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Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Jesus Out

Injuries/News:

Tabata is still out…Jesus Montero will likely not be playing this season due to an ankle injury, no long term effects are expected, via Pinstripes Plus.

AAA:

Duncan and Gonzalez were a combined 1 for 8 with a 2 strikeouts. It must be tough for Eric to be struggling right now with Miguel Cairo as the starting 1B.

AA:

Jeff Marquez got those strikeouts, I was looking for, but it didn’t help him have a good start. Instead, Marquez had one of his lesser outings thus far with a final line of 6-6-4-4-0-7-1 (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR). With that, Jeff’s ERA is up to 2.90, so he’s still having a solid season. Not quite the breakout I wanted or expected, but good enough to keep his status amongst the system’s elite.

Cody Ehlers was 1 for 3 with a walk. It was only the 3rd hit for Cody in 20 at bats since returning from the DL.

A+:

Tampa put 8 runs and 16 hits on the board with Marcos Vechionacci having a nice game. Marcos did a great job hitting the ball hard up the middle and was rewarded with a 3 for 5 showing. Marcos is 10 for his last 30, but hasn’t shown much power in that stretch. For now, since it’s the FSL, I’ll be satisfied with a solid AVG. Reegie Corona was 2 for 5, as was Colin Curtis. Curtis struck out once while Corona did not. Juan Miranda was 2 for 4 as he continues to tear the cover off of the ball. Finally, Francisco Cervelli was 1 for 4 with a double, a walk, and 2 strikeouts. Cervelli is moving himself into elite position amongst the Yankee farm.

A-:

Mike Dunn picked up the win, but his performance is definitely indicating that he’s slowing under the pressure of pitching consistently for the first time. Dunn would exit his game with a 5-8-3-3-0-6-1 line. Early in the season, he would not have given up nearly as many hits, but for now he’s going to have to settle for getting his inning in and working on his stamina.

Dunn was able to pick up the win thanks to the Charleston batters having another great game; they’ve really been clicking as of late. Seth Fortenberry was 2 for 3 with another homer and another walk. Seth has 4 homers and 11 walks in his last 9 games. His season line is up to .283/.378/.493. I think he needs a new challenge. Mitch Hilligoss was 1 for 4 with a strikeout. Hilly’s been cooling off, which is expected when one is coming off a hit streak that lasted almost a month and a half. Finally, Austin Jackson was 3 for 6 with 2 doubles and a steal. Jackson’s season line, .279/.352/.398, really isn’t that impressive, but it just “feels” better. Jackson is hitting .310 in his last 10 games with 5 doubles and a 5:7 BB:K ratio.

Spotlight On:

The MLB Draft. 2 PM ET, ESPN2. Tune in and pray the Yankees don’t pick Andrew Brackman.