Minor League Discussion & Boxes 4-14-12

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 6-5 Box Score

 

LF T. Campana 2/5, R, K, SB (5), Assist (Home)

CF B. Jackson 2/5, R, RBI, 2B (3), HR (2), K

C W. Castillo 3/4, BB, RBI

1B A. Rizzo 1/4, 2B (1)

RF D. Sappelt 1/4, 2 K

2B A. Cardenas 1/4, R

3B J. Vitters 1/4, 2 RBI, 2B (2), K

SP T. Wood 5 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, HR, 3-3 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 5-2 Box Score

 

SS E. Soto 2/4, K

2B L. Watkins 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (1)

CF JH Ha 0/3, BB, K

DH J. Bour 0/3, BB, 2 K

1B R. Ridling 1/4, R, 3B (1), K

RF M. Burgess 3/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (2), HR (2)

SP B. Raley 7 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR, 5-9 GO-FO

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

 

Daytona lost 8-0 Box Score

 

LF M. Szczur 0/3, BB, K

2B R. Torreyes 1/3, BB, K

DH G. Rohan 1/4

CF J. Andreoli 0/3, BB, 3 K

SS A. Alcantara 0/4, K, E (6, missed catch)

SP Z. Cates 3.1 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, WP, Balk, 6-2 GO-FO

RP B. Wallach 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2-2 GO-FO

RP T. Zych 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO

 

Peoria lost 4-3 Box Score

 

2B Z. DeVoss 2/5, R, 3 RBI, HR (1), K

3B W. Darvill 0/5, 2 K, E (2, fielding)

SS M. Hernandez 0/3, BB, 2 K

CF PC Chen 1/2, 2 BB, R

SP B. Wells 5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HBP, 8-0 GO-FO

RP K. Burke 2.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

 

OVERALL: 1-3

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: LHP Travis Wood (1-0, 4.50 ERA, 6 IP, 6 K, 1 BB)

Tennessee: LHP Brooks Raley (0-0, 2.84 ERA, 6.1 IP, 4 K, 1 BB)

Daytona: RHP Zach Cates (0-1, 54.00 ERA, 1 IP, 1 K, 4 BB)

Peoria: RHP Ben Wells (0-0, 2.25 ERA, 4 IP, 3 K, 0 BB)

[Linguistic Man]

The Chiefs game will be on Milb.tv this afternoon. I'm excited to be able to watch Wells for the first time!

[Guest]

Reggie Golden placed on the DL (knee). Oliver Zapata up from extended spring training to replace him.

[Guest]

Rough 1st for Ben Wells: 3 runs on 2 HBP and 2 doubles.

 

Taiwan Easterling did get his 2nd hit of the season.

[Guest]

Zeke DeVoss 2-run HR in the 3rd. It's his first professional HR.

[Guest]

Wells has recovered after that rough 1st inning. Since the 1st, he's given up 1 H, 1 BB and struck out 4.

 

Overall for the day, that's 5 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 HBP, 7-0 GO-FO. Only 55 pitches so I think he should be out there for the 6th.

[ctcf]

Wells has settled down considerably since the first. Just struck out the side (all called 3rd strikes) in the 5th.

[Guest]

Wells final line is 5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HBP, 8-0 GO-FO on 63 pitches.

[davell]

There's quite a bit to like about his line.

[rawaction]

Wells final line is 5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HBP, 8-0 GO-FO on 63 pitches.

 

Is he typically this much of a groundball pitcher?

[javy knows my name]

Wells final line is 5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HBP, 8-0 GO-FO on 63 pitches.

 

Is he typically this much of a groundball pitcher?

 

Yes. He has a power sinker that misses bats, but it's mainly for inducing grounders, as I understand.

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

Wells final line is 5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HBP, 8-0 GO-FO on 63 pitches.

 

Is he typically this much of a groundball pitcher?

 

This might be an extreme but he gets gronudballs IIRC with no stats in front of me.

 

He's probably the most complete SP prospet in the whole system. That's a great thing for him and a bad thing for the system.

[Guest]

Wells final line is 5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HBP, 8-0 GO-FO on 63 pitches.

 

Is he typically this much of a groundball pitcher?

 

Yeah, he's an extreme groundball guy. He had a 3.16 GO/AO last year at Boise.

[Guest]

Zach Cates with a horrible 1st (gave up 5) but threw a scoreless second. All of this is progress after he gave up 6 last time out in 1+.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Micheal Burgess with a HR(reportedly a no doubter) and a 2B. Could he be re-establishing himself as a prospect? He's very age appropriate at 23 in AA.

[Guest]

Logan Watkins with a HR.

 

That made me curious enough to check. That's #7 in ~1250 minor league at bats.

[JockJones]

Micheal Burgess with a HR(reportedly a no doubter) and a 2B. Could he be re-establishing himself as a prospect? He's very age appropriate at 23 in AA.

 

Keep hitting big man.

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

Micheal Burgess with a HR(reportedly a no doubter) and a 2B. Could he be re-establishing himself as a prospect? He's very age appropriate at 23 in AA.

 

Keep hitting big man.

 

Still has the chance to be a RH bat with some power off the bench and a COF glove.

[Guest]

Burgess is left handed.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Vitters starts a new hit streak with a first-pitch double off the left-field wall.

[Guest]

Vitters starts a new hit streak with a first-pitch double off the left-field wall.

Apparently it was a good pitch to hit.

[JockJones]

BJax bomb.

[JockJones]

Wellington Castillo brings his average up to .500 with a single.

[sneakypower]

nice .500/.600/.900 line for Welington now