Friday Night Minor League Notes
A couple of weeks ago, LaVelle
E. Neal posted a blog that mentioned that there was a good chance that minor
league outfielder Angel Morales, infielder Estarlin
de Los Santos and pitcher Miguel Munoz are having elbow problems and might have
to have Tommy John surgery at some point. That point has still not come as each
will continue to try to rehab in an attempt to avoid surgery. We know the
timeline for return for a pitching coming back from Tommy John surgery is
anywhere from 12-24 months, but there are fewer position plays who have had it
done, and the timeline is quicker. Former Twin Matt Macri
had Tommy John surgery in college. Shin-Soo Choo had the procedure done while he was in the minor
leagues. Just a week ago, 2010 draft pick, pitcher Dallas Gallant went under
the knife and had Tommy John surgery. He has already begun his rehab and says
it is going well so far.
Oswaldo Arcia has had to has been the Beloit Snappers DH since the season started
because he has both a sore elbow and shoulder. It hasn’t hurt his bat, but he
is a very solid outfielder so hopefully he can return to playing defense soon.
Tom Stuifbergen is
throwing pain-free again and will come off of the Miracle’s Disabled List on
Monday. He was experiencing some shoulder tendonitis. It is likely that when he
is activated, LHP Ryan Mullins will go on the DL, also with shoulder tendonitis.
Tony Davis began the season on the Disabled List with some elbow pain, but he
took is about to start appearing in some Extended Spring Training games, and
could return to the Miracle by the middle of the month. Pat Dean has begun to
make some starts for the Twins Extended Spring Training team and try to build
up his arm strength before moving to a full-season team. Matt Bashore (Tommy John surgery a year ago) and Ben Tootle
(Shoulder surgery a year ago) are trying to build up arm strength. It will
still be time before they pitch in an Extended Spring game.
Earlier this week, the Yankees commented that
they believe that Phil Hughes may be experiencing Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
That is the injury that cost Twins Australian minor league pitcher Brad Tippett most of his 2010 season. Tippett
remains in Extended Spring Training now, trying to build back his arm strength.
In case you missed it on Monday night, David
Bromberg has a broken ulna after he protected his face with his forearm in a
game that night. He is expected to miss four weeks. I still am not certain who
will replace him in the Rock Cats rotation.
That’s enough for today… what other questions
about the Twins minor league system do you have? Feel
free to ask.
Minor
League Report
Friday SethSpeaks.net Minor League Hitter of the Day– Kyle Knudson,
Beloit Snappers
Friday SethSpeaks.net Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Steve Hirschfeld, New Britain Rock Cats
Red Wings Ramblings
Friday
– Red Wings 2, Buffalo 3 – Through
Monday, Ben Revere was hitting .203/.239/.234. Since then, he is 9-11 and his
now hitting .282/.325/.308. In this game, he went 3-4 and stole his sixth base.
Yorman Bazardo started and gave
up two runs on four hits and a walk in three innings. Chuck James then came in
and threw three shutout innings, striking out three. Anthony Slama gave up one run on two hits and two walks in two
innings. Kyle Waldrop struck out two in a perfect ninth.
Rock Cats Report
Friday
– Rock Cats 1, New Hampshire 4 (12) –
Steve Hirschfeld had another strong start. The
right-hander gave up just one run on four hits. In seven innings, he walked one
and struck out seven. Mike Tarsi went 1.1 innings and gave up no runs despite
two hits and two walks. Spencer Steedley threw 2.2
shutout innings. Tyler Robertson gave up three unearned runs on two hits and a
walk in the 12th inning. The Rock Cats managed just six hits in this
game. Yangervis Solarte and
Deibinson Romero each hit a double.
Miracle Matters
Friday
– Miracle 4, Palm Beach 3 – Dan Osterbrock appears to be back. The lefty gave up one run on
five hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out four. Matt Tone gave up
one run on two walks in 1.2 innings. Jhon Garcia then
gave up one run on two hits in 1.1 innings. Dakota Watts recorded his fifth
save by striking out two in a scoreless inning. James Beresford is now hitting
.340 after a 3-4 game. Reggie Williams and Steve Liddle
were each 2-4.
Snappers Bites
Friday
– Snappers 7, Peoria 2 – Adrian Salcedo posted another solid start and the Snappers got
enough runs for a win. Salcedo gave up two runs (1
earned) on seven hits in 6.2 innings. He walked one and struck out four. Ryan O’Rourke
got the next four outs. Matt Hauser struck out two in a scoreless inning. Kyle
Knudson went 2-4 with his first double, first home run and three RBI. Michael
Gonzalez went 2-4. Danny Ortiz drilled his fourth home run and drove in two
runs.
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