Tuesday 8/18/09 Minor League Updates

[GOYA]

Cisco, ditto on the pop foul out

[GOYA]

Bankston lines to 3B

Going to the 9th

Baez in to mop it up

[Kc61]

I don't know where Francisco fits into Walt's "plan," but I cannot remember a Reds power prospect with a streak like this in the longest time.

Bruce and Heisey had periods of great all around hitting in the minors, but for sheer power Francisco is hitting like he did in the Dominican last winter. Awesome.

This guy's ability to hit the ball with authority and power is off the charts. He's not a polished all around player yet, but the Reds have to be thinking where he fits in.

[GOYA]

Bats win 10-2 to go 21 over for the first time this season

Player	        AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Bolivar 2B-SS	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.246
McDonald RF	4	3	3	2	0	1	2	1	0	.324
Heisey CF	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.272
Francisco 3B	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	1	.400
Bankston 1B	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	.263
Dorn LF	        4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Valaika SS	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	.215
Denove C	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.324
Maloney P	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.316
Griffin 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209

Player	                IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Maloney (W, 9-8)	6.0	5	1	1	0	7	1	2.96
Ramirez, Ra 	        2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.02
Baez, Fe 	        1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	4.85

[mace]

Dayton is being no-hit through six.

[HokieRed]

Ramirez needs Sept. call up to see if he can be part of 2010 bullpen.

[GOYA]

Billings down 1-0 in the 3rd

Gregorius 1 for 2 and hitting .331

[GOYA]

Apparently I can't count.

5 Bats had multiple hits

[Scrap Irony]

Dorn: 273/348/469/817

If my math is correct, Dorn's over 800 OPS for the first time all year. Pretty impressive climb from a pretty serious hole. Probably too late for the Reds to take much notice, but the guy deserves a shot somewhere to see what he can do.

I'm guessing he's a legitimate bat at the major league level.

[OnBaseMachine]

Junior Arias went 2-for-4 with two home runs (#5, 6) and 3 RBI today. He's now hit four homers in his last four games. He's OPSing .983 in August and .710 overall.

[mace]

Dayton is the victim of a 7-inning no-hitter by Simon Castro of Fort Wayne.

[GOYA]

Dorn month by month

Month	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	OBP	SLG	OPS
April	.207	17	58	5	12	2	0	1	4	3	14	.250	.293	.543
May	.213	28	94	10	20	2	0	5	10	10	26	.288	.394	.682
June	.338	22	74	13	25	6	1	5	15	5	12	.375	.649	1.024
July	.291	18	55	7	16	4	0	1	6	7	11	.381	.418	.799
August	.317	15	41	5	13	5	0	1	8	3	10	.391	.512	.903

[Screwball]

Carolina lost 6-3, as Ward got lit up again taking the L.

Frazier: 1-2, 2 BB (.835 OPS)
Cozart: 2-4, 2 K (.757 OPS)
Henry: 2-4

Cochran: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 3.29 ERA
Z. Ward: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K 24.55 ERA

[Screwball]

Billings lost 6-4 as Yorman went 0-4 and Fleury had a couple of hits.

[Screwball]

Sarasota lost 8-2. Reed, Bucholz, Sappelt, and Phipps all had 2 base knocks (Reed with a 3B and Phipps had a 2B). Soto went 0-4 with 2 Ks.