2010 Arizona Fall League

[mbitcronod12]

Sorry I'm a bit behind on this. Here's a summary of the Marlins participating in the AFL and how they've done so far this year for the Phoenix Desert Dogs. I will try to update this daily from here on out.

Pete Andrelczyk, RP; 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 games, 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Steve Cishek, RP; 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 games, 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Kris Harvey, RP; 0-0, 9.00 ERA, 2 games, 3 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Sean West, SP; 0-1, 13.50 ERA, 1 game, 2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2K

Kyle Skipworth, C; .286 avg, 4 games, 14 AB's, 4 H, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K
Ryan Curry, 2B; .143 avg, 4 games, 14 AB's, 2 H, 1 R, 1 2B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Ozzie Martinez, SS; .111 avg, 5 games, 18 AB's, 2 H, 2 R, 1 2B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 4 K

That is up to date through today. I will do daily line scores each day from now on.

[Ralph]

Not a marlin but Bryce Harper made his debut tonight 1-4 2b 2RBI playing RF.

[Miamarlin21]

What the hell is Harvey doing in fall ball? Didn't they take him off the roster for a reason? lol

[jay576]

What the hell is Harvey doing in fall ball? Didn't they take him off the roster for a reason? lol

to get work in

[Miamarlin21]

to get work in

I know but yuck.

[mbitcronod12]

10/21:

Ozzie Martinez, 0-3, 1 R, .095 avg

Harvey, W (1-0), 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 6.75 ERA
Cishek, S (1), 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0.00 ERA

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10/22;

Curry, 1-4, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, .167 avg
Martinez, 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, .160 avg

[Bobbob1313]

Skip hit a homer yesterday.

[mbitcronod12]

Skip hit a homer yesterday.

That was the 20th. It's in the initial thread. He did not play yesterday.

[fishy]

All theses guys going to big league camp?

[mbitcronod12]

West, Cishek and Martinez are all on the 40-man roster so they will be in big league camp. Skipworth was in big league camp last year and they always need a lot of catchers in big league camp so he'll probably be invited. Not sure about the other 3.

[fishy]

Any body have any ideas or suggestions who else might be invited???

[Hugg]

Koehler and Villanueva, I'm sure

[Miamarlin21]

Of course them. Matty D, Buente.

[mbitcronod12]

10/23;

Skipworth, 1-4, 2 K, .278 avg

Andrelczyk, 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 0 BB, 2 K, 1.17 ERA

[mbitcronod12]

Sean West was listed as the starter for the game back on the 21st but he was scratched from that start. He has not pitched in a game since and he is not scheduled to start any of the next three games. I have no idea why. I haven't seen anything about why he was scratched. He is still listed on Phoenix's roster so I wonder if he hurt himself again. If I find out anything, I'll let you know.

[mbitcronod12]

10/25;

Cishek, (H, 1), 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0.00 ERA

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10/26;

Skipworth, 1-4, 1 BB, 2 K, .273 avg
Curry, 0-4, 1 K, .136 avg

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10/27;

Curry, 1-3, 1 2B, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, .160 avg

Andrelczyk, 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1.04 ERA

[DropkickAlex]

Skips average is high but those K's suck. I think he's going to be another Charles Johnson.

[Ramp]

CJ was pretty good

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsch04.shtml

[mbitcronod12]

According to the AFL notes, Andrelczyk is scheduled to start tomorrow's game. Still no word on West.

[mbitcronod12]

10/28;

Skipworth, 1-3, 1 K, .280 avg

Cishek, 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 2.70 ERA

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10/29;

Curry, 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, .207 avg

Andrelczyk, 4 IP (started), 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 2.13 ERA

Not too bad of a day for our boys. I particularly like the 7 K's for Andrelczyk.

[mbitcronod12]

Skipworth has homered twice today. I'll post the lines when the game is over.

[mbitcronod12]

10/30;

Skipworth, 3-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, .333 avg

[mbitcronod12]

Kyle Skipworth is using his time in the Arizona Fall League to learn as much about the game as he can. In the Phoenix Desert Dogs' 12-6 victory over the Mesa Solar Sox on Saturday, the rest of the league learned a little about him.

Skipworth, a first-round pick by the Marlins in 2008, plated a career-high six runs and slugged his first two homers of the AFL in what he described as one of his greatest single-game performances.

"I don't think in my professional career I've ever had a six-RBI game," he said, "so this was probably my best day as a professional so far.

"Obviously I was excited to hit two home runs in a game. It's rare to hit two home runs in a game, especially for me. I think I've done it only two or three times in my life."

Skipworth, who drove in five runs for Greensboro on Aug. 30 against Savannah, says he is relishing the chance to spend time with his veteran teammates and he insists that he is learning new things every day regardless of whether the Desert Dogs (6-11) win or lose.

"People say, 'If I hit .300 that would be awesome,' but for me it is more about learning as much information as I can," Skipworth said. "I have Don Mattingly as a manager so I'm constantly asking him questions about hitting and there are so many veteran hitters on the team like Michael Taylor of the A's.

"I am also learning a lot of things from the veteran pitchers. I am using this opportunity to learn as much as I can...to be a sponge and help myself as much as possible."

More importantly from a team perspective, Saturday's victory got Phoenix back in the win column after defeats in each of its last four contests.

"It was a good game for me and a good day for the team. On days when he hit, we don't pitch and on days when we pitch, we don't hit so it's nice to end the week with a win. It was good to get out to a comfortable lead so that our pitchers could relax. We have gotten beat up this entire week so it was good to get to a place where they weren't stressed and could pitch without any worries."

Skipworth slugged his first homer of the Fall League in the fifth inning to extend the Desert Dogs' three-run lead and hit his second three-run blast of the day in the very next inning to cap a career-best performance.

"In the fifth inning, I had two strikes and I was just battling," he said. "I happened to get a changeup up and I put a good swing on it.

"Then in the sixth [inning], it was just an 0-1 changeup that stayed up. I had faced the guy once before so I knew he had a sinker, slider and a kind of split-change and the last time I faced him his sequence went sinker, change, slider. I took a first-pitch sinker for a strike so in the back of my mind I was thinking I was going to get a changeup and he left it up and I got a good swing on it."

Skipworth takes notes every time he faces a pitcher, and said that the games become easier when you can predict what pitch to expect.

"I definitely try to keep as much information on the pitchers I face as possible because I feel like the more prepared you are, the more you give yourself an opportunity for success."

"It's just been something I have been working on. It's a mental approach where I've started to sit on certain pitches in certain counts and it's starting to pay off."


Dogs' Skipworth has a day to remember (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101030&content_id=15912654&vkey=news_fla&c_id=fla&partnerId=rss_fla)

[DropkickAlex]

CJ was pretty good

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsch04.shtml

Yeah he was. I was very young when he played but I remember him being a great defensive catcher and one of the hardest catchers to run on. Skip has those same aspects in his defensive game apparently, I hope he keeps improving.

[mbitcronod12]

11/1;

Curry, 0-4, 0 BB, 0 K, .182 avg

[mbitcronod12]

JCRMarlinsbeat: RHP Steven Cishek lone #Marlins rep in Saturday's AFL Rising Stars game. SS Ozzie Martinez (groin) and RHP Kris Harvey (shoulder) sent home.

/Twitter

I asked him about West, also via Twitter. No response yet. If he answers me, I'll let you guys know.

[mbitcronod12]

11/2;

Skipworth, 1-4, 1 2B, 1 BB, . 324 avg

Andrelcyzk, 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1.98 ERA
Cishek, 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2.35 ERA

Also, Bryan Evans has been added to the AFL and will make his first start on Thursday.

[mbitcronod12]

A couple updates via Twitter:

joecapMARLINS: Larry Beinfest hinted that Steve Cishek will be in mix for bullpen spot in spring training #Marlins

joecapMARLINS: Sean West has been shut down from AFL, #Marlins do not believe it is serious

I liked what I saw of Cishek in September. As for West, can he ever stay healthy?

[Miamarlin21]

Nope, he can't.

[mbitcronod12]

Sean West, who was in the Arizona Fall League, has been sent home with a left elbow strain. The 6-foot-8 lefty is scheduled to see Dr. Kaplan [the team physician]. The team doesn't think the injury is serious, but more will be known after the visit.

Marlins on the mend (http://joefrisaro.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/11/marlins_on_the_mend_1.html[/URL)

[mbitcronod12]

11/3;

Curry, 1-4, 1 K, .189 avg

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11/4;

Skipworth, 0-4, 1 BB, 2 K, .289 avg

Evans (L, 0-1), 2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9.00 ERA
Andrelczyk, 2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1.72 ERA
Cishek, 1.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 HR, 1 BB, 3 K, 5.79 ERA

[mbitcronod12]

11/5;

Curry, 0-3, .178 avg

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11/6 (Rising Stars Showcase);

Cishek, 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

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11/8;

Skipworth, 1-4, 1 2B, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K, .286 avg

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11/9;

Skipworth, 1-4, 1 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, .283 avg
Curry, 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, .186 avg

Andrelczyk, 0.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2.81 ERA

[mbitcronod12]

11/10;

Skipworth, 0-5, 0 BB, 2 K, .255 avg

Cishek, 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 4.91 ERA

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11/11;

Curry, 2-3, 1 2B, 1 R, 1 BB, 0 K, .217 avg

Evans (L, 0-2), 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 6.00 ERA

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11/12;

Curry, 1-4, .220 avg

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11/13;

Curry, 0-1, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, .216 avg

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11/15;

Curry, 0-5, 0 BB, 0 K, .196 avg
Skipworth, 2-4, 1 R, 2 K, .273 avg

Cishek (H, 2), 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 4.38 ERA

[mbitcronod12]

11/16;

None of our players played

11/17;

Skipworth, 1-5, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, .267 avg
Curry, 0-4, 0 BB, 0 K, .183 avg

[mbitcronod12]

Last game of the AFL season;

11/18;

Curry, 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, .206 avg

Cishek, 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 4.05 ERA

[mbitcronod12]

Right-hander Steven Cishek got a surprise call at season’s end to join the Marlins’ bullpen. He only appeared in three games (4 1/3 innings), but he did not allow a run and gave up a hit, a walk and three strikeouts.

Among the Marlins representatives in the Arizona Fall League, Cishek held his own among some of baseball’s top prospects. In 11 games (13 1/3 innings) he had a 4.05 ERA, 15 hits, four walks and 18 strikeouts. The 4.05 ERA might not seem that great, but much of what Cishek gave up came in one outing. On Nov. 4 at Peoria, he allowed four runs on six hits over 1 2/3 innings.

The 6-6, 20o-pound Cishek will compete for a bullpen job this spring.

The other Marlins in the AFL and their results: RHP Peter Andrelczyk (0-0, 2.81, 9 games, 16 innings, 11 hits, 7 BB, 16 K, .200 BAA); RHP Bryan Evans (1-2, 5.40, 3 games started, 10 innings, 13 hits, 2 BB, 10 K, .310 BAA); C Kyle Skipworth (.267-3-12; 16-for-60; 3 HR; 5 BB; 15 K; .817 OPS); 2B Ryan Curry (.206-2-6; 13-for-63; 2 HR; 3 BB; 5 K; .603 OPS).

SS Ozzie Martinez, RHP Kris Harvey and LHP Sean West all departed early due to injuries. Martinez appeared in just seven games (25 at-bats) before he was sent home with a groin strain. Harvey came up with a shoulder strain after three appearances. West made one AFL start and strained his elbow, ending an injury-plagued season in which he totaled 69 innings. He currently is rehabbing in Jupiter.

“We are and he is ready to right off the year and look forward to 2011,” President of Baseball Operations Larry Beinfest said, of West. “We expect him to be healthy and be the Sean West we saw in 2009.”

RHP Steven Cishek has good Arizona Fall League (http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_baseball_marlins/2010/11/florida-marlins-rhp-steven-cishek-has-good-arizona-fall-league.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+marlinsblog+%28Florida+Marlin s+%7C+Sun-Sentinel+Blogs%29)