Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-24-10

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 1-0 Box Score

 

CF S. Fuld 0/4, BB, K

SS D. Barney 0/3, BB, K

RF B. Snyder 2/3, BB, Assist (2B)

DH J. Dubois 0/3, BB, K

1B M. Hoffpauir 0/4, K

3B B. Scales 1/4, 2B (13)

C C. Robinson 3/4

LF J. Adduci 0/3, 2 K

2B M. Camp 0/4, 2 K

SP T. Diamond 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 8/2 K/BB, HR, 5-4 GO-FO

RP J. Jackson 3 scoreless, 3 H, 2/1 K/BB, 5-2 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 3-2 Box Score

 

CF T. Campana 1/3, BB, RBI, 2 K, HBP

SS M. Gonzalez 1/3, BB, RBI, K

LF T. Wright 1/4, K

PH/C S. Clevenger 1/4, K

RF M. Spencer 2/3, BB, R, K

3B J. Vitters 0/3, E (5, fielding)

2B T. Thomas 0/3, BB, R, K

PH M. Smith 1/1, R, RBI, HR (1)

PH R. Canzler 0/0, BB

SP A. Cabrera 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3/2 K/BB, 9-5 GO-FO

RP A. Maestri 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO

RP J. Muyco 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO

RP R. Buchter 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO

 

Daytona won 4-2 Box Score

 

CF B. Jackson 0/3, 2 BB, R, 2 K

3B DJ LeMahieu 1/4, BB, R, CS (2), PO (1B), E (4, fielding)

2B R. Flaherty 2/4, BB, R, 3 RBI, HR (1)

DH R. Ridling 1/3, BB

RF K. Burke 1/4, R

1B J. Opitz 1/4

LF J. Valdez 0/4, 2 K

SS J. Lake 0/3, BB, 2 K

SP C. Rusin 5 scoreless, 2 H, 6/2 K/BB, 7-1 GO-FO

RP C. Siegfried 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3/3 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO

RP M. Perconte 1.1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO

RP L. Sommer 1 perfect, 2/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO

 

Peoria lost 8-7 in the 10th Box Score

 

SS L. Watkins 0/3, BB, R, SB (5), HBP, E (7, fielding)

2B M. Cerda 3/5, R, RBI, 2B (6), E (6, fielding)

DH G. Rohan 1/5, R, 2B (13), K

1B J. Bour 1/5, R, 3 K

LF DJ Fitzgerald 1/4, BB, R, RBI

RF N. Perez 2/3, R, 3 RBI, 3B (1), K, E (1, fielding)

RF R. Jones 0/2, K

C J. Mota 2/4, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (1), K, PB (4)

3B C. Thomas 1/5, 2 K, E (1, fielding)

SP N. Struck 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2/2 K/BB, HR, 6-6 GO-FO

RP R. Morla 1.1 scoreless, 0 H, 1/1 K/BB, WP, 3-0 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff)

RP J. Nagel 2+ IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO

RP J. Leverton 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 4-0 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 2-2

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Thomas Diamond (3-0, 2.08 ERA, 43.1 IP, 17 BB, 37 K)

Tennessee: RHP Alberto Cabrera (0-1, 14.21 ERA, 6.1 IP, 4 BB, 5 K; Daytona & Tenn: 2-3, 5.50 ERA, 37.2 IP, 10 BB, 34 K)

Daytona: LHP Chris Rusin (0-2, 5.24 ERA, 22.1 IP, 1 BB, 22 K)

Peoria: RHP Nick Struck (2-4, 4.94 ERA, 31 IP, 10 BB, 23 K)

[Outshined_One]

Chiefs are taking on one of the top Cardinals prospects in Shelby Miller today.

[bcl412]

Chiefs are taking on one of the top Cardinals prospects in Shelby Miller today.

 

Peoria took him out in the second inning.

[Vinestal]

Why isnt Lee in the lineup for Peoria today? He's not injured is he?

[TruffleShuffle]

Chiefs are taking on one of the top Cardinals prospects in Shelby Miller today.

 

i'm believe he's their top prospect by a pretty good margin. their system is terrible.

[ctcf]

Damn is Vitters ever in a slump.

 

PS, can we really not use Diamond for anything? Could he be converted for a BP role?

[Guest]

Damn is Vitters ever in a slump.

 

PS, can we really not use Diamond for anything? Could he be converted for a BP role?

If guys are making contact but the hits aren't dropping in I don't really worry. That's the case for Vitters right now.

 

I've been pimping Diamond since we picked him up.

[Guest]

Cabrera with a MUCH better outing today. Still only a 3:2 K:bb ratio, but 6IP and 1ER is so much better than before.

[ctcf]

Damn is Vitters ever in a slump.

 

PS, can we really not use Diamond for anything? Could he be converted for a BP role?

If guys are making contact but the hits aren't dropping in I don't really worry. That's the case for Vitters right now.

 

I've been pimping Diamond since we picked him up.

 

Glad to see I'm not alone there.

 

Diamond's final line: 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 8 K, 5-4 GO-FO

 

Not too shabby. His ERA currently stands at 2.01.

[Guest]

JJax gave up a leadoff double to Hank Conger, but then pitched out of the jam.

 

And Rusin actually gave up two walks tonight, tripling his total for the year.

[woodchip2153]

JJax gave up a leadoff double to Hank Conger, but then pitched out of the jam.

 

And Rusin actually gave up two walks tonight, tripling his total for the year.

 

now that's impressive. ;)

[Guest]

Argh!

 

Smokies down 1 in the ninth. leadoff man gets on with a single. Vitters up with a chance to be a hero and...

 

they have him bunt.

 

friggin morons.

[Little Slide Rooter]

J Jax goes 3 IP with 3 H 1 BB 2 K, and with that, his ERA goes down to a sparkling 1.99. He has yet to give up a run since converting to the bullpen, but who cares when we got Bullet Bob Howry for cheap.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Damn is Vitters ever in a slump.

 

PS, can we really not use Diamond for anything? Could he be converted for a BP role?

If guys are making contact but the hits aren't dropping in I don't really worry. That's the case for Vitters right now.

 

I've been pimping Diamond since we picked him up.

 

Glad to see I'm not alone there.

 

Diamond's final line: 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 8 K, 5-4 GO-FO

 

Not too shabby. His ERA currently stands at 2.01.

 

Im a big Diamond fan as well, but theres really nowhere to put him. Too bad we can have a 9 man rotation of Z/Lilly/Demp/Wells/Silva/Gorz/Diamond/Cashner/Jackson.

[Outshined_One]

Argh!

 

Smokies down 1 in the ninth. leadoff man gets on with a single. Vitters up with a chance to be a hero and...

 

they have him bunt.

 

friggin morons.

 

It ended up working out in the end, though.

 

Still, that was a really dumb idea.

[Guest]

Argh!

 

Smokies down 1 in the ninth. leadoff man gets on with a single. Vitters up with a chance to be a hero and...

 

they have him bunt.

 

friggin morons.

 

It ended up working out in the end, though.

 

Still, that was a really dumb idea.

It worked because the pitcher proceeded to walk the next two guys.

 

I hate bunting.

[Guest]

Chris Rusin needs a promotion.

[Outshined_One]

Robinson Chirinos started the game at C for the Smokies, but was PH for in the 1st. Weird.

 

Also, on a related note, I forgot to mention yesterday that LHP Dustin Sasser was taken out in yesterday's Smokies game. The recap lists a soft ground ball hit to him, he made an error, and then an injury delay occurred, with Muyco coming in to replace him at pitcher. Hope he's okay.

[fromthestretch]

J Jax goes 3 IP with 3 H 1 BB 2 K, and with that, his ERA goes down to a sparkling 1.99. He has yet to give up a run since converting to the bullpen, but who cares when we got Bullet Bob Howry for cheap.

 

He's pitched six consecutive games in relief. The last five have been scoreless. He gave up one earned in one inning in the first relief appearance.

[jacey]

when Lilly gets traded, Diamond gets his promotion

[Guest]

Robinson Chirinos started the game at C for the Smokies, but was PH for in the 1st. Weird.

 

Chirinos suffered a concussion when he was hit with a foul ball in the top of the first.

[toonsterwu]

J Jax goes 3 IP with 3 H 1 BB 2 K, and with that, his ERA goes down to a sparkling 1.99. He has yet to give up a run since converting to the bullpen, but who cares when we got Bullet Bob Howry for cheap.

 

I think waiting another week with Jackson to call him up is the smart thing to do. When you are this close to June, might as well wait until June, when the chances of Jackson getting Super Two status in a couple years are slim to none.

[Wrigley Rat]

Catcher Robinson Chirinos was struck by a foul ball in the first that bent his mask. He left the game because of a concussion and likely will be placed on the disabled list.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/may/24/in-closing-cishek-welcomes-chance/

[tfarks]

J Jax goes 3 IP with 3 H 1 BB 2 K, and with that, his ERA goes down to a sparkling 1.99. He has yet to give up a run since converting to the bullpen, but who cares when we got Bullet Bob Howry for cheap.

 

I think waiting another week with Jackson to call him up is the smart thing to do. When you are this close to June, might as well wait until June, when the chances of Jackson getting Super Two status in a couple years are slim to none.

 

That's a good point and I wouldn't be worried. With Z returning to the rotation for the Pirates series someone is going to be bumped into the bullpen. I assume they'll wait until after that is settled to bring in Jackson for somebody.