I was in Lansing from May 1st to 3rd watching the Lugnuts play against the Lake County Captains. Lugnut Fan was there too for two of the games. I have descibed what I saw below. In summary Drew Hutchison looked very good, Sean Nolin also looked good. Jake Marisnick looked like a five toool prospect, he had six hits in three games and ran and fielded well. Carlos Perez was his usual line drive self. Most of the other hitters didn't stand out.
I apologize for the brevity of this report, but it's Mother's Day and my wife is celebrating her first ever special day. The affiliates had a good day with three wins in four tries.
Three of the bigger pitching prospects on the farm, Zach Stewart, Asher Wojciechowski and Drew Hutchinson, were in action last night. Unfortunately, none of them picked up victories and their results ranged from mediocre to forgettable.
On Friday, the farm clubs batted in a total of 27 runs on 37 hits including 6 round trippers.
The top affiliates all won and most of the top prospects delivered.
A 3-0 night on the farm - how many times do we get to say that? And no, Las Vegas wasn't rained out. I know, right!
The affiliates enjoyed a 3-1 night on the farm that featured steely resolve and a walk-off win so no one lost wages here.
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.
