Fresno lost to Tucson 8-1.
LF Eugenio Velez: 1 for 4, HR, K (307/370/507)
SS Matt Downs: 1 for 4, 2B, K (242/286/424, 33 AB)
Shortstop? That’s a new one.
1B Travis Ishikawa: 1 for 3, BB, K (314/375/629, 35 AB)
The Defenders swept their doubleheader against the Fisher Cats, winning the first game 2-1 and the second game 3-0.
3B Ryan Rohlinger: 2 for 5, 2B, BB (276/344/414, 29 AB)
C/DH Pablo Sandoval: 0 for 5, BB (208/269/250, 24 AB)
At least he’s not striking out much. He has two walks and four strikeouts through seven games.
SP Garrett Broshuis: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 ER (3.49 ERA, 1.26 WHIP)
Garrett had a fantastic month of June, carrying a 2.30 ERA through 31.1 innings. Through that stretch, he had a BABIP of .245, a decrease from his BABIP of .316 in April and .325 in May. What brought about this change? It probably had something to do with where he pitched, as four of the five games he pitched in June were at home. In all four of those home games, he went at least 6 innings and allowed less than two runs. In his lone road game? He went four innings and allowed three runs. For your reference, on the season he has a .346 BABIP in nine games on the road and .239 BABIP in seven games at home.
RP Kelvin Pichardo: 1 IP, 1 BB, 1 K (7.96 K/9, 4.34 BB/9)
With the recent promotions of the Kelvin’s bullpen mates Romo and Matos, is he the highest ranked RP prospect left in the minors? Who would you take from this group: Billy Sadler, Erick Threets, Geno Espineli, or Kelvin Pichardo?
San Jose defeated Bakersfield 6-2, improving their second half record to 9-3.
SP Henry Sosa: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 1 HR, 5 K, 2 ER (1.11 WHIP, 9.31 K/9)
Now that Downs, Rohlinger, and Sandoval have been promoted the Little Giants are suddenly been bereft of top hitting prospects. The pitching prospects, however, still remain stellar, as evidenced by Henry Sosa today who rebounded from a rough outing five days ago with this quality start.
RP Joseph Paterson: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 K (1.19 WHIP, 10.05 K/9)
Joe Paterson (of this blog’s subtitle fame) is a lefty from Oregon who throws a fastball that touches 90 mph. He also has a change-up and slider in his repertoir. After being promoted from Augusta in mid May, he has continued his success in High A, striking out 16 in 14.1 innings and putting up an ERA of 2.51. One potential red flag, however, is his BB/9 rate which was 3.73 Augusta and is now 5.02 in San Jose. He is a prospect worth watching and a candidate for the top 40 prospect list. He should finish the year in High A working on his control.
Augusta beat Hickory 8-1, improving to 10-3 in the second half.
2B Nick Noonan: 1 for 4 (302/330/455)
1B Angel Villalona: 0 for 4, K (235/290/408 )
… too many strikeouts.. grumble grumble… only seventeen… grumble grumble…
SP Oliver Odle: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 K
This is a typical start for Odle, as he is a pitcher who tends to give up too many hits (10.38 H/9) and few walks (0.56 BB/9). He lowered his ERA to 4.13.
RP David Mixon: 1 IP, 1 H
David is definitely someone I’ve got my eye on. He’s a 6′3 RHP with a low 90s fastball and a good curveball in his repertoire. He did well last season in short-season ball, but he gave up too many walks. He started this season in extended spring training presumably to work on his control. In only 4.2 innings this season, he has issued two walks and struck out nine batters. He also has a crazy SmallSampleSize-induced 4.0 GO/AO ratio that will probably come down to earth some by the end of the season. He is 23 years old, so he dominating younger competition. If he continues to do well, I’d like to see him in San Jose in September and perhaps Connecticut to begin next year.
Salem-Keizer succumbed to Eugene 12-2.
RP Michael Eifel: 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 5 K (4.70 ERA, 0.91 WHIP)
At 6′4, Eifel towers over the competition, blowing away the batters with a low 90s fastball, a good curve (sound familiar?) and a fringy change. In the young season, he has seven strikeouts in eight innings, allowing three walks in that span. It’s too early to make any pronouncements, but I will wager that control will be an issue for him. Perhaps he will start next season in extended spring training and join Augusta in midseason at the age of 23?
RP Joseph Edens: 2 IP, 1 H, 4 K (4.76 ERA, 2.12 WHIP)
Joseph was drafted last year in the 44th round from Samford University (In Alabama of course!) where he was the closer. I don’t know what he throws, but thus far, he is allowing too many hits, walking too many batters, and striking out more than a batter an inning; in other words, he’s a typical Giants short season relief pitcher.
The AZL Giants had the day off.
The Baby Giants are 5-3, tied for first in the AZL.
