Overall, it was a pretty good day in the minors yesterday despite Lexington and Oklahoma City having days off. The only teams that lost were the the GCL and DSL teams. The biggest win came from Corpus as the Hooks offense burst out with 16 runs. Justin Maxwell continued his rehab assignment with them since the OkC team is on their All-Star break with MLB, and he came away impressed. He even tweeted last night that the Astros have a good farm system and for everybody to look up the box score. Even the players are recognizing that this organization is heading the right way. How can you not see a Hooks game and come away impressed with at least Jonathan Singleton.
Andrew Aplin is continuing his tear through the NYPL as he got on base another three times last night. His OBP is now at .506! Insane that a player is getting on base over half the times he comes to the plate. Small sample size? I don't care! In 80 PA, that is still impressive. Ok, I know it will come down, especially with a .426 BABIP, but it's still exciting. He and Nolan Fontana are highlighting the type of players this organization wants in college hitters this year with their walk and strikeout rates. Aplin has literally drawn twice as many walks as he's struck out (14 BB:7 SO).
The only concerning thing is his power. Only two doubles and two triples to this point. He sprays line drives at over 20% clip (SSS), but you would expect more doubles at this point. He's not going to develop to hit home runs, but I would like to see more doubles. Although, he does manufacture them at a good rate as he has 13 SB and 3 CS.
Oklahoma City RedHawks: Off
Corpus Christi Hooks won 16-2
- Jose Cisnero-5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO, 3/6 GO/AO, 92 pitches GS: 52
- Henry Villar-3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO
- Kevin Chapman-1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO, 3/0 GO/AO
- Jonathan Villar SS-1-4, BB, SB
- Andrew Simunic 3B-4-5, 2B
- Jose Martinez 2B-2-6, HR, SO
- Justin Maxwell CF-2-4, 2B, 2 SO
- Jonathan Singleton 1B-2-3, 3 BB, SO
- Drew Locke RF-2-5, HR, SO
- Jake Goebbert LF-1-4, HR, 2 BB
- Jair Fernandez C-2-5, HR, 2 SO
- Kody Hinze PH-1-1, 2B
Lancaster JetHawks won 8-5
- David Martinez-6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO, 7/3 GO/AO
- Kirk Clark-2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO
- Jose Trinidad-1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
- Grant Hogue LF-2-5, SO, 2 SB
- Erik Castro DH-2-4, 2 HR, BB, SO-1 Grand Slam
- Jonathan Meyer 3B-2-5, SO
- Enrique Hernandez 2B-4-4, 3B, BB
- Rene Garcia C-2-4, BB, SO
Lexington Legends: Off
Tri-City ValleyCats won 5-2
- Juri Perez-6 2/3 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, 9/4 GO/AO
- Travis Ballew-1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO, 3/0 GO/AO
- Blake Ford-1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO-7 Saves already, also has a 0.00 ERA
- Andrew Aplin CF-1-3, 2 BB, SO, 2 SB-This guy continues to impress
- Jesse Wierzbicki 1B-2-3, HR, BB, SB, PO
- Jobduan Morales DH-0-2, 2 BB
- Jarrod McKinney RF-2-3, BB, SO, SB
Greeneville Astros won 6-5
- Daniel Minor-4 1/3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 3/4 GO/AO
- Zachary Hardoin-2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO
- Zachary Dando-1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 SO, 2/0 GO/AO
- Brian Blasik 2B-1-2, 2B, BB
- Terrell Joyce DH-3-5, 2B, SO-I like this guy, one of sleepers for the draft
- Angel Ibanez 3B-1-3, 2B, BB, SO
- Ricky Gringas C-1-3, 2B, SB
GCL Astros lost 3-2
- Raul Rivera-2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO
- Chia-Jen Lo-1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO
- Edison Frias-5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 6/1 GO/AO
- Brett Phillips CF-1-4, 3 OF Assists-1 at 2nd base and 2 at home-Note taken, do not run on him
- Darwin Rivera 3B-0-1, 3 BB
- Teoscar Hernandez RF-1-4, 3 SO, SB
DSL Astros lost 3-1
- Edwin Villarroel-5 Ip, 6 H, 3 R 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR, 5/7 GO/AO
- Luis Abad-4 Ip, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 SO, 4/3 GO/AO
- Luis Reynoso 2B-0-1, 3 BB, SO, CS, PO
- Mesac Laguna 1B-1-4, 2B
- Hector Roa RF-1-4, HR, 2 SO-Huh? This guy turns 41 tomorrow? Gotta be an error...