Minor-League Player of the Day

[dougdirt]

Greg Reynolds was the number two overall pick in the 2006 draft. Someone thought he was special at one time.

Then his arm fell apart.

[mace]

Friday, 4-12: Tim Crabbe, Pensacola. In the first game of a twin-bill, the 25-year-old, six-foot-four, good-stuff, often-wild righty posted a line of 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K. Curtis Partch fanned the side in the seventh to close out the 1-0 victory. Crabbe is one of those "if he can ever get it together" guys. Maybe he can.

The game's only run was driven in by Tucker Barnhart, who was 2-2 with a walk. In the second game, Yohan Pino had a shorter but also dominating start: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K. But the Wahoos lost that one, 2-1.

A couple performances worth noting in Bakersfield's first victory of the season after eight losses: Yorman Rodriguez delivered an eighth-inning, two-out, bases-loaded double to bring in the tying and winning runs. And Kyle Waldrop homered for the second game in a row.

[texasdave]

When Tim Crabbe has his control he is a solid prospect.

[mace]

When Tim Crabbe has his control he is a solid prospect.

When he's not overdoing the Crabbe walk.

[mace]

Saturday, 4-13: Chad "Sharky" Rogers, Pensacola. Coming off a breakout season last year, Sharky is off to another good start. In the Wahoos' 5-2 loss, he went: 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K.

For this distinctive, highly acclaimed honor, Rogers was pushed by his batterymate, Tucker Barnhart, who went 3-4, which followed a 2-2 evening in which he drove in the game's only run.

There was also this from MiLPOD veteran Drew Cisco of Dayton: 7 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K. Apparently, his control is as advertised.

Otherwise, it was a dreadful night on the farms. Just dreadful.

[texasdave]

Good thing we aren't picking both a pitcher and a batter.

[texasdave]

There was also this from MiLPOD veteran Drew Cisco of Dayton: 7 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K. Apparently, his control is as advertised.

Unfortunately, Radhames Quezada's control is also as advertised. 14 bases on ball in 4.2 innings. That works out to a tidy 27.1BB/9.

[mace]

Unfortunately, Radhames Quezada's control is also as advertised. 14 bases on ball in 4.2 innings. That works out to a tidy 27.1BB/9.

Oh my.

[mace]

Sunday, 4-14: Juan Silverio, Bakersfield. The Dominican native, a third baseman who spent five years in the White Sox organization--Baseball America once ranked him as Chicago's 10th best prospect, and viewed him as perhaps the club's future shortstop--before the Reds picked him up in the offseason, went 3-3 with a double, triple, and a walk.

Of course, Silverio's chances were helped by the fact that the Bats pulled Tony Cingrani after two innings, during which time he allowed no hits and struck out five.

[texasdave]

Does anyone have any idea how the Reds acquired Silverio. I understand that he was a player to be named later, but for whom?

[mace]

Does anyone have any idea how the Reds acquired Silverio. I understand that he was a player to be named later, but for whom?

According to the Reds' transactions page, they signed him as a (presumably minor-league) free agent on March 24.

http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/team/...13&team_id=113

[texasdave]

Interesting article on young Master Silverio. http://gradingonthecurve.com/2011/07...figure-it-out/
Note: The article is from the summer of 2011.

Yorman Rodriguez predux? I read in another article that Silverio signed for 700,000.

[mace]

Monday, 4-15: Carlos Contreras, Bakersfield. Contreras gets the nod for the second straight start; and the two of them were strikingly similar. Last night, in the Blaze's 5-1 victory, their second of the season: 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K. Last Wednesday: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K. The difference was that this time he got good relief.

Daniel Renken, Pensacola, was also worthy of a second selection: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K. His ERA sits at 0.71.

And Yorman Rodriguez had a nice, ballpark-aided night for Bakersfield, with a HR and 2B.

[texasdave]

4/15 Candidates:

Louisville: None.

Pensacola:
Daniel Renken - 5.2IP 5H 0R 0ER 3BB 2K.

Bakersfield:
Carlos Contreras - 6IP 2H 1R 1ER 2BB 8K.
Yorman Rodriguez - 2-4 1DBL 1HR 1RS 2RBI.
Ryan Wright - 2-3 1SGL 1TPL 1BB 2RS.

Grrr. Mace snuck in there while I was making this post.

[texasdave]

And the nominees are:
Louisville: None. Postponed.
Pensacola:
Ryan LaMarre 2-4 1RS 1SLG 1DBL
Brodie Greene 2-4 2RS 2SGL
Bryson Smith 2-4 1RS 1SGL 1DBL 2RBI
Donald Lutz 1-3 2RS 1HR 1HBP 2RBI
Yohan Pino (cumulative) 11IP 3H 0ER 0BB 11K

Dayton:
Junior Arias 2-4 2RS 1SGL 1HR 2RBI
Alejandro Chacin (cumulative) 6.2IP 2H 0ER 2BB 8K

Bakersfield:
Juan Perez 2-3 1RS 1SGL 2DBL 2BB
Joe Terry 3-5 2SGL 1DBL 2RBI

Relievers are going to be hard-pressed to win the award on any particular day. Hence, their inclusion on cumulative statistics.