Down on the Farm: 07-06-2010

AAA Fresno Grizzlies defeated the Colorado Springs Skysox 4-2:

Jesus Guzman- 2 for 3, 2B. BA= .305.
Matt Yourkin- 6 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K's. ERA= 3.88.

In his last 4 starts, Yourkin has 4 QS and an ERA= 2.61, with 30 K's and just 3 BB's in 26.2 IP.

AA Harrisburg Senators edged the Richmond Flying Squirrels 3-2:

Darren Ford- 1 for 4, 3B, BB. BA= .236.
Brandon Crawford- 2 for 4. BA= .241.
Clayton Tanner- 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 2 K's, GO/AO= 12/5. ERA= 3.34.

Tanner has a 2.88 ERA in his last 8 starts. His GO/AO>2 might make up for a rather ugly K and BB ratios.

High A Bakersfield Blaze topped the San Jose Giants 9-7:

Juan Perez- 2 for 5, HR(8). BA= .303.
Wendell Fairley- 2 for 4, 2B, BB. BA= .294.
Francisco Peguero- 3 for 5, 2B. BA= .289.
Johnny Monell- 2 for 4, BB. BA= .227.
Jose Flores= 3 for 5. BA= .345.

Fairley has 5 doubles in his last 3 games after hitting only 4 all year prior. As Fairley's average has risen, his IsoOBP(BA-OBP) has dropped from around 0.100 early in the season to .070 now. It's been even lower over his last 10 games, .029 while putting up a BA of .421. Taking pitches and trying to hit with 2 strikes is not for everybody, or for every stage of development. I would deduce that Fairley is consciously being more aggressive at the plate trying to swing at good pitched earlier in the count.

Low A Augusta Greenjackets downed the Lexington Legends 9-5:

Nick Liles- 3 for 3, 2 2B, 2 BB, 2 SB(17). BA= .329.
Ryan Cavan- 2 for 5, 3B. BA= .285.
Tommy Joseph- 1 for 5, HR(10). BA= .228.
Evan Crawford- 1 for 5, 2 SB(15), OF Assist. BA= .260.
Craig Whitaker- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 2.61.

What a line for Liles! Does he bring enough speed to the mix to avoid ending up as another Brian Horwitz? Tommy Joseph is on somewhat of a HR tear with his third in 3 games. Craig Whitaker has had a strange season with several of these dominant outings sprinkled among a bunch of ordinary ones, and what is he doing in Augusta?

Short Season Vancouver Canadians beat the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 3-1:

Adam Duvall- 2 for 4, 3B. BA= .297.
Kevin Couture- 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 2.92.
Stephen Harrold- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.00

Couture's first pro start is a success. Harrold move up from the AZL.

AZL Rookie Giants were idle.

DSL Giants shut out the Mets 5-0:

Eduardo Lopez- 2 for 3, 2B, BB. BA= .310.
Yeini Martinez- 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 1 K. ERA= 1.59.

Don't know anything about these two 19 yo's.