Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Down on the Farm: 4/13/2011

AAA Tacoma Rainiers defeated the Fresno Grizzlies 3-1:

Darren Ford, Emmanuel Burriss, Travis Ishikawa- 1 for 4, SB.
Shane Loux- 8 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 2.57.
Blake Beavan(Tacoma)- 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 0.90.

What, Travis is getting in on the SB act too? He gets his first, Ford #6 and Burriss #12. Beavan is a former first round draft pick(#17) by Texas who went to Seattle in the Cliff Lee trade.

AA Bowie Baysox topped the Richmond Flying Squirrels 4-1:

Joe Koshansky- 2 for 3, HR(1). BA= .292.
Daryl Maday- 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 5.06.
David Quinowski- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K's. ERA= 0.00.

Koshansky is a MILB veteran.

A+ Lancaster Jethawks outlasted the San Jose Giants 4-3 in 12 innings:

Gary Brown- 1 for 5, S, 2 SB(9). BA= .276.
Ryan Cavan- 1 for 5, 2 SB(2). BA= .143.
Carter Jurica- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .182.
Kelvin Marte- 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.79.
Jose Valdez- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.00.
Chris Wilson- 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00.

Wilson and Hembree had blown Saves. Casilla took the loss while getting just 1 out in the 12'th inning.

If you think the SJ game was long, the Rome Braves outlasted the Augusta Greenjackets 6-5 in 14 innings:

Carlos Willoughby- 2 for 6, 2B, BB, SB(1). BA= .222.
Dan Burkhart- 3 for 5, 2B. BA= .400.
Mario Rodriguez- 6 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, GO/AO= 8/3.
Edward Concepcion- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 3.86.
Matt Graham- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 0 K, GO/AO= 5/2.

Maybe the bullpen is a friendly place for Concepcion? Graham pounding to zone for groundballs. Needs to control the walks.

3 comments:

  1. what does beavan throw? and where is he in the mariner's depth chart....he currently has a sub 1 era

    hey...decker is increasing player's worth by having them run

    gotta hand it to decker...he makes the game fun for fans and the players

    maday was on facebook tonite chatting with gb about the bonds verdict...he now feels safe to walk the streets

    i love pitchers

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  2. 12 SBs in a half-dozen games has to get someone's attention. I know he's been hurt, but at 26, is Burriss considered a prospect or organizational guy at this point? Considering OPS, guy just doesn't seem to have what it takes to hit in the majors.

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  3. Don't know about what Beavan throws. He's a big kid. A lot of these guys evolve over time. Before the 2008 draft he was a typical FB/slider HS pitcher who got it up to about 94 MPH.

    Given the dearth of middle infielders at the major league level as well as dropoff in league-wide power numbers, yes, I think Burriss is still a prospect. His best chance is if he can play SS or multiple positions. He seeems to be taking the multiple positions approach right now. I know there are some who would vehemently disagree with me, but I think you can throw OPS out the window when it comes to leadoff/speed hitters. It's all about OBP, SB's and SB percentage from that position. The #9 slot can be used for that in the AL too.

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