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I'd like to see Donovan Hand get a chance, but it wouldn't surprise me to see them bring up Stetter so they have a lefty specialist. edit. I should add that in general I don't have a problem calling up a top prospect and sitting them in the pen for a month (like Gallardo) if he's ready and will need his innings limited a little bit, I just don't think Thornburg is ready and his pitching schedule has been erratic for well over a month now. Nor does he need his innings limited, he's barely pitched for a month and half.

It's a good idea to send him down to let him get back into his routine and continue to develop. There wasn't a good reason to call him up and put him in the bullpen to start with.

Isotopes Thump Sounds In Series Opener, 13-3 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Albuquerque Isotopes rapped out 17 hits en route to a 13-3 defeat of the Nashville Sounds on Saturday evening at Greer Stadium in front of 9,249 fans in the opener of a five-game series. Third baseman Alex Castellanos belted a pair of homers and drove in five runs and Jerry Sands went 4-for-6, including a longball, to pace the Isotopes offense. Trailing 2-1 with two outs in the top of the sixth inning, Albuquerque erupted for 12 runs over the final four frames. Isotopes starter John Ely (10-7) worked a quality start, holding the Sounds to three runs (two earned) on five hits over six innings, to pick up the victory. The Sounds took an early 1-0 lead with an unearned run in the first inning against Ely. With two outs, Caleb Gindl reached on a bunt single, moved to third on a Taylor Green single, and scored on a passed ball charged to catcher Tim Federowicz. Green's first-inning single extended the infielder's on -base streak to 24 consecutive contests. · AUDIO: Gindl Scores First Run Nashville upped the advantage to 2-0 in the second when Jordan Brown (2-for-3) tripled into the right field corner and scored on Jason Jaramillo's sacrifice fly. Sands put the visitors on the board in the fourth when led off the frame with a solo homer to right off Sounds starter Brian Baker, his 16th home run of the year. Baker stranded runners in scoring position during scoreless third, fourth, and fifth innings, but he was unable to do the same in the sixth, as Albuquerque knocked him from the game during a five-run frame. The Isotopes loaded the bags with no outs on a walk followed by a pair of singles against the right-hander. After Baker retired the next two batters, Herrera grounded a two-run single up the middle to give the visitors a 3-2 lead, ending Baker's night. Tim Dillard took over on the hill for Nashville and was greeted by a three-run homer to left off the bat of Castellanos, the third baseman's 12th big fly of the season. Baker (2-4) allowed five runs on eight hits over 5 2/3 innings of work, walking four batters and striking out six during his 112-pitch effort, the largest workload by a Nashville hurler all season. The Sounds got a run back in the home half of the sixth when Corey Patterson singled and scored on a Gindl double, making it a 6-3 game. · AUDIO: Gindl RBI Double Albuquerque pulled further ahead in the seventh, tacking on three more runs against Dillard to extend its lead to 9-3. Matt Angle, pinch-hitter Tyler Henson, and Herrera each contributed RBI singles during the frame. The Isotopes added a pair of runs in the eighth against Amaury Rivas before Castellanos capped off the evening's scoring in the ninth with a two-run homer to center, his second longball of the night and 13th of the year. Sounds second baseman Eric Farris went 0-for-4 to snap his season-best 10-game hitting streak. The teams continue their series with a 5:05 p.m. doubleheader on Sunday evening that will consist of a pair of seven-inning games. Right-hander Hiram Burgos will make his Triple-A debut when he starts for the Sounds in the opener against Albuquerque left-hander Derrick Loop (9-2, 4.18). Right-hander Seth McClung (2-12, 5.76) will man the bump for Nashville in the nightcap and square off against right-hander Blake Johnson (2-0, 5.79). Nashville Box Score Nashville Play By Play

Final: Brevard County 3, Fort Myers 0 Brevard blanks Fort Myers Moye tosses seven scoreless in 3-0 win By Frank Longobardo / Brevard County Manatees FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Brevard County Manatees recorded its eight shutout of the season as they blanked the Fort Myers Miracle, 3-0 on Saturday night at Hammond Stadium. In his first outing in 13 days, 'Tees starting pitcher Andy Moye (5-2, 4.69) had his best performance of the season for Brevard (20-16 first half, 49-55 overall). Moye threw seven shutout innings and allowed just two base runners on one hit and one walk, while fanning five hitters. He retired the last ten hitters that he faced, en route to earning his first win in July. Greg Holle and Casey Medlen completed the shutout by throwing an inning each. Medlen struck out the side in the ninth, to earn his 16th save of the season. Offensively, the Manatees racked up 11 hits with Shea Vucinich, Jason Rogers, Mike Walker and Parker Berberet tallying two hits each. Brevard got the scoring started in the fourth, which started with Berberet leading the inning off with a single and then John Dishon drawing a walk. Reggie Keen then grounded into a force out which retired Berberet at third. Then with Vucinich at the plate, the 'Tees were successful in a double steal with Dishon and Keen. Vucinich would then ground out to second to plate Dishon for the first run of the game. Rogers would make it a 2-0 game with a two-out single to right that plated Keen. In the top of the fifth, Ryan O'Rourke relieved Miracle (18-19, 46-58) starter Pat Dean and ran into trouble right away. Hector Gomez led off the inning by striking out but he reached first on a wild pitch, third strike by O'Rourke and then advanced to second on a throwing error by catcher Kyle Knudson on the throw to first. Cody Hawn then grounded out to move Gomez to third and Joey Paciorek would bring Gomez home on a sacrifice fly to center to make it a 3-0 Manatees advantage. Despite their 11 hits, Brevard County left 11 men on base and was just 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position. The 'Tees also left runners in scoring position with two outs on five separate occasions. Brevard County will look to salvage a series split as they close out their four-game set with Fort Myers on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Lefty Jed Bradley will take the mound for Brevard (5-8, 4.93) in search of his first July victory. Matthew Summers (0-1, 4.50) will toe the rubber for the Miracle. Brevard County Box Score Brevard County Play By Play

Final: Clinton 3, Wisconsin 2 Streaking LumberKings top Rattlers on a walkoff single By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers CLINTON, IA - The Clinton LumberKings won their sixth straight game and they beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to do it. A two-out RBI single by Chris Taylor in the bottom of the ninth inning snapped a 2-2 and sent the L-Kings to a 3-2 win at Ashford University Field on Saturday night. The loss was the first of the season for the Rattlers at Clinton. They had won the first six games played between the teams on Clinton's home field. Chadwin Stang extended his hitting streak to twelve games with a double to start the Wisconsin third inning. Brandon Macias drove in Stang with a single for the 1-0 Wisconsin lead. The RBI for Macias was his 50th of the season. The LumberKings (44-58 overall, 21-13 second half) had runners at the corners with no outs in the bottom of the third and tried a safety squeeze. But, Timber Rattlers starting pitcher Eric Semmelhack pounced off the mound, fielded the bunt, and threw out the runner at the plate. Wisconsin (60-43, 16-18) had a great opportunity to pad the lead in the top of the fifth against reliever John Taylor. They had runners at second and third with no outs. A grounder back to the mound turned into an out at first and held the runners at their bases. Greg Hopkins was at the plate when catcher Mike Dowd fired to third after a pitch to pick off the runner for the second out. Taylor would pick of the runner at second for the third out without throwing another pitch in the inning. Semmelhack worked five shutout innings, walked one, and struck out one. He was not involved in the decision. Reliever Maverick Lasker entered the game for the sixth inning and had two outs with runners at first and second. Mike Dowd blooped a double to center that dropped between three Rattlers players and both LumberKings runners scored on the play to put Clinton up 2-1. The Rattlers rallied back in the top of the seventh. Yadiel Rivera drew a leadoff walk. Rafael Neda dropped a sacrifice bunt and the throw to first was wild. Rivera went to third and Neda wound up at second with no outs. Carlos George tied the game with a sacrifice fly to center to get Rivera home. But, the Rattlers couldn't get Neda home and the game stayed tied 2-2. The LumberKings had runners at first and second with no outs after Lasker walked the first two batters in the bottom of the eighth. But, Lasker got the next batter to ground into a 6-4-3 double play. He would walk Dowd, who was 3-for-3 with three doubles at that point in the game, intentionally. Mark Williams came on to get the final out of the inning. Williams walked Anthony Phillips to start the bottom of the ninth. A sacrifice bunt moved the winning run to second. Williams got the second out on a strikeout. Then, Taylor cracked a 1-0 pitch to left and Phillips beat the throw home to score the winning run. Game two of the series in Clinton is July 29. Jacob Barnes (3-3, 2.92) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Clinton counters with Trevor Miller (6-6, 3.23). Game time is 2:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 1:40pm. WP: David Colvin (4-2) LP: Mark Williams (3-9) TIME: 3:00 Nine after 9 for July 28, 2012 Wisconsin Box Score What could have been in the 5th inning... too bad. Wisconsin Play By Play

Mustangs roll Brewers 15-8 in Billings The Helena Brewers fell behind by five runs after three innings and couldn’t claw their way back in a 15-8 Pioneer League road loss to the Billings Mustangs on Saturday night. Five different Mustangs had a pair of RBIs apiece, led by Daniel Pigott’s and Robert Ramirez’s three-hit performances. Beau Amaral, Robert Maddox, Jeff Gelalich and Zachary Vincej each had their two RBIs on two hits apiece. Billings pounded out 16 hits on the night and got much more bang for their buck than the Brewers did with their 13 hits. Billings starter Sal Romano picked up the win after lasting five innings and allowing just two runs, one of which was earned, on six hits. He also struck out three and did not walk a batter. The Mustangs pounded Helena starting pitcher Taylor Wall, who took the loss, for seven hits and five runs, two of which were earned, before he was pulled entering the fourth. The Brewers’ bullpen didn’t fare much better against the Mustangs, who are tied for second in the league’s North division. Reliever Martin Viramontes suffered through the worst stretch, allowing five hits and four earned runs in just 2/3 innings of work to start the sixth. He also threw two wild pitches and allowed a walk. Adam Giacalone led the Brewers with a 3 for 5 night at the plate that included a pair of doubles, an RBI and a run scored. Alfredo Rodriguez, Emmanuel Quiles and Kevin Berard each went 2 for 4 for the Brewers with an RBI apiece. The Brewers, who remain stuck in the North’s basement at 13-25 overall are 11 games behind first-place Great Falls. The Mustangs trail the Voyagers by just three games at 21-17 thus far on the season. Helena will play one more game at Billings, before heading to Missoula for a two-game road series on Monday. H-Crew Box Score Well the pitching was awful but there were some positive lines from the position players mentioned above. H-Crew Play By Play If you're into offense this game log is right up your alley.

Final: AZL Angels 6, AZL Brewers 4 AZL Brewers Box score Daniel Keller had a nice outing though thin on SOs, going 5 scoreless but only recording 2 strike outs. He was followed by Zachary Quintana who gave up all 6 runs. Austin Blaski closed out the game on the the pitching side. Jose Pena (2-4) and Malcom Dowell (3-4) had the multi-hit games. Alan Sharkey added the only XBH, a double. AZL Brewers Play By Play The Brewers jumped out with a crooked number in the 1st but the 6th, 7th, and 8th was the game. AZL Angels Top of the 6th Pitching Change: Zachary Quintana replaces Daniel Keller. Quinten Davis doubles (3) on a sharp ground ball to first baseman Alan Sharkey. James Sneed walks. Pedro Toribio grounds out, pitcher Zachary Quintana to first baseman Alan Sharkey. Quinten Davis to 3rd. James Sneed to 2nd. Kody Eaves doubles (5) on a ground ball to right fielder Jose Pena, deflected by first baseman Alan Sharkey. Quinten Davis scores. James Sneed scores. Sandy Martinez singles on a line drive to left fielder Malcolm Dowell. Kody Eaves scores. Sandy Martinez advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Malcolm Dowell. Jose Rondon pops out to second baseman Renaldo Jenkins. With Glenn Beltran batting, wild pitch by Zachary Quintana, Sandy Martinez to 3rd. Glenn Beltran called out on strikes. AZL Angels Top of the 7th Jackson Whitley hits a ground-rule double (3) on a fly ball to right field. Chance Ross hits a sacrifice bunt. Jackson Whitley to 3rd. Chance Ross advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by catcher Dustin Houle. Quinten Davis walks. James Sneed grounds into a double play, shortstop Angel Ortega to second baseman Renaldo Jenkins to first baseman Alan Sharkey. Jackson Whitley scores. Chance Ross to 3rd. Quinten Davis out at 2nd. Pedro Toribio walks. With Kody Eaves batting, Pedro Toribio steals (4) 2nd base. Kody Eaves walks. Sandy Martinez lines out to second baseman Renaldo Jenkins. AZL Angels Top of the 8th Jose Rondon walks. With Glenn Beltran batting, Jose Rondon steals (1) 2nd base. Glenn Beltran pops out to second baseman Renaldo Jenkins. With Jackson Whitley batting, wild pitch by Zachary Quintana, Jose Rondon to 3rd. Jackson Whitley grounds out softly, third baseman Jose Sermo to first baseman Alan Sharkey. Jose Rondon scores. Chance Ross singles on a line drive to right fielder Jose Pena. Pitching Change: Austin Blaski replaces Zachary Quintana. Quinten Davis singles on a ground ball to third baseman Jose Sermo. Chance Ross to 2nd. James Sneed singles on a ground ball to second baseman Renaldo Jenkins. Chance Ross scores. Quinten Davis to 2nd. Pedro Toribio grounds into a force out, second baseman Renaldo Jenkins to shortstop Angel Ortega. James Sneed out at 2nd.

Final: DSL Tigers 3, DSL Brewers 2 DSL Brewers Box Score Jorge Lopez got his first start in the DSL and went 4 innings allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5. Juan Ortiz and Jose Dicent had the multi-hit games for the young brewers. DSL Brewers Play By Play

I apologize, I didn't intend on getting sucked into all of the various activities besides just golfing in the outing (which is what I've done since running the outing the first year). It's very late and I'm extremely wiped out so I'll keep all of the summaries very short here as I go.

Neat ball... however I'm not sure how anyone could qualify Pena's futures game performance as "looked good". I'm personally not holding that performance against him because if it had happened in a regular AA game MiLB would have covered of it and then it would have been forgotten within a week like all blow up starts for young pitchers in the minors. The problem of course is that every GM, scout, and prospect guru is going to have that as their lasting image of him until he does something of significance in MLB.

I have our fund raiser golf outing so I won't be back until late tonight to do my 4 teams for the day as well.

I was going to sit down and do a list from scratch anyway because I was so unhappy with my last user 50, maybe a post trade deadline user 50 would be in order? My top 7 would be: 1. Thornburg 2. Segura 3. Peralta 4. Hellweg 5. Roache (benefit of the doubt hoping the power potential is legit) 6. Pena 7. Taylor (raking out of the gate as a supposedly raw HS prospect, love it) Then I'd have to do some serious work because the next 5 or so guys are all pretty close, some guys with ceilings like Arcia and some like Schafer who doesn't have the ceiling of the top guys but he has the highest floor and is deserving, he's a MLB player... In addition Burgos is making a case, as is Morris, and so on. There will be some tough calls out of that next group.

Davis with kind words for Segura at the bottom, seems to be a classy young man. We're fortunate in that we have so many good guys to root for, the organization has definitely gotten that part right Davis homers in fifth straight game Brewers prospect is one short of Southern League record By Sam Dykstra / Special to MLB.com http://www.milb.com/images/2012/07/28/eUD7nEDK.jpg Khris Davis is 10-for-15 with five homers and six RBIs in his last five games. (Jill Cacic/Huntsville Stars) Khris Davis won't tell you he's making up for lost time, but his play suggests otherwise. The Brewers' No. 15 prospect homered in his fifth straight game on Friday night but could not keep Double-A Huntsville from falling at Pensacola, 7-5. Davis, who's also riding an 11-game hitting streak, doubled and walked twice to go with his solo blast in the fourth inning. He's one game away from tying the Southern League record for most consecutive games with a home run set by Derrek Lee, who homered in six straight for the Memphis Chicks from June 2-8, 1996. Davis missed time from May 6-June 3 with a pulled calf muscle, only to aggravate the injury in his second game back. He returned for a six-game rehab stint in the Rookie-level Arizona League, but by the time he rejoined the Stars on July 9, he'd missed 56 games. The 24-year-old outfielder said the calf "feels great." "I try not to think about my numbers," he added. "I'm just working on getting better and, on a personal level, I'm looking at improving my skills. If I feel like I'm doing that, then I'm happy. Otherwise, I don't have to put up numbers for that to happen necessarily." Still, Davis' statistics are stellar for someone who missed a good chunk of the season. Through 42 games with Huntsville, he's hitting .355 with a 1.082 OPS. He'd lead the league in both categories if he had the plate appearances to qualify. Even in that admittedly small sample, the Arizona native's power is more of a recent phenomenon. Before starting the streak in the second game of a doubleheader on July 21, Davis had homered three times in his previous 37 contests. That's not lost on the Cal State-Fullerton product. "I would describe myself as a good hitter with power, but I wouldn't necessarily say I'm a power hitter," he explained. "I'll put together a run like this every now and again. It just happens, but it's not something I do often." As for the streak, Davis has a favorite homer. In Tuesday's series opener against Pensacola, he launched a two-run shot to right field off Reds' No. 10 prospect Tony Cingrani. Davis could take pride in the fact the blast came off one of the Minor Leagues' ERA leaders. Instead, he was happier about the direction the ball traveled. "I love to hit home runs the opposite way," he said. "It's always a good indicator that my swing is working well and that I'm doing the right things when I'm at the plate." With a share of the Southern League record on the line Saturday, Davis admitted it'll be on his mind. But he won't be too worried about the outcome. "Yeah, I think about it," he said. "But every time I step up for an at-bat, I just try to do the little things: Get a good pitch, put a decent swing on it. If it happens to go over the wall, that's great." Davis also could be joined by three new teammates on Saturday. Infielder Jean Segura and pitchers Johnny Hellweg and Ariel Pena will join the Stars after the Brewers acquired them as part of the trade that sent Zack Greinke to the Angels.. Davis knows Segura from 2010, when the two were teammates at the Midwest All-Star Game. "He's an amazing player," Davis said. "He's always been a tough out at the plate and he can definitely pick it on the ground, too. ... He'll bring leadership [to the infield]. Anytime the ball is hit his way, he'll make it look routine, no matter how hard it's hit. Adding someone like that is always exciting."

Not necessarily, Segura might hit well enough to slide to 3B and one would think he could be average there if he doesn't stick at SS, he certainly has the arm to play 3B.

clocked at 101, just what the Reds need, another pitcher who consistently can sit in the upper 90s. Actually that reminded me of the good Gamel days (when he was first called up) when the Cards announcers said something to the effect of "great another guy that hits home runs". Stephenson shines in Class A debut Reds prospect strikes out six, pitches five one-hit innings By Jonathan Raymond / Special to MLB.com http://www.milb.com/images/2012/07/28/VA3IZ26p.jpg Robert Stephenson was clocked as high as 101 mph on the stadium radar gun. (Great Lakes Loons) It was probably the best bad news Robert Stephenson ever had to deliver. His girlfriend was set to arrive the next day in Billings and his parents already had arranged their own trip to Montana. But Stephenson had to tell them to change their plans because his time in the Pioneer League was over -- he'd been promoted. The Reds' No. 3 prospect gave up an unearned run on one hit and struck out six over five innings in his Midwest League debut Friday night as Dayton beat Great Lakes, 7-5. "The last game was in Grand Junction and they called me into the office, told me they were sending me up. I didn't really know it was coming," Stephenson said. "It also kind of [stunk] a little bit because my girlfriend was coming the next day and my parents had their flight out booked. But, yeah, it was mostly awesome." Selected 27th overall in last year's Draft, Stephenson (1-0) began his pro career when he debuted for the Mustangs on June 19. He did not allow more than two earned runs in any of his seven Pioneer League starts, posting a 2.05 ERA and 37 strikeouts against eight walks over 30 2/3 innings. The 19-year-old out of Alhambra High School in Martinez, Calif., has found early success thanks to a fastball that hits triple digits. He managed another first Friday night, touching 101 mph on the radar gun at the Dow Diamond. "I was told I touched 101. I've touched 100 but not 101 before," he said. "I didn't really know the hitters [at this level], so I just went after them with that fastball and tried to get ahead." Against the Loons, Stephenson said it was his curveball, however, that worked most effectively as an out pitch. He struck out the side in the opening inning, finishing off two of the three batters with the curve. "I thought the curveball was pretty much the out pitch for me [tonight]," he said. "Fastball was probably my best pitch [overall] and the changeup was all right." The right-hander was working on a 70-pitch limit as the Reds try to manage his workload during his first pro season. But he was efficient enough to get through five innings and put himself in line for the win. Stephenson said he was satisfied with the start but found details to critique. He issues a pair of walks after allowing one or fewer in five of his season starts for Billings. "I was a little bit nervous, mostly excited though," he said. "It definitely felt good. Just a little bit upset with the two walks, but other than that, I was pretty happy with [the outing]." Offensively, Reds' No. 12 prospect Sean Buckley went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. Leadoff man Juan Perez also had three hits, including a triple, and drove in a run.

Irwin hurls third straight complete game Pirates prospect hurls two-hitter, strikes out season-high nine By Danny Wild / MLB.com http://www.milb.com/images/2012/07/27/73LGqYPS.jpg Phil Irwin went 2-2 with a 1.03 ERA in five starts this month. (Kevin Pataky/MiLB.com) By his own admission, Phil Irwin's season got off to a pretty terrible start. Coming off an injury, the right-hander made a rehab start in Florida and returned to Altoona in early May to begin his first full season at Double-A. By late June, his ERA had climbed to 5.05 and he began looking for answers. "The transition was pretty bad," the Pirates prospect said. "I started off struggling a lot, my first five or six starts, and it kinda made me step back and look at what I was doing, why I wasn't having success like I did last year." Irwin, though, has been reborn. A refined changeup and a cleaner delivery helped him record his third straight complete game Friday night as he held New Hampshire to two hits over seven innings in a 1-0 win in the first game of a doubleheader. The 25-year-old right-hander struck out a season-high nine batters, allowing a single in the first and a double in the fifth before finishing with back-to-back punchouts. "It's been really good [lately]," said Irwin (3-7). "I had really good fastball command and my curve has been my money pitch. I've been able to throw it for strikes and bounce it when I need to. My change is thrown into the mix and it's not a great pitch, but it's getting outs when I need to." The gem marked the fifth time in six starts in which Irwin has allowed one run or fewer. He's gone at least six innings in all six of those outings and has allowed only three earned runs over 22 innings in his three complete games. The University of Mississippi surrendered at least three runs in five of his first eight starts after going 8-4 with a 3.81 ERA in 15 starts for Altoona last season. He reviewed his delivery and looked into his changeup. Since June 29, he has not allowed more than one earned run in any outing. "That's where my changeup came into play," Irwin said. "A couple mechanical tweaks and things start coming together. My arm was late, I had to make sure I was releasing my breaking ball at the top and getting on top of the ball, making sure the ball is down." Despite rising to Double-A by his third season, Irwin doesn't appear in any of the Pirates' top prospect rankings. The 6-foot-3 righty was a 21st-round pick in 2009 and has worked his way up from short-season State College. New Hampshire's only success came on Ryan Goins' two-out single in the first and Brian Van Kirk's ground-rule double in the fifth. Irwin also worked around a leadoff walk in the fourth, stranding Jake Marisnick at third by striking out Brad Glenn. "I think my confidence is through the roof right now," he said. "With each outing, I'm going out there and taking it one batter at a time. Especially with back-to-back complete games, I've gotta attack in the first inning and then just keep going. If I throw seven again, so be it; I just want to give my team the best chance to win and, tonight, one run was all we needed." Irwin struck out Glenn and Kenen Bailli to end the seventh and wrap up the Curve's sixth shutout. "That felt great," he said. "I was making sure I wasn't giving them anything to hit, trying to make them hit whatever I wanted them to. One was a fastball away looking, the other was a curve in the dirt to end the game." Altoona put Irwin in position to win it when Stefan Welch singled home Oscar Tejeda with one out in the second. Irwin said there was no talk about not finishing the game. "My pitch count was low, I was in the 70s or so before I went out there in the seventh, so I just assumed I had it," he said. "I was able to beat them with my curve, so it was nice." Eastern League All-Star Yohan Pino (5-6) also went the distance for New Hampshire, striking out nine while yielding a run on five hits.

Final: DSL Blue Jays 12, DSL Brewers 2 DSL Brewers Box Score This might have been the most poorly played game at any level all season. Pitchers Juan Santiago, Miguel Diaz, and Angel Ventura all got lit up bad, but the defense behind them was even worse with 5 errors. Joshua Torres did manage to pitch a clean 8th. FIELDING E: De La Cruz, Y (8, throw), Colatosti (10, fielding), Rubio (5, fielding), Mendoza, A (9, fielding), De Leon, J (1, fielding) Offensively Francisco Castillo (2-4,2B,3B) has certainly picked up momentum after his all-star appearance, hitting a solid .333 over his last 10. Juan De Leon (3-4,HR) also had a very nice game. Carlos Belonis returned to the starting line-up as the DH and went 0-4 with 3SO. DSL Brewers Play By Play I honestly didn't bother to read past the 3rd.

By the way, my cats hated the horn, both of them looked up at the TV and then looked at me like, "What the hell?".

Yeah, and a YouTube Clip! OOOhhhh-Wwwow! ************** On a serious note, I have to get married tomorrow evening. So, just reminding any relevant folks that I hope to have the next 2 nights off from Link Reporting. One night for fun and one night for putting my life back together after putting on a party for 175. My house is a monstrous pile of garbage and in-the-box home appliances and that needs to be remedied. I still have you covered, I'll take Sunday as well. Congratulations and have a great weekend.

Final: Memphis 4, Nashville 3 (10 Innings) Sounds Drop Finale To Redbirds In Extras NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Memphis Redbirds plated three runs in the top of the tenth inning and withstood a Nashville rally in the bottom of the frame to hang a 4-3 loss on the Sounds on Friday evening at Greer Stadium in the finale of a four-game series. With the one-run defeat, the Sounds (48-58) missed an opportunity to record a sweep of their cross-state rivals as they fell to 4-5 in extra-inning action on the year. In the Memphis tenth, pinch-hitter Cedric Hunter drew a one-out walk from Rob Wooten (0-1) and later scored the winning run on Matt Adams' bases-loaded single to right. Eugenio Velez gave the visitors some breathing room when he delivered a two-run single to right to extend the lead to 4-1. Nashville didn't go down without a fight against Memphis closer Eduardo Sanchez in the bottom of the tenth. The Sounds placed runners on second and third with one out before Corey Patterson ripped a two-run double to right to reduce the deficit to 4-3. After Sanchez struck out Eric Farris for the second out, left-hander John Gaub took over on the Memphis hill and struck out Caleb Gindl to secure the victory and record his first save of the year. AUDIO: Patterson 2-Run Double Donovan Hand made a spot start for Nashville after Mark Rogers was scratched less than an hour before game time and performed well. The right-hander took a no-decision after allowing one run on four hits while striking out three in his five innings of work. In three spot starts this season, Hand has posted a 2.08 ERA (3er/13.0ip). Hand got some early help from his defense as he escaped a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the second inning when he induced Pete Kozma to hit a double-play grounder to second. Memphis broke a scoreless tie in the top of the fifth when Ryan Jackson led off with a single and later scored on a groundout. Nashville rallied to tie the contest at 1-1 in the bottom of the eighth against Memphis starter Brandon Dickson. Logan Schafer led off with a single and was sacrificed to second by Jeff Bianchi before racing around to score on pinch-hitter Jordan Brown's two-out single to right. AUDIO: Brown Game-Tying Single Dickson took a no-decision after working a solid outing for the Redbirds. The right-hander allowed one run on six hits over 7 2/3 frames of action, fanning six. Both teams put runners on third with one out in the ninth but neither team scored. Velez doubled for Memphis before Wooten got out of the jam by inducing three straight groundouts by the Redbirds. For the Sounds, Farris ripped a leadoff double to left off Sam Freeman and advanced to third on a groundout but was stranded as Taylor Green struck out and Logan Schafer flew out. Farris' ninth-inning double extended the infielder's longest hitting streak of the year to 10 games, the Sounds' second double-digit streak of the year (Brooks Conrad, 16). The Sounds continue their homestand on Saturday evening by welcoming the Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA-Dodgers) to town for the 6:35 p.m. opener of a five-game series. Right-hander Brian Baker (2-3, 4.91) will man the bump for Nashville to face Albuquerque right-hander John Ely (9-7, 3.34). Nashville Box Score I usually bounce our affiliate websites once or twice a week just to see what they are pimping and so on, while Nashville might have the worst facility in AAA, they absolutely nail or exceed expectations everywhere else. If they could just get a decent facility they'd rival Wisconsin for the total package. Helena is also top notch, especially for a PL team, archived audio is just a tremendous addition to their total package. I'm pretty happy for Donovan Hand, he's been steady but unspectacular for years, I hope he gets a shot at being in Milwaukee's pen next year. Same same for Jesus Sanchez, I love me a turn around success story, from C to a RP who can run it up there in the mid 90s, fantastic! Rob Wooten on the other hand hasn't made a smooth transition to AAA and he's the type of guy who's going to have to prove it at every level. I can't even it call it a tough luck loss because he walked a guy and then Memphis was able to string together a bunch of hits in a row. Opposing pitcher Brandon Dickson is an interesting guy for the Cards. He went undrafted, he worked up 1 level at a time and was never great, but was never bad either, just right in the middle everything from ERA to his peripherals, to his rate stats. This is his 3rd season in AAA and for the first time he was rated in the Cards top 30 at #22 after 2011. Nashville Play By Play The 10th in all it's glory. Memphis Top of the 10th Pete Kozma flies out to left fielder Corey Patterson. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Cedric Hunter replaces Sam Freeman. Cedric Hunter walks. Adron Chambers singles on a ground ball to second baseman Eric Farris. Cedric Hunter to 2nd. Shane Robinson singles on a soft line drive to left fielder Corey Patterson. Cedric Hunter to 3rd. Adron Chambers to 2nd. Matt Adams singles on a line drive to right fielder Caleb Gindl. Cedric Hunter scores. Adron Chambers to 3rd. Shane Robinson to 2nd. Eugenio Velez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Caleb Gindl. Adron Chambers scores. Shane Robinson scores. Matt Adams to 3rd. Mark Hamilton pops out to third baseman Taylor Green in foul territory. Eugenio Velez to 2nd. Ryan Jackson flies out to left fielder Corey Patterson. Nashville Bottom of the 10th Pitching Change: Eduardo Sanchez replaces Sam Freeman, batting 5th, replacing left fielder Mark Hamilton. Cedric Hunter remains in the game as the left fielder. Jeff Bianchi pops out to second baseman Pete Kozma. Jason Jaramillo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Adron Chambers. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Andy Gonzalez replaces Robert Wooten. Andy Gonzalez doubles (15) on a line drive to left fielder Cedric Hunter. Jason Jaramillo to 3rd. Corey Patterson doubles (18) on a line drive to right fielder Shane Robinson. Jason Jaramillo scores. Andy Gonzalez scores. Eric Farris strikes out swinging. Pitching Change: John Gaub replaces Eduardo Sanchez, batting 5th. Caleb Gindl strikes out swinging. edit. Bah! I swear MH and I didn't conspire to pimp Sanchez tonight. He just always beats me to the punch.

oh-oh... GIFs in the LR... we're becoming an in-game thread!

Khris' only limitation is his arm, which pretty much limits him to LF or 1B. The posters here on the MiLB side debated this early last year, but even though he's not the most toolsy guy I don't have much doubt he'll hit MLB pitching. I'd like him in LF, Braun in RF, some combination of Morris/Halton(yer welcome JB12)/Gamel at 1B, Segura at SS (if he can hack it), and Scafer in CF long term. Gennett is a legit 2B prospect, I just have a really hard time committing to his bandwagon. The only place we don't have a prospect cemented in is 3B, maybe Arcia or Riveria bump Segura off of SS to 3B in the future? Arcia's injury really stinks.

Let's not get carried away...

I posted the subscriber scouting reports from BA in the main trade thread, I felt guilty doing it there, so I'm not going to do it again here. Segura is described as have plus speed but heavy legs? Kind of a weird way to say he's more fast than quick? Such things can be easily remedied with more core strength, but he's not going to have the range of Escobar for example, so people should temper their defensive expectations a little, he was moved to SS because of his arm, not because of his range. I think he'll hit and be a more offensive than defensive player which is fine as long as he makes all the plays he can get to. Pena has been getting the crap beat out of him because of his futures game performance by just about everyone. I'm not sure how or if that's fair, but it's the reality of having that kind of arm and then just grooving FB after FB to good hitters with the whole world watching. I think he's fairly boom or bust as a starting pitcher, but I think the pen is a legitimate fall back option for him. Hellweg... hmm. Quick aside... Is it just me or is there suddenly a plethora of these relievers converted to starting pitchers that are having great success? As was discussed in another thread, it really calls into question the quality of coaching in the college ranks (which is typically very high in other sports). I wonder if that's because there's just no consensus on good pitching mechanics, pitch counts, and so on? At any rate, I think Hellweg has a higher floor, his fallback appears to be more of a back of the rotation type starter, but he could also go back to relieving if he fails. I think that from a control standpoint Pena, Hellweg, Peralta, and Thornburg are all pretty much on the same level. They have plenty of stuff, will they be able to get ahead enough of MLB hitters to be successful? Regardless, I'm happy adding 2 more legitimate pitching prospects, every extra prospect just mitigates more risk. Between all of the pitchers from A+ through AAA we should be able field a pretty darn good rotation around Yo, even if 2/3 of the guys fail. All in all the trade was basically exactly what I was hoping for which is an odd experience for Melvin and I... I like the trade even more considering Daniels was playing hardball (damn him) and didn't want to get up Perez, Profar, or Olt. For discussion sake I don't think he was wrong, I think the Angels overpaid and I'll definitely take it. edit. Forgot to mention their ceilings. I think all 3 have fairly high ceilings, Segura could be a 4 WAR position player and both Pena and Hellweg could be mid to top of the rotation guys.

I wasn't going to speculate until my game summary but that does look like what has happened.