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Jul 23

[DOWN ON THE FARM] Cummings Named To Olympic Team, Opens Spot In Durham For David Price

David Price, Jeremy Beckham, Jeremy Cummings, Jeremy Hellickson Cork Gaines 1 Comment »

Lehigh Valley 4, Durham 3. Ben Hendrickson gave up 4 runs in 5.1 innings…Chris Mason pitched 2 scoreless innings of relief, giving up 3 hits…Fernando Perez was 3-4 with a double. In his last 8 games, he is 16-34 (.471). He is still striking out too much with 14 in the last 10 games and only 2 walks…Dan Johnson was 3-4 with his 17th home run and 3 RBI…Reid Brignac went 0-2 and is hitting .261.

Montgomery 9, Tennessee 6. Jino Gonzalez gave up 4 runs in 5 innings on 10 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 5…Ryan Reid pitched 1 inning, giving up 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits and a walk. He struck out 2…Chris Nowak and Gabby Martinez were each 3-5 with a double. Martinez drove in 2…Rocco Baldelli went 1-4 with a single and a walk…Rhyne Hughes finished 2-5.

Lakeland 6, Vero Beach 4. Chuck Tiffany got the start and gave up 2 runs in 2 innings…Wade Townsend threw the next 3 innings, giving up only 1 hit and no runs. He struck out 2 and walked none…Nevin Ashley hit his 2nd home run.

Columbus 5, Lexington 2. Jeremy Hall allowed 2 runs in 6 innings on 8 hits and no walks. Hall did hit 3 batters..Justin Garcia struck out 5 in 3 perfect innings for his 4th save…Mike McCormick was 2-4 and hit his 8th home run, his second in 2 days.

Hudson Valley v Williamsport (ppd. rain)

Princeton v Greeneville (ppd. rain)

NOTES FROM DOWN ON THE FARM…

  • Jeremy Cummings of the Durham Bulls has been named to the US Olympic team…We are a little confused. We thought baseball was no longer an olympic sport?? [Charleston Gazette]
  • Stacy Long speculates that with Jeremy Cummings jumping from the Bulls to the USA Olympic Team, David Price could be promoted to triple-A as early as next week. [Biscuits' Batter]
  • Rays Digest takes a closer look at Jeremy Hellickson. [Rays Digest]
  • Jeremy Beckham (Tim Beckham’s older brother) has been promoted to Hudson Valley. [Tampa Tribune]
Jul 03

[DOWN ON THE FARM] 10 Rays’ Prospects Named To AAA And AA All-Star Squads

Chris Richard, Dale Thayer, Gabriel Martinez, Jake McGee, James Houser, Jeremy Cummings, John Jaso, Rashad Eldridge, Reid Brignac, Wade Davis Cork Gaines No Comments »

Durham 7, Charlotte 1. Jeff Niemann may have used the motivation of Mitch Talbot’s promotion to fuel his best start of the year, a complete game effort in which he allowed 1 run while striking out 12 and walking only 1 batter. Niemann threw 107 pitches, 74 for strikes…Justin Ruggiano was 3-4 with 2 solo home runs, his 6th and 7th…Dan Johnson added his 12th home run…Reid Brignac was 2-4 and struck out twice.

Mississippi 6, Montgomery 4. Jeremy Hellickson’s second double-A start went much better than his first, giving up 2 runs in 4 innings. He struck out 3 without walking a batter and gave up 5 hits including a home run…Chris Nowak drove in 2 with 2 doubles in 4 at bats.

Palm Beach 11, Vero Beach 2 (gm 1). Ryan Morse gave up 9 runs (5 earned) in 3 innings. He gave up 7 hits and 4 walks…Wade Townsend came off the DL and pitched 1 perfect inning in relief…The D-Rays made 5 errors in the 7 inning contest and managed only 3 hits including a solo home run from Ryan Royster his 5th.

Vero Beach 4, Palm Beach 3 (gm 2). Chuck Tiffany made his second straight start working 4 innings and allowing 3 unearned runs. He struck out 4 and walked 2.

Hickory 3, Columbus 2. Jason Ragan pitched 5 scoreless innings for Columbus…Chase Fontaine finished 2-5 with his 1st home run, a solo shot…Maiko Loyola was 2-4 with a triple and 2 stolen bases. He now has 33 steals on the season, which is 3rd most in the SALy.

Batavia 12, Hudson Valley 0.

Princeton 9, Bluefield 5.

NOTES FROM DOWN ON THE FARM…

  • The Durham Bulls had 4 players named to the IL Al-Star team including Reid Brignac, Chris Richard, Jeremy Cummings and Dale Thayer. [Durham Bulls]
  • 6 members of the Montgomery Biscuits were named to the SL South All-Star squad. The players include Wade Davis, Jakes McGee, James Houser, Gaby Martinez, Rashad Eldridge and John Jaso. Jaso will be making his second straight appearance on the team, something we assume doesn’t happen very often. McGee will obviously not be able to participate due to his injury. Also, Gaby Martinez will not make the game due to a personal matter. [Biscuits' Batter]
Jun 03

[DOWN ON THE FARM] David Price Continues To Cruise Through FSL

Alex Cobb, Desmond Jennings, Emeel Salem, Jeremy Cummings, Maiko Loyola, Tim Beckham Cork Gaines No Comments »

Durham 6, Pawtucket 0. Jeremy Cummings struck out 11 and did not walk a batter in 7 shutout innings. He gave up 5 hits. Since being signed by the Rays and assigned to Durham, Cummings is 5-0 in 5 starts with a 0.84 ERA. He has allowed 15 hits and 7 walks in 32 innings, while striking out 29…Juan Salas pitched the final 2 innings…Elliot Johnsonwas 3-4 with a double and an RBI..Ben Zobrist batted third and played third base in place of Joel Guzman. He went 0-4 with a walk…Fernando Perez was 2-5 with 3 strikeouts…Dan Johnson went 2-3 with 2 walks and Reid Brignac was 0-3 with an RBI.

Montgomery 11, Carolina 4. Wade Davis picked up his 6th win with 6 innings of work. He did allow 2 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 4…Ryan Reid made his first appearance since being promoted to Montgomery, working 2 scoreless innings. He struck out 2 and walked 2…Sergio Pedroza hit a 3-run double and John Jaso drove in a run on 1-2 with 3 walks.

Vero Beach 3, Jupiter 1. David Price continues his domination of the FSL. In 7 shutout innings, he allowed only 3 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts. The biggest threats were in the 3rd inning when he gave up back-to-back 1-out singles, and the 4th inning when he gave up a lead-off double. After the double, he retired the last 11 batters he faced. On the year now, Price has only allowed 8 hits and 2 walks with 19 strikeouts in 18 innings and he is yet to allow a run…Desmond Jennings went 2-3 in just his second game off the DL…Garrett Groce and Ryan Royster provided RBI.

Savannah 2, Columbus 1. Alex Cobb went 7 innings and only gave up 2 runs, but ropped to 6-4 on the year. He struck out 4 and did not allow a walk…The Catfish managed only 1 run on 8 hits, off a Reid Fronk solo home run…Greg Sexton added 2 hits, including his 18th double.

NOTES FROM DOWN ON THE FARM…

  • Emeel Salem, Maiko Loyola and Alex Cobb were all names to the ASL All-Star team. [MiLB]
  • Minor League Ball has a mock draft up and they project Tim Beckham to be drafted by the Rays. [Minor League Ball]
  • Apparently there was a minor typo in the Vero Beach boxscore that had Desmond Jennings making his 2008 debut at third base. [Baseball America]
  • Rays Digest breaks down the potential picks for the Rays on Thursday. [Rays Digest]
  • Jeremy Cummings says he is in the best stretch he has ever had as a pro. [The Herald-Sun]
May 14

[DOWN ON THE FARM] Potential Top Pick Screams ‘Look At Me, Look At Me!’

Buster Posey, Jeremy Cummings Cork Gaines 10 Comments »

Durham 5, Toledo 3. Jeremy Cummings picked up the win in his first start for the Bulls, throwing 6 shutout innings. He stuck out 4 and walked 4…Grant Balfour earned his 6th save, striking out 4 in 2 innings…Justin Ruggiano was 2-3 with a 3-run home run, his 4th…Dan Johnson was 4-4 and is now hitting .317.

Mississippi 2, Montgomery 1. Richard de los Santos only gave up 3 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings, but picked up the loss…Sergio Pedroza was the only Biscuit with more than 1 hit. He was 2-2 with a walk.

Vero Beach 1, St. Lucie 0. Heath Rollins finally picked up his 2nd win, throwing 7 shutout innings, on 2 hits and 1 walk. He struck out 6…Joey Callender drove on the only run with a sac fly.

Hickory 7, Columbus 5. Glenn Gibson dropped to 1-5 after allowing 3 runs in 5 innings on 7 hits and 3 walks…Emeel Salem was 2-5 with his 24th stolen base…Maiko Loyola was 2-5 with his 18th steal…Greg Sexton was 2-5 with an RBI.

NOTES FROM DOWN ON THE FARM…

  • Potential #1 pick by the Rays in the June draft, Buster Posey, played all 9 positions in a 7 inning game…No offense. Wait. Yes, take offense. This is friggin’ ridiculous. The just screams, “Look at *me* do something ridunculous against a weak Savannah State squad. This is NOT the type of player the Rays want in their system. And this has only a little to do with DRG’s anti-FSU bias. This is really a little league/Bush league move, unless of course the Rays draft this kid, in which case it was friggin’ awesome! [Biscuits Batter]
  • OK. It has been a while since we ragged on Bill Chastain, so we will keep this minor. But to say “David Price is close to resuming his season” is kinda ridiculous, no? We mean, doesn’t “resume” mean it had already started once. And in fact, Price will not only be making his 2008 debut but his professional debut. Of course, there is the little fact that the team is still not ready to schedule the #1 pick for his debut, saying only that he will make another extended spring training start later this week. Oh, Bill, where have you been? We missed you. [MLB]
  • Jeremy Cummings got the win last night for Durham after starting the week in China. [Durham Herald-Sun]