Down on the Farm: 7/14/2017

AAA  Sacramento River Cats defeated the Salt Lake City Bees 6-4:

Tyler Beede RHP- 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 4 K's, GO/AO= 6/2.  ERA= 5.12.
DJ Snelton LHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 1.93.
Tyler Rogers RHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.17.
Derek Law RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(3).  ERA= 4.50.

-Derek Law seems to have gotten himself straightened out.

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AA Richmond Flying Squirrels edged out the Harrisburg Senators 4-3:

CJ Hinojosa 2B- 1 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .307.
Myles Schroder 3B- 2 for 4, HR(2), BB.  BA= .274.
Tyler Herb RHP- 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.55.
Seth Rosin RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.
Jarrett Martin LHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K.  ERA= 2.95.

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High A  Rancho Cucamonga Quakes blasted the San Jose Giants 7-2:

Ryan Howard SS- 2 for 4, BB.  BA= .322.
Bryan Reynolds RF- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .298.
Matt Winn C- 3 for 4, 2 2B.  BA= .239.
Jake McCasland RHP- 5.2 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 5.18.
Caleb Simpson RHP- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.81.
Michael Cederoth RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 1.20.

- I attended this game.  Quakes lineup is stacked with big beefy power hitters.
-Giants lineup looked bigger, stronger and more athletic than any prior SJ Giants team I can recall.
-There was no radar gun readings in the stadium but Caleb Simpson looked like he was throwing hard.
-Michael Cederoth has high hips and a long stride.  Looks like he's releasing the ball from the front edge of the mound.  He gave up 1 hit but otherwise looked dominant on 2 K's and a comebacker.

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Low A West Virginia Power outscored the Augusta Greenjackets 7-6:

Cristian Paulino CF- 2 for 5, HR(3).  BA= .275.
Skyler Ewing C- 1 for 2, HR(7).  BA= .256.
Michael Bernal 2B- 2 for 3, 2B, HR(1), BB.  BA= .262.
Brandon Van Horn SS- 3 for 4, HR(3).  BA= .261.

-Van Horn had been slumping badly.  This game brought his July BA up to just .225 after hitting .393 in June.

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Short Season  Boise Hawks topped the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 3-2:

Jose Marte RHP- 4.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 6.35.

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AZL Giants were idle.

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DSL  Giants crushed the Padres 14-1:

Aynesber Sivira SS- 2 for 6.  BA= .261.
Ghordy Santos DH- 1 for 3, BB, Sac.  BA= .145.
Alex Canario RF- 3 for 4, 2B, 3B, BB.  BA= .276.
Franklin Labour LF- 2 for 3, HR(3), BB, SB(6).  BA= .317.
Omar Medina 1B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .238.
Yovanny Medina RHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 3.18.

-Sivira has played multiple positions.  I don't recall if this is his first start at SS.
-Canario looks like the top prospect on this team right now.  He has a .388 OBP, .491 SLG% for an OPS of .880.  To top that off he also has 12 SB's!

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Around the Minors:  The Burdi brothers, Zack and Nick, are both paying the price for their ability to throw baseballs 100 MPH as they both have torn UCL's and will undergo Tommy John Surgery.