Farmers Only: Weekend Recap
by BK on Aug 3, 2009 7:00 AM EDT
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With everything going on around the trade deadline, the minor league system got a little shakeup over the weekend.
- Roster Moves: Lots of new faces in Louisville. Catcher Chris Denove takes Brian Peterson's place, who was released. New faces on the Bats pitching staff are Matt Klinker in the rotation (taking Lehr's place) and Enerio Del Rosario and Lee Tabor in the bullpen (replacing Wells and Stewart). In Carolina, Jake Long takes Denove's spot at backup catcher and Luis Montano joins the Mudcats rotation. Sarasota welcomes Curtis Partch to the rotation, catcher Jordan Wideman, and reliever Aguido Gonzalez. New faces in Dayton are pitchers Mike Bohana and Shea Snowden from Billings, infielder Yen-Wen Kuo, and new acquisition Chase Weems. Infielder Derrick Lowery is with the GCL Reds.
- Louisville lost their first two games over the weekend before winning Sunday's game. They lost to Toledo 8-6 on Friday night, with the pitching staff getting lit up. Ramon Ramirez started, and only went 2 innings, giving up 1 run. This proved to be a bad omen, as Pedro Viola gave up 4 runs in relief. Enerio Del Rosario pitched two shutout innings in his AAA debut, and infielder Michael Griffin pitched a scoreless 9th to keep the Bats in the game. A good day for the Bats outfield, as Drew Stubbs was 3-for-4, Chris Heisey had two hits, and Daniel Dorn homered. They lost a closer game Saturday, 3-2 to Charlotte. Matt Maloney started, pitching 7 2/3 innings of 3-run ball, striking out 5. Logan Ondrusek pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. Luis Bolivar, Kevin Barker, and Chris Valaika each had two hits. At least the Bats won Sunday, behind a strong offense, 8-5 against Charlotte. Barker and Corky Miller had two hits each, and 5 different Bats drove in runs. Matt Klinker gave up 3 runs in 3 2/3 innings in his AAA debut. I think it's safe to say he was a little jittery. Lee Tabor gave up 2 runs in 3 1/3 innings in relief to earn his first win. Up next: Sam LeCure takes on Charlotte at 7:05.
- Carolina lost all three of their weekend games, losing 9-8 to Chattanooga on Friday, and 4-1 and 11-1 to Tennessee. On Friday, most of the scoring was done early, as it was 8-8 going into extras before The Cycle gave up an unearned run in the 12th to earn the loss. Jake Kahaulelio, playing SS, was 4-for-5 and only a HR away from hitting for the cycle. In Saturday's game, Luis Montano gave up 4 runs in 6 in his AA debut. Sean Watson was good out of the bullpen, giving up 2 hits in 2 innings, but the Mudcats couldn't get any runs against David Patton (former Reds Rule 5 pick). 4 hits total, with Todd Frazier (playing 2nd) driving in the only run. Sunday was even worse, with Zach Ward and Chris Kelly combining to give up 11 runs in the first 5 innings of the game. Frazier was 2-for-4, and once again scored the Mudcats only run. Up next: Tom Cochran goes against Tennessee at 7:15.
- Sarasota lost all 3 of their games to Brevard County. They lost 3-2 on Friday, where Travis Webb and Alexander Smit(.com) combined for 5 innings of 1 run ball. No word as to why Webb only pitched 2 innings. Dave Sappelt and Devin Mesoraco each had two hits, and Mesoraco hit his 8th HR of the year. They were shut out on Saturday 4-0 as Neftali Soto had 2 of the 5 S-Reds hits. Curtis Partch gave up 4 runs in 5 innings in his High-A debut, and Steven Otterness pitched 3 shutout relief innings. They lost again, 4-2 on Sunday, behind not much offense and a shaky bullpen. Pedro Villarreal pitched 5 innings of 1-run ball in his start, and Soto and Denis Phipps both homered. Up next: Sarasota's off today.
- Dayton were winners over the weekend, beating Burlington in 2 out of 3 games. They won 2-0 on Friday, lost 5-4 on Saturday, and won 7-1 on Sunday. Jordan Hotchkiss (5 IP), Ezequiel Infante (3 IP), and Scott Gaffney (1 IP) combined for a 6-hit shutout on Friday, and Yen-Wen Kuo drove in the Dragons winning run. Josh Fellhauer, Carlos Mendez, Byron Wiley, and Enrique Rojas had two hits each on Saturday. Mark Serrano pitched 5 shutout innings on Sunday, and Chase Ware and Donnie Joseph were good in relief. Kuo, Mendez, and Alexis Oliveras all had two hits, Fellhauer and Humberto Sosa homered, and Chase Weems was 1-for-4 in his Dayton debut. Up next: Dragons take on Great Lakes at 7.
- Billings lost 2 of 3 to Helena over the weekend. They lost 4-2 on Friday, despite a decent start by Leonardo Astorga. Sean Conner homered, and Yorman Rodriguez had a tough night, going 0-for-4 with 4 Ks. Conner homered again in Billings' 8-5 win on Saturday, with Ricky Bowen gaving up 3 runs in 2 2/3 innings in his start. They lost Sunday's game 3-1. Luca Panerati finally pitched a quality start, and Jason Braun pitched two perfect relief innings. Up next: The Mustangs start a new series against Great Falls at 9:05.
- The GCL Reds were off Friday, but lost their Saturday game 7-4 to the Rays and 9-3 to the O's. Juan Silva was 3-for-4 on Saturday. Up next: Red Sox at noon.
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Great update BK
Anyone know why Frazier has been playing 2B?
He looked decent at SS and better at 3B in ST.
I’m sure he can perform well at 2B but it seems odd that he isn’t being looked at as a left side infielder,
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
Because we don't gave anyone at the major league level who can play 2B
And by “play 2B” I mean “run out pop ups.”
by Brian B on Aug 3, 2009 8:40 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Mads, I can't prove anything, but NYC and I speculate that Mr. Frazier, if he can second, might move the incumbent 2nd baseman to SS either next year or the year after
With a glut of 3B prospects and many national prospect guys claiming Frazier’s bat is just average for an OF, it makes sense to see if he can handle 2B. It would be so cool if he could.
As much as I'd like to see that, I don't see it happening.
Dusty doesn’t want to move BP over. Even though it makes tons of sense, because you bring Frazier up to play 2B, where his bat will be above average, and you won’t have room at 3B with Rolen and in the outfield with Bruce, Dickerson, Gomes, Willy, and Wladdy. It kills me to see that this organization will routinely take the option that makes the most sense and do the exact opposite.
"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
by BK on Aug 3, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah BK, that's probably true
Doug at RML is saying it’s probably just a “we need a guy to fill a spot” type thing right now.
I will say this, though, I would have to think with all of the disastrous stuff happening this year, Dusty’s say in things has got to be lessening by the day, and if BP is willing, I don’t see why not.
I could see a battle between Frazier, Cozart, Valaika, and Janish(?) next year for the remaining middle infield spot. If Frazier wins, BP is your new SS. Again, it’s thinking out of the box so it won’t happen, but it’d be a creative way to solve the problem.
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
Doug at RML says Zack Stewart will win the AL Cy Young
BTW, not a shot at you, NYC.
I’m gonna go over and check it out and see what he has, because I heard David Bell say on the radio he had orders to try Frazier at 2b, not “we needed a second baseman, so go ahead and try Frazier over there.”
Damn it, I’m sticking to my dream, no matter what you guys say!
Ever since BP got the GG he's been untochable at 2B
All last season RRs clamored for him to be moved to SS…it didn’t happen and prolly will never.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
I think I like the Sean Conner Chronicles
"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
by BK on Aug 3, 2009 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd like to see him up to AAA
3 weeks ago
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
The more you see them, the more you get to know them
I’m not here to toot my own horn, but knowing about minor leaguers is the difference between thinking the Rolen deal was a good deal as opposed to thinking we got fleeced. Ask Jim Day, who told me that even though Roenicke was the “key to the deal”, he’s not a prospect, and that Zach Stewart is easily replaceable through the draft.
"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
by BK on Aug 3, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
True,
It’s easy to call them “just prospects” when you haven’t seen what they’ve done or what others think they are capable of doing.
Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?
It is even easier to call them just prospects when you've been to ST, LVille, Dayton and seen them actually play.
Part of the RR fun is trying look into the cyrstal ball and figure out which players are really prospects and which ones are just suspects…in ST Rosales and Frazier were the two guys that really caught my eye. Rosy looked very good but at the MLB level he’s often overmatched. Frazier looked ready to blossom, his athleticism was readily apparent..
However good a minor leaguer’s AAA numbers are or their ST numbers etc were you don’t know if they are for real until they get a shot at ‘the show’. However if their numbers are bad at the AA or AAA level they generally suck at the MLB (numbers here refers to their offensive numbers).
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
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