8/29 Minor Athletics

by asyouwish33 on Aug 30, 2008 2:12 AM PDT

Cunningham is amazing. Buck is ready to go soon. In most of the future A's outfield predictions I have seen, it is Cunningham, Gonzalez, Sweeney or Brown. Where is Buck? How much stock do we put into the minor leaguers? Okay, here we go. I'm going to cut it off at KC tonight. I will try and continue tomorrow. Take care!

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Fresno	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	0
Sacramento	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	X	9	13	0

Buck DH 2-3, 2R

Sweeney 1B 3-5, HR, 4RBI, 2R

Gonzalez CF 0-3 2BB, 3K

Cunningham RF 4-5 2R

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gissell, C (W, 7-3)	7.0	6	2	2	3	8	0	3.43
Marshall	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6.00
Gray	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	4.43

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Antonio	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
Midland	4	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	X	12	15	0

With a great hitting day, I'll put up the whole batting box score

idland
Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Herrera, J CF	6	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	3	.263
Guzman, J 3B	6	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	.368
Robnett LF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.282
Everidge DH	5	2	3	2	0	1	4	0	0	.277
Doolittle 1B	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	.267
Zeringue RF	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	.261
Recker C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.278
Sellers 2B	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.255
Cardenas SS	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.282

Not to shabby...Ryan Webb shows that he can pitch. He is still young, but he is basically done unless he can show more consistency.

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Webb (W, 9-8)	6.0	5	1	1	2	5	0	5.19
Farley (S, 1)	3.0	3	0	0	1	1	0	4.14

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Lancaster	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	7	9	2
Stockton	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	8	11	1

Massaro RF 3-6

Mitchell LF 3-5 HR,

Carter 1b 1-4, 2R

Spencer 1-4

Donaldosn 0-5

Brown 1-3 2B

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Glushon 6.1 4 2 2 0 4 0 3.67 Fragoso 0.0 3 3 3 1 0 1 5.16 Currin (H, 6) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.56 Italiano (BS, 1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 9.90 Demel (W, 5-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.14

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Peoria	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	9	0
Kane County	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	X	6	11	1

Kane County Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Klein LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Richard SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Johnson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 Cobb CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .274 Dowling 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 .268 Smith, J DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .283 Frash 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Paramore C 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .237 Christian 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Ross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hernandez, C P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

.000

Hunter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kerfoot P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Tweet Comment 9 comments | 1 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Edit

I am attempting to edit this now, but it is not working, so I’ll put some notes in here.

Tyson Ross started for Kane County and performed pretty well. I’m a bit confused on why the A’s drafted him, especially with Sullivan (our first round draft pick in 03) having an injury history. Maybe I’m wrong, but it was a risky choice at the 2nd round.

Brett Hunter was promoted to KC and did not do well in his one inning. But he is in KC and they are going to the playoffs. He should be fun to watch

Vancouver won 7-4

Barfiled went hitless in 4 at bats

Dusty Coleman—I would love for this guy to be our SS simply because I want to hear “now batting, SS, Dusty Coleman.” He is also a very good player. He had two hits in the game. Both doubles and has lifted his average to .294

Ronny Moria— the youngster pitched well in his 3.2 innings of work. He K 6 and has 72 K in 70 innings.

I’m sorry for the post last night. I basically passed out in the middle of KC. The formatting is not working for some reason. I hope this works! Go A’s.

by asyouwish33 on Aug 30, 2008 9:55 AM PDT reply actions

Why did the A's draft Tyson Ross?

Because the shitty-mechanics version of him is pumping out mid-90s fastballs already… he has the potential to hit high-90s if they can clean him up a bit.

He was a high-risk, high-upside selection. Most people thought he’d be off the board by the time the A’s picked.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Aug 30, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Think Joba

Thats why the A’s drafted Ross. A pitcher with that type of potential if he can stay healthy. I’d rather the A’s draft more players like Ross than mediocre players that have no chance to be stars.

by AthleticsReign on Aug 30, 2008 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions

If Ross turns out somewhat like Joba

I think all A’s fans will be very, very pleased.

'Who's that guy we had to release last year because he robbed a bank?'- Billy Beane
Gio Gonzalez is my hero.

by Morgasm on Aug 30, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions

True

I understand the concept of high-risk, high-upside picks, but I am concerned about picks taken in the past that suggest that a second round pick should be one with less risk, especially with where the A’s were positioned. I hope that Ross develops into the pitcher that a lot imagine what he could be, but from experience, I believe a lot of A’s fans are nervous about that pick.

by asyouwish33 on Aug 30, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions

The A's have cushioned themselves from disappointment if Ross fails

They signed Capra who’s about as developed as he’s going to get, for him it’s about adding polish and learning what it takes to be a pro. They signed Hunter for $1.1 million, he’s a guy with 1st round talent that lasted until the 7th round because of an injury. They went out and dropped $4.25 million on Inoa, considered the best pitching prospect to come out of the Dominican in years.

If there’s one thing the A’s have is pitching depth. When you have depth its OK to take a chance on a guy like Ross.

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Aug 30, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions

capra/paramore

seem to be the 2 picks that stand out…not much upside, solid production

by Asfan4ever723 on Aug 30, 2008 1:11 PM PDT reply actions

I'm a believer in Paramore

He’s a lot like Suzuki… a guy without ridiculous natural talent, but someone who plays above his talent because he’ll work his ass off and play smart ball. I was very impressed by his play in the CWS, even though he had a gimpy hamstring at the time.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Aug 30, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions