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Thursday games:

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.js ... d=20140813

Lots of made up rainouts so there's a ton of games. Some highlights:

AAA Aguillar 3 hits; Ramsay double and triple

AA rain

Carolina: Ryan Merritt CG for his 12th win 2.55 ERA 7-5-2-1-0-5 voted best changeup in the league
Dylan Baker getting back from opening day injury 5 1/3-5-4-4-3-5

Lake County: Papi 3 hits and a walk, up to 155. Rodriguez double, 2 walks, OPS 805
Robbie Aviles 1 1/3-6-6-4-0-1

Mahoning County: Zimmer 2 hits; Mejia pulled after 1 at bat (to catch a bus to Eastlake? or was he hurt running out a groundball?)
Sean Brady 5-10-5-3-1-2

Arizona: Bradley single double 5th error at first base. Sayles a CS and a SB. Catcher Chu, age 20, double and 2 rbi; his line is 343/436/627/1063. Rehabbing Mike Rayl and Capps each get in an inning.

Dominican; Mejia single, walk, steal 61. 3b Erlin Cerda 2 hits, 3 rbi, AVg 326, OPS 882, no homers, 20 years old.
Another 20 year old still in the Dominican: Daniel Jiminez 6 perfect innings with 6 strikeouts. For the year 0 homers in 58 2/3 innings, 53/10 K/BB.

BA's take on Wednesday:

CLE AAA Aguilar, Jesus 1B 3 0 3 1 .291
CLE AAA Lindor, Francisco SS 5 1 1 0 .231
CLE AAA Ramsey, James CF 4 2 2 1 .239 2B (2), 3B (1), BB (5)
CLE LoA Frazier, Clint CF 3 0 1 0 .266
CLE LoA Paulino, Dorssys DH 3 0 1 0 .239 2B (21)
CLE LoA Rodriguez, Nellie 1B 3 0 1 0 .259
CLE MAJ Ramirez, Jose SS 3 0 1 0 .215
CLE R Bradley, Bobby 1B 4 1 2 1 .375 2B (11)
CLE R Wendle, Joe 2B 3 3 2 1 .357 3B (1), BB (2)
CLE SS Zimmer, Bradley CF 3 1 2 0 .306 2 CS (2)

CLE AAA Adams, Austin 2 1 0 0 1 2 2.09
CLE MAJ Bauer, Trevor 8 4 2 2 2 9 4.35
CLE MAJ Crockett, Kyle 2 0 0 0 0 3 1.19 [this kid is looking pretty good just 14 months since he was drafted]
CLE MAJ Lee, C.C. 1 2 1 1 1 0 3.78 L (0-1)
CLE SS Brady, Sean 5 10 5 3 1 2 2.85 L (2-4)

@IndiansAccounts: AZL #Indians @b_bradley_44 league ranks:
1) RBI 37
1) HR 5
1) 2B 11
1) SLG .636
1) OPS 1.083
1) AVG .372
2) TB 77
2) OBP .447
3) Hits 45

I expect him to be the league MVP. Since 1st basemen don't usually get the highest rankings as "prospects" he probably won't top the league prospect list; more adaptable players like SS and CF tend to lead the position player prospect rankings.

Ducks busy this afternoon and Tribe's No. 1 rated organizational player Anthony Gallas is at it again, clubbing his 13th Akron homer and 21st total for the year. Other two trips to the plate he was walked. Walks are pretty rare for him which I suppose is partly why he's never been considered a prospect. that and the fact that he's always been old for his league.

Don't apologize for posts about Mejia!

Sorry if this has been posted:

Francisco Lindor is coming around at the plate -- Cleveland Indians AAA Insider


CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Columbus Clippers shortstop and top Cleveland Indians prospect Francisco Lindor is showing signs of getting adjusted to the higher level of play.

He had back-to-back two-hit games this week and has struck out only once in the last five games.

The key number here is 21 for the Indians prize 2011 first-round draft pick. In Lindor's first 21 games with the Clippers he is hitting .231, going 21 for 91 with 21 strikeouts. He also has three homers, five walks and nine RBI.

However, the recent turn of events makes the future look better. Lindor is now on a four-game hitting streak, going 6-for-19, and including his first homer with the Clippers. Lindor hit .278 with 6 homers and 48 RBI in 88 games at Akron before his call up.

Good 'Crief: Carlos Moncrief is on a roll again. The Clippers outfielder had a seven-game hitting streak snapped this week, but he continues to pile up the outfield assists. He added another, giving him 21 punchouts from his right field campgrounds, which is nearly two-thirds of the Clippers 34 outfield assists this season.

The Jackson, Mississippi native has been solid at the plate as well. On the season he is hitting .275 with 59 RBI, 11 homers and 28 doubles. However, Moncrief is clearly a free swinger with 113 strikeouts in 422 at-bats going into Thursday's games.

The hit man: That would be corner infielder Jesus Aguilar who is on a roll again, taking an eight-game hitting streak into Friday's game. The 25-year-old Venezualan is 14 for 35 in that stretch for a robust .400 average. But his teammates have not taken advantage by getting on base ahead of him. Aguilar only has one homer and 2 RBI in his eight-game roll.

By the numbers: Perhaps indicative of the injury woes, and more, going on in Cleveland, there have been 182 roster moves made already this season by the Clippers. The breakdown: April, 27; May, 58; June, 32; July, 40; and already there have been 23 moves in August and 16 days still remain in the month.

For Clippers stats and more, click here.

@IndiansAccounts: AZL #Indians LHP Justus Sheffield @Topsheff42 just filthy tonight earning the win! Line: 4IP 1H 0R 0ER 0BB 10 K

WOW! I'd love to see a rare success for a HS pitcher we draft. Hockin is doing OK too in Arizona

BA notes for Saturday games:

HITTER OF THE DAY: Bobby Bradley, 1b, Rookie-level Arizona League (Indians).

Bradley, drafted in the third round by the Indians out of high school in Mississippi, has had his way with the Arizona League, knocking in 46 runs in 32 games, including eight Saturday night with a first-inning grand slam and a second-inning three-run homer in a 15-4 win over the Padres' AZL affiliate. The lefty-swinging Bradley has above-average bat speed and a quick stroke and will have to be carried by his bat, but when you're slashing .369/.440/.662, that could work.

MVP MVP MVP

CLE AA Rodriguez, Ronny 2B 4 0 1 1 .232 2B (24)
CLE AAA Lindor, Francisco SS 4 0 1 0 .238 BB (6)
CLE LoA Frazier, Clint CF 4 1 2 0 .269 BB (51), CS (4) decent full season debut
CLE LoA Paulino, Dorssys LF 5 1 2 1 .245 2B (22)
CLE LoA Rodriguez, Nellie 1B 5 2 1 1 .258
CLE MAJ Ramirez, Jose SS 3 2 1 1 .209 BB (5), SB (3)
CLE R Bradley, Bobby 1B 4 3 3 8 .372 2 HR (7)
CLE R Wendle, Joe 2B 5 1 3 1 .455 SB (1) [rehabbing; time to return to Akron]
CLE SS Mejia, Francisco C 3 0 2 2 .276 2B (14) Didn't get the promised promotion.
CLE SS Zimmer, Bradley CF 3 2 2 3 .313 HR (3), BB (15), SB (7) more than decent short season debut

CLE AAA Adams, Austin 1 1 0 0 0 1 2.05 Sv (5)
CLE LoA Lugo, Luis 5.2 3 2 2 1 5 5.32 W (7-9)
CLE MAJ Lee, C.C. 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.57

Friday games:

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.js ... d=20140815

and Saturday's:

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.js ... d=20140816

Highlights trying to exclude what BA reported:

Columbus:
Urshela, Fri single, homer, 4 bi; Sat single, walk. avg 282, OPS 845. Age 22
Lindor Fri 2 singles. Sat single and walk.
Aguillar Fri single, two walks.
McAllister 6-6-2-2-0-7 Shawn Marcum 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

Akron:
Adam Miller took Fri loss, ERA 5.40. Gallas AA homer #14, total homers 22. Lavisky 2 hits, 279. Araujo 1 1/3 perfect

Carolina:
Haase 1st homer at this level, and single, 3 rbi.
Clevinger 5-4-1-1-1-5
LeV Washington remains uninjured, walks and steals

Lake County:
Kime 6 innings 1 run, pushed into the 7th, 3 runs score to mar his final line.
Saturday Papi broke out with his 2nd double, 2nd homer and a single. Avg is now 186. In his last 8 games he's hot:
30-9-11-7.
Lugo 5 2/3 3-2-2-1-5 ERA 5.32

Mahoning County:
Zimmer singled and doubled on Friday. Singled, homered and walked on Saturday.
Maronde 4-3-1-1-0-5.
Feyereisen brings season line to: 12 1/3-7-0-0-1-17 but are NYPL relievers ever prospects?
Mejia 0-1 and ejected Friday. single and double on Saturday
Cameron Hill: 5-4-0-0-0-3 1.74

Arizona:

Sayles 3 hits, including a triple on Friday, also cs #3
Hockin 3-1-0-0-0-4
Besides the big bat of Bobby Bradley this team has also featured the hitting of SS/3B Yu-Cheng Chang. He pinch hit a game winning single Friday. Went 4-4 on Saturday with his 4th triple. The two dominate AZL stats:

Avg: Bradley leads, Chang is no. 2
Slugging: ditto
On Base Pct: Bradely #2, Chang #3
OPS Bradley leads, Chang #2

oopstock joins the team, and homers in his 2nd game. He hit 4 in a brief stay in Arizona

Akron lost this afternoon. Joe Colon with unusual control problems: 5 2/3-3-3-3-5-2.
Tony Gallas keeps going, single and double, battine 323.
Bryson Myles with 2 hits, he's hot, too. Last 4 games: 14-5-7-1 2 walks, 2 K.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.js ... x&sid=milb

Captains won behind Frazier's 12th homer, two doubles and walk from Papi, and 6 shutout innings by Mitch Brown.
Papi appears to be a streak hitter; after a brutal first couple weeks, in his last 10 games he's: 36-11-13-8. four doubles and a homer. 6BB, 7K. Slash line: 359/452/555/1007

Brown's last six starts: 33 2/3 innings, 20 hits, 3 earned runs, 10 walks, 35 strikeouts. ERA 0.74. WHIP .89. 2nd round pick from 2012. 20 year old RH.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.js ... x&sid=milb

Another 2-hit night for Zimmer and a walk; a steal and a caught stealing, he's 8/11 in steals.
Mejia a pair of hits, too.


Clippers and Mudcats are midgame and losing badly. Eric Haase doubled for Carolina.
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.js ... x&sid=milb

BA notes from Sunday games:

CLE AAA Moncrief, Carlos RF 4 0 1 0 .270 2B (29)
CLE AAA Ramsey, James CF 3 0 1 0 .305 2 BB (7)
CLE HiA Rodriguez, Luigi RF 4 1 1 0 .247
CLE LoA Frazier, Clint CF 4 1 1 1 .269 HR (12)
CLE LoA Paulino, Dorssys LF 4 1 1 0 .245 3B (4)
CLE LoA Rodriguez, Nellie 1B 4 0 1 1 .258 2B (26)
CLE R Bradley, Bobby 1B 2 1 1 0 .374 2B (12)
CLE SS Mejia, Francisco C 4 0 2 1 .280 [pulled after not running out grounder in 8th]
CLE SS Zimmer, Bradley CF 3 0 2 0 .321 BB (16), SB (8), CS (3)

CLE AA Armstrong, Shawn 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.12
CLE LoA Brown, Mitch 6 2 0 0 2 5 3.34 W (6-8)
CLE MAJ Crockett, Kyle 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 1.54
CLE MAJ Lee, C.C. 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 3.93
CLE R Shane, Casey 4.2 5 2 1 2 3 2.72
CLE SS Merryweather, Julian 3 1 1 1 0 5 3.22 [why he's tracked and not Sheffield, I don't know]

8 run first for Columbus featuring Giovanny Urshela's 3 run homer. That gives him 13 for Columbus and 18 for the season. RBI total is now 64 for Columbus and 83 for the season. Previous career highs for 22 year old stellar defender were 14 homers and 59 RBI.