The Farm Takes an 0-Fer

The Jays' affiliates need help! Too bad they won't be getting it from three of their top 4 picks, as James Paxton, Jake Eliopolous, and Jake Barrett failed to sign on draft deadline day. Albuquerque 4 at Las Vegas 3Fabio Castro pitched well, allowing 2 runs in 7 innings. Unfortunately, the bullpen couldn't hold Albuquerque at bay, and the 51s lost a squeaker, 4-3. Kevin Howard singled, homered and walked, while Angel Sanchez, Howie Clark and Buck Coats each reached base twice.New Hampshire - scheduled day offBrevard County 8 at Dunedin 3Starter Vincent Bongiovanni had a rough outing, allowing 7 earned runs on 8 baserunners over 4 innings, and the D-Jays could never recover. Matt Liuzza did his best, with 2 singles and 2 RBIs, but his teammates didn't help much; Dunedin didn't have a single extra-base hit on the night (though they did manage 6 hits and 6 walks). The bullpen was pretty good: though they allowed 10 base-runners in 5 innings, that only led to 1 run.G...