RHP Alex Cobb (2-0, 0.82 ERA) vs. RHP Gaby Hernandez (0-1, 9.00 ERA)
Montgomery Biscuits (3-8) host Jackson Generals (5-6, Seattle Mariners)
LHP Matt Moore (0-1, 6.75 ERA) vs. LHP Anthony Vasquez (0-2, 3.97 ERA)
Charlotte Stone Crabs (5-7) host Palm Beach Cardinals (4-8, St. Louis Cardinals)
RHP Chris Andujar (0-1, 2.89 ERA) vs. RHP Shelby Miller (0-1, 1.69 ERA)
Bowling Green Hot Rods (7-5) at Dayton Dragons (4-8, Cincinnati Reds)
RHP Victor Mateo (0-1, 5.62 ERA) vs. LHP Tanner Robles (0-1, 11.81 ERA)
Here are the Rays minor league strikeout leaders by percentage of batters faced (entering today's games, minimum 10 strikeouts):
Pitcher Age Team SO BF SO/BF% Scott Shuman 23 POE 11 25 44.0% Alexander Torres* 23 DHM 17 39 43.6% Brandon Gomes 26 DHM 10 23 43.5% Chris Rearick* 23 BWG 10 23 43.5% Alex Cobb 23 DHM 17 40 42.5% Marquis Fleming 24 MTG 15 38 39.5% Alex Koronis 23 POE 15 41 36.6% Enny Romero* 20 BWG 19 53 35.8% Jimmy Patterson* 22 BWG 12 37 32.4% Matthew Stabelfeld* 24 BWG 12 37 32.4% Mike Ekstrom 27 DHM 10 32 31.3% Matthew Moore* 22 MTG 12 40 30.0% Nick Barnese 22 MTG 10 37 27.0% Jeremy Hall 27 MTG 10 37 27.0% Dirk Hayhurst 30 DHM 16 65 24.6% C.J. Riefenhauser* 21 BWG 10 41 24.4% Alexander Colome 22 POE 12 56 21.4%
For some context, here are the overall SO/BF% for each team:
Durham 26.2% Montgomery 21.2% Charlotte 22.1% Bowling Green 24.4%
Moore struck out 6 of 18 batters today, raising his rate to 31.0%, but remaining in the same place on the list.
ReplyDeleteCobb struck out 8 of 21, which lowers his rate to 41.0%.
ReplyDeleteRearick struck out 1 of 6, lowering his rate to 37.9%.
What should I know about V Mateo?
ReplyDeleteTall, thin, Dominican righty. I was high on him prior to 2010, when he struggled at Princeton. I projected him as a reliever/spot starter in Bowling Green this year, not that he earned it but because they had so many lefties. Really shouldn't be in their rotation and probably won't be much longer as other pitchers come off the DL. Still could develop, but needs to do it out of the bullpen for now.
ReplyDeleteHere's what Kevin had to say about him in the RP Guide, basically sums up why I was wrong about him:
Mateo's 2010 season is a good example of why Gulf Coast League stats should be taken
with a grain of salt. In his stateside debut two seasons ago, he put up an ERA under 2
with a strikeout-to-walk ratio better than 4-to-1. Things didn't as smoothly last year in
the Appalachian League. His ERA jumped nearly three runs while opponents his .050
points higher off him and his strikeout-to-walk ratio was below 2-to-1. Mateo's 2010
season and two mediocre years in the Dominican Summer League are more like his true
talent level than his 2009. Mateo will be back in short-season ball, but where he lands
and in what role will depend on what kind of pitching is there post-draft.
Great post, Doug! Cobb and Torres are crousing!
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