James Ramsey had a successful professional debut for Palm Beach and the dynamic duo of Kolten Wong and Oscar Taveras led Springfield to a win. Overall, the farm went 2-4 on the night. Let’s get to the good stuff…..
Hitting:
- Lou Montanez went 3-for-5 w/ 1 RBI from the leadoff spot
- Cedric Hunter went 2-for-4
- Zack Cox went 1-for-4 w/ 1 2B, his slash line after the night is up to .252/.298/.405 for an OPS of .703
- Pete Kozma went 1-for-4 w/ 1 R
Pitching:
- Shelby Miller got the start and was hampered by bad control: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 BB and 5 K
- John Gaub pitched a perfect inning that included 1 K
- Adam Reifer struck out two in an inning but gave up 1 H and 1 unearned run
Hitting:
- Kolten Wong went 3-for-3 w/ 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI and 1 SB
- Jermaine Curtis went 1-for-3 w/ 2 BB
- Oscar Taveras went 2-for-4 w/ 2 RBI
- Chris Swauger went 2-for-4 w/ 1 2B and 1 R
- Xavier Scruggs went 2-for-4 w/ a 3-run homer
- Greg Garcia went 2-for-3 w/ 1 BB and 2 R
Pitching:
- Richard Castillo started for the Cardinals: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB and 4 K
- Michael Blazek pitched only 0.2 innings, he struck out both batters
- Keith Butler pitched the final inning for his 16th save of the season, the inning included 1 BB and 1 K
Hitting:
- The much maligned James Ramsey had a successful professional debut, he went 3-for-5 w/ 1 2B, 1 R and 1 SB
- Rainel Rosario (1 RBI) and Geoff Klein both went 1-for-4
- Luis De La Cruz went 3-for-4 w/ 1 RBI
- Mike O’Neill went 0-for-4 w/ 1 BB, 1 R and 2 SB
Pitching:
- Scott Schneider pitched the first 4.0 innings, they included 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB and 1 K
- Todd McInnis pitched 2.0 innings and gave up 3 H and 1 R, he recorded 2 K’s as well
- Iden Nazario was the only pitcher to hold the Hammerheads scoreless, he went 2.0 innings that included 1 H and 3 K
Hitting:
- Stephen Piscotty went 1-for-4 w/ 1 2B and 1 R
- Anthony Garcia went 1-for-3 w/ 1 RBI
- Juan Castillo went 3-for-4 w/ 1 3B and 1 R
- Roberto Reyes went 1-for-4 w/ 1 RBI
Pitching:
- Willy Paulino was a victim of shabby defense but maintained a good strikeout rate: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R (0 ER), 3 BB and 7 K
- Jonathan Cornelius was not good
- Ethan Cole pitched 1.0 scoreless inning to close out the game, it included 2 H and 1 K
Hitting:
- Breyvic Valera went 1-for-4 w/ 1 BB, 1 RBI and 2 SB
- David Washington went 2-for-4 w/ 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB, 2 R and 1 SB
- Patrick Wisdom went 2-for-4 w/ 1 3B, 1 BB, 1 R and 1 RBI
- Jesus Montero went 3-for-4 w/ 1 2B, 1 R and 3 RBI
- Matthew Young and Steven Ramos both went 1-for-4
- Jordan Walton went 1-for-3
Pitching:
- Joe Cuda got the start for the Muckdogs: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 BB and 3 K
- Lee Stoppelman was dominant in his 2.1 innings, he recorded 4 K and was credited with the win
- Corey Baker went the final 2.0 innings and recorded 1 K, it was his 1st save of the year
Hitting:
- C.J. McElroy went 0-for-4 w/ 1 R and 1 SB
- Ildemaro Vargas went 1-for-4
- Jeremy Schaffer went 1-for-3 w/ 1 2B and 1 R
- Ronard Castillo went 1-for-4 w/ 1 2B
- Bruce Caldwell went 1-for-4 w/ 1 2B and 1 RBI
- Lance Jeffries went 1-for-3 w/ 1 3B and 1 R
Pitching:
- Victor De Leon had the best starting performance on the farm: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB and 7 K
- Jeffrey Rauh and Ronald Shaban could not keep the White Sox down over the next 3.0 innings and Shaban took the loss
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Yeah, but Ramsey struck out. Worst draft pick EVAH!
Shelby, you are making it hard for me to defend you
It is a lost year development wise…
Important lessons about off season conditioning this year, which is better to learn in the Minor Leagues and wont be repeated once he makes it to the show.
The problems I am having is how are his secondary pitches coming along and how is his arm.
Is the Shelby Miller dream over and by that I mean when a young pitching prospect hits a stump and gets all confused like Miller, they often injure their arm overthrowing and over compensating in their mechanics and just fade into the sunset. I hope this is not Miller’s outcome. I think the Cards should be very careful with him. I would consider shutting him down if his woes continue rather than trying to pitch through it. Back to Florida might be the place for him.
Back to Florida might not be a bad idea. That way he can work with Dennis Martinez.
Who thought that the team forcing him to work on his curveball was going to be easy? They probably told him don’t worry abotu stats because they will suck, you need to work on developing your pitches.
I agree 100%!
Small note: Cox is up to a .153 ISO. Not good, but it’s a slight improvement over his overall ISO last season (.128).
He’s not even hitting for much power this season and his ISO is still higher than his season in the launching pad league.
True, but he spent 1/3 of last season in PB, and the first half of his 2/3 season in Springfield ‘adjusting’ to the level. He was a pretty good hitter the last month or two of last year in AA.
Cedric Hunter: Any chance he gets a shot with the Cardinals? Seems like a solid player who gets atleast one hit every time he is in the lineup.
Just one standout from the abbreviated DSL game, but a few big performances in the GCL
DSL: Carlos Torres, 2 for 3 with his 6th SB – now 6/7 in SBA with a .397 OBP, turns 20 in October.
GCL: Kenny Peoples-Walls, SS – 3 for 4 with a triple
Joseph Almaraz, 1B – a couple bombs, 3 RBI in 4 AB
Rafael Medina also connected for a pinch-hit 3-run shot
Kenny Peoples-Walls is probably the rawest draft selection coming out of that 2011 draft class. He’s got plus speed in his tool box and is raw in most other parts of his game.
How did we get this Ramsey kid for under slot?!?! (oh no, here we go again)
So what’s the story with this Taveras kid? Is he legit or what ?
:)
Side note:
I have always thought it would be cool if you could link the club names at the top of the home page to their MILB.com pages.
De Leon now 16 2/3 innings 2 R 1ER given up in 3 starts.
Shelby’s K rate remains excellent, especially for a 21-year-old starter in AAA — and most especially for a guy with diminished velocity. So I’m guardedly optimistic going forward.
Kolten Kaha Wong reached base 5 times, just as he did two days earlier. Boring and repetitive, Kolten.
Anybody have a report on Richard Castillo’s velocity at Springfield? His Quality Start streak ended, but I’ll take 1 run over 5 innings anytime. Castillo might be a mid-level trade chip now, with his success in AA at age 22 — assuming that V is, say, 89-92 and not 88-90 as it was a couple years ago.
Nice to see Valera steal a pair of bases. The teenager is reportedly reeeeal fast, and it sure looks like he’ll hit for average. Perhaps the organization could make room for him at Quad Cities by promoting Colin Walsh to the FSL? ;)
I like your train of thought, re: Valera/Walsh. Valera went 0 for 5 in his first game at Batavia, and hit in every game since. He’s reached base two or more times in 9 of 13 games during the hit streak.
One thing I’ve observed about trade chips, esp. this time of year:
What seems to matter most is what’s going to look good to the fans of a team dumping its high-priced veterans for whatever they can get.
The prospects they get in return either a) need name recognition; or b) have to be on a one-time roll, with gaudy stats. Last year Alex Castellanos was a 25-year-old in AA having a breakout season. He wasn’t on anybody’s radar before that, but I think it was easy for the Dodgers to sell it their fans. “Sure we dumped Rafael Furcal, a former all-star, but look at this shiny new prospect who’s tearing up the Texas League!” An earlier example was Terry Evans.
So if the Cards are going to make another deadline deal, the team gifting us with vets for the stretch run and postseason will probably want either a former first rounder like Miller or Cox, or a hot-hand guy like Colin Walsh, who’s putting up huge numbers that will look good to casual fans. Or a team could go for both and demand Adams, who’s become a bigger name by putting up huge numbers in all four of his pro seasons, but isn’t in the same class as Taveras or Wong, whose names may as well be pencilled into the Cards’ lineup for 2014 and beyond.
A trade for someone like Adams would make baseball sense, since at this point he projects to be at least major-league average as a first baseman. It would also make baseball sense to grab a fallen-star prospect like Cox, if the team thinks they can tweak his swing to produce more swing.
But I suspect that sometimes the baseball part of it is just a bonus. The real priority is to toss a bone to the fans who’re despondent to see their team give up in July.
I thought that Miller’s velocity was back up the last couple of starts?
His velocity still is still sating at 92-94 he’s just on a “no-shake rule” still to work on his secondary pitches. 5 walks just didn’t have his best stuff last night I’m sure he will bounce back. Stamina may be the issue for him this season.
Why is everyone ready to dump the cardinals best prospects. Check the history of Bob Gibson. He would have been traded early on his career by the people ready to trade Shelby Miller.
To be fair, I’d say few people were maligning James Ramsey as much as they were criticizing the seemingly overly generous signing bonus and draft spot.
Good points, Lou S.
Trades are (oftentimes) at least as much about Public Relations as projectability. And I don’t want to give up Taveras (duh), Wong, Adams, or even Anthony Garcia, as the latter three can all be *reasonably* projected as 3-5 WAR guys over their prime seasons.
And speaking of Adams, someone on this site (azru, maybe?) mentioned pre-season that Adams’ minor league numbers looked a LOT like Allen Craig’s, with Adams actually younger at AA/AAA. I’d sure think long & hard about trading a (potential) left-handed Allen Craig. ;)
Adams minutia: Matt The Bat has now played 160 games across AA and AAA (the two leagues where he’s been age-appropriate), and has hit roughly .320, with 45 homers. The walks are too low, of course…but it’s hard to argue that he’s swinging at bad pitches.
Ramsey was described by some here as “short on tools” or “low upside”, but you’re right, UofI, the chief complaint (mine included) was that the Cards coulda kept that bonus a few hundred grand lower, thus leaving more for some scholastic guys.
The FSL is a nice, aggressive assignment for J.R. — all things considered, it’s (historically) nearly equivalent to hitting in the Texas League. (Not *this* year, though, as the Texas League has its lowest OPS in 20+ seasons.)
Good luck, James. We’re all counting on you.