Heathcott gets back in the swing of things in a loss

June 7, 2010 by Mike Axisa 33 Comments

Hector Noesi is your Double-A Eastern League Pitcher of the Week while Zoilo Almonte, Luke Murton, and Ryan Flannery will participate in the Low-A South Atlantic League All Star Game. Corban Joseph and Jose Ramirez got hosed.

Here’s a roundup of the night’s action, bullet pointed because of the draft. Double-A Trenton had a scheduled day off.

Triple-A Scranton lost. Jesus Montero didn’t play, but Chad Huffman picked up a pair of hits. Boring game.
High-A Tampa lost. Andrew Brackman gave up three runs in six innings of work, and Melky Mesa hit a grand slam.
Low-A Charleston lost. Slade Heathcott picked up two hits, including a triple, but Arodys Vizcaino was just too much.

http://www.thechuckknoblog.com/ JobaWockeeZ

Yay for former first pick.
http://www.teamnerdrage.com dr mrs the yankee

Arodys :(
- http://www.teamnerdrage.com dr mrs the yankee
  
  And before anyone jumps in: No, I wouldn’t take back that trade he was just my pet prospect. I saw all his starts on SI.
  - http://twitter.com/dpatrickg Dirty Pena
    
    You are at least implying you’d take back the trade, right? Right???
    
    Needs more negativity!
    - http://www.teamnerdrage.com dr mrs the yankee
      
      I supported the trade since it happened. Try again.
      
      You always trade the Low A pitcher with upside for a guy like Vazquez.
    - http://www.teamnerdrage.com dr mrs the yankee
      
      Oh wait I think I read your comment wrong!! I’m sorry for the snark, tough night.
- Phranchise
  
  he’s tearing it up. and he looks like such a g in his milb profile picture. :(
pat

Of course Cito Culver went hitless for the day.

Douche.
- http://instrumentsacrosstheworld.com Total Dominication
  
  I lol’d
Reggie C.

Nice job Slade. Arodys Vizcaino looks to have found his groove.
- Doug
  
  yeah, i’d say no ERs over his last 33 2/3 IPs qualifies as a groove
  - Doug
    
    oh, and a K/BB ratio of 31/0
  - http://twitter.com/marcos_aguirre Marcos
    
    Holy crap…
    Not that I’d take back the trade, but I wouldn’t mind having given up someone else. Although it is still to early to tell.
Brad Toughy

I went to the Scranton game tonight. Boring game pretty much sums it up. Yanks had a dozen hits, but only one or two were hit hard.

On a night that Aroyds pitched against the Class A Yanks, Mike Dunn dominated the Triple-A Yanks to get a save. He was sitting 95-96 all night.
- Brad Toughy
  
  http://bit.ly/bbE1x5 – Jesus didn’t play, but had a good time in the dugout.
  
  http://bit.ly/aE6XJh – He did however, sign my ticket!
  - ROBTEN
    
    Did he actually sign it, or just waive his hand over the ticket and, Cana-style, make his autograph appear?
Chris

I wonder if Brackman gets promoted soon. His K:BB ratio and GB:FB ratio are good enough to warrant a promotion.
- http://twitter.com/dpatrickg Dirty Pena
  
  I think after last year, he’s gonna need to have a loooong positive stretch.
  - http://twitter.com/marcos_aguirre Marcos
    
    this
    
    unfortunately
    
    But I still have some hope that he has turned it around and will become at least a 3rd starter type guy, hopefully he REALLY turns it around and becomes oh so much more!
http://twitter.com/dpatrickg Dirty Pena

10/4 GB/FB and 4/1 K/BB for Brackman. Me like.

How the hell is Venditte still in Tampa? I don’t even think that highly of him but he’s older than Joba. I think he’s dominated kids he could’ve fathered for long enough.
http://twitter.com/tsjc68 tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside the Elder

Why even bother writing a DOTF, Mike?

WE BUSTED HORRIBLY WITH OUR FIRST PICK, ALL IS LOST! WE’RE DOOMED!!!

Never write another DOTF again. No point following the kids in the minors, they’re all busts drafted by morons.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Melvin-To-America/193013541601?ref=nf Andy in Sunny Daytona

I can’t believe that Corban Joseph didn’t make the Sally League All-Star game too.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Melvin-To-America/193013541601?ref=nf Andy in Sunny Daytona

Sad day in the Dominican Republic. Melvin with the blown save and loss. He works in mysterious ways.
- Rick in Boston
  
  Is this a sign of the apocolypse? Or is this another form of Melvin giving back to those with unfortunately less ability?
http://instrumentsacrosstheworld.com Total Dominication

I wasn’t big on draft stuff last year? What is Slade’s cieling/likely production?
- http://instrumentsacrosstheworld.com Total Dominication
  
  That first question mark was not needed.
  - http://twitter.com/dpatrickg Dirty Pena
    
    I know his ceiling is uber-high, because he’s “toolsy.” Couldn’t tell ya his likely production.
- Reggie C.
  
  Slade supposedly grades out BETTER than Austin Jackson across the board in every tools category. He was a legit 1st round hitting talent who pimped it out in the Texas State playoffs. That that FWIW.
Mike Ashmore

Laird, Noesi, Romine, Phelps…Trenton’s worth watching, kids. Come on out.
- Rick in Boston
  
  Are the Thunder having trouble drawing this year? That’s a shame – I used to work with Will Smith in Hagerstown back in ’03.
rbizzler

Whoa, Tim Norton sighting! 6 K’s in two innings is pretty sweet.
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Melvin-To-America/193013541601?ref=sgm Andy In Sunny Daytona
  
  He had 4 in his first inning.
bottom line

ANy details on Norton’s velo these days? At 27, I would think he’s also promo candidate