Oops, I mean literal. Ew, actually that would be gross.
Vegas pounded 15 hits and 8 runs and still lost by a significant margin. That's Vegas for you. The affiliates as a whole went 2-2, and there were a couple of good pitching performances.
The affiliates went 4-1 on the first day of May and only Lansing's result marred a potentially perfect day.
A Lansing shutout was the only win on the farm last night, as New Hampshire ran into a good young pitcher and an expensive one, while Luis Perez was outdueled in a battle of southpaws. At the plate, Travis Snider made a strong claim than he’s not suited for Triple-A anymore.
The Lugnuts took both ends of a doubleheader. Which is two more wins than the rest of the farm.
A couple of pitching gems steal the show, and New Hampshire lets loose.
A Tuesday night in Colorado Springs to forget for a recently demoted starter but a trio of outfielders is on the comeback trail. It was a 1-for-3 night for the affiliates but the one was a walk off win in extras.
The Batter's Box Institute For Finding Meaningless Patterns Which Inform the Naming of Minor League Updates would like to inform you that all three minor league contests on Monday night ended in scores whose sums were 11. Only the best here at Batter's Box.
There were just two games on the schedule for the baby Jays on Easter Sunday. The clubs were 0-for-2 on the day. Since there wasn't much to report, I have included a bonus look at some of the young players in the system that face a make-or-break year in terms of their prospect status.
A snow out shorted Las Vegas’ game to 7 innings and New Hampshire was rained out. Lansing made us proud and Dunedin did not.
The Farm Boys bats came alive with a half a hundred hits on Friday Night.
3-1 for the affiliates with the good guys scoring five times in each. Except for Vegas who scored nine and lost.
A winning day on the farm, with a couple of big dingers.
The honorary Canadian was a big reason why the affiliates were .500 on the night. Two games were rained out.
Brad Mills pitches against Seattle at the Dome September 23.
In recent years the Toronto Blue Jays organization has not had a lot of success developing Latin America talent. In recent years, though, the club has returned to its roots and has started to invest heavily in that area once again.
Under former general manager J.P. Ricciardi the Dominican Summer League team was largely ignored. Any player that was lucky enough to receive a visa to come and play in the U.S. was used mostly as an organizational solider or roster-filler. The 2006 DSL team was a little different. A number of players caught the attention of the Player Development Staff and received brief opportunities (Bartolo Nicolas, Yensy Perez, Carlos Vasquez, Jimmy Gonzalez) but two pitchers had eye-opening seasons.
It was a very good night for the Jays' farm system (4-0), and for top prospects in particular. Zach Stewart, Deck McGuire, Eric Thames, Carlos Perez and Travis d'Arnaud all had good games, but none was as good as Mike McCoy.
