Friday, June 02, 2006 |
Minor League Scorebook
News
- At Will Carroll's polite request, I'm cutting back on the amount
of stuff I directly quote from BPro. Nonetheless, I can tell you that
Christina Kahrl liked the Yan dump, saying that former third-round pick
Kyle Edens "seems worthwhile" in exchange for correcting a
mistake like Yan.
Taking a non-prospecty detour for a moment: as far as the Escobar signing goes, she says "[c]ommitting to him through his 33rd birthday doesn't seem overtly risky", though the dollars get a bit tall. On the other hand, compare the use of that money versus some of the other things happening in the club: Erstad will be off the books next year, not signing Paul Byrd is looking like it was a pretty good idea, Jeff Weaver is starting to come around (ridicule me all you want, he's a mediocre pitcher, not a bad one), and at the price the M's paid for 3-6, 3.89 ERA Jarrod Washburn, that wouldn't have been so good, either. And getting back to prospects, if Jered Weaver and not brother Jeff is in the rotation, so much the better for the team's ability to pick up a dedicated centerfielder or a working power bat at third. Not that I necessarily agree with that.
- Darin Erstad will start his rehab with the Quakes in Friday's game.
Scores
Izturis: 0-5, 1 K
Kendrick, H: 0-4
Gorneault: 0-3, 1 BB
Mathis, J: 1-4, 1 K
Eylward: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Pride: 3-4
Moseley: (L, 5-3), 4.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 4 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 2.88 ERA
Dustin Moseley wasn't the immediate goat. Really. No, that was Chris Bootcheck's fault. At the moment the software I have that dissects the box scores doesn't look for extreme suckage, but it should; and Bootcheck's six earned runs in one inning of work certainly qualifies. Bootcheck, who's been more or less demoted to the role of swingman, had easily his worst outing of the season in this game, giving up a hit batter, a wild pitch, and a three-run homer.
Rodland: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Wood: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
Wilson: 2-4, 1 RBI
Pali: 2-3, 1 2B, 1 BB
Hunter: (L, 1-5), 0.1 IP, 7 ER, 5 H, 1 K, 2 BB, 8.29 ERA
Nine run first. What an embarrassment to Travs' starter Chris Hunter, who only got one out while giving up seven earned runs; Sean Benjamin singled, scored a run, and hit a two-run dinger in that same frame. Bobby Wilson helped out Frisco by botching a throw to second on a stolen base attempt, allowing Enrique Cruz to score from second.
The good news is that Arkansas came right back. With the score 9-0 going into the bottom of the first (!!!), Aaron Peel and Brandon Wood both blasted homers for an immediate three-run comeback; the Travs scored six that frame, but that was as close as they'd get as Frisco got three more and the Travs only one more. It was Wood's first homer in eight games, though it did help to continue a seven-game hitting streak he's had going.
Newest Trav Kyle Edens got in 2.2 IP of work and gave up one earned run on a pair of walks and — cringe — six hits.
Rodriguez, S: 1-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Collins: 1-5
Remole: 2-4
Toussaint: 1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Reilly: 2-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Fuller: 2-4, 1 RBI
Colon: 4.0 IP, 0 ER, 0.00 ERA
Rodriguez, F: (W, 6-2) (in relief), 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 1 HR, 4.26 ERA
I briefly forgot that Bartolo Colón got the start and was replaced by nominal starter Fernando Rodriguez, who pitched pretty well to get the win. Offensively, it was a real stomp, as JetHawk reliever Jared Doyle surrendered five runs, all earned, including a Drew Toussaint two-run homer, and a bases-clearing double from Nate Sutton. Kellen Raab (2-5, 7.04 ERA) took the loss for Lancaster.
Wipke: 2-4, 1 2B, 2 K
Mosebach: (L, 3-4), 8.0 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 3.17 ERA
Bobby Mosebach pitched a complete game, gave up only one earned run, and still took a loss. Zachary Phillips and two relievers four-hit the Kernels, striking out nine over seven innings. The Clinton win ended a five-game losing streak for the Rangers' affiliate.
Loney: 1-5, 1 BB
Young, D: 1-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 K
Robles: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Duncan: 2-5, 1 K
Eckert: 6.2 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, 8 K, 3 BB, 1 HR, 5.47 ERA
Kuo: 0.2 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 3.75 ERA
Osoria: 0.1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 7.20 ERA
Carrara: 0.1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 1.38 ERA
Reid: (L, 1-2) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 1 HR, 6.41 ERA
Eckert must be German for "run donor". My deutsch is a bit rusty, though...
Hu: 3-5, 1 2B
Brazell: 2-5, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K
LaRoche: 2-5
Zapp: 0-5, 4 K
Meadows: 1-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Abreu: 2-4, 1 RBI
Raglani: 0-2, 2 BB
Lundberg: (W, 6-1), 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 9 K, 0 BB, 2.06 ERA
A golden sombrero for A.J. Zapp was really the only bad news out of this game for the Suns, who pecked the Biscuits to death. Spike Lundberg's nine strikeouts over seven innings was great to see, a season high, but maybe not unexpected from a 29-year-old.
Hoffmann: 0-5, 1 K
Dewitt: 1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Dunlap: 0-4, 2 K
Denker, T: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Westervelt: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Nicholson: 2-4, 2 2B, 1 K
Elbert: (W, 4-4), 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 7 K, 4 BB, 3.05 ERA
Pimentel: 3.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 4 K, 1 BB, 3.64 ERA
Good outing by Elbert, who pitched in a game with the DH, hence the 7 K's in 6.0 IP is extra-noteworthy. Vero posted single runs in three frames.
Mooneyham: 2-4
Apodaca: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Wade: (L, 2-2), 6.0 IP, 4 ER, 9 H, 7 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 4.22 ERA
Pratt: 2.0 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 2 K, 2 BB, 5.28 ERA
: 6/02/2006 09:33:00 AM : 6/02/2006 11:51:00 PMIn addition to the rules that you specify for the DH, the DH is also used exclusively below double-A. A quick check of single-A games between NL clubs will verify this. For example, the Vero(Dodgers)/Clearwater(Phillies) games all used a DH.
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