Down on the Farm: 6/21/2013

AAA  Reno Aces pounded the Fresno Grizzlies 12-7:

Gary Brown(CF)- 1 for 4, HR(9), BB, SB(9).  BA= .244.
Chris Dominguez(3B)- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .278.
Brett Pill(1B)- 1 for 5, HR(11).  BA= .358.
Monell(.313), Roger K(.283), Gillespie(.283), Linden(.205)- 2 hits each.
Heath Hembree(RHP)- 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 5.58.

Gary Brown's power surge continues with his 4'th HR in his last 10 games and 6'th in the month of June.  Kind of a weird line for Hembree who has a 10.97 ERA over his last 10 appearances.  He also has 14 K's against 5 BB's in 10.2 IP over those same 10 games, so he may be pitching in some bad luck.  The 3 dingers may be due to an unfavorable environment too. Those numbers probably aren't going to get him called up to SF anytime soon, though.

AA  Reading Phightin' Phils defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 5-3:

Adam Duvall(3B)- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .270.
Andrew Susac(C)- 2 for 4, HR(8).  BA= .273.

Susac continues to hang in there with pretty good numbers considering the environment.

High A  San Jose Giants edged the Stockton Ports 3-2:

Pablo Sandoval(3B)- 1 for 3, HR()1).  BA= .333.
Mac Williamson(RF)- 2 for 5, SB(5).  BA= .253.
Kyle Crick(RHP)- 4 IP,  3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 10 K's.  ERA= 0.66.
Cody Hall(RHP)- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 1.47.


Sandoval's rehab game went better than Pagan's last night.  Kyle Crick must have maxed out his pitch count early with all the K's and walks.  Nice comeback game from the DL, though.  Still obviously the highest ceiling pitcher in the system.

Low A  Kannapolis Intimidators crushed the Augusta Greenjackets 12-2:

Trevor Brown(2B)- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .245.
Matt Duffy(SS)- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .298.

Short Season   Vancouver Canadians topped the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 5-4:

Tyler Hollick(CF)- 2 for 4, BB, 3 SB(5).  BA= .371.
Brandon Bednar(SS)- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .400.
Shilo McCall(LF)- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .267.
Armando Paniagua(RHP)- 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.
Eduardo Encinosa(RHP)- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 6.00.

Hollick stays hot.  McCall is holding his own so far at the higher level.

Rookie AZL  Athletics beat the Giants 8-5:

Julio Pena(CF)- 1 for 4, HR(1).  BA= .444.
Leonardo Fuentes(RF)- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .556.
Drew Stiner(C)- 1 for 3, HR(1), SF.  BA= .333.
Justin Fitzgerald(RHP)- 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 2.25.

Pena hit 9 HR's last year for the DSL Giants which is a lot for that league even though he hit just .213.  Rooting for a breakout for Fuentes.  Gotta love that size!  Don't sleep on Drew Stiner.

DSL  Giants held off the D'Backs 6-5:

Gustavo Cabrera(CF, 17 yo)- 2 for 5, 2B, SB(7).  BA= .177.
Emmanuel Hernandez(1B, 19 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .258.
Eber Guzman(RHP, 20 yo)- 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.08.

Gustavo!  It would be nice to see him string a few games like this together.