Triple-A Scranton (4-0 win over Syracuse) check out which 2 former Yankee prospects batted 3-4 in the Syracuse lineup
Kevin Reese: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B
Alberto Gonzalez: 0 for 4, 1 RBI, 2 K
Bronson Sardinha: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K
Eric Duncan: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 K
Shelley Duncan: 0 for 2, 2 BB, 2 K – HR and RBI streak ends at 3 games
Omir Santos: 1 for 4, 1 K
Phil Hughes: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, 6-2 GB/FBÂ – you’re right, it’s best to keep him in the minors…
Ron Villone:Â .1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Ben Kozlowski: .1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K – 7.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K in last 4 games
Callis on the draft
BA’s Jim Callis took a swarm of draft related questions today at his weekly ESPN chat:
Eric (Sierra Vista, AZ): Hey, Jim, sorry to pester you, but with Max Scherzer heading to Fort Worth, do you see him cashing in with the Nats like you saw last week? Was the departure of Mike Rizzo a big reason why the negotiations have deterorated?
 Jim Callis: (2:05 PM ET ) I think the biggest problem is just that the Diamondbacks and Boras valued him differently. Arizona saw him as a guy who wasn’t going to go higher than No. 11 (and might have slid through the first round otherwise), and Boras saw him as one of the top two pitchers in the draft. I don’t think he was that good, but if he pitches well at Fort Worth and shows he’s fully healthy, you could argue that he’s the No. 2 prospect in a 2007 draft bereft of college righthanded pitching.
A tale of 2 pitchers
Pitcher A: 3 G, 14 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 8 BB, 14 K, .133 BAA
Pitcher B: 3 G, 8.1 IP, 12 H, 11 R, 8 ER, 12 BB, 3 K, .333 BAA
To all the people who flooded my inbox after last year’s draft: you’re right, the Yanks should have drafted the second guy over the first.
Karstens to pitch Saturday
Just got the scoop from Pete Abraham. It’ll be Pettitte vs. Schilling, Karstens vs. Beckett, and Wright vs. Dice-K.
I still don’t totally agree with starting Karstens in Boston after he missed the last part of Spring Training and had only one four-inning rehab start. But, when you’re stuck in situations like this, you’re forced to adjust accordingly.
Just so it doesn’t go to waste:
A hot new blog
Literally. Is there a hotter blogger around right now? And as an added bonus, she’s writing a baseball blog too.
Well, he’s got a cool name, at least
Just thumbed through the new issue of SI, and saw a bit about Colt Molloy, a Texas high schooler who just threw five straight no-hitters. Neat, huh? The reason I mention it here is because the article mentioned contacts with a Yankees scout.
There’s no reason to get overly excited: the only two guys to throw more consecutive no-hit innings in high school didn’t exactly pan out. I kinda wish the article talked about his stuff more, but it did make mention of a mid-80s fastball, something that doesn’t translate well in the bigs.
But, as a late-rounder? Yeah, he’d be worth a 20th round pick or so.
Down on the Farm
The weather’s been creating havoc in the baseball world, and it’s not just the major leagues that are being put in a bind (although my fantasy team is looking forward to all those Grady Sizemore doubleheaders). Because minor league teams do not have the resources to deal with Mother Nature, games are called much sooner and much more often than they are in The Show. Here’s a quick wrap up of how the weather has affected each Yankee affiliate so far this year (includes tonight’s games):
Triple-A Scranton:Â 4 total games called off, none made up, haven’t played since Saturday
Double-A Trenton: 5 total games called off, none made up, also haven’t played since Saturday
High-A Tampa: 1 game rained out, and it’s already been made up
Low-A Charleston: no cancellations…yet
On to tonight’s action:
Triple-A Scranton snowed out. No word on a makeup date.
Double-A Trenton‘s doubleheader was rained out. They’ll try to make up one game as part of a doubleheader tomorrow, no word on the makeup of the second game. If they play tomorrow, it’ll be their first action since Saturday.