6/26 Minor Athletics

by asyouwish33 on Jun 27, 2009 7:53 AM PDT Comment 20 comments

Here are the updates from last night's action...

Sacramento:

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colorado Springs	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	5	2
Sacramento	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	7	0

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Eliis 2B: 0-3, K

Buck RF: 0-4, R, K

Everidge 1B: 3-4, R, 2 2B, RBI .350 All this guy does is hit. Batting .459 over his last 10 games with 5 doubles and 3 HR. Would make for a nice right handed bat in a line-up, especially since he never gets injured. Plays 3B and 1B, not very well, but is crushing lefties. 5-9 since coming to AAA against them. Should have Nomar's position on the roster...at least that's what I think.

Chacon: 7 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 BB, 8 K Nice second outing for him. Should provide some depth for the Rivercat pitching staff that we have been picking over the last month.

Henry: 1 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, K Had pitched really well in his previous 4 outings, walks creeped up on him again.

Midland:

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Antonio	0	6	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	13	1
Midland	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	7	12	1

Recap | Box |

Horton SS: 3-4, 3 R, 3B, RBI, BB Last three games, 8-12 with 5 rbi

Cardenas 3B: 2-5, R, 2B, RBI, K .341 There we go..

Carter 1B: 1-5, R, HR (12), 2 RBI, K Homeruns by months, April-1, May-5, June-6

Affronti LF: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI

Fernandez (L, 6-6) 1.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 K Not his best start...

Stockton: No sign of weeks last night.

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Stockton	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	7	3
San Jose	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	X	6	7	1

Recap | Box |

Mitchell RF: 2-4, R

Desme CF: 0-4, 2 K Batting in the #3 hole last night.

Italiano: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 5 K Back to back promising starts...something to build off of.

Kane County:

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

Recap | Box |

Thomas Dav CF: 2-5, 2B,

Coleman SS: 1-4, 2B

Paramore C: 1-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB, K

Parker and Spina made their debuts for the Cougars. Parker is our 5th Rnd pick at 3B and Spina is our 11th Rnd pick from Cinci. They combined to go 0-6, with a BB, K

Capra (L, 2-5) 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Vancouver:

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Vancouver	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	8	0
Tri-City	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	1	X	8	11	1

Recap | Box |

Walton DH: 3-4

Dixon LF: 0-4, R, 2 K

Ortiz C: 1-4, 2B, RBI, K First hit for our 6th Rnd pick out of Oregon St.

Crisostomo RF: 2-4, R, K Apparently this guy likes to move once on first. Last night he has a SB, a CS, and PO. trifecta...but not the one you want.

Penalba: (L, 1-1) 3.1 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, BB, 6 K Was rocked last night after a nice debut to the season. Now has 10 K in 8.1 IP.

Street: 2.2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 2 K

Not sure where Weeks was last night. Again, the A's need to decide what to do with Everidge since he doesn't appear to be slowing down. Would be nice to see what he has--for several games at DH...if nothing else to showcase him for other teams. Also, Dixon now has 10 K in his first 29 AB, young kid, but just something to keep an eye on.

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So if cardenas is answer ar 3B

what do we want in Holliday deal? Maybe a CF?

HILLIS

by robbo650 on Jun 27, 2009 10:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He prob isnt the answer at 3rd.

I want Wallace.

"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com

by Syphon on Jun 27, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is Wallace hurt or something?

Because his numbers this year suck: .269/.321/.372, 9/32 BB/K ratio. And this is a guy who’s not going to be a particularly good 3B, even if he manages to stay there for a few years.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He went from college to AAA in a year, some struggles are to be expected

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Jun 27, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Saw him in Memphis

Big kid, slow at the corner. No way he stays at 3B over his career. The only reason the Cardinals keep him there now is because he is blocked at 1B and there is no DH. He can’t play the OF either, just too big in the middle.

by asyouwish33 on Jun 27, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here's the thing

If Wallace isn’t ready right now or really, really soon, what advantage is he over Cardenas? He’s no more likely to stick at 3B than Cardenas, he’s older, and he’s struggling in AAA. He’s not even a RH hitter.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wallace might just be a fascination around AN

Is there any proof to support the thought that Beane covets him?

by stranahanahan on Jun 27, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd say the opposite

considering he drafted Weeks ahead of him. Sure he’d be nice to have, but a guy who’s not all that likely to stick at third really isn’t that valuable considering we have Carter and Doolittle.

"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT

by travdog6 on Jun 27, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He and Weeks were at the top of their board when they picked

With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory. ----Hero Defector Montgomery

by mikeA on Jun 27, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Having 3 potentially good hitters isn't valuable?

"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."

by lenscrafters on Jun 29, 2009 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll rephrase

It’s more valuable to have 3 good hitters who can all play on the same field at the same time, as opposed to three that play the same position. Although I guess you could have some arrangement of Carter/Doolitttle/Wallace at once.

"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT

by travdog6 on Jun 29, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hes also batting 350 over his past 10 games.

So hes on the rebound.

by Syphon on Jun 27, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

why is he not the answer?

have you seen reports his defense is bad? because he certainly looks like he’s going to be a good enough hitter.

by Elston Gunn on Jun 27, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t know where others stand on this, but I think we should stop screwing with Cardenas and keep him at second base. It’s clear that he struggles at the plate mightily when playing over at the hot corner.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 27, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

….

With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory. ----Hero Defector Montgomery

by mikeA on Jun 27, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

extremely small sample size

That’s not a fair or rational assumption to make yet

by stranahanahan on Jun 27, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

strange day to say that...

he certainly has hit worse in the 10 or so games, but it’s huge SSS (as stranahanahan says), and I wouldn’t be surprised if players generally hit worse when they’re learning a position for the first time. but I’d be shocked if they didn’t almost all get over it.

by Elston Gunn on Jun 27, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs