Thursday, July 30, 2009

7/30 Minor League Report! Tejada, HONECK!

Adding a bit more to the MLR today...experimenting a bit, how do you like it?

INT (AAA): Buffalo 4/8/0, Pawtucket 1/10/0

2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, run, K, .260
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .312
lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, HR (5), 3 RBI (14), .154
1b Mike Lamb 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .238
rf Josh Petersen 0 for 3, K, .200
dh Javier Castillo 0 for 3, .261
c Rene Rivera 1 for 3, 2 Ks, .253
3b Andy Green 1 for 3, run, 2 Ks, .200
ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 2, .222
Lance Broadway 7.1 IP, 9 H, ER, 4 Ks, 5.08 era, 106:76:30, 12:6:4
Jon Switzer 0.1 IP, K, 2.63 era, 5:3:2
Tim McNab 1.1 IP, H, K, 1.90 era, W (5-2), 13:9:4, 2:1:1

EL (AA): Binghamton 1/5/1, Altoona 2/4/0 - Game 1

Eric Niesen didn't pitch all that poorly, but went just 5 innings, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks, for his 6th EL loss. The Mets offense had just 5 hits and a run, but they did draw 5 walks, but were just 1 for 4 with RISP, leaving 8 on base. Jose Coronado (2) had the only multi hit game, Caleb Stewart (0 for 2, K, .192), Lucas Duda (0 for 2, BB, .274), Salvador Paniagua (0 for 3, K, .207), and Mark Kiger (0 for 2, BB, K, .237) all took 0-fers, they were the 4567 hitters, going a combined 0 for 9 with 2 walks.

2b Jose Coronado 2 for 4, .266
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 2, K, .280
1b Ike Davis 1 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .308
cf Jon Malo 1 for 2, BB, K, .256
Eric Niesen 0 for 1, run, BB; 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 6.91 era, L (1-6), 5:8:0
Jim Warden IP, 2 Ks, 1.50 era, 0:1:2

EL (AA): Binghamton 5/8/1, Altoona 1/7/1, Game 2

Michael Antonini got a spot start tonight, and turned in a good (but very short) performance, going 4 innings, giving up an UER on 4 hits with 4 Ks. Eric Brown picked up the win with 2.2 scoreless innings, Connor Robertson grabbed his 7th save.

The Mets had 8 hits and drew 3 walks, while going just 1 for 9 (.111) with RISP, leaving 6 on base. Ruben Tejada (2) had the only multi hit game, while Jose Coronado (0 for 3, BB, K, .263) took the only 0-fer. Ike Davis (8; 15), and Lucas Duda (9) homered.

ss Ruben Tejada 2 for 4, RBI (30), .283
c Josh Thole 1 for 4, run, .347
1b Ike Davis 1 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI (27), 2 Ks, .306
rf Caleb Stewart 1 for 4, K, .194
rf Lucas Duda 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI (50), .275
lf DJ Wabick 1 for 2, run, .296
3b Jon Malo 1 for 2, run, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .259
Michael Antonini 4 IP, 4 H, R, 4 Ks, 5.68 era, 7:1:4
Eric Brown 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1/3 BB/K, 6.54 era, W (5-12), 3:2:3
Connor Robertson 0.1 IP, BB, 3.05 era, SV (7), 1:

FSL (A+): St. Lucie 5/11/2, Lakeland 8/12/1

Angel Calero, in his first appearance since July 9th, lasted just a third of an inning, getting oblierated for 5 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks, taking his 8th FSL loss.

The Mets had 11 hits and 2 walks, while going 3 for 9 with RISP, leaving 7 on base. Stefan Welch (2), Carlos Guzman (2) and Seth Williams (2) had multi hit games, while Greg Veloz, dropped down into the 7 hole, took the only 0-fer (0 for 4, K, .233)

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 4, RBI (46), BB, K, .251
ss Reese Havens 1 for 5, run, .232
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 5, run, K, .280
1b Stefan Welch 2 for 4, run, 2b (5), RBI (17), K, .353 (6 game hitting streak, 9 for 22, 4 runs, 2 2b, 3 RBI, 4 Ks)
rf Carlos Guzman 2 for 4, run, 3b (2), 2 RBI (49), .259
c Francisco Pena 1 for 4, RBI (33), .218
lf Seth Williams 2 for 4, run, K, .298
2b Hector Pellot 1 for 3, BB, .263
Angel Calero 0.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3/1 BB/K, HR, 4.75 era, L (1-8)
Edgar Ramirez 4.2 IP, 5 H, ER, 2/5 BB/K, 0.47 era, 6:3:5
Stephen Clyne 2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 1.75 era, 3:0:2
Manuel Alvarez 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, K, HR, 3.90 era, 3:2:1

NYPL (A-): Brooklyn 3/5/3, Staten Island 12/12/2 - Game 1

Darin Gorsky got his lunch handed to him in game 1, giving up 8 hits and 9 runs (5 earned) in just 2 innings for his 2nd loss. The Conies managed just 5 hits and a walk, while going just 2 for 8 with RISP, leaving 4 on base. Dock Doyle (0 for 3, K, .258), Ralph Henriquez (0 for 3, .220), Robbie Shields (0 for 3, .167) and Luis Nieves (0 for 3, .149) took 0-fers, no Cyclone had a multi hit game.

cf Justin Garber 1 for 4, run, .233
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 2, BB, .298
rf Luis Rivera 1 for 3, run, 2b, K, .310
3b Tyler Vaughn 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, .347
lf Nick Santomauro 1 for 3, .242
Darin Gorski 2 IP, 8 H, 9/5 R/ER, BB, K, 2 HR, 5.23 era, L (1-2), 2:3:1
Samuel Martinez 3 IP, 3 H, 3/2 R/ER, 2/5 BB/K, HR, 5.59 era, 3:1:5
Bobby Gagg 2 IP, H, BB, K, 0.00 era, 4:1:1

NYPL (A-): Brooklyn 3/5/1, Staten Island 0/5/2, Game 2

Wes Wrenn had a good outing tonight, giving up just 5 hits and a walk in 5.2 innings for his first NYPL decision. Michael Powers worked a perfect 9th for his 8th save.

The Conies had just 5 hits and 3 walks in the nightcap, while going 0 for 4 with RISP, and leaving 4 on base. Justin Garber (1 for 3, run, K, .239), Sam Honeck (3 for 3, run, 2 2b, .315), and Nick Giarraputo (1 for 3, run, 3b, K, .198) had the hits for the Conies.

dh Tyler Vaughn 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .327
rf Luis Rivera 0 for 2, BB, .304
c Ralph Henriquez 0 for 3, K, .213
lf Alex Gregory 0 for 3, K, .268
ss Robbie Shields 2 BBs, .167
2b Luis Nieves 0 for 2, K, .146
Wes Wrenn 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1/5 BB/K, 2.92 era, W (1-0), 8:4:5
Brandon Sage 0.1 IP, 0.63 era, 1:
Michael Powers IP, K, 1.96 era, SV (8), 1:1:1



GCL (R): Mets 3/4/0, Cardinals 4/11/2 - Game 1

dh ZeErika Hall 1 for 4, .316
ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 3, .257
>>ss Miguel Tejada 0 for 1, K, .095
rf Scott Grimes 0 for 2, run, BB, .300
lf Julio Concepcion 0 for 1, run, 2 BBs, K, .308
cf Javier Rodriguez 1 for 2, run, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K, .250
c Nelfi Zapata (replaced after an inning, no AB, no injury report)
>>ph, c Amauris Valdez 0 for 3, K, .290
1b Marinus Vernooij 0 for 3, .172
3b Travis Ozga 1 for 2, 2b, BB, K, .128
2b Ray Van Gurp 1 for 2, BB, K, .247
Orlando Tovar 5 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 1/6 BB/K, 3.51 era, L (1-3), 5:3:6
Daniel Carela IP, 2 H, K, 2.53 era, 1:1:1

7/30 Links

NYFS 7/30 Minor League Thread

Buffalo Boxscore @ 1pm
Binghamton Game 1 @ 5pm
Binghamton Game 2
St. Lucie @ 7pm

Brooklyn Game 1 @ 6pm
Brooklyn Game 2
Kingsport (suspended game from last night)
Kingsport (regularly scheduled game for today) @ 7pm

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
Binghamton
St. Lucie

Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Kingsport
Kingsport

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

7/29 Minor League Report! Zapata, CONCEPCION!

Buffalo 3, Pawtucket 0

2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 5, 2 RBI, .260
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, .312
rf Chip Ambres 1 for 2, 2 BBs, .241
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, RBI, .234
lf Nick Evans 0 for 4, .152
dh Javier Castillo 2 for 4, .263
c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, run, K, .252
3b Andy Green 0 for 3, run, BB, K, .192
ss Wilson Valdez 0 for 2, BB, .219
Ken Takahashi 4 IP, 3 H, 1/2 BB/K, 1.70 era, 54:31:23, 8:2:2
Adam Pettyjohn 3 IP, 3 H, 2 Ks, 4.42 era, W (2-6), 45:32:13
Adam Bostick 2 IP, 4 Ks, 1.23 era, SV (1), 20:17:3, 1:1:4

St. Lucie 3, Clearwater 4

For the second straight game, the Mets fell behind, then attempted a rally. Only this time, they succeeded in tying it with 2 in the 8th, only to see Stephen Clyne give up a run in the bottom of the inning.
Chris Mason started and wasn't all that effective, giving up 3 runs on 6 hits in 5 innings. Clyne took the loss.

The Mets had 8 hits and a walk, while going just 1 for 11 (.091) with RISP, leaving 5 on base. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (2), and Carlos Guzman (2) had multi hit games, while Greg Veloz (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .236), Zach Lutz (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .282; HBP, left game for PR (was tying run)), and Francisco Pena (0 for 4, K, .218) all took 0-fers.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 4, run, HR (10), 2 RBI (45), 2 Ks, .251
ss Reese Havens 1 for 4, K, .233
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, K, .346
rf Carlos Guzman 2 for 4, .256
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 3, 2 runs, HR (9), RBI (39), BB, .251
2b Hector Pellot 1 for 3, 2b, K, .262
Chris Mason 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 6.43 era, 10:1:2
Josh Stinson 2 IP, 2/1 BB/K, 2.81 era, 2:3:1
Stephen Clyne IP, H, ER, 3 BBs, 1.90 era, L (1-1), 1:1:0

Remember my protest at Edgar Alfonzo? Apply it to Stephen Clyne. What's he doing in St. Lucie with a 1.90? Promote him to Binghamton, and get Rhiner Cruz and Jacob Goldberg to St. Lucie from Savannah.

Savannah 2, Greensboro 13

Eric Beaulac gave up 4 runs (all UER) on 4 hits in 5 innings, getting a tough loss, thanks to errors by himself (3), Wilmer (11), and Marte (2; 37). John Church relieved him and made sure the game was out of reach, giving up 9 runs (8 earned, Marte's 2nd error led to it) in 2 innings.

The Gnats had just 5 hits on the day, along with 3 walks. They were0 for 5 with RISP and left 5 on base. Josh Satin (0 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .304), Eric Campbell (0 for 4, .259), Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .206) and Jose Jimenez (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .093) took 0-fers. No Gnat had a multi hit game.

3b Jefry Marte 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .242
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .278
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 3, run, HR (13), RBI (61), K, .282
dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .222
>>c Luis Alen 0 for 1, .129
rf Joey August 1 for 3, .214
Eric Beaulac 5 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1/3 BB/K, 2.63 era, L (6-6), 6:6:3
John Church 2 IP, 7 H, 9/8 R/ER, 3/1 BB/K, 6.91 era, 3:2:1
Phillips Orta IP, H, BB, K, 4.15 era, 2:0:1

Brooklyn 3, Staten Island 4 in 8 innings

Matias Carrillo gave up a run in the 8th, after the Cyclones had battled back from 3-0 down to tie with single runs in the 1st, 4th and 6th. Carrillo got tagged with his first loss, after Mark Cohoon gave up 3 runs on 5 hits in 6 innings.

The Conies had 9 hits and 4 walks in 8 innings, but were just 1 for 10 with RISP, leaving 9 on base. Dock Doyle (0 for 3, BB, K, .267), Sam Honeck (0 for 3, BB, K, .295) and John Servidio (0 for 4, K, .189) took 0-fers, while Luis Rivera busted out of a 5 for 27 slump, with a perfect 3 for 3, BB game. Luis Nieves (2) also had a multi hit game.

cf Justin Garber 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .231
lf Luis Rivera 3 for 3, BB, .309
3b Tyler Vaughn 1 for 3, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .348
ss Robbie Shields 1 for 4, run, 3b, K, .176 (6 game hitting streak, 6 for 20)
c Juan Centeno 1 for 4, RBI, .171
2b Luis Nieves 2 for 4, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .153
Mark Cohoon 6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1/4 BB/K, 2.42 era, 9:4:4
Michael Powers IP, K, 2.08 era, 2:0:1
Matias Carrillo IP, 2 H, ER, K, 1 era, L (1-1), 1:1:1

GCL
Mets 4, Marlins 5

ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 4, run, BB, K, .265
lf ZeErika Hall 1 for 4, BB, K, .321
rf Scott Grimes 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .321
cf Javier Rodriguez 1 for 5, K, .238
c Nelfi Zapata 2 for 3, run, BB, .319
dh Julio Concepcion 3 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .311
1b Marinus Vernooij 0 for 3, K, .182
3b Josh Dunn 0 for 2, K, .100
>>3b Travis Ozga 0 for 2, .108
2b Ray Van Gurp 0 for 4, K, .241
Brian Valenzuela 4 IP, 4 H, 4/2 R/ER, 1/4 BB/K, 3.86 era, L (0-1), 3:4:4
Brad Burns 2 IP, 2 H, R, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 3:1:2
Marcos Tabata 2 IP, 1/3 BB/K, 2.20 era, 2:1:3
Jimber Mueses IP, 2 BBs, 7.36 era, 3:

7/29 Links (busiest day of the season so far!)

Little news on the Mets here: They've contacted the Pirates with regards to LHRP Jon Grabow. No ideas on who would go the other way in any potential deal.

Also - the Phils just got Cliff Lee and Ben Francisco from Cleveland for Jason Donald (SS), Jason Knapp (SP), Lou Marson (C) and Carlos Carrasco (SP)

NYFS 7/29 Minor League Thread (my bad on this one, I typed it out before Nitey made the thread, then forgot to linkify the words, lol)

Buffalo Boxscore @ 7pm
Binghamton @ 7pm
St. Lucie @ Noon
Savannah @ 1230pm

Brooklyn Game 1@ 6pm
Brooklyn Game 2
Kingsport Game 1 @ 6pm
Kingsport Game 2

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah

Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Kingsport
Kingsport

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

7/28 Minor League Report! THOLE, RATLIFF!

Buffalo 2, Pawtucket 1

2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 3, run, K, .261
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, RBI, .313
rf Chip Ambres 0 for 3, K, .239
1b Mike Lamb 0 for 3, K, .234
lf Nick Evans 0 for 3, .156
dh Javier Castillo 0 for 2, BB, .260
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, K, .218
3b Andy Green 0 for 3, .204
ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 2, run, 2b, K, .222
Nelson Figueroa 8 IP, 4 H, R, 1/9 BB/K, 2.25 era, W (7-5), 119:79:40, 6:9:9
Jon Switzer IP, H, K, 2.65 era, SV (2), 12:9:3, 1:1:1

Binghamton 2, Altoona 5

Brad Holt had a second straight disappointing outing, giving up 5 runs (4 earned) on 10 hits in 6.1 innings for his 4th EL loss. Over his last two outings, he's given up 19 hits and 9 runs in 12.1 innings (6.57 era).

The Mets offense had just 6 hits and a walk, while going 1 for 7 (.143) with RISP, leaving 4 on base, Jose Coronado (2 for 4, run, K, .262) and Josh Thole (2 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .348) had multi hit games, with Ike Davis (1 for 4, 2 Ks, .307) and Jon Malo (1 for 3, .253) supplying the remainder of the offense.

ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 3, .279
lf Lucas Duda 0 for 4, K, .276
rf DJ Wabick 0 for 4, K, .296
3b Mark Kiger 0 for 3, .244
Brad Holt 6.1 IP, 10 H, 5/4 R/ER, K, 5.49 era, L (2-4), 7:10:1
Jim Warden 1.2 IP, H, 1/4 BB/K, 1.57 era, 1:0:4

St. Lucie 3, Clearwater 4

Scott Moviel had yet another terrible outing, this time giving up 4 runs on 6 hits in 2.1 innings for his 4th FSL loss. Of Moviel's 6 starts in the FSL, I would characterize just 1 as average or better, (6 ip, 4 h, 3 er). The rest were either awful (5 ip, 4 h, 3 er; 3.1 ip, 8 h, 5 er; tonights), or too short (5 ip, 4 h, 2 er and 5.1 ip, 4 h).

The Mets made a belated comeback attempt, scoring 3 in the 9th, but Carlos Guzman grounded out with the tying run on first, ending the game. The Mets had just 6 hits and drew a walk, while going 2 for 5 with RISP, leaving 4 on base. Greg Veloz (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .239), Reese Havens (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .233), Seth Williams (0 for 2, K, .292) and Hector Pellot (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .261), took 0-fers, while Stefan Welch had the only multi hit game (2)

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 4, run, 2b, .249
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 4, run, RBI, K, .285
1b Stefan Welch 2 for 4, run, 2b, .351
c Francisco Pena 1 for 4, 2 RBI, K, .221
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 3, BB, .254
Scott Moviel 2.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, BB, K, 5.67 era, L (0-4), 3:3:1
Nick Waechter 4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 Ks, 6.47 era, 6:4:4
Manuel Alvarez IP, BB, 3.54 era, 1:2

Savannah 11, Greensboro 7

Robert Carson had an extremely poor outing tonight, giving up 5 runs on 8 hits (2 homers) and 3 walks in 3+ innings, but the Gnats offense came to play and bailed him out, bursting out for 11 runs on 14 hits and 5 walks. Manuel Olivares picked up the win with 3 good innings of relief, allowing a run on 3 hits, Jacob Goldberg picked up the save, pitching the final 3 innings, allowing a run on 4 hits. Carson, after pushing his ERA all the way down to 2, has now allowed 11 earned runs in his last 2 outings, totalling 4.2 innings, a miserable 21.21 era, and his season's ERA now stands at 2.89.

The Gnats were, as I mentioned, swinging hot bats tonight, with 14 hits and 5 walks. They went a stellar 6 for 11 (.556) with RISP, leaving just 5 on base. Jefry Marte (2), Sean Ratliff (3) and Joey August (4) all had multi hit games, with Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 3, BB, K, .209) taking the only 0-fer.

rf Raul Reyes 1 for 5, run, 3b, K, .249
3b Jefry Marte 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, .241
2b Josh Satin 1 for 3, run, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .307
cf Sean Ratliff 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR (11,12), 6 RBI (60), K, .281
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 5, .278
1b Eric Campbell 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .263
dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 5, run, RBI, .218
lf Joey August 4 for 4, 3 runs, .208
Robert Carson 3+ IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3/2 BB/K, 2 HR, 2.89 era, 3:4:2
Manuel Olivares 3 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 Ks, 3.60 era, W (2-3), 1:4:2
Jacob Goldberg 3 IP, 4 H, ER, 2/1 BB/K, 2.87 era, SV (1), 4:3:1

Brooklyn 1, Aberdeen 2

The Cyclones were a pathetic 0 for 7 with RISP, scoring just a single run, and being handed just their 12 loss of the season (26-12). The loss snapped their 5 game winning streak. They had just 8 hits and 2 walks, with Luis Rivera (0 for 4, K, .290), and Luis Nieves (0 for 3, .138) taking 0-fers. Tyler Vaughn (2) had the only multi hit game. Collin McHugh took the loss, despite pitching very well, giving up just 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits in 7 innings.

cf Justin Garber 1 for 4, .229
3b Tyler Vaughn 2 for 4, 2b, .372
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 4, .303
dh Ralph Henriquez 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .227
lf Evan LeBlanc 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .083
ss Robbie Shields 1 for 3, K, .170
c Juan Centeno 1 for 2, RBI, BB, .167
Collin McHugh 7 IP, 4 H, 2/1 R/ER, 3/5 BB/K, 3.64 era, L (5-2), 10:6:5
Brandon Sage 2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 0.64 era, 2:2:2

GCL
Mets 10, Astros 4

ss Wilfredo Tovar 1 for 5, 2 RBI, .276
2b Ray Van Gurp 0 for 3, 3 runs, 2 BBs, .253
rf Scott Grimes 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 3 RBI, BB, .320
cf Javier Rodriguez 2 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, .243
3b Josh Dunn 1 for 4, run, RBI, BB, K, .107
1b Marinus Vernooij 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .192
lf Julio Concepcion 2 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .291
dh Orlando Rodriguez 2 for 4, 2 ru ns, BB, .296
c Cameron Maron 0 for 4, run, BB, .154
Lachlan Hodge 5 IP, 5 H, 4/2 R/ER, 1/4 BB/K, 1.88 era, W (3-1), 6:4:4
Michael Hebert 4 IP, 2 H, 1/2 BB/K, 1.29 era, 9:1:2, SV (1)

7/28 Links

NYFS 7.28 Minor League Thread

**All Games @ 7pm unless noted**
Buffalo Boxscore
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport

7/27 Minor League Report! THOLE, FULLER!

Buffalo 3, Indianapolis 4

2b Andy Green 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .217
cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, run, 2b, K, .313
lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, 3b, K, .160
c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, RBI, K, .252
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 3, .236
3b Javier Castillo 0 for 4, .262
rf Josh Petersen 1 for 4, run, .227
ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 4, 3 Ks, .219
Kyle Snyder 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2/6 BB/K, 3.89 era, 61:37:24, 5:4:6
Eddie Kunz IP, H, 3.80 era, 15:10:5, 3:
Arturo Lopez 2 IP, 3 H, ER, 6.48 era, L (0-1), 35:18:17, 2:4

Binghamton 10, Altoona 6 in 10 innings

DJ Wabick hit a grand slam in the top of the 10th, providing the BMets with the final margin of victory, and Connor Robertson, who blew the save in the 9th, worked a scoreless 10th for a vulture win, his 2nd in the EL. The Mets had 15 hits and drew 7 walks, while going 6 for 16 (.375) with RISP, leaving 13 on base. Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 6, K, .261) took the only 0-fer, while Ruben Tejada (2), Josh Thole (4), Ike Davis (2), DJ Wabick (3), and Jose Coronado (2) had multi hit games.

Dylan Owen started this game, and was decent, firing 5 shutout innings, scattered 6 hits and 3 walks. Jose De La Torre allowed 4 runs (all UER) on 3 walks in the 6th for his first BS. Connor Robertson blew the save in the 9th and picked up a vultured win with a scoreless 10th.

ss Ruben Tejada 2 for 5, run, BB, K, .282
c Josh Thole 4 for 5, 3 runs, 2b, BB, .345
1b Ike Davis 2 for 6, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .309
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, K, .279
rf DJ Wabick 3 for 6, 2 runs, HR, 6 RBI, .300
3b Mark Kiger 1 for 3, run, 3 BBs, K, .253
2b Jose Coronado 2 for 6, 2 RBI, K, .258
Dylan Owen 5 IP, 6 H, 3/3 BB/K, 5.24 era, 7:5:3
Jose De La Torre 0.2 IP, 4 R, 3/1 BB/K, 0.90 era, BS (1), 0:1:1
Edgar Alfonzo 0.1 IP, H, R, BB, 3.33 era, 0:0:0
Emary Frederick 1.1 IP, BB, K, 5.56 era, 1:3:1
Roy Merritt 0.1 IP, 3.80 era, 1:
Connor Robertson 2.1 IP, H, ER, 2 BBs, 3.10 era, W (2-0), 2:5

St. Lucie 2, Clearwater 4 (game originally suspended yesterday)

Tim Stronach "started" this game yesterday, lasting just an inning before the rains came, but he gave up a pair in his inning of work, and so got tagged with a cheap loss. Jeff Kaplan worked 6 innings of 2 run "relief" .

The Mets faced Pedro Martinez (for all of 1.1 innings), and got a hit off him, overall getting 8 hits and 3 walks, while going 1 for 8 with RISP, leaving 7 on base. Reese Havens (0 for 1, 2 BBs, K, .239), Francisco Pena (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .221), and Zach Lutz (0 for 3, BB, K, .285), while Brahiam Maldonado and Hector Pellot each had 2 for 4 games.

dh Greg Veloz 1 for 4, K, .244
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .245
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 4, K, .255
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, K, .343
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 4, run, .250
2b Hector Pellot 2 for 4, run, .265
Tim Stronach IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 4.18 era, L (1-2), 0:1:2
Jeff Kaplan 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2/3 BB/K, HR, 3.61 era, 11:4:3
Josh Stinson IP, H, BB, K, 3.21 era, 2:0:1

St. Lucie 3, Clearwater 4 (regularly scheduled game)

Scott Shaw started tonight for the Mets, and gave up 4 runs in 4 innings on 8 hits and 3 walks for his 7th loss of the season. The Mets had just 5 hits and 2 walks tonight, while going just 1 for 3 with RISP, leaving 3 on base. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (2) had the only multi hit game, while Greg Veloz (0 for 3, .242), Reese Havens (0 for 2, run, BB, K, .237), Carlos Guzman (0 for 3, .253), Rafael Arroyo (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .094) and Luis Rivera (0 for 3, K, .083) all took 0-fers.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 3, run, K, .249
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 3, run, HR (7), 3 RBI (40), .286
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 3, K, .342
lf Seth Williams 1 for 2, 2b, BB, .297
Scott Shaw 4 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 3/4 BB/K, HR, 3.96 era, L (4-7), 1:6:4
Edgar Ramirez 2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 0.27 era, 1:3:2

By the way, what exactly does Edgar Ramirez have left to prove in the FSL? He went up to the Eastern League and posted a 6.66 era in 25.2 innings, but for crying out loud, the man has a .27 era, and it was around .40 when he left St. Lucie the first time. For crying out loud, send him north and leave him there. Not like he's getting any younger (he's 25 1/2)

Savannah 13, Greensboro 7

The Gnats had one of their best offensive games of the season, hammering out 15 hits and drawing 6 walks, while going 7 for 12 (.583) with RISP and leaving 7 on base. Every Gnat except Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 2, run, 3 BBs, .213) had a hit, and 4 Gnats (Raul Reyes, Josh Satin, Sean Ratliff, Joey August) had homers. Reyes (2), Satin (3), Wilmer (2), Eric Campbell (2), and August (2) had multi hit games.

Chris Schwinden was the beneficiary of the offensive outburst, despite pitching very badly (6 runs, 5 earned on 7 hits in 6 innings) picked up the win.

rf Raul Reyes 2 for 5, run, HR (7), 2 RBI (35), BB, K, .250
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 5, 2 runs, 2b (18), RBI (36) BB, 3 Ks, .239
2b Josh Satin 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b (28), HR (6), 2 RBI (51), .307
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 5, run, HR (10), 2 RBI (54), K, .276
ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 5, run, .280
1b Eric Campbell 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b (16), .262
dh Jordan Abruzzo 2 for 5, run, RBI (7), K, .219
lf Joey August 2 for 3, 2 runs, HR (1), 4 RBI (6), BB, .143
Chris Schwinden 6 IP, 7 H, 6/5 R/ER, 1/6 BB/K, HR, 3.44 era, W (8-5), 5:6:6
Phillips Orta IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K, 4.41 era, 0:2:1
John Church 2 IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 2.19 era, 2:2:2

Brooklyn 3, Aberdeen 2 in 14 innings

Sam Honeck's RBI groundout, and Tyler Vaughn's RBI single tied the game at 2, where this game stayed until the bottom of the 14th, when Robbie Shields (who'd singled to lead off) scored on a wild pitch, ending the game. The Conies had just 9 hits and 5 walks in 14 innings, while going a putrid 1 for 12 (.083) with RISP, leaving 11 on base. John Servidio (0 for 5, run, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .195), Sam Honeck (0 for 4, RBI, K, .313), Luis Rivera (0 for 2, K, .301) and Nick Santomauro (0 for 6, 3 Ks, .238) took 0-fers, while Tyler Vaughn, Nick Giarraputo and Robbie Shields each had 2 hit games.

Jim Fuller went the first 8 innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned), on just 2 hits with 8 strikeouts. Erik Turgeon allowed a hit to the only batter he faced (in the 9th). Matias Carrillo, Michael Powers and Mike Lynn each followed with 2 scoreless innings, Lynn getting the win.

c Dock Doyle 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .276
>>ph, c Ralph Henriquez BB, .224
dh Tyler Vaughn 2 for 6, K, .359
3b Nick Giarraputo 2 for 6, 2b, K, .194
lf, 1b Alex Gregory 1 for 4, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .278
ss Robbie Shields 2 for 5, run, .159
2b Matt Gaski 1 for 4, run, .184
>>ph Evan LeBlanc 0 for 1, .000
>>2b Luis Nieves SAC, .143
Jim Fuller 8 IP, 2 H, 2/1 R/ER, 1/8 BB/K, 1.64 era, 10:6:8
Erik Turgeon H, 0.96 era
Matias Carrillo 2 IP, 2 Ks, 0.53 era, 2:2:2
Michael Powers 2 IP, H, 1/3 BB/K, 2.20 era, 2:1:3
Mike Lynn 2 IP, 2 H, 1/3 BB/K, 2.51 era, W (1-1), 1:1:3

Kingsport 9, Greeneville 10

Tonight's fun "The KMets pitching staff is pathetic" fact: They've given up 10 or more runs in 9 of their 33 games, and 9 or more runs in 12 games. Tonight it was Jhonathan Torres (6 in 5 innings) and Guillaume LeDuc (4 in 2 innings) who gave it up, with Torres taking his 3rd Appy League loss. After posting a 0.82 era in the GCL, Torres has a 5.79 era through 3 Appy League starts (though to be fair it was 3.00 before tonight's meltdown).

The Mets, though, as noted frequently, also score a ton of runs. Thru 33 games, they've had 7 games of 10 or more runs, and 9 games of 9 or more runs. Tonight they hammered out 10 hits and drew 4 walks en route to 9 runs, and went just 3 for 12 with RISP, leaving 8 on base. Alonzo Harris (2), Jeff Flagg (3), and RJ Harris (2) had multi hit games, while Darrell Ceciliani (0 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .279), John Freeman (0 for 4, K, .135), and Kurt Steinhauer (0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .344) took 0-fers.

2b Alonzo Harris 2 for 4, 3 runs, .316
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .382
1b Jeff Flagg 3 for 5, 2 runs, HR, 6 RBI, .328
lf RJ Harris 2 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, .244
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .283
ss Gerad Mochizuki 1 for 4, .209
Jhonathan Torres 5 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 3/4 BB/K, 2 HR, 5.79 era, L (0-3), 4:6:4
Guillaume LeDuc 2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BBs, 8.04 era, 3:3
Oscar Melendez 2 IP, H, 2/4 BB/K, 7.27 era, 0:2:4

Monday, July 27, 2009

7/27 Links

NYFS 7.27 Minor League Thread

**All Games @ 7pm unless noted**
Buffalo Boxscore
Binghamton
St. Lucie (suspended game from 7/26 - Restart @ 5pm)
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie (suspended game from 7/26)
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport

2009 MPH Midseason Report!

The 2009 MetsProspectHub Midseason Report!

The Mets farm system has been much maligned lately, with some people insinuating that the individual teams records actually has something to do with the quality of prospects on those teams. That might be the most laughable notion I've ever heard (right up there with trading Reyes because his .355 OBP = immaturity, and trading Beltran for someone with more "grit" - boy we've had some gems this season, huh?).

As of this writing, the Sand Gnats record is 51-46, good for 3rd in their division, 1.5 games behind Greeneville (Red Sox) for first place. They may have the strongest prospect core in the Mets system, with top prospects Wilmer Flores (he who looks like a teenager because...coincidently, he is a teenager), Jefry Marte (he's also a teenager) headlining a pretty good offense, along with lessor prospects Jordany Valdespin (injured; hammy), Raul Reyes, and Eric Campbell. Kyle Allen (teenager), Robert Carson, Elvin Ramirez (injured; tendon), Eric Beaulac and Jeurys Familia (teenager) form one of the best prospect/pitching rotations in the minor leagues.

The ringer laden Cyclones lead their division by 3 games over Staten Island with a 22-11 record, but very few actual prospects exist here. Sam Honeck, an 11th round pick out of Tulane (where Jamie Bruno is going, incidently), is off to a rip roaring start, hitting .320/.373 over his first 25 games (albeit with just 3 doubles). Nick Santomauro, a 10th rounder out of Dartmouth, is hitting .260/.403/.400 in 18 games. All other quasi-prospects are all floundering, with Ralph Henriquez (.208), Nick Giarraputo (.185), Juan Centeno (.179), Luis Nieves (.167) struggling to hit at or over the Mendoza line. Through 28 ABs, 3rd rounder Robbie Shields is hitting a lusty .107. The pitching staff is led by 23 year old Brandon Moore with a 1.32 era. Again, very few prospects exist, with Mark Cohoon being one of the few (2.48 era).

Down in Kingsport, the Mets are 10-19, all due to allowing 7.24 runs per game on average (210 runs in 29 games). Offensively, the Mets are a dynamic power laden team, with 2b Alonzo Harris having 7 HR, leading the team. Darrell Ceciliani (4th round, Columbia Basin) is off to a very good start, hitting .301/.393/.452 in 73 ABs. Kingsport is laden with good hitting prospects, most of them being actually age/level appropriate. Pedro Zapata is a speed burner who is hitting .339, with 5 steals in 6 tries (17 games). Harris is 20, Ceciliani 19. Cesar Puello is 17, hitting .263, though with a fugly 1/25 BB/K ratio. Pitching wise, it is largely an older staff, though they have gotten younger with the additions of Jhonathan Torres and Yohan Almonte from the GCL team. They've largely been ineffective, but there are people to keep an eye on. Besides the aforementioned, Eduardo Aldama is just 19, and shows good GB tendencies (1.82). Angel Cuan, who dominated the VSL last summer, is finding life stateside much more difficult, but his last outing was his best of the season.

So the conclusion? The Mets have several very very intriguing prospects in the lower levels of the farm system, going simply by record and dismissing all else is a very dubious, very poor way of judging a farm system.


Tejesh's Top 15:

1. Fernando Martinez
2. Wilmer Flores
3. Jenrry Mejia
4. Brad Holt
5. Brant Rustich
6. Jon Niese
7. Josh Thole
8. Reese Havens
9. Robert Carson
10. Kyle Allen
11. Jeurys Familia
12. Ike Davis
13. Ruben Tejada
14. Nick Carr
15. Dillon Gee

David's Top 11:

1. Fernando Martinez
2. Jenrry Mejia
3. Brad Holt
4. Wilmer Flores
5. Jon Niese
6. Ike Davis
7. Jeurys Familia
8. Reese Havens
9. Jefry Marte
10. Robert Carson
11. Ruben Tejada

The Man's Top 11:
1. Fernando Martinez
2. Jenrry Mejia
3. Wilmer Flores
4. Brad Holt
5. Ike Davis
6. Jon Niese
7. Robert Carson
8. Jeurys Familia
9. Ruben Tejada.
10. Josh Thole
11. Eric Beaulac

MPH Mid-Season Awards

*Note: I (Tejesh) wanted to stay away from the sexy buzzword prospects, which both David and The Man have covered very well in this section, so my choices for these categories will be a bit off the beaten track.


1. Most Improved Prospect:

Tejesh: Josh Thole
David: Jenrry Mejia and Ike Davis(tie)
The Man: Ruben Tejada

2. Biggest Disappointment:

Tejesh: Brahiam Maldonado
David: Michael Antonini
The Man: Reese Havens

3. Most Impressive:

Tejesh: Alonzo Harris
David: Jenrry Mejia
The Man: Jenrry Mejia

4. Don't sleep on..

Tejesh: Stefan Welch
David: Zach Lutz, and Aderlin Rodriguez
The Man: Eric Beaulac

5. I'd Never Heard of Him Before:

Tejesh: Jordany Valdespin (and may never again, lol)
David: Yohan Almonte
The Man: Jeurys Familia

6. To early to call a bust?

Tejesh: Francisco Pena (as much as I personally dislike him)
David: Jefry Marte and Francisco Pena(tie)
The Man: Fransisco Pena

Sunday, July 26, 2009

7/26 Minor League Report!

Buffalo 2, Indianapolis 1

Tobi Stoner turned in his finest AAA outing to date, allowing just a run on 4 hits, in 8 innings for his 3rd win.

2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 5, K, .256
rf Andy Green 0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .220
cf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 5, run, K, .310
1b Mike Lamb 3 for 5, RBI, K, .235
lf Nick Evans 1 for 5, RBI, K, .157
3b Javier Castillo 1 for 4, 2b, 2 Ks, .266
c Ninja Turtle 0 for 4, .221
ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 3, 2b, BB, .218
Tobi Stoner 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .143; 8 IP, 4 H, ER, 7 Ks, HR, 4.47 era, W (3-4), 104:66:38, 10:7:7
Tim McNab IP, 3 H, BB, 1.96 era, SV (2), 18:9:9, 3:

Savannah 2, Greensboro 9

Lance Hoge, just promoted to Savannah for the start today, gave up 2 runs on 6 hits in 4 innings to take the loss. Tim Smith gave up 6 runs (2 earned, 5 errors, 2 on Josh Satin, 2 on Imbewer Alvarez, 1 on Sean Ratliff) in 2 innings, putting the game out of reach.

The Gnats had 8 hits and 4 walks, while going just 1 for 9 (.111) with RISP, leaving 9 on base. Eric Campbell (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .259), Jefry Marte, and Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 3, BB, K, .216) took 0-fers, while Josh Satin (2) and Imbewer Alvarez (2) each had multi hit games.

rf Joey August 1 for 5, .109
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 5, 2b, .278
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 3, run, 2b, K, .277
1b Josh Satin 2 for 4, 2b, .302
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 1, 3 BBs, .239
dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .206
2b Imbewer Alvarez 2 for 4, K, .278
Lance Hoge 4 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 Ks, 4.50 era, L (0-1), 2:6:3
Tim Smith 2 IP, 4 H, 6/2 R/ER, 4.38 era, 5:1
Jacob Goldberg 2 IP, 4 H, ER, HR, 2.86 era, 3:3

Brooklyn 10, Staten Island 9

Brandon Moore had a very subpar outing today, the worst of his season. he got pounded for 5 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks in 4.1 innings, but the Conies had their hitting shoes on today, and overcame his awful pitching, and that of Mike Johnson (3 runs in 1.1 innings) to squeak out a 10-9 win. Erik Turgeon allowed one of Johnson's IHR to score in the 7th to tie the game at 8, and after the Cyclones put up a pair in the top of the 8th, he got the win. Matias Carrillo allowed a run in the 9th, but picked up his first save.

The Conies offense had 10 hits and 5 walks, and also took advantage of 7 Yankee errors, including 4 by their second baseman. They were 5 for 19 (.263) with RISP, and they left 10 on base. Dock Doyle (2), Sam Honeck (2), and Tyler Vaughn had multi hit games, while Luis Rivera (0 for 4, 2 runs, RBI, BB, K, .307), and Matt Gaski (0 for 4, BB, .178) took 0-fers.

cf Justin Garber 1 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, BB, .226
dh Dock Doyle 2 for 6, 2 runs, K, .277
1b Sam Honeck 2 for 5, run, RBI, .324
3b Tyler Vaughn 2 for 5, run, RBI, .364
c Ralph Henriquez 1 for 4, run, RBI, BB, .224
lf Nick Santomauro 1 for 4, run, HR (3), RBI (9), BB, .263
ss Robbie Shields 1 for 4, RBI (3), K, .128
Brandon Moore 4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3/5 BB/K, HR, 2.18 era, 5:3:5
Mike Lynn 0.2 IP, 2.92 era, 1:1
Mike Johnson 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BBs, HR, 6.48 era, 2:2
Erik Turgeon 1.2 IP, H, K, 0.96 era, BS (1), W (1-0), 0:4:1
Matias Carrillo IP, 2 H, ER, 0.60 era, SV (1), 1:2

Kingsport 3, Elizabethon 6

Yohan Almonte's second Appy League start was a definite step in the right direction. After having the roof cave in and the building implode on him in his last outing in the 5th inning (5 hits, BB, 6 runs), this time, he gave up 3 runs in the 6th inning, after 5 good shutout innings. Bobby Gagg (I will spare you the 1000 awful jokes about him choking up the game) gave up 4 hits and 3 runs (1 earned) in the top of the 11th to take the loss.

The Mets offense had 8 hits, but drew 7 walks, however, they were just 1 for 13 (.077) with RISP, and left 13 on base. Tyler Howe (0 for 3, .255), and Gerad Mochizuki (0 for 5, 3 Ks, .207) took 0-fers, while Richard Lucas (2) had the only multi hit game.

cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 6, 3 Ks, .323
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 4, 2 BBs, .311
dh Kurt Steinhauer 1 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .393
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 5, run, HR (3), 2 RBI (12), BB, 2 Ks, .281
3b Richard Lucas 2 for 4, run, 2b, BB, K, .400
>>pr RJ Harris
>>1b Jeff Flagg 0 for 1, .316
c Juan Torres 1 for 4, BB, .421
lf John Semel 1 for 3, RBI, 2 BBs, .228
Yohan Almonte 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 7 Ks, 8.10 era, 8:1:7
Tom Chism 0.2 IP, K, 4.09 era, 1:0:1
Sam Taveras 2 IP, 2 H, 2/1 BB/K, 4.85 era, 3:2:1
Travis Babin 2 IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 2.45 era, 4:0:2
Bobby Gagg IP, 4 H, 3/1 R/ER, K, 1.80 era, L (0-1), 0:2:1

GCL
Mets 0, Nationals 11

ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 3, K, .280
3b Josh Dunn 0 for 4, .083
rf Scott Grimes 1 for 4, 2b, .238
cf Javier Rodriguez 1 for 4, K, .219
c Nelfi Zapata 0 for 2, BB, .303
1b Marinus Vernooij 0 for 2, BB, K, .188
dh Giovanni Ortiz 0 for 3, K, .286
lf Julio Concepcion 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .277
2b Miguel Tejada 0 for 3, .100
Salvador Aguilar 3 IP, 10 H, 11/9 R/ER, 1/5 BB/K, 2 HR, 10 era, L (0-1), 2:2:5
Brad Burns IP, BB, 0.00 era, 1:2
Jimber Mueses IP, H, 2 Ks, 8.53 era, 1:0:2
Daniel Carela IP, H, 2.79 era, 0:3
Luis Rojas IP, 2/1 BB/K, 6.23 era, 0:2:1
Adam O'Neill IP, K, 6.08 era, 1:1:1
Santiago Valdez IP, 2 Ks, 6.75 era, 1:0:2

I'm Hopping On The Nelfi Zapata Bandwagon



Holy Shit.

7.26 Links

NYFS 7.26 Minor League Thread

Buffalo Boxscore @ 2pm
Binghamton @ 1pm
St. Lucie @ 4pm
Savannah @ 4pm
Brooklyn @ 4pm
Kingsport @ 7pm

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport

7/25 Minor League Report! Evans, DAVIS, FAMILIA, HARRIS, ZAVALA!

Buffalo 6, Indianapolis 3

2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 5, .263
3b Andy Green 3 for 5, 2 runs, 3b, 3 RBI, .231
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, .306
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, BB, .228
lf Nick Evans 2 for 4, run, 2b, BB, K, .155 (.268/.286/.414 since returning to Buffalo)
c Ninja Turtle (YAY KEITH, lol) 2 for 4, run, 3b, RBI, BB, .226
rf Josh Petersen 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .222
ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 4, run, .216
Lance Broadway 7 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2/5 BB/K, 5.51 era, W (3-6), 110:66:44, 11:5:5
Jon Switzer 2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 2.72 era, SV (1), 31:19:12, 2:2:2

Binghamton 6, Erie 9

Jacob Ruckle got oblierated for 9 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks in 2.2 innings for his 2nd EL loss, but unlike last night, the Mets bullpen tonight held Erie right there (granted, it was 9-0, lol), with Jim Warden and Emary Frederick combining for 3 hit relief over 5.1 innings, and the Mets did get the tying run to the plate in the 9th inning, but Caleb Stewart popped out to end the game.

The Mets hammered out 13 hits and drew 3 walks, but were just 3 for 12 with RISP and left 10 on base. Emmauel Garcia (2), Ruben Tejada (2), Ike Davis (3), and DJ Wabick (2) had multi hit games, while Josh Thole (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .337) took the only 0-fer - I can hear the people on the chatbox at MPH now...

cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 4, run, BB, K, .266
ss Ruben Tejada 2 for 5, run, 2b (18), RBI (29), .280
dh Ike Davis 3 for 5, run, 2b (7;24), HR (7;14), 2 RBI (24;52), K, .308
1b Lucas Duda 1 for 4, run, HR (8), RBI (47), BB, .280
lf DJ Wabick 2 for 5, 3b (1), RBI (35), K, .296
rf Caleb Stewart 1 for 5, K, .198
3b Mark Kiger 1 for 4, .250
2b Jose Coronado 1 for 3, 2 runs, BB, .256
Jacob Ruckle 2.2 IP, 7 H, 9 ER, 3/2 BB/K, 2 HR, 7.50 era, L (1-2), 2:4:2
Jim Warden 3.1 IP, H, 2/3 BB/K, 1.69 era, 2:5:3
Emary Frederick 2 IP, 2 H, BB, K, 6.30 era, 3:2:1

Savannah 5, West Virginia 6

Jeurys Familia, since giving up 6 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks in 4.2 innings on July 9th, had gone 3 starts, allowing just 3 runs on 12 hits and 5 walks, with 16 strikeouts in 20 innings (2-0, 1.35 era). He was in line for the win, until the bullpen came in and blew it to hell, giving up 4 runs in 1.1 innings. Rhiner Cruz in particular had a very bad outing, coming in with 2 outs and the bases loaded in the 8th, and walking in 2 runs.

The Gnats offense had 9 hits and 2 walks, while going 2 for 8 with RISP, leaving 5 on base. Josh Satin (2), Jefry Marte (2) and Imbewer Alvarez (3) had multi hit games, while Raul Reyes (0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .247), Wilmer Flores, Jordan Abruzzo (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .203), and Kai Gronauer (0 for 4, .245) all took 0-fers.

ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 4, K, .279 (3 for his last 20, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, 1/3 BB/K)
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, run, 3 Ks, .277
1b Josh Satin 2 for 4, run, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, .300
>>pr, lf Joey August run, .098
lf, 1b Eric Campbell 1 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .264
3b Jefry Marte 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (17), HR (6), 2 RBI (35), .240 (.272/.316/.435/.751 in July)
2b Imbewer Alvarez 3 for 3, RBI, .250
Jeurys Familia 7 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, BB, K, 2.87 era, 13:5:1
Manuel Olivares 0.2 IP, H, 3 ER, 2/1 BB/K, 3.63 era, 0:1:1
Rhiner Cruz 2 BBs, 1.90 era, BS (1)
John Church 0.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2.61 era, L (0-1)

Brooklyn 5, Staten Island 4

Darin Gorski had a perfect game thru 4, but ended up giving up 4 runs on 4 hits and a walk in 6 innings. Brandon Sage picked up the win with 2 scoreless innings in relief, Michael Powers bounced back from last night's hiccup with a perfect 9th, striking out a pair for his 7th save.

The Conies offense had just 7 hits, but drew 6 walks and went 3 for 9 with RISP, leaving 7 on base. Justin Garber (0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .222), Luis Rivera (0 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .320), Juan Centeno (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .158) and Luis Nieves (0 for 4, K, .143) took 0-fers, while Tyler Vaughn (2), and Ralph Henriquez (2) had multi hit games.

3b Tyler Vaughn 2 for 4, 2 runs, .357
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .321
dh Ralph Henriquez 2 for 4, run, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .222
lf Nick Santomauro 1 for 3, run, HR (2), RBI (8), BB, K, .264
ss Robbie Shields 1 for 4, 2 RBI, K, .114
Darin Gorski 6 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1/3 BB/K, 4.03 era, 4:10:3
Brandon Sage 2 IP, H, 2/2 BB/K, 0.75 era, W (1-0), 3:1:2
Michael Powers IP, 2 Ks, 2.51 era, SV (7), 1:0:2

I know the Wilpons demand the Cyclones win, at virtually all costs (including prospect development), but that makes it very very difficult to judge players on the Cyclones. For example, Brandon Moore at 23 has a 1.32 era in 6 starts spanning 41 innings, but what exactly does it mean? Is he taking advantage of younger competition, or is he a real prospect? Ditto James Fuller (age 22, 1.75 era), Luis Rivera (age 22 3/4, .320, .943 OPS), Tyler Vaughn (age 24, .357, .844 OPS), just to name a few. And that's why I am down on Brooklyn, it's due to the Wilpons ridiculously idiotic love for Brooklyn, and the fact they have to win at all costs, resulting in an average roster age of around 2-3 years older then any of the other NYPL teams.

Kingsport 5, Elizabethon 6

Same old same old. At least Angel Cuan wasn't a culprit tonight, he turned in a second straight good outing, this time going just 5 innings, but they were shutout innings, Cuan's allowed just a a run on 9 hits in his last 2 outings, spanning 11 innings, after getting off to a miserable start in his first 5 stateside starts. Zach Von Tersch allowed 3 runs in 0.1 innings to blow the save, and Brian Needham allowed 3 runs in 1.2 innings to take the loss. GOOOO PITCHERS!

The offense kept on keeping on, with 8 hits and a walk, while going 2 for 6 with RISP, leaving 3 on base. Alonzo Harris (3), and Cesar Puello (2) had multi hit games, while Richard Lucas (0 for 2, run, RBI, BB, K, .385), John Freeman (0 for 4, .143), John Semel (0 for 4, RBI, .224) and Gerad Mochizuki (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .221) took 0-fers.

cf Darrell Ceciliani 1 for 4, run, K, .293
2b Alonzo Harris 3 for 4, run, .313
lf RJ Harris 1 for 4, run, RBI, 3 Ks, .235
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 4, RBI, K, .319
rf Cesar Puello 2 for 4, run, 2 2b (5), .286
Angel Cuan 5 IP, 7 H, 4 Ks, 4.05 era, 5:6:4
Zach Von Tersch 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 7.24 era, BS (1), 1:
Brian Needham 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2/1 BB/K, 6.16 era, L (1-2), 1:3:1
Zach Rosenbaum IP, 4.91 era, 1:2
Bobby Gagg IP, BB, K, 0.00 era, 1:1:1

Sidebar: John Freeman is hitting .143 and Gerad Mochizuki is hitting .221. Can we get rid of them and call up Nelfi Zapata and Wilfredo Tovar from the GCL? Please? What's the point of having these older players stink up the joint? For that matter, get Jeff Flagg to Brooklyn and call up Charles Hinojosa to play 1b.

GCL (from 7.20 Suspended Game)
Mets 3, Cardinals 0

ss Wilfredo Tovar 2 for 4, run, K
rf ZeErika Hall 1 for 1, 2b
>>rf Chase Greene 0 for 2, K
cf Scott Grimes 0 for 3, BB
lf Julio Concepcion 1 for 3, run, BB
dh Charlie Hinojosa 0 for 1, run, RBI, BB
1b Marinus Vernooij 0 for 3, K
3b Mark Kiger 0 for 1, K
>>3b Josh Dunn 1 for 2, 2b, 2 RBI, K
c Amauris Valdez 1 for 3, K
2b Ray Van Gurp 0 for 3, K
Gabriel Zavala 8 IP, 2 H, 3/4 BB/K, 1.40 era, W (2-0), 9:10:4
William Rackle IP, H, 1/3 BB/K, 4.50 era, SV (2)

Saturday, July 25, 2009

7/25 Links

NYFS 7.25 Minor League Thread

**All Games @ 7pm unless noted**
Buffalo Boxscore
Binghamton
St. Lucie @ 6pm
Savannah
Brooklyn @ 6pm
Kingsport

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport

7/24 Minor League Report! LUTZ, Gronauer, Allen, O. TOVAR!

Buffalo 1, Indianapolis 3

2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, run, BB, .270
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, 2b, BB, .308
3b Javier Castillo 1 for 3, .267
c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, RBI, .252
rf Nick Evans 1 for 4, 2b, .143
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, .228
lf Josh Petersen 1 for 3, BB, .286
ss Wilson Valdez 2 for 4, .215
Adam Bostick 3 IP, 4 H, ER, 5 Ks, HR, 1.35 era, L (0-1), 54:36:18, 1:3:5
Arturo Lopez 3 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 3 Ks, 7.11 era, 54:40:14, 3:2:3
Eddie Kunz 2 IP, BB, K, 3.89 era, 15:10:5, 4:1:1

Binghamton 3, Erie 16

It's like Reverse 08! Remember the BMets would see Erie and score 13 runs a game? LOL. Well, tonight it was Erie's turn to blast BMet pitching, with Eric Brown first in line to get oblierated, to the tune of 6 hits, 3 walks, 3 homers and 9 runs in 2 innings to take his 12th loss of the season. Every pitcher the BMets used gave up runs, 3 of 4 gave up multiple runs. BMet pitching gave up 7 HR tonight

The Mets offense had 7 hits and 3 walks, while going 1 for 3 with RISP, leaving 4 on base. DJ Wabick had the only multi hit game (2), while Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .263), Salvador Paniagua (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .213) and Jonathan Malo (0 for 3, .253) all took 0-fers.

ss Jose Coronado 1 for 4, .255
dh Josh Thole 1 for 3, BB, .343
1b Ike Davis 1 for 3, run, HR (6), RBI (22), BB, .295
rf Caleb Stewart 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .198
lf DJ Wabick 2 for 4, run, 2 2b, K, .294
3b Mark Kiger 1 for 3, 2 RBI, BB, K, .250
Eric Brown 2 IP, 6 H, 9 ER, 3/2 BB/K, 3 HR, 6.73 era, L (4-12), 1:3:2
Edgar Alfonzo 3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 3.35 era, 3:3:3
Emary Frederick IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 2/2 BB/K, 2 HR, 7.88 era, 0:1:2
Roy Merritt 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 Ks, HR, 3.83 era, 2:1:3

St. Lucie 12, Brevard County 5

The Mets exploded for 10 hits and 3 walks, en route to 12 runs in a 12-5 whitewashing of Brevard County. Zach Lutz (3), Stefan Welch (2), and Carlos Guzman (2 HR) all had multi hit games, while Greg Veloz (0 for 3, 2 runs, BB, K, .244), Francisco Pena (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .224), and Hector Pellot (0 for 3, K, .261) all took 0-fers. The Mets were a stellar 6 for 11 (.556) with RISP, and left just 3 on base.

Newcomer Chris Mason got the start for the Mets, and the former DRay farmhand didn't acquit himself well with his new team, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits in 2 innings. Nick Waechter gave up 3 runs in 5 innings of long relief, and with the offensive explosion, that was enough for his 4th win.

cf Kirok Nieuwenhuis 1 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, 2 BBs, .245
ss Reese Havens 1 for 4, run, RBI, 2 Ks, .241
3b Zach Lutz 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 4 RBI, .289
1b Stefan Welch 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, .348
rf Carlos Guzman 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 Ks, .255
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .246
Chris Mason 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 9 era, 3:1:2
Nick Waechter 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2/4 BB/K, 6.97 era, W (4-3), 3:7:4
Edgar Ramirez IP, H, 0.29 era, 1:2
Stephen Clyne IP, H, 1.59 era, 3:

Savannah 1, West Virginia 4

A recurring theme on the Gnats this year, a pitcher being victimized by his defense. Tonight it was Kyle Allen who had 2 error made behind him (to be fair, one was his, but only his 2nd, he and Eric Campbell (4) made them tonight), leading to 2 UER off him, along with 2 ER in 6.2 innings, enough for the loss, his 6th.

The Gnats offense managed just a run on 8 hits and 3 walks, while going just 1 for 11 (.091) with RISP, leaving 9 on base. Raul Reyes (0 for 4, .251), Wilmer Flores, Eric Campbell (0 for 3, BB, K, .263), Jordan Abruzzo (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .217), and Joey August (0 for 2, BB, .098) took 0-fers, while Sean Ratliff and Kai Gronauer had 3 hit games.

3b Jefry Marte 1 for 4, .237
cf Sean Ratliff 3 for 3, 2b, BB, .277
2b Josh Satin 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .298
c Kai Gronauer 3 for 4, RBI, .250 (7 for his last 14 with 3 runs, 2 HR, 8 RBI)
Kyle Allen 6.2 IP, 6 H, 4/2 R/ER, 3/6 BB/K, 3.98 era, L (7-6), 95:57:38, 9:3:6
Jacob Goldberg 1.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 2.73 era, 2:2

Brooklyn 4, Staten Island 2

The Cyclones took advantage of 5 Yankee errors, and generated 8 hits and 4 walks in scoring 4 runs. Mark Cohoon worked 6 shutout innings for his 6th win of the season, and Michael Powers had a rare rough outing, giving up a pair in the 9th.

The Cyclones went just 1 for 9 (.111) with RISP and left 13 men on base. Justin Garber (0 for 3, BB, K, .250), John Servidio (0 for 3, BB, .204), Robbie Shields (0 for 3, 2 BBs, .097), and Juan Centeno (0 for 5, .167) all took 0-fers, while Dock Doyle (2), and Luis Rivera (3) had multi hit games.

dh Dock Doyle 2 for 5, run, .273
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 4, 2 runs, .317
lf Luis Rivera 3 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .326
3b Tyler Vaughn 1 for 5, K, .333
2b Luis Nieves 1 for 4, .149
Mark Cohoon 6 IP, 3 H, 3/3 BB/K, 2.15 era, W (6-1), 11:2:3
Matias Carrillo 2 IP, 3 Ks, 0.00 era, 1:2:3
Michael Powers IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, HR, 2.70 era, 0:1:2

Kingsport 6, Elizabethon 7

Armando Rodriguez got bombed for 6 runs (5 earned) on 6 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings, but it was Chris Hilliard, who gave up a run on 2 hits in 3 innings who was tagged with the loss, his 2nd.

The offense had 8 hits and drew a pair of walks, while going just 3 for 15 (.200) with RISP, leaving 6 on base. RJ Harris (0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .235) and Kurt Steinhauer (0 for 3, 3 Ks, .435) took 0-fers, while Cesar Puello had the only multi hit game (2)

cf Darrell Ceciliani 1 for 5, run, K, .295
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 4, BB, K, .298
>>ph John Semel 0 for 1, K, .236
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 4, run, 2 RBI, .321
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 4, run, 3b, 2 RBI, K, .417
rf Cesar Puello 2 for 4, RBI, .275
c Tyler Howe 1 for 2, run, 2b, .273
>>ph Juan Torres 0 for 1, K, .467
ss Gerad Mochizuki 1 for 4, run, K, .230
Armando Rodriguez 6 IP, 6 H, 6/5 R/ER, 2/5 BB/K, HR, 4.43 era, 4:9:5
Chris Hilliard 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 Ks, HR, 2.25 era, L (2-2), 4:2:3

GCL
Mets 0, Marlins 2

ss Wilfredo Tovar 2 for 4, 2b, K, .279
2b Ray Van Gurp 0 for 2, 2 BBs, .275
rf Scott Grimes 1 for 4, .286
cf Javier Rodriguez 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .214
c Nelfi Zapata 1 for 4, K, .313
lf Julio Concepcion 0 for 3, .286
1b Marinus Vernooij 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .209
3b Josh Dunn 0 for 3, .056
dh Cameron Maron 0 for 3, K, .222
Orlando Tovar 7 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 4 Ks, 2.86 era, L (1-2), 7:10:4
Ramiro Peralta IP, H, 2 Ks, 3.21 era, 0:0:2

Thursday, July 23, 2009

7/23 Minor League Report! Davis, LUTZ, CECILIANI, J-Rod!

Buffalo 1, Louisville 3

ss Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, K, .271
cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 4, K, .308
rf Chip Ambres 0 for 4, .239
3b Javier Castillo 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .266
1b Nick Evans 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, K, .139
lf Josh Petersen 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .273
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 3, .220 (broke up no hit bid in 6th)
2b Andy Green 0 for 2, BB, .182
Nelson Figueroa 7 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 5 Ks, 2.42 era, L (6-5), 105:73:32, 8:8:5
Jon Switzer IP, K, 2.88 era, 10:7:3, 1:1:1

Binghamton 6, Connecticut 5

Brad Holt had a miserable outing tonight, giving up 5 runs on 9 hits (4 homers, including a solo shot by the opposing pitcher) in 6 innings, but the Mets touched up Tim Alderson for 10 hits and 4 runs, then scratched across a pair in the 8th on a hit, balk, walk, bunt, SF, and WP, eeking out a hard fought 6-5 win. Jose De La Torre picked up the win with 2 scoreless, Connor Robertson notched his 6th save.

The Mets hammered out a total of 13 hits, and drew a walk, while going 2 for 6 with RISP and leaving 6 on base. Every Met regular had a hit in the game, with Emmanuel Garcia (2), Josh Thole (2), Ike Davis (2), and Jose Coronado (2) having multi hit games.

cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 4, run, .266
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 4, run, .278
c Josh Thole 2 for 4, run, RBI (37), .343
1b Ike Davis 2 for 3, run, RBI (21), BB, .294 (winning run)
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 3, run, HR (7), RBI (46), .280
3b Jon Malo 1 for 3, run, RBI (20), K, .258
rf DJ Wabick 1 for 3, .291
>>ph, rf Caleb Stewart 1 for 1, .196
2b Jose Coronado 2 for 4, .255
Brad Holt 6 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 3 Ks, 4 HR, 5.45 era, 6:9:3
Jose De La Torre 2 IP, 2 H, 1/4 BB/K, 0.96 era, W (1-0), 1:1:4
Connor Robertson IP, H, K, 3 era, SV (6), 1:1:1

St. Lucie 4, Brevard County 5

Manuel Alvarez got jacked up for 2 runs in an inning of work, plus allowed Josh Stinson's IHR to score, blowing his 4th save and taking his 3rd loss, after a so-so outing from Scott Moviel. Moviel gave up 4 runs and 4 walks in 5.1 innings, but just 2 UER (thanks to his own error, and a Reese Havens error).

The Mets had 11 hits and drew 4 walks, while going 6 for 20 with RISP, leaving 10 on base. Stefan Welch (0 for 3, BB, K, .333; 3 for his last 25, after an 18 for 38 start in A+), Carlos Guzman (0 for 5, K, .252) and Francisco Pena (0 for 3, run, BB, .227) took 0-fers, while Reese Havens (2), Zach Lutz (3), Hector Pellot (2), and Brahiam Maldonado (2) all had multi hit games. Lutz had a perfect game with 3 hits and a walk.

dh Greg Veloz 1 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .246
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .244
ss Reese Havens 2 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .240
3b Zach Lutz 3 for 3, 2 RBI, BB, .281
2b Hector Pellot 2 for 3, 2b, .264
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 4, RBI, K, .246
Scott Moviel 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 4/2 BB/K, 4.74 era, 6:5:2
Josh Stinson 1.2 IP, H, ER, 5 Ks, 3.46 era
Manuel Alvarez IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BBs, K, HR, 3.67 era, BS (4), L (3-3), 0:2:1

Savannah 7, West Virginia 6

The Gnats scored early, and then held off a furious Power rally, with Phillips Orta picking up his first win of the season, in back of an ineffective Eric Beaulac. Beaulac went just 3+ innings, giving up 7 hits and 4 runs in his shortest outing since being returned to the rotation on July 2nd. Rhiner Cruz picked up a 4 out save, despite allowing an IHR to score.

The Gnats had 8 hits and 3 walks, taking advantage of 3 errors along the way to score 7 runs. They were 3 for 11 (.273) with RISP, and left 6 on base. Imbewer Alvarez (came in for Raul Reyes, who left after 2 ABs, 0 for 2, RBI, 2 Ks, .172), Jefry Marte, Eric Campbell (0 for 3, 2 runs, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .266), and Joey August (0 for 4, run, .103) took 0-fers, while Josh Satin and Jean Luc Blaquiere had multi hit games.

rf Raul Reyes 1 for 2, .255
dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 5, run, K, .232
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 5, K, .286
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 3, run, 2b, BB, .271
2b, 1b Josh Satin 2 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .298
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 2 for 4, run, 2 2b, RBI, K, .220
Eric Beaulac 3+ IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2/3 BB/K, 2.79 era, 4:1:3
Phillips Orta 2.2 IP, ER, 2/2 BB/K, 4.11 era, W (1-0), 3:3:2
Manuel Olivares 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 3.16 era, 2:2:2
Rhiner Cruz 1.1 IP, H, BB, K, 1.90 era, SV (19), 0:2:1

Kingsport 7, Pulaski (wasn't she a doctor on TNG?) 9

Well, another game, another ridiculously high scoring affair. Kingsport gives up 9 tonight, RA of 7.24, scores 7, RSA of 6.79. Might explain why they're 10-19 on the season, RA of 7.24...

Kingsport hammered out 11 hits, and drew 5 walks, and also benefitted from 4 errors in scoring 7 runs, while going 3 for 12 with RISP and leaving 8 on base. Darrell Ceciliani (4), Richard Lucas (2), and Kurt Steinhauer (2) had multi hit games, while Alonzo Harris (0 for 3, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, .300), Ryan Mollica (0 for 3, K, .256 ->left with a head injury<-), Cesar Puello (0 for 5, 3 Ks, .263), and Pedro Zapata (0 for 3, K, .339) all took 0-fers.

Eduardo Aldama lasted just 2 innings, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) on 3 hits and 4 walks. Jonathan White gave up 8 hits and 4 runs in 4 innings to pick up his 3rd loss. Every pitcher (4) used by Kingsport gave up a run.

cf Darrell Ceciliani 4 for 5, 2 runs, RBI, K, .301
3b Richard Lucas 2 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .450
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .324
>>ss Gerad Mochizuki 1 for 2, 2b, 3 RBI, .229
c Tyler Howe 1 for 4, K, .262
lf Kurt Steinhauer 2 for 2, run, 2b, BB, .500 (10 for 20)
Eduardo Aldama 2 IP, 3 H, 3/2 R/ER, 4/2 BB/K, 5.47 era, 2:2:2
Jonathan White 4 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, HR, 7.97 era, L (1-3), 4:7:0
Tom Chism 0.2 IP, H, ER, BB, 4.35 era, 1:0:0
Travis Babin 1.1 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K, 2.84 era, 1:1:1

GCL
Mets 7, Astros 8

ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 2, K, .268
>>ss Miguel Tejada 1 for 2, run, RBI, K, .118
2b Ray Van Gurp 2 for 5, run, 3b, 2 RBI, .284
rf Scott Grimes 1 for 4, run, 3b, RBI, BB, K, .300
cf Javier Rodriguez 2 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .250
dh Nelfi Zapata 1 for 5, run, 2b, K, .317
1b Giovanni Ortiz 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .320
>>pr Marshal Davis run, .182
>>1b Marinus Vernooij 1 for 1, 2b, RBI, .225
c Orlando Rodriguez 1 for 3, .261
>>ph Julio Concepcion 1 for 1, run, .297
>>Amauris Valdez 0 for 1, .320
3b Josh Dunn 0 for 2, BB, K, .067
lf Chase Greene 1 for 3, 2b, .143
>>ph, lf Cody Holliday BB, .175
Michael Hebert 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 3 era, 3:3:2
Brian Valenzuela 3 IP, 4 H, 2/1 R/ER, 3/2 BB/K, HR, 3 era, 5:2:2
Marcos Tabata 2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, K, 2.51 era, 2:2:1
Santiago Valdez 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1/5 BB/K, HR, 7.71 era, L (0-1), 0:1:5

7/23 Links

NYFS 7/23 Minor League Thread

**All Games @ 7pm unless noted**
Buffalo Boxscore
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Kingsport

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

7/22 Minor League Report!

Buffalo 2, Louisville 1

ss Argenis Reyes 1 for 5, run, HR, RBI, 3 Ks, .277
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .312
rf Chip Ambres 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .242
c Rene Rivera 2 for 4, K, .252
3b, 1b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, .229
1b Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, K, .133
lf Josh Petersen 1 for 4, K, .375
2b Andy Green 1 for 3, K, .194
Kyle Snyder 4 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, K, 3.78 era, 61:41:20, 4:6:1
Tim McNab 3 IP, 3 H, K, 2.01 era, W (4-2), 30:19:11, 6:2:1
Brandon Knight 2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 5.06 era, SV (3), 27:20:7, 1:3:2

Binghamton 3, Connecticut 9

The Mets ran into Madison Bumgarner tonight, and Bumgarner ran into a baseball, clubbing a grandslam off Eric Niesen, part of a 5 hit, 5 walk, 6 run barrage against the Mets lefty, dropping him to 1-5 in the EL. Bumgarner, one of the (if not the) best pitching prospect in baseball, gave up just a run on 3 hits in 7 innings. The Mets gathered 2 hits and 2 runs off the Defenders bullpen, but were never really competitive.

The Mets had 5 hits tonight, while going just 1 for 4 with RISP and leaving 2 on base. Ruben Tejada (2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, K, .278) had the only multi hit game. Jose Coronado (1 for 4, run, 2b, .250), Josh Thole (1 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, .341) and Ike Davis (1 for 4, K, .283) had the only other hits for the Mets. Ike's was off Bumgarner.

rf Caleb Stewart 0 for 4, K, .187
lf Lucas Duda 0 for 3, .280
3b Jon Malo 0 for 3, .256
cf Emmanuel Garcia 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .263
Eric Niesen 5 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 5/5 BB/K, HR, 7.36 era, L (1-5), 5:5:5
Emary Frederick 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 3.86 era, 2:2:0
Jim Warden 2 IP, H, ER, HR, 2 era, 2:4A

St. Lucie 1, Brevard County 2

Scott Shaw took a tough loss tonight, giving up just 2 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks in 6 innings. Edgar Ramirez fired 2 hitless innings in relief, and the Mets scratched a run in the 9th, but fell a run short.

They had just 5 hits of their own, going just 0 for 1 with RISP and leaving 3 on base. Reese Havens (2 for 4, run, HR (9), RBI (30), K, .235) had the only multi hit game for the Mets. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (1 for 4, K, .245), Francisco Pena (1 for 3, K, .230), and Brahiam Maldonado (1 for 3, K, .243) had the only other hits for the Mets.

2b Greg Veloz 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .247
1b Stefan Welch 0 for 4, .350
rf Carlos Guzman 0 for 3, K, .256
3b Zach Lutz 0 for 3, K, .271
lf Seth Williams 0 for 2, .293
Scott Shaw 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4/5 BB/K, 3.75 era, L (4-6), 7:5:5
Edgar Ramirez 2 IP, BB, K, 0.30 era, 4:0:1

Savannah 7, West Virginia 2

The Gnats had 7 hits, 5 walks and took advantage of 7 Power errors to score 7 runs, en route to a 7-2 victory. Every regular except Jefry Marte had a hit for the Gnats, who went 2 for 8 with RISP and left 10 on base. Josh Satin (2) had the only multi hit game.

Chris Schwinden went the first 6 innings, allowing just 5 hits and striking out 10, for his 7th win of the season.

rf Raul Reyes 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs, .253
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 5, run, K, .240
dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 5, run, 2b, .235
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 3, RBI, BB, .287
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .271
1b Eric Campbell 1 for 4, BB, .270
2b Josh Satin 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, BB, K, .295
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, .240
lf Joey August 1 for 4, RBI, .114
Chris Schwinden 6 IP, 5 H, 10 Ks, 3.14 era, W (7-5), 3:5:10
John Church IP, 2 H, 1.86 era, 2:1
Tim Smith IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K, 3.48 era, 1:1:1
Jacob Goldberg IP, H, K, 2.88 era, 2:0:1

Brooklyn 0, Vermont 2, Game 1

Jim Fuller gave up 2 runs on a hit and 3 walks, all in the 2nd inning, enough to send him to his 3rd loss of the season, as the Cyclones were 2 hit.

cf John Servidio 0 for 2, BB, K, .204
2b Matt Gaski 0 for 3, .195
rf Luis Rivera 1 for 3, .310
1b Nick Giarraputo 0 for 3, K, .185
3b Tyler Vaughn 1 for 2, BB, .333
lf Alex Gregory 0 for 2, BB, K, .280
ss Robbie Shields 0 for 3, K, .125
dh Joe Bonfe 0 for 2, .111
c Juan Centeno 0 for 2, K, .179
Jim Fuller 5 IP, H, 2 ER, 3/6 BB/K, 1.75 era, L (3-3), 4:4:6
Mike Johnson IP, H, K, 3.86 era, 1:1:1

Brooklyn 7, Vermont 4, Game 2

The Cyclones scored early in the second game, with 2 in the first and 4 in the second, en route to a 7-4 win. They built up a 7-0 lead and withstood a 4 run 6th from the Lake Monsters, Collin McHugh worked 5.1 innings, giving up all 4 runs (3 earned) on 8 hits to pick up a cheap win, his 5th. Michael Powers pitched a scoreless 7th for his 6th save.

The Cyclones had 7 hits and drew 8 walks, while going 2 for 10 with RISP and leaving 8 on base. Justin Garber (3), Dock Doyle (2), Sam Honeck (3), Tyler Vaughn (3), John Servidio (2), and Luis Nieves (2) were all on base multiple times, while Evan LeBlanc (0 for 4, K), and Robbie Shields (0 for 4, K, .107) took 0-fers.

cf Justin Garber 2 runs, RBI, 3 BBs, .286
c Dock Doyle 1 for 3, 2 runs, RBI, BB, K, .264
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 2, 2 BBs, .320
lf Luis Rivera 1 for 3, RBI, .311
3b Tyler Vaughn 2 for 4, run, RBI, K, .368
rf John Servidio 1 for 2, run, BB, .209
2b Luis Nieves 1 for 3, run, BB, .145
Collin McHugh 5.1 IP, 8 H, 4/3 R/ER, 5 Ks, 4.11 era, W (5-1), 6:5:5
Erik Turgeon 0.2 IP, H, 1.17 era, 2:
Michael Powers IP, H, K, 1.46 era, SV (6), 2:0:1

Kingsport 3, Pulaski 5

Jhonathan Torres' 2nd Appy League start was decent, he gave up 5 hits and 3 runs (2 earned) in 5 innings to take his 2nd loss. Oscar Melendez allowed 2 runs in just 0.1 innings to provide the final margin of dfeat.

The Mets offense had 5 hits and 5 walks, while going just 1 for 4 with RISP and leaving 6 on base. Alonzo Harris (2) had the only multi hit game for the Mets, while John Semel (0 for 4, K, .239), RJ Harris (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .244), Kurt Steinhauer (0 for 1, run, 2 BBs, K, .444), John Freeman (0 for 3, RBI, K, .152), and Gerad Mochizuki (0 for 3, BB, K, .221) all took 0-fers.

2b Alonzo Harris 2 for 4, 2 Ks, .308
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 2, run, 3b, 2 BBs, K, .327
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .282
3b Ryan Mollica 1 for 3, 2b, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .267
Jhonathan Torres 5 IP, 5 H, 3/2 R/ER, 2/1 BB/K, 2 HR, 3 era, L (0-2), 8:4:1
Oscar Melendez 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 9.45 era, 1:
Guillaume LeDuc 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 7.27 era, 2:4:2

7/22 Links

NYFS 7/22 Minor League Thread

**All Games @ 7pm unless noted**
Buffalo Boxscore
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn Game 1 @ 1pm
Brooklyn Game 2
Kingsport

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Kingsport

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

7/21 Minor League Report! Veloz, Lutz, TORRES, Van Gurp!

Buffalo 2, Louisville 5

cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .313
2b Andy Green 1 for 4, 2b, K, .179
rf Chip Ambres 1 for 4, K, .242
3b Javier Castillo 1 for 4, K, .267
c Rene Rivera 0 for 4, .244
1b Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, HR (4), RBI (9), K, .129
lf Josh Petersen 2 for 4, run, 2 2b
ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 3, .208
>>ph Mike Lamb 0 for 1, .228
Tobi Stoner 0 for 3, K; 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1/6 BB/K, 5.13 era, L (2-4), 103:69:34, 6:6:6 (HAHAHAH)
Adam Bostick 2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, HR, 1.06 era, 38:22:16, 3:3

Binghamton 5, Connecticut 4

Despite giving up 3 runs on 11 hits in 5 innings, Dylan Owen picked up the win tonight, thanks to a 5 run outburst by the Mets in the first inning. Connor Robertson picked up his 5th save with a perfect 9th.

The Mets had 7 hits and 2 walks, while going 3 for 8 (.375) with RISP, leaving 6 on base. Josh Thole (2) had the only multi-hit game, while Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .266) and Ruben Tejada (0 for 3, run, K, .276) took 0-fers.

c Josh Thole 2 for 4, run, 2 RBI, K, .342
1b Ike Davis 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .284
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 4, K, .282
rf DJ Wabick 1 for 4, run, K, .290
3b Jon Malo 1 for 4, RBI, .261
2b Jose Coronado 1 for 3, RBI, BB, .250
Dylan Owen 5 IP, 11 H, 3 ER, 3 Ks, 5.55 era, W (3-6), 6:6:3
Edgar Alfonzo 1.1 IP, 2/1 BB/K, 3.19 era, 2:1:1
Emary Frederick 0.2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 1.80 era, 0:2
Roy Merritt IP, 3.80 era, 3:
Connor Robertson IP, K, 3.18 era, SV (5), 1:1:1

St. Lucie 8, Daytona 2

Jeff Kaplan had a good outing tonight, giving up 2 runs on 9 hits in 6 innings for his 2nd FSL victory. The Mets offense had 11 hits and drew 8 walks, while going 3 for 12 (.250) with RISP and leaving 10 on base. Greg Veloz, Zach Lutz and Seth Williams had multi hit games, while Carlos Guzman (0 for 3, 2 RBI, K, .258), Stefan Welch (0 for 3, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .375) and Hector Pellot (0 for 4, run, .259) took 0-fers.

dh Greg Veloz 3 for 5, 3 runs, 2 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .250
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 2, 2 runs, 3b, RBI, 3 BBs, .245
ss Reese Havens 1 for 3, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .230
c Francisco Pena 1 for 5, run, 3 Ks, .229
3b Zach Lutz 3 for 4, run, HR (6), RBI (31), .274
lf Seth Williams 2 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, .298
Jeff Kaplan 6 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 1/4 BB/K, 3.70 era, W (2-4), 10:3:4
Stephen Clyne 2 IP, H, K, 1.66 era, 3:2:1
Josh Stinson IP, 3.18 era, 3:

Kingsport 6, Pulaski 8

The Mets get a pass tonight, as it was 19 year old Yohan Almonte's Kingsport debut tonight, and he fired 4 innings of 3 hit shutout ball before the roof caved in on him in the 5th, he allowed 5 hits and a walk in that inning, leading to 6 runs, all against him, for the loss.

The Mets hammered out 14 hits, but were just 3 for 16 (.188) with RISP, leaving 10 on base. Darrell Ceciliani (2), Alonzo Harris (2), RJ Harris (2), Richard Lucas (2) and Juan Torres (4) all had multi hit games, Torres had a perfect game going 4 for 4. Ryan Mollica (0 for 5, 2 RBI, K, .264) and John Freeman (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .159) took 0-fers.

cf Darrell Ceciliani 2 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, K, .265
2b Alonzo Harris 2 for 5, run, RBI, K, .301
dh RJ Harris 2 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .257
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 4, run, 3 Ks, .284
3b Richard Lucas 2 for 5, 2 2b, 2 Ks, .438
lf Pedro Zapata 1 for 4, run, K, .357
1b Juan Torres 4 for 4, run, 3b, RBI, .500
Yohan Almonte 4.2 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, BB, K, 2 HR, 11.57 era, L (0-1), 7:6:1
Zach Rosenbaum 1.1 IP, H, 2 R, K, 5.27 era, 0:3:1
Sam Taveras IP, 3 Ks, 5.73 era
Brian Needham IP, 2 H, BB, 5.19 era, 3:

GCL
Mets 10, Nationals 13

lf ZeErika Hall 1 for 5, run, 2b, K, .313
ss Wilfredo Tovar 2 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .333 (boxscore says Orlando Tovar, but he's a pitcher. I'm gonna go with Wilfredo)
2b Ray Van Gurp 3 for 5, 2 RBI, K, .274
rf Scott Grimes 2 for 5, run, HR, RBI, K, .333
>>rf Cody Holliday .175
dh Julio Concepcion 0 for 2, .288
>>ph, dh Travis Ozga 0 for 2, .114
1b Marinus Vernooij 0 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .205
3b Mark Kiger 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .067
c Atuaro Valdez 0 for 3, 2 runs, BB, K, .333
cf Javier Rodriguez 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 4 RBI, K, .200
Salvador Aguilar 3 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 Ks, 1.50 era, 4:2:3
Daniel Carela 2 IP, H, 1/3 BB/K, 3.12 era, 0:2:3
Adam O'Neill IP, 3 H, 5/4 R/ER, 2/1 BB/K, 6.57 era, 2:0:1
Luis Rojas 0.1 IP, 2 ER, 2 BBs, K, 8.10 era
William Rackle 1.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1/3 BB/K, 10.80 era, BS (1), L (0-1), 2:0:3

7/21 Links

NYFS 7/21 Minor League Thread

**All Games @ 7pm unless noted**
Buffalo Boxscore
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Brooklyn (rained out)
Kingsport

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Brooklyn
Kingsport

Revisiting my Preseason Top 30...

My preseason top 30, comments in parathesis, the grade following my comments is the grade I feel he's earned this season

1. Fernando Martinez OF (performed very well in AAA, flashed signs in the majors, solid BB/K, line drive hitter, injured again, though) B

2. Wilmer Flores SS (After, I'll say it, a very subpar April (.296/.676) and May (.235/.600), Wilmer's turned it on in June (.309/.766) and July (.310/.741), hitting around .310 with solid K numbers (17 in 165 ABs) after 24 in 158 April+May ABs with a .260 average, needs to show some power (but the average is damn impressive) B+

3. Jon Niese LHSP (after a disasterous first half, Jon's pitching to a 0.96 era in his last 8 starts, the best stretch of his pro career) B-

4. Danirl Murphy 3B/2B/1B/LF (started the season in LF, looked lost, moved to 1b, looks great. The bat hasn't come around as we'd hoped, he looks lost and in between at the plate, but he's been jerked around by Jerry, so it's not totally Daniel's fault.) C-

5. Brad Holt RHSP (Outside of his season debut, Holt dominated high A and made it to AA in his first full season. Has performed respectably in AA, again, removing his worst start, reports on his secondaries have been good) B

6. Nick Evans LF/1B (Yeesh. Was demoted to EXT then AA after hitting .096 in AAA (yes, .096). Performed decently in the majors, and has been...better upon his return to AAA (.227/.261/.273/.534 (22 ABs)) D

7. Reese Havens SS (severe disappointment, fell into a deep slump in high A, then got hurt) D

8. Josh Thole C/1B (Thole keeps on doing what Thole does. High average, high on base, acceptable pop (22 2b). Reports of his defense improving enhance his stock, and it's more a matter of him being passed by higher ceiling prospects then slippage that he'll likely end the year outside of my top 10) B+

9. Jenrry Mejia RHSP (flat out dominated high A at 19, made it to AA, performance was more mixed, then got hurt. Has HUGE upside, jumped 6 spots in my midseason rankings) A

10. Jefry Marte 3B (has been flat out awful on both sides of the ball, is making a 2 level jump at 17/18, hitting MUCH better in July (.296/.350/.446/.796), still on pace for 50 errors (he's got 35)) C+

11. Bobby Parnell RHP (has spent the entire season in the majors, has been hit or miss, flashes a wickedly plus fastball (96-100), inconsistent secondaries (slider, changeup), could probably use time in the minors/winter league to refine his secondaries) C+

12. Scott Moviel RHSP (tore his knee meniscus twice, hasn't pitched well since returning, but it's only 4 starts in St. Lucie) INC

13. Dillon Gee RHSP (was pitching decently in AAA before getting hurt, labrum tear severely clouds his future, which at best was a Greg Maddux lite) INC

14. Robert Carson LHSP (Has performed extremely well, outside of a 2 start + 1 inning span (4/24, awful first, good 5 after), totalling just 5.1 innings, he's pitched to a 3.15 RA, a 1.43 era, and a 7-4 record) A

15. Ike Davis 1B (Davis is shutting me up something fierce, huh? I've made my disdain for Davis well known, and Davis is doing nothing but performing, with 12 HR and 23 2b split between high A and AA. He's only got a .563 OPS against LHP, so he needs to improve that markedly, but his 1.015 against RHP is extremely impressive) A

16. Francisco Pena C (Pena's made some strides this season (12/48 BB/K, vs a 25/95 last year, .190 K rate this year, vs .239 last year, there are some who would tell you the high contact rate points to an imminent breakout, I'm not sure, but then again, to be fair, I've never been a Pena fan, either, and his July (.905 OPS, best month of his pro career) certainly backs up the prediction of a breakout) C

17. Eddie Kunz RHRP (yeah, I ranked my 3 "disdains" in a row, lol. Kunz has been largely pedestrian in his first full season in AAA, posting a 4.08 era, and slipping 6 spots in my midseason rankings (to 23). Again, to be fair, Kunz' season is largely a product of 4-5 very ill-placed appearances where he's been bombed out of existance (3+ runs). And as we know, one appearance of 4 runs in an inning can KILL an ERA for weeks and months. Still, AAA lefties are hitting .267 with a .360 OBP, while righties are hitting just .176 against him) C-

18. Michael Antonini LHSP (we knew Owen would flame out in AA, I, personally, had some hope Antonini wouldn't go down the same path, but he has. His season tanked his ranking, he's in the mid 40s, easily the largest drop on my preseason list (except for Nathan Vineyard). Antonini's allowing AA lefties to hit .269 against him, while righties are hitting .308, so even a role as a LOOGY looks like a longshot at this point) F

19. Jeurys Familia RHSP (his stock has risen considerably this season, he's jumped up 10 spots from this ranking to 9th overall (though I may be tweaking that post 8/15). Still, Familia at age 19 is dominating the Sally League, with 1.47 GO/FO and 91 Ks in 106 innings. Familia is 55 innings above his career high, a cautionary note if his performance were to slip from here) A

20. Kyle Allen RHSP (Allen was only ranked here because I didn't have good information on him, the same reason he was 30th in my predraft top 50, right now, he would be in the top 15 for sure. Outside of an awful 7.5 era April, Allen's pitched to a 3 era this season, and had 72 Ks in 86 innings, with an extremely good 2.31 GO/FO) B

21. Ruben Tejada SS (Considering his age (19), and his putrid performance in high A last year (.229/.293/.296/.588) it would've been very easy to write off Tejada for 2009 as well, after learning he was going to open in Binghamton. Indeed, Tejada hit just .222/.347/.286 in April, but from 5/1 on, Tejada's been extremely impressive, hitting around .292/.341/.374 in 250 ABs.

22. Brant Rustich RHP (he was ranked here due to injury concerns, stayed healthy long enough (pitching 4-5 innings every outing) for me to rocket him up to 3rd, and then got hurt. He's still got the best stuff in the system, but injury concerns at UCLA dropped him into the 3rd round in 07, and injury concerns in the pros have limited him to just high A at age 24) B-

23. Nathan Vineyard LHSP (he retired rather then rehab) Grade: WUSS

24. Angel Calero LHSP (Calero's had a mixed season, suffering through a 5.68 era in May+June, but posting 1.23 in April and 3.86 in July around them, overall pitching to a 4.19 in 77.1 innings. Calero hasn't appeared in a game since the 9th of July, cause unknown) C+

25. Greg Veloz 2b (outside of a hot 2-3 weeks to start the season, Veloz has been flat out awful, with a .628 OPS. He has slightly improved his BB/K (.3451 last year, .3824 this), but overall, it's been a disappointing season for Veloz) C-

26. Lucas Duda 1b/OF (Duda's performed well in AA, considering his ... somewhat disappointing high A campaign in 2008 (.263/.358/.398/.755). He's cut down his Ks (.267 rate last year, .249 this), and significantly improved his BB/K (.5116 last year, .622 this). Significant platoon splits are holding him back, however (.487 OPS vs LHP, .904 vs RHP), but this has been a good step forward season for Duda) B-

27. Nick Carr RHSP (Carr rebounded from a nightmarish 2008, and was having a good 2009, but got hurt midway through) INC

28. Jose Coronado SS (awful season from Coronado, who some had thought made strides offensively with his great showing in the VWL, but he got off to a putrid start in AAA, and hasn't been much better in AA) D

29. Cesar Puello OF (performing very well in short season rookie ball at age 17) B+

30. Aderlin Rodriguez 3B (hasn't appeared in a game yet) INC

7/21 Minor League Report. Familia!! Pena continues to hit for 7 times as much power as Thole

July 20, 2009

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Louisville
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 X 5 10 0
Recap | Box | Launch GamedayAudioVideo
W: Lehr (12-3, 3.33); L: Broadway, La (2-6, 5.71)
HR: LOU: McDonald, Da (6), Valaika (5).
Buffalo
PlayerABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVG
Reyes, A SS400000000.281
Feliciano, J RF402000000.311
Ambres CF402100100.242
Castillo, Ja 3B300000010.267
Lamb 1B400000001.229
Evans, N LF401100002.124
Cancel, R C401000000.218
Green, A 2B210000010.167
Broadway, La P200000001.000
Brown, E a- PH100000000.256
Kunz P0000000001.000
Switzer P000000000.000

BATTING
2B: Ambres (14, Lehr), Evans, N (2, Lehr).

PlayerIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Broadway, La (L, 2-6)6.09444115.71
Kunz 1.01111014.08
Switzer 1.00000002.97


July 20, 2009

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Connecticut
1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 6 2
Binghamton
0 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 X 11 11 1
Recap | Box | Audio
W: Ruckle (1-1, 4.64); L: Broshuis (2-1, 2.12)
HR: CON: McBryde (4). BIN: Davis, I (5), Petersen, J (3).

Binghamton
PlayerABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVG
Garcia, Em CF310000011.268
Thole C522100201.340
Davis, I 1B422101210.286
Stewart, C RF310000111.195
Duda LF501000201.283
Petersen, J 3B411001200.326
Tejada SS423000000.278
Malo 2B412010100.262
Ruckle P310000001.000
De La Torre P100000000.000
Warden P000000000.000

BATTING
2B: Thole (22, Broshuis), Davis, I (6, Broshuis).
3B: Malo (2, Griffin).
HR: Petersen, J (3, 4th inning off Broshuis, 0 on, 2 out), Davis, I (5, 8th inning off Griffin, 0 on, 1 out).

PlayerIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Ruckle (W, 1-1)5.04552214.64
De La Torre (H, 1)3.02001301.23
Warden 1.00000001.69


July 20, 2009

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Daytona
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 13 3
St. Lucie
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Recap | Box | Audio
W: Cales (3-0, 1.16); L: Alvarez, Ma (3-2, 3.12)
HR: STL: Pena, F (7).
St. Lucie
PlayerABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVG
Pellot 2B400000000.263
Veloz DH300000021.244
Nieuwenhuis CF511000001.243
Welch, S 1B502000000.396
Lutz 3B500000001.265
Guzman, C RF501100100.261
Pena, F C511001103.229
Rivera, Lu SS500000001.095
Williams, S LF502100001.288
Stronach P000000000.000
Ramirez, Ed P000000000.000
Rustich P000000000.000
Alvarez, Ma P000000000.000

BATTING
2B: Guzman, C (20, Searle), Williams, S (5, Blackford).
HR: Pena, F (7, 7th inning off Blackford, 0 on, 1 out).

PlayerIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Stronach 5.05114203.67
Ramirez, Ed 2.02110000.32
Rustich 2.01001002.60
Alvarez, Ma (L, 3-2)2.05332003.12



July 20, 2009

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hickory
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Savannah
3 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 X 8 10 0
Recap | Box | Audio
W: Familia (8-6, 2.89); L: Font (6-2, 3.41)
HR: SAV: Gronauer (5), Flores, W (3).
Savannah
PlayerABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVG
Reyes, R RF410000013.252
Marte, J 3B523000001.243
Abruzzo DH502100101.239
Flores, W SS421001100.287
Ratliff CF311000100.272
Campbell 1B300000011.270
Satin 2B312100210.292
Gronauer C311001301.240
August LF400000001.097
Familia P000000000.000
Olivares P000000000.000
Orta P000000000.000

BATTING
2B: Abruzzo (2, Font), Satin (22, Font).
HR: Flores, W (3, 7th inning off Hamburger, 0 on, 1 out), Gronauer (5, 8th inning off Nevarez, 1 on, 0 out).

PlayerIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Familia (W, 8-6)7.030031102.89
Olivares 1.01000203.10
Orta 1.00000104.26



July 20, 2009

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 3
Vermont
0 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 X 8 8 3
Recap | Box | Audio | Game Story: VER
W: Jaime, J (2-1, 1.88); L: Moore, B (4-1, 1.32)
HR: None.
Brooklyn
PlayerABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVG
Garber CF300000111.286
Shields SS400000013.143
Honeck 1B501000003.316
Henriquez C401000010.208
Vaughn 3B400000002.308
Santomauro LF413010000.260
Servidio RF210000021.208
LeBlanc DH300000011.000
Nieves 2B300000001.138
Moore, B P000000000.000
Martinez, S P000000000.000
Lynn P000000000.000

BATTING
3B: Santomauro (2, Jaime, J).

PlayerIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Moore, B (L, 4-1)4.06621201.32
Martinez, S 2.00113105.40
Lynn 2.02112203.09


July 20, 2009

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kingsport
0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 6 1
Greeneville
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5
Recap | Box | Audio
W: Cuan (1-1, 4.98); L: Belliard, J (0-2, 2.35); SV: Gagg (1)
HR: GRN: Altuve, Jo (3).
Kingsport
PlayerABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVG
Ceciliani, D CF411000001.254
Harris, A 2B301000012.296
Harris, R LF300000101.243
Flagg 1B400000002.324
Puello, C RF311000002.270
Lucas, R 3B411100001.455
Freeman, J C301000101.172
Zapata, P DH411010001.365
Mochizuki SS300000001.231
Cuan P000000000.000
Von Tersch P000000000.000
Gagg P000000000.000

BATTING
2B: Lucas, R (3, Belliard, J).
3B: Zapata, P (1, Quevedo).

PlayerIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Cuan (W, 1-1)6.02110514.98
Von Tersch (H, 1)2.00001205.40
Gagg (S, 1)1.00000100.00