I Stop To Learn What I've Been Wanting to Know: 4/22, Minor League Recap
by hugo on Apr 23, 2011 10:20 AM EDT
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PrintHere's your Earth Day minor league, alliterative recap in a great day for the Jays' system, where they not only swept at each level, but actually won more games than they had minor league affiliates that played!
Las Vegas Laid Down the Smack On Salt Lake 7-5:
Brett Lawrie had a huge game, going 3-4 with two home runs. Brett also stole a base. .431/.471/.754. The minors won't hold him for long at this rate.
Darrin Mastroianni was 0-5. The PCL hasn't been kind to him so far (.254/.284/.310)
David Cooper is another guy who, like Lawrie, is loving his first taste of the PCL. Cooper was 2-4 with a double and is hitting .364/.408/.576 with 10 extra-base hits already. Cooper did strike out twice yesterday, but on the season has just 6 Ks to 5 walks.
Adam Loewen was 0-4. .232/.274/.375
Brian Jeroloman was 0-2 and walked twice. .306 OBP despite just a .194 average and no extra-base hits.
Jesse Litsch made the start but threw just 44 pitches before being pulled (3 innings). Assuming no health issues, and I didn't hear of any, it could mean he's on his way back.
Chad Cordero threw a scoreless inning.
New 51 Danny Farquhar had a rough outing, giving up 4 runs in his inning on 4 hits. Only one run was earned, but 4 hits in one inning is never good.
New Hampshire Nosed Binghamton 2-0 for its 4th straight win.
Rajai Davis made a rehab start in center and was 1-3.
Moises Sierra was 0-2 with a walk and a steal. .306/.375/.389. Some more power would be nice but he's off to a great start after missing almost all of 2010.
Marc Sobolewski was 2-3 with two singles. .214/.283/.214. It's his first taste of AA but at 24, you'd like to see him start hitting soon.
Mike McDade was 1-4 with his first home run of the season. Yes, he has struck out more than 25% of the time and has just 3 walks, but he's also hitting .327/.362/.473.
Travis d'Arnaud was 1-4 with a double. He's maybe starting to pick it up after a slow start. .195/.245/.326.
Adeiny Hechavarria was 1-2 with a single. .232/.246/.268 so still some work to do.
Anthony Gose was 0-3 with 2 Ks. Hitting just .179/.233/.214, but you have to cut slack to guys in AA for the first time, particularly the younger guys.
Chad Beck made the start and was great - 7 scoreless, 4-hit innings, with 6 Ks and 2 walks. Alan Farina pitched a good 9th for the save.
Dunedin Defeated Tampa 11-4:
Scott Podsednik made a rehab start in center field and went 1-5 with a single. Dewayne Wise, making his rehab start in right, was 1-5 with a double.
A.J. Jimenez was 4-5 with 4 singles. A.J. is now hitting .412/.434/.627. More walks would be nice, but he's off to a great start.
Kenny Wilson was 1-5 with a double. .244/.358/.400, with 5 steals. Doing a nice job setting the table.
Ryan Goins was 1-2 with a double and a walk. .255/.296/.431, and for the type of hitter he is, he needs to make better contact at this level (3 walks, 15 Ks)
Sean Ochinko was 1-4 with a double. Off to a slow start - .157/.218/.255.
Ryan Tepera made the start and was ok. 5 2/3 innings, 3 runs on 5 hits, but 4 Ks and just 1 walk. No home runs today, but way too many balls were in the air. 7.11 ERA on the season.
Lansing Looted West Michigan in a doubleheader, winning 5-1 and 4-1 (the 2nd game was 7 innings):
Carlos Perez was 2-4 with two singles. .356/.412/.511. Have to love that approach (5 walks, 7 Ks).
Jake Marisnick was 4-7 with a triple. .321/.400/.528, and 5/6 on the bases this season.
K.C. Hobson was 2-7 with two doubles. .212/.293/.269.
Michael Crouse was 0-6 with a walk. .255/.352/.511.
Balbino Fuenmayor was 2-5 with a walk. .387/.472/.484, but repeating Lansing for the third straight season, though still only 21. He'll probably move up quite soon.
Egan Smith started one game and made it through 5 1/3 innings with just one run on four hits. 4 Ks and 3 walks, but he was keeping the ball on the ground (4 groundouts, 1 flyout). 3.77 ERA on the season, with 11 Ks and 5 walks in 14 1/3 innings.
Drew Hutchison started the other game and was even better, with 6 1-run innings, and 6 Ks to 1 walk. Hutchison had 9 groundouts, so he was really working the bottom of the zone well. He's off to a terrific start, with a 2.25 ERA and 21/4 K/BB ratio in 19 innings, not to mention twice as many groundouts as air outs.
Well, that's it for today. Today's title comes from the amazing Jonathan Richman song "City vs. Country."
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great day for the minors
our prospects looking good. Hope the hitters can learn to take some walks though
To Infinity. And BEYOND!!!
by YunelTheLazyLatino on Apr 23, 2011 10:23 AM EDT reply actions
Nice to Rajai
back in action… how long before he’s back with the big club?
Last I heard he should be back when he is scheduled to come off the DL on Tuesday
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I guess I could have looked it up myself… but I’m laz— erhm, not living up to my full potential ;)
Lawrie is a monster.
even for the PCL those are insane numbers. Hope he can keep it up so we can move EE to DH.
Really hope Cooper is starting to figure it out instead of just having a hot start in a hitter friendly league. Would be great to see him up here at 1B some time soon. Although then Lind would have to move to DH but that would be the making of a very strong lineup.
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Lawrie's stats:
Something i found troubling is he has a 16/3 strikeout to walk ratio over 70 AB’s. Would like to see some more discipline out of him. I know I’m picking hairs but when you’re hitting the way you are someone has to :-).
Its a legit concern, We all know that hitting numbers take a hit when you move up a level, especially from the PCL.
He will get eaten alive at the big leagues if he doesn’t have good plate recognition.
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I’m concerned about his patience as well unless he’s a young v guerrero but not a good approach for most ball players. Thames is more patient but also striking out a lot. I almost feel that Cooper is closer to ready. He didn’t tail off as much as Lawrie or Thames when the young pitchers started getting sent down towards the end of spring, he has had a strong start in the PCL with far less strikeouts. Unfortunately he’s a first baseman / DH and they don’t seem interested in EE at third (and he has only played first in the minors).
Lawrie passed the AA hitters' test with flying colours at 20
and he’s raking at AAA at 21; I think he can be forgiven for wanting to the bat. plate discipline is a a skill players learn pretty late. he doesn’t strike out all that much for a young player, so I don’t think it’s really much of a concern just yet
Regarding A.J. Jimenez
A.J. is now hitting .412/.434/.627. More walks would be nice, but he’s off to a great start.
I’m being too lazy to look up his past walk rates, but when you’re off to such a hot start swinging the bat, he probably feels like he’s on fire and just wants to swing until the hot streak cools off.
Jose Bautista has a higher midi-chlorian count than you do.
I think there's some truth to that
and if so, it would also apply to what Lawrie’s been doing.
"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
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