Farmers Only: Roster Update/Weekend Review

Ever find yourself thinking "I wonder who's getting most of the playing time at 3B for Dayton this year?"  Well, wonder no more!  I decided to take a look at how the rosters are shaping up lately, especially with the recent flurry of roster moves. 

Louisville:

Players on the DL:

Bill Bray
Daryl Thompson
Drew Sutton
Chris Valaika

New Arrivals:

Darnell McDonald recently joined the team from the big-league club (about 2 months too late), and as previously reported, Justin Lehr has joined the rotation from the Phillies organization.

Projected Starters:

C: Craig Tatum
1B: Kevin Barker
2B: Danny Richar
SS: Luis Bolivar
3B: Michael Griffin
LF: Danny Dorn
CF: Drew Stubbs
RF: Norris Hopper/Darnell McDonald
DH: Wes Bankston

Projected Rotation:

LHP Matt Maloney
RHP Homer Bailey
RHP Justin Lehr
RHP Sam LeCure
RHP Ramon Ramirez

CL Josh Roenicke (6 saves)

Carolina:

Players on the DL:

James Avery
Dallas Buck
Derrik Lutz

New Arrivals:

Curtis Partch made a big jump, coming up two levels from Dayton, and Philippe-Alexandre Valiquette was promoted from Sarasota to take the injured Lutz's spot in the bullpen.

Projected Starters:

C: Chris Kroski/Chris Denove/Korey Feiner
1B: Logan Parker
2B: Jose Castro
SS: Zach Cozart
3B: Juan Francisco
LF: Todd Frazier
CF: Chris Heisey
RF: Sean Henry
DH: Shaun Cumberland

Projected Rotation:

RHP Zach Stewart
LHP Travis Wood
RHP Jordan Smith
RHP Curtis Partch
LHP Alexander Smit

CL Ramon Geronimo (3 saves)

Sarasota:

Players on the DL:

Ben Davis
Daniel Guerrero
Matt Klinker
Alex Buchholz
Jake Kahaulelio

New Arrivals:

None, really.

Projected Starters:

C: Devin Mesoraco
1B: Yonder Alonso
2B: Justin Tordi
SS: Mariekson Gregorius
3B: Neftali Soto
LF: Carson Kainer
CF: Justin Reed
RF: Denis Phipps
DH: Michael Konstanty/Tony Brown

Projected Rotation:

LHP Jeremy Horst
RHP Jerry Gil
LHP Travis Webb
RHP Rafael Gonzalez
RHP Luis Montano

CL Joseph Krebs (1 save)

Dayton:

Players on the DL:

Jordan Wideman
Jose Gualdron

New Arrivals:

Reliever Junior Martinez is now on the Dayton roster.

Projected Starters:

C: Kevin Coddington
1B: Humberto Sosa
2B: Cody Puckett
SS: Miguel Rojas
3B: Carlos Mendez
LF: Stephen Chapman
CF: David Sappelt
RF: Andrew Means
DH: Kyle Day/Byron Wiley

Projected Rotation:

RHP J.C. Sulbaran
LHP Matt Fairel
RHP Josh Ravin
RHP Oscar Castro
RHP Lance Janke

CL Aguido Gonzalez (4 saves)

• Louisville dropped 2 of 3 from Scranton over the weekend.  BubbaFan was there, and has put up two great eyewitness reports (so far) about Friday's game and Saturday's game, so if you want to know what happened there, she does a great job of recapping the action and has even better pics.  Sunday's game saw the Bats beat up on Yankees starter Josh Towers early, as they prevailed to win 7-5.  Ramon Ramirez had a little bit of trouble, but Robert Manuel pitched 3 perfect innings to earn the win.  Pedro Viola was also perfect in his 1 2/3 innings of relief, and Josh Roenicke had a perfect 2/3 of the 9th for his 6th save of the season.  Michael Griffin and Darnell McDonald both homered off of Towers, driving in 3 runs each on the afternoon, and Drew Stubbs was 2-for-4 with a run scored.  Up next: Matt Maloney takes on Scranton at 11:05 in the AM.
  
• Carolina extended their win streak to 4 by chalking up 3 wins over the weekend.  On Friday, the Mudcats beat Montgomery 8-3.  Jordan Smith ran into some trouble of his own, giving up 3 runs in just 4+ innings, but Camilo Vazquez, Logan Ondrusek, and Ruben Medina combined to give up 1 hit in 5 scoreless innings of relief.  Chris Heisey had another big night, going 3-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBI, and Jose Castro and Zach Cozart both had two hits for the Mudcats to contribute to the offense.  Saturday's game saw a hit parade, as the Mudcats had 19 of them to beat Montgomery again 9-3.  Heisey was 3-for-5 with a homer again, and Todd Frazier was 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI.  Zach Cozart and Jose Castro each had two hits again, and Juan Francisco and Eric Eymann both contributed 3 and 2 hits respectively.  Curtis Partch started his first game in Carolina, and was solid, going 5 innings of 1 run ball to earn the win.  Despite control problems, Alex Smit pitched 5 shutout innings for the win in a 10-2 victory over Tennessee.  Chris Heisey had three hits in his 3rd straight game, and should probably be in line for a promotion soon.  He's up to batting .378 after his 9-14 weekend.  Todd Frazier also had another big night, going 3-for-4 with a HR and 4 RBI.  Up next: Zach Stewart takes on Tennessee at 7:15.
  
• Sarasota won their first one against Dunedin before dropping two to Daytona over the weekend.  On Friday, Travis Webb was a stud, going 7 1/3 innings and striking out 6 in a 4-1 win.  He struck out 6 in his effort, and dropped his ERA below 4 in his 3rd win of the season.  Neftali Soto was the star hitter, going 4-for-4, and Yonder Alonso collected two hits as well.  On Saturday, Rafael Gonzalez pitched 5 shutout innings, but the bullpen didn't help, losing the game for the S-Reds 3-2 to Daytona.  Yonder Alonso, Neftali Soto, and Jason Louwsma each had two hits for S-Reds, but they didn't get much help.  On Sunday, the S-Reds lost 11-3 to Daytona as the pitching staff got shelled.  Devin Mesoraco led the way with 2 hits. Up next: Sarasota takes on Daytona at 7:05, and while there's no starter listed, I think it'll be Jeremy Horst.
  
• Dayton lost 3 games at home against Cedar Rapids over the weekend.  Although Josh Ravin was decent, striking out 8 hitters in 6 innings, the Dragons lost 5-2.  Featured Farmhand Cody Puckett was 2-for-3.  On Saturday, they lost 5-3 in 11 innings, behind a quality start by Oscar Castro.  David Sappelt led the way with two doubles for the offense.  Lance Janke got roughed up on Sunday to drop 7-4 to the Kernels.  Carlos Mendez hit a 2-run homer in the loss.  Up next: Dayton's off tomorrow.