Minor League Discussion & Boxes 4-24-11

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 7-1 Box Score

 

CF T. Campana 1/4, K

SS M. Camp 0/4, K

LF L. Montanez 1/4, K

1B B. LaHair 0/3, BB, R, 2 K

2B B. Scales 0/2, 2 BB, K

C M. Ramirez 0/3, RBI, 2 K

RF F. Perez 0/3, BB, K, E (2, throw)

PH B. Snyder 0/1

PH S. Moore 0/1

SP T. Diamond 3 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 3 HR, WP, 2-5 GO-FO

RP A. Bibens-Dirkx 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-3 GO-FO

RP J. Gaub 1 perfect, 3 K

RP C. Carpenter 1 perfect, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 4-3 Box Score

 

CF B. Jackson 0/4, 2 K

2B/LF R. Flaherty 2/4, 2 R, RBI, HR (5), K

1B R. Ridling 3/4, 2 R, RBI, HR (5), K

RF M. Spencer 1/3, BB, 2 RBI, 2B (5), K, SB (1), E (2, throw)

3B J. Vitters 0/2, HBP, E (4, fielding)

PH/SS M. Gonzalez 0/1

C S. Clevenger 0/4, K, PB (2)

SS/2B N. Samson 0/3

3B DJ LeMahieu 0/1, BB, PO (1B)

SP C. Rusin 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 HBP, 8-2 GO-FO

RP M. Carrillo 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-3 GO-FO

RP B. Parker 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-2 GO-FO

 

Daytona won 5-3 Box Score

 

SS J. Lake 1/5, R, RBI, 2B (7), CS (2), PO (1B)

3B M. Cerda 0/3, BB, K

RF JH Ha 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (3), Assist (Home)

1B J. Bour 1/3, BB

C M. Brenly 0/4, 2 K

2B L. Watkins 0/3, BB, R, 3 K, E (1, fielding)

CF E. Crawford 3/4, RBI, 2B (4), K

SP A. Kurcz 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, HR, 2-3 GO-FO

RP K. Rhoderick 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 4-1 GO-FO

RP F. Batista 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO

 

Peoria with an off day.

 

OVERALL: 2-1

[Guest]

Sorry about getting this up late, I had some Internet connection issues.

 

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Thomas Diamond (0-1, 8.78 ERA, 13.1 IP, 15 K, 9 BB)

Tennessee: LHP Chris Rusin (1-0, 6.43 ERA, 14 IP, 13 K, 3 BB)

Daytona: RHP Aaron Kurcz (1-0, 5.68 ERA, 12.2 IP, 9 K, 6 BB)

[Guest]

Logan Watkins has just been dreadful to begin the season.

 

Another XBH for Lake, this time a double. Kurcz: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 HR.

[Outshined_One]

Diamond with another not so hot start, giving up 3 HRs and 6 runs (5 earned) in three innings.

 

In Daytona, Ha hit his third HR. Kurcz pitched pretty well (7 IP, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K).

[Guest]

Diamond with another not so hot start, giving up 3 HRs and 6 runs (5 earned) in three innings.

 

In Daytona, Ha hit his third HR. Kurcz pitched pretty well (7 IP, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K).

 

I wasn't listening to the game but I wonder if this is going to be one of those times where MiLB.com will update Kurcz down to like 5 or 6 innings in a few hours because I don't know that he'd be able to go 7 considering the pitch count he'd need to rack up 9 K/3 BB.

 

Ha's home run power (in the FSL, no less) has been a surprising positive.

 

ETA: Kurcz' line updated = 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR. Rhoderick got the stats for the 5th, 6th and 7th.

[Guest]

HR #5 for Flaherty.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Sad to see all those easter eggs from Jackson, and Vitters, but Rebel Ridling is really mashing. Does he project as anything more than a Hoffpauir/Fox/LaHair type, or worse, Blake Lalli? Hes almost 25 years old, but that .404/.474/.692 line sure is pretty, plus hes got a great baseball name. Hes always had solid but not spectacular numbers in the minors, but has always gone largely unnoticed.

[toonsterwu]

He's definitely a bit more than a Lalli type (I like Lalli, in terms of what he provides as a hard-working, willing to do anything guy, but little power at a corner position is never good). Right now, I'd put him along the lines of a Hoffpauir type. That said, I want to see if the power production stays - for all his raw power, he had a .160 ISOP last year. He's got a chance to make the bigs in some fashion ... particularly in a system as weak as our is with corner guys, but IMO, more of a wait and see type for now.