1st Round:
1. Washington Nationals C Bryce Harper
2. Pittsburgh Pirates RHP Jamerson Taillon
3. Baltimore Orioles LHP Drew Pomeranz
4. Kansas City Royals RHP Deck McGuire
5. Cleveland Indians LHP Chris Sale
6. Arizona Diamondbacks RHP Anthony Renaudo
7. New York Mets RHP A J Cole
8. Houston Astros RHP Karsten Whitson
9. San Diego Padres 3B Zach Cox
10. Oakland Athletics SS Christian Colon
11. Toronto Blue Jays SS Manny Machado
12. Cincinnati Reds RHP Alex Wimmers
13. Chicago White Sox OF Bryce Brentz
14. Milwaukee Brewers RHP Dylan Covey
15. Texas Rangers (compensation for not signing Matt Purke) RHP Brandon Workman
16. Chicago Cubs RHP Jesse Hahn
17. Tampa Bay Rays OF Josh Sale
18. Los Angeles Angels (compensation for the Mariners signing Chone Figgins 3B/SS Nick Castellanos
19. Houston Astros (compensation for the Tigers signing Jose Valverde) OF Austin Wilson
20. Boston Red Sox (compensation for the Braves signing Billy Wagner RHP Kaleb Cowart
21. Minnesota Twins C Yasmani Grandal
22. Texas Rangers RHP Brett Eibner
23. Florida Marlins RHP Kevin Gausman
24. San Francisco Giants OF/2B Levon Washington
25. St. Louis Cardinals LHP James Paxton
26. Colorado Rockies RHP Stetson Allie
27. Philadelphia Phillies RHP Matt Harvey
28. Los Angeles Dodgers SS Yorby Cabrera
29. Los Angeles Angels (compensation for the Red Sox signing John Lackey) OF Michael Choice
30. Los Angeles Angels C/SS Justin O’Connor
31. Tampa Bay Rays (compensation for not signing LeVon Washington) RHP Chad Bettis
32. New York Yankees C Micah Gibbs
Supplemental First Round
33. Houston Astros (compensation for Type A Jose Valverde) RHP DeAndre Smelter
34. Toronto Blue Jays (compensation for Type A Marco Scutaro) RHP Kyle Blair
35. Atlanta Braves (compensation for Type A Mike Gonzalez) OF Chevez Clarke
36. Boston Red Sox (compensation for Type A Jason Bay) C Stefan Sabol
37. Los Angeles Angels (compensation for Type A John Lackey) RHP Justin Grimm
38. Toronto Blue Jays (compensation for not signing James Paxton) 3B Kris Bryant
39. Boston Red Sox (compensation for Type A Billy Wagner) LHP Sammy Solis
40. Los Angeles Angels (compensation for Type A Chone Figgins SS Derek Dietrich
41. Toronto Blue Jays (compensation for Type B Rod Barajas) OF Todd Cunningham.
42. Tampa Bay Rays (compensation for Type B Gregg Zaun) 1B Hunter Morris
43. Seattle Mariners (compensation for Type B Adrian Beltre) SS Rick Hague
44. Detroit Tigers (compensation for Type B Brandon Lyon) RHP Robbie Aviles
45. Texas Rangers (compensation for Type B Marlon Byrd) RHP Cam Bedrosian
46. St. Louis Cardinals (compensation for Type B Mark DeRosa) OF Brian Ragira
47. Colorado Rockies (compensation for Type B Jason Marquis) IF Jedd Gorko
48. Detroit Tigers (compensation for Type B Fernando Rodney) SS Tony Wolters
49. Texas Rangers (compensation for Type B Ivan Rodriguez) RHP Aaron Sanchez
50. St. Louis Cardinals (compensation for Type B Joel Pineiro) 1B Chrisitan Yelich
Second Round
51. Washington Nationals OF Austin Wates
52. Pittsburgh Pirates SS Marcus Littlewood
53. Atlanta Braves (compensation for the Orioles signing Mike Gonzalez) C Tyler Austin
54. Kansas City Royals RHP Asher Wojciechowski
55. Cleveland Indians RHP Barret Loux
56. Arizona Diamondbacks RHP Mike Foltynewicz
57. Boston Red Sox (compensation for the Mets signing Jason Bay) 2B Kolbrin Vitek
58. Houston Astros RHP Peter Tago
59. San Diego Padres OF Ty Lindon
60. Oakland Athletics 3B Tony Thompson
61. Toronto Blue Jays 1B Conrad Gregor
62. Cincinnati Reds RHP Sam Dyson
63. Chicago White Sox LHP Rob Rasmussen
64. Milwaukee Brewers OF Tyler Holt
65. Chicago Cubs OF Reggie Goldin
66. Tampa Bay Rays SS Zach Alford
67. Seattle Mariners RHP Drew Cisco
68. Detroit Tigers RHP Kevin Ziomek
69. Toronto Blue Jays (compensation for not signing Jake Eliopoulos) LHP Cody Wheeler
70. Atlanta Braves OF Kyle Parker
71. Minnesota Twins LHP Bryan Morgado
72. Texas Rangers RHP A J Vanegas
73. Florida Marlins RHP Kevin Jacobs
74. San Francisco Giants C Jacob Felts
75. St. Louis Cardinals OF Jarrett Parker
76. Colorado Rockies OF Drew Vettleson
77. Philadelphia Phillies LHP Chris Hernandez
78. Los Angeles Dodgers RHP Seth Blair
79. Tampa Bay Rays (compensation for not signing Kenny Diekroeger) 3B Robert Sergedin
80. Toronto Blue Jays (compensation for the Red Sox signing Marco Scutaro) RHP Taijuan Walker
81. Los Angeles Angels LHP Jesse Biddle
82. New York Yankees C Cameron Rupp
Third Round
83. Washington Nationals SS Josh Ruthledge
84. Pittsburgh Pirates C Robert Brantly
85. Baltimore Orioles OF Gary Brown
86. Kansas City Royals C Cody Stanley
87. Cleveland Indians SS Sean Coyle
88. Arizona Diamondbacks RHP Tyrell Jenkins
89. New York Mets RHP Addison Reed
90. Houston Astros RHP Dan Klein
91. San Diego Padres RHP Chance Ruffin
92. Oakland Athletics RHP Michael Lorenzon
93. Toronto Blue Jays RHP Scott Frazier
94. Cincinnati Reds C Jake Hernandez
95. Chicago White Sox SS JaCoby Jones
96. Milwaukee Brewers 1B Jarod LaKind
97. Chicago Cubs RHP Kevin Munson
98. Tampa Bay Rays RHP Adam Platko
99. Seattle Mariners RHP Bobby Wahl
100. Detroit Tigers RHP Zach Lee
101. Atlanta Braves LHP Jimmy Hodgekin
102. Minnesota Twins LHP Jordan Shipers
103. Texas Rangers C Will Spanner
104. Florida Marlins C Mike Kvasnicka
105. San Francisco Giants OF Leon Landry
106. St. Louis Cardinals OF Austin Southall
107. Colorado Rockies 1B Andy Wilkins
108. Philadelphia Phillies 2B Matt Lipka
109. Los Angeles Dodgers SS Dickey Thon Jr.
110. Boston Red Sox SS Chris Bisson
111. Los Angeles Angels LHP Drew Smyly
112. New York Yankees LHP Robbie Ray
Supplemental Third Round
113. Toronto Blue Jays (compensation for not signing Jake Barrett) RHP Luke Jackson
114. Chicago White Sox (compensation for not signing Bryan Morgado) RHP Daniel Tillman
115. Los Angeles Angels (compensation for not signing Josh Spence) RHP Tyler Wilson
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5/4/10
Game Notes - B-Mets vs. Erie - 6:35pm
extra-inning affair of 2010, 7-5 in 10 innings at Jerry Uht Park
Monday night. Marshall Hubbard was the hero, smashing a
two-run shot to right off righty Brooks Brown, who was hung
with the loss. The B-Mets held a 5-3 lead in the ninth, but Roy
Merritt and Clint Everts combined to allow a pair of runs to
send the game to extra-innings. Wilkin Ramirez dealt the tying
blow with an RBI double off the wall in left. Eddie Kunz output
the best start of his career. The converted reliever fired six
innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on six hits. He struck
out a season-best seven and did not walk anyone in the nodecision.
Mike Nickeas and Carlos Guzman enjoyed three-hit
performances as the B-Mets smacked 13 hits for the fourth
time in their last five games.
STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP: RHP Dylan Owen once again
finds himself in the starting rotation due to an injury. Owen
made three starts to open the season when Brad Holt was on
the DL, and now he starts in place of Eric Niesen, who is out
with a concussion. He is 1-1 with a 3.43 ERA over 21 innings,
including three starts. The righty last appeared in relief of Holt
April 24 versus New Hampshire and tossed five innings of
three-run ball. Owen made 23 starts for Binghamton last
season, chewing up a team-best 123 innings with a 4-10
record and 5.93 ERA. He was the Mets 20th round selection
in the 2007 draft out of Francis Marion University in Florence,
SC.
LHP Andy Oliver will make his fifth professional start tonight.
He is coming off his best start of the year, a five-inning win
over Bowie April 29 in which he struck out a career-high 10
men and allowed just a run on five hits. The southpaw is 2-1
with a 5.03 ERA over 19.2 innings. Oliver was drafted in the
second round of the 2009 draft by Detroit. The hard-throwing
lefty made 11 relief appearances for the Peoria Saguaros in
the Arizona Fall League and went 1-1 with a 2.81 ERA in 16
innings. He is considered the No.4 prospect in the Tigers
system by Baseball America
GRADING GUZMAN: Outfielder Carlos Guzman got off to a slow
start in 2010 and was out of commission for a week’s time
with a right knee strain April 19-26. Since coming off the Disabled
List he is hitting .391 (9-23) and has recorded hits in
five straight games.
MERRITT’S HUMAN: Lefty Roy Merritt had retired 19 straight
hitters dating back to April 25 until giving up a two-out triple to
Audy Ciriaco in the eighth inning of Monday night’s game. The
lefty saved 14 games for the B-Mets last season and carries a
2.65 ERA in 17 innings thus far in 2010.
Bisons Notes 5/3/10 - Louisville at Buffalo (7:05 p.m.)
Buffalo Bisons (15-10, T2nd(-0.5), North) vs. Louisville Bats (8-17, 4th(-7.5), West)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 (7:05 p.m.) - Coca-Cola Field
RHP R.A. Dickey (3-1, 2.33) vs. RHP Justin Lehr (0-3, 6.64)
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, http://www.bisons.com/
TODAY’S GAME: Tonight, the Bisons host the Louisville Bats in the final game of a four-game series from Coca-Cola Field (7:05 p.m.). The Herd is looking for the series win as the lead the set, 2-1. Today’s game will also close out the Bisons’ eight-game homestand. Buffalo is 5-2 since April 27. Following a league-wide off day on Wednesday, the Bisons will leave for an eight-game roadtrip to Indianapolis and Louisville.
vs. THE BATS: This is the final game for the Bats at Coca-Cola Field this season. The Bisons are in Louisville from May 10-13 to close out the season-series. Buffalo is 2-1 against the Bats this year and now holds a 53-46 edge (.535) since the team’s return to the International League in 1998.
R.A. IS A-OKAY: RHP R.A. DICKEY is back on the mound for the first time since retiring 27 consecutive batters in Thursday’s 4-0 win over Durham. The knuckleballer has thrown more innings (38.2) than any other pitcher in the International League and ranks 5th in the circuit with a 2.33ERA. Dickey has worked at least eight innings in each of his last four starts.
BIG HITTER: OF CHRIS CARTER followed up his walk-off winner on Sunday with three more hits in last night’s contest. Carter has hit in five straight with a .550 (11-20) average with a double, two home runs, seven RBI and five runs scored. Carter has eight multi-hit performances in his last 12 games and is now sixth in the International League with a .348 batting average.
HIT STREAK: INF MIKE HESSMAN enters tonight’s game with a seven-game hit streak. The slugger has averaged .345 (10-29) with two doubles, four home runs, 14RBI and seven runs scored. His streak is the longest active streak for a Bisons player in 2010. INF MIKE CERVENAK hit in 11 straight games from April 15-26.
HESS HONORED: The International League named INF MIKE HESSMAN its Batter of the Week for April 26 - May 2. In seven games, Hessman hit .321 (9-28) with four home runs, 14RBI and a .786 slugging percentage. On the season, Hessman ranks 1st in the IL in RBI (28) and total bases (58) and 2nd in home runs (8), extra-base hits (15), and slugging percentage (.637).
METS UPDATE: The Mets (14-12) lost to the Reds in Cincinnati last night, 3-2, in 11 innings. Reds’ LANCE NIX hit a solo home run off former Bisons’ RHP MANNY ACOSTA for the game-winning hit. LHP OLIVER PEREZ allowed just two runs in six innings of work but did not earn a decision. New York takes on Cincinnati again tonight at 7:10 p.m.
Mathews In Doghouse, Pelfrey Injury Update, Jackie Robinson, Beltran Update... and Lastings Milledge
Gary Matthews Jr. got a chance to start Sunday night with Jerry Manuel giving a day off to Angel Pagan. But after an 0-for-4 night that extended his struggles to 3-for-33 since opening day — 3-for-34 after a pinch-hit groundout Monday — it might be awhile before the next start comes. Manuel has tried to get production from Matthews, Frank Catalanotto and Fernando Tatis but has come up with little so far. “That’s a real tough one,” Manuel said. “I think the thing that would be somewhat encouraging to them is that it’s still May and they have accumulated some at-bats, but probably haven’t been as successful as you’d like to have been. Coming in this month, next month, you would hope to find a routine for them, when they’re going to play, when they’re not going to play.” There are options if Manuel and the Mets decide not to wait until — if — Carlos Beltran returns. Though he is not a center fielder like Matthews, Chris Carter has been hitting well at Class AAA Buffalo. But then again, how many times will Matthews play center? Manuel seems content for now to wait. - link
It’s too early to call it a “scare,” but the Mets are dealing with their rotation’s first health concern of the season. Mike Pelfrey had an MRI exam yesterday because of tightness he experienced in his right shoulder before and after Saturday’s start against the Phillies. The test revealed no structural damage, according to the Mets. Pelfrey, who has been diagnosed with general shoulder tightness, plans to make his next scheduled start, on Friday against the Giants at Citi Field - link
When it became clear that baseball’s color line was going to be broken, Negro League owners were in agreement on one thing. “They said I’d be the perfect person to do it,” Monte Irvin said. “I was easy to get along with. I had a little education. I could play every position. But I went to the Service for three years. When I came back in 1946, I got an ear infection, and it took me awhile to regain my former talent.” Irvin is 91 now, living in a Houston retirement community, clear of mind, lively of spirit. He still has the arms, hands and presence of a great athlete. He has no regrets about how it worked out. “May I just say this? We weren’t jealous of Jackie Robinson, but we were envious,” he said. “We knew this was a big thing. Most of us had never heard of him. He only played for Kansas City for maybe a month or two. He was better known in California as a track star and a football player.” Robinson apparently wasn’t liked by some black players. “He was tough to know,” Irvin said. “He thought he was God’s gift to the world. You’d say, ‘Hello, Jackie,’ and you’d keep going. He’d go one way, and you’d go another.” - link
Carlos Beltran (knee) told the New York Post on Monday that he will begin running by the end of next week. Beltran has been taking batting practice for over a week, but has yet to truly test his surgically-repaired knee. "Physically, I'm in good shape. I feel strong. ... I'm looking forward to running outside and doing things related to baseball, like in a game. Running is the thing that will dictate everything." Once he's able to sprint with ease, a rehab assignment will be prescribed. The Mets are hoping he will be back in uniform by the middle of June.- link
Lastings Milledge is stuck in a 4-for-26 slump, still searching for his first home run, and seemingly just poking everything to the opposite field. “I feel like I’m doing well,” Milledge said after going 1 for 4 with an infield single. “It’s a slow start, but I’m doing everything I can. I have no regrets when I leave the field. I’m not paying attention to my numbers. I’m paying attention to how I do in key situations.” Milledge is 7 for 20 with runners in scoring position, but the Pirates’ primary problem is that they do not generate enough runners in the first place: Their .310 on-base percentage is the league’s second-lowest, and Milledge’s .289 figure is third-lowest among left fielders. - link
Minor Rags: - Kiko Calero, Marshall Hubbard, Reese Havens... and Wilmer Flores
The Bats ripped Buffalo relievers Adam Pettyjohn and Kiko Calero for six runs in the fifth to take a 13-5 lead and cruised home. Chapman gave up season-high totals of nine hits, six runs and six earned runs. His eight strikeouts were one shy of his season high. He walked just one. On any other night, the story of the game would be the Louisville offense and the Bisons' inept pitching and defense. Louisville had 13 extra-base hits (11 doubles). Juan Francisco led the way by going 4 for 5 with three doubles and four RBIs. - link
Marshall Hubbard belted a game-winning two-run home run in the top of the 10th inning as the Binghamton Mets stretched their winning streak to five games with a 7-5 victory at Erie on Monday. Lucas Duda led off the 10th with walk for the B-Mets (15-9), and Hubbard followed with a bomb to right field on a 1-1 pitch from Erie reliever Brooks Brown to break a 5-all tie. Clint Everts (1-0), who squandered a save opportunity in the ninth inning, pitched a perfect 10th to close out the win for the B-Mets. The B-Mets never trailed. They took a 4-3 lead in the eighth inning on Carlos Guzman's RBI double, which plated Duda, then added another run in the ninth
The Charlotte Stone Crabs scored five runs in the top of the fifth inning to erase a 2-1 deficit and go on to defeat the St. Lucie Mets 6-3 on Monday at Digital Domain Park. Jake Jefferies had a two-run triple, Henry Wrigley an RBI double and Matthew Hall and Shawn Williams had RBI singles for the Stone Crabs in the inning. The Mets (9-15) got an RBI double by Sean Ratliff in the first and a solo home run by Reese Havens in the eighth. Frank De Los Santos (4-0) struck out nine in seven innings. Kyle Allen (2-2) took the loss. - link
Michael Planeta tripled and scored on Gary Helmick's single in the 13th inning as the Delmarva Shorebirds defeated the Savannah Sand Gnats, 2-1, in a pitching duel Monday night. The Sand Gnats scored a single run in the sixth inning and Delmarva struck once in the eighth, as the teams used seven pitchers in a 13-inning game that saw only 16 total hits. Savannah scored in the sixth when Juan Lagares reached on an error, stole second and came home on Wilmer Flores' double. - link
Delmarva 2, Savannah 1
With two outs in the bottom of the 13th inning, Shorebirds shortstop Gary Helmick singled cleanly into left field to drive home Michael Planeta, who had tripled earlier, with the winning run. Gnats reliever Brandon Sage, who had entered the game in the 11th inning, was charged with his first loss.
Savannah wasted an excellent outing from RHP Taylor Whitenton. Whitenton shut out Delmarva through six innings, giving up just three hits, while striking out a career-high nine batters.
The Gnats scored their only run in the sixth. LF Juan Lagares reached on an error, and SS Wilmer Flores doubled him home.
The Shorebirds (14-10) tied the game up against reliever Darin Gorski in the bottom of the eighth inning. A two-out single tied the game, but Gorski left the bases loaded to help send the game into extras.
The Gnats and Shorebirds play game two of their four-game set Tuesday at 10:35 AM, the earliest start of the season for Savannah
DRAFT: -(Wimmers Hurt) Yasmani Grandal, Tony Wolters, John Sims, David Filak... and Matteo D’Angelo
Yasmani Grandal:5-1 from: - http://projectprospect.com/article/2010/04/28/lincolns-2010-draft-board - Miami catcher Yasmani Grandal has vaulted himself into the top 20. Grandal has been extremely productive, hitting .432/.548/.764 while walking in 19.1% of his trips to the plate and striking out just 12.8% of the time. Those numbers stack up with anyone in the country, especially when they come from a switch-hitting catcher with good defensive tools. Grandal’s arm strength is solidly above-average and there are little, if any, doubts about his ability to be at least average defensively behind the plate. A rumor has floated around that Grandal could be headed to Kansas City with the fourth pick in the draft. Grandal is certainly a better prospect than Tony Sanchez, last year’s top college catcher who went to the Pirates in a pre-draft deal.
5-1 from: link - Tony Wolters, SS, Rancho Buena Vista High School, Vista, California - Wolters is undersized at 5-10, 165, and his tools aren't exciting. Despite this, the University of San Diego signee could still go early in the draft due to his outstanding polish, terrific work ethic, and "baseball rat" demeanor that scouts love. He makes hard contact and controls the strike zone better than most players his age, which helps. He's a fine defensive shortstop; although his arm isn't the best, his instincts and positioning are so good that he should be able to remain at short, at least for awhile. He could go somewhere towards the back of the supplemental round or in the second round.
4-30 from: - http://www.mlbbonusbaby.com/2010/4/30/1451211/casing-the-states-texas-part-four#storyjump - RHP Simms has become more well-known as the pitching arch nemesis (the two are good friends in reality) of Jameson Taillon from neighboring The Woodlands High, but he's an excellent prospect in his own right. A projectable right-handed arm, Simms also has some of the best current pitchability in the high school class. However, scouts openly wonder whether they can sign Simms away from a Rice scholarship, as he isn't projected to go quite early enough to warrant a large bonus that he might need to forego the Rice commitment. It's a question to be answered, but Simms has done everything he needs to do to keep his name forefront in scouts' minds. Despite not having a current plus fastball, Simms' projectability and command makes the 89-92 mph pitch play up to be above-average with plus potential. He mixes in a potential plus slider and average changeup, and that combination is all well-commanded and well-mixed. His ceiling might be as a #3 starter, and while that's not the most attractive idea from a prep arm, there's a feeling that Simms' intelligence and command might help him outplay his projected ceiling. Odds are currently on Simms landing on campus this fall, but a team might take an early run at him, hoping to sign him for an over slot bonus. Projected Draft Range: 3rd-8th Round
5-3 from: http://www.baseballrumormill.com/2010/05/top-small-school-pitchers/#more – top small school pitchers: - David Filak, SUNY-Oneonta, RHP- Using a low-90s fastball and a "power" curveball, Filak has struck out close to half of the batters he's face: 74 out of 168
5-3 from: - http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2010/05/03/big-south-players-of-the-week-9 - Winthrop’s Matteo D’Angelo (Bologna, Italy) has been named The Crons Brand Pitcher of the Week for games played April 26-May 2, it was announced today by the League office. D’Angelo picked up his first career complete game shutout in the nightcap of Saturday’s doubleheader against Presbyterian College. He gave up just three hits in the contest with only one walk and six strikeouts. D’Angelo did not allow a base runner past second base until the top of the ninth inning with two outs. He gave up his first hit in the second frame and did not allow another hit until the ninth, when PC picked up its other two hits on the evening. D’Angelo retired 20 consecutive batters during the stretch and had six-straight 1-2-3 innings.
5-4 from: - http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/MLB_Draft - Scouts headed to Ann Arbor last Friday for what they thought was going to be a matchup between Ohio State ace right-hander Alex Wimmers (below) and Michigan workhorse Alan Oaks. Wimmers was sporting a 9-0 record and a 1.61 ERA coming in. Instead, they saw Wimmers be a late scratch because of a hamstring injury. That doesn't bode well for Wimmers as the draft nears. While some people might say teams are still preparing to take their final looks at players--crosscheckers and scouting directors making their last trips in to see them--the fact is most teams have already reached conclusions and made decisions about a lot of guys.
Mets Roster Moves, Dickey, Beltran's Knee, Billy Wagner... and Willie Mays
St. Lucie added P Angel Cuan.
• 1B Nick Evans reinstated from Binghamton (AA) Disabled List
• OF D.J. Wabick transferred from Binghamton (AA) to Brooklyn (SS-A) roster.
R.A. Dickey, rhp, Mets. While he spent a large portion of last season in the Twins bullpen, Dickey had to settle for a minor league deal last winter. The 35-year-old knuckleballer latched on with the Mets in late December, and to this point it's been a perfect match. Yesterday, in his fifth start for Triple-A Buffalo, Dickey allowed a leadoff hit to Durham's Fernando Perez and then retired the next 27 Bulls batters in order. His final line: nine innings, one hit, no runs, no walks, six strikeouts (including Perez twice). Dickey leads the minors with 38 2/3 innings, and his past four starts would make an old-timer proud. Dickey has gone nine, eight, eight and nine innings in consecutive Bisons starts, completing two of them and going 3-1, 1.59 while walking just two batters and throwing one wild pitch. That's not the type of performance one would expect from a knuckleballer, no matter how seasoned. But perhaps this is more like it: Dickey has averaged a shade under 107 pitches per start on his hot steak. - link
Carlos Beltran (multiple knee problems, ERD 7/1) - Yesterday, I talked about Beltran and his knee brace, but I struggled with how to explain why the brace might be of any real use to his recovery. Gene Patterson, an athletic training consultant I often consult with who has experience with similar braces in his practice, had a better take in comments. I thought it deserved a full airing, so here it is: "Continued bruising of the tibial plateau is likely being caused by the large end of the femur "banging" into it as he extends his knee. Sense the cartilage left in his knee is minimal, the front (anterior) portion of the tibial plateau is getting beat up. The custom brace is likely fitted to block his knee from going into complete extension (as well as any hyperextending). This will limit the femur from 'slamming' into the plateau. The brace won't solve the problem but the idea is to limit the continued irritation. Look for even more decrease in his speed than has already occurred with this kind of bracing though." Without seeing the brace we can't be sure of its intent, but it's insight like this that I love to hear. It doesn't make me more positive on Beltran's short or long-term prospects, but the thought process of his medical team is fascinating. - link
Billy Wagner:
Billy Wagner will retire at the end of this season, the 38-year-old closer told Braves manager Bobby Cox on Friday. Wagner, who is sixth all-time in saves with 387, wanted to reach 400 career saves and has it plainly in his sights. But with or without that mark, and whether he comes close to John Franco’s saves record for a lefthander at 424 , he’ll call it quits at the end of the 2010 season. He said he will not play out his $6.5 million option for next season, which automatically vests if he finishes 50 games. He wants to spend more time with his family. - link
Willie Mays:
On May 4, 1966, Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants establishes a new National League record for most career home runs. The "Say Hey Kid" hits his 512th home run, surpassing the total of former New York Giants great Mel Ott. Mays' blast against Claude Osteen, which puts him fourth on the all-time list, helps the Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-1. - link
Louisville 20, Buffalo 7
Monday night at Coca-Cola Field was billed as the first look for Buffalo sports fans of mega-prospect Aroldis Chapman. It was, however, the Bats' offense that stole the show.
Louisville scored more runs than any opponent ever has at the downtown home of the Bisons by plating 20 runs in a 20-7 victory over Buffalo. The Bats scored in each of the first eight innings, including a six-run fifth inning and five-run sixth.
The previous high for runs by a visiting team was set by Pawtucket in 18-6 win over the Herd on April 20, 1998. Louisville's 24 base hits also set a Coca-Cola Field record for an opponent.
Ironically, it was Chapman's bat that did more damage than his 100-mph fastball. The Cuban-defector doubled in a run in the second and singled again in a four-run third inning that gave Louisville a 6-0 edge. He walked and scored a run in the fourth to help his team build a 7-0 advantage.
On the mound, Chapman topped the 100-mph mark four times in racking up eight punchouts. The Bisons, however, caught up to the speed with five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Omir Santos, Ruben Tejada, pitcher Adam Pettyjohn and Andy Green all had RBI-hits in the frame.
BISONS NOTES: Chris Carter finished the game 3-3 with a walk. He scored three of Buffalo's seven runs...The Bisons lost their lead in the International League North Division. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre defeated Norfolk, 6-3, to leapfrog the Herd by a half a game...Not to be outdone, Bisons reliever Bobby Parnell topped out at 99mph during an inning of shutout relief.
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