Red Sox Minor Lines 4/24, 4/25: Pitching, Pitching, Pitching

by Ben Buchanan on Apr 26, 2011 3:27 AM EDT in Minors

4/24

Pawtucket W 9-3

Daniel Nava: 0-5,
Yamaico Navarro: 2-4, 2B, BB, K
-Played left field today, possibly in anticipation of his use as a super-utility type for Boston?
Josh Reddick: 1-5, HR
Lars Anderson: 1-4, BB, K
Nate Spears: 3-5, E
Michael McKenry: 4-5
-Call him up!
Jose Iglesias: 0-5, 3 K

Kyle Weiland: 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR
Michael Bowden: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

A lone single for Lavarnway after the jump...

Salem W 11-4

Box Score

Jeremy Hazelbaker: 2-2, 2B, 3 BB, CS
Pete Hissey: 2-5, 2B, 2 K, SB
Kolbrin Vitek: 1-5, K
Reynaldo Rodriguez: 3-4, 2 2B, HR, BB
Shannon Wilkerson: 1-3, 2B, BB, K
Michael Almanzar: 1-3, HR, K, E

4/25

Portland L 3-6

Box Score

Che-Hsuan Lin: 0-5, K
Alex Hassan: 2-5, 2B, K
Tim Federowicz: 2-5, 2B, K
Ryan Lavarnway: 1-4
Will Middlebrooks: 0-4, K
Oscar Tejeda: 1-4

Stephen Fife: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Salem W 7-3

Box Score

Pete Hissey: 1-4, 2B, BB, 3 K, SB, A
Shannon Wilkerson: 0-4, 2 K
Kolbrin Vitek: 2-5, K
Reynaldo Rodriguez: 3-5, 2B, HR
-Had the honor of giving Drew Pomeranz his first professional homer.
Michael Almanzar: 1-5, 3 K
Derrik Gibson: 2-4, 2B, SB

Chris Hernandez: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Cesar Cabral: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Greenville L 2-5

Box Score

Bryce Brentz: 1-4, BB, K
Miles Head: 0-5, K
Brandon Jacobs: 3-5, 2B, K
Lucas LeBlanc: 0-3, BB
Sean Coyle: 1-3, BB
David Renfroe: 2-4, K

Anthony Ranaudo: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, E
-Through four, this was looking to be a ridiculous start. And while it still turned out nice enough, I can't help but feel the sudden flood of people mentioning it on the internet had a part to play.
-OK, maybe not.

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I wanna see Ranaudo try to develop a splitter as his 3rd offering (in place of the changeup).

I think it could really work out nicely for him when he reaches the Majors.

And I also would like to see him develop a cutter or 2-seamer which I imagine he eventually will.

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by Frederick0220 on Apr 26, 2011 4:13 AM EDT reply actions

Agree on the cutter/2-seamer.

I’ve always been a huge fan of standard changeups over splitters. But he definitely needs some movement fastballs to mess with guys heads. Send him to Halladays-boot-camp-for-cutters for a summer or something.

by ThePanda on Apr 26, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Gorgeous offensive lines

from Hazelbaker and Rey-Rod. What’s with all the caught-stealings from Hazelbaker, though? Is everyone just expecting him to steal?

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by nuthinboutnuthin on Apr 26, 2011 4:22 AM EDT reply actions

Ranaudo needs to go to Salem.

0 ER again, 8 K’s, only 2H. He needs to get out of Greenville.

by dsharp on Apr 26, 2011 8:41 AM EDT reply actions

From what I've heard, they want to keep him there for a bit to learn the routine and get used to pro baseball.

Along with work on that changeup.

by ThePanda on Apr 26, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Ohhhh, marvelous!

I wanna see him in Salem too.

I don’t get how he can get anything more out of pitching in the Sally League, good changeup or not.

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by Frederick0220 on Apr 26, 2011 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Ranaudo and Weiland

Can Ranaudo get enough AAA in 2012 to line himself up to replace Dice in 2013? That seems to be the goal here, advance him quick enough in 2011 to get him true competition in 2012 so he’s ready to start in 2013. Correct?

Will Weiland stay as a starter? If so, is he valuable enough as trade bait?

by cds7c on Apr 26, 2011 10:27 AM EDT reply actions

Ranaudo could be up sometime next year.

Just not sure about what his innings cap will be.

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by Frederick0220 on Apr 26, 2011 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I would not be surprised for him to see Portland by the end of the year. If they really want to push development he could start in Pawtucket next year (see Iglesias, Jose) and see a late season call up. Of course, if he keeps collecting 0 ER starts he could be starting a playoff series for us this year.

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by Rogue Nine on Apr 26, 2011 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions

I really hope he sees some time in Portland.

1st round talent out of college…he should be embarrassing single-A hitters.

The real test is AA and I hope they give him a taste this season (even if the changeup doesn’t come around).

His fastball and curve are just that good.

I saw a late season start from Ranaudo on ESPN3 and his velo was 91-93, I believe, and it looked as if it was coming in much harder b/c of his over-the-top arm slot coming in from a 6’7 frame.

Now he’s throwing even harder.

And it seems as if his bender has returned to form where it’s a lethal 12-6 drop of a cliffer!

I hope his changeup (or splitter if he decides to go that route) can eventually become a decent offering, but whether or not that happens, I really would like him to see at least a month of AA.

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by Frederick0220 on Apr 26, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions

what's your thoughts on Weiland?

by cds7c on Apr 26, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions

He has put up respectable numbers over 2010 and the beginning of this season.

He’s never gonna crack the Red Sox rotation but I wonder if he could end up being a serviceable middle of the rotation guy for a team needing starting pitching.

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by Frederick0220 on Apr 26, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions