2013 Minor League breakout prospect candidates
I had actually meant to write this article for yesterday, but things got in the way of that happening so it got pushed to today.
Positional Player Breakout Predictions
When looking at guys who could potentially break out, I look at a lot of things and pick players for different reasons at times. My first pick already had a bit of a breakout season last year, but it went largely unnoticed...
Projecting the Pensacola Blue Wahoos roster
Infield
Catcher - Tucker Barnhart
Barnhart will likely return to Pensacola for a second go of things after struggling in his initial time with the Blue Wahoos. The 22-year-old hit just .200/.262/.292 in 41 games last year at the Double-A level. He really struggled offensively, but he was very strong on the defensive side of things where he is among the best in all of the minors....
Talking with Cincinnati Reds third base prospect Travis ‘Moose’ Mattair
A few weeks ago I was able to talk with Cincinnati Reds third base prospect Travis ‘Moose’ Mattair. He had a real breakout season in 2012 and hopes to build upon that for 2013. You can follow him on twitter @mooser3226
RML: Since being drafted in 2007 you have seen two organizations and gone on to play college basketball. Has that journey helped your career?
Travis Mattair: It...
2012 Season in Review: Travis Mattair
Travis Mattair came into the 2012 season as a relative unknown prospect who the Reds plucked up in the Triple-A phase of the Rule 5 Draft from the Phillies the previous offseason. A former 2nd rounder, he took off the 2010 season to play college basketball before returning for the 2011 baseball season.
Things got off to a rocky start in April for Mattair. He played in 18 games for...
Didi Gregorius homers as Javelinas and Desert Dogs play halfsies
It was a loss for Peoria on Monday afternoon as they were outscored 6-4 by Phoenix. Both teams committed an error, but the Javelinas were outhit 8-6 by the Desert Dogs in defeat. The Reds prospects played a substantial role in this one, but the results were not hugely positive.
-CF Billy Hamilton was 1-4, with a run scored and a stolen base (10). He's hitting .273 on the season...
Peoria drops two in a row over weekend
Despite a four-run eighth inning, Peoria was unable to rally and lost to Surprise 11-8 on Friday. They tallied 11 hits to the Saguaros' 12 and both teams committed an error in the game. Reds players played a big part in this game, but weren't able to assist in a victory.
-SS Didi Gregorius went 1-4, with an RBI (7) and a walk.
-1B Travis Mattair was 0-3, with a strikeouts...
Reds prospects aid as Javelinas roll to fifth and sixth straight victories
Peoria was a well-oiled machine on Wednesday, routing Phoenix 8-0. The Desert Dogs, the Reds AFL affiliate last year, managed just four hits and committed an error, while this year's version, the Javelinas, banged out nine hits. There was plenty of Reds action in this one, with six of the runs being scored by Reds prospects and overall actually having a hand in all eight runs...
Tim Crabbe gets one of two Javelinas wins
Peoria came up with a 10-7 win over Salt River on Monday, in the first game since the AFL Rising Stars Game. The Javelinas racked up 12 hits to the Rafters' eight en route to a third straight victory. There wasn't much Reds influence in this one, but one guy played.
-SS Didi Gregorius was 2-5, with a run scored. He also was part of a double play with the right fielder...
Travis Mattair has a couple of nice games as Peoria splits last two
Wednesday night saw Peoria drop its fifth straight game as the Javelinas were defeated 6-4 by the Surprise Saguaros. Despite outhitting them 11-10, and the Saguaros committing four errors, the Javelinas were unable to come out wth a victory. The two Reds prospects who played had a nice day though.
-3B Travis Mattair went 2-4, with a strikeout in his first start.
-2012 AFL...
Not much doing for Reds prospects as Javelinas lose 3rd and 4th in a row
The Javelinas got walloped on Monday night, losing 7-1 to the Scottsdale Scorpions. Peoria was outhit 10-3 as it was a quiet game for Reds prospects.
-CF Billy Hamilton went 0-3, with a walk. His batting average has dropped to .214.
-RHP Curtis Partch notched a perfect inning with a strikeout to bring his ERA down to 2.35.
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Tuesday wasn't any better for Peoria...
2012 Cincinnati Reds minor league leaders
With the season now complete and the playoffs over, here are the statistical leaders for both the full league seasons and the short league seasons.
Hitters
Stat
Leader
Leader
Leader
Full Season (minimum 300 PA)
Runs
Billy Hamilton (112)
Devin Lohman (80)
Steve Selsky (79)
Doubles
Steve Selsky (32)
Ryan Wright (32)
Travis Mattair (31)
Triples
Billy Hamilton (14)
Didi...
MINOR details: 2012 recap edition - High-A Bakersfield Blaze
With the Blaze's playoff loss on Wednesday, all of the Reds minor league organizations are through with baseball for this season so it's time we finished recapping each team's season. Statistical leaders were chosen among those who played significant time. It's not limited to a certain number of ABs or IPs, really. I just picked who I thought played enough...
Blaze season ends with a heartbreaking game-five loss
It was heartbreak for the Blaze on Wednesday night as their season came to a close with a game five loss to the Modesto Nuts. After jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead in the series, Bakersfield lost the final three games in a row to be elminated from the playoffs. The Nuts scored early and often with five runs in the bottom of the first inning and one in the second. It would be more...
Minor League Game Review – 9/12/12
9/12Game Review
Louisville Bats: Season Complete
Pensacola Blue Wahoos: Season Complete
Bakersfield lost 6-2. Box Score
Kurtis Muller went 1-4 with an RBI.
Travis Mattair went 1-4 with a solo HR.
Daniel Wolford threw 2 shutout innings with 2 walks and a strikeout.
Kyle McMyne threw 2 shutout innings with 2 walks and a strikeout.
Blaine Howell threw a shutout inning.
Carlos Contreras...
Blaze get routed by Nuts, still lead playoff series 2-1
Monday's Reds game went 14 innings and lasted over five hours. Though their game took about half the time, the Blaze players probably felt like their game was just as long as they got whooped by the Nuts 12-1 in the third game of the best-of-five series. Modesto was in survival mode and did have the advantage of throwing Major League pitcher Jorge De La Rosa on the mound...
Minor League Game Review – 9/10/12
9/10 Game Review
Louisville Bats: Season Complete
Pensacola Blue Wahoos: Season Complete
Bakersfield lost 12-1. Box Score
Travis Mattair went 2-4 with a solo HR.
Dominic D’Anna went 1-3 with a walk.
Ryan Wright went 1-3 with a walk.
Danny Vicioso went 1-3.
Blaine Howell threw 2 shutout innings with 3 strikeouts.
Brooks Pinckard threw 2 hitless innings with a walk and a strikeouts...
Blaze win first two playoff games against Nuts
The Bakersfield Blaze got off to a successful start in the postseason over the weekend. They came up with two home wins over the Modesto Nuts in a best-of-five series. The series will continue in Modesto on Monday night at 7:05pm local time. Stalin Gerson is expected to start the game for the Blaze.
The recaps of games one and two are below. Go Blaze!
Bakersfield 5...
Minor League Game Review – 9/9/12
9/9 Game Review
Louisville Bats: Season Complete
Pensacola Blue Wahoos: Season Complete
Bakersfield won 8-5. Box Score
Theo Bowe went 2-4 with a walk and a run.
Devin Lohman went 2-4 with an RBI.
Travis Mattair went 2-5 with a double and a run.
Juan Duran went 1-4 with a run.
Dominic D’Anna went 3-4 with a run.
Ryan Wright went 2-4 with a HR and 3 RBI.
Joe Terry went 2-4 with...
Minor League Game Review – 9/8/12
9/10 Game Review
Louisville Bats: Season Complete
Pensacola Blue Wahoos: Season Complete
Bakersfield won 5-4. Box Score
Theo Bowe went 1-4 with a double and an RBI.
Devin Lohman went 1-3 with a walk and solo HR.
Travis Mattair went 2-4 with a solo HR.
Ryan Wright went 1-3 with a run.
Chris Berset went 1-2 with an RBI and a run.
Josh Smith allowed 3 earned (4 total) in 6 innings...
MINOR details 8/30/12: Walczak throws six scoreless in Blaze shutout win
Columbus 2 Louisville 0
Bats (51-89), Last place International League West, 34.0 GB
-Chad Reineke (L 5-11, 4.57) pitched 7.2 innings of two-run baseball.
-SS Didi Gregorius was 2-4, with a double.
Tennessee 4 Pensacola 2
Blue Wahoos (67-67, 33-32), 3rd place Southern League South, 2.5 GB
-Wirfin Obispo (L 5-1, 2.35) gave up three earned runs in six innings.
-SS Billy Hamilton...
Minor league leaderboard update
Tony Cingrani leads all Reds minor leaguers
in several pitching categories
While the big club has been pancaking opponents at will lately, the Reds minor league players have been hard at work too. Especially the guys appearing on one or more of the following organizational leaderboards.
Here's a look at the top performers by category this season. The team they...
A Q&A with Reds prospect Travis Mattair
Travis "Moose" Mattair. Once a minor league player in the Phillies organization (2007-2011), now a minor league player in the Cincinnati Reds organization (2012) with the Bakersfield Blaze. He plays 3B for the Blaze and is currently hitting .261 with 11 HR and 42 RBI.
Recently, we here at Redlegs Review had the pleasure to interview Travis Mattair and find out a...
Minor League Game Review – 6/12/12
6/12 Game Review
Louisville lost 9-7. Box Score
Miguel Rojas went 1-4 with a run.
Willie Harris went 2-3 with 2 runs and an RBI.
Mike Costanzo went 2-4 with a HR (4) and 3 RBI.
Bill Rhinehart went 1-4 with a run.
Felix Perez went 1-4 with a solo HR (2).
Dioner Navarro went 1-1.
Game notes
The Bats offense went to waste as the pitching staff couldn’t keep the Yankees off the...
MINOR details 5/31/12: Dragons walk off with three-run ninth
It was a walk off for the Dragons.
The Louisville Bats (17-37) were rained out on Thursday. They’ll host the Durham Bulls Friday night at 7:05pm.
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos’ (25-28) game was also washed away by rain. It looks like they’ll make it up with a pair of seven-inning games Friday beginning at 5:05pm against the Jackson Generals.
Bakersfield 7...
Minor League Game Review – 5/31/12
5/31 Game Review
Louisville was postponed.
Pensacola was postponed.Double header this evening.
Bakersfield won 7-4 in 12 innings. Box Score
Billy Hamilton went 3-6 with a walk, 3 runs and 2 steals (57).
Devin Lohman went 1-4 with 2 walks and a HBP.
Bryson Smith went 2-6 with a double and 2 RBI.
Travis Mattair went 1-6 with a double, walk and 2 RBI.
Niko Vasquez went 1-4 with...
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