May Transactions

May Transactions

Date   Type          Team      Player             Description
05/03  Injury        Stockton  F DL Santos        Placed on the disabled list
05/03  Transaction   Stockton  Branden Dewing     Sent to Stockton from Kane County
05/02  Injury        Sacto     Carlos Gonzalez    Placed on the disabled list
05/02  Transaction   Kane      Earl Oakes         Released
05/02  Transaction   Kane      Charles Kerfoot    Sent to Kane County from Extended ST
05/02  Transaction   Kane      Lance Sewell       Sent to Kane County from Extended ST
05/02  Transaction   Midland   Aaron Cunningham   Promoted to Midland
05/01  Transaction   Sacto     Rich Harden        Sent to Sacramento for rehab assignment

05.03.2008 AAA

Triple A
Sacramento Rivercats [1st, tied, Pacific South Division 15-13]
Last game 05/02/2008
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Pitcher      T   W L     IP    era   vLH   vRH  whip  so  bb  avgLH  avgRH
Gonzalez     L   0 2   27.0   5.00  2.08  6.38  1.74  21  16   .286   .304
Knox         R   2 1   24.2   5.47  3.63  9.82  1.78  16  10   .250   .450
Meyer        L   3 1   22.0   5.73  1.08  8.56  1.23  18  12   .080   .245
Borrell      L   2 1   17.0   4.24  5.87  2.89  1.29  10   5   .345   .194

Gio had a rough outing, giving up 6 runs (5 earned) in 4IP with zero
K's and 5BB.  The bullpen didn't fare much better allowing 6 more runs in 5IP as
the Cats fell 12-6 to the Cubbies.  Recently promoted J Gaetti continued to rake
assembling 2 hits (a homer and double), 2 runs, 3 rbis upping his team leading
OPS of 2.067, hopefully it's not all sample size.  Melillo added to the lost
cause with a homer.  Powell did not play.

On aside, and this may be more an issue of not following minor league ball much,
but the errors are troubling.  As is the case with the big club, up and down
the farm our players continue to commit errors.  Let us hope, as with Oakland, the
boys can get their defensive act together.

05.03.2008 AA

Double A
Midland Rockhounds [3nd, Tex South Division 16-12]
Last game 05/02/2008
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Pitcher      T   W L     IP    era   vLH   vRH  whip  so  bb  avgLH  avgRH
Mazzaro      R   2 2   35.2   2.78  3.12  2.67  1.21  22   9   .263   .264
Webb         R   1 1   25.1   3.91  1.17  5.09  1.50  19  11   .258   .279
Bailey       R   1 1   24.0   5.40  8.10  4.42  1.40  22  14   .208   .250
Simmons      R   2 1   24.0   2.25  0.56  1.23  1.00  22   2   .294   .200
H Rodriguez  R   1 1   13.0   4.15  4.50  4.00  2.08  10  15   .250   .235

The Hounds fell to Corpus Christi 7 to 9.  Bailey had a quality start, 3 earned
in 6IP, with 6K's and 2BB but the bullpen had trouble allowing 6 runs (3 earned)
in 3IP.  Guzman, playing third, had his first o-fer since I've been keeping a
kean eye on the minors. :)  However Zeringue, if I can read a box score correctly,
hit for the cycle, while driving in 2.  Pennington had one hit and drew two
walks in the losing effort.

05.03.2008 A+

Class A Advanced
Stockton Ports [1st, Cal North Division 21-8]
Last game 05/02/2008
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Pitcher      T   W L     IP    era   vLH   vRH  whip  so  bb  avgLH  avgRH
Cahill       R   4 0   36.0   2.25  2.20  2.29  0.81  48   7   .157   .182
Anderson     L   5 1   33.1   2.43  4.15  2.17  1.02  36   7   .278   .204
DL Santos    R   2 2   23.0   5.87  5.59  6.08  1.74  26  11   .378   .245
Fernandez    R   1 1   17.0   3.71  4.50  4.00  1.50  11   7   .250   .235

Cahill continues to impress, though his outing wasn't excellent, 6IP, 3ER his
9K's to only 2BB was as the Ports beat the Nuts 5-3.  Gilbert had 1 hit, 1BB
and drove in 1 in 2AB's, Doolittle had 2 hits, inlcuding a double, and drove
in 1, Sulentic contineus to hit, scoring a run, driving in a run and hitting a
double.  Chris Carter did not play.

Edit:  in the May 1st game Anderson struck out 10 as he and Farley 3 hit the Oaks.
Anderson has not allowed an earned run in 4 of his 6 starts.

05.03.2008 A

Class A
Kane County Cougars [2nd Mid Western Division 17-9]
Last game 05/02/2008
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Pitcher      T   W L     IP    era   vLH   vRH  whip  so  bb  avgLH  avgRH
Banwart      R  2 2   29.0   2.48  1.59  3.06  1.10  28   5   .311   .200
Mitchinson   R   3 0   28.1   2.54  2.63  2.45  1.13  28   6   .268   .212
Richmond     R   2 1   21.1   3.70  3.75  3.65  1.15  14   3   .289   .267
Italiano     R   2 0   24.0   1.50  0.00  2.84  1.04  37   8   .105   .255
Hodsdon      R   0 4   17.1   6.75  3.38 12.15  2.215 11   6   .370   .410

Mitchinson improved to 3-0 on the season as he continued to pitch well for
The Cougs by going 7.1 innings and allowing 2 earned runs, unfortunately the
bullpen could not hold the game and Kane County lost 6-2.  Corey Brown went
hitless and Jack Smith did not play.