On Friday night, the system went 3-4 as Palm Beach needed two games to satisfy the itch.
Happy DFR people……
The Hitters:
- Tyler Greene decided to have himself a game by way of 2-for-4 w/ 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, and 2 R
- Dan Descalso went 2-for-5 and had 1 R and 1 SB (I want to see what he can do at 2B in the bigs)
- Stavi is still hitting over .400 at .409 and even though BA isn’t a good predictor of value it is impressive when it includes a SLG of .757 over 88 ABs. Tonight it included 2 H, 1 2B, and 2 RBI
- Mark Hamilton went 2-for-4 and produced 2 RBI, and 1 R
- Cazana, Mather, Gotay, and Pagnozzi all had 1 H, Gotay’s was a 2B
The Pitchers:
- Evan MacLane decided to dominate w/ 6.0 shutout innings that included 2 H, and 7 K’s
- Jason Motte rehabbed w/ 2.0 perfect innings and 1 K
- Tyler Norrick had a scoreless inning as well
The Hitters:
- As you might guess, not a lot O action
- Matt Carpenter had a 3B in 4 AB’s
- Kozma and Curtis added singles
The Pitchers:
- Scott McGregor was blah pitching 6.0 innings giving up 7 H, 3 ER, w/ 4 K’s
- Jason Buursma and Thomas Eager had scoreless innings
The Hitters:
- Alex Castellanos went 2-for-3 w/ 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, and 2 R, this is a guy I think has the potential to break out in a big way with the move up to Springfield next year.
- C.J. Beatty also went 2-for-3 but w/ 2 2B, 2 RBI, and 1 R
- Ryde Rodriquez and Luis De La Cruz both added 2B’s
The Pitchers:
- Brett Zawacki got beat up over 4.2 innings giving up 6 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, and 0 K
- Joel Pichardo was perfect over 1.1 and had 2 K’s
- Casey Mulligan got his 11th save with a scoreless inning
The Hitters:
- After getting shut out in game 1, Nico wanted some of the action and was 3-for-4 w/ 3 2B, 1 RBI, and 2 R
- Jarred Bogany went 2-for-4 and added 2 SB converting those singes to doubles, he has 18 SB on the season
- Ryde Rodriquez added a 2B and Rich Racobaldo, Domnit Bolivar and D’Marcus Ingram added singles
The Pitchers:
- Richard Castillo got rocked, I used to be excited about him
- Jared Bradford, the LSU product went the final 4.1 innings giving up 4 H, 1 ER w/ 3 K’s
The Hitters:
- There were three hits in this game by the good guys.
- Edgar Lara had the only XBH w/ a 2B
The Pitchers:
- The pitching was good, bad, and ugly
- The Good – LaCurtis Mayes mopped up w/ a scoreless, 1 K inning
- The Bad – Daniel Calhoun gave up 5 H and 3 ER over 2.2 innings but did K 3 Clintonites
- The Ugly – Justin Smith didn’t get rocked but he gave up 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), and 2 BB over 4.1 innings but did K an impressive 6 hitters
The Hitters:
- Victor Sanchez went 4-for-4 w/ 1 2B and 2 R
- Nic Longmire went 3-for-4 w/ 1 2B, 2 RBI, and 2 R (he snuck in a SB)
- Audris Perez had 2 H’s in five AB’s
- Jonathan Rodriguez went 2-for-4 w/ 1 2B, 3 RBI, and 1 R
The Pitchers:
- Andrew Moss went 7.0 strong giving up 3 H, 2 ER, and 3 BB while K’ing 3
- David Kington had a perfect inning w/ 1 K
- Justin Wright had 1 BB and 1 K in his 0.2 for the save, his first
The Hitters:
- Packy Elkins and Roberto Reyes were the goats providing 0 hits over 9 AB’s
- Greg Garcia went 1-for-3 w/ 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, and 1 SB
- Oscar Taveras went 2-for-5 scoring a R and stealing a base
- Cody Stanley, who seems to have an impressive array of skills, put those skills on display. He went 3-for-5 w/ 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, and 1 SB (that is 8 on the year if you are counting)
- Virgil Hill and Kleininger Teran both had 2 H’s and both had at least 1 RBI, Teran added a SB
The Pitchers:
- Nothing to see here, move it along…
- Copeland, Hernandez, Benes, and Revesz were all scored upon
- Revesz gave up 2 in the ninth with JC up by 1
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Moss is the Broderick of Batavia.
Springfield is definitely struggling offensively and defensively these last couple of games. They have faced some tough young pitchers( Lamb and Montgomery). But they are currently(for most of the year except april) 2nd (to NWA) in the league in almost every offensive category despite the loss of key players due to injury. I have confidence the S-Cards will come around.
Minor league season is just about over but I am a little disappointed that Mulligan was not called up again to Springfield to see if he could stick there before the season was up. Hopefully he will at least start there next season though. His stats are ridiculous.
Mulligan pitched in Springfield and was very disappointing. He pitched up in the zone, something he can get away with in Palm Beach. Not in Springfield. Pitch up and it will get hammered.
he pitched in the zone because he was injured.
He just left the ball up in the zone. Plain and simple. What exactly was his injury again?
Audry Perez, Cody Stanley, or Robert Stock as the catcher next year at QC?
Stock will be pitching by next season.
He might not be ready to give it up by then. He still is almost a year younger than both Stanley and Perez. However, as both of them figure to be starting in the A-level clubs and without significant improvement in his hitting his going to have a hard time finding playing time.
The backup catcher at QC is Castro. Castro’s OPS is lousy, but still higher than Stock.
The good news is Stock is a decent prospect as a pitcher. It was a good idea to give Stock a chance at catcher. Now Stock and the Cards know, he cannot hit.
You are missing the best prospect of all them and that is Jaun Castillo. He is younger, moved faster, and put up similar numbers to Perez. And most importantly, is superior defensively. This despite missing a year due to drug testing and then being demoted as punishment to the DSL (after performing well in the GCL). I expect him to be one of the primary catchers at QC next year along with Perez. Stanley is probably going to have to try to make the jump to PB.
I agree with the comment about Alex Castellanos. He’s been percolating for awhile now. It’ll be interesting to see how his skills display at the next higher level(s).
Someone decided to step up his game after baby bro got a big signing bonus.
being 24 in A ball demands some kind of break out performance… is he Nick’s brother?
Alex had a brother until he was run over by a boat. The topic of the brother is not funny.
I’m talking about Nick. thought they were brothers.
I don’t think anyone is making light of a tragic situation intentionally. They’re all referencing Nick Castellanos who signed this past draft. Not to mention that I’m not sure where you’d find information publicized like this. It was an innocuous comment.
thanks az … had no clue about his other brother. my reference was simply to Nick … hence the signing bonus comment. i really have no clue how it could be taken any other way.
Mulligan has had some arm issues, I think they kept him there to keep an eye on him and in reality there was no spot in springfield for another reliever.
Will Seth Blair pitch this year?
I’d look for him in the AFL.
Zack Cox went 1-3 with a pair of walks in the GCL
I know everyone is entitled to opinions but it’s bezarre when one writes good things of castellanos because he’s getting better and better each day. Whic I also agree with the other guys above. For someone to make comments that it’s because his brother got drafted. When the players only brother was killed in a boating accident. Is uncalled for. You need to cHeck you’re facts before you put notes like those. I checked Alex stats since he’s been drafted. he’s one to watch. He bats with power, excellent speed and strong arm strength. Toolsy player all around. Plus he just turn 24 this month.
There are a lot of good players that have great potential. Chambers, jackson, carpenter. Ingram, Scruggs. Pham too but has to control a little his anger management issues. He blows up quickly
geez … i’m sorry. I swear that I heard that Nick was his brother … the reason for the signing bonus comment. If Nick is in fact not his brother, i’m sorry for any misconceptions. I meant it as a sarcastic response to Alex hitting well, especially of late. If anyone took that the wrong way, I really have no clue how they could take his actual brother’s accident and my “signing bonus” comment as the same person.
No sweat Wade. I just look up info on players and wanted to give my opinion. I read up on interviews thanks to Dustin at cardinal birdhouse and the story was there. That’s how I find out.