Down on the Farm

So how ’bout that Matty DeSalvo character? Mighty indeed.

But man, come on ump!

Kei Igawa to Single-A? Daaaaaaaaaaaaamn.

Triple-A Scanton (2-1 win over Pawtucket)
Chris Basak: 1 for 4, 1 CS
Eric Duncan: 1 for 3, 1 BB
Shelley Duncan: 0 for 0, 1 R, 3 BB – I believe that 0 for 0 is a DotF first…
Bronson Sardinha: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI
rest of lineup: 0 for 17, 6 K
Tyler Clippard: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K – 2 strong starts in a row…

Double-A Trenton (4-1 loss to Portland)
Carlos Mendoza: 1 for 3, 1 BB
Jamal Strong: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 2 K, 1 E (fielding) – hitting a robust .238-.333-.286-.619 this year…
Shawn Garrett: 1 for 4, 1 E (fielding)
PJ Pillitere: 1 for 3, 1 BB – he’d be a better backup than Nieves right now…I’m serious
Justin Christian: 1 for 4, 1 K
Alan Horne: 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 9-4 GB/FB – a 41-7 K/BB ratio was unthinkable for him at this point last year, it’s great that he’s gotten his control together

High-A Tampa (9-2 loss to Daytona)
Reegie Corona: 0 for 5, 2 K
Tim Battle: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 K
Jose Tabata: 3 for 4, 1 2B – back to playing the field…
Juan Miranda: 2 for 4, 1 RBI – 5 for 12, 1 2B, 2 3B, 2 RBI since I stopped calling him “Mr. Miranda”…
Colin Curtis: 1 for 3, 1 BB
Joba Chamberlain: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K – welcome back big guy (51-3 career K/BB ratio)…
Anthony Claggett: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K – 12 IP, 18 H, 8 ER, 4 BB, 8 K in last 7 outings…

Low-A Charleston had a scheduled off day.

I don’t know about you, but ragging on Red Sox prospects is one of my favorite past times…

Dan Bard: 13.1 IP, 21 H, 23 R, 15 ER, 22 BB, 9 K – add injury to insult…
Bryce Cox: 12.1 IP, 12 H, 10 R, 7 ER, 9 BB, 3 K – those remade mechanics sure are helping…
Craig Hansen: 10 IP, 15 H, 12 R, 8 ER, 9 BB, 12 K – but hey, Gammons said he’ll be great, so what do the factual numbers matter?
George Kottaras: .211-.341-.352-.693
Jed Lowrie: .181-.302-.264-.566
Justin Masterson: 28 IP, 45 H, 25 R, 20 ER, 11 BB, 19 K – WHIP of 2.00? sheesh…
Jason Place: .175-.243-.361-.604

Need I even mention Dustin Pedroia? Yeah…

Dustin Pedroia: .239-.354-.328-.682 – too bad PECOTA isn’t real life, huh?