The Memphis Redbirds won 3-2 against the New Orleans Zephyrs. The win moves them into a tie for 1st place with the Iowa Cubs. They close out the season with a 4 game series with the Cubs starting tommorow. box
Batting Highlights:
Daniel Descalso and Jim Rapoport both had 2 hits.
Ruben Gotay was 1 for 3 .
Pitching Highlights:
P.J. Walters started with 5 and 1/3 innings and gave up 2 runs.
Chuckie Fick, Rich Rundles, and Josh Kinney finished the game.
The Springfield Cardinals lost 9-7 to the Tulsa Drillers. box
Batting Highlights:
Daryl Jones was 2 for 5 with a homer.
Jose Garcia also hit a home run.
Pitching Highlights:
Nick Additon threw 5 innings giving up 5 runs. At the plate, he was 1 for 3 and drove in 2 runs.
Ramon Delgado had 2 scoreless innings.
The Palm Beach Cardinals lost 5-2 to the Fort Myers Miracle in 10 innings. box
Batting Highlights:
Ryan Jackson was 2 for 4 with a double and a sac.
Alex Castellanos and Rich Racobaldo were both 1 for 3.
Pitching Highlights:
Kevin Thomas threw 4 innings giving up 2 runs (1 earned).
Jesse Simpson, Matt Frevert, and Casey Mulligan combined for 5 shutout innings.
The Quad Cities River Bandits won 7-4 against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 11 innings. box
Batting Highlights:
Luis Mateo was 2 for 5 with a walk.
Edgar Lara was 1 for 3 with a homer a walk.
Ross Smith hit a double that drove in the winning run.
Pitching Highlights:
Shelby Miller pitched 5 innings giving up 1 run. He K'd 8 batters and walked 1.
Aaron Terry and Daniel Calhoun had scoreless outings.
The Batavia Muckdogs lost 5-4 to the Jamestown Jammers. box
Batting Highlights:
Jonathan Rodriguez was 3 for 5 with a homer.
Geoffrey Klein and Yunier Castillo were both 1 for 3.
Pitching Highlights:
Justin Edwards gave up 5 runs in 5 innings of work.
Chase Reid and David Kington finished the game.
The Johnson City Cardinals creamed the Burlington Royals 20-2 to sweep the semifinal round and advance to the the Appalachian League Championship Series. They'll face the Elizabethton Twins. box
Batting Highlights:
Greg Garcia, Oscar Taveras, and Cesar Valera all hit 2 singles.
Kleininger Teran and Patrick Elkins both had 3 hits.
Roberto Reyes, Virgil Hill, Travis Tartamella, and Romulo Ruiz all had homers.
so what exactly is the projected ETA of Miller with 3 levels in front of him? Is it 2014 with him being at each level for one year or is it that he finishes next year at AA 2012 AAA and 2013 rotation?
Slider wrote:so what exactly is the projected ETA of Miller with 3 levels in front of him? Is it 2014 with him being at each level for one year or is it that he finishes next year at AA 2012 AAA and 2013 rotation?
i know nothing.
But I would hope he starts next year with Palm Beach, with an eye towards Springfield by the end of the year 2011. Which i would hope gets him an invite, if he puts up a solid year in AA. With any success, I could see him jump from AA to the MLB by 2012.
Are we still looking for a closer then? I hope not(Samuel and Sanchez). But Waino might could help him ease into the bullpen ala 2006-Waino.
I'd say ETA is sometime during 2013. If he dominates, he could certainly be a late call-up in 2012.
He has a lot of work to do still, but he has made some serious strides already. The difference from his video coming out of high school to the Future Game was quite large. He's got everything you ask for, you just pray for his health, and with babying him taken into consideration, probably a 2013 arrival, or a few innings in 2012.
