Subject: Week 17 Notes
- 7/18: LV 6 FLA 4 Pen coughs up 4 in the 9th on 2 home runs Turner 2 IP 4 H 3 ER Morrison .2 IP 3 H 2 HR 2 ER BS(4)
- Infield prospect Jeremy Crimi has gone 17-37 since his promotion to AAA
- Joe Linn suffered his 1st loss as a professional giving up 6 in 5 IP striking out 8 and walking 2. He's 5-1 3.78 with a gaudy 42-5 K/BB ratio
- Hobbs Blue Claws hit 5 homers en route to an 11-7 win. Teagan Beairston (3-4 2 HR 4 RBI) Luis Salinas (3-4 2 R) and Ian Morfin (3-5 2 R)
- 7/19: OFF DAY Former closer Juan Pedemontes season came to an end today after it was revealed he ruptured a disc. He'll miss the next 6-7 months. He was 3-1 2 SV 3.16 in 30 games since the trade.
- Division leading Detroit coming in. ABA's #1 ranked team (64-35) with an offensive led by leadoff hitter and SS Naoaki Fuchigami (.324-12-48) and anchored by MVP candidate Loan Auffret (.340-34-102). We'll get Chris Mattingly (8-5 3.64) Tim Richardson (9-5 4.72) and Joel Joffrion (7-5 4.45) missing ace CC Sabathia (11-4 3.12)
- 7/20: FLA 7 DET 2 Rafael Duenas got the start and went 6 IP 4 H 7 K 2 BB and 1 ER for his first ever ABA win.
- Auffret solo HR (35)
- 7/21: FLA 4 DET 1 Lorenzana 6 IP 4 H 4 K 4 BB 1 ER (2-8 4.99)
- 7/22: DET 17 FLA 1 Phantom bring Sabathia back and skip their 5th he goes 6 strong (12-4 3.03) and the entire staff gets beat up.
- Kevin Whited hit a 1st inning grand slam and went 3-4 3 R 4 RBI
- Bobby Frazier tossed a 5 hit complete game SHO in a 1-0 win for Alamogordo
- 2 way threat Arturo Mendoza went 6.1 scoreless with 4 H 5 K 2 BB. He is 2-3 5.27 in 7 starts. 42.2 IP 50 H 25 K 20 BB and hitting .320/.374/.505 in 115 plate appearances with 5 home runs and 19 RBI's.
- Joe Linn 8 IP 4 K 1 BB 4 H 2 ER (6-1 3.56)
- 2005 18th rounder Robbe Givens went punched out 12 over 8.2 shutout innings giving up 3 hits in a 15-0 win by Hobbs. He's 3-1 5.59 over 7 starts
- 7/23: FLA 4 CHI 2 Medina 6 IP 5 H 7 K 1 ER (3-4 6.55)
- 7/24: CHI 4 FLA van Gaalen blows 3-2 lead in the 9th BS (4) Martignoni 6 IP 6 H 6 K 3 H 2 ER
- DH Sean Fletcher has just completed a 15 day rehab stint. He hit .333/.419/.574 with 3 HR 9 RBI in 14 games. He must be activated and he has a right to refuse a minor league assignment, he's out of options and I can't get even a bite on the market. He's since been waived and DFA.
AL POTW- Korey Rick (MIN)12-24 4 HR 13 RBI (.275-37-96)
NL POTW- Quinten Cadenhead (LA) 12-25 3 HR 8 RBI (.333-10-42)
This Week: 1 vs Chicago 3 @ Phoenix 3 vs Minnesota