Minor League Notes - 06/26/2008

by John on Jun 27, 2008 7:23 AM CDT in Minor League Notes Comment 8 comments

Nashville Sounds (AAA) Notes:

Season Record: 31-49, -14.0 GB, 4th place (last) in the PCL’s American North Division
Away Record: 14-27
Home Record: 17-22
Last 10 Games: 3-7
Streak: 1 Win

Won (8-5) @ Round Rock
Eric Gagne, 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K – 10.80 ERA, Game Score: 41
Randy Choate, 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K – 0.00 ERA
Brendan Katin-LF, 3-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, SB - .255 BA
Brad Nelson-1B, 2-2, 2 R, 3 BB - .316 BA
Vinny Rottino-C, 2-5, 2B, R, RBI, K - .279 BA

Huntsville Stars (AA) Notes:

1st Half Record: 41-29, tied for 1st place (Lost tie-break game)
2nd Half Record: 5-4, -2.0 GB, 2nd place in the Southern League’s North Division
Away Record: 19-16, 2-1
Home Record: 22-13, 3-3
Last 10 Games: 5-5
Streak: 2 Wins

Won (8-1) @ Carolina
Brae Wright (W, 6-6), 8 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K – 3.56 ERA, Game Score: 72
Alcides Escobar-SS, 3-6, 2B, HR (7), 3 R, 3 RBI, K - .329 BA
Matt LaPorta-RF, 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB - .295 BA
Carlos Corporan-C, 4-4, 2B, R, BB - .257 BA
Mat Gamel-3B, 1-3, 2B, 1 RBI, 3 BB, K, E (22) - .373 BA

Brevard County Manatees (High A) Notes:

1st Half Record: 35-34, -6.5 GB, 2nd place
2nd Half Record: 3-5, -3.5 GB, 6th place (last) in the FSL’s East Division
Away Record: 14-20, 2-1
Home Record: 21-14, 1-4
Last 10 Games: 4-6
Streak: 1 Win

Won (3-1) @ Fort Myers
Alexandre Periard (W, 6-6), 8 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K – 3.75 ERA, Game Score: 69
Darren Ford-CF, 2-3, 2B, R, RBI, BB, K, SB - .239 BA
Lorenzo Cain-RF, 1-4, 2B, R, RBI, K - .276 BA
Yohannis Perez-2B, 1-3, R - .244 BA

West Virginia Power (A) Notes:

1st Half Record: 32-37, -8.5 GB, 6th place
2nd Half Record: 4-4, -1.0 GB, 4th place in the SAL’s Northern Division
Away Record: 19-17, 4-3
Home Record: 13-20, 0-1
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Streak: 2 Losses

Lost (7-8) vs. Lexington
Amaury Rivas, 5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K – 3.70 ERA, Game Score: 42
Curt Rindal-DH, 2-4, 2B, HR (5), 2 R, 3 RBI, GIDP - .253 BA
Eric Fryer-LF, 3-4, R, RBI, SB - .320 BA
Steffan Wilson-1B, 2-4, 2 2B, 2 R - .270 BA

Helena Brewers (Rookie) Notes:

1st Half Record: 4-6, -4.0 GB, 3rd place in the Pioneer League’s North Division
Away Record: 1-2
Home Record: 3-4
Last 10 Games: 4-6
Streak: 1 Win

Won (5-4) vs. Billings
Trey Watten, 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K – 1.64 ERA, Game Score: 49
Michael Vass-DH, 2-4, 3B, RBI - .167 BA
Brock Kjeldgaard-1B, 2-4, 2 R, RBI, K - .225 BA
Logan Schafer-CF, 1-4, 3B, R, RBI, K - .240 BA

AZL Brewers (Rookie) Notes:

1st Half Record: 1-3, -2.0 GB, tied for 8th place (last) in the AZL
Away Record: 0-2
Home Record: 1-1
Last 10 Games: 1-3
Streak: 1 Win

Won (11-7) vs. AZL Cubs
Greg Miller, 1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K – 13.50 ERA, Game Score: 34
Jose Garcia-LF, 3-5, 2B, 3B, 2 R, RBI, K - .375 BA
Jose Rangel-RF, 1-2, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 SB, HBP, E - .222 BA
Miguel Vasquez-3B, 2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI - .273 BA

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Eric Gagne, 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K – 10.80 ERA, Game Score: 41

Now this, I believe.

Anybody else afraid when this clown comes back the winning ends?

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by No Huddle Offense on Jun 27, 2008 7:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Strangely enough

After MiLB Gameday made his first appearance look like Gagne was all over the place with his pitches and still getting called strikes on it, this time it looks like he basically threw nearly everything right down the middle (and still managed to miss the bats most of the time; shame there’s no velocity listed on MiLB) and was getting squeezed majorly on the strike zone. I honestly don’t know what conclusions to draw from his two appearances.

Incidentally, he also hit a batter in addition to the walk and two hits.

by Zeyes on Jun 27, 2008 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gagne sucks but I want to focus on that Huntsville team

Another dinger for Escobar and with every one you kind of have to believe that power is for real. Two doubles for LaPorta and three walks for Gamel. Too bad Gamel made another error. I really would love to see a breakdown of those 22 errors to see if they were mostly fielding or throwing or both. With Escobar next to him he shouldn’t have far to go to get the balls.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 27, 2008 8:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Brantley left the game with a leg injury, unfortunately

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 27, 2008 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gamel's errors

13 fielding, 9 throwing.

FWIW, in April and May, only 3 of 11 errors were of the throwing variety. Of the 11 errors in June, 6 were on throws.

by Zeyes on Jun 27, 2008 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

Now I guess I should decide if I am happy or sad about that. It seems like he is having trouble in both key areas. That really makes me wonder if he is fixable? I wonder how he compares to Braun and Hart who both played 3rd at Huntsville.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 27, 2008 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don Money seems to think he's quite fixable

Though Gamel’s admitted to getting the yips at third, and I don’t know how ballplayers differentiate between the yips and a full-on case of Steve Blass Disease.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 27, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It seems like he’ll go about two weeks with no problems in the fielding department and then have two errors in a game. So it’s looking like mostly mental problems that have to be worked out yet, and that’s why he’s still at AA.

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by Jordan M on Jun 27, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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