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Minor League Schedule/Chatter, April 24

International:

Durham at Charlotte: Jamie Shields vs Heath Phillips
Buffalo at Syracuse: Todd Bell vs Ty Taubenheim
Louisville at Toledo: Darrell May vs Colby Lewis
Indianapolis at Columbus: Nerio Rodriguez vs Matt DeSalvo
Richmond at Norfolk: Ricardo Rodriguez vs Jason Scobie

Pacific Coast:

Albuquerque at New Orleans: Nic Ungs vs Anastacio Martinez
Round Rock at Iowa: Roberto Giron vs Bobby Brownlie (scheduled starter Angel Guzman was recalled by the Cubs)
Nashville at Oklahoma: Dana Eveland vs Derek Lee
Memphis at Omaha: Dennis Tankersley vs Adam Bernero
Fresno at Tacoma: James Garcia vs Bobby Livingston
Colorado Springs at Tucson: Byung-Hyun Kim vs Edgar Gonzalez
Salt Lake at Portland: Jered Weaver vs Mario Ramos
Sacramento at Las Vegas: Shane Komine vs Aaron Sele

Eastern:

Akron at Binghamton: Tony Sipp vs William Collazo
New Hampshire at Harrisburg: Ismael Ramirez vs David Maust
Reading at Connecticut: Scott Mathieson vs Chris Begg
Portland at Altoona: Kason Gabbard vs Matt Peterson
Trenton at New Britain: Tyler Clippard vs Glen Perkins
Erie at Bowie: Virgil Vasquez vs Richard Stahl

Southern:

Mobile at Huntsville: Jose Oyervidez vs Jeff Housman
Birmingham at Jacksonville: Corwin Malone vs Joel Hanrahan
Carolina at Tennessee: Paul Mildren vs Ross Ohlendorf
West Tenn at Chattanooga: Chris Shaver vs Steve Kelly
Montgomery at Mississippi: Chuck Tiffany vs Ryan Basner

Texas:

San Antonio at Midland: Cesar Jimenez vs Ray Aguilar
Corpus Christi at Frisco: Mitch Talbot vs Nick Masset
Tulsa at Springfield: Marc Kaiser vs Stuart Pomeranz
Wichita at Arkansas: Kyle Middleton vs Rafael Rodriguez (AA debut)

California:

Lancaster at High Desert: Greg Smith vs Danny Christensen
Lake Elsinore at Rancho Cucamonga: TBA vs Francisco Rodriguez
San Jose at Bakersfield: Anthony Moreno vs TBA

Carolina:

Lynchburg at Kinston: Wardell Starling vs Scott Lewis
Frederick at Winston-Salem: Garrett Olsen vs Wes Whisler
Salem at Myrtle Beach: Chad Reineke vs Matt Harrison
Wilmington at Potomac: Gary Galvez vs Collin Balester

Florida State:

St. Lucie at Brevard County: Mike Pelfrey vs Yovani Gallardo
Fort Myers at Dunedin: Kevin Slowey vs Jesse Litsch
Tampa at Sarasota: Jeffrey Marquez vs James Avery
Vero Beach at Palm Beach: Scott Elbert vs Blake Hawksworth
Lakeland at Clearwater: Kevin Ardoin vs James Happ
Jupiter at Daytona: Jacob Marceaux vs Sean Gallagher

Midwest:

Quad Cities at Fort Wayne: Phillip Andersen vs Grant Varnell
Beloit at Lansing: Adam Hawes vs Russell Savickas
Wisconsin at South Bend: Paul Fagan vs Ramon Sanchez
Cedar Rapids at SW Michigan: Kelly Shearer vs Wade Davis
Clinton at West Michigan: Zach Phillips vs Ramon Garcia
Kane County at Dayton: Jeff Gray vs Zach Ward
Burlington at Peoria: David Henninger vs Mike Billek

South Atlantic:

Hickory at Greensboro: Joe Bauserman vs Ryan Tucker
Lakewood at Delmarva: Kyle Kendrick vs Brandon Erbe
Lake County at Hagerstown: Albert Vargas vs Jeff Landing
Columbus at Rome: Mario Alvarez vs Chris Vines
Augusta at Asheville: Daniel Griffin vs Xavier Cedeno
Savannah at Charleston: John Lannan vs Jim Conroy
West Virginia at Lexington: Will Inman vs Doug Arguello
Kannapolis at Greenville: Noe Rodriguez vs Ismael Casillas

Mike Emeigh Posted: April 24, 2006 at 10:38 AM | 20 comment(s)
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1. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 24, 2006 at 03:50 PM (#1985775)

J.T. Restko was demoted by the Marlins, from Jupiter to Greensboro. Juan Carlos Muniz was activated from Carolina's DL and sent to Jupiter.

-- MWE

2. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: April 24, 2006 at 03:55 PM (#1985789)

Restko won't be kicking LF Jeff Van Houten out of the lineup - he went 4-for-4 with 2 HR today, giving him 7 on the year.

3. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 24, 2006 at 04:03 PM (#1985805)

Van Houten is 23, so I'd venture to suggest that he's not much of a prospect.

-- MWE

4. Master of Karate and Friendship (Kyle C) Posted: April 24, 2006 at 04:09 PM (#1985821)

Mike, have you seen any of Hughes' starts this year? Any Yankees prospects you're impressed or really disappointed with thus far?

Tabata's command of the strike zone has been suboptimal so far, but he's still getting pretty good results for his age. Duncan sounds like he's completely overamatched in AAA which just reinforces my opinion that he should have started back in AA.

5. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 24, 2006 at 04:28 PM (#1985866)

Mike, have you seen any of Hughes' starts this year?

Nope. Florida's a bit too far for me to drive, and they haven't been on TV (the FSL isn't exactly well-covered; I didn't even know he was starting yesterday until after he'd left the game).

Trenton makes, if the schedule is correct, only one trip to Bowie (which is the only place I'd be likely to catch him, unless by some miracle he gets to Columbus) this year: May 19-21. If Hughes continues to pitch in rotation, and is called up before then, he'd just miss that series. If he does get to AAA, Columbus comes to Durham for two games late in August.

Tabata's command of the strike zone has been suboptimal so far, but he's still getting pretty good results for his age.

The K rate is higher than I'd like to see, but the power rate on contact is acceptable, so it's not too bad. Jackson's also doing very well.

Duncan sounds like he's completely overamatched in AAA which just reinforces my opinion that he should have started back in AA.

He's not hitting for power, but he's also not striking out at an excessive rate; I wonder if he's shortened his swing, or if he's hiding an injury. In any event, I'd probably give him another couple of weeks at AAA before I'd think about a demotion.

-- MWE

6. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: April 24, 2006 at 04:30 PM (#1985870)

JVH isn't much of one (this is his first year in pro ball - he hit well as a collegian, but was in a good hitting environment and scouts don't like his size) - I was just bumping the thread. He should still start somewhere, though (currently bats third, was a first day selection last year, and has yet to not hit well).

7. Harold Reynolds: An Erotic Life (AG#1F) Posted: April 24, 2006 at 04:36 PM (#1985891)

Its Danny Christensen's turn in the rotation for High Desert.

8. Master of Karate and Friendship (Kyle C) Posted: April 24, 2006 at 04:37 PM (#1985895)

Trenton makes, if the schedule is correct, only one trip to Bowie (which is the only place I'd be likely to catch him, unless by some miracle he gets to Columbus) this year: May 19-21. If Hughes continues to pitch in rotation, and is called up before then, he'd just miss that series. If he does get to AAA, Columbus comes to Durham for two games late in August.

I believe Cashman said he'll be up in a week or two. I can't wait, since Trenton is just a busride from NYC for me.

The K rate is higher than I'd like to see, but the power rate on contact is acceptable, so it's not too bad. Jackson's also doing very well.

Jackson's really impressed me. I hope he moves quickly, because I doubt Damon will be a competent CF for many more years.

He's not hitting for power, but he's also not striking out at an excessive rate; I wonder if he's shortened his swing, or if he's hiding an injury. In any event, I'd probably give him another couple of weeks at AAA before I'd think about a demotion.

In spring training there was an article on how the Yankees changed his swing/stance in 2005 because they thought it would help him hit for more power. He reverted back to his old one (reminds me somewhat of Ortiz' stance) for the AFL and is sticking with it for now. He scares me quite a bit, there are very few players that had his contact issues in the minors and were able to develop into major league regulars.

9. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 24, 2006 at 06:38 PM (#1986142)

Its Danny Christensen's turn in the rotation for High Desert.

Thanks. The Cal League and the FSL are, without question, the two most difficult leagues about which to find information.

-- MWE

10. philly Posted: April 24, 2006 at 08:35 PM (#1986297)

Any idea what's going on with Dustin Nippert? He hasn't made a start since 4/14.

Where the heck is levski when I actually want to know something about a DBack prospect?

11. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 24, 2006 at 08:45 PM (#1986309)

Nippert was bypassed in the rotation in favor of Neal Musser on Friday night. I think he was being held out in case Russ Ortiz (who was hurt last Wednesday) couldn't go on Sunday. He might be going tonight in Tucson; I don't have a line on Tucson's probable.

-- MWE

12. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 24, 2006 at 08:48 PM (#1986313)

Brad Eldred fractured and dislocated his left thumb yesterday and will be out *indefinitely*.

-- MWE

13. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 24, 2006 at 08:49 PM (#1986315)

The Angels recalled Howie Kendrick from Salt Lake.

-- MWE

14. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: April 24, 2006 at 09:39 PM (#1986427)

There's a mix of old news and moves I hadn't seen before at this Padres minor league site.

15. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 24, 2006 at 09:45 PM (#1986445)

Mike Pelfrey: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 8 K.

-- MWE

16. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: April 24, 2006 at 09:57 PM (#1986472)

Former first rounder Corey Smith signed with the Barons (AA/WSX) a few days ago and is off to a nice start - 5/8, 2b, 2 hr, 4 r, 5 rbi as Birmingham's first baseman.

17. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 25, 2006 at 09:11 AM (#1987437)

Phils have jumped Cole Hamels from Cleawater to S/W-B. Chris Booker, also.

-- MWE

18. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 25, 2006 at 09:13 AM (#1987441)

Harrisburg's David Maust piched six perfect innings last nigth and took a no-hitter into the eigth before New Hampshire's David Smith broke it up with a double.

-- MWE

19. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 25, 2006 at 09:22 AM (#1987448)

Jason Perry had been sitting out ever since he hit for the cycle on the 16th due to a pulled groin

So the pulled groin was the reason he hit for the cycle??

-- MWE

20. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 25, 2006 at 09:37 AM (#1987468)

CC Sabathia will make a rehab start for Buffalo on Thursday.

-- MWE

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