AzFL Surprise (9-8 loss to Mesa, walk-off style)
Brandon Laird: 2 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Ian Kennedy: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 4-5 GB/FB – 46 of 70 pitches were strikes (65.7%)
Mike Dunn: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K – 13 of 21 pitches were strikes (61.9%) … allowed an inherited runner to score, which was charged to IPK
Prospect Profile: Slade Heathcott
Zachary “Slade” Heathcott | OF
Background
A hardcore Texan, Heathcott attended Texas High School in Texarkana, which is right on the Texas-Arkansas border. In addition to playing football, he starred both on the mound and in the outfield for the Tigers. Heathcott was named First Team All-District as both a sophomore and junior, and also took home MVP honors of the WSSSA World Series as a sophomore. He hit .456 with a 1.98 ERA as a freshman, .489 with a 1.89 as a sophomore, and .530 with a 1.23 as a junior.
Curtis’ hot hitting continues
AzFL Peoria (6-4 loss to Mesa)
Brandon Laird: 0 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (missed catch)
Colin Curtis: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI – 16 for his last 36 (.444) with four doubles, a triple, and a homer
Grant Duff: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB – 9 of 14 pitches were strikes (64.3%) … PitchFX has his heater at 93.38-95.3 mpg
Curtis goes deep for Surprise
Make sure you check out Fack Youk’s take on Austin Jackson.
AzFL Surprise (5-2 loss to Peoria Saguaros)
Brandon Laird: 0 for 4, 1 K
Colin Curtis: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K – three homers in 57 at-bats in the AzFL, seven in 464 during the regular season
Zach Kroenke: 1 IP, zeroes, 0-3 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing) – 8 of 10 pitches were strikes … PitchFX had him at 90.88-91.7 mph with the fastball, which he threw eight times
Fall ballin’
Now that the playoffs are over, we can get back on a regular DotF schedule. Here’s a recap of everything we’ve missed.
AzFL Surprise (11-1 loss to Mesa on Friday)
Colin Curtis: 0 for 4, 2 K – he had more walks than strikeouts prior to this game
Zach Kroenke: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 3-2 GB/FB – 21 of 36 pitches were strikes (58.3%) … PitchFX had him at 89.84-91.5 with the fastball, which is a good mile or two an hour faster than we’d seen him lately
Grant Duff: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB – 9 of 13 pitches were strikes (69.2%) … PFX had him at 93.3-96.3 with the heat
AzFL Rising Stars Showcase (West beat the East 8-7 on Saturday) the east squad had a 7-0 lead with two outs in the first, and they blew it
Mike Dunn: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GB/FB – 11 of 14 pitches were strikes (78.6%) … he actually picked up the win in this game … PFX clocked him at 95.27-95.8, so he was bringing the heat
And now for your weekly winter ball updates…
Dominican Winter League
Abe Almonte: 4 G, 0 for 3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB
Juan Miranda: 1 G, 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K – maybe he takes Hinske’s spot next year
Wilkins Arias: 10 G, 8 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Ivan Nova: 4 G, 3 GS, 18 IP, 12 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 13 K – he’ll be among the first callups next year
Jon Ortiz: 5 IP, 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Jose Valdez: 7 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Mexican Pacific League
Walt Ibarra: 15 G, 10 for 29 (.345), 7 R, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 8 K, 1 SB
Humberto Sanchez: 3 G, 3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Venezuelan Winter League
Reegie Corona: 13 G, 9 for 29 (.310), 7 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K
Edwar Gonzalez: 17 G, 14 for 52 (.269), 7 R, 2 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 1 BB, 10 K, 3 SB, 1 CS
Carlos Mendoza: 3 G, 0 for 3, 3 K – well, that’s not very good, now is it?
Jesus Montero: 9 G, 3 for 26 (.115), 2 R, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 4 K
Luis Nunez: 10 G, 8 for 31 (.258), 1 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K
Marcos Vechionacci: 9 G, 6 for 16 (.375), 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 CS
Romulo Sanchez: 11 G, 12.1 IP, 10 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 8 BB, 5 K – too many walks
Josh Schmidt: 7 G, 5 GS, 23.1 IP, 22 H, 17 R, 12 ER, 8 BB, 20 K – after a great start, things went south for him in a hurry
Pat Venditte: 7 G, 9.1 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
Eric Wordekemper: 1 GS, 3 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
The Puerto Rican League season starts on Thursday, though the rosters still haven’t been posted yet.
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%)
Laird breaks out of his mini-slump
Greg Fertel at Pending Pinstripes sat down for a chat with 2009 4th round pick Adam Warren. It’s pretty funny to see that Warren doesn’t even know where his velocity spike came from last year. Give it a read, it’s well worth your time.
Mike Dunn was the only Yankee farmhand that will participate in the AzFL Rising Stars Showcase. It’s basically the All Star Game.
Here’s two days worth of updates:
AzFL Surprise (10-2 loss to Phoenix on Monday)
Brandon Laird: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B – breaks out of an 0 for 14 slump
AzFL Surprise (6-5 win over Phoenix in 11 innings on Tuesday)
Zach Kroenke: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-1 GB/FB – 13 of 23 pitches were strikes (56.5%)
Grant Duff: 1 IP, zeroes, 0-3 GB/FB – 7 of 12 pitches were strikes (58.3%)
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