AAA
25 year-old Chris Denorfia went 3 for 5 with a double, a R, and an RBI. He is having a solid year .312/.387/.508. In 348 plate appearances, 37 BB, 13 HR, 12 2B, 5 3B, 7 SB, 3 CS, 60 Ks. 0 Errors in the OF this year, although I don’t know how many chances or assists.
Justin Germano, one of the players received in the Joe Randa trade, was beaten like a rented mule. 5 IP, 9 H, 6 ER. His ERA jumped to 3.65 with the Bats. In 44 innings he has given up 6 HR, 55 H, struck out 31. He has only walked 2 hitters.
AA
27 Year old “Porky” Jimenez went 1 for 4 with a homer. He is hitting .282/.398/.423.
21 year old Travis Chick, the other player received in the Joe Randa trade, pitched an interesting game. In 6 innings he only gave up 1 H, and 1 ER, but he walked 5 and struck out 0. So far with the Lookouts he has a 5.13 ERA with 24 walks and 16 Ks in 44 innings. He has given up 45 hits and 5 homers.
A (High)
Sarasota was idle
A (Low)
24 year old Jeramiah Piepkorn went 2 for 4 with a homer, a R and 2 RBI.
Rookie
First round draft pick Jay Bruce went 1 for 5 with a Solo HR. In 32 Plate Appearances at Billings he has 2 homers, 3 walks for a .276/.344/.483.
GCL Reds were idle.
Bruce is holding his own at Billings…and he’s only 18 years old. He’s liable to be in Dayton or Sarasota before the end of next year at 19.
Don’t want to get too excited based on such a small sample size, but there is a lot to like about this young man’s future. What Bill observed first hand in Florida bodes well, too.
I think there’s little question that Bruce will start at Billings. How quickly he is promoted, if at all, will be very interesting to watch.
If he’s in Sarasota by the end of the year, he’s ahead of schedule, as far as I’m concerned. If he’s in Chattanooga, he’s a star.