Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 4-24-16

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa lost 13-5 Box Score

 

CF A. Almora 0/4, R

1B D. Vogelbach 1/3, R, BB, 2 K

2B L. Watkins 1/4, R, SB (3), E (2, throw)

SS M. Kawasaki 2/4, RBI

SP J. Buchanan 4.1 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 6-3 GO-FO, 76-46 pitches-strikes

RP C. Edwards Jr 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 9-4 Box Score

 

CF J. Hannemann 3/5, 2 R, HR (3), RBI, K, SB (7)

2B C. Young 3/5, 2 R, RBI, SB (8)

3B J. Candelario 1/4, 2, R, 2B (3), RBI, BB

RF B. Rademacher 1/3, RBi, 2 BB, K

LF M. Zagunis 1/3, R, 2 BB, K

SP B. Markey 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 8-3 GO-FO, 90-54 pitches-strikes

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

RP G. Concepcion 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 0-0 GO-FO

 

Myrtle Beach won 4-2 Box Score

 

SS G. Torres 1/4, 2B (4), RBI

2B I. Happ 0/1, RBI, 3 BB

1B Y. Balaguert 1/3, 2 RBI

3B J. Vosler 0/4, 2 K

RF Je. Baez 0/4, K

SP T. Thorpe 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 4-5 GO-FO, 88-52 pitches-strikes

RP R. McNeil 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-3 GO-FO

 

South Bend won 7-6 (10 innings) on a walk-off Eloy Jimenez single Box Score

 

2B C. Sepulveda 2/6, R, 2 K

C PJ Higgins 1/4, R, 2 BB, E (1, missed catch)

CF D. Dewees 2/5, 2 R, 3B (5), 2 RBI, BB

LF E. Jimenez 3/6, R, 2 RBI - game-winning single

RF E. Martinez 1/5, R, RBI, 2 K, outfield assist at third base - game-tying single in the ninth inning

1B T. Alamo 1/5, RBI, 2 K

SP C. Sands 4.1 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 2-5 GO-FO, 82-38 pitches-strikes

RP C. Brooks 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 2-0 GO-FO

[Tim]

Carson Sands...was not good today.

 

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA

Carson Sands 4.1 6 6 6 5 1 0 6.28

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Carl Edwards Jr. has now walked 7 guys in 7 innings this year.

[craig]

Hanneman's been a high-K guy in past. High K's and low HR's are not a good combo.

 

But while his BA is still low thus far, his small-sample splits are actually good: 10K/5BB/3HR/67 AB. Guys with only 2:1 K/BB ratios and 3:1 K/HR ratios, over the long haul, usually are good offensive guys. **If** he can sustain ratios like that for the season (massively unlikely), he'll end up with a good-hitting season.

 

His small-sample average is bad because his BABIP is bad, .241. Unusually bad for a guy with his speed, although not unusually bad for a <1-month sample. Perhaps also not that unusually bad for an extreme ground ball-hitter. Hopefully he'll drive the ball more often going forward.

 

Hopefully going forward this year, all of the small-sample things that look positive (HR rate up, K-rate down), while all of the small-sample things that look bad will wash out over larger sample set (low BABIP, high ground-ball rate and presumably low line-drive rate.)