Friday Pebble Report
Colorado Springs, W 11-5 - Ian Stewart hit his 10th and 11th homers, his fifth and sixth on the road. The second one came in the eighth inning and was a grand slam. Jayson Nix had a solo homer in the first inning. Joe Koshansky hit his seventh in the third inning. Cory Sullivan drove in two runs, and Seth Smith had his second triple of the season and stole his ninth base.
Cedrick Bowers held Fresno to two hits in five innings. He struck out eight. Victor Zambrano allowed three runs in 2/3 IP. Juan Morillo pitched a clean ninth inning.
Tulsa, L 4-6 in 12 innings - Justin Nelson had his fourth homer of the season in this extra-inning affair, but it came in the fifth inning. Corey Wimberly went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two stolen bases (16). Matt Miller drove in two runs. Chris Nelson had his 16th error of the season. The Tulsa World can tell you how the Drillers failed to win in the ninth, and how the game ended in the 12th.
Tomas Santiago didn't find the strike zone, as he walked six. He allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits in 5 1/3 IP. Casey Weathers walked two but did not allow a run in his one inning of work. Ryan Mattheus struck out two in the ninth.
Modesto, L 2-8 - Esmil Rogers allowed eight runs in four innings. He allowed seven hits, walked three, and struck out six. Tommy Baumgardner and Will Harris held San Jose hitless for the next three innings, while Andrew Johnston allowed the only hit after Rogers left the game.
Matt Repec and Travis Becktel had two hits each, but Victor Ferrante had a double, the only extra-base hit. He also walked twice. Cole Garner had the other hit.
Asheville, L 3-4 - Jeff Cunningham's two-run double and Brian Lapin's RBI single in the sixth inning put the Tourists ahead 3-1, but it was not to last. A bunch of singles and a fielding error by Brian Lapin in the bottom of the inning put Savannah ahead for good with a one-run lead. David Christensen had two hits and stole his sixth base, Brian Rike stole his ninth base, and Everth Cabrera swiped his 20th base. Cabrera also struck out three times, but Beau Seabury struck out in all four ABs.
In addition to Lapin's error, starter Sheng-An Kuo, Warren Schaeffer, and Jeff Cunningham each committed and error.
Sheng-An Kuo allowed four runs (two earned) on eight hits and two walks in 5 1/3 IP. Edgmer Escalona pitched a scoreless 2 2/3 innings.
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Stewart
Nice start by Stewart (offensively, at least). He looks to be on his way to a career high in homers, or at the very least, a post-Asheville high. I think a lot of people forget how young this kid is. There are proably guys in this year’s draft who will be older.
by kosmo99 on May 16, 2008 9:46 AM MDT 0 recs
Comparable
And if you compare his development to some other guys, Stewart looks pretty good in comparison.
Holliday – http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=6739
Atkins – http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=690
Hawpe (older than Stewart at each stop) – http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=6375
Stewart – http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=14026
by kosmo99 on May 16, 2008 10:05 AM MDT 0 recs
Bad comparison
Two of those guys were college guys and Holliday’s extremely late development is pretty rare.
by MADness on
May 16, 2008 11:41 AM MDT
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System similarities
Using in system comparisons DOES help alleviate concern about the apparently slower development cycles of Rockies’ prospects though.
by MADness on
May 16, 2008 11:43 AM MDT
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Yeah
Yeah, that was my actual point – not to say that player A will develop better than player B.
by kosmo99 on
May 16, 2008 12:44 PM MDT
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Comparison
I did note that Hawpe was older (a fact that is a point in Stewart’s favor). Atkins was only a year off at most stops along the way.
by kosmo99 on May 16, 2008 12:39 PM MDT 0 recs
ROGERS BECAME YET ANOTHER NUTS PITCHER TO BE BETRAYED BY
the “non defense”. Errors are a small part of the problem, it’s the flyballs and popups that they avoid like the plague. Lethargic, disinterested unmotivated etc. CF is solid. C is outstanding. Rogers’ line indicated 8 earned runs….maybe 4 with an average defense. Game after game; the same defensive contribution.
by 91 wins in 08 on May 16, 2008 4:48 PM MDT 0 recs
good to know...
It seems then that this is another case of a defense that’s efficient at making the plays it makes, but which should be making a lot more. Tulsa defense is a bit different in that they’re just making too many mistakes.
by Rox Girl on
May 17, 2008 7:01 AM MDT
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