The farm went just 1-5, while one of our teams was no-hit. Also, check out the interview about C.J. McElroy earlier today and thank Chad Abernathy for taking the time to give us some valuable insight into what McElroy brings to our farm system.
Memphis offense: 
- Yes, Memphis was no-hit by Luis Mendoza. Move along, folks.
- Bryan Anderson at least walked twice
- Matt Carpenter had 2 fielding errors
- Adam Ottavino gave up 1 run over 4 innings, but he gave up 5 hits (all singles), walked 3, and threw a wild pitch. He also struck out 4 and all outs he gave up in the field were groundouts.
- Jess Todd gave up a run, despite only surrendering a single in an inning of work
- Shane Robinson led off and was 2-3 with a walk
- Matt Adams belted a home run (of course), but he also struck out 3 times in 5 at-bats
- Ryan Jackson hit his 8th home run on the year and finished 2-5
- Zack Cox went 3-4 with a double and walk. He’s been smoking the ball lately and has a slugging percentage above .650 in his last 10 games.
- Daryl Jones hit a solo-HR and was 3-4 on the night
- Charles Cutler and Alex Castellanos both had a double in 4 at-bats and walked once
- Scott Schneider gave up 7 runs in just over 2 innings off of 2 home runs and a double among the 7 hits he surrendered
Brevard County 8, Palm Beach 7
- Xavier Scruggs and Greg Garcia both went 2-3 with 2 walks each. Scruggs added a double and Garcia stole 2 bases
- Domnit Bolivar hit a 3-run HR in the 3rd as his only hit and also walked once
- Adam Melker was 2-5
- Luis De La Cruz had a double in 5 AB
- Richard Castillo gave up 4 runs over 5 innings. He gave up 9 hits, 1 walk, and struck out 7
- Francisco Samuel gave up 4 runs in his inning of work
Bowling Green 6, Quad Cities 0
- Kolten Wong led off and was the only QC batter to get more than 1 hit. He also recorded the only extra-base hit (a double) of the night
- Ronny Gil had a hat trick in strike outs
- Victor Sanchez and Luis Mateo both went 1-3. Sanchez was caught stealing
- Anthony Ferrara gave up 3 runs (2 earned), 8 hits, and 1 walk in 6 innings
- Garrett Wittels led off and was 1-3 with a double and walk. He recorded his 4th error in 10 games
- Casey Rasmus is off to a very hot start to his career but went hitless in 3 at-bats
- Roberto Reyes was 2-4 on the night
- Cesar Valera hit 9th and went 1-3
- Todd McInnis gave up just 1 run off of 7 hits and 1 walk in 5 innings. He has a 1.50 ERA in 30 innings
- It’s safe to say that Roberto De La Cruz was the star of the farm tonight, as he belted 2 home runs and a double. He finished a perfect 4-4
- Anthony Garcia hit 3rd and went 3-4. He’s off to a very solid start this year and is a guy to keep an eye on the rest of the year
- Tyler Rahmatulla added a solo-HR in the 7th as his only hit
- David Washington recorded a double on the night
- Kyle Hald gave up 1 run (0 earned) over 6 innings tonight. He gave up just 3 hits, walked none, and struck out 6. 10 of his 12 outs recorded in the field came via the ground
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Zack Cox leads all STL minor league affiliates in hits with 100.
Ottavino:
Looking at Ottavino it would be nice if he could pitch out of the bpen in STL. But one has to wounder if he could be used out of the pen with all the walks he gives up. Anyone else think Ottavino could be brought up to STL as a reliever? Does he have a good enough slider? or off speed pitch? Any see the game tonight on MILBTV? How did he look?
Ottavino
FB 94 – 96 (excellent as a starter)
Slider ??? (How does it rate)
Curve ??? (How does it rate)
Could he offer the same type of performance as Lynn out of the pen?
No one at the springfield game? Thomas and Kopp were the only guys who did not allow runs. Rondon who is closer (not a close situation) blew up again as last outing.
They won’t put Ott in relief because they need starters at this time in AAA.
I’m not doubting what you are saying but there have been other times when they haven’t been short starters and they still haven’t moved Ott to the pen.
I got fooled by Nick Longmire’s stats last year . . . and I feel like Tyler Rahmatulla is doing it to me again (even though I liked him before his performance to date.)
I, also was fooled by longmire’s stats. He has been a major disappointment this year. I now wonder if he has any potential.
Don’t give up on the young man. He is loaded with potential and his D is suppose to be plus all-around. He just needs to learn to cut down on his swing and find ways to put the ball in play with 2 strikes. Still think he has plenty of potential.
Ottavion’s future is in the Pen. I do think he has potential to be a average/slightly above MLB reliever but he has a line of righty’s in front of him with similiar if not better abilities. I could see him going to another organization and performing well.
It’s hard to know if Ottavino’s future is as a reliever until he actually tries it. It seems that he’s proven that he can’t stay consistent or healthy as a starter so I’m not sure why the switch hasn’t been tried. His build and stuff are reminiscent of some guys who found their career when they switched to relief e. g. Todd Worrell and Joe Nathan.
I think the Cards have a pattern of allowing starters to start until they fail. Ottavino has to be pretty far down that road.
Perhaps the depletion of Memphis starters has made the switch a little difficult this year. They are struggling to find starters what with PJ and Lynn on the ML roster and Dickson on call.
Anyone have any current info on RDL Cruz and Anthony Garcia? They appear to be toolsy (from the earlier scouting reports) and standing out (by the numbers), though it is just at rookie league. I wonder if the scouts say the same thing?
They’re both hitting at JC. De la Cruz is .302/.355/.593. Garcia is .341/.396/.549.
De la Cruz was described as an advanced hitter with power when he was signed out of the Dominican. Seems to have power, but in his age-19 season, his third at the rookie level, he has 20 K with just 5 BB. He makes a lot of errors at third, but I haven’t read any eyewitness reports about his fielding or arm strength. He’s played third all along, so the Cards must think he has a chance to stick there.
Garcia’s just a couple months older but seems like a more advanced hitter, at least in terms of plate discipline. This year he has 13 K and 6 BB. I believe he was drafted as a catcher but IIRC has always or almost always played OF.
They seem to be on the same track — they’ve been teammates all 3 years — but it’s strange to see an 18th-round pick like Garcia outplay our first million-dollar July 2 bonus baby.
If Kolten Wong ascends in a fairly rapid way it could mean, at last, the end of the revolving-charge-card management of the Keystone position in St Louis. Not since the days of Fernando Vina has such a thing been seen. Could be something akin to when the Berlin Wall came down. A regular second baseman. Huzzah. Turn out the lights and call the cops. The Cardinals have been wandering in the second baseman wilderness for lo these 40 years. Of course, we don’t yet know if Wong is the path to the promised land, or not. But if he is, it makes me wonder a few things. (i.e. How many left-handed hitting infielders do you want to keep around??) In a perfect world, I suppose, or at least a new and improved one, Skip (and Theriot, for that matter, though he doesn’t swing from the sinister side) would not be on the roster next year. But we already have Descalso as a left-handed hitting utility man. We’ve got Cox coming on and M Carpenter waiting in the wings. Does one of the latter two become part of a trade package at some point this year or next?? I actually like both of them a lot. But if you believe in the brittle man Freese at third, what’s to be done with this situation? Do we trade one? Or do we see a giant-LaRussian-reverse-osmosis-cyclone-anti-cyclonic movement where instead of moving outfielders in to play second base, we send infielders into the depths of the outfield??? Sorry, got a little Wagnerian there.
I really like the way Wong has swung the bat so far this year, I think he is making people feel more at ease than when we first signed him (inluding me). Can anyone give a scouting report on his defense and Projected Power down the line ? he seems like he has decent speed but so far bad CS%
Also anyone with a scouting report on Charles Cutler ? He is killing the ball latley wonder if he had Major league potential ? I have heard his defense is not good at all however and I dont think he walks much
Cutler’s a bit old and doesn’t really have a position, will probably end up a 1B/DH/LF type and won’t catch in the majors. File under Steve Hill/Mark Hamilton.
Honus would be honored.
Ha!
Saddens me a little to see Anthony Garcia (apparently) relegated to strictly corner outfield, but it looks like he may have a bat that plays anywhere. He and DeLaCruz are certainly tearing up the Appy so far—though, to be fair, Roberto’s poor BB/K is still a bit scary, even if it represents a major upgrade over 2009/10.
As for Kolten Wong, I see no reason he can’t eventually post an isolated slugging of .140 to .160 in the majors, based on what he’s done in the MWL at age 20, what he hit in the Cape League last summer with the wood bat (his isolated power was WELL above the league as a whole), and his college pedigree.
The question on K.W. is, will he merely be a solid .280-.290 type, or will he perhaps compete for batting titles. Again, based on every single level at which he’s played, I lean toward the latter. Maybe not in the .330-.340 range…but I’d say .310-.320 in his prime is a *reasonable* expectation, rather than an *optimistic* one.
Unrelated note: I don’t think anyone has brought up how Amaury Capellan is doing down in the DSL this year. Considered a pretty important signing, he was basically a bust last year when he struggled horribly with a .148 average, and a paltry .022 isolated slugging. Thing was, he was young for the league at just 17, and he did show great patience with 31 walks in 135 AB’s.
Well, this year he’s still walking, but he’s cut down some on the strikeouts, and he’s driving the ball with authority—in a league with a collective slash line of .235/.338/.320, Capellan is mashing at .309/.432/.536 (with a sweet 20/17 BB/K). Sure, he’s repeating the league…but he isn’t old for that level, so maybe the Redbirds were right to be excited when they inked the kid. :)
Nice comments.
Interesting. For some reason I had thought Capellan was older.
Speaking of age, does anyone know why Robelys Reyes is still playing in the DSL at age 21? Visa problems? He had a very good season there in ’10 at age 20, so I can’t imagine they decided he needed another year on the island.
Yes, he has Visa issues or he would be in the US already.