Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 4-15-16

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa lost 8-6 Box Score

 

2B A. Alcántara 0/5, 3 K

C W. Contreras 0/3, R, BB, K

1B D. Vogelbach 1/4, R, HR (1), 3 RBI, 3 K

CF A. Almora 1/4, K

SS M. Kawasaki 1/4, 2B (1), 3 RBI, K, CS (1)

SP D. Rucinski 4.1 IP, 5 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 1-6 GO-FO, 96-55 pitches-strikes

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

 

Tennessee won 4-2 Box Score

 

CF J. Hannemann 2/4, R, 2B (2), RBI, SB (3)

LF M. Zagnuis 1/4, K

2B C. Young 1/4

RF B. McKinney 1/4, R, K

C V. Caratini 0/3, R, BB, K, PB (2), pickoff at first base

DH B. Rademacher 1/1, R, RBI, 3 BB

SP T. Skulina 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 3 WP, 4-2 GO-FO, 83-46 pitches-strikes

RP J. Paniagua 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 4-0 GO-FO

 

Myrtle Beach lost 2-0 Box Score

 

CF R. Crawford 0/4, K

SS G. Torres 0/2, 2 BB, K, CS (1)

2B I. Happ 0/4, K

RF Je. Baez 0/3, SB (1)

SP T. Clifton 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 3 WP, 4-1 GO-FO

 

South Bend lost 10-3 Box Score

 

CF D. Dewees 0/4, RBI, K

LF E. Jimenez 0/4, K

RF E. Martinez 1/4, 2B (1), RBI, K, E (1, throw)

3B M. Rose 1/4, K, E (4, fielding)

SP R. Kellogg 4.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 5-2 GO-FO, 81-50 pitches-strikes

[craig]

Interesting pitching day. None of Clifton, Kellogg, or Skulina are especially strong prospects, all three guys are kind of on the bubble. But any of those three could emerge as variably meaningful prospects if they could put something good together for a while. Clifton has always been wild, but his stuff still seems like potentially as good as anybody we've got other than Cease; if he could put it together and locate, he could easily climb into our top 10.

Skulina's health and velocity and control have always been kind of inconsistent; but I'm still curious about how good and perhaps how fast he might be if he could stay healthy the rest of the year. Tom's guy Kellogg, finesse lefties can survive, and he's still not so old that perhaps some adjustment here or there and maybe he could still end up emerging with reasonable, functionally useful fastball velocity. Hopefully all three can do well tonight.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Have there been any updates on Johnson or Tseng since their respective injuries? Both are still active per their team sites, but that's all I can find.

[craig]

John Arguello said that x-rays (I think it was x-rays) on Johnson came out negative.

[craig]

A guy on Arguello's site attended the Tennessee game yesterday, in which Markey, Black and Conway pitched. he said the Birmingham gun was probably slow, but that of those three Conway was the only one of the three who hit 90 on the stadium gun. Said Markey maxed at 88 on the gun.

 

Not sure what to make of that. Black has consistently gotten scouting for being a hard thrower. If that is premise, and Conway is faster, and Markey is about as fast, and Markey was hitting 88 when even Black wasn't hitting 90, then I suppose we could reason that if Markey and Conway are as fast or faster than Black, that they've got plenty of velocity. Or, perhaps it means that Black for yesterday was not throwing as hard as usual. Perhaps he's cut way back in hopes of controlling the ball, who knows.

 

I just though it was interesting, because I assumed Black would be a couple of mph faster than the other guys.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

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[KaiserCesar]

Vogelbomb in the 8th. Good redemption after the golden sombrero. I'm a little surprised to see his K issues early on.

 

edit: only 3 k's on the evening, slightly less bad

[Quakers]

I have always thought that Skulina was destined to be a decent mlb reliever.

[KaiserCesar]

Almora and Vogelbach showing off their unrestrained power:

 

http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=590867383&sid=milb

 

http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=593145183&sid=mil

 

That Almora hit is some vintage Juan Pierre Flare.

 

Seeing that blurry home run highlight from a big LH hitter makes me miss Schwarber...

[Vinestal]

I saw Candelario was out of the lineup, was there an injury reason for this or just a day off?