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Games Played on 07/20/12
Minor League Player of the Day: AZL Reds OF Adam Matthews: He went 3 for 3 with 2 BB.
AAA
Denis Phipps went 2 for 4 with 2 2B and a BB. Mike Costanzo went 1 for 3 with a BB.
Pedro Villarreal, 4.09 ERA, got the loss as he went 4 IP and allowed 6 R, 5 ER, on 9 H and 2 BB with 1 K. Carlos Fisher (1.2 IP), Josh Judy (2 IP), and Donnie Joseph (1 IP) each added scoreless relief outings.
AA
Billy Hamilton walked three times, stole a base, was caught stealing, and committed a fielding error. Beau Mills went 2 for 4. Ryan LaMarre went 2 for 4 with a HBP. Mark Fleury doubled.
Daniel Corcino, 3.25 ERA, got the loss as he went 5 IP and allowed 6 R, 4 ER, on 6 H and 2 BB with 4 K. Wilkin De La Rosa (2 IP) and Brian Pearl (1 IP) each added scoreless relief outings.
High A
Visalia 10 – Bakersfield 8 (11 Innings)
Devin Lohman went 2 for 6 with a HR and a 3B. Danny Vicioso went 2 for 5. Theo Bowe walked three times and stole 2 bases. Dominic D’Anna went 1 for 4 with 2 BB. Juan Duran doubled.
Daniel Renken, 5.06 ERA, got no decision as he went 5 IP and allowed 6 R on 8 H and 2 BB with 3 K. Daniel Wolford added 2 IP of scoreless relief. Andrew Brackman took the loss allowing 2 R in 0.1 IP of relief.
Low A
Redleg Nation Spotlight Player Sean Buckley and Yorman Rodriguez each went 3 for 4. Joe Terry went 1 for 3 with a 2B and a BB.
James Allen, 3.77 ERA, got no decision as he went 7 IP and allowed 1 R on 4 H and 0 BB with 7 K. Carlos Gonzalez got the win with 2 IP of scoreless relief.
Rookie
Jeff Gelalich went 1 for 3 with a 2B and a BB. Seth Mejias-Brean went 1 for 3 with a BB. Carlos Sanchez doubled.
Jonathan Moscot, 0.00 ERA, got no decision as he went 2 IP and allowed 0 R on 1 H and 1 BB with 1 K. Joel Bender got the win with 3.2 IP of scoreless relief. Bennett Klimesh added 1.2 IP of scoreless relief. Jimmy Moran picked up the save with a scoreless 9th inning.
Adam Matthews went 3 for 3 with 2 BB. Brent Peterson and Tanner Rahier each went 4 for 5. Jose Valdelamar went 2 for 5 with a HR. Humberto Valor, Daniel Paula, and Brayan Arias each added two hits.
Mike Saunders, 2.35 ERA, got no decision as he went 4 IP and allowed 2 R, 0 ER, on 5 H and 0 BB with 1 K. Michael Salter got the win allowing 4 R, 1 ER, over 1.2 IP of relief. Austin Muehring (1 IP) and Vaughn Covington (1.2 IP) each added scoreless relief outings.
Wow, this is the experience that Billy Hamilton needed, not playing against overmatched players in A+. He is no longer stealing bases at will, although he is still having success. His SB success rate is 72% since moving to AA compared to 82% at A+. Now he will have to work on his technique and timing. His batting is another matter. Hamilton’s AVG is .258, but he is working the count in every PA and he is GETTING ON BASE!!! His line is .258/.410/.452. You keep working Billy and next spring you will see AAA and then…
Could Denis Phipps finally be breaking out of his season-long funk? Since the all star break, he is hitting .385/.467/.564. His star is about to fall below several other OF prospects if he doesn’t kick it into gear for the rest of this season.
Yorman Rodriguez could fall into the same category as a young (20 next month) OF. After his demotion (.156/.181/.200 in A+) back to AZ for some serious work and his assignment to A-, he is hitting as expected (.304/.336/.490) after his rookie year at Billings (.339/.361/.456) in 2010. Let’s hope he has found the consistency he needs to continue.
They’re afraid to pitch to Corky. A .423 OBP with 43 walks in 163 official ABS.
Maybe some day Corky will be the Reds bench coach and hitting coach !
@BloodyHo: Right, this is good for Hamilton’s development. 72% is not good enough. He needs to work it back up to over 80% at this level.