Farmers Only: Daryl Thompson roughed up on rehab, and Travis Wood has another great start in AAA
by BK on Aug 12, 2009 7:00 AM EDT
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Print- Louisville won a close game 2-1 as Travis Wood had another good outing. Wood pitched 6 inning of 1-run ball, Ramon Ramirez put up 2 innings of shutout relief, and Enerio Del Rosario closed it out with another perfect relief inning. Darnell McDonald went 4-for-4 with a double to lead the attack, Chris Heisey homered, and Drew Stubbs, Chris Valaika, and Travis Wood all had multi-hit games. Up next: Matt Maloney takes on Lehigh Valley at 7:05.
- Carolina were off. They play Birmingham at 7:15.
- Sarasota lost to Jupiter 4-3. Alexander Smit gave up 3 runs in 5 2/3 innings of work, while striking out 8. Denis Phipps went 2-for-3 with 2 doubles and Jake Kahaulelio went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI. Up next: The S-Reds take on Jupiter behind Travis Webb at 7:05.
- Oscar Castro got shelled again as Dayton lost to West Michigan 8-4. Castro gave up 6 runs in the 2nd to put the Dragons behind for good. Enrique Rojas and Kevyn Feiner had 2 hits each. Up next: Mark Serrano takes the hill at 7 against West Michigan.
- Billings lost to Idaho Falls 6-2. Tyler Stovall and Chris McMurray drove in the Mustangs runs. Up next: The Mustangs take on Idaho Falls at 9:15 behind Ricky Bowen.
- The GCL Reds scored 6 runs in the 8th inning to beat the GCL Rays 10-9. Daryl Thompson started the game on rehab, and it wasn't pretty. He managed to get two outs in the first, gave up 2 hits and walked 2, and his final tally was 3 runs allowed, 2 of them earned. Danny Hernandez homered and drove in two runs for the offense, Billy Hamilton was 2-for-4 in the leadoff spot, and Henry Rodriguez and Juan Duran drove in two runs each as well. Up next: The GCL Reds take on the GCL O's at noon.
- Roster Moves: Sean Watson joins the Louisville bullpen after Jeff Kennard goes on the DL with an injury. Jordan Wideman takes over full time catching duties in Sarasota as Devin Mesoraco goes on the shelf for the first time this year. 10th round pick Tucker Barnhart joins the GCL Reds, as does Porfirio Martinez from the DSL team.
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thompson only faced 6 batters...
even if he was getting roughed up, isn’t the point of rehab to get your strength back and your pitch count up?
Yeah, it is
But it’s less than encouraging that he’s getting roughed up the same way he was before he went on the shelf, only this time by 18-year-olds.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
then let him get roughed up over 4 innings...
maybe they had him on a pitch count… i don’t know.
seems like he should be throwing to more hitters in a rehab start, regardless of how hard they hit him. i’m counting on thompson to prove he wasn’t just a fluke and i hope to see him at AA again by the end of the year…
Thompson's not a fluke
he’s just very injury prone. And the fact that he was included in The Trade meant that he was destined for failure, just like everyone else in the deal.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
by Slyde on Aug 12, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd for painful truthiness
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
I doubt that this is his only rehab start
And it’s also possible that he goes back to Louisville and pitches out of the bullpen. Before the third injury, he had two appearances in relief, including the one where he got hurt in.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
I'm just guessing
but he probably threw 25-30 pitches to the 6 batters. If they are grooming him to put him in the bullpen, I doubt he was ever expected to throw more pitches than that.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
i'm cool with him coming out of the bullpen...
then it’s even weirder that they’re starting him… i don’t know… i’m trying to say anybody’s doing anything wrong, it’s just odd…
nah
It’s common to start a reliever in GCL games, especially on rehab assignments. For one thing, it allows the pitcher to come in with an expectation and in a situation that was fully under their control. In many ways, GCL games are treated like exhibition games where the true rules and strategy of baseball are only secondary.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Sean Watson
Didn’t he used to be on the fast track? Maybe he still is, but I haven’t heard about him lately.
Also, I miss Brandon Waring.
by Brian B on Aug 12, 2009 9:20 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
just looked at his numbers
The Orioles have moved him to first base and he’s killing the ball. He’s batting .279/.360/.522 with 32 doubles and 21 HR. He’s a little old to be consider a big prospect at A+, but if he can manage to keep hitting like that, he definitely can play 1B. His defense looks solid there too.
BTW, Justin Turner is batting .311/.368/.410 in Triple-A. He’s not knocking Brian Roberts off of 2B anytime soon, but still hitting well for a 2B.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Just realized that I didn't make it clear that the first person I was talking about was Brandon Waring
Watson was moved from a starter to the bullpen and it appears to have weirdly backfired. Not sure if he was injured and that’s what led to the move, but since moving to the bullpen his walk rate has been terrible (over 6 BB/9). Last year he still had a good K-rate (12.3 K/9), but this year it’s just 7.9 K/9. He isn’t going to go anywhere if he can get his control back.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
He's 16, so I doubt it.
There’s only 4 weeks left in the season, so I’d expect him to finish out the season in Billings.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
So we're just going to stick him in winter ball or something?
I want him to get to Dayton, damnit. I want to see him play.
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