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    • 2012 Minor League Prospects Thread
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  • 6/13/12
  • righty8383

Rochester lost 2-0.
Danny Valencia(.231) and Wilkin Ramirez(.243) both went 2-4.

New Britain was postponed.

Fort Myers won 5-3.
Danny Rams(.105) has pretty much lost his prospect status. He did hit a grand slam today though.
Dakota Watts(0-0, 1.23) gave up a hit in 2 scoreless innings of relief with 3 strike outs.

Beloit won 5-4.
Matt Koch(.300) went 1-3 with a double(12).
Matt Summers(6-3, 4.01) gave up 4 runs(3 earned) on 5 hits with 7 strike outs over 6.2 innings.
Michael Tonkin(3-0, 1.42) struck out ALL SIX batters he faced and got the save(5)! He now has 50 strike outs in 38 innings. He should be promoted right now.

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New Britain split. They won game one 3-1 and lost game two 4-1.
Steve Hirschfeld(5-4, 3.06) gave up a run on 3 hits with 8 strike outs over 6 innings.
Caleb Thielbar(2-0, 1.96) pitched a perfect inning with 2 strike outs for the save(4).

Fort Myers won 8-4.
Angel Morales(.210) went 1-4 with a HR(2).
Matt Hauser(1-1, 2.23) gave up a hit and struck out 3 in 3 scoreless innings.

Beloit lost 7-1.

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  • 6/14/12
  • righty8383

Rochester won 8-6.
Danny Valencia(.250) went 3-3 with 2 doubles(8) and 3 RBI's(15).

New Britain lost 3-2 in 12 innings.
Nate Hanson(.274) went 5-6 with a triple(1) and a double(7).
Bruce Pugh(0-0, 0.00) walked 2 and struck out 3 in 2 scoreless innings.

Fort Myers lost 6-0.
Danny Ortiz(.254) went 3-4 with a double(9).

Beloit won 5-3.
Adam Bryant(.263) went 1-3 with a HR(1) and 3 RBI's(25).
Tyler Jones(2-0, 2.88) gave up 3 runs on 3 hits with 9 strike outs over 6 innings.
Tim Atherton(1-0, 0.63) gave up a hit and struck out 4 in 2 scoreless innings.
Michael Tonkin(3-0, 1.42) struck out all 3 batters in the 9th for the save(6).

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Michael Tonkin has now struck out the last 10 batters he has faced. He has 18 strike outs in his last 8 innings. This makes 53 strike outs in 39 innings. He has no business playing for Beloit. He should be promoted NOW. Not only that, he should leapfog Fort Myers and go straight to New Britain.

Edited 6/14/12   by  righty8383
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  • 6/15/12
  • righty8383

Rochester won 4-1.
Wilkin Ramirez(.241) went 2-4 with a HR(3) and a double(6).
Sean Burroughs(.286) went 2-3 with a double(7).

New Britain lost 5-2.
Chris Herrmann(.262) went 2-4 with a double(16).
Caleb Thielbar(1-1, 1.80) gave up a hit and struck out 4 in 2 scoreless innings.

Beloit won 6-3.
Nate Roberts(.310) went 3-5 with a double(3).
Matt Koch(.304) went 1-1 with 3 walks and an RBI(23).
AJ Achter(3-1, 2.48) gave up 2 hits and struck out 6 in 3 scoreless innings of relief.
Corey Williams(2-2, 3.16) gave up no hits, walked 1 and struck out 2 in 2 innings for the save(8).

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  • 6/16/12
  • righty8383
Bad news for Anthony Slama. He took a comebacker off the leg last week. I wasn't sure how serious it was until tonight when LEN3 reported that he has a broken bone in his leg and he will miss 4-6 weeks.
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  • 6/17/12
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Couple announcements about the Etwins roster. Supp picks from last year Travis Harrison and Hudson Boyd will both play in Elizabethton. Several players from this year's draft will also join the Etwins. That includes 2nd rounders mason Melotakis and JT Chargois, 4th round pick Zach Jones and a few others.

The Etwins start on Tuesday while the GCL starts tomorrow.


Edited 6/17/12   by  righty8383
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  • 6/18/12
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Rochester won 7-4.
Matt Carson(.296) went 3-4 with 2 HR's(4).

New Britain lost 4-3.
Nate Hanson(.279) went 2-4 with a HR(1).
James Beresford(.286) went 2-4.

Beloit lost 6-2.
Matt Summers(6-4, 4.09) gave up 4 runs on 8 hits including 2 HR's over 7.1 innings.
Miguel Sano(.237) went 0-4 with 4 strike outs. He has been a disaster(for the most part) lately.

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  • 6/18/12
  • righty8383
Hey Ewen, plan a road trip. Oswaldo Arcia has just been promoted.
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  • 6/18/12
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GCL Twins begin play in about 20 minutes. Starting for the Twins will be Kuo Hua Lo. He was signed out of Taiwan a little over a year ago. This will be his pro debut. I wouldn't be surprised if Buxton leads off.

Edit: Buxton not even in the starting lineup. hmmm.......


Edited 6/18/12   by  righty8383
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  • 6/18/12
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Jim Rantz says it will probably be a few days before Buxton plays.

Hudson Boyd is scheduled to start for the Etwins tomorrow.

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  • 6/18/12
  • HammerTime16
Hudson Boyd apparently weighs like 280.
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  • 6/18/12
  • goulik
Lol, apparently the GCL Twins have 1 First basemen, two second basemen and five short stops. They also have a lack of 3Basemen...
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  • 6/18/12
  • pcrnat
I see that Valencia hasn't turned it around and Nishioka is as lost as ever.
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  • 6/19/12
  • righty8383
Nishioka is probably counting the days until the season is over and he can go back home.
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  • 6/19/12
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Rochester lost 6-1.
Carlos Gutierrez(2-2, 5.06) had 3 strike outs in 2 perfect innings of relief.

Fort Myers had just 2 hits and lost 2-1.
Cole Nelson(3-1, 3.41) 2 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks with 4 strike outs over 6.2 innings.

The GC Twins lost 5-3.
Kuo Hua Lo gave up a run on 3 hits with 5 strike outs over 4 innings.

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  • 6/19/12
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Rochester lost 8-2.
Danny Valencia(.248) went 2-3.

New Britain lost 8-1.
Oswaldo Arcia went 0-4 with 3 strike outs in his AA debut.
Evan Bigley(.243) went 3-3 with a double(13).

Fort Myers lost 6-2.
Levi Michael(.222) went 2-2 with a double(4) and 3 walks.
Kyle Knudsen went 3-4.

Etown lost 7-5.
Hudson Boyd gave up 2 runs(1 earned) on 4 hits and 3 walks with 3 strike outs over 3 innings.
Travis Harrison went 0-3 with a walk.

The GCL Twins won 5-3.
Dereck Rodriguez(son of Pudge) went 3-3 with a walk.

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  • 6/20/12
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Michael Tonkin finally promoted to Fort Myers. He recorded 53 strike outs in 39 innings with a 1.38 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP.

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  • 6/20/12
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Rochester won 7-6.
Matt Carson(.290) went 2-4 with a HR(5).
Wilkin Ramirez(.248) went 2-5 with a HR(2) His HR was a 2 run walk off in the 9th!

New Britain lost 9-4.
Aaron Hicks(.252) went 3-5 with a triple(2) and a double(9).
Oswaldo Arcia went 1-4 with a double.
Bruce Pugh(0-0, 0.00) pitched a perfect inning with 2 strike outs.

Fort Myers won 7-3.
Kyle Knudsen went 3-5.
Daniel Santana(.295) went 2-4 with a stolen base(8).
Madison Boer(3-6, 8.41) gave up 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks with 4 strike outs over 5 innings.

Etown won 10-0.
Niko Goodrum went 2-5 with 2 triples.
Rory Rhodes went 3-5 with a triple.
2nd round pick Mason Melotakis pitched a perfect innings in his pro debut. He struck out 2.

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