Farmers Only: Travis Wood continues to make his case for Edinson's rotation spot next year

by BK on Aug 5, 2009 7:00 AM EDT in Farmers only

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Louisville beat Charlotte 2-0 being a masterful outing by Travis Wood. Wood pitched 7 shutout innings, and only gave up 3 hits, striking out 4 and walking 2. With Volquez going on the shelf for a year, I'd have to assume the Reds give Travis a shot. Ramon Ramirez pitched a perfect innings in relief, and Logan Ondrusek got his 2nd save as a Bat. On the offense, Chris Heisey was 3-for-4 with a double to bring his average up to .298, Chris Denove was 2-for-3 with a solo HR, and Drew Stubbs was 1-for-3 with a triple. Up next: Bats get a day off today.

Roar.

Carolina broke an 8-8 tie in the 9th to win 9-8 against Tennessee. Juan Francisco was 3-for-5 with his 20th HR of the year, and Logan Parker had three hits as well. Newly converted second baseman Todd Frazier was 2-for-5 with a RBI. Camilo Vazquez got lit up in his start, giving up 7 runs in 4 innings, but Jerry Gil, Sean Watson, and Joe Krebs all pitched well in relief. Up next: Scott Carroll takes on Tennessee at 7:15.

Reed

Matt Fairel had a little trouble in his second start in Sarasota, as the S-Reds fell to St. Lucie 5-2. Fairel had some bad luck in the 1st, giving up 4 runs, but only one of them earned. He ended up going 6 innings, and Justin Freeman and Mark Pawelek each pitched scoreless innings, but the offense couldn't get much together. The S-Reds only managed 5 hits on the night, and Justin Reed was 4-for-4 with 2 RBI to account for almost all of the offense. Up next: Sarasota takes on St. Lucie again at 7.

Snowden

Dayton got a nice win against Great Lakes, 7-2. Shea Snowden was good in his A-ball debut, going 6 1/3 innings and giving up 1 run on 6 hits while striking out 4. Alexis Oliveras was 3-for-4 with a HR, and Cody Puckett, Carlos Mendez, and Josh Fellhauer all had two hits. Up next: Ezequiel Infante gets the start against Great Lakes at 7.
Billings lost to Great Falls 7-3. Blair Carson gave up 5 runs in 4 innings, and Yorman Rodriguez and Mauricio Pimental drove in the Mustangs only two runs. Bleh. Up next: Leonardo Astorga takes on Great Falls at 9:05.
The GCL Reds lost to the GCL Twins 10-3. Daniel Tuttle actually had a good start in this one, giving up 1 unearned run in 4 innings, but the bullpen melted down. Henry Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a RBI and Juan Duran was 1-for-4. Up next: The GCL Reds are off today.

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BK posts, again, right at 7:00, that’s dedication. I wasnt even awake yet.

With Rosie in the majors I’m now tracking JC Sulburan.

"I piss excellence"

by obc2 on Aug 5, 2009 7:30 AM EDT reply actions

with the Story Writer on SBN

you can schedule a post to go up whenever you want (in the future, of course). so im assuming BeeK does it before he goes beddy-bye.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 5, 2009 8:24 AM EDT up reply actions

Beek - Beautiful Charlie, beautiful

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin

by Madville on Aug 5, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions

i don't think that's accurate

Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,

by 'tHan on Aug 5, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Wrong

I get up at 5AM every morning, post FO exactly at 7, and go back to bed until noon.

"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 5, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions

And then what?

by Brian B on Aug 5, 2009 1:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

and then, like Ken Clean-Air Systems, he goes back to bed again because it's far too early

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Aug 5, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Wood

When did Wood make it to AAA? How many starts has he had?

This is my only source for Red’s minors info so I might have missed before.

by JPGs on Aug 5, 2009 9:05 AM EDT reply actions

About a week and a half ago, it's his 3rd start

"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 5, 2009 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions

I didn't realize Wood is only 22

If he can perform well in AAA, I don’t see why he can’t be a legitimate SP prospect. I know his fastball is slow, but plenty of lefties have succeeded in the bigs without a good fastball. Plus, I hear his changeup is downright sick. It seems like its all about control with him.

I hope he’s not rushed up to take a spot in the rotation next year before he’s ready. Why does it seem like this organization promotes their pitching prospects aggressively but Todd Frazier is still languishing in AA?

Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?

by nycredsfan on Aug 5, 2009 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions

July 25

I was there.

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

by BubbaFan on Aug 5, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Doug's site should be bookmarked

http://redsminorleagues.com/

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Aug 5, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions

cough or he can keep reading Farmers Only

because I’ve mentioned it no less than 4 times since it happened

"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 5, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Farmer's Only is much better than Doug's site!

Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,

by 'tHan on Aug 5, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions

sorry, becky old beast

not my implication at all

Will you stop it with the vegetables

by Man Mountain on Aug 5, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Stubbs

increases his on-base streak to 10 games.

11 runs scored in that time.

by GrooveLeg on Aug 5, 2009 9:16 AM EDT reply actions

The same could practically be said about the Reds

"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty

by Slyde on Aug 5, 2009 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

nice

by timb116 on Aug 5, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Hey,

Yonder Alonso played for the GCL Reds yesterday.

by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Aug 5, 2009 9:52 AM EDT reply actions

Hey,

by GrooveLeg on Aug 5, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Yeah, I didn't think to post it because it was mentioned in two threads yesterday

But on the same day as rumors that Yonder wouldn’t be back this season, he played DH in a rehab start for the GCL team, going 0-for-2 with a groundout and a popout. Good to see him back, I think he’ll finish the year at AA and be in Lousville for at least the first half of next year.

"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 5, 2009 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions