Mariner Minors: 01/28/2007

Mariner Minors

Saturday, February 03, 2007

PECOTA Hates Jeff Clement

Over at Baseball Prospectus, Nate Silver discusses (subscriber only, sorry) the top catching prospects in the minors, based solely on how PECOTA, his player comp-based projection system, rates them. The results aren't so hot for Mariners' fans, as Jeff Clement clocks in at #18, falling right in the middle of the Average Prospect category . This doesn't really take scouting information into account, and in PECOTA's eyes, his injury is another hit against Clement rather than a mitigating factor to explain away his performance, so take it with a huge grain of salt.

None of the other Mariner catchers made the cut.

posted by JH @ 1:46 PM

Friday, February 02, 2007

Bazardo in Game 1 of the Caribbean Series

2/2/07

Yorman Bazardo pitched the 9th-11th innings in today's game between the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, which is currently in its 16th inning (I'm live-blogging it over at Global Baseball)

His line: 3.0 IP, 1 H (2B), 0R, 5K, 0BB

That double was on a curveball to Anderson Hernandez that a stronger hitter might have driven out of the park, and Miguel Tejada sent him to the warning track, but he looked pretty darned good. 2 of his 5 Ks were against Nelson Cruz, and he also K'd Tony Bautista for good measure.

Isn't it great when your team DFA's a guy and then he goes on to have one of his best outings in recent memory?

posted by JH @ 5:20 PM

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Winter League Stats (2/1/06)

Arizona Fall League (FINAL)
2B Michael Garciaparra: 19 G, 79 ABs, 13 R, 27 H, 4 2B, HR, 13 RBI, 13/1 K/BB, 2 SB, .342/.388/.430
RHP Craig James: 10 G, 0-0, 3.60 ERA in 10.0 IP, 10 H, 5 R (4 ER), 7/6 K/BB, HB
RHP Stephen Kahn: 9 G, 0-0, 8.64 ERA in 8.1 IP, 14 H, 8 R (8 ER), 7/8 K/BB, HB
LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith: 12 G, 0-1, 5.40 ERA in 15.0 IP, 19 H, 10 R (9 ER), 16/8 K/BB, HB
3B Matt Tuiasosopo: 21 G, 78 ABs, 9 R, 13 H, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 22/6 K/BB, .167/.235/.205
RHP Sean White: 0-3, 6.35 ERA in 17.0 IP, 18 H (HR), 15 R (12 ER), 12/11 K/BB
OF Mike Wilson: 20 G, 74 ABs, 10 R, 18 H, 2 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 27/13 K/BB, SB, .243/.356/.419

Asian Games (FINAL)
2B Yung-chi Chen: 5 G, 20 ABs, 5 R, 9 H, 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 2/0 K/BB, .450/.450/1.050

Claxton Shield (FINAL)
RHP Tom Ellis: 1 G (1 GS), 4.50 ERA in 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 3/1 K/BB

Colombian Winter League (FINAL)
3B Leury Bonilla: 36 G, 100 ABs, 9 R, 20 H, 5 2B, 2 3B, HR, 10 RBI, .200/.279/.320
RHP Natividad Dilone: 8 G, 5-2, 3.06 ERA in 47.0 IP, 42 H (HR), 18 R (16 ER), 34/24 K/BB, 3 HB, 4 WP
OF Eddy Hernandez: 19 G, 52 ABs, 7 R, 14 H, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, .269/.321/.404
C Jair Fernandez: 16 G, 43 ABs, R, 8 H, 2B, .186/.286/.209
RHP Roman Martinez: 17 G, 3-0, 6 saves, 1.64 ERA in 22.0 IP, 14 H (HR), 8 R (4 ER), 20/11 K/BB, 2 HB, WP

Hawaiian Winter League (FINAL)
LHP David Asher: 10 G (5 GS), 1-2, 5.68 ERA in 25.1 IP, 33 H (2 HR), 18 R (16 ER), 23/15 K/BB, 2 HB
OF Sebastien Boucher: 26 G, 84 ABs, 18 R, 15 H, 3 2B, 3 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 24/14 K/BB, 3 SB, 2 CS, 3 HBP, .179/.317/.321
C Jeff Clement: 21 G, 53 ABs, 4 R, 10 H, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 13/0 K/BB, HBP, .189/.191/.321
1B Reed Eastley: 26 G, 86 ABs, 4 R, 19 H, 3 2B, 13 RBI, 20/7 K/BB, 2 HBP, SB, .221/.292/.256
RHP Joe Woerman: 17 G, 3-1, 4.26 ERA in 25.1 IP, 21 H, 12 R (12 ER), 28/18 K/BB, HB, 2 WP

IBAF Intercontinental Cup (FINAL)
IF Yung-chi Chen: 9 G, 36 ABs, 7 R, 17 H, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 9 RBI, 3/2 K/BB, SB, 3 HBP, .472/.537/.694
3B Alex Liddi: 9 G, 35 ABs, 4 R, 8 H, 3 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, CS, 9/1 K/BB, .229/.350/.371
OF Kalian Sams: 4 G, 5 ABs, 2 R, 3 H, 3B, 4 RBI, 0/0 K/BB, .600/1.000/.600

Mexican Pacific League (FINAL)
RHP Jorge Campillo: 13 G (13 GS), 5-4, 3.07 ERA in 76.1 IP, 55 H (8 HR), 30 R (26 ER), 67/18 K/BB, 4 WP
1B Bryan LaHair: 19 G, 64 ABs, 11 R, 15 H, 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 16/13 K/BB, CS, .234/.359/.359
RHP Justin Lehr: 9 G (9 GS), 5-1, 3.40 ERA in 47.2 IP, 52 H (7 HR), 19 R (18 ER), 39/15 K/BB, 3 HB, 3 WP

Mexican Pacific League (Playoffs) (FINAL)
RHP Jorge Campillo: 4 G (4 GS), 2-0, 1.32 ERA in 27.1 IP, 21 H (HR), 4 R (4 ER), 19/6 K/BB
RHP Justin Lehr: 3 G (3 GS), 1-0, 2.76 in 16.1 IP, 16 H (2 HR), 5 R (5 ER), 13/3 K/BB

Nicaraguan Winter League (FINAL)
OF Dwight Britton: 42 ABs, 12 R, 11 H, RBI, 14/2 K/BB, 3 SB, .262/.289/.262
IF Ron Garth: 162 ABs, 29 R, 45 H, 6 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 27/17 K/BB, SB, .276/.360/.393

Puerto Rican Winter League (FINAL?)
SS Jeff Dominguez: 16 G, 13 ABs, 3 R, 3 H, 5/4 K/BB, .231/.412/.231
RHP Sean Green: 3 G (0 GS), 0-0, 1.69 ERA in 5.1 IP, 3 H, R (ER), 3/4 K/BB, HB
IF Erick Monzon: 13 G, 25 ABs, 4 R, 6 H, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 8/5 K/BB, .240/.367/.360
RHP Mumba Rivera: 7 G (3 GS), 2-1, 5.50 ERA in 18.0 IP, 17 H (HR), 12 R (11 ER), 6/12 K/BB, WP
C Rene Rivera: 19 G, 44 ABs, 2 R, 8 H, 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 10/1 K/BB, .182/.196/.318

Venezuelan Winter League (FINAL)
RHP Nibaldo Acosta: 2 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA in 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2/0 K/BB
OF Wladimir Balentien: 41 G, 138 AB, 22 R, 37 H, 7 2B, 4 3B, 9 HR, 23 RBI, 39/16 K/BB, 2 SB, 2 CS, .268/.342/.572
RHP Yorman Bazardo: 21 G, 2-0, S, 1.84 ERA in 30.1 IP, 20 H, 9 R (6 ER), 18/7 K/BB, 2 WP, HB
RHP Cibney Bello: 3 G, 0-0, 4.15 ERA in 4.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2/4 K/BB, WP
RHP Ivan Blanco: 18 G, 2-1, 5.04 ERA in 25.0 IP, 23 H (2 HR), 21 R (14 ER), 24/14 K/BB, 3 HB, 2 WP
LHP Jose Escalona: 7 G, 1-0, 4.50 ERA in 6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R (2 ER), 2/2 K/BB, WP
IF Jesus Guzman: 15 G, 21 ABs, R, 2 H, 2B, RBI, 9/3 K/BB, CS, .095/.208/.143
LHP Cesar Jimenez: 15 G, 1-1, 0.49 ERA in 18.1 IP, 10 H, 4 R (1 ER), 12/6 K/BB, HB
IF Jose Lopez: 42 G, 162 ABs, 21 R, 50 H, 8 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 21 RBI, 13/5 K/BB, 5 HBP, 2 SB, CS, .309/.347/.407
IF Oswaldo Navarro: 24 G, 80 ABs, 7 R, 24 H, 2 2B, 9 RBI, 9/5 K/BB, CS, HBP, .300/.349/.325
1B Jon Nelson: 7 G, 25 ABs, 2 R, 4 H, 2B, 2 RBI, 6/3 K/BB, SB, .160/.276/.200
C Luis Oliveros: 14 G, 32 ABs, 6 R, 9 H, 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 4/2 K/BB, .281/.314/.594

Venezuelan Winter League (Semi-Finals) (FINAL)
RHP Yorman Bazardo: 5 G, 1-0, 9.64 ERA in 4.2 IP, 9 H, 5 R (5 ER), 1/1 K/BB, HB
RHP Ivan Blanco: 6 G, 7.50 ERA in 6.0 IP, 7 H (HR), 5 R (5 ER), 3/2 K/BB, HB, WP
LHP Jose Escalona: 2 G, 3.00 ERA in 2.0 IP, R (ER), 1/0 K/BB
IF Jesus Guzman: 4 G, 16 ABs, 4 R, 7 H, 2 2B, 3B, RBI, 2/2 K/BB, .438/.500/.688
LHP Cesar Jimenez: 6 G, 1-0, 3.00 ERA in 6.0 IP, 9 H (HR), 2 R (2 ER), 3/1 K/BB
IF Jose Lopez: 1 G, 3 ABs, 2 H, RBI, 1/0 K/BB, .667/.667/.667

Last update? Well, there might be some items of interest in the Caribbean Series, so it could still last a bit longer. If you didn't check out last week's update, we now have Columbian Winter League stats and added to them are the Nicaraguan Winter League and the Claxton Shield (we had a guy) stats this week, which means we've now covered all the bases (that I know of) as far was winter ball goes. In the Mexican Pacific League, Hermosillo just came out on top in the finals, but Culiacan didn't make it out of the semis, so we never had the possible Campillo-Lehr matchup in the end. Good for Lehr, though. The finals for the Venezuelan Winter League are currently in progress, and Bazardo's team is in there though he hasn't yet made an appearance. Of course, there's the possibility that I'll have to strike his name from the updates soon because Jason is saying that he was put on waivers to make room for Weaver, and Jason usually has his ear on these kind of things. I think that Bazardo's fairly recent tenure in the system might preclude him from being picked up by the Phillies, but you never know.

As is the case around the time of the Claxton Shield, there are four new signings out of Australia, one to the Twins, one to the Phillies, one to the Giants, and one to the Cubs. None of them are Auty, who batted .276/.382/.310 as the New South Wales team got to the final round, but lost to the Victoria Aces. Oh well, there's time yet, and as George Sherrill would say, "anything's possible".

A few more articles before I go, since I haven't had the opportunity to post them yet... the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin talks about Eric O'Flaherty's rise to the big leagues... Central Iowa's Times-Republican has a story on how Jeff Clement's father used to drive him from Marshalltown to Cedar Rapids to get time in the batting cages, roughly an hour and a half to a two hour drive... and The State Journal-Register has a story about how the M's are impressed with Travis Scott's work behind the plate and think he might reach West Tenn by the end of the season.

Only a couple of weeks to go now...

posted by Jay Y. @ 12:42 PM