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Louisville 9, Scranton Wilkes-Barre 1
30 year-old Earl Snyder went 3 for 4 with 2 2B, a HR, a BB, and 3 RBI. Unfortunately the 3rd baseman is now only hitting .221/.289./.429 in 178 plate appearances. 23 year-old William Bergolla went 4 for 6 with a 2B. Bergolla is now hitting a hollow .275/.297/.375. Bergolla’s problem is still poor strikezone judgement, in 157 plate appearances he has just 4 walks. Sorry Billy until you learn to walk you will remain a minor leaguer.
26 year-old Michael Gosling pitched 6 Innings giving up just 3 H, but 4 BB. Gosling did strike out 6. His ERA now sits at 4.34 with 32 Ks 47 IP with 27 BB.
AA
27 year-old Javier Colina had a perfect day going 4 for 4 with 2 RBI. For the season he is only hitting .232/.276/.390.
22 year-old Tyler Pelland gave up just 1 ER, but 4 H and 4 BB. Pelland struck out 6. For the year he has a 3.63 ERA with 38 Ks, 32 BBs, in 58 IP.
HIGH A
Sarasota DNP
LOW A
19 year-old Jay Bruce, the 1st round pick of 2005 draft went 1 for 4 with a 2B. Bruce has slumped a bit lately, for the season he is hitting .263/.315/.541. An .856 OPS is nothing to sneeze at, but the DOTF would like to see some more plate discipline to go with the extraordinary power.
I really like Bruce, but I do agree with Matt, to be an elite player he’ll have to get more selective at the plate. I was looking at some other Reds players at the same age in power positions:
Dunn 19 A Ball .399 OBP
Kearns 19 A Ball .340
Encarnacion 19 A Ball .339
He’s not far off where he needs to be, but it is something in which he should improve.
Have I mentioned how much I love the inclusion of player ages in this feature?
Found a website that provides minor league splits. It’s not updated daily, but the last update was as recent as this past Wednesday. The more concerning stat to me in this data is Jay Bruce’s issues vs left handed pitching.
Chris,
No you haven’t, but it sure puts a lot of these numbers in perspective. It really shows just how little talent we actually have in the farm system.