Albuquerque Isotopes 1 @ Iowa Cubs 6
Logan Watkins had a great day. He collected another 2 walks and a HR en route to a 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI day. Watkins WAS caught stealing, though. Brett Jackson 2: Whiff Harder went 1-4 with a triple a walk and 2 strikeouts. He looks really bad at the plate. Darwin Barney had his first rehab start and went 1-4 with a pair of strikeouts also. Ryan Sweeney continued to push for a shot in the majors with a 1-3, 1 BB, 1 SO performance. His one hit was a double.
Barret Loux got the start and pitched 5 pretty strong innings. He allowed 6 hits and 2 walks en route to surrendering a single earned run. He also punched 5. His ERA is now 10.50. Yoanner Negrin came in relief and was absolutely nuts. He allowed 2 hits over 3 innings and struck out 8. I actually watched this game on MiLB.tv and he looked legit. I could imagine he finds a way onto the 40-man this year if there is room. Blake Parker pitched a nondescript ninth inning.
Chattanooga Lookouts 6 @ Tennessee Smokies 8
Arismendy Alcantara got back into the swing of things with a 2-5 performance with a 3 run blast. He needed it. Ronald Torreyes also had a nice time, reaching base on a walk and 2 singles. Christian Villanueva drew a walk but had no hits otherwise. He'd come around to score. The other impressive offensive performance belonged to Rubi Silva; he was a HR short of the cycle and ended up with 2 RBI.
Kyle Hendricks put together a decent start. He went 6 innings and allowed 5 hits and 3 walks; that ended up costing him a single unearned run. He only struck out 1. The Lookouts did almost the entirety of their damage against AJ Morris, who allowed 5 earned in 1.1 innings of work. The main culprit was a 3-run bomb by Yasiel Puig…so, that's going to happen from time to time. Frank Batista closed it out with 1.2 innings of nondescript ball.
Daytona Cubs 4 @ Tampa Yankees 9
Javier Baez finally had a decent day. He went 2-4 with a double and a triple, pushing that slugging percentage ever higher. No walks or strikeouts; he did score twice. Zeke DeVoss celebrated his inclusion on the Prospect Watch with a 0-3 performance and a strikeout. Stephen Bruno had a pair of singles that drove in 2 to go along with a strikeout; Dustin Geiger drove in 2, both off of a double (his only hit). Only John Andreoli had a walk for the D-Cubs today, but basically everyone except Baez had at least one strikeout.
PJ Francescon sacrificed the wrong kitten to the pitching gods, and as such went 5 IP of 8 hit, 6 ER ball. He was pretty unlucky; he didn't walk anyone and struck out 5, but gave up two home runs to Gary Sanchez, a great prospect for the Yankees. Eduardo Figueroa came in relief and allowed 3 runs over 3 innings on the strength of 4 walks, no strikeouts, and 2 hits. All 3 runs were unearned.
Kane County Cougars 6 @ Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 8
Kane County Cougars 3 @ Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 1 (11 inn.)
Over the 2 games, Daniel Vogelbach went 1-6 with a HR and 2 walks. I'll take it. Gioskar Amaya had a rough day, going 1-8 with a run scored and a walk. He's down to just .211 on the season. Jeimer Candelario had a great day, all told. He went 3 for 5 with a double and 4 walks. That's an awesome performance. Wilson Contreras had an awful first game (0-3, 1 BB, 1 SO) and a great second one (2-2, 2-run HR).
In game 1, Ian Dickson went 5 innings and surrendered all 7 runs earned. He allowed a home run, 8 hits, and no walks. He also fanned 1. Brian Smith had a nondescript inning of work. In game 2, Felix Pena, Justin Amlung, and Eduardo Orozco combined for a nice outing of 11 innings of 8-hit ball. Pena allowed an unearned run in 6 innings of work.
Comments
5 of Baez’s hits have been for extra bases. His slugging is a decent .421, but that’s going to come down because there’s no way he keeps up that rate of extra base hits. He should have some more hits fall in, but the big question with him is still the ability to get on base. If he’s a guy who can hit .330 it’s not something you worry about too much, but expecting anyone to hit like that is crazy. Nice to see him have a good game.
dmick89Quote Reply
Did your oldest son give up baseball when the Dodgers moved west?
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(dying laughing)
We should rename Brett Jackson every year according to the appropriate Die Hard film. By the time he hits free agency he’ll be Walk Free or Whiff Hard.
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🙁
I couldn’t watch but tracked the PAs on Gameday (not sure how accurate). A few of the pitches he swung through I felt should have been destroyed, and he couldn’t even touch them. Of course, MiLB Gameday doesn’t list pitch type or speed, only location.
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Today will probably be a good indicator of whether the Phillies need to take Roy Halladay to that nice farm upstate.
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Q: What does a lawyer get when you give him Viagra?
A: Taller
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So Al is part of the Village People now?
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Happy birthday, Greg Maddux.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLECMCargd8
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@ GBTS:
His grandson did
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New shit.
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