Thursday Pebble Report: Colorado (Springs) roughs up Arizona (AAA affiliate)

by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 23, 2009 7:25 AM MDT in Pebble Report Comment 13 comments

AAA Colorado Springs, W 16-8 - (9-4)

Jason Hirsh allowed five runs on four hits...in the first inning alone...but the Sky Sox offense exploded for a homerless barage of 16 runs on 20 hits against the Reno Aces (D'Backs) to give Hirsh the win. Hirsh allowed no runs on just two hits in his final five innings.

Matt Murton

#14 / Left Field / Colorado Rockies

Height: 6-1

Weight: 220

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Oct 03, 1981

Matt Murton (.434/.500/.679) extended his hitting streak to seven games (all of them sans one a multi-hit game) and even swiped a bag, and Carlos Gonzalez (.269/.381/.481) quietly recorded 6 RBI's, including a double and triple. Every starter including Hirsh earned a base knock. Box Score

The Sky Sox play Reno in the second of four today at 2:05 MDT.

Andrew Woerpel has a good feature on the newest Rockie Matt Daley at the official Sky Sox blog.

AA Tulsa, Off Day - (7-5)

At 6:10MDT today, Keith Weiser will take his 0.79 ERA to the mound against the Springfield Cardinals.

High-A Modesto, L 7-5 - (9-5)

The Stockton Ports (A's) solved Modesto for the first time in seven tries Wednesday morning, defeating the Nuts 7-5. Modesto is now 6-1 against Stockton and 3-4 against the rest of the California League.

Cory Riordan (0-2) failed to make it out of the fourth inning after allowing runs in three of the first four frames, though two runs unearned. Every starter achieved a hit except Michael Mitchell, and Charlie Blackmon notched a walk, single and stolen base. Box Score

The Nuts will host the Visalia Rawhide (D'Backs) for four games, the first of which is today at 12:05MDT.

Low-A Asheville, W 9-6 - (6-8)

The Rockies' lone sub-.500 affiliate got home runs from Tyler Massey and C Jordan Pacheco to win an early game against the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Marlins). James Cesario had a four hit day, and David Christensen clubbed a three run triple to back Robinson Fabian. All nine runs scored by the third inning.

George's boy Parker Frazier will try to record his first win tonight at Greensboro at 5:05MDT. Box Score

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So, tell me again

why Murton’s not with the big club?

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by Silverblood on Apr 23, 2009 9:02 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

You are forgetting that those are non-humidor inflated numbers

If he were hitting at coors, those numbers would be more like .224, 0 HR, 2 RBI

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by frightenedinmate#2 on Apr 23, 2009 9:29 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

jus' a lil joke

see my lineup for Friday.

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by frightenedinmate#2 on Apr 23, 2009 9:31 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

power hitters...

wow—I just scrolled through the box scores of the Rockies and realized how few power-hitting prospects there are in the system. It looks like there may be nobody currently in the minors who hit more than 20 HRs last year—I know that it usually doesn’t make sense to draft for need, but I think the Rockies need to address this in the draft this year.

by DenverBears on Apr 23, 2009 10:08 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

They really don't now that JoKo is gone

but I still like Garner, McKenry, and Nelson to show some power. They added Harvey as well this year and he may add some pop, but I think you’re right. We are lacking some pop. I would like to see what Roling is going to do this year, he might be someone to watch.

Would Dominguez have been a guy that would have added power to the system had we been able to sign him? Does anyone know about him in that regard, and also what are the thoughts about power potential when it comes to Gomez?

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by smokinRox on Apr 23, 2009 10:18 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dominguez projects to very good power

But he’s not having the monster year I think he was banking (literally) on this year. Still a guy worth watching on draft day as a first-day selection.

As far as the draft goes, I like Rich Poythress a lot as far as a power bat that should be there for us in the first round. Dominguez might be worth a redraft in the second or third round.

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by Franchise26 on Apr 23, 2009 10:31 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Rockies have been going away from power with college hitters

In recent drafts, going more for line drive types, and their signed HS draft picks which project power, as well as a few Latin signs haven’t been developing it. I don’t believe this is a complete scouting failure, as you look at what guys that didn’t sign like Kentrail Davis have done in college, but it hasn’t been happening in the system. I think Massey’s a big test for the system at developing power, I think Julian Yan will be a big test for the system. Yes it would be great if somebody like Garner could develop into a late bloomer as well. Charlie Blackmon’s supposed to have at least some power as a hitter, but we haven’t seen any from him thus far either, and that’s disappointing to me.

by Rox Girl on Apr 23, 2009 10:47 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever happened w/ Kentrail Davis anyways?

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by smokinRox on Apr 23, 2009 10:49 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Rockies made a strong offer

I haven’t heard specifically what it was, but it was enough to put some serious doubt into whether he would go to college or not. In the end he did, which turned out to be the wise choice as he had a huge freshman season with Tennessee and is considered a first round talent as a draft eligible sophomore this season. Because he holds so much leverage, he’ll either wind up with a large market team and pretty paycheck this summer or go back to school to try and become one of the top two or three players available in 2010.

by Rox Girl on Apr 23, 2009 11:09 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's a shame we missed out on that signing, the rich get richer in this case

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by smokinRox on Apr 23, 2009 11:27 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just went out and read some articles on Davis

I shouldn’t have done that. It depressed me even more that we couldn’t sign him. He is being talked about as a LH Kirby Puckett. Oh well, just hope he gets drafted by an AL team if its not us.

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by smokinRox on Apr 23, 2009 2:19 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs