Minor League Blogs

Matt O’Brien didn’t get the win, but he threw a nice game as Lakeland topped Tampa 1-0.  He gave up just two hits with two strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Jordan Tata picked up his first win with two shutout frames.
Scott Sizemore drove in the lone run of the game for either side.  Shawn Roof [...]

It’s tough when you blow a 9-3 lead but that’s what happened tonight as Lakeland lost to Fort Myers 10-9.  Freddy Dolsi gave up a two run homer in the bottom of the ninth and that hit decided the game.  Jordan Tata made his season debut after starting the season the disabled list.  He gave [...]

Jordan Tata had a rough start as the Mud Hens lost to Durham 9-5.  The loss now puts them in a situation where they have to win three straight games to advance to Governor’s Cup finals.  Tata gave up six runs on nine hits and two walks with six strikeouts in five innings.
Erick Almonte provided [...]

The Mud Hens were held to just three base hits in a 4-0 loss to the Clippers.  Erick Almonte was the only Hen hitter to reach base twice.  He tripled and drew a walk.
Jordan Tata had a pretty nice start go to waste and he fell to 4-5.  He gave up one run on four [...]

Jordan Tata fell to 4-4 on the season despite a decent start in the Hens 3-2 loss to Louisville.  He gave up three runs on four hits and five walks with six strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.
Omar Infante went two for four with a double in the loss.  Brent Clevlen went two for three and [...]

Jordan Tata dropped to 3-3 on the season with a rough start in the Hens 5-3 loss to Norfolk.  He gave up four runs on five hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings.
Erick Almonte was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a run and an RBI.

Jordan Tata put together a nice start but a fielding error by Chris Shelton in the bottom of the sixth inning led to two unearned runs that cost the Hens in their 3-2 loss to Charlotte.  Tata fell to 3-2 and he gave up three runs (just the one earned) on five hits and two [...]

Jordan Tata improved to 3-1 on the season with a nice start in the Mud Hens 2-1 win over Louisville.  He gave up just three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven shutout innings.
Jack Hannahan had a solo homerun in the win.  Kevin Hooper went two for three with a double, a walk [...]

Mike Hessman belted a two run homer in the Hens 7-5 loss to the Bulls and while that in and of itself isn’t very spectacular, the face that he now has 81 RBIs in 81 games is.  The homerun was his 25th of the season which is also an impressive figure.   And while his walk [...]

The Mud Hens took care of Ottawa 8-5 and while Mike Hessman went just one for four, that one hit was a two run homer that gave Hessman 23 on the season.  The third baseman is having a nice season and he’s driven in 75 runs in 76 games and his slugging percentage is an [...]

Jordan Tata picked up his first win of the season with a nice start in the Hens 8-2 win over Ottawa.  He gave up two runs on nine hits and a walk with four strikeouts.
Timo Perez went two for five with a double, a homerun and three RBIs.  Mike Hessman hit a solo homerun and [...]

David Espinosa had four hits and two RBIs in the Mud Hens 5-2 win over the Chiefs.  Chris Maples also had a nice game and he went two for three with one RBI and one run.
Jordan Tata had a nice start but he didn’t pick up the decision.  He gave up two runs on five [...]

Kevin Hooper singled home Henry Mateo in the bottom of the eleventh inning to win it for the Mud Hens.  Ryan Rayburn had a nice day at the plate in the 3-2 win.  He went three for five with a solo homerun and Hooper finished with three hits and two RBIs.
Jordan Tata threw five shutout [...]

The Mud Hens were blown out by Buffalo this afternoon 9-3 and Jordan Tata was hit hard.  He was tagged for six runs on six hits with two strikeouts in just 2 1/3 innings.  Given an assist to Eulogio De La Cruz, who just got promoted from Double A.  He walked five batters in just [...]

The Mud Hens beat the Yankees 7-0 and Ron Chiavacci got it done on the mound.  He gave up four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings of relief.  Jordan Tata made his first start of the season and he threw three scoreless frames.
Ryan Rayburn walked in all five of his at [...]

Alright, the Tigers made some cuts today and none of them were big surprises.  Probably the most optimistic move was announcing that Kyle Sleeth will start at Double A.  After a solid spring, the former first round draft pick will get the promotion despite struggling last year in the minors.  Having Kyle Sleeth there will [...]

The Tigers number five prospect is Eulogio De la Cruz and he was also across the board amongst the three lists.  John Sickels rated him highest at third but he also finished as low as ninth on Kevin Goldstein’s list (you can find the lists on the left sidebar).  A seventh place finish with Baseball [...]

Jordan Tata comes in as the sixth best prospect using my highly scientific algorithm.  Remember he was actually tied with Brent Clevlen but he finished sixth on both the Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus lists but John Sickels only had him at ninth, which probably cost him one or two spots in the order. 
Tata was [...]