Batter's Box Interactive Magazine - Kevin Pillar, DJ Davis & Mitch Nay

This afternoon the farm was 3-2, with Dunedin's game versus Tampa suspended in the second inning. DJ Davis and Mitch Nay continued to hit well early into the season for Bluefield. Kevin Pillar had another monster game Buffalo this afternoon again.

Buffalo 11 – Charlotte 3

Buffalo had another monster day which consisted of 15 hits, and 7 walks which totaled 11 runs. Kevin Pillar had another monster game for the Bisons, as he was 4-6 with a HR, double, 3 runs, and a stolen base.

Justin Germano started for the Bisons, and had a respectable start of 5.1 innings giving up 3 earned runs. Tommy Hottovy, Buddy Carlyle and Claudio Vargas combined to finish out the game with 4 scoreless innings.

Portland 13 – New Hampshire 5

This afternoon was a game to forget for the Fisher Cats, as the pitching had a forgetful game. The Fisher Cats gave up 17 hits, and 4 walks which amounted to 13 runs, of which only 7 were earned. Matt Wright and Randy Boone took most of the damage over the first 5 innings.

The offense had a respectable game versus Portland’s starter Anthony Ranaudo. AJ Jimenez was 1-3 with 2 walks, and 2007 1st round pick Kevin Ahrens had his first home run of the season.

Tampa 1 – Dunedin 1 (Suspended after 1 inning)

Lansing 5 – Great Lakes 8

Alonzo Gonzalez got hit hard over 2.2 innings giving up 7 hits, with 5 runs, only 2 earned. Kramer Champlin didn’t have much more luck as he gave up 3 runs including 6 hits, and 2 walks over 3.1 innings.

Lansing managed to put together 14 base runners including 5 hits, and 9 walks, which only amounted to 5 runs. Christian Lopes was 3-4 with 2 doubles, and a walk, and Dwight Smith had 2 walks amounting to 2 runs scored.

Vancouver 7 – Tri-City 3

Vancouver won a game today in which they scored 7 runs from 10 hits and 2 walks. Today the offense was spread out between most of the team. Dickie Thon and Ian Parmley each had 2 hits at the top of the Canadians lineup contributing to the attack.

Scott Silverstein was hit hard after starting the game for the Canadians, he went 3 innings giving up 5 hits totaling 3 runs, with 3 walks and no strikeouts. Converted OF Markus Brisker continued to have issues throwing strikes, and he walked 2 more in the 8th inning raising his total to 10 for the year over 4.2 innings.

Bluefield 6 – Danville 3

Chase DeJong had his first disappointing start of the season, in which he pitched 3 innings giving up 5 hits, 3 earned runs, with 1 walk, and 4 strikeouts. Brett Barber and Shane Dawson pitched the next 6 innings combined giving no hits, with 10 strikeouts.

DJ Davis was 2-5 with his third triple of the early season, 2 runs scored, and a stolen base. Mitch Nay continued to be Bluefield’s best hitter, going 3-4 with a walk, and a run scored.

Three Stars

3-Mitch Nay

2-DJ Davis

1-Kevin Pillar

Posted by tercet on Sunday, June 30 2013 @ 11:02 PM EDT.

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China fan - Monday, July 01 2013 @ 07:19 AM EDT (#275488) #

So, for those who think the Jays should have bid much higher for Yu Darvish: how much should they bid for Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, the Cuban RHP who is expected to get $40-million to $60-million? Anthopoulos flew to Tijuana on Friday to see him pitch, according to a tweet last night by Bob Elliott.

ogator - Monday, July 01 2013 @ 08:01 AM EDT (#275489) #

I guess with cell phones, one can make roster moves from Mexico because with Lind and De Rosa hurt the bench seems a might tad thin.

scottt - Monday, July 01 2013 @ 09:35 AM EDT (#275491) #

I can only hope Rogers is not forcing AA to make decisions based on roaming fees.

ncones - Monday, July 01 2013 @ 12:57 PM EDT (#275506) #

there's not that much info out there on Gonzalez, but from what I can gather from scouting reports in other places/small amounts of video:

- 6-2/6-3, 185, 26, hasn't pitched much competetively since 2010 because of suspensions from the Cuban league for wanting to defect + some bone spur surgery.

- can sit 93-95 and touch up to 96, has a changeup and a curve that he plays with, altering its shape and break. Has a kind of forkball that looks like a splitter w/ arm-side movement like some kind of 2-seam hybrid.

- I'm not some mechanics expert, but they look smooth and clean. High leg kick stands out, but he's got an athletic frame that makes it look pretty easy.

- Cuban league stats lag behind the stuff in the scouting reports. Pedestrian K% in 2009-2010, for example.

- no major red flags on command/control that I can find. Can locate FB high and low, gets on top of CB well.

I don't think I'd have much of a problem giving him 5/12$ for 60 million. Frame him as a 26 year old entering free agency for the first time with a pitcher's frame and athletic mechanics, solid command, at least the ability to hit 95/96, and interesting breaking balls, but who doesn't have much of a recent track record because of suspensions or injuries.

12$ mn a year until he's 31 is basically expecting him to produce as an average to above-average #3 pitcher over that time (aiming for 2-3 wins production per year over the contract). Given the money-drenched conditions of baseball free agency that are coming up, that contract doesn't seem like a crazy risk for what looks like not-insignificant (if not-Darvish) upside.

ramone - Monday, July 01 2013 @ 01:23 PM EDT (#275512) #

I suspect AA's trip to see Gonzalez was purely for due diligence, especially with the Dodgers apparently aggressively in on him.

hypobole - Monday, July 01 2013 @ 01:45 PM EDT (#275516) #

Interesting story on Pillar. Good insight on working with Nunnally on his hitting approach and the disappointments on going undrafted his junior year and so late his senior. Longshot to ever be a star, but he has kept beating the odds to even be where he is now. I jokingly referred to him as the "uberprospect" when he was in Lansing last year, but after learning more about him since, I have to say, despite his limited upside, he has become my favorite minor leaguer.

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130630&content_id=52330704&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb

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