5/17 - 5/23 Minor League Game Thread

[geemoney]

5/17

AAA New Orleans: L, 9-7

Mattison: 2-5, 2 R, 2B, K
Solano: 2-5, RBI, SB
Coghlan: 3-4, R, 2 2B, RBI, BB (up to .277)
Cousins: 2-5, R, 2B, 2 K, SB
Cervanek: 2-5, R, 2 RBI, CS
Sammons: 2-5, R, HR (2), RBI, K
Velazquez: 2-3, 2 RBI, CS
Martin: L, 5.2 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Hatcher: 1.1 IP, 1 H

AA Jacksonville: W, 8-5

J.Dominguez: 1-4, 2 R, BB, 2 K, SB
Smolinski: 3-4, 2 R, 2 2B, BB
Skipworth: 0-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K
Bowman: 1-4, R, HR (4), 3 RBI, BB, 2 K
Jensen: 1-3, 2 R, 2B, BB, 2 K
Patterson: 1-4, 2B, RBI
Gutierrez: 2-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Alvarez: 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Madden: 1 IP, 1 K
Reed: BS, W, 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

A+ Jupiter: L, 4-3

Black: 1-4, K
Yelich: 3-4, R, 2B, HR (7), RBI, K
Canha: 1-3, R, BB, 2 K
Ozuna: 2-4, R, K
Perio: 1-1, 2 RBI
Olmos: L, 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HRA
Ojala: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 K

A Greensboro: W, 4-1

Goetz: 2-4, R, BB, K
Keys: 1-4, R, RBI
M.Smith: 2-4, RBI, K
Adams: 1-4, RBI, K, SB
Senne: 1-4, R, 2B, 2 K
Wooster: 2-3, 2B, BB
Hodges: W, 7 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 6 BB, 4 K
Nygren: SV, 2 IP, 1 H, 1 K

Last week's Marlins related minor-league transactions, from Baseball America: Former Marlin P Ron Mahay (2000) was let go by the Reds; former Fish farmhand P Claudio Vargas (1996-2002) was signed by the Brewers organization. OF Scott Podsednik (1995-1997) was traded by Phillies to Red Sox for cash.

[Hugg]

Id be in favor of Coghlan finding his stroke again (way too early for that though).

[Mainge]

Probably a higher chance of a stroke finding Coghlan

[Hugg]

Well that just seems uncalled for.

[Bobbob1313]

Cogs is x-ian. He doesn't jerk it, Mainge.

[Hugg]

He's got a 7 game hitting streak in which he's 12/28 with 4 multi-hit games.

He's also 5/13 off lefties down there.



Now he just needs to continue this for, oh, about 2 more months and maybe we can give him a look again.
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Skipworth went 0/4 tonight and is hitting .132/.250/.211 this month. .188/.271/.357 overall with 43k. He's just the best.


His strikeout rate is somehow higher (38.3%) than last year (36.1%).
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I'd still love to know why they had him skip Jupiter.

[emkayseven]

because he was a first round pick and they thought maybe he was just bored

[Bucklin12]

Brent Keys was featured on the BA Hot Sheet today, under the "Helium Watch" section.

• Brent Keys, of, Marlins. At 29-10, the Greensboro Grasshoppers currently have the second best record in minor league baseball, trailing only the St. Lucie Mets. A big reason for the Grasshoppers' fast start is Keys, who has hit so well he's been moved from leadoff to the No. 3 spot in Greensboro's lineup. When Keys, 21, got his first swing at the South Atlantic League last year, he failed and had to take a remedial trip to short-season Jamestown. There are no such problems this year. This week he strung together four straight three-hit games and he has seven three-hit games this month. Keys may not project as an everyday big league center fielder because he isn't a blazing speedster, but he does everything else you look for in a top-of-the-order hitter. Keys draws some walks, very rarely strikes out (only 7 percent of his plate apperances this year). takes good routes and has enough arm to be able to play right field if needed. He currently leads the South Atlantic League in batting average and on-base percentage.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today...2/2613423.html

[Mainge]

Meh. He's pretty old.

[Bucklin12]

Nah. Myth that only relates to super prospects.

Keys is actually below the 25th percentile of age in the SALLY (going by last year's numbers, but it should roughly be the same). He's the same age as a JUCO guy in his first full season.

[Mainge]

Fair enough

[geemoney]

5/18

AAA New Orleans: L, 4-2

Solano: 2-4, 2B
Coghlan: 1-4, 2 K
Cousins: 0-3, R, K
Velazquez: 2-4, R
Aguila: 1-1, 2B, 2 RBI
Sanabia: L, 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Ray: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

AA Jacksonville: L, 2-1

J.Dominguez: 1-4, K, CS
Skipworth: 0-4, 2 K
Bowman: 2-4, R, HR (5), RBI, K
C.Smith: 1-1
Evans: L, 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Ramos: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 K

A+ Jupiter: W, 7-5

Lopez: 2-5, R, K
Realmuto: 2-5, 2 R, K
Yelich: 3-5, R, 2 2B, RBI, K
Canha: 2-5, R, 2 RBI, K
Ozuna: 0-3, R, 2 BB, 2 K
Krick: 2-2, R, 3B, BB
Dudley: 1-1, 2 RBI
Black: 2-4, RBI, K, SB
Morey: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Squires: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HRA
Leverton: W, 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Brady: SV, 1.1 IP, 1 K

A Greensboro: W, 3-2

Keys: 2-3, R, BB
M.Smith: 1-4, R, K
Rieger: 0-3, R, BB, K
Adams: 1-4, 2 RBI
Wooster: 3-4, RBI, SB
Lowell: W, 6.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
Mincey: SV, 2.1 IP, 4 K

[Hugg]

0/4 2k for Skipworth

[Fritz]

I feel like MK7 is probably super-happy.

[Beef]

He did it

[nny]

Originally Posted by Bucklin12

Nah. Myth that only relates to super prospects.

Keys is actually below the 25th percentile of age in the SALLY (going by last year's numbers, but it should roughly be the same). He's the same age as a JUCO guy in his first full season.

Yeah, my general rule of thumb is up to 21 in A is about the point where you don't question age (And then +1 year per level, so 22 at A+, 23 at AA). 22 at A (And then same +1) is where you then have to take it into consideration, but it's not really something to be held heavily against them because they're a college guy who they're taking it slow with (i.e. Gaby Sanchez's trek through the minors). 23 at A though is hard to take seriously.

I've liked Keys since his first year (Hard for me not to like a guy with more BB then K) and was very disappointed last year when he sucked so very happy he's doing well now. Obviously too early now to project much and he's playing way over his head at the moment, but I think he's a C+ OF prospect (aka bench bat, next pete/cousins) if he has a good year the entire way through.

[Fishfan79]

Yelich looks pretty special. It will be interesting to see what he becomes.

[geemoney]

5/19

AAA New Orleans: L, 4-3

Mattison: 2-4, R, HR (4), RBI, 2 K
Cervanek: 1-3, R, 2B, BB
Aguila: 1-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB, K
M.Dominguez: 1-4, RBI
Velazquez: 2-4, 2B, K
Hand: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Hatcher: 1.2 IP, 2 H
Rosario: L, .1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER

AA Jacksonville: L, 6-5

J.Dominguez: 2-4, R, BB, K
Smolinski: 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, SB
Jensen: 1-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
Mitchell: 0-2, 3 BB, K
Gutierrez: 1-3, K
Taylor: L, 6 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HRA
Korpi: 1 IP, 2 K

A+ Jupiter: W, 5-1

Black: 3-5, 2 R, 3B, SB
Poulk: 1-3, R, 2 BB, K, SB
Yelich: 1-3, R, RBI, BB, K, CS
Realmuto: 0-3, R, RBI, BB
Ozuna: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
Perio: 1-2, RBI, BB
Varner: W, 5.1 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Lazo: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K

A Greensboro: L, 4-3

McIntyre: 1-4, 2B, K
Adams: 2-3, 2 R, 2B, HR (8), RBI, BB
Wooster: 2-4, R, 2B, HR (5), 2 RBI, 2 K
Dayleg: 1-3
R.Smith: 1-3, K
Urena: L, 5 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Brice: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 8 K

[Miamarlin21]

Originally Posted by Hugg

He's got a 7 game hitting streak in which he's 12/28 with 4 multi-hit games.

He's also 5/13 off lefties down there.



Now he just needs to continue this for, oh, about 2 more months and maybe we can give him a look again.
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Skipworth went 0/4 tonight and is hitting .132/.250/.211 this month. .188/.271/.357 overall with 43k. He's just the best.


His strikeout rate is somehow higher (38.3%) than last year (36.1%).
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I'd still love to know why they had him skip Jupiter.

Because the Florida State League is extremely horrible for hitters (sans Yelich) and they thought he might fair better in the Southern League (which plays more evenly.) Their plan didn't work out.

[Hugg]

Its just odd considering we send all our other hitting prospects to Jupiter.

[Mainge]

I think Coghlan skipped Jupiter

[Hugg]

He finished 2007 in Jupiter, 34g 148pa .200/.277/.331, and then spent all of 08 in AA.

[Mainge]

So he kind of skipped it.

[Miamarlin21]

It may have been because he already couldn't hit and had already repeated Low-A so they didn't want to hurt his confidence anymore by sending somewhere where he was almost guaranteed to fail?

[Mainge]

I can see why they'd skip him there though. His one redeeming offensive quality is his"power" and Jupiter really represses that. His line would have been hilarious.