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Wednesday, June 14, 2006 |
Minor League Scorebook
News
- Announced elsewhere, but Chad Billingsley will start Thursday. Good luck, kid.
- Bryan Smith has a piece up about tier promotions, with a name regular readers of this space might be familiar with:
Nick Adenhart - How in the world can I have the nerve to start an article with TINSTAPP and put this guy on my list? Trust me, Adenhart belongs. Having already been through the injury process, Adenhart is one step [ahead] of the game, pitching with a repaired elbow. On the mound he has been dominant in the Midwest League, pitching well in all-but-one outing on the season. While his strikeout numbers pale in comparison to others in low-A, like Wade Davis or Brandon Erbe, Adenhart shows more pitchability than both. The Angels have no need to rush him, so I just don't see the negatives here. Big stuff, a healthy right arm, a coddled future and a bunch of pitchability. He belongs.
Too bad he's about a year and a half away from Arkansas, then... - Smith also has a list of blocked players in the minors, and again the Angels have a name on his list: Joe Saunders.
Starting Pitchers: Abe Alvarez, Red Sox; Rich Hill, Cubs; Joe Saunders, Angels; Evan MacLane, Mets; Dana Eveland, Brewers
It's easy enough to attribute the Angels' rotation problems to Colón's DL trouble (and the injury that got him there), a grinding start from Jeff Weaver, Santana's sophomore slumping, and reduced strikeout rates from Kelvim Escobar, but could it also be that with five hard-throwing righties, the Angels have given themselves a very uniform-looking pitching staff?Notice a trend? This group of southpaws is not one known to light up radar guns (Eveland excluded), but each has discovered a road to AAA success. Hill has his curveball, Saunders keeps the ball down, Alvarez attacks hitters. Whatever the formula, is has worked; as a group, they have a 2.37 ERA in 289 AAA innings this season.
The other thing they have in common (MacLane exluded), is a series of failures in the Majors. As a foursome, in 118.2 Major League innings, 108 earned runs have crossed the plate. So, trust me, it's hard to make an argument that a group of (generally) crafty southpaws belong in a league in which they have proved inadequate.
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Alvarez and Saunders are another pair of likely trade candidates, due to a combination of depth and surroundings.
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Salt Lake is a proven pitcher's nightmare, yet no one has bothered to tell Saunders. When keeping the ball down, he might be able to succeed anywhere. However, the Angels aren't able to allow him to do so in Los Angeles; keeping Jered Weaver in the five-man is problem enough. Saunders is well on the second-tier in one of the game's most loaded farm systems, allowing some team to jump at his low stock while they can.
- Jered Weaver, according to one report, said of his time in the minors that "It's okay except for Arkansas, which is two hundred years old." Ouch. But then, Little Weaver isn't much of a historian; when told that he'd tied Bo Belinsky's franchise mark for consecutive starts won by a rookie, he responded, "Who?" Given the Angels' history, not to mention Belinsky's, maybe he's better off ignorant...
Scores
2006-06-14: Fresno 4, Salt Lake 15 #
Aybar: 3-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Willits, R: 2-3, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Murphy: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Kendrick, H: 0-4, 1 K
Gorneault: 1-5, 1 RBI, 2 K
Pride: 3-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Smith, C: 2-5, 1 RBI
Budde: 2-5, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 K
Moseley: (W, 6-3), 5.0 IP, 3 ER, 10 H, 5 K, 3 BB, 3.10 ERA
Wilhite, M: 3.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 4.34 ERA
Dustin Moseley is pitching like he actually wants a career or something. Ten hits is way more than you'd like, but he might just be turning his career around. Sadly, Howie Kendrick ended his 11-game hitting streak tonight; Kendrick was one of only two players who didn't get a single hit in this game (the other being 1B Corey Myers), but even then, he collected an RBI on a groundout. The Bees busted up four pitchers, including former St. Mary's product Jeff Petersen and BA's former 25th-rated prospect in the Tampa Bay organization, Carlos Hines. Five Fresno errors contributed to the Bees' run total, although all of Peterson's ten runs were earned. Consecutive wild pitches in the third from Peterson allowed Erick Aybar to race to third, eventually scoring on a Reggie Willits single. Despite all the scoring, the Grizzlies didn't give up a single home run.
Willits, R: 2-3, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Murphy: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Kendrick, H: 0-4, 1 K
Gorneault: 1-5, 1 RBI, 2 K
Pride: 3-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Smith, C: 2-5, 1 RBI
Budde: 2-5, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 K
Moseley: (W, 6-3), 5.0 IP, 3 ER, 10 H, 5 K, 3 BB, 3.10 ERA
Wilhite, M: 3.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 4.34 ERA
Dustin Moseley is pitching like he actually wants a career or something. Ten hits is way more than you'd like, but he might just be turning his career around. Sadly, Howie Kendrick ended his 11-game hitting streak tonight; Kendrick was one of only two players who didn't get a single hit in this game (the other being 1B Corey Myers), but even then, he collected an RBI on a groundout. The Bees busted up four pitchers, including former St. Mary's product Jeff Petersen and BA's former 25th-rated prospect in the Tampa Bay organization, Carlos Hines. Five Fresno errors contributed to the Bees' run total, although all of Peterson's ten runs were earned. Consecutive wild pitches in the third from Peterson allowed Erick Aybar to race to third, eventually scoring on a Reggie Willits single. Despite all the scoring, the Grizzlies didn't give up a single home run.
2006-06-14: Arkansas 5, Springfield 3 #
Wood: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Brown: 2-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Wilson: 2-4, 1 BB
Rodland: 3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Green: (W, 2-1), 5.1 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 6 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 5.00 ERA
Finally, a win, and unsurprisingly, it comes at the competent hands of Nick Green, who left the game a mite early, but the bullpen — in the form of fellow Rancho callup, Miguel Gonzalez — held.
Brown: 2-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Wilson: 2-4, 1 BB
Rodland: 3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Green: (W, 2-1), 5.1 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 6 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 5.00 ERA
Finally, a win, and unsurprisingly, it comes at the competent hands of Nick Green, who left the game a mite early, but the bullpen — in the form of fellow Rancho callup, Miguel Gonzalez — held.
Brandon Wood doubled to drive in the winning run, part of a 13-hit attack by the Travs. Strong performances by Eric Rodland, Bobby Wilson, and Matt Brown all helped to break a five-game winning streak by the Cards. Finally.
2006-06-14: Rancho Cucamonga 5, High Desert 6 #
Leblanc: 3-4, 1 BB
Leahy: 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Sandoval, F: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 K
Collins: 0-4, 1 BB
Rodriguez, S: 4-5, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Lopez: 0-4, 1 BB, 2 K
Torres: (L, 2-1) (in relief), 1.2 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 4 BB, 4.44 ERA
Jepsen: 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 2.86 ERA
Michael Collins was held hitless as he played out-of-position at first base. Sean Rodriguez was almost perfect, and a triple away from the cycle. Joe Torres took the loss; hard to avoid giving up runs when you walk four batters.
Leahy: 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Sandoval, F: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 K
Collins: 0-4, 1 BB
Rodriguez, S: 4-5, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Lopez: 0-4, 1 BB, 2 K
Torres: (L, 2-1) (in relief), 1.2 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 4 BB, 4.44 ERA
Jepsen: 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 2.86 ERA
Michael Collins was held hitless as he played out-of-position at first base. Sean Rodriguez was almost perfect, and a triple away from the cycle. Joe Torres took the loss; hard to avoid giving up runs when you walk four batters.
2006-06-14: Cedar Rapids did not play
2006-06-14: AZL Angels did not play
2006-06-14: Orem did not play
2006-06-14: Colorado Springs 4, Las Vegas 2 #
Izturis: 1-3, 2 BB
Weber, J: 2-5, 2 2B, 1 K
Young, D: 0-5, 1 RBI, 2 K
Loney: 3-4, 1 RBI
LaRoche: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Navarro: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K
Robles: 0-4, 1 K
Stults: (L, 5-6), 6.2 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 6 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 4.79 ERA
Good for Izturis for getting a couple of walks here, but Eric Stults returned to his usual craptacularity. James Loney also had a solid night.
Weber, J: 2-5, 2 2B, 1 K
Young, D: 0-5, 1 RBI, 2 K
Loney: 3-4, 1 RBI
LaRoche: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Navarro: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K
Robles: 0-4, 1 K
Stults: (L, 5-6), 6.2 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 6 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 4.79 ERA
Good for Izturis for getting a couple of walks here, but Eric Stults returned to his usual craptacularity. James Loney also had a solid night.
2006-06-14: Jacksonville 1, Mississippi 0 #
Hu: 0-5, 2 K
Meadows: 2-4, 1 K
Abreu: 2-4, 1 2B
Muegge: (W, 6-4), 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 4.17 ERA
Danny Muegge's win extended the Suns' winning streak to 14. The only run came when Tydus Meadows, who got aboard on a single, advanced to third on an error and scored when starter David Coggin uncorked a wild pitch. Both reliever Casey Hoorelbeke (who got a hold, 0.23 ERA) and Mark Alexander (who got the save, his 16th, 0.87 ERA) have sub-unity ERAs. Wow.
Meadows: 2-4, 1 K
Abreu: 2-4, 1 2B
Muegge: (W, 6-4), 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 4.17 ERA
Danny Muegge's win extended the Suns' winning streak to 14. The only run came when Tydus Meadows, who got aboard on a single, advanced to third on an error and scored when starter David Coggin uncorked a wild pitch. Both reliever Casey Hoorelbeke (who got a hold, 0.23 ERA) and Mark Alexander (who got the save, his 16th, 0.87 ERA) have sub-unity ERAs. Wow.
2006-06-14: St. Lucie 2, Vero Beach 6 #
Paul, X: 2-3, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Dewitt: 1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Dunlap: 2-4, 1 2B
Raglani: 0-3, 1 BB
Gonzalez: 2-4
Hoffmann: 3-4, 1 2B, 1 K
Figueroa: 4.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 4 K, 3 BB, 10.64 ERA
Bastardo: (W, 2-3) (in relief), 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 3.99 ERA
Johnson, B: 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 4.09 ERA
Vero just pounded St. Lucie, outhitting them 11-5; Blake DeWitt also had a solo homer.
Dewitt: 1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Dunlap: 2-4, 1 2B
Raglani: 0-3, 1 BB
Gonzalez: 2-4
Hoffmann: 3-4, 1 2B, 1 K
Figueroa: 4.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 4 K, 3 BB, 10.64 ERA
Bastardo: (W, 2-3) (in relief), 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 3.99 ERA
Johnson, B: 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 4.09 ERA
Vero just pounded St. Lucie, outhitting them 11-5; Blake DeWitt also had a solo homer.
2006-06-14: Columbus 2, Savannah 3 #
De Jesus: 1-5
Denker, T: 0-3, 1 BB
McDonald: 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 4 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 3.69 ERA
Meloan: (L, 1-1) (in relief), 2.0 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 0.90 ERA
Columbus tied it up in the seventh, but Savannah won it in the tenth as Sand Gnat Scott Schade provided a walkoff, leadoff homer.
Denker, T: 0-3, 1 BB
McDonald: 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 4 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 3.69 ERA
Meloan: (L, 1-1) (in relief), 2.0 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 0.90 ERA
Columbus tied it up in the seventh, but Savannah won it in the tenth as Sand Gnat Scott Schade provided a walkoff, leadoff homer.
2006-06-14: GCL Dodgers did not play
2006-06-14: Ogden did not play
Comments:
Nothing special to report from Las Vegas tonight. Lefty Eric Stultz had a no hitter going through four innings but an anemic offense left us hanging dry for a 4-2 loss to the Colorado team.
Overall pitching was good, although Tim Hamulack put a few on the bases. Lance Carter was put in for a one-batter situation and got the out.
Tonight was a "bleh..." night.
Overall pitching was good, although Tim Hamulack put a few on the bases. Lance Carter was put in for a one-batter situation and got the out.
Tonight was a "bleh..." night.
# posted by 
: 6/15/2006 12:56:00 AM
: 6/15/2006 12:56:00 AM
Brandon Wood now has 40 extra base hits in 250 at-bats. Not bad for a 21-year-old AA shortstop.
# posted by : 6/15/2006 04:41:00 AM
: 6/15/2006 04:41:00 AMNewer› ‹Older
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