Showing posts with label Wes Musick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wes Musick. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Pre Stros Morning Report April 15th

AAA

Oklahoma City (6-5)

The Redhawks got their first home win of the season in a 11-0 shutout of the Memphis Redbirds (5-5). Wes Musick got the start and was stingy on the mound, giving up 2 hits and striking out 5 over 5 innings, earning his first win of the season. Jared Cosart followed Musick on the mound with 3.2 innings pitched, allowing 3 hits and striking out 3. Kyle Hallock pitched a third of an inning. At one point Musick and Cosart combined to retire 14 hitters in a row.

Brandon Laird lead the offensive attack with 3 hits in 2 ABs, including a double, 2 runs, and an RBI. Jonathan Villar hit his first triple of the season after being moved to the bottom of the lineup. Villar was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored. Hopefully this is a sign of him realizing baseball season has started and he needs to get his bat out of the deep freeze. Villar also had a stolen base. Jimmy Paredes (2H, 2R, 2B, 2RBI) and Trevor Crowe (2H, RBI, 2BB) each had 2 hits on the evening. Robbie Grossman (H, 2R, BB, 2K, SB), Mark Krauss (H, 3RBI) and Jake Elmore each had a hit, with Elmore extending his hit streak to 10 games.

Man of the Match: Wes Musick

AA

Corpus Christi (7-4)

The Hooks gave up solo home runs in each of the last 3 frames, losing 3-2 to the Tulsa Drillers (5-6) in walk off fashion. Austin Wates (2H, R, RBI, BB, 2SB) lead the game off with a walk and stole 2nd. He then advanced to 3rd on a wild pitch from Tulsa starter Dan Houston. Jiovanni Mier (BB, K, CS) also walked which brought George Springer (H, RBI, SB) to the plate with runners on the corners and no one out. Springer singled to right field to score Austin Wates. 3 Consecutive ground outs from Michael Burgess (2K), Domingo Santana (K), and Jonathan Meyer (0-4) would end the frame. In the 2nd the Hooks would take advantage of a Driller error that allowed Erik Castro (H, R, BB) to reach base. Carlos Perez (2H, 2B, 2K) doubled to left field moving Castro to 3rd, who would then score on an Austin Wates single. That would the be the extent of the scoring for the Hooks. Enrique Hernandez had a hit and was caught stealing.

Asher Wojciechowski keeps up his scoreless innings pitched streak. In 5 innings he scattered 4 hits and struck out 3, walking none.
David Martinez pitched 1.2 innings and allowed a solo homer. He was awarded his first hold of the season. (2H, ER, 2K, HR.)
Jorge De Leon got the blown save, giving up 2H, 1ER, BB, 2K, and a solo home run.
Andrew Robinson got the loss when he gave up the winning run, another solo shot, to end the game.

Man of the Match: Asher Wojciechowski. On the season WOJO has a 0.00 ERA in 14IP, allowing 6 hits, 4 walks, and is striking out a batter per inning (14K)

A

Lancaster (8-3)

The Jethakws put up 15 runs on 12 hits to defeat High Desert (5-7) 15 to 5. Lancaster scored 5 in the 4th and 7 in the 7th. They got long balls from Drew Muren (1H, 2R, HR, 3RBI, BB, 3K), Preston Tucker (2H, 2R, HR, 2RBI, BB, K), and Andrew Aplin (2H, 2R, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 2BB). It was Aplins first home run and he also notched his 3rd triple on a 5RBI night. Brandon Meredith (H, 2R, 2B, BB, 3K) and Raout Torrez (2H, R, 2B, 2RBI, K) each had doubles. MP Cokinos (2H, 2R, RBI, BB) also had a mutli-hit game. Nolan Fontana (H, 3R, 3BB, K) walked 3 times and scored 3 runs. Zach Johnson (RBI, 3K) and Tyler Heineman (0-1) were the only Jethawks without a hit.

Tyson Perez went 3.2 innings giving up 8 hits and all 5 High Desert runs. He walked 2, struck out 1, and gave up a long ball.
Theron Geith got his 2nd win of the season. (1.1 IP, 0H, 2BB, K)
David Rollins earned his first save of the season. (4IP, 2H, 2BB, 6K.)

Man of the match: Andrew freaking Aplin on a 5 RBI night.

Low A

Quad City (7-3)

PPD

Thursday, June 14, 2012

PreStros: June 13

Oklahoma City (39-27)

What the hell is happening? OKC only managed two hits in a 3-0 loss at New Orleans. Wes Musick threw well, allowing 3H/1R (0ER), 3K:4BB in 5IP. Aneury Rodriguez allowed 2H/2ER, 0K:2BB in 1.2IP, with Chris Hicks responsible for one of those runs, having allowed 2H in 1.1IP.

Brad Snyder got on base twice, once via hit and once via a walk. Carlos Corporan had your other hit.

Man of the Match: Wes Musick

Corpus (34-30)

Someone turn a fire hose on Drew Locke - he hit a grand slam for the second straight game to lead a 7-run 8th inning on Corpus' way to a 10-6 win over San Antonio. Jake Buchanan threw 7IP, allowing 7H/4ER, 8K:2BB; Kevin Chapman got the W with a perfect IP, and Josh Zeid allowed 2H/2ER (ERA: 7.36) after Chapman was ejected in the 9th.

Chris Wallace was 3x4 with two doubles, 2RBI; Jair Fernandez (2B, BB, RBI), Jordan Kreke (2B, RBI), and Adam Bailey (2B) had two hits each. Jon Singleton was 0x3 with a walk and 3Ks. In the last four games against San Antonio, Singleton was 2x13 with 9Ks.

Man of the Match: Drew Locke

Lancaster (34-33)

An 8th inning homer was what Rancho Cucamonga needed in a 3-2 win over Lancaster. Jorge De Leon allowed 5H/2ER, 4K:1BB in 5.2IP, while Zach Grimmett gets the L with just the one hit (the homer) allowed.

Ben Orloff was 2x4; Erik Castro was 1x4 with 2RBI. Domingo Santana got a hit and a walk.

Man of the Match: ?.

Lexington (37-28)

This game was actually tied 1-1 going into the bottom of the 5th, and then got six in the bottom of the inning, defeating West Virginia 9-2. Mike Foltynewicz improved to 9-1 on the season, with 5H/2ER, 4K:3BB in 6.1IP; Evan Grills allowed just one hit in 2.2IP.

Mike Kvasnicka, Roberto Pena and Justin Gominsky had two hits each. Brandon Meredith was 1x3 with a 3B, 2BB, 2RBI. Chan-Jong Moon was 1x2 with two walks, a 3-run homer and 4RBI total. Delino DeShields was 2x5 with a double and his 42nd stolen base.

Man of the Match: Hard to pick just one, but how about Chan-Jong Moon?

Friday, June 1, 2012

PreStros Farm Report: May 31


PreStros: May 31


Oklahoma City (31-23) 

Wes Musick continues to look like a breakout candidate after helping the RedHawks beat Nashville (MIL) 4-1.

Musick went 6 innings, allowing 1 R on 7 H with 4 K. Mickey Storey threw 2 scoreless innings. Jose Valdez pitched the ninth, allowing 1 H with 1 K for save number 11.

LF-Scott Moore was 2x4 with 1 2B and 1 R. RF-Fernando Martinez was 2x4 with 1 3B and 1 RBI. 3B-Brett Wallace went 1x4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Man of the Match: Wes Musick

*Notes: The RedHawks hit 43 home runs in May. OKC has won eight straight against Nashville.

Corpus Christi (25-27) 

Corpus scored four runs in the 15th inning to beat Arkansas (LAA) 5-2.

Jose Cisnero threw 7 strong innings, giving up 1 R (unearned) on 5 H and 1 BB with 7 K. Kevin Chapman held down the next 2 scoreless innings with 2 H and 1 BB. Erick Abreu went 5 scoreless innings, giving up just 2 H and 1 BB with 3 K. Jason Stoffel pitched the final inning and gave up 1 R on 2 H.

CF-Austin Wates was 2x6 with 1 2B, 1 SB, and 1 RBI. 2B-Jose Martinez was 2x7 with 1 2B, 1 R, and 2 RBI. DH-Chris Wallace went 1x4 with 1 BB and 1 HR.

Man of the Match: Jose Cisnero/Erick Abreu

*Notes: Jon Singleton was named Texas League player of the week for the week of May 21-27. He hit .500 with four home runs and 12 runs batted in for the week. Jose Martinez snapped a 23 game on-base streak Wednesday night. During that stretch he moved up to 6th in the league in batting average.

Lancaster (27-27) 

The JetHawks took 13 innings to beat Visalia (ARI) 7-6, bringing their record back to .500.

David Martinez lasted 5.1 innings and gave up 3 R on 4 H and 1 BB with 3 K. Jose Trinidad added 2.2 scoreless innings with 2 H and 1 K. Kirk Clark threw 2 innings and allowed 3 R on 3 H with 2 K. Andrew Robinson threw 2 scoreless innings with 3 H and 2 K. Pat Urckfitz pitched the final inning, allowing 1 H with 2 K.

DH-Erik Castro was 0x4 with 2 BB, 1 R, and 1 RBI. RF-Domingo Santana was 1x5 with 1 2B and 2 RBI. LF-Telvin Nash went 1x4 with 1 HR. C-Ben Heath was 2x5 with 1 R and 1 RBI.

Man of the Match: Ben Heath

*Notes: Telvin Nash regained sole possession of the California League lead in home runs (14). It’s been an all or nothing season for Nash. While hitting just .219, 24 of his 39 hits have been for extra bases and he’s struck out 81 times in 47 games.

Lexington (28-25) 

Keeping with the theme of the night, the Legends also took their game to extra innings, losing 10-9 after 14 innings against Rome (ATL). Only six of those ten runs allowed were earned, due to seven Lexington errors on the night.

Jonas Dufek went 5.2 innings and gave up 6 R (5 earned) on 8 H and 2 BB with 4 K. Carlos Quevedo threw 1 inning and allowed 2 unearned runs on 2 H with 1 K. Jason Chowning pitched 2 scoreless innings with 1 H, 1 BB, and 3 K. Euris Quezada took the loss with 3.2 innings and gave up 1 unearned run on 2 H and 4 BB with 3 K.

2B-Delino DeShields went 2x7 with 2 2B, 2 R, and 1 error. 1B-Zach Johnson was 3x5 with 2 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI, and 1 error. LF-Chris Epps went 4x6 with 1 BB, 2 R, and 1 error. RF-Drew Muren was 2x5 with 2 BB, 1 R, and 2 RBI. C-Mike Kvasnicka was 1x6 with 1 HR, 2 RBI, and 2 passed balls.

Man of the Match: Drew Muren

*Notes: The Legends are second in the league in errors, having committed 78 in 53 games. Jason Chowning is second in K/9 (13.5) among Sally League pitchers with at least 25 innings.


Tri-City (0-0) 

Season begins June 18.


Greeneville (0-0) 

Season begins June 19.


GCL Astros (0-0) 

Season begins June 18.


DSL Astros (0-0) 

Season begins June 2nd.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

PreStros Farm Report: May 7


PreStros: May 7


Oklahoma City (17-15) 

The good news is that OKC didn’t suffer another walk-off loss. The bad news is they still lost, dropping the final game of the series 8-4, completing the sweep by Omaha (KC).

Paul Clemens threw batting practice for 3.1 innings, allowing 8 R on 10 H and 2 BB with 1 K. Sergio Perez went 2.2 scoreless innings and gave up just 1 H and 1 BB with 5 K. Xavier Cedeno had a scoreless inning with 2 BB. Rhiner Cruz continued his rehab assignment with a scoreless inning with 1 H and 1 K. We’re now a month and a half into the season and Xavier Cedeno is still sporting a 0.00 ERA through 9.2 innings.

CF-Justin Ruggiano was 3x4 with 1 BB, 2 2B, 1 R, and 2 RBI. DH-Mike Hessman went 1x3 with 1 BB and 1 HR.

Man of the Match: Justin Ruggiano

Corpus Christi (12-19) 

The Hooks dropped their ninth straight, including three straight shutouts, as the fell 1-0 to San Antonio (SD).

Wes Musick turned in a strong performance in his Corpus debut, throwing 7 innings and giving up just 1 R on 6 H, 2 BB, and 1 HBP with 7 K. Jason Stoffel finished up with 2 scoreless innings with 2 H and 3 K.

2B-Jose Martinez was 3x4. CF-Brandon Barnes went 1x3 with 1 BB and 1 2B.

Man of the Match: Wes Musick

Lancaster (15-16) 

The JetHawks battled back from a nine run deficit in the fourth inning but fell short as they lost 9-6 to Bakersfield (CIN).

Zach Grimmett was hit hard in his 3 innings, giving up 7 R on 7 H and 1 HBP with 2 K. Andrew Robinson went 4 innings and allowed 2 R on 4 H with 3 K. Brian Steilein threw the final 2 innings, allowing 1 H with 1 K.

1B-Rafy Valenzuela went 1x3 with 2 BB, 1 3B, and 3 R. LF-Telvin Nash was 3x4 with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 R, and 2 RBI. C-Rene Garcia was 3x4.

Man of the Match: Rafael Valenzuela


Lexington (14-17) 

Both teams were fighting to scratch across runs, but the Legends just fell short against Asheville (COL) 4-3.

Mike Foltynewicz continues to dominate the Sally League, this time throwing 6 innings and allowing 2 R (1 earned) on 5 H and 4 BB with 4 K. Dayan Diaz went the final 2 innings, allowing 2 R (1 earned) on 2 H and 1 BB with 4 K.

2B-Delino DeShields went 2x4 with 2 RBI. CF-Jordan Scott was 2x3 with 1 BB, 1 2B, and 1 RBI. DH-John Hinson went 2x3 with 1 2B, 2 SB, and 3 R.

Man of the Match: John Hinson


Tri-City (0-0) 

Season begins June 18.


Greeneville (0-0) 

Season begins June 19.


GCL Astros (0-0) 

Season begins June 18.


DSL Astros (0-0) 

Season schedule not yet posted. Opening Day June 2nd.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

PreStros Farm Report: May 1


PreStros: May 1


Oklahoma City (16-10) 

After falling behind 4-0, the RedHawks fought back valiantly but fell just short as they lost 7-6 to Albuquerque (LAD).

Henry Sosa threw 4 innings and gave up 5 R on 8 H and 1 BB with 1 K. Mickey Storey went 2 innings, allowing 2 R (1 ER) on 3 H and 1 BB with 2 K. Sergio Perez, Xavier Cedeno, and Jose Valdez each went .2 scoreless innings to finish out the game.

SS-Angel Sanchez was 3x4 with 1 BB, 1 R, and 1 RBI. LF-Fernando Martinez was 1x5 with a 3 run HR. RF/1B-Justin Ruggiano went 2x4 with 1 HR and 2 R.

Man of the Match: Angel Sanchez

Corpus Christi (12-13) 

The Hooks fell back below .500 after losing to Midland (OAK) 5-3.

Jake Buchanan went 6 innings, giving up 3 R on 7 H and 4 BB with 2 K. Kevin Chapman threw 1 inning and allowed 1 unearned run on 2 H and 1 BB with 2 K. Jonnathan Aristil allowed 1 R on 2 H and 2 BB in 1 IP.

CF-Brandon Barnes was 2x4. 2B-Jose Martinez was 2x4 with 1 RBI. 3B-Andrew Simunic went 2x4.

Man of the Match: Jose Martinez

Lancaster (11-14) 

The JetHawks held off a ninth inning rally by Bakerfield (CIN) to win 5-4.

Wes Musick had a strong outing, throwing 8 innings while giving up 1 R on 4 H and 2 BB with 4 K. Pat Urckfitz gave up 2 R on 1 H and 1 BB in .2 innings with 1 K. Jorge De Leon gave up 2 H and 1 R without recording an out. Kirk Clark came on to shut down the Blaze rally by recording the final out.

1B-Rafy Valenzuela was 1x3 with 2 BB, 1 2B, and 2 R. CF-George Springer was 1x3 with 2 BB, 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI and 1 outfield assist. LF-Adam Bailey was 3x4 with 1 2B and 2 RBI. 2B-Kike Hernandez went 1x3 with 1 HR.

Man of the Match: Wes Musick


Lexington (11-14) 

OFF

Tri-City (0-0) 

Season begins June 18.


Greeneville (0-0) 

Season begins June 19.


GCL Astros (0-0) 

Season begins June 18.


DSL Astros (0-0) 

Season schedule not yet posted. Opening Day June 2nd.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

PreStros Farm Report: April 25

Oklahoma City (13-7)

Off.

Corpus Christi (10-9)

Midland got four runs in the top of the 1st off Brett Oberholtzer, and cruised to a 9-3 win over Corpus. Brutal outing for Oberholtzer, who threw 5.1IP, 11H/7ER, 5K:0BB, including four 1st inning doubled. Jonnathan Aristil allowed 4H/2ER, 4K:0BB in 3.2IP.

T.J. Steele was the only player to get 3+ ABs and not get a hit. Kody Hinze was 2x4 with a homer, and Chris Wallace was 1x4 with a 2-run shot. Jake Goebbert and Jon Singleton (Jon "Homerton" as we'd like to call him) were each 1x3 with a walk. The big story was the running. Jonathan Villar stole two bases, and Austin Wates increased his stolen base total to five SBs on the season with three stolen bases.

Man of the Match: Austin Wates.

Lancaster (8-12)

Lancaster got out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the 7th, when Rancho Cucamonga got two runs to bring it to a one-run game, and then Lancaster poured on five in the bottom half of the inning for an 8-2 win. Wes Musick improved to 2-1, with 7H/2ER, 5K:2BB while a bullpen of Jose Trinidad (0.2IP), Pat Urckfitz (1IP), and Andrew Robinson (1IP) held the Quakes hitless and walkless over the final 2.2IP.

Jonathan Meyer was 2x4 with a double and 2RBI; Domingo Santana was 2x3 with a double and a walk (improving his Avg to .189). Jiovanni Mier was 1x3 with 2BB and an RBI. George Springer got a single, RBI, and stolen base. And Telvin Nash hit his 9th homer of the season - even more encouraging is that five of his nine homers have come on the road.

Man of the Match: Wes Musick.

Lexington (8-12)

Charleston scored the first nine runs of the game, and while Lexington got four runs in the bottom of the 8th, it wasn't enough as the Legends fell 9-4. Kyle Hallock lasted 4IP, with 9H/6R (4ER), 1K:2BB; Evan Grills allowed 4H/1ER, 2K:0BB in 3IP, and Tanner Bushue made his second straight relief appearance and allowed deuces: 2IP, 2H/2ER, 2K:0BB, 2HR to lower his ERA to 16.55 on the season.

Delino DeShields was 2x4 with a double and a walk (now with a .370 OBP - and remember, he's not yet 20), Alex Todd was 1x4 with 3RBI. The first five batters (DeShields-Gominsky-Scott-Johnson-Duffy) each drew a walk, but the Legends had 12Ks; three of them came from Mike Kvasnicka, who was 0x4, and is now hitting .091 with 10K in his last 23ABs.

Man of the Match: Uhhh, DeShields?

Saturday, April 21, 2012

PreStros Farm Report: April 20


PreStros: April 20


Oklahoma City (12-4) 

The RedHawks completed the series sweep in Nashville (MIL) as they beat the Sounds 2-1.

Henry Sosa threw 7 shutout innings, allowing just 4 H and 1 BB. Enerio Del Rosario pitched 1 scoreless inning with 1 H and 1 K. Jose Valdez got the save with 1 IP, allowing 1 R on 1 H.

LF-JB Shuck was 2x4 with 1 R. 2B-Jimmy Paredes went 2x4 with 1 2B and 1 RBI

Man of the Match: Henry Sosa

Corpus Christi (6-8) 

The Hooks were involved in their third straight shutout, but this time Corpus came out on the winning end as they beat Frisco (TEX) 6-0.

Brett Oberholtzer dominated, going 7 innings and giving up just 3 H and 1 HBP with 8 K. Kevin Chapman finished out the final 2 innings with 3 H and 2 K.

LF-Austin Wates was 2x4 with 1 R and 1 SB. 1B-Jonathan Singleton was 1x4 with 1 solo HR. DH-Brandon Barnes went 2x4 with 2 solo HR. C-Chris Wallace was 2x3 with 1 BB, 1 R, and 1 SB. SS/3B-Andy Simunic went 2x3 with 1 RBI, 1 R, and 1 SB.

Man of the Match: Brett Oberholtzer

Lancaster (5-10) 

Fans in Lake Elsinore (SD) witnessed a rare California League pitcher’s duel as the JetHawks fell 2-1.

Wes Musick pitched a complete game in the loss, going 8 innings and giving up 2 R on 6 H, 1 BB, and 1 HBP with 6 K.

Lancaster managed just three hits in the game. DH-Erik Castro was 1x4 with 1 R. 2B-Kike Hernandez was 1x3. C-Rene Garcia went 1x3.

Man of the Match: Wes Musick


Lexington (6-10) 

The Legends battled through a back and forth game against Kannapolis (CHW) and came away with the victory 6-4.

Kyle Hallock was knocked around a bit, but held out long enough to get the win with 5 IP, giving up 4 R on 11 H and 1 BB with 4 K. Carlos Quevedo quieted the Intimidators’ bats with 3 IP allowing just 1 H and 1 BB with 4 K. Jason Chowning maintained his 0.00 season ERA with 1 IP with 1 HBP.

2B-Delino DeShields was 3x5 with 1 R and 2 SB. 1B-Zach Johnson went 2x3 with 1 BB and 2 RBI. 3B-Matt Duffy was 2x5 with 1 R. SS-Alex Todd went 2x4 with 1 R and 1 RBI.

Man of the Match: Carlos Quevedo

Tri-City (0-0) 

Season begins June 18.


Greeneville (0-0) 

Season begins June 19.


GCL Astros (0-0) 

Season begins June 18.


DSL Astros (0-0) 

Season schedule not yet posted. Opening Day June 2nd.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

PreStros Farm Report: April 9


PreStros: April 9


Oklahoma City (4-1) 

The RedHawks used just one inning to beat the Sounds 4-2 Monday night. After being no-hit through four innings, OKC scored all four runs in the 5th as they batted around in the inning.

Henry Sosa pitched well through 4 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts and picking a runner off 1st before giving way to a quartet of OKC relievers. Not all at once, of course; that would be against the rules.

The RedHawk batters managed just 5 singles all game, but thankfully they were all bunched together. LF-Fernando Martinez was 1x3 with 2 RBI and 1 BB. C-Landon Powell was 1x2 with 1 R and 1 BB. 2B-Jimmy Paredes went 1x3 with 1R/1RBI.

Man of the Match: Henry Sosa

Corpus Christi (3-2) 

After being down 4-1 in the 6th inning, Corpus stormed back to win 7-4 on a walkoff 3R HR by Jacob Goebbert

Starter Jake Buchanan battled through 5.1 innings, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits and 1 BB with 6 K. Kevin Chapman threw 1.2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit with 3K/1BB and went 1x1 at the plate with a single. Josh Zeid finished the game for the win with 2 no-hit innings with 3K/1BB.

LF-Austin Wates continued his assault on AA pitching as he went 3x5 with 1 R. CF-TJ Steele was 1x4 with a 2R HR and 3K. RF-Jake Goebbert went 2x5 with 2R/3RBI and 1 HR.

Man of the Match: Jake Goebbert

Lancaster (1-4) 

Lancaster got their first win of the season at Rancho Cucamonga as the shutout the Quakes 6-0.

Wes Musick pitched well through 5 scoreless innings as he gave up 4 hits and 1 BB with 6K. Pat Urckfitz, Kirk Clark, and Jorge De Leon finished out the shutout.

1B-Rafy Valenzuela was 2x5 with 1R. DH-Telvin Nash went 3x5 with 1 2B and 1R/1RBI. 3B-Jonathan Meyer was 3x5 with 2R/3RBI, 1 HR, 1 SB, and 1 error.

Man of the Match: Wes Musick


Lexington (1-4) 

After battling back from an early 6-1 deficit, Lexington lost another heart-breaker 8-7 in 11 innings.

Starter Kyle Hallock lasted just .2 innings giving up 2 hits, including a Grand Slam, with 4 BB. Nicholas Tropeano came on in the 4th inning and turned in 5 strong innings as he gave up 1 run on 4 hits with 1 BB and an outstanding 10 K. Dayan Diaz struck out the side with 1 BB in his 1 IP. Luis Cruz took the loss after pitching 1.2 innings with 2 K, 3 hits, and the fateful final run.

2B-Delino DeShields went 2x5 with 2 R, 1 BB, 1 2B, and 1. SS-Alex Todd went 3x6 with 2 2B and 2R/2RBI. 1B-Zachary Johnson was 3x5 with 3 RBI.

Man of the Match: Nick Tropeano

Tri-City (0-0) 

Season begins June 18.


Greeneville (0-0) 

Season begins June 19.


GCL Astros (0-0) 

Season begins June 18.


DSL Astros (0-0) 

Season schedule not yet posted.

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Tranzactionz!

Lots of transactions over the course of the last couple of days.

May 11

*Lancaster placed pitcher Jose Trinidad on the 7-day DL.
*David Carpenter brought up to OKC from Corpus.

May 12

*Lexington sent Yordany Ramirez to Lancaster, bringing up catcher Ryan McCurdy from Tri-City.
*OKC activated Doug Arguello from the 7-Day DL.

May 13

*Legends place Tanner Bushue on the 7-Day DL, activating Enrique Hernandez from the same.
*Corpus activated Dallas Keuchel from the 7-Day DL.
*Oklahoma City sent Erick Abreu back to Corpus.

May 14
*Lexington sent Brad Dydalewicz to Tri-City, bringing up Garrett Bullock to take his place.
*Lancaster placed pitcher Wes Musick on the 7-Day DL, and Corpus sent Our Boy Andrew Robinson to Lancaster to take his place.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

In other news you already knew

The Astros traded Matt Lindstrom, in a further effort to shed payroll - which is like throwing deck chairs off the Queen Mary - and to restock Eddie's Farm.

Jonathan Mayo says...

On Wes Musick:
Musick will be 24 for the 2011 season, and he's a southpaw with a reputation as a strike-thrower. He throws his fastball in the 88-90-mph range with a good curveball. He does have the ability to get hitters to swing and miss. Whether he's able to remain a starter will depend on his ability to develop his changeup, something the Rockies had him working on this past year.

On Jonnathan Aristil:
With a 90-mph fastball and decent secondary stuff, Aristil profiles as a long reliever or a spot starter. He's willing to soak up innings and he's not afraid to take the ball in any situation.

Baseball America:

On Aristil:
Aristil finished his season with two scoreless innings in Triple-A with Colorado Springs, but the converted infielder had an unimpressive season. Our scouting report also isn't terribly impressive. He's got an upper-80s fastball that touches the low 90s, an average changeup that he relies on significantly, and a below-average curveball.

On Musick:
Musick has an easy scouting report as a classic lefthander with excellent secondary stuff and a fringy fastball. He has a long medical history, as he had both knee surgery to repair a torn ACL and Tommy John surgery when he was in college at Houston. Musick was drafted three times—out of high school by the Astros in 2005, as well as '08 and '09—because of his feel for a curveball and an excellent changeups, which scouts rate as a plus pitch.

Ed Wade:
In a perfect world you can keep everybody around and be even stronger but, the reality at this point and time, we felt we had protection on the back end of the bullpen. With the ability to go out and add two more young arms to create more depth in the system and balance the payroll, this was a sensible deal for us to make.

It makes perfect sense to make this trade (although why Lindstrom wasn't included in the Paulino trade is unclear). The Astros have already committed to Brandon Lyon for $5m+, and Lindstrom was probably going to get $2-3m in arbitration. For a team that would feel lucky to finish .500, you don't really need to commit $7-8m to the last two innings.

I liked Lindstrom, but his back problems and the presence of Brandon Lyon made him expendable. Of course, had the Astros traded Lyon, it would have made further payroll sense, but I digress. Ultimately, good move by Wade, and there's one less 30-year old on the roster.