Last week I saw one Auburn game, against Williamsport.  I talked with Auburn's pitching coach Antonio Caceres, about some of the pitchers.  That interview and some observations, follow.

I attended two New Hampshire games in Binghamton last week.  The starting pitchers were Brad Mills and Brandon Magee.  Here is a report on what I saw.

Five games produced a couple of nice performances including good starts from both a recent Blue Jay and a future hopeful.

3-3 on the night for the affiliates but the one you'll really care about was in Syracuse.  What are you waiting for?

Three wins and three losses, plus a hurricane-out.  Dunedin clinch a second half division title with a doubleheader split.  New Hampshire had a big come from behind win as JP Arencibia tied the game in the ninth with a home run and Ryan Patterson won it in the tenth with a triple.  Lansing also came from behind but earlier than the Fisher Cats.  Syracuse and Auburn lost.

The affiliates knew there was no way they could out shine the "blockbuster" trade the Jays organization made earlier in the day so the players simply mailed it in as the clubs managed just one win.

The GCL Jays registered the only win of the day.  Your intrepid correspondent was on hand in Binghamton, New York, to see JP Arencibia walk twice.  There was a charge to the early showers in the Syracuse game, the umpire must have developed a sore thumb from the ejections.  

Good pitching beats good hitting and that was a good thing for the affiliates.  The hurlers had only seven runs to work with in a 2-and-1 night on the farm.  Meantime, a member of the Auburn Doubledays came away with some hardware during the NY Penn League All-Star festivities.

Ok, it was only 2-0, but it's still a perfect night on the farm.

The affiliates went just 2-4 on Sunday, blowing a bunch of late leads.  But, in more important events, Brett Cecil dominated for the first time in Triple-A. 

It was an even night on the farm, as victories in Dunedin, Lansing and the Gulf Coast League offset losses in the high minors and NY-Penn League. The Lugnuts had a good night at the plate in Fort Wayne and Syracuse managed a good number of hits, even if they came up short in the end. There was a lot of 5 inning starts amongst the starters with few standout performances.

Dunedin won both ends of a doubleheader allowing just one run between both games.  The GCL Jays supplied the only other win with two come from behind rallies.

Even though the batters barely showed up, Lansing managed the only win on the night thanks to some great pitching from a trio of left-handers. All the other affiliates disappointed.

Three wins and four losses.  Brad Mills delivered another excellent start as New Hampshire won.  Syracuse, Dunedin and Lansing lost.  Auburn won and the GCL Jays split a pair as Jon Talley hit a pair of home runs in the win.

The Jays number one hitting prospect connected for his first home run in AAA but their top pitching prospect didn't fare nearly as well in fantastic Frontier Field.  New Hampshire split a doubleheader, the GCL Jays got swept in theirs, Dunedin won and everyone else lost in an ugly 2-and-6 night for the affiliates.