The one in which a former high ceiling MLB pitcher seemed to be the only one in the park not guessing right on what he was throwing…
- James Rapoport went 3-for-5 with a R.
- Daniel Descalso hit a HR with 2 R and 2 RBI.
- Nick Stavinoha went deep with 2 RBI.
- Joe Mather hit a 2B and had a R.
- Donovan Solano went 2-for-4.
- Matt Pagnozzi went 1-for-3 with a 2B and RBI.
- Adron Chambers went 2-for-3 with a HR and 2 RBI.
- Nate Robertson was all kinds of awful. He gave up 11 H and 10 ER on 2 BB and 3 K in 5 IP for the loss.
- Ryan Kulik pitched 2 IP with 1 BB.
- Francisco Samuel got 2 outs and gave up 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB and 2 K.
- Rich Rundles got the other out of the inning.
Springfield 4, Corpus Christi 8
- Pete Kozmanaut hit his 9th HR, going 2-for-5 but also made his 33rd error in the field.
- Andrew Brown went 2-for-5 with a 3B and HR, as well as an RBI.
- Aaron Luna had himself a day with 3, count them THREE 2Bs in his 5 ABs.
- Trey Hearne went 1-for-1 with a RBI. He also took the loss yielding 5 ER on 7 H, 1 BB and 4 K in 5.1 IP.
- Jason Buursma went 1.2 IP with a K.
- Thomas Eager pitched 1.1 IP, giving up 4 H, 3 ER on a BB and 2 K.
- Blake King recorded 2 outs while giving up a H.
Johnson City 1, Burlington Coat Factory 5
- Romulo Ruiz went 1-for-4.
- Robert Reyes went 1-for-2 with 2 BB.
- Patrick Elkins went 2-for-3 with a R and 2B.
- Reggie Williams and Cesar Valera both went 1-for-4. Williams had an RBI.
- Kevin Siegrist took the loss after giving up 3 H and 2 ER in 5.0 IP. He handed out 2 BB and 5 K.
- Francisco Guzman pitched 2.0 IP of 4 H, 3 ER baseball with 2 K.
- Iden Nazario pitched a perfect inning.
Palm Beach 5, Bradenton 1 (Game 1)
- D’Marcus Ingram went 1-for-3 with a 2B.
- Nico Vasquez went 2-for-3 with RBI.
- Alex Castellanos went 1-for-3 with a HR and 2 RBI.
- Richard Racobaldo went 1-for-3 with a 2B.
- Jared Bogany picked up a H and RBI.
- Richard Castillo took the win with 6 IP of 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB and 3 K baseball.
- David Carpenter had a BB and K in 1 IP for the save.
Palm Beach 2, Bradenton 1 (Game 2)
- Ryan Jackson went 1-for-3 with a 2B and RBI.
- Nico Vasquez went 1-for-2 with a 2B and R.
- Richard Racobaldo went 2-for-3 with a 2B and RBI.
- Jared Bradford pitched 3 IP with 2 H and 1 ER against 1 BB and 2 K.
- Joel Luc Pichardo earned the win giving up 1 H, 1 BB and 1 K in 1 IP.
- Matthew Frevert logged a hold with 1 IP of 1 H, 2 K work.
- Jesse Simpson took a hold too getting 2 outs against 1 H, 1 BB and 1 K.
- Casey Mulligan received a save by getting 4 outs while only giving up 1 H, 1 BB and 3 K.
- Matt Valaika hit a 2B.
- Nick Longmire went 2-for-4.
- Victor Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a 2B.
- Justin Bergman went 1-for-2 with a 2B and 2 RBI.
- Jon Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with a 2B, 3B and 3 RBI.
- Juan Castiloo went 3-for-4 with 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs and 2 R.
- Andrew Moss picked up his 6th win, scattering 7 H over 6 IP with 2 BB, 3 K and 1 ER.
- Matthew North gave up 1 H in 1 IP.
- Chase Reid pitched an inning with 1 BB.
- Keith Butler with 1.0 IP of 1 H, 2 K baseball.
- Colin Walsh hit a HR.
- Matt Adams went 4-for-5, coming a triple short of the cycle. He had 5 RBI.
- CJ Beatty went 2-for-5 with a HR and 2 RBI.
- Ivan Castro went 3-for-4 with a 2B.
- Shelby Miller picked up his 6th win with an average start. He went 5 IP, giving up 5 H and 1 BB but also gave up 2 ER. His K total was 7.
- Michael Blazek went 2.0 IP with 3 H, 4 ER, 1 BB and 2K.
- Dr. Nick Green-wood earned a hold despite giving up 1 ER while only get 1 out. He gave up 2 H, 1 BB and 1 K.
- Jose Rada picked up the save with 1.2 IP of 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K baseball.
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Descalso showing off some nice pop since coming back from injury.
Look at Adron Chambers numbers and look at those of top 25 prospect Dssmond Jennings. Best I can tell they are similar in style. once Adron learns to steal bases, the question of who is the better prospect may become moot. On top of that, Chambers is still improving.
I think you’re missing the point that Jennings has much better overall tools. Just because the production is the same doesn’t mean the ceiling is the same. There’s more room for growth with Jennings than with Chambers.
What is the legit ceiling on Chambers? Does he have the same tools as Jones?
I have heard this “five tool” player hype on Jones for the last few years, and I have watched him play in dozens of games without noticing the “tools” He gets a bad read off the bat which has caused him to misplay many balls…..he looks at way to many strikes coming across the plate….fails too many times doing his job to advance runners and never seams to hustle. Buursma is the guy that puzzles me…..it looks like batters should tee-off on this side arm thrower, but they don’t. I am impressed with his results so far, but I am not sure about his future in the Bigs. Luna, Carpenter, Brown and Swauger are squaring up on the ball right now and King, Buursma and Reifer are throwing well in relief. There are a lot of players in AA and AAA that have their contracts expiring this year and only a few spots to protect them, so next year might have some new faces.
I hear you but Chambers has the tools too. May be a notch below Jennings but not far. He lacked the baseball skills though so no one paid attention to him (plus he wasn’t a high draft pick). Now he’s developing the baseball skills and because he wasn’t hyped early no one will pay attention to him..
I’m not saying Chambers has amazing tools and he should be a great prospect, but I agree with cariocacardinal here. I saw Springfield play earlier this year and Chambers was far and away, one of the more impressive guys on the team. He hit the ball hard a few times and showed great speed on the bases and in the outfield. He showed an absolute cannon of an arm as well, throwing a guy out at 2B from the LF wall. Like I said, I don’t know if he is going to be a major leaguer, but too often it seems that people fall in love with tools and not the production. Chambers has plenty of tools and his play is starting to show that he can put them to use..
Seen Chambers go through 3 levels and he hasn’t stopped since I first saw him. He has the tools, maybe not all 5 but he has them and very impressive indeed.
The bullpen didn’t hold up last night (except for Buursma). I notice that some give it up when the game is tight. Big part of the bullpens job is to stop the bleeding , it’s always so much easier coming in for one new inning for the night when your team is ahead, but so nuch different when you come in with men on base and have to pitch from the stretch and you need to get it done, quickly. If you can’t come in on tight situations, you are not going to move forward.
The hitting isn’t better at AAA, they are just smarter and more patient.
Interesting to hear Az’s opinion of Jones, I think he’s just having a down year, it happens, and it gets into your head, I think he has the tools just hasn’t figured out this year how to use them. He’s young and he might need to grow up.
It is also my opinion, that there is more talent in the field at AA than at AAA. The catching is better too, shame that Derba can’t hit, he’s probably the best, and someone is going to lose their job to Matt Carpenter.
Shame that some of these guys can’t be moved up to see how they would do in AAA.
The problem with Jones’ “down year” is that every year (except one) in his professional career could so far be categorised as such. He’s no longer particularly young for his level, and is in AA for the third season, and doesn’t really look like getting promoted any time soon. Add in the whispers about his attitude and I’m really not sure he has what it takes. He’s not in my top 20 anymore, I dunno about you.
He also has the misfortune to be a good fielding, lefty hitting, corner-OF-who-could-probably-handle-centre, speedy guy whose best tools are likely to be getting on base and catching flyballs, and who could probably be a 4th OF type or the left-hand side of a platoon. Just like, ermmm, Jon Jay, Tyler Henley and Adron Chambers, all of whom have leapfrogged him IMO. When we also have a LH CF in the majors, it’s hard to see how he gets much playing time in AAA or MLB without a massive uptick in performance.
Adron’s rocking a .457 BABIP, too…
Andrew Brown has a better HR/AB ratio than Steven Hill. Too bad he cant catch and the arrival of Carpenter ended his 3B conversion.
cc – I finally got back to answering your comment on my post on the 8/9 DFR
Descalso for September call-up, please.
are we looking at another Jon Jay in Aaron Luna? Seems like a steady upwards movement for him.
i like luna, but disappointed that they moved off of second
Luna played second in Tulsa last Friday night.
What does everyone think of X. Scruggs? He hit a mammoth shot mid-way up the batter’s eye in centerfield in Tulsa last Friday.
Scruggs is still only 22 and he is holding his own. I’d like him better if moved back to 3B :)
Luna’s key is his OBP. He walks a ton and he gets lots of HBP’s. Not nearly the sweet swing Jay has but a little more power.
Andrew Brown is a Stavinoha-like outfielder, but with more speed.
The more he plays RF, the more I like what I see.
Still room to grow as an outfielder, but improvements are noticeable from ’09-’10.
Bat: He shows power from left-center to right-center. Learning the strike zone.
Compare his offensive stats to Steven Hill’s. Very similar.
Needs to stay healthy.
Thanks for the report.
Sorry, but for the good of the rest of the community, you have been banned. You’ve either been rude, lame or just plain annoying. Good day.