5 TOOLS, sort of

Abreu, the son of a construction worker father and a mother who teaches psychology at his high school alma mater in the Dominican, has had his friendly nature work against him at times.


I told the previous board years ago that abreu came from a good family

Not sure how long it's been but just realize Levon Washington has been out for at least a week.

New RH power bat in Kinston: Jesus Aguillar up to replace Abreu, although not in RF, since Jesus is a 1b with 12 errors. Also leaves Midwest League with 19 hiomers and 290 average.

Thursday games:

McAllister 6 9 2 2 1 5
Hagadone 1.1 4 3 2 0 3
Putnam .2 2 1 1 0 1

Adams 6 9 4 3 2 3
Langwell 2 0 0 0 2 2 2.72
Burns 1 2 0 0 1 1 save 28

House 3.2 6 6 4 1 1
Jones 2.1 2 0 0 1 1
Guilmet 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.70

Cooper 5 3 1 1 0 3
Ehlert 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.74

AAA: 2 hits by Phelps, Head, Nick Johnson (HR for Nick)
AA: Henry perfect day single, double, 3 walks, steal 28, outfield assist; McBride 2 HR

High A: Holg double13, triple 4, walk, .267; Aguillar debuts with a single and walk

Low A: Urshela single, double; Moncrief single, walk

Lower A: Wolter two hits, steal 13, NO E; Lowery single, triple, 2 walks, 245; Jordan Smiteh 2 doubles (15) 3 rbi, 341; Lavisky 0-5 3 K; Bryson Myles still out, it's been weeks

Rookie: no game
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Chase Burnette who has had a really bad season at Kinston is demoted to Lake county to fill in for Aguillar.

Jordan Casas who's nothing special moves up to Kinston to take Abreu's roster spot. Aguillar is taking his spot as RH slugger.

Henry Dunn, who's even less interesting than Casas, moves up to Lake County from the Scrappers.

Much more interesting move is the promotion of Luigi Rodriguez, 18 year old hitting over 400 from Arizona League to Lake County.

Michael Goodnight hoping to end a 6-game losing streak during which he's registered an ERA in the 8's

Columbus, Akron, Kinston and the Arizona League team show their support for the big league club by all getting shut out tonight.

TDU wrote:Columbus, Akron, Kinston and the Arizona League team show their support for the big league club by all getting shut out tonight.

Really?


Five teams in the organization were all shut out on the same day?

It's just a statistical blip, but it's still unique.

kenm wrote:Abreu, the son of a construction worker father and a mother who teaches psychology at his high school alma mater in the Dominican, has had his friendly nature work against him at times.


I told the previous board years ago that abreu came from a good family

Does that mean he IS gritty, or he is NOT gritty?



I can't lament over giving up an A ball player for a guy that seems to be an incremental improvement for the big club at this time.

Abreu sent to Cubs in Fukudome deal

K-Tribe outfielder stunned by trade


July 29, 2011 10:51 AM

DAVID HALL

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Abner Abreu didn’t know what to think when Kinston Indians manager Aaron Holbert awoke him from his slumber and called him into his Winston-Salem hotel room Thursday morning.

Was he being promoted? Demoted? Was he in trouble?

It turns out Abreu, a K-Tribe outfielder, was part of a national news story that gives his career new life.

Abreu was traded to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday in a deal that brought the parent Cleveland Indians major league outfielder Kosuke Fukudome.

Abreu, the reigning Carolina League Hitter of the Week, and Triple-A right-hander Carlton Smith were sent to the Cubs along with cash in exchange for Fukudome, who was hitting .273 with three home runs and 13 RBIs through 87 games.

For Abreu, the news came completely out of the blue.

“I was like, ‘What?' " he said from Winston-Salem, where the Indians were scheduled to complete a four-game series Thursday. “It was really surprising because I didn’t expect that.”

A 21-year-old Dominican Republic native, Abreu was one of the Carolina League’s hottest hitters. In 25 games since June 26, he has hit .333 with eight homers, leading the league with a .762 slugging percentage in that span.

Overall, Abreu was hitting .244 with 12 homers and 35 RBIs through 91 games. The 6-foot-3-inch, 187-pound slugger has been compared by Cleveland’s minor league coaches to a young Manny Ramirez for his toolsy potential.

The Indians, though, needed immediate help at the major league level. They entered Thursday trailing the Detroit Tigers by two games in the American League Central.

Fukudome, a 34-year-old native of Japan, is a .262 career hitter in his fourth big league season.

“We feel we’re better today than we were yesterday,” Cleveland general manager Chris Antonetti told the city’s Plain Dealer newspaper. “Kosuke Fukudome has a chance to help us offensively and defensively. He has a history of getting on base and is a good defender.”

Smith, who spent the entire 2008 season with Kinston, was 2-3 with a 4.50 ERA and two saves in 34 relief appearances this season for Triple-A Columbus. The 25-year-old New Jersey native went 12-6 with a 4.37 ERA in 26 starts in his stint with the K-Tribe.



To allow room for Fukudome on its 40-man roster, Cleveland designated outfielder Travis Buck for assignment.

Abreu will leave today from the road and join the Cubs’ Daytona, Fla., affiliate in the high Class A Florida State League — the same level as the Carolina League. He’ll have his belongings mailed to him when he reaches Daytona.

A fifth-year pro who carried a .274 career batting average into this season, Abreu described the move as being somewhat bittersweet.

Holbert’s phone call, which came shortly after 10 a.m., didn’t just wake him up; it changed his life.

“It’s like starting over again,” Abreu said. “I spent five years with this (organization) and now I change everything.”

On the other hand, he added that he’s encouraged by the fact that the Cubs thought highly enough of him to include him in a deal for a major leaguer.

“I’m really excited — really, really excited,” Abreu said.

The deal came three days before Major League Baseball’s July 31 trade deadline.

In other moves Thursday, Kinston received first baseman Jesus Aguilar and left-handed starter Mike Rayl from low Class A Lake County. Right-handed knuckleballer Steven Wright was placed on the inactive list due to a family emergency.


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Five teams in the organization were all shut out on the same day?
It's just a statistical blip, but it's still unique.

It might also have something to do with the dearth of good hitters on most of those teams.

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0-1 loss for Akron on an unearned run. Matt Packer kept his very hot streak intact, lasting 8 2/3 innings, 7 hits, 2 walks, 6 K. Bryson got the last out. 5 Aero hits. Matt McBride 2 hits, Henry a single and a walk.
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2 hits for Kinston in 4-0 loss. Jesus Aguillar with 1. Rayl in Kinston debut 5 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs, 3 earnead. 2 shutout by Trey Haley 1 by Jesus Flores in relief. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb ... a_wilafa_1

Batters go crazy for Lake County. 9 runs!!! In ONE game, not one week! LRod stays en fuego with 2 doubles and 2 bi in his 2nd game for the Captains. hits also by RRod, double and triple (plus SS's 21st error), Urshela (and E15(, Moncrief (one a double, and a walk). Michael Goodnight keeps the recent ERA ovr 9: 4 innings, 7 hits, 5 runs, 3 walks, 2 K. Clayton Ehlert 1 2/3 scorelss for the save and ERA hovers in mid-1's.
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