minor lines, 4/9/09
by steve S on Apr 9, 2009 10:56 PM PDT
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PrintAAA: Fresno lost to Portland 6-1
Fresno: CF Mike McBryde: 1 for 4, 2B, SB, E
Fresno: SS Kevin Frandsen: 0 for 2, BB, HBP
Fresno: RF John Bowker: 1 for 2, BB
Portland: RF Emil Brown: 3 for 4, SF, SO
Portland: C Eliezer Alfonzo: 2 for 4, 2B, SF, SO
Fresno: RHP Matt Kinney: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K--1 HB
Fresno: LHP Pat Misch: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 2 K--1 BK
Portland: RHP Josh Geer: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K--1 HB
With one of the Grizzlies' three hits and one of their two walks, Bowker reached base twice. Frandsen also reached base twice, although without benefit of a hit. McBryde manufactured the Grizzlies' only run, leading off the bottom of the first inning with a double, stealing third base, and then scoring on a sac fly. The ex-Giant Alfonzo and the 34-year-old Brown, who both signed as minor league free agents with the Padres this off-season, were the game's only hitters with multiple hits.
Back with the Grizzlies, the 32-year-old Kinney got to start the season opener. Misch faced just one batter over the minimum in relief. Geer, who made five effective starts for the Padres last year, had an effective start despite just one strikeout.
AA: Connecticut defeated Portland 3-0
Connecticut: SS Brian Bocock: 2 for 4, CS
Connecticut: 1B Brett Pill: 2 for 4, 2 2B, SO
Connecticut: CF-RF Mike Mooney: 2 for 4, HR, 3B
Connecticut: RHP Daryl Maday: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Connecticut: LHP Ben Snyder: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Connecticut: RHP Mike Musgrave: 1.1 IP, 3 K
Portland: RHP Junichi Tazawa: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K--1 HB, 1 BK
The Defenders once again opened their season in Portland, but instead of snow, this year the temperature was nearly 60 degrees at game time. Leading the Defenders' offense were Pill and Mooney, who each had a couple XBH. Bocock also had two hits.
Maday and four relievers combined for a four-hit shutout in the season opener. Maday was much more effective than a year ago when he was roughed up in a brief four-game stint with the Defenders, in an otherwise very impressive season. Snyder was not previously listed on the Defenders' opening day roster, but he was the first reliever out of the pen. Statistically, the best performance may have been by Musgrave, who struck out three of the four batters he faced. For the Red Sox' affiliate, Tazawa had a fairly impressive United States debut, striking out seven of the nineteen batters he faced in five innings.
A+: San Jose defeated Stockton 5-1
San Jose: SS Brandon Crawford: 1 for 2, 2B, 2 BB, HBP
San Jose: 1B Angel Villalona: 2 for 4, HR
San Jose: LF Thomas Neal: 1 for 3, HR, HBP
San Jose: RHP Tim Alderson: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K--1 HB
San Jose: RHP Adam Cowart: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 K
San Jose: RHP David Mixon: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Villalona and Neal both connected for solo HRs in the season opener. Crawford, the Giants' fourth round pick last summer who suffered a season-ending injury in his only NWL game, reached base four times.
Alderson, who won the Cal League ERA title a year ago, didn't allow a run in this game, despite a WHIP of 2.00. Cowart and Mixon combined for four scoreless innings in relief, but Mixon had to strand all three runners he inherited with no outs in the 7th inning to keep the shutout in tact though the first eight innings.
A-: Augusta lost to Savannah 3-0
Augusta: LF Wendell Fairley: 1 for 4
Augusta: 1B Mike Loberg: 0 for 4, 3 SO
Savannah: SS Wilmer Flores: 0 for 3, SF, 2 SO
Augusta: RHP Kyle Nicholson: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Augusta: RHP Andrew Kaufman: 2.0 IP, 3 K
Batting second in the lineup, Fairley had one of the GreenJackets' four singles in his full-season debut. Loberg's full-season debut was more forgettable. He suffered a hat trick. Last summer in the NWL, he had a SO/AB ratio above 28%, although he was perhaps the team's most productive hitter. The 17-year-old Flores, who is arguably the Mets' top prospect, was held hitless in his full-season debut.
The 23-year-old Nicholson, who had a dominant 1.15 ERA in eleven AZL starts last summer, suffered the loss in his full-season debut. Kaufman, the Giants' 28th rounder last summer, was an error away from pitching two perfect innings.
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I love these
They are what got me to start really reading MCC
Why does Sabean always look constipated?
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You go San Jose, that team is gonna go insane on the Cal league
Why does Sabean always look constipated?
YES!
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am I glad to see this thread on the board… it’s officially ON now!
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by natteringnabob on Apr 10, 2009 6:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Now it's official:
Minor lines is back, that means baseball season is under way.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
by EliminateMe on Apr 10, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
So are we recommending these posts this year? I seem to remember some debate over that last year but I don’t remember what was decided.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Apr 9, 2009 11:31 PM PDT reply actions
Maybe we can work out some sort of thing where the minor lines get put on the front page.
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by Natto on Apr 9, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1,000
although it is nice to enlighten the sports world with LOLcats and Agbayani taking one in the stones
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by natteringnabob on Apr 10, 2009 6:16 AM PDT up reply actions
There is a column on the left hand side with a “Sections” heading. Maybe Minor Lines can be listed over there and in the fanshots somehow?
I’ve been working on that for a while. I’m still working on it, trust me.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 10, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Brendan Crawford!
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by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Apr 9, 2009 11:34 PM PDT reply actions
and by Brendan
I mean Brandon
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by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Apr 9, 2009 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Yee!
4 times on base.. maybe that will quiet the people who think he should be hitting 9th..
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
he rapped a double
off justin friend.
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by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Apr 10, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Does Justin Friend come out to Biz Markie?
Rafael Rodriguez: Your number 8 organizational prospect before stepping a foot on American soil and has "looked just super so far," according to Felipe Alou. "He has some bat speed and the ball comes off the bat pretty well" - K.Law.
Does he have what we need?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 10, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
but you say he’s Justin Friend. You say he’s Justin Friend, oh baby please.
Rafael Rodriguez: Your number 8 organizational prospect before stepping a foot on American soil and has "looked just super so far," according to Felipe Alou. "He has some bat speed and the ball comes off the bat pretty well" - K.Law.
Minor lines!
"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 Apr 9, 2009 11:41 PM PDT reply actions
Back to business
It basically looks like Bowker in right, McBryde in center, and whatever in left for Fresno. The game was pretty disappointing tonight. Misch looked good in relief. There’s no explanation for why Sadler is in the rotation and Misch is in the bullpen. Santos is MIA. Frandsen is taking the decision to send him down in stride.
"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 Apr 10, 2009 12:25 AM PDT reply actions
The way Burriss is playing so far...
Frandsen won’t be down for long.
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by BruteSentiment on Apr 10, 2009 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking the same thing. Only the Giants’ would think that the ball would jump off of Burris’ bat at ATT the same way it was jumping in Arizona. I have a feeling we’ll soon be saying the same thing about Andres Torres. My only fear is that the Giants turn to Juan Uribe at second base before they turn to Frandsen.
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I welcome our new lousy second baseman.
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by natteringnabob on Apr 10, 2009 6:24 AM PDT up reply actions
don't fear the reaper
Sergio Romo: striking out professional hitters since 2005. And winner of the 2012 NL Fireman of the Year Award!
Thoughts from SJ
• Angel Villalona = Bat speed. Wow.
• Thomas Neal’s home run was more impressive, being an opposite field shot in a wet atmosphere with only a little wind to help it. Most home runs that way are the type that need to ‘stay fair’ because they start curling. His was pretty much a straight line drive, which is rare to see.
• Back to Angel. His first at-bat, he saw a slider outside and nearly in the dirt and swung at it (missing badly). The next pitch, of course, was pretty much the same pitch, but he managed to tip it off the end of his bat. He beat out the infield single which was dribbled to second base…wow. Didn’t see that coming. He still needs to work on recognizing offspeed pitches.
• Crawford has some good plate discipline…a lot of fans will really start to like him this season.
• Ambort has a real hitch in his swing….and I don’t think he’ll be successful at higher levels until he fixes it.
• Alderson – No gun, but his fastball had a lot more zip than I remember last year.
• Cowart – He had right-handers overmatched until the third inning, when a lack of a mix of pitches cost him a bit (after a couple of tough plays put men on base). I noted, however, that he was pitching left-handers outside like he was trying to play ‘Monkey in the Middle’ with Posey against the batter. While Posey did get him to come in (and get those leftys out), Cowart still threw almost all of his non-strikes as pitches way outside to left-handed batters.
I think Cowart has some issues to fix, but they’re minor. I’d like to see a better defined second pitch, but moreso, his motion is slow, and if he ever allows a fast-ish runner on base, he’ll get stolen on like a Lexus parked in the Mission district. An ability to pause his motion when he comes set, with lookovers, will help in that regard.
• Mixon – groundball pitcher. I liked his sink.
• Wilmin – Sorry dude, but not impressed. Was not sharp tonight.
Oh, and rain sucks….Even I was shivering at the end of the game, and that’s saying something from me.
Quick Note: Adam Lowenstein was at the game, but is being sent back to AZ due to an injury. Trent Kline will be taking his roster spot.
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by BruteSentiment on Apr 10, 2009 12:31 AM PDT reply actions
The rain followed me south. It was cold even in Fresno tonight. We got a few drops of rain during BP but it was mostly overcast and cold.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 10, 2009 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Any thoughts on Noonan? I didn’t get to watch the game
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by Useful_Idiot on Apr 10, 2009 12:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Noonan
He did a good job of pulling the ball. His triple was legitimate, and he also had a long fly ball to the track that might’ve been a home run in different weather that was to straightaway right field. He did, at least to start, show some good plate discipline, working a 3-1 count. I was just starting to think “Boy, if he would walk for his first PA of the season, that’d be a….” and then he got a fastball down the heart of the plate, swung, and flew out to (deep) center. I can’t fault him for that, he got a great pitch to hit, and he hit it solid, just not the right way.
I can’t say much about his D, as his error was definitely moisture supported. He did not look bad in the field, but also not overwhelmingly good.
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by BruteSentiment on Apr 10, 2009 2:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you (or anyone) happen to know if Snyder’s move to the pen is permanent?
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I hope.
I don't know about anyone...
…but I don’t. Of course, any ‘permanent’ moves have to be taken with a grain of salt in baseball, as people can change their minds quickly.
Kind of like in comics, where characters die all the time.
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by BruteSentiment on Apr 10, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Nothing like opening night in a drizzling rain. The Angel Villalona HR was absolutely unbelievable. I haven’t seen anyone hit the ball out of Muni like that in 3 years. Incredible bat speed, line drive shot where he got every bit of it and it went half way out in the parking lot on a rope.
Surprisingly, Angel’s defense was impressive, making several tough plays on balls down the line to his left, and showing stretch at first to dig out balls.
Very impressive debut.
Cowart – our right-handed Reuter!
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by theghostofjasonellison on Apr 10, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
All hail Steve S.
Thanks again for doing these.
Rafael Rodriguez: Your number 8 organizational prospect before stepping a foot on American soil and has "looked just super so far," according to Felipe Alou. "He has some bat speed and the ball comes off the bat pretty well" - K.Law.
Wow. This post really drove it home that we are in baseball season again. I forgot how, no matter how deep in the dog days I was, or how hungover I was from a Barry Zito bender the night before, I would religiously check MCC the next day for minor lines.
BTW, if I didn’t do it at the end of last season, thanks to Steve S, Baron, and Brute for their efforts last season. They were much appreciated.
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i probably don't say it often enough
but thanks steve for a terrific addition to this site. i mean, the biggest reason i come here is bocock jokes. but the minor lines posts are a very close second :p
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by Smoke on the Water on Apr 10, 2009 2:01 AM PDT reply actions
minor lines
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by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 10, 2009 2:08 AM PDT reply actions
Whew!
The signs of spring. Krokus, Magnolia, minor lines….
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by Smotheredinhugs on Apr 10, 2009 5:51 AM PDT reply actions
Man, San Jose has a great team, but it looks like they put everybody of interest over there, and left the rest of their minor league teams with a couple of crumbs. I was planning on attending a few Connecticut games, but after seeing their roster said never mind to that. Fresno isn’t bad, but why didn’t Jesus Guzman start the opener? I know Scott McClain is popular in that town, but shouldn’t the AAA team be developing players for the big team? The Giants’ need Guzman playing everyday at Fresno. McClain should be with the big team anyway or out of baseball at his age. Isn’t he a better option off of the bench as a pinch hitter than Velez or Torres late in the game? I’m very happy about the first three games, but Sabean and Bochy really didn’t put much intelligent thought into planning their bench.
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Well, the Conn roster might get a few injections of life in a month or so.
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Used as a pinch hitter last night, after a leadoff walk the pitcher falls behind him 3-1 and he flies out harmlessly. Yeah, he’s a better option than Scott McClain. I don’t want to belabor the same point, but why do you have these two on the team anyway? Andres Torres would make a good defensive replacement if one of your outfielders is Bonds-like, but none of the three Giants’ outfielders are bad enough to get pulled for defense so he serves no purpose here. Velez is not even good defensively, so he’s completely useless off of the bench. There’s two players who are wasting spots here. Steve Holm should be in one of those spots, and a real pinch hitter, like McClain, Bowker or Guzman should be in the other.
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aaa is less about development
than it is players biding their time
AA roster
I believe the plan is to keep some of the better A players (Alderson, maybe MadBum, probably Posey) in San Jose for a month or two until the weather back east warms up and then move them to AA. So, I would suggest visiting San Jose soon if you want to catch all the talent.
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I know it has been mentioned but thanks for putting these together. This is one of the first things I check every morning.
My boy Pill is getting it done already. Lets hope he can hit at Dodd.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 10, 2009 9:44 AM PDT reply actions
All of them had an assist to the rain.
Gillaspie dropped a pop fly looking up into the rain. Both of the errors in the 8th by Noonan and Ford were simply by being unable to get a good grip on the ball.
Credit to Ford, however, for recovering and getting the ball in. The error nearly allowed a run to score, but Ford and the cutoff man Crawford nailed the runner at home.
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by BruteSentiment on Apr 10, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Wasn’t Noonan’s error a ball that went through his legs? He expected it to bounce up but it stayed down.
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
Er...
You’re right…I need to stop writing when I’m rushing to work.
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by BruteSentiment on Apr 10, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Kudos Steve
Adding many thanks to Steve and any of his pinch hitters for minor lines – the first place many of the McCoven visit. A good start for many of the minor leaguers – let us hope it keeps going.
Yay Steve S!
Also, was I hearing that the SJ game would be On Demand? Or are they just the SF games? I missed most of it and would love to see at least a few innings.
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