Last night it was bark in the park for the Jamestown Jammers, but the Auburn Doubledays it was a game that went to the dogs as they lost an error-filled game, 8-1. To be fair, none of the mistakes would have made a difference in the game’s outcome. Jamestown’s starter, 19-year-old Jose Urena, was outstanding: …
The Harrisburg Senators have announced that Bryce Harper has been placed on the temporary Inactive List due to his participation in the MLB Futures Game in Arizona on Sunday. Taking his spot on the roster is RHP Tanner Roark, who was taken off the… wait for it… Temporary Inactive List.
This, of course, comes much to the dismay of the Richmond Squirrels, if not local Nationals fans, who have not been able to watch a first-round pick play within 50 miles of DC since August of 2009 when Drew Storen was assigned to Potomac. Coincidence? Perhaps, but those are the facts.
In other roster moves… 24-year-old Brett Newsome was placed on the 7-Day DL to make room for 25-year-old OF Carlos Alvarez, formerly known as Esmailyn Gonzalez, and typically referred to here as HWMNBM or He Who Must Not Be Named. Alvarez had been hitting .354 with 4RBI and 5SBs in 14 games for the GCL Nationals.
UPDATE: With Pudge Rodriguez on the 15-day DL, the Nationals have recalled Jesus Flores and activated Carlos Maldonado off the 7-Day DL to take his place on the Syracuse roster.
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE 38-47, 4th place I.L. North, 11 games behind Good Steve Lombardozzi .367/.383/.443 since callup (17G) Bad Yunesky Maya 5.67 ERA, 1.45 WHIP since return (4G) Interesting Matt Antonelli .850 OPS (on-roster team leader) HARRISBURG 51-34, 1st place E.L. West …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Won, 8-2 vs. Pawucket, 7:00 p.m. Craig Stammen (8-3, 4.19) vs. Kevin Millwood (4-0, 4.15) Harrisburg Won, 5-0 @ Richmond, 7:05 p.m. Oliver Perez (2-1, 2.48) vs. Henry Sosa (4-1, 2.57) Potomac Won, 6-4 (10 inn.) @ Frederick, 7:00 p.m. Danny Rosenbaum (4-3, 2.81) vs. Oliver Drake (7-3, 2.24) …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Lost, 2-0 vs. Pawucket, 7:00 p.m. Tom Milone (6-5, 3.38) vs. B. Duckworth (4-5, 4.18) Harrisburg Won, 4-3 vs. Erie, 7:00 p.m. Chien-Ming Wang (rehab) vs. Casey Crosby (5-2, 3.42) Potomac Won, 9-5 @ Frederick, 7:00 p.m. Cameron Selik (2-6, 4.15) vs. Bobby Bundy (8-5, 2.95) Hagerstown Lost. 1-0 …
Just a quick catch-up on the recent transactions in the minors… many were tweeted yesterday: SYRACUSE P Brad Meyers placed on 7-Day DL retroactive to July 1 P Carlos Martinez assigned from Harrisburg P Ross Detwiler called up to Washington HARRISBURG OF Bryce Harper assigned from Hagerstown POTOMAC P Sammy Solis assigned from Hagerstown IF …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Lost, 11-6 vs. Pawucket, 7:00 p.m. J.D. Martin (1-5, 4.50) vs. Felix Doubront (0-3, 3.86) Harrisburg Won, 7-3 vs. Erie, 7:00 p.m. Shairon Martis (5-3, 2.82) vs. Brooks Brown (1-2, 7.94) Potomac Won, 12-3 @ Frederick, 7:00 p.m. Paul Demny (5-7, 3.75) vs. Nick Haughian (5-4, 3.99) Hagerstown Won, …
No Mercy! This is Wilmington! The regulars know this is the battle cry from Steve Stevens, an otherwise mild-mannered grandfather, and last night the Potomac Nationals paid heed to the former Marine, blasting the Wilmington Blue Rocks by 12-3 score and taking the series three games to one. The P-Nats scored often and early, though …
We’re back. As much fun as it might be to blame this on, say, a Bryce Harper fanboy or an aggrieved autograph whore, the problem was between the chair and the keyboard. In one of my past jobs, the design folks used to say that I knew “just enough HTML to be dangerous.” But clearly …
Some thoughts on the oft-rumored bypass