Happy Draftimus Eve everyone!
We’ll have wall to wall to wall to wall coverage of the draft tomorrow, so stop by all day for previews and stay online at 6pm Eastern / 5pm Central for the draft. We’ll have it all for you.
Plenty of draft coverage all over the site and plenty to read, so I won’t attempt distraction with any draft notes here.
However, there is one note out of Latin America. Last year the Cards spent $570,000 bonus on pitcher Santo Franco. However, Franco had some background check issues and his bonus and contract were both voided by MLB. Franco will be able to sign with any team next July 2nd, by that time however, he will be close to 21 years old.
Lastly, if you aren’t following Brian Walton’s organizational matrix over at Cardinal Nation, you are missing out. He puts a lot of research into every player and roster and it is updated with each and every move. It is a must-have reference.
- PJ Walters started and pitched 5 sharp innings, but fell apart in the 6th. He didn’t record an out in the first 5 batters. Whatever happened, the wheels came off in that 1 inning.
- However, Matt Scherer brought his fireman’s gear as he got out of a bases loaded no-out jam to keep the game close. He pitched two shutout innings in total.
- Josh Kinney pitched a shutout inning.
- Jess Todd struck out 2 and walked 1 and allowed 1 hit in the 9th.
- Jarrett Hoffpauir, 2B of all people hit his 4th HR of the year, this one a solo shot. He also walked once on the way to going 1-3.
- Rehabbin’ Khalil Greene, SS went 1-4 with a K and a GIDP.
- Matt Pagnozzi, C went 2-2
Springfield 3, Corpus Christi 6
- David Kopp pitched 6 solid allowed 3 runs (1 earned). He allowed 8 hits and 3 walks and struck out 2.
- Ed Sanchez pitched two shutout innings with 4 strikeouts. Here’s what Matt Baker, the Springfield Cardinals beat-writer has to say about him on twitter (of course): “Mark it down: Ed Sanchez is the new Francisco Samuel. 98 mph FB, SICK cutter.” And he’s only 20 years old.
- Tyler Norrick got credited with 3 runs allowed in 1/3 of an inning.
- But 2 of the 3 runs scored while Marco Gonzalzes was on the mound for the other 2/3.
- Steve Hill was in LF and continues to hit as he went 2-3 with a walk and run scored.
- Anthony DeJesus, CF hit his first HR of the year, a solo shot.
- Not to be outdone, Mike Folli, SS hit his first of the season as well.
- Peter Kozma, SS, just had one of those days. He got an RBI with a sac fly, however, he had an error in the field and got picked off first base and was switched out in a double-switch.
- Brian Broderick started the game for the Cardinals and went 6 innings giving up 3 runs on 6 hits. He struck out 5 and walked 0. That’s a decent outing, too bad his offense and bullpen decided not to show up.
- Kristhiam Linares allowed 1 hit in the 7th inning and then the 8th inning happened…Linares allowed 4 runs.
- Elvis Hernandez didn’t get an out and let 1 of Linares runners to score and 2 of his own (1 earned). He left the bases loaded for…
- Casey Mulligan who let all three runners score on a single and then a error by Domnit “is not a pitcher’s best friend” Bolivar.
- As for the offense the highlight was just Adron Chambers, CF who was 2-4 and had a stolen base.
- Aaron Looney Lovegood (DH), Shane Peterson (RF) and Jose Garcia (SS) all had a single a piece for the rest of the offense.
- Clinton looked quite a bit like their mascot this evening and brought the heavy lumber. There is not a lot to like with this game, so you can click through if you like more of the carnage. It was an ugly game all around with 7 total errors and Alex Castellanos and two of the Quad Cities coaches ejected in the game. They were all ejected by the 1st base umpire. Anyone at the game who knows what happened in the 5th?
- Kevin Thomas was 4 innings of bad, plus some bonus in the 5th.
- Scott McGregor wasn’t good.
- Ramon Delgado let one of McGregor’s inherited runners to score, but kept his own from scoring.
- Young Joel Pichardo gave up his first earned run since being activated from EST.
- Frederick Parejo, RF was the lone bright spot for Quad Cities as he hit a solo HR in the 9th inning.
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Pagnozzi continues his climb into the big club’s backup role.
The above comment was typed with much gnashing of teeth, btw.
Daryl Jones has had 1 PA in the last two games. However, Warner says it’s just giving him a rest.
Anyone here Hrbosky on today’s Cardinals broadcast? He said something to the effect that “there’s a lot more teaching going on here at the Major League level” when talking about Brendan Ryan being blamed for Skip not covering the bag.
Anyways, it struck me as insulting to the minor league coaching staffs, as if LaRussa is somehow taking all these pups that are wet behind the ears that haven’t had any coaching in the last 4 years and molding them into men.
Good luck killing the shorey-as-prospect meme now. Jeff Gordon pronounced him a prospect today.
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I was watching the game and heard Al H say the same thing. Brendan Ryan was not to blame for that. It was Skip’s mistake. And after the commercial break Al said that it appeared that Brendan got a talking to in the dugout. Nice to see that they blamed it on Brendan perhaps thats why it seems a lot of players have quit playing. They are tired of hearing it from the MGR. Brendan goes 2 for 3 and gets blamed for not turning the dounle play and the cover error that occurred. Nice team atmosphere when it appears that not everyone is held to the same standard.
I hate Al Hrabosky.
Look forward to tuning in tomorrow to find out more about the guy the Card’s eventually draft.
Unfortunately the Baker Twitter account also says that Kopp has something wrong with his previously repaired shoulder and is going to have it checked. That’s a shame.
Yes, the surgically repaired shoulder is being checked out and should be going for an MRI as well.
Here’s the news from Mr. Baker’s blog.
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20090608/BLOGS01/90608068/-1/RSS07
I called Jeff Gordon and asked him if he would do me a favor for my guy Mark Shorey.
I heard Hrabosky do his freak out on Ryan, but missed why. What exactly happened?
Paggs is having a decent season so far: .250/.318/.417 735OPS, but I still wonder how he all of a sudden learned how to hit, considering he has as many HRs now as he has had in any single season so far. Maybe he is a true backup catcher though, limited offense good defense.
And this just in: Wallace is sucking it up at Memphis
Since when did Sanchez throw 98?!? Nice news there.
Great to Parejo go deep–now let’s get him back to centerfield. ;)
Descalso may have gone 0-3, but the guy was part of FIVE double plays. Yowza. First in the Texas League in DP’s and assists, and 2nd in fielding % among keystoners. Oh, and a .900+ OPS with a fine 22/29 BB/K ratio. Memphis is calling….
Quad City Game was ridiculous. If anyone should of been ejected is Umpire Billington. That guy has a serious chip on his shoulders. Maybe he should work as a police officer. This is baseball Coaches should be allowed to dispute a call. Coach Dillard is a very nice guy & am sure he didn’t do nothing wrong. Castellanos also ? call which was to turn double play. Torbidio got the throw then drop ball but second base was tagged. Umpire claimed save. The score was only 3-1 when dillard & player injected. Later, same umpire changed a call from a double to homerun for other team QC pitching coach disputed call & he got ejected. That’s ridiculous. Change the umpires!!