2012 Official Minor League Thread

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3. Jean Segura

Position: SS Level: Advanced Single-A
Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5'10" Weight: 165 lbs
2012 Age: 22

2011 Numbers: Avg .281 HR 3 2B 9 3B 4 OBP .337 SLG .422 SB 18 CS 6 (Advanced Single-A)

Segura missed a large portion of the season with a hamstring injury, aside from 2010 Segura has had a problem staying healthy something he needs to work on, if you can work on such a thing. When I was at spring training Segura was only DHing in the minor league games because of some arm injury, likely why we havent seen him in big league camp since mid March. Segura's transition to SS has gone great, he shows good range and has a strong and accurate throwing arm. Segura is quick and is a good base stealer, a year ago he stole 50 bases in 60 attempts (83%) and this last season he was 18 for 24 (75%). Segura doesnt have the best patience but its good enough to be a lead off hitter in the future. Segura has good power for a middle infielder, but he likely wont ever hit more than 15 HR at the major league level. Segura is headed to Double-A Arkansas where the biggest thing he needs to do is stay healthy and get a full season under his belt at SS. With Aybar possibly leaving in free agency Segura is very big to the Angels immediate future. Segura needs to be ready for the major leagues on Opening Day of 2013

Ceiling: Star Shortstop
Floor: Good Utility Infielder

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2. Garrett Richards

Position: RHSP Level: Double-A
Bats: Both Throws: Left Height: 6'3" Weight: 215 lbs
2012 Age: 24

2011 Numbers: IP 143.0 ERA 3.15 WHIP 1.14 K/9 6.5 BB/9 2.5 BAA .233 (Double-A)

Richards is a guy I like a lot and he was very good in 2011. The bad before the good, Richards strikeout rate dropped from 9.4 K/9 in 2010, to 6.5 in 2011, not something im really worried about, but it is definitely worth monitoring. Well the bad is out of the way now time for the good, Richards continued with his great command, actually improving on his 2.7 BB/9, down to 2.5 BB/9. Richards GO/AO dropped but still at a solid 1.36. Richards H/9 went the same way as his BB/9, down, in 2010 he gave up 8.2 H/9 and that number dropped to 7.7 H/9 in 2011 despite making the jump to Double-A. Richards was 7th out of all Texas League pitchers in IP, and for the second straight season threw over 140 innings, so he shouldnt have much of a problem jumping up to around 175 if he were to pitch full time in the big leagues. Richards has a very nice repertoire of pitches, a fastball that sits around 95 MPH considered a plus pitch, a slider that is considered a plus pitch, and a 12/6 curve ball considered a plus pitch. He also throws a change up that is an above average pitch but not quite a plus pitch YET. Richards had a pretty good spring, but it still remains to be seen if he will be the Angels 5th starter or not. Even if he isnt the 5th starter to start the season its just a matter of time before he is.

Ceiling: #1 on a bad team/Very good #2 on a good team
Floor: Decent #3

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1. Mike Trout

Position: OF Level: Double-A
Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6'1" Weight: 210 lbs
2012 Age: 20

2011 Numbers: Avg .326 HR 11 2B 18 3B 13 OBP .414 SLG .544 SB 33 CS 10 (Double-A)

When he isnt dressing up like Lady Gaga, Mike Trout is pretty good at baseball. If I were to point out anything bad in Trout's numbers it would be nitpicking, and im not a nitpicker. Trout really does not have any flaws in his game, he hits for a high average, draws a lot of walks, hits for good power, steals bases at a high rate, plays a good center field, has a solid arm, and is super fast on the base paths. If the Angels didnt have a log jam in the OF he would have been a starter on a contending team at 19 and a half, the Angels do have a log jam in the OF so Trout likely wont be a starter on a contending team until he is 21. Trout is headed to Triple-A Salt Lake where he will put up amazing numbers. If and when one of our starting OF goes on the 15 day DL, which is inevitable, Trout will likely be in Anaheim of LA to fill in for them. Trout will be up for good in 2013 when Hunter leaves for free agency. Oh ya Trout proved he was human this spring when he caught some kind of illness (flu or something) which made him lose 10lbs and only record 6 AB with the big league club, he is better now, thankfully it wasnt the Kotchman mono.

Ceiling: Top 5 Player in Baseball
Floor: On and off again All Star OF

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2014 Projected Lineup/Rotation/Bullpen

CF Bourjos
RF Trout
1B Pujols
LF Trumbo
2B Kendrick
DH Cron
3B Jimenez
C Conger
SS Segura

Weaver
Haren
Wilson
Richards
Hellweg/Maronde

CL Walden
SU Tillman
SU Carpenter
MR Martinez-Mesa
MR Steve Geltz
MR Ariel Pena

This is obviously assuming we dont sign anyone, which is not realistic.

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Salt Lake Bees Opening Day Lineup

SP Garrett Richards
SP Brad Mills
SP Eric Hurley
SP Matt Shoemaker
SP David Pauley/Trevor Bell
RP David Pauley/Trevor Bell
RP Jeremy Berg
RP Ryan Brasier
RP David Carpenter
RP Matt Meyer
RP Juan Rincon
RP Francisco Rodriguez
RP Loek Van Mil

C Hank Conger
C Robinzon Diaz
1B Efren Navarro
1B Paul McAnulty
2B Ed Lucas
SS Andrew Romine
3B Luis Jimenez
3B/1B Jorge Cantu

OF Kole Calhoun
OF Mike Trout
OF Ryan Langerhans
OF Doug Deeds

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Arkansas Travelers Opening Day Lineup

SP John Hellweg
SP Ariel Pena
SP A.J. Schugel
SP Matt Oye
SP Greg Smith
RP Daniel Tillman
RP Orangel Arenas
RP Steve Geltz
RP Caleb Graham
RP Kevin Johnson
RP Mike Piazza
RP Andrew Taylor
RP Eddie McKiernan

C Carlos Ramirez
C Alberto Rosario
1B Casey Hearther
2B Ryan Mount
2B Darwin Perez
SS Jean Segura
3B Adam Heether
IF Renny Osuna

LF Roberto Lopez
CF Matt Long
RF Angel Castillo
OF Ryan Kiniry

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Inland Empire 66ers Opening Day Roster

SP Jerome Williams (Starting tomorrows game 4/5)
SP Nick Maronde
SP Max Russell
SP Fabio Martinez-Mesa
SP Brian Diemer
RP Buddy Boshers
RP Ryan Chaffee
RP Manny Correa
RP Manuel Flores
RP Bryant George
RP Johnny Holtman
RP Tyler Kehrer
RP Donn Roach
RP Dakota Robinson

C Jett Bandy
C Jose Jimenez
1B C.J. Cron
2B Taylor Lindsey
SS Rolando Gomez
SS Jean Almanzar
SS Jimmy Swift
3B Brian Hernandez

LF Drew Heid
CF Travis Witherspoon
RF Randal Grichuk
OF Jeremy Cruz

If you can make it out to a 66ers game this year I would, especially if Maronde or Martinez-Mesa is on the mound (if Martinez-Mesa is on the mound). A lot of talent here

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Cedar Rapids Kernels Opening Day Roster

SP Austin Wood
SP Michael Clevinger
SP Eswarlin Jimenez
SP Lay Bautista
SP Ryan Crowley
RP Logan Odom
RP Jairo Diaz
RP Carmine Giardina
RP Michael Johnson
RP Ty Kelley
RP Joe Melioris
RP Jacob Negrete
RP Stephen Tromblee

C Abel Baker
C Carlos Lugo
C/1B Matt Scioscia
1B Frazier Hall
SS Wendel Soto
SS Trevor Hairgrove
SS Kevin Moesquit
3B Kaleb Cowart

OF Chevy Clarke
OF Ryan Jones
OF Gary Mitchell
OF Andy Workman

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Players position is my guesstimation or what was listed on the team websites.

All four of these teams play tomorrow

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Triple-A W 3-2

DH Trout 3-5 2 R 1 CS 1 K
SS Romine 0-4
C Conger 2-4 1 2B 1 RBI 1 R 2 K
RF Langerhans 1-2 1 RBI 2 BB
CF Calhoun 0-3 1 RBI 1 K
3B Jimenez 0-4 4 K
1B Navarro 0-3 1 BB 1 K
2B Lucas 0-4 2 K
LF Deeds 2-4 1 K

Richards IP 7 H 4 ER 2 K 7 BB 0
Rincon IP 1 H 1 K 1
Meyer IP 0.1
Brasier IP 0.2 H 1

Double-A W 1-0

DH Long 0-4 2 K
2B Perez 1-3 2 K
SS Segura 1-3 1 RBI 1 K
3B Heether 0-3 1 K
LF Mount 1-3 1 K
1B Lopez 1-3
RF Castillo 0-2 1 BB 1 K
C Rosario 0-3 1 K
CF Kiniry 1-3 1 R 1 K

Schugel IP 5 H 2 K 5 BB 3
Geltz IP 2 H 1 K 4 BB 1
Taylor IP 1 H 1 K 1
Johnson IP 1 BB 1

Advanced Single-A W 6-5

CF Witherspoon 1-6 1 HR 1 RBI 2 R 1 K
SS Gomez 0-3 1 RBI 1 R 3 BB 1 SB
2B Lindsey 2-5 1 RBI 1 BB 1 SB 1 K
RF Grichuk 0-5 3 K
1B Cron 0-5 2 K
DH Cruz 1-5 1 K
LF Heid 3-5 1 2B 2 R 2 K 1 SB
C Bandy 1-4 1 R 1 K
3B Swift 1-4 1 RBI 1 BB 2 K

Williams IP 5 H 5 ER 2 K 5 BB 1
Russell IP 1.1 H 2 ER 2 K 1 BB 1
Correa IP 0.2 H 3 ER 1
Boshers IP 1 K 2 BB 1
Chaffee IP 2 H 1 K 3 BB 1
Robinson IP 1 H 1 K 3

Single-A W 7-2

2B Moesquit 1-4 1 BB 1 R 1 K 1 SB
LF Jones 1-4 1 BB 2 R 2 K
3B Cowart 4-5 1 2B 1 3B 2 RBI 2 R 1 K 1 CS
1B Hall 2-4 2 2B 2 RBI 1 R 1 BB 1 K
RF Workman 0-5 3 K
CF Clarke 1-3 1 BB 1 R 2 SB
C Baker 1-4 1 2B 2 RBI 2 K
DH Scioscia 1-4 1 K
SS Soto 0-4 2 K

Wood IP 5 H 4 ER 1 K 10 BB 1 (He should have been on my top prospects list
Bautista IP 4 H 2 ER 1 K 2

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Triple-A L 7-8

DH Trout 2-5 1 2B 1 R 2 K
CF Calhoun 1-3 1 3B 2 RBI 1 R 1 BB 1 K
C Conger 1-4 1 HR 2 RBI 1 R
2B Cantu 0-4 1 K
RF Langerhans 0-2 2 BB 1 R 2 K
3B Jimenez 1-4 1 K
1B Navarro 1-4 1 2B 2 R 1 K
SS Lucas 1-4 1 2B 2 RBI 1 K
LF Deeds 2-4 1 2B 1 RBI 1 R

Shoemaker IP 6 H 7 ER 3 K 5 BB 2
Van Mil IP 0 H 4 ER 4
Rodriguez IP 2 H 1 ER 1 K 1 BB 2

Double-A L 0-4

RF Long 0-2 2 BB 1 K 1 CS
2B Perez 1-4
SS Segura 1-4
DH Heether 1-4 1 K
LF Mount 1-4 2 K
3B Osuna 0-4 1 K
1B Haerther 1-4 1 K
C Rosario 1-4 1 K 1 CS
CF Kiniry 0-4 2 K

Hellweg IP 5 H 2 ER 1 K 5 BB 5
Oye IP 2.2 H 3 ER 2 K 3 BB 1
Piazza IP 1.1 H 1 ER 1 K 3 BB 1

Advanced Single-A W 3-0

CF Witherspoon 2-4 1 2B 1 RBI 1 K
2B Lindsey 0-3 1 BB 2 K
RF Grichuk 2-3 1 2B 1 R
DH Cron 2-3 1 RBI 1 K
1B Cruz 0-4
3B Swift 1-4 1 K
LF Heid 0-2 1 BB 1 R 1 K 1 CS (2)
C Bandy 0-4
SS Almanzar 1-3 1 RBI 1 R 1 K

Roach IP 7 H 4 K 3 BB 1
George IP 1 H 1 BB 1
Cassevah IP 1 K 1 BB 1

Single-A W 3-2

2B Moesquit 0-3 1 RBI 1 R 1 SB (2) 1 K
LF Jones 0-3 1 BB
3B Cowart 2-4 1 2B (2) 1 RBI
1B Hall 0-4
RF Mitchell 2-4 1 2B 1 RBI 1 K
CF Clarke 0-4 2 K
C Baker 0-3 1 RBI 1 BB 1 K
DH Scioscia 0-3 1 K
SS Soto 2-4 1 SB 1 K

Clevinger IP 6 H 4 ER 1 K 3 BB 2
Negrete IP 1 H 1 ER 1 BB 1
Kelley IP 2 K 2

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Triple-A L 2-8

DH Trout 2-3 1 RBI 1 R 1 BB 1 SB
CF Calhoun 1-4 1 RBI
RF Langerhans 0-3 1 BB 2 K
2B Cantu 2-4
1B McAnulty 1-3 1 BB 2 K
3B Jimenez 0-4 2 K
C Diaz 0-4
SS Lucas 1-4 1 R 1 K
LF Deeds 1-3 1 K

Hurley IP 2.2 H 4 ER 6 K 1 BB 2
Berg IP 2.1 K 4
Meyer IP 1 H 2 K 1
Rincon IP 1 K 1
Carpenter IP 1 K 1 BB 1

Double-A L 5-11

DH Osuna 0-3 1 BB 1 CS
2B Perez 1-2 2 BB 2 R
SS Segura 2-4 1 HR 2 RBI 2 R 1 SB
3B Heether 1-4 1 K
CF Long 2-4 1 RBI 1 R 1 SB 2 K
LF Lopez 0-3 1 BB 2 K
1B Haerther 0-3 1 K
-Kiniry 0-1 1 K
RF Castillo 0-4 1 K
C Ramirez 0-4 1 K

Pena IP 5 H 3 ER 1 K 5 BB 2
McKiernan IP 1.2 H 2 K 2 BB 1
Graham IP 0.2 H 2 ER 2 K 2
Tillman IP 0.1 H 1 ER 3 BB 1
Taylor IP 0.1 H 3 ER 3 BB 2
Piazza IP 1 K 3

Advanced Single-A L 4-5

CF Witherspoon 0-4 1 K 1 SB
SS Gomez 2-3 1 BB 1 CS 1 K
2B Lindsey 0-4 1 K
RF Grichuk 0-4 3 K
1B Cron 1-4 1 2B 1 R 1 K
DH Cruz 1-3 2 K 1 CS
LF Heid 1-4 1 R 2 K
C Bandy 2-3 1 HR 1 2B 3 RBI 2 R 1 BB 1 K
3B Swift 1-4 1 K

Maronde IP 4 H 4 ER 1 K 5
Holtman IP 1.1 H 5 ER 4
Kehrer IP 1.2 H 2 K 3 BB 1
Correa IP 1 BB 1

Single-A L 6-7

2B Moesquit 2-5 1 R
LF Jones 1-5 1 2B 2 RBI 1 K
3B Cowart 0-4 1 BB 1 R 2 SB 2 K
DH Hall 0-3 1 BB
1B Mitchell 0-4 1 SB
CF Clarke 3-4 1 2B 2 R 2 SB (3-4)
RF Workman 0-4
C Lugo 0-4 2 K
SS Hairgrove 3-4 1 HR 1 2B 2 RBI 2 R

Crowley IP 4 H 5 ER 1 K 6 BB 2
Melioris IP 1.2 H 3 ER 1 BB 1
Jimenez IP 1.1 H 1 ER 1 K 1 BB 1
Odom IP 1.1 H 2 ER 4 BB 3
Tromblee IP 0 H 2

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Triple-A W 8-2

DH Trout 1-3 2 BB 2 R 1 SB (2) 2 K .500
RF Calhoun 2-5 1 HR 1 2B 3 RBI 2 R 2 K .267
C Conger 2-5 1 HR (2) 2 RBI 2 R 1 K .385
2B Cantu 3-5 1 RBI .385
CF Langerhans 1-2 1 2B 3 BB 1 R .222
3B Jimenez 2-4 1 3B 1 R .188
1B Navarro 0-2 2 RBI 1 K .111
SS Lucas 1-2 1 BB 1 CS .214
LF Deeds 0-4 2 K .333

Mills IP 6 H 6 ER 1 K 4 BB 1 1.50
F-Rod IP 1 H 1 BB 1 3.00
Van Mil IP 1 H 1 ER 1 45.00
Brasier IP 1 K 1

Double-A L 2-3

2B Perez 1-4 1 BB 1 K .308
RF Long 2-5 1 CS (2) 2 K .267
SS Segura 0-5 1 K .267
DH Heether 1-5 1 HR 1 RBI 1 R .188
LF Mount 1-5 1 SB 1 K .250
1B Lopez 0-4 1 BB 2 K .100
3B Osuna 0-2 2 BB 1 R 2 K .000
C Rosario 1-4 1 K .182
CF Kiniry 1-3 1 RBI 1 BB .182

Arenas IP 6 H 6 ER 2 K 2 3.00
Geltz IP 2 K 1 BB 1 0.00
K Johnson IP 2 H 2 K 2 0.00
Tillman IP 1 H 1 ER 1 K 1 BB 2 27.00

Advanced Single-A W 7-1

CF Witherspoon 1-4 1 R .222
2B Lindsey 0-4 1 R .125
RF Grichuk 0-4 2 K .125
DH Cron 1-4 1 HR 4 RBI 1 R .250
LF Cruz 0-4 1 R 1 K .125
1B Swift 2-4 1 HR 1 2B 2 R .313
3B Hernandez 2-4 2 RBI 1 CS .500
C Jimenez 2-4 .500
SS Almanzar 2-4 1 2B 1 R 1 K .429

Russell IP 5 H 6 ER 1 K 3 BB 1 4.26
George IP 1 K 1 0.00
Flores IP 2 0.00
Boshers IP 1 H 1 K 1 BB 1 0.00

The 66ers faced Ted Lilly making a rehab start. His line IP 6 H 8 R 7 ER 6 K 2. Cron hit a grand slam off of him in the 3rd

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Triple-A W 8-2

DH Trout 2-4 1 HR 2 RBI 1 R 2 K .500
RF Calhoun 1-5 1 2B (2) 1 R 1 K .250
C Conger 2-5 1 2B (2) 1 RBI 1 R .389
2B Cantu 1-4 2 R .353
-Romine 0-1 .000
CF Langerhans 2-3 1 2B (2) 1 RBI 1 BB 1 CS 1 K .333
3B Jimenez 3-5 1 3B (2) 2 RBI 1 R .286
1B Navarro 1-4 1 RBI 1 R .154
SS Lucas 0-3 1 R 2 K .176
LF Deeds 0-3 1 BB 2 K

Bell IP 5.2 H 5 ER 0 K 4 BB 3 0.00
Pauley IP 1.1 H 3 ER 2 K 1 13.50
Carpenter IP 2 K 1 0.00

Double-A W 4-2

2B Perez 1-4 1 HR 1 RBI 1 R 1 K .294
LF Long 0-4 1 K .211
SS Segura 1-3 1 BB 1 R 1 CS .278
1B Heether 0-3 1 R 1 K .158
DH Lopez 1-2 1 RBI 1 R .167
3B Osuna 2-4 1 RBI .154
CF Kiniry 2-3 1 RBI 1 SB .286
C Ramirez 1-4 2 K .125
RF Castillo 1-4 1 2B .100

Smith IP 5 H 6 ER 1 K 4 BB 2 1.80
Graham IP 1.2 H 3 7.71
Taylor IP 1.1 H 1 K 4 10.13
Oye IP 1 K 3 4.91

Advanced Single-A L 1-8

CF Witherspoon 1-4 1 R 1 SB (2) 2 K .227
SS Gomez 1-4 1 K .300
2B Lindsey 1-4 1 2B 1 K .150
RF Grichuk 2-4 1 2B (2) 1 RBI .200
1B Cron 1-4 1 CS 1 K .250
3B Swift 0-4 1 K .250
LF Heid 0-3 1 BB .286
C Bandy 1-4 .267
DH Hernandez 1-3 1 K

Diemer IP 3 H 5 ER 7 K 3 BB 2 21.00
Cassevah IP 1 H 1 K 1 BB 1 0.00
Kehrer IP 2 H 2 K 1 BB 1 0.00
Holtman IP 1 H 1 K 1 15.43
Correa IP 1 H 3 ER 1 K 1 3.38

Single-A W 7-6

2B Moesquit 0-3 .200
LF Jones 0-4 2 K .125
3B Cowart 0-4 1 K .353
1B Hall 3-4 1 HR 1 RBI 2 R .333
RF Mitchell 2-4 1 R .333
CF Clarke 1-3 1 R 1 K .357
C Baker 0-4 1 RBI .091
DH Hairgrove 1-4 2 R 1 K .500
SS Soto 2-4 1 HR 3 RBI 1 R 1 K .333

Diaz IP 4.2 H 6 ER 4 K 4 BB 2 7.71
Giardina IP 2.1 H 1 K 1 BB 1 0.00
Negrete IP 1 H 1 K 1 BB 1 4.50
Kelley IP 1 K 2 0.00

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Triple-A W 2-1

LF Trout 1-4 .458
SS Romine 0-3 .000
C Conger 1-3 1 BB 1 K .381
2B Cantu 1-4 1 HR 1 RBI 1 R .333
RF Calhoun 0-3 1 BB 1 SB (2) 2 K .217
CF Langerhans 1-3 1 HR 1 RBI 1 R 1 BB 1 K .33
3B Jimenez 1-4 1 2B .280
DH McAnulty 0-3 1 BB 1 K .167
1B Navarro 0-2 1 BB .133

Richards IP 6.1 H 5 ER 1 K 8 BB 2 2.02
Rincon IP 0.2 0.00
Brasier IP 2 K 2 0.00

Double-A L 1-8

2B Perez 0-4 1 K .238
RF Long 2-4 1 SB (2) .261
SS Segura 1-4 .273
1B Heether 0-2 2 BB .143
DH Mount 0-4 .188
LF Lopez 2-4 1 2B .250
3B Osuna 1-4 1 3B 1 R .176
CF Kiniry 0-4 1 RBI 1 K .222
C Rosario 0-3 1 K .143

Schugel IP 5 H 5 ER 4 K 7 BB 3 3.60
McKiernan IP 2.1 H 2 ER 1 K 3 2.25
Piazza IP 1.2 H 4 ER 3 K 2 9.00

Advanced Single-A W 7-2

CF Witherspoon 0-3 2 BB .200
SS Gomez 1-5 1 2B 2 R 2 K .267
RF Grichuk 1-4 1 BB 1 R .208
DH Cron 5-5 1 HR (2) 2 2B (2-3) 4 RBI 2 R .400
1B Swift 0-5 1 R 1 K .200
LF Cruz 1-4 1 HR 3 RBI 1 R 1 K .150
C Bandy 1-4 2 K .263
3B Hernandez 1-3 1 BB .400
2B Almanzar 1-4 .364

Williams IP 6 H 6 ER 2 K 4 3.27
Boshers IP 1 H 1 K 1 0.00
Robinson IP 1 0.00
Chaffee IP 1 H 2 K 2 0.00

Single-A W 4-3

SS Soto 0-4 2 K .250
CF Clarke 1-4 1 RBI .333
3B Cowart 1-4 1 R 1 K .333
1B Hall 2-4 1 HR (2) 2 RBI 1 R .368
RF Workman 0-3 1 BB 1 K .000
LF Mitchell 0-3 1 BB 1 R 1 K .267
DH Scioscia 1-2 1 K .222
C Baker 1-4 1 RBI 1 K .133
2B Hairgrove 1-3 1 R .455

Johnson IP 5 H 6 ER 2 K 4 BB 2 3.60
Batista IP 4 H 2 K 3 BB 2 1.13