Weekend Highlights from the Farm
- Nick Barnese- In his 3rd real start in Bowling Green, the right hander was dominant allowing just 1 infield hit over 7 innings while walking none. He had six strikeouts while leading Bowling Green to a 2-0 victory. Josh Satow continued to impress pitching 2 hitless innings of scoreless relief with 3 strikeouts, though he did walk 2. The 23 year old southpaw now has a FIP of 1.33 with a K:BB ratio of 7.6.
- Jake Jeffries of Bowling Green went 5-12 over the weekend with a 2B. He continues to be a tough strikeout with only 21 through 246 plate appearances. His slash lines are currently sitting at .258/.328/.347. The 21 year old left-handed batting catcher has actually has more success vs. southpaws OPSing .811 than vs. righties (OPS .636).
- South Atlantic All-star representative Chris Andujar pitched 4 scoreless innings in a no-decision weekend start for Bowling Green striking out 2 while walking one. The 21 year old right-hander improved his ERA to 2.55 with an 8-2 record. Andujar's ERA is a little misleading as his FIP sits at 4.00 due to a 1.68 K/BB ratio.
- Montgomery 24 year old right-hander Heath Rollins pitched 6 innings of 1 run ball, finishing with 5 strikeouts and 2 walks. His FIP is sitting at 3.36, allowing just 3 HR in 79.1 IP.
- Montgomery reliever Paul Phillips continues to pitch very well since being called up from Charlotte. The 25 year old right-hander was in the Blue Jays organization from 2006 to 2008 mostly in A+ ball. He was promoted from Charlotte after posting a 3.50 FIP in 18 relief outings. In 6 games for Montgomery he has pitched 9 shutout innings of relief surrendering 2 hits and 2 BBs while striking out 6. In Montgomery his FIP is currently 2.53.
- 26 year old right-hander Brian Baker continues to have a very good year for the Biscuits pitching 5 innings of shutout baseball striking out 5 while walking 1. He has started 5 games in total appearances compiling a record of 3-1 with a 3.33 ERA. He is striking out 8.5 hitters per 9 innings with a K:BB ratio of 3.07. His FIP currently resides at 2.83.
- Wade Davis continued his recent string of good performances in AAA going 7 innings while striking out 9 and walking 2. Davis did allow a home run. In his last 25 innings he has struck out 33 hitters while only walking 5. His FIP is now down to 3.60.
- Chad Bradford continued to pitch well during his rehab stint throwing 2 more scoreless innings for Durham. Combined between 3 levels, he has pitched 8 innings on one run ball while striking out 5 and walking 1.
- Justin Ruggiano went 4-12 with 2 walks over the weekend including a grand slam (9 HR). Ruggiano's slash lines are .247/.342/.414 on the year with a high K% of 33.1%.
- After a slow start since being promoted from Montgomery, 1B Rhyne Hughes has been on a tear. He ended the weekend 6-13 with 2 doubles and a triple. Hughes slash line at AAA is now .306/.333/.531. His K% has declined from 35.4% with the Biscuits to 24.5% with Durham. Hughes was leading the Southern League in home runs at the time of his promotion.
- Durham stalwart Jon Weber went 3-8 over the weekend with a walk, a double, and a HR. The 31 year old outfielder has been very consistent over the past three season at Durham with OPS ranging from .757 to .781. His current slash line is .265/.346/.429.
- The Florida State League held its annual all star game. The Stone Crabs had four representatives. Darrin Downs pitched a scoreless 2nd inning, while Matt Gorgen worked a scoreless ninth. Cody Cipriano struck out 3 times going 1-5 while Ian Sexton reached safely in all 3 plate appearances with 2 hits and a walk. He picked up an RBI in the process.
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