- Daniel Descalso goes 3-for-5 with a granny.
- Brett Wallace goes 3-for-5.
- Allen Craig goes 2-for-5 with a 3-run shot.
- The Memphis Redbirds racked up 13 hits and 4 walks on their way to victory.
- Mitchell Boggs wonders what he’s got to do to get a real crack at the STL rotation. How about 7 scoreless frames? He struck out 5, walked 4 and allowed just 2 hits.
- Oneli Perez finished out the last 2 innings of the game allowing 1 hit and 1 K.
- Khalil Greene was 1-for-4 with 2 strikeouts.
- Tyler Henley was 1-for-4 with a HR. That’s Henley’s 9th homerun of the season. He also has 22 doubles and 3 triples to make for a .199 ISO.
- Trey Hearne had a rough outing getting rung up for 13 hits in 5.1 innings. He allowed 5 ER and struck out 3.
Palm Beach was suspended in the 9th inning of a 4-4 tie game.
Quad Cities 0, Smarmy Smile Apple 5
- Quad Cities was 2 hit. Only Matt Carpenter drew a walk. The River Bandits struck out 14 times.
- Kevin Thomas allowed 8 hits in 5 innings. He struck out 4 and walked 3 for 3 ER.
- Joel Pichardo pitched 2 innings striking out 2, walking 1 and allowing 1 hit.
Batavia 5, Tri-City 4 (Completion of 7/17 game)
- Xavier Scruggs was 2-for-3 with a HR and a walk.
- Ryan Jackson was 2-for-4.
- Niko Vasquez was 0-for-4.
- Johnny Bravo walked a batter in the 3rd.
- Justin Edwards struck out 5 in 4.2 innings. He allowed 2 ER on 4 hits and 1 walk.
- Joe Kelly retired 4 batters with 1 K allowing 2 hits.
Batavia 7, Tri-City 2 (7 innings)
- Alan Ahmady was 2-for-2 with a double and a walk.
- Xavier Scruggs was 2-for-3 with a double and a HR.
- Ryde Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double.
- Guillermo Toribio was 2-for-3.
- Michael Blazek allowed 8 hits in 5 innings for 2 runs (1 earned). He struck out 4 and walked 1.
- Santo Maertz retired 5 batters striking out 2 and walking 2.
- Robert Stock was 2-for-4 with a triple, homerun and a walk. At age 19, he’s posting a .960 OPS in Rookie level Appalachian League.
- Raco Racobaldo was 3-for-4 with a double and a HR.
- Hector Alvarez was 2-for-4 witha triple.
- 4 errors by Johnson City marred the evening as well as Randy Santos line with 4 unearned runs. Santos struck out 3 and walked 3 allowing 2 hits.
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I think its time for Mr. Scruggs to show what he can do in QC. He was an intriguing pick at the time if for no other reason than BA ranked him much higher than when we ended up snagging him.
Any inkling that Matt Adams might see some time at Batavia this coming week? With a trip to State College on July 25 for a two game series with the Spikes…it would be a nice homecoming for Matt, since the draft. Philipsburg is only 28 miles from State College. It isnt surprising to see Matt tearing the ball.
Man that Stock pick, I’m liking it already. I also like that he’s getting a shot as a catcher first.
Boggs had a lot of trouble finding the strike zone with only throwing 57 of 101 pitches for strikes. He’s going to have to gain a more consistent command of the strike zone before TLR and Duncan give him that 5th spot in the rotation.
Promote Boggs!
The trio of Stock, Racobaldo, and Adams have pretty much dominated the Appy League so far. I’d like to see them get bumped up at some point.
I say that as if Wellemeyer has any command of the strike zone….
I wonder how many scouts think Descalso is now a legit prospect and projects as at least an average 2nd baseman with decent power in the majors. Has anybody read anything indicating that they think he’ll continue his hot hitting? It would be a great lift to the club if he can take over for Skip at 2nd base next year, which would allow him to go back to LF.
It’s too bad that both descalso and skip are LH. It would be easier to introduce him as a platoon partner. We’ll see how they do in ST.
I’m wondering what happens to Descalso when Hoffp arrives back in Memphis today. Who plays 2B? It would be hard to send Descalso back to Springfield after his showing in AAA. And Hoffp had a nice showing in St. Louis although played little, the guy needs ABs.
Scouts do not like second basemen. Period.
Chase Utley’s highest Baseball America ranking ever? 81. Neither Ian Kinsler nor Dustin Pedroia (both were shortstops expected to move to 2nd base) ever ranked in BA’s top 75 prospects. Robinson Cano & Dan Uggla? Never in the top 100. Hell, Chuck Knoblauch was never in BA’s top 75.
So wherever Dan Descalso *isn’t* ranked, we should take it with a big grain of salt. ;)
Oh, and Descalso has now turned an incredible 81 DP’s in 84 games, too. If he truly is an above-average keystone defender, and the bat is 90% real, Descalso could…be…the…best prospect in the system.
meanwhile Troy Glaus continues to rake FSL pitching at a big fat .200 pace.
Grant, why are you asking to promote Stock? He has only played about 16 games there after struggling mightily at USC. Why not let him regain the feeling of success and let him stay at JC? He is only 19 and is playing against kids his own age for the first time in several years. He has plenty of time. A solid year in the Appy League puts him into position to be the starting catcher at QC at age 20 next year–not bad at all.
Re: Descalso. For what it’s worth the Sporting News made him their all star minor league second baseman for the first half. That was before his promotion. If he really is averaging a DP per game he’s been an incredibly valuable asset to his teams.
From one rabid fans point of view, descalso is a good defensive second basemen. He has the look of someone who is fairly new to his position, which I understand he is, his movements are very deliberate, but his range is probably a tick above average. Fundamentally he is very sound. His throws are generally quick and fairly precise and his foot work, while very deliberate, is pretty much text book quality.
One thing that gets lost to those that haven’t seen him play is what a good athlete he is, he’s even dare I say it, gritty. He’s not tremendously flashy, but consistent at this point with probably a little more room to improve. He reminds me quite a bit of Matt Antonelli, who is considered a plus defender by some.
Scouts hate 2nd basemen.
Here’s some keystoners who never made Baseball America’s top 75 prospects:
Chase Utley
Dustin Pedroia
Ian Kinsler
Dan Uggla
Robinson Cano
Chuck Knoblauch
So I wouldn’t expect Dan Descalso to receive any respect whatever–even with the great AA numbers & spectacular DP totals (very nearly one per game).
Isn’t the DP totals more of a result of the type of pitchers we have in the system? Alot of baserunners plus alot of ground ball pitchers seems to me to lead to the high DP totals
nmstar – I thought about that right after I posted. I figure that’s how it will go down anyway. They will keep Stock at JC this year and evaluate him after the season. I would like to see Racobaldo and Adams bumped up though. Batavia’s offense could definitely use the boost.
Grant–agreed about Adams. I’d like to see him get bumped to at least Batavia (possibly QC) before the end of the year. He put up ridiculous numbers at Slippery Rock. Batavia would be a better test for him going forward I think. I haven’t followed Racobaldo as much so I’ll defer to your assessment on him.