Minor Lines 9/02/10: The Great Drake

by Ben Buchanan on Sep 3, 2010 12:40 PM EDT in Minors

Pawtucket W 2-1

Josh Reddick: 2-4, HR
Aaron Bates: 3-3, 2B, BB, A
Mark Wagner: 1-2, K, PO
Jorge Jimenez: 0-4

Robert Coello: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

A solid night for Rizzo after the jump.

Portland W 5-3

Che-Hsuan Lin: 1-5, A
Jose Iglesias: 2-5, 2 SB
Nate Spears: 2-4, 2B, K
Ryan Lavarnway: 0-3, K
Anthony Rizzo: 1-3, BB, K
Luis Exposito: 0-3, K

Jason Rice: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Salem L 3-10

Box Score

Alex Hassan: 0-3, BB, K
Oscar Tejeda: 1-3
Will Middlebrooks: 0-3, BB, K
Ryan Dent: 1-3, BB

Brock Huntzinger: 5.1 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR

Greenville W 1-0

Box Score

Jeremy Hazelbaker: 0-3, BB, 2 K, SB
Kolbrin Vitek: 1-4, 2 K, E
Michael Almanzar: 2-4, K
Shannon Wilkerson: 0-4, 2 K
Ken Roque: 0-3

Drake Britton: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K

Lowell L 1-3

Box Score

Bryce Brentz: 0-3, BB, 2 K
Brandon Jacobs: 1-3, BB
Henry Ramos: 0-4, 2 K
David Renfroe: 2-3, 2B

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Reddick 2-4 HR

* Yawn *

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by Rogue Nine on Sep 3, 2010 12:56 PM EDT reply actions

He’s hitting for a pretty high average, but takes very few walks and has almost no power. Is that enough to survive in the majors with his defense? Is there some power there that might develop? Can the development staff teach him to take a walk?

by ThePanda on Sep 3, 2010 1:12 PM EDT reply actions

Here's an interesting article by the always good Brian MacPherson

The more time he spent on the sidelines, the more time he spent watching tape — both of the Sea Dogs and of major-league hitters — to try to learn more about pitch selection.
"I love watching major-league baseball and watching all the good hitters and watching how they’re selective at the plate and seeing how they take pitches, being more selective on the pitch they want to swing at," he said through a team interpreter. "That’s helped me a little bit. But the in-game situations and playing every day has helped the most, obviously."

Iglesias hones his focus at the plate in Portland

"A couple years ago I had 60 at-bats, I was hitting .170, everyone was ready to kill me too. What happened? Laser show." Dustin Pedroia

by bloodysock04 on Sep 3, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

I wouldn't worry about plate approach just yet.

IIRC, he’s only 20 and in AA. That’s pretty damn good. Plus, his season has kinda been ruined by injury. I remember early scouting reports saying that there’s supposed to be some pop in that bat.

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by BoldandBrash on Sep 3, 2010 10:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I'm not really worrying about it.

It’s just that I think he has to answer those questions before we can really anoint him “shortstop of the future”. He has plenty of time to work out those kinks, but that doesn’t mean that he’s guaranteed to do so.

by ThePanda on Sep 4, 2010 3:23 AM EDT up reply actions

K/9: 9.28
BB/9: 2.74
FIP: 2.98
GB%: 47.5%
With a 95 mph heat from the left side? Like Frederick0220 would say:

This Salem pitching staff next year is going to be something!

"A couple years ago I had 60 at-bats, I was hitting .170, everyone was ready to kill me too. What happened? Laser show." Dustin Pedroia

by bloodysock04 on Sep 3, 2010 1:19 PM EDT reply actions

Well said, bloody.

Love Britton.

breakout fellow for next year.

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by Frederick0220 on Sep 3, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions

by Ben Buchanan on Sep 3, 2010 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Josh Reddick, anyone?

USG

by Ben Buchanan on Sep 3, 2010 5:44 PM EDT reply actions

interesting

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by bestbostonsports on Sep 3, 2010 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions