Down on the Farm: 5/12/2012

AAA  Omaha Storm Chasers blew away the Fresno Grizzlies 10-1:

Justin Christian(CF)- 3 for 4.  BA= .374.

If I'm a GM out there looking for a very cheap CF option, I'm on the phone to Sabes looking for a trade for JC.

AA  Richmond Flying Squirrels blanked the Bowie Baysox 2-0:

Johnny Monell(1B)- 2 for 3, 2 HR(3).  BA= .219.
Mike Kickham(LHP)- 6.1 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 2.81.
Brett Bochy(RHP)- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(3).  ERA= 1.83.

The 0 BB is the most important component of Kickham's stat line. He's made a successful jump from Low A to AA, but has walked 20 batters in 32 IP.  Free Johnny Monell!

High A  San Jose Giants pushed across a run in the bottom of the 8'th inning to edge the Visalia Rawhide 1-0:

Shawn Sanford(RHP)- 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's, GO/AO= 11/3.  ERA= 4.40.
Edward Concepcion(RHP)- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.28.
Seth Rosin(RHP)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(7).  ERA= 2.63.

Concepcion has 5 straight scoreless appearances covering 6 IP, with just 2 BB and 8 K's.

Low A  Greenville Drive topped the Augusta Greenjackets 2-1:

Kyle Crick(RHP)- 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 2.02.
Adalberto Mejia(LHP)- 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 11.57.
Henry Owens(LHP, Greenville)- 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 4.91.

Crick has 32 K's in 26.2 IP, but has 18 BB's.  This was his first game without crooked numbers in the BB column. Henry Owens is a big LHP from SoCal who I thought the Giants might be interested in last year as a first round draft pick.  He ended up going to the BoSox in the supplemental round.  He's put up similar numbers in the SAL as Crick with a higher K rate and a slightly higher walk rate.  Owens has been an extreme FB pitcher while Crick has kept the ball on the ground.