Kevin Brady had a heck of a night – 8k in 3 IP. He’s now thrown 9 innings in Williamsport and has has 16 ks. That’a a k/9 rate of something like…umm…let’s see…carry the four…well…let’s just say it’s good. And zero walks in those 9 innings, which I won’t even try to figure.
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Domonic Brown Made a Hell of a Grab Tonight (w/video)
Video from tonight’s game against Norfolk.
It’s like the Jiwan James catch, except Domonic actually caught it.
Brody Colvin Promoted to AA
Brody Colvin has gotten the callup from High A Clearwater to AA Reading and is in line to take the rotation spot of recently promoted Jonathan Pettibone. It has been a bumpy road for Colvin who was removed from the Clearwater rotation for a time, presumably to get his head straight after struggling consistently for two months. Colvin, a 7th round pick in 2009, has made 18 starts this year and is 4-6 with a 4.48 ERA in 18 starts. His WHIP as a starter is 1.57 and the opposition is hitting .284 against him. On the brighter side of the equation, Colvin over his last 8 starts is 2-2 with a 3.74 ERA but even during that time period his WHIP is a high 1.51 and the opposition is hitting .301.
Somewhere Adam Morgan, Austin Wright and Jesse Biddle are shaking their heads.
Box Score Recap 7-26-2012
Cameron Rupp with 2 doubles and two walks in 4 trips to the plate. He’s been hot for a long time. Check out his pre/post All-Star splits and you’ll see around 120 PAs with increased power and walk rates. Yes, he is old for the league. Not much he can do about that except maybe hit Sebastian Valle in the knee with a club.
And this from the GCL – Kevin Walter pitched in a professional baseball game. Wild.
Box Score Recap 7-25-2012
Lakewood go boom. Duffy with 5 hits. GCL go boom. Other direction. 3 hits for the whole lot. Congrats to Jon Pettibone for moving up to AAA. Congrats to Dom Brown for playing baseball today. Even if it was just DHing. And even if he did get hosed on the bases.
Pettibone Gets The Call-Up
Multiple media sources are reporting that Jonathan Pettibone has been called up to AAA Lehigh Valley. First report I saw was from @anthonyburkhart of The Republican-Herald in Reading.
Pettibone put forth a strong performance tonight, going 7 innings, giving up just 1 earned run, 3 hits and no walks, and striking out 6 Altoona Curve(s?). On the season, he was 9-7 in 19 starts for Reading, with a 3.30 ERA, gave up 115 hits, 9 of them homeruns, allowed 27 bb and struck out 81 in 117.1 innings pitched, for a WHIP of 1.21, a k rate of 6.34/9, a very good bb rate of 2.07 and a HR rate of 0.69/9.
For the record, I also saw a report tonight that Jarred Cosart was just called up to AAA in the Houston organization. So 2 of the 5 so-called “Baby Aces” aces are now in AAA, 2 remain in AA, and one is still repeating A+.
Box Score Recap 7-24-2012
Remember to take your Hamels talk to the general discussion. Tempting as it may be to talk about it anywhere. Look, I can’t even stop myself. Cole Hamels. Cole Hamels. Hamels. Cole. Ok I’m done. Hamels. Sorry.
On to the boxes!!! And on to BJ Rosenberg and Adam Morgan and Manaure Martinez striking out everybody!!!
Media Reports
ICYMI – Couple media reports I found interesting this week so far:
Mitch Rupert interviews Joe Jordan Williamsport Sun-Gazette (7-23) Notes on Quinn, Asche, many others, etc. Good long interview with the man in charge.
Mike Drago on Tyson Gillies Reading Eagle (7-24)
Drago on Trevor May Reading Eagle (7-24)
Mike Newman on Mitch Walding FanGraphs (with defensive drill and BP video) (7-23)
Box Score Recap 7-23-2012
Solid outing for Austin Wright. Bombs from Altherr and Franco but Lakewood goes down in the end.
General Discussion – Week of 7-23-2012
Lots of trade deadline discussion coming this week, I imagine. Have at it.
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