7/4 Game Review
Louisville lost 6-1. Box Score
- Kristopher Negron went 2-4 with a triple and a run.
- Carlos Fisher allowed a run in 2 innings with a strikeout.
- Travis Webb threw a perfect inning with a walk and 3 strikeouts.
Game notes
Kristopher Negron had the only two hits for the Bats. They have now lost 8 in a row after their 9 game winning streak.
Pensacola won 7-3. Box Score
- Ryan LaMarre went 2-3 with 2 walks, a steal (19) and 2 runs.
- Brodie Greene went 1-2 with 2 walks, a HR (3), 4 RBI and 2 runs.
- Bryson Smith went 2-3 with a walk and RBI.
- David Vidal went 2-4 with a double and a run.
- Andrew Means went 1-3 with a triple, RBI, walk and a run.
- Daniel Corcino allowed 2 runs in 6 innings with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts.
- Justin Freeman threw 1.2 shutout innings for the save.
Game notes
Brodie Greene had a big game with 4 RBI and reaching base 3 times. Bryson Smith is off to a quick start in Pensacola with a .385/.429/.538 line through his first 7 games. Daniel Corcino gave up two solo home runs. He now has a 3.17 ERA on the season.
Bakersfield lost 14-3. Box Score
- Billy Hamilton went 1-4 with a walk, RBI, run and a steal (101).
- Theo Bowe went 2-5 with a HR (3) and 2 RBI.
- Travis Mattair went 2-4.
- Juan Duran went 2-3 with a walk.
- Dominic D’Anna went 1-4 with a double and a run.
- Steve Selsky went 3-4 with a double.
Game notes
Theo Bowe now has as many home runs in 191 plate appearances in the California League as he had in 800 plate appearances before he arrived in the league. He is now hitting .369/.455/.481 for Bakersfield.
Dayton won 17-4. Box Score
- Joe Terry went 4-5 with a double, 2 RBI and 2 runs.
- Juan Perez went 2-5 with an RBI and 2 runs.
- Yorman Rodriguez went 3-6 with a double, run and 3 RBI.
- Sean Buckley went 2-5 with a double, RBI and 2 runs.
- Ryan Wright went 2-5 with a walk, RBI and 2 runs.
- Kyle Waldrop went 4-6 with a double, 2 RBI and 3 runs.
- Yovan Gonzalez went 3-6 with a double, 3 RBI and 2 runs.
- Juan Silva went 1-3 with a double, 2 runs and 2 walks.
- Jefry Sierra went 3-5 with a double, 4 RBI and a run.
- Carlos Gonzalez allowed a run in 4 innings with 4 walks and 4 strikeouts.
- Ryan Kemp threw 2 shutout innings with 2 strikeouts.
Game notes
The Dragons scored 8 runs in the first inning and followed that up with 4 more in the second inning. The team had 24 hits in the game, a new franchise record. The next three nights the games will be available to watch online, for free. You can see the link below in the game preview.
Billings lost 8-7. Box Score
- Daniel Pigott went 1-4 with an RBI and a run.
- Robert Maddox went 3-4 with 3 HR (5) and 5 RBI.
- Matt Lentz went 1-2.
- Robert Stephenon threw 3 shutout innings with 4 walks and 3 strikeouts.
Game notes
Two Mustangs errors led to four unearned runs against Billings pitchers. You have to wonder how the umpiring was in the game, the two teams combined to walk 17 batters and only record 12 strikeouts. Robert Maddox had himself a game. He is now 2nd in the league in home runs and 4th in OPS.
AZL Reds were postponed.
Game preview
| Team | 1st half | 2nd half | Time | Probable | Box Score | Listen Live | Watch Live |
| Louisville | 31-57 | N/A | 7:05pm |
TBA |
Here | Here |
Here |
| Pensacola | 34-35 |
9-5 | 8:00pm |
Sulbaran |
Here |
Here |
Here |
| Bakersfield | 41-29 | 6-8 | 10:45pm |
TBA |
Here |
Here |
N/A |
| Dayton | 30-40 | 4-9 |
7:00pm |
Mugarian |
Here | Here |
Here |
| Billings | 10-7 | N/A |
9:05pm |
Guillon |
Here | Here |
N/A |
| AZL Reds |
3-8 | N/A |
10:00pm |
TBA |
Here | N/A |
N/A |
Mugarian moved up to Dayton?
Yes.
Workman like start from Corcino.
Also with those umps in the Billings game, Stephenson has 2 BB in his first 14 IP, yet he had 4 in 3 IP here? Sounds like there was no edge of the strikezone. Stephenson did mitigate it by only allowing the in one hit. His pitch count must have been up there to only go 3 IP.
Interested to see how Mugarian does in A ball tonight.
Everything went right for the Dragons. Everyone who played multiple innings had multiple hits.
As far as Stephenson’s walks, it happens he isn’t a machine it doesn’t have to be about the umpires.
I knew it was going to be a good night in Dayton when Arias lead-off and reached on a error and then had to come out of the game as he pulled something. Meant the black hole that has become the third base position when he is out there might be a little more full. Hopefully Mejias-Brean will be in Dayton shortly. Like to see Maddox back in Dayton as well.
Arias has a .750 OPS in the last month and a week. Not exactly a black hole.
I’m talking defense. His glove or more aptly arm creates the black hole. What Junior giveth he taketh away. The only player in the system with more errors is Hamilton who has one(24) more in 20+ more defensive games at a tougher position. Although Gabriel Rosa is on a pace to surpass Junior with 6 in 11 games.
Theo Bowe is hitting great. But, I thought one of his weaknesses as Dayton was his Willie Mays-Hayes approach from Major League II. He wanted to be a power hitter and was always taking those huge cuts. Maybe he hasn’t changed his thinking much and the warning track balls from Dayton are flying out of the smaller confines in Bakersfield.
Billy Hamilton – #27 on BA’s Midseason Top 50
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2012/07/midseason-top-50-prospects-list-2/
As excited as everyone is about Billy Hamilton, this should give you pause: the Cardinals have 3 prospects rated higher than Hamilton on this list.
Man, I hate the Cardinals.
Yup, on the hating. I never thought I would dislike any team more than the Yankees.
They do. And I don’t really care much about it. The Reds have a bunch of young guys on their MLB team and probably 3-5 other Top 100 guys depending on where you look at the end of the year. The Reds system isn’t overly top heavy, but it doesn’t really need to be. We have pitchers at the top (that AA rotation is loaded with raw talent) and hitters mixed in throughout.
Of course the Dayton game is online for free tonight and I am busy moving. I work in software development and we have a software we use called camtasia that allows you to record your screen. Would be nice if all these games could be recorded and rendered somewhere to watch whenever.
I use camtasia as well. I can’t imagine what my computer would do if I attempted to record for 3 straight hours with that program. I run into problems if I go over 30 minutes with how long it takes me to get it all going.
But, if you subscribe to Milb.tv, you can go back and watch the games any time you want. I am assuming you don’t subscribe though.
Yea I could do it from my office machine but not the one at home. I am getting ready to subscribing now and I didn’t you could do that. I was already looking into it that way I could catch games at work when I was bored.
By the way you do a really good job with this site. I am not just talking about the Reds part of it. I am a programmer and not many people realize how much work goes into maintaining these sort of things.
For $10 a month it is hard to beat.
When can we expect a DSL update? Just purusing the stats and roster nothing jumps out at me. Soid Marquez is doing ok as a 17 year old. Where is Jonathan Perez the younger?
Hopefully next week. As of right now, I only have one other article planned and I am working on it after I eat lunch. Not a clue where the young Jonathan Perez is and at this point, I have to admit, it is confusing that we haven’t seen him.
Don’t look now, but… Yorman. His K rate is falling and he’s hitting the ball with authority.
reds have to get rid od some dead weight
They certainly need to find a way to make improvements, particularly on offense. The bench is atrocious on nights when Todd Frazier is starting.
Hal McCoy said that Rolan needs to the honorable thing and retire. I have to say that I agree with him as much as like Rolan. They still need a Lead off hitter, right handed clean up hitter, and at least 1 power lefty off the bench. Just don’t see much of that happening.
Agree with everything. It is obvious that Stubbs isn’t going to get it done with the bat. Heisey is ok, but is probably a 4th outfielder as some on here have been saying. Mesoraco has a lot of improving to do with the bat. In summary, this team needs more offense. If we could get someone like Quentin for LF and a left handed hitter for the bench, it would go a long way in meeting our offensive needs.
Hal is right about Rolen. I addressed it here on a thread a while ago, too. Bow out gracefully to preserve his legacy. Last summer I saw him play down here in Tampa and he couldn’t hit the fastball fair to save his life – he was cheating big time and looked foolish on any breaking ball. Granted it was against David Price.
Mike Schmidt quit mid-season. Scott should do the same. Jocketty should do the right thing and call him in and say we will give you the opportunity to go out on your own terms(and we will pay-off your contract) or we will release you.
They don’t need any handed clean up hitter. They simply need to either move Bruce to the clean up spot and Phillips to lead off or they need to trade for someone (RHH or LHH) to bat 4th and move Phillips to the leadoff spot. For as much crap as Jay Bruce gets, if we assume that there are 16 #3 hitters in the NL and 16 #4 hitters in the NL (one per team), then Bruce and his OPS that ranks him 19th in the NL should be batting there and the odds that you can acquire someone better for the spot are highly unlikely.
Agreed, but we do not live in the real world. We get to live in Dusty’s world. A world where things are not as they should be but only the way dusty sees them. As long as Dusty is the manager the reds need a right handed clean up hitter. I still think if Mesoraco could get the playing time he could be the clean up hitter and a good one.
If the Reds are going to stand pat somewhere it has to be on the picthing side. The bullpen has been very good and the rotation seems to be coming around (Latos). Frazier should never be on the bench. If he is, then the regular lineup suffers (Cairo/Rolen – oh my!). A cleanup hitter for LF and/or a quality OBP guy for leadoff. Bench? What about Scott Hairston (Mets)? Another option would be to go after a starting 3B (Headley – SD?) then put Frazier in LF. Mes needs to play at least 3 of 5.
What are Arizona’s needs?
They have a Miami U outfielder, Adam Eaton, at Reno hitting about .390 as a lead-off hitter, great arm, who is a AAA All Star. He seems to be blocked at this point. Hits left-handed. Seems on paper like everything the Reds need.
Think thy would take someone like Lotzkar?
no they have so much pitching coming up and a lot of young pitching on the current staff. I would think that 3rd base would be about their biggest need or maybe SS (depending on Drew’s health). They do however have a 3rd baseman that is coming up with the name of Matt Davidson who looks like at least a B prospect. Relief Pitching is also another need I think they have and the reds have plenty of that coming through the system.
Spencer Dickinson promoted to Dayton.