Both Corban Joseph and Brandon Laird made Kevin Goldstein’s Future Shock column today. It’s a subscriber only piece, but here’s a little of what he had to say…
CoJo: “Joseph’s bat is by far his best tool, as he has only gap power, average speed, and merely acceptable defense up the middle, but he’s a good enough hitter that it should carry him to the big leagues.”
Laird: “Laird’s bat is his only tool, as he’s a below-average runner with solid-at-best defensive skills, and no matter how well he plays, he’s never going to man a corner for the Yankees. Still, he’s a prospect that has taken a step forward, and scouts are taking notice, so he could be a decent trade chip come July.”
Triple-A Scranton (9-1 loss to Durham)
Greg Golson, CF: 1 for 5, 1 K
Reegie Corona, 3B & Jeff Natale, 2B: both 0 for 4 – Natale K’ed & committed a throwing error
Eduardo Nunez, SS: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB – had been two for his previous 16 (.125)
David Winfree, 1B: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 1 RBI – five of his last seven hits have been doubles
Jon Weber, DH, Jesus Montero, C & Reid Gorecki, RF: all 0 for 3, 1 BB – Gorecki K’ed twice & threw a runner out at third
Colin Curtis, LF: 1 for 4, 1 K – first game back from his ankle sprain … Grant Duff was sent down to make room on the roster
Ivan Nova: 5 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 6-2 GB/FB – 59 of 93 pitches were strikes (63.4%) … 25 baserunners & 13 runs allowed in 13.1 IP since being send back down
Mark Melancon: 1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GB/FB – 17 of his 33 pitches were strikes (51.5%) … first runs he’s allowed in the minors since May 6th
The Ghost of Kei Igawa: 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 2-3 GB/FB – 39 of 60 pitches were strikes (65%) … he even flirted with 85 on the stadium gun
Double-A Trenton (3-0 loss to New Hampshire)
Justin Christian, LF, Austin Krum, CF & Brandon Laird, 3B: all 0 for 4
Austin Romine: 1 for 4 – 12 game hit streak
Dan Brewer, RF: 1 for 3, 1 2B, 1 K – threw a runner out at the plate
Edwar Gonzalez, DH & Luis Nunez, SS: both 0 for 3 – Edwar K’ed twice, Nunez once
Marcos Vechionacci, 1B: 0 for 2, 1 BB
Kevin Mahoney, 2B: 2 for 3, 1 E (fielding)
D.J. Mitchell: 5 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 Balk, 5-7 GB/FB – picked a runner off first … ERA sits at 4.99, but his FIP is 4.01
Wilkins Arias: 2 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 1-3 GB/FB
Eric Wordekemper: 1 IP, 1 H, zeroes, 3-0 GB/FB
High-A Tampa and the rest of the Florida State League enjoyed Memorial Day with a scheduled off day.
Low-A Charleston‘s game against Kannapolis was canceled due to rain. They’re not going to make the game up, hence canceled instead of postponed.
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