The system nearly went winless tonight but Quad Cities rallied in the bottom of the 10th inning to knock off Burlington. All of the starters (Brandon Dickson, Trevor Rosenthal, Todd McInnis, and Tyrell Jenkins) had solid outings but the offense was pretty quiet across the board other than a home run by Xavier Scruggs. Details after the jump…
Memphis 0, Omaha 3
- Lou Montanez went 3-for-5 batting lead-off.
- Mark Hamilton had a double.
- Jamie Romak had a hit and 2 walks.
- Eugenio Velez, Cedric Hunter, Pete Kozma, and Ryan Jackson drew 1 walk a piece.
- Brandon Dickson did his thing by getting 12 of his 13 outs on balls in play via grounders. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits, 2 walks, and 1 strikeout across 5 innings.
- Brian Broderick allowed 2 runs (1 earned) in 2.1 innings of relief that included 1 hit, 1 walk, and 2 strikeouts.
- Barret Browning recorded two outs and allowed 1 hit.
Springfield 4, Corpus Christi 5
- Xavier Scruggs hit his 7th home run of the season tonight; he also walked once.
- Jermaine Curtis had a double.
- Kolten Wong went 1-for-4 w/ a walk. Greg Garcia did the same.
- Travis Tartamella and Kyle Conley had singles.
- Trevor Rosenthal missed quite a few bats tonight. In 6 innings, he struck out 8 but 3 runs scored on 3 hits (1 HR) and 4 walks. A majority of his outs came on ground balls (6:1 GO:AO).
- Eric Fornataro had a rough outing. He gave up 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk.
- Michael Blazek had 1 strikeout in 1.1 innings.
- Justin Wright retired 2 batters in the 9th, one via strikeout. He also allowed a hit before Jesse Simpson came on to get the last batter, which he did successfully.
- Starlin Rodriguez had 1 single, 1 walk, and 1 SB (7th of season). Only 5 base runners reached base today and Starlin represented 2 of them.
- Ronny Gil and Nicholas Longmire each had singles and Mike O’Neill walked once.
- Todd McInnis kept the ball on the ground (9:3 GO:AO) in 6 innings pitched; he allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 8 hits, zero walks, and 3 strikeouts.
- Scott Schneider gave up 3 runs on 2 hits, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts in 0.2 innings.
- Aidan Lucas struck out 2 in 1.1 innings pitched.
Quad Cities 2, Burlington 1 (10 innings)
- Colin Walsh was 2-for-4 w/ a double.
- David Medina also had a double.
- Roberto De La Cruz had a single.
- Matt Williams had a single and walk.
- Tyler Rahmatulla drew a walk.
- Casey Rasmus was 2-for-4 and knocked in the tying run in the bottom of the 10th inning.
- Luis Mateo had the walk-off hit.
- Tyrell Jenkins took a step forward after 2 miserable outings in a row. He pitched 6 scoreless innings that included 4 hits, 3 walks, and 5 strikeouts. He also picked off a runner at first base.
- Travis Miller struck out 3 batters in 3 innings of relief and only allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.
- Heath Wyatt got the win despite giving up the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning because the offense rallied in the bottom of the frame for a walk-off win. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits and struck out one batter.
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Based on 2 eye witness accounts on Rosenthal. He dominated and then ran out of gas. After 5 he had given up 1 hit, which was a HR, only had 1 walk and 8k’s. He walked 2 guys and gave up a hit in the 6th but no runs scored. Then in the 7th he walked Singleton a top prospect and gave up a single. 1st and 2nd no one out. Fornatardo came in walked the first guy on 4 pitches loading the bases and then gave up a single.
Nice outing for Jenkins. Hopefully now he can find some consistency. Rosenthal continues to impress with another good outing. Good to see he is not relying on the strike out as much to get outs with the kind of stuff he has. Polished Pitcher.
Rosenthal’s K/9 was 9.95 now its 7.64 but his BB/9 is up from last season. BABIP is improved over last season so far .243.
He has been working on being more efficent with his pitches so he can go deeper in the games. That explains that he has has fewer K’s. He hasn’t always been successful with it explains the increated walk rate.
FWIW, the link to the Springfield game is tied to the Palm Beach game.
Thanks for catching that error. Link fixed.
Kudos to Brandon Dickson for continuing to do well, but continuing to be overlooked. He did his 5 in less than 70.
Who really cares how many swinging bats one misses in a game, if you are getting the job done, which he continually does.
It’s important for pitchers to miss bats because little can happen on balls that are never put in play. That’s not to say that a pitcher can’t succeed utilizing other methods, but groundball pitchers can work themselves into jams quickly with some bad luck on balls in play.
Agreed with what you have said, but if many are kept on the ground and not in the air, the defense on their toes it does save wear and tear on the pitchers arm (especially the young guys) and keeps the count low. Of course the DP ball becomes very important as does the softly hit sinker.
Lack of command and walking too many also can come back to bite. Considering the circumstances of where the cardinals are at this point, I would go with who is most consistant, not who has better stuff and inconsistant. Getting through 6 or 7 innings helps your bullpen, which really needs help.
Of course it all depends on the pitcher, but he obviously lacks the power so he uses other methods and it’s working.
Off topic, but Matt Garrioch posted another mock draft on Minor League Ball. Interesting that he has Russell sliding all the way to the Yanks at #30 and Trahan dropping out of the first round completely. He tabs DJ Davis and Ty Hensley as the Card’s first two picks.
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2012/6/3/3059882/2012-mlb-mock-draft#storyjump
I have read numerous of the mock drafts posted on various sites and what is funny is that there seems to be enough uncertainty that I think at one mock draft or another I have heard the Cards being likely to pick everyone being mentioned in the top 31 picks with the exception of the 8 guys who almost certainly will go in the top 10 (Appel, Buxton, Gausman, Zimmer, Zunio, Correa, Almora and Fried) and thus have no chance to get to the Cards.
If Houston has not announce who it will take at #1, I guess that results in all the subsequent teams not being able to make decisions.
It is funny that Garrioch while has Russell at #30 and goes on to say he doesn’t think Russell would go much higher, while Callis as BBA just yesterday in his 3rd of 4 mocks that he does has Russell going to the Cards at #19.
In the newest mock by Garrioch’s leader, John Sickels, at Minor League Ball just posted he is speculating that the Cards will take Giolito at 19 and dare him to pass up the slot price and chance his arm in college, and then will take P Pierce Johnson of Missouri State as a slot signeing at 23 to allow more certainty if Giolito rejects the Cards offer.
I think because of the uncertainty at the very top everyone is just making educated guesses, but they are really fun to read. This is the last time that teams such as the Cards and Blue Jays this draft have so many high picks, so enjoy it an root for the Cards to do well because it will set the team up for the next 5-10 years through their farm system if they choose well.
The Giolito gamble is interesting. Has anyone heard a read yet on what the 2013 draft is likely to be like? As weak as this one is thought to be, I can easily see the Cardinals burning one or two of their high choices on tough signs, and deferring that slot to 2013 — if that class is stronger.
This is going to be an even more interesting draft than usual.
Trying to get Giolito to have slot money at 19 it just stupid. Piliere have had the idea that they could draft him at 19 and with 2 of the the 3 sandwich picks save enough money to pay him what he wants. This deal would have to happen in advance though as it effects the draft strategy. Wonder what hte rules are if you choose not to sign someone?Maybe if Giolito doesn’t sign we go ahead andnot sign the SR picks in the supplemental round so we have them next year to use on actual players with upside rather than guys onl drafted there because theywould save money.
Giolito has had an injury. If he goes to college, he may be re-injured and never be drafted high. Gioloto might like to sign now and land a reliable bonus, versus hope for greater riches in a future draft.
Incorrect, according to everyone who has reported on Giolitos’ intentions. The reporting consensus is that Giolito is looking for 1st overall pick money. Since he is unlikely to get this, his UCLA commit is that much stronger.
From what I’ve heard, it’s only to scare off teams that he doesn’t want to go to. I’ve heard somewhere between 3 to 3.5 million will get him signed.
If he wont sign for $2MM, let him go to USCLA. Mo does not want to swallow some BS story from any prospect.
Its a new ballgame, in terms of bonuses. Players have less leverage to command ultra high bonuses. Meanwhile the Cards have a pretty high bonus ceiling. Mo and Giolito might work something out.
The one thing that gives me hope that the Cardinals could end up drafting Giolito was drafting Austin Wilson a few years back knowing full well it was likely a wasted pick. Not sure if the value at that point was just way too much to pass up, but I don’t think we’re in on Giolito.
Why would Giolito only get 100k more than Charlie Tilson? Giolito is easily worth the 3.5 it could cost to sign him. Heck Zach Cox got 2 mil.
Tilson got 1.275 million as a signing bonus, much less than the two million. Also, Cox got two million as part of a major league deal.
Really I thought Tilson’s was 1.9 mil.
Giolito comes from a very wealthy family just like Austin Wilson. He could get his TJ now, and pitch a year and a half at UCLA and still be drafted number 1 overall in 3 years. He’s the one that has the leverage not the other way around.
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So the Cards make Giolito an offer. Then its up to him. Our position is not a weak one. If he declines, then don’t draft him.
First off, teams will often tell those below them who they’re planning on taking since there really is no need for smokescreens because you can’t trade. Barring something radical happening, Houston is taking Appel or Buxton (I’ve heard they’re leaning towards Appel), but the Twins will take whoever the Astros pass on.
Secondly, the Cardinals wouldn’t just offer slot. They’d go a bit above, but probably not a whole lot more. He reportedly wants 3 million to sign with a team he desires to go to, 6 million for other teams.
Davis has rare speed, while Hensley is 2nd generation. These are not farfetched guesses.
Whoever suggested that Taveras may have been hurt more than was thought after the collision, may be on to something. Oscar’s power has been diminished significantly since that event. He’s been stuck on 10 homers and 3 triples for ages. I watched him play 4 games in the second half of May and he was restrained from taking 2d on a ball off the wall and even going home on sac flies.
Not sure why they don’t just let him take some time off and mend, if that’s the problem.
It’s the players decision to determine if he is hurt enough to remain on the DL and he got clearance to play.
Besides, not sure if they have anyone to replace him at this point until after the draft.
The real issue is if he is really hurt, he might be doing more damage. It’s best to be honest about how you feel.
I was at that game where he hit the ball off the wall for only a single. The reason he only made it to first was he thought the ball was out and was not running hard(watching the ball) at all to first.
Thursday night he got upset that a runner was going on a pitch when he was at bat. He even said something to the manager.
I think he needs to mature a little.
Thursday and Saturday he did not hit the ball solid at all.
I was at the game as well. The throw from the CF’er was about 20 feet off line. He could have trotted to 2d.
I don’t see anything wrong with OT’s speed. He made two nice running plays at the Saturday game – one on a shallow fly to CF, and another on a flyball in the RF corner. I thought he looked pretty good out there.
As far as OT’s hitting, I think it is just a slump. I didn’t think he looked different or in pain. He is awfully young – it’s not surprising to me.
I don’t really have any information that would suggest it, but I believe Carlos Martinez makes his debut sometime in Tulsa this week.
I heard the opposite from someone who saw some of his bullpens. They don’t think he will pitch for at least a couple of weeks. If so, the promotion while on the DL really is a bit baffling. Pitch’s theory it was to keep him off of South Beach may actually hold some water. The only other thing I can think of is to get him closer to St. Louis for medical reasons.
but many people tried to make the case that he needed to be in PB with Martinez as pitching coach. And this has changed because….?
I have no idea what your point is here. Many people thought he was promoted from QC to PB after such a short time to be with Coach Martinez. Personally, I don’t recall having an opinion one way or another. He dominated at Low A, and seemed to get worn out as the season progressed at PB. I’m not sure what connection you think there is between being in PB with Martinez and being promoted while on the DL which most seem to think is unusual. If it is, then one can speculate. You may recall I joked that given Pitch’s theory, that maybe that is why Rosie skipped PB – so that part of the comment was made half in gest. The speculation that it might be because he may need to be closer to STL was serious.
I was simply saying that if the person who saw him throw recently is correct, he won’t be getting a start this week.
Wasn’t saying it was you. just put it under your thread as it seemed relevant there. I’m simply pointing out how maybe Martinez being coached by Martinez is not as high a priority as some people made it out to be (or maybe Bryan Eversgerd’s Spanish has improved).
Gotcha. I still say the promotion while on DL is different, and as far as I know, we are in the dark there. Didn’t CMart initially go to EST before QC to “acclimate” to the U.S.? Maybe going to Springfield while on the DL is to “Acclimate” to Springfield! :)
Oh, it’s definitely different and whether it is a social environment thing that pitch and hit referred to or something else I dont know. I would even wonder if he had a falling out there with some teammates or the coaches. One thing I’m confident that pitch and hit is right about, we aren’t getting the whole story.
Or that they want him to get used to his new teammates, make new friends on the club and get acccustomed to the new guys? Pitch always talks like there is something notorious going on. He was the guy complaining about Taveras and Rosenthal jumping Palm Beach. And then in the next sentence lamented the loss of Luhnow and the lack of prospects in the system.
So they are going to start a new, untested (by any organization that I know of) method of promoting prospects on the DL so they can get acclimated and they try this new (and thus possibly risky) technique using one of their star prospects as a guinea pig. Got it.
Or they were going to promote him based on his performance already. SEeing as he’s been lights out this year. They knew they were going to promote him and wanted him to get acclimated to his new teammates.
What’s the big difference him being on the DL in Palm Beach and in Springfield?
He maybe has learned the lessons needed in Palm Beach. He stunk there last year. This year he has pitched very well and it’s time for him to move on.
I was at the game on friday, he took some bad swings and didn’t reach base :/
Late nugget I got, apparently Albert Almora is making a late charge up the board and might be in play at two for the Twins. Apparently there are a few in the higher up brass who believe he’s superior to Bryon Buxton. Not sure they are passing up on Buxton, but it’s definitely in play and adds another variable.