Only Batavia was in action as the minor league playoffs get underway. Hit the jump for the DFR: Playoff! Edition! as I resist the temptation to insert a Jim Mora youtube video.
Archive for the “Daily Farm Reports” CategoryCongrats to the Memphis Redbirds who made the PCL playoffs in their last regular season game today! Let’s quickly run down the success of the minor league teams this year. Palm Beach was the only squad not to make the playoffs. This is certainly not a be-all end-all status report of the health of the system, but I can remember recently when the minor league affiliates were in last place in all levels. This is better! Better players make better teams who win more games. Easy right? Memphis: playoff berth Congrats to the Cardinals affiliates who made the postseason. On to the end of the regular season DFR! Reporting from Quad Cities, Memphis makes some noise in the second to last game of the series. Note: Be patient with the DFRs this weekend as I’m unsure what kind of internet access I’ll have. I will do what I can to post in a timely manner. To overlook the farm system on this final day (for me) of regular DFR turn I’d like to be a tad forward looking. While the Cardinals have been a frustratingly underachieving team, to the point that a manager with lesser credentials would have more than likely been held accountable by termination mid-season, there is still a substantial amount of games remaining on the schedule that one last surge is plausible. Wins must begin to come in bunches, starting this weekend. While saying anything is a ‘must win’ is silly as long as there are still numbers left on that elimination column (or if you are Marv Levy, you have a different opinion about must wins), that bunch of wins has to start Friday. A sweep, the ultimate correction to this horrendous 2 week stretch, would move the Cardinals back to a 5 game deficit. The Reds would leave St. Louis to face one of their toughest remaining series, a four game set in Colorado while the Redbirds head to the land of brats and beer, Milwaukee. Any combination of Rockies wins equal to or greater than 2 and Cardinals wins of 3 in those two 4 game sets and the Cardinals find themselves back in a position where picking up a win a week for the remainder of the season gives them a chance. By the time we talk again next week, we will know a lot more about how the picture for the Cardinals postseason hopes look. Having seen this team for the 120+ games they’ve played so far, my gut tells me that it won’t be a pretty picture. However, I also know this offense has to revert to the mean hard and soon. And when that happens, the runs will flow in a glorious fashion. Let’s hope the pitching decides to steady itself the rest of the month as well. On to the DFR! Minor League baseball in September. It just feels funny. Although, the nice thing (or awful thing) is that the farm system won more games in 1 night than the Cardinals have won in the last two weeks. /sad trombone On one of my last two full DFRs for the year. Arizona Fall League Rosters came out today and the Cardinals are sending 5 players so far with 3 more Cardinals to be announced (probably after the minor league playoffs). All the Cardinals are on the Surprise Rafters. Johnson City spoils a perfect night for the minor leagues, but there was a Tyrell Jenkins and Roberto De La Cruz sightings! Onwards and downwards on the screen! Five games on the docket tonight as Palm Beach was suspended before completing four. The system went 3-2 otherwise. On to the DFR…. |
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