MINORS FINAL 7/21: Diaz Pick to Click; bad night for Kimbrel family
Here's a moderately bold prediction: 2014 5th round pick Chris Diaz, LHP out of The U (Miami), will be the first member of this draft class to appear in the big leagues.
Not that far out on a limb -- he's filled out (6-0, weighs 195 now, was announced as 180 at the draft), is already 21, and is mowing them down.
Here are his first pro appearances (all with Rome):
DATE G GS W/L IP H R ER BB K
6/27 1 1 0-0 1.2 1 1 1 3 4
7/3 1 1 0-0 3.1 0 0 0 3 4
7/8 1 0 0-0 4 1 2 2 3 3 (only hit was HR)
7/13 1 1 0-0 4 3 0 0 1 3
7/19 1 1 0-0 4 2 1 1 0 3
TOTALS 5 4 0-0 17 7 4 4 10 17 2.12
Opponents are hitting a big, fat .125 against him. He needs to move up a notch soon, as soon as he's stretched out enough to start getting a chance to win some of these starts. He has to go five innings, of course, but pitch counts have grabbed hit (all the walks and strikeouts).
He's not needed soon, of course, but he could easily be ready by mid-2015 if early indicators are legit. Remember -- he's a lefty!
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CLASS AAA
Scranton/WB 2, Gwinnett 1
SP: C. Miller 7.2 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K.
LP: Severino (3-3) 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K.
Terdoslavich 2-4, HR (8th), RBI.
Gosselin 1-3.
E. Reyes 1-3.
Bethancourt 1-4.
CLASS AA
Mississippi 4, Tennessee 3
WP: Hursh (8-6) 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K.
Peraza 3-4, 2 R, BB, RBI, 3 SB.
Hunter 1-4, 2B, RBI.
Wren 2-4, 2B, RBI, SAC.
Schlehuber 1-4, 2B, SB.
M. Jones 0-0, R, BB, SB. (PR, stole home)
ADVANCED CLASS A
Wilmington 1, Lynchburg 0
LP: L. Sims (6-9) 7 IP, 6 H, 0 ER(1R), 2 BB, 9 K.
Brown 2-3. (only 2 hits for Lynchburg)
4 errors, only run unearned
CLASS A
West Virginia 9, Rome 8 (10)
SP: Brosius 5.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K.
LP: Kimbrel (0-2) 0.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K.
R. Wilson 2-4, 2B, RBI.
Caratini 1-4, 2 R, HR (5th), 2 RBIs.
Oliver 2-4, 2 R, 2 BB.
Chin 1-2, R, 3 BB.
Godfrey 1-5, 2B, RBI.
Krietemeier 1-4, RBI.
Lien 1-5, R, RBI.
SHORT-SEASON
GCL Braves 12, GCL Pirates 5
WP: F. Gonzalez (1-2) 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K.
Osnowitz 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K. (FA signee)
Austin 3-3, 2B, HR (1st), 4 RBIs. (FA signee, C from Auburn, with team less than week)
Davidson 0-2, 3 R, 2 BB.
Morel 2-6, 2B, 4 RBIs.
Dykstra 1-3, R, RBI.
Danville 4, Greeneville 0
Combo 4-hitter.
WP: Grosser (3-0) 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.
Holmes 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.
Albies 1-3, 2B, R, RBI.
Edgerton 1-4, RBI, SB.
Murphy 2-3, 2B, HR (3rd), 2 R, RBI.
F. Sanchez 2-3, 2B, RBI.
DSL Cubs 8, DSL Braves 4
LP: Orozco (0-1) 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER(3R), 0 BB, 1 K.
Y. Torres 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K.
Arias 1-4, R, 3 K.
Guerrero 1-3, 2B, R, RBI.
T. Josephina 0-2.
MOVES: Lynchburg puts Zach Jadosvsky on the DL, making room for Sunday winner Blair Walters.
Rome's Ryan Gunther now rehabbing at Danville.
Lus Monasterio sent from Danville to GCB to make room for promoted Ozhaino Albies. Is it too soon to start calling him Ozzie?
