Farmers Only: Maloney and Wood shine

by BK on Sep 4, 2009 8:15 AM EDT in Farmers only Comment 8 comments

First things first. Jay Bruce and Ryan Hanigan have both reported to Louisville on rehab. Also, most of the Carolina pitching staff from a few months ago are now with the AAA team. A couple of recent callups are starters Tom Cochran and Camilo Vazquez, and stud reliever Joseph "The Cycle" Krebs.

Louisville beat Indy 4-2 behind another good start by Travis Wood. Woody gave up 1 run in 5 innings of work, and struck out 6 Indians. Logan Ondrusek earned his 11th save for the Bats with a perfect 9th, dropping his ERA to 1.93 in AAA. Juan Francisco had two hits for the offense, and Daniel Dorn drove in 2 runs with a pinch-hit double. Up next: Ben Jukich takes on Indy at 7:15.
Carolina went back and forth in their game against Mississippi before they won 6-5. Matt Maloney had a great start, pitching 7 innings and giving up 1 run on a solo HR, and left with a 3-1 lead. After Zach Ward predictably blew it, the Mudcats battled back with 2 in the 8th only to give up 2 in the top of the 9th. Jose Castro broke the tie again in the 9th with a game winning single. Jason Bour and Sean Henry each had 3 hits for the Mudcats, and for some reason shortstop Kris Negron started the game in CF. Not sure where that came from, but we'll see if it becomes a trend. Up next: Luis Montano takes on Mississippi at 7:15.
Sarasota lost to Palm Beach 3-2, as the normally automatic Mace Thurman gave up the winning run. Dave Sappelt was 3-for-4, and Alex Buchholz had a multi-hit game too. Travis Webb started, and gave up 4 runs (1 earned) in 5 innings. Up next: Lance Janke takes the hill against Palm Beach at 7:05.
Dayton beat South Bend 5-3 behind a solid start by J.C. Sulbaran. Sulbaran gave up 3 runs in 6 innings of work for his 5th win of the year. Carlos Mendez drove in 3 runs with his 3 hits, and Kevin Coddington added a solo shot. Up next: Chase Ware takes on South Bend at 7.
Billings lost to Great Falls 4-3 in 10. Efrain Contreras and Thomas Nurre both homered. Leonardo Astorga gave up 1 run in 5 innings. Frank Pfister was 3-for-5. Up next: Billings takes on Helena at 9:05.

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Hanigan: 1-3, Bruce: 0-3

Francisco is Mushroom Stamping opposing pitchers. i wish he were a RH batter but i guess we’ll just have to deal with it.

by GrooveLeg on Sep 4, 2009 10:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Since we have so many LH batters right now...

Okay, sure, Dickerson is LH, and obviously so are Bruce and Votto. Could we really not take on one or two (assuming Dickerson doesn’t start) more LH starters?

Not that it really matters in Francisco’s case. If they don’t move him, he’s not going to play 3B unless Rolen gets seriously injured. Of course, he’s a horrible fielder at 3B anyway.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 4, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They need to find another position for Francisco

I’m not his biggest fan (I will tear him down every chance I get when he comes up – muwahahaha), but it will be a damn shame to waste 30 HRs at Louisville next year because the only position plays – poorly even – is 3B. He better be playing LF in the DWL this winter.

She said, "You don't even buy me presents." Yeah I did. I bought you a box of chicken but I ate it on the way home.

by Slyde on Sep 4, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed.

He’s the guy who can’t possibly take a walk, right?

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Sep 4, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

well, he's improved this season, all the way up to a 4% walk rate

The problem I see for him is that he doesn’t balance his strikeouts with walks at all, so when he gets to the majors where there are better defenders and tougher pitchers, his BABIP is going to suffer, bringing his average down, which is going to kill his OBP, basically making him strictly a slugger. This was my concern with Bruce in the minors too, and he walked over 8% of the time. (Not that I’m claiming to be right about Bruce, just that high K/low BB guys really scare me)

She said, "You don't even buy me presents." Yeah I did. I bought you a box of chicken but I ate it on the way home.

by Slyde on Sep 4, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs