MiLB Random Thoughts

[EmpireWF]

[NAHSTE]

In 64 ABs at Triple A Syracuse, Danny Espinosa's slash line is a healthy .094/.169/.125 with 33 strike outs

[EmpireWF]

His amazing fight back into professional sports, Chad Jones made his pro baseball debut as a reliever this weekend.

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130706&content_id=52860046&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

His amazing fight back into professional sports, Chad Jones made his pro baseball debut as a reliever this weekend.

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp..._milb&sid=milb

Something tells me ol boy is going to be on a MLB roster at some point. He just workin too damn hard not to.

[NAHSTE]

Something tells me ol boy is going to be on a MLB roster at some point. He just workin too damn hard not to.

Yep. My fucking dude. If you can touch the low 90s and throw left handed you will never go hungry in this game.

[NAHSTE]

Luhnow the best

[EmpireWF]

Futures Game Line-ups

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Luhnow the best

I do believe Mark Appel is playing for Tri City as well.

I do miss me some NY-Penn League baseball.

Just looked it up...Appel made his first start last week...5IP, 2 ER, no walks, 6K in a ND.

[NAHSTE]

I do believe Mark Appel is playing for Tri City as well.

I do miss me some NY-Penn League baseball.

Just looked it up...Appel made his first start last week...5IP, 2 ER, no walks, 6K in a ND.

Need to get me down to Coney Island this summer to catch some Cyclones games. I fear Appel won't be long for that level though.

[EmpireWF]

Appel was promoted earlier this week to the Midwest League.

[NAHSTE]

Appel was promoted earlier this week to the Midwest League.

That's right I remember the Heyman joke about moving from Tri-Cities to Quad Cities.

[Woy]

Cardinals RHP Zach Petrick (undrafted, 2012) has been stellar so far in the minors and looks to be another late-round/undrafted success story like current major league relievers Trevor Rosenthal (21st round, 2009) and Kevin Siegrist (41st round, 2008).

At 23 (soon to be 24), he's old for the leagues he's played in, but the numbers are outstanding. He has posted a 0.83 ERA, 12.7 K/9, and 5.75 K/BB in 16 games with low-A Peoria, an 0.27 ERA, 8.6 K/9, and 8.00 K/BB in 10 games with high-A Palm Beach, and has a 3.09 ERA and 8.5 K/9 in two starts with double-A Springfield. The Northwestern Ohio (NAIA school) graduate most likely won't contribute to the major league roster this season, but he'll be an interesting player to watch in 2014 with guys like Michael Wacha and Carlos Martinez more than likely exhausting their prospect eligibility.

7/25/13 edit: Regarding Petrick, Law's impressed enough that he sees him as a possible back-end starter type.

[Woy]

Michael Wacha was perfect through five last night, and ended up with a nice line: 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K

[EmpireWF]

Travis d'Arnaud returned to game action for the first time since early in the season (broken foot) down in the Gulf Coast league. Assuming he can remain healthy (no given), he should get a September call-up.

Down in AA-Binghamton, OF Darrell Ceciliani has a 17-game hitting streak.

[Villain]

So I initially disliked the Dodgers first pick in the draft, he's been doing great for the team so far:

First pick Chris Anderson:
1.67 ERA, 27.0 IP, 19 hits, 5 earned runs, 0 homers, 14 walks, and 29 strikeouts.

Second pick Tom Windle:
1.55 ERA, 29.0 IP, 22 hits, 5 earned runs, 1 homer, 8 walks, and 26 strikeouts.

This ranking list on Dodgers.com has them both in the top 10 for the organization's prospects. Not bad.