Minor League Spring Training Games -- Now Fortified with Box Score Info

[Mass Haas]

Today the Brewers face the Dodgers again in spring action. Nashville and Huntsville will play at home, while Brevard and Wisconsin travel to Glendale. All game times are 1 pm local starts.

Well, it's disheartening to see another classic line from the biggest dollar latin signee the Brewers ever made, Rolando Pascual.

Brendan Katin and Steffan Wilson just have insane raw power.

-- Jim

[Mass Haas]

From Brett Pollock via Buck Rogers:

Buck, one last report from spring training...I had the opportunity to watch both the Stars and Sounds Monday at the Indians complex in Goodyear, which is nestled at the base of the Rockies and adjacent to a huge area where older passenger planes are being converted into cargo planes. It was another gorgeous day, not a cloud in the bright blue sky, and very windy again, which definitely helped a few balls gain some distance and also played havoc with what looked to be a few fairly routine pop ups.

 

Stefan Wilson was the offensive hero for the Stars clubbing two home runs and driving in what turned out to be the go-ahead run in a seven-run sixth inning rally. Brent Krause added a two-out, three-run double during the uprising on a hanging breaking ball. Mike Jones, David Welch and David Johnson all pitched for the Sounds, who lost on a walk-off three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth. Former Stars' outfielder Brendan Katin hit two home runs, including a line drive shot to right-center field that just missed hitting the scoreboard, which is fairly ironic given that most minor league fields at the spring training complexes do not have a scoreboard. Cole Gillespie, Lo Cain and former Stars' utility man Johnny Raburn were all in action in the triple-A game but former Stars' outfielders Matt LaPorta and Michael Brantley were not there, as they joined the Indians for their game against the White Sox.

 

I had dinner with Don Money again, along with Sandy and Mike Guerrero (Sandy's brother and the Brevard County Manatees Manager) and we watched some of the World Baseball Classic. It was a fun trip and good to see some baseball up close and in person..looking forward to the start of the season in two weeks and seeing a great turnout for Opening Day, the first home stand and throughout the entire season. Adios from Phoenix...

[TheCrew07]

Brent Krause added three RBIs and J.R. Hopf and Yohannis Perez had multi-hit games.

I sure had high hopes that Yohannis Perez would turn out to be an excellent SS but somehow lately I always forget about him. He still has time I guess, but it's a small window, and where exactly does he play? Brewer will likely start at AA, Escobar will be at AAA.. I remember him playing some 2B so he could slot at AA at that position, but his bat hasn't really come around the way we would have hoped even at A+ last season. Cline and Farris should move up to A+ this year so there's not really any room for him other than AA. Newly acquired Miranda will figure in here some place, I was thinking that Bell would have gone back to AA and Miranda would slide into that spot before I remembered Perez was in the organizaiton. Maybe Perez becomes the utility player at AA or A+?

[Mass Haas]

With no official Link Report in place yet, this thread seems as good as any for some exciting news, courtesy of David Weiser and his starsboxscore.com website. David has summarized all the news we've provided here re: the Stars, as well as included other stadium tidbits and such. Check out his site.

 

The Stars will not be on the radio, by the way. All games will be webcast only. (We had mentioned this previously this offseason -- Jim.) Fortunately, there will be some upgrades, if you have internet access........ There will be a game summary page (Gameday), just like the MLB teams do for their games, that will include a graphic showing where each pitch is thrown in relation to the batter, his current stats, photo, and other sugary treats. Look -- it's the same template the MLB uses and all 10 teams in the Southern League have agreed to hire someone to run this feature live for fans. So this is great if you can't attend the games. You can listen and watch the graphics live and have an MLB feel for a minor league game.

 

That's great news -- this was in place at the AAA level last season, and now we'll have it at AA. Not sure if we'll be seeing it in the Florida State, Midwest, or Pioneer Leagues this season. But if our friends in the various front offices wish to let us know, prior to the start of the regular season, please contact me at my jgoulart@brewerfan.net address.

 

One of the things Bud Selig does not get enough credit for is the incredible things happening with MLBAM (MLB Advanced Media), not to mention its apparent profitability, which is reported to be extensive.

 

Just twenty years until I'll be that guy retired to Space Coast Stadium plugging in the Gameday data http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif -- what a great gig for a retiree or college student.

[Mass Haas]

Tuesday's action:

 

Nashville beat up on Albuquerque, 13-3. Lorenzo Cain was the offensive star for with a monster game for the Sounds, going 5-for-6 with a homer, triple, five runs scored, and four knocked in. Eric Farris added three hits, including a triple and double, as the Sounds pounded out 19 hits against the Isotopes. Adam Heether doubled, tripled, and drove in three runs. The Sounds pitching staff allowed only one earned run, highlighted by Chris Smith's three-inning scoreless appearance. Chase Wright allowed two runs, only one earned, in four innings despite allowing eight base hits. The five Brewer pitchers combined to strike out 12 while walking only one.

 

	R	H	E
Albuquerque	3	12	3
Nashville	13	19	4
NASHVILLE	AB	R	H	BI
Cain	6	5	5	4
Heether	4	2	2	3
Gillespie	2	0	1	2
Katin	3	0	1	1
Rangel	2	0	1	0
Thorman	3	0	1	1
Raburn	2	0	1	0
Stern	5	1	2	0
Brewer	4	0	0	1
Farris	4	2	3	0
Abreu	1	1	1	0
Maldonado	5	2	1	0
2B: Heether, Farris
3B: Cain, Heether, Farris
HR: Cain
SF: Gillespie 2, Brewer
Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
WrightC	4	8	2	1	0	5	62
Smith	3	2	0	0	0	4	45
Sandoval	0.2	0	1	0	0	1	24
Gardner	1	1	0	0	1	1	19
Bray	1	1	0	0	0	1	13

[Mass Haas]

Huntsville played Chattanooga to a tie, 2-2. The Stars tied the game late on a Johnny Ash RBI single in the 8th. J.R. Hopf had two extra-base hits for the Stars. Bobby Bramhall needed only 40 pitches to get through the first three innings, allowing one run. Donovan Hand tossed two scoreless innings.

 

	R	H	E
Chattanooga	2	7	1
Huntsville	2	5	3
HUNTSVILLE	AB	R	H	BI
Parejo	4	0	0	0
Ash	4	0	1	2
Lucroy	4	0	1	0
Wilson	4	0	1	0
Fermaint	4	0	0	0
Krause	1	0	0	0
Barrini	3	0	0	0
Hopf	3	1	2	0
Perez	2	1	0	0
Justis	3	0	0	0
BraunS	1	0	0	0
2B: Lucroy, Hopf
3B: Hopf
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Bramhall	3	1	1	1	1	3	40
Hand	2	2	0	0	0	1	29
Ramlow	2	2	1	1	0	2	28
Ellison	1	1	0	0	1	1	24
McClendon	1	1	0	0	1	2	18

[Mass Haas]

Inland Empire downed Brevard County by the score of 8-4. Caleb Gindl was again the Manatees leading hitter, going 3-for-4 with a double. Evan Anundsen got the start for the Manatees and pitched three innings without allowing a run.

 

	R	H	E
Brevard County	4	11	2
Inland Empire	8	17	2
BREVARD CO	AB	R	H	BI
Haydel	3	1	2	0
Schafer	4	0	1	0
Gindl	4	2	3	1
Wheeler	3	0	1	0
Vasquez	1	0	1	1
Bouchie	3	0	1	1
Alfonso	1	0	0	0
Miranda	3	0	0	0
Paciorek	3	0	0	0
Chapman	3	1	1	0
Vass	3	0	1	0
Sanchez	2	0	0	0
George	1	0	0	0
2B: Gindl
Bitmap 3B: Vasquez
Bitmap	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Bitmap Anundsen	3	3	0	0	0	2	37
Luetge	3	5	3	3	0	1	45
Dickert	0.1	4	3	3	0	0	14
Sherrill	2	2	1	1	1	1	32
Morales	0.1	3	1	1	1	0	21

[Mass Haas]

Wisconsin defeated Great Lakes, 9-6. Chris Dennis and Brett Lawrie had three hits apiece to lead the Timber Rattlers 13-hit attack. Cody Scarpetta struck out five in his three innings, allowing two runs. Wily Peralta bounced back from a rough debut outing, working four innings (59 pitches), allowing two runs.

 

	R	H	E
Wisconsin	9	13	2
Great Lakes	6	9	0
WISCONSIN	AB	R	H	BI
Marseco	4	1	0	0
Dennis	4	3	3	1
Lawrie	5	0	3	2
Komatsu	3	1	1	0
Kjeldgaard	1	2	1	0
Duran	1	0	1	1
Zarraga	3	0	0	1
Trejo	1	0	1	1
Delaney	2	1	2	0
Kemp	1	0	0	1
Roberts	1	0	0	0
McPhearson	1	0	0	1
Miller	2	1	1	1
2B: Lawrie, Delaney
SF: Duran
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Scarpetta	3	3	2	2	1	5	57
Peralta	4	3	2	2	2	1	59
Lambertus	1	1	1	1	0	0	19
Tyson	1	2	1	1	1	2	25

[Mass Haas]

Wednesday's action:

Nashville knocked off Charlotte, 9-6. Eric Farris singled four times and walked once for the Sounds, as they enjoyed another solid offensive output. Johnny Raburn, Scott Thorman, and Brent Brewer added two hits each. Tim Dillard threw three innings (two runs) in his converted role of starter. Todd Coffey, over from the major league side for a day, picked up the win in one inning of work.

 

	R	H	E
Charlotte	6	9	2
Nashville	9	16	1
NASHVILLE	AB	R	H	BI
Cain	1	1	1	0
Raburn	4	0	2	2
Rangel	1	0	0	0
Heether	4	0	1	2
Gillespie	3	0	1	1
Katin	5	0	1	0
Thorman	5	2	2	0
Stern	5	2	1	1
Brewer	3	2	2	1
Farris	4	1	4	2
De La Rosa	5	1	1	0
2B: Thorman, Brewer
3B: Cain, Gillespie
SF: Gillespie
Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Dillard	3	4	2	2	0	2	50
Coffey	1	0	0	0	0	1	12
Narron	3	2	1	1	0	2	36
Swindle	1	1	0	0	0	1	8
Houston	1	2	3	3	2	0	23

[Mass Haas]

Birmingham defeated Huntsville, 6-2. Jeremy Jeffress had a rocky start and was saddled with the loss. He allowed four runs in as many innings and walked five. Chuckie Caufield was the only Star to have more than one hit. Rafael Lluberes and Josh Wahpepah each tossed two scoreless innings.

 

	R	H	E
Birmingham	6	9	1
Huntsville	2	7	1
HUNTSVILLE	AB	R	H	BI
Parejo	5	0	1	0
Ash	4	1	1	0
Lucroy	3	0	1	0
Whiteside	1	0	0	0
Wilson	4	0	0	0
Caufield	4	0	2	1
Hopf	3	1	1	1
Krause	4	0	0	0
Fermaint	3	0	0	0
Perez	3	0	1	0
2B: Caufield
HR: Hopf
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Jeffress	4	2	4	4	5	4	61
Lluberes	2	1	0	0	0	3	35
Wahpepah	2	2	0	0	0	2	31
Reith	2	4	2	2	0	1	24

[Mass Haas]

Brevard County roughed up Winston-Salem, 10-2. The Manatees collected 15 hits, including three from Derrick Alfonso. Four other 'Tees (Logan Schafer, Caleb Gindl, Joey Paciorek, and Mike Vass) had two hits each. Miguel Vasquez added a home run and drove in two. Mark Willinsky, Curtis Pasma, and Robert Wooten each posted scoreless outings out of the pen.

 

	R	H	E
Brevard County	10	15	2
Winston-Salem	2	4	3
BREVARD CO	AB	R	H	BI
Haydel	5	0	0	0
Schafer	4	2	2	0
Gindl	5	2	2	0
Wheeler	4	1	1	1
Alfonso	5	1	3	1
Vasquez	3	1	1	2
Miranda	1	0	0	0
Chapman	5	1	1	2
Paciorek	3	1	2	0
Bouchie	1	0	1	0
Vass	4	1	2	1
George	3	0	0	0
Sanchez	1	0	0	0
2B: Schafer, Alfonso
Bitmap HR: Vasquez
Bitmap	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Bitmap Axford	1.2	0	1	1	4	0	47
Mercedes	1	2	1	1	1	3	42
Willinsky	2	1	0	0	0	2	20
Pasma	2	0	0	0	0	3	23
Wooten	1	1	0	0	1	2	18

[Mass Haas]

Kannapolis beat up on Wisconsin, 10-6. Kris Dabrowiecki received most of the damage, getting tagged for eight runs in a little over an inning of work. Evan Frederickson worked the first four innings, allowing only a run. Mike Marseco collected three hits for Wisconsin, and John Delaney added a home run and a triple. Brett Lawrie homered and singled, Steve Braun doubled twice, and Erik Miller doubled and singled.

 

	R	H	E
Wisconsin	6	13	0
Kannapolis	10	11	0
WISCONSIN	AB	R	H	BI
Miller	5	0	2	0
Marseco	4	1	3	2
Lawrie	5	2	2	2
Kjeldgaard	3	0	0	0
Trejo	1	0	0	0
Zarraga	3	0	0	0
Kemp	1	0	0	0
BraunS	4	0	2	1
Delaney	4	1	2	1
Barrini	3	0	0	0
Arias	1	1	1	0
McPhearson	4	1	1	0
2B: BraunS 2, Miller
3B: Delaney
HR: Delaney, Lawrie
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Frederickson	4	2	1	1	1	4	55
Dabrowiecki	1.1	7	8	8	1	0	49
Rapoza	1.2	1	1	1	0	1	17
Arnold	1	1	0	0	1	2	18

[Mass Haas]

The Brewers farm teams will face Cleveland in spring action Thursday. Nashville, Huntsville, and Helena will make the trip to Goodyear; Brevard County and Wisconsin will play at home. All game times are 1 pm local starts.

[BoKnowsBall]

Man- is Lorenzo Cain having quite the spring or what

[trwi7]

Good to see Frederickson walking only one in four innings.

[brewmann04]

Great to see both Rodgers and Jones in the Box Scores. I really think the brewers have a future closer in Wooten

[yoshii8]

I really hope they start Wooten in AA this year, to see how he does against better competition, he seems like he overmatches hitters in the lower levels.

[tyguy20204]

Where are these box scores coming from, if you don't mind me asking?

[Mass Haas]

Where are these box scores coming from, if you don't mind me asking?

 

I'm making them all up http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif.

 

Thursday's action:

Columbus defeated Nashville, 15-3. Michael Garciaparra went 3-for-3 and Chris Errecart knocked in two runs. David Johnson's one shutout inning was the lone bright spot on the mound, as Nick Green, Mike Burns, and Joe Bateman all struggled.

 

 

	R	H	E
Nashville	3	11	2
Columbus	15	16	1
NASHVILLE	AB	R	H	BI
Bourgeois	5	1	1	1
Garciaparra	3	1	3	0
Gillespie	4	0	1	0
Errecart	5	0	1	2
Rangel	5	0	1	0
Parejo	3	0	2	0
Maldonado	4	0	0	0
Perez	4	0	1	0
Miranda	4	1	1	0
2B: Rangel, Bourgeois, Errecart, Miranda
3B: Parejo
Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Green	4	9	7	4	3	0	74
Burns	3	4	4	4	1	4	49
Bateman	1	3	4	3	2	0	26
Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	1	13

[tyguy20204]

I'm sorry if you misunderstood, I wasn't implying that you were making them up. I simply wanted to know so that I could browse them at my own leisure.

[Mass Haas]

Akron blanked Huntsville, 8-0. Chris Cody started and threw three scoreless innings. Jonathan Lucroy and Brett Lawrie had the only extra-base hits for the Stars. A rough outing for Mike Jones -- five Huntsville errors hurt the overall cause.

 

	R	H	E
Huntsville	0	4	5
Akron	8	12	0
HUNTSVILLE	AB	R	H	BI
Caufield	4	0	1	0
Justis	3	0	0	0
Lucroy	4	0	1	0
Wilson	4	0	0	0
Hopf	4	0	0	0
Krause	4	0	0	0
Fermaint	4	0	1	0
Lawrie	3	0	1	0
Wheeler	2	0	0	0
Whiteside	2	0	0	0
2B: Lucroy, Lawrie
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Cody	3	3	0	0	0	2	36
Holliman	3	3	1	1	1	2	40
Jones	2	5	4	3	0	0	37
Baron	1	0	0	0	0	2	18
Hinton	1	1	3	1	1	1	24

[Mass Haas]

I'm sorry if you misunderstood, I wasn't implying that you were making them up. I simply wanted to know so that I could browse them at my own leisure.

No need to apologize, I was just being a wise guy.

 

Let's just say the boxes are a Brewerfan.net exclusive, and as far as we know, are not available elsewhere on the web.

 

The Brevard box may be a bit late today.

 

Wisconsin edged Lake County, 6-5. Young southpaw Efrain Nieves gave the Timber Rattlers a fine start, posting three perfect innings, striking out five. Carlos George, Erik Miller, and Edgar Trejo each collected two base hits. Cody Adams struggled with control issues in his one inning; the other five Wisconsin pitchers struck out 16 and walked only one in their eight innings of work.

 

	R	H	E
Lake County	5	5	2
Wisconsin	6	11	1
WISCONSIN	AB	R	H	BI
Miller	5	1	2	0
Roberts	3	0	0	0
Zarraga	2	1	1	1
Komatsu	4	0	1	0
Kjeldgaard	3	0	1	1
Delaney	5	0	1	0
Trejo	4	2	2	0
Vass	3	0	1	1
McPhearson	3	1	0	0
George	3	1	2	1
2B: Kjeldgaard
3B: Vass, Trejo
SF: Komatsu, Vass
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Nieves	3	0	0	0	0	5	40
Salmon	2	2	1	0	1	2	27
McEwen	2	0	0	0	0	3	25
Adams	1	1	2	2	4	0	26
Watten	1	1	1	0	0	3	20
Jeffers	1	1	0	0	0	3	26

[Mass Haas]

Mahoning Valley knocked off Helena, 5-1. Nick Bucci and Rigo Almonte had scoreless two-inning appearances out of the pen for the Brewers. Juan Barrini and Hitaniel Arias each doubled for Helena. Juan Duran had their only RBI. Five Helena errors couldn't have helped matters, but the staff combined to limit the damage to one unearned run.

 

	R	H	E
Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap Helena	1	6	5
Mahoning Valley	5	6	1
HELENA	AB	R	H	BI
Dykstra	4	0	0	0
Abreu	4	0	1	0
Cequea	1	0	0	0
Martinez	2	0	0	0
Chirinos	3	0	1	0
Arias	3	0	1	0
Requena	2	0	0	0
Robulack	3	0	1	0
Rodriguez	3	0	0	0
Barrini	3	1	1	0
Duran	3	0	1	1
2B: Barrini, Arias
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Bueno	2	4	3	3	2	1	46
Billings	2	2	2	1	0	3	36
Bucci	2	0	0	0	0	1	26
Almonte	2	0	0	0	1	4	33
Rosario	1	0	0	0	0	1	12
Morales	1	2	0	0	1	1	20

[tyguy20204]

No need to apologize, I was just being a wise guy.

 

Let's just say the boxes are a Brewerfan.net exclusive, and as far as we know, are not available elsewhere on the web.

Oh, okay, I suspected that might be the case. Let me just say thanks for taking the time to make all these stats available.

[Mass Haas]

Brevard County downed Kinston, 6-5. Caleb Gindl continued his hot hitting, collecting four hits. Mike Marseco added a two-run single for the Manatees. Lefty Dan Merklinger worked three scoreless innings in relief.

 

Now keep in mind that rules can be easily relaxed in these games, and they were relaxed here to accommodate Mark Rogers. Rogers began both the first and second innings, and did not retire any of the seven men he faced (three hits, four walks). Apparently Kinston agreed to "roll" those innings and strand many of those runners, so you'll notice that Rogers was only charged with two runs. So it was a gift win in the end for the 'Tees, although the real story, of course, is the reminder of just how far Rogers has to go. Hey, at least he's on a mound.

 

I try to limit the editorializing here, but there was just no way Rogers needed to be added to the 40-man this offseason -- no one was going to be able to "stash him" on a big league roster, not even Seattle and Jack Z. Hopefully there is no impact to the other 40-man maneuverings the Brewers make in 2009.

 

	R	H	E
Kinston	5	11	0
Brevard County	6	11	1
BREVARD CO	AB	R	H	BI
Haydel	3	0	1	1
Schafer	4	1	1	0
Gindl	5	1	4	1
Bouchie	4	1	1	0
BraunS	4	0	0	0
Alfonso	2	1	0	0
Paciorek	3	0	1	1
Marseco	4	0	2	2
Sanchez	4	1	1	0
2B: Bouchie, Gindl
SF: Haydel
Bitmap
Bitmap	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Bitmap Rogers	0	3	2	2	4	0	33
Bowman	3	4	3	3	2	1	49
Merklinger	3	2	0	0	2	0	49
Ritchie	1	2	0	0	1	1	25