Thursday, June 14, 2007
A Slow News Day
Injuries/News:
Knicks in 08!!!
AAA:
Kei Igawa got the win for Scranton. Igawa’s line, 6-4-1-1-2-4-1 (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR), wasn’t all that impressive, but it was good enough that if Clippard has another poor outing, Igawa might be back in the bigs. I really don’t think the difference in true talent level between the two is enough to make much of a difference, so either way it’s cool. For personal fandom reasons, I’d rather see Clippard in the bigs, but I’ll survive if he’s demoted. Chris Britton continued to toil away in the minors, 3-4-2-2-0-4-0. Winning cures everything and right now the bullpen is doing a good enough job since they rarely have to be used much, but it’s hard to see why Britton is still in the minors.
Alberto Gonzalez was 2 for 4 with a double and a walk. It was the best game he’s had in some time, but his season line remains extremely uninspiring.
AA:
Brett Smith picked up his 6th victory, but didn’t pitch all that well. Smith’s line of 5-4-3-3-4-2-1 brought his ERA up to 1.99. Smith still has terrific season totals, but his recent outings seem to indicate regression to the mean.
Brett Gardner and Cody Ehlers were both 0 for 2 with 2 walks.
A+:
The Tampa Yankees won a nail biter with Dan McCutchen, 6-7-0-0-1-4-0, picking up the victory. Reegie Corona was 2 for 4 with a walk and a steal as a bunch of the offensive players had ok games. Jose Tabata was 1 for 4 with a double and a steal. Colin Curtis was 1 for 4 with a strikeout. Juan Miranda was 1 for 4 with a homer and 2 strikeouts. Frank Cervelli was 0 for 2 with a walk. Finally, Lakeland managed to keep Marcos Vechionacci at bay, 0 for 4.
A-:
Mitch Hilligoss and Seth Fortenberry had good games in an otherwise quiet night for Charleston. Hilly was 3 for 3 with a double and Fortenberry was 2 for 4 with a double. This was the first really good game Hilly’s had since the conclusion of his big hit streak, so it was nice to see. Mitch might be happier than everyone else when it comes to appreciating Vechionacci’s recent hot streak because it seems he will have to wait on something being done with Marcos before he is promoted, which makes sense. Seth…I’m not sure what the wait is to promote him.
Spotlight On:
Ian Kennedy making his 3rd AA start.
Comments
Ground outs-fly outs: Igawa 1-13. That has to be a concern.
Stick was on with M and the MD on Monday and said that he thinks Clippard can be a league average starter or better this season.
He also said Moose would be a better pitcher if he lifted weights-not gonna happen
Igawa’s GB/FB rates are disconcerting, true. But his K/9 and BB/9 are both good, and if you strike out a lot and don’t walk much, you’ll still be good. I generally agree with Fabian that I would be more rooting for Clippard, but there’s a good chance that next year, if not the year after, the Yankees will need both pitchers, so I’d hope Igawa gets another chance, too.
Besides, if Igawa can get back to the majors and put up decent numbers - say 10% worse than Dice-K - I have a Red Sox fan in the cubicle next time me that will get heckled mercilessly.
Was Kennedy scratched for some reason?
I think they’re using a six man rotation for at least one turn at Trenton.
Any truth to the rumor that The Yanks have made Igawa cut his hair and generally make himself less ugly as a condition of getting called back up?
Apparently, Miranda is doing well in Tampa. After a not so good start in May, it looks like his power has caught up. At age 24, I would imagine he needs to become a little more consistent this year before anyone considers him MLB-ready.
Any of you guys seen him play first hand?
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