Farmers Only: Micah's rehab goes reasonably well, and a long night in Dayton

by BK on Aug 11, 2009 7:00 AM EDT in Farmers only

Louisville beat Lehigh Valley 4-3. Micah Owings pitched 4 2/3 innings in his rehab start, and gave up 1 run on 5 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 2. Enerio Del Rosario and Logan Ondrusek were once again perfect, with Ondrusek getting his 4th save of the year. Kevin Barker led the offense, going 2-for-4 with a 3-run HR, and Chris Heisey, Chris Denove, and Chris Valaika also had two hits. Up next: Travis Wood takes on Lehigh Valley at 7:05.
Carolina lost big to West Tenn 7-1 behind a rough outing by Jeremy Horst. Sean Henry drove in the Mudcats only run. Up next: Mudcats are off today.
Sarasota was rained out. Travis Webb takes on Jupiter at 6:35.
Dayton won a pitcher's duel 6-2 in 13 innings. The pitching was the big story, as Ezequiel Infante gave up 2 runs in 5 innings of work, and Justin Walker pitched 5 no-hit innings of relief. Donnie Joseph also didn't give up a hit in his 2 innings, and struck out 5 in the process. Mike Konstanty was 3-for-5 with 3 RBI and Chase Weems had 2 hits as well. Up next: Oscar Castro takes on West Michigan at 7.
Billings lost to Idaho Falls 5-4. Blair Carson pitched a decent game, giving up 2 earned runs in 6 innings of work, and Jason Braun gave up one hit in his 2 innings of relief. Yen-Wen Kuo led the offense, going 3-for-3 with a HR, and Yorman Rodriguez, Efrain Contreras, and Mariekson Gregorius each had two hits. Up next: Leonardo Astorga takes on Idaho Falls at 9:15.
The GCL Reds were off. They'll take on the GCL Rays at noon.

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I want to see Yorman in Dayton

So I can go watch him play.

by jsl413 on Aug 11, 2009 10:09 AM EDT reply actions

no progress

In signing Leake. Or so says Sheldon:

Jocketty also told me that the Reds and first round Draft pick, RHP Mike Leake, have drifted apart since he was optimistic last week that his signing could happen. Throwing a wrench into the works was that seventh overall pick, LHP Mike Minor, was signed by the Braves last week with a $2.42 million signing bonus — it was over the slot recommendation.

“That didn’t help us,” Jocketty said. “We’ll keep negotiating and hope we can get it done before the deadline. We are a reasonable amount apart. We’ve moved considerably and they haven’t moved at all. We’re still far apart.”

The deadline to sign draft picks is 12:01 am ET on Aug. 18.

Jocketty is also quoted in this USA Today article:

This is one of many moves expected this month, Cincinnati Reds GM Walt Jocketty says. August roster transactions might not get the same level of attention as those leading to the July 31 trade deadline, but they can be instrumental in a playoff push. The players simply have to clear waivers before being traded.

“There’s a lot of players that will go through waivers because of the economics today,” Jocketty said.

Jocketty was general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2001 when he acquired starter Woody Williams from San Diego for outfielder Ray Lankford in August in what was supposed to be a dumping of salaries. But Williams went 7-1 with a 2.28 ERA, leading the Cardinals to the playoffs.

“We don’t make the playoffs without him,” Jocketty said. “That’s why you never know.”

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Aug 11, 2009 10:20 AM EDT reply actions