Down on the Farm: 9/4/2016

AAA  Fresno Grizzlies defeated the Sacramento River Cats 5-4:

Grant Green LF- 3 for 4.  BA= .319.
Ruben Tejada SS- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .307.
Chris Stratton RHP- 7 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.87.

Stratton finishes the season strong with an ERA of 2.12 over his last 10 starts.

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AA  Richmond Flying Squirrels beat the Altoona Curve 6-2:

Ryder Jones 3B- 1 for 4, HR(15), BB.  BA= .247.
Tyler Beede RHP- 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.81.
Carlos Alvarado RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.79.

Jones HR was his second grand slam in 2 days.  Tyler Beede finishes the season with the EL ERA title and second in K's.  I agree with Covechatter that he should get some buzz in next year's pre-season national prospect chatter.

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High A  Visalia Rawhide blanked the San Jose Giants 4-0:

Cory Taylor RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 6.75.
Alex Bostic LHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 6.35.
Tyler Cyr RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.35.

Taylor was on a strict pitch count.  Big time watch list for next year.

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Low A Augusta Greenjackets outscored the Rome Braves 8-3:

Kelvin Beltre DH- 1 for 3, 3B, BB.  BA= .254.
Junior Arias 1B- 3 for 4, 2B.  BA= .278.
Jean Angomas LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .260.
Dominic Mazza LHP- 6 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.93.
Sandro Cabrera LHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 0.00.
Ryan Halstead RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.83.
Cesar Yanez RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.05.

I have Angomas and Cabrera as breakout candidates for next year.  Ryan Halstead has gone 20.1 IP over 16 appearances without allowing a run.  On the season he has 62 K's against 9 BB in 54 IP.  And, Cesar Yanez has 19 K's in 13.1 IP over his last 10 appearances and I'm still driving his bandwagon.

A scouting report from David Lee posted on Covechatter's Twitter feed:  Raffi Vizcaino sits 90-94 and tops out at 96 with above average sink and loose arm action.  Still raw in his approach.

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Short Season Boise Hawks buried the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 13-5:

Kevin Rivera 2B- 2 for 5, HR(3).  BA= .323.
Nick Hill 3B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .250.
Brandon Van Horn SS- 1 for 4, HR(1).  BA= .286.
Matt Krook LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 6.17.

Kevin Rivera should be getting some national attention.  Nice recovery for Matt Krook in  bullpen appearance after his last disaster start.  Maybe his future is as a Jeremy Affeldt type reliever?