Down on the Farm: High A Report

Ft. Myers Miracle

Starting Pitchers
1.) Anthony Swarzak - 6-6 / 3.70 ERA / 112 inn / 104-48 K-BB
2.) Josh Hill - 6-3 / 5.47 ERA / 72.1 inn / 48-27 K-BB
3.) Kyle Aselton - 5-3 / 3.84 ERA / 70.1 inn / 61-36 K-BB
4.) Kyle Waldrop - 2-0 / 2.95 ERA / 18.1 inn / 12-7 K-BB
5.) Dave Gassner - 0-1 / 3.75 ERA / 12 inn / 2-2 K-BB
DL - Justin Jones - 1-3 / 5.20 ERA / 53.2 inn / 32-22 K-BB

Anthony Swarzak pitched 13 innings over 2 starts, picking up a win. His ERA dropped by .12 points, and he had 6 K's and 9 BB's.

Josh Hill started 2 games, winning one and losing one. He pitched 9.2 innings and lowered his ERA by .13 points, while picking up 9 K's and walking 5.

Kyle Aselton made two starts and lost a game, lasting 11 innings. His ERA went up by .05 points, and he had 9 K's and 8 BB's.

Kyle Waldrop picked up another win in 2 appearances, one start and one out of relief. His ERA went down by .91 points, and he had 10 K's against 6 BB's.

Dave Gassner was assigned to Ft. Myers on a rehab assignment. Eventually, when his arm-strength is up, he should be sent back to AAA. In fact, if he improves quickly enough and the Twins don't find a solution in the fifth starter role, it is possible that Gassner could be given a shot in that role sometime in late August or September.

Justin Jones, meanwhile, went on the disabled list after make one appearance, in which he went 4.2 inning and lowered his ERA by .13 points.

Relief Pitchers
1.) J.P. Martinez - 2-4 / 2.95 ERA / 58 inn / 65-31 K-BB
2.) Ryan Callahan - 3-5 / 4.73 ERA / 53.1 inn / 46-18 K-BB
3.) Chris Schutt - 2-2 / 3.27 ERA / 44 inn / 46-23 K-BB
4.) Colby Miller - 3-2 / 5.06 ERA / 42.2 inn / 29-21 K-BB
5.) Tim Lahey - 5-1 / 4.34 ERA / 56 inn / 40-23 K-BB
6.) Jose Mijares - 1-5 / 4.38 ERA / 49.1 inn / 61-25 K-BB
7.) Danny Powers - 5-2 / 3.50 ERA / 43.2 inn / 40-14 K-BB
DL - Angel Garcia - 2-1 / 2.93 ERA / 15.1 inn / 13-9 K-BB

J.P. Martinez pitched 8 innings over 4 games, taking a loss. His ERA fell by .29 points, and he struck out 7 while walking 4.

Ryan Callahan made 3 relief appearances and 1 start, losing one game. He pitched 8 innings, and his ERA rose by .16 points. He picked up 7 K's and didn't walk anybody.

Chris Schutt pitched 5.2 innings in 4 games. His ERA fell by .02 points, and he had 4 K's and 4 BB's.

Colby Miller pitched 2.1 innings in 3 appearances, and picked up a win. His ERA rose by .03 points, and he had 3 K's and 3 BB's.

Tim Lahey got into 4 games and pitched 5.2 innings, taking a loss. His ERA rose by .23 points, and he had 6 K's against 5 BB's.

Jose Mijares pitched in just one game, going 1.2 innings. His ERA rose by .04 points, and he picked up 4 K's.

Danny Powers pitched in 4 games, going 7.2 innings and winning 2 ballgames. His ERA fell by .46 points, and he had 6 K's against 4 BB's.

Catchers
1.) Korey Feiner - 69 games / .226 BA / 1 HR / 20 RBI
2.) Caleb Moore - 7 games / .200 BA / 0 HR / 2 RBI

Korey Feiner started 8 games behind the plate, raising his batting average by 16 points. He also picked up 7 RBI's.

Caleb Moore had 4 starts at C, raising his batting average by 18 points. He also picked up an RBI.

Infielders
1B - Brock Peterson - 87 games / .282 BA / 13 HR / 50 RBI
2B - J.R. Taylor - 14 games / .220 BA / 0 HR / 8 RBI
3B - Luke Hughes - 76 games / .232 BA / 2 HR / 28 RBI
SS - Trevor Plouffe - 93 games / .227 BA / 2 HR / 31 RBI
IF - David Winfree - 33 games / .246 BA / 4 HR / 22 RBI
IF - Steve Tolleson - 22 games / .266 BA / 2 HR / 12 RBI

Brock Peterson started 7 games at 1B and 4 at DH. His batting average rose by a point, and he hit 2 HR's while picking up 9 RBI's.

J.R. Taylor started 7 games at 2B, 1 at SS, and 1 at DH. His batting average fell by 58 points, but he did pick up 3 RBI's.

Luke Hughes started 7 games at 3B. His batting average rose by 5 points, and he picked up 2 RBI's.

Trevor Plouffe started 11 games at SS and 1 at DH. His batting average rose by 11 points, and he picked up 6 RBI's.

David Winfree started 5 games at 1B, 5 at 3B, and 2 at DH. His batting average rose by 4 points, and he hit a HR while picking up 5 RBI's.

Steve Tolleson 5 games at 2B, and 3 at DH. His batting average fell by 3 points, but he hit a HR and picked up 3 RBI's.

Outfielders
LF - Deacon Burns - 86 games / .228 BA / 3 HR / 27 RBI
CF - Brandon Roberts - 39 games / .327 BA / 2 HR / 20 RBI
RF - Jeremy Pickrel - 77 games / .223 BA / 4 HR / 33 RBI
OF - Justin Arneson - 53 games / .205 BA / 2 HR / 17 RBI
OF - Erold Andrus - 39 games / .197 BA / 3 HR / 23 RBI

Deacon Burns started 7 games in LF, 1 in RF, and 1 at DH. His batting average rose by 5 points, and he hit 2 HR's while picking up 8 RBI's.

Brandon Roberts started 12 games in CF. His batting average fell by 22 points, but he hit 2 HR's and picked up 8 RBI's.

Jeremy Pickrel started 7 games in RF. His batting average fell by 3 points, but he picked up 2 RBI's.

Justin Arneson started 4 games in RF and 2 in LF. His batting average fell by 16 points, but he picked up 2 RBI's.

Erold Andrus started 3 games in LF. His batting average fell by 15 points.