Tranzactionz

Missed this from last week, but there have been some releasings:

In addition to Cesar Carrillo and Fernando Nieve, the Astros released pitcher Emmanuel Cedeno and catcher John Curtis.

Cedeno posted a rather high walk rate in 2010, and didn't make it past the GCL at 22 years old.

Curtis hit .264/.333/.342 spread out among Lancaster, Corpus, and Round Rock in 2010 (but with the vast majority of his games at Lancaster).

We also see:

May 8: Jason Bourgeois placed on DL, Joe Inglett called up from OKC.
May 8: J.D. Martinez placed on DL (hamstring), Andrew Robinson promoted to Corpus from Lancaster
May 7: Lexington pitcher Gabe Garcia placed on 7-Day DL with left elbow tendinitis. OF Emilio King assigned to Lexington from Greeneville.
May 6: Jordan Comadena promoted to Lancaster from Tri-City

Tranzactionz!

Lots of moves today on Eddie's Farm:

Round Rock

-Brandon Barnes and John Curtis sent to Round Rock from Lancaster

Corpus

-Ben Heath sent to Corpus from Lexington
-Pat Urckfitz sent to Corpus from Lancaster

Lancaster

-Ashton Mowdy placed on Temporarily Inactive list
-Rene Garcia assigned to Lancaster from Lexington

Lexington

-Barry Butera activated from 7-Day disabled list
-Roberto Pena assigned to Lexington from Greeneville

Tri-City

-Garrett Bullock, Ryan Cole, Telvin Nash, Brian Streilein assigned to Tri-City from Greeneville

Eddie's Farm: August 7

Round Rock

Look at that! Round Rock takes a 4-0 lead (three runs in the first) and rides it out for a 4-1 win. Shane Loux improved to 3-11 after 6IP, 4H/1ER, 3K:1BB. Chris Sampson (who is the Express' seventh-inning guy, apparently), Roy Corcoran, and Casey Daigle allowed 6H/0ER, 1K:0BB in 3IP of relief. Jack Shuck was 2x4 with a double and a triple, and Oswaldo Navarro was 2x4. Chris Shelton hit a three-run bomb in the 1st, and Brian Bogusevic provided the other RBI.

Man of the Match: Chris Shelton

Corpus

Corpus played a tight game until the 7th, when they broke out for five runs through the end of the game, beating Midland 7-1. Henry Villar threw 7IP, 5H/1ER, 2K:3BB, and Jared Wells (1H, 2BB) and Arcenio Leon (1BB) closed it out. Lots of hits for the Hooks last night, and each of the top four spots in the lineup had two hits each (Parejo - BB, 2RBI; Cartwright - 2RBI; Martinez; Clemens) as did Jimmy Van Ostrand (RBI) and Federico Hernandez. In his last ten games, J.D. Martinez has hit .387/.525/.548.

Man of the Match: All the offense, and Henry Villar

Lancaster

The JetHawks got seven in the 6th and thus won 7-3 over Lake Elsinore. Ross Seaton - the human yo-yo - allowed 4H/2ER, 3K:1BB in 7IP, with three groundouts and fifteen flyouts. Brian Wabick allowed 2H/1ER, 1K:3BB in 2IP. John Curtis continued his recent streak of domination, going 3x4 with two doubles and 2RBI. Andy Simunic was 2x4 with a double and an RBI. Brandon Barnes hit his 22nd homer - a three-run shot.

Man of the Match: John Curtis (11x15 in his last three games)

Lexington

Rough night for the bullpen, as Delmarva scored eight runs in innings 6-8, turning a 1-1 game into a 9-1 win. Jose Cisnero threw 6IP, 3H/3ER, 7K:1BB. Brad Dydalewicz allowed 2H/4R (1ER), 2K:1BB in 1IP, and Mike Schurz gave up 2H/2ER, 2K:1BB in 1IP. The Legends also only had three hits - Grant Hogue, Jimmy Paredes, and Jonathan Meyer, with Paredes and Jiovanni Mier drawing walks.

Man of the Match: Jimmy Paredes

Tri-City

Tri-City had a 1-0 lead, but State College edged out the ValleyCats 2-1. Jake Buchanan allowed both runs on 5H in 5.1IP; Alex Sogard threw 2.1IP, 2H/0ER, 3K:1BB. Murillo Gouvea struck out the final batter of the game. The ValleyCats only got four hits on the night - two from Oscar Figueroa and one from Adam Bailey, and a triple from Dan Adamson. Ben Orloff drew two walks.

Man of the Match: Ben Orloff (two walks + SB)

Greeneville

Greeneville was up 4-1 going into the bottom of the eight, and Princeton managed to send it into extra innings. Chris Wallace got the game-winner with an RBI single by Chris Wallace, scoring Jhonny Medrano - who led off the inning with a walk. Gastros win 5-4. Euris Quezada threw 7IP, 3H/1ER, 3K:3BB, Travis Smink gave up 2H/1ER without recording an out, leaving the bases loaded for Ryan Cole in the 8th, who got out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam before getting into his own trouble, and giving up the two runs in the 9th (aided by Brian Streilein). Streilein threw the final 4IP, giving up 1H/0ER, 4K:1BB. The Gastros were 3x18 w/RISP, but pounded out 15 hits. Hector Rodriguez was 3x5, and Pedro Feliz, Ryan Humphrey, Jhonny Medrano, Chris Wallace, and Emilio King had two hits each. Chris Wallace hit his 10th homer of the year, and added another RBI on a sac fly.

Man of the Match: Marcus Nidiffer.

Eddie's Farm: August 6

Round Rock

Fresno out-hit the Express 6-5, but Round Rock still won 3-0. Andy Van Hekken threw 7.1IP, 3H/0ER, 3K:3BB in a solid start, and Mark Melancon recorded his first save for the Express with 1.2IP, 3H/0ER, 2K:0BB. Andy Van Hekken got 16 GB/2 FB on the night. Collin DeLome was 2x4 with a 2-run homer, and Brian Bogusevic (1x2, 2BB) provided the other run with his 12th homer of the year.

Man of the Match: Andy Van Hekken

Corpus

Big controversy in Midland last night. Doug Arguello only threw 1IP, with no explanation given as to why he didn't come out for the 2nd, and a "close" check-swing call went to Midland, scoring the winning run on a walk-off walk. Midland wins 4-3. After Arguello departed, Edwin Walker allowed 5H/3ER, 2K:2BB in 3IP. Bubbie Buzachero DOMINATED with four perfect innings before Jeilen Peguero allowed 3H/1ER, 1K:3BB in 1.1IP for the loss. J.D. Martinez went 3x4 with a double, homer, walk, and 2RBI. David Cook was 3x5 with a solo homer. Koby Clemens was 0x5, and he's 0x13 since returning from the DL.

Man of the Match: I know J.D. Martinez had a hot game, but this goes to Bubbie Buzachero, with four perfect innings.

Lancaster

The JetHawks doubled up Lake Elsinore with a 10-5 win as the JetHawks win their fifth straight game. Leandro Cespedes threw 3.1IP, 5H/4R (3ER), 1K:2BB, 2WP. Shane Wolf got the win with 3.2IP, 2H/1ER, 3K:0BB and Jose Trinidad allowed 3H/0ER in 2IP. John Curtis was 4x5 wutg 2RBI, and Jonathan Villar, Brian Pellegrini, Andy Simunic, David Flores, and Jose Altuve had two hits each. Jay Austin got a hit and a walk, and stole his 49th base of the year.

Man of the Match: John Curtis

Lexington

Lexington never trailed in this game, and got two 8th inning insurance runs in a 9-6 win over Delmarva. Juan Minaya allowed 5H/5R (2ER), 4K:5BB, Brenden Stines got the win with 2H/1ER, 4K:1BB in 3IP. Wander Alvino and Kirk Clark (24th save) combined for 2.1IP, 2H/0ER. Jake Goebbert was 3x4 with a 2-run homer, Miguel Arrendell (2x4, 2RBI), and Rene Garcia (2x4) had multi-hit games. Jimmy Paredes hit a two-run homer. Grant Hogue was 1x4 with a walk, two runs scored, a stolen base, and an outfield assist.

Man of the Match: Jake Goebbert.

Tri-City

Tri-City jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first inning and went on to defeat Mahoning Valley 6-2. Bobby Doran threw 5IP, 7H/2ER, 1K:0BB. Joan Belliard, Adam Champion, and Jorge De Leon combined four 4IP, 3H/0ER, 4K:2BB. Ben Orloff, Enrique Hernandez, and Ben Heath had two hits each, while Mike Kvasnicka was 1x4 with a double and 3RBI.

Man of the Match: Mike Kvasnicka

Greeneville

Double-header, thanks to the postponed game Thursday night, with Princeton:

Game 1: Mike Foltynewicz got roughed up in a 13-3 loss, allowing 7H/8ER, 2K:2BB in 2.1IP. Jamaine Cotton allowed 5H/4ER, 1K:2BB in 1IP. Phil Rorabaugh gave up 4H/1ER in 1.2IP and Justin Harper threw a perfect inning. Jhonny Medrano hit a 2-run homer in the 6th. Bryce Lane had the other RBI.

Man of the Match: Jhonny Medrano

Game 2: And Greeneville didn't let it affect them, posting a 4-1 win in Game 2. Gabe Garcia allowed 3H/1ER, 3K:2BB and Jeiler Castillo got the win with 4H/0ER, 3K:1BB in 2.1IP. Garrett Bullock posted his first save with 1H/0ER, 3K:0BB in 2.2IP. Medrano hit his 2nd HR of the day, going 2x3. Rafael Valenzuela was 2x4 with a 2-run HR, and Marcus Nidiffer hit his 9th homer of the season. Ryan Humphrey was 2x3.

Man of the Match: Rafael Valenzuela

Eddie's Farm: August 5

Round Rock

Fresno rolled all over Round Rock, roughing up Josh Banks in an 8-1 win. Banks threw 5IP, 9H/7R (5ER), 3K:1BB, WP to drop his record to 8-8. Chris Sampson, Roy Corcoran, and Jonah Bayliss held Fresno scoreless over three innings, and Fernando Abad allowed the final run of the game. Matt Kata was 2x3 with the lone RBI, while Brian Bogusevic and Chris Shelton were both 1x4 with a double, Collin DeLome provided your other hit.

Man of the Match: Matt Kata, despite him being the one committing the error leading to two unearned runs.

Corpus

San Antonio put up a run over four separate innings, defeating Corpus 4-1. Jordan Lyles threw 5IP, 7H/2ER, 3K:1BB, and needed 90 pitches to do it. Matt Nevarez gave up a hit and two walks, while Erick Abreu (2IP) and Arcenio Leon (1IP) each allowed two hits, a walk, and a run. No extra-base hits, as the Hooks were held to five hits and no walks, but Cartwright, rehabbing Manzella, J.D. Martinez, David Cook, and Michael Affronti (RBI) got on base.

Man of the Match: Jordan Lyles

Lancaster

High drama at Inland Empire last night, as the JetHawks came back from 4-2 down in the 8th to tie the game on John Curtis' 2-run single. In the 12th, Mark Ori doubled, and John Curtis provided another RBI to give the JetHawks a 5-4 win. Pat Urckfitz threw 6IP, 7H/4R (1ER), 6K:2BB with Ashton Mowdy, Kyle Godfrey, and David Berner locking it down. Godfrey struck out six in 3IP. The bottom of the 7th was an interesting one for Inland Empire, as the three outs came by way of: hit by batted ball, caught stealing, caught stealing. John Curtis was 4x6 with 3RBI, with Jonathan Villar and Brandon Barnes providing the other two RBI. Jay Austin stole his 48th base of the year, Barnes walked three times, and Andy Simunic struck out four times, and walked twice.

Man of the Match: John Curtis

Lexington

The Legends held Hagerstown to one run through five, but that quickly turned into eight runs, and the Legends lost 8-3. Tanner Bushue threw 6.2IP, 5H/6ER, 4K:2BB, 2HR, and Dan Sarisky gave up 3H/2ER in 1.1IP. Twelve of Bushue's 16 in play outs were flyballs. Jake Goebbert was 2x4 with 2RBI, while Kody Hinze provided your other RBI. Our Boy Aaron Bray was 0x3 with a walk.

Man of the Match: Jake Goebbert.

Tri-City

Rough one for the ValleyCats as Mahoning Valley comes up with a walkoff sac fly in the bottom of the 9th for a 3-2 loss. The winning run got to third on a single, wild pitch, single. Carlos Quevedo threw 7.2IP, 4H/2ER, 1K:0BB, Travis Blankenship walked a batter and got an out, while Brandt Walker was charged with the loss. Wilton Infante was 2x3 with an RBI, and Tyler Burnett (2B, BB) and Mike Kvasnicka had the only other two hits.

Man of the Match: Carlos Quevedo

Greeneville

Postponed: Rain

Tranzactionz!

Shake-up among the organization's catchers as Cash moves out, and dudes move up!

Lou Santangelo assigned to Round Rock from Corpus.
John Curtis assigned to Corpus from Lancaster.

And in a couple of other transactions...

10th Round pick Evan Grills assigned to GCL Astros
Edwin Maysonet assigned to GCL Astros (rehab)

Insanity in the Transactions

Who says transactions aren't exciting? I certainly don't. Captip to Citizen William for providing the link to this wackiness:

June 21
Catcher John Curtis, Outfielder Lee Cruz, Infielder Brandon Wikoff assigned to Round Rock from Lancaster.

Yeah, skipping Double-A. Wikoff was the Astros' 5th Round pick in the 2009 draft.

Tranzactionz!

May 17

-Lexington activates P David Duncan from 7-Day DL
-Places Brandt Walker on 7-Day DL with right bicep strain.

May 16

-Lancaster places catcher Jordan Comadena on temporarily inactive list
-Assigns catcher John Curtis to Lancaster from Tri-City

Is this the first time you've heard of John Curtis? Me, too. So I did some digging, and Curtis was a catcher at Cal-State Fullerton from '03-'06. Other than that...