My son and I took in the G-Stros game last night. Greeneville lose in 10 innings but we had to leave after 7 1/2 because alas it is a school night. Despite the loss, the G-Stros clinched a playoff spot by virtue of Elizabethton losing their game. Here are my observations from the game:
On The Mound
Luis Ordosgoitti took the ball to start the game. He went five innings giving up four hits, two runs (only one was earned), one walk and one hit batter. He struck out three. Ordosgoitti threw pretty well. There were times his curve was very sharp and other times it didn't break. The one hit batter was on a curve that didn't break. Yet overall, his control was pretty good. He only went to three balls on one batter. It was the one batter he walked.
Kevin Ferguson relieved Ordosgoitti in the sixth and pitched three innings. He was effective allowing just one hit. He only used 35 pitches in his three innings of work.
At The Plate
Here are my observations from the seven innings I saw.
Edwin Gomez is living right. He hit two balls right at people that resulted in errors. Both were with two outs and allowed a run to score. The first was a line drive to right center that bounced off the right fielders glove and the was a hard hit ground ball that ate up the second baseman.
Thomas Lindauer had the at bat of the night in my opinion. Leading off the fifth inning, he got in to an 0-2 hole. He then batted to extend the at bat to 11 pitches before reaching on an E6. He went to second on a wild pitch and scored on the E9. Lindauer also lead off the seventh with a single and scored the other Greeneville run.
Chase McDonald had a single and a double in the game.
Wallace Gonzalez was really struggling. In his first three at bats, he struck out swinging each time on a combined 10 pitches. The catcher was setting up outside on every pitch and Gonzalez couldn't reach them.
Brett Phillips is still shaking some rust off from his injury time. He also struck out in each of his first two at bats.
In The Field
Phillips shows no rust in center. He gets great jumps on balls hit to center and shows good range as well.
Juan Santana was a vacuum at second base. He had eight assist and one caught pop in the first eight innings. One ground out was a rare 4-1 put out. The pop out was a catch made near the right field line behind first.
Chase McDonald made two nice saves of throws that were off line from third.
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Friday, August 30, 2013
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Eyewitness Report: 6/28/13 Greeneville 2 Kingsport 1
Wow! What a night. After the teams traded solo home runs in the fifth, there were no runs for nine innings. Finally in the bottom of the 15th, Greeneville walked off without the benefit of a hit. Tanner Mathis walked, and was moved to second on a sac bunt by Jack Mayfield. Darwin Rivera then hit a ground ball to first which should have just moved over Mathis to third but the K-Mets first baseman booted the ball. It rolled to the edge of the grass and Josh Bonifay took a risk and sent Mathis home. The throw was slightly up the line and the catcher had to stretch to take Mathis as he zoomed by. The glove appeared to hit Mathis shoulder and the ball dropped free allowing the winning run to score.
Here are my observations from the game.
On The Mound:
A great deal went right here. Just one run allowed in 15 innings with a team record 25 strike outs. Let's take a quick look at each pitcher.
Frederick Tiburcio had a solid start to the game. He fanned seven and gave up just two hits and walked one in five innings. The lone damage given up was a solo home run to left by 17 year old, Ahmed Rosario, whom the Mets signed for 1.7 million in the 2012 international signing period. It was his first professional home run.
Tiburcio threw an unofficial 67 pitches in five innings. To have that low of a pitch count with that many strike outs is impressive.
Tyler Brunnemann pitched the next two frames. This was my first time to see Brunnemann pitch. He has an extreme follow through. When he finishes his pitch his glove hand (left) and his left foot are both touching the ground as he falls toward first base. It is a violent motion that I didn't see him repeating very well. It was effective when repeated as evidenced by the four strike outs in two innings. But he also gave up two walks, both on full counts.
Ryan Connelly pitched the eight inning. The submarine pitcher was the only pitcher of the night not to record a strike out.
Gonzalo Sanudo came in for the next two innings. He pitched out of a jam in the ninth. After a lead off double and a ground ball to 2nd to move the runner over, he was faced with a runner at third and one out. He got Michael Bernal to strike out in a seven pitch at bat for the second out of the inning.
That at bat got circled in my score book as a key out of the game. Bernal had a rough night at the plate. He accounted for 20% of the teams strike outs, going 0-5 with 5 Ks. Sanudo ended the night with three Ks in his two innings.
Gerado Ramirez came in and may have had the outing of his life time. He pitched a career high four innings allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out nine K-Mets.
The final pitcher of the night was Christian Garcia. Garcia pitched the 14th and 15th innings fanning two batters in each inning. In each inning the lead off runner reached but never made it past first base.
At The Plate:
Tanner Mathis reached base in five of his six plate appearances: E1, single, and three walks. This is exactly what you want out of a lead off batter. Also my 13 year old son observed he has the best walk up music this season. He is going old school with some Run DMC - It's Tricky.
Wallace Gonzalez hit a towering home run in the fifth. They had success pitching him away but they left that pitch over the inner half of the plate and he made them pay. Gonzalez appears to be pulling out when he swings so outside pitches are going to be an issue for him. Gonzalez added a single later in the game.
Ariel Ovando and Jack Mayfield also had two hits.
In The Field:
Parker Hipp made a great play snagging a soft liner to start the game. I was sure that ball was going to fall for a hit.
Wallace Gonzalez had a nice outfield assist on a shallow fly ball to left. The runner was moving on the play and Gonzalez throw beat the runner back to first for a double play.
Jack Mayfield made an outstanding diving stop on a ball in the hole at shortstop. He popped up and made a good throw to first that Angel Ibanez made a nice stretch to complete the put out.
The defensive star of the night was Cristian Moronta. He was three for three in throwing out runners stealing second. Two of those were on balls that he blocked and runners broke when he had trouble locating them. Those three outs were huge in a ballgame this tight. One ended an inning and two were to nab the hitter who had reached to start the inning.
Final Thought: After the 25 game strike out performance, the G-Stros now lead the Appy League with 104 strikeouts in just nine games. That puts them 16 Ks above second place Johnson City.
Here are my observations from the game.
On The Mound:
A great deal went right here. Just one run allowed in 15 innings with a team record 25 strike outs. Let's take a quick look at each pitcher.
Frederick Tiburcio had a solid start to the game. He fanned seven and gave up just two hits and walked one in five innings. The lone damage given up was a solo home run to left by 17 year old, Ahmed Rosario, whom the Mets signed for 1.7 million in the 2012 international signing period. It was his first professional home run.
Tiburcio threw an unofficial 67 pitches in five innings. To have that low of a pitch count with that many strike outs is impressive.
Tyler Brunnemann pitched the next two frames. This was my first time to see Brunnemann pitch. He has an extreme follow through. When he finishes his pitch his glove hand (left) and his left foot are both touching the ground as he falls toward first base. It is a violent motion that I didn't see him repeating very well. It was effective when repeated as evidenced by the four strike outs in two innings. But he also gave up two walks, both on full counts.
Ryan Connelly pitched the eight inning. The submarine pitcher was the only pitcher of the night not to record a strike out.
Gonzalo Sanudo came in for the next two innings. He pitched out of a jam in the ninth. After a lead off double and a ground ball to 2nd to move the runner over, he was faced with a runner at third and one out. He got Michael Bernal to strike out in a seven pitch at bat for the second out of the inning.
That at bat got circled in my score book as a key out of the game. Bernal had a rough night at the plate. He accounted for 20% of the teams strike outs, going 0-5 with 5 Ks. Sanudo ended the night with three Ks in his two innings.
Gerado Ramirez came in and may have had the outing of his life time. He pitched a career high four innings allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out nine K-Mets.
The final pitcher of the night was Christian Garcia. Garcia pitched the 14th and 15th innings fanning two batters in each inning. In each inning the lead off runner reached but never made it past first base.
At The Plate:
Tanner Mathis reached base in five of his six plate appearances: E1, single, and three walks. This is exactly what you want out of a lead off batter. Also my 13 year old son observed he has the best walk up music this season. He is going old school with some Run DMC - It's Tricky.
Wallace Gonzalez hit a towering home run in the fifth. They had success pitching him away but they left that pitch over the inner half of the plate and he made them pay. Gonzalez appears to be pulling out when he swings so outside pitches are going to be an issue for him. Gonzalez added a single later in the game.
Ariel Ovando and Jack Mayfield also had two hits.
In The Field:
Parker Hipp made a great play snagging a soft liner to start the game. I was sure that ball was going to fall for a hit.
Wallace Gonzalez had a nice outfield assist on a shallow fly ball to left. The runner was moving on the play and Gonzalez throw beat the runner back to first for a double play.
Jack Mayfield made an outstanding diving stop on a ball in the hole at shortstop. He popped up and made a good throw to first that Angel Ibanez made a nice stretch to complete the put out.
The defensive star of the night was Cristian Moronta. He was three for three in throwing out runners stealing second. Two of those were on balls that he blocked and runners broke when he had trouble locating them. Those three outs were huge in a ballgame this tight. One ended an inning and two were to nab the hitter who had reached to start the inning.
Final Thought: After the 25 game strike out performance, the G-Stros now lead the Appy League with 104 strikeouts in just nine games. That puts them 16 Ks above second place Johnson City.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Looking Ahead at the 2013 Roster - Spring Training Watch List
Yesterday was a yucky day here in beautiful Greeneville. An ice storm paralyzed the town and made the Greeneville Astros reschedule their new look launch until Tuesday. However, the extra down time allowed me to finalized my plans to attend Spring Training this season.
I am looking forward to touching base with guys who have passed through Greeneville who are in both major and minor league camp. I will also have my eye out for players who might be coming to Greeneville this season when I get a chance to check out the back fields.
Last season, the Greeneville roster was made up of mostly players who had made at least an appearance in Greeneville in 2011 (12) and those drafted or signed in 2012 (11). There were only five players who were promoted to Greeneville to start the season. This was a significant departure from the previous year when only four players on the roster had been in Greeneville the year before and 14 were promoted from the GCL or the Dominican Summer League. This year will tell us if last year was an anomaly or if it is the way the new front office does things.
Here are the players from last year's GCL & DSL teams that I will be watching for in Spring Training because I think they could possibly wind up in Greeneville this season. Of course, final roster construction is heavily impacted by the players to be drafted in 2013 and injuries.
Brett Phillips - The center fielder was the 6th round pick from last years draft won't turn 19 until May. He put up a solid 2012 in the GCL hitting .251 with 13 extra base hits (7 2b, 6 3b, 0 HR). He had a .720 OPS with an even .360 in both on base and slugging. He is one of the guys I fully expect to wind up in Greeneville this season.
Samil De Los Santos - A 19 year old RHP from the Dominican Republic. He fanned 63 batters in 57 2/3 IP in the DSL in 2012. He walked 20 which is a bit high but when you consider that he walked 20 in 15 1/3 innings in 2011; you can see it is a vast improvement. Despite the 20 walks, his WHIP was 1.075.
Pedro Coa - The 20 year old catcher from Venezuela made a strong improvement in the DSL in 2012. His line from 2011 was .186/.263/.198. Last year it was .256/.320/.311. He is a contact hitter who had just eight walks and five strikeouts in 104 plate appearances. In the field, he threw out 60% of base stealers (25 out of 42)! He also has some versatility playing six games at 1B, two games at 2B and a game each at 3B and SS.
Agapito Barrios - The 19 year old RHP from Panama cut his walks significantly in 2012. He went from 27 in 58 2/3 IP in the DSL in 2011 to just 8 in 49 1/3 IP in the GCL in 2012.
Alfredo Gonzalez - 20 year old catcher who hit .244 in 27 games with the GCL Astros last year. His average jumped from .172 in the GCL in 2011. He also improved in every defensive category as well last year.
Juan Santana - 18 year old middle infielder from the Dominican Republic. He hit .268 last season in the GCL. He played 33 games at 2nd and made just three errors. Struggled defensively at SS in 24 games, making 8 errors.
Wallace Gonzalez - He will be 20 when he reports this spring. The former 29th round pick in 2011 has spent two years in the GCL; though the 2011 season hardly counts because he only appeared in 18 games. He hit .256 in 41 games in 2012 and made just one error in the OF in 42 chances.
Enderson Franco - The 20 year old RHP from Venezuela also improved his control in 2012 while he repeated the GCL. He went from 17 walks in 2011 in 47 IP to just 8 walks last season in 50 IP. He also saw his strike outs increase from 26 to 37.
Luis Reynoso - The 18 year old from the Dominican Republic had a solid season at the plate in the DSL in 2012. He hit .281 with a .381 OBP. In the field, he struggled making 20 errors in 34 games at SS. He made three errors in 12 games at 2nd. I expect him to start in the GCL but could earn a spot in Greeneville depending on who is drafted or signed.
Former Player News:
Yesterday, Baseball America's transaction page reported that the Dodgers signed former G-Stro Victor Garate to a minor league deal.
I am looking forward to touching base with guys who have passed through Greeneville who are in both major and minor league camp. I will also have my eye out for players who might be coming to Greeneville this season when I get a chance to check out the back fields.
Last season, the Greeneville roster was made up of mostly players who had made at least an appearance in Greeneville in 2011 (12) and those drafted or signed in 2012 (11). There were only five players who were promoted to Greeneville to start the season. This was a significant departure from the previous year when only four players on the roster had been in Greeneville the year before and 14 were promoted from the GCL or the Dominican Summer League. This year will tell us if last year was an anomaly or if it is the way the new front office does things.
Here are the players from last year's GCL & DSL teams that I will be watching for in Spring Training because I think they could possibly wind up in Greeneville this season. Of course, final roster construction is heavily impacted by the players to be drafted in 2013 and injuries.
Brett Phillips - The center fielder was the 6th round pick from last years draft won't turn 19 until May. He put up a solid 2012 in the GCL hitting .251 with 13 extra base hits (7 2b, 6 3b, 0 HR). He had a .720 OPS with an even .360 in both on base and slugging. He is one of the guys I fully expect to wind up in Greeneville this season.
Samil De Los Santos - A 19 year old RHP from the Dominican Republic. He fanned 63 batters in 57 2/3 IP in the DSL in 2012. He walked 20 which is a bit high but when you consider that he walked 20 in 15 1/3 innings in 2011; you can see it is a vast improvement. Despite the 20 walks, his WHIP was 1.075.
Pedro Coa - The 20 year old catcher from Venezuela made a strong improvement in the DSL in 2012. His line from 2011 was .186/.263/.198. Last year it was .256/.320/.311. He is a contact hitter who had just eight walks and five strikeouts in 104 plate appearances. In the field, he threw out 60% of base stealers (25 out of 42)! He also has some versatility playing six games at 1B, two games at 2B and a game each at 3B and SS.
Agapito Barrios - The 19 year old RHP from Panama cut his walks significantly in 2012. He went from 27 in 58 2/3 IP in the DSL in 2011 to just 8 in 49 1/3 IP in the GCL in 2012.
Alfredo Gonzalez - 20 year old catcher who hit .244 in 27 games with the GCL Astros last year. His average jumped from .172 in the GCL in 2011. He also improved in every defensive category as well last year.
Juan Santana - 18 year old middle infielder from the Dominican Republic. He hit .268 last season in the GCL. He played 33 games at 2nd and made just three errors. Struggled defensively at SS in 24 games, making 8 errors.
Wallace Gonzalez - He will be 20 when he reports this spring. The former 29th round pick in 2011 has spent two years in the GCL; though the 2011 season hardly counts because he only appeared in 18 games. He hit .256 in 41 games in 2012 and made just one error in the OF in 42 chances.
Enderson Franco - The 20 year old RHP from Venezuela also improved his control in 2012 while he repeated the GCL. He went from 17 walks in 2011 in 47 IP to just 8 walks last season in 50 IP. He also saw his strike outs increase from 26 to 37.
Luis Reynoso - The 18 year old from the Dominican Republic had a solid season at the plate in the DSL in 2012. He hit .281 with a .381 OBP. In the field, he struggled making 20 errors in 34 games at SS. He made three errors in 12 games at 2nd. I expect him to start in the GCL but could earn a spot in Greeneville depending on who is drafted or signed.
Former Player News:
Yesterday, Baseball America's transaction page reported that the Dodgers signed former G-Stro Victor Garate to a minor league deal.
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