Memphis 7, Omaha 12
- Nick Stavinoha went yard.
- Joe Mather was 3-for-5 with a double. Mather’s still sporting a mid-.700 OPS, which is less than inspiring. Wrist injuries are notorious for sapping power but Mather’s continued mediocrity is uninspiring.
- Ruben Gotay and Steve Hill both went 2-for-4 with a double. Hill also homered.
- Oneli Perez got lit up for 7 runs (6 earned) in 2 innings.
Springfield 5, San Antonio 6
Palm Beach 6, Charlotte 3
- Ryan Jackson was 2-for-3 with a walk. Jackson has maintained a respectable batting average since being promoted to Palm Beach but he’s reaching base less than a third of the time and not hitting for more than minimal power.
- Niko Vasquez was 2-for-4.
- Richard Castillo manged to allow just 3 runs despite getting lit up for 7 hits and 4 walks.
- Casey Mulligan allowed 3 hits in a scoreless 9th for his 10th save at Palm Beach.
Quad Cities 5, Kane County 2
- Michael Swinson was 1-for-4 with a walk.
- Ted Obregon was 2-for-4.
- Daniel Bibona struck out 6 over 5 IP. He allowed 2 hits including a solo homerun.
- Jose Rada struck out the side in the 9th.
Batavia 5, Williamsport 2
- Audry Perez was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
- Jonathan Rodriguez homered and walked in 4 trips to the plate.
- Andrew Moss struck out 5 in 6.1 innings. He allowed 2 hits and 1 walk for 2 runs. At 24, Moss is old for short season ball but he’s striking out nearly a batter an inning and has a 3:1 K:BB ratio.
- Travis Lawler struck out 4 of the 5 batters he retired. He also walked 1.
- David Kington struck out 2 in 1 inning of work.
Johnson City 7, Princeton 1
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Bibona keeps on keeping on…
He is becoming one of my Favorite Pitching Prospects (Behind Shelby and Carlos)
The key for him is when he hits higher competition he will have to pitch that much better. His best asset is his control as his stuff isn’t overwhelming (he does hold a plus CH). But there have been players get to the bigs and succeed with dynamite control and smart pitching…but just keep in mind they are few and far between.
Cant stand the suspense — bring on the Springfield trip report!
So, is Jackson’s ceiling in the Brendan Ryan/Adam Everett/Rey Ordonez mold? Perhaps a more relevant question is, if Jackson does turn out to be a great defensive SS, say top 5 in the bigs, what kind of bat would he need to have to be a productive player? Thanks.
AZ:
I am not disagreeing with you description of Jackson. However, and I realize it is an extremely small sample, his OBP and slugging percentage have been really good. If that could only be some indication that he could continue to approach that. He did have one really good year in college.
I was referring to his last 10 game stat line.
It’s a mistake, imo, to compare any SS to Adam Everett. He might have been the best defensive SS of the last 20 years.
If he’s a +10 defender at SS over a full season (700 PAs), he can have something like a .300 wOBA and still be an average player. A .300 wOBA looks like .270/.315/.350 or there abouts. There aren’t many true +10 SS out there though. That’s a best case (though not unachievable) scenario for Jackson.
Interesting; I didn’t realize Everett was that far ahead of his peers. I guess it’s odd that while casual fans tend to often underrate defensive value in most players, they tend to overvalue it at SS. Apparently I am partly guilty of this as well, as I figured an elite defensive SS could get away with a worse line than the one you put above, which is admittedly poor to start with. I’m suddenly less bullish on Jackson now, and especially so on Kozma. Curse my poor assumptions!
I’d have to go with Omar Vizquel over Everett.
Wasn’t an original fan of Jackson but now think he might be able to put up the .665 OPS line above. I have no idea if he will be a +10 SS or not.
With Kozma now hitting well and Jackson as well. We may very likely see Kozma at Memphis and JAckson at Springfield to start next year.
Virgil Hill also had two steals – love to see that from the youngster, hope he develops that skill, we could use some speed in the system
I am going to hold my excitement on Bibona. However, I did like that pick alot. Hope that was a good assumption.
Debating what kind of bat Ryan Jackson would need if he’s a top 5 MLB defensive SS is like debating what I should make Selma Hayek for breakfast.
I give Selma oatmeal. Hot, with brown sugar. She gets hawngry.
I’m guessing Zack Cox was put in the Gulf Coast League for administration purposes so we don’t burn an option on him this year. So am I right to assume that he will not play a game for them?
Last I heard, a day or two after he signed, there was talk that Cox might play in the Arizona Fall League. Haven’t heard anything about that since.
I believe you are both correct – Cox will be officially on the GCL roster until the end of their season, which ends at the earliest date, but apparently won’t play for them. Then the Cards will do whatever so that the option is not used. I have also heard he will then play in the AFL.
Question for one and all about Mather. He seems to be hitting with more power recently (sans the Golden Sombrero plus two night). Given the winter off, can we expect his wrist to be better by next spring? Is this type of injury something that more time will cause to show significant improvement?
He was never that good to begin with, and he’s 28. It’s time to move on.
Even at 28, there is a place on the bench for a right handed power bat that plays all 3 outfield positions and 2 corner infield positions. Mather’s level of usefulness hinges on the return of his power and there is some hint that his wrist is healing. Against that is the coming crunch on the 40 man roster after this season. I haven’t seen a player matrix yet of all the guys that need to be added or exposed to Rule V but it shall be interesting. Let’s say you could only keep one of Joe Mather, Nick Stavinoha, or Daryl Jones on the 40 man roster this winter. Who would you keep? Mather might survive that cull based on defense.
I wonder if they have the guts to cut bait on Jones.
I gotta think DJ is in trouble. He’s repeating AA and regressed in his second stint at this level. There are question-marks surrounding whether he has enough arm to play center or right. With Adron Chambers passing Jones and moving on to AAA, I really think DJ’s days are numbered in the Cardinal organization.
But as soon as you say that, he has a 3-4 day w. a double, homer, and stolen base, and throws a guy out at the plate.
DJ reads futureredbirds! It must have pissed him off. And anticipating a poster not seeing humor as such and replying that my post came after the game in question, my response is that Lord Marti has amazing telepathic powers. It’s very possible Lord Marti read my incipient thoughts before they even formed in my own brain and relayed that info to DJ in AA before yesterday’s game. And then DJ went crazy firing off an anticipatory rebuttal of my post.
poor gotay.
I might be the only one but Boone Whiting is earning his way onto my top twenty in the system. The guy was a strikeout specialist in college and he’s been putting up K’s at a ridiculous rate in pro ball too. I’d like to see him at a higher level (given that he’s a college pick playing in rookie ball) but I’ve been more than satisfied with his performance this year.
If nothing else he has a good baseball name!!
Virgil Hill and Ryan Jackson have been two pleasant surprises this year offensively. We all knew Hill had speed, but he has showed great plate discipline this year with the ability to hit for average (although the .400 BABIP isn’t sustainable). When Jackson was drafted, the scouting reports said that his defense was MLB ready, but he has at least shown that his bat may project better than anticipated. I’d love more of an in-depth scouting report on his defense so far this year, but if he can develop a little more power, he may be the best overall SS prospect this organization has.
I want to comment on Niko Vasquez. We all know how disappointing he was last season, but that was his first full season of competitive baseball out of high school. The amount of walks that he keeps racking up is making me really excited about how he possibly projects at 3rd base or wherever in the infield he’ll project in the future (UTIL man?). He’s shown decent power this year and has a .243/.367/.404 average through QC and PB this year. If he can cut down on his swing, limit the strikeouts, and rise his overall batting average, there will good things in store for him.
I don’t know much about BABIP but is it really unsustainable for Hill to stay at .400 BABIP. It would seem that a guy as fast as Hill who works on keeping the ball out of the air would have a high BABIP.
For certain players, a BABIP of .330-.350 can be sustainable during their prime (Hanley Ramirez has a .344 BABIP during his career), but anything over that, especially north of .360 isn’t sustainable. Hill’s BABIP last year in 51 games was .330. Just to give you examples of players in the MLB who have speed: Juan Pierre – .316, Carl Crawford – .330, Michael Bourn – .326, BJ Upton – .336, Ichiro – .357
I still hold out hope on DJ Tools along with Pete Kozma. Considering their respective ages, next year at Memphis is rather important (especially for DJ)
Is there even realistic room for legitimate playing time for Jones at Memphis next year.