Farmers Only: Travis Wood continues to be the best pitcher most Reds fans have never heard of

by BK on Jun 24, 2009 7:00 AM EDT in Farmers only

Louisville got a solid start from Matt Maloney, but ultimately fell to Charlotte 3-2. Drew Stubbs and Drew Sutton had two hits each to lead the offense, but Maloney gave up 3 runs in the 8 innings he pitched and didn't get any run support. Up next: The 9-2 Justin Lehr takes on Charlotte at 7:15 against Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel's brother Justin.
How good is Travis Wood? He pitched another 6 shutout innings to lead Carolina to a 7-0 shutout win against Jacksonville. Wood only gave up 4 hits and struck out 3 in his 8th win of the season, and brought his ERA down to 1.27. Todd Frazier led the way for the offense, going 3-for-4, and Chris Heisey had two hits to bounce back from a disappointing weekend. Logan Parker drove in two runs, and Sean Henry and Chris Denove both went deep as the Mudcats rolled. Up next: Zach Stewart gets the nod as the Mudcats take on Jacksonville at 7:15.
Sarasota lost a wild one against Palm Beach 5-4. Down 4-2 going into the 9th, they tied the game on a solo HR by Neftali Soto and Jason Bour's double to score Devin Mesoraco, but Justin Freeman threw a wild pitch in the bottom of the inning to give up the winning run. Rafael Gonzalez pitched a quality start, and Joe "The Cycle" Krebs pitched a scoreless inning of relief, but the S-Reds couldn't hold on. Offensively, Justin Reed went 3-for-4 with a triple. Up next: S-Reds take on Palm Beach again, at 7:05. No starter listed, and I'm not sure who they'll go with off the all-star break. I think it should be Travis Webb, but don't quote me on that.
Dayton had two players in the MWL All-Star game. Matt Fairel pitched a perfect 3rd inning for the East, and Kevin Coddington came in off the bench and went 0-for-2.
Billings beat Great Falls in their opener 9-1 behind a stellar opening day start by Leonardo Astorga. Astorga went 5 innings of shutout ball, striking out 5 before surrendering to Justin Walker who pitched two shutout innings of his own. The Mustangs offense was awesome too, as Yen-Wen Kuo went 3-for-5 and Shane Carlson, Tony Brown, Efrain Contreras, and Alexis Oliveras all had two hits each, with Contreras driving in 4 of the 9 runs. All in all, a great first game. Up next: The Mustangs take on Great Falls again, with Shea Snowden getting the ball at 9:05 ET.
The GCL Reds lost their opener 5-0 against the GCL Orioles, with most of the runs coming off of a rough inning by Marcos Molina. Starter Pedro Villarreal went 3 scoreless innings, and Nathan Driessen pitched 4 innings without giving up an earned run, but the offense was pretty anemic. Cristobal Rodriguez led the way going 3-for-4, and Billy Hamilton and Theodis Bowe started their seasons on a good foot, both going 2-for-4. As far as top prospects go, Yorman Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with 3 strikeouts playing center field, and the day's DH Juan Duran was 0-for-4. Up next: The GCL Reds take on the GCL Red Sox at noon. No starter listed here either.
Roster Moves: Tom Cochran is back with the Mudcats after Alexander Smit went on the DL, and Jeremy Horst goes back to High-A.

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When I saw Todd Frazier in ST I was really impressed.

This guys is loose, athletic, intense and smart. He’s probably still at least a year away from the bigs. The kid can hit, field and has a very good arm. He could be the 3b of the future. Move BP to SS while we still have Cherry to play 2B. I know all the arguments against it from Dusty, but again he’s so limited in his thinking. We have Frazier and Drew Sutton on the horizon and in the not too distant future Alonzo. BP should be moved to SS and Joey to LF by the end of the season or at the latest next year to make room for these guys. they could be ready by 2010 – 2011 at the latest for Frazier and Yonder..

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by Madville on Jun 24, 2009 11:28 AM EDT reply actions