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The affiliates combined for a losing record on Sunday but there were come notable hitting and pitching performances from the likes of Noah Syndergaard, Christian Lopes, and Chris Hawkins.

Las Vegas Off Day

New Britian 4 New Hampshire 0 (Game 1)

Yohan Pino pitched a complete game (double-headers as 7 innings in the minors) but he gave up 11 hits and four runs. He did not issue a walk and struck out two hitters. Only three batters managed a hit: Mike McDade, Brad Glenn and Joel Galarraga. Jake Marisnick was 0-for-3 with a strikeout.

New Hampshire 5 New Britain 4 (Game 2)

Reliever Matt Wright received the spot start but lasted just two innings. He allowed four runs on six hits and a walk. Chris Jakubauskas, a minor league arm just signed to help round out the minor league staff, worked two scoreless innings. Fernando Hernandez pitched three innings and allowed just one hit. Brad Glenn had two hits, including a solo homer. Kenen Bailii was hitless in the first game but he went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the second contest. Ryan Goins was 1-for-4 at the top of the order and scored two runs. Jack Murphy continued his hot hitting, going 1-for-2 with a walk and a solo homer.

Dunedin 4 Tampa 2

Marcus Walden had his best start since being promoted to high-A ball about a month ago. He allowed just one run on two hits and three walks while pitching 7.2 innings. Danny Barnes worked the ninth inning for his 22nd save. He struck out the side but allowed one run on two hits. Kevin Ahrens, back at third base today after playing first on Saturday, had two hits. Jon Berti was 1-for-3 at the top of the order. He walked, stole a base and scored a run. Ryan Schimpf, playing left field, went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer.

Lansing 5 West Michigan 3

The Lugnuts banged out 12 hits against Detroit's farm club. Chris Hawkins continues to pull himself out of a month-long slump. He had four hits in as many at-bats and stole a base. Carlos Perez managed two singles and a double - the only extra base hit out of the team's 12. Kenny Wilson and Andy Burns each had two hits. Kevin Pillar had a rare 0-fer. On the mound, Noah Syndergaard allowed just one run on three hits and a walk. He struck out four batters and induced 10 ground-ball outs. Tyler Ybarra allowed three hits over 1.2 innings of work and that resulted in one run. Ajay Meyer finished off the game for his 23rd save.

Everett 10 Vancouver 6

Starter Ben White was roughed up and allowed seven runs (six earned) in 4.0 innings of work. Andrew Sikula also pitched poorly while struggling with his control; he walked two and hit two batters. Infielder-turned-pitcher Matt Johnson worked a scoreless inning and struck out two hitters. Tucker Donahue finished the game and did not allow a run but he gave up a hit, two walks and threw a wild pitch. Ian Parmley went hitless but he walked twice, stole a base and scored two runs. Jason Leblebijian went 1-for-3 with two walks. Daniel Arcila was 1-for-3 with two walks. Jorge Flores was 2-for-4 with a RBI and a stolen base while hitting out of the nine-hole.

Burlington 6 Bluefield 5

The Royals affiliate came back to steal the win with two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning off of Julio Carmona. Tucker Jensen started the game and allowed three unearned runs in as many innings. Brandon Dorsett pitched three shutout innings of relief. At the plate, Christian Lopes had three hits, including a solo home run and he also stole a base. Dwight Smith Jr. and Jorge Vega-Rosada each had two hits. The latter player also stole a base, got picked off first base and made a fielding error. Santiago Nessy was just 1-for-5 but his one hit was a two-run homer. Eric Arce was 0-for-4.

GCL Jays Off Day

DSL Tigers 4 DSL Jays 3

Miguel Castro allowed two runs in as many innings but he did not issue a walk while striking out four hitters. Jose Fernandez worked three innings and allowed two runs (one earned). Gilberto Vielma did not allow a hit in three innings but he walked two and did not strike out a batter. Catcher Andres Sotillo went 2-for-2 with a stolen base. Andres De Aza was 1-for-1 as a pinch hitter. Edwin Fuentes went 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored. Outfielder Leudy Garcia, a recent signee, was cleared by MLB for game action and went 1-for-4 with a double in his pro debut.

The Three Stars:

3. Chris Hawkins, 4 singles

2. Christian Lopez, 3 hits including a homer

1. Marcus Walden, 2 hits in 7+ innings

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hypobole - Monday, July 09 2012 @ 10:55 AM EDT (#260010) #
Marc, have you heard anything on the Wilmer Becerra injury? I saw an unconfirmed rumout he had been hit in the face and is having surgery. Just thinking about it brings back awful memories of Tony Fernandez in '89.
#2JBrumfield - Monday, July 09 2012 @ 02:11 PM EDT (#260024) #
I was at the C's game yesterday.  One positive was Matt Johnson's outing as he continues with the conversion from the infield to the mound.  His first strikeout was on a 90 MPH fastball and his second clocked in at 94 against Patrick Kivlehan, the Mariners 4th rounder who homered twice in the game already for Everett. 

Nine of the 10 Everett runs were scored with two outs.  Ben White just could not close the door.  He plunked a hitter and gave up a homer in the first to put Everett ahead for good.  The C's had a chance with one swing of the bat to tie it in the eighth.  They drew two bases loaded walks before Balbino Fuenmayor popped up to first and Nick Baligod grounded out.  You did not have to be Kreskin to figure out that Fuenmayor would end the walk streak as he continues to be allergic to the base on balls.  He did have a 3-2 count during an earlier at-bat before he blooped a single to right, his only hit of the day.

Kellen Sweeney
made some nice plays at the hot corner, including one diving stop on a sharp grounder down the line.   He is slowly but surely coming around with the bat with a double and two walks.  He has shown a good eye at the dish along with Ian Parmley, who drew two free passes yesterday.  The C's drew 10 in total yesterday but the difference was they could not hit any over the fence.

George Bell is in town tonight to sign autographs for those going to the game when the gates open at 6:00 pm PT.

sam - Monday, July 09 2012 @ 03:15 PM EDT (#260033) #
Thanks for this!
Lugnut Fan - Monday, July 09 2012 @ 03:50 PM EDT (#260036) #
Yeah, I was pretty impressed with Sweeney's glove while he was in Lansing as well #2.  From a hitting stand point, he needed a fresh start though.  Hoping he can find his stroke in Vancouver.
greenfrog - Monday, July 09 2012 @ 06:54 PM EDT (#260044) #
Between the 2012 Rule 4 draft and IFA signings, the Jays have really restocked the farm system. My current top 11 Jays prospects might look something like:

d'Arnaud
Marisnick
Gose
Stroman
Sanchez
Syndergaard
Norris
Nicolino
Hechavarria
Cardona
Smoral

That's a lot of talent (with a ton of depth beyond).
greenfrog - Monday, July 09 2012 @ 07:01 PM EDT (#260045) #
I mean, not that the farm needed restocking. The recent draft picks/IFA signings seem to have taken a very good system and bumped it up another notch or two.
sam - Monday, July 09 2012 @ 07:09 PM EDT (#260046) #
Greenfrog, I like your list. I might be a bit more bullish on some prospects. Here's my eleven:

1. d'Arnaud
2. Gose
3. Sanchez
4. Marisnick
5. Syndergaard
6. Stroman
7. Nicolino
8. Hechavarria
9. Norris
10. Osuna
11. Stilson
bpoz - Monday, July 09 2012 @ 08:23 PM EDT (#260047) #
That is a good list. IMO d'arnaud, Gose, Hech, Stroman & Stilson all have a shot at being in the Majors in 2013.
uglyone - Monday, July 09 2012 @ 08:39 PM EDT (#260048) #
it seems like it's tougher and tougher every year to sort out an ordered list of Jays' prospects.

Right now, I think one guy has set himself apart from the rest of them, and that's D'Arnaud. I was a skeptic coming into this year, but his rookie AAA performance has been phenomenal, especially for a C.

After him, I think there's 6 other guys that have set themselves apart from the rest....but after that top-7, it gets pretty much impossible for me to sort them out:

1) C T.D'Arnaud
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2) CF A.Gose
3) CF J.Marisnick
4) RH N.Syndergaard
5) RH A.Sanchez
6) LH D.Norris
7) LH J.Nicolino
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It gets tricky after this, especially figuring out how this year's draft slots in. The best I can figure is a list of 8 more prospects to round out the top-15....but putting these last 8 into any kind of order seems almost impossible to me, and any of these guys could round out the top-10 IMO:

RH R.Osuna
RH M.Stroman
RH J.Stilson
RH A.Cardona
LH M.Smoral
SS A.Hechevarria
C A.Jimenez
CF A.Alford
hypobole - Monday, July 09 2012 @ 09:17 PM EDT (#260050) #
uglyone, what sets Norris apart from Osuna? I'm only statline scouting, but to me, Osuna has better numbers so far at the same level as well as being almost 2 years younger.
uglyone - Monday, July 09 2012 @ 09:31 PM EDT (#260051) #
heh, good question, really.

Nothing other than reputation, to be honest. Way too small a sample to make any major adjustments on either of them, and Norris comes with a top prospect resume.

Osuna's start this year at age 17 is phenomenal.....but it's only been 12ip. He has the talent to jump up these lists really, really quickly, though.

Like I said, it gets tougher and tougher to order these lists every year.
greenfrog - Monday, July 09 2012 @ 10:53 PM EDT (#260054) #
Based on his present stuff and near-ML readiness, I think Stroman has to be ranked above most of the names in that last tier.

Also, if Alford is in that group, Davis probably belongs there too.
Lylemcr - Tuesday, July 10 2012 @ 11:20 AM EDT (#260064) #

When are they going to move Sanchez, Nicolino, etc up to New Hampshire?  It seems that they have nothing left to prove.

 

Mike Green - Tuesday, July 10 2012 @ 12:09 PM EDT (#260067) #
Normally the club would move them from Lansing to Dunedin. 
whiterasta80 - Tuesday, July 10 2012 @ 12:12 PM EDT (#260068) #
Its funny, we say "they have nothing left to prove" alot with prospects who have only seen teams once.  At the major league level we would want to see a guy go through the league a few times before we are confident that they aren't Gustavo Chacin.  Is there any reason why we aren't at least a little concerned about this with prospects? Is dominance for half a season at a single level really indicative of dominating the league, or is it just a matter of the league not having caught up yet?
hypobole - Tuesday, July 10 2012 @ 12:35 PM EDT (#260069) #
As was also mentioned elsewhere re: the young Lansing pitchers, most of their starts were 3 innings each. It's only lately they're having to go a second/third time through the batting order. Nicolino in particular seems to be struggling a bit since he's gone to 5 innings.
Chuck - Tuesday, July 10 2012 @ 01:45 PM EDT (#260070) #

Is there any reason why we aren't at least a little concerned about this with prospects?

Optimism bias.

ogator - Wednesday, July 11 2012 @ 11:11 AM EDT (#260111) #
Having never seen the guy pitch, I would like to beat the drum for Aaron Sanchez. His numbers just jump off the page. 62 IP 30!hits 70 k's. He is young with a long way to go but I don't see many other pitchers with 60ip and 30 hits. He's the guy I will be watching most closely.
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