Spring Farm Report - 3/18/13

The top prospects start to filter back down to the minor league games. Some big pitching names taking the mound today.

Memphis 4, Las Vegas 4

• Michael Wacha allowed 1 walk and 1 hit over 3 innings. He struck out 4. The question seems to be whether Wacha will start at Springfield or Memphis given his impressive spring training.
  
• Barrett Browning was lit up for for 3 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits and 3 walks in 1 inning. He struck out 1.
• Kevin Siegrist allowed a hit and a walk while striking out 1 in 2 innings of work.
• Jamie Romak went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
• Starlin Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a double. Rodriguez is likely slated for a starting position on the Springfield squad after an impressive year at Palm Beach where he hit for a .375 wOBA.

Springfield 2, Binghamton 2

• Scott McGregor allowed 3 hits in 3 scoreless innings. He struck out 1.
• Seth Blair had another walkless outing. He threw 3 innings allowing 3 hits and 2 runs while striking out 4.
• Dean Kiekhefer allowed a hit and struck out 1 in 2 innings pitched.
• Jesus Montero was 2-for-2.
• Tyler Rahmatulla was 1-for-3. Rahmatulla remains one of my favorite down draft prospects. He's got to work to reclaim his momentum after a truly awful half season in Palm Beach.
  
• Stephen Piscotty was 1-for-4.

Palm Beach 8, St. Lucie 4

• Kyle Hald showed an unusual lack of control walking 4 in 2.1 innings. He allowed 4 runs on 5 hits while striking out 2. Hald is just shy of a 5:1 K:BB ratio in the minors in 190+ innings.
• Tim Cooney struck out 4 in 3 innings allowing 2 hits and 1 walk.
• Hector Hernandez struck out 3 in 2 innings. He walked 1.
• C.J. McElroy was 3-for-4 with a triple.
• Breyvic Valera was 2-for-3 with a walk.
• Carson Kelly was 1-for-3 with a walk.
• Jeremy Schaffer was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles.
• Jordan Walton was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run.

Peoria 3, Savannah 4

• Tyrell Jenkins walked 3 in 2.1 innings and allowed 4 hits. He escaped allowing just 1 earned run and struck out 1.
• Silfredo Garcia struck out 4 in 2.2 innings of work. He allowed 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks. Garcia posted some eye-popping numbers in the Gulf Coast League and Johnson City last year after two mediocre efforts in 2010 & 2011. Watch to see if he can continue the strikeouts in 2013.
• Yunier Castillo allowed 1 walk in 2 scoreless frames.
• Michael Swinson was 3-for-4 with a pair of stolen bases. I don't think Swinson's bat will get him to the majors but he's a lot of fun to watch play. He's a burner on the bases.
• Roman Wick was 1-for-2 with a triple and a walk.

Squad #1 6, Squad #2 5

Squad #1

• Ben O'Shea struck out 2 and walked 2 in 3 innings of work. He allowed 2 hits and 1 earned run.
• Jeff Rauh allowed 2 unearned runs on 4 hits in 2 innings. He struck out 3.
• Norge Paredes allowed 1 unearned run on 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2 in 2 frames of work.
• David Washington was 4-for-5 with a triple and a home run.
• Johan Acevedo was 2-for-5 with a walk.
• Cesar Valera was 2-for-5.
• Gary Apelian was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles.

Squad #2

• Max Foody allowed 4 hits in 2.2 innings for 3 earned runs. He walked 1.
• Anderson Gerdel was perfect for 3 innings striking out 2.
• Garrett Wittels -- another recent convert to pitching -- struck out 3 in 2 innings. He allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 1 hit and 2 walks.
• Brett Wiley was 2-for-3. He collected 8 bases with a home run, triple and a walk.
• Rafael Medina was 2-for-4.