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The system goes 2-for-3 and, outside of Jake Shaffer and Zack Cox, lacks any standout performers. None of the starters had a great night though many of them pitched reasonably well.

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One of the surprise stalwarts for the 2011 Johnson City Cardinals was Kyle Hald. I’ve mentioned his impressive command during his time there last year when he walked just 12 batter sin 53.2 innings. That’s a walk rate around 2 per 9 IP. Hald was old for his level but the command was still noteworthy.

What may have been overlooked was the 2011 work of Seth Maness, which was split between Batavia, Quad Cities and Palm beach. Maness clearly out-controlled Hald during his 53 innings of work walking just 5 batters. Now, Maness finds himself in the midst of a 34 inning walkless streak. (He ended 2011 with 5.2 walkless innings so you can mentally tack those onto the streak if you’d like.)

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Catching up on our poll from a couple days back, Seth Maness pitched another 7 innings without a walk putting his season total at 34. 47% of you voted for “5+ innings” of walkless baseball.  The rest of the non-believers shall be shunned.

A great lineup of arms today around the farm.

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The system goes 3 and 1 on the day; Palm Beach wins for the seventh time in its past nine contests by shutting out Fort Myers thanks to a strong outing by Chris Corrigan. Steven Hill makes a triumphant return from the disabled list. Ryan Jackson continues to give us hope in his bat. Oscar Taveras flashes some skill in the outfield despite entering late in the game. Details after the jump…

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Brandon Dickson had the most impressive day in the system by uncharacteristically striking out more than one batter per inning. With the exception of Kolten Wong, the other top position player prospects were mostly tamed. Memphis and Springfield both won by the score of 2-to-1 while Palm Beach lost a close one in extras. Quad Cities was postponed, so they’ll play two tomorrow. Details after the jump…

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I’m super busy with moving this week, so I’m going to keep it short and sweet.  Previously, we have talked a bunch about age and how it matters for prospect status and age vs league average age.  Minor League Central has a great page with the youngest players per level and per league.  Let’s take a look at which Cardinals show up after the jump.

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Oscar Taveras hit his 7^th homerun of the season in a Springfield victory and Jonathan Rodriguez continued his hot street while helping Palm Beach to a victory.  Quad Cities was swept in a double header despite Tyrell Jenkins’ solid start and his penchant for missing bats.

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Last week I talked about a few picks that fit the Cardinals’ drafting style with the logic that past success will lead to repetition despite the personnel changes that have occurred throughout the organization. This week (and perhaps also in the coming weeks), I take the opposite hypothesis, foreseeing a change in philosophy due not only to the aforementioned personnel differences but also to the surplus that such a consistent style has created.

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