8/1 - 8/7 Minor League Game Thread

[Bucklin12]

Morey also got a mention.

[Ramp]

Matt Wilson did not get a mention

[geemoney]

Marlins-related Minor League Transactions from last week, via Baseball America:

- Marlins released P Frank Mata. He 1-6 with a 5.24 ERA as a reliever in AAA this year.

- Rockies signed 1B Jorge Cantu to a deal.

[MiamiHomer]

On Wednesday, the Marlins' low-Class A team honored Lucille Ball by becoming the Jamestown Lucy Desis for a night, FoxSportsFlorida.com reports.

Ball was the star of I Love Lucy, a television show that aired from 1951-60 and is considered one of the greatest shows of all-time. Ball's 100th birthday would have been Aug. 6 had she not passed in 1989 of heart problems. The Jamestown Jammers renamed themselves for a night and donned uniforms with the names "Lucy" and "Desi" on the front of the jersey, above two photos of Ball and husband Desi Arnaz, who also performed on I Love Lucy and was married to Ball for 20 years. (Photo from the Jamestown Jammers, courtesy FoxSportsFlorida.com.)

"This is a great way for the local baseball team to tie in with another local icon: Lucille Ball," Jammers GM Matt Drayer said. "It's a great cross promotion where we can celebrate Lucy's birthday around the American pastime of baseball."

On the back of the jersey, there was a logo depicting the 100th anniversary of Ball's birth as well as the player's uniform number. Caps had a red heart inserted behind the Jammers' team logo. The celebration will continue through Sunday, with Joan Rivers and Paula Poundstone performing. On Saturday, the city will try to set a world record for most people dressed as Ball's character on her show, Lucy Ricardo.

Marlins' Class A team honors Lucile Ball

[Bobbob1313]

8/1Alvarez: L, 6 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Bit late on this, but Jose Alvarez, the other guy we got for Jeremy Hermida, had a pretty good start to the year in A+.

82 IP, 2.96 ERA, 8 K/9, 2.1 BB/9, .2 HR/9.

He's 22, and has struggled since his call up to AA, but his A+ numbers compare favorably to James and Hand in their A+ seasons, although bother were two years younger. Still, has he become one of our top 10 prospects?

[geemoney]

8/5

AAA New Orleans: L, 3-2 (10 Innings)

Rottino: 3-5, 2B, RBI, K, SB
Torres: 1-5, R, 2 SB
Lopez: 2-4, SB
Aguila: 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB, K
West: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K (has been pitching better as of late - 3.56 ERA last 10 starts)
Ceda: BS, 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Downs: L, .1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 HRA

AA Jacksonville: L, 11-1

Mattison: 1-4, 2B, K
Gran: 0-3, RBI, 2 K
Lasater: 1-3, BB, K
Gutierrez: 0-2, 2 BB
O'Gara: L, 2 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HRA
Allison: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Harvey: 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

A+ Jupiter: L, 7-6 (12 Innings)

J.Dominguez: 1-6, R, RBI, K, SB
Jensen: 1-4, R, BB, K
Pertusati: 2-5, R, 2B, RBI, K, SB
Krick: 2-5, 2B
Glime: 2-5, R, HR (1), 3 RBI
James: 6 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Battisto: 2 IP, 3 K
Squires: L, 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

A Greensboro: L, 2-1

Ozuna: 1-4, 3B, K
Yelich: 2-4, 2B
Canha: 1-3, R, HR (19), RBI, BB
Black: 1-3, BB, K
Galloway: 2-4
Winters: 2 IP, 1 H
Leverton: L, 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (former Cub farmhand making his Marlins org. debut...got as high as AA last season)
Brady: 1 IP, 2 K

A- Jamestown: L, 6-2

McConkey: 1-2, R, 2 BB, K
R.Smith: 2-4, K
Morales: 1-3, R, BB
Mendoza: 2-4, K, SB
H.Reyes: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Mincey: 2 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K
Wier: BS, L, .1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 BB

GCL Marlins: L, 6-1

Ye.Hernandez: 2-5, K
L.Ortiz: 1-4, R, BB, SB
Myers: 1-3, BB
Schultz: 1-3, RBI, BB
J.Veras: 1-4, 3 K
R.Del Orbe: L, 4.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
J.Tamares: 2 IP, 1 H, 3 K

DSL Marlins: PPD

[Bucklin12]

Bit late on this, but Jose Alvarez, the other guy we got for Jeremy Hermida, had a pretty good start to the year in A+.

82 IP, 2.96 ERA, 8 K/9, 2.1 BB/9, .2 HR/9.

He's 22, and has struggled since his call up to AA, but his A+ numbers compare favorably to James and Hand in their A+ seasons, although bother were two years younger. Still, has he become one of our top 10 prospects?

I like Alvarez and think an innings eater role is definitely possible for him. He's probably borderline top 10, depending on what happens in this next week as far as signings go.

For me he falls after Yelich, James, Dominguez, Rasmussen, Realmuto, Ozuna, Marinez, Fernandez (if signed), probably Barron (if signed), and then there's a wealth of guys to contend with like Jensen, Ceda, Rosario, Canha, Jobduan, Perio, Hope, Brice, Reyes, Smolinski, Varner, Hodges, Olmos, etc. But he definitely seems more valuable right now that guys like Varner, Hodges, Neal.

[geemoney]

8/6

AAA New Orleans: W, 12-2

Padilla: 3-4, 3 R, RBI, BB
Rottino: 3-4, 4 R, HR (7), 2 RBI, BB
Lopez: 2-5, R, HR (6), 3 RBI, 2 K
Cervanek: 2-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, K
Dominguez: 3-5, RBI
Davis: 2-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
Koehler: W, 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Andrelczyk: SV, 3 IP, 2 H, 1 K

AA Jacksonville: L, 7-3

Mattison: 1-5, RBI, 2 K
Gutierrez: 1-3, R, BB
Negrych: 3-5, K
Lasater: 1-4, RBI, BB, K
Curry: 1-4, R
Synan: 1-2, RBI
Alvarez: L, 6 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HRA
Marinez: 1 IP, 1 K

A+ Jupiter: L, 5-4

Pertusati: 1-3, R, 2B, RBI
Austin: 1-3, R, K
Pedroza: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Poulk: 0-3, R, BB
Olmos: 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Kaminska: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 HRA
A.Ramos: L, .1 IP, 1 R, 1 BB

A Greensboro: PPD

A- Jamestown: W, 3-1

Goetz: 2-4, RBI
McConkey: 1-4, RBI
R.Smith: 2-4, R, 2B, RBI
DeWitt: 1-4, K
Oliver: W, 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Peale: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 BB
Buret: SV, 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB

GCL Marlins: W, 9-0

L.Ortiz: 2-4, 2 R, HR (1), RBI, BB, 2 K, SB
Solorzano: 1-3, 3 R, BB, 2 K
Woods: 2-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI
F.Munoz: 3-5, R, RBI
Schultz: 2-2, R, 2 RBI
R.Webb: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 K
Js.Rodriguez: W, 5 IP, 2 BB, 4 K
Nygren: 1 IP, 2 K

DSL Marlins: W, 4-1

Cordova: 1-3, R, K
P.Acosta: 1-4, 2 R, K, SB (home)
D.De La Cruz: 1-3, RBI
Gonzalez: 1-3, 2 K
Del Pozo: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Es.De La Rosa: W, 4 IP, 3 H, 2 K
Adames: SV, 2 IP, 2 H, 1 K

[geemoney]

8/7

AAA New Orleans: W, 17-9 (including a 7-run 1st inning)

Rottino: 2-6, 2 R, 2B, RBI
Lopez: 4-6, 2 R, HR (7), 3 RBI
Cervanek: 1-4, 3 R, HR (11), 2 RBI, 2 BB
Aguila: 4-6, 2 R, RBI
Dominguez: 4-6, R, 2B, HR (10), 3 RBI
Martinez: 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, SB
Davis: 3-5, 2 R, 2B, HR (5), 4 RBI, K
Downs: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Parcell: W, 2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
J.Rosario: SV, 3 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K

AA Jacksonville: W, 5-4

Gran: 2-4, R, 2B, 3B, BB
Smolinski: 2-5, CS
Montz: 1-5, 2B, RBI, K
Romero: 1-2, 2 R, 2B, BB
Sellers: 2-3, R, 2B, HR (4), 3 RBI, BB
Mattison: 2-3, R, HR (8), RBI, BB
Poveda: 7 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 HRA
S.Rosario: BS, W, 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB

A+ Jupiter: L, 10-2

Austin: 1-3, R, BB, SB
Ortiz: 1-4, R, 2B
A.Lopez: 2-4, SB
Othman: 1-4, 2 K
Sanabia: L, 5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HRA
Johnson: 2 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 2 HRA

A Greensboro: W, 7-5 (Game One)

Ozuna: 2-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 K
Yelich: 3-4, 2 RBI
Canha: 2-3, R, 2B, BB
Dudley: 1-1, R, HR (4), 2 RBI
Realmuto: 2-4, 2 R, 2B, HR (4), RBI
Fisher: 1-3, R, HR (15), 2 RBI, K
Caldera: 4 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Dayton: W, 2 IP, 2 H, 1 K

A Greensboro: L, 6-5 (Game Two)

Bonadonna: 1-3, RBI, K, CS
Ozuna: 2-4, R, 2B, RBI, K
Yelich: 1-3, RBI, K
Canha: 1-3, RBI
Realmuto: 1-3, R, HR (5), RBI
Fisher: 2-3, R, 3B
Galloway: 2-3, R, SB
Nappo: 5 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 2 HRA
Mejia: L, 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 K

A- Jamestown: L, 7-6 (12 Innings)

Barnes: 2-6, 2 2B, BB, K
Dayleg: 2-5, R, RBI
Adams: 2-6, R, 2B
R.Smith: 3-6, 3 R, RBI, K, 2 SB
N.Castillo: 3-6, RBI, SB
Neil: 7 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HRA
Manzueta: 2 IP, 2 K
Petersen: L, 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB

GCL Marlins: W, 4-3 (11 Innings)

Y.Perez: 1-3, K
Caldwell: 2-3, R, RBI
Schultz: 2-4, R, 2B, K, CS
J.Veras: 2-4, RBI
Hope: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
L.Gomez: BS, 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 K
Nygren: W, 2 IP, 2 H, 1 K
Donatello: SV, 1 IP, 1 K

DSL Marlins: Idle

[Bobbob1313]

Great day for Realmuto.

[Bucklin12]

One of dem homers was off Stras-a-tron.

[Bobbob1313]

In your face, Skipworth.

[Bucklin12]

Goldstein featured him in his Ten Pack that he does every Monday. Said he is a very real prospect who has shown significant improvement throughout the season. Also said he has a chance to be a plus defender to go along with a quick bat, good approach, and possible power.

Pretty cool.

[Bobbob1313]

Given what we heard about him out of high school, I'm slightly dissapointed in the relative lack of power, given league and park and all of that, but he's also a 20 year old catcher putting up a .760 OPS with decent BB and K rates, so I can be patient for the power. At least he's not Skipworth, putting up power and nothing else.

And all of those things go doubly so if he's truly a + defender.

[Mainge]

Those BESR bats are silly when it comes to the ball jumping off the bat.

Everyone is a power hitter with those.