Minors 5/21 + 5/22

Macumba
Miggy V
We miss you, Fry Daddy.

Bankston is back with Frisco

7 ip | 7 h | 3 r | 1 bb | 6 k’s |

PH for in the 4th inning. Injury? Pulled for promotion?

OKC game must have started late – rain delay or something – only the 5th inning.

but word has it …

- velo is back, like HS velo back, like zippety doo daa back. Of course the pro ball regimen should shave it down to E-Train norms – but ya never know.
- shoulder is fine, no worries, no troubles, no shoulder setbacks.
- left wrist – remember he had surgery in spring training? Well, a setback near the end of rehab has put him back to square one with a repeat surgery/hardcast situation – hence the delay in seeing him get assigned within the expected time frame.
- game-action ETA is now around a month away – assignment should follow soon after if all goes well.
- his spring stints throwing live BP have clowned extended batters. Luckily he’s still able to throw sides and long-toss and keep his arm strong since it’s his glove wrist that’s wonky. Surgery #2 shut him down again for a spell tho’ – cast comes off Monday.
- a successful return to a high level is a reasonable target, arm health certainly isn’t limiting expectations anyway. Soon as he can wear a glove again he’s back on an extended rehab sked that ends with an assignment. Late June/ early July? Booyah. Loves me some Eric Hurley.

12-2 GO/FO 4 Ks 0 BB 3 H… Thats about what I expect from a good version of Robbie, great stuff

Anybody think that this means Kirkman might get called up as an emergency pen arm for tomorrow’s Rangers game?

Salty’s toss-to-mound problems have improved dramatically the last few games – so much so that you don’t notice it – forget he even had troubles. Sez Salty’s D has been tremendous – blocking, throwing, handling the pitchers. Salty hit a long HR to right center earlier tonight also. All FWIW. Scheppers is in – just hit a guy in the helmet. Dude’s okay.

The Bakersfiekd offense sucks. They are last in the league with a .692 ops. On the mound they are about lg avg even though they are last in SO.

Batter 1: Hanson
Pitch 1: FB to LF Santana

Batter 2: Whitmore
Pitch 1: Fastball (Ball)
Pitch 2: Breaking Ball (Foul)
Pitch 3: Fastball (Ball)
Pitch 4: Fastball (Called Strike)
Pitch 5: Changeup (Foul)
Pitch 6: Fastball (Foul Tip)

Batter 3: Matt Something
Pitch 1: Fastball (Ball)
Pitch 2: Breaking Ball – 2B to LC Gap

Batter 4: Ware
Pitch 1: Breaking Ball (Ball)
Pitch 2: Breaking Ball (Swinging Strike)
Pitch 3: Fastball – Broken Bat FB to LF Santana

Hitter 1: Harocek
Pitch 1: Bunt 1B to 3B West

Hitter 2: LF
Pitch 1: Fastball (Ball)
Pitch 2: Change (Swinging Strike)
Pitch 3: Fastball (Called Strike)
Pitch 4: Breaking Ball (Called Strike)

Hitter 3: 3B
Pitch 1: Fastball (Foul)
Pitch 2: Fastball (Called Strike)
Pitch 3: Fastball (Ball)
Pitch 4: Breaking Ball – Error on SS Garcia

Hitter 4: Someone
Pitch 1: Bunt out at 1B, 3B runner does not score

Hitter 1:
Pitch 1: Fastball (Swinging Strike)
Pitch 2: GB to one of the Garcias

Hitter 2:
Pitch 1: Strike
Pitch 2: Ball
Pitch 3: fastball (Foul)
Pitch 4: Breaking Ball (Swinging Strike)

Hitter 3:
Pitch 1: Breaking Ball (Ball)
Pitch 2: Change (Ball)
Pitch 3: Fastball (Foul)
Pitch 4: Fastball -FB to RF Koncel

5 IP, 5H, 2R, 0ER, 0 BB, 6K

ScoutingtheSAL I uploaded a YouTube video — Neil Ramirez, P, Texas Rangers http://youtu.be/jkJbORvGTAU?a

Hitter 1 — Helmick
1 – fastball – strike
2 – fastball – ball
3 – Bloop out to CF

Hitter 2 — Kelly
1 – fastball – ball
2 – fastball – ball
3 – strike
4 – LD single to the OF

Hitter 3 — Conley
1 – fastball – ball
2 – change-up – strike
3 – ball
4 – fastball – strike
5 – fastball – GB to Thompson, out recorded at 1b

Hitter 4 — Pope
1 – fastball – foul
2 – GB to West

Hitter 1 — Stampone
1 – fastball – ball
2 – foul
3 – fastball – strike
4 – curveball – called strike

Hitter 2 — Bumbry
1 – fastball – swinging strike
2 – curveball – ball
3 – fastball – strike
4 – change-up – single

Hitter 3 — Planeta
1 – fastball – pop fly to shallow CF

Hitter 4 — Ohlman
1 – fastball – strike
2 – fastball – ball; De Los Santos gets the runner on 1b with a snap throw.

Hitter 1 — Ohlmam
1 – fastball – strike
2 – ball
3 – strike
4 – fastball – foul
5 – curveball – ball
6 – curveball – ball

Hitter 2 — Rosa
1 – fastball – strike
(Macumba with another snap throw; runner is safe)
2 – fastball – strike
3 – breaking ball – ball
4 – fastball – single; runners on first and second

Hitter 3 — Helmick
1 – fastball – ball
(mound visit)
2 – fastball – sac bunt; throwing error on Thompson, run scores and runners on 2nd and 3rd

Hitter 4 — Rosa
1 – breaking ball – ball
2 – fastball – strike
3 – fastball – strike
4 – fastball – GB to 3rd, run scores

Hitter 5 — Conley
1 – fastball – strike
2 – foul
3 – curveball – grounder to Thompson, runner advances to 3rd

Hitter 6 — Pope
1 – fastball – foul
2 – fastball – ball
3 – curveball – called strike
4 – swinging strike

Hitter 1 — Stampone
1 – Line to RF, base hit

Hitter 2 — Bumbry
1 – ball
2 – fastball – ball
3 – fastball – double to deep CF; runners on 2nd and 3rd

Hitter 3 — Planeta
1 – curveball – swinging strike
2 – breaking ball – swinging strike
3 – curveball – ball
4 – fastball – swinging strike

Hitter 4 — Ohlman
1 – fastball – ball
2 – breaking ball – strike
3 – curveball – called strike
4 – breaking ball – ball
5 – fastball – ball
6 – foul
7 – fastball – ball; bases loaded

Hitter 5 — Rosa
1 – swinging strike
2 – breaking ball – swinging strike
3 – breaking ball – foul
4 – fastball – foul
5 – foul
6 – fastball – swinging strike

Hitter 6 — Helmick
1 – fastball – ball
2 – breaking ball – ball
3 – fastball – ball
4 – fastball; walks in a run

(Mound visit)

Hitter 7 — Kelly
1 – fastball – strike
2 – fastball – strike
3 – fastball – called strike

Hitter 1 — Conley
1 – fastball – ball
2 – fastball – foul, pop out

Hitter 2 — Pope
1 – curveball – strike
2 – breaking ball – ball
3 – fastball – lined single to LF

Hitter 3 — Stampone
1 – fastball – ball
2 – curveball – strike
3 – curveball – ball in the dirt; swinging strike; Macumba gets the runner at 2nd trying to advance
4 – breaking ball – ball
5 – single; went off the foot of Thompson

Hitter 4 — Bumbry
1 – fastball – foul
2 – curveball – ball
3 – curveball – ball
4 – fastball – swinging strike
(Macumba with another snap throw; not in time)
5 – fastball – swinging strike

5 ip | 7 h | 3 r | 2 er | 3 bb | 7 k’s |

My amateur analysis — seems like he is only throwing his fastball + curveball right now, needs to throw his third pitch (change) more often, most of the balls hit were well hit.

LoneStarDugout Teagarden hits a 2-run homer to right-center on a 93 mph fastball over the plate from Pelzer. 2/2 so far tonight.

scottrlucas Upside: Homer hit straight into 17 MPH wind. Downside: It’s Double A.