Minor League Blogs

The SWB Yankees are getting it done once again with an impressive 14-9 record.  It’s a tight division but they’re at the top of the heap.  Jesus Montero has lived up to his hype at least at the minor league level and he’s hitting .4…

While I wouldn’t call it a disaster, the Mets’ Triple A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons, are off to a rough start.  They’ve 10-14 which puts them in fourth place in their division and they’re four and a half games back of the fir…

The Jays Triple A affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s, are off to a rough start and they’re in last place.  9-14 isn’t horrible, and the good news is they’re only five games back. And three games separate second place from last place.  Travis Snider was sent down to work on his swing and it looks [...]

The Isotopes, the Dodgers top affiliate, is off to a good start this year with a 13-9 record.  That’s good for second place and they trail first place Round Rock by just one win.  Jerry Sands has been simply killing the ball.  He’s hitti…

Alright, the Louisville Bats might not be in first place, but they’re off to a good start and they’re just two games back of the first place Clippers.  16-7 isn’t anything to scoff at and I expect Columbus will come back down to eart…

The Durham Bulls top the Rays minor league affiliates and for them it’s been so far, so good with a 14-11 record.  That’s good for second place, just a half game behind the first place Braves.  Brandon Guyer has been one of the top hitters with a 1.040 OPS and he leads the team with [...]

While 12-11 isn’t outstanding, the Iowa Cubs start has been good enough to land them in second place in their division.  Nobody is really lighting it up and they sit just 2 1/2 games back of Omaha.  Lou Montanez is off to a super hot start and he has an OPS of 1.160 with 27 [...]

At the Triple-A level,the Sacramento RiverCats are off to their usual hot start.  The perennial contenders finished the month 14-9 and they sit atop the standings in the PCL Southern Division.  You don’t have to look very far for a hitting star because Jai Miller has a 1.229 OPS as he continues to rake.  Thirteen [...]

Getting in a game has been tough for the Whitecaps this season but they played two and won them both yesterday against South Bend.  In game one, Kyle Ryan threw a nice game and he improved to 1-0.  He gave up a run on five hits and three walks with f…

The Flying Tigers improved their league leading record to 8-3 with a 4-3 win over Dunedin yesterday.  Trevor Feeney had a decent start and he improved to 2-0 on the season.  He gave up three runs on nine hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 6 2/3 …

Erie played two yesterday because of their rain out the night before and the two games were polar opposites.  Game one saw pitching go out the window with an 11-7 Bowie win.  Bryan Pounds went two for three with a run while Deik Scram doubled, drove …

The Mud Hens fell to 3-8 on the season with a 6-2 loss against Columbus yesterday.  Danny Worth was the hitting star with three walks,a single and a run.  Cale Iorg went one for two with a run and a walk.  Outside of those two guys, the rest of the …

While every other team in the White Caps division was wrapping up their four game series, the White Caps finally got in their opener and pitching went out the window in the 13-12 win.  Kyle Ryan struck out six in 3 2/3 innings but he gave up seven run…

The Flying Tigers improved their record to 2-2 on the season behind some nice pitching.  Jared Wesson got into trouble and he walked four in three innings before Shawn Teufel came and pitched four scoreless frames to pick up the win.  Ryan Robowski p…

Casey Crosby had a rough time in his outing against the Altoona Curve as the SeaWolves fell to 2-2 on the season.  Crosby was shelled for six runs on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.  Three relievers eventually pitched a…

After winning their season opener, the Hens fell to 1-3 on the season in the final game of their series at Louisville.  Duane Below was knocked around for four runs in four innings in the 5-1 loss and Ramon Garcia was tagged with the other run.  Zach…

The Flying Tigers won their home opener yesterday and while the pen faltered, Trevor Feeney put together a solid start.  He gave up just a run on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Kenny Faulk got the final four outs and he picked up his f…

The SeaWolves treated their fans to a win in their home opener and they did it with some drama.  With the scored tied 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth, Brayan Holaday singled home Justin Henry to win it with two outs. Michael Bertram had the best day at…

Andy Dirks was one of a few hitting stars in the Hens 11-6 blowout win over the Bats.  He went four for five with a home run, two RBIs and two runs.  Timo Perez had a team high three RBIs with three hits and Danny Worth doubled three times. Andy Oliv…