I promise that no GM’s were harmed in the making of this Farm Update. The PCL & Carolina Leagues had the night off. The Texas League had their all star game last night. Corpus Christi players represented fairly well in the South’s 10th inning win.
Johnson was 2 for 3 with a single and double, and Manzella and Paz were each 1 for 2. Blazek pitched a scoreless fifth inning, and was relieved by McKeller, who pitched a 1-2-3 sixth.
After spending a few days in a world with no internet access, I am back to catch us up on that progress or lack there of down on the farm.
Round Rock
The Express went 1-4 over the weekend and the first part of this week. Call ups were in the news as Dave Clark will fill in in Houston for the injured Ed Romero as a 3rd base coach. David Newhan was called up to take Kaz Matsui’s place on the roster after Kaz was placed on the DL. The final call up is one we have been asking for in the Talk Zone, Runelvys Hernandez is being called up and will start for the Astros on Friday.Read More
At the Bus Stop, we like to reward winning, so we will being our trip around the farm with the only team that won last night.
Greeneville started Jordan Lyle in Kingsport last night. He only went two innings but they were shut out innings. Lyles gave up 3 hits, hit one batter but walked none and struck out one in his two innings of work.
“We wanted to limit him starting out,” said Linares. “His fastball was good and he was effectively wild.”
David Denelli followed up with 3 scoreless innings allowing only one hit. However, Denelli gave up 5 walks while striking out 2. Zack Grimmett added two scoreless innings in his pro debut and Colton Pitkin completed the shut out with two scoreless innings of his own.Read More
Minor game recapsRound Rock walked off with a win thanks to Edwin Maysonet’s 10th inning solo home run to give the Express a 4-3 victory.
“It feels great (especially) after going 0-4 and not helping the team at all in the first nine innings,” Maysonet said.
Chad Reineke had his most effective outing since late May, going 6 innings allowing only 1 run.Read More
Minor game recapsLets start our trip around the farm in Greeneville
The G-Stros’ manager has been talking about how excited he is about these players. I got to see it first hand in Kingsport last night. Kyle Greenwalt started his second pro season off with a solid 5 innings pitched. Kody Hinze walked 4 times and had an RBI single while Kyle Miller drove in 3 runs to lead the Astros to a 7-5 victory on opening night.
Minor game recaps“Greenwalt was throwing the ball exceptionally well in Spring Training. It translated to here,” Linares said. “He’s matured a lot. It’s good to see him do that. Pitkin, the same thing. He got into a little bit of trouble but stayed focused and did a good job.”
(This was written a few weeks ago for publication in the Greeneville Astros 2008 Gameday Program by Spikenstars.com minor league moderator Duman)
When you attend a game at Pioneer Park, you never know if the player you are watching today will make it to the big leagues in a few years. In 2007, the Greeneville Astros saw their first alumni make it to the Major Leagues. In fact, not just one, but four former Greeneville Astros made it “the Show” last season. Pitchers, Juan Gutierrez (‘04), Troy Patton (‘04), and Felipe Paulino, (‘04) joined catcher J. R. Towles (‘04) in making their MLB debuts in 2007. The climb to the Major Leagues is a difficult one. You must have talent, work hard, stay healthy, and have a little luck on your side. Every player who puts on the Greeneville uniform dreams of being one of the few who are able to climb the rungs of the organizational ladder and make it to the top.Read More
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