Loading ...Scores and Reports for yesterday’s games, August 11
AAA
Louisville 2, Norfolk 1
27 year old Josh Hancock turned in an outstanding performance for the Bats yesterday. Hancock went 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits and struck out 10. On the year, Josh is 1-1 with a 5.40 era in 38.1 innings pitched. Tom Shearn, a former 29th round draft pick in 1996, struck out the side in the 9th to record his first save on the season.
AA
Mississippi 5, Chattanooga 17
Steve Smitherman went 3-4 with2 homeruns, 4 runs scored, and 6 runs batted in.
2B Kevin Howard, the Reds 5th round draft pick in 2002, went 5-6 with a homerun, 4 runs scored, and 3 rbis.
Catcher Brian Peterson added to the hit parade by going 2-5 with a homerun, run scored, and 5 batted in.
7th round pick in 2001 Bobby Basham pitched 6 innings, giving up 3 runs on 8 hits and striking out 8. On the year, he is now 3-3 with a 3.38 era. In 37.1 innings pitched this season, Basham has given up just 9 walks to 34 strikeouts.
High A
Dunedin 3, Sarasota 9
Bill was at the game and can give a much better description below than I can. Thanks Bill.
Low A
Clinton 0, Dayton 4
Hopefully this is the Homer Bailey we can expect to see in a Reds uniform down the road. Last year’s first round draft pick pitched 5 innings, allowing just 2 hits and 1 walk and 0 runs. The impressive stat of the day was Bailey’s 11 strikeouts in 5 innings. Bailey faced 18 batters recording 11 strikeouts, 2 ground outs, and 2 fly outs. On the year, Bailey is 5-4 with a 4.34 era. He’s thrown 85 innings recording 103Ks and 50BBs.
Rookie
Billings 8, Ogden 5
No boxscore was available, but Billings was capable of scoring 4 runs in the 8th to come from behind to win.
Gulf Coast League
GCL Reds 4, GCL Red Sox 3
Also, no box was available. The Reds scored 4 in the 5th and one can only think the Reds bullpen allowed the Red Sox to score 3 in the 8th. It’s not likely a Reds starter went that late at this level.
I’ve seen Bailey pitch 2 or 3 times this year and I’m not sold on him yet. I’d like to see him “pitch” more, rather than throw. He doesn’t seem to be able to get himself out of it when either bad luck or bad pitches get him into trouble.
Also, box for the GCL game yesterday. 2 good innings by my new bud, Kevin Haltiwanger. Reds #5 draft pick, James Avery had his worst outing, it would appear.
What ever happened with Smitherman? He seemed destined for greatness then he hit the wall.
Double-A seems to be the level where pitchers have to learn about art and craft, instead of relying on gas, gas, gas. I’m looking forward to seeing what a couple of the Reds’ young flamethrowers (including Bailey) can do at that level next year.
Bailey will almost certainly start next year in High-A. Although I hope he’s in AA by the end, because it means he’s progressing really well.
AA is generally where the pretenders are separated from the real prospects. If a guy does well in AA, and isn’t old for the league, the chances he pans out increase greatly.
You’re right: the Reds cannot afford to be too agressive with Bailey, given their recent history with prospect injuries. I was thinking it would be neat for him to jump up to Chattanooga along with some of Sarasota’s current staff. But it would be nice to see some progress with his control first.
It was interesting to hear my two new “friends” the other day say that they’d heard that Homer might get a Sept. callup…which I said I’d never heard of (low A to the bigs in September),
Homer in the majors in Sept.? Bad idea, since then he’d have to be on the 40-man.
Shawn, is that true for September call-ups? I can’t see it happening no matter what, he’s not been that consistent in A ball, but I didn’t know about the 40 man roster.
Yes, Bill. To be activated, a player has to be on the 40-man, and once that happens, he can be optioned for three years, then becomes a free agent if optioned. That’s why signing Wily Mo to a major league contract (by the Yankees) made the Reds keep him on the bench for years.
I knew that about Wily Mo, but didn’t realize this was the case with September callups. Thanks.