The system went 2-1 as Quad Cities was off today so CJ Beatty could get his toes done.
Don’t forget, Batavia starts Friday, so you are nearing the end of the regular DFRs and get ready for the DFR XL starting then. For now, you will have to get the middle version. Ole!
- Ryan Kulik went the necessary 5 innings to get the win striking out 6 and walking only 1. He allowed 2 runs on 2 home runs.
- Andrew Brown, who I’m not sure why he is still around, gave up 3 runs in 1/3 of an inning.
- Pete Parise stopped the bleeding after allowing Brown’s one runner to score.
- Rich Hill and Josh Kinney finished off the game.
- Joe Mather had two singles, an RBI, a walk and a stolen base.
- Tyler Greene also had two singles.
- Jon Jay had a 3 RBI double.
Springfield 3, Regular Arkansas 11
- Gary Daley is back to the Gary Daley we know and loathe giving up 4 HR, 9 hits, 4 walks and 7 runs, 5 of those earned in only 4 innings.
- Tom Eager pitched 2 shutout innings.
- Matt Meyer, who is also in an Andrew Brown (the pitcher) situation, gave up 4 runs in 2 innings.
- Francisco Samuel is back to pitching the 9th for Springfield, but not in the same situation the team would like this evening. He struck out two, allowing 1 walk and 1 hit.
- Aaron Luna had a single, a double, a stolen base and an RBI.
- Jose Garcia had 3 hits from the number 9 slot.
- Antonio DeJesus had his first triple of the year.
- Say what you will about errors in the minors and how they are assigned, but Peter Kozma had 3 more tonight.
- Brett Zawacki gave up only 1 run in 5.1 innings, but he allowed 5 hits and walked 4. He only struck out 2.
- Ramon Delgado got a hold while giving up 1 run, 1 hit and 1 walk while striking out 2 in 1.1 innings. One of these things is not like the others. He got a hold.
- Matt Frevert got a hold even though he gave up 3 runs in 1 inning.
- David Carpenter got the old blown save and win after coming in with the bases loaded courtesy of Frevert and allowing all three runners to score. He wasn’t credited with any runs allowed, but he did give up 3 hits.
- Richard Racobaldo was the hitting hero going 3-5 with a HR and 4 RBIs.
- Jared Bogany and Charles Cutler both had two hits. Cutler had a double.
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How can a guy be such a great defensive player if he makes so many errors? Doesn’t defense count making good throws also?
Any body have updates on our draft picks in the college play offs
Hey guys,
Any plans to put together a sheet on the signing status of the draft picks? Would be a nice feature…
As it stands now, I think Kinney gets a September call up. They need to find out if they want to keep on the 40 mna roster over the Winter.
Racabaldo’s homer was a 9th inning game-winning grand slam.
@cariocacardinal: It seems like Kinney has been pretty good this season. I do wonder where he stands in the organization but I would be surprised if it took until September for him to be on the big league club
@riotmute: That probably depends on if the Cards would go with a reliever (Kinney) to replace an injured reliever or whether they would call up a AAA starter (Ottavino/Walters/McLane) to pitch in relief in that case. Not sure what their thinking would be.
@riotmute: Kinney’s been the definition of mediocre in AAA. If the Cardinals think he has anything to offer in the majors at this point, I’m afraid they’re sadly mistaken.
@riotmute: The fact that Salas got the first callup for a reliever over Kinney speaks volumes.
With the 06 reunion going on at the big club I’m sure Kinney will be invited up in a few days. Totally underserving but hey not everybody is Aaron Miles.
@azruavatar: @azruavatar: They kept him on the 40 man roster over Norrick who at least has 2 options left after this where Kinney has none.
I agree with the comment made about the errors that Kozma continues to make. I listened to the game night before last and the announcer said that Kozma wasn’t focusing and that he should have been charged for the two errors that happened in that game instead of who got them by the scorers. Kozma should be used to AA by now and maybe he needs a wake-up call. My guess is that he will still make the all star team. Springfield seems to have a solid team, but the offense…..defense…..starters…..and relievers rarely are sink with each other. Consistency is needed.
Hey guys—
An OT question I was thinking about while mowing the lawn this morning:
Would you trade Colby Rasmus straight up for Jason Heyward today?
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow!
@cariocacardinal:
Explain?
When Colby was 20 he was in AA. Heyward is an elite major leaguer at age 20. Plus Heyward can throw the ball accurately from the OF to the infield bases. Colby is good and may end up being very good. Heyward is good and may end up being great.
@cariocacardinal:
I figured this would be the response and I am not saying I disagree whatsoever. However, Colby is having a better season—all important stats support this statement. He leads in OPS (and both OBP and SLG), Avg, HR, SB. He plays equally good defense at a more premium position.
I would probably agree and make the trade, but I don’t think it is as much of a slam dunk as face value might lead one to believe. Factoring in age give Heyward probably the biggest advantage.
Next question—Jaime Garcia for Mike Leake, straight up?
@Birds on The Bats:
He has plus defensive tools. Not sure what the deal is. Often, people blame a minor leaguers defensive shortcomings on 1) Poor field conditions 2) Other players not helping them out.
I think some of Pete’s errors could have to do with these things. Perhaps a ML caliber 1B saves a couple of his throwing errors? Still, 22 is a few too many—especially midway through June.
His offense this season has been a bit better. Maybe next year he puts it all together and we find ourselves with a ML ready SS in AAA?
@siddfynch: You can find that at Baseball America. It’ll probably be a while before the top picks sign. Three of the top 8 are still going in the CWS, Cox (allegedly) has big bonus demands, and Jenkins will probably want something over slot.
A couple days after the draft, Luhnow or someone else in the Cards’ org said that 20 picks were already signed and had plane tickets to Palm Beach. None of the names have been released, but The Cardinal Nation says two of the signees are Anthony Bryant and Corderius Dodd (16th and 17th rounders, both out of high school).
The Cards also drafted a long list of college seniors, who have no negotiating leverage. So you have to think quite a few of them have signed already and are anxious to get going.
via twitter @Dustin_Mattison: The #stlcards have signed picks Colin Walsh, Geoff Klein, Anthony Bryant, and Corderius Dodd have signed.
Texas League All-Stars:
Gorgen, Kopp, Sanchez
Hill, Smith, Luna-Starters
Chambers-Reserve
@PJ:
The thing that worries me most about Heyward is his body relative to his age. He just looks the part of someone who’s going to put on a lot of weight in the near future and if he does, he pretty much becomes Prince Fielder.
@Tackle Box: Albert looks the same way but so far hasn’t put on much.
@kelley:
Whether you , I or anyone else likes what he does (I particularly like Kozma he’s just a work in progress and young, with very little time off) he’s the #1 money guy in Springfield and he will get many more chances than most.
I look at it this way, many players are in milb to provide a team for the prospects. If you know the guy might make an error, as a pitcher, you better make it your biz to have better control of your game and worry about what you do, because he isn’t going anywhere soon.
@pitch and hit:
I understand what you are saying and I agree. I think Kozma is a work in progress and I am sure that one day he will be in the big leagues and maybe his problem right now is the fact that he has to play every night without much rest. Kozma is talented and he makes the hard plays most of the time, but misses the easy and routine plays. I further agree that his hitting has improved and maybe next year he will bring it all together and be the guy that we want him to be. I love to win and and if I could figure out how to make all of these players consistent, I am sure that I would be rich beyond words, but this is baseball.
I wonder if some minor leaguers are getting nervous, you know with the draftees signing there is going to be some movement in all levels and some guys will be getting pink slips, so they can fill out the minors with some college guys.
@db:
Not Pete Kozma….he’s safe
@siddfynch: Zach Cox 3B L / R 6′ 0″ 215 05/09/1989 1 25 Unsigned
Seth Blair RHP R / R 6′ 2″ 185 03/03/1989 CA 46 Unsigned
Tyrell Jenkins RHP R / R 6′ 4″ 180 07/20/1992 CA 50 Unsigned
Matthew Swagerty RHP R / S 6′ 2″ 175 07/14/1989 2 75 Unsigned
Samuel Tuivailala SS R / R 6′ 3″ 195 10/19/1992 3 106 06/15/2010
Cody Stanley C L / R 5′ 10″ 190 12/21/1988 4 139 06/15/2010
Nicholas Longmire RF R / R 6′ 3″ 180 01/05/1989 5 169 06/15/2010
John Gast LHP L / L 6′ 1″ 195 02/16/1989 6 199 Unsigned
Greg Garcia SS L / R 6′ 0″ 175 08/08/1989 7 229 06/15/2010
Daniel Bibona LHP L / L 6′ 0″ 170 09/16/1988 8 259 Unsigned
Tyler Lyons LHP S / L 6′ 2″ 195 02/21/1988 9 289 Unsigned
Reggie Williams CF S / R 6′ 4″ 190 09/15/1989 10 319 Unsigned
Benjamin Freeman LHP L / L 6′ 2″ 150 02/06/1992 11 349 06/15/2010
Austin Wilson RF R / R 6′ 4″ 210 02/07/1992 12 379 Unsigned
Colin Walsh 2B S / R 6′ 1″ 202 09/26/1989 13 409 06/15/2010
Cesar Aguilar RHP R / R 6′ 3″ 250 05/15/1992 14 439 06/15/2010
Geoffrey Klein C S / R 6′ 7″ 200 03/27/1988 15 469 06/15/2010
Anthony Bryant CF R / R 6′ 7″ 210 04/18/1991 16 499 06/15/2010
Corderious Dodd RF R / R 6′ 2″ 230 02/21/1992 17 529 Unsigned
Boone Whiting RHP R / R 6′ 1″ 175 08/20/1989 18 559 06/15/2010
Chad Oberacker CF L / L 5′ 11″ 195 01/14/1989 19 589 Unsigned
Trevor Martin SS R / R 6′ 0″ 190 08/03/1991 20 619 06/15/2010
Joshua Lucas RHP R / R 6′ 6″ 185 11/05/1990 21 649 06/15/2010
Steven Ramos RF R / R 6′ 0″ 160 07/04/1990 22 679 06/15/2010
Dyllon Nuernberg RHP R / R 6′ 1″ 220 05/28/1991 23 709 Unsigned
Patrick Biserta LF L / R 6′ 0″ 185 06/30/1989 24 739 06/15/2010
Richard Mendoza RHP S / R 6′ 1″ 170 02/25/1992 25 769 06/15/2010
Victor Sanchez 1B R / R 6′ 1″ 175 12/30/1988 26 799 06/15/2010
Aiden Lucas RHP R / R 6′ 2″ 225 04/21/1988 27 829 06/15/2010
John Black SS R / R 6′ 1″ 180 02/17/1989 28 859 Unsigned
Christopher Patterson RHP R / R 6′ 0″ 200 03/29/1988 29 889 06/15/2010
Iden Nazario LHP L / L 6′ 0″ 192 03/28/1989 30 919 Unsigned
Mike O’Neill LF L / L 5′ 9″ 170 02/12/1988 31 949 06/15/2010
Ryan Copeland LHP R / L 5′ 11″ 180 06/10/1988 32 979 06/15/2010
Joseph Bergman 2B L / R 5′ 10″ 190 02/07/1988 33 1009 06/15/2010
Matt Valaika 2B R / R 5′ 10″ 180 04/02/1988 34 1039 Unsigned
Andrew Benes RHP R / R 6′ 2″ 190 11/04/1988 35 1069 06/15/2010
Dean Kiekhefer LHP L / L 6′ 0″ 155 06/07/1989 36 1099 06/15/2010
Patrick Elkins SS L / R 5′ 11″ 175 11/06/1987 37 1129 06/15/2010
Jeff Nadeau LHP L / L 6′ 2″ 185 07/30/1989 38 1159 06/15/2010
Ian Parry RHP R / R 5′ 11″ 178 08/08/1988 39 1189 06/15/2010
Philip Cerreto 3B R / R 6′ 1″ 195 10/04/1987 40 1219 06/15/2010
Michael Reid RHP L / R 6′ 3″ 195 05/17/1988 41 1249 Unsigned
Larry Brand RHP R / R 6′ 2″ 225 05/19/1992 42 1279 06/15/2010
Christopher Edmondson LF L / R 6′ 0″ 200 04/07/1988 43 1309 06/15/2010
Adam Melker CF L / L 5′ 11″ 180 01/31/1988 44 1339 06/15/2010
Robert Hansen RHP R / R 5′ 11″ 155 11/23/1991 45 1369 Unsigned
Peter Mooney SS L / R 5′ 8″ 168 08/19/1990 46 1399 Unsigned
Justin Wright LHP L / L 5′ 9″ 175 08/18/1989 47 1429 Unsigned
Hector Acosta-Carrillo C R / R 6′ 2″ 205 07/10/1990 48 1459 Unsigned
Robert Revesz LHP L / L 6′ 4″ 195 07/16/1988 49 1489 06/15/2010
Andrew Moye RHP R / R 6′ 5″ 180 09/11/1987 50 1519 06/15/2010
I agree about some players being nervous, lots of kids will sign with the cardinals, probably more than any team (they are up to 30+ already).
Marginal isn’t going to work for some.
As far as I can see, Kozma has played in almost every game, with a brief few days off only when Miles was in AA. I also think a move to 2B might work.
@dan from fl:
Did he grow 4 inches since we drafted him last week?
Anthony Bryant CF R / R 6′ 7″ 210 04/18/1991 16 499 06/15/2010
Nah I don’t think hes 6-7 I like we signed our 49th pick, 6-4 lefty projectionable many thought he would go to school to see if he could improve his stock.
@Dan – Thanks!
@ Lou – I’d checked out BA yesterday, and they had no updates, which I thought was odd given the early reports of quite a few Cards signings. Made me suspect there was an opening for such a product at this site, especially given how much verbal traffic there is.
@siddfynch:
BA has been updated with all the signings so far.
06/15/10
St. Louis Cardinals purchased 2B Matt Valaika.
St. Louis Cardinals signed LHP Ryan Copeland.
St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Larry Brand.
St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Ian Parry.
St. Louis Cardinals signed 3B Philip Cerreto.
St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Andrew Benes.
St. Louis Cardinals signed SS Patrick Elkins.
St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Andrew Moye.
St. Louis Cardinals signed OF Adam Melker.
St. Louis Cardinals signed OF Christopher Edmondson.
St. Louis Cardinals signed LHP Robert Revesz.
St. Louis Cardinals signed 1B Victor Sanchez.
St. Louis Cardinals signed OF Steven Ramos.
St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Aiden Lucas.
St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Joshua Lucas.
St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Richard Mendoza.
St. Louis Cardinals signed OF Patrick Biserta.
St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Christopher Patterson.
St. Louis Cardinals signed OF Mike O’Neill.
St. Louis Cardinals signed 2B Joseph Bergman.
St. Louis Cardinals signed SS Trevor Martin.
St. Louis Cardinals signed C Geoffrey Klein.
St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Boone Whiting.
St. Louis Cardinals signed OF Nicholas Longmire.
St. Louis Cardinals signed SS Samuel Tuivailala.
St. Louis Cardinals signed SS Greg Garcia.
St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Cesar Aguilar.
St. Louis Cardinals signed C Cody Stanley.
St. Louis Cardinals signed 2B Colin Walsh.
St. Louis Cardinals signed LHP Benjamin Freeman.
St. Louis Cardinals signed OF Anthony Bryant.
St. Louis Cardinals signed LHP Dean Kiekhefer.
St. Louis Cardinals signed LHP Jeff Nadeau.
Top Unsigned Priorities
Round Pick____________________________B/T________________________________
1-25 _____Zach Cox ________3B _________L / R ________6′ 0″ 215_____05/09/1989
1-46 _____Seth Blair ________RHP ________R / R _______6′ 2″ 185 _____03/03/1989
1-50 _____Tyrell Jenkins _____RHP ________R / R _______6′ 4″ 180 _____07/20/1992
2-75 _____Matthew Swagerty __RHP__ ______R / S ______6′ 2″ 175 _____07/14/1989
6-199 ____John Gast ________LHP _________L / L _______6′ 1″ 195 _____02/16/1989
8-259 ____Daniel Bibona _____LHP ________L / L _______6′ 0″ 170 ______09/16/1988
9-298 ____Tyler Lyons _______LHP ________S / L _______6′ 2″ 195 ______02/21/1988
10-319 ___Reggie Williams ___CF _________S / R _______6′ 4″ 190 ______09/15/1989
12-379 ___Austin Wilson _____RF _________R / R ________6′ 4″ 210 ______02/07/1992
17-529 ___Corderious Dodd __RF _________R / R _______6′ 2″ 230 ______02/21/1992
Looks like STL cornered the market on left handed pitchers in the draft.
6-199 John Gast LHP L / L 6′ 1″ 195 02/16/1989 ___________Unsigned
8-259 Daniel Bibona LHP L / L 6′ 0″ 170 09/16/1988 ________Unsigned
9-289 Tyler Lyons LHP S / L 6′ 2″ 195 02/21/1988 _________Unsigned
11-349 Benjamin Freeman LHP L / L 6′ 2″ 150 02/06/1992 ___Signed 06/15/2010
30-919 Iden Nazario LHP L / L 6′ 0″ 192 03/28/1989 30 919 __Unsigned
32-979 Ryan Copeland LHP R / L 5′ 11″ 180 06/10/1988 ____Signed 06/15/2010
36-1099 Dean Kiekhefer LHP L / L 6′ 0″ 155 06/07/1989 ____Signed 06/15/2010
38-1159 Jeff Nadeau LHP L / L 6′ 2″ 185 07/30/1989 _______Signed 06/15/2010
47-1429 Justin Wright LHP L / L 5′ 9″ 175 08/18/1989 ______Unsigned
49-1489 Robert Revesz LHP L / L 6′ 4″ 195 07/16/1988 _____Signed 06/15/2010
@cariocacardinal:
I don’t get this point. Honestly, it drives me insane any time anyone uses Albert Pujols as an example. I’d think it’s obvious by now that Albert Pujols is about as uniqe an individual as you’ll ever find. Is Prince Fielder a faircomparison? Maybe not, maybe (with weight) he’d turn into Ryan Howard. Either way, those are two very good hitters and I think any team would be more than happy to have those guys (in their early 20s) in their organization.
Howard and Fielder are great hitters now but people with that body type fall off quickly. Remember how bad Fielders dad Cecil got. Same thing with Mo Vaughn. No one says he cant hit now but at a certain point these type of hittesr get real bad real quick.