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Alan Ahmady Suspended
October 06, 2009 by
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for amphetamines.
The suspension will commence at the start of the next season.
I’m Down . . . Someone Kick Me
October 03, 2009 by
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I think Jeff Luhnow has done tremendous things with the farm system and bringing the Cardinals forward into the statistical age of baseball. I have a very strong suspicion that the Cardinals (and other clubs) have reliable, advanced metrics on catcher’s defense that simply...
2009 Springfield Cardinals Pitching Stats
October 02, 2009 by
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The test of a Cardinal pitching prospect’s mettle is Double-A. The Texas League. Hammons Field. If you can just avoid getting beat up here, you have a good chance.
League average K/9 6.4, BB/9 3.6, HR/9 0.7, H/9 9.2, ERA 4.22.
Age
ERA
IP
HR
BB
SO
HBP
BF
WHIP
H/9
HR/9
BB...
2009 Springfield Hitting Stats
September 29, 2009 by
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We’re making some real progress now, all the way up to AA.
Let’s preface by giving the context talk again. While Palm Beach is a hitter’s graveyard, Springfield is an extremely hitter friendly park. The HR factor for Palm Beach is 80, for Springfield it is 122. What...
2009 Palm Beach Pitching Stats
September 28, 2009 by
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Hooray. We’re moving along to more meaningful stats. Well, sort of. As I mentioned before, Roger Dean is a hitter’s graveyard. Therefore, it makes pitchers look a little better than they actually are. Moving from Palm Beach to Springfield can be one of the toughest transitions...
More info on Mateo
September 27, 2009 by
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In what is the most detailed article to date, Joe Strauss offers further insight into the ongoing saga of the Cardinals and Domincan prospect Wagner Mateo. By and large this is an even-handed effort to publish some facts although Strauss is unable, as usual, to refrain from putting...
Future Redbirds Hiatus
September 24, 2009 by
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Around this time of year we always take a breather to recoup. There may be some stray posts that pop up but, likely for the next 2-3 weeks, there will not be a “regular” post.
The Arizona Fall League starts in 19 days (second week in October) and we’ll be back...
Daily Farm Report – AAA Championship Game
September 22, 2009 by
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PJ Walters Jeremy Hellickson
3.58 FIP 2.66 FIP
The AAA championship game will be on live on ESPN 2 at 7pm Eastern.
Live blog is over at Viva El Birdos here.
UPDATED: DFR for the game is after the jump!
Memphis 4, Durham 5
PJ Walters started...
Wagner Mateo’s contract has been voided
September 22, 2009 by
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This is likely a result of the eye condition (likely a degenerative one) that came up about a week ago. While it may be a good thing this was found out now, it removes a (once) significant prospect from the Cardinals control.
Perhaps, and this is total speculation, the Cardinals...
Wagner Mateo Contract Voided
September 22, 2009 by
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The Cardinals have voided the contract of Wagner Mateo over his vision issues. The are voiding it over “pre-existing injuries and physical defects”.
Here is the info from Bernie’s Press box:
HOUSTON, TX, Sept. 22, 2009 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today...
Scouting Report: Lance Lynn
September 22, 2009 by
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The 39th overall pick in 2008, Lance Lynn followed in the steps of the previous seasons supplemental pick and rapidly ascended through the system. Weighing in at a hefty 250lbs and a tall 6′5″ frame, Lynn got a taste of Memphis on the 4th of September. What follows...
2009 Palm Beach Cardinal Hitting Stats
September 21, 2009 by
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Behold! Numbers for your perusal, sorted by the best on-base percentage to last.
Age
PA
2B
3B
HR
SB
CS
BB
SO
BA
OBP ▾
SLG
OPS
TB
Charles Cutler
22
181
10
2
1
2
0
25
22
.274
.406
.390
.796
57
Peter Kozma
21
84
5
0
0
1
0
8
16
.315
.381
.384
.765
28
Aaron Luna
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228...
Congrats to the PCL Champions!
September 19, 2009 by
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The Memphis Redbirds completed their straight run through the playoffs crushing Brett Wallace and the Sacramento River Cats 6-0 behind lefty Evan MacLane.
Jon Jay was 3-for-5.
Jarrett Hoffpauir was 3-for-5 with a double.
Mark Hamilton was 1-for-3 with a pair of walks.
Mark Shorey...
UCB Project: Top 7 Cardinal Prospects
September 18, 2009 by
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Well, this has been an eventful day. I meant to get this up much sooner, thankfully I didn’t. Wagner Mateo would have been my #4 prospect on this list, but who knows what is going on now.
A caveat here — I still like waiting for fall leagues to get over with before I come up [...]
Wagner Mateo’s Potential Eye Issue
September 18, 2009 by
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This is part of the reason I have such a hard time evaluating Latin American prospects. It’s why I wasn’t high on Roberto de la Cruz last year as well. These players simply aren’t vetted as well and the records in Latin America are not on the same plane as those...
2009 River Bandits Pitching Stats
September 17, 2009 by
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We’re out of small season stat-land, but there still plenty of caveats that apply. The average aged Midwest League hurler is 21.7. The league average ERA is 3.96 and the normal K/9, BB/9, H/9 and HR/9 rates are 7.8, 3.4, 8.6 and 0.6. So while a player Arquimedes Nieto got a...
PCL Championship Series Game II
September 16, 2009 by
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Memphis takes a commanding 2-0 lead in the series with a 3-2 win over Brett Wallace and the Sacramento RiverCats.
Adam Ottavino was spectacular striking out 9 over 6 innings. He allowed 2 runs over 6 innings walking 3. At 94 pitches, he was relatively efficient in retiring hitters...
2009 Quad Cities River Bandits Hitting Stats
September 16, 2009 by
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Do-stats, do-stats, do-do-stat stat stats.
The parallels between Stock and Vasquez’s 2008 and 2009 are sort of alarming, which makes me a little gun-shy about jumping full force onto the Robert Stock bandwagon. Stock will still probably rank pretty high on my list, but only because...
Daily Farm Report 9/15/09 – Open Thread
September 15, 2009 by
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Jaime Garcia Chris Gissell
2-0 3.86 ERA 0-1 3.52 ERA
Here’s my effort at a Viva El Birdos-like open thread.
Memphis is facing off against Sacramento in the PCL World Series.
The game will start at about 8:15pm after a rain delay....
2009 Muckdogs Pitching Stats
September 15, 2009 by
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Sample Size Stats! Get your sample size stats here!
Rk
Age
ERA
IP
R
SO
HBP
BF
WHIP
H/9
HR/9
BB/9
SO/9
SO/BB ▾
1
Daniel Calhoun
22
1.86
48.1
14
42
1
193
0.952
7.4
0.2
1.1
7.8
7.00
2
Scott Schneider
21
0.92
39.1
8
47
2
155
0.839
5.7
0.0
1.8
10.8
5.88
3
Joshua Squatrito...
2009 Muckdogs Batting Stats
September 14, 2009 by
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Lookin’ at a whole lot of ‘meh’. Kyle Conley posted some video game numbers, putting himself on the prospect map. Maybe not a whole lot to hyperventilate over after that. Matt Adams carried over his brilliance from Johnson City. Decent performance by Ryde Rodriguez...
Irony
September 13, 2009 by
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From Jeff Luhnow:
Memphis will be facing Sacramento (Wallace & Morty) for the PCL title. Game 1 is Tuesday in Memphis.
Daily Farm Report 09/11/2009
September 11, 2009 by
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Memphis 1, AlburLOSERS 0
Affectation.
Memphis swept this series 3-0 and will move on in the playoffs.
David Freese was 2-for-4. An opposite field HR accounted for the only scoring in the game.
Brian Barden was 3-for-3 with a double.
Evan MacLane tossed a gem for the Redbirds. ...
Daily Farm Report 09/10/2009
September 11, 2009 by
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Memphis 8, Alburquerque 6
After trailing by 2 heading into the 9th, the Redbirds put up a 5 spot to take a Game 2 victory and lead the five game series 2-0.
Tyler Greene continues his hot hitting ways going 2-for-4 with a HR and a walk.
Mark Hamilton was 3-for-4 with a double.
Brandon...
Daily Farm Report 09/09/2009
September 09, 2009 by
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9. I’m a movie addict and tonight was the release of 9, which I’d personally been anticipating for a while. The movie was very solid with particularly compelling characters. The animation was fantastic and a nice visit to the pre-Pixar type animation. I love Pixar...
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