Minor League Roundup: April 7
Rochester 4, Norfolk 1
Our old Triple-A affiliate shut down our newest Triple-A affiliate, as the Red Wings got two hits apiece from Garrett Jones, Randy Ruiz and Brian Buscher and five and two-thirds shutout innings from starter Kevin Mulvey en route to victory. Former Oriole Jon Knott went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts for Rochester.
Jim Johnson went four innings to take the loss, allowing one earned on two hits with a walk and two strikeouts. Relievers Craig Anderson (2 2/3, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 K) and Lance Cormier (2 1/3, 4 H, 1 ER, BB, 3 K) were both hit pretty hard. The Tides didn't get on the board until it was 3-0 Rochester, when nine-hitter Mike McCoy drove in catcher Chris Heintz. The Tides are now 2-3.
Reading 6, Bowie 3 (10 innings)
The Baysox extended their season-starting winless streak to five games with a 6-3 loss to Reading, giving up three runs in the top of the tenth inning after having rallied to tie it in the bottom of the seventh.
Veteran catcher Ben Davis went 2-for-5, but the runs came from the bottom of the order. Eight-hitter Jonathan Tucker was 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored, and Kennard Jones in the nine spot scored the other Bowie run on a 1-for-3 day. Jones also had an RBI, and the other two steaks came from Mike Rodriguez (hitting .381) and Blake Davis at the top of the lineup. Nolan Reimold was 1-for-5 with two whiffs.
On the mound, Chris Tillman made his first Junior Oriole start, and he struggled. Tillman was yanked after two innings work, allowing two earned on four hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Jim Miller threw three innings of relief, and Kam Mickolio and Rommie Lewis, Jr., threw two each. Old Man Manon was the goat in the tenth, giving up the three runs on two hits and a walk.
Frederick and Delmarva both had the day off.
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These updates are great
It looks as if Tremblay and Co. made the right decisions on who to keep up and who to send down at the end of Spring Training.
Any chance Albers could be inserted as a starter if Cabrera continues to suck?
by Lothar on Apr 8, 2008 9:54 AM EDT 0 recs
I was thinking about this, too
And how realistic it might be.
I mean, we've yet to see Burres pitch, and Burres is no peach himself. But if Brian pitches OK and Cabrera can't always rebound in-game like he did yesterday, while Albers continues to pitch great out of the pen, doesn't it warrant real consideration?
I mentioned it again yesterday during the game, too, but I think it's important to remember Trembley's comments about Cabrera from last year. He was the first coach/manager/whatever we've had so far that hasn't gushed over Cabrera's arm and said he was maturing. He said Daniel is a major league veteran who's been in the league for four years (now in his fifth), and that you expect results now.
I don't think Dave is as infatuated with Cabrera as others have been. Like many of us, I get the impression Trembley doesn't see Cabrera as an "enigma," which is the cute and popular way to describe him. He just sees him as an inconsistent, disappointing pitcher that too often lets the team down.
by SC on
Apr 8, 2008 9:59 AM EDT
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Not like it really matters..
but I wonder if Cabrera's development just got messed up along the way. I mean, he's getting WORSE as he goes along... how do you go from decent with high potential to horrible with " potential? "
Or maybe he was just decent and then he was exposed by scouting and batters seeing him frequently?
I don't really know - but when Cabrera nearly no-hit the Yanks a couple years back, they'd already seen him...
Either way, I could bet anything that Cabrera does not break through this season. Another crappy season until a move is made. And that's just sad.
by Y Not on
Apr 8, 2008 10:31 AM EDT
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Cabrera
His ceiling was all he had. He was never particularly good. He walked too many batters all through the minors, but down there he could get away with it because his raw stuff could overpower enough of the hitters. Up here, too many of them are major league level players.
Cabrera is like Kwame Brown, a guy who wasn't ready for what he had to do, but DID have ceiling. I don't know that either of them seriously ever had potential.
by SC on
Apr 8, 2008 10:35 AM EDT
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as in...
kennard jones or the prospect of danny cabs putting it together is a canard?
by j.q. higgins on
Apr 8, 2008 10:09 AM EDT
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Uhhhh
I was making a tenuous connection between Kennard Jones and Kenard from "The Wire" (shown above).
by Jonny Pops on
Apr 8, 2008 10:24 AM EDT
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