Might as well start the season with some notes…
- According to his Twitter feed, RHP Ty Hensley is already riding a bike after having right hip surgery yesterday. I guess it was just an arthroscopic procedure rather than a full blown incision? Either way, good news.
- Baseball America’s Minor League Opening Day Roster Analysis (no subs. req’d) says Austin Aune is already transitioning from shortstop to the outfield. That kinda stinks. Last year’s second round has some big power, but his bat is much more special at shortstop. For shame.
In honor of minor league Opening Day, here are the full lineups. I am planning to modify (i.e. shorten) DotF this summer just because I don’t have as much time as I once did, but Opening Day is a special occasion. Hooray minor league baseball.
Triple-A Scranton (8-4 loss to Pawtucket in ten innings)
3B David Adams: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 BB
2B Corban Joseph: 2-5, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K — he and Adams picked up right where the left off last summer
LF Zoilo Almonte: 0-4, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 E (fielding)
1B Dan Johnson: 1-4, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 SB — he’s been MVP of this league in the past
CF Melky Mesa: 1-6, 1 RBI, 5 K — yikes
DH Cody Johnson: 1-4, 2 BB, 2 K
C Austin Romine: 1-3, 2 BB, 1 K — please stay healthy, please stay healthy…
RF Thomas Neal: 0-4, 2 K
SS Gil Velazquez: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB
LHP Vidal Nuno: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 4/3 GB/FB — 55 of 79 pitches were strikes (70%) … rock solid yet again
RHP Sam Demel: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K — 19 of 35 pitches were strikes (54%) … recently claimed off waivers and outrighted off the 40-man roster
RHP Mark Montgomery: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 0/1 GB/FB — six pitches, five strikes
LHP Juan Cedeno: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2/0 GB/FB — only three of nine pitches were strikes
RHP Preston Claiborne: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 0/1 GB/FB — 15 of 25 pitches were strikes
RHP Jim Miller: 1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, 2/0 GB/FB — 16 of 27 pitches were strikes (59%) … losing sucks, but I’d like to thank him for not letting this one go deep into extra innings
Double-A Trenton (13-5 win over Portland)
CF Slade Heathcott: 0-6, 1 K — not the way he wanted to start his season, I’m sure
LF Ramon Flores: 1-6, 3 R, 1 K
RF Tyler Austin: 1-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K — the Tyler Austin Watch is up in the sidebar, by the way
C J.R. Murphy: 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — would be nice for him to have a real big year given the questions behind the plate at the big league level
1B Kyle Roller: 1-3, 3 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB — he can mash, little old for a prospect but he can mash
3B Rob Segedin: 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
2B Jose Pirela: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K
DH Neil Medchill: 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K — homered off Daniel Bard, who, yes, is in Double-A
SS Walt Ibarra: 1-5, 1 K, 1 E (throwing)
LHP Nik Turley: 2.2 IP, 4 G, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 Balk, 1 HB, 3/1 GB/FB — 38 of 78 pitches were strikes (49%) … rough season debut, ouch
RHP Dan Burawa: 1.1 IP, zeroes, 3 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 12 of 18 pitches were strikes … missed all of last year with oblique and rib issues, but he’s a swing-and-miss reliever who could become a big league factor at some point in the next 18 months
LHP Shaeffer Hall: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1/2 GB/FB — 15 of 27 pitches were strikes (56%) … numbers crunch means he’s in the bullpen
RHP Kelvin Perez: 2 IP, zeroes, 4 K, 1 HB, 1/0 GB/FB — 20 of 30 pitches were strikes
RHP Branden Pinder: 1 IP, zeroes, 3 K — nine of 14 pitches were strikes … finishes off an absolutely stellar night of work from the bullpen
High-A Tampa (7-4 win over Lakeland)
CF Mason Williams: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K — glad to see him healthy after the shoulder injury
2B Angelo Gumbs: 1-5, 1 R, 2 K, 2 E (fielding, throwing) — same with him, good to see the elbow’s okay
LF Ben Gamel: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K — poised for a breakout year
C Gary Sanchez: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 SB — very quietly stole 15 bases in 2012
1B Matt Snyder: 0-4, 2 K
3B Zach Wilson: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
DH Anderson Feliz: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 CS
RF Eduardo Sosa: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K — him and Williams in the same outfield makes Brett Gardner and Ichiro Suzuki look like Bobby Abreu and Raul Ibanez
SS Ali Castillo: 2-4
RHP Bryan Mitchell: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 6/2 GB/FB
LHP Fred Lewis: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 5/0 GB/FB
RHP Nick Goody: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1/4 GB/FB — Clip’d the win
Low-A Charleston was rained out. Crummy way to start the season. They’re going to play a doubleheader on Saturday.
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