Friday Pebble Report: Esmil Rogers Throws Strong Rehab Start
by Russ Oates on Jun 10, 2011 7:39 AM MDT
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PrintColorado Springs, W 13-6
Another day, another multi-homer game by the Sky Sox: Willy Taveras' (7) solo shot in the first inning tied the game, Eliezer Alfonzo (6) knocked out a pinch-hit three-run homer in the seventh, and Brad Emaus (8) and Ian Stewart (10) hit two-run and three-run home runs, respectively.
Cole Garner picked up two hits and an RBI. Recently acquired Ryan Rohlinger collected two doubles and scored twice.
Esmil Rogers made a rehab start and allowed one run in the first inning, but kept Reno off the board after that by the time he left in the fifth inning. He struck out eight, walked one and gave up six hits.
Tulsa, L 6-2 (7 innings)
Tim Wheeler's 16th home run of the season came in the fifth inning with one on and two outs, but that was all the scoring for the Drillers in the first game on Thursday. Josh Sullivan picked up a complete game, but he allowed all six Springfield runs in the fourth inning. Four runs came on two solo homers and a two-run shot. The latter was his by Springfield's starting pitcher, Michael Blazek.
Tulsa, W 10-5 (7 innings)
The Drillers scored in four of seven innings and were led by Scott Beerer's three hits, falling a triple short of the cycle. He and Ben Paulsen each hit their solo home runs in the fifth innings. Wilin Rosario went 0-for-4.
It's Casey Weathers' birthday today and he threw a clean sixth inning. Starter Joey Williamson allowed three runs in three innings, including two on a home run in the third inning.
Modesto, L 5-11
Starter Dan Perkins failed to make it out of the third inning, allowing eight runs on seven hits and six walks. Leuris Gomez, Chad Rose, and Kurt Yacko would each allow one run during their stints on the mound, the latter pitching the last three innings.
Delta Cleary led off the bottom of the first with his first home run of the season. Mike Zuanich picked up two of the team's six doubles, though the team was 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position.
Asheville, W 5-4 (10 innings)
While we wait for official word on where he will play football this fall, Russell Wilson was busy on Thursday night in the top of the 10th inning. He singled to left field to start the inning, moved to second on a sacrifice and then settled in on third via a passed ball by Gary Sanchez. Wilson then scored the go-ahead run on a Rafael Ortega single to center field.
Cristhian Adames and Mark Tracy each hit their third home run of the season. Edwar Cabrera allowed two runs on nine hits over seven innings. He struck out seven. Bruce Kern blew the game in the bottom of the eighth when Anderson Feliz doubled in two runs to tie the game.
DSL Rockies, L 3-6
17-year-old INF Miguel Dilone went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Jose De La Cruz, 19 in two days, tripled but struck out three times. Angel Lezama, who turned 17 on March 1, allowed three runs (one earned) on seven hits in 5.2 innings. He struck out four and walked zero.
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Willy Taveras
Someone please explain to me how he has 7 HRs.
Cough cough
Colorado Springs
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves
by waterboy31321 on Jun 10, 2011 8:25 AM MDT up reply actions
Taveras' last three homers have all been leadoff homers.
Taveras has been hitting leadoff for awhile, and the last three games, he has hit a home run in the bottom of the 1st to get the Sky Sox on the board (Monday and Tuesday against Sacramento, Thursday against Reno).
Good to see
Stewie, Wheels, and Rogers doing well. They will contribute sometime down the road. Wheels probably not this year but the other two I think will come back this year and help us out
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Forgot where i put Wheeler
On my ballot but I hope it was top 3
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by nodakroxfan on Jun 10, 2011 8:29 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
Wheeler definitely added to his unbelievable season
yesterday, he can not be far from AAA right now.
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I'm sad to say Stew Struck out 3 times yesterday
but he did end his day w/ another HR.
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ouch
lucky HR
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by waterboy31321 on Jun 10, 2011 9:22 AM MDT up reply actions
yea, despite the hr
that game can’t really be viewed as progress then…
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Just when I was getting excited too
NO, we are NOT going to fire Jim Tracy midseason!!!!!
The Rockies couldn't be any more offensive or less offensive all at the same time.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jun 10, 2011 11:23 AM MDT up reply actions
WHeeler is slowing down
only an .870 OPS his past 10 games!
Seriously though, his OBP has jumped .066 from 2010. His SLG has jumped .299
I’m past trying to understand this and have moved on to simple enjoyment.
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It was actually only a bad six game stretch
He was just 3-21 from June 1st through 6th but he’s 5-13 with two HR’s his last three games.
NO, we are NOT going to fire Jim Tracy midseason!!!!!
The Rockies couldn't be any more offensive or less offensive all at the same time.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jun 10, 2011 11:22 AM MDT up reply actions
Would they leave Wheeler at AA the whole season?
I wonder if they might leave Wheeler in Tulsa for the whole year given how wobbly his 09 and 10 seasons were. That said, if Nicasio’s numbers were worthy of promotion to the big club, I’d think Wheeler’s should certainly merit a trip to springs sometime this summer.
I hope they'd leave him there.
The talent level at AA may be higher and the hitting environment provides a more accurate readout.
He would mash at AAA, but so does Willy Taveras.
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So if wheeler is for real ...
And gets a Sept. call up and proves he belongs next spring, does he become our 4th outfielder, replacing spilly? I’m also assuming that Dex may be on his way out if Blackman holds his own.
Or would Wheeler become our prime trade chip in acquiring more corner offense?
Blackmon will replace Spilly next year, almost guaranteed
Dex is still really young, and still a work in progress. Wheeler provides great depth for us.
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Basically, they're all really cheap for the next few years. There's no reason to trade any of them.
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I'm not sold that the team non-tenders Spilborghs that easily.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jun 10, 2011 12:18 PM MDT up reply actions
This exactly.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Jun 10, 2011 11:59 AM MDT up reply actions
Wheeler needs to work against LHP
I can’t see the full splits on my phone, but Wheeler’s OPS is something like 1.100 against right handers, with a SO rate around 17-18%. Against lefties, the OPS is around .800, and he’s striking out about a third of the time. If he’s gonna be more than a platoon player in the big leagues, he needs more work against lefties before he gets the call.
by mattrob on Jun 10, 2011 11:48 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I read in a Denver Post article that the Rockes are shopping catcher Jose Morales?
Is there some other catcher they’re planning on using that I don’t know about? How is the AAA catcher?
there is 3 down their
Eliezer Alfonzo, Matt Pagnozzi are kinda AAAA/backup MLB catcher types, and Jordan Pacheco. I doubt they would call up Pacheco just to be a backup at this point though.
Pacheco fits the backup catcher mold.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jun 10, 2011 12:18 PM MDT up reply actions
Maybe it's not the AAA catcher...
Maybe they feel Rosario is ready to contribute in a backup role now. Honestly, I think any of the three AAA catchers or Rosario would produce on a level that is at least equivalent to what Morales has provided thus far.
If they can get anything of substance for Morales in the trade market (same goes for Alfonzo and Pagnozzi), they should go for it.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Jun 10, 2011 12:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Do you really want Rosario sitting on the bench?
I wouldn’t mind one of the AAA guys, but since we aren’t likely to get anything of value via trade, we might as well stay with the current options
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I don't prefer it, but I don't necessarily feel the results would be disastrous either.
Also, AMart just posted an article on this very thing.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Jun 10, 2011 12:06 PM MDT up reply actions
About our 50th round selection, Heath Holder:
Holder said he will either play with Team Elite, a travel team in Winder, or with the Athens Pirates, a squad made up mainly of college-bound players. He has already enrolled in summer school at UGA.
Now I don’t know the NCAA rulebook by heart, and summer school at UGA may not actually mean being enrolled as an actual student at UGA, but. . . .
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Wouldn't
that, though, make him ineligible to be drafted in the first place? It wouldn’t be shocking, I guess, to see that a team didn’t realize a 50th-round pick was already enrolled in college. In this instance, it’s no big deal.
But what if Josh Bell enrolled in summer school and nobody asked/knew? Oddly specific hypothetical, but I’d have to imagine that would be a big deal.
Esmil Rogers solid in his five innings of work, keeping the game tied at 1-1.
After Rogers left, the game went back to normal in Colorado Springs, with the Sky Sox winning big.
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