Winter Lines 10/3

by BruteSentiment on Oct 4, 2008 12:22 PM PDT

HWB: Waikiki 3, North Shore 1

Giants Prospects:
DH Roger Kieschnick - 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 SO, .250

Other Waikiki Prospects:
SS Yuji Onizaki (Yakult) - 2-3, .438
RF Alfredo Silverio (Dodgers) - 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B (3), 2 SO, .318
SP Andrew Brackman (Yankees) - 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 SO, 7.36 ERA, W (1-1)
RP KazunoriYamamoto (Nippon) - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA, H (1)
RP Jeremy Papelbon (Cubs) - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 7.20 ERA, S (1)

North Shore Prospects:
LF Matt McBride (Indians) - 2-4, 1 2B (2), 1 RBI, .250
RF Kenji Sato (Chiba Lotte) - 2-3, .375
SP Jason Godin (Royals) - 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 SO, 6.00 ERA
RP Tomohisa Nemoto (Chiba Lotte) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Waikiki may finally be waking up, getting their second win in a row after losing their first four. The Beach Boys got themselves in a pitching duel to do it. Waikiki struck out a combined 18 times in the game, but broke through in the 6th as Silverio's double put runners on second and third with one out. A one out single and a sacrifice fly plated two runs and kept the Beach Boys ahead.

Kieschnick did not play a big part in this one, although he did collect the team's only walk of the game. Kieschnick has played all six games for the Beach Boys so far, but this was the first game where he did not collect a hit. However, he has collected five walks, and has a line of .250/.423/.400 in the young winter season.

The Yakult Swallows' Onizaki was the only Beach Boy player to not strike out.

The Yankee's Andrew Brackman looked much better in his second start in Hawaii, going five shutout innings after allowing six earned runs in 2 1/3 innings in his first game. He was matched by the Royal's Jason Godin, who allowed four earned runs in two innings in his first start, but got eight strikeouts out of 12 Waikiki batters faced.

Arizona Fall League begins 10/06
Mexican Pacific League begins 10/11
Venezuelan League begins 10/14
Dominican League begins 10/15
Puerto Rican League begins 11/06, returning for 2008 after ceasing operations in the 2007 season

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Where's Buster?

Why isn’t Posey playing?

by crazy crab on Oct 5, 2008 12:52 PM PDT reply actions

Waikiki is carrying three catchers. Buster has been in there for ten at bats so far. He actually has the most at bats of any of the three catchers on the squad. And his .500 average leads the team. _

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 5, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions

How do organizations decide which winter league team they’ll have their prospects play for?

by deuce deuce on Oct 5, 2008 6:20 PM PDT reply actions

Not sure

I’m just talking out of my ass on this one, but bear with me. The Arizona Fall League is the top winter league, so the guys sent there are theoretically the best of the best. HWB just came back in the last few years and they feature top talent, though it appears a lot of the guys who go there are in the lower minors, compared to the AFL including more guys from AA, AAA, and the majors.

The Caribbean leagues however, I have no idea how the selection works there. From what I understand it’s more a case of available space. Most of the guys in the Caribbean leagues are understandably from the nations that host the leagues.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 5, 2008 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions