Batter's Box Interactive Magazine - 3 for 3 and a Rain Out on the Farm

Jays farm clubs went 3-3 on Saturday. Notable was the 6 RBI performance by Fisher Cats Left Fielder Eric Thames.

Losing pitcher Zach Jackson (2-2) gave up 6 runs (5 earned) in 6 innings of 12 hit pitching, including serving up 2 home runs. Our out of this world boys (the 51s) didn’t help matters in the field with errors by Mayorson and McCoy each ultimately producing unearned runs.

Scoring 9 runs just doesn’t mean what it used to, especially in the Pacific Coast League. Las Vegas managed a more than respectable 15 hits for the 7,545 home fans. Mike McCoy slammed 4 hits (1 2b, 1 R, 1 RBI) and Manny Mayorson added 3 (1 2b, 1 R, 1RBI). JP Arencibia had two hits, including a 3 run homer to center field. Chris Lubanski and Brad Emaus each added solo round trippers while Brian Dopirak, Aaron Mathews and Raul Chavez had 1 single each.

The 51s are in 3rd place in the Southern Division of the Pacific Coast League with a 38-45 (.458) record, 11 games out of the lead.

New Hampshire 15 New Brittain 7

Winning pitcher Danny Farquhar (2-2) followed a 5 inning effort by starter Ray Gonzalez that saw the lead change three times and allowed 6 runs for visiting New Britain in front of 5,625 anxious Fisher Cats home fans. Then, New Hampshire broke the game wide open with 3 runs in the 6th and 6 runs in the 7th. Closer Alan Farina came in and threw a three up three down 9th inning to put the lights out for New Brittain.

Eric Thames was the batting standout for the evening with 6 RBIs. He hit a 3 run homer and added two run producing singles. All of the FisherCats except DH Brian Jeroloman had hits on the evening. In addition to Thames, multi-hit performances were turned in by Jonathan Diaz, Jonathan Jaspe, and Adam Lowen.

The FisherCats are 48-34 (.585) in the Eastern Division of the Eastern League, 2.5 games out of the lead.

Dunedin vs Brevard (postponed due to rain)

The Dunedin Blue Jays are first half champs of the Florida State League North Division. They are 4-5 (.444) and are 3.0 games out of the lead for the second half.

Lansing 4 South Bend 2

Winning pitcher Matt Fields (2-3) turned in 5 innings of 2 run baseball including 4 strike outs. Closer Steve Turnbull stunned 4,580 South Bend fans with a snappy three strike outs in the 9th inning to tighten up the win for the Lugnuts.

Yan Gomes had 2 RBIs with a double, and center fielder Chris Hopkins had three hits, including a double as well. Ryan Goins added an RBI single and Kevin Nolan added an RBI and two hits. Balbino Fuenmayor hit a double, and Kevin Ahrens, Ryan Schimpf and Justin Jackson added singles.

The Lugnuts are 6-3 (.667) in the Eastern Division of the Midwest League, .5 games out of the lead.

Auburn 4 Batavia 0

1,661 Batavia home town fans saw their team shut out by outstanding Doubledays pitching including a four strike out performance by winning pitcher Casey Lawrence (2-0). Auburn Pitchers Zach Outman, Travis Garrett and Drew Permison added great pitching allowing only 1 hit in the last three innings.

Markus Brisker had two hits including a 2 run homer. Steven McQuail added a solo 4 bagger in the 8th inning. Matt Johnson and Yeico Aponte chipped in singles for the Auburn effort.

The Doubledays are 8-8 (.500), 1 game out of the lead in the Pickney Division of the NY Penn League.

GCL Blue Jays 4 GCL Phillies 7

Nicolas Purdy (0-1) suffered his first loss in a 7 hit 6 run outing over 4 innings. Milciades Santana and Alex Pepe added two innings of 1 run 2 hit ball.

Travis Snider continued his rehab assignment in Dunedin by getting a lead off single in the first inning. From there on, the GCL Jays would muster only four additional hits including two doubles by Pierce Rankin and singles by Gari Pena and Daniel Arcila.

GCL Blue Jays 3 GCL Phillies 4

Losing pitcher Jose Vargas (0-1) suffered four runs and 7 hits in 4.1 innings pitched. Daniel Barnes and Alesone Escalante stopped the bleeding allowing only three hits between them in the last 2.2 innings.

Rehabbing Travis Snider went 1 for 4, waiting until the 7th inning to single on a ground ball to right field. He was doubled off on a ground ball to end the game. First baseman K.C. Hobson was the only multi-hit batter for the Jays with a solo Home Run and a single. Ronald Meledez, Carlos Ramierez and Gari Pena added singles.

The GCL Jays are 5-7 (.417) in the North Div. of the Gulf Coast League, 3.5 games out of the lead.

Three Stars

3rd Star Shawn Bowman –The Pride of B.C. (HR, 3 RBIs)

2nd Star JP Arencibia (HR, 3 RBIs)

1st Star Eric Thames (3 hits, HR, 6 RBIs)

Posted by mamboon on Sunday, July 04 2010 @ 08:51 AM EDT.

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Gerry - Sunday, July 04 2010 @ 12:41 PM EDT (#217875) #

Bob Elliott focuses on Adeiny Hechavarria today.

“There’s no question he can field the ball at double-A,” Davis said. “He’s better than Alfonso Soriano was when he broke in as an infielder. He’s a unique individual, in the field he’s as good as I’ve seen as any shortstop I’ve been around since I’ve been in development.

“I was with the Marlins when Alex Gonzalez was in our system. Alex is very, very, fundamentally sound defensively, Hechavarria plays strictly on his raw ability and talent. He plays with style.”

“As he learns the game here he’ll start to work counts a little more. He’s been a very aggressive player growing up. That’s hurt him in Dunedin. Pitchers know that and worked him off the edge of the plate.”

fishercatsradio - Sunday, July 04 2010 @ 06:06 PM EDT (#217899) #

Here's a link to a nice story about Trystan Magnuson and Tim Collins.

Bob

http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/long-amp-short-relief

slitheringslider - Sunday, July 04 2010 @ 08:36 PM EDT (#217902) #

Brian Jerolomen and Tim Collins were interviewed on a BP podcast, from the point of view of a non-expert listening to the interview, Brian Jerolomen sounds really intelligent, he understands pitching and the psychological side of the game. I'm really excited to see what he can do for the big club when he gets a chance. Base on the way Arencibia and Jerolomen are performing right now in the minors, I hope we will see the 2 of them sooner rather than later in the Jays uniform.

Spifficus - Sunday, July 04 2010 @ 08:56 PM EDT (#217903) #

Drabek just threw a no-hitter against New Britain.

Kasi - Sunday, July 04 2010 @ 09:09 PM EDT (#217904) #

Yeah I was just going to post that here. Very nice game by Drabek. Nice to see him coming along, although I wish his Ks would go up a bit.

Gerry - Sunday, July 04 2010 @ 09:12 PM EDT (#217905) #

Congratulations to Drabek. He did only K 3 but he was able to get through the game on his pitch limit so he must have been ahead of the hitters.

greenfrog - Sunday, July 04 2010 @ 09:34 PM EDT (#217906) #

Also positive was the fact that Drabek walked only two batters.

On a different note, I watched the movie, "We Are Young" on DVD this weekend (MLB Productions). It's a documentary about the Young family (Dmitri, Delmon, their parents) and their successes and struggles on and off the field. Well worth watching if you get the chance.

Mike Green - Monday, July 05 2010 @ 02:21 PM EDT (#217908) #

I am just back from a road trip, with various stops including Lansing and Auburn. I am hoping to post something longer after I catch up at work, but some prospect-related observations include:

1. Lansing's home park is really tough on left-handed hitters; it is 337 to straight-away right and then jogs out sharply 15-20 feet a few feet to the left of straight-away right. I saw Eric Eiland smoke one to right-center that would have gone out of the RC easily and went off the top of the fence for a triple.
2. The Kenny Wilson switch-hitting conversion seems to be going well. He looks pretty comfortable hitting from the left side. In one game, he dragged a bunt down the first base line and in the following at-bat with Eiland on third and less than two out, the first baseman played in and Wilson shot one by him easily down the line for a double. I would have liked to see him send one past a third basemen playing in, too, but you can't have everything. On the other hand, he is not as impressive as I had hoped defensively. He plays deep, and does not have good instincts on the ball in front of him or over his head. He does move well from side to side (of course).
3. Ryan Goins (go-inns) has a sweet swing; I'd like to see how he hits with a more inviting right-field porch.
4. Auburn is a tough home run park all the way around. Major league distances to the fences plus a 15 foot high fence from pole to pole will do that.
5. Marcus Knecht (ke-nect- a great name for a hitter) also has a sweet swing and runs better than I had thought (he was DHing the game I saw so no defensive observations).

Alas, I missed Jimenez (due to injury) and Carlos Perez (rest).

Gerry - Monday, July 05 2010 @ 03:48 PM EDT (#217916) #

Mike, I am looking forward to the scouting report.

New Hampshire and Las Vegas have an interesting quasi double-header tonight, they both play Portland.

sam - Monday, July 05 2010 @ 03:53 PM EDT (#217917) #

Congrats to Kyle Drabek and sweet jesus JP Arencibia. On a slightly more mellow note. Should we expect to see Brett Wallace on the 7 day DL soon?

Dewey - Tuesday, July 06 2010 @ 05:56 PM EDT (#217978) #

"I am just back from a road trip, with various stops including Lansing and Auburn. "

You missed some doings here, then Mike. Including much evidence of police-state-like behaviour from our finest.

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