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The Dunedin Blue Jays, I mean. The farm affiliates went 3-1 last night.


Syracuse 2 @ Scranton Wilkes-Barre 8

Let's keep this one brief. The Yankees scored 4 runs in the fifth to break open a tight game. Russ Adams reached base 3 times in 4 tries, while Adam Lind singled and walked in two appearances. Mark Redman started and was touched for 5 earned runs in 4.1 innings. He was full value for it, as 9 batters reached base and he gave up 2 homers. Jordan DeJong did not fare much better in relief.

New Hampshire 3 @ New Britain 2

Dustin Majewski provided the sock with a homer and a key double, while Kyle Yates threw 8 effective innings in a Fisher Cat win. The Fishers fell behind as Yates gave up a 2nd inning solo homer. Majewski evened the score with a 3rd inning solo shot of his own. New Hampshire broke on top in the fifth on a 2 out double by Juan Peralta and singles from Mayorson and Mathews. The Rock Cats drew even in the sixth before the Fishers scored the deciding run in the top of the seventh on a Ryan Klosterman walk, a Majewski double and a Peralta groundout. Yates went 8 innings and gave up 8 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 2.

Dunedin 9 @ Sarasota 3

The young Jays schooled their elders by making the most of 10 hits. It began in the first inning. After a single and a walk, Eric Nielson singled in one and Jacob Butler doubled in two. After Sarasota scored 2 in the top of the 4th to make it close, Anthony Hatch restored the 3 run margin with a 2 run shot in the 5th inning. Sarasota scored a run in the top of the 7th, but Dunedin put the game away with 4 runs in the bottom of the frame. Hatch doubled to open the inning and Nielsen, Patton and Butler followed with walks to score one. Kyle Phillips 2 run single gilded the lily. Robert Ray started and went 4 innings, giving up 6 hits, walking one, and striking out 5. Russ Savickas followed with 3 innings of 3 hit, 1 run ball for the win. Brian Jeroloman played second base, perhaps for the first time in his pro career.

Lansing, scheduled day off

Auburn, scheduled day off

GCL Jays 7 @ GCL Tigers 2

The Jays rallied for four runs in the fourth with two out and coasted to the win. John Tolisano walked and Joel Collins followed with a homer. Yohermyn Chavez doubled and Kevin Ahrens capped the inning with another 2 run shot. Chavez went 3-4 and threw out a runner at the plate, while Justin Jackson went 1-3 with a walk, but did make his 4th error of the season. Brian Ashman threw 3 perfect innings, including 4 strikeouts, for the win.

3 stars

3rd star- Jacob Butler
2nd star- Anthony Hatch
1st star- Dustin Majewski
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BigTimeRoyalsFan - Wednesday, August 15 2007 @ 10:46 PM EDT (#173108) #
Mike, the Dunedin link is the Syracuse one I think.

Is there anyone in Dunedin that is actually considered a prospect that has a change to make the bigs?

ayjackson - Wednesday, August 15 2007 @ 10:54 PM EDT (#173110) #
Most of the good hitters in Dunedin - Kruezer, Butler, Patton, Hetherington - are a bit old (24 or so).  I'm not sure any are considered promising.  Brian Jeroloman is a decent catcher prospect and I suspect that some of the pitchers could be considered prospects for at least mlb bullpen roles - Magee, Wideman, Martin and Fowler.
Mike Green - Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 08:54 AM EDT (#173115) #
Thanks.  The Dunedin link is fixed and the GCL boxscore added.
Gerry - Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 09:53 AM EDT (#173121) #
Check the boxscore for the Dunedin game.  Jacob Butler catching?  Brian Jeroloman at second base?  Eric Neilsen at shortstop?  Either it was opposite night in Dunedin or the MILB operator made a lot of errors.
Mike Green - Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 09:53 AM EDT (#173122) #
Travis Snider now leads the Midwest League in OPS.  Sean Shoffit is quietly having a good year in Lansing as well, being among the league leaders in OPS and adding in a nice 19-3 SB/CS.  He has just turned 22, and with his ability to play a couple of infield positions, he might have a major league career.
Mike Green - Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 09:56 AM EDT (#173123) #
You're absolutely right, Gerry. I'll bet that Kyle Phillips caught instead of playing centerfield, and that Jeroloman DHed.  Jeroloman is not a likely candidate to pull a Biggio!
Ryan Day - Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 10:07 AM EDT (#173124) #

Kreuzer's an interesting player. He's been hitting the tar out of the ball and drawing a ton of walks (331/474/560 since the break), so I wonder why he hasn't been promoted to AA yet. Surely the clock must be running out on Chip Cannon. (Who absolutely could have been my favourite player ever, if he made it to the majors, because he has such an awesome name.)

On the other hand, yeah, he's a bit old for Dunedin, and maybe the Jays know something we don't. And there's probably little point in promoting him with so little of the season remaining.

trent77 - Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 10:38 AM EDT (#173128) #
I mentioned Kreuzer previously as well-a platoon of Kruezer and Cannon at 1B/DH with the top outfielder (probably Butler) promoted to Syracuse would have made sense.  I think that Cannon can no longer be seriously considered a prospect after 2 + seasons of mediocrity at AA.
trent77 - Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 10:44 AM EDT (#173129) #
my mistake-i meant to say Mathews or Smith being promoted to Syracuse. Butler is another candidate for promotion as well (from Dunedin to NH).
lexomatic - Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 02:02 PM EDT (#173156) #
apparently Glaus & Towers have cleared waivers

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=2976815
tstaddon - Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 02:48 PM EDT (#173158) #
Keith Law played nice through most of his ESPN chat today, but left a little zinger for his final post:

Travis (Mad Town): Hey Keith, Revisiting the 05 draft Who would you go with now Braun, Zimmerman, or Gordon?

SportsNation Keith Law: (2:35 PM ET ) Oddly enough, same way I had them at the time. Gordon, Tulowitzki, Braun, Zimmerman. You'll notice a certain LHP who's not on there.

Of course, he has a point. But, ouch nonetheless. In the interests of  proper credit/citation, that excerpt was gleaned from Keith Law's weekly chat on espn.com, the rest of which can be found here: http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=16885

Pistol - Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 03:04 PM EDT (#173160) #
Law has been a little more pointed and forthcoming recently.  It makes me wonder if he had a one year period where he couldn't say much about particular things with the Jays.
Ryan Day - Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 03:09 PM EDT (#173162) #
Sure, but doesn't taking Gordon ahead of Braun look kind of stupid now? I'm sure Gordon will be a good player, but not many players come up and mash like Braun has. And of course, last year Zimmerman looked like pretty hot stuff, making the majors two years younger than either of them.
Mike Green - Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 03:56 PM EDT (#173170) #
I'd wait at least 5 years before deciding that Ryan Braun is a better hitter than Alex Gordon.
Ryan Day - Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 04:11 PM EDT (#173172) #
Oh, definitely. I'm just saying that at any given point, one draft pick is going to look a lot better than another. "Ha ha, I was right because Romero's been injured this year" isn't a very convincing argument. Everyone is drafted in 2005 is still young enough to blossom or completely screw up their careers.
MatO - Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 07:16 PM EDT (#173181) #
I was particularly interested in Braun last year because he was in the FSL the same time Ryan Patterson was and Patterson was statistically a better hitter (more power, less walks but less K's).  When Braun was promoted before Patterson I thought it was only because he was the 5th overall pick.
tstaddon - Friday, August 17 2007 @ 01:19 AM EDT (#173195) #
Given that Braun doesn't 100% project as a 3B, I think we have to wait and see if Gordon turns into the hitter we all expected. Certainly the signs are there. I watched the KC series on FSN and the Royals' broadcasters put up a stat that said he's hit something like .330 over the past 70 games. Add that to the waterfall shots and, yeah, I was impressed.

He (and Zimmerman) can catch the ball, too, which might make him(/them) more valuable than Braun over time. Not that the latter hasn't been some kind of revelation. Yowza.
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