Monday, April 16, 2012

Down on the Farm: 4/16/2012

AAA Fresno Grizzlies edged the Tacoma Rainiers 3-2:

Justin Christian(CF)- 2 for 4. BA= .548.
Brian Burres(LHP)- 7 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 4.76.
Heath Hembree(RHP)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K's. ERA= 0.00.

The Heath Hembree era is fast approaching!

AA Reading Phillies downed the Richmond Flying Squirrels 5-3:

Gary Brown- 2 for 3, 2B. BA= .214. Finally a multihit game from Brown.
Tommy Joseph- 2 for 4, 2 2B. BA= .188. Good to see Joseph have a good game too.

High A San Jose Giants made a 3 run HR by Devin Harris stand up for a 3-2 win over the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes:

Shawn Sanford(RHP)- 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 4.24.
Luis Rojas(RHP)- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 1.50.
Chris Wilson(RHP)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 4.50.

Low A Augusta Greenjackets lost to the Charleston River Dogs 5-1:

Scotty Walker(LHP)- 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 0.00.

Walker was signed as an undrafted FA out of the Northwoods League. He's from Rocklin, CA and went to college at UC Davis. He's a TJ survivor and reportedly throws a 95 MPH heater.

2 comments:

  1. i like sanford...does he project out to a 3 or 4, or his ceiling much lower

    kids in augusta seem to mostly be works in progress...dont see a lot of movement up during this season

    giants finally gave fresno a real team...owner has to be happy...they are drawing

    i can really see hembree being ready by june...still dont think the giants wanna rush him

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    1. Don't know that much about Sanford. He's a guy with modest K numbers and a strong groundball tendency. Those types generally project as back of the rotation guys.

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