Down on the Farm

Man, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a line drive homer like the one Elijah Dukes hit. Talk about a laser.

Anyways, in honor of Opening Day, here’s the full lineups for all four squads.

Triple-A Scranton (7-5 loss to Norfolk)
Kevin Thompson: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
Kevin Reese: 0 for 3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 SB
Andy Phillips: 0 for 4, 1 R – DH’ed
Bronson Sardinha: 0 for 3, 1 BB
Angel Chavez: 2 for 4, 2 RBI
Eric Duncan: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K – is there anyone in the system who needs a hot start more?
Alberto Gonzalez: 1 for 4, 2 K
Chris Basak: 1 for 4, 1 E, 3 K
Raul Chavez: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K – allowed 5 SB, 4 to the same guy
Tyler Clippard: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 9-2 GB/FB – 62 of 91 pitches were strikes (68.1%)
TJ Beam: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 4-0 GB/FB – 23 of 34 pitches were strikes (67.6%)
Colter Bean: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GB/FB – allowed both inherited runners to score
Ron Villone: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3-0 GB/FB – 8 of 12 pitches were strikes (75%), why isn’t he in the bigs? oh yeah…

Double-A Trenton (1-0 loss to Bowie in one hell of a pitcher’s duel)
Brett Gardner: 1 for 4 – you guessed it, a single on a ground ball
Ramiro Pena: 0 for 4, 2 K
Justin Christian: 0 for 3, 1 BB – completely miscast in the 3-hole
Cody Ehlers: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 2 K, 3 E (2 fielding, 1 throwing)
PJ Pilittere: 1 for 4, 1 K
Shawn Garrett: 0 for 3, 2 K
Carlos Mendoza: 0 for 3 – no idea who this is…
Matt Carson: 0 for 3, 2 K, 1 E (fielding)
Aarom “don’t call me Aaron” Baldiris: 0 for 2, 1 BB, 1 K
Chase Wright: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K – dominant in his first AA start after 4 years in A-ball
Jason Jones: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GB/FB
Gerardo Casadiego: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

High-A Tampa (3-0 loss to Lakeland, game called after 5 innings due to rain) – one of the best lineups in the minors got shut down by this guy thanks to his 11-1 GB/FB ratio
Reegie Corona: 0 for 2
Tim Battle: 0 for 2, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
Jose Tabata: 1 for 2, 1 SB – I forgot how much fun it was to open up the box score and see what this kid did each game
Juan Miranda: 0 for 2, 1 K
Edwar Gonzalez: 1 for 2
Marcos Vechionacci: 0 for 2, 1 K
Colin Curtis: 0 for 2
Francisco Cervelli: 1 for 2
Kevin Russo: 0 for 1
Bryan Villalona: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K – forget Kennedy and Joba, Opening Day start goes to the lifer

Low-A Charleston (1-0 win over Greeneville in 10 innings in another pitcher’s duel) – opposing pitcher was this guy
Seth Fortenberry: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K
Austin Jackson: 0 for 4, 2 K – picking up where we left off I see
Mitch Hilligoss: 0 for 4, 2 E (throwing, fielding)
Andres Perez: 0 for 4, 1 K
Chris Malec: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B
Eduardo Nunez: 1 for 4, 2 K1 E (fielding)
Josue Calzado: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K
Jose Gil: 0 for 4, 2 K
Wilmer Pino: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K – walk off single after team had 1 hit in first 9 innings
Tim Norton: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2-7 GB/FB, 1 E (pickoff)
David Robertson: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 2-0 GB/FB
Gaby Medina: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K – stranded both inherited runners
Jon Hovis: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Nick Peterson: .1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

And because I know you’re wondering, a certain former Yankees prospect went 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 E (fielding, missed catch) yesterday while learning to play 3B for Low-A Lakewood. Another former Yanks prospect went .2 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 3 WP, 1 HB in the same game.