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Tigers Minor League Wrap 7/27/09

Scranton/WB 4 Toledo 0
Wilkin Ramirez went 2 for 4. Brooks Brown allowed 4 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks with 3 K’s in 6 innings.

Erie 0 Akron 9
Casper Wells doubled and tripled pushing his line to 269/384/521.Jon Kibler gave up 7 runs in 6 innings on 2 homers, 10 hits, and a walk.

Palm Beach 5 Lakeland 1
Jordan Newton homered. Maurico Robles fanned 7 in 5 innings, but he allowed 5 runs on 6 hits and a walk.

Palm Beach 1 Lakeland 3
Audy Ciriaco doubled and drove ina run. Lauren Gagnier scattered 5 walks and 3 hits over 5 innings. Brett Jacobson got the save with 1 K in his inning of work.

West Michigan 2 Clinton 3
Joe Bowen doubled and walked. Brandon Hamilton allowed 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks with 3 K’s.

Vermont 4 Oneonta 5
John Murrian went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles and a homer. Wade Gaynor doubled and walked. Clemente Mendoza surrendered 4 runs on 6 hits in 5 innings.

GCL Phillies 0 GCL Tigers 1 (10 innings)
Gustavo Nunez homered and singled. Rayni Guichardo allowed just 1 hit…and 4 walks in 6.2 innings with 5 K’s.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 7/26/09

Scranton/WB 2 Toledo 10
Brent Clevlen was a triple short of the cycle. Jeff Frazier singled twice and homered. Mike Hessman singled and homered. Nate bump went 8 innings and allowed 2 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks.

Erie PPD

Lakeland PPD

West Michigan 4 Clinton 2
Brent Wyatt went 4 for 5. Avasail Garcia had 3 hits. Casey Crosby struck out 7 and walked 1 and only allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 5 innings.

Tri-City 0 Oneonta 4
Luis Palacios tripled and singled. Cory Hamilton pitched 6.1 shut out innings allowing only 3 hits and 2 walks.

Tri-City 9 Oneonta 1
Oneonta’s offense was a double from Eric Roof and a double from Rawley Bishop. Mike LaLuna started and allowed 5 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks in 3 innings.

GCL Tigers DNP

The Weekend Trade Rumor Roundup

It’s that time of year when trade rumor talk is through the roof. Combined with the Tigers recent struggles, I know this is top of mind stuff for many. I don’t do a lot of trade speculation here, mostly because I’m too lazy to conjure up potential deals. However, I do know this is a hot topic so please use this space to discuss things. Below are a couple of my thoughts on who the Tigers shouldn’t give up, as well as some links to current-ish rumors.

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Tigers Minor League Wrap 7/24/09

Toledo 8 Scranton/WB 7
Scott Sizemore went 2 for 5 with a homer. Jeff Larish doubled twice and walked twice. Scot Drucker allowed 11 hits, 6 runs, and a walk with 3 K’s in 4.1 innings.

Minor League Baseball: Gameday: Scranton/WB vs. Toledo (in progress at blog time)

Binghamton 3 Erie 16
Supposedly the Nationals had scouts watching Erie, and they had quite a show. Alex Avila (one of the guys I would put in the untouchable category) homered 3 times. Brennan Boesch went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles and ahomer. Casper Wells, Ronnie Bourquin, and Michael Bertram also went deep. Thad Weber fanned 7 in 7.2 innings and Robbie Wenihardt struck out 2 and allowed 2 baserunners in 1.1 innings.

Lakeland 2 Jupiter 3
Chris Carlson had 2 hits and a walk. Ryan Ketchner allowed 1 run on 4 hits and 3 K’s in 2.2 innings. Trevor Feeney fanned 4 in 4.1 1 run innings.

West Michigan 4 Quad Cities 8
Alden Carrithers went 2 for 3. Luke Putkonen only recorded 1 out and he allowed 2 hits and walked 3.

Oneonta PPD

GCL Tigers 3 GCL Pirates 1
Gustavo Nunez went 3 for 4 with a double. Jacob Cruz had 2 hits. Zach Samuels allowed 1 unearned run in 7 innings on 6 hits, 2 walks, and 4 K’s.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 7/22/09

Syracuse 3 Toledo 2
Brent Dlugach went 3 for 5 with 2 doubles. Jeff Frazier doubled twice. Wilkin Ramirez homered, but fanned 4 times. Carlos Guillen went 1 for 3 with 2 walks. Brooks Brown allowed 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks with 3K’s in 7 innings.

Erie – suspended in the 4th inning

Lakeland 8 Jupiter 6
Michael Bertram and Chris Carlson both doubled and singled. William Alvino went 3 for 4 wiht 2 doubles. Lauren Gagnier allowed 6 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks in 4 innings.

West Michigan 4 Quad Cities 0
Ben Guez homered. Jordan Lennerton went 3 for 4. Brandon Hamilton pitched 6 shutout innings, fanning 4, walking 2 and only allowing 3 hits.

Batavia 7 Oneonta 6
Michael Rockett tripled twice and is hitting 342/370/475 for the season. John Murian went 3 for 5 with a triple. Alexis Espinoza doubled and singled. Clemente Mendoza struck out 5, but also walked 4 in 4.2 innings. Kevan Hess fanned 3 in 1.1 innings.

GCL Tigers 1 GCL Blue Jays 3
Alexander Nunez an deddie Rush each went 2 for 3. Jose Diaz struck out 7 in 7 innings, allowing 3 runso n 5 hits and 2 walks.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 7/20/09

Syracuse 6 Toledo 5
Jeff Frazier went 3 for 4 with a homer. Mike Hessman singled twice and doubled. Nate Bump surrenedered 4 runs on 8 hits, 2 walks, and 3 K’s in 6 innings. Kris Regas allowed 2 homers in 1 inning. Zach Simons fanned 2 in 2 innings.

Akron 2 Erie 5
Danny Worth went 2 for 4. Jon Kibler only allowed 2 unearned runs in 7.1 innings on 4 hits, 4 walks, and 4 K’s. Robbie Weinhardt fanned 2 and walked in in .2 innings.

Charlotte 3 Lakeland 12
Michael Bertram went 4 for 5. Devin Thomas, Audy Ciriaco, and Jordan Newton each had 3 hits. Mauricio Robles was nasty to the tune of 11 K’s and 1 walk in 6 innings and only 2 unearned runs crossing the plate.

West Michigan – DNP

Batavia 7 Oneonta 4
John Murrian doubled. Cory Hamilton allowed 4 runs in 4 innings on 6hits, 3 walks, and 1 K.

GCL Blue Jays 4 GCL Tigers
Jacob Cruz doubled and drove in 3. Rayni Guichardo allowed 3 homers in 6 innings to go along with 4 walks and 5 K’s.

Minors Notes

Tigers Minor League Wrap 7/20/09

Syracuse 2 Toledo 4
Jeff Frazier homered, singled, and drew 2 walks. Brent Dlugach went 2 for 4. Wilkin Ramirez drew 3 walks. Ruddy Lugo fanned 7 while allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 wlaks in 6.2 innings.

Akron 2 Erie 6
Deik Scram homered and walked. Brennan boesch also homered. Luis Marte pitched 3.2 innings allowing no runs and 2 hits. Brendan Wise pitched the next 3 and gave up 5 runs and 2 hits. Cody Satterwhite fanned 3 in the final 2.1 innings and allowed just 1 baserunner to reach.

Charlotte 7 Lakeland 2
Joe Tucker and Jordan Newton each had 2 hits. Josh Workman went 3 for 3. Jeramy Laster homered. Matt Hoffman allowed 5 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks with 2 K’s in 4.1 innings.

Kane County 0 West Michigan 1 (10 inn)
The Whitecaps took a no hitter into the 7th inning with Casey Crosby fanning 8 in his 5 inning start. Anthony Shawler allowed the lone hit, but pitched 4 shut out innings fanning 3. Brent Wyatt and Avasail Garcia each had 2 hits. Ben Guez, the MWL player of the week drove in the winning run.

Batavia 2 Oneonta 3
John Murrian went 2 for 5. Jamie Johnson tripled. Alexis Espinoza started but didn’t bat which I hope doesn’t mean a serious injury. Luis Angel Sanz struck out 7 in 6 innings allowing just 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk. Michale Torrealba fanned 5 and walked 3 in 3 innings.

GCL Tigers PPD

Minors notes

The Tigers made some organizational moves bumping Zach Simons to Toledo and Jared Gayhart to Erie. Gayhart has moved all the way up from West Michigan this season. Simons is now just one rung away from the big leagues and is already on the 40 man roster meaning there’s a good chance he could see action out of the Tigers bullpen.

Also, in preparation for trade season Lee has put together a midseason prospect ranking which I pretty much agree with. There is always a lot of subjectivity in these things, but I think Lee’s list is a good one.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 7/19/09

Toledo 5 Buffalo 3
Brent Dlugach was 3 for 4 with a double. Wilkin Ramirez doubled and walked. Jeff Larish homered and singled. Eddie Bonine fanned just 1, but walked nobody in 8 innings of 3 run ball.

Erie 5 Binghamton 1
Cale Iorg doubled, singled, and drew a walk. Brennan Boesch and Casper Wells each had 2 hits. Thad Weber went 8 innings with no walks, 3 K’s 5 hits, and 1 run.

Lakeland PPD

Kane County 7 West Michigan 4
Billy Nowlin went 3 for 3 with 2 doubles. Luke Putkonen was knocked out in the 4th inning after allowing 4 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks. Victor Larez allowed 2 runs in 4 innings of relief while fanning 5 and walking 1.

Oneonta 6 Mahoning Valley 8
Michael Rockett, Alexis Espinoza, Keith Hernandez, and Luis Palacios all had 2 hits. Gary Perinar walked 6 and and was charged with 3 runs in 2.2 innings without allowing a hit.

GCL Tigers DNP

Tigers Minor League Wrap 7/19/09

Toledo 0 Buffalo 1
Don Kelly and Brent Dlugach had the only hits for Toledo. Chris Lambert allowed just 1 run on 4 hits and a walk with 3 K’s in 6 innings.

Toledo 0 Buffalo 2
Don Kelly and Max St. Pierre went 2 for 3. Scott Sizemore doubled. Scot Drucker allowed 2 runs on 4 hits with 2 K’s and no walks in 5 innings.

Erie 2 Binghamton 4
Brennan Boesch went 2 for 4. Santo De Leon homered. Jonah Nickerson went 7 innings and allowed 4 runs on 9 hits, 2 of which were homers.

Charlotte 12 Lakeland 11
Michael Bertram hit for the cycle. Carlos Guillen was 1 for 1 with 2 walks. Jordan Newton, Jeramy Laster, and Devin Thomas each had 2 hits. Charlier Furbush fanned 4 in 4.1 innings and allowed 3 runs on 6 hits and a walk. Scott Green allowed 4 runs, none of which were earned and recorded just 1 out. Jared Gayhart fanned 3 in 1.1 innings.

Kane County 1 West Michigan 7
Billy Nowlin, Joe Bowen, and Hernan Perez each had 2 hits. Mark Sorensen pitched 8 shut out innings allowing just 2 hits and a walk while fanning 6.

Oneonta 2 Mahoning Valley 3
Eric Roof homered. Rawley Bishop doubled. Andy Wilk allowed a run on a walk and 4 hits in 5 innings.

GCL Tigers 3 GCL Yankees 2
Gustavo Nunez and Francisco Martinez each had 2 hits. Jacob Cruz tripled. Zach Samuels fanned 5 in 6 innings allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 7/17/09

Erie 7 Binghamton 8
Casper Wells homered and went 3 for 5. Alex Avila had 2 hits. Santo De Leon homered and walked. Pat Stanley was rocked for 8 runs on 5 walks and 7 hits in 3.1 innings. Robbie Weinhardt fanned 4 and allowed just 1 hit in 2.2 innings.

Dunedin 8 Lakeland 11
Carlos Guillen went 1 for 3 with a walk, but there are reports he’s sore. Joe Ducker doubled and tripled and Audy Ciriaco went 2 for 4 with a homer and a walk. Devin Thomas had 2 singles and 2 walks. Lauren Gagnier allwoed 4 runs on 2 homers in 5.2 innings. Ryan Ketchner allowed runs on 4 hits in .2 innings.

Peoria 0 West Michigan 9
Brayan Villarreal fanned 6, walked 1 and allowed 6 hits in 5 shut out innings. Mike Gosse went 4 for 4. Ben Guez had 3 hits. Avasail Garcia doubled and singled.

Oneonta 8 Mahoning Valley 10
Shawn Roof and Carmelo Jaime each had 3 hits. Michael Rockett went 2 for 3 with a walk. Jeff Gerbe didn’t make it out of the first inning before allowing 3 runs.

GCL Braves 7 GCL Tigers 4
Edwin Gomez doubled and walked. Jose Siso allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, a walk, and a strikeout in 5 innings.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 7/15/09

INT 6 PCL 5
Brent Dlugach went 0 for 1. And that was it for Tigers reps.

South 5 North 3
Deik Scram doubled in 3 at-bats. Alex Avila went 1 for 3. Zach Simons allowed 2 hits, but struck out 2 in his inning of work for the South All Stars.

Carlols Guillen with the Lakeland Flying Tigers - cr Roger DeWitt
Carlols Guillen with the Lakeland Flying Tigers - cr Roger DeWitt

Dunedin 8 Lakeland 0
Carlos Guillen went 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts as the left fielder. Chris Carlson and Chris White each had 2 hits. Andrew Hess allowed 5 runs in 5 innings. Brett Jacobson allowed 3 runs in 2.2 innings.

Peoria 4 WEst Michigan 2
Ben Guez doubled. Joe Bowen went 2 for 4. Casey Crosby only went 3 innings. He allowed 3 hits and a walk with 2 K’s.

Oneonta 8 Auburn 4
Alexis Espinoza continues to rip the ball. Tonight he was 1 for 3 with a homer. Michael Rockett and Rawley Bishop each had 2 hits. Luis Angel Sanz fanned 3 and allowed 4 runs in 7 innings on a walk and 6 hits.

GCL Tigers 6 GCL Phillies 5
Francisco Martinez doubled, singled, and drove in 3. Jacob Cruz went 2 for 4. Jose Diaz allowed 5 runs on 10 hits and no walks in 5.2 innings.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 7/14/09

Oneonta 9 Auburn 2
Rawley Bishop doubled and tripled and Wade Gaynor doubled twice. Alexis Espinoza tripled and singled and is producing his best numbers since coming stateside last year. Gary Perinar fanned 5 in 5 innings allowing 1 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks.

GCL Phillies 2 GCL Tigers 1
Luis Grullon homered and singled. Alexander Nunez went 2 for 3 with a walk. Rayni Guichardo struck out 5 in 5 innings allowing 1 run on 4 hits and 2 walks. Giovany Soto struck out 5 in 3 innings.

Everybody else had the day off.