Minor League Notes - 04/29/2009

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 30, 2009 6:42 AM CDT in Minor League Coverage

Top Prospects:

Batter	Team	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	W	K	AVG	Notes
Lawrie, Brett	Wisconsin	2B	3	1	2	1	1	0	.290	2B
Lucroy, Jonathan	Huntsville	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	.267
Dykstra, Cutter	Wisconsin	CF	3	1	1	0	1	2	.242
Gindl, Caleb	Brevard	RF	3	0	1	0	1	0	.403

Top Performers:

Batter	Team	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	W	K	AVG	Notes
Kemp, Corey	Wisconsin	C	3	1	1	4	0	1	.333	HR
Wilson, Steffan	Brevard	DH	2	1	1	2	1	1	.317	HR
Sanchez, Juan	Wisconsin	3B	3	2	2	0	1	1	.289	2B
Rottino, Vinny	Huntsville	RF	5	1	3	0	0	0	.222
Anderson, Drew	Huntsville	PH-LF	2	1	1	2	0	0	.286	2B

Pitcher	Team	IP	H	R	ER	W	K	HR	ERA	Dec	Notes
Jones, Mike	Brevard	7.0	4	2	2	1	4	1	3.27	(W, 3-0)	Game Score: 64
Peralta, Wily	Wisconsin	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.69	(H, 1)
Baron, Casey	Huntsville	1.7	0	0	0	1	3	0	1.69
Willinsky, Mark	Brevard	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.93	(H, 3)
Henderson, Jim	Wisconsin	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.45	(S, 5)

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Huntsville Stars (Double-A) - 10-10
Lost 7-6 (10 innings) at Chattanooga Lookouts (LAD) (box / pbp)

Batter	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	W	K	AVG	Notes
Justis, Shane	2B	5	1	1	1	0	1	.261
Melillo, Kevin	3B	4	1	1	0	1	0	.271
Rottino, Vinny	RF	5	1	3	0	0	0	.222
Lucroy, Jonathan	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	.267
Errecart, Christopher	1B	5	1	1	0	0	2	.159	3B
Parejo, Freddy	CF	3	0	2	0	0	1	.172	2B
Stern, Adam	PH-CF	0	1	0	0	2	0	.329
Caufield, Chuckie	LF	3	0	0	1	0	0	.229
Anderson, Drew	PH-LF	2	1	1	2	0	0	.286	2B
Perez, Yohannis	SS	3	0	0	0	2	0	.289
Holliman, Mark	P	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Raburn, John	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.152
Hopf, Mike	PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.200
Ellison, Derrick	P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	W	K	HR	ERA	Dec	Notes
Holliman, Mark	4.3	8	4	4	2	2	0	7.79		Game Score: 31
Baron, Casey	1.7	0	0	0	1	3	0	1.69
Hinton, Robert	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.93
Ellison, Derrick	2.0	4	3	3	1	1	1	3.77	(BS, 1)(L, 1-1)

Brevard County Manatees (High-A) - 13-6
Won 5-2 vs Daytona Cubs (CHC) (box / pbp)

Batter	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	W	K	AVG	Notes
Schafer, Logan	CF	3	1	1	0	1	1	.293
Farris, Eric	2B	3	1	0	0	1	1	.194
Gindl, Caleb	RF	3	0	1	0	1	0	.403
Wheeler, Zelous	3B	2	1	0	1	2	0	.288
Haydel, Lee	LF	4	1	0	0	0	0	.275
Brewer, Brent	SS	3	0	1	1	1	1	.239
Wilson, Steffan	DH	2	1	1	2	1	1	.317	HR
Miranda, Sergio	1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.161
Maldonado, Martin	C	2	0	0	0	1	1	.298
Brewer, Brent	SS	3	0	1	1	1	1	.239

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	W	K	HR	ERA	Dec	Notes
Jones, Mike	7.0	4	2	2	1	4	1	3.27	(W, 3-0)	Game Score: 64
Willinsky, Mark	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.93	(H, 3)
Wooten, Robert	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1.08	(S, 5)

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Low-A) - 8-10
Won 6-3 vs Great Lakes Loons (LAD) (box / pbp)

Batter	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	W	K	E	AVG	Notes
Dykstra, Cutter	CF	3	1	1	0	1	2	0	.242
Sanchez, Juan	3B	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	.289	2B
Lawrie, Brett	2B	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	.290	2B
Kemp, Corey	C	3	1	1	4	0	1	0	.333	HR
Kjeldgaard, Brock	1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.183
Vass, Michael	LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196
Miller, Erik	RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.277
Zarraga, Shawn	DH	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	.091
Marseco, Michael	SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.153

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	ERA	Dec	Notes
Adams, Cody	5.0	10	3	2	2	1	3.38	(W, 1-1)	Game Score: 39
Peralta, Wily	3.0	1	0	0	2	0	1.69	(H, 1)
Henderson, Jim	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	2.45	(S, 5)

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I missed posting this yesterday

Kevin Goldstein’s evaluation of Evan Anundsen:

Anundsen is not a great prospect by any means. A fourth-round pick out of a Colorado high school in 2006, he went 12-8 with a 4.27 ERA in 2008 in his full-season debut while allowing more than a hit per inning. What he is good at is throwing strikes and keeping the ball on the ground, and he’s never been better at it than he was Tuesday. A 10:30 a.m. start might have helped him, but give credit where credit is due. With an 88-91 mph fastball with heavy sink and run combined with a solid-but-unspectacular breaking ball/changeup combination, Anundsen now has a 1.44 ERA in four starts for the Manatees, and many are projecting him as at least a big league reliever and maybe even a solid innings eater as a starter. Whatever the assessments, they are dramatically more positive than they were a year ago.

Seems to me that an A-ball pitcher who is projected to be at least a big league reliever is something more than “not a great prospect by any means”.

"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.

by battlekow on Apr 30, 2009 11:19 AM CDT reply actions

Perhaps he's implying that the "many" who are projecting that still don't include him...

Or perhaps “not great” is simply code for “not toolsy”. Is Goldstein generally a tools-over-stats guy?

by Zeyes on Apr 30, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Goldstein is (appropriately) pretty scouty about low-level prospects

I think “not a great prospect by any means” is just a too-strongly-worded attempt to caution people that Anundsen doesn’t have the tools to blow up despite the impressive performance.

Anyway, I was mostly just happy that Anundsen is being taken seriously as a possible back-of-the-rotation prospect.

"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.

by battlekow on Apr 30, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions

...who can now be traded for Scott Linebrink.

(I kid…hopefully.)

by Zeyes on Apr 30, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Topic for a future write-up

Inman’s control has been much better this year.

"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.

by battlekow on Apr 30, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions

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