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The farm went 2-3 on Monday night and Las Vegas got an inning of relief from an unexpected source.

Nashville 12 at Las Vegas 2

Vegas got pounded on Monday night thanks to a poor outing from Lance Broadway, who allowed eight runs over five innings. The hitters weren't much better, scoring just two runs in that bandbox that is their home stadium. Just an all-round crappy game for the 51s. Brian Jeroloman had the only good day, going 1-2 with a homer and two walks. Also: Jason Lane pitched the ninth inning. He gave up a solo homer but struck out two!

New Hampshire - scheduled day off

Brevard County 2 at Dunedin 7

I spent about five minutes poring over the box score, absolutely not understanding how Brevard County scored seven runs and Dunedin only two. It didn't make sense; the D-Jays out-hit the Manatees 12-7 and out-walked them 6-2. I was so confused! But never fear, it was probably just the sleep in my eyes obscuring the little numbers.

Ryan Goins and Mark Sobolewski led the attack with a single, double and walk each. Anthony Gose singled in four trips, but also struck out and was caught stealing (for the 30th time!). Chuck Huggins was the starting pitcher and tossed a solid 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs and K'ing five.

Lansing 3 at Great Lakes 5

The Lugnuts threw their 1-2 punch of old-timey occupations: Shopshire and Wright (Ryan and Matt). (Note: as far as I can tell, Shopshire isn't actually anything, but it definitely sounds like an old-timey job.) Shopshire was the starter and didn't pitch particularly well, allowing five runs in five innings. Maybe he should change his name to Cooper or Fletcher or Moatcontractor or something. The bullpen finished the game off without allowing any more runs, but the bats couldn't make up for the five-run outburst by Great Lakes. The Great Balbino doubled twice and singled in futility.

Auburn - cancelled

GCL Blue Jays 10 at GCL Braves 2

Oh man, an offensive explosion! The G-Jays banged out 16 hits including seven of the extra-base ilk to destroy the G-Braves. Lots of individual performances to mention: K.C. Hobson doubled twice and singled, Ronald Melendez did the same but added a walk, Chris Hawkins went 3-4 with a double and a walk, and Daniel Arcila hit a homer. Deivy Estrada had a solid outing out of the starter's role, allowing one run on five hits and striking out six.

DSL Braves 7 at DSL Jays 4

20-year-old first baseman Leo Hernandez doubled and singled twice.

Three Stars!
3. K.C. Hobson - 3-6, 2 2Bs
2. Chuck Huggins - 6 1/3, 2 ER
1. Ronald Melendez - 3-4, 2 2Bs, BB

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Helpmates - Tuesday, August 10 2010 @ 03:30 PM EDT (#220344) #

Ontario's finest, Dalton Pompey, hit two bombs today.

Kelekin - Tuesday, August 10 2010 @ 05:09 PM EDT (#220371) #
That was great to see on the box score. Here are some transactions:

Dan Barnes promoted to Lansing from GCL Blue Jays.
Jose Vargas promoted to Dunedin from GCL Blue Jays.

The Barnes move is overdue but the Vargas move doesn't make much sense to me.

PeterG - Tuesday, August 10 2010 @ 05:48 PM EDT (#220390) #
Maybe Vargas does not speak good english and it is felt that he would be more comfotable in Dunedin as he does not need to move, in terms of location, from GCL to FSL.
Kelekin - Tuesday, August 10 2010 @ 06:28 PM EDT (#220402) #
I think that's a bit of a stretch, but anything's possible.
Gerry - Tuesday, August 10 2010 @ 06:44 PM EDT (#220408) #
Another move, direct from beautiful Auburn NY.

Drew Hutchison has been promoted to Lansing. Someone is coming here to start Thursday, not sure who yet.
greenfrog - Tuesday, August 10 2010 @ 09:16 PM EDT (#220418) #
In its Double-A best tools ranking, Baseball America's staff voted Drabek best Eastern League pitching prospect. They also rated his breaking ball best in the league.
TamRa - Tuesday, August 10 2010 @ 09:45 PM EDT (#220419) #
Drew Hutchison has been promoted to Lansing. Someone is coming here to start Thursday, not sure who yet.

Why? Looks to me like they have too many starters already, or did before the promotion.

The Nolin/Strickland combo has their turn come up on Thursday - why would they need to add a pitcher?

According to their recent rotation, Webb would go tomorrow, one of nolin and Strickland would go on Thursday and the other  (presumably) the next day, then then Lawrence and back to Hernandez


(Which is not to say I wouldn't be very happy to see Sanchez bumped for no particular reason)


Kelekin - Tuesday, August 10 2010 @ 10:00 PM EDT (#220420) #
Good to hear about Hutchison.  I'm certainly not as interested in him as mylegacy is, but he does deserve a shot in Lansing especially when you consider how dreadful that rotation is.
TamRa - Tuesday, August 10 2010 @ 10:06 PM EDT (#220421) #
A lot of movement on the transaction list....

Richmond up to AA

Vargas all the way to Dunedin, Barnes to Lansing

Nicolino, Taylor, Mims activated on the GCL roster



Kelekin - Tuesday, August 10 2010 @ 10:08 PM EDT (#220422) #
Gustavo Pierre with a rare 3 hit performance.  Raises his average above the Mendoza line, 14 points from .188 to .202. 

Our AA team continues to be so exciting to watch.  I can't imagine they won't win that championship, which seems to be what AA has been trying to do.

Great offensive performances from Lansing as well.  I think really the good thing about Ahrens has been only 2 strikeouts in the past 10 games.  That's pretty huge and I hope he can continue to show those improvements.

Kelekin - Tuesday, August 10 2010 @ 10:11 PM EDT (#220423) #
WillRain: All that's already been posted. :P I wonder if we'll get to see Nicolino, Taylor, or Mims over this last month?
TamRa - Tuesday, August 10 2010 @ 11:10 PM EDT (#220430) #
What about Shawn Hill starting in Vegas tonight?

Anyone catch that one yet?


Gerry - Wednesday, August 11 2010 @ 12:17 AM EDT (#220437) #

Last season the Jays promoted several players with a month left in the season to give them a taste of the higher level before the off-season.  I remember Moises Sierra and Tyler Pastornicky were promoted for the last month.  It looks like the Jays are doing a bit of that this year too.

Hutchison was the best starter at Auburn so they are giving him a taste of A ball.  I think, but I don't know, that a Lansing starter might be coming down.

The Vargas move is not uncommon, we have seen several relief pitchers move between the GCL and Dunedin Jays.  It usually means it is a short term move, maybe one start, and it is easier to tell a guy to report to a different team than it is to move a player from Lansing.

Gerry - Wednesday, August 11 2010 @ 12:20 AM EDT (#220439) #
Hill only pitched one inning.  He had been going six or seven at lower levels.  It looks like he might have hurt himself.  He did give up four hits including three doubles so he might have been struggling to get loose too.
China fan - Wednesday, August 11 2010 @ 12:27 AM EDT (#220441) #
Too bad about Shawn Hill -- his comeback was a compelling story.  I hope he's not injured, and I hope this is just a temporary blip.  He might still make it to the majors in September if he can manage to pitch a couple decent games for Las Vegas this month.
Gerry - Wednesday, August 11 2010 @ 12:37 AM EDT (#220444) #

Even though Gustavo Pierre had three hits, Marcus Knecht was the star of the game tonight.  Pierre's three hits were ground balls, two of the infield variety.  Knecht hit a bomb down the right field line, great hitting taking the outside pitch and drilling it.  He hit another ball to the centre field wall, 400 feet away, where it was caught at the wall, he walked, and he hit a hard ground ball to the shortstop.  He also showed a strong arm making a throw to the plate.

I interviewed Marcus before the game today, look for that on Da Box over the next week.

Kelekin - Wednesday, August 11 2010 @ 01:18 AM EDT (#220449) #
Great to hear about Knecht, Gerry.  When I asked Sickels about him, he said he was a 20/20 guy.  Hitting wise his comp appears to be Lind, but his defense and speed are much better. 

I would argue Lawrence has been the best starting pitcher in Auburn with a great ground ball ratio.  I hope he gets a crack at Lansing before the season is out, due to his age and the fact Auburn isn't going to be in the playoffs this year.

Mike Green - Wednesday, August 11 2010 @ 09:52 AM EDT (#220461) #
Thanks, Gerry.  Knecht is very interesting.  He has a balance of skills.  Last night's homer was only his 3rd of the season, but he has plenty of extra-base hits.  The 15 foot high fence at major league distances all around the park in Auburn will contribute to that.  If all goes well, I see him as a fine-fielding corner outfielder in his 20s.
Mike Green - Wednesday, August 11 2010 @ 09:57 AM EDT (#220463) #
Just another typical win for Las Vegas last night.  Mike McCoy goes 5-5 to lead the club to a 19-8 victory.  The wind was blowing out...
bpoz - Wednesday, August 11 2010 @ 04:38 PM EDT (#220503) #
With JPA in the majors, I was looking to see who the next power hitting prospects in the system were that are reasonably close. M McDade AA in 2011 and E Thames AAA in 2011 come to my mind. They are both among the leaders in Hr & Rbi in their leagues. As well McDade is quite young born May/89. Thames has moved very fast through the system only 216AB in 2009 due to injuries.
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