Minor Lines 4/28/10: Sad Casey Kelly Day

by Ben Buchanan on Apr 29, 2010 1:21 AM EDT in Minors

Pawtucket L 9-10

Box Score

Talk about letting a lead get away from you. Oh, Bowden.

Josh Reddick: 1-5, BB, 2 K, A
Daniel Nava: 1-4, 2 BB, 3 K, SB, E
Aaron Bates: 1-4, BB
Jorge Jimenez: 2-4, BB, K

Michael Bowden: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
-Nothing comes easy anymore for our old #2 Mr. Bowden.

Lars goes hitless after the jump.

Portland L 3-9

Box Score

But it's OK, because he was resting!

Ryan Kalish: 0-3, BB
Luis Exposito: 0-3, BB
Che-Hsuan Lin: 3-4
Yamaico Navarro: 1-4
-Making his first appearance in a long while thanks to a sore wrist.
Jose Iglesias: 2-4, 2B, K, CS
Jason Place: 0-3, BB, 2 K

Casey Kelly: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
-A tale of two innings for Kelly, really. Hammered in the first for 2 runs on 5 baserunners, and then comes back to strike out the side in order in the 2nd. Gave up a hit and got an out in the 3rd before being pulled (the strict pitch count continues).
Eammon Portice: 2.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Salem W 2-1

Box Score

Salem can win the low scoring ones too, it seems.

Pete Hissey: 1-3, BB, K, SB
Tim Federowicz: 1-4
Ryan Lavarnway: 1-4, K
Will Middlebrooks: 1-3, 2B, BB
-1st base on balls in over a week. But when he's got 12 hits in the same time period, including 2 long balls, it's hard to complain. Hasn't struck out in 3 games, either.
Oscar Tejeda: 0-4, 4 K, E
-Oscar wears the Golden Sombrero. I fear the fall for him could be fast...Though he'll reach a new, higher plateau compared to last year just given the power.
David Mailman: 0-1, 3 BB, CS

Alex Wilson: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
-That's the Wilson I remember from Lowell. Wilson is learning to adjust to hiters who won't swing at anything he throws them, so some rough times were to be expected.

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Yay, Alex Wilson!

Get on that top 20 list, brotha’.

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by Randy Booth on Apr 29, 2010 1:26 AM EDT reply actions

Everybody's entitled to a bad inning

The fact that he followed it up by striking out the side in order is very promising. Shows he’s taking this being a pitcher thing seriously—all the better for his future development.

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by lone1c on Apr 29, 2010 4:18 AM EDT reply actions

Especially for starters. They have have the mentality of “OK, I just crapped my pants to start the game. But there are 8 more innings to play and my job is to chew a few of them up now. New batter. New count.”

Relievers get pulled if they go out and make a big mess right away. Starters have to take their lumps for at least the first couple of innings and still go back out.

by mmmmm on Apr 29, 2010 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Really ought to start thinking about converting Bowden into a reliever

It worked wonders for Bard. Who knows, maybe lightning will strike twice—and it’s clear the Sox will need some bullpen help later this season.

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by lone1c on Apr 29, 2010 5:59 AM EDT reply actions

Bowden will end up a bust.
Good to see Wilson back to his oldself.

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by bestbostonsports on Apr 29, 2010 6:11 AM EDT reply actions

Ben, if you get a minute...

…who would you say has more upside, Wilson, or Stolmy?

by MikeAtBU on Apr 29, 2010 7:39 AM EDT reply actions

Stolmy

I think Alex Wilson has a higher ceiling amongst relievers than Stolmy does amongst starters, maybe, but the difference between starters and relievers is huge, and I don’t think Wilson has enough secondary stuff to get through an order multiple times. This could change as his time with the Sox continues if he manages to hone the changeup and curve well, but that just doesn’t seem too likely out of a 23-year-old who’s just getting to work. Stolmy, on the other hand, already has 2 good secondary offerings, and is only 20-years-old, to say nothing of the lack of the Tommy John Specter.

USG

by Ben Buchanan on Apr 29, 2010 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Is Tommy John even a specter anymore?

They’ve been remarkably successful with it for a long time now. So much so that I’ve heard of high school pitchers getting almost preemptive Tommy John surgery. Obviously a questionable strategy but speaks to how reliable the surgery is becoming.

by BigRedDog42 on Apr 29, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions