The farm affiliates went 3-1 on Thursday. After a brief review, it's on to the statistical summary of the 2007 performances of the organization's top pitching prospects.
Thursday Boxscores and Highlights
Buffalo 3 @ Syracuse 8 Thomson 5.2IP, 2H, 1ER, 1W, 3K, Hattig 2-4 HR
New Hampshire 2 @ Trenton 1 R Romero 2.2IP, 2H, 0ER, 1W, 4K, Santos 9th inning GW HR
Lakeland 3 @ Dunedin 6 Isenberg 5IP, 5H, 0ER, 2W, 8K, Kreuzer HR, 2B, 3RBI, Patton 3-3, W
Lansing 0 @ Burlington 4 Dials 5IP, 7H, 1ER, 0W, 1K, Pinto 3IP, 0ER, Pettway 1 2B, 2W, Snider 0-3, 1W, 1K
The Pitcher Summary
With Dustin McGowan's promotion to the majors, I have substituted in Zach Dials' statistics.
Pitcher
Age
Level
BB
IP
H
HR
W
K
GO/AO
ERA
Comments
R. Romero
22
AA
#4
15.2
19
1
8
14
1.13
5.17
D. Purcey
25
AA
#7
25.2
13
2
4
28
1.18
2.81
Still excellent
C. Cheng
21
HiA
#8
Torn labrum, surgery, out for season
J. Litsch
22
AA
#9
22.7
17
1
5
15
1.30
1.19
Very nice
T. Taubenheim
24
AAA
#11
21.1
24
3
7
14
1.13
3.38
Serviceable
K. Yates
24
AA
#12
20.1
22
2
12
13
1.10
4.43
Control?
I. Ramirez
26
AAA
#13
17.2
27
3
11
7
0.68
7.13
Ouch
J. Banks
24
AAA
#14
24.1
25
3
3
11
1.63
4.44
GO/AO falling
E. Fowler
24
HiA
#18
P. Keng
22
HiA
#23
T. Thorpe
26
AA
#24
9.2
9
0
6
11
1.00
5.59
P. Phillips
23
LoA
#26
8.0
8
0
0
12
1.00
3.38
FIP deity!
B. Carnline
23
#28
K. Ginley
20
LoA
#29
14.2
20
1
6
18
1.50
6.75
Good ratios
S. Benson
20
#30
Z. Dials
21
LoA
22.0
21
0
2
12
1.94
2.05
Nice start
M. MacDonald
25
AA
28.2
31
1
9
10
2.62
2.51
Classic sinkerballer numbers
B. Magee
23
HiA
16
29
1
11
6
1.80
9.56
Ouch
C. Lirette
21
LoA
24
15
1
8
17
1.33
1.50
With rising temperatures throughout the northeast over the last 2 weeks, the pitching numbers have taken on a more normal look. Still, there are interesting pitching prospects at both the lower and upper levels of the system.
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