Today was an off day for Memphis and a travel day for me. I am a bit out of the loop on what has been going on since I have been out of town since Saturday (which is ironic since I was actually in St. Louis). From the looks of things, though, Springfield is really missing Jaime Garcia and Bryan Anderson, as they lost their sixth in a row this evening. Palm Beach and Quad Cities save the day, though, as the system goes 3-2 on the day (counting the VSL). All the details are after the jump.
- Man, Myth and Legend Steve Hill had another outstanding night as his transition to AA hasn’t fazed him much. He went 4-4 with a pair of doubles. His defense is still problematic, though, as he had another error playing first base, this one was on a throw.
- Mark Shorey was 2-4 with a double and Isaias Garcia was 2-3.
- Clayton Mortensen bounced back with a strong outing, going 7 innings and giving up two runs (one earned). He gave up three hits and two walks while striking out four. Seventeen of his twenty one outs were recorded via strikeout or groundball.
- Fernando Salas pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
- Luke Gregerson only recorded one out before blowing the save and taking the loss. He gave up two runs on three hits.
Palm Beach 2, Jupiter 1 (12 innings)
- Neither team scored until the 11th inning, when each scored a run. Then the good guys scored again in the 12th (on a wild pitch) and Jupiter couldn’t match them.
- James Rapoport and Oliver Marmol each went 2-4 with a walk and a stolen base.
- Brian Cartie, in his first game with Palm Beach, went 2-5 with a double and drove in the run in the 11th. He also committed a throwing error in the field.
- Brad Furnish pitched the first five scoreless innings, striking out a pair and giving up only one hit. He was followed by Mark McCormick, who lasted three innings and struck out five while giving up one hit and two walks. Josh Dew pitched the next two scoreless innings and five of his six outs came via the strikeout. He also allowed a single and two walks. The lone run of the game came off of Francisco Samuel and it was unearned (Samuel threw a wild pitch that advanced the runner into scoring position). He struck out three in 1.2 innings and gave up one hit and two walks. Jon Mikrut earned the save for recording the last out of the game.
Quad Cities 3, Peoria 2 (Game 1)
Quad Cities 7, Peoria 4 (Game 2)
- Tommy Pham had a nice day, going 3-7 with two homeruns (one in each game) and a stolen base.
- Pete Kozma was 3-5 on the day with a double and two walks. He also stole a base.
- Mike Kingrey went 3-7 with a double; Andrew Brown went 3-6 with a homerun and a double; Matthew Aburr went 1-4 with a homerun (he only played in the second game); and Osvaldo Morales went 2-5 with a triple and a walk.
- Thomas Eager got the start in the first game and went five innings, striking out three and giving up two runs on four hits.
- Eduardo Sanchez started the second game and he also lasted five innings, allowing four runs on three hits and four walks. He struck out six.
- Matt Spade pitched a scoreless inning in the first game and gave up one hit while striking out one batter; Cardoza Tucker got the save in the first game, walking one in his scoreless inning; and Pete Parise got the save in the second game by throwing two scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
VSL Mariners 8, VSL Cardinals 2
- There were no extra base hits by any of the Cardinals players and no exceptional offensive stat lines. Gerardo Mannbel, who was mentioned in the comments yesterday, went 1-3.
- The pitching lines were a bit messy, with lots of walks (8) and strikeouts (9). The line of the day goes to Geney Rios, who struck out all three men he faced.
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I’m excited for the VSL and GCL to get started. I love looking that far into the future.
Gregerson looked horrible again last night.
When checking the boxscores every night it seems Springfield gives up a lot of unearned runs. Haven’t been able to pinpoint the weakness though.
Ray and I made it over to Peoria to see the DH between Quad Cities and the pitiful (really, I’m not exaggerating) Peoria Chiefs last night. This makes three games we’ve observed this week.
Impressions: It’s VERY easy to see why the Cardinals brass are high on Tommy Pham. For the second straight game we saw him lead off with a home run, this one probably 30 feet longer than in the first game of the series. In the second game of the DH, Pham trumped his first two HRs with a blast to left center. The ball simply jumps off his bat. He also shows promise as an outfielder. We should all pray that he learns to make contact more consistently. He has “major league talent” written all over him.
Kozma also looked good. He’s pretty polished at SS and has an excellent arm. We were also impressed by the pop in his bat. He lined a one-hopper of the right-field wall in the first game and hit some solid line drives. The ball doesn’t jump off his bat like it does Pham’s, however.
QC has some nice defensive players, particularly Garcia and Bolivar. Whether they will ever hit is another matter.
Sanchez is a real sidearm slinger. His line was messed up when Arburr failed to catch a long fly to left center. (But boy, did Arburr torch one; must have been close to 400 feet.) Ingram, who played the first game in left, would have eaten it up. (Ingram, however, appears to be the anti-Pham. It’s almost as though he’s wrapped padding around his bat.
Eager didn’t look bad in his outing, though he’s far from dominating. Pete Parise looked very good in his two inning save in the second game.
Our overall impression was that, outside of Pham and Kozma, there aren’t any first-rate position prospects at QC, though one of the young Latin players might develop . (Garcia looks really good in the field, and the young catchers [Vasquez and de la Cruz] might develop.) Kingrey might have a long shot, but his defense isn’t particularly strong.
Thanks for the info. For the first time in a while, it seems like things are looking up in the farm system!
Jess Todd garners a mention in BP’s Future Shock - NL Central edition.
Steve Hill is a hitting machine. His defense needs some work, but if he had an everyday position I think that would come around as well.
McCormick to Springfield. He starts Saturday. Cory Retired. Springfield has made 11 errors in last 4 games and the bullpen has been bad most of the season. Hill and Garcia has 5 of the errors since there call up. Hamilton has not played since Hill’s call up not even DH. Hamilton is a below average first basemen. I have not seen Hill yet, but I am looking forward to seeing me starting Friday. Hopefully they turn things around soon.
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Palm Beach goes to 5 man rotation.
Hamilton has not played because he has something worng with him.
In my opinion, after going to almost all of Palm Beach’s games last year, I think Jim Rapoport (he hates being called James) is one of the most under-rated players in the system. He is great defensively and he is really fast. His speed helps him to cover a lot of ground in the outfield, and every time he gets on base he is a threat to steal. If he can get his OBP% up I think he is going to suprise a lot of people.