Ummm. . .lots of games. Double header in Springfield and JC. As well as late night game for Memphis. I’ve been on the road for about 6 hours today, so you’re getting most of the games tonight with an update (Memphis, Springfield Game 2 and QC) in the morning as I hit the sack early. Update done. Allen Craig for 2010 bench bat!!!
Away we go.
- Jon Jay was 2-for-5 with a double and his 9th HR of the season. Jay has slowly pulled himself out of the doldrums to a not terrible season line of .281/.342/.383 overall. The lack of power is going to depress his rankings in the offseason but he’s done a lot of the last few weeks to salvage his season.
- Tyler Greene was 2-for-5 with a double.
- Allen Craig was 3-for-5 with a HR. Season OPS: .925
- Matt Pagnozzi was 1-for-5 with a HR.
- Jaime Garcia got the start and wasn’t particularly sharp to start the game. He allowed a 3 run HR after a wild pitch, HBP, walk and a botched pickoff attempt. Those were the only runs he’d allow over 5 IP as he struck out 3 and walked 3 allowing 5 hits total.
- Fernando Salas allowed 2 hits and struck out 2 in a pair of scoreless frames.
- Josh Kinney got lit up for 3 ER in 1.2 innings. I’d guess he doesn’t make the big league bullpen out of Spring Training next year.
Springfield 6, Arkansas 0 (Game 1: 7 innings)
- Pete Kozma hit his 5th HR at Springfield. It was a 3 run shot.
- Tyler Henley was 0-for-2 with a pair of walks.
- Tony Cruz was 2-for-4 with a triple.
- Springfield racked up 9 hits and 6 walks over the game.
- Trey Hearne pitched a hell of a game going the distance with 7 shutout innings. He overcame 3 errors by his defense allowing just 4 hits, 2 walks and 3 strikeouts.
Springfield 2, Arkansas 3 (Game 2: 7 innings)
- Colt Sedbrook was 2-for-3 with a walk.
- Tony Cruz was 2-for-3 with a double.
- Chuckie Fick got the start allowing 3 ER in 4.1 innings on 7 hits, 1 walk and 3 strikeouts.
- Gary Daley pitched ANOTHER scoreless frame. He has yet to allow a run in 7 Springfield innings.
- Francisco Rivera was 2-for-4.
- Tommy Pham was 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Arquimedes Nieto takes the loss lasting just 4.2 innings. He was hit hard for 4 ER on 8 hits including a big fly.
- Mark Diapoules walked 1 and struck out 3 in 2.1 innings.
- Thomas Eager allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 4 in 2 IP.
- D’Marcus Ingram was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
- Jermaine Curtis was 0-for-5 but gets a DFR nod for his golden sombrero + 1.
- Jason Stidham was 2-for-4.
- Scott McGregor allowed 5 runs (4 earned) over 6.1 innings.
- David Carpenter got lit up for 4 runs while retiring just one batter.
- Matt Adams and Niko Vasquez both went 2-for-4.
- Ryan Jackson was 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Justin Smith got hit for 4 ER in 4 innings on 6 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 4.
- LaCurtis Mayes struck out 2 in a perfect frame.
Johnson City 0, Princeton 3 (Game 1: 7 innings)
- JC accumulated just 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 8 times.
- Andrew Moss struck out 4 over 5 innings allowing 2 unearned runs. Moss is holding opponents to a sub-Mendoza batting average, striking out 8 per 9 IP and has a K:BB ratio near 3:1. Downside: He’s 23.
Johnson City 4, Princeton 0 (Game 2: 7 innings)
- Edgar Lara went big fly.
- Reynier Gonzalez tossed 4.1 scoreless frames walking 3 and striking out 3.
- Jose Ceda recorded 5 outs and Aaron Terry got the last 3 outs for JC.
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Hoping Diapoules takes these last few weeks and proves his early poor performance was injury related.
I wish Fransisco Rivera could find some power. As young as he is, he’d be a prospect if he weren’t at 1B. A 1B propsect without power is a tough sell.
Anyone know if the Cards consider Andy Brown a legit ML prospect?
Andrew Brown is a AAA prospect.
Rivera could use power and speed.
Dustin Mattison tweeted that Robert Stock has been promoted to Quad Cities
http://tinyurl.com/lebz74
Robert Stock to Quad CIty River Bandits per Quad Cities Times
Are you basing your Brown comment on his .800+ OPS each of his first two full seasons or something else?
The CardinalNation is reporting Stock to QC.
I’m sure people will grill me for saying this, but besides 2 years of age, what makes Daryl Jones a better prospect than Jon Jay? They both are the same size, seem to lack 20+ HR power and both usually hit for a .280 clip or higher. On top of that, Jay can play CF while I’ve heard Jones is relegated to a corner OF spot ala Carl Crawford, Jay has shown the ability to produce at a higher level in Memphis and Jay doesn’t have a nagging injury that has cost him considerable game time and could conceivably do so in the future as well. I realize Daryl has a big fan following on this site so I don’t mean to offend anyone by comparing him to a more polished college player, but is the only upper hand Daryl has in this comparison is possible untapped potential? I wouldn’t mind seeing Jay as our 4th OF next year when/if we don’t resign Pretty Ricky, thoughts?
Matt Adams for President.
Like Hill or Smith or Scruggs or Stavi, Brown is underpowered for 1B, unfast for OF. Brown is a good player and helps the system.
Correction: Jose Rada got 5 outs in JC game #2, not Jose Ceda. Ceda is the closer prospect the Cubs traded away for Kevin Gregg this offseason.
I think you are underestimating Brown’s power. He has a minor league ISO of over .200 and has more than 22 HR in 460 AA AB’s. He has dropped his K ratio from nearly .33 to less than .20 while holding his BB rate above 10%. Has raised his BA as well. The guy is still improving.
I’ll bet Hill, Smith, Stavi, Scruggs, and Brown combine for at least .33 WAR ($1.5 million in value) in their careers. If so, that won’t be bad for an average draft position of about #20.
We are certainly going to need a LH OF bat off the bench in STL next year. However, with Mather/Craig most likely to be the RH OF bench bat my bet is they will try to get a veteran for the LH bat. Jay certainly would rank ahead of Jones though if they stay internal for the position. Long term, Henley may be better than both of them.
Brown is comparable to John Gall. Gall banged 20 HRs at AA, but has not gotten much playing time in the majors.