The affiliates won four out of seven but it could have been seven out of seven. All three losses were of the one-run variety in which the opposition scored the winning run in their final at-bat. On the positive side, the opposition was limited to three runs in the four victories.

One pitcher threw five wild pitches and three players stole home. Speaking of the numbers five and three, that was the record the affiliates posted on Monday.

Tonight the farm was 1-5, with the only win coming from Bluefield.  The day was highlighted with strong performances from OF prospects Dwight Smith, DJ Davis, and Kevin Pillar.

The affiliates had just two wins. New Hampshire won even though Sea Nolin did not have one of his best starts. Bluefield won with good pitching from Shane Dawson and Chase DeJong and three home runs from the offense.

Three affiliates lost late. Tyler Ybarra lost his control and the game in the tenth inning of a tied game. Vancouver gave up a run in the top of the ninth to lose. The GCL Jays gave up runs in the bottom of the eighth to lose. Elsewhere Buffalo and Lansing were well beaten. Newly drafted Kendall Graveman made his second start but couldn't get out of the first inning.

Drew Hutchison pitched well for Dunedin. Sergio Santos did not do well for Buffalo. Melky had two hits for Buffalo and Moises Sierra had a big hit for the GCL Jays.

There were many outstanding performances on the farm on Friday. Mauro Gomez hit a two run home run in the first inning and that was enough for Justin Germano and the Bisons. Marcus Stroman pitched well, left with the lead, but the game went to extra innings where Brad Glenn homered to give the Fisher Cats the win. In comparison Dunedin took a 6-1 lead and won easily. Lansing won a close game behind another good start from Daniel Norris. Vancouver won with a shutout. Bluefield won both ends of a doubleheader. In game one Dawel Lugo hit a walk off, three run home run. The GCL Jays lost, the only blemish on the day.

A full slate of games as some Major Leaguers impressed in Minor League rehab assignments. Aaron Sanchez hit 100mph, but was overshadowed by a no-hitter. No Melky tonight, but a Sergio Santos sighting. A fair amount of prospects in action tonight and even a few encouraging performances—please do read.

Today the farm played 9 games, including a rain makeup, and a resumed game from last week.  Ryan Tepera had his best start of the year for NH.  Kyle Drabek continued to pitch well for Dunedin coming back from Tommy-John.  Lansing was no-hit by a young Seattle pitching prospect.  The DSL Blue Jays managed 22 runs with 20 hits, and 14 walks.

As this is a quiet week for the Jays it reminded me that i had taken some video of prospects when I was in Dunedin in May. I have loaded it onto YouTube and you can check it out if you would like to.

The affiliates came away with two wins out of five games on Tuesday. New Hampshire had the most impressive win of the night. Vancouver missed a chance to pull into a first-place tie in their division.

Monday night saw the affiliates win four of the seven games that were completed. Vancouver is within a game of first place as the first half of the Northwest League season enters its final week.

Today the farm went 4-2, with two rainouts for Dunedin.  Ricky Romero had a fantastic start for Buffalo versus a veteran Scranton W/B lineup.  Marcus Stroman had another quality start by the books for NH in an game that went into extra innings.  DJ Davis lead the Bluefield attack in which they scored 9 runs.

Buffalo played a doubleheader and Kevin Pillar was hitless in both games. In total he was 0-5. The Bisons lost both ends. Joining them in the losers club were Lansing, thanks to six errors, Vancouver, who also had a key error, and the GCL Jays. JA Happ started for the GCL Jays and he made his own error leading to unearned runs against him. New Hampshire won as Deck McGuire had a decent start. Bluefield had just four hits but scored six runs and won. Adonys Cardona pitched well. Dunedin were rained out again.

Rain kept Buffalo, New Hampshire and Bluefield off the field. Elsewhere the affiliates were 2-2. Dwight Smith hit a two run go-ahead home run in the seventh to pace Lansing to a 4-3 win. Jordan Leyland had 4 RBI's in Vancouver's 8-4 win. Dunedin were shutout despite Melky Cabrera being in the lineup. The GCL Jays were also shut out despite having one hitter with four hits and another with three.

The affiliates were 4-1 tonight. While rain thwarted a Drew Hutchison and Kyle Drabek tandem pitching performance down in Dunedin, it stayed away from Buffalo, New Hampshire, Vancouver, Lansing, and our DSL affiliate. Only Lansing wished it too had swamped them out. Brett Lawrie played second and struck out four times. Gabe Jacobo marked his first game this season up with New Hampshire with a homerun and a double. Some solid starting pitching across the board, but as has become common in these parts—the lack of prospects has meant a lack of big time performances and tonight was one of those nights.

The farm was 4-1 today, with two rain outs.  The GCL Bluejays lost despite having 7 triples.  Vancouver won a game in the bottom of the ninth inning.  Avendano had his best start of the year for Lansing.  Austin Bibens-Dirkx was fantastic versus Tampa and the rehabbing Alex-Rodriguez.  Mauro Gomez hit his 25th HR helping Buffalo to the win over their neighbours Syracuse.