6/26 ML Gameday Thread: Portland plays 2

Daniel McGrath on the bump for the GCL Sox. It will be interesting to see what happens with Dioscar Romero and others. I don't expect Trey Ball to get game action until July at some point.

Holy Daniel McGrath. It's a SSS, in the GCL nonetheless, but have to love the initial numbers regardless. Over his first 9 innings he has allowed only 3 hits, k'd 13 and most impressive for me, walked 0. I like to see that type of domination from any level prospect at anytime for any sample size. Now I will be really excited if we get a scouting report that justifies the domination, but until then he is definitely a player of interest if only for his background.

EDIT: And just like jinxing a no-hitter he walked his first batter immediately after I posted (sorry Daniel, my bad). Now 10 innings 4 hits 1 bb 14k and 1 run allowed.

I'd assume that Mike McCarthy will start the resumed game for Portland. 5 days rest and he's that guy anyway.

Cody Kukuk's 2012 season in the GCL

10 IP, 3 hits, 1 ER, 3 walks, 16 Ks.

Salem scores nine runs in the 5th, leads 12-1.

It looks like Hamilton is coming back to Pawtucket from his GCL rehab soon, and Sutton has played more 1B than anywhere else this season, but I wonder if we'll soon see Middlebrooks get some opportunities at first, with Bogaerts shifting to third here and there. They certainly have the flexibility with Holt (who hopefully will play again soon) and Diaz having the 2B-3B-SS flexibility, Sutton and possibly Middlebrooks 1B-3B, and Bogaerts SS-3B. Sutton isn't exactly a guy preventing you from trying promising things with others for, and Hamilton primarily DH's, so I see no reason not to get creative and take advantage of getting WMB and Xander some experience at 1B and 3B, respectively.

That is how the GCL Tiger games are 90% of the times are also (practice complex) and the side bonus, is that you get a much superior, as well as closer look at the players themselves where you can see everything that goes on much closer, hear everything as well.

I much, much prefer it this way myself.

What about Teddy when does he clear his physical so he could get on the mound for GCL or Lowell or maybe aggressively putting him in Greenville? Side note if Sheff happen to sign this year would be a redshirt because he isn't cleared from injury?

I'll take another Kukuk, thanks.

Our Dominican team is looking good.

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jose Almonte (W, 2-0) 5.0 4 2 0 1 6 1 1.00

I like the pitching especially, but maybe we need to be paying attention to just turned 17 year old 3rd baseman Victor Acosta. 2 BOMBS today and 5 RBIs!!

I wonder if they might try playing WMB a few games in LF or RF also?  He has the arm for RF for sure.