All six teams played, only two went home winners. Let’s get to it.
Hitting:
- Shane Robinson went 1-for-4 w/ 1 BB, 1 R and 1 SB
- Nick Stavinoha went 1-for-3 w/ 1 2B, 2 BB and 1 R
- Matt Carpenter went 1-for-3 w/ 2 BB and 1 RBI
- Andrew Brown went 1-for-4 w/ 2 RBI
Pitching:
- Nick Additon was solid: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 BB and 4 K
- Pete Parise and Rich Rundles each recorded one out
- Jess Todd pitched the final 1.1 innings and gave up 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB and lost the game, he did have 1 K
Hitting:
- Ryan Jackson went 3-for-5 w/ 1 HR, 2 R and 2 RBI
- Matt Adams went 1-for-4 w/ a 3-run homer, he added another RBI on a sac fly
- Charlie Cutler went 2-for-3 w/ 1 3B, 1 BB and 1 R
- Jose Garcia (1 RBI, 1 SB), Chris Swauger and Donovan Solano recorded one hit apiece
Pitching:
- Joe Kelly got the start and went 5.0 innings that included 7 H, 3 R, 2 BB and 3 K
- Nick Greenwood pitched the next 2.0 innings perfectly
- Jeff Lyman gave up 2 H and recorded 1 K over 1.0 inning
- Jorge Rondon went 0.1 IP w/ 1 H and 1 BB
- Jordan Swagerty bailed Rondon out and recorded his second save, he pitched 0.2 IP and had 1 K
Hitting:
- Greg Garcia went 3-for-5 w/ 1 3B and 1 R
- Kyle Conley continues to hit with power, he went 2-for-5 w/ 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 R, 1 RBI and is slugging .533 on the year
- Xavier Scruggs went 2-for-4 w/ a 2-run shot
- Domnit Bolivar and Adam Melker (1 SB) went 1-for-4
Pitching:
- Tyler Lyons didn’t do well: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 2 BB and 4 K
- Justin Smith relieved Lyons and went 2.1 scoreless inning that included 1 H and 3 K
Hitting:
- Mike O’Neill went 2-for-5 w/ 1 2B, 1 R and 1 RBI from the leadoff spot
- Joseph Bergman went 2-for-4 w/ 1 BB, 1 R and 2 RBI
- Oscar Taveras went 3-for-5 w/ 2 2B and 1 R
- Jonathan Rodriguez went 2-for-4 w/ 1 2B and 2 RBI
- Chris Edmondson hit a solo homer for his only hit in 4 PA
Pitching:
- Ryan Copeland got bombed but got 8 of his 15 outs via the strikeout: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 9 R (8 ER), 2 BB and 8 K
- Aidan Lucas (1 K) and Dean Kiekhefer (1 H, 1 BB, 1 K) each pitched a scoreless inning
Hitting:
- Vance Albitz went 3-for-4 w/ 1 2B, 2 R and 1 RBI
- Daniel Stienstra went 2-for-4 w/ 1 R and 1 RBI
- Jeremy Patton went 2-for-4 w/ 1 2B and 3 RBI
- David Medina’s only hit in 4 AB was a triple, he also scored a run
- Virgil Hill went 2-for-3 w/ 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 R and 2 RBI
Pitching:
- Batavia basically had a bullpen game after starter Todd McInnis left after 3.0 scoreless innings, those innings included 3 H and 1 K
- Ricky Martinez went 2.0 IP w/ 1 H, 1 R and 2 K
- Kevin Jacob went 1 IP w/ 1 H, 3 R, 2 BB and 1 K
- Yunier Castillo went 1.0 IP w/ 1 H and 1 K
- Travis Miller went 1.0 IP w/ 1 H, 1 R and 3 BB
- Danny Miranda went 1.0 IP w/ 1 BB and 2 K
Hitting:
- Steven Ramos went 2-for-5 w/ 1 R
- David Washington went 3-for-4 w/ 1 2B
- Roberto De La Cruz had a single and an RBI in 4 AB
- Jonathan Keener went 2-for-4 w/ 1 RBI
- Charlie Tilson and Ronard Castillo each went 1-for-3 w/ 1 BB
Pitching:
- Jose Pasen went 5.2 innings as the starter, they included 6 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB and 3 K
- Matt Rein pitched 1.1 scoreless innings that included 2 H, 1 BB and 2 K
- Heath Wyatt gave up 2 R on 3 H in his 1.0 IP
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Taveras is unreal….Tilson took a walk…..yay for our terrific T’s (that’s going to need a lot of work)
Tilson was charged with an error but also credited w. 2 outfield assists. I just hope he can hit.
I think he will hit. I’m worried whether he will get his OPS above .700 (even if hitting .300) due to lack of power.
I am not confident of this, but he might be able to develop into a prolific doubles hitter and be able to pump up his OBP that way. He has the speed so he will be able to stretch a lot of singles into doubles…going to need to learn to be aggressive and a plus plus baserunner. He is going to need to hit well north of 300 to get over 750 OPS. I dont he is going to wal too much because I doubt anyone is going to be too afraid to pitch to him.
Tilson reminds me of a longer shot Pete Kozma.
Why?
Because he’s short, white, and doesn’t project for above average major league power if I had a guess.
Pretty lazy comparison.
Kozma went to a fine high school for baseball, in a Tulsa suburb. Yet high school SS is a long shot for ML success. There is a very poor success rate for SSes from HSes in the first round of the draft. Keith Law criticized Kozma as an overdraft, as not having enough upside tools to justify first round. I can see this point and would not have drafted Kozma where Luhnow did.
Tilson also seems a risk, on a probability basis. He had one summer 2010 showcase where he did well, but scouts who saw him at other times were not so high. Toolswise, Tilson is no Rasmus, who tied Bo Jackson’s HR record for an Alabama high schooler.
Tilson has been compared to Ellsbury. But Ellsbury had proved himself at an elite college program.
Tilson played near Chicago, not in a baseball hotbed. Is there any reason to suspect Tilson will be better than Adron Chambers, 38th rounder who has fought his way up to AAA? No. Tilson could be ok for the 4th or 5th round, he seems a long shot for the 2nd.
They say he has the same toolset as brett gardner, who was a high school outfielder taken in the 3rd round. I’d take that. But still he’s played like 10 games, its a little early to say he’s a long shot pete kozma. Tou mentioned keith law didn’t like kozma, in a live chat after the draft he said he like the Tilson pick
well, that’s at odds with a wide variety of scouts who called tilson late first round, supplementary round material. unlike kozma, i’ve never heard anyone criticize tilson as an overdraft.
you’re welcome to your opinion, of course, but pre-draft, i never heard anyone call tilson 4th or 5th round material.
here’s one pre-draft report that calls him a first round target:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/563690-2011-mlb-first-year-player-draft-every-teams-ideal-first-round-target/page/8
when he was drafted, FR put together scouting reports. BA called him a second or third round pick. ESPN said he was basically a supplementary rounder (top 50, but may not go first round).
http://www.futureredbirds.net/2011/06/07/round-2-pick-79-charlie-tilson/
I’m ok with only occasional doubles power, if he gets on base at .350 clip or higher and plays good defense. That’s a valuable player
Not to mention he is also considered to have plus speed and be a plus baserunner so should make atleast some impact on the base paths too, to go along with good defense and hitting potential.
Nice to see Swagerty get the save. Also that Jackson contineing to collect the hits and show some power on the road.
I’m a fan of Joe Kelly but he has been very inconsistent in AA this year. Great stuff but not sure if he will stick as a starter.
kelly’s transition to springfield has been interesting. he’s actually striking out MORE guys in springfield, and walking fewer. 7.68 K/9 & 4.21 BB/9 in PB, v. 8.27 & 4.05 in springfield.
he’s getting killed by two things. first, home runs: he’s getting knocked out of the park at eight time the rate as in PB: 0.12 HR/9 in PB v. 1.01 in SPD. second, his calling card, the groundball, has dropped some (62% @ PB v. 55% at SPD).
some of it is probably bad luck (his BABIP also jumped 100 points from .275 in PB to .374 in SPD), some of the home run rate is surely the park.
i also would idly speculate that he may be overthrowing a little bit because he’s nervous about the transition and about the pitching environment in springfield. that would explain the groundball rate drop (although i checked earlier this month and his GB rate drop was much bigger — iirc, his SPD groundball rate had been around 44%, so he may be pulling out of this problem).
to the extent it’s bad luck, it will work itself out. i suspect some of it is a confidence/coaching thing. the springfield coaching staff is pretty good and should talk him out of any overthrowing that’s going on. i think if he has confidence that a fastball that drops a little bit more even at a couple fewer MPH will get more batters out, he’ll look like a serious starting pitcher.
Matt Adams heading to the AFL according to Mo, as reported in the PD.
Even if he leads the AFL in HR’s it won’t mean anything. The offensive stats are park (and air) inflated. :)
You sit have @TrollStraus potential.
So even if he DOESN’T lead the AFL in HR’s, that would be better??? I guess, based on that, he should decline the invitation since he can’t improve his status. Right???
That ia funny.
Cute. o)
Nice article in today’s STLPost about Kopp’s successful transition to the bullpen late this year.
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_17e08b8b-51af-535e-83a0-7ca17dd83753.html
I’m glad they made the move now to see if they can salvage something out of Kopp in the pen as he has been removed from the 40 man. Wish they would have done the same with Ottavino. He might see the same jump in velo which could give him the confidence not to nibble at the edges and throw strikes. Our bountiful surplus of righthanded relievers has dwindled this season. Another conversion to the pen could help remedy that problem.
i’ve been on the otto to the pen track for quite a while
not a bandwagon, however
The organization, at least from the outside looking in, gave up on Otto when he refused surgery (thinking this was last season). That may have been shortsighted on their part.
I get the same feeling on that. The organization should be more concerned about getting the situation right rather than having a player do what the organization wants.
Maybe the Cards dont want to invest a lot in him because they think he is still injured.
But he has eaten innings in 2011, showing he is sound enough to at least relieve.
Maybe he doesn’ t want to relieve.
Kopp is hitting 96-97 and can sustain that for longer out of the pen than as a starter. It all made sense, but it’s not written in stone, it had nothing to so with salvaging anything but rather they needed a spot on the 40 man asap.
Small tears do not require surgery, Ott was cleared to pitch. Perhaps there is more to it than we know.
I don’t think Ottavino’s control/command problems are confidence related. He just doesn’t have the talent to pinpoint fastballs. I’m fine with moving him to relief, though.
Kelly must really be freaked out by pitching in Springfield. His era is 4.53 higher at home than on the road. Also has more walks at home but also more strike outs.
can oscar taveras be stopped? the answer is no..unbelievable year for him ..i’d say he’s in the top 5 prospects for the cardinals and should start in palm beach or maybe even springfield next year
I think he’s easily the 3rd best prospect in our system right now. He had a very off game when I saw him on the 26th but its somewhat expected with a soft tossing junk ball left hander throwing against him. Even with that he his the second hardest ball of the game a screamer to the 3b that was never more than 2 feet off the ground. It was hit so hard that the man on 3b was doubled off even with the 3b catching the ball 10 feet off the bag.
it seems like he hits the ball the opposite way alot too..has some good opposite field power going on..he’s 2 for 2 today with a homerun and 4 rbi’s.didn’t even start today but doing his thing as usual..he is a man child in low A
why do u guys still doubt matt adams he has produced at every league he has went to when he makes it big u guys that have doubted him want to be his best friendwill probably
He has great power to the opposite field. I’ve said this before but he hit a line drive that almost left the stadium in left center field Davenport during the first series of the year.