Erik chiming in here with a quick update: Friend of the blog Keith Law will be on with Jeff Gordon on 590 The Fan at 12:30pm today.

This is old, but I had not seen it before. The Hardball Times analyzes the top draft picks, including scouting video. The bit on Brett Wallace is interesting, comparing his swing to Prince Fielder‘s.

The Cardinals finally gave in and put Colby on the DL with his groin injury. Groin injuries seem to linger – I strained mine a couple of years ago and it wouldn’t go away until I finally stopped doing anything for two weeks.

All the teams were in action today and finished 2-4 on the night.  All the details are after the jump.

Memphis 4, New Orleans 5

• Shane Robinson hit his first homerun at AAA. He was 2-4 and also had a double.
• Jarrett Hoffpauir was 2-3 with a double and a walk.
• Uncle Rico Washington was 3-4 with a double.
• Mike Parisi had a bit of a bad night, he gave up five runs (four earned) in four innings on six hits and five(!) walks. He also struck out five.
• Ron Flores Randy Flores threw two scoreless innings, Mark Worrell threw one and Jason Motte pitched a scoreless final inning with two strikeouts.

NW Arkansas 11, Springfield 10

• The normally untouchable Jess Todd gave up six runs on six hits and four walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out five.
• In spite of Todd’s off-night, the Cardinals had a shot to win this game going into the ninth, but Fernando Salas also struggled, giving up five runs on five hits in just two thirds of an inning.
• Justin Fiske pitched a perfect inning in relief, striking out all three men he faced.
• Allen Craig and Andrew Brown were each 2-4 with a homerun. Brown also doubled.
• Matt Pagnozzi was 3-3 with two doubles.
• James Rapoport was 1-4 with a triple and had an assist from the outfield.

Palm Beach 5, Clearwater 2

• Matthew Arburr was 2-4 with a homer and a double.
• Luke Gorsett and Daniel Descalso also went yard. Gorsett was 2-4 and Descalso was 1-4.
• Tyler Henley was also 2-4 with a double.
• My Dad’s favorite minor leaguer, Brandon Dickson had a solid outing, giving up one run over seven innings. He gave up six hits and three walks while striking out four.

Quad Cities 2, South Bend 10

• Brett Wallace was 1-3 with a homerun and a walk. I’m already looking forward to seeing him next year in Spring Training.
• Nicholas Peoples also homered, he was 1-4.
• Nick Additon had his first bad outing since, well, maybe all year. He gave up six runs on seven hits and two walks over four innings. He struck out five.
• Non-Cardinal Note: Sean Coughlin, South Bend’s catcher, went 2-4 with a walk, two homeruns and seven rbi. So if you’ve got him in your Low A Fantasy League, I hope you started him.

Lowell 3, Batavia 5

• Shane Peterson was 1-2 with a pair of walks.
• Jose Garcia was 1-3 with a walk.
• Jermaine Curtis and Jon Edwards were each 1-3 with a walk.
• Jameson Maj gave up two runs on four hits over five innings. He struck out six.
• Ramon Delgado went three innings, allowing a run on three hits and striking out a pair.
• Adam Reifer finished the game off with a scoreless inning, striking out one.

Pulaski 7, Johnson City 3

• Alex Castellanos was 2-3 with a homerun.
• Jairo Martinez was 1-4 with a homerun.
• Curt Smith was 1-4 with a double.
• The well-named Johnny Bravo took the loss, but didn’t pitch that poorly. He was betrayed a bit by his defense as only one of the three runs he gave up was earned. He pitched four innings and gave up seven hits and two walks while striking out five.
• Matthew North was also betrayed by his defense (two of his four runs were earned), but he pitched poorly, too. He only lasted 1.2 innings and gave up five hits and two walks.
• Matthew Frevert pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and Samuel Freeman pitched two scoreless innings.

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