Memphis came from behind tonight, while Springfield lost to Arkansas. Palm Beach was rained out and Quad Cities had the night off, so check the details below!
- James Rapoport and Adron Chambers went a combined 5-8 at the top of the order with a walk each
- Daryl Jones started in LF and finished 1-2 with a double, 2 walks, and 2 RBI
- Bryan Anderson also added a double and was 1-3 with a walk
- Brandon Dickson (pitcher, Brandon Dickson) pinch-hit for a double
- Donovan Solano started at 3rd base and was 2-3
- Brian Broderick went just 3 innings and gave up 3 runs on 4 hits
- Cory Rauschenberger relieved Broderick to the tune of 2.1 perfect innings, striking out 3
- Jess Todd pitched a perfect 2/3rds of an inning
- Steve Hill hit 2-4 with 1 RBI, while starting at 1st base. Hill turned 26 this year and it’s questionable what role remains for him in the organization
- Zack Cox finished 1-4
- Ryan Jackson had the only extra-base hit of the night for the Cardinals (a double) and finished 1-3 with 1 RBI. Jackson is still posting a respectable line for a shortstop with his defensive prowess, but you’d like to see the batting average come up. He has a BABIP hovering around .300 and his line drive rate is consistent with last year, so it’s not like he’s hitting into tough luck.
- Maikel Cleto was roughed up a bit in the box score with a line of 4.1 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 1 BB, and 2 K. He also had a wild pitch and hit a batter. The positives you take away with this is the fact that Arkansas only had 1 extra-base hit off of him (a double from top prospect, Mike Trout), he had 7 groundouts compared to 2 in the air, and only walked 1 batter.
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Chambers is starting to show signs of turning it around….FINALLY! I am a big Chambers supporter and have stated multiple times that I think he is better than a 4th OF like many have said. But he sure hasn’t helped me and my statements so far this year! Let’s hope he goes on a hot streak to get that avg closer to .300 instead of around .240. LOL
I was a little disappointed when he struck out with the sacks jammed and 1 out in the 8th. Fortunately, Stavinoha bailed him out with a 2 out single to drive in the winning runs.
We discussed this a little in the previous DFR but wouldt you say a .300 BABIP with a consistent line drive rate is a tad unlucky considering last year’s .333? What I’m really excited about is the power he’s shown this year. (though that might be due to the Texas league). A .250 hitting defensive whiz shortstop without power is okay (something like Brendan Ryan or Paul Janish) but one who can hit 8-12 HR is quite valuable and I’d be very happy to see that in the Cards lineup.
I like Jackson but I would say his spike in extra base hits is basically all credited to the Texas league with a ton of damage at Hammons Field. That place and league can do some magic with players games like the .623 career OPS’ing Domnit Bolivar busting out a cycle in one of his first games in Double-A.
The Texas League is not even close to the PCL in terms of hitting prowess. Not even close.
The Texas League is a nice hitter’s league, and Hammons is a good hitter’s park, but it isn’t some crazy hitter’s paradise like Lancaster, Las Vegas, or Colorado Springs.
I think that gets over played personally.
I don’t know what team you been following but Hammons is playing as one of the better power yards going in all the minors these last few years.
Given (IIRC) he’s hit 3 or 4 in the Texas league, I tend to concur that 8-12 in MLB is probably pie in the sky thinking. I reckon he’ll probably hit like Brendan Ryan, though he might manage a tiny bit more pop in terms of gap power.
The problem isn’t in a batting average for Janish, it’s in the OBP and slugging being under .300.
Really, the counting stats aren’t what we should be worried about, but rather the production he provides with the bat coupled with just how good his glove can be. If he’s a .680 OPS SS with a well above average glove, he’s probably a top-12 to 15 SS in MLB.
Janish might be about the worst hitter in the major leagues last couple of years. I think he’s actually worse than Adam Everett, and quite a few pitchers….
Hey, we sign 5 speedy, contact-hitting OF, and our top speedy, contact hitting OF start producing. Feeling nervous, daryl, james (jim?), and adron?
Anyone know the schedule for the Texas League All-star game. When are the skills competition?
I know the game is the 29th, but I didn’t see any details about the skills competition. The Mid-west had theirs the day before the all star game, but I don’t know what the Texas League does.
Fair enough. 8-12 HR may be optimistic for Jackson. However, comparing his bat to Brendan Ryan is most certainly pessimistic. Looking at Ryan’s minor league numbers, Jackson has him beat in every meaningful category: ISO, wOBA, BB% (Ryan hovered around a dismal 5-6% in the minors and majors while Jackson has been around 10%) etc. Jackson has 4 HR this year; Ryan had 2 in his minor league career before getting called up.
Additionally, FG has Jackson at 6-2 175 so there’s reason to believe the power will improve as he fills out (maybe closer to Ryan’s 6-2 195).
I’m not calling Jackson the next Jose Reyes but I do think he could be a 2-3 WAR guy which has serious value, especially in a system as devoid of MIF talent as ours is.
Broderick’s numbers since his return aren’t impessing me. Even when he doesn’t give up any runs he isn’t striking out anyone.