RED SOX MINOR LEAGUE REPORT
● WEEKLY WRAP-UP ● MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 ●
YESTERDAY’S SCORES
Pawtucket Red Sox 5, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees 3 (7) – Game 1
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees 6, Pawtucket Red Sox 1 (7) – Game 2
New Hampshire Fisher Cats 5, Portland Sea Dogs 3 (7) – Game 1
New Hampshire Fisher Cats 4, Portland Sea Dogs 2 (7) – Game 2
Salem Red Sox 3, Wilmington Blue Rocks 2
Lexington Legends 4, Greenville Drive 3 (12)
Lowell Spinners 3, Brooklyn Cyclones 1
GCL Red Sox vs. GCL Twins – Canceled/Rain
DSL Red Sox – Season Has Concluded
TRIPLE-A PAWTUCKET RED SOX (57-77)
TEAM NOTE: The PawSox are 5-5 following a 10-game slide from April 12-20, the club’s longest losing
STANDINGS
streak since 1993…Stand 18.0 games back at 57-77, 5th in the division…Club batters rank 3rd with 474 International League North
walks but last with a .230 average and 436 runs scored…Hurlers have allowed the 2nd-fewest hits (1103) (Triple-A)
and rank 8th with a 3.94 ERA but have issued a league-high 507 walks.
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RHP RANDOR BIERD owns a 3.56 ERA with 27 K’s compared to 4 walks over 30.1 IP in 6 August starts
after beginning the season in the bullpen…Is 1-0 with a 2.76 ERA (9 ER/29.1 IP) over his last 5 starts. Scranton-WB 74 58 -
Syracuse 73 62 2.5
OF JOEY GATHRIGHT was acquired on Saturday from the Orioles organization in exchange for a player
Rochester 67 68 8.5
to be named later or cash considerations…Went 1-for-7 yesterday in PawSox debut but snapped a 14- Lehigh Valley 64 71 11.5
game hit streak in the 2nd game of the doubleheader…Is batting .325 (107-for-329), 4th among qualifying Pawtucket 57 77 18.0
I.L. batters, with 24 SB…Has hit .333 (34-for-102) during August…T-2nd in the I.L. with 10 sacrifice hits. Buffalo 53 81 22.0
RHP ADAM MILLS earned the 7-1 victory on Thursday, his first career Triple-A win…Allowed one run on
5 hits in 7.0 IP, fanning 2 without issuing a walk…Has just 2 walks in his 4 career Triple-A outings and Eastern League Northern
owns a 1.35 ERA (3 ER/20 IP) over his last 3 starts…Leads the Red Sox system with 11 wins on the year. (Double-A)
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DOUBLE-A PORTLAND SEA DOGS (62-71) Connecticut 79 54 -
TEAM NOTE: Portland has lost 4 straight, including yesterday’s doubleheader at NH, and have wins in New Britain 67 66 12.0
just 3 of its last 13 games…Stand 5.0 games back for the division’s 2nd playoff spot and 4th in the division Trenton 65 68 14.0
overall at 62-71 with 8 games left…Offense ranks 2nd in walks (505), and 3rd in runs (608) and HR (98). Portland 62 71 17.0
LHP FELIX DOUBRONT’s 2.90 ERA (10 ER/31.0 IP) in 6 August starts was his best in any month this New Hampshire 62 72 17.5
season…Improved his overall ERA to 3.37, 3rd in the league and tops among E.L. southpaws…Ranks 3rd Binghamton 51 81 27.5
among qualifying league starters with a 7.83 K/9 IP ratio and 3rd in the Sox system with 100 strikeouts. Carolina League Southern
C LUIS EXPOSITO has hit .360 (27-for-75) in 19 games since a promotion from Salem, including an - 2nd half (Advanced Single-A)
active 8-game hitting streak over which he is 12-for-30 (.400) with 3 doubles and 3 home runs…His .360
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average ranks 6th in the Eastern League (min. 40 at-bats) during the month of August.
Winston-Salem 31 31 -
OF DANIEL NAVA has reached base safely in 23 of his 24 career games at the Double-A level, including
Salem* 30 32 1.0
hitting safely in 19 of those, since being called up earlier this month…Has hit .388 (33-for-85), 3rd in the
Kinston 30 33 1.5
E.L. during August (min. 20 at-bats), with 9 doubles, a triple, 4 HR and 16 walks.
Myrtle Beach 26 37 5.5
ADVANCED SINGLE-A SALEM RED SOX (30-32) * Finished the first half at 32-37, 6.5
TEAM NOTE: Salem has won 3 straight and 6 of its last 8 games for a 30-32 2nd-half record, 1.0 game games behind Winston-Salem for first
back in the division and 1.0 game ahead of Kinston for the final playoff spot in the division with 8 left to place in the division.
play…Hurlers lead the circuit with 1,040 K’s and rank 3rd with a 3.82 ERA. South Atlantic League Southern
OF CHIH-HSIEN CHIANG was 0-for-2 with a walk yesterday, snapping an 11-game hitting streak, - 2nd half (Single-A)
during which he was 15-for-37 (.405) with 9 runs and 10 RBI…Leads the club with a .344 (21-for-61)
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average (min. 25 at-bats) and 11 extra-base hits (7 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs) in August.
Asheville 38 23 -
RHP DAVE McKAE struck out 7 in 6.0 IP of scoreless, 2-hit ball yesterday, his most K’s in a game since Augusta 35 27 3.5
2007…Is 1-2 with a 2.78 ERA (10 ER/32.1 IP) over 6 starts since returning to the rotation on July 31. Savannah 29 30 8.0
RHP KYLE WEILAND went a season-high 7.0 IP in Saturday’s no-decision vs. Wilmington…Had gone Bowling Green 29 31 8.5
82.0 IP since May 23 without allowing a homer before surrendering a first inning shot…Ranks 8th in the Greenville* 29 33 9.5
Carolina League with a 3.51 ERA and 6th among league starters with a .247 opponent batting average. Charleston 28 32 9.5
Rome 28 32 9.5
SINGLE-A GREENVILLE DRIVE (29-33) Lexington 26 36 12.5
TEAM NOTE: The Drive are 9-8 in their last 17 games and rank 4th in the 2nd-half division standings at
29-33, 9.5 games back…T-2nd in the league in runs scored (628), 2nd in walks (452), 3rd in HR (87) and 4th * Finished the first half at 39-29, first
in club batting (.262)…Hurlers rank 4th with a 3.44 ERA and have allowed the 3rd-fewest hits (1054). place in the division.
C RYAN LAVARNWAY totaled 8 RBI and 3 HR in 2 games, August 28-29…Leads Sox farmhands with 20 New York-Penn League Stedler
long balls, T-3rd in the Carolina League and one shy of Greenville’s franchise record…Yesterday belted his (Short-Season Single-A)
35th double, T-2nd in the league and tied with Lars Anderson (2007) for the most in franchise history. CLUB W L GB
3B WILL MIDDLEBROOKS is batting .345 (20-for-58) with 8 walks and 11 runs scored during a 15- Lowell 39 28 -
game hitting streak, 2nd-longest on the club this year after his 17-gamer from July 16-August 2…Since Oneonta 33 33 5.5
July 16, he has hit safely in 34 of 40 games, improving his average from .223 to .266. Vermont 31 36 8.0
LHP FABIAN WILLIAMSON is 4-1 with a 2.04 ERA (9 ER/39.2 IP) over his last 8 outings, all starts. Try-City 23 44 16.0
SHORT-SEASON SINGLE-A LOWELL SPINNERS (39-28) Gulf Coast League South
TEAM NOTE: Lowell owns the league’s 2nd-best August record at 17-9…5.5 games up in the division with (Rookie-Level)
9 to play…3rd in the NYPL in August batting at .266…Offense ranks 2nd in SB (95) and T-3rd with 300 CLUB W L GB
runs…Hurlers lead the league with 572 K’s, rank 3rd with a 2.99 ERA…League low 479 hits allowed. GCL Twins 34 21 -
LHP JOSE ALVAREZ has allowed one ER or less in 8 of his 11 starts and leads the New York-Penn GCL Orioles 29 26 5.0
League with a 1.66 ERA (14 ER/76.0 IP)…Has 26 K’s and just 2 walks over his last 4 starts (25.0 IP). GCL Reds 28 26 5.5
OF WILFRED PICHARDO was named NYPL Player of the Week for August 17-23, batting 9-for-20 (.450) GCL Red Sox 26 26 6.5
with 8 runs and 7 SB in 5 games that week…Overall ranks T-2nd both in the league and among Sox GCL Rays 18 36 15.5
farmhands with 26 SB…22-for-60 (.367) in last 15 tilts, with 11 SB in 12 attempts during that span. Dominican Summer League
RHP ALEX WILSON is 0-1 with a 0.55 ERA (2 ER/33.0 IP) and 30 K’s compared to 7 walks in 12 starts. Boca Chica North
(Rookie-Level)
ROOKIE-LEVEL GULF COAST RED SOX (26-26)
TEAM NOTE: Have won 6 of last 9 games…Last 3 tilts games have been canceled due to rain…Finish CLUB W L GB
season today at the GCL Orioles…Rank 4th with a .245 team average and 7th with a 3.04 staff ERA. DSL Giants 52 19 -
1B BOSS MOANAROA ranks 4th in the GCL with a .372 (16-for-43) average in August (min. 25 at-bats). DSL Mets 49 23 3.5
DSL Red Sox 44 25 7.0
OF FELIX SANCHEZ has hit .357 (20-for-56) over his last 14 games to improve his average from .159 to DSL Blue Jays 43 26 8.0
.237…Is 11-for-26 (.423) with over his last 7 tilts. DSL Marlins 31 37 19.5
DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE RED SOX (44-25) DSL Yankees1 31
DSL Rays 30
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TEAM NOTE: Finished the season at 44-25, 3rd in the division and 3.5 back in the wild card…Set a club
DSL Pirates 29 38 21.0
record for wins in a season…Led the 33-team league with 367 walks and ranked 9th with a 3.16 ERA.
DSL Dodgers 30 40 21.5
RHP RAYNEL VELLETTE has gone 3 consecutive starts (14.0 IP) without allowing an earned run and has DSL Royals 26 41 24.0
given up 1 ER or less in 10 of his 14 games/13 starts this year to finish the season with a 2.47 ERA. DSL O’s/Brewers 27 43 24.5
RHP JUAN RODRIGUEZ finished the season with a team-best (min. 15.0 IP) 1.55 ERA (11 ER/63.2 IP). DSL Cubs2 15 52 35.0