I’m pleased to tell you that Jeff Roman and Hardcore Legend are going to be back this year to bring you DFRs on Monday/Tuesday and Thursday/Friday, respectively. It’s a huge undertaking to compile these during the regular season on a daily basis but it’s a task we undertake with love — or the robotic equivalent of that emotion. So a preemptive thank you to the both of them.

Pitching troubles continue to plague the system this spring as the teams go 1-and-4.

Memphis 5, New Orleans 7

• Brandon Dickson was hit hard for 5 ER in 2 innings of work. He walked 2 and allowed 5 hits.
• Lefty Brad Furnish struck out 2 in 2.1 scoreless frames allowing 1 hit.
• Richard Castillo pitched two perfect frames with just 14 pitches. Castillo, a righthander with average velocity, is one of the most prominent Latin American prospects in the Cardinals’ system.
• Amaury Cazana Marti was 2-for-4.
• Steve Hill was 2-for-4 with a double.
• Mark Shorey doubled. I’m somewhat at a loss as to what the organization’s plans are for Shorey. He’s received over 400 PAs in 2007 & 2008 (and hit for a good ~.360 wOBA) but played more of a OF utility role in 2009. He seems to be a role player at a time when there are too many of those in the high minors of the system.
• Daryl Jones, Bryan Anderson and Donovan Solano all singled.

Springfield 12, Jacksonville 11

• Arquimedes Nieto retired just two batters allowing 5 hits and 3 ER.
• Yoffri Martinez struck out 5 in 3.1IP. He allowed 4 hits for 3 runs (2 earned).
• Adam Veres was tagged for 4 ER in in 2 innings. He walked 1 with 5 hits striking out 2.
• Matt Frevert picked up the save with a called third strike to cap a perfect frame.
• Andrew Brown had 3 doubles.
• Chris Swauger tripled and homered.
• Oliver Marmol was 2-for-3 with a walk. 2009 was Marmol’s first season with an OPS over .600. His fielding at shortstop, though good, isn’t good enough to get him to the bigs with that kind of hitting.
• Curt Smith singled and tripled.
• Franciso Rivera had two hits including a double. He also walked.
• Charlie Cutler doubled and walked.
• Pete Komza and Blake Murphey both singled and walked. Kozma also made a nice defensive play deep in the hole to prevent a runner scoring from third.

Palm Beach 5, Jupiter 11

• Houston Summers (awesome name, yes?) allowed 3 ER in 2.2 IP. He struck out 4 and walked 2.
• Andrew Moss allowed 5 runs (3 earned) while retiring just two batters.
• Pedro Rodriguez struck out 2 in 2 scoreless frames.
• Richard Racobaldo, Ryde Rodriguez and Alex Castellanos were all 2-for-5. Castellanos doubled and went yard.
• D’Marcus Ingram singled and walked.

Quad Cities #1 2, Greensboro 10

• Chris Notti was roughed up for 6 ER in 1.2 innings.
• Deryk Hooker struck out 2 in 2 IP. He allowed 3 hits and 1 ER. Hooker remains on the radar in large part due to his rookie ball work where he struck out over 12 per 9 IP.
• A superb outing for Tyler Lavigne who recorded 6 outs: 5 groundouts and 1 strikeout.
• Michael Swinson was 2-for-4.
• Travis Mitchell and CJ BEATTY both had an RBI double.
• Ryan Jackson had a pair of singles.
• Yorbel Alcala was 2-for-2.

Quad Cities #2 4, Marlins #5 6

• Patrick Daughty walked 1 and allowed an unearned run in an inning of work.
• Reynier Gonzalez, who has been in rookie ball for 3 seasons now, tossed two scoreless innings allowing a pair of hits.
• Randy Santos allowed 2 ER in 1.2 innings, Kyle Heim 1 ER in 1.1 innings and Kevin Butler 2 ER in 1.1 innings.
• Jason Novak retired 5 allowing 1 hit.
• Edgar Lara was 3-for-5 with a double.
• Romulo Ruiz was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
• Hector Alvarez was 2-for-4.

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