Thursday, September 03, 2009

9/3 Minor League Report! Nieuwenhuis, GIARRAPUTO!

INT AAA: Buffalo 4/13/2, Scranton 3/9/1

ss Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, .289
3b Andy Green 2 for 5, RBI, K, .247
cf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 4, run, BB, .304
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 5, .259
rf Chip Ambres 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, K, .260
lf Jason Dubois 2 for 5, K, .209
dh Javier Castillo 0 for 4, BB, .249
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 5, 2b, .249
2b Luis Rivera 2 for 5, run, RBI, .298
Jose Sanchez 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 3/4 BB/K, 4.50 era, 98:62:36, 4:6:4
Eddie Kunz 0.1 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 5.12 era, 19:10:9, 0:1, HBP
Adam Bostick 1.2 IP, H, K, 2.61 era, 21:13:8, 0:4:1
Jim Warden 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2.95 era, BS (3), W (2-0), 37:24:13, 2:5:2

EL AA: Binghamton 4/9/1, Bowie 6/8/0

Not quite 4 hits and 3 for XBH, but Kirk Nieuwenhuis had another very good game for Binghamton, getting on base 3 times with a single and a pair of walks, though he did K his last 2 times up, and drop his average to a pedestrian .500. DJ Wabick (3) almost hit for the cycle (triple shy). He, Carlos Guzman (2, first AA HR), and Jose Coronado (2) had multi hit games, while Caleb Stewart (0 for 3, BB, K, .231), Zach Lutz (0 for 4, .059), Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .244) and Rafael Arroyo (0 for 2, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .000) all took 0-fers. The Mets had 9 hits and drew 6 walks, while going 3 for 10 with RISP and leaving 7 on base.

It was a bullpen game for the Mets, with 3 relievers pitching. Jacob Ruckle gave up 5 runs in his 3 innings for the loss, his 4th.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .500 (8 for 16)
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 5, run, K, .287
1b DJ Wabick 3 for 4, run, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, .293
rf Carlos Guzman 2 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, K, .333
2b Jose Coronado 2 for 4, 2b, .269
Edgar Alfonzo 3 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 Ks, 3.97 era, 4:3:2
Jacob Ruckle 3 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 1/3 BB/K, 3 HR, 7.20 era, L (2-4), 3:3:3
Emary Frederick 2 IP, 3/1 BB/K, 5.86 era, 2:3:1

FSL A+: St. Lucie 4/8/0, Fort Myers 3/8/0

Chris Schwinden had a very good second FSL start, giving up 2 runs on 6 hits in 7 innings for his first victory. Josh Stinson pitched a scoreless 9th for his 5th save.

The Mets offense had 8 hits and drew 4 walks, while going 2 for 6 with RISP and leaving 8 on base. Josh Satin (2), Sean Ratliff (2) and Brahiam Maldonado (2) had multi hit games, while Reese Havens (0 for 3, BB, K, .245), Stefan Welch (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .277), Jake Eigsti (0 for 3, BB, .219) and Richard Pena (0 for 4, 4 Ks, .217) all took 0-fers.

2b Josh Satin 2 for 4, run, K, .375
lf Eric Campbell 1 for 2, run, BB, .286
cf Sean Ratliff 2 for 4, run, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .273
c Francisco Pena 1 for 4, K, .223
rf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 3, RBI (69), K, .270
Chris Schwinden 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1/3 BB/K, 3.97 era, W (1-0), 5:12:3
Edgar Ramirez IP+, H, ER, 2 Ks, 2.36 era, 2:0:2
Josh Stinson IP, H, 2 Ks, 2.23 era, SV (5), 1:0:2

SAL A: Savannah 4/8/0, Charleston 8/13/2

Eduardo Aldama's lone SAL start of the season was a horror, he gave up 9 hits and 7 runs in 3+ innings to take the loss, but keep in mind he doesn't turn 20 until after the season (12/23).

The Gnats offense had 8 hits and a walk, while going 2 for 4 with RISP and leaving 7 on base. Nick Giarraputo (3), and Juan Lagares (2) had multi hit games, while Alonzo Harris (0 for 5, 3 Ks, .231), Kai Gronauer (0 for 4, K, .242), Mike Moras (0 for 4, .348), and Jeff Flagg (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .000) took 0-fers.

ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 3, run, BB, .264 (8 for his last 25)
3b Nick Giarraputo 3 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, .393
cf Raul Reyes 1 for 4, run, K, .252
rf Juan Lagares 2 for 3, run, RBI, .278, SB (9)
lf Joey August 1 for 4, RBI, .215
Eduardo Aldama 3 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 2/3 BB/K, HR, 21 era, L (0-1), 2:4:3
Phillips Orta 2 IP, 3 H, ER, 2/2 BB/K, HR, 4.84 era, 2:2:2
John Church 2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 5.04 era, 0:3:3
Mike Lynn IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 0:1:2

NYPL A-: Brooklyn 4/6/1, Hudson Valley 5/9/2

Maybe Freddy needs to send David Wright to Brooklyn for "rehab", huh? Another loss, combined with the Yankees 13th straight victory dropped the Cyclones 1.5 games out of first with 3 to play. However, as I noted yesterday, the loser of the division is guaranteed the wildcard, so whatever.

Carlos Beltran played 5 innings in the field today, as was the plan, and went 0 for 2 with a walk at the plate as he continues his rehab assignment.

The Conies overall had 6 hits and drew 2 walks, while going 2 for 6 with RISP and leaving 6 on base. Richard Lucas (0 for 3, BB, K, .264), Alex Gregory (0 for 4, K, .278), and Robbie Shields (0 for 3, K, .173), took 0-fers, no Cyclone had a multi hit game.

Mark Cohoon started and went the first 5, allowing just a run on 5 hits. Michael Powers gave up a pair in the 9th for his 2nd blown save and 3rd loss.

2b Matt Gaski 1 for 5, run, .291
c Ralph Henriquez 1 for 4, .248
dh Sam Honeck 1 for 3, run, HR (1), 2 RBI (28), .251
rf Nick Santomauro 1 for 4, run, K, .239
lf Scott Grimes 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, K, .200
>>ph, ss Jordany Valdespin 1 for 1, 3b (1), RBI (5), .291
Mark Cohoon 5 IP, 5 H, ER, 2/3 BB/K, 2.15 era, 9:2:3
Brandon Sage 2 IP, 2 H, 2/1 R/ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2.03 era, BS (1), 2:2:2
Jacob Goldberg IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 0:1:2
Michael Powers 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, 4.13 era, BS (2), L (2-3), 1:1

9/3 Links

Minor League Thread

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

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn

Wednesday, September 02, 2009

9/2 Minor League Report! KIRK NIEUWENHUIS!!!!!!!, NIESEN, Harris!

INT AAA: Buffalo 6/12/2, Scranton 8/14/1

2b Argenis Reyes 3 for 5, 2 runs, 3b, K, .292
ss Andy Green 1 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .242
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, BB, .300
1b Mike Lamb 2 for 5, 2b, 2 RBI, .260
rf Chip Ambres 1 for 4, BB, K, .258
c Rene Rivera 0 for 5, 3 Ks, .237
dh Jason Dubois 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI, K, .198
3b Javier Castillo 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .252
lf Josh Petersen 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K, .269
Adam Pettyjohn 6 IP, 10 H, 6/4 R/ER, 1/2 BB/K, 4.20 era, L (4-10), 92:61:31, 5:11:2
Jon Switzer 2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K, 3.18 era, 24:16:8, 0:3:1
Tim McNab IP, 2 H, ER, 4.18 era, 13:7:6, 3:

EL AA: Binghamton 6/10/0, Bowie 1/5/1

Kirk Nieuwenhuis...I really don't know what to say. Wow. 4 more hits, 3 for XBH (2 2b, HR), 2 RBI, .538 (7 for 13) in AA. He led the Mets 10 hit, 7 walk attack from the leadoff spot, powering the Mets to a 6-1 victory over the Baysox tonight. Carlos Guzman made his AA debut and went 1 for 5, Zach Lutz notched his first career AA hit.

All of that was in support of Eric Niesen, who had his best outing of the season, pitching into the 8th inning for the first time. He allowed a run on 5 hits in 7.1 innings for his 4th win in Binghamton.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 4 for 5, 3 runs, 2 2b (2), HR (1), 2 RBI (2), K, .538
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 3, BB, .288
1b DJ Wabick 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, .288
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 2, 3 BBs, K, .200
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 5, RBI, K
dh Zach Lutz 1 for 4, RBI (1), BB, K, .077
2b Jose Coronado 0 for 4, .266
lf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 4, run, 2b, .245
3b Mark Kiger 0 for 3, BB, K, .227
Eric Niesen 7.1 IP, 5 H, ER, 3/5 BB/K, 4.86 era, W (4-6), 8:9:5
Jose De La Torre 1.2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 2.22 era, 0:3:2

FSL A+: St. Lucie 4/8/1, Fort Myers 8/9/0 - Game 1

An Eric Campbell error, combined with awful pitching from Angel Calero and Manuel Alvarez, led to 8 runs against St. Lucie in the 5th inning, turning a 3-0 lead into an 8-3 deficit in short order. Calero gave up 5 runs in his outing, though only 1 was earned, he took his 11th loss of the season.

The Mets had 8 hits and drew 6 walks, while going 2 for 10 with RISP and leaving 9 on base. Francisco Pena had the only multi hit game for the Mets, while Eric Campbell (0 for 2, 2 BBs, E), and Richard Pena (0 for 2, BB, K, .234) took 0-fers.

ss Reese Havens 1 for 4, K, .246
dh Josh Satin 1 for 1, 2 runs, HR, RBI, 3 BBs
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, 2 Ks
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI (36), .281
c Francisco Pena 2 for 4, K, .223
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 4, run, HR (18*), 2 RBI (68), 2 Ks, .266
2b Hector Pellot 1 for 2, K, .272
Angel Calero 4.2 IP, 4 H, 5/1 R/ER, 3/4 BB/K, 4.61 era, L (3-11), 2:8:4
Manuel Alvarez 1.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, K, HR, 4.64 era, 1:2:1
William Rackel IP, 0.00 era, 2:1

FSL A+: St. Lucie 2/4/0, Fort Myers 1/8/3

The Mets rallied for 2 in the 7th to beat the Miracle in Game 2 of their twinight doubleheader, with the winning run scoring on an error. Will Morgan, who allowed a run in the top of the 7th, picked up the win. Nick Waechter started and allowed just 5 hits in 5 shutout innings. The Mets had just 4 hits and a walk on the day, going 1 for 5 with RISP and leaving 3 on base.

ss Reese Havens 1 for 3, K, .247
2b Josh Satin 0 for 3, K, .250
cf Sean Ratliff 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .143
lf Eric Campbell 1 for 3, run, 2b, .200
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 3, run, .281
rf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 3, .266
3b Jake Eigsti 0 for 2, BB, .225
c Tony MaCcani 0 for 3, RBI, .190
dh Richard Pena 0 for 2, K, .228
Nick Waechter 5 IP, 5 H, 3/4 BB/K, 5.40 era, 4:7:4
Will Morgan 2 IP, 3 H, ER, 4 Ks, 2.70 era, W (1-1), 1:1:4

SAL A: Savannah 4/10/0, Augusta 5/11/0

Eric Beaulac had a good second to last outing, but Jimmy Johnson got tagged for a pair of runs in the bottom of the 9th to blow Beaulac's win and take his first Sally League loss. Beaulac went the first 6, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits with 8 Ks.

The Gnats offense had 10 hits and a walk, while going 1 for 3 with RISP and leaving 4 on base. Alonzo Harris, Wilmer Flores and Mike Moras had multi hit games, while Jeff Flagg (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .000), and Juan Lagares (0 for 4, .270) took 0-fers.

2b Alonzo Harris 2 for 3, 2 RBI (2), BB, .375
ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 4, .264
3b Nick Giarraputo 1 for 4, run, K, .368
cf Raul Reyes 1 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, .252
dh Kai Gronauer 1 for 4, K, .247
c Mike Moras 2 for 4, run, K, .421
lf Evan LeBlanc 1 for 3, run, 2b, .193
Eric Beaulac 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1/8 BB/K, HR, 2.97 era, 5:4:8
Brad Burns IP, K, 1.98 era, 1:1:1
Jimmy Johnson 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K, HR, 1.10 era, BS (1), L (1-1), 2:1:1
Rhiner Cruz H, BB, 1.82 era

NYPL A-: Brooklyn 2/9/0, Hudson Valley 4/11/0

Carlos Beltran began his rehab tonight, going 1 for 3 with an RBI, walk and strikeout. He was the DH.

Wes Wrenn had a very bad outing, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits in 4.2 innings for his first loss of the season. Lance Hodge had a great outing in long relief, allowing just 3 hits in 4.1 innings, but the Cyclones couldn't manage to tie the game.

The Conies had 9 hits and a pair of walks on the game, while going 1 for 7 (.143) with RISP and leaving 7 on base. Matt Gaski (3) had the only multi hit game, while Luis Rivera (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .294) and Richard Lucas (0 for 4, .280) took 0-fers.

ss Jordany Valdespin 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .278
2b Matt Gaski 3 for 4, .297
DH CARLOS BELTRAN 1 for 3, RBI, BB, K
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 4, K, .250
lf Nick Santomauro 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, BB, K, .239
c Dock Doyle 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .256
cf RJ Harris 1 for 3, K, .300
>>ph Ralph Henriquez 0 for 1, .248
Wes Wrenn 4.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1/5 BB/K, 4.15 era, L (2-1), 5:3:5
Lance Hodge 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1/5 BB/K, 2.66 era, 5:3:5

9/2 Links

Minor League Thread

**All Games @ 7pm unless noted**
Buffalo Boxscore
Binghamton
St. Lucie Game 1 @ 5pm
St. Lucie Game 2 @ ~ 730pm
Savannah (in progress)
Brooklyn

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
St. Lucie
Savannah
Brooklyn

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

9/1 Minor League Report! Ar Rod

BTW - in case I'm not up tomorrow, Savannah's at 10am

Savannah Boxscore @ 10am
Savannah Gameday

INT AAA: Buffalo 6/11/1, Rochester 9/14/2


ss Argenis Reyes 3 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, .288 (started a 643 triple play)
3b Andy Green 0 for 5, RBI, K, .242
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, K, .300
1b Mike Lamb 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .258
rf Chip Ambres 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .258
lf Jason Dubois 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .182
c Rene Rivera 2 for 3, run, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K, .242
dh Javier Castillo 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .252
2b Luis Rivera 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 Ks, .293
Kyle Snyder 5 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 2/4 BB/K, 3 HR, 4.23 era, L (3-8), 95:53:42, 2:6:4
Derrick Ellison 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, HR, 4.50 era, 41:25:16, 0:4:2
Atuaro Lopez IP, K, 3.95 era, 15:10:5, 1:1:1
Adam Bostick IP, H, R, 1/2 BB/K, 2.72 era, 17:9:8, 1:0:2
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rf Dustin Martin 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .254
lf Justin Huber 3 for 4, run, 2b, .273
c Drew Butera 2 for 4, K, .213

EL AA: Binghamton 1/3/4, Bowie 6/7/1

Jenrry Mejia had a very rough outing tonight, giving up 5 runs (3 earned) on 4 hits and 3 walks in 4 innings for his 5th EL loss. Mejia's had a phenominal first full season, but there should be no question as to where he should begin 2010, it should be Binghamton.

The Mets offense had just a run on 3 hits and 5 walks, while committing 4 errors. They went just 1 for 6 (.167) with RISP and left 6 on base. Kirk Nieuwenhuis, proving he is human, was 0 for 3 tonight with a walk and SB. DJ Wabick (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .286), Zach Lutz (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .000, 2 E (2)), Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 3, BB, 3 Ks, .243), Mark Kiger (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .232) and Rafael Arroyo (0 for 3, K, .000) all took 0-fers.

ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 3, BB, .289
rf Caleb Stewart 1 for 3, 2b, BB, K, .235
2b Jose Coronado 1 for 4, 2b, RBI (39), K, .269
Jenrry Mejia 4 IP, 4 H, 5/3 R/ER, 3/6 BB/K, 4.89 era, L (0-5), 6:0:6, E (3)
Julio De La Cruz 2 IP, 3 H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 5.35 era, 1:1:3
Roy Merritt 2 IP, 2 Ks, 3.52 era, 1:3:2

SAL A: Savannah 0/2/1, Augusta 7/9/0, Game 1

Robert Carson endured a very rough 2nd to last outing of the season, getting shelled for 8 hits and 7 runs (6 earned) in 4 innings for his 10th loss of the season. Carson will now have to do some heavy lifting to get his ERA (3.21) back underneath 3.00.

The Gnats had just 2 hits and a walk, going just 0 for 1 with RISP and leaving a pair on base.

2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 3
rf Juan Lagares 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .284
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 3, .259
3b Eric Campbell 0 for 3, .247
dh Jeff Flagg 0 for 2, BB, K
cf Raul Reyes 0 for 3, .249
1b Nick Giarraputo 1 for 2, K, .400
c Mike Moras 0 for 2, .400
lf Evan LeBlanc 0 for 2, .190
Robert Carson 4 IP, 8 H, 7/6 R/ER, 1/4 BB/K, 3.21 era, L (8-10), 2:6:4
Sam Martinez 2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 4.50 era, 1:2:3

SAL A: Savannah 1/6/0, Augusta 2/3/0, Game 2

Armando Rodriguez had a second straight very good outing for Savannah, going the distance on a 3 hitter, but he took the loss after allowing a pair of runs on WPs. Rodriguez has now struck out 18 in 11.2 innings at Savannah.

The Gnats had just 6 hits and a walk in the game, while going 2 for 9 (.222) with RISP and leaving 5 on base. Wilmer Flores and Raul Reyes had multi hit games, while Alonzo Harris (0 for 2, run, BB, K, .200), Juan Lagares (0 for 3, K, .278), Nick Giarraputo (0 for 3, .377), Joey August (0 for 3, K, .214) and Luis Alen (0 for 3, K, .151) all took 0-fers.

ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 3, .262
3b Eric Campbell 1 for 3, RBI, .248
cf Raul Reyes 2 for 3, K, .252
dh Kai Gronauer 1 for 3, K, .246
Armando Rodriguez 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1/9 BB/K, 2.31 era, L (1-1), 3:6:9

NYPL A-: Brooklyn 4/8/0, Lowell 1/6/1

Bobby Gagg picked up his 2nd NYPL victory with 2 scoreless innings in back of Chris Hilliard, who went the first 4, allowing a run on 4 hits with 3 Ks. Michael Powers pitched a perfect 9th for his 17th save.

The Conies offense had 8 hits and 6 walks in the game, and they were just 3 for 16 (.188) with RISP and left 10 on base. Jordany Valdespin (0 for 3, run, 2 BBs, .280), Richard Lucas (0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .304) and Sam Honeck (0 for 2, BB, 2 Ks, .250) took 0-fers, while Matt Gaski (2), and Ralph Henriquez (2) had multi hit games. The Cyclones are a half game ahead of the Yankees in the McNamara division. The loser of the division will get the wildcard, barring a collapse (oh...wait).

2b Matt Gaski 2 for 4, BB, .271
rf Luis Rivera 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .300
dh Ralph Henriquez 2 for 4, run, 2 2b, RBI, .250
lf Nick Santomauro 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .237
cf RJ Harris 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .286
c Juan Centeno 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .168
Chris Hilliard 4 IP, 4 H, ER, 3 Ks, 0.90 era, 6:3:3
Bobby Gagg 2 IP, 2 H, 2.79 era, W (2-0), 4:1:0
Jacob Goldberg 2 IP, BB, K, 0.00 era, 2:3:1
Michael Powers IP, 3.66 era, SV (17), 2:1

APPY R: Kingsport 5/8/4, Danville 8/13/1

Angel Cuan had a rough outing today, giving up 9 hits and 4 runs in 4 innings, but the Mets offense got him off the hook with runs in the 5th and 6th innings. Julio Bello then gave up 4 runs (2 earned) in the 7th to take the loss, his 2nd.

The Mets offense had 8 hits and drew 6 walks, while going 3 for 16 with RISP and leaving 9 on base. Gered Mochizuki (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .270, E (17)), Joe Bonfe (0 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .327), Juan Torres (0 for 4, K, .328) took 0-fers, while Pedro Zapata (2), and Cesar Puello (2) had multi hit games.

dh Pedro Zapata 2 for 4, run, BB, .329, SB (15)
cf Kurt Steinhauer 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, K, .364
rf Cesar Puello 2 for 5, 2 Ks, .296 (16 for 37, 11 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4/5 BB/K, .432/.488/.622 last 10 games)
2b Ryan Mollica 1 for 4, RBI, K, .287, E (10)
lf John Semel 1 for 4, run, .215
3b James Schroedern 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .200, 2 E (2)
Angel Cuan 4 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 1/3 BB/K, 4.83 era, 4:4:3
Sam Taveras IP, K, 6.53 era, 1:1:1
Zach Rosenbaum IP, 4.30 era, 1:2
Julio Bello IP, 3 H, 4/2 R/ER, BB, K, 5.93 era, L (1-2), 0:1:1
Tim Smith IP, K, 3.46 era, 1:1:1
Brian Needham IP, H, K, 5.72 era, 1:1:1

9/1 Links

Minor League Thread

Jeurys Familia has been "sent to the GCL" - another way of saying his season has come to an end. He ends with a sub 2.70 era, an all together great A+ first full season.

Alonzo Harris and Jeff Flagg have been promoted to Savannah.

**All Games @ 7pm unless noted**
Buffalo Boxscore
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah Game 1 @ 5pm
Savannah Game 2 @ ~7:30pm
Brooklyn
Kingsport

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah Game 1
Savannah Game 2
Brooklyn
Kingsport

Post Draft Signing Top 60 Prospects

Numbers in paraenthesis are my last official rankings. My next prospect list will be the final one for the 2009 season, sometime in November.

1. OF Fernando Martinez (1)
2. RHSP Jenrry Mejia (4)
3. SS Wilmer Flores (2)
4. RHSP Brad Holt (5)
5. 1B Ike Davis (14)
6. C Josh Thole (7)
7. SS Reese Havens (6)
8. LHSP Jon Niese (8)
9. RHSP Jeurys Familia (9)
10. RHSP Kyle Allen (30)
11. OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis (17)
12. SS Ruben Tejada (11)
13. LHSP Robert Carson (10)
14. 3B Zach Lutz (26)
15. OF Cesar Puello (37)
16. LHSP Steven Matz
17. LHSP Juan Urbina
18. LHSP Zach Dotson
19. 2B Jordany Valdespin (22) Note: He needs to get his head out of his anal cavaty, he's got all the talent in the world...
20. 1B Lucas Duda (21)
21. RHSP Brant Rustich (3) Note: His stuff is unparalled in the system, but his history of arm injuries renders him a complete wild card, and as such, I cannot justify a ranking in the top 10 anymore. Make no mistake, on pure stuff alone, he's a top 5 prospect, injuries rob him.
22. OF Brahiam Maldonado
23. RHSP Dillon Gee (13) Note: Torn labrums are nothing to take lightly, and that is the injury Gee's suffered from this year. He's opted for rest and rehab in lieu of surgery, so his status is completely up in the air, hence the low ranking. Prior to the injury, he was a good bet to make a few starts in the majors as a command and control guy.
24. RHSP Scott Moviel (15)
25. 3B Richard Lucas (41)
26. 2B Alonzo Harris (32)
27. C Nelfi Zapata
28. C Francisco Pena (18)
29. SS Robbie Shields
30. RHSP Eric Beaulac (20)

31. OF Darrell Ceciliani
32. 3B Jefry Marte
33. LHSP Eric Niesen (24)
34. RHSP Nick Carr (12) Note: See Rustich, Brant
35. LHSP Angel Calero
36. RHRP Eddie Kunz (23)
37. OF ZeErika Hall
38. 3B Shawn Bowman
39. 1B/3B Stefan Welch (43)
40. Camden Maron
41. RHSP Elvin Ramirez (16) Note: For the second straight season, Ramirez suffered an injury around the 75 inning mark, perhaps signalling he's a future reliever? He's got one of the best sinkers in the system, and tops out around 95,96, so he could be a nasty reliever.
42. OF Javier Rodriguez (38)
43. LHP Jim Fuller (49)
44. 3B Aderlin Rodriguez (33)
45. Julio Concepcion
46. RHSP Eduardo Aldama
47. 2B Hector Pellot (39)
48. C Dock Doyle (40)
49. C Ralph Henriquez
50. RHSP Tobi Stoner
51. RHSP Armando Rodriguez
52. RHSP Scott Shaw
53. RHSP Phillips Orta
54. RHSP John Holdzkom
55. OF Pedro Zapata
56. RHRP Stephen Clyne
57. LHSP Michael Antonini
58. OF/2B Emmanuel Garcia
59. OF Rafael Fernandez
60. RHSP Cole Abbott