Minor League Recap 7/17

Written by Greg Fertel | 17 July 2008

Sorry this is late, my internet was misbehaving Scranton blanked by Lehigh Valley, 2-0 (continuation of a suspended game from 7/3)

Ian Kennedy started, giving up a run on 2 hits and 2 walks in 2 innings.
Brian Bruney allowed a run on 1 hit and 1 walk, and struck out 3.
Al Aceves was great in relief, pitching 4 scoreless, while giving up just 2 hits and striking out 5.
Justin Christian was 1 for 1 (he has since been promoted to the majors)
JD Closser had the only other hit, going 1 for 2 with a walk.

Scranton edges Lehigh Valley, 6-5 (7 innings)

Dan McCutchen started, and wasn't great. In 5 1/3 innings, McCutchen gave up 4 runs on 4 hits and a walk, while striking out 7. The peripherals are pretty good, but McCutchen was hurt by surrendering 2 longballs.
Steven Jackson and Scott Strickland combined for 1 2/3 perfect innings.
Alberto Gonzalez was 1 for 3 with a double.
Eric Duncan was 1 for 4 with a double and 3 k's. Typical.
Juan Miranda was 2 for 4 with his 6th homer to raise his average to .301. He has 5 multi-hit games in his last 6, so maybe he's starting to get on a roll.
Cody Ransom was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Ben Broussard, playing right field, was 1 for 4.
JD Closser was 3 for 3 with a homer.
Chris Basak, who never seems to go away for long, was 1 for 3.

Trenton tops Portland, 8-1

Chase Wright started, and pitched very well. In 5 1/3 innings, the lefty gave up a run on 5 hits and 1 walk, while striking out 6.
Anthony Claggett struck out 2 and walked 2 in a scoreless inning.
Oneli Perez struck out the side in a perfect 9th to lower his ERA to 10.29.
Ramiro Pena was 2 for 5 with 3 strikeouts, an error, and was caught stealing.
Austin Jackson was 4 for 4 with 2 doubles and a walk, bringing his average all the way up to .290, the highest it has been in a while. Next step: .300.
Chris Malec was 3 for 5 with a double.
Colin Curtis was 2 for 5, and also had an outfield assist.
Seth Cooper was 2 for 4 with a double.
Walter Ibarra was 1 for 3 with a double and a walk.

Tampa's game against Jupiter was suspended. Charleston defeats Kannapolis, 7-5 (11 innings)

Lance Pendleton was the starter, giving up 4 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings, while striking out 5. This raised his ERA to 3.28, still very solid.
Chase Vacek struck out 3 in 2 perfect innings.
Abe Almonte was 1 for 5 with a walk.
Brad Suttle was 2 for 6 with his 8th homer, though he also struck out thrice. He has been consistently solid all season (when healthy), and is showing some good pop. I wouldn't mind seeing what he could do in Tampa, though the strikeouts (52 in 51 games) are too high for my liking.
Austin Romine was 0 for 5. His average is down to .275.
Jesus Montero was 1 for 5 with a double, dropping his average to .295.
Brandon Laird was 2 for 5 with a double.
Justin Snyder was 1 for 4 with a walk and his 21st error. Watch out Carmen, you've got competition in the errors department.
Speaking of Angelini, he was 0 for 4 with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
Prilys Cuello was 1 for 5.
Austin Krum was 2 for 4 with a double, a walk, and a steal.

Staten Island falls to Batavia, 4-2

David Phelps started, surrendering 4 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits and 2 walks in 3 2/3 innings.
Raymond Kruml was 2 for 3 to bring his average up to .341. He also stole 2 bases, giving him 10 on the season, and was caught for the 2nd time.
Brian Baisley was 1 for 3, dropping his average to .339.
Braedyn Pruitt was 1 for 4.
Taylor Grote and Addison Maruszak were each 1 for 3. Grote is at .217, and Maruszak is hitting an even .333.

GCL Yanks defeat Phillies, 8-5

Dickson Marquez was not at his best, giving up 5 runs (4 earned) on 8 hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Ronny Marte, Ryan Flannery, and Michael Obradovich combined for 3 2/3 perfect innings of relief.
Jose Pirela was 0 for 5 with his 2nd error.
Corban Joseph continued to hit, going 3 for 4 with a double and a walk, to bring his average up to .236. Joseph is hitting .351 in his last 9 games, so maybe he is finally getting adjusted to pro pitching and wood bats.
Mike Jones, Chad Gross, and Zoilo Almonte were each 1 for 5.
Chase Weems was 2 for 4 with his 1st home run, a walk, and his 1st steal.
Jimmy Paredes was 1 for 4, and made his 8th error of the season.
Neall French was 2 for 2 with a walk.
Chris Smith was 1 for 3 to bring his average up to .167.

That's all for tonight. I have some other content in the works, including an assessment of the state of the system, and a midseason re-evaluation of the top 30 prospects list.