Monday 8-8-11 Minor League Updates

[mace]

There was some serious O'Rear kicking in Arizona: nine runs in 1.1 IP. The AZL Reds lost 9-6 after considerably better luck for Cesar Caceras and Carlos Ramos.

It's been a little frustrating that they seem to sit Brandon Dailey so often and hit him ninth other times, like today. But I suspect it's because they want to give the older guys, the new college draftees, a thorough look as quickly as possible. Bryson Smith led off today and tripled. Steve Selsky, hitting cleanup, doubled and homered.

Miguel Rojas was 2-4 with a double. He must be about ready to return to Carolina--unless, with Cozart gone, they elect to move him all the way up to Louisville and leave Gregorius as the AA shortstop.

[mace]

Louisville and Carroll were crushed, 11-3. Phipps homered.

[mace]

Villarreal had a rough start. Carolina goes down 7-3.

[mace]

Dayton got a 3-hit, 11-K shutout from Mitch Clarke (6 IP), Daniel Wolford, Blaine Howell and Drew Hayes, and David Vidal's 16th HR, for a 3-0 win. Torreyes was 0-5.

[mace]

Home runs by Waldrop and Wright have Billings up 3-0 in the seventh. Mugarian has 10 K. Kurt Muller is 3-4.

Edit: They just took away an inning and a K from Mugarian. He fanned 9 in 6 IP (2 H, 2 BB). Kemp in.

[mace]

Tim Crabbe off to a good start for Bakersfield: 4 IP, 1 H, 5 K. Brodie Greene has a HR and it's 2-0 in the fifth.

[mace]

Pinckard closes it out for Billings, 3-0.

[GOYA]

Thanks, mace.

[kookyguy]

There was some serious O'Rear kicking in Arizona: nine runs in 1.1 IP. The AZL Reds lost 9-6 after considerably better luck for Cesar Caceras and Carlos Ramos.

It's been a little frustrating that they seem to sit Brandon Dailey so often and hit him ninth other times, like today. But I suspect it's because they want to give the older guys, the new college draftees, a thorough look as quickly as possible. Bryson Smith led off today and tripled. Steve Selsky, hitting cleanup, doubled and homered.

Miguel Rojas was 2-4 with a double. He must be about ready to return to Carolina--unless, with Cozart gone, they elect to move him all the way up to Louisville and leave Gregorius as the AA shortstop.

He's taking it well and it is the case of getting new and older guys a look He's only nineteen lots of time and the coaches have a good feel for what he can do.