Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Won, 10-9 (10 inn.) @ Rochester, 7:05 p.m. J.D. Martin (3-7, 4.09) vs. Andy Baldwin (6-13, 5.64) Harrisburg Lost, 7-1 vs. Akron, 7:00 p.m. Tanner Roark (9-8, 4.75) vs. Matt Packer (8-12, 4.37) Potomac Won, 7-3 vs. Kinston, 6:35 p.m. Erik Davis (0-4, 6.41) vs. Francisco Jimenez (3-3, 3.25) …
The Big Board is close to frozen for 2011, but a few transactions of note have taken place the past week or so…
SYRACUSE
• OF Roger Bernadina recalled to Washington
• RHP Christian Garcia assigned from Auburn
• OF Chris Curran assigned from Hagerstown
• UT Sean Nicol assigned from Potomac
• LHP Tom Milone recalled to Washington
AUBURN
• UT Mills Rogers assigned from Hagerstown
• C Andruth Ramirez assigned from GCL
HARRISBURG
• IF Adam Fox activated from Temporary IL
For those wondering about “GBI,” I’m delaying it until Tuesday for the final edition, in which I’ll pick the bat & arm for each category for the 2011 season.
UPDATE: As expected, Tom Milone has been recalled along with a couple of procedural moves.
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Won, 6-2 @ Rochester, 7:05 p.m. Craig Stammen (10-7, 4.51) vs. Tom Stuifbergen (1-0, 1.80) Harrisburg Won, 10-0 vs. Akron, 7:00 p.m. Shairon Martis (8-5, 2.81) vs. TBD Potomac Won, 5-1 @ Lynchburg, 7:05 p.m. Sammy Solis (5-2, 2.92) vs. Caleb Brewer (1-1, 5.28) Hagerstown Lost, 10-1 vs. Lakewood, …
The Carolina League has announced its postseason All-Star team, which includes three Potomac Nationals players: Sandy Leon, Jeff Kobernus and Destin Hood.
Just 13 players are named to the squad, with the eight defensive positions, a DH, a utility player, left- and right-handed starters and a reliever. The lineup is voted on by league managers, sportswriters, broadcasters and other media members.
Leon has turned up the heat offensively, hitting .278/.350/.411 since the All-Star Break after posting a .219/.275/.290 line prior. The 22-year-old Venezuelan was also recently named the best defensive catcher in a poll by Baseball America.
Kobernus is currently leading the league in steals with 47, quite the surprise after an injury-plagued 2010. Like Leon, Kobernus was cited by Baseball America in its 2011 “Best Tools” survey for High-A.
Hood was originally named as the Potomac’s representative to the 2011 Carolina League All-Star Game (Kobernus was his replacement), but sat with knee problems. Nevertheless, the 21-year-old has still managed to steal 20 bases and is currently third in the league with 82 RBI.
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Won, 3-1 @ Buffalo, 6:05 p.m. Yunesky Maya (3-9, 5.09) vs. Dylan Owen (6-6, 4.18) Harrisburg Won, 2-1 vs. Portland, 7:00 p.m. Stephen Strasburg (rehab) vs. Michael Lee (1-6, 5.12) Potomac Won, 6-3 @ Lynchburg, 7:05 p.m. Paul Demny (9-10, 4.54) vs. Matt Crim (2-7, 5.81) Hagerstown OFF DAY …
It’s almost a little fitting that the very first piece that I did for this site was a scouting report on Tom Milone. Why? Well, I hyperlinked it to show the date it was published: Christmas Eve, 2009. This is not to gloat (well, maybe just a little). Hell, I’m quite well aware that Milone …
While I’ve yet to see an official press release, buried in one of the Strasburg/Milone stories were the names of the prospects selected for the Scottsdale Scorpions, Washington’s AFL team for 2011.
• OF Bryce Harper
• C Derek Norris
• LHP Sammy Solis
• RHP Rafael Martin
• RHP Pat Lehman
Taxi squad members (which Harper was last year) will be revealed at a later date, and as the above story mentions, 2011 picks such as Anthony Rendon and Matt Purke are still possibilities to play in that capacity. Unlike last year, the focus doesn’t appear to be on figuring out who to protect for the Rule V draft (still not sure if Martin is eligible) but the more mundane task of supplying the roster with players that fit the description of the AFL as a “finishing school for AA/AAA players.”
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse OFF DAY @ Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Brad Meyers (5-4, 3.57) vs. Mark Cohoon (4-9, 6.37) Harrisburg Lost, 4-1 vs. Portland, 7:00 p.m. Erik Arnesen (8-4, 2.57) vs. Brock Huntzinger (5-11, 6.46) Potomac Won, 5-4 (10 inn.) @ Lynchburg, 7:05 p.m. Paul Demny (9-10, 4.54) vs. David Hale (3-6, 4.30) …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Won, 4-0; Won, 4-0 OFF DAY N/A Harrisburg Lost, 4-2 vs. Portland, 7:00 p.m. Oliver Perez (3-4, 3.04) vs. Charlie Haeger (3-0, 2.75) Potomac OFF DAY @ Lynchburg, 7:05 Evan Bronson (5-4, 3.47) vs. Chris Masters (9-5, 3.19) Hagerstown Lost, 12-11 @ Asheville, 7:05 p.m. Matt Swynenberg (6-3, 3.61) …
It’s a dozen weekly honors for the Nats farm system, with Harrisburg’s Shairon Martis picking up the hardware for just seven innings of work last week.
The rub, of course, is that nobody reached base via a hit during those seven innings, which came in the first game of doubleheader against New Hampshire. It was the third no-hitter thrown in franchise history.
Martis, acquired in July 2006 in deadline deal for reliever Mike Stanton, has posted an 8-5 mark with a 2.81 ERA with a 1.20 WHIP in 22 starts for the Senators this season. His 143 strikeouts is currently fourth in the Eastern League. More importantly, his BB/9 rate of 2.7 is down from 3.6 last season, which was spent entirely in Syracuse one year after he flamed out as a 22-year-old breaking camp with the big club.