Update: Lance Lynn will undergo an MRI. He left his last start with forearm tightness. It’s more of a precautionary measure and his manager didn’t sound overly concerned.

Erin Bolen looks at the rapid pace the Cardinals promote their prospects. Some of it’s been good (Jess Todd) and some of it’s been not so good. (Tyler Herron) There is something to be said about rushing a player too fast that could hurt development rather than encourage it. There’s a fine line to walk there and I certainly don’t envy the job of the decision makers.

Speaking of promotions, here’s another aggressive one for ya. 19-year old Deryk Hooker gets the call to the Quad Cities from Johnson City. He’s replacing Nicholas Additon, who was called up to Palm Beach.

Tyler Greene talks a little baseball with Derrick Goold over an ice cream cone. Just read the interview.

Six Muckdogs were named to the NYPL All Star game. They are Adam Reifer, Arquimedes Nieto, Colt Sedbrook, Jermaine Curtis, Frederick Parejo and Shane Peterson.

I seem to always get the light DFR’s. Only four minor league affiliates played. Three won.

Memphis 7, Round Rock 4

• Nick “I love to swing” Stavinoha went 3-for-5 with a double and a HR.
• Jarrett Hoffpauir went 3-for-4 with a double.
• Josh “I’d love to come up and pinch-hit” Phelps went 2-for-5 with a double.
• Jon Jay doubled and walked.
• Bryan Anderson went 2-for-4 and allowed a SB.
• Blake Hawksworth allowed 2 runs over 7 5 innings but gave up 7 hits, 3 walks and hit 2 batsmen. He had only 1 K.
• Randy Flores pitched a perfect 8th.
• Matt Scherer allowed 2 ER on a walk and a homer. He struck out 2.

Springfield was off.

Palm Beach and St. Lucie were postponed.

Quad Cities 2, Clinton 4

• Domnit Bolivar and Oliver Marmol both doubled.
• Brett Wallace went 1-for-4 with a walk and 2 RBI.
• Richard Castillo had a mixed outing. He struck out 7 over 6 innings but allowed 4 ER on 2 walks and 6 hits, including a HR. My nitpick with Castillo is he allows a ton of fly balls. Looking at his splits page his ground ball rate is a scary 35.3% and 12.3% of his fly balls exit the yard. His HR/9 rate is an ugly 1.40. The rest of his peripherals are very good. If he can shake the gopheritis, his stock would soar.

Batavia 3, Tri-City 2

• Beau Riportella seems to be waking up after a season-long slump. He went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and had 3 RBI.
• Charles Cutler went 2-for-3.
• Adam Veres continues to sparkle consider he was a 49th round pick. His line for the night: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 1 HR. He struck out 38 in 26.1 innings in Johnson City and so far, so good since his promotion; he has 14 K”s in 8 innings. Doing a little digging, I found this scouting report from 2005 on Adam at Perfect Game, when he was a junior in high school. “Very good body, great frame, 3/4 arm slot, smooth arm, good arm speed, little effort, good control, balanced delivery, clean mechanics, present 90 mph velocity, sinking FB, projectable velocity, 12 to 6 CB with sharp bite, very tight CB, sinking action on CH, one of the best breaking balls in the country”. Something must have happened between then and now, you think with a glowing report like that he would’ve been taken earlier.
  
• Ramon Delgado threw 3 innings of 1 hit ball. He struck out 3 and had 1 BB.
• Adam Reifer 1 inning, 1 K. I find the “save” statistic pretty ludicrous at times but for what it’s worth Reifer leads the NY-Penn with 15.

Johnson City 19, Greenville 8

• The Cards did most of the damage against the Astros’ questionable sandwich pick Jordan Lyles. Lyles retired just three of the 13 batters he faced and allowed 8 runs (5 earned) on 6 hits, a walk and a HBP. Lyles didn’t make BA’s Top 200 but the Astros saw fit to take 38th overall. They have done an excellent job of digging themselves a hole for years to come, haven’t they?
• Curt Smith went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple and a walk. His average is now up to .387. I sort of wonder why he isn’t representing the Netherlands in the Olympics; while he played baseball for the U. of Maine, he’s originally from the Dutch Antilles. It’s not like the Dutch national team is flush with hitting or anything.
• Travis Mitchell, The Pride of Parkway Central, went 3-for-5 with a double.
• Luis Mateo went 2-for-6 with a walk.
• Ivan Castro went 2-for-4 with 2 walks.
• Matt Frevert struck out 3 in 1.1 innings with 1 BB.
• Former catcher David Carpenter allowed a hit and struck out a batter in 0.2.
• Sam Freeman allowed a a hit and struck out a batter in one inning. The former Jayhawk reportedly can hit 95 MPH, a pretty nifty feat for a lefty. He has 26 K’s over 20.1 innings.

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