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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 |
Minor League Scorebook
News
- I was saving this item for this post; it turns out that ex-Angel
prospect Albert Callaspo's story differs from his wife's about allegations of spousal abuse.
It seems clear that Callaspo will not return to the major league roster in the near future. He likely will be taken off the restricted list in the coming days, at which point he could be optioned to Triple-A Tucson, traded or released. He also could be optioned and suspended, but that route likely would be contested by the players union.
- The Dodgers are planning to move Greg Miller back to the bullpen with the promotion of Hong-Chih Kuo, and Miller's more recent failures as a starter.
- Once again, the guys at MILB.com finally decided to post another summary of the weekly league notebooks, so I don't have to.
- Joe Mays exercised his escape clause and is a free agent, according to Tony Jackson.
- In that same article, Jackson writes of Scott Elbert:
To answer the Scott Elbert question that was posted on another thread, the club's top pitching prospect has been sent to extended spring training in Vero Beach to rehab what essentially is tendinitis in the front of his left shoulder. The injury is an annoyance, and Elbert reportedly is champing at the bit to pitch again, but it isn't serious. He underwent an MRI a couple of weeks ago that showed no structural damage to either the rotator cuff or the labrum, so for now, it's basically a waiting game. He'll rejoin Double-A Jacksonville, where he made three starts earlier this season, as soon as he is deemed physically ready to resume pitching.
- Update: James Loney's power is missing, and he's not hitting for average, either:
When the Dodgers sent Loney back to triple-A Las Vegas this season, after he hit .380 there last season and .448 in spring training, they hoped he would develop power more befitting a first baseman.
Yet the power has not shown up and the batting average has gone way down, to .258.
"He's the least of my worries," Dodgers assistant general manager Logan White said. "The kid will be fine. Andy LaRoche was only hitting .230 when he got called up [actually .235], and I think he'll come up and do a serviceable job for our big league club."
De Jon Watson, the Dodgers' director of player development, said Loney has hit more line drives in recent weeks. Ned Colletti, the Dodgers' general manager, said players sometimes do not develop power until age 25.
Loney is 23. Can the Dodgers consider playing him at first base if the power does not come?
"It depends upon the composition of the club," Colletti said.
In recent years, he noted, the Chicago Cubs' Mark Grace and the San Francisco Giants' J.T. Snow played first base without much power, but Grace had Ryne Sandberg at second base and Snow had Jeff Kent.
Scores
2007-05-15: Nashville 6, Salt Lake 3 #
Haynes: 2-5, 1 K
Evans: 1-3, 1 2B, 2 BB
Kendrick: 1-2
Wood: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Gorneault: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB
Mathis: 0-4, 3 K
Rouwenhorst: 7.0 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 7 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 3.79 ERA
Serrano: (L, 1-3) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 1 HR, 3.27 ERA
Resop: 1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 7.84 ERA
Brandon Wood is slugging a very un-robust .405, making his stay in AAA look like it'll have to be ever-longer. Terry Evans extended his hitting streak to seven games, and got a couple rare-for-him walks besides. Howie Kendrick went 1-2 and reached on a hit-by-pitch in the left arm, scoring a run; he was removed in the sixth.
Evans: 1-3, 1 2B, 2 BB
Kendrick: 1-2
Wood: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Gorneault: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB
Mathis: 0-4, 3 K
Rouwenhorst: 7.0 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 7 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 3.79 ERA
Serrano: (L, 1-3) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 1 HR, 3.27 ERA
Resop: 1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 7.84 ERA
Brandon Wood is slugging a very un-robust .405, making his stay in AAA look like it'll have to be ever-longer. Terry Evans extended his hitting streak to seven games, and got a couple rare-for-him walks besides. Howie Kendrick went 1-2 and reached on a hit-by-pitch in the left arm, scoring a run; he was removed in the sixth.
2007-05-15: Springfield vs. Arkansas: Postponed: Rain #
Actually a rainout; the makeup doubleheader scheduled for today will
be rescheduled at an unspecified future date.
2007-05-15: Rancho Cucamonga 2, Lake Elsinore 4 #
Statia: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Mosebach: (L, 4-3), 6.1 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 6 H, 5 K, 0 BB, 2 HR, 3.78 ERA
Bobby Mosebach pitched a technical quality start, but the offense was offensive, managing only two runs on seven hits, all off starter Richie Daigle. Darren O'Day, in his first work in four days, still hasn't given up any runs.
Mosebach: (L, 4-3), 6.1 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 6 H, 5 K, 0 BB, 2 HR, 3.78 ERA
Bobby Mosebach pitched a technical quality start, but the offense was offensive, managing only two runs on seven hits, all off starter Richie Daigle. Darren O'Day, in his first work in four days, still hasn't given up any runs.
2007-05-15: Clinton vs. Cedar Rapids: Cancelled: Rain #
Cancelled due to rain, with no scheduled makeup because the teams
aren't scheduled to meet again during the season's first half.
2007-05-15: Orem did not play
2007-05-15: AZL Angels did not play
2007-05-15: New Orleans 9, Las Vegas 8 #
Abreu: 2-5, 1 2B
Bigbie: 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 K
Loney: 2-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI
Jones, M: 1-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Young: 4-4, 3 2B, 1 RBI
Kemp: 0-1
Riley: 1.2 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 21.21 ERA
LaMura: (L, 1-1) (in relief), 0.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 4.91 ERA
White: 1.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 4 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 2.49 ERA
Mitch Jones hit his second homer in as many games, but despite it the 51's lost a slugfest. Delwyn Young went 4-4, and B.J. LaMura got tagged with the loss.
Bigbie: 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 K
Loney: 2-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI
Jones, M: 1-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Young: 4-4, 3 2B, 1 RBI
Kemp: 0-1
Riley: 1.2 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 21.21 ERA
LaMura: (L, 1-1) (in relief), 0.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 4.91 ERA
White: 1.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 4 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 2.49 ERA
Mitch Jones hit his second homer in as many games, but despite it the 51's lost a slugfest. Delwyn Young went 4-4, and B.J. LaMura got tagged with the loss.
2007-05-15: Jacksonville 0, Mobile 13 #
Hu, C: 0-4, 1 K
Paul: 1-2, 1 BB
Dunlap: 0-1
Megrew: 0-1
Megrew: (L, 3-2), 4.0 IP, 8 R, 8 ER, 9 H, 4 K, 3 BB, 1 HR, 4.57 ERA
Hammes: 2.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 3.12 ERA
Alexander: 2.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 11.81 ERA
An absolute walloping as Justin Upton crushed two three-run homers against Suns pitching, while Matthew Green and two relievers combined to one-hit Jacksonville. Xavier Paul got the team's only hit.
Paul: 1-2, 1 BB
Dunlap: 0-1
Megrew: 0-1
Megrew: (L, 3-2), 4.0 IP, 8 R, 8 ER, 9 H, 4 K, 3 BB, 1 HR, 4.57 ERA
Hammes: 2.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 3.12 ERA
Alexander: 2.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 11.81 ERA
An absolute walloping as Justin Upton crushed two three-run homers against Suns pitching, while Matthew Green and two relievers combined to one-hit Jacksonville. Xavier Paul got the team's only hit.
Mike Megrew and Mark Alexander were on the mound when Upton delivered his fireworks. Alexander now struggles in even AA, and you wonder just how shattered his confidence must be at this point.
2007-05-15: Stockton 11, Inland Empire 1 #
Hoffmann: 2-3, 1 BB
De Jesus: 2-4
Guerra: (L, 1-2), 2.2 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 7 H, 1 K, 3 BB, 5.09 ERA
Troncoso: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 1.13 ERA
De Jesus: 2-4
Guerra: (L, 1-2), 2.2 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 7 H, 1 K, 3 BB, 5.09 ERA
Troncoso: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 1.13 ERA
2007-05-15: West Michigan 0, Great Lakes 0 (Postponed: Rain) #
No makeup date on this yet, as there's no recap and the Loons' site is down.
Update: The Loons' site says the series will be made up on the road, on June 11.
2007-05-15: Ogden did not play
2007-05-15: GCL Dodgers did not play
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