Louisville won 9-2. Box Score

• Justin Lehr was perfect through 7 but allowed a solo HR in the 8th to break it all up. 8ip, 1h, 1er, 0bb and 5K.
• Andy Green went 1-4 with a walk, run and RBI.
• Jay Bruce went 2-5 with a triple and opposite field HR with 3 RBI.
• Jerry Hairston went 3-4 with a double, triple and 2 runs.
• Adam Rosales went 2-3 with 2 RBI and a run scored.
• Alvin Colina went 1-3 with a walk and 2 RBI.

Chattanooga won 9-4. Box Score

• Luis Bolivar went 6-6 with 2 doubles, a HR (1), 2 RBI and 3 runs.
• Tonys Gutierrez went 0-2 with 4 walks.
• Craig Tatum went 2-6 with a run, double and an RBI.
• Danny Dorn went 0-1 with 3 walks and an RBI.
• BJ Szymanski went 2-5 with a double and 2 RBI.
• Shaun Cumberland went 2-5 with a solo HR (1).
• Jose Castro went 1-5 with a double and a run.
• Danny Herrera walked 3 but allowed no hits in 2.1 innings.
• Derrik Lutz allowed a hit and a walk in a scoreless 1.1 inning outing.
• Pedro Viola struck out 1 in an inning of work.

Sarasota won 7-1. Box Score

• Travis Wood allowed 2 hits and 2 walks in 4.1 scoreless innings and struck out 7 batters.
• Robert Manuel allowed 2 hits in 2.1 scoreless innings.
• Ramon Geronimo allowed a walk and struck out 2 in 1 inning.
• Chris Heisey went 2-5 with a double, run and RBI.
• Chris Valaika went 4-5 with a HR (2), run and 2 RBI.
• Juan Francisco went 1-4 with a double.
• Drew Stubbs went 1-3 with a walk, 2 runs, a double and a stolen base (3).
•  Jason Louwsma went 2-4 with a HR (1) with 2 RBI.
• Justin Tordi went 1-4 with an RBI.
• Michael DeJesus went 1-4 with a triple and a run.

Dayton won 3-2. Box Score

• Todd Frazier went 1-2 with a double, run and 2 walks. He has 8 walks in 5 games.
• Brandon Waring went 2-3 with a walk, 2 runs, HR (2) and 2 RBI.
• Denis Phipps went 1-4 with an RBI.
• Curtis Partch went 5 innings, allowed 1 earned run, 1 walk, 4 hits and struck out 4.
• Raymond Jeffords struck out 6 batters in 2.2 innings while allowing 2 hits.
• Enerio Del Rosario walked 1 in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Juan Duran could play this year

Ben Badler at Baseball America says that Juan Duran (Photo creating by reader Tom) could spend some time in the GCL this year, but right now is dealing with an elbow injury. The GCL uses a DH, so getting at bats shouldn’t be a problem.

Peek at the Draft

Jim Callis, also of Baseball America does a brief little rundown of who/why the Reds should draft in June. He eventually comes to the point where he thinks they end up with a right handed pitcher at #7.

Opening Week of the Minors

The opening week is now over after 4 games for the teams. All of the teams are 2-2 except Dayton who fell to 1-3 in the opening week. There were some guys who had real good weeks. Drew Stubbs (who I plan on writing something on this week) leads the FSL in walks after 1 week. Juan Francisco has a nice even 1.000 OPS. Tom Shearn and Tyler Pelland took a no hitter into the final inning of a double header before Ricky Stone allowed a hit. Todd Frazier has a 6-1 walk to strikeout ratio and is boasting a 1.316 OPS.  BJ Szymanski has absolutely killed the ball so far this year with a double, triple and 2 HR in just 12 at bats. Daryl Thompson made a strong debut for Chattanooga with 6 innings and 5 strikeouts.  Jerry Hairston and Jolbert Cabrera have killed the ball down in Louisville as both have OPS’s over 1.100. Homer Bailey walked just 1 batter in 7 innings in the season opener and threw just 83 pitches.

Louisville lost 5-3. Box Score

• Jerry Hairston went 2-4 with a walk and a run.
• Jolbert Cabrera went 1-3 with an RBI.
• Alvin Colina went 3-4 with an RBI.
• Adam Pettyjohn allowed 2 runs in 7 innings on 7 hits, a walk and 6 strikeouts.

Chattanooga split a double header.

Game 1: Won 8-4. Box Score

• Luis Bolivar went 0-1 with a walk and an RBI.
• Tonys Gutierrez went 2-4 with a run.
• BJ Szymanski went 2-3 with a double, GS (1) and 3 runs scored.
• Jose Castro went 1-3 with a double, run and RBI.
• Ben Jukich went 4 innings, allowed 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts.
• Derrik Lutz allowed an unearned run on a hit and a strikeout.
• Josh Roenicke allowed an unearned run on a walk in 1 inning.
• Carlos Fisher struck out 1 in a perfect inning.

Game 2: 10-1 loss. Box Score

• BJ Szymanski went 1-1 with a solo HR as a PH.
• Jose Castro went 2-3

Sarasota lost 8-5 in extra innings. Box Score 

• Sean Henry went 2-5 with a run.
• Chris Heisey went 2-4 with a run.
• Chris Valaika went 1-5 with a run and an RBI.
• Drew Stubbs went 1-5 with 2 RBI and a stolen base.
• Jason Louwsma went 2-5 with a double and a run.
• Michael DeJesus went 2-4 with an RBI and a run.
• Lee Tabor allowed just a walk in 2 shutout innings.
• Camilo Vazquez pitched a perfect 1.1 innings with a strikeout.

Dayton lost 4-3. Box Score

• Kel Jones went 2-4 with a run scored.
• Todd Frazier went 2-4 with an RBI.
• Brandon Waring went 1-4 with a run.
• Michael McKennon went 1-4 with a HR (1) and 2 RBI.
• Andrew Bowman went 3 innings, allowed just a hit and struck out 4.
• Kevin Gunter allowed just a walk in 1.1 innings.