Shocker

Today two things happened that I did not really expect to see happen this season. One involved something on the field and the other off the field.

On the field, I did not think that we would see the Pirates lose a series, let alone get swept, by the Houston Astros. Yes the Astros that are having a horrendous season. One on par with the Pirates of last season if not worse.

It is amazing what can happen in just a few days or a month. Things can be looking so great, only to see them fall completely apart.

The other took place away from the field, but almost provided the biggest shock of the season. Matt Diaz, he of the complete failure as a free agent signing, was dealt to the Atlanta Braves for a PTBNL or cash. Cash also went to Atlanta with Diaz.

This is unbelievable on many levels. One Diaz was simply wasting space and sucking up money. His defense was like an adventure that Lastings Milledge could not attempt, and his hacks at the plate made him look completely lost. Add to that, Diaz is contractually binded to a team the next season after this one. If you thought this one was a doozy, imagine the sequel.

Being able to pawn him off on Atlanta was like a gift from above. It almost does not matter the amount of cash sent down south, all that matters is that it was a very clean way of getting rid of a mistake.

From the Hole

As the season seems to wind to slower and slower grind, one of the more interesting stories to see as the season progresses is how the team handles the starting shortstop position. It would seem that this might the beginning of the battle to see who will be the starter next season, as we watch Chase D'Arnaud and Ronny Cedeno go head to head.

So far it seems that they are taking turns at the position with there being no clear cut favorite. Many fans I am sure are tired of seeing Ronny Cedeno out there over and over again. I sort of am as well, but have to wonder if the devil you know is better than the one you don't.

Ronny Cedeno may never be much better than he is now. He is perhaps one of the most frustrating players on the team, as he has a bunch of physical tools, but consistency and the mental approach hold him back.

With Chase D'Arnaud you have a guy that is a bit of a spark plug, is just as athletic if not more than Cedeno, but so far has struggled offensively.

The question is can D'Arnaud improve at the plate enough to make him comparable to Cedeno at this point? If one believes that he can adjust then it is a no brainer to perhaps non-tender Cedeno this offseason. If there is a question as to if D'Arnaud can do that, then we might see Cedeno again.

I have to wonder then, will we see a lot more of D'Aranaud as the season progresses? One would think so. If he can handle it, it saves money and perhaps improves the team.

Calling Up the Hague

With September fast approaching, many are awaiting the number of September call ups. The Pirates are in a weird position this season as many of the call ups will be players that have already played a lot this season, as injuries have taken a toll. One player that some think that might get a shot is Matt Hague, firstbaseman at AAA.

I don't see how the Pirates will play Hague as they seem to want to play Derek Lee at first and will need to also get Garrett Jones some at bats as well, leaving the number of at bats as negligible for Hague.

There is no doubt that Hague has had a good season at AAA. He has 35 doubles, 12 HR and 73 RBI. His slash line stands at .306/.368/.458 which is also pretty respectable. What would we get with him at the major league level though?

Hague is in his age 25 season, his first at AAA. I have to wonder how much production we would expect to get from Hague, who seems more like a line drive hitter than a power hitter. Add to the fact we will be playing at PNC with its spacious left field, and you can bet that his power will drop off.

I just don't see where there is excitement with adding Matt Hague. To me he is a little one dimensional offensively and that won't be enough at the big league level. That is not to say I would not encourage him to surprise, but if he gets added for September, I am not going to expect much at all. For one he won't get any opportunities and two, when he does, it will be a struggle.

Thinking of Robbie Grossman

In looking over minor league statistics, one of the first things that I look at are walks and strikeouts. I like to look at that rate to see if the player has a sense of the strike zone or seemingly is flailing away at whatever is thrown up there to him. Usually there is some sort of a disparity between the two, but in looking over Robbie Grossman's stats, well it is pretty even and rather eye catching.

It has been pretty well documented that Grossman is the first to hit triple digits in runs and walks since Nick Swisher did it, but what was not as noted was that Grossman also just hit triple digits in strikeouts as well. What exactly does that mean?

For one, Grossman, with all the walks, seems to have a pretty good grasp of the strike zone. Patience is not an issue with him, though at the same time he is striking out a good bit, it is still 100 K's in over 450 at bats, a rate you would love to see drop.

In addition to the good eye, Grossman has also been slugging the ball more with 13 home runs, 30 doubles, and 2 triples, as well as being a threat on the bases with 24 stolen bases.

I have to ask myself the question though, what is the organization trying to prove with him in Bradenton? Why is he not in Altoona? It is obvious that the pitching in the Florida State League is a little below him, simply from all the walks. I'd love to see him in AA and see what he does against better pitching.

In AA would he hit more as the pitchers are in the zone more often? Would he struggle more with strike outs or would he adjust? How would his power translate by coming up north later in the season? These are questions that could have been answered if he was promoted at some point this season. We would know a whole lot more about Robbie Grossman than we do now.

So why has he not been promoted? One perhaps the team does not want to rush him, as they did push him a bit out of the draft, so allowing a good deal of success at a level might help down the line. Or they could be hoping that the K's do drop. Or perhaps more likely they want him staying at center and that position is manned by Starling Marte in Altoona.

Grossman has had a solid season where his game has made tremendous leaps. The OBP is great though I'd like to see the K's drop and see more hits. Maybe in hindsight challenging him at Altoona might have been a good move, if anything it would give more insight into what kind of player Grossman is now.

So Long Steve???

With the news that Steve Pearce was going on the disabled list with a hurt finger, the writing is on the wall that perhaps he is finally done as a Pirate. Out of options and deep into arbitration, I don't see how the team would be willing to bring back an injury prone player that does not hit quite enough to play the positions that he fits best at. Myself, I have tired of seeing Steve Pearce, as to me the Pearce that many think they were getting was the once dominant minor league Pearce, instead of the teasing/injury prone one that we have been treated to.

Drafted out of South Carolina as a college senior, a typical Littlefield move, Pearce was sent to Williamsport in 2005. He promptly hit 7 home runs and drove in 52 RBI, while posting a .301/.381/.474 slash line. That is some pretty good production for their first taste of pro ball, even if he was older than you'd like for the level. In 2006, Pearce would go to Hickory then get promoted to Lynchburg during the season. At age 23, Pearce posted 26 home runs and 98 RBI in 131 games. His strikeout rose, his batting average dropped, but his OPS rose. It looked like the power was very intriguing to say the least, but age was still somewhat of a question mark, and the rise in K's was alarming, but not too worrisome.

In 2007 Pearce rocketed through the system like no other prospect had in some time. Starting in Lynchburg, then to Altoona, then to Indianapolis, and finally a September call up, Pearce was all over the place. In 134 minor league games, he hit 31 home runs and drove in 113 RBI. He cut down his K's and posted a great slash line of .333/.394/.622. All solid numbers. In 23 games in Pittsburgh, he would not hit a home run, but would muster 20 hits in only 68 at bats, while playing RF and first base.

In 2008 Pearce would spend 103 games in AAA and 37 games in Pittsburgh. He would hit a total of 16 home runs and drive in 75 RBI, while rising his strikeouts, striking out 20% of the time in Pittsburgh. 2009 saw him spit the season a little more evenly with 77 games at AAA and 60 in Pittsburgh. He would hit 17 home runs and drive in 80 and his plate discipline seemed to return that season, buoyed by his AAA performance.

The past two seasons with injuries plaguing him, Pearce has hit only 7 home runs in two seasons, 6 of them in the minors. He also has driven in only 40 runs in two seasons, with 27 coming in the minors. Add to that fact that he is striking out more than ever, 22% of the time in the majors, well it adds up to him not being invited back next season.

Pearce caught the attention of stats geeks with his rocketing through the system and power at multiple levels. The average fan liked him as he was a 'top prospect' when there really were not any in the system. Despite the great early success, injuries, strikeouts, and perhaps pushing too hard, did in Pearce. Additionally not having a set position in the majors also seemed to hurt. He was always the square peg in the round hole so to speak, adequate at first and perhaps trying too hard anywhere else.

The major league Pearce is what he was. He might have been a AAAA type of hitter with no position, the type of player the Pirates seemingly can grow on trees. Just like some of those players, he had the injury issues as well, helping him not live up to the potential that was apparent to many when he was crushing minor league pitching.

Redeemption

With a double header on the docket for today against the Brewers, one would have thought that things would not be all that pretty for the Pirates. In the first game, that was indeed the case as the Brewers did what they have done countless times against the Pirates, pile on the runs. Just when I thought it could not get any worse, they go out and do this....and totally redeem themselves, if only for one game.

Only with the benefit of the doubleheader the Pirates had a chance to go out and redeem themselves and did so in grand fashion, scoring 7 runs in their part of the seventh.

I believe at one point the Brewers threw over 50 pitches in that one inning alone, as the Pirates rolled around the bases.

It could not have been much better in that second game, as the Brewers, typically brash and trash talking, did little of that as the Pirates put up the runs. Hopefully this can be a springboard to taking the series from the Brew Crew, as there is nothing better than beating this team. Granted it does not happen all that much, but when it does happen it feels good.

Speaking of the Brew Crew, could that not possibly be any more annoying? Granted they are having a great season, but for the past 4 seasons they have walked around like the own the entire National League. It only gets worse when Pirates fans are treated to watching Nyjer Morgan walk around like he is something extremely special and important to the Brewers' success. This team has only made the playoffs once in this stretch and have finished under .500 in the past two seasons since, losing in the playoffs.

How About Neal?

In the past few weeks the Pirates have made many moves that have added to the future of the team, as well moves that have involved a significant outlay of money. We had the trade deadline, the draft, and recently the Tabata extension.

All of this has me wondering, when will Neal Huntington get his extension?

It would seem that the team would want to lock up the guy that is going around spending money like there is no tomorrow, but yet they have not publicly said that Huntington has been extended. One would have to think that Coonelly and Nutting like what he has/is doing, or else some of the recent developments might not have happened.

To me it is a no brainer to extend Neal Huntington, one can never know until it acutally happens.

I would like to see more extensions come on down the line for players like McCutchen or Walker, but the most important might be that of Huntington himself.

Extending Tabata

The Pirates have long been talking about wanting to sign their  'core' to longer terms contacts to keep them in black and gold. Over the weekend they did just that by signing Jose Tabata to a long term extension.  The extension might keep Tabata in Pittsburgh as long as 2019.

From MLB.com, the details of the contract are:

Tabata will now earn $500,000 this year, along with a $1 million signing bonus. His salary will jump to $750,000 in 2012, $1 million in 2013, $3 million in 2014, $4 million in 2015 and $4.5 million in 2016. That totals a guaranteed $14.75 million.  

The club options attached to the extension give the Pirates the ability to keep Tabata from becoming a free agent until after the 2019 season. Those three options are worth $6.5 million (2017), $7.5 million (2018) and $8.5 million (2019). There is a $250,000 buyout attached to each option, if it is not exercised. 

This deal does a good bit for the Pirates. One it gives them the cost certainty and control of a player that they like, in Jose Tabata. Those two points are key. Secondly it gives  them some control over the free agency years by tacking on the options. If Tabata continues to grow as a player, they could have him for a very long time, through his most productive and peak seasons. If the power ever comes with Tabata, this is a very good deal, even if that does not happen, it is still a cost effective contract.

For Tabata he get money up front that he perhaps did not see coming his way and it gives him a sense of comfort in knowing that he is in Pittsburgh for the foreseeable future, which seems to be a pretty big factor for him. He clearly wants to be a Pirate and feels very comfortable here.

In the end the Pirates may have come out big in this deal as it is fairly cheap through the arbitration years, especially if Tabata continues to grow as a player. That almost $15 million guaranteed is not all that much.

I'd say that this a good deal for the Pirates and helps to bring some clarity to the future of the Pirates lineup.

Backdraft 2003

Many may remember the 2003 draft as the fabled "Moneyball" Draft, where Michael Lewis followed the goings on in the A's draftroom. Here in Pittsburgh Ed Creech and Dave Littlefield put there heads together and came out with their own kind of 'moneyball', cheapness. It is not that they went totally safe and signable, but out of the 50 drafted, they only signed 19, a pretty small number. Of those 19 only four so far have made the major leagues.

The Bucs had the 8th pick that year and were torn between picking Mississippi State lefty Paul Maholm or Texas lefty John Danks. Creech said that they really liked Danks, but went with Maholm as he could 'fasttrack' to the big leagues as a college pitcher. I would have to say that with this first pick, they did a good job. Danks cracked the White Sox rotation last year and had little success, while Maholm looks like a good fit in a big league rotation.

With their second pick the Pirates again took a lefty pitcher, Tom Gorzelanny. It seemed it might be a slight reach, but as Creech said, "We wanted him and we wanted to make sure we got him. Philosophically, if you like a guy, you take him -- even if it's early." It paid off as Gorzelanny, like Maholm, had become an important part of our young rotation.

After those two, the Pirates almost seemed better off to not pick any more players. After Gorzelanny, the club selected Steve Lerud, a high school catcher, who topped out in the upper minors, making the 40 man. Pitcher Kyle Pearson and Craig Stansberry rounded out the top 5 selections.

The rest of the draft was a like a who's who of minor league filler for the Pirates farm system. Picks like Adam Boeve, Dustin Molleken, Pedro Powell, Craig Picart, and Clayton Hamilton, though he did not sign with the Bucs.

Other notables included Butler product, Jacob Cuffman, who looked like he could be a special player, but injuries derailed him in the lower minors prior to ever getting much of anywhere. Cuffman was a bit of a cautionary tale for many Pirate pitching prospects of the era. Some talent and upside, but never seemed to do much of anything in the farm system.

Joining Cuffman as another local product, was Josh Sharpless, from Allegheny College. Sharpless was a participant in the 2006 Futures game, but he did not have much of a future after that. He was out of the Pirates organization by 2008 and seemingly out of baseball after the 2009 season.

The 2003 draft is look at what the Pirates used to do in the draft. They took a safe pick in Maholm, followed that up with an upside guy in Gorzelanny, then seemingly punted the rest of the way. Sure many of the players seemed like there could be some upside, but really there was not much there. A guy like Jacob Cuffman, even if he panned out, would not have been a huge difference maker. Same goes for all the organizational filler as well. Even with the team missing out on all of those players, adding the value that they have gotten from Paul Maholm makes up for most of the misses.

24 Hours

What a difference a day makes!

Last night we were treated to the great news that the Pirates wrapped up one of the better draft classes in baseball as they were able to land Gerrit Cole, but more importantly add Josh Bell. For a team that is sorely lacking in top level talent, they were able to add two guys that have very potential to be top level talent in the future.

Then as this great news was sinking in, we were told earlier today that Pedro Alvarez would be optioned back to AAA to make room for Jose Tabata. That is a sentence I never really thought I would have to write. I did not think that this season Pedro Alvarez would have a lost season, but he has. He has not improved at all this season and is a bigger question mark going into this offseason than last.

Why did it come to this? There are many possible answers, but the most basic is that he just maybe was not fully ready. The team took their time with him last season in promoting him. When many wanted him up they kept him down in the minors, saing he still needed time. Perhaps he still needs even more time. I just don't want Pedro to turn into another cautionary tale of young talented Pirates, like Aramis Ramirez. Ramirez was clearly brought up before he was ready and was yo-yoed back and forth to AAA and the majors, missing on valualbe development time.

I am not saying that Pedro needed a ton of development time, but may be a little more is needed as he is looking lost at the plate and he is taking that out into the field with him. Hopefully he can get his mind straight down there and have a solid final month.

After hearing of the demotion prior to the game, a game that pitted the Bucs against Chris Carpenter, it would ahve been assumed that things would not go good. They did indeed look like that when Hanrahan, in another non save situation, blew a lead. Luckily Neil Walker bailed him out and Garrett Jones took former Bucco* Arthur Rhodes to the Allegheny for the walk off. An exciting comeback.

It was a wild 24 hours for the Pirates. Full of joy, some disappointment, and more joy.

Early Read

It appears via Twitter that the Pirates have signed both Gerrit Cole and Josh Bell. Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated first broke the news, then later others chimed in like John Manuel of Baseball America. Early reports have Cole getting $8 million, the richest deal in Pirates draft history, and Bell getting $5 million, which would be a record for the second round.

In two players the Pirates have spent $13 million. Add in the money spent on the others and we could be looking at one of the highest dollar figures in draft history, let alone Pirate draft history.

One has to give the Pirates credit here for getting both Cole and Bell signed. Many did not seem to think that Bell was signable, but Huntington and Greg Smith took a gamble. It may pay off handsomely, as hitters like Bell don't grow on trees. Neither do pitchers like Gerrit Cole. I would venture to guess that the top five prospects in the Pirates system looks radically different right now then it did about 15 minutes ago.

There will be more to discuss, but right now, it is a good feeling that the Pirates were able to get both signed. It shows commitment and follow through by an organization that desperately needed to add more top end talent to the fold.

Signing Day

Monday marks the end of yet another signing period for the MLB Draft. At midnight all players will need to have signed a contract. The Pirates have been very busy signing many players up to this point. I believe at this point it is either 21 or 22 players that have come to terms. Most of the attention is going to be focused on two players that have yet to come to terms, that is first overall choice Gerrit Cole and second round choice Josh Bell.

Obviously the Cole contract will more than likely not be announced until after the deadline, as whatever terms are agreed upon will be agreed upon only minutes prior to it. Upon signing with the club, he may immediately become their best prospect. Adding him as a fast track arm to go along with Jameson Taillon would give the team two top arms.

What could make this a very special draft class would be if the team were to secure the rights to Josh Bell. Much has been said of Bell and his demands as well as his supposed preference to go to school. Everyone has a price and it will be interesting to see if the Pirates are able to hit that price. If they do it might be a record for the second round and would make the heads of some in the MLB offices spin.

It will be a very interesting day to say the least, as the Pirates are looking to sign many others aside from Bell and Cole. Adding additional players on the final day, could make the draft class one to keep an eye on.

On the Road in Altoona

On Saturday, we took a trip up to Altoona to view the Curve in action. Action we did see as the Curve hti 3 home runs, two of them from Quincy Latimore. Among the interesting notes from the game were:

Quincy Latimore swings through a pitch

Starling Marte can cover a ton of ground. He never seems to make running catches, why?, because he is already there waiting for the ball. His range in centerfield is something to behold. His speed on the basepaths is also very impressive as well as he takes the extra base rather frequently.

Starling Marte legging out an infield single

Starling Marte at the plate

Marte at his most dangerous, on the bases

Brock Holt played shortstop and showed some decent range there. While he played a lot of second earlier in the season, with Jordy Mercer at short, the move to shortstop could be one in another long line of throwing shortstops at the wall and see what sticks.

Brock Holt

Andrew Lambo looks like the Lambo of last season, too bad he is not doing this in AAA, though.

Lambo strokes a double

Lambo rounds third on Sanchez hit

Phil Irwin pitched a pretty good game. He had seven strikeouts in the game and never seemed to be really working all that much on the mound, after a rough first. It seemed somewhat effortless for him at times. He could be a real sleeper.

Phil Irwin delivers a pitch

Bryan Morris warming up in the bullpen was something to see. He threw away a few pitches while warming up. He calmed down once in the game and pitched two scoreless. He showed a good fastball and a breaking ball, but it was nothing that blew me away. You could see that there was talent there, but one did not walk away going, "I really saw something."

Bryan Morris delivers a pitch

Tony Sanchez had a hit or two and looked much more comfortable at the plate then earlier this season. He did not really have to do much defensively, but seeing him look more comforable and hitting the ball with some authroity was good to see.

Tony Sanchez looks for a sign

Sanchez strokes one to right

The other highlight was seeing former Bucco Mark Parent coaching the Reading Phils. It brought back memories of him and Rich Aude in the early 90's.

Former Bucco, Josh Rodriguez

First baseman of the Future?, Matt Curry

Mark Parent with John Suomi

Weekly Farm Report

Team of the Week: State College Spikes
Hitter of the Week: Starling Marte, Altoona
Pitcher of the Week: Zack Dodson, West Virginia

Indianapolis: 4-3 For the Week

Player	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Note
Hague	5	12	2	0	2	9	2	5	Great week, 9 RBI
Harrison	5	11	5	0	1	4	1	0	Keeps hitting
Marte, A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bowker	5	9	3	0	1	3	2	4
Hernandez, Go	2	6	1	1	0	4	3	4
Jaramillo	2	4	1	0	1	4	2	2
Fryer	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5
Durham	2	5	2	0	0	1	1	2
Ciriaco	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	7	K's and more K's
Mercer	8	10	4	1	0	6	1	3	Strong week
Clement	3	7	0	0	0	2	3	3
Bocock	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
Tabata	5	7	4	0	0	1	4	3	Rehab

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	W	L	S	Note
Thomas, J	6	6	2	2	3	5
Burres	9.1	11	6	6	4	10	1			2 starts
Moskos	4.1	4	1	1	0	2				Nice work
Leroux	3.3	4	1	1	4	3
Owens	2.2	8	5	5	0	2		1		Done for season?
Ascanio	3	1	0	0	1	3
Olson	4.1	10	6	6	2	2		1
Watson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Wood	2.1	2	0	0	1	2			2	Racking up saves
Wilson	2	0	0	0	1	1				Exiting early
Gallagher, S	7.3	3	1	0	7	6				Good work
Hughes	3.1	4	2	2	2	2	2
Jackson	1.2	4	5	4	2	1
Ohlendorf	6.1	7	4	4	1	3		1		Rehab
Thompson	3.2	5	1	1	0	0	1

Altoona: 4-2 For the Week 

Player	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Note
Marte	7	12	1	0	3	7	1	1	Power surge!!!
Latimore	2	5	3	0	0	3	0	11	Tons of K's
Chalk	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
Watts	1	2	1	0	0	2	3	3
Holt, Br	9	8	3	0	0	2	4	3	Solid
Sanchez, T	3	6	1	0	0	3	4	5	Nice week
Picart	2	5	1	0	1	5	0	2
Curry	3	2	0	0	0	2	3	3	Tailled off
Norman	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lambo	3	7	2	0	0	5	3	4
Rodriguez	3	10	1	0	1	5	4	4
Sanchez, Y	3	5	0	0	0	0	1	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	W	L	S	Note
Dubee	3	2	0	0	0	2				Solid
Alderson	1.1	1	0	0	0	2
Claggett	3	5	2	2	0	1		1
Locke	5.2	4	0	0	2	6	1			Good start
Colla	5	4	1	1	2	6	1
Pribanic	6	5	3	3	4	3
Krol	2	2	0	0	0	0			1	Nice work
Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0
McSwain	2	1	0	0	1	2
Morris	2.1	1	0	0	1	2	1
McPherson	12	13	8	5	2	11	1	1		Roughed up in one
Irwin	5.2	3	2	1	0	6				Nice stuff

Bradenton: 4-2 For the Week

Player	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Note
Grossman	4	8	2	0	1	5	0	6	No BB's???
Chambers	2	4	2	0	0	1	2	13	Tons of K's
White	4	8	1	0	2	4	2	7
Rubinstein	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	1
Gonzalez, E	5	11	2	0	2	8	2	3	Lots of Hits
Gonzalez, B	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
Cabrera	6	9	1	0	1	6	1	2	Solid week
Santos	4	9	2	1	1	6	2	0	Good week
Brown, K	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1
Paulino	3	6	0	1	1	2	0	0
d'Arnaud	3	4	1	0	1	3	1	0	Rehab
Presley	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	Rehab

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	W	L	S	Note
Leach	3	5	3	3	1	1
Moreno	2	0	0	0	0	2
Erickson	3.1	6	3	3	1	4
Welker	2	1	0	0	0	3			2	Two saves
Foster	4.2	3	1	0	0	2		1
Sinkbeil	6	4	3	0	0	3
Beckman	1.2	2	0	0	0	0
Baker, N	6.2	2	1	1	2	6	1			Nice start
Ramos, J	8	15	13	11	4	4	1			Really roughed up
Cox, T	2.3	0	0	0	1	2	1
Cumpton	4.2	7	4	3	2	1		1
Waldron	5.1	3	1	1	2	4	1			Solid

West Virginia: 3-3 For the Week 

Player	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Note
Maggi	3	12	3	0	0	2	2	2	Lots of hits
Howard	5	2	0	0	0	2	6	5
Grovatt	4	5	1	1	1	3	3	1	Nice week
Noris	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Mort	1	7	1	0	0	4	1	2
Emsley-Pai	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	5
Rojas, M	6	7	0	2	0	3	2	5	Nice
Vasquez	3	9	1	0	0	3	0	3
Avila	0	5	0	0	0	2	2	3
Diaz	2	4	2	1	0	5	1	2
Lyles	3	2	1	0	0	2	3	2
Bencsko	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	W	L	S	Note
Navarro	5	5	3	3	3	5
Cain	1.2	8	7	7	0	1		1		Bad outing
Decker	3.1	0	0	0	2	3			1	Nice work
Von Rosenberg	6	4	1	1	1	6				Great start
Fuesser	3	5	5	2	0	4		1
Lopez	3.2	2	1	1	1	4
Sadler	4	2	0	0	0	3				Solid
Pounders	2.1	1	0	0	4	2				Solid work
Townsend	2.2	2	0	0	0	2
Taillon	4	3	3	3	3	2				Limiting innings
Black, V	2.1	4	5	4	2	2		1
Ennis	1	3	1	1	1	1
Singh, R	1	1	0	0	2	0	1			Picks up win
Dodson	12	8	2	2	2	4	2			Workhorse

State College: 5-2 For the Week

Player	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Note
Gourley	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Trent	2	3	2	0	0	2	4	2
Gonzalez, S	3	6	0	1	0	1	3	0
Freeman	5	13	5	1	0	5	4	3	Strong week
Skirving	2	5	1	0	0	1	0	5
Lewis, T	1	3	0	0	0	1	3	3
Fuselier	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	2
Lashmet	1	4	0	0	1	6	4	4
Singer, K	4	7	0	0	1	3	3	6	Nice week
Ponce, A	6	4	0	0	0	3	4	2
Dickerson	8	8	4	0	1	7	3	5	Strong week
Sosa	1	6	2	0	0	7	2	2	Lots of RBI
Gamache	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	W	L	S	Note
Stevenson	11	12	5	5	1	3		1		Lots of hits
Kingham	11	8	2	1	1	5				Nice week
Payne	2	4	1	1	1	0	1
Montero, Jo	2.2	3	2	2	3	1
Hafner	6	2	0	0	0	4	1			Solid
Kleis	4	0	0	0	1	0
Brito, Je	3.1	6	4	4	2	0		1
Benedict	5.1	7	3	2	2	0
Allie	1	0	0	0	1	0				Slow going
Archibald	3	3	0	0	2	2			1	Nice work
De Leon, E	4	4	3	2	0	1
Jefferson	5	4	0	0	2	3	1			Solid work
Poytress	2.1	1	0	0	3	4	2
Cooper	3	1	2	0	0	4				Good work
Castro	4	3	1	1	1	4
Kilcrease	0.1	0	0	0	0	1

Bradenton: 3-3 For the Week

Player	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Note
Hanson	1	3	1	1	0	3	2	5
Carvajal	7	8	1	0	0	1	3	1	Lots of hits
Garcia, W	1	3	1	0	0	3	1	2
Polanco, G	3	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	Nice week
Osuna	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	2
Lakind	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	4
Schwind	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	2
Aponte, F	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3
Nivar, G	0	3	0	1	0	2	1	1	2 RBI
Urena, Lu	2	4	1	1	0	0	2	3	Nice week
Child	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Hornback	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1
Bishop	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Cayones	2	5	1	1	0	2	3	4	Good work
Gamache	2	5	0	0	0	3	2	5	Nice week
Jones, R	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	W	L	S	Note
Neverauskas	4.1	6	2	2	2	2	1			Nice work
Campos	1	0	0	0	0	0			1
Weidman, B	8	9	4	3	0	4		1
Pevny	2.2	3	3	2	1	1	1
Trepagnier	1	0	0	0	0	1
Lee	2.2	2	0	0	2	3
Heredia	3	2	0	0	2	2	1			Good stuff and win
Kilcrease	1	1	0	0	1	3
Mateo	4	2	0	0	0	3				Solid
Parsons	2	6	5	5	0	3		1
Mendez	2.2	0	0	0	0	4			1	Power pitching
Hernandez, Ji	2	2	1	0	1	0			1
Almonte, B	1.2	5	5	5	2	1
Sanchez, I	0.2	2	2	2	2	0
Lodge	2.1	6	6	6	1	3				Roughed up
Lopez, C	3.2	7	4	4	0	1		1
Herrand	2	1	2	2	0	1
Creasy	2.1	5	3	1	2	1
Inman	1	0	0	0	0	1				Inman sighting!