Link Report for Thurs. 8/22 -- Roache, Cooper lead Rattlers, Fun Walkoff for Maryvale

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More from Huntsville via Chadwin Stang --

 

OF Rene Tosoni wasn't in Stars' lineup Thursday, and with good reason, congrats!

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Rattler Radio Blog - Singing the praises of Roache, Cooper, and others, a must-read as Chris also provides added context to the next post here.

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Peterson hit in face by fastball

Mariners first-rounder hospitalized after being struck in jaw

By Ashley Marshall / Special to MiLB.com

 

Seattle third-base prospect D.J. Peterson was hospitalized Thursday evening after being hit in the face by a fastball in a Class A game for Clinton.

 

The organization's No. 3 prospect was struck in the jaw by Wisconsin Timber Rattlers' right-hander Jorge Lopez in the bottom of the third inning of the LumberKings' 8-5 loss.

 

The 22-year-old right-hander was not unconscious and he was able to stand up near home plate under supervision from manager Eddie Menchaca and athletic trainer Katsu Ichihara.

 

He was transported off the field and taken by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Clinton for X-rays. Results of the examination were not immediately available, but Peterson could miss the remaining 11 games of the season.

 

"He was down for, I would say, two or three minutes, maybe a little bit longer," Clinton broadcaster Chad Seely said. "He was down by home plate and a utility vehicle came and helped him off. He stood up under his own power and he was still conscious. ... He was crouched down, like how a catcher sits. He was taken off the field pretty quickly. "

 

Seely said he thought Lopez's pitch -- an 0-1 offering -- may have glanced off Peterson's shoulder before hitting his face. It was the first time he had been struck by a pitch in his professional career.

 

Peterson was replaced by pinch-runner Jamodrick McGruder, who remained in the game and played second base. Brock Hebert moved from second to short and Martin Peguero moved across from short to third.

 

Selected by the Mariners 12th overall in the June Draft out of the University of New Mexico, Peterson is hitting .304 with 13 homers and 47 RBIs in 55 games across two levels this year.

 

Peterson, who struck out in his first at-bat, was the Midwest League Offensive Player of the Week for Aug. 12.

 

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Mariners’ top draft pick DJ Peterson leaves game after being hit in face with pitch

by Ryan Divish, Tacoma (WA) News-Tribune

 

The Mariners’ top pick of the 2013 draft – DJ Peterson – was struck in the face by a pitch tonight and was taken off the field on a cart and to a local hospital via ambulance in the third inning of Class-A Clinton’s 8-5 loss to Wisconsin.

 

According to Clinton’s radio play-by-play man and director of media relations, Chad Seely, Peterson was hit with a fastball on a 0-1 count from pitcher Jorge Lopez, whose fastball averages right around 90-91 mph.

 

“From the radio booth, it looked like the ball might have deflected slightly off his shoulder before hitting him,” Seely said. “But it caught him flush.”

 

Seely said Peterson is still undergoing tests to see if there is a fracture to his jaw. If there is, he’d have to be transported to a hospital in Iowa City.

 

Somewhat impressively, Seely said Peterson wasn’t knocked to the ground after getting hit. He stayed on his feet and dropped into a crouch before being attended to by the team’s trainer.

 

Fractured or not, it seems unlikely that Peterson would be back this season. The LumberKings have 11 games remaining in the season. They are three games up for the final playoff berth in the Northwest League. Losing Peterson would hurt the team’s offense. He was hitting .293 with seven home runs and 20 RBI for Clinton in his first month with the team.

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Looks as though the Nashville audio links are faulty, perhaps they'll be updated later today.

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Here's the Orem site game story, you pretty much just need to read the headline --

 

Owlz win 12-4, on five-game winning streak

Orem falls behind 4-0 after the top of the 3rd and scores 12 unanswered runs to take a 12-4 lead in a game called during the 7th-inning stretch

 

Helena Box Score

 

Back on July 20th, we were singing RHP Eduard Reyes' praises. My goodness, check out the lines in five of his last six outings.

 

Brewers banged out ten hits and drew two walks in their seven innings at the dish, so there are some batting lines for you to check out. Adam Giacalone reached three times, including an HBP, to raise his Helena 2013 OBP to .464 in 30 games.

 

Helena Game Log

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Final: @AZL Brewers 8, AZL Angels 7, ten innings

 

AZL Brewers Box Score

 

How's this for your extra-inning walkoff play?

 

AZL Brewers Bottom of the 10th

 

Elvis Rubio grounds out, third baseman Ismael Dionicio to first baseman Taylor Johnson.

Brandon Diaz triples (5) on a line drive to left fielder Natanael Delgado. Brandon Diaz scores. Throwing error by shortstop Erick Salcedo

 

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Not a good defensive day, which didn't aid starter RHP Gian Rizzo's cause.

 

Elvis Rubio's 15-game hitting streak ended with an 0-for-5 night. But 2B Francisco Castillo added four more hits to his team-leading total, and 3B Jose Sermo was 3-for-5 with a double and four RBI.

 

Former UCLA RHP Ryan Deeter remains unscored upon in his six pro appearances.

 

AZL Brewers Game Log

 

There were ten different half-innings in which runs scored in this one - six by the Angels, four by the Maryvale Crew, so if you're going to fully digest one game log this week, make it this one. We'll post here the Brewers' big four-run frame, which put them up 7-5 at the time, lots of two-out clutchness here:

 

AZL Brewers Bottom of the 7th

 

Pitching Change: Keynan Middleton replaces Dan Tobik.

Defensive Substitution: Chase Patterson replaces catcher Pedro Pizarro, batting 8th, playing catcher.

Brandon Diaz walks.

Tanner Norton grounds out, shortstop Erick Salcedo to first baseman Taylor Johnson. Brandon Diaz to 2nd.

Alan Sharkey grounds out, shortstop Erick Salcedo to first baseman Taylor Johnson. Brandon Diaz to 3rd.

Yonki Hernandez doubles (2) on a fly ball to right fielder Brad Guenther. Brandon Diaz scores.

Edgardo Rivera walks.

Francisco Castillo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brad Guenther. Yonki Hernandez scores. Edgardo Rivera to 3rd. Francisco Castillo to 2nd on the throw.

Pitching Change: Francisco Santana replaces Keynan Middleton.

Tucker Neuhaus walks.

Jose Sermo singles on a line drive to right fielder Brad Guenther. Edgardo Rivera scores. Francisco Castillo scores. Tucker Neuhaus to 3rd. Jose Sermo to 2nd on the throw.

Elvis Rubio grounds out, shortstop Erick Salcedo to first baseman Taylor Johnson.

 

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You have to check out the relief work in the 8th by RHP Scott Harkin and in particular in the 10th by RHP Tyler Spurlin. Six inherited runners, none score, more clutchy-ness!

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Tyler Glasnow... wow.

 

Unhittable Glasnow strikes out 13

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Jameson Taillon on track to be a thorn in the Brewers' side next season.

 

Taillon earns first Triple-A victory

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A recap of this year's drug suspensions on the minor league side. Will West still burns me.. *sigh*

 

Minor League Drug Program Suspensions 2013

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Prospect Hot Sheet (Aug. 23): Tyler Glasnow Is Nearly Unhittable

 

1. Tyler Glasnow, rhp, Pirates

Team: low Class A West Virginia (South Atlantic)

Age: 19

Why He’s Here: 0-0, 0.00, 2 GS, 9 IP, 1 H, 6 BB, 20 SO

 

The Scoop: The most unhittable pitcher in the minors is Glasnow, and it’s not really close. Opponents are hitting .148 against him this year, best in the minors among qualified starters. The next best, Cubs righty C.J. Edwards, holds opponents to a .175 average. Glasnow’s 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings also ranks No. 1 among all pro pitchers with at least 50 innings.

 

This week saw Glasnow at his most unhittable. Hickory catcher David Lyon (Rangers) doubled off him for the only hit he gave up in two starts. Just two of the 21 batters Glasnow faced on Thursday actually put the ball in play—he finished with 13 strikeouts, five walks and a hit batsmen.

 

West Virginia manager Michael Ryan said yesterday’s start wasn’t his most dominant, but it did show his ability to make adjustments. Glasnow loaded the bases in the first thanks to two walks, a wild pitch and a hit batter then walked two more in the second. But once he diagnosed his problems and found his command, he struck out the nine of the final 11 batters he faced.

 

Glasnow is finishing with a flourish He has given up either one or zero hits in four of his past five starts and has five games this year with double-digit strikeouts. Glasnow’s command still has a long way to go—he’s pitched more than five innings only twice in 23 starts—but when you consider he’s a teen, 6-foot-7 power pitcher, he’s actually right on schedule.

2. Javier Baez, ss, Cubs

Team: Double-A Tennessee (Southern)

Age: 20

Why He’s Here: .407/.452/.852 (11-for-27), 3 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBIs, 3 BB, 8 SO, 0-for-1 SB

 

The Scoop: Now that Xander Bogaerts is in the big leagues with the Red Sox, the attention shifts to Baez, Carlos Correa, Francisco Lindor and Addison Russell when discussing the top shortstop prospects in the minors. Baez may have the loudest tools of the group, with elite bat speed, incredible power production and a plus arm that turns hits into outs when he’s not throwing balls into the stands. Baez isn’t exactly the most polished shortstop in the group, but on weeks like this one in which he collected his fourth multi-homer game of the season, he may be the most exciting.

 

IN THE TEAM PHOTO

 

Ariel Pena, rhp, Brewers: Pena has the look of a back-end starter when his command is on point, but with 5.2 BB/9 for Double-A Huntsville, that typically hasn’t been the case this season. Two of his better starts of the year came this week for the 24-year-old Pena, who might ultimately be best suited for relief work.

 

NOT HOT

 

Juan Carlos Paniagua, rhp, Cubs. His contract twice voided before he signed with the Cubs last July, Paniagua flunked out of the low Class A Midwest League in July (8.22 ERA, 12 walks in 7 2/3 innings) and hasn’t fared much better following a demotion to short-season Boise. The 23-year-old let in 15 runs in 4 2/3 innings this week, allowing 20 baserunners compared with five strikeouts. He now sports a 10.80 ERA through four appearances for the Hawks.

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Hot Sheet chat coming at 2 PM Central, submit some Brewer related questions!

 

Prospect Hot Sheet Chat With Jim Shonerd