Tuesday 4/14/09 Minor League updates

[OnBaseMachine]

Louisville - 7:05 - RHP Homer Bailey

Carolina - 8:05 - RHP Dallas Buck

Sarasota - 6:35 - RHP Matt Klinker

Dayton plays a doubleheader beginning at 12:00.

Game 1 - RHP Leonardo Astorga

Game 2 - RHP Oscar Castro

[OnBaseMachine]

Dayton lineup:

David Sappelt, CF
Cody Puckett, 2B
Jose Gualdron, DH
Humberto Sosa, 1B
Frank Pfister, 3B
Tyler Stovall, LF
Jordan Wideman, C
Miguel Rojas, SS
Brandon Menchaca, RF

Leonardo Astorga, RHP

Where is Byron Wiley? He's arguably the top prospect on the roster and yet he's only played in two of first four games. Why in the world are guys like Gualdron and Menchaca playing over Wiley?

[OesterPoster]

Just a hypothesis, but perhaps they're giving a couple guys time to sink or swim early in the season.

[OnBaseMachine]

Dayton is winning 1-0 after a 1/2 inning. Sappelt singled and later scored on a sac fly by Jose Gualdron.

[dougdirt]

Dayton is up 3-1 in the second inning and has a runner on first with just 1 out.

[dougdirt]

Jose Gualdron singles in another run and the runners take 2nd and 3rd on an error by the outfielder. 4-1 Dragons, still in the 2nd inning.

[OesterPoster]

I think Jose heard OBM talking trash about him. :)

[OnBaseMachine]

I think Jose heard OBM talking trash about him. :)

:D

It's nothing against Gualdron, I just think Byron Wiley should be playing everyday. I'd like to see Gualdron play everyday too because he's still young (21) and has some strong defensive skills from what I've read. I don't understand why Menchaca is playing over Wiley. Again, nothing against Menchaca but he turns 24 tomorrow and he OPS'd just .534 last season in Dayton. Wiley is a 5-tool talent and is arguably the most talented player on the roster. He deserves to play everyday, IMO.

[OnBaseMachine]

Dayton is losing 5-4 after three innings.

Sappelt: 2-for-2
Puckett: 0-for-2
Gualdron: 1-for-1 sac fly, 2 RBI
Sosa: 0-for-2
Wideman: 1-for-1 double, walk
Rojas: 1-for-2

Astorga: 3 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 BB, 0 K

[OesterPoster]

What's the word on Wideman? Canadian and just turned 20. He's been pretty hot right out of the gate this year.

[OnBaseMachine]

Mace Thurman threw a scoreless fourth inning in relief of Astorga.

[camisadelgolf]

What's the word on Wideman? Canadian and just turned 20. He's been pretty hot right out of the gate this year.
Simply said, he's a cacther with strong defensive skills, but there are big questions about his bat. His hitting has been improving ever since he signed, though, and this could be a breakout year for him.

Trivia: His brother was drafted by the Expos and traded to the Blue Jays for ex-Reds farmhand Tyrell Godwin.

[OnBaseMachine]

Thurman: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Dayton still trails 5-4 after five innings.

[OnBaseMachine]

Another scoreless inning by Thurman. 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Dayton is losing 5-4 after six innings.

[dougdirt]

Dayton loses 5-4 after a ground out to the pitcher, pop up on the infield and a liner to end the game.

[OnBaseMachine]

Dayton lost game one, 5-4.

Sappelt: 2-for-4
Puckett: 0-for-4
Gualdron: 1-for-3 sac fly, 2 RBI
Sosa: 0-for-3
Wideman: 1-for-2 double, walk
Rojas: 1-for-3

Astorga: 3 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 BB, 0 K

Thurman: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

[dougdirt]

Kyle Day just tripled to score 2 runs and Dayton is up 2-0 here in the first inning of game 2.

[OnBaseMachine]

Game two lineup:

David Sappelt, CF
Cody Puckett, SS
Kyle Day, DH
Humberto Sosa, 1B
Jose Gualdron, 2B
Byron Wiley, RF
Frank Pfister, 3B
Kevin Coddington, C
Tony Brown, LF

Oscar Castro, RHP

I wonder why the Reds moved Day from behind the plate? Is he that bad defensively?

[OnBaseMachine]

Castro throws a 1-2-3 first inning with two pop outs and a groundout. 2-0 Dayton after one inning.

[dougdirt]

Dayton is up 2-1.

[dougdirt]

Humberto Sosa makes an error on a grounder in the 5th and the runner gets to second. The next pitch is a single that drives in a run to tie the game at 2 in the 5th.

[dougdirt]

Dayton is now trailing 3-2 after another unearned run scored in the 5th. Castro is out and Aguido Gonzalez is in and walked the first batter he saw.

[dougdirt]

Dayton down 5-4, but has the bases loaded with 1 out.

[dougdirt]

Dayton goes down 5-4 in Game 2.

[redsmetz]

Dayton goes down 5-4 in Game 2.

Hey, Doug, thanks for mentioning that you can listen to the Dragons' games online. I'll have to watch for more day games and put it on while I'm working.

[Mario-Rijo]

Game two lineup:

David Sappelt, CF
Cody Puckett, SS
Kyle Day, DH
Humberto Sosa, 1B
Jose Gualdron, 2B
Byron Wiley, RF
Frank Pfister, 3B
Kevin Coddington, C
Tony Brown, LF

Oscar Castro, RHP

I wonder why the Reds moved Day from behind the plate? Is he that bad defensively?

When I was watching the game the other night Billy Doran said they had open competition for catcher previous to the season between Widemann, Day, Coddington and Sosa, Widemann and Coddington won the jobs. The way I took it, it was based on anything but offense.

[OnBaseMachine]

Dayton lost game two, 5-4.

Sappelt: 1-for-4 SB
Puckett: 1-for-3 walk
Day: 1-for-3 triple, walk, 2 RBI
Sosa: 0-for-2 two walks
Gualdron: 0-for-3 walk
Wiley: 1-for-4
Coddington: 2-for-3 double
Brown: 1-for-3

Castro: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Gonzalez: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K

[dougdirt]

Hey, Doug, thanks for mentioning that you can listen to the Dragons' games online. I'll have to watch for more day games and put it on while I'm working.

Its a daily habit that I listen to at least one of the teams games if I am not at one. Today I get to take in at least three games plus the Reds. Its going to be nice.

[TOBTTReds]

Wideman and Day are probably complete opposites as far as the type of player they are.

[DTCromer]

Sarasota's game is being delayed due to rain.

[GOYA]

Bats Lineup

Hopper RF
Stubbs CF
Valaika SS
Gomes DH
Dorn 1B
Bankston LF
Richar 2B
Tatum C
Bolivar 3B

Homer on the hill

[DTCromer]

Sarasota's Lineup:
Reed CF
Kahaulelio 2B
Alonso 1B
Buchholz SS
Soto 3B
Mesoraco C
Phipps RF
Louwsma DH
Kainer LF
Klinker

[Superdude]

I'm not too terribly worried about that first start, but it'd be nice to see Homer get back on track tonight

[Grande Donkey]

Not a good start for Homer.

[OnBaseMachine]

Homer: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

[Grande Donkey]

Run scores on what should have been an inning ending DP. Valaika w/ the throwing error.

Homer has walked to in the first.

[Grande Donkey]

K's the next batter to get out of the inning.

[OnBaseMachine]

Stubbs walks in his first plate appearance. That's his fourth walk already this season.

[Superdude]

Homer didn't look real good in the first. Struck the last guy out on a pretty nasty slider though

[dougdirt]

Where did Homer's control from spring training go?

[OnBaseMachine]

Very disappointing start so far by Bailey. After walking two in the first inning, he comes out in the second inning and gets ahead 0-2 on Ramirez, missed with three straight to run the count full and then allowed a groundball single. He got ahead 1-2 on the next batter and ended up walking him. He looked dominant during the spring but he's been disappointing so far with Louisville. It's still only two starts so I'm not too worried yet, but still...

[Doc. Scott]

Now 2-0 Toledo after Bailey serves up a bomb to the Mud Hens' Ryan Raburn.

[Doc. Scott]

Homer gets the next two guys out, but another bomb, courtesy of Toledo's Mike Hessman. 3-0 Hens.

At least both Hessman and Raburn are big-league quality hitters.

[Degenerate39]

Stubbs walks in his first plate appearance. That's his fourth walk already this season.

I'm looking forward to when he's up with the Reds. Probably won't be until September but maybe he'll be on fire for a while.

[Doc. Scott]

Bailey hits the next batter after Hessman with a pitch. Uh oh?

[OnBaseMachine]

For those watching, is Bailey throwing his curveball?

[redsmetz]

And Homer's tossed when he hit the next batter.

[redsmetz]

For those watching, is Bailey throwing his curveball?

Not anymore.

[Superdude]

Homer's ejected I guess? Not a real promising start of the year for Homer

[Doc. Scott]

Annnnnd there's the ejection. Short night.

[CTA513]

And Homer's tossed when he hit the next batter.


:ughmamoru

[OnBaseMachine]

Not anymore.

He was throwing it during spring training. I remember Thom and Mercker saying it was the best curveball they've seen him throw.

[Doc. Scott]

On comes Carlos Fisher.

[DTCromer]

Who cares?

How'd his curveball look?
:bang:

[DTCromer]

Annnnnd there's the ejection. Short night.

I'll give Homer this. At least he has the balls/aggression to do that so someone. No one on this Reds pitching staff has the cahones to do that.

[dougdirt]

I guess its time to turn on the Mudcats game and keep tabs on Dallas Buck.

[HokieRed]

Was Homer upset about umpiring as well as the bombs? Anybody able to tell if he was getting a pretty small plate from the ump?

[Superdude]

He was throwing it during spring training. I remember Thom and Mercker saying it was the best curveball they've seen him throw

The first curveball he threw to Hessman was really nasty...and then he hung the next pitch and got blasted. It seemed like he threw the slider more though

[dougdirt]

Sarasota is finally under way after a rain delay.

Carolina is just about to get under way.

[dougdirt]

Sarasota down 1-0 after one.

[OnBaseMachine]

Fisher: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

[redsmetz]

He was throwing it during spring training. I remember Thom and Mercker saying it was the best curveball they've seen him throw.

I'm sorry. I was just joking about him getting tossed.

[dougdirt]

Juan Francisco with a first pitch HR after back to back strikeouts of Heisey and Cozart.

[OnBaseMachine]

I'm sorry. I was just joking about him getting tossed.

Oh, I didn't pick up on that. :D

Juan Francisco just hit a homer, his first in AA.

[dougdirt]

Dallas Buck struck out the first batter he saw tonight.

[OnBaseMachine]

Fisher: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 4 GO/2 FO

Louisville is getting no-hit through five innings.

[OnBaseMachine]

Mesoraco singled for his first High-A hit.

Dallas Buck threw a 1-2-3 first inning with a strikeout and two groundouts.

[OnBaseMachine]

Louisville is getting no-hit through six innings.

[GOYA]

Louisville is getting no-hit through five innings.

Now make it 6 innings.

They are as cold as the weather out there. Thermometer says 47 but it feels like 27.

[GOYA]

Robert Manuel on to pitch for the Bats.

[dougdirt]

Dallas Buck gets a strikeout to end the 2nd inning, still no hits.

[dougdirt]

Yonder Alonso singles in Jake Kahaulelio (doubled) to tie the game up for Sarasota at 1.

[GOYA]

Bats have no hits and 10 Ks through 7.

[dougdirt]

Mobile is employing a shift on Juan Francisco.

[dougdirt]

Juan Francisco walks

[OnBaseMachine]

Juan Francisco just walked. Bases loaded for Frazier. Two outs.

[OnBaseMachine]

RBI single by Frazier. 2-0 Carolina.

[dougdirt]

OBM types faster than me.

[dougdirt]

Wes Bankston doubled. Louisville has a hit!

[dougdirt]

Chris Heisey just left the game after being hit by a pitch in the elbow earlier in the inning.

[DTCromer]

Juan Francisco walks

A homerun AND A WALK IN THE SAME GAME??

Bizarro world. It's certainly news to see him walk.. . . .and good news at that.

[OnBaseMachine]

Chris Heisey just left the game after being hit by a pitch in the elbow earlier in the inning.

Hopefully it's nothing too serious.

[dougdirt]

Sarasota down 2-1 in the 6th.

Matt Klinker - 5ip, 6h, 1BB, 5K, 2 ER

[OnBaseMachine]

Louisville lost 5-0.

Wes Bankston's double was the only Louisville hit.

Bailey: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (ejected)

Fisher: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 4 GO/2 FO

Manuel: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Viola: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K

[dougdirt]

Dallas Buck allows a run on a ground out. 2-1 Mudcats.

[dougdirt]

Zack Cozart just doubled and Cumberland scored. 3-1 Mudcats.

[dougdirt]

Juan Francisco singles, Cozart to third. Mudcats threatening again.

[dougdirt]

Todd Frazier with a sac fly that plates Cozart. Mudcats up 4-1.

[OnBaseMachine]

Buck has a 9 GO/0 FO ratio through four innings.

[dougdirt]

Sarasota takes a 3-2 lead in the 7th. Justin Reed had an RBI triple to tie the game and scored later on a wild pitch.

Matt Klinker - 6ip, 6h, 2er, 1BB, 6K.

[Matt700wlw]

What's up with Bailey? Did him not making the team screw him up that bad?

[dougdirt]

Jeerry Gil gives up 2 runs in 0.2 innings and Sarasota is trailing 4-3 in the 7th.

[dougdirt]

Dallas Buck walks back to back runners with 2 outs in the 6th and he will be heading to the dugout in favor of a reliever.

[dougdirt]

Baez comes in and on his first pitch gets a pop up to end the inning. Carolina up 5-2.

[dougdirt]

Zack Cozart hits a HR. 6-2 Mudcats.

[dougdirt]

Logan Parker hits a double off the wall.

[wojo1025]

Just got home from the Louisville game and BOY was it cold out there!!

Homer did look a little rattled early with the small strike zone. You could really see his frustration out there on the mound.

According the the MPH shown at the ball park Fisher was throwing an EASY 96 in his last inning. Seemingly effortless and POP ..96

The Bats...bats looked awful again tonight. No Rosales in the lineup tonight and everyone else looked completely over matched. There weren't many 'hard' outs during the course of the game. Very disappointing!

[GOYA]

What was Bailey's velocity?

(It was too cold for me. You are a brave soul.)

[dougdirt]

Mudcats leading 6-2 heading into the 8th inning.

[dougdirt]

Sarasota is now down 6-3.

[dougdirt]

Mudcats up 7-2 on a wild pitch strikeout. Runners now on the corners.

[dougdirt]

Zack Cozart with an infield single that plates a run. Thats two RBI infield singles by the Mudcats in the game. That can't happen often in the same game.

[dougdirt]

Juan Francisco has a first pitch HR, two three pitch strikeouts and a walk on 4 or 5 pitches. Talk about an all over the place game for a hitter.

[dougdirt]

Sarasota lost 6-3.


Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Reed CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 .263
Kahaulelio 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .188
Alonso 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211
Buchholz SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300
Soto 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Mesoraco C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .067
Phipps RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222
Louwsma DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286
Kainer LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Klinker 6.0 6 2 2 1 6 0 4.50
Gil (L, 0-1) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 10.13
Guerrero, D 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 6.23

[dougdirt]

8-4 Mudcats after a 2 run HR off of Camilo Vazquez.

[OnBaseMachine]

Carolina won 8-6.

Heisey: 0-for-1 HBP, SB (left game after HBP)
Cumberland: 1-for-3 double
Cozart: 3-for-5 double, HR (#1), 3 RBI
Francisco: 2-for-4 HR (#1), walk, SB
Frazier: 1-for-4
Parker: 1-for-4 double
Griffin: 2-for-4 SB

Buck: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 3 K, 13 GO/1 FO

[11larkin11]

Quick sidenote. I'll be playing 3rd and batting 3rd at Fifth Third Field in Dayton again tomorrow when my HS team plays there. Just an awesome place to play.

[redhawk61]

What has gotten into Cozart? He could make the middle infield situation very very interesting.

[BoydsOfSummer]

Quick sidenote. I'll be playing 3rd and batting 3rd at Fifth Third Field in Dayton again tomorrow when my HS team plays there. Just an awesome place to play.


Awesome, make us proud!

I freaking love these threads. You boys are doing the Lord's work here.:thumbup:

[OnBaseMachine]

Bailey denied hitting Ramirez on purpose.

"The umpire jumped to conclusions," he said. "We were trying to get him off the plate. I didn't have any intention of hurting him. I had been struggling with my grip."

Bailey and Sweet had a closed-door meeting after the game. Both emerged from the manager's office in apparent good spirits, and Sweet said Bailey hadn't been trying to hit Ramirez.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090415/SPORTS/904150382/1002/SPORTS