Batter's Box Interactive Magazine - Mills Shuts Down Vero Beach

Brad Mills was the star on this night with seven shutout innings. With two leagues in their all-star break the affiliates won three of four. Dunedin, behind Mills, won 1-0. Auburn gave up seven runs in the first two innings but won easily. The GCL Jays won in the bottom of the ninth while Lansing lost. David Purcey pitched will the AAA All-Star game while Travis SNider won the AA home run contest.

Syracuse 3 - All-Star Break

David Purcey started for the IL and pitched two perfect innings with three K's, only 21 pitches too.

New Hampshire - All-Star Break

The all-star game was played in the beautiful home park of the Fisher Cats in Manchester. Scott Campbell was 1-2; Travis Snider 0-2; Brian Jeroloman 1-1. Zach Dials pitched an inning and allowed one run. Snider won the home run contest.

Vero Beach 0 Dunedin 1

Brad Mills was outstanding, seven shutout innings with eleven K's. Mils allowed 5 hits. Dunedin got their lone run in the seventh on doubles by Sean Shoffit and Adam Calderone.

Lansing 1 Peoria 8

Luis Perez started and pitched reasonably well, he trailed 2-0 after six. But Peoria scored three in the seventh and three more in the eighth off Perez and Jimmy Dougher. Lansing's only run came in the ninth, Matt Liuzza and Kevin Ahrens singled and Liuzza scored on a ground ball.

Justin Jackson had two hits.

Auburn 12 Hudson Valley 7

Auburn starter Marcus Walden gave up seven runs in the first two innings but Auburn chipped away and took the lead for good in the seventh. Evan Crawford held Hudson Valley down on the mound as he pitched 3.1 shutout innings.

Auburn scored two runs in the second when Joel Collins doubled in two runs. Brain Van Kirk doubled in two runs in the seventh to put Auburn ahead and in the ninth the big hit was a bases loaded, bases clearing double by Mike McDade.

Mike McDade and Adam Amar each had three hits, Jon DelCampo and Van Kirk had 2 hits each.

GCL Braves 3 GCL Jays 4

The Jays trailed 3-1 heading to the bottom of the ninth. Jonas Cuotto had another excellent start, five shutout innings, three hits allowed. The Jays had scored one run in the third when Jon Talley doubled in Kenny Wilson. In the ninth the Jays loaded the bases on a walk, a hit batter and a single by Kyle Gilligan. A force out at second with an error scored two runs, and left the winning run on first but Kenny Wilson tripled to drive in the winning run.

Kyle Gilligan had three hits. Robby Diaz caught the full game.

3 star selection

3rd star - Mike McDade
2nd star - Jonas Cuotto
1st star - Brad Mills

Posted by Gerry on Thursday, July 17 2008 @ 10:27 AM EDT.

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85bluejay - Thursday, July 17 2008 @ 10:48 AM EDT (#188955) #

When did the jays draft Adam Amar and what's the scouting report on him (prospect/suspect?)

Is Scott Richmond likely to reach the show this year & can he cut it as a major league starter - I love rooting

for the underdog?

Does Jonathan Jaspe have enough ability to stay at catcher? and where is he on the jays catching depth. Can he

play another position if he cannot stick at catcher?

Is dodgers shortstop prospect Ivan Dejesus good enough defensively to stay at ss in the major league? What would

the have to give up for him?

Thanks for any help with these questions. Love all the stuff about the minors.

Gerry - Thursday, July 17 2008 @ 02:34 PM EDT (#188963) #

Amar was signed as a free agent this year. Amar was undrafted last year and played independent ball.

Richmond is a big success story but he has moved up a lot this season and it might be expecting too much for him to be promoted to the major leagues this season.

Jaspe is not really a prospect, he is back at Lansing for a second year and missed 50 game this season due to a suspension.

dan gordon - Thursday, July 17 2008 @ 02:59 PM EDT (#188966) #

Richmond is 28 years old, and will turn 29 next month. He spent most of this season with AA New Hampshire and had an ERA of just under 5.00. He has done well in 3 starts at AAA. Hard to see him as much of a prospect with an ERA just under 5.00 in AA in his age 28/29 season. I don't know why he has done so well in his 3 AAA starts, but it will be interesting to see if he can continue to do well at that level. I think it is highly unlikely, based on his AA results.

Jaspe is 23, old for low A ball, but he has shown that he can hit in previous seasons. I wouldn't mind seeing him moved up to high A and see if he can continue to hit there.

Mike Green - Thursday, July 17 2008 @ 04:16 PM EDT (#188971) #

Here is the BA blog on the EL All-Star game with comments on Zach Dials and Snider.

Mike Forbes - Friday, July 18 2008 @ 02:28 AM EDT (#189003) #

There's also a nice little video attached to that piece Mike linked. Snider has some scary power.

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