The D-Jays had mostly good weather this April, and responded by scoring over 5 and 1/2 runs per game. Unfortunately, their fine pitching staff surrendered over 5 runs per game, and so the team ended up with a 13-10 record for the month. They are in third place, 3 games behind the Lakeland Tigers.

Dunedin's offence

The D-Jays have had a fine long-sequence offence, with team marks of .289/.359/.400. Their on-base percentage leads the league. With one more power bat (Chip Cannon?), the offence could be devastating. The offence has been spread around the entire lineup, with Adam Lind, Brian Patrick, Jayce Tingler, John Schneider and Ryan Roberts making notable contributions.

Here are the offensive numbers of the club, courtesy of milb.com:

Name           G AB R  H  2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP  SLG  AVG E 
B Patrick     13 42 13 17 4  0  0  3   21 7  7  0  0 .480 .500 .405 0 
A Lind        22 89 12 32 9  1  1  23  46 7  10 1  0 .398 .517 .360 1 
J Tingler     19 73 17 23 1  1  1  4   29 13  3 0  0 .432 .397 .315 0 
E Arnold      19 75 14 23 6  0  1  19  32 5  10 1  0 .350 .427 .307 1 
D Smith       20 81 12 24 4  1  2  15  36 9  20 0  0 .367 .444 .296 3 
C Johnston    18 69 9  20 2  0  1  5   25 9  20 0  0 .367 .362 .290 1 
J Waugh        5 14 1  4  1  0  0  3   5  0  3  0  0 .267 .357 .286 0 
J Schneider   13 35 4  10 3  0  1  3   16 5  11 0  0 .405 .457 .286 1 
S Dragicevich 12 40 7  11 2  1  0  4   15 4  13 0  0 .341 .375 .275 2 
R Roberts     20 80 17 22 5  0  3  15  36 11 12 2  0 .362 .450 .275 7 
R Diaz        19 69 10 17 2  0  0  7   19 3  4  1  1 .297 .275 .246 3 
M Mayorson    17 58 4  12 3  1  0  5   17 2  6  0  0 .230 .293 .207 0 
J Reiman      14 47 4  8  1  0  1  6   12 6  13 0  0 .278 .255 .170 1

Dunedin's pitching/defence

The Dunedin starting rotation of David Purcey, Zach Jackson, Davis Romero, Kurt Isenberg and Mike MacDonald have all had their ups and downs. The four lefties at the top of the rotation have all posted nice K/IP ratios, but have given up a fair number of hits. The opposition BABIP is .354; this is suggestive of a somewhat porous defence.

Justin James and Brad Mumma have pitched well in the pen, but closer Milton Tavarez, and especially Danny Core and Tracy Thorpe have struggled.

Here are the individual pitching statistics courtesy of milb.com:

Name        W L ERA  G GS CG SHO SV IP   H  R  ER HR BB SO 
Z Jackson   3 1 5.47 5 5  0  0   0  26.1 28 18 16 2  2  22 
M MacDonald 2 1 4.37 4 4  0  0   0  22.2 21 12 11 0  8  17 
D Romero    0 3 6.23 5 4  0  0   0  21.2 28 17 15 3  7  27 
D Purcey    2 1 2.95 5 5  0  0   0  21.1 19 10 7  1  15 22 
J James     0 1 2.75 7 0  0  0   0  19.2 19 11 6  3  2  14 
K Isenberg  2 1 4.32 4 4  0  0   0  16.2 18 9  8  2  6  13 
J Harper    1 0 2.63 8 0  0  0   0  13.2 13 5  4  1  10 14 
B Mumma     0 0 2.92 7 0  0  0   0  12.1 10 4  4  1  5  12 
D Core      0 0 7.71 7 0  0  0   1  11.2 11 10 10 4  7  15 
M Tavarez   0 1 4.09 9 0  0  0   4  11.0 9  5  5  0  4  8 
T Thorpe    1 0 7.56 8 0  0  0   0   8.1 10 7  7  2  6  8 
B Reed      1 0 5.06 4 0  0  0   1   5.1 4  3  3  0  4  3

Capsule comments on prospects

Adam Lind

Lind is just a pure hitter, and he's only 21, and jumped from short-season ball to high A without missing a beat. All he needs to do is convert a few of those doubles into homers, and he will be the complete offensive package (all right, it would be nice if he walked a little more, but you can't complain). He is playing left-field now, but it is unclear whether he will end up there or at first base.

Jayce Tingler

Given a second chance at high-A ball, Tingler has responded well. He's got no power, but with his control of the strike zone and his speed, he may have a future as a fourth outfielder.

Robinson Diaz

Robinson is off to a slow start in the FSL. He still has time to improve.

David Purcey

Purcey is as advertised. He's got good stuff, but his control is a work in progress. 15 walks in 21 innings means that his stay in Dunedin will be extended.

Zach Jackson

Zach Jack's ERA according to DIPS would be about 2.5. If he has a couple of more starts like this weekend's, he may be the first to be promoted to New Hampshire.

Davis Romero

Ugly ERA, but really he has pitched pretty well. 7 walks and 27 strikeouts in 21 innings is the mark of a pitcher to be watched.

Kurt Isenberg

This was a surprise. The 2003 4th round draft who struggled at both Dunedin and Charleston in 2004 got another chance when Dustin McGowan wasn't ready for action. He has pitched well enough to merit a second look. Ahhh, pitchers.

Justin James

The 2003 5th round draft pitched well in Charleston last year, but struggled in Dunedin. He seems to have found his bearings in high A this year.