up here)
Willie Collazo 4 IP, 3 H, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 2.79 era
Ivan Maldonado 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 Ks, 3.93 era, L (1-1)

Savannah 3-8-0, Lexington 1-5-1

Jonathan Santos (2b) 2 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .235
Joe Holden (cf) 3 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, .258
Darren Clark (lf) 0 for 4, BB, K, .316
Francisco Pena (c) 1 for 4, .213
Jeremy Mizell 7 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 5 Ks, 5.60 era
Jeramy Simmons IP, K, 5.11 era, W (3-0)
Ryan Meyers IP, 3 Ks, 2.23 era, SV (13)

Kingsport 7-12-1, Burlington 6-9-3

Greg Veloz (2b) 3 for 5, run, 2b, .278
Dan Stegall (cf) 0 for 3, K, .243
Jose Jiminez (3b) 3 for 4, run, 2 2b, HR, RBI, .331
Brandon Richey (ss) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, .250
Yasmil Bucce (c) 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, .284
Nick Giarraputo (1b) 0 for 2, K, .279
Phillips Orta 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, HR, 4.60 era, W (2-1)
Jose Bierd 3 IP, H, 2 ER, 3 BBs, 4 Ks, 7.36 era
Rhiner Cruz IP, H, BB, 1.17 era, SV (4)

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Do you like the inclusion of the line scores for both teams?

Monday, August 13, 2007

Alls Quiet on the Minor League Front aka 8/13 Links

New Orleans
Savannah
Kingsport

And this gives me a chance to try out a couple new things. Here are links to a static boxscore which does not update automatically, tell me if you like this and would like this to become a permanent part of the daily links posts here:

New Orleans
Savannah
Kingsport

Also, don't forget: Any requests for prospect information/new features can now be emailed to us directly at: metsprospecthub@yahoo.com. I have comment notification set up to go to my personal email, but we may miss something you guys have to tell us if it's buried in a comment, whereas if you email it, it'll get not only my attention, but David's as well. Also, if you just feel like telling us how much we rock, the email addy is the perfect place to do that.

Sunday, August 12, 2007

8/12 Minor League Report! Niese! Voyles!

New Orleans 0, Round Rock 3

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 4, .289
Jake Gautreau (2b) 0 for 4, K, .250
Phillip Humber 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 5 Ks, HR, 4.43 era, L (10-8), 98:66:32, 1:9:5

Binghamton 4, Bowie 11

Miguel Negron (cf) 0 for 5, 2 Ks, .250
Mike Carp (1b) 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .257
Brett Harper (dh) 0 for 4, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .301
Jamar Hill (lf) 1 for 4, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .333
Sal Aguilar 4 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, 3 BBs, 2 Ks, HR, 5.34 era, L (7-6)
Robert Paulk 2 IP, 2 BBs, 3.64 era
Brandon Nall IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 5.06 era
Marcelo "BLOWS MASSIVE BALLS" Perez 0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, BB, 5.77 era

St. Lucie 0, Sarasota 6, Game 1

Sean Henry (cf) 1 for 3, .291
Jose Castro (ss) 0 for 3, .326
Nick Evans (1b) 0 for 3, .289
Dan Murphy (dh) 0 for 3, K, .293
Eric Brown 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, BB, K, 4.44 era, L (7-8)

St. Lucie 4, Sarasota 0, Game 2

Sean Henry (cf) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .291
Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 2 for 4, run, 2b, .247
Nick Evans (1b) 0 for 1, BB, .288
Sean McCraw (c) 1 for 3, 2 Ks, .303
Jonathan Malo (2b) 1 for 2, run, HR, 4 RBI, BB, K, .244
Jon Niese 7 IP, 3 H, 6 Ks, 4.17 era, W (11-6) (last 4 GS, 26 IP, 14 H, 3 ER, 5 BBs, 25 Ks, 3-0, 1.04 era)

Savannah 4, Lexington 2

Darren Clark (lf) 2 for 4, 2 RBI, K, .353
DJ Wabick (dh) 0 for 4, K, .289
Julio Polanco 6 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 BBs, 7 Ks, 6.67 era, W (3-8)
David Koons IP, K, 2.88 era
Ryan Meyers IP, K, 2.29 era, SV (12)

Brooklyn 4, Auburn 2

Micah Schilling (2b) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .296
Lucas Duda (1b, lf) 0 for 3, run, BB, K, .280
JR Voyles (3b) 3 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .319
Raul Reyes (cf) 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .214
Dillon Gee 4 IP, 5 H, ER, 5 Ks, 2.61 era
Tim Stronach 3 IP, 3 H, BB, 2 Ks, 2.79 era, W (2-1)
Brant Rustich IP, H, ER, K, 3.00 era
Eddie Kunz IP, 2 Ks, 7.36 era, SV (2)

Kingsport 3, Burlington 10

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .270
Dan Stegall (cf) 2 for 4, 2 3b, 3 RBI, K, .247
Bradley Burns 4 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, BB, 2 Ks, 3.16 era, L (3-1)
Manuel Olivares 1.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 3 BBs, K, HR, 4.70 era

8/12 Links

New Orleans @ 3pm
Binghamton @ 6pm
St. Lucie Game 1 (now)
St. Lucie Game 2
Savannah @ 2pm
Brooklyn @ 5pm
Kingsport @ 7pm

Saturday, August 11, 2007

8/11 Minor League Report!

New Orleans 9, Round Rock 7

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 2 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, K, .289
Jake Gautreau (2b) 1 for 4, K, .255
Adam Bostick 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, BB, 8 Ks, HR, 5.49 era, 90:60:30, 1:6:8
Jon Adkins IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K, 4.02 era, W (2-3)
Joe Smith IP, H, BB, 2 Ks, 5.40 era, SV (1), 20:13:7, 0:1:2

Binghamton 4, Bowie 7

Miguel Negron (cf) 0 for 4, .255
Mike Carp (1b) 0 for 4, K, .256
Mark Kiger (ss) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, .316
Brett Harper (dh) 2 for 2, run, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BBs, .304
Marcos Carvajal 4.2 IP, 3 H, 6 ER, 6 BBs, 6 Ks, HR, 5.06 era, L (5-10)

St. Lucie 1, Sarasota 2, Game 1, in 8 innings

Sean Henry (cf) 0 for 3, BB, .291
Jose Castro (ss) 0 for 4, .330
Nick Evans (1b) 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .292
Dan Murphy (3b) 1 for 2, run, BB, .296
Sean McCraw (c) 2 for 3, RBI, .300
Jacob Ruckle 2 IP, 3 H, BB, 3.48 era
Blake Eager 3 IP, H, ER, 3 BBs, 2 Ks, 4.82 era
Nick Abel 2.1 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 3 Ks, 2.47 era, L (2-3)

St. Lucie Game 2 was postponed

Savannah 6, West Virginia 8

Hector Pellot (2b) 0 for 4, 2 runs, 3 Ks, .269
Jonathan Sanchez (cf) 1 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, K, .212
DJ Wabick (dh) 2 for 3, 2b, BB, .292
Francisco Pena (c) 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .213
Greg Mullens 3 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4 BBs, 3 Ks, 4.64 era
Waner "ROIDS!" Mateo 1.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 Ks, 6.00 era, L (0-1)

Brooklyn 0, Auburn 3

Micah Schilling (dh) 2 for 4, 2b, K, .297
Raul Reyes (cf) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .213
Eric Niesen 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BBs, 6 Ks, 3.97 era, L (0-2)
Josh Appell 1.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 Ks, 1.77 era
Will Morgan 2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 1.04 era
Grady Hinchman 0.1 IP, k, 2.28 era
Stephen Clyne 2 IP, H, BB, 2.25 era

Kingsport 3, Greeneville 5

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 5, .270
Dan Stegall (cf) 2 for 4, RBI, .241
Jose Jiminez (3b) 1 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .328
Nick Giarraputo (dh) 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .288
Angel Calero 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BBs, 5 Ks, HR, 2.96 era
Marcos Tabata 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BBs, 6.54 era, BS (1), L (1-2)

8/11 Links

New Orleans
Binghamton
St. Lucie Game 1 @ 5pm
St. Lucie Game 2
Savannah
Brooklyn @ 6pm
Kingsport

MPH Draft Database Part V: Rounds 30 to end

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Round 30, Pick 933: Rylan Sandoval

Rylan Sandoval (2B - Chabot College)

2007 (thru 5/6): 43 G, 72 for 182, 50 runs, 14 2b, 3 3b, 8 HR, 54 RBI, 18/26 BB/K, 20/0 SB, .396/.477/.637

2006 (thru 5/11): .547 obp, .748 slg, 20 2b, 53 rbi
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Round 31, Pick 962: Antonio Peraza

Antonio Peraza (LHP - La Mirada HS)

2007: 2-2, 3.56 era, 13 G, 7 GS, 41.1 IP, 39 H, 29 BBs, 44 Ks, BAA .244
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Round 32, Pick 991: Juan Centeno
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Round 33, Pick 1020: Nicholas Abshire
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Round 34, Pick 1049: Terry Johnson

Terry (Steven) Johnson (SS - William Carey College)

2007: 41 G, 51 for 158, 6/3/2/23 2b/3b/hr/rbi, 7/16 BB/K, 16/20 SBs, .323/.379/.437
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Round 35, Pick 1078: Jason LaVorgna

Jason Lavorgna (RHP - Eastern Connecticut State University)

2007: 25 G, 4-1, 1.14 era, 31.2 IP, 25 H, 10 BBs, 39 Ks, BAA .216
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Round 37, Pick 1134: Jose Alvarez
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Round 38, Pick 1162: Brandon Kawal

Brandon Kawal (LF - Concordia University)

2007: 48 G, 66 for 164, 13/2/5/64 2b/3b/hr/rbi, 15/17 BB/K, 14/16 SBs,
.401/.439/.577

2006: 47 G, 55 for 145, 13/1/1/32 2b/3b/hr/rbi, 12/24 BB/K, 10/12 SBs,
.379/.432/.503
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Round 39, Pick 1190: Alonzo Harris

Alonzo Harris (SS - McComb HS)

2007: 50 for 93, .540, 25 1b, 11 2b, 3 3b, 11 HR, 45 RBI, 60 runs, 30 SB
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Friday, August 10, 2007

8/10 Minor League Report! Ahern! Clark! Olmstead!

New Orleans 9, Round Rock 3

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 3 for 5, 3 runs, 3b, RBI, .288
Jake Gautreau (2b) 0 for 3, 2 BBs, K, .255
Dave Williams 6 IP, 4 H, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 3.09 era, W (2-1)
Steve Schmoll 0.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, HR, 3.74 era

Binghamton 1, Bowie 7

Miguel Negron (Cf) 0 for 5, K, .259
Mike Carp (1b) 1 for 4, K, .260
Brett Harper (dh) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .301
Jamar Hill (lf) 1 for 4, RBI, .353
Kevin Mulvey 6 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, BB, 6 Ks, HR, 3.51 era, L (9-10), 4:8:6

Savannah 2, West Virginia 5

Hector Pellot (2b) 0 for 5, K, .271
Darren Clark (lf) 3 for 3, BB, .385
Francisco Pena (dh) 0 for 5, 3 Ks, .212
Nelson Portillo 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, BB, 4 Ks, HR, 4.83 era, L (3-9)

Brooklyn 4, Auburn 3

Micah Schilling (dh) 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .292
JR Voyles (2b) 1 for 4, run, 2b, 3 Ks, .314
Lucas Duda (1b) 2 for 3, run, 2b, K, .292
Raul Reyes (cf) 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .213
Nick Carr 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BBs, 7 Ks, 3.49 era
Steven Cheney 2 IP, 4 Ks, 2.97 era, W (3-3)
Brant Rustich IP, K, 0.00 era, SV (1)

Kingport 2, Green3ville 5

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .272
Dan Stegall (cf) 0 for 4, K, .235
Jose Jiminez (1b) 2 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, .325
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 1 for 3, 2b, BB, .294
Michael Olmstead 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 4 Ks, 1.50 era
Jorge Rodriguez 3 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 6 Ks, 3.41 era, L (4-3)

8/10 Links

New Orleans @ 8pm
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport

MPH Draft Database Part 4: Rounds 20 to 29

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Round 20, Pick 633: Dylan Owen

Dylan Owen (RHP - Francis Marion University)

Dylan features a fastball that sits around 88-91, topping out at 93. His slider is his (strike)out pitch, sitting at 78-82. He also throws a curve and change. His curve sits 73-76, while his change is between 79-83. He feels he needs to work on throwing the fastball inside more, and also get more comfortable throwing any pitch inside.

And here are Coach Chris Calciano's (GCSU) thoughts on a rival pitcher the Mets drafted, Dylan Owen.

The Mets took another kid from our Conference Dylan Owen, who is in Brooklyn right now. I really like that kid!!! He can flat out pitch. Plus slider that is 80-83 and an excellent strikeout pitch. His fastball is 89-92 with some movement.

Both kids are physically a bit smaller than you would like, but mechanically they are solid and should not breakdown with injuries!!

2007: 10-1, 1.14 era, 17 G, 13 GS, 3 CG, 102.1 IP, 77 H, 19 BBs, 121 Ks, BAA .206

2006: 12-3, 2.30 era, 17 G, 16 GS, 7 CG, 125 IP, 102 H, 35 BBs, 126 Ks, BAA .227

3 year career: 28-8, 2.15 era, 334 Ks in 323 IP, 16 CG in 40 GS

Owen was named the 2007 NCAA Division II national Pitcher of the Year by two different voting groups. He earned first-team Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association All-America honors each of the past two years. He was also selected as the Peach Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year for both 2006 and 2007.
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Round 21, Pick 663: Dillon Gee

Dillon Gee (RHP - University of Texas @ Arlington)

2007: 4-8, 4.67 era, 16 GS, 4 CG, 111.2 IP, 138 H, 22 BBs, 96 Ks, BAA .298

2006: 6-9, 5.35 ERA, one save...leads the Mavs with 17 starts and 106 innings...made two appearances out of the bullpen...tied for seventh on the UTA single-season innings-pitched list with John Henrickson...ranks second on the team with 67 strikeouts...got the start on opening day and picked up the victory after giving up one run over five innings...struck out a then-career-best eight in a start against Dallas Baptist...allowed one run in a seven-inning complete-game victory over Northwestern State in the SLC opening series...pitched three hitless innings in a predetermined three-inning start at Oklahoma State...tossed a complete-game six-hit shutout in a victory over Stephen F. Austin...tossed a seven-inning complete-game victory over McNeese State...picked up his first save of the season by pitching three innings in the series finale against Sam Houston State...earned the victory over Texas State in the series opener, clinching a tournament berth for the Mavs...struck out a career-best 11 in a nine-inning no decision against Dallas Baptist.

Summer 2005: Played for the Brainerd Blue Thunder of the Northwoods League... went 3-7 with a 4.34 ERA in 19 appearances, making nine starts and tossing one complete game...was fourth on the team with 64.1 innings pitched...struck out 42. SLC Tournament: Got the start in the third game of the tournament against Lamar...took the loss after allowing four runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings of work. 2005: 5-8, 5.58 ERA...led the team with 23 appearances...made nine appearances with one complete game...made his first collegiate start in the home opener against Dallas Baptist . . . allowed two runs on four hits in six innings in a no-decision...earned his first collegiate victory against Texas-A&M-Corpus Christi on March 15...struck out a career-best five in the six innings of work in the victory...picked up the only save of his career by pitching three shutout innings, allowing no hits with three punchouts...followed that up the next afternoon by pitching five shutout innings to earn the victory in the longest game in the history of Mavericks baseball...named the SLC Pitcher of the Week for his efforts against SHSU...tossed a complete-game four-hit shutout against then-No. 12 Baylor...allowed just one single each in the first, fourth, sixth and ninth innings...allowed only six base runners and did not allow a runner past second base...earned his second SLC Pitcher of the Week honor...also named to the College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll...tossed five innings to earn the victory against Nicholls State...allowed two runs over six innings in a tough-luck loss to Southeastern Louisiana.

Prior to UTA: Helped lead Cleburne High School to a 33-7 record and a spot in the state semifinals...allowed one earned run and struck out five in three innings against Denton Ryan in the state semifinals...went 12-3 on the mound and hit .443 with six home runs and 46 RBIs...earned first team all-state and all-district honors as a senior...was named team MVP as a senior...threw a no-hitter in his first start of the 2004 season against Granbury, coming within one out of a perfect game...tossed a second no-hitter against Waco University...hit .317 as a designated hitter his junior season...named MVP of his all-county team...also a member of the golf team.
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Round 22, Pick 693: Tyler Vaughn

Tyler Vaughn (3B - UC Irvine)

2007: .311/.371/.398, 61 for 196, 34 runs, 10 2b, 2 3b, HR, 36 RBI, 10 BBs, 12 HBP, 36 Ks, 7/13 SB
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Round 23, Pick 723: Noberto Navarro
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Round 24, Pick 753: Michael Parker

Michael Parker (2b - George Washington University)

2007: .373/.434/.604, 84 for 225, 22 2b, 10 HR, 60 RBI, 21 BBs, 28 Ks, 13/18 SBs
2006: .271/.357/.419, 62 for 229, 17 2b, 3b, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 28 BBs, 36 Ks, 13/14 SBs
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Round 25, Pick 783: Nicholas "Cole" Abbott

Nicholas Cole Abbott (RHP - Weber HS)
Thanks to Mark Larsen @ Weber for the info

Record 7-2
ERA 1.77
OPP BA .199
Strike Outs 86
IP 55.2
Runs 15
Earned Runs 12
Hits 40
BB's 23

Tall athletic pitcher with a fastball in the low 90's. Has touched 93 on several occasions. Above average slider that he can throw for strikes in any count. Cole only weighs about 170 pounds. As he matures and grows he has the frame to easily carry 200-210 pounds. When he develops his legs, his velocity should go up and he will be able to go much deeper in games. Cole is very athletic and very competitive. These two attributes will allow him to learn and develop at a much faster pace than a lot of pitchers. Seems to be very natural on the mound. Needs to develop a third pitch. Has the ability to throw a decent change up, but lacks the confidence to throw it in games.

When Cole misses he misses up and tends to put himself in bad counts. Needs to tweak his grip a little to be able to get some movement on his fastball. As he gets better and throws more innings, I have complete confidence that he will be successful as a professional, and he will
learn to get great hitters out.
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Round 26, Pick 813: Bradley Burns

Bradley Burns (RHP - University of Oklahoma)

2007: 1-1, 5.75 era, 16 G, 7 GS, 36 IP, 46 H, 25 BBs, 33 Ks, BAA .313
2006: 0-0, 8.38 era, 7 G, 2 GS, 9.2 IP, 16 H, 7 BBs, 7 Ks, BAA .381
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Round 27, Pick 843: Kyle Catto

Kyle Catto (RHP - Southern Illinois University)

Thanks to Dan Callahan at Southern Illinois University.

I'm not sure what to tell you. Kyle did not throw for us the past five or so weeks of our season. He had some tendonitis. When he's healthy, he will run his fastball up there around 92-93, and he had two outings where he was throwing an 85 mph slider with good tilt. When he's "good," he also throws a split, which can be his out pitch. His arm is fluid and loose and at times he does not command the strike zone like he is capable. When he is on he is a GOOD pro guy.

2007: 1-1, 7.09 era, 13 G, GS, 26.2 IP, 35 H, 10 BBs, 29 Ks, BAA .315
2006: 1-1, 4.41 era, 14 G, 4 GS, 34.2 IP, 39 H, 22 BBs, 34 Ks, BAA .279
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Round 29, Pick 903: Roy Merritt

Roydrick Merritt (LHP/OF - Southern University A&M)

2007: 7-1, 2.75 era, 13 G, 12 GS, 6 CG, 72 IP, 52 H, 25 BBs, 56 Ks, BAA .202

2006: 5-1, 5.28 era, 10 G, 7 GS, 44.1 IP, 50 H, 22 BBs, 44 Ks, 1.62 WHIP, .258/.294/.290 (8 for 31), 2b, 5 RBI, 2/9 BB/K)
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Thursday, August 09, 2007

8/9 Minor League Report! Murphy, Pellot!

Binghamton 0, Trenton 8

Miguel Negron (cf) 1 for 4, .264
Mike Carp (1b) 2 for 4, K, .260
Brett Harper (dh) 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .301
Jamar Hill (lf) 1 for 4, K, .358
Jose Sanchez 5 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 3 ER, BB, 4 Ks, HR, 4.10 era, L (3-6)

St. Lucie 7, Sarasota 5

Sean Henry (cf) 1 for 5, RBI, .293
Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 2 for 5, run, 2b, 3b, RBI, BB, .247
Ambi Concepcion (rf) 2 for 5, 2 RBI, K, .230
Nick Evans (1b) 1 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .295
Dan Murphy (3b) 3 for 4, run, 2b, .295
Sean McCraw (c) 1 for 4, 2 runs, K, .259
Tobi Stoner 4.1 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, BB, 4 Ks, 4.85 era
Joey Serfass 2.2 IP, 4.85 era
Jose De La Torre 2 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 Ks, HR, 4.86 era, BS (3), W (4-7)

Savannah 6, West Virginia 4

Hector Pellot (2b) 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, K, .275
Joe Holden (cf) 2 for 5, run, 3b, HR (4), 3 RBI, 3 Ks, .257
Darren Clark (lf) 1 for 5, run, .304
DJ Wabick (1b) 2 for 5, run, 2b, .292
Francisco Pena (c) 2 for 5, run, HR (5), 2 RBI, .216
Jonathan Sanchez (rf) 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .212
Jonathan Castillo 6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 Ks, 2 HR, 4.02 era, W (4-3)
Josh Stinson 2 IP, 3 H, K, 5.09 era
David Koons IP, H, ER, BB, K, 2.97 era, SV (5)

Kingsport 3, Danville 5

Michael Parker (2b) 3 for 5, RBI, K, .329
Dan Stegall (cf) 2 for 4, RBI, BB, K, .241
Jose Jiminez (1b) 1 for 4, 2b, BB, K, .319
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 0 for 3, K, .294
Tyler Vaughn (dh) 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .268
Elvin Ramirez 2.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 6.75 era, L (0-4)
Roy Merritt 3.2 IP, 2 H, 6 Ks, 2.76 era
Pedro P Martinez 2 IP, H, K, 4.75 era

8/9 Links

Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

8/8 Minor League Report! Parnell, Murphy

New Orleans 0, Fresno 7

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 2 for 3, 2b, BB, .284
Jake Gautreau (2b) 1 for 4, .259
Jason Vargas 5 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BBs, 4 Ks, HR, 5.52 era, L (7-7)
Joe Smith IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 7.71 era

Binghamton 6, Trenton 0

Miguel Negron (cf) 1 for 4, .264
Mike Carp (1b) 1 for 3, run, BB, .256
Brett Harper (dh) 2 for 4, RBI, K, .304
Jamar Hill (lf) 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, .364
Bobby Parnell 7 IP, 5 H, BB, 6 Ks, 4.27 era, W (3-4)

St. Lucie 6, Lakeland 9

Sean Henry (cf) 1 for 5, K, .294
Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 1 for 5, RBI, K, .245
Nick Evans (1b) 0 for 5, K, .296
Dan Murphy (3b) 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, HR, RBI, .290
Sean McCraw (c) 2 for 4, run, RBI, .261
Ignacio Medrano (2b) 1 for 2, 2 RBI, .278
Pedro Martinez 3 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 0 BBs, 5 Ks, 2 HR, 15 era, L (0-1), 63:44:19 (+17 in the pen), 3:1:5
Joe Hietpas 3 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 2.64 era
Deolis Guerra 1.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 4 BBs, 4.48 era

Savannah 1, West Virginia 8

Hector Pellot (2b) 2 for 4, .271
DJ Wabick (1b) 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .291
Francisco Pena (c) 1 for 4, K, .213
Darren Clark (lf) 2 for 4, 2b, .333
Jeremy Mizell 5 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, 2 HR, 5.96 era, L (3-12)

Brooklyn 2, Mahoning Valley 0, Game 1

Micah Schilling (2b) 1 for 2, BB, .290
Lucas Duda (1b) 2 for 3, 2 runs, HR, RBI, .288
Brandon Kawal (lf) 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, .310
Nick Waechter 5.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BBs, K, 3.80 era, W (3-2)
Eddie Kunz IP, 10.13 era, SV (1)

Brooklyn 2, Mahoning Valley 0, Game 2

Micah Schilling (2b) 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .293
Lucas Duda (1b) 0 for 2, BB, .284
Brandon Kawal (lf) 1 for 3, K, .311
Chris Fournier (dh) 1 for 3, 2 Ks, .224
Dylan Owen 5 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 Ks, 2.05 era, W (
Dan McDonald IP, H, 2.00 era
Stephen Clyne IP, 2.57 era, SV (7)

Kingsport 2, Danville 3

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 4, run, .271
Jose Jiminez (1b) 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .322
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .299
Richard Pena (rf) 1 for 3, 3b, BB, .235
Tyler Vaughn (dh) 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K, .375
Phillips Orta 4.1 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 8 Ks, 4.74 era
Jason Lavorgna 2 IP, H, 2 R, 3 Ks, 11.05 era, L (0-3)

8/8 Links - PEDRO IS IN DA HOUSE

Starting tonight for the St. Lucie Mets - Pedro Martinez.

New Orleans (10pm)
Binghamton
**St. Lucie**
Savannah
Brooklyn Game 1 (605pm)
Brooklyn Game 2
Kingsport

MPH Draft Database Part 3: Rounds 14 to 19

I am waiting on a reply back from Dylan Owen's college coach, which is why today's update stops at Round 19.

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Round 14, Pick 453: Robert Carson

Carson features 4 pitches, a fastball, changeup, cutter and curveball. His fastball sits 90-92, and has topped out at 94. His changeup sits around 75-80, while his curveball is low to mid 70s. He feels his curveball needs more bite to it, and he is also working on developing a fifth pitch, a slider.
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Round 15, Pick 483: Jefferies Tatford

Jefferies Tatford (C - University of Louisiana)

2007: .351/.484/.586, 78 for 222, 62 runs, 18 2b, 2 3b, 10 HR, 46 RBI, 42/51 BB/K, 4/5 SBs
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Round 16, Pick 513: Christopher Fournier

Christopher Fournier (LF - George Mason University)

2007: .369/.461/.668, 60 runs, 20 2b, 3b, 14 HR, 53 RBI, 34/29 BB/K, 13/18 SBs
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Round 17, Pick 543: Brandon Efferson

Brandon features 3 pitches, a fastball which sits in the 93-95 range, a curveball in the 73-77 range, and a splitter which sits 83-87. He feels his curveball is his best pitch, which he can throw at anytime. His splitter is the pitch he feels needs the most work, and he is also working on developing a 4th pitch, a slider, which sits around 78-82. Other people have compared him to Roy Oswalt.

Thanks to Jesse Cassard at Zachary High School for this scouting report:

Fastball ranges from 91-94. He has a power curve and a split finger as his third pitch. He needs to work on keeping his fastball down in the zone to translate to the next level but I feel he will move up quickly. He has signed a scholarship to Southeastern La. and is in the process of negotiating his contract with the Mets. I feel as if he gets the money he is looking for he will sign.
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Round 18, Pick 573: Michael Antonini

Michael Antonini (LHP - Georgia College & State University)

Antonini features 5 pitches. A two and four seam fastball, slider, change and curve. He feels his slider is his most dominating breaking pitch. He likes to throw his changeup, but it needs work. His fastball sits between 88 and 92, while his slider is 78-81, and his change is 78-80.

Thanks to Coach Chris Calciano from Georgia College & State University for this scouting report:

Antonini is a winner first and foremost!! Tough kid, very ballsy. Velocity is 87-91, fastball has some life. Cutter is a solid secondary pitch for strikeouts and is 79-81. Has an average curveball which he typically just uses as a first pitch get me over. Has a feel for the change with decent run and sink. Solid strike thrower. Slightly above average pickoff move. Average athleticism and fields his position very well.

2007: 7-6, 3.97 era, 15 GS, 90.2 IP, 89 H, 19 BBs, 89 Ks, BAA .254
2006: 11-1, 2.93 era, 16 G, 15 GS, 101.1 IP, 102 H, 20 BBs, 63 Ks, BAA .271
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Round 19, Pick 603: Ernesto Gonzalez

Ernesto Gonzalez (ss - Wallace CC)

2007: .316/.349/.466, 61 for 193, 41 runs, 8 2b, 3 3b, 5 HR, 46 RBI, 10/12 BB/K

2006: .321/.340/.474, 44 for 137, 7 2b, 3b, 4 HR, 35 RBI, 4/6 BB/K
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007

8/7 Minor League Report! Harper, Niese, Jiminez!

New Orleans 1, Fresno 2

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 4, 2b, K, .282
Jake Gautreau (2b) 1 for 4, K, .259
Mike Pelfrey 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, BB, 5 Ks, HR, 3.65 era, 108:66:42 PSB, 7:6:5


Binghamton 11, Trenton 2

Miguel Negron (cf) 1 for 4, 2 runs, K, .264
Mike Carp (1b) 2 for 4, run, RBI, .255
Brett Harper (dh) 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .302
Salvador Aguilar 6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, ER, K, 5.00 era, W (7-5)

St. Lucie 3, Lakeland 2

Sean Henry (cf) 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .295
Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .246
Ambi Concepcion (rf) 2 for 3, run, 2 2b, BB, .232
Nick Evans (1b) 0 for 4, K, .301
Dan Murphy (3b) 0 for 3, BB, .286
Sean McCraw 0 for 3, RBI, K, .211
Jon Niese 7 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 9 Ks, HR, 4.42 era
German Marte 2 IP, H, ER, 2 Ks, HR, 4.50 era, W (2-3)

Kingsport 9, Johnson City 7

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .273
Dan Stegall (cf) 0 for 3, 2 runs, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .234
Jose Jiminez (1b) 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 3b, 2 RBI, .324
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 2 for 5, run, RBI, .306
Brandon Richey (ss) 1 for 3, run, HR, 2 RBI, K, .271
Tyler Vaughn (dh) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, HR, RBI, K, .417
Manuel Olivares 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, K, HR, 4.14 era
Bradley Burns 3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, BB, 4 Ks, HR, 2.63 era, BS (1), W (3-0)
Rhiner Cruz 0.2 IP, 2 Ks, 1.35 era, SV (3)

8/7 Links

New Orleans (10pm)
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Kingsport

Monday, August 06, 2007

8/6 Minor League Report! Henry, Garcia, Stegall, Calero!

New Orleans 4, Fresno 6

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 2 for 5, run, RBI, .282
Jake Gautreau (2b) 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, .275
Phillip Humber 4 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 BBs, 4 Ks, HR, 4.38 era, L (10-7), 81:49:32 PSB, 4:3:4
Joe Smith IP, BB, 0.00 era, 9:4:5 (P:S:B)

St. Lucie 7, Lakeland 4

Sean Henry (cf) 3 for 5, run, .298
Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 3 for 5, 2 runs, .243
Nick Evans (1b) 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .305
Dan Murphy (3b) 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .288
Sean McCraw (c) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .250
Josh Petersen (lf) 2 for 4, .292
Blake Eager 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 Ks, HR, 5.04 era
Kevin Tomasiewicz 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K, 3.58 era, BS (2), W (2-1)
Jose De La Torre 2 IP, 4.88 era, SV (5)

Savannah 2, Hickory 7

Hector Pellot (2b) 2 for 5, 2b, .268
DJ Wabick (1b) 2 for 4, 2b, K, .288
Francisco Pena (c) 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .212
Elvis Cruz (rf) 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .245
Darren Clark (lf) 2 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, K, .286
Julio Polanco 5 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 3 BBs, 4 Ks, HR, 7.07 era, L (2-8)
Joe D'Alessandro IP, 5 H, 4 ER, K, HR, 5.79 era

Brooklyn 5, Aberdeen 11

Micah Schilling (2b) 0 for 5, K, .288
Jason Jacobs (1b) 1 for 2, 2 runs, HR, RBI, 3 BBs, .293
Lucas Duda (lf) 0 for 4, BB, .279
Chris Fournier (dh) 2 for 4, run, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, K, .219
Dillon Gee 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, BB, 5 Ks, 2.65 era
Tim Stronach 2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, 3.31 era, L (1-1)
Brant Rustich IP, H, 2 Ks, 0.00 era
Eddie Kunz 0.2 IP, H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, K, 16.20 era

Kingsport 8, Johnson City 2

Greg Veloz (2b) 0 for 5, RBI, K, .274
Dan Stegall (cf) 3 for 5, 2b, 3b, 3 RBI, 2 Ks, .238
Jose Jiminez (1b) 0 for 5, K, .308
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 1 for 5, run, .303
Richard Pena (rf) 1 for 3, run, 2b, BB, .238
Yasmil Bucce (c) 2 for 4, 2 runs, RBI, .290
Tyler Vaughn (dh) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 2b, 3 RBI, K, .375
Angel Calero 6 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 Ks, 3.12 era, W (4-1)
Marcos Tabata 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 Ks, 6 era, SV (2)

8/6 Links

New Orleans
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn lost 11-5
Kingsport

8/5 Minor League Report! Henry, Brown, Pellot, Veloz!

New Orleans 4, Fresno 5 in 13 innings

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 6, run, 2 Ks, .281
Jake Gautreau (2b) 1 for 6, 3 Ks, .260
Adam Bostick 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 8 Ks, 2 HR, 5.38 era; 2 for 2, run, .278
Ryan Cullen 1.2 IP, 3 H, ER, 3.15 era (blew 10th inning 4-3 lead)
Steve Schmoll 2.1 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 2 Ks, 3.32 era, L (1-3)

Binghamton 8, Reading 13

Miguel Negron (cf) 4 for 6, run, 2b, 3 RBI, .264
Mike Carp (1b) 0 for 4, run, BB, K, .251
Brett Harper (lf) 3 for 3, 3 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BBs, .297/.352/.500 (too bad he's 26)
Jamar Hill (rf) 3 for 5, run, RBI, .377
Marcos Carvajal 2.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 6 ER, BB, K, 2 HR, 4.77 era, L (5-9)
Robert Paulk 1.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 Ks, HR, 3.75 era

St. Lucie 11, Lakeland 1

Sean Henry (cf) 3 for 5, run, 3 2b, 3 RBI, K, .294
Emmanuel Garcia (ss) 1 for 5, RBI, K, .238
Ambi Concepcion (rf) 2 for 5, run, .230
Nick Evans (1b) 2 for 5, 2 runs, HR, RBI, 2 Ks, .306
Dan Murphy (3b) 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, BB, .287
Eric Brown 7 IP, 7 H, K, 4.29 era, W (7-7)

Savannah 3, Hickory 7

Hector Pellot (2b) 3 for 5, run, 2b, K, .266
DJ Wabick (1b) 2 for 4, run, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, .286
Francisco Pena (dh) 0 for 4, K, .214
Nelson Portillo 4 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3 BBs, 2 Ks, 4.86 era, L (3-8)

Brooklyn 12, Aberdeen 6

Micah Schilling (2b) 1 for 3, 3 runs, 2b, 2 BBs, K, .297
Raul Reyes (cf) 1 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, K, .228
Jason Jacobs (dh) 3 for 5, 3 runs, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, K, .290
Lucas Duda (lf) 2 for 4, run, HR, 4 RBI, BB, K, .288
Brandon Kawal (rf) 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .210
Eric Niesen 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BBs, 4 Ks, 3.26 era
Greg Mullens 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, 4.91 era, W (1-0)
Josh Appell 0.2 IP, K, 1.93 era
Will Morgan 2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 3 Ks, HR, 1.13 era

Kingsport 6, Bristol 3

Greg Veloz (2b) 3 for 4, run, RBI, BB, .282, 2 SB (13)
Dan Stegall (cf) 0 for 2, 2 BBs, .226
Jose Jiminez (1b) 0 for 3, run, BB, K, .324
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 1 for 5, 2b, RBI, .306
Brandon Richey (dh) 2 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .273
Richard Pena (rf) 1 for 5, 2 runs, 3b, K, .236, SB (7)
Michael Olmstead 4 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 BBs, 2 Ks, HR, 1.29 era
Jorge Rodriguez 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 6 Ks, 2.91 era, W (4-2)

MPH Draft Database Part Two: Rounds 6 to 13

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Round 6, Pick 213: Guillaume Leduc
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Round 7, Pick 243: Lucas Duda

Lucas Duda

2005: 16 for 77, 7 runs, 4 2b, HR, 11 RBI, 9/18 BB/K, .208/.290/.298
2006: 57 for 191, 37 runs, 8 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 36 RBI, 4/6 SBs, 28/34 BB/K, .298/.391/.398
2007: 52 for 186, 26 runs, 8 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 3/7 SBs, 30/36 BB/K, .280/.378/.468
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Round 8, Pick 273: Daniel McDonald

Daniel McDonald (RHP - Seton Hall University)

Here is how McDonald sees/describes himself:

He throws a 2 and 4 seamer, along with a slider and change. His 4 seamer can reach 94, and it is his primary pitch. He feels he needs to work on his slider, and get better command on all 3 pitches. Due to his small stature, he compares himself to Pedro Martinez.

2007: 2-2, 3.37 era, 26 G, 34.2 IP, 23 H, 19 BBs, 39 Ks, BAA .193
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Round 9, Pick 303: Michael Olmstead

Michael Olmstead (RHP - Cypress College)

Here is how Olmstead sees/describes himself:

His fastball sits 90-93 as a reliever, and 88-92 as a starter. He also throws a slider, curveball and changeup. His changeup is in a developmental stage, while his curveball is a pitch he can throw at anytime. He feels his best secondary pitch varies nightly, between his curve and slider. Olmstead's pitching coach used to be Trevor Hoffman's pitching coach, so Olmstead uses the same grip on his changeup as Hoffman. He would most compare himself, however, to John Lackey.

2007: 9-4, 4.19 era, 24 G, 7 GS, 73 IP, 80 H, 24 BBs, 63 Ks, BAA .280
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Round 10, Pick 333: Brandon Richey

Brandon Richey (SS - Northwestern State University)

2007: .365/.426/.550, 73 for 200, 31 runs, 10 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 32 RBI, 19/33 BB/K, 18/23 SBs
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Round 11, Pick 363: Matthew Bouchard

Matthew Bouchard (SS - Georgetown University)

2007: .329/.378/.475, 72 for 219, 33 runs, 12 2b, 3b, 6 HR, 41 RBI, 19/28 BB/K, 16/22 SBs
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Round 12, Pick 393: William Morgan

William Morgan (RHP - Lewis & Clark State College)

Morgan features a low 90s fastball, a good slider, and a developing changeup. He calls his slider his best pitch, followed by his fastball, then his change.

2007: 5-1, 1.46 era, 23 G, GS, 67.2 IP, 41 H, 17 BBs, 78 Ks, BAA .177
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Round 13, Pick 423: Jordan Abruzzo

Jordan Abruzzo (C - University of San Diego)

2007: .332/.396/.492, 85 for 256, 56 runs, 15 2b, 3b, 8 HR, 59 RBI, 23/23 BB/K, 3/4 SBs

Junior (2006): Played in and started all 58 games...hit .314 with 75 hits, a team-leading 18 doubles, had the team-lead in home runs with eight and led the team in RBI with 58...had 28 multi-hits games and 13 multi-RBI games...went 3-for-4 with two doubles and five RBI against Kansas (2/18/06)...went 3-for-5 with one double and three RBI against Portland (4/8/06)...went 3-for-5 with one double, one home run and four RBI against San Francisco (4/30/06)...tied the single-game home run's hit record at USD with three in the NCAA Regionals win against Saint Louis (6/3/06)...went 5-for-5 with three home runs, one double and eight RBI in a win against Saint Louis (6/3/06)...was drafted in the 39th round of the 2005 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox.

Sophomore (2005): Named a 2005 pre-season All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper... Also tabbed as the No. 23 overall pro prospect among all college sophomores in Baseball America's list of `Fab 50' players by class.... Named a candidate for the 2005 Johnny Bench Award, given annually to the nation's top collegiate catcher... Led all Torero players with 10 homeruns and 113 total bases... Also tied for the team-lead in RBIs (42)... Had 18 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI outings, helping USD win 30 games in 2005... Started in every game (58), 33 as the catcher and 25 as the DH, routinely used as the DH on Saturdays... A mainstay in the heart of the Torero batting order, hitting 3rd or 4th in 55 of USD's 58 games... Began the season hitting safely in 9 of USD's first 10 games, batting .410 (16-for-39)... Homered twice in San Diego's season-opening series with Cal Poly SLO (Jan. 21-23)... Batting left-handed Abruzzo hit a towering solo homerun over the right field wall vs. Evansville (2-25-05) in College Station, Texas, helping USD win team championship honors at the 2005 Aggie Baseball Classic... Hit safely in 6-of-7 games in early March, including going 2-for-4 with three RBIs in a series deciding victory over San Diego State (3-13-05)... Homered in consecutive games at LMU (March 18-19)... Was 8-for-15 with 7 RBIs during a three-game sweep at Santa Clara (April 9-10), including hitting a grand slam in Game One- a 19-2 Torero victory... Set a career-high with five hits in the series finale at Santa Clara (4-10-05), going 5-for-5 with a double and two RBIs... Knocked in 5 runs at Cal State Northridge (4-19-05), doubling and hitting a three-run homer... Finished the season strong, hitting safely in six of USD's final seven contests, including going 3-for-4 in a critical Game Three victory at Gonzaga (5-8-05)... Struck out just 18 times in 266 plate appearances... Was intentionally walked seven times, including twice in one game- at Portland (4-23-05)... Batted .279 on the 2005 season, finishing among the WCC league-leaders in HR (10), total bases (113) & RBIs (42).

Freshman (2004): Garnered Freshmen All-American honors by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball News... Named the 2004 West Coast Conference/Rawlings Freshman of the Year... Also honored as a second team All-WCC selection... Hit for a team-leading .375 batting average (2nd overall in the WCC)... Abruzzo's WCC numbers were outstanding, he lead the league in total bases (84), ranked second in homeruns (7), average (.411), hits (53), runs scored (31) and RBI (37), also ranked third in slugging % (.656)... Started a total of 49 games, with injury limiting his playing time in January and early February... Despite missing seven starts, led San Diego in total bases (119) and homeruns (9)... Struck out just 13 times in 227 plate appearances... Posted 13 multi-hit games, totaling 2 or more hits in 8 of USD's last 13 outings, helping USD win 11 of those contests... Homered four times in the last two weeks of the regular season... Twice hit homeruns from both sides of the plate in a weekend series... Named the WCC/Rawlings Player of the Week (5/24) after going 8-for-14 (.571 BA) with nine RBI's, two homeruns and four doubles during a USD three-game sweep over WCC foe St. Mary's...Posted 4 hits (season high) twice... Went 4-for-6 (HR, 3 RBI, 2 R) vs. Gonzaga (5/8)... Ripped St. Mary's (5/24), going 4-for-5 (HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 3R)... Finished the regular season on a seven game hitting streak, posting a .515 average (17-of-33), hitting 4 homeruns, 5 doubles and totaling 15 RBI over that span... On the season Abruzzo posted an on-base % of .417... Helped the Toreros total 35 wins during the 2004 regular season, the third best win total in USD school history.

High School: Starred at El Capitan High School in nearby El Cajon... Was a First-Team All-State selection, hitting .455 with 8 HR and 44 RBI's as a prep senior... Led El Capitan to a 26-8 overall record and a CIF Championship in 2003... As a junior hit .430 with 7 HR and 45 RBI's and was named an All-Grossmont North League player... Helped El Capitan compile a 25-10 record his junior year... Played for the Encinitas Reds club program on a team that reached the Connie Mack World Series.