Minor League Recap: going 2-for-5 makes you cool.
by Woodman663 on Apr 21, 2011 8:35 AM EDT
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PrintThis will be my last recap before May, because I'm going on vacation to the island of Malta in the Mediterranean. Now I'm from the Netherlands myself, so it's not that far away for me, but a lot of you might not have heard of it before. Anyway, there will be some recaps by Tom or hugo in all probability, so don't despair.
The Las Vegas 51s:
Darin Mastroianni: 1-for-5, double. 290/.313/.355 (2 BB, 14 K)
Mike McCoy: 1-for-3, 2 walks. .316/.500/.421 (6 BB, 5 K)
Brett Lawrie: 2-for-5, strikeout. .393/.443/.589 (3 BB, 14 K)
Eric Thames: 2-for-5, double. .431/.493/.724 (7 BB, 13 K) However, 5 of those walks were intentional walks.
David Cooper: 2-for-5, double. .368/.419/.579 (5 BB, 3 K)
Adam Loewen: 3-for-5, two strikeouts, home run. .255/.302/.404 (4 BB, 16 K)
Danny Farquhar, back with the Jays, gave up 2 hits and a walk leading to 1 earned run on just 1 out, which was a strikeout.
Some interesting stats:
Brett Lawrie has swung at 43.3% (45% MLB average) of the pitches thrown to him and has missed on 22.2% (18.5% avg) of his swings, while taking 36.4% (31% avg) of pitches for a strike.
Eric Thames has swung at 45.1% of the pitches thrown to him and has missed on 21.9% of his swings, while taking 26.6% of pitches for a strike.
David Cooper has swung at 45.6% of the pitches thrown to him and has missed on 12.8% of his swings, while taking 24.1% of pitches for a strike.
Cooper and Thames either have a lot better strikezone judgement than Lawrie, or pitchers are throwing them a lot fewer strikes (to Thames, probably, to Cooper, unlikely). But of course Lawrie is a lot younger than both.
(data by StatCorner)
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats:
Anthony Gose: 0-for-5. .180/.212/.200 (2 BB, 7 K) Line drive% just 7 so far (18.9 is MLB average).
Adeiny Hechavarria: 1-for-5, strikeout. .204/.220/.245 (1 BB, 4 K) His LD% is 17.8.
Moises Sierra: 2-for-4. .310/.355/.310 (1 BB, 2 K) His LD% is a whopping 37 percent.
Michael McDade: 2-for-4, walk, strikeout, double. .362/.400/.468 (3 BB, 12 K) Has hit line drives at a rate of 22.9%.
Travis d'Arnaud: 2-for-4, strikeout, double. .211/.268/.342 (3 BB, 5 K) His line drive rate is 18.2%, but he has also hit popups at a 15.2% clip, where 7.3% would be major league average.
Reidier Gonzalez has been decent for the Cats, he pitched 7 innings, 1 earned run, 0 BB, 4 K. Now has a 1.59 ERA with 9 Ks and 2 BBs in 17 IP.
Ronald Uviedo pitched another two scoreless innings, striking out one and giving up 2 hits. 0.00 ERA.
The Dunedin Blue Jays:
Kenny Wilson: 0-for-4, walk, 2 strikeouts. .278/.395/.444 (6 BB, 9 K) All 6 walks have come in his last 4 games.
A.J. Jimenez: 2-for-4, strikeout, home run. .366/.395/.634 (2 BB, 9 K)
Justin Jackson: 0-for-3, walk. .303/.400/.333 (6 BB, 5 K)
Ryan Goins: 2-for-4, triple. .196/.213/.348 (1 BB, 14 K)
Asher Wojciechowski somehow gave up only 1 run on 7 hits (including a triple and a double) and 2 walks in 5 innings. He struck out 3 and got 47.4% groundballs. He's now got a 1.15 ERA, 9 Ks against 4 BBs in 15.2 IP, and 46.9% groundballs on the season (3 starts). All in all not a bad start to his high-A season.
The Lansing Lugnuts (2 games):
Carlos Perez: 1-for-7, strikeout. .351/.415/.514 (4 BB, 6 K)
Gustavo Pierre: 1-for-6, walk, 2 strikeouts. .233/.283/.279 (3 BB, 8 K)
Jake Marisnick: 0-for-5, 2 walks, strikeout. .268/.362/.415 (3 BB, 8 K)
K.C. Hobson: 0-for-6, walk. .190/.277/.214 (5 BB, 4 K)
Marcus Knecht: 3-for-5, walk, home run. .359/.432/.564 (4 BB, 9 K) How about going on a 9-for-16 stretch, 2 BB, 1 K, 4 doubles and a home run? That's Knecht from the 17th until now.
Michael Crouse: 2-for-6, double, strikeout. .278/.381/.556 (4 BB, 6 K)
Balbino Fuenmayor: 2-for-3, strikeout, double. .455/.520/.591 (3 BB, 4 K)
Garis Pena: 1-for-3, home run. .111/.200/.278 (2 BB, 6 K) He's young, only just turned 19. Not sure why he's in Lansing after he went .204/.245/.272 in rookie-ball last year.
Misaul Diaz gave up 3 earned in 4 innings, 3 BB, 3 K. Has 9 BB and 9 K in his 3 starts, but does have an amazing 66.7% groundball rate. Had good control in Rookie and Short season-ball, but has yet to show it in A-ball.
Casey Lawrence struck out 5 while walking none in 6 innings, but still gave up 5 earned. 7 Ks, no walks in 13 innings, 53.7% groundballs, but is old (23) for the level.
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Malta looks amazing!
The water is breathtaking and some really interesting looking rock structures on the coast. It looks like an interesting history and cultural scene as well with the old fortresses, mosques and cathedrals.
Are you travelling all over the island or sticking to a certain area?
I am definitely jealous.
enjoy malta, it's amazing from all that I've heard
I have several friends from there.
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
I miss The Netherlands...
and Europe generally.
Enjoy it all….and the better weather
David Cooper Prospect to Bust
Seems to be working his way back to prospect status again. Had an excellent 2nd half last year, continued through Spring training and hasn’t let up. His swinging strike rate is particularly impressive, which helps explain the fact he’s only K’d 3 times in 62 PA’s.
it wasn't ever fair to call him a bust
he had a great first half-season in professional ball after being drafted, and his introduction to AA wasn’t all that bad (.340 OBP). Last season he did start slow, but most of that was luck. I remember posting at the halfway point that his luck-adjusted line suggested that he was likely to enjoy a big second half, and he did. He has always been able to draw a walk and his power has improved each season. At 24 in AAA, he’s hardly a huge prospect, but he could make the majors this season and could be a contributor.
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
yep
if no one was willing to ignore JPA’s huge 2010 despite not taking many walks, and Cooper can keep this up, I think he’d be a very solid bat off the bench (if they used him, unlike Rivera). with regards to Lawrie’s plate discipline, I don’t think that’s too big of a deal. the guy is raking at AAA at 21 years old, let him swing the bat. the plate discipline will come as he ages; even so, a walk rate above 7% at 20 years old at AA is pretty respectable.
Great recap as always, woodman. Big shoes to fill...
However, Tom and hugo are known to have big feet…
"Words ought to be a little wild for they are the assaults of thought on the unthinking." (J.M Keynes)
Malta... that would be nice. Enjoy, and thanks for these updates!
With the Jays deciding to go with Nix as everyday third baseman I am leaning towards wanting to see Lawrie up soon. Nothing against Nix, he’s been decent but he’s far from a defensive stalwart either and I’d like to see Lawrie’s offensive upside in play for the Jays. Wonder if AA is thinking along these lines, can’t believe he intended Nix as full time player. Lawrie’s made 6 errors in 13 games though, which probably means we’ll have to wait for a while.
by transmogrifier on Apr 21, 2011 12:59 PM EDT reply actions
at AA, at the ripe old age of 20
he had a walk rate right around 7%. plate discipline is also something players tend to learn as they age, so given that Brett seems to have few problems laying wood on the ball, I’d bet the walks will come
Uviedo another good inning, hes really seeming to put it all together so far this season.
8.1 Innings, 3 hits, 2 BB, 10 Strikeouts, Hitters batting .107 against him, also has 1 save.
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