Monday 5/18/09 minor league updates

[OnBaseMachine]

Wood's final line: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 7 K

2-2 after six innings.

[OnBaseMachine]

Dayton is winning 1-0 after one inning. Sappelt doubled and scored on a Rojas RBI single.

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

[GOYA]

Still 3-2 Tides after 4 1/2 innings.

Gomes 2for2, HR (9) and double (9)

Tillman 72 pitches through 4

[OnBaseMachine]

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

[CTA513]

Frazier hit a RBI single in the 7th to win game #1 for Carolina.

[OnBaseMachine]

Carolina won game one, 3-2.

Heisey: 0-for-3 walk
Eymann: 1-for-4 double
Francisco: 0-for-2 two walks
Frazier: 2-for-4 double
Parker: 0-for-2 walk
Henry: 1-for-3

Wood: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 7 K

Lutz: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

[OnBaseMachine]

Fairel: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K

[OnBaseMachine]

Jonny Gomes is 3-for-3 with a double, HR (#9), and two RBI. All against a RHP.

[Kingspoint]

Fairel: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K

Nice. Also nice to see Gomes hitting Tillman. Gomes is either going to get a chance with the REDS or with someone else.

[Benihana]

Fairel should be in Sarasota.

[OnBaseMachine]

Louisville lost game one, 6-2.

Richar: 2-for-3 triple
Stubbs: 0-for-4 SB #14
Sutton: 0-for-2 walk
Gomes: 3-for-3 double, HR (#9), 2 RBI
Barker: 1-for-3 double
Bankston: 1-for-3
Dorn: 1-for-3 SB

Lecure: 5 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 4 K

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

[RED VAN HOT]

I took a liking to Mallett when I saw him pitch for Dayton a couple of times. He falls into the late bloomer label, after transferring to a new school his senior year of HS, he failed to make the baseball team (perhaps politics, or "issues" don't know the story, just that he didn't make it), and while shining in summer ball he got an offer to a JUCO program.

A pretty tall kid w/ what appeared at the time to be a great changeup and so-so fastball. I'm sure the hope/belief was that he could keep the changeup, and develop the fastball to match his height and frame and turn into a solid reliever in the bigs. I think he got suspended for breaking the drug policy (not sure if it was PEDs or something illicit, or what) a couple of seasons ago. At this point, one has to think his chances of ever making the reds, or any other major league club is slim, but perhaps he gets a late season call up, or injury fill in and gives the big league club every reason to keep him around.

Thanks, good information. Teams seem to be more patient with tall pitchers. Mallett has had occasional strong performances, but has lacked consistency.

[OnBaseMachine]

Fairel: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K

Dayton is winning 5-2 in the 7th inning.

[OnBaseMachine]

Carolina is winning game two 1-0 in the third inning thanks to a Sean Henry homer.

Mallett: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K

[dougdirt]

Bunt single, SB, ground out and ground out lead to a run against Bailey in the first.

1ip, 1h, 0bb, 1K.