Minor League Recap - 5/18/09

Albuquerque won 12-9

Jamie Hoffman - 2 for 6, HR (2), 4 RBI, 2 R, K (.267 BA)
Blake DeWitt - 2 for 6, 2 2B's, 2 RBI, R (.308 BA)
Chin Lung Hu - 1 for 5 (.254 BA)

James McDonald - 2.2 IP, 5 Hits, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's (6.75 ERA)

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Chattanooga played a doubleheader

Game 1 - Chattanooga lost 8-7

Tony Abreu - 3 for 4, 2B, 2 R (.360 BA)
Andrew Lambo - 1 for 3, 2B, 2 RBI (.277 BA)
Josh Bell - 1 for 2, HR (3), 3 RBI, R, BB, K (.302 BA)

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Game 2 - Chattanooga won 5-4

Tony Abreu - 0 for 4, 2 K's (.265 BA)
Andrew Lambo - 1 for 4, K (.276 BA)
Josh Bell - 1 for 4, 2B, 2 R, K (.300 BA)

Scott Elbert - 5 IP, 10 Hits, 3 ER, BB, 5 K's (2.40 ERA)
Victor Garate - 1 IP, 0 Hits, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's (1.59 ERA)

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Inland Empire won 8-3

Trayvon Robinson - 2 for 4, RBI, 2 R, BB, 3 SB (.325 BA)
Scott Van Slyke - 1 for 5, 2B, RBI, 3 K's (.348 BA)
Steven Caseres - 0 for 4, 3 K's (.263 BA)
Pedro Baez - 1 for 3, HR (6), RBI, 2 R, BB (.266 BA)

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Great Lakes won 6-4

Dee Gordon - 0 for 4, BB, 2 K's, SB, E (.322 BA)
Jaime Pedroza - 0 for 4, K (.323 BA)
Nick Buss - 1 for 3, R, BB, SB (.304 BA)
Tony Delmonico - 1 for 3, HR (4), RBI, R, HBP (.331 BA)
Kyle Russell - 2 for 4, HR (10), 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 K's (.307 BA)
Alfredo Silverio - 1 for 4, 2B, R (.298 BA)

Ethan Martin - 5 IP, 6 Hits, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K's (2.57 ERA)
Javy Guerra - 2 IP, 3 Hits, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K's (1.25 ERA)

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Player of the Day - Trayvon Robinson, OF

Tray hasn't run nearly as much as I've expected, especially given his .360 OBP. He's been caught 7 times in 20 attempts, so he definitely needs to improve on his success rate. Robinson's power has been down this month and his strikeouts are up, yet he's still managing to bat over .300. So how is he still doing so well? 5 letters: B-A-B-I-P (Batting Average on Balls In Play). One of the most important tools in evaluating prospects is seeing how lucky they get. In spite of a line drive rate of less than 10%, Tray's BABIP is an astounding .413. His average on flyballs alone is .541, more than twice as high as normal. Unless he cuts down on the strikeouts and walks more, this type of production shouldn't be expected down the road.