Down on the Farm: Rookie League Report

Elizabethton Twins

Starting Pitchers
1.) Alex Burnett - 1-1 / 2.60 ERA / 17.1 inn / 15-3 K-BB
2.) Brian Kirwan - 1-2 / 2.65 ERA / 17 inn / 14-5 K-BB
3.) Jose Lugo - 2-1 / 3.38 ERA / 16 inn / 20-7 K-BB
4.) Sean Land - 0-0 / 4.50 ERA / 8 inn / 8-6 K-BB
5.) Jose Castillo - 1-0 / 2.00 ERA / 9 inn / 4-4 K-BB

Alex Burnett started 1 game this week, taking the loss and going just 4.1 innings. His ERA went from 0.00 to 2.60, but he did have a 3-1 K-BB ratio.

Brian Kirwan had 2 starts, and went 1-1. He pitched 12 innings and lowered his ERA by .95 points while picking up 10 K's to just 2 BB's.

Jose Lugo had 1 start, going 6 innings and picking up the win. His ERA went down by .22 points, and he had 6 K's to 2 BB's.

Sean Land went 4 innings in his start, and his ERA went from 0.00 to 4.50. He did have a 4-2 K-BB ratio.

Jose Castillo replaces Armando Gabino in the rotation this week, although it looks like there will probably be a bit of a rotation system being used to determine who starts when. Castillo got the win in his start, going 7 innings and lowering his era by 7.00 points, while picking up 2 BB's and 2 K's.

Relief Pitchers
1.) Danny Hernandez - 0-0 / 7.20 ERA / 5 inn / 6-3 K-BB
2.) Matthew Williams - 1-0 / 3.86 ERA / 7 inn / 5-5 K-BB
3.) Aaron Craig - 1-0 / 8.64 ERA / 8.1 inn / 9-3 K-BB
4.) Matthew Fox - 0-0 / 0.93 ERA / 9.2 inn / 13-2 K-BB
5.) Brandon McConnell - 1-1 / 6.75 ERA / 9.1 inn / 12-4 K-BB
6.) Patrick Bryant - 0-0 / 17.18 ERA / 3.2 inn / 6-3 K-BB
7.) Walter Patton - 0-0 / 121.50 ERA / 0.2 inn / 2-6 K-BB
8.) Armando Gabino - 1-0 / 1.13 ERA / 8 inn / 6-2 K-BB

Hernandez got into 3 games this week, pitching 2 innings. His ERA went up by 4.20 points, and he had a walk.

Matthew Williams pitched 3 innings over 3 games, and lowered his ERA by 2.89 points while getting 2 K's and 1 BB.

Aaron Craig got into 4 games, and pitched 4.2 innings. His ERA went up by 3.91 points, but he did have a 5-1 K-BB ratio.

Matthew Fox pitched in 2 games this week and pitched 6 innings. His ERA went from 0.00 to 0.93, but with a 6-1 K-BB ratio he's starting to prove himself as a solid reliever.

Brandon McConnell got two relief appearances and a start this week. Overall, he went 6 innings and lowered his ERA by 1.35 points. He also had a very nice 7-0 K-BB ratio.

Patrick Bryant pitched in 2.1 innings over 2 games. His ERA exploded by over 30.00 points, but at least he got 3 K's.

Walter Patton no longer has an infinite ERA, but at 121.50 the ERA he has isn't exactly pretty. He picked up 2/3 of an inning in in his one game this week, and had a 2-3 K-BB ratio.

Armando Gabino got into two games and pitched 4 innings. His ERA went down by 1.12, and he had a 4-1 K-BB ratio.

Catchers
1.) Jeffrey Christy - 8 games / .259 BA / 0 HR / 6 RBI
2.) Gregory Yersich - 9 games / .294 BA / 0 HR / 2 RBI

Jeffrey Christy started 3 games behind the plate and 1 at DH, and raised his batting average 77 points and picking up 5 RBI's.

Gregory Yersich started 4 games at C and 1 at DH. His batting average went up by 27 points.

Infielders
1B - Henry Sanchez - 11 games / .220 BA / 1 HR / 8 RBI
2B - Brian Dinkelman - 12 games / .261 BA / 1 HR / 11 RBI
3B - William Luque - 8 games / .370 BA / 0 HR / 1 RBI
SS - Steven Singleton - 8 games / .333 BA / 0 HR / 6 RBI
DH - Daniel Berg - 9 games / .176 BA / 0 HR / 3 RBI
IF - Joshua Dean - 7 games / .227 BA / 0 HR / 0 RBI
IF - Michael Lysaught - 5 games / .000 BA / 0 HR / 0 RBI
IF - Garrett Olson - 8 games / .227 BA / 0 HR / 3 RBI
IF - Yancarlos Ortiz - 8 games / .208 BA / 0 HR / 1 RBI

Henry Sanchez started 3 games at 1B and 1 at DH. His batting average went up by 77 points and he picked up 3 RBI's.

Brian Dinkelman started 5 games at 2B. His batting average went down by 156 points, but he did hit his first professional HR and picked up 3 RBI's.

William Luque started 3 games at 3B. He raised his batting average by 84 points and picked up an RBI.

Steven Singleton started 4 games at SS, and raised his batting average by 33 points with 4 RBI's.

Daniel Berg got 3 starts at DH, 2 at 1B and 1 at 3B. His batting average went from .000 to .176, and he picked up 3 RBI's.

Joshua Dean got 2 starts at 1B. His batting average went down by 23 points.

Michael Lysaught started 2 games at 2B. He continues to have no batting average (ouch) through five games played this season.

Garrett Olson started 3 games at 3B. His batting average went up by 116 points, and he picked up 3 RBI's.

Yancarlos Ortiz started 3 games at SS. His batting average went up by 83 points.

Outfielders
LF - Josh Land - 8 games / .267 BA / 1 HR / 7 RBI
CF - Danny Santiesteban - 14 games / .208 BA / 0 HR / 6 RBI
RF - J.W. Wilson - 9 games / .294 BA / 2 HR / 3 RBI
OF - Richard Sojo - 7 games / .250 BA / 0 HR / 1 RBI
OF - Wesley Connor - 8 games / .174 BA / 0 HR / 1 RBI

Josh Land started 3 games in LF. His batting average fell by 27 points, but he picked up his first HR and 4 RBI's.

Danny Santiesteban started 7 games in CF. His batting average went up by 88 points and he had 3 RBI's.

J.W. Wilson started 5 games in RF, and raised his batting average by 8 points. He hit a HR and had an RBI.

Richard Sojo started 2 games in LF and 2 in RF. His batting average fell by 50 points, but he did pick up an RBI.

Wesley Connor started 2 games in LF and 1 at DH. His batting average fell by 57 points, but he picked up an RBI.


GCL Twins

Starting Pitchers
1.) Omar Alcala - 0-1 / 2.57 ERA / 14 inn / 8-6 K-BB
2.) Ludovicus Van Mil - 0-0 / 2.03 ERA / 13.1 inn / 8-9 K-BB
3.) Curtis Leavitt - 0-0 / 4.91 ERA / 11 inn / 16-2 K-BB
4.) David Bromberg - 0-1 / 5.00 ERA / 9 inn / 8-7 K-BB
5.) Tyler Robertson - 1-0 / 3.46 ERA / 13 inn / 13-4 K-BB

Omar Alcala had one start this week, going 6 innings. His ERA went down by 1.93 points, and he had a 2-3 K-BB ratio.

Ludovicus Van Mil went 4 innings in his only start of the week, lowering his ERA by .89 points and walking 4 batters with 3 strikeouts.

Curtis Leavitt went just 2 innings in his start, and his ERA skyrocketed by 2.91 points. He had 2 K's to 1 BB.

David Bromberg went just 3 innings in his only start of the week. His ERA improved by 1.00 point, and he had 3 K's to 2 BB's.

Tyler Robertson had 2 starts this week, and went 9 innings with 1 win. His ERA went up by 1.21 points, but he had a nice 9-3 K-BB ratio.

Relief Pitchers
1.) Robert Delaney - 1-1 / 4.26 ERA / 12.2 inn / 11-1 K-BB
2.) Carlos Garcia - 2-0 / 3.38 ERA / 10.2 inn / 7-8 K-BB
3.) Joan Ortiz - 1-0 / 3.86 ERA / 2.1 inn / 0-1 K-BB
4.) Bradley Tippett - 1-1 / 0.00 ERA / 8.2 inn / 8-1 K-BB
5.) Bruno Sanchez - 1-1 / 5.14 ERA / 7 inn / 3-5 K-BB
6.) Jakub Toufar - 0-0 / 8.10 ERA / 3.1 inn / 3-2 K-BB
7.) Luis Carrerras - 0-0 / 2.89 ERA / 9.1 inn / 8-1 K-BB
8.) Nathan Crawford - 0-0 / 18.00 ERA / 2 inn / 2-1 K-BB
9.) Jon Staatz - 1-0 / 4.91 ERA / 7.1 inn / 12-0 K-BB
10.) Dan Leatherman - 1-0 / 0.00 ERA / 5 inn / 5-2 K-BB
11.) Jeffrey Schoenbachler - 0-1 / 3.00 ERA / 3 inn / 1-0 K-BB
12.) Jose Acosta - 0-0 / 0.00 ERA / 2 inn / 0-1 K-BB

Robert Delaney got into 2 games this week, going 3 innings and taking a loss. His ERA went down by .40 points and he had a 3-1 K-BB ratio.

Carlos Garcia pitched 5 innings over 2 games. His ERA went from 0.00 to 3.38, and he had a pretty poor 4-5 K-BB ratio.

Joan Ortiz did not pitch this week.

Bradley Tippett got into 2 games, pitching 1.1 innings. His ERA stayed put at 0.00, and he picked up 2 K's.

Bruno Sanchez pitched in 1 game for 2 innings, picking up the win. He lowered his ERA by 2.06 points and he had a K.

Jakub Toufar pitched 1 inning in 1 game. His ERA went up by .39 points, and he had 1 BB and 1 K.

Luis Carrerras pitched in 1 game, going 1.2 innings. His ERA went up by .54 points.

Nathan Crawford got into 1 game and did not record an out. As a result, his ERA jumped by 13.50 points.

Jon Staatz got into 3 games, going 5.1 innings. His ERA went from 0.00 to 4.91, so it wasn't a great week for him. He did pick up 8 K's, however.

Dan Leatherman, Jeffrey Schoenbachler, and Jose Acosta all made their first appearances of the year, and so are back to being listed on the roster.

Catchers
1.) Wilson Ramos - 12 games / .239 BA / 1 HR / 9 RBI
2.) Rodolfo Palacios - 10 games / .343 BA / 0 HR / 5 RBI
3.) Gilbert Buenrostro - 3 games / .222 BA / 0 HR / 0 RBI
4.) Mighuel Barrientos - 3 games / .182 BA / 0 HR / 1 RBI

Wilson Ramos started 3 games behind the plate, 2 at 1B, and 1 at DH. His batting average fell by 22 points, but he hit a HR and had 5 RBI's.

Rodolfo Palacios started 3 games at C and 1 at 1B. His batting average went up by 43 points, and he had 2 RBI's.

Neither Buenrostro nor Barrientos got into a game this week.

Infielders
1B - Deibinson Romero - 13 games / .292 BA / 1 HR / 14 RBI
2B - Thomas Cowgill - 8 games / .227 BA / 1 HR / 4 RBI
3B - Eric Santiago - 11 games / .250 BA / 0 HR / 5 RBI
SS - Starling De Los Santos - 12 games / .200 BA / 0 HR / 2 RBI
IF - Matthew Lawman - 5 games / .091 BA / 0 HR / 1 RBI
IF - Juan Delgado - 7 games / .217 BA / 0 HR / 2 RBI

Deibinson Romero started 2 games at 1B, 3 at 3B, and 1 at DH. His batting average skyrocketed by 118 points, and he picked up 8 RBI's.

Thomas Cowgill went up to Low A for a few days but is back with the GCL Twins now. He started 3 games at 2B, and saw his batting average fall by 4 points, but he did get 2 RBI's.

Eric Santiago started 2 games at 3B, 2 at SS, and 1 at DH. His batting average went up by 68 points, and he had 4 RBI's.

Starling De Los Santos started 2 games at SS and 2 at 2B. His batting average went up by 89 points.

Matthew Lawman did not play this week.

Juan Delgado started 2 games at SS and 1 at 3B. His batting average fell by 69 points.

Outfielders
LF - Mark Dolenc - 14 games / .204 BA / 0 HR / 6 RBI
CF - Joe Benson - 14 games / .308 BA / 0 HR / 9 RBI
RF - Chris Parmalee - 7 games / .192 BA / 2 HR / 4 RBI
OF - Kevin Harrington - 12 games / .071 BA / 0 HR / 2 RBI

Mark Dolenc started 3 games in LF, 2 in RF, and 1 at DH. His batting average fell by 3 points, but he picked up 5 RBI.

Joe Benson started 4 games in CF and 1 at DH. His batting average went up by 22 points, and he picked up 3 RBI.

Chris Parmalee started 4 games in RF and 1 at DH. His batting average went down by 308 points, but he did hit a HR and picked up 3 RBI's.

Kevin Harrington started 3 games in LF and 2 in CF. His batting average fell by 24 points, but he picked up an RBI.