Stephen Hunt hits a liner off the third baseman's glove, but he recovers and just throws him out. Bakersfield up 4-1 after 7, Clayton Shunick coming in to pitch.
Stephen Hunt hits a liner off the third baseman's glove, but he recovers and just throws him out. Bakersfield up 4-1 after 7, Clayton Shunick coming in to pitch.
Shunick gets an easy 1-2-3, getting a K on a Bugs Bunny changeup, another K and a pop up.
Small sample size admittedly, but Alejandro Chacin bears watching. He is closing for AZL Reds and has 9 K's in 3.1 IP. 8 of them are swinging. He just turned 18.
LaMarre had a 2 out single but got cut down stealing. Shunick back in to close this one out.
Shunick gives up a leadoff double, then two outs later gives up another double. 4-2, one out to go.
Shunick gets a K, and this one belongs to the Blaze! Bakersfield snaps a 4 game losing streak and moves to 4-5 in the 2nd half. They are still 5 games out of first, as Stockton is a perfect 9-0. In fact they're riding a 17 game win streak. Not really the team you want to see in your division. Meanwhile 1st half champ San Jose is in the basement at 2-7.
Top hitters for Bakerfield are Stephen Hunt (2-4, 2 2B, 2R) and Alex Buchholz (2-4, 2RBI). Tim Crabbe goes to 2-3 with a nice game (7IP, 3H, 1R, 1BB, 7K). On the other side, Inland Empire has now started the 2nd half 0-9. Ouch.
Am I right that all 8 teams in the system won yesterday? If so, that may be the 1st time it's ever happened.
Torreyes = ridiculous. Worth the price of admission.
Very nice to see Duran improving as the season goes on.
Yes, you're right. And it comes at a time when some of the teams had been reeling.Originally Posted by lollipopcurve
The DSL Reds won 5-2. The VSL Reds won 3-0.
Haven't looked at all the numbers system-wide, but it seems that the organization might be doing a good job of collecting/developing power arms. I'm going by the recent strikeout binge. 18 for Billings last night, following the ridiculous performance in which Daniel Renken struck out 12 in his first four innings for Dayton the other night. Dayton goes 1-2-3 (Renken-Smith-Corcino) in the Midwest League in Ks. At this early juncture, Wes Mugarian stands second in the Pioneer League. Sulbaran is fifth in the California. And as was pointed out, young Alejandro Chacin has 9 in 3.1 IP for the AZL Reds.
Agreed. A couple guys in that category who may be emerging late are Travis Webb and Tim Crabbe. Guys who were pretty much completely off prospect radars, but they've always had good arms. Takes time sometimes.but it seems that the organization might be doing a good job of collecting/developing power arms.
Interesting to see Crabbe mentioned. He intrigued me last year for his good GO/AO of 1.73, his very decent K numbers (76 in 82 innings), and relatively low number of homers given up (7 in 82 innings.) But his control was terrible, 55 W. What he seems to have found this year is his control and he's done it without sacrificing anything else. He's got 71 K's in 65 innings and only 24 W's. Better than a K per and a 3-1 ratio. He is coming, IMO, very much onto the radar screen.
Was he put on the DL? Rehab?
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
Yes, he was on Louisville's DL.
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Great to see Dales doing well in his first season of pro ball Adjusting well to becoming a lead off man and moving to 2b. Currently going at a .375 BA.
Kooky, you coached Dailey, right? Do you envision him as a leadoff guy? What kind of hitter would you describe him as--high average, gap power, whatever?
I think you've mentioned Mitchell Clarke, also. Anything you can tell us about him?
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