Down on the Farm: Low A Report

Beloit Snappers

Starting Pitchers
1.) Ryan Mullins - 2-6 / 3.72 ERA / 121 inn / 100-40 K-BB
2.) Alexander Smit - 4-1 / 3.66 ERA / 71.1 inn / 86-35 K-BB
3.) Jose Cordero - 0-2 / 5.28 ERA / 30.2 inn / 29-16 K-BB
4.) Yohan Pino - 10-2 / 1.63 ERA / 66.1 inn / 77-16 K-BB
5.) Zach Ward - no record
DL - Adam Hawes - 4-3 / 4.52 ERA / 75.2 inn / 53-30 K-BB

Ryan Mullins started 3 games, pitching 19 innings and taking a loss. His ERA fell by .25 points, and he picked up 12 K's against 6 BB's.

Alexander Smit started 3 games, pitching 17.1 innings and winning 2 games. His ERA dropped by .34 points, and he had 22 K's against just 7 BB's.

Jose Cordero started 3 games, pitching 14 innings and losing a game. His ERA fell by .66 points, and he had 13 K's against 6 BB's.

Yohan Pino moved into the rotation, making 2 starts and also appearing once in relief, for a total of 13.1 innings. He also picked up 2 wins. His ERA rose by .10 points, but he struck out 13 batters and didn't walk anybody.

Zach Ward, acquired in the Kyle Lohse trade, joins the Snappers and should make his first start soon. Ward's numbers this season have been very good, and he should make an excellent addition to the Twins farm system.

The rotatation changed significantly over the last two weeks because of a presumed injury to Adam Hawes (who hasn't pitched in awhile), and the promotion to Ft. Myers of Oswaldo Sosa.

Relief Pitchers
1.) Frank Mata - 5-3 / 3.89 ERA / 41.2 inn / 19-14 K-BB
2.) David Shinskie - 6-6 / 2.13 ERA / 71.2 inn / 58-15 K-BB
3.) Danny Vais - 3-3 / 2.23 ERA / 60.2 inn / 57-21 K-BB
4.) Armando Gabino - 1-1 / 6.30 ERA / 10 inn / 6-1 K-BB
5.) Eduardo Morlan - 3-5 / 2.91 ERA / 77.1 inn / 93-31 K-BB
6.) Dan Leatherman - 0-0 / 2.45 ERA / 3.2 inn / 3-1 K-BB
DL - Jon-Michael Cline - 0-2 / 8.53 ERA / 6.1 inn / 8-4 K-BB

Frank Mata made 5 appearances and pitched 6.1 innings, stricking out 2 but walking 4. His ERA went way, way up, rising by .83 points.

David Shinskie pitched in 8 games for a total of 7.2 innings and taking a loss. His ERA fell by .12 points, and he had 9 K's against 2 BB's.

Danny Vais got into 5 games covering 3.1 innings. He went 1-1, and his ERA went up by .19 points. He struck out 10 and walked 4.

Armando Gabino made 5 appearances, pitching 6.9 innings and picking up both a win and a loss. His ERA fell by 4.50 points, and he struck out a batter.

Eduardo Morlan returned to the team and pitched 4 times out of the bullpen while also making a start. He pitched 11.2 innings and took a loss.

Dan Leatherman was promoted yet again, but it may not stick. Leatherman may have been temporarily promoted to cover a shortage on the staff, but for now he remains with the team and his amazing story continues. We'll see if he stays when Jon Cline returns from the disabled list.

Jon Cline made 2 appearances before going on the DL, nearly halving his ERA.

Catchers
1.) Allan de San Miguel - 55 games / .186 BA / 0 HR / 16 RBI
2.) Jose Leger - 22 games / .258 BA / 0 HR / 4 RBI

Allan de San Miguel started 7 games behind the plate. His batting average fell by a point, and he picked up 1 RBI.

Jose Leger started 7 games at C and 1 at 3B. His batting average surged by 64 points, and he picked up 2 RBI's.

Infielders
1B - Erik Lis - 97 games / .319 BA / 12 HR / 59 RBI
2B - Juan Portes - 45 games / .214 BA / 0 HR / 14 RBI
3B - Whitney Robbins - 32 games / .304 BA / 3 HR / 26 RBI
SS - Toby Gardenhire - 63 games / .215 BA / 0 HR / 15 RBI
IF - Paul Kelly - 95 games / .280 BA / 3 HR / 48 RBI
IF - William Luque - 6 games / .333 BA / 0 HR / 4 RBI
DL - Andrew Thompson - 74 games / .261 BA / 3 HR / 23 RBI

Erik Lis started 13 games at 1B. His batting average rose by 2 points, and he hit a HR while picking up 10 RBI's.

Juan Portes started 9 games at 2B and 1 at 3B. His batting average rose by 34 points, and he picked up 4 RBI's.

Whitney Robbins started 9 games at 3B, 2 at DH, and 1 at 1B. Hi batting average fell by 45 points, but he did pick up 6 RBI's.

Toby Gardenhire started 8 games at SS and 3 at 2B. His batting average fell by 4 points, but he picked up 4 RBI's.

Paul Kelly started 5 games at SS. His batting average rose by 6 points, and he picked up an RBI.

William Luque was called up due to a presumed injury to Andrew Thompson, who didn't play this week. He's played well so far, making 3 starts at 3B, 2 at 2B, and 1 at SS. If he keeps hitting, it's doubtful that he'll be sent down when Thompson comes off the DL.

Outfielders
LF - Dwayne White - 68 games / .240 BA / 5 HR / 30 RBI
CF - Edward Ovalle - 100 games / .268 BA / 8 HR / 47 RBI
RF - Eli Tintor - 87 games / .283 BA / 8 HR / 40 RBI
OF - Mark Robinson - 28 games / .200 BA / 0 HR / 4 RBI
OF - Tarrence Patterson - 81 games / .252 BA / 0 HR / 13 RBI

Dwayne White started 7 games in LF and 3 at DH. His batting average rose by a point, and he hit 2 HR's while picking up an outstanding 15 RBI's.

Edward Ovalle started 10 games in CF and 2 at DH. His batting average fell by 6 points, but he picked up 2 RBI's.

Eli Tintor started 8 games in RF and 3 at DH. His batting average stayed even, but he hit 3 HR's and picked up 9 RBI's.

Mark Robinson started 3 games in LF, 3 games in RF, and 2 games at DH. His batting average fell by 9 points.

Tarrence Patterson started 4 games in LF, 4 games in CF, and 2 games in RF. His batting average fell by 9 points, and he picked up an RBI.