Down on the Farm: High A Report

Ft. Myers Miracle

Starting Pitchers
1.) Anthony Swarzak - 4-6 / 4.11 ERA / 92 inn / 90-36 K-BB
2.) Justin Jones - 1-3 / 3.99 ERA / 47.1 inn / 28-17 K-BB
3.) Brian Duensing - 2-4 / 2.77 ERA / 39 inn / 32-5 K-BB
4.) Josh Hill - 5-2 / 5.72 ERA / 56.2 inn / 37-20 K-BB
5.) Kyle Aselton - 4-2 / 4.38 ERA / 51.1 inn / 45-26 K-BB

Jay Sawatski got a promotion, Kyle Aselton came off of the disabled list, and Danny Powers returned to the bullpen, so the Miracle have a much tidier situation with their starting pitching than they did a week ago.

Anthony Swarzak went 6 innings and took a loss in his start, but lowered his ERA by .29 points and picked up 7 K's.

Justin Jones also went 6 innings, getting a no decision. His ERA fell by .36 points, and he had 2 K's against 1 BB.

Brian Duensing went 7 innings and picked up a win, lowering his ERA by .32 points in the process. He struck out 5 and walked 1, adding to that excellent K-BB ratio.

Josh Hill went 5.1 innings and got a no decision. He lowered his ERA by .07 points, and had a 4-3 K-BB ratio.

Kyle Aselton went just 2 innings in his return from the disabled list, but actually lowered his ERA by .18 points while picking up a K. Hopefully he left the game because they're easing him back into things, as opposed to re-injuring himself.

Relief Pitchers
1.) J.P. Martinez - 2-2 / 3.26 ERA / 47 inn / 53-23 K-BB
2.) Ryan Callahan - 3-4 / 5.05 ERA / 41 inn / 35-17 K-BB
3.) Chris Schutt - 2-2 / 3.71 ERA / 34 inn / 40-17 K-BB
4.) Colby Miller - 2-2 / 4.55 ERA / 31.2 inn / 19-14 K-BB
5.) Tim Lahey - 4-0 / 4.57 ERA / 45.1 inn / 32-16 K-BB
6.) Jose Mijares - 0-5 / 4.43 ERA / 44.2 inn / 53-22 K-BB
7.) Danny Powers - 3-2 / 4.50 ERA / 32 inn / 29-9 K-BB
DL - Angel Garcia - 2-1 / 2.93 ERA / 15.1 inn / 13-9 K-BB

J.P. Martinez pitched 1 inning in 1 appearance this week, raising his ERA by .13 points and picking up 1 K against 2 BB's. He picked up the win in that game.

Ryan Callahan pitched 1.2 innings in his 1 appearance, and his ERA suffered, jumping by .70 points. He had 1 K and 1 BB.

Chris Schutt took the loss in the game he appeared in, pitching 3 innings. His ERA actually fell by .06 points and he had 2 K's. Tough luck.

Colby Miller pitched 1.2 innings in his 1 game. His ERA fell by .25 points and he had 3 K's.

Tim Lahey went 2 innings in his 1 appearance, dropping his ERA by .21 points and picking up a K.

Jose Mijares went 4 innings in his 1 game, lowering his ERA by .44 points and picking up a fantastic 9 K's against just 2 BB's.

Danny Powers returned to action with 1.1 innings in 2 games. His ERA exploded by .98 points and he took a loss, but he did pick up 1 K.

Catchers
1.) Korey Feiner - 56 games / .198 BA / 1 HR / 12 RBI
2.) Caleb Moore - no stats

Kyle Geiger, who was a Florida State League All-Star this season, was just promoted to AA New Britain today. To replace him, the Twins promoted Midwest League All-Star Caleb Moore from Low A Beloit to the Miracle. He should get the bulk of the playing time behind the plate for the rest of the year.

Korey Feiner started 3 games at C, lowering his batting average by 11 points.

Infielders
1B - Brock Peterson - 70 games / .282 BA / 10 HR / 36 RBI
2B - Steve Tolleson - 8 games / .345 BA / 1 HR / 3 RBI
3B - David Winfree - 15 games / .271 BA / 3 HR / 11 RBI
SS - Alexi Casilla - 77 games / .326 BA / 0 HR / 32 RBI
IF - Luke Hughes - 64 games / .232 BA / 2 HR / 24 RBI
IF - Trevor Plouffe - 75 games / .218 BA / 1 HR / 23 RBI

Brock Peterson started 4 games at 1B and 1 at DH. His batting average fell by 3 points, but he did hit a HR and pick up an RBI.

Steve Tolleson started 3 games at 2B and 1 at DH. His batting average fell by 110 points, but is still pretty shiny.

David Winfree started 2 games at 3B, 2 at DH, and 1 at 1B. His batting average fell by 54 points, but he did hit a HR and pick up an RBI.

Alexi Casilla got 4 starts at SS and 1 at 2B. His batting average rose by 6 points as he continued to put up solid numbers for the season.

Luke Hughes started 1 game at 2B and 1 at 3B. His batting average went up by 4 points.

Trevor Plouffe started 2 games at 3B, 1 at SS, and 1 at DH. His batting average fell by 8 points, but he picked up 2 RBI'.s

Outfielders
LF - Deacon Burns - 71 games / .217 BA / 1 HR / 16 RBI
CF - Brandon Roberts - 20 games / .241 BA / 0 HR / 8 RBI
RF - Jeremy Pickrel - 66 games / .230 BA / 3 HR / 29 RBI
OF - Justin Arneson - 43 games / .206 BA / 1 HR / 13 RBI
OF - Erold Andrus - 33 games / .215 BA / 2 HR / 21 RBI

Deacon Burns started 3 games in LF and 1 in RF. His batting average increased by 2 points.

Brandon Roberts started 4 games in CF. His batting average went up by a 31 points as he started to find his swing, and he picked up 3 RBI's.

Jeremy Pickrel started 3 games in RF. His batting average went up by a point and he picked up an RBI.

Justin Arneson started 1 game in CF and 1 in RF. His batting average went up by 3 points, and he hit his 1st HR of the year, picking up 3 RBI's as well.

Erold Andrus started 2 games in LF. He raised his batting average by 4 points and he picked up 2 RBI's.