Down on the Farm: 8/6/2016

AAA  Albuquerque Isotopes exploded over the Sacramento River Cats 9-2:

Austin Slater CF- 2 for 5.  BA= .242.
Grant Green 3B- 2 for 4, HR(7).  BA= .299.
Clayton Blackburn RHP- 7 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 1 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 4.65.

Blackburn's K/BB was terrific if his results were not.

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AA  Bowie Baysox stuffed the Richmond Flying Squirrels 8-2(Game 1 of DH, 7 innings):

Matt Gage LHP- 2 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.15.
Jose Casilla RHP- 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 2.73.

Gage's worst start in awhile, by far.

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AA  Richmond Flying Squirrels turned the tables on the Bowie Baysox 8-2(Game 2 of DH, 7 innings):

Jeff Arnold C- 3 for 4, 2B, HR(3).  BA= .221.
Preston Claiborne RHP- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.03.

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High A Stockton Ports defeated the San Jose Giants 9-4:

TJ Bennett 2B- 4 for 4, 2B, HR(4).  BA= .297.
Reyes Maronta RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.28.

Who is TJ Bennett?  He's a big guy, 6'3", 215, B-L, T-R.  Listed on his milb.com bio page as a SS.  Has played mostly 2B for the Giants.  He went to college at Utah in the Pac-12.  Looks like he played mostly 1B/3B/OF in college.  Played 2 seasons of indy ball before being signed as an undrafted  FA by the Giants.  He's 24 yo.  Raking it for the SJ Giants.  Sleeper.

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Low A  Augusta Greenjackets pounded the Asheville Tourists 11-4:

Jalen Miller 2B- 3 for 5, 2B, HR(3).  BA= .227.
Matt Winn C- 2 for 5.  BA= .240.
Junior Arias RF- 3 for 5, HR(6).  BA= .310.
Jean Angomas DH- 2 for 4, 2B, SF.  BA= .230.
Jake McCasland RHP- 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K's.  ERA= 1.71.
Caleb Smith RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.55.

It took McCasland awhile, but he seems to have found to major traction on his career this season.

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Short Season  Salem-Keizer Volcanoes topped the Spokane Indians 8-3:

Ashford Fulmer CF- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .317.
Kevin Rivera 2B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .305.
Hengerber Medina RHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.75.

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Rookie AZL  Giants outscored the Rangers 6-2:

Sandro Fabian RF- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .326.
Nick Hill DH- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .306.
Alex Bostic LHP- 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K's, GO/AO= 7/0.  ERA= 4.76.
Nick Deeg LHP- 2.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.57.
Julio Benitez RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.15.

I think you are going to be hearing more about Sandro Fabian in the national minor league press.  There's a video out there of him crushing a HR and flipping his bat.  Nice looking player!

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DSL  Cubs2 outlasted the Giants 5-4 in 11 innings:

Ismael Munguia CF- 2 for 6, 2B.  BA= .283.
Angeddy Almanzar 1B- 3 for 6.  BA= .311.
Camilo Duval RHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.57.