7/9 Minor League Wrap-Up
by Gomez on Jul 10, 2008 4:03 PM PDT
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Print- Thanks to Mike Curto for dropping a line to me yesterday and confirming a detail that Marc had mentioned in the comments yesterday: Salt Lake's Franklin Covey Field is, in fact, a relative launchpad. It just gets overshadowed by the likes of Colorado Springs, Albuquerque, Tucson and Las Vegas. But hitters put up good numbers in the PCL for a reason, and Covey Field has just as much to do with it as the aforementioned parks. Duly noted, Mike and Marc, and thus games like the Tuesday 20-7 beating Tacoma took are always a distinct possibility.
- Also, Rich Dorman came out after 5 batters due to being unable to get loose. He was topping out at 85 mph and definitely looked uncomfortable while warming up, so much that Scott Shoemaker was already warming up before Dorman started the game.
More info from the Rainiers play by play man is here, and thanks again, Mike Curto! I appreciate the input!
- With the pitching staff depleted due to callups and injury (the Rainiers don't even know yet who will start Friday), the Rainiers needed Joe Woerman to go deep into the ballgame, which is kind of like hoping Miguel Batista will throw a perfect game, because Joe Woerman's flyball pitcher that walks batters like Daniel Cabrera with cataracts, a perfect combination for the PCL. And sure enough, he got hit hard early, and often, as he continued to walk guys at a clip, but the team left him out there as long as he could physically go before he finally took a seat with two outs in the 6th after 117 pitches, 11 hits, 5 walks and 8 runs. Emergency callup Justin Souza got thrown into the fire from there, and handled it remarkably well given the kid was pitching to A ballers not a few days before, finishing the 6th and working through the 8th inning with only a run and two hits allowed, plus 2 Ks.
- In light of his recent, surprise callup, Tug Hulett's final line: 302/378/508 with 17 doubles, 5 triples and 9 HRs in 262 ABs... impressive until I tell you that the league average OPS in the PCL is .783. That would put Tuglett at about a small chunk above average, good but not as impressive as his numbers would indicate. And a lot of those numbers are the product of a fabulous June.
- Michael Saunders has been out of the Tacoma lineup the last few days due to hamstring tightness. Bryan LaHair is also on the shelf with a foot injury... which may explain why it was Tuglett that got the call after Sexson was let go.
- Looks like the day off and a 300 mile bus ride proved a sufficient speed bump for Dennis Freaking Raben. He finally had a sub-2-hit game, going only 1 for 4 with a run scored and two strikeouts to lower his season average to .688. Okay, sure, Tri City also led the league in fewest runs allowed coming in with 3.47, and Tri City pitching led the NWL in fewest HRs allowed (one) and fewest walks (50), so maybe he's facing some solid pitching and defense for the NWL, but there you go.
- After 172 ABs, VSLMs CF Mario Yepez stands at 349/408/477 with 13 doubles, 3 triples and 8 stolen bases. I generally try to avoid making projections for DSL and VSL prospects, but I frankly would be shocked if Mario Yepez wasn't playing State-side with the org next season.
- He showed promise as a mop-up man, but starting in the Wisconsin rotation hasn't gone so well for Jake Wild. In his previous four starts, he's finished the 6th inning once, which was also the only outing where he allowed fewer than 4 earned runs. Not surprisingly, he took losses in 3 of those 4 outings. And while he's still striking out nearly a batter an inning in that stretch, hitters are teeing off on him for a .319 average against with a .374 OBP, treacherous for the pitcher-friendly MWL. Exposure hasn't been Jake Wild's friend, but he'll have plenty of time (the rest of the season) to get it together and figure out how to get the hitters back off balance.
- It was actually reported by someone else here on LL a while back, but I may as well note it in case anyone reading didn't catch it: Anderson Garcia was finally released. His swan song was the June 26th disaster start for the DIAMOND JAXX against the Tennessee Smokies, where he allowed 4 runs in an inning of work.
- At 23-8, the DSL Mariners are crushing the Santo Domingo South Division. Their nearest division competitor, the 13-8 AthleticsUno, are 5 games back, but even given a reachable deficit, a look at some basic numbers show that the DSLMs bats are head and shoulders above their competition. League average OPS is .656 and league average ERA is 3.70.
OPS:
DSL Mariners: .706
DSL AthleticsUno: .633
DSL AthleticsDos: .566
DSL Cardinals: .564
DSL Phillies: .613
The pitching numbers are more competitive, indicating a low-scoring run environment at the South complex, which thus heavily favors the DSLMs given they're the only team in the division that's actually somewhat consistent at the plate as a team.
ERA:
DSL Mariners: 3.16
DSL AthleticsUno: 3.01
DSL AthleticsDos: 2.73
DSL Cardinals: 3.34
DSL Phillies: 3.47
- Four days after a rather crappy rehab outing where he did not finish his scheduled one inning of work, Ryan Feierabend (forearm) bounced back by facing 15 batters, allowing only 3 hits and a walk with two unearned runs over 4 innings. These outings, provided they're not disastrously bad, are really just about getting a guy's sea legs back, and Ryan may be one or two more outings from being ready to go in Tacoma again... if the M's don't deal Washburn and ask him to reprise his late season swingman role in the pen again.
Stats await below the jump!
VENEZUELA~! VSL Mariners 3, VSL Tigers 2
VSLMs: 31-18... VSL Tigers: 12-36
(League: 257/341/351... 3.60 ERA)
Gerardo Esparza: 3 IP, (1 R) 0 ER, 4 K (10 GS +1, 1.01 ERA, 53.2 IP, 1 HR, 15/45 BB/K)
Mayckol Guaipe: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 walks (14 app, 2.00 ERA, 27 IP, 1 HR, 14/17 BB/K)
Manuel Campos: 3 IP, 1 H, 2 K (14 app, 3.55 ERA, 25.1 IP, 1 HR, 8/20 BB/K)
Rafael Torrealba: 2-3, 2 R, walk (231/315/292)
Yidid Batista: 2-3 (272/318/309)
Carlos Ramirez: 2-3, R, RBI (319/390/407)
Jetsy Extrano: 1-3, RBI (255/341/362)
Mario Yepez: 1-4, double, RBI (349/408/477)
Dominican: The DSLMs had Wednesday off.
Rk-AZL: Mariners 6, Royals 4, 10 innings
AZLMs: 6-9... Royals: 8-7
(League: 267/349/390... 4.77 ERA)
Ryan Rehabbing Feierabend: 4 IP, 3 H, (2 R) 0 ER, walk, K
Kenta Suda: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER (HR), 4 walks, K
Colin Buckborough: one out
Jharmidy De Jesus: 2-5, double, R, K
Alfredo Mateo: 2-5, R
Randy Molina: 2-5, double, R, RBI, K
Jarrett Burgess: 2-5, R, RBI, K
Joel Mendez: 2-4, R
Rk+: They played two in Johnson City... where ever that is.
Game 1: Pulaski 5, Johnson City 2, 7 innings
Fabian Williamson: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 walks, 4 K, wild pitch, balk
Andres Esquibel: two outs, 1 H
Jeff Dunbar: 1.2 IP
Juan Fuentes: 2-3, double, R
Jose Rivero: 2-4, double, R, K
Kalian Sams: 1-2, triple, R, 2 walks, K
Kris Sanchez: 1-4, double, R, 3 RBI
Guy Welsh: 3-3
George Soto: 1-3, RBI
Game 2: Pulaski 8, Johnson City 5, 7 innings
PUL: 13-8... JC: 10-12
(League: 264/339/397... 4.50 ERA)
Kyle Haas: 3 IP, 5 H, (5 R) 3 ER, 2 walks, 3 K (5 GS, 12.86 ERA, 14 IP, 1 HR, 13/11 BB/K)
Jose Rios: 3 IP, 2 H, walk, 3 K (5 app, 3.68 ERA, 14.2 IP, 1 HR, 3/16 BB/K)
Philip Roy: 1 IP, walk (7 app, 0 ER, 12.1 IP, 4/11 BB/K)
Deybis Benitez: 1-3, double, 2 R, walk, K
Mario Martinez: 2-4, R, RBI (346/388/526)
Jose Rivero: 2-3, 3 run HR, 4 RBI, walk (338/432/529)
Kalian Sams: 0-4, 4 K: The Golden Sombrero (227/329/561... 29 K in 66 AB)
Jonathan Arias: 1-3, R, RBI
Blake Trinkler: 1-3, double, R, RBI, K
A-: Tri City 6, Everett 1
EVE: 9-13... 3C: 14-8
(League: 250/339/354... 3.95 ERA)
Walter Suriel: 4.1 IP, 10 H, (5 R) 4 ER (2 HR), 2 K (5 GS, 6.21 ERA, 29 IP, 5 HR, 12/22 BB/K)
Mark Pettis: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, K
Eddy Fernandez: 1 IP, walk
Nate Tenbrink: 1-3, double, walk, K (235/347/420)
Dennis Freaking Raben: 1-4, R, 2 K
Brandon Fromm: 2-4, 2 K
Bennett Billingsley: 1-3, RBI, walk
A: Dayton 9, Wisconsin 1
WIS: 3-16... DAY: 9-11
(League: 250/312/369... 3.61 ERA)
Jake Wild: 5 IP, 5 H, 5 ER (HR), 3 walks, 6 K, wild pitch, hit batter (6 GS +15, 4.03 ERA, 58 IP, 4 HR, 18/56 BB/K)
Ryan Moorer: 2 IP, 2 H, (2 R) 0 ER, K (27 app, 3.97 ERA, 34 IP, 2 HR, 12/22 BB/K)
Natividad Dilone: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER (HR), walk, K (9 app, 6.10 ERA, 10.1 IP, 2 HR, 5/9 BB/K)
Ronald Garth: 1-4, double, R, 2 K (267/327/419)
rest of T-Rats lineup: 3-26, walk, 5 K
A+: High Desert's game with Rancho Cucamonga was postponed due to weather issues. They'll look to play a doubleheader Friday.
AA: Tennessee 9, West Tenn 3
WTN: 6-16... TEN: 15-7
(League: 262/341/395... 4.18 ERA)
Doug FISTER: 3 IP, 8 H, 6 ER (2 HR), 2 K, balk (19 GS, 5.44 ERA, 102.2 IP, 11 HR, 35/75 BB/K)
Jason Mackintosh: 3 IP, 1 H, walk, 2 K (29 app, 2.93 ERA, 40 IP, 1 HR, 8/20 BB/K)
Nick Hill: 1 IP, 3 H, (3 R) 2 ER (HR), 2 walks, K
Nelson Payano: 1 IP, walk (33 app, 3.54 ERA, 53.1 IP, 1 HR, 33/49 BB/K)
Erick Monzon: 1-4, double, R, walk, K
Johan Limonta: 1-4, solo HR, K (286/381/484)
Adam Moore: 2-4, solo HR (303/375/474)
AAA: Salt Lake 9, Tacoma 5
TAC: 45-48... SLK: 56-36
(League: 274/346/437... 4.74 ERA)
Joe Woerman: 5.2 IP, 11 H, 8 ER (2 HR), 5 walks, K, hit batter (13 GS +5, 6.85 ERA, 71 IP, 8 HR, 61/45 BB/K)
Justin Fireman Souza: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER
Tug Hulett: 2-3, 2 run HR, 2 R, 2 walks (302/378/508)
Rob Johnson: 2-4, solo HR, 2 RBI, K (279/346/424)
Victor Diaz: 2-3, double, RBI, walk, K (285/368/498)
WLAD: 2-4, double, walk (239/344/514)
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Bad outing for Fister.
I don’t think he’s going to make it to the bigs (not just because of that outing mind you).
AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...
He's got Moyer like stuff
without Moyer’s ability to match said stuff to hitters’ tendencies. I don’t think his location is bad.
Isn't he a pretty big guy though?
I wonder why he’s such a soft-tosser?
AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...
Good point.
But if he’s clear down at Moyer speeds, it really makes you wonder. I always thought he wa more of a “sinkerball” / “throws downhill” kind of guy, but I only started really getting into the minor league players recently.
AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...
Go Go Adam Moore!
I fucking hate you Mariners
Tri-cities HR allowed
This is just funny to me, so I look for excuses to mention this.
The current HR factor for Tri-Cities at MiLBsplits is….. 0.27.
I’m sorry, I’ll repeat that: ZERO POINT TWO SEVEN.
I find that hilarious.
I bet they lead the league in fewest HR’s allowed every year.
Good gravy!
I wonder what their park looks like.
AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...
I heard their moto is similar to "There is no floor!"
Their’s is “There is no wall!”
I fucking hate you Mariners
Not sure if you can tell too much from this, but;
Click for more/bigger pictures.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 10, 2008 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks pretty normal.
The wind must blow in ALL THE TIME.
AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...
What the
I’ll check Google Maps after work to see if I can get a shot of their home park and see if there any clear… abnormalities.
Thanks, MiLB.com
They’ve actually addressed this very issue in one of their mailbags. Apparently, hitters have a hard time seeing the ball there. Funny that Joe Koshansky was brought up in Jeff’s roster construction post, because Koshansky started his career there and had a lot to say:
“The backdrop,” Rockies first base prospect Joe Koshansky stated simply. “The batter’s eye is not very big. You’d lose the ball pretty easily in the sky and landscape in the background.”Koshansky made his pro debut with Tri-City in 2004. Overall, he had some difficulty making the transition to the pro game, hitting .234 with 12 homers and 43 RBIs. He had a .322 OBP and struck out 84 times in 66 games. Take a closer look and you’ll know what Koshansky is talking about. The first baseman hit .267 on the road with eight home runs and 43 strikeouts in 135 at-bats. At home, he managed just a .192 average with four homers and 41 Ks in 104 at-bats. Clearly, home cooking didn’t suit Koshansky well.
“It was definitely difficult to pick up the ball, especially early in the game,” Koshansky said. “I had more success later in the game. Early, the ball was the same color as the sky. It’s a little frustrating, not being able to see right out of the chute like that. You feel you’re at a disadvantage for no good reason. You’re getting used to swinging the wood bat, making the transition to pro ball, [the batter’s eye] just made it more difficult.”
Also, we learn that Chris Tillman’s success in AA Bowie may have had some help, as the Baysox home field is a similarly difficult park for hitters.
Oh yeah, forgot:
the DSL/VSL prospect who, in my opinion, has put himself on the map is: Hassiel Jimenez.
Jimenez just turned 17, and is currently hitting .343/.460/.414.
He’s a catcher, ftw.
Yepez is 20 and is in his third tour of duty in the VSL. Not saying he won’t make the states next year, but… circumstances are different.
Hassiel has done very well
and he’ll probably get a visa and a plane ticket too. As for Yepez… 20 ain’t ancient, and sometimes it takes some guys time to get going.
Yeah, it isn't ancient or anything
but do you know of any players who reached MLB after spending their age-20 season in the VSL or DSL?
I don’t know – this isn’t some gotcha thing, and it’s possible that the list is a mile long. I just can’t think of anyone.
Worth exploring, and I see your point
I’m sure he doesn’t have odds as great as someone two years his junior… and of course, odds of getting from Rookie ball to the bigs are usually slim to begin with.
Raben
I was at the game in Pasco last night and Raben just missed a monster opposite field homer before his first strikeout and was called out on a cheap check swing call the second time up (his first base coach was tossed after arguing the call).
Even in a 1/4 game, I was impressed. He was right on the ball and really killed that ball the other way but just hooked it foul. By the way before yesterday, no homers had been hit at the field (two were hit by the Dust Devils yesterday).
Thanks, Joe!
Given the observations above about the difficulty hitters have in Dust Devils Stadium, that Raben still actually had a bead on the ball anyway despite it shows us a lot.
Wind.
Really effected things tonight. There was easily a 30mph wind across the field. The announcer said it was blowing out to left field, but that can’t be right. I think right field faces towards I-182, which would mean the wind would blow IN from right…
We get these nasty wind storms from time to time, but they’re not often enough to skew the numbers that heavily. We’re a desert environment with little moisture. There really isn’t any major contributing factor to the home run drought.
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jul 10, 2008 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Wind
The wind was blowing in the direction between home plate and left field on Thursday. That is really strange for the field in Pasco. The wind normally blows in from right towards the third base dugout and can kill a lot of the hitters’ power.
In Raben’s first two at-bats Thursday, they just pitched around him. They didn’t want to touch him, but his average dropped because he went 1/2 with a little single to right field.
He is playing for Everett at age 20
This is what should be happening
by Graham MacAree on Jul 12, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
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