Wednesday, July 7th, 2010, Minor League Updates

[texasdave]

The Reds summer league team in Venezuela takes a 6-5 decision.
Ronald Torreyes, just 17, with another multi-hit game. His 3 hits, including a triple, up his average to .395. His OPS must be pushing 1.100 after today's contest. Humberto Valor and Ponceano Flores chipped in with two base knocks apiece.
On the mound, Oswaldo Mieres pitched six strong innings. He gave up just two hits (including a solo homer) while allowing just one run. He walked two batters and sent five others grabbing some bench.

[texasdave]

Daryl Thompson going for Carolina tonight. I am really pulling for this kid to persevere and make it. Long odds though.

[GOYA]

Tribe @ Bats

Hanigan C .209
Cozart SS .254
Alonso 1B .257
Frazier LF .229
Francisco 3B .283
Dorn RF .315
Valaika 2B .296
Griffin CF .313
Klinker P .000

Perfect 1st for Klinker with 1 K

[GOYA]

Hanigan grounds out 6-3
Cozart flies out to the wall in left
Yonder walks and steals 2nd
Frazier singles to CF
Yonder is tagged out at the plate (easily)

0-0 After 1

[GOYA]

Great throw by Frazier to take away a double off the wall in left.

[dougdirt]

Alonso has 9 steals this year and just 2 caught stealing. If I told you Alonso would try to steal 11 bases this year, who would have guessed he would have swiped 9?

[GOYA]

3 Ks for Klinker through 2 IP. 1 hit and he's faced the minimum.

0-0 going to the bottom of the 2nd

[Homer Bailey]

Alonso has 9 steals this year and just 2 caught stealing. If I told you Alonso would try to steal 11 bases this year, who would have guessed he would have swiped 9?

I would have.

If you would have asked me today...

[GOYA]

Cisco flies out to left
Dorn walks
Valaika up

gotta go

[Scrap Irony]

Alonso isn't all that thick. He's stocky, but obviously athletically built. He has the big arms of a weight lifter, but he moves alright.

(This is not to say he'll ever break land speed records. He's still an average at best runner, though I'd argue he's above average as a 1B.)

[AWA85]

Alonso has 9 steals this year and just 2 caught stealing. If I told you Alonso would try to steal 11 bases this year, who would have guessed he would have swiped 9?

Can we sell his blazing speed to other teams in a trade?!?!

[texasdave]

Lance Janke two hitless innings. Lynchburg tied 0-0 early on.

[dougdirt]

Alonso isn't all that thick. He's stocky, but obviously athletically built. He has the big arms of a weight lifter, but he moves alright.

(This is not to say he'll ever break land speed records. He's still an average at best runner, though I'd argue he's above average as a 1B.)

Last year in the AFL, of everyone the guys at PP times from home to first, he was among the absolute slowest guys in the league, at a 4.6, which as a left hander made him a 20 runner, the lowest on the scouting scale you can get.

[batsfan]

ANOTHER sb for Alonso!

[dougdirt]

Double steal by Cozart/Alonso. Bats up 1-0.