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Games Played on 07/22/12
Minor League Player of the Day: Billings OF Seth Mejias-Brean: He went 5 for 5 with a 3B, a 2B, and a BB.
AAA
Pawtucket 9 – Louisville 3 (12 Innings)
Denis Phipps went 3 for 6 with a HR. Chris Valaika went 3 for 5 with a HR. Willie Harris went 3 for 6. Cody Puckett went 2 for 4 with a 2B. Didi Gregorius doubled.
Tim Gustafson, 5.11 ERA, got no decision as he went 5.2 IP and allowed 1 R on 4 H and 4 BB with 4 K. Kanekoa Texeira got the loss allowing 2 R in 2 IP of relief.
AA
Billy Hamilton went 3 for 4 with a 2B. Ryan LaMarre went 2 for 4. Brodie Greene went 2 for 4. Josh Fellhauer doubled.
Wirfin Obispo, 2.48 ERA, got no decision as he went 5 IP and allowed 0 R on 1 H and 1 BB with 6 K. Brian Pearl got the win with 1 IP of scoreless relief. Curtis Partch picked up the save with 2 IP of scoreless relief.
High A
Travis Mattair went 3 for 5 with HR. Theo Bowe went 3 for 5 with a SB. Chris Berset went 2 for 5 with a HR. Steve Selsky and Dominic D’Anna each went 1 for 4 with a HR and a BB.
Tanner Robles, 1.93 ERA, got the win as he went 5.2 IP and allowed 2 R on 5 H and 1 BB with 6 K. Justice French (1.1 IP) and Andrew Brackman (1 IP) each added scoreless relief outings.
Low A
Kyle Waldrop went 2 for 4 with a 3B. Junior Arias went 2 for 3 with a 2B.
Dan Jensen, 5.82 ERA, got the loss as he went 4.2 IP and allowed 5 R on 9 H and 1 BB with 3 K. Lucas O’Rear (2.1 IP) and Cole Green (1 IP) each added scoreless relief outings.
Rookie
Seth Mejias-Brean went 5 for 5 with a 3B, a 2B, and a BB. Jeff Gelalich went 4 for 6 with a HR. Taylor Wrenn went 4 for 6 with a 2B. Fray Sosa went 2 for 5 with a 2B and a BB.
Ismael Guillon, 3.10 ERA, got no decision as he went 3.1 IP and allowed 1 R on 4 H and 4 BB with 3 K. Jesus Adames got the win allowing 1 R over 1 IP of relief. Alejandro Chacin picked up the save with 2 IP of scoreless relief.
Brent Peterson went 2 for 5 with a HR. Elliott Hargreaves went 3 for 4 with a 2B. Jhimmy Lopez went 2 for 4 with a 2B. Argenis Aldazoro went 2 for 4 with a 2B. Avain Rachal went 2 for 5.
Nicholas Travieso, 0.00 ERA, got no decision as he went 1 IP and allowed 0 R on 0 H and 0 BB with 1 K. Richard McCaffrey got the win allowing 1 R, 0 ER, over 3 IP of relief. Chris Joyce got the save with 2 IP of scoreless relief.
For 2012 #1 pick Nick Travieso, it was his
major leagueprofessional debut.Don’t remember seeing Nick in the game here in Cincinnati yesterday.
Is it possible Brackman is getting a complete makeover in Bakersville. Something’s up here. Brackman, a former 1st round choice by the Yankees, played in the Bigs, was competing for a spot on the 25-man in Spring Training, played at AAA until recently, gets demoted two levels and is floundering there? Like I said, something’s up. That’s not normal.
@TC:
Was his draft number revoked?
Good to see Valaika doing good. Something about him I like. And, he has a bit of a history of being good hitter and did bat alright with the big club last year. I think he could be a very serviceable bench and utility player.
Denis Phipps continues his torrid hitting. He may just salvage something from this year if he keeps it up. @steveschoen: Steve, I have been a fan of Valaika too with his potential for a utility role at the ML level. He has always performed well at the ML level when given an opportunity. I think his star may have lost some of its luster with his subpar performance at AAA the past two seasons. @TC: TC, I hope that the Reds are attempting a complete makeover for Brackman into a reliever. If not, then their experiment has failed miserably and they are just burying him rather than releasing him.
@TC: After reports at the offseason signing that they figured out what was wrong with his control, Brackman went on to walk 27 & strike out 22 in 29.1 innings, spanning 8 starts between AAA and A+. They finally moved him from the A+ rotation to the A+ bullpen after the Bakersfield all-star break, and he has been pitching much better. Just 3 walks in 16.2 innings over the past month.