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Meyers minors #3

Tabata Watch
Jose (18, RHB ) was limited by injury this past week, playing in only 3 games. He was only 2 for 13, with a BB and 2 K. He has shown an alarming lack of power thus far in 2007.

For the year Tabata is .276 / .363 / .367 / .730


Hughes Watch

Phil (20, RHP) got good news on his MRI, which revealed a grade 1 strain of his hamstring and encouraged Yankee fans everywhere that he could be getting back on the mound a bit sooner than expected.


Catcher Watch

Charleston: Jose Gil (20, RHB ) .185 / .221 / .277 / .498
Tampa: Francisco Cervelli (SHB, 21) .358 / .429 / .444 / .873 (went 11-19 this past week)


Batter’s Game of the Week Contenders

Austin Jackson (20, RHB ) had quite a night on Tuesday, going 2-3 with a HR, 2 BB, and 3 SB. In the 7 games Charleston played last week, Jackson had a hit in each one, going 10-26 (.385). He also walked 7 times, while only striking out 3.

Reegie Corona (20, SHB ) led the way for Tampa on Wednesday, going 3-3 with 2 BB and a SB.


Start of the week contenders:

Grant Duff (24, RHP) had a nice outing for Charleston on Thursday, going 7 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K. For the season he has given up only 24 H in 33 IP, but he has a troubling 14:16 BB:K ratio.

Daniel McCutchen (24, RHP) had his second strong outing of the season on Thursday by posting 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K.

Michael Dunn (21, LHP) again appears in an edition of Meyer’s Minors with his outstanding Friday night start of 6 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, and 7 K. For the year Dunn now has a K/9 of 10.38, while yielding less hits than IP, and posting a K:BB ratio of 5.0. He could be a diamond in the rough, especially given that he’s a lefty.

Ian Kennedy (22, RHP) had another great start this week, going 8 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K in a 4-0 shutout for Tampa on Wednesday night.

Tyler Clippard shut Toledo down on Wednesday, only to see his bullpen blow the game for him. He went 7 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, and 11 K.


Relief appearance of the week contenders

Free agent, scrap-heap pickup John Axford (24, RHP) had a outing for Charleston, going 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K.

David Robertson (22, RHP) actually let his first run of the year up this past week, but that was before he threw 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K for Charleston on Monday night. For the week he made 3 appearances posting 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K.

Zach Kroenke (23, LHP) has graduated off the Keep an Eye On Me list. Tuesday night in Tampa he went 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K. Despite giving up 4 runs on the year, none of them have been earned, and Zach is still sporting a 0.00 ERA in 16 IP.


Most Bizarre Line of the Week

Former Yankee, Chase Wright (24, LHP) made his AAA debut Thursday night for SWB. He worked into the 7th inning and gave up only 1 hit, but took the loss as he gave up FIVE ER as well. His final line looked like this:

6.2 IP, 1 H, 5 ER, 6 BB, 3 K.


What’s going on?

Anthony Claggett (22, RHP) remains in this section again this week after having another rough outing on Tuesday for the TY. He took the loss in going 3.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, and 1 K.

Cuban free agent signee Juan Miranda (24, LHB ) has been pedestrian at the very best for high-A Tampa. In his 110 ABs this season he is .245 / .298 / .391 / .689 with 9 BB and 34 K.


Keep an Eye On Me

Jose Valdez (24, RHP) made three scoreless appearances for Tampa this past week, totaling 6.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, and 6 K. In his 16 IP this year Valdez has struck out 17 while walking only 3.

Brett Smith (23, RHP) has had a stellar season for the Trenton Thunder thus far. In 5 starts he has thrown 29.1 IP, 17 H, 12 BB, and 29 K, with a 0.92 ERA.


Non-Prospects Perfoming Well

Jason Jones (24, RHP) is throwing really well in Trenton. On Thursday night he made his best start of the season going 8 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. He currently has a 1.37 ERA.