Laird goes deep twice in the desert

Shelley Duncan and Austin Romine were named the Topps Minor League Players of the Year for the Triple-A International League and the High-A Florida State League, respectively.

Tom Krasovic has a cool little piece on Damon Oppenheimer, so make sure you check it out. It’s pretty amazing to see how many former Padres’ scouts are holding down major front office jobs around the game, D-Opp included.

AzFL Surprise (10-5 win over Scottsdale on Wednesday)
Brandon Laird: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Mike Dunn: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 Balk – 11 of 16 pitches were strikes (68.8%) … PitchFX had him at 94.01-94.6 with the fastball, so talk about consistency

AzFL Surprise (8-7 loss to Scottsdale on Thursday)
Brandon Laird: 3 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K – 7 for his last 12 (.583) with two doubles and two jacks
Ian Kennedy: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 6-7 GB/FB – 46 of 76 pitches were strikes (60.5%)