Thursday 4/28/11 Minor League Updates

[HokieRed]

Nice AB for Mes; unfortunately Dorn and Frazier K and Griffin is out too. L'ville 11-3.

[reds44]

Sappelt is 2-4 with a HR in game two. Now htting .358.

Anytime now...

[mace]

Bakersfield is being shut out on two hits through six, 4-0.

[OnBaseMachine]

Todd Frazier is now OPSing around .825 despite only hitting .227. He entered today with a .235 BABIP, and his walk rate (11.4%) and K rate (20.6%) are both solid. He's now got 5 HR in 75 atbats. Once his BABIP normalizes, if his power and K/BB remain where they are, we could see his OPS get back in the .900 area.

I think he's a better bet to provide value to the Reds as Rolen's backup than Francisco at this point.

[GOYA]

Bats win 11-5

Player 	        Pos 	AB 	R 	H 	2B 	3B 	HR 	RBI 	BB 	SO 	AVG
Lewis, F 	DH 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	1 	.400
 Eymann 	PH-DH 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	.222
Cozart 	        SS 	3 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	.188
Sappelt 	CF 	4 	1 	2 	0 	0 	1 	3 	0 	1 	.358
Alonso 	        LF 	4 	1 	2 	1 	0 	0 	1 	0 	1 	.269
Mesoraco 	C 	2 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	2 	0 	.310
Dorn 	        1B 	3 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	3 	.297
Frazier 	3B 	4 	1 	1 	0 	0 	1 	2 	0 	1 	.227
Griffin, M 	2B 	3 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	1 	1 	.263
Barton, B 	RF 	2 	2 	2 	1 	0 	0 	2 	1 	0 	.139

Player 	                IP 	H 	R 	ER 	BB 	SO 	HR 	ERA
Carroll (W, 1-0) 	6.0 	7 	3 	3 	1 	4 	1 	3.82
Horst 	                1.0 	2 	2 	2 	2 	3 	0 	1.80

[_Sir_Charles_]

Yonder is playing 1B tonight.

My appologies. But the LF comment still stands. Until he can prove that he can carry his own weight in left, he won't see a starting job in Cincy. Heck, he also needs to hit more consistently in AAA too.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Todd Frazier is now OPSing around .825 despite only hitting .227. He entered today with a .235 BABIP, and his walk rate (11.4%) and K rate (20.6%) are both solid. He's now got 5 HR in 75 atbats. Once his BABIP normalizes, if his power and K/BB remain where they are, we could see his OPS get back in the .900 area.

I think he's a better bet to provide value to the Reds as Rolen's backup than Francisco at this point.

Totally agree. He's just a more well rounded player IMO.

[HokieRed]

Todd Frazier is now OPSing around .825 despite only hitting .227. He entered today with a .235 BABIP, and his walk rate (11.4%) and K rate (20.6%) are both solid. He's now got 5 HR in 75 atbats. Once his BABIP normalizes, if his power and K/BB remain where they are, we could see his OPS get back in the .900 area.

I think he's a better bet to provide value to the Reds as Rolen's backup than Francisco at this point.

I was thinking this same thing last night. Anybody got anything on his defense at 3b?

[The DARK]

I was thinking this same thing last night. Anybody got anything on his defense at 3b?

Most everything I've read has put it at slightly below average.

[OnBaseMachine]

This is a day old but Kevin Goldstein mentioned Yorman Rodriguez in his minor league report yesterday.

•Yorman Rodriguez, OF, Reds (Low-A Dayton): 2-for-4, HR (3), 2 R, 3 RBI, K, SB. 18-year-old tool shed is hitting just .206/.250/.382, but power is starting to blossom an upside remains tremendous.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/minorleagueupdate/

Yorman now has a seven game hitting streak and is OPSing .808 in his last 10 games.

[batsfan]

Most everything I've read has put it at slightly below average.

He has been very good at 3rd this year. Way better then Francisco.

[OnBaseMachine]

From the DDN:

COMING AROUND: Prized Cincinnati Reds outfield prospect Yorman Rodriguez brought a .206 batting average into the Fort Wayne series, but he leads the team with 15 RBIs. The 19-year-old blasted a three-run homer Wednesday, then followed up with three hits Thursday, including two RBI singles and a triple.

“He’s coming out of (an early slump),” DeShields said. “Slowly but surely.”

Rodriguez has a seven-game hitting streak going.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayto...y-1148003.html

[OnBaseMachine]

The DDN also has an update on Mariekson Gregorius.

STILL WAITING: Didi Gregorius, last year’s Dayton shortstop, remains in Arizona awaiting results of tests to determine the severity of a kidney issue. “We should have a plan of attack (soon),” Benavides said. “There’s been a setback. We’re praying for him.” Gregorius would join high-A Bakersfield (Calif.) when pronounced healthy, Benavides said.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayto...y-1148003.html

[corkedbat]

My appologies. But the LF comment still stands. Until he can prove that he can carry his own weight in left, he won't see a starting job in Cincy. Heck, he also needs to hit more consistently in AAA too.

I agree. Yonder is said to have all the hitting tools, but hasn't shown nearly the actual production with the bat that Sappelt has and Sappelt is a true OF - might even make a plus LF defender.

[OnBaseMachine]

Yorman Rodriguez was mentioned in Kevin Goldstein's minor league report again today.

•Yorman Rodriguez, OF, Reds (Low-A Dayton): 3-for-4, 3B, R, 2 RBI. Seven-game hitting streak has him up to .236/.276/.431; has plenty of time to convert the tools into skills.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/minorleagueupdate/