Remember, minor league Double Headers are only 7 innings.
Richmond 16, Charlotte 6
Man I don't know where this came from. Off the top of my head I'm going to go ahead and say this is the biggest offensive explosion of the season for Richmond. A lot of guys had big games offensively but Chuck James got knocked around a little. I dunno, looks like he is never going to be a good major league pitcher.
Mississippi 7, Mobile 4 - Game 1
I'm hoping Jordan Schafer is going to go on one of his XBH binges that he has been known for (known by me). I mean he is hitting .250ish on the season which isn't horrible for your first taste of AA capped with a 50 game suspension. His power isn't there like it was last year but I think when he starts to figure things out it will come back. Luckily his amazing defense pretty much guarantees that we will see him in the majors at some point.
Mississippi 2, Mobile 7 - Game 2 (In Progress)
Reverse Score!
Myrtle Beach 1, Salem 4
I mean, I tried, but nothing else good really happened here. When you score 1 run and compile 4 hits you don't leave a whole lot of room to talk about anything.
Hagerstown 2, Rome 0 - Game 1
Well at least the pitcher had a pretty decent game in this one. Locke has been crazy erratic lately, but this was one of his "Good Davies" games. If he can nail down that consistency he has the stuff to be one of our stud pitchers. He is a cold weather guy though, and the thought on him has always been that he would need more time to learn to pitch than a lot of Southern guys that we bring in.
Hagerstown 1, Rome 5 - Game 2
The big bats came out and made the difference in this game with Cody Johnson delivering the big blow with the 2-Run bomb topped with a sac fly. Edgar Osuna has been remarkably consistent this season as he has had no month with an ERA over 3.86 and this is the first month he has with an ERA under 3.00 (of course we're not finished yet). I know a lot of you really like this guy and I haven't gotten on the bandwagon yet, but I think he deserves some mentioning in our post season prospect list.
Kingsport 0, Danville 2
Randall Delgado continues to deal for Danville, lowering his ERA to 2.81 today. All of his peripherals look excellent so far this season (his walks are a little high but not horrible) and he is still just 18, so we will probably see him next year in Rome at 19. I can't wait to see what he can do.
Braves 6, Phillies 3
Eligio Lagua is a 21 year old, RHP from the Dominican. When you strike out 7 in 3 innings of relief you get my attention. He is old to be in the GCL though so I wouldn't get too excited about it.
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schafer’s up to .259, so he’s coming on hard late. i predict he’ll finish in the .275-.280 range, which is perfectly acceptable
bigjoe - August 13, 2008
well now he’s down to .258. Looks like he’s slumping again.
yondaime4 - August 14, 2008
Plus his OPS is creeping towards .800
So considering the suspension, I’m not dissapointed with his season at the plate so far. He probably won’t be ready come next year, but all things considered he’s doing just fine.
soup du jour - August 14, 2008
Cody Johnson
The one who has really impressed me the second half of the season has been Cody Johnson. He seems to have really picked up on the pitching, and his strikeouts have decreased at least incrementally. Obviously, you would like to see him take a few more walks and be more selective, but his power is pretty impressive.
I wonder if there is a better middle of the order in the minors right now than Johnson, Freeman, and Heyward. There is not much to be excited at the major league level, but you have to at least be excited at their potential to develop.
Kenny483 - August 14, 2008
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