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Across the Affiliates 08/28/09


Syracuse

  • Lost 2-1 to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (box/gamer). RHP Shairon Martis allowed two runs on four hits and two walks over 7IP with six strikeouts and LHP Yunior Novoa gave up one hit and struck out one in one scoreless inning of relief. RF Norris Hopper was 2/4 with a run scored; 2B Seth Bynum was 2/4; and 3B Kory Casto was 1/3.
  • Notes – IF Pete Orr will be promoted to Washington replacing the injured Nyjer Morgan. No word on corresponding move by Chiefs to replace Orr, but it might be activating RHP Collin Balester.
  • Friday – Lehigh Valley LHP Gustavo Chacin (7-3, 3.17) at Syracuse RHP Marco Estrada (8-4, 3.56) 7PM
  • Saturday – Lehigh Valley LHP Joe Savery (3-1, 4.76) at Syracuse LHP Ross Detwiler (2-2, 2.97) 7PM
  • Sunday – Lehigh Valley RHP Rodrigo Lopez (6-4, 4.41) at Syracuse RHP Collin Balester (7-9, 4.35) 5PM

Division

Club  W  L  PCT  GB 
Scranton/WB 72 57 0.558 -
Syracuse 70 62 0.530 3.5
Rochester 65 67 0.492 8.5
Lehigh Valley 64 68 0.485 9.5
Pawtucket 56 75 0.427 17.0
Buffalo 52 79 0.397 21.0 

Wild Card

Club W L PCT GB
Durham 75 58 0.564 -
Gwinnett 75 58 0.564 -
Syracuse 70 62 0.530 4.5
Norfolk 67 64 0.511 7.0
Toledo 67 65 0.508 7.5
Indianapolis 66 66 0.500 8.5
Rochester 65 67 0.492 9.5
Lehigh Valley 64 68 0.485 10.5
Charlotte 63 69 0.477 11.5
Pawtucket 56 75 0.427 18.0
Columbus 53 78 0.405 21.0
Buffalo 52 79 0.397 22.0

Harrisburg

  • Defeated New Hampshire 4-2 (box/gamer). RHP Brad meyers moved to 4-0 for the Senators, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk over 6IP while striking out five. LHP Cory VanAllen struck out three over two perfect innings and RHP Drew Storen earned his seventh save with a scoreless ninth, walking and striking out one. 2B Jemel Spearman was 2/4 with a run scored; DH Marvin Lowrance was 2/4; RF Mike Daniel was 1/2 with a stolen base, run & RBI; 3B Joel Guzman was 0/3 with one RBI; LF Bill Rhinehart was 1/3 with a double, run & RBI; and 1B Chris Marrero was 1/4 with one RBI.
  • Friday – Connecticut RHP Geivy Garcia (2-3, 4.61) at Harrisburg LHP Matt Chico (2-3, 3.95) 7PM
  • Saturday – Connecticut (TBA) at Harrisburg LHP Aaron Thompson (0-2, 2.78) 7PM
  • Sunday – Connecticut (TBA) at Harrisburg RHP Erik Arnesen (7-5, 3.64) 2PM

Division

Club W L PCT GB
Akron 80 51 0.611 -
Reading 69 61 0.531 10.5
Erie 67 62 0.519 12.0
Bowie 66 64 0.508 13.5
Harrisburg 64 65 0.496 15.0
Altoona 58 73 0.443 22.0

Potomac

  • Defeated Myrtle Beach 5-3 (box/gamer). RHP Osvaldo Rodriguez made the spot start for the P-Nats, allowing a run on two hits over 3 1/3IP while striking out three. LHP Ricardo Pecina picked up the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, striking out three. And RHP Dan Leatherman earned a three inning save, giving up no runs on one hit while striking out two. SS Danny Espinosa was 1/3 with a three-run homer; LF Jesus Valdez was 2/4 with a double & solo homer; RF Michael Burgess was 1/3; and 2B Michael Martinez was 1/4 with a run scored.
  • Friday – Potomac RHP Adam Carr (2-5, 5.13) at Kinston LHP Russell Young (5-6, 3.49) 7PM
  • Saturday – Potomac RHP Trevor Holder (2-1, 5.09) at Kinston LHP Chris Jones (1-0, 2.70) 7PM
  • Sunday – Potomac LHP Tom Milone (10-5, 3.23) at Kinston RHP Bryan Price (3-8, 6.16) 2PM

Division

Club W L PCT GB
Wilmington 39 20 0.661 -
Potomac 37 23 0.617 2.5
Frederick 28 32 0.467 11.5
Lynchburg 24 36 0.400 15.5

Hagerstown

  • Lost 7-2 to Lakewood (box/gamer). RHP A.J. Morris took the loss, surrendering seven runs (one earned) on eight hits and a walk over 3 2/3IP while striking out five. RHP Chris Lugo struck out five over his 3 1/3 innings of shutout relief. The Suns made three errors, had three passed balls (CA Derek Norris now has 26 passed balls on the season), one balk, one wild pitch and one hit batter in a sloppy night on the field. 2B Stephen Lombardozzi was 2/4 with a triple & RBI; Norris was 0/3 with two walks; and DH Robby Jacobsen was 2/4.
  • Friday – Delmarva (TBA) at Hagerstown RHP Patrick Lehman (0-1, 2.25) 7:05PM
  • Saturday – Delmarva (TBA) at Hagerstown RHP Paul Demny (2-10, 5.20) 7:05PM
  • Sunday – Delmarva (TBA) at Hagerstown RHP Juan Jaime (2-1, 2.45) 2:05PM

Division

Club W L PCT GB
Kannapolis 40 18 0.6900 -
West Virginia 33 23 0.5890 6.0
Lake County 33 26 0.5590 7.5
Lakewood 30 27 0.5260 9.5
Delmarva 28 28 0.5000 11.0
Hickory 27 32 0.4580 13.5
Greensboro 21 37 0.3620 19.0
Hagerstown 18 38 0.3210 21.0

Vermont

  • Defeated Aberdeen 1-0 (box/gamer). LHPs Mitchell Clegg & Evan Bronson combined on a three-hit shutout. Clegg allowed three hits and two walks over 5 2/3IP with three strikeouts and Bronson picked up the win, striking out six and walking one over 3 1/3 innings of relief. 1B Ronnie Labrie (2/2 with a double & run) and DH Yhonson Lopez (2/3 with one RBI) had the only Monsters hits.
  • Friday – Aberdeen (TBA) at Vermont LHP Paul Applebee (0-0, 3.38) 7:05PM
  • Saturday – Aberdeen (TBA) at Vermont RHP Matt Swynenberg (1-2, 5.79) 7:05PM
  • Sunday – Staten Island (TBA) at Vermont LHP Jack McGeary (2-4, 3.55) 5:05PM

Division

Club W L PCT GB
Lowell 38 27 0.585 -
Oneonta 33 31 0.516 4.5
Vermont 31 34 0.477 7.0
Tri-City 22 41 0.349 15.0

Wild Card

Club W L PCT GB
Staten Island 38 27 0.585 -
Williamsport 36 30 0.545 2.5
Oneonta 33 31 0.516 4.5
Batavia 33 33 0.500 5.5
State College 33 33 0.500 5.5
Vermont 31 34 0.477 7.0
Hudson Valley 31 35 0.470 7.5
Jamestown 28 38 0.424 10.5
Aberdeen 26 39 0.400 12.0
Auburn 23 42 0.354 15.0
Tri-City 22 41 0.349 15.0

GCL Nationals

  • Did not play
  • Friday – GCL Nationals RHP Taylor Jordan (2-0, 3.34) & LHP Graham Hicks (2-0, 4.50) vs GCL Cardinals (TBA) doubleheader 11AM
  • Saturday – GCL Astros (TBA) at GCL Nationals LHP Bobby Hansen (1-2, 5.34) 12PM
  • Sunday – GCL Mets (TBA) at GCL Nationals RHP Brandon King (3-0, 4.10) 12PM

Division

Club W L PCT GB
GCL Marlins 36 17 0.679 -
GCL Nationals 33 18 0.647 2.0
GCL Cardinals 23 29 0.442 12.5
GCL Mets 21 32 0.396 15.0
GCL Astros 18 35 0.340 18.0

Wild Card

Club  W  L  PCT 
GCL Nationals 33 18 0.647
GCL Phillies 30 26 0.536
GCL Reds 28 25 0.528
GCL Blue Jays 28 27 0.509
GCL Pirates 29 28 0.509
GCL Orioles 27 26 0.509
GCL Red Sox 26 26 0.500
GCL Tigers 27 29 0.482
GCL Cardinals 23 29 0.442
GCL Braves 24 33 0.421
GCL Mets 21 32 0.396
GCL Astros 18 35 0.340
GCL Rays 18 35 0.340

Tragic Number Update

MLB W L PCT GA Left Tragic
Washington 46 82 0.359 0.0 34 -
Kansas City 49 78 0.386 3.5 35 31
Baltimore 52 76 0.406 6.0 34 28
San Diego 54 75 0.419 7.5 33 26
Pittsburgh 53 72 0.424 8.5 37 27
Arizona 56 72 0.438 10.0 34 24
Cincinnati 55 71 0.437 10.0 36 25
Oakland 56 71 0.441 10.5 35 24
Cleveland 57 70 0.449 11.5 35 23
NY Mets 58 70 0.453 12.0 34 22
Toronto 58 67 0.464 13.5 37 22
Milwaukee 61 66 0.48 15.5 35 19
Houston 62 65 0.488 16.5 35 18
Minnesota 63 64 0.496 17.5 35 17
Chicago Sox 64 64 0.5 18.0 34 16
Chicago Cubs 63 62 0.504 18.5 37 17
Seattle 66 62 0.516 20.0 34 14
Atlanta 67 60 0.528 21.5 35 13
Florida 67 60 0.528 21.5 35 13
Detroit 67 59 0.532 22.0 36 13
San Francisco 69 59 0.539 23.0 34 11
Tampa Bay 69 57 0.548 24.0 36 11
Texas 71 55 0.563 26.0 36 9
Colorado 72 56 0.563 26.0 34 8
Boston 73 54 0.575 27.5 35 7
St. Louis 74 55 0.574 27.5 33 6
Philadelphia 73 52 0.584 28.5 37 7
LA Angels 75 51 0.595 30.0 36 5
LA Dodgers 76 52 0.594 30.0 34 4
NY Yankees 79 48 0.622 33.5 35 1

Remaining Schedule

vs. Team PCT H A Tot
LADodgers 0.594 3 0 3
Philadelphia 0.584 3 3 6
St. Louis 0.574 0 3 3
Florida 0.528 3 3 6
Atlanta 0.528 3 4 7
NYMets 0.453 3 3 6
San Diego 0.419 0 3 3
TOTAL 0.525 15 19 34

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  1. #1 by Gusto - August 28th, 2009 at 08:04

    Lombardozzi has been having a pretty good year at the plate down in low A. Who has seen him play to tell us what he’s like in the field?

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  2. #2 by cjrugger - August 28th, 2009 at 08:24

    Haven’t seen him but agreed, very intriguing. He’s been very consistent this year too

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  3. #3 by mcgalinmd - August 28th, 2009 at 08:34

    I have watched Lombo play all year. He’s extremely consistent, a great fielder. He has good range to both sides. I just wish he has a better complimentary player at SS (souza there now; not good) as Tyler Moore at first has also done a great job and been very consistent all year. Lombo hits well too. He doesn’t seem to swing at pitches he shouldn’t. Our group of fans were talking about him last night….probably the best player the Suns have along with Chris Curran and Tyler Moore.

    Lombardozzi’s year could/would have been better if consistent fielding could have been managed from the opposite side of the field (SS and 3rd) which was absolutely horrid this year.

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  4. #4 by Gusto - August 28th, 2009 at 08:57

    And he’ll be 22 next year…hmmmm…. may be a candidate for late ‘11 or early 12?

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  5. #5 by AlexVA - August 28th, 2009 at 09:04

    “probably the best player the Suns have along with Chris Curran and Tyler Moore.”

    Except for Norris of course

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  6. #6 by cjrugger - August 28th, 2009 at 09:07

    Thanks mc

    Yeah he’ll be 21 for all of next year. If he can cover Potomac and Hburg the next 2 years, he could challenge for a job out of spring training as a 23 year old in ‘12

    Its remarkable the depth we’ve developed at 2B this year (Lombo, Kobernus, H. Jimenez), when last year it looked barren

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  7. #7 by Sec 204 Row H Seat 7 - August 28th, 2009 at 09:11

    Congrats to Harrisburg for slogging back to .500 (thus playing above .500 beginning in mid-june(?)) after that horrendous start. Bob Boone needs to make Norris his special project. Is Branson for real? And finnally, Pete Orr does not do it for me, wanted to Maxwell get some playing time. Can Orr play Second base?

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  8. #8 by russ - August 28th, 2009 at 09:31

    I thought Orr spent lots of time at the 2B position?

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  9. #9 by Brian Oliver - August 28th, 2009 at 09:36

    Orr’s games played in 2009: 20 at 2B; 58 at 3B; 45 at SS; and 2 in OF

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  10. #10 by JayB - August 28th, 2009 at 09:41

    Brian,

    Why Orr? Where will he play? What future does he have with Nats? Ian D was the move or an OF……Orr sounds like Stan really means he is going to do whatever he can NOT to get that first pick. Would not be surprised if we see More Livo type pick ups for the rest of the year. We seem to be getting older and we were not that young to start.

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  11. #11 by Brian Oliver - August 28th, 2009 at 09:43

    JayB – My guess? With Harris moving to the CF role more or less full-time, the Nationals wanted Orr to fill Harris’ utility IF/OF role. He can play 2B, 3B, and SS and has played CF and RF in 2008.

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  12. #12 by Ronny/Daggerrrrrr - August 28th, 2009 at 09:59

    Brian, what’s the odds of the Nationals making Evan Bronson a starter and seeing what he can do there?

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  13. #13 by Roberto - August 28th, 2009 at 10:34

    Brain: it seems that Meyers is this year’s 2007 Lannan, rising through the system. What do you think of him? What is his upside?

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  14. #14 by Sec 204 Row H Seat 7 - August 28th, 2009 at 10:49

    Thanks for the info. on Orr. I think he spells Belliard at 2nd most times. Uh, JayB this is a bad thing? Brian (aka Brain–well deserved!), I too would like you take on Bronson and Meyers.

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  15. #15 by Brian Oliver - August 28th, 2009 at 11:05

    re: Bronson … I would imagine it is a possibility though he seems to have flourished in his current role pretty well. He is a college senior so I would hope to see him in Potomac to start 2010

    re: Meyers … That seems a fair comp, from the right side. He is never going to blow anyone away, relying more on control. I could see him as a #4 guy with maybe a #3 upside.

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  16. #16 by Jeff E. - August 28th, 2009 at 11:28

    Rich harden claim by nats?????

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  17. #17 by John - August 28th, 2009 at 11:32

    Jeff: Where did you see/hear that?

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  18. #18 by Brian Oliver - August 28th, 2009 at 11:33

    Jeff – I’m guessing the Cubs pull him back

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  19. #19 by cjrugger - August 28th, 2009 at 11:58

    All I see is that he was claimed, not neccesarily by us

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  20. #20 by JCA - August 28th, 2009 at 12:11

    Fangraphs says minnesota made the claim. #16 Eric – please clarify – did you get info to that effect or were you asking Brian if he knew about a claim?

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  21. #21 by Brian Oliver - August 28th, 2009 at 12:14

    JCA – The Twins also could have placed a claim but the Nationals would get first crack since it goes through NL before AL

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  22. #22 by JCA - August 28th, 2009 at 12:19

    Thanks Brian. Nats get first crack, but Eric’s post was with a ton of “????” so I can’t tell if he’s asking you if you know something or he’s telling you with some incredulity indicated by the question marks.

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  23. #23 by premature90 - August 28th, 2009 at 12:48

    Hey to all. Espinosa’s and Marrero’s numbers are almost identical (in Potomac). I find it pretty interesting. We definately have lots of interesting prospects. Bowden proved us that going for high ceiling HS players isn’t really a good idea. I prefer going College route and most of you realized it as well. Also, I’m noticing some talent coming from the DR, Perez-Jimenez-Sanchez are very young and intriguing.

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  24. #24 by DCNatsFan - August 28th, 2009 at 12:55

    Detwiler sure has been a lightning rod for Nats fans over the past 18 months. But looking at his minor league stats over AA and AAA, he has had a damn fine year. What clouds the picture is his MLB numbers which was really just 3 or 4 starts (yes I realize this is out of a total of 10). Nice to see him progress as he is learning to pitch. Hopefully he can continue to finish this year strong and compete for a rotation spot in Spring Training. I also like what I see out of Meyers, Mandel, and Storen. Rizzo is accumlulating some nice depth throughout the system.

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  25. #25 by RT - August 28th, 2009 at 14:42

    Just noticed that Meyers has only given up 1 homerun in 125+ innings of work this year. Thats pretty darn impressive! Is he a sinkerballer?

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  26. #26 by Tom D - August 28th, 2009 at 15:17

    RT…have seen Myers pitch a few times this year. He throws a 4 seam fastball, 2 seam with nice movement and sink, a change up, slider. This year he developed a cutter that was taught to him by Paul Menhardt according to the PNATS radio announcers. He looked like the real deal on the two outings I saw him.

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