Minor League Weekly Roundup

AAA-Scranton- Austin Jackson continues to play well hitting .360 with a .430 on base percentage. Shelly Duncan is on the DL with a sore shoulder but was batting .333 with 10 homeruns and 29 RBIs.
John Rodriguez is batting .302 with 6 homeruns and 25 RBIs. Juan Miranda is batting .283 with 6 homruns and 24 RBIs.

Pitching- We have seen Phil Hughes come up after going 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA. Ian Kennedy before getting hurt was 1-0 with a 1.59 ERA. Zachary Kroenke is 3-0 with a 0.60 ERA, in 15 innings he has 9 strikeouts and walks. Brett Tomko was 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA as the closer and is now in the majors. Mark Melancon is 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA and was in the majors but now went back down. Dave Robertson also was in the majors and went back down, he is 0-2 with a 1.74 ERA.

AA Trenton- Chris Malec is batting .375 with 0 homeruns and 6 RBIs. Jorge Vasquez is batting .308 with 5 homeruns and 19 RBIs. He has only played in 14 games. Colin Curtis is batting .297. Reegie Corona is batting .84.

Pitching- Zach McAllister is 1-1 with a 2.67 ERA, George Kontos is 1-1 with a 2.66ERA. Wilken De La Rosa just got promoted from A and is a guy to watch for- left handed.

A-Tampa- Mitch Hilligoss is batting .326 with 0 homeruns and a RBI. Jesus Montero is batting .302 with 5 homeruns and 18 RBIs. Austin Romine is batting .295 with 2 homeruns and 12 RBIs.

Pitching- Jeremy Bleich is 2-1 with 2.70 ERA, he has 22 strikeouts in 33 1/3 innings. This guy was drafted out of Stanford and reminds me of Tom Glavine, he could move quickly so keep your eye on him. Dellin Betances is 2-3 with a 3.90 ERA, he has 34 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings but also 16 walks, he is one of the top prospects but is only 19 years old. Lance Pendleton is 2-2 with a 3.90 ERA, he has 23 walks in 32 1/3 innings.

A- Charleston- David Adams is batting .302 with 14 RBIs. Pitching wise Manny Banuelos is 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA. Andrew Brackman is 0-4 with a 4.55 ERA. Pat Venditte is 2-1 with a 0.61 ERA. He is the ambidextrous pitcher.