Beckham Could Sign Soon

Marc Lancaster  indicates that on an upcoming trip the Tropicana Field Tim Beckham could officially join the organization and sign a contract with the team. This is suggested, if nothing else, by Beckham's father.

In other minor league news:

Princeton's starter Matt Moore went 3.1 innings, struck out 9, allowed five hits, and three earned runs while walking two. Angel Papas and James Bagley also worked three in the extra innings loss despite three walks by Mayobanex Acosta and a two double night for D.J. Jones.

Tyree Hayes continues to disappoint, lasting all of two outs last night for Hudson Valley before being lifted. Four hits, nine runs (three earned),  four walks, and no strikeouts complete the line for Hayes. The knuckleballing Diego Echeverria came in for a few innings of relief, walking three, striking two out, and allowing six hits and four runs. Robert Della Grotta and Travis Risser combined for a perfect four innings to finish the game and recent draftee Jason Tweedy committed two errors in the first.

A suspended game in Vero left Jeremy Hellickson on the line after two innings of one hit, three strikeout ball. Vero leads 3-0 thanks to a Matthew Fields homerun and play will resume today at noon.

Jake McGee had a solid outing for Montgomery, working 5.2 innings and only allowing two earned runs on six hits. Eduardo Morlan walked one in two-thirds of an inning, but Ryan Reid blew the game with five runs allowed, although to be fair only one was earned.

And finally in Durham, nothing went right for Mitch Talbot. 4.2 innings, a walk, six hits, two wild pitches, five strikeouts, and seven earned runs all but buried the Bulls on their way to an 8-1 defeat.