Down on the Farm: AAA Report

Rochester Red Wings

Starting Pitchers
1.) Pete Munro - 7-11 / 4.76 ERA / 134.1 inn / 88-42 K-BB
2.) Jason Miller - 2-6 / 3.69 ERA / 78 inn / 69-30 K-BB
3.) Scott Baker - 4-3 / 2.83 ERA / 63.2 inn / 53-20 K-BB
4.) Mike Smith - 9-5 / 3.80 ERA / 130.1 inn / 97-47 K-BB
5.) Dave Gassner - 1-0 / 1.00 ERA / 9 inn / 6-4 K-BB
DL - J.D. Durbin - 4-3 / 2.33 ERA / 89 inn / 81-50 K-BB

Pete Munro went 4.2 innings in his start. His ERA fell by .17 points, and he struck out 6 while walking 5.

Jason Miller made 1 start, going 6 innings. His ERA fell by .06 points, and he picked up 5 K's against just 1 walk.

Scott Baker went 7 innings and took the loss in his start. His ERA fell by .03 points, and he had 6 K's and just 1 BB.

Mike Smith returned to Rochester and made 1 start, going 5 innings and taking the loss while striking out 3 and walking 4.

Dave Gassner finally improved enough in his rehab to be returned to Rochester, and made his first 2 starts of the year, picking up a win. If Gassner has a good couple of weeks in Rochester, it's not inconceivable that he could see action in September with the Twins after the minor league season has ended.

Relief Pitchers
1.) Beau Kemp - 7-2 / 1.95 ERA / 74 inn / 27-24 K-BB
2.) Kevin Cameron - 4-4 / 3.64 ERA / 54.1 inn / 48-24 K-BB
3.) Matt Ford - 1-1 / 4.30 ERA / 52.1 inn / 29-25 K-BB
4.) Bobby Korecky - 3-3 / 3.55 ERA / 38 inn / 21-8 K-BB
5.) Henry Bonilla - 3-6 / 4.35 ERA / 82.2 inn / 52-28 K-BB
6.) Levale Speigner - 1-0 / 3.38 ERA / 5.1 inn / 5-1 K-BB
DL - Ricky Barrett - 5-1 / 3.42 ERA / 47.1 inn / 49-26 K-BB

Beau Kemp pitched 3 innings in 3 games, picking up a win. His ERA fell by .08 points, but he did walk 2 batters.

Kevin Cameron appeared in 3 games, pitching 4.1 innings and picking up both a win and a loss. His ERA rose by 1.12 points, but he did have a 5-2 K-BB ratio.

Matt Ford pitched 2.1 innings in 2 games. His ERA fell by .02 points, and he struck out 2 batters.

Bobby Korecky appeared in 3 games, pitching 3.1 innings. His ERA fell by .08 points, and he picked up 3 K's.

Henry Bonilla pitched 5 innings in 2 games. His ERA fell by .29 points, and he struck out 4 while walking 2.

Levale Speigner won a promotion from New Britain to fill the spot vacated by the presumed injury to Ricky Barrett. Speigner has appeared in 2 games and pitched pretty well so far for the Red Wings, and looks to be ready for the AAA level.

Catchers
1.) Shawn Wooten - 94 games / .237 BA / 6 HR / 37 RBI
2.) Chris Heintz - 83 games / .273 BA / 3 HR / 34 RBI

Shawn Wooten caught 5 games. His batting average fell by 6 points, but he did pick up 2 RBI's.

Chris Heintz caught 2 games and started 5 at DH. His batting average fell by 8 points, but he picked up 3 RBI's.

Infielders
1B - Garrett Jones - 120 games / .238 BA / 17 HR / 78 RBI
2B - Glenn Williams - 99 games / .247 BA / 6 HR / 31 RBI
3B - Terry Tiffee - 59 games / .296 BA / 4 HR / 31 RBI
SS - Tommy Watkins - 43 games / .288 BA / 3 HR / 19 RBI
IF - Luis Maza - 84 games / .214 BA / 3 HR / 35 RBI
IF - Gil Velazquez - 45 games / .277 BA / 1 HR / 16 RBI
IF - Donaldo Mendez - 14 games / .333 BA / 3 HR / 4 RBI

Garrett Jones started 7 games at 1B. His batting average rose by 4 points, and he hit a HR while picking up 4 RBI's.

Glenn Williams started 4 games at 2B. His batting average rose by 3 points, and he picked up 2 RBI's.

Terry Tiffee started 7 games at 3B. His batting average rose by 8 points, and he hit 2 HR's while picking up 5 RBI's.

Tommy Watkins started 5 games at SS. His batting average rose by 27 points, and he picked up an RBI.

Luis Maza started 3 games at 2B. His batting average fell by a point.

Gil Velazquez started 2 games at SS. His batting average fell by 5 points, but he did hit a HR and picked up 5 RBI's.

Donaldo Mendez did not make a start this week, and also did not get an at-bat, although he did appear in one game as a defensive replacement.

Outfielders
LF - Alex Romero - 52 games / .257 BA / 0 HR / 19 RBI
CF - Andres Torres - 96 games / .236 BA / 2 HR / 24 RBI
RF - Quinton McCracken - 15 games / .229 BA / 0 HR / 3 RBI
OF - Kevin West - 62 games / .220 BA / 9 HR / 35 RBI

Alex Romero started 7 games in LF. His batting average rose by 7 points, and he picked up an RBI.

Andres Torres started 3 games in CF and 1 in RF. His batting average stayed where it was, but he picked up an RBI.

Quinton McCracken started 4 games in RF. His batting average rose by 10 points, and he picked up 2 RBI's.

Kevin West started 2 games in RF and 2 at DH. His batting average fell by 10 points, but he picked up 2 RBI's.

By the way, in case you missed it, Erubiel Durazo was released by the Twins after having a mediocre stretch with Rochester, in which he hit .264 over 17 games. Durazo's release means that there is more playing time available for players who actually have a future with the team. I wish Durazo the best, but it seems clear that his baseball career is over.