Minor Lines 8/7, 8/8 -- No Refuge Available

by Ben Buchanan on Aug 9, 2009 5:01 AM EDT

They may not've sucked as much as the majors, but with Kalish and Westmoreland going 0-7, and general suckiness for most guys not behind the plate, it's been a bad couple of days.

Oh, and Lars Anderson has a tight Hamstring and still sucks this season.

8/7
Pawtucket W 6-2\

Box Score
Jeff Bailey: 1-3, BB, K
Chris Carter: 1-4, K
Brian Anderson: 1-4, HR, 2 K
Mark Wagner: 1-3, 2B, K
Javier Lopez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Fernando Cabrera: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Portland W 1-0

Box Score
Ryan Kalish: 0-3, BB, 2 SB
Jorge Jimenez: 0-2, 2 BB
Luis Exposito: 1-3
Yamaico Navarro: 0-2, CS
Jason Place: 0-3, 2 K

Salem L 1-9

Box Score
Che-Hsuan Lin: 0-3, BB, K
Tim Federowicz: 0-4
David Mailman: 1-3, BB, K, A
Kris Negron: 1-2, 2B, BB, K

Greenville L 12-14 (In 11)

Box Score
(Special nod to Chad Povich for giving up 5 runs without recording an out in the 9th)
Casey Kelly: 2-7, 2 K
Ryan Lavarnway: 1-5, 2 BB
Will Middlebrooks: 3-5, 2B, BB, K
Shannon Wilkerson: 2-5, BB, E
-Hasn't had a problem with his promotion as of yet, despite being pushed up somewhat prematurely to avoid a logjam in Lowell
Pete Hissey: 1-4, 2 BB
Oscar Tejeda: 1-4
Brock Huntzinger: 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Lowell W 5-2

Box Score
Derrik Gibson: 1-4, K
Ryan Westmoreland: 0-3, K
Chris McGuiness: 0-4
Michael Almanzar: 0-3, K, E
Kason Gabbard: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K

8/8
Pawtucket L 3-7

Box Score
Jeff Bailey: 1-3
Aaron Bates: 0-2
Chris Carter: 2-4, BB, K
Brian Anderson: 0-3
Chris Duncan: 1-4, BB, K
Dusty Brown: 1-4, K, PB

Portland W 3-2

Box Score
Ryan Kalish: 0-4, 2 K
-I jinxed him.
Jorge Jimenez: 1-1, 2 BB
Lars Anderson: 0-2, K
Luis Exposito: 2-4, K
Yamaico Navarro: 1-4, K
Jason Place: 1-3, HR, K
Felix Doubront: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 HR

Salem L 1-7

Box Score
Che-Hsuan Lin: 0-3, BB, K
Tim Federowicz: 2-4
David Mailman: 0-4, K
Kris Negron: 1-3, K

Greenville W 9-2

Box Score
Jeremy Hazelbaker: 1-5, SB
Will Middlebrooks: 0-4, BB, 2 K
Pete Hissey: 2-2, 3B, BB, SB, CS
Oscar Tejeda: 3-4, 2B, K
Caleb Clay: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

Lowell L 3-4

Box Score
Derrik Gibson: 0-5, 2 K
Ryan Westmoreland: 0-4, BB, 2 K, SB
-14-0 on SB attempts.
Michael Almanzar: 0-4, BB, K

GCL Red Sox Game 1 L 0-2 (In 7)

Box Score
Reymond Fuentes: 0-1
Boss Moanaroa: 0-3, 2 K

GCL Red Sox Game 2 W 5-4

Box Score
Reymond Fuentes: 1-3, BB
Seth Schwindenhammer: 1-4, 2 K
Roman Mendez: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
-This was actually a game suspended a few days back very early on. A perfectly good turn through the rotation wasted by rain.

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Why don’t you post RBI’s?

by Justin_Bobo on Aug 9, 2009 12:15 PM EDT reply actions

Team stat

1 guy goes 5-5 with a couple doubles and gets 0 RBIs because he plays in Pawtucket and nobody gets on around him.
The other guy goes 1-5 but has 2 guys on second and third because he bats behind Reddick and Kalish in Pawtucket (*COUGH*JON STILL*COUGH*)

RBIs can be hugely misleading as to the actual quality or ability of a player. Hell, you can talk about clutch, but generally speaking having runners on helps a guy get a hit anyway. Pitchers aren’t as good out of the stretch, defenses play oddly to account for runners, etc.

A player can hit well for average. They can hit well for power. They can get on base with regularity. They can steal bases. These are all skills, in my opinion. Being a “run producer” is largely dependent on other people, so I pass on it.

by Ben Buchanan on Aug 9, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Addendum:

The minor lines are, due to the nature of prospect watching, primarily about the individuals, not the actual team. The W/L is just something I throw in extra. Really, though, it doesn’t matter how good or bad any team does, because these are all just ways to give playing and development time to individual prospects. It’s all about how close they are to major league ready.

by Ben Buchanan on Aug 9, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions