Friday was a wild day for pitching in the minors, with three no-hitters on the schedule. The first no-no came in the Arizona League, a combined job by three members of the Angels staff. Jose Perez started and was dominant for five innings, striking out nine and walking one. Joshua Blanco came on for three innings and walked two more batters before C.J. Bressoud closed it out with a perfect ninth. At 24, I...
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Minor League MVP Candidates, League-By-League
Just for the heck of it, I decided tonight to look at the stats for every league in the minors and see if I could come up with a candidate or two (no more than three) for the Most Valuable Player award. (I’ll try to do the same for pitchers later this week.) Some of these are no-brainers (*cough*Chris CarterTexasLeague*cough*), but most had at least a couple guys that should find themselves in the...
Rymer Liriano Cannot Be Contained!
Usually, if something happens on a Sunday afternoon and I don’t get around to writing about it until the wee hours of Wednesday morning, it’s not worth mentioning at all. In the case of the wonderfully named Rymer Liriano, however, it’s more than worth it; the delay is my fault. Liriano, an eighteen-year-old outfielder for the Padres’ Rookie level affiliate in Arizona, played one of the best minor league baseball games of the season...
The Homer Strikes…
Those of you that know me? They know that I’m a Brewers fan. My baseball team is struggling right now. They need to make a deal. Get themselves a starter. Problem? Anyone willing to trade a starting pitcher usually want to get themselves a starter coming back. For the Brewers? This poses a problem. See, arguably the best prospect they have currently is in the Pioneer League. The delightful comedy of the name Jake...
Top Performers: Thursday, July 16, 2009
Class AAA Yurendell de Caster, Pawtucket (International): 2-4, walk-off HR Brian Barden, Memphis (Pacific Coast): 4-5, 4 RBI Kevin Richardson, Oklahoma City (Pacific Coast): 3-6, 2 HR, 3 RBI Class AA Dave Krynzel, Bowie (Eastern): 4-6, 2 3B, 2 RS, 2 RBI Joseph Nowicki, Bowie (Eastern): 4-5, 4 RBI Jared Goedert, Akron (Eastern): 3-6, HR, 6 RBI Madison Bumgarner, Connecticut (Eastern): 5.1 IP, 1 H Class A-Advanced Bryan Shaw, Visalia (California): 5 IP, 3...
Top Performers: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Class AAA International League Erik Kratz, Indianapolis: 2-2, HR, 2 RBI, 2 RS Pacific Coast League Esteban German, Oklahoma City: 3-4, HR, 4 RBI Class AA Southern League James Adduci, Tennessee: 3-5, HR, 2 RBI, 3 RS J.D. Durbin, Chattanooga: 8 IP, 0 R, 5 H Johan Limonta, West Tenn: 2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 RS Desmond Jennings, Montgomery: 2-2, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB Class A-Advanced California League Jacob Wild, High Desert:...
Top Performers: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Class AA Texas League Jhon Florentino, Corpus Christi: 3-4, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 RS John Whittleman, Frisco: 1-5, HR, 4 RBI (walk-off grand slam) James Rapoport, Springfield: 3-4, HR, 2 RBI, 3 RS Class A-Advanced Carolina League Robert Widlansky, Frederick: 4-4, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 RS Yamaico Navarro, Salem: 3-5, HR, RBI, 2 RS Class A South Atlantic League Juan Nicasio, Asheville: 7 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 8 SO Bartolo Colon,...
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