Down on the Farm: 8/13/2014

AAA  Fresno Grizzlies defeated the Oklahoma City Redhawks 4-3:

Austin Fleet(RHP)- 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 5.16.
Erik Cordier(RHP)- 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(3).  ERA= 3.91.

AA  Richmond Flying Squirrels vs New Hampshire Fisher Cats postponed.

High A  Rancho Cucamonga Quakes edged the San Jose Giants 2-1:

Daniel Carbonell(CF)- 2 for 4, HBP, SB(1).  BA= .400.
Mitch Delfino(3B)- 2 for 5, 3B.  BA= .291.
Nick Vander Tuig(RHP)- 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, GO/AO= 13/4.  ERA= 2.12.

Carbonell continues to impress at the plate.  Patience seems to be paying off for Vander Tuig.

Low A  West Virginia Power took a pair from the Augusta Greenjackets by identical scores of 5-3:

Game 1

Ty Ross(Catcher)- 1 for 3, HR(6).  BA= .253
Scott Price(1B)- 2 for 3, 3B.  BA= .667.
Ryan Jones(3B)- 2 for 2, 2B, Sac.  BA= .254.
Luis Ysla(LHP)- 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 2.36.

Game 2

Chris Lofton(RF)- 2 for 2, 2 2B, BB.  BA= .251.
Ray Black(RHP)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.99.

Short Season  Salem-Keizer Volcanoes topped the Eugene Emeralds 2-1:

Austin Slater(RF)- 1 for 3, BB, SB(4).  BA= .444.
Jose Reyes(RHP)- 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.75.

Rookie AZL  Game 1  Giants downed the Brewers 4-3:

Chase Compton(1B)- 3 for 4, 2B.  BA= .328.
John Riley(Catcher)- 2 for 2, 2B, BB.  BA= .182.
Sam Coonrold(RHP)- 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 3.74.
Stetson Woods(RHP)- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

Woods now has 13 K's against 3 BB's in 9.2 IP.  Very impressive command for a young kid who is 6'8".  SSS, of course.

Rookie AZL Game 2  Giants beat the Brewers 8-2 in 10 innings:

Byron Murray(DH)- 2 for 5, 2 2B.  BA= .273.
Chase Compton(1B)- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .333.
Nataniel Javier(3B)- 2 for 5.  BA= .400.
Tyler Beede(RHP)- 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 0.00.
Rayan Hernandez(RHP)- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 1.99.
Greg Brody(RHP)- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.98.

Wow!  Look who shows up in Arizona!  Nataniel Javier, a 6 figure bonus baby from last year's DSL squad who struggled last year and was suspended 50 games for a PED bust.  His was about the last name I expected to see in the boxscore!  Getting cautiously excited about Byron Murray.  I like that the Giants are not getting greedy with Beede.  Rayan Hernandez has 8 scoreless appearances in a row with 13 K's against just 2 BB's in 11 IP.  His ERA has dropped from 3.28 to 1.99.

DSL  Orioles2 blanked the Giants 2-0:

Prebito Reyes(LHP, 18 yo)- 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.32.

Reyes has allowed 0 ER in his last 3 starts over 17 IP.  He has allowed just 2 runs in his last 5 starts covering 28 IP.  In that span he has 21 K's against just 4 BB's.