Down on the Farm: AA Report

New Britain Rock Cats

Starting Pitchers
1.) Errol Simonitsch - 8-14 / 4.48 ERA / 148.2 inn / 89-39 K-BB
2.) Nick Blackburn - 7-8 / 4.42 ERA / 132.1 inn / 81-37 K-BB
3.) Tristan Crawford - 6-5 / 3.66 ERA / 98.1 inn / 97-33 K-BB
4.) Brian Duensing - 1-2 / 3.65 ERA / 49.1 inn / 30-18 K-BB
5.) Justin Olson - 7-7 / 5.09 ERA / 88.1 inn / 102-40 K-BB

Errol Simonitsch pitched 4 innings and took a loss. His ERA rose by .06 points, and he struck out 1 while walking 2.

Nick Blackburn started 2 games, pitching 15 innings and picking up a win. His ERA fell by .41 points, and he struck out 9 while walking 2.

Tristan Crawford moved from the bullpen to the rotation, starting 2 games and pitching 10 innings while winning a game. His ERA rose by .09 points, and he struck out 9 while walking 3.

Brian Duensing started 1 game and made 1 relief appearance, pitching a total of 7.1 innings. His ERA fell by .42 points, and he struck out 4 while walking 2.

Justin Olson also moved into the rotation, starting one game and pitching 6 innings, taking a loss. His ERA fell by .16 points, and he struck out 6 while walking 1.

Relief Pitchers
1.) Julio DePaula - 2-2 / 2.57 ERA / 66.2 inn / 43-27 K-BB
2.) Jay Sawatski - 4-2 / 2.87 ERA / 75.1 inn / 69-22 K-BB
3.) David Shinskie - 0-4 / 8.44 ERA / 16 inn / 11-8 K-BB
4.) Colby Miller - 1-1 / 2.55 ERA / 17.2 inn / 8-10 K-BB
5.) Adam Harben - 4-9 / 3.96 ERA / 122.2 inn / 74-67 K-BB

Julio DePaula pitched 3.2 innings in 2 games. His ERA rose by .57 points, and he struck out 4 while walking 1.

Jay Sawatski got into 3 games, pitching 5 innings and taking a loss. His ERA fell by .07 points, and he struck out 4 while walking 2.

David Shinskie pitched 3.1 innings in 3 games, taking 2 losses. His ERA rose by 1.33 points, and he walked a batter.

Colby Miller made 1 start and 1 relief appearance, pitching 10.2 innings and picking up a win. His ERA fell by 3.88 points, and he struck out 7 while walking 4.

Adam Harben did not pitch this week, and his career as a Twin is likely done, as his name as been mentioned as the likely "player to be named later" in the Phil Nevin deal. That trade should be finalized in the next 24-48 hours.

Catchers
1.) Kyle Geiger - 30 games / .137 BA / 2 HR / 5 RBI
2.) Jeff Christy - 2 games / .000 BA / 0 HR / 1 RBI
3.) Jose Morales - 80 games / .211 BA / 3 HR / 26 RBI

Kyle Geiger started 5 games at C. His batting average fell by 4 points.

Jeff Christy was promoted from Ft. Myers, and started 2 games at C with uninspiring results.

Jose Morales started 1 game at C before being promoted to AAA. His batting average rose by 5 points, and he picked up an RBI.

Infielders
1B - Daniel Matienzo - 125 games / .252 BA / 17 HR / 76 RBI
2B - Felix Molina - 116 games / .270 BA / 9 HR / 50 RBI
3B - Matt Moses - 125 games / .249 BA / 15 HR / 72 RBI
SS - Matt Tolbert - 72 games / .258 BA / 3 HR / 35 RBI
IF - Alexi Casilla - 45 games / .294 BA / 1 HR / 13 RBI

Daniel Matienzo started 7 games at 1B and 1 at DH. His batting average stayed even, but he hit a HR and picked up 2 RBI's.

Felix Molina started 7 games at 2B. His batting average fell by 2 points, but he picked up 3 RBI's.

Matt Moses started 7 games at 3B and 1 at DH. His batting average stayed even, but he hit a HR and picked up 4 RBI's.

Matt Tolbert started 6 games at SS, 1 at 2B, and 1 at SS. His batting average fell by 1 point, but he picked up 2 RBI's.

Alexi Casilla started 2 games at SS before being added to the 40-man roster and called up by the Twins. His batting average fell by 11 points.

Outfielders
LF - Garrett Guzman - 64 games / .275 BA / 7 HR / 26 RBI
CF - Denard Span - 134 games / .285 BA / 2 HR / 45 RBI
RF - Scott Whitrock - 72 games / .207 BA / 3 HR / 16 RBI
OF - Trent Oeltjen - 113 games / .299 BA / 3 HR / 44 RBI
OF - Doug Deeds - 132 games / .282 BA / 14 HR / 72 RBI

Garrett Guzman started 5 games in LF and 2 at DH. His batting average rose by 14 points, and he hit 3 HR's while picking up 7 RBI's.

Denard Span started 5 games in CF, 1 in LF, and 1 at DH. His batting average rose by 3 points, and he hit a HR while picking up 2 RBI's.

Scott Whitrock started 4 games in RF. His batting average rose by 10 points.

Trent Oeltjen started 3 games in CF and 2 in RF. His batting average fell by 4 points, but he picked up 2 RBI's.

Doug Deeds started 3 games at DH, 2 in LF, 2 in RF, and 1 at 1B. His batting average fell by 3 points, but he hit 2 HR's while picking up 5 RBI's.