AAA: Albuquerque Isotopes outscored the Sacramento River Cats 17-10:
Luis Matos RF- 2 for 4, HR(10), BB. BA= .252.
Grant McCray CF- 1 for 5, HR(6), BA= .270.
Hunter Bishop DH- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(7). BA= .219.
Jakson Reetz C- 2 for 4, 2 2B, BB. BA= .255.
Donovan Walton SS- 2 for 4. BA= .298.
Camilo Doval RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 18.00.
I couldn't resist putting Doval's line in there.
AA: Hartford Yard Goats defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 6-1:
Justin Wishkoski 3B- 0 for 1, 3 BB. BA= .200.
Nick Garcia RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 1.14.
A+: Eugene Emeralds buried the Vancouver Canadians 15-4:
Scott Bandura RF- 3 for 5, 2B, BB, 2 SB(14). BA= .248.
Sabin Ceballos 3B- 2 for 5, SF. BA= .343.
Bryce Eldridge DH- 1 for 2, 3 BB, SF. BA= .315.
Onil Perez C- 2 for 4, 2B, 2 BB. BA= .235.
Charlie Szykowny 1B- 2 for 5, 2B. BA= .297.
Quinn McDaniel 2B- 2 for 5, BB. BA=.235.
Jonah Cox CF- 1 for 2, 3 BB, SB(17). BA= .227.
Joe Whitman LHP- 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 4.88.
Cody Tucker RHP- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 5.72.
A: San Jose Giants topped the Inland Empire 66'ers 6-4:
Bo Davidson CF- 4 for 5, 2B, HR(6). BA= .312.
James Tibbs III RF- 2 for 5. BA= .278.
Elian Rayo 3B- 2 for 4. BA= .262.
Josh Bostick RHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 4.78.
I attended this game. Bo Davidson appears to have major league size and athleticism and an ability to square up pitches. Josh Bostick has a major league frame. He sat 92 MPH but command was inconsistent. Walker Martin looks like an athlete but maybe hasn't faced this level of pitching before? He seemed overmatched.
I've been going to minor league games in the Inland Empire for 20 years now. I took my family to see Matt Cain pitch in Rancho Cucamonga in 2004. We got his autograph. One thing that struck me tonight is every pitcher rolled out of bed throwing at least 92 MPH except for one sidearmer for the 66'ers. 20 years ago it wasn't that common to see a pitcher over 90 MPH and the Cal League was A+ level then. Now these kids in low A ball are all bringing it at 92-96 MPH.
Your comment about velocity over the years rings true. The ticket to the majors seems to partially depend on velocity. There aren’t that many Maddux style pitchers anymore. https://www.twinkietown.com/2022/12/20/23510779/mlb-minnesota-twins-how-fast-can-they-throw-jhoan-duran-top-velocity-fastball-ryan-feller-johnson
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the article. Unfortunately I don't know how to link articles in this blog format but I found it. Great article! Down toward the end of the article, it makes an ominous point: LIgaments are the limiting factor!
DeleteBack in the day, baseball training was for "long muscles," injuries were few, and a lot of players played every day, and pitchers rarely missed a start (and often filled in relief), it seems in my 84-yr old memory.
DeleteNow it's weights and bulk and lots of injuries. Very, very few play everyday and not too many starting pitchers even make every 5th game which is often 5 full days of rest, or six days later.
The 1954 World Series between the NY Giants and Cleveland was played in 4 days, Wednesday through Saturday, no time for travel, and it was a train ride from NY to Cleveland.
Grand old man Bob Feller was supposed to get a start after the Indian (oops, my bad) 3 great starters, Bob Lemon, Early Wynn, and Mike Garcia, but he was skipped and Lemon pitched on 2 days rest.
A lot of good that did!
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DeleteOTOH, I'm OK with my doctors concentrating on medicine, but I'm still very thankful for your blog.
Likely apropos of that article, I can find zero recent news on Crawford & Arteaga -- know anything about either? If they're done, declare their seasons successful with, respectively, 14.7K/9 (in 18.1 IP) & 1.500 OPS (in 10 plate appearances)?
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