Posted on July 3rd, 2011 by azruavatar in Daily Farm Reports
Memphis 5, Oklahoma City 1
- Nick Stavinoha was 3-for-4 with a pair of homeruns. Stavinoha is not hitting well for a corner outfielder in Memphis but he has hit a ton of homeruns and currently sits at 14 on the season.
- Andrew Brown was 2-for-4.
- Bryan Anderson was 2-for-4.
- Aaron Luna was 2-for-3 with a walk.
- PJ Walters threw 6.1 innings walking 4 and striking out 5. He was tagged for 6 hits and 1 run.
- Chuckie Fick threw a scoreless 9th striking out 1.
Springfield 1, Frisco 3
- Jose Garcia was 2-for-4.
- Matt Adams went 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Scott Schneider had a solid 6 inning outing where he struck out 4. He allowed 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.
- Sam Freeman was saddled with the loss allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and striking out 1 in his inning of work. Freeman has faced twice as many left handed hitters as right handed hitters this year and has shown a particular dominance of them.
Palm Beach 2, Jupiter 1
- Starlin Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double.
- Raniel Rosario went 2-for-3. With good walk rates but a low power output, Rosario could be an ideal candidate for a “breakout” year at Springfield. While he hasn’t struggled in the FSL per se, his .786 OPS is not that of a top prospect.
- Niko Vasquez was 1-for-4 with a homerun.
- Eric Fornataro pitched 7 innings allowing 1 run on 6 hits and 3 walks. He struck out 3.
- Keith Butler picked up another save with two strikeouts, one walk and a hit in 1.1 IP.
Quad Cities 4, Clinton 3
- Michael Swinson was 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Oscar Taveras, playing left field, tripled and walked in 4 PAs.
- Johnathan Rodriguez was 1-for-3 with a walk and a HR. Rodriguez struggles making contact but he’s also shown the ability to take a walk (BB% > 15) and hit for power (ISO > .200). If he ever gets his batting average in the .250-.260 range, he’ll be worth keeping an eye on.
- Nick Longmire was 2-for-4 with a HR.
- Trevor Rosenthal allowed 3 runs on 3 hits and struck out 8 over 5.2 IP. In the 4th, Rosenthal hit a batter in the head with a pitch and a subsequent batter hit a two-run homerun. A hit batsman in the 6th would also come around to score.
- Aidan Lucas pitched 2 innings allowing 2 hits and striking out 2.
Batavia 8, Mahoning Valley 3
- Mike O’Neill went 1-for-3 with a double and two walks.
- Jeremy Patton and Romulo Ruiz both went 2-for-4 with a walk. Patton doubled.
- David Medina was 2-for-5 with a double.
- Nick Martini, 2011 7th round pick, was 0-for-3 with a pair of walks while playing center field.
- Todd McInnis went 5 innings allowing 3 hits and 1 walk for 1 ER. He struck out 3.
- Corey Baker pitched 2.1 innings striking out 3. He allowed 2 hits and 1 walk.
Johnson City 3, Pulaski 6
- Tyler Rahmatulla went 1-for-4 with a HR.
- Gary Apelian went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
- Ronard Castillo was 2-for-3 with a double.
- Ben Freeman was roughed up for 6 runs (5 earned) over 5.1 IP. He was tagged for 7 hits and 1 walk while striking out 3.
- Michael Santana struck out 2 in 2 IP with 1 hit.
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Rosario did not get many at bats at Quad Cities. He is doing well at Palm Beach given inexperience.
Besides a few pitchers at springfield that are doing well Miller, Freeman. How long must the others continue to fall before something gets done about them, there confidence can’t be very good right now. Most of the active pitching roster, more than half!! have an ERA of 5.00 or over.
I know Gast hasn’t been there long enough for him to be given enough opportunities, But some decisions have to be made with this pitching Roster.
I think some need to be dropped down a level to work on few things, “at least gane some confidence”. and some its time to look for another career.
Is it really all of the pitchers faults their ERA is over 5? PBs ERA is 4th out of 13 teams, I do belive that is where they came from before their promotion? The pitching last year in springfield under Martinez was dominating.
Kary Booher wrote an article regarding the lack of use of the pitchers secondary stuff, why?
I’m not sure I understand the relevance of PB’s ERA to Springfield’s ERA – hitters are better as you move up, if you have a hole in your pitching repertoire, the hitters will tell you which is what seems to be happening. No doubt PB is less hitter friendly than Springfield, but so many ERA’s over 5 just isn’t good no matter how you want to spin it. I am a believer that catchers can influence a pitcher’s performance, but I can’t comment on Springfield’s catchers.
Revelance is Martinez. There is obvioulsy a whole in the repertoires, why? Why are they not using their secondary pitches, or rather why are they afraid to use them? If it’s about development, then it doesn’t matter if you win or you lose, there is A LOT of emphasis placed upon winning in the organization.
Palm Beach’s hitting is suffering, second lowest in league, don’t blame it on being less hitter friendly because not every game is played there.
If you want to use that, Springfield has been a hitters dream 20mph winds, but that wasn’t brought into the equation.
In case you didn’t notice I am a Martinez fan, he tells YOU what you have to do, not the other way around.
And FWIW, the catcher has EVERYTHING to do with it.
I wasn’t referring to the stadiums in particular, I was referring to the leagues as a whole – hitting is higher in the AA league and lower in the Florida League. I’m not entirely sure what being a Martinez fan (I am too) has to do with poor AA performance by our pitchers. Hitting and pitching is a ying and yang, but I have heard MLB pitchers say the hittlers will tell you if your approach is correct – just a figure of speech I suppose.
As far as secondary pitches not being used, if that is true at the AA level, then we have a real problem. Wins should start to matter at AA, I don’t think the Organization places much emphasis on winning in High A on down.
Glad you agree on the catching aspect. So, you are saying our catching is weak? I tend to agree with that possibility. For instance, Stanley is far better than Stock, but Stock got promoted. That one remains a mystery to me.
“Wins should start to matter at AA”
Why?
Is the purpose of a minor league system to win minor league championships, or to develop major league talent for your major league team?
Because I see AA as more refinement than development – not that refining isn’t development, but it is a different type of development. Can’t say I’m an expert, but I would like to think developing secondary pitches is done before AA for instance. AA should be about how to use them to win. If we aren’t winning at AA, then I think that is a reflection of the system at that level. I don’t include AAA in that because it is more of a holding team and introduces far too many variables vs. the competition.
Of course, the minor leagues are there to develop players for the major league club – win or lose.
I didn’t say it was weak, I am just not sure what is more important at what level, defense or offense for catchers.
The kids at AA are very young, take a look at the ages last year compared to this year.
If pitching is more difficult at the AA level then you should have the better instructor there, Martinez is by far the better, in my opinion.
Well, I’ll go on record because I have heard it from more than one pro source and you see examples of it in MLB – Defense is clearly more important for the catching position and that is true at any level. That is how you explain a Jason LaRue for instance. If you find a great defensive catcher that can give you offense too, now you are talking about a player worth a lot of money.
Another example is the Royals moving Wil Meyers from catcher to OF. They want his bat in KC as soon as they can get it, and his catching skills development would have delayed him by a couple of years by most projections.
Well, I agree with you, defense should come first, the pitcher is as good as his catcher.
Do you think that is why they brought back Derba and Cutler?
It may well be, but I don’t know enough about Derba and Cutler to comment. You know, while probably totally off the wall – just think Bull Durham – “Crash” is brought in to work with “Meat”. Because I have a source in QC, I can tell you that all (or most) of the pitchers prefer Stanley. The Stock promotion made no sense to me; however, given some of the QC pitching talent, they may have kept Stanley back for that reason alone – who knows? I have seen one QC game and Stock was catching – he either had a bad night, or he needs to pitch as some others have suggested.
I understand but where or what pitchers do you want? There are very few pitchers from the other minor league teams that would be ready for Double A debut. Swagerty, Martinez etc. Palm Beach is also struggling.
Players are frustrated, imagine how the coaches feel. No one wants to be in a losing team. Remember that even though we all want them to win, the players are there to get developed into possible major leaguers.
I’m guessing the head shot from Rosenthal was not a fastball? The HBP’s remain a mystery given the 83 SO’s to 20 BB’s, but overall another good (not great) outing for Rosenthal. WHIP for the season at 1.12. Time for Rosenthal to go hit some batters in PB.
When Brad Thompson set the record for consecutive minor-league scoreless innings a few years back, he had as many HBPs at the midpoint of the season as he had home runs allowed. Just sayin’ …
Thompson was at AA and over a year older. If Rosenthal makes progress with his secondary pitches, you have to expect the HBP’s to vastly decrease. Also, without doubt the further up the pro ranks a player goes, the higher the probablility they will make a better effort to avoid getting hit – unless your name was Don Baylor.
the cardinals have signed signed Garrett Wittels
Here’s some context on Wittels:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/21/2275380/bahamas-drops-rape-charges-against.html
Brief summary: Shortstop at FIU, had 56-game hitting streak and hit .412 in 2010. In December 2010, was accused of rape at a resort in the Bahamas. Charges were dropped June 20.
His father is an orthopedic surgeon, and the charges appear to have been an extortion attempt.
Thanks for the link. That is really interesting. Hard to make out what exactly happened there with his charges without actually having personal knowledge. I’m willing to give him a chance given the supposed circumstances.
Nice to see a guy with some hitting ability at SS get signed. Be interesting to see how he does at Batavia.
This BA scouting report (about 2/3 of the way down the page; subscribers only) says he has a high-average, low-power bat; good arm; solid infield defense; high energy; and not much speed.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/draft/draft-preview/2011/2611813.html
BA named him a third-team All-American as a college sophomore in 2010, when he played second base.
Wittels is a nice sign for the Cardinals, He would have got picked if not for those pending rape charges.
Adron Chambers had an issue like Wittels. Now Adron’s on the 40 man roster.