Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 5/31

post from Talking Chop on 31 May 2010 11:30:00 PM. © Talking Chop

Julio Teheran is good. Really, really, really good.

Gwinnett 3, Indianapolis 1, suspended in 4th

Chris Resop was pitching well and Barbaro Canizares hit his second homer in as many days, but the game was suspended in the middle of the 4th inning due to rain. It will be completed before tomorrow's scheduled game.

Misssissippi4, Montgomery 8

E. Duncan 5-5, 2 RBI, .333 AVG

S. Diamond 6 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 6 K, 4.40 ERA

After throwing great in his last 2 starts, Scott Diamond got rocked around today. The Biscuts were efficient, scoring 5 of the 8 baserunners he allowed. Before this year Ryne Reynoso had very few hiccups on his path toward the Majors, but he's been humbled time and time again this year. After failing to perform as a starter for Gwinnett, he was sent to Mississippi's bullpen and has been a little worse. He gave up 3 runs in 2 innings tonight, though he did strike out 3. Eric Duncan is too good for AA, but if the last 3 years are any indication, he's not good enough for AAA.

Myrtle Beach 4, Frederick 3

D. Nelson 1-4, HR (4), RBI, .242 AVG

M. Kennelly 2-3, 2B, .234 AVG

L.V. Ware 1-3, HR (1), 2 RBI, .313 AVG

J. Teheran 8 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 14 K, 0.43 ERA

Forget all this talk about where he should be on prospect lists, if Julio Teheran keeps this up he'll be in the Majors by the end of the year. Ok, I seriously dout that will happen but wow, oh wow he's good. He struck out 14 of the 30 batters he faced tonight and continues his dominance; in 60.1 innings this season with Myrtle Beach and Rome he has a 0.90 ERA, a 0.85 WHIP, and is striking out 10.9 batters per 9 innings while racking up 5.2 Ks per walk. In-sane. Also, my boy LV Ware cracked his first homer with the Pelicans.

Rome 2, Savannah 5

C. Harrilchak 2-3, BB, .289 AVG

J. Hanson 1-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, .300 AVG

C. Masters 5 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 6 H, 3 K, 1.42 ERA

Chris Masters continues to dominate the Sally League, though he only went 5 innings today. Cory Harrilchack spent some time with Myrtle Beach this month and didn't really excell there, but he was great for Rome in May, hitting .329 with a .824 OPS along with 11 RBI and 6 stolen bases. And Jake Hanson continues his good work, hitting his first homer of the season.

DSL Braves, postponed, rain

Pretty much every game in the Dominican got rained out today.

Read The Full Article:
http://www.talkingchop.com/2010/5/31/1495447/atlanta-braves-minor-league-recap

Digg this

Jeriome Robertson Dies in Motorcycle Accident

post from The Crawfish Boxes on 31 May 2010 11:21:00 PM. © The Crawfish Boxes

Jeriome Robertson Dies in Motorcycle Accident

He was 33. I hate that we add another entry into my morning post so soon. Just a sad story.

Read The Full Article:
http://www.crawfishboxes.com/2010/5/31/1495499/jeriome-robertson-dies-in

Digg this

Jeriome Robertson DIes in Motorcycle Accident

post from The Crawfish Boxes on 31 May 2010 11:21:00 PM. © The Crawfish Boxes

Jeriome Robertson DIes in Motorcycle Accident

He was 33. I hate that we add another entry into my morning post so soon. Just a sad story.

Read The Full Article:
http://www.crawfishboxes.com/2010/5/31/1495499/jeriome-robertson-dies-in

Digg this

Padres score Petco Park record 18 runs (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 31 May 2010 10:22:54 PM. © MLB News Blog

Down one run, with the bases loaded and two outs, Jerry Hairston Jr. launched the San Diego Padres to a record night with one swing. Hairston hit a grand slam in the second inning and Chase Headley had a homer among his four hits as the San Diego Padres set the scoring record for Petco [...]

Read The Full Article:
http://www.mlbnewsblog.com/2010/06/01/padres-score-petco-park-record-18-runs-ap/

Digg this

Don't Walk Tex To Face A-Rod

post from Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog on 31 May 2010 10:04:48 PM. © Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog

Here are the time it's happened:

Today: Indians walked Tex to load the bases for A-Rod. He then hits another grand slam extending the Yankees lead from 2-1 to 6-1.
5/14/10: Twins walk A-Rod to load the bases and Alex turns a 4-3 deficit into a 7-4 lead with a grand slam.
10/4/09: Tampa's Andy Sonnanstine walked Tex to load the bases in the top of the sixth. A-Rod then launched his second homer of the inning to cap off a 10-run rally by the Yanks.
9/22/09: Angels reliever Darren Oliver walks Tex to load the bases for A-Rod with one out in the ninth of a 5-5 game. A-Rod hits a sac fly and the Yankees go on to win 6-5.
8/18/09: The Yankees lead the A's 4-2 in the top of the sixth when Tex came up with Damon on second and Jeet on third, and the A's decide to walk Tex to load em up for Alex. A-Rod draws a walk to bring in a run.
6/28/09: The Mets walk Tex with two out and a man on second. A-Rod walks.
6/25/09: With the Yankees leading the Braves 8-6 in the top of the seventh, Braves pitcher (at the time) Boone Logan walked Teixeira intentionally to load the bases for A-Rod. Alex responded by hitting a two-run single off Peter Moylan.
6/12/09: Mark Teixeira was intentionally walked by Francisco Rodriguez in front of A-Rod. Alex then hit that popup that Luis Castillo dropped leading to a 9-8 Yankees victory. The ruling on the play was that A-Rod reached on an error, no RBIs, but the Yanks stole the game.
6/2/09: Greg Aquino intentionally walked Mark Teixeira to load the bases for A-Rod. Rodriguez, who was now facing Luis Vizcaino, hit a hard grounder just off Asdrubal Cabrera's glove for a two-run single to give the Yanks a 5-1 lead.

That's 5-for-6 with 3 HR and 18 RBI. I'm not sure why Michael Kay forgot about the Castillo play when he mentioned on the air that A-Rod was 5-for-5 when Tex was walked in front of him, but maybe he was only talking about situations where the walk loaded the bases. Either way, walking Tex to face A-Rod has only led to pain for the other teams. Hopefully, they continue to keep making that mistake.

Read The Full Article:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SlidingIntoHome/~3/BSB412bXA3s/dont-walk-tex-to-fa
ce-rod.html

Digg this

Late Night Royals Links: Alex Gordon, Draft
Chatter, A Defense of Dayton, Tony Pena Jr.'s Pitching Career, Business Cards, Etc.

post from Royals Review on 31 May 2010 10:04:41 PM. © Royals Review

Royals:

Baseball:

Grab Bag:

Read The Full Article:
http://www.royalsreview.com/2010/5/31/1495389/late-night-royals-links-alex

Digg this

More Ubaldo Jimenez Stats

post from Baseball In-Depth on 31 May 2010 10:02:00 PM. © Baseball In-Depth

It might even be too low of a goal at this point, but I had written before about what it would take for Ubaldo Jimenez to finish with 20+ Wins, .800+ W-L% and a sub-2.20 ERA. After his complete game shutout today, which puts him at 10-1, 0.78 ERA, we need to re-evaluate.

Reaching 20 wins and having a winning percentage above .800 won't be the problem. The tough part is the ERA because it can be destroyed by one bad outing whereas that one loss wno't hurt the winning percentage that much. If we adjust the prior assessment a little (6.8 IP/start) and move it up to 7 (he's currently at 7.3), then he would finish with 234.1 IP. In order to stay under 2.20, he could allow 57 ER the entire season.

In 2010, he has allowed 7 ER through 11 starts. So, he could allow 50 ER over his final 22 starts, which, if assuming 7 IP/start, would give him an ERA of 2.92 the rest of the way. If he does better than that, he could finish with numbers not seen since Dwight Gooden in 1985.

Read The Full Article:
http://www.baseballindepth.com/2010/05/more-ubaldo-jimenez.html

Digg this

More Ubaldo Jimenez

It might even be too low of a goal at this point, but I had written before about what it would take for Ubaldo Jimenez to finish with 20+ Wins, .800+ W-L% and a sub-2.20 ERA. After his complete game shutout today, which puts him at 10-1, 0.78 ERA, we need to re-evaluate.

Reaching 20 wins and having a winning percentage above .800 won't be the problem. The tough part is the ERA because it can be destroyed by one bad outing whereas that one loss wno't hurt the winning percentage that much. If we adjust the prior assessment a little (6.8 IP/start) and move it up to 7 (he's currently at 7.3), then he would finish with 234.1 IP. In order to stay under 2.20, he could allow 57 ER the entire season.

In 2010, he has allowed 7 ER through 11 starts. So, he could allow 50 ER over his final 22 starts, which, if assuming 7 IP/start, would give him an ERA of 2.92 the rest of the way. If he does better than that, he could finish with numbers not seen since Dwight Gooden in 1985.

Read The Full Article:
http://www.baseballindepth.com/2010/05/more-ubaldo-jimenez.html

Digg this

Cameron Maybin And The Most Exciting Play
In Baseball!!!!

Cameron Maybin And The Most Exciting Play In Baseball!!!! As all you of know, I had anointed Cameron Maybin sometime ago, roughly in 2008, as ‘my boy’. And while I haven’t bombarded you with Maybin-related posts as often as I have in the past, this one is certainly worth showing off. ‘My Boy’ thrilled the crowd today [...]

Read The Full Article:
http://bapple2286.wordpress.com/2010/06/01/cameron-maybin-and-the-most-exciting-p
lay-in%c2%a0baseball/

Digg this

Andrew Cashner Arrives

Andrew Cashner's Major League debut consisted of a single 96 mph fastball, off the plate, that[...]

Read The Full Article:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cubsfx/~3/gUQsZGOQjnI/andrew-cashner-arrives.html

Digg this