Sunday, April 18, 2010

Down on the Farm: 04-18-2010

AAA Fresno Grizzlies survived a furious comeback by the Portland Beavers to win 7-6:

Buster Posey- 1 for 2, 2 BB. BA= .364.
Brett Pill-1 for 4, HR(1). BA= .243.
Kevin Pucetas- 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 3.94.
Denny Bautista- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00.

Pucetas has improved with each start. This one was typical from before his late season collapse last year.

Look for Denny Bautista to be the first callup if/when the Giants need a bullpen replacement.

AA Reading Phillies dumped the Richmond Flying Squirrels 5-2:

Clay Timpner- 3 for 4.
Thomas Neal- 1 for 3, 2B, HBP.
Andy D'Alessio- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.
Nick Noonan- 1 for 4, 2B.
Craig Whitaker- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 3.00.

Not much to comment on here.

High A San Jose Giants doused the Bakersfield Blaze 6-3:

Ryan Lormand- 3 for 4, BB. BA= .387.
Francisco Peguero- 2 for 5, 2B. BA= .317.
Brandon Belt- 1 for 1, 2 BB, HBP, SF. BA= .414.
Drew Biery- 2 for 3, HBP. BA= .462.
Wendell Fairley- 3 for 4, BA= .269.
Kyle Nicholson- 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 11.57.

Belt puts up the most interesting and busy lines in the organization. This is a key season for Fairley. Let's see if this game is something to build on. Nicholson's start was a vast improvement over his first. Is Lormand any kind of a MI prospect at age 24?

Low A Tommy Joseph hit a 2 run walk off HR in the bottom of the 9'th inning to send the Charleston River Dogs on the road with a 3-1 loss:

Tommy Joseph- 1 for 4, HR(2). BA= .200.
Kyle Vazquez- 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 0.46.
Jose Casilla- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00.
Chris Gloor- 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 3.18.

Remember this is Joseph's pro debut season. He didn't get the benefit of playing Rookie ball last summer. Vazquez is probably at too low a level for his experience, but good to see him doing so well.

2 comments:

  1. Yeah, Belt is pretty interesting, great start for him, if he continues to hit like this (I know, very early, but he's hitting well at home, a noted bad park for hitters to avoid strikeouts), who is blocking his way in Richmond for 1B? Nobody that I can see, Ambort and D'Alessio. Is his defense any good?

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  2. From what I've read, defense at 1B is Belt's strength. If he can hit, it's all the better!

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