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• Subject: Week 18 Notes
  
  
• 7/25: CHI 5 FLA 2 Ezekiel Cordero 6.2 IP6 K 7 H 1 ER (8-6 4.48) Luis Rangel 3-5 Orlando Garza SV (24)
• Nakamura 3-4 3B, HR RBI Duenas 5 IP 4 H 3 K 3 BB 2 ER
• Not sure what the thought process is but that's the 2nd start in a week Kevin has given to Duenas and he's thrown decently.
• Some good days around the minors AAA Rommel Palangan 3-4 HR RBI (.320-12-24) Butch Underwood 8 IP 4 K 7 H 2 ER ND (AA) Marc Newby 7.2 IP 7 K 6 H 0 R (9-7 4.66) Ernesto Ramirez 2-3 2B HR 4 RBI in 10-0 win (A) Farmington pounded out 21 hits Seizo Kanno 5-6 2B R RBI Arturo Mendoza 4-6 HR 3 RBI Thung Cu 8 IP 7 H 7 K 2 ER W (7-8 5.61)
• 7/26: PHX 3 FLA 2 Clint Webb 6 IP 6 K 5 H 1 ER W (8-8 5.91)
• 7/27: PHX 9 FLA 1 Caspary 2-4 2B HR (.285-25-63)
• Undrafted minor league FA Aldenis Ring out of OSU has posted a .384/.489/.482 slash line in addition to hitting in 20 straight games at Rio Rancho and 1B Yuusei Nakamura fractured his wrist and will miss at least the next 6 weeks.
• 7/28: PHX 3 FLA 2 Knuckleballer Steven Wright 6 IP 5 H 4 K 1 ER (7-12 5.88)
• The single season record for losses is 108 and I am thinking we will easily surpass that barring some sort of miracle.
• Trade deadline is fast approaching and I am working the phones for anyone and everyone.
• 7/29: MIN 9 FLA 5 Barranco 4-5 HR 3 RBI Coyotl 3-5 3 2B
• Joe Linn moved to 7-1 3.75 going 6.2 IP 5 H 6 K 1 BB 4 ER. Given his health history and his workload this year there is talk about shutting him down soon.
• 7/30: MIN 1 FLA 0 Duenas 4.2 IP 4 K 4 BB 3 H 1 ER L (1-2 2.81)
• Justiniano 8 IIP 7 H 8 K 0 BB (12-7 3.43)
• 7/31: FLA 6 MIN 4 Pen 4 IP 3 H 4 K 0 BB Herman W (2-0) van Gaalen SV (13) Nabbe 3R HR (12)
• Bzios (MIN) 2IP 2 H 3 K 2 ER L (3-6) Yes that Bzios.
  
  
  AL POTM- Juan Alvarao (NY) .348-13-35 (.268-25-64)
  NL POTM- Luis Wordragen (PIT) .327-17-29 25 R (.288-29-71)
  AL PITCHER- Mike Lochirco (DEN) 4-0 1.67 43 IP (12-5 4.45)
  NL PITCHER- Chris Edge (LA) 5-1 3.24 33.1 IP 42 K (13-5 3.46)
  AL ROOKIE- Joe Vertz (OH) .306-8-16 (.273-31-87)
  NL ROOKIE- Deshawm Snowton (POR) .310-6-13 (.273-22-61
  
  MINOR LEAGUE NEWS: Clovis Kangaroo OF Jorge Vaquera to26-year-old EL AA player of the week. The 26-year-old went 11-21 3 HR 12 RBI
  And in Short Season news Blue Claws starter Luis Anglada went 4-0 3.19 fanning 32 in 31 IP. The 25-year-old was floundering at Farmington (0-3 10.69) but appears to have found a groove.
  I am monitoring the 2005 draft class and the pitcher's innings. This is the final month of the minor league seasons and there may be an occasion to shut a young guy down. Especially if that arm had a heavy workload during the NCAA season this year (Looking at Joe Linn in particular)
  
  
  TARPONS GO ALL OUT TO BRING IN SUPERSTAR PROSPECT
  Florida GM Gehrig Schilling held an afternoon press conference to announce the clubs recent siging of international superstar SS/3B Satoshi Kumagai. The 16 year old phenom has been hailed as potentially the best player since Ichiro Suzuki to hail from Japan.
  “Obviously we felt this young man was a generational talent. We went way past the cap for international players and will “pay for that” (or not as the case may be) when next years pool comes out. Even moreso when you consider it's about quantity as much as quality when looking for talent to start, not build, start, a franchise”. He can play both SS and 3B with a well above average arm and enough range we think at 6'1” he could be a prototypical big league shortstop. Luis has me convinced this kid is going to win multiple batting titles as well!”
  
  TRADE DEADLINE COMES AND GOES. ALL SOUND AND NO FURY
  There were quite literally no trades of any significance at this years deadline. Lord knows the Tarpons tried as most every club in the ABA remarked that they'd been on the phone more than once with Florida GM Gehrig Schilling.
  “They know me by now, they all know I am looking for any deal to help this organization top to bottom and am willing to discuss anyone and any deal if I think it may help us. We put feelers out for just about every prospect on the leagues top 100 list. Nothing ever even made it to stage 2 in that arena. We did have 4-5 deals we were on final stages with but in the end couldn't make the dollars or talent work. I will trade, anyone, but I won't make a deal to 'make a deal'.
  
  This Week: OFF DAY 3 @ Memphis (52-58 6.5 GB AL Central) 3 @ Ohio (58-52 .5 GB AL Central)
  
  Pair of central division matchups. Speedster Nate Holland (3rd in AL in SB 18) comes in with the Generals while Memphis will be bringing slugger Chris Pennington and his 1.013 OPS (3rd in AL) with them. Both of these teams likely must win their division to get to October as Brooklyn (67-44) and Las Vegas (64-47) are out front of the Wild Card with Minnesota and Alaska 3 and 5 back respectively.