Wednesday 4/20/11 Minor League Updates

[GOYA]

Bats @ Clippers

Sappelt 8
Cozart 6
Alonso DH
Mesoraco 2
Dorn 3
Frazier 5
Valaika 4
Negron 9
Barton 7

Bats will face RHP Alex White (ERA 1.64) and have Dontrelle on the hill (ERA 0.00)

[11larkin11]

I was supposed to be there. If something awesome happens I'm gonna kill my friends...

[dougdirt]

Here is the Carolina Mudcats lineup:
Lewis RF
Perez CF
Kahaulelio 3B
Costanzo 1B
Puckett 2B
Cook LF
Castro SS
Coddington C
Avery SP

[dougdirt]

Billy Hamilton led off with a single, but was caught stealing second base.

[GOYA]

Through 3 innings, Willis and White are locked into a duel.

0-0

[11larkin11]

Watching the game on milb.tv, and I must say Train *might* (I said might!) be back. Wish I could see his velocity, though.

[reds44]

Call up Willis.

[GOYA]

Willis topped out at 93 today. With good command.

Bats lead 2-0 on hits byt Alonso, Dorn and Frazier.

Barton has won the race with Cozart to bat under .100

Barton .095
Cozart .120

[dougdirt]

Dayton leads 1-0. Billy Hamilton has a single and a walk, but has been caught stealing both times (one actual CS and one PO).

Carolina is up 2-1.

[dougdirt]

Devin Lohman drives in two. Dayton goes up 3-0.

[GOYA]

After 5, Bats still lead 2-0

Dontrelle has pitched 17 consecutive scoreless innings this year.

[dougdirt]

Dayton gets another one and now lead 4-0.

[GOYA]

First pitch of the 6th inning from Dontrelle is hit for a HR.

2-1 Bats

After a walk, Dontrelle is done and McCulloch comes on.
Willis had 102 pitches.

[GOYA]

Another HR for CBus. 2-2 in the 7th.

[cinreds21]

Benches clear in Carolina. DB gets tossed.

[GOYA]

3-2 Clips in the 8th.

Krebs out and Gil in.

[GOYA]

Dorn BB
Frazier single

On the corners with nobody out.

[GOYA]

Tied up on a flyball out

3-3

[GOYA]

Bases loaded, nobody out for Columbus.

Gil not getting it done.

[GOYA]

Gil gives up 4 straight singles and the Bats lose 4-3.

[mace]

Great pitching for Dayton tonight, in a 4-1 win, from Daniel Tuttle (6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 K); Chad Rogers, whom I'm not familiar with (2 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 3 K); and Blaine Howell, who is unscored upon for the season (1 IP, 0 H, 2 K). The big hit was Devin Lohman's 2-run double.

[dougdirt]

Bakersfield won 6-4. They are now 8-6 on the season.

[JayBruceFan]

Finally got to see Daniel Tuttle pitch in person tonight and was kinda surprised to see that he is essentially a side-arm pitcher, which is a bit refreshing to see from a starter

[billy bob]

I would say Tuttle is more 3/4 then side arm... but this Rogers kid is one i would like to know more about if anyone has something on him. (MPH, Type Pitches, Starter, where did he come from)

[Hypnotoad]

The only thing I know about Rogers is that he missed playing time after being bitten by a shark.

[Hypnotoad]

Here's a recent article from the DDN about Rogers:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/dayton-dragons/sharky-rogers-truly-just-glad-to-be-with-dragons-1140718.html

[mace]

I like that they call him Sharky.

[mace]

Bakersfield won 6-4. They are now 8-6 on the season.

Stephen Hunt homered for Bakersfield in his first game of the season.

[mace]

Bakersfield leads the California League in runs, hits and OPS by a fairly considerable amount. My question: We all know that the California is a renowned hitters league, but is the Bakersfield park more pronounced than most in that respect?

(FWIW, the Blaze are middle of the pack in home runs.)

[dougdirt]

Bakersfield leads the California League in runs, hits and OPS by a fairly considerable amount. My question: We all know that the California is a renowned hitters league, but is the Bakersfield park more pronounced than most in that respect?

(FWIW, the Blaze are middle of the pack in home runs.)
Bakersfield plays quite hitter friendly compared to all of the minor leagues, but here is how it plays compared to the entire California League:

TM R H 2B HR BB K
Bakersfield 1.02 1.00 1.09 1.10 1.01 0.99
High Desert 1.20 1.09 1.06 1.31 1.05 0.99
Inland Empire 0.89 0.96 0.89 0.80 0.99 1.01
Lake Elsinore 0.92 0.98 1.03 0.79 1.01 0.99
Lancaster 1.11 1.05 0.99 1.22 0.97 0.94
Modesto 0.96 1.00 1.09 0.77 0.99 1.02
Rancho Cuca. 0.95 0.98 0.95 0.95 1.00 1.00
San Jose 0.94 0.97 0.98 1.01 0.94 1.04
Stockton 1.00 0.98 0.94 1.16 1.01 1.03
Visalia 1.03 1.01 1.05 1.03 1.04 1.00

[mace]

Thanks, Doug. Assuming that's over some period of time (as opposed to just this year), we can take from it that the current Bakersfield team is, indeed, producing very well offensively. At least, at this early stage of the season.

[dougdirt]

Thanks, Doug. Assuming that's over some period of time (as opposed to just this year), we can take from it that the current Bakersfield team is, indeed, producing very well offensively. At least, at this early stage of the season.

That was the most recent three year park factor (2008-2010).