Milb.com has a nice article up about Dellin Betances’ no-hit outing last night. Actually, the article isn’t a must-read, but the accompanying picture is a must see. Look at how huge he is! The lettering on the jersey looks like it’s about 2 inches tall! Insane.
Dellin Betances … awwwww yeah!
Triple-A Scranton
Game 1 (4-0 win over Louisville in 7 innings)
Brett Gardner & Juan Miranda: both 1 for 2, 1 R – Gardner drew 2 walks, stole a base & was caught trying to steal another … Miranda launced a 2-run bombed & drew a walk
Justin Christian: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 SB – one of the most under-rated players in the system
rest of lineup: combined 1 for 15, 1 2 R, 1 2B, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 HBP – Jason Lane scored a run & drew two walks … Eric Duncan committed a fielding error … Chris Stewart doubled & scored a run
Dan Giese: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 11-7 GB/FB – 63 of 90 pitches were strikes (70%)
BA projects the first round
Jim Callis of Baseball America posted his first mock draft today, and has the Yanks taking Arizona prep southpaw Kyle Lobstein. Callis writes:
The obvious move would be for New York to use its financial muscle to pay what it takes to get whatever top talent falls because of signability. Hosmer would be a coup for the Yankees, but Cole could be too raw for their tastes. They’ve been scouting a lot of lefthanded pitchers, making high schoolers Kyle Lobstein (Arizona), Brett DeVall (Florida), Mike Montgomery (California) and Robbie Ross (Kentucky) candidates.
Lobstein would be a bit of an over-draft at #28, and frankly I think there’s a chance he’d still be around when the Yanks picks again at #44. Plus Robbie Ross is better than Lobstein. The Yanks are going to take whichever signability guys falls to them, it’s almost guaranteed.
Interestingly, Callis has Fresno State RHP Tanner Scheppers dropping out of the first round. Back later with DotF.
Draft prospect videos
Part of what makes the draft so much fun is the element of the unknown. Very few fans have actually seen these kids play, making it easy to conjure up images of superhuman hitters with menacing stances and 24-inch biceps, or pitchers with lightning quick arms, video game control and breaking pitches that defy gravity. That, of course, is far from reality.
Thanks to the intra-net, regular saps like me are now able to see clips of these kids in action, providing short glimpses into the future. I’ve scoured of the information superhighway for clips of some of the most exciting prospects in this year’s draft class, and am presenting them here for your viewing pleasure.
Let’s start with my personal favorite, prep RHP Gerrit Cole. Here’s a clip of Cole striking out the final batter of his 2 hit, 10 strikeout complete game shutout in Game 1 of the California Interscholarship Federation Southern Section playoffs.
OLU Gerrit Cole ends game with strikeout from Jaime Cardenas on Vimeo.
Better late than never
Triple-A Scranton was rained out. Chad Jennings says they’ll play two tomorrow. Homer Bailey-Dan Giese match-up in game one of the double-dip.
Double-A Trenton (7-2 win over Portland) they beat Justin Masterson during the regular season last year, then they beat him again during the postseason, and then again tonight. Awesome
Ramiro Pena: 2 for 4, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 1 K
Austin Jackson: 0 for 2, 1 R, 2 BB – 0 for his last 11
Colin Curtis & Jose Tabata: both 0 for 3, 1 K – Curtis drove in a run with a sac fly … Tabata was hit by a pitch
Edwar Gonzalez: 1 for 4, 2 RBI, 1 K
Chris Malec: 3 for 4, 3 R, 1 2B
Kevin Russo: 2 for 3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Jason Jones: 7 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 8-9 GB/FB
Mark Melancon: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K – he’s moved way faster than I ever imagined he would
Scheppers injured
Fresno State RHP Tanner Scheppers, a surefire first round pick in next month’s Rule 4 draft, suffered a stress fracture in his shoulder and will be out of action a minimum of 6 weeks. The injury cripples his draft stock, and this could now be a similar situation to what Mark Melancon went through in 2006. Given the overall lack of … quality players in this years draft, I couldn’t see waiting past the 4th or 5th round to snatch him and offer first round money. Do ya thing Opp. (h/t MLBTR)
Q: Where did Charleston’s offense go?
A: To the DL!
Triple-A Scranton (11-6 loss to Louisville)
Justin Christian: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Jason Lane: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB
Juan Miranda: 0 for 4, 1 BB, 1 K – .313-.459-.478 vs RHP … .147-.196-.176 vs LHP
Cody Ransom: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Eric Duncan: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB
Nick Green & Greg Porter: both 1 for 4 – Green K’ed .. Porter scored a run
JD Closser: 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB – .368-.478-.474 in 7 games with Scranton
Heath Phillips: 1 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 E (throwing) – spot starting has not been kind to him
Bo Hall: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1-8 GB/FB
Steven Jackson: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K – 28 of 38 pitches were strikes (73.7%)
Scott Patterson: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K – no baserunners, 4 K in his last 3.2 IP
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