Down on the Farm: 7/31/2018

AAA  Sacramento River Cats were idle.

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AA  New Hampshire Fisher Cats downed the Richmond Flying Squirrels 11-5:

Luigi Rodriguez RF- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .288.
Jonah Arenado 1B- 4 for 4, 2B.  BA= .205.
Carlos Diaz LHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.71.
Dan Slania RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 2.92.

Free Luigi!  Rough season for Jonah Arenado.  Maybe this is the start of a good stretch for him?

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A+. Visalia Rawhide whipped the San Jose Giants 8-1:

Jacob Heyward LF- 2 for 5.  BA= .255.
Jalen Miller 2B- 0 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .278.
Matt Winn C- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .240.
Trevor Horn RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

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Low A  Augusta Greenjackets vs Kannapolis Intimidators postponed by rain.

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Short Season  Everett Aquasox buried the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 12-6:

Jose Layer CF- 0 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .285.
Diego Rincones LF- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .351.
David Villar 3B- 2 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .286.
Robinson Medrano DH- 2 for 4, HR(6).  BA= .272.
Aaron Bond RF- 2 for 4, SB(4).  BA= .276.
Nico Giarratano SS- 1 for 4, HR(5).  BA= .319.

Looking ahead to next year, Joey Bart is a lock for San Jose, if not Richmond.  David Villar looks like he's ready for the jump to SJ too.  Does Jacob Gonzalez stay back in Augusta?  I would look for Jose Layer, Diego Rincones and Nico Giarratano in Augusta next season.

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Rookie AZL  Athletics blanked the Giants Orange 2-0(completion of suspended game from 7/30/2018):

Beicker Mendoza 1B- 2 for 4.  BA= .358.
Ben Madison RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 6.75.
Jacob Lopez LHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 1.23.
Andy Rohloff RHP- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.38.

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Rookie AZL  Giants Orange defeated the A's 4-2(regularly scheduled game, 7 innings):

Yorlis Rodriguez 1 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .333.
Andres Angulo C- 1 for 3, 2B.  BA= .311.
Seth Corry LHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 2.61.
Yoel Veras RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(2).  ERA= 3.29.

Yorlis Rodriguez is a candidate for 3B in Augusta next year too, but could also go to Salem-Keizer.

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Rookie AZL  Giants Black outscored the Reds 8-7:

Alexander Canario CF- 0 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .267.
Frankie Tostado 1B- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .333.
Franklin Labour RF- 2 for 4, 2B, BB, 2 SB(6). BA= .328.
Jose Rivero 2B- 3 for 4.  BA= .286.

Alexander Canario, Frankie Tostado and Franklin Labour would all seem to be candidates for Augusta next season.
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DSL  Giants edged out the Pirates2 4-3:

Luis Toribio 3B- 1 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .288.
Martin Doria 2B- 2 for 4.  BA= .258.
Robinson Batista LF- 2 for 3, HR(1), BB, SB(8).  BA= .243.
Ivan Armstrong RHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's, GO/AO= 8/2.  ERA= 2.78.
Josdeiker Marcano RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 1.57.

Ivan Armstrong is a big-bodied 17 yo who looks like he just pounds the zone with heavy fastballs.