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Thirty-year-old utility infielder Brian Barden is hitting .379 with 23 runs and runs batted in. He's an injury away from a call up.
Another 30-year-old infielder, Omar Quintanilla, has come off his 50-game drug suspension bashing. Hitting .429 with hits in all six games. Four of those were multi-hit.
Zach Phillips is having his worst year in three seasons. ERA's up to 6.53 and his control is off.
Neil Ramirez is seven starts into his Triple-A experience and despite his highs and lows, he's striking out a batter per frame. He leads Round Rock in strikeouts.
Japanese import Yoshinori Tateyama has walked three batters in 19 innings. He's struck out 23.
Frisco RoughRiders
Leonys Martin has zero problem with American baseball. In his first weekend, he had a homer, two doubles, six RBI, two stolen bases and a couple of notable outfield plays. He's hitting .316. If he continues, he'll be in Arlington in September.
Carlos Pimentel's gotten better allowing three runs in his last two starts (spanning 12.2 innings).
Twenty-one of Renny Osuna's hits are singles.
Tyler Tuft's career: 148 strikeouts, 36 walks.
Do you take Tommy Mendonca's .314 average and nine home runs if he strikes out 44 times in 34 games? Answer: Probably.
Centerfield prospect David Paisano's hitting .213. The other centerfield prospect Engel Beltre is hitting .250.
Innings-eater Richard Bleier is fighting back from a wrist injury. Went six innings the other night walking no one but allowing nine hits.
Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Ryan Strausborger will not be on the East Coast for long. Of the outfielder's 44 hits, 17 are for extra bases. He's stolen 11 bases and has a 15-21 K/BB ratio.
On the other hand, it's taken a .452 average over his past 10 games for Jared Prince to get his average to .248. Starting to hit a little bit and his on-base percentage continues to sparkle.
Zach Osbourne's allowed three baserunners since his call up to High-A. He's struck out 24 in 20 total innings. Opponents are hitting .143 off of him in relief.
Converted infielder Johan Yan has struck out 20 allowing a mere four walks. He's getting more than seven groundball outs per flyball out. Opponents are hitting .188 off of him.
Rob Erlin and Joe Wieland have 90 strikeouts and eight walks between them. They have ERAs of 2.14 and 1.66, respectively.
And Michael Olt is good.
Hickory Crawdads
Carlos Melo has a WHIP of 2.00 registering 28 walks in 22 innings.
Justin Grimm, the 2010 draftee from Georgia, has 48 Ks in 41 innings in his professional debut season. His ERA is 2.85.
First-round pick Kellin Deglan is hitting .224 with 32 Ks and four walks.
Tomas Telis is leading Hickory with 20 RBI.
Roman Mendez is 5-1 with a 2.13 ERA.
Ryan Rodebaugh's allowed a lone run in 19.2 innings in relief.
First-round pick Jake Skole is hitting .225 with 37 Ks and 14 walks.
Matt Thompson had 23 walks in 129 innings a year ago. He has 18 in 35 innings this year.
