Saturday, June 20, 2015

Corey Brown International League POW 060815 to 061415

Corey Brown of the Durham Bulls was selected the International League Player of the Week for the span of June 8, 2015 through June 14, 2015. For the week he hit 10 for 27, .370/.433/.889 with 2 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB and 3 BB in 7 games. This season the outfielder is hitting .231/.300/.446 with 10 HR, 32 RBI, 28 R, 7 SB in 53 games. He does have four seasons of limited MLB experience with the Red Sox and Nationals hitting .171/.244/.390 with 2 HR, 4 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 39 games. Durham is the Triple A team of the Tampa Bay Rays. He was originally drated by the Athletics with the 59th pick of the first round in 2007. Brown turned 29 on November 26.

Alex Rodriguez 3000th hit

Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees had the 3000th hit of his MLB career in a 7-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on June 19, 2015. The hit was a solo home run off Justin Verlander in the first inning with two outs. For the game he was 1 for 4 with the HR, 1 RBI, 1 R while batting third and being the DH. This season the third baseman has hit .277/.382/.514 with 13 HR, 35 RBI, 38 R, 1 SB in 63 games. Over 21 MLB seasons with the Yankees, Rangers and Mariners he has hit .299/.384/.557 with 667 HR, 2004 RBI, 1957 R, 323 SB in 2631 games. His hit breakdown has been 1465 in 11 seasons with the Yankees, 569 over three seasons with the Rangers and 627 over seven seasons with the Mariners. He was originally drafted by the Mariners with the first over all pick in 1993. Rodriguez will be 40 on July 27.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

2015 CWS on Pop We

This is the annual College World Series post I did for Pop We before I went on vacation.

Chris Heston n Giancarlo Stanton NL Players of Week 060815 to 061415

Chris Heston of the San Francisco Giants and Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins were selected the National League Co-Players of the Week for the span of June 8, 2015 through June 14, 2015.

For the week RHP Heston was 1-1, 1.29 ERA, 17 K, 0.79 WHIP, .149 BAA in 14.0 IP over 2 games. His June 9 game was a no-hitter against the Mets. This season he is 6-5, 3.76 ERA, 72 K, 1.25 WHIP, .252 BAA in 79.0 IP over 16 games. Over two MLB seasons with the Giants he is 6-5, 3.84 ERA, 76 K, 1.28 WHIP, .255 BAA in 84.1 IP over 16 games. He was originally drafted by the Giants in the 12th round in 2009. Heston turned 27 on April 10.

For the week Stanton hit 13 for 25, .520/.586/1.280 with 4 2B, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB and 4 BB in 7 games. This season the outfielder is hitting .265/.351/.616 with 24 HR, 62 RBI, 43 R, 4 SB in 65 games. Over six MLB seasons with the Marlins he is hitting.270/.362/.547 with 178 HR, 461 RBI, 393 R, 34 SB in 699 games. He was originally drafted by the Marlins in the second round in 2007. Stanton turned 25 on November 8th.

Manny Machado AL Player of Week 060815 to 061415

Manny Machado of the Baltimore Orioles was selected the American League Player of the Week for the span of June 8, 2015 through June 14, 2015. For the week he hit 11 for 24, .458/.519/.750 with 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 9 R and 3 BB in 6 games. This season the third baseman is hitting .290/.349/.506 with 13 HR, 33 RBI, 42 R, 9 SB in 64 games. Over four MLB seasons with the Orioles he is hitting .280/.320/.446 with 46 HR, 162 RBI, 192 R, 19 SB in 353 games. He was originally drafted by the Orioles with the third pick of the first round in 2010. Machado will be 23 on July 6th.

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Alex Rodriguez hits RBI 2001

Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees had a 2-run home run on June 13, 2015 for RBI 2001 of his MLB career, He also joined Hall of Famers Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth as the only members of the 2000 RBI club. For the game Rodriguez was 1 for 5 with the HR, 2 RBI, and 1 R while batting third and serving as the DH. The Yankees lost to the Baltimore Orioles 9-4. Aaron finished his career with 2297 RBI and Ruth had 2214.

KBO MLB ties 061315

Here are players in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) that have MLB ties. These results are after the 11th week of the 2015 season

Zach Lutz (Doosan Bears) .111/.172/.222 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Deibinson Romero (Doosan Bears) .206/.250/.471 w/ 2 HR, 8 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Yunesky Maya (Doosan Bears) 2-5, 8.17 ERA, 62 K, 1.67 WHIP in 68.1 IP over 13 games

Dustin Nippert (Doosan Bears) 3-3  4.67 ERA, 42 K, 1.48 WHIP in 54.0 IP over 10 games

Nyjer Morgan (Hanwha Eagles) .273/.415/.300 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB in 10 games

Jake Fox (Hanwha Eagles) .200/.385/.375 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 4 games

Mitch Talbot (Hanwha Eagles) 5-3, 5.40 ERA, 41 K, 1.53 WHIP in 58.1 IP over 12 games

Shane Youman (Hanwha Eagles) 3-4, 4.46 ERA, 43 K, 1.56 WHIP in 68.2 IP over 13 games

Brett Pill (Kia Tigers) .312/.364/.513 w/ 10 HR, 48 RBI, 37 R, 6 SB in 60 games

Philip Humber (Kia Tigers) 3-2, 6.48 ERA, 35 K, 1.78 WHIP in 50.0 IP over 11 games

Josh Stinson (Kia Tigers) 6-3, 3.78 ERA, 42 K, 1.37 WHIP in 81.0 IP over 13 games

Dan Black (KT Wiz) .474/.487/.737 w/ 3 HR, 11 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Andy Marte (KT Wiz) .369/.425/.607 w/ 5 HR, 24 RBI, 21 R, 0 SB in 34 games

Phil Irwin (KT Wiz) 1-6, 8.00 ERA, 41 K, 1.89 WHIP in 54.0 IP over 11 games

Chris Oxspring (KT Wiz) 3-7, 4.70 ERA, 59 K, 1.49 WHIP in 76.2 IP over 13 games

Andrew Sisco (KT Wiz) 0-6, 6.23 ERA, 42 K, 1.74 WHIP in 39.0 IP over 17 games

Jack Hannahan (LG Twins) .327/.410/.523 w/ 4 HR, 22 RBI, 17 R, 0 SB in 32 games

Lucas Harrell (LG Twins) 4-6, 5.64 ERA, 56 K, 1.72 WHIP in 67.0 IP over 13 games

Henry Sosa (LG Twins) 5-6, 3.97 ERA, 80 K, 1.18 WHIP in 90.2 IP over 14 games

Jim Adduci (Lotte Giants) .271/.353/.492 w/ 9 HR, 35 RBI, 40 R, 11 SB in 51 games

Josh Lindblom (Lotte Giants) 7-4, 3.61 ERA, 78 K, 1.24 WHIP in 87.1 IP over 13 games

Brooks Raley (Lotte Giants) 4-5, 4.50 ERA, 74 K, 1.26 WHIP in 84.0 IP over 14 games

Eric Thames (NC Dinos) .351/.474/.782 w/ 21 HR, 65 RBI, 57 R, 15 SB in 60 games

Eric Hacker (NC Dinos) 7-3, 3.47 ERA, 66 K, 1.10 WHIP in 80.1 IP over 13 games

Charlie Shirek (NC Dinos) 4-5, 5.74 ERA, 29 K, 1.61 WHIP in 53.1 IP over 12 games

Brad Snyder (Nexen Heroes) .255/.331/.465 w/ 9 HR, 31 RBI, 31 R, 1 SB in 42 games

Ryan Feierabend (Nexen Heroes) 5-5, 4.46 ERA, 64 K, 1.46 WHIP in 74.2 IP over 13 games

Andy VanHekken (Nexen Heroes) 7-3, 4.30 ERA, 91 K, 1.39 WHIP in 83.2 IP over 14 games

Yamaico Navarro (Samsung Lions) .246/.368/.530 w/ 20 HR, 48 RBI, 53 R, 10 SB in 61 games

Tyler Cloyd (Samsung Lions) 6-3, 3.21 ERA, 61 K, 1.12 WHIP in 75.2 IP over 12 games

Alfred Figaro (Samsung Lions) 9-3, 3.38 ERA, 64 K, 1.29 WHIP in 82.2 IP over 13 games

Andrew Brown (SK Wyverns) .280/.397/.551 w/ 15 HR, 39 RBI, 34 R, 4 SB in 58 games

Travis Banwart (SK Wyverns) 3-3, 4.85 ERA, 40 K, 1.48 WHIP in 42.2 IP over 9 games

Merrill Kelly (SK Wyverns) 2-4, 4.72 ERA, 44 K, 1.36 WHIP in 61.0 IP over 10 games

Nippon MLB Ties Pacific League 061315

Here are players in the Pacific League in Japan that have MLB ties. These results are after the 11th week of the 2015 season.

Edison Barrios (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) 0-1, 2.45 ERA, 30 K, 1.52 WHIP in 25.2 IP over 23 games

Dennis Sarfate (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) 2-0, 1.26 ERA, 46 K, 0.70 WHIP, 14 SV in 28.2 IP over 28 games

Jason Standridge (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) 6-4, 3.44 ERA, 44 K, 1.27 WHIP in 73.1 IP over 11 games

Tony Blanco (ORIX Buffaloes) .128/.244/.205 w/ 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 12 games

Francisco Caraballo (ORIX Buffaloes) .271/.324/.495 w/ 11 HR, 32 RBI, 23 R, 0 SB in 50 games

Esteban German (ORIX Buffaloes) .214/.302/.268 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 5 R, 2 SB in 20 games

Bryan Bullington (ORIX Buffaloes) 2-3, 4.17 ERA, 26 K, 1.30 WHIP in 45.1 IP over 9 games

Brandon Dickson (ORIX Buffaloes) 7-4, 1.28 ERA, 63 K, 1.02 WHIP in 84.2 IP over 12 games

Alessandro Maestri (ORIX Buffaloes) 0-1, 2.73 ERA, 21 K, 1.25 WHIP, 1 SV in 26.1 IP over 15 games

Jeremy Hermida (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) .221/.333/.309 w/ 1 HR, 18 RBI, 12 R, 1 SB in 44 games

Brandon Laird (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) .188/.270/.371 w/ 10 HR, 29 RBI, 19 R, 1 SB in 61 games

Michael Crotta (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 1-0, 9.39 ERA, 7 K, 2.87 WHIP in 7.2 IP over 9 games

Victor Garate (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 3-1, 1.54 ERA, 16 K, 1.16 WHIP in 23.1 IP in 10 games

Luis Mendoza (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 3-4, 4.04 ERA, 31 K, 1.46 WHIP in 55.2 IP over 10 games

Luis Cruz (Chiba Lotte Marines) .279/.321/.521 w/ 13 HR, 49 RBI, 25 R, 0 SB in 57 games

Chad Huffman (Chiba Lotte Marines) .091/.231/.091 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 6 games

Carlos Rosa (Chiba Lotte Marines) 1-3, 4.43 ERA, 17 K, 1.48 WHIP in 20.1 IP over 20 games

Ernesto Mejia (Saitama Seibu Lions) .223/.297/.437 w/ 10 HR, 32 RBI, 21 R, 0 SB in 61 games

Wade LeBlanc (Saitama Seibu Lions) 2-5, 4.23 ERA, 26 K, 1.37 WHIP in 44.2 IP over 8 games

Esmerling Vasquez (Saitama Seibu Lions) 2-0, 2.66 ERA, 14 K, 1.57 WHIP in 20.1 IP over 16 games

Wily Mo Pena (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) .249/.389/.379 w/ 3 HR, 10 RBI, 16 R, 0 SB in 54 games

Gaby Sanchez (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) .181/.325/.330 w/ 4 HR, 14 RBI, 9 R, 2 SB in 32 games

Zelous Wheeler (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) .167/.273/.333 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 27 games

Rhiner Cruz (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 K, 1.11 WHIP in 11.2 IP over 12 games

Kenny Ray (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 5-2, 2.61 ERA, 39 K, 1.06 WHIP in 58.2 IP over 10 games

Nippon MLB Ties Central League 061315

Here are players in the Central League in Japan that have MLB ties. These results are after the 11th week of the 2015 season

Leslie Anderson (Yomiuri Giants) .255/.333/.393 w/ 3 HR, 16 RBI, 11 R, 1 SB in 43 games

Juan Francisco (Yomiuri Giants) .167/.167/.167 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 5 games

Scott Mathieson (Yomiuri Giants) 1-3, 1.33 ERA, 23 K, 1.07 WHIP, 2 SV in 27.0 IP over 28 games

Miles Mikolas (Yomiuri Giants) 2-3, 2.94 ERA, 47 K, 1.10 WHIP, 52.0 IP over 8 games

Aaron Poreda (Yomiuri Giants) 5-3, 3.33 ERA, 46 K, 1.21 WHIP in 70.1 IP over 11 games

Mauro Gomez (Hanshin Tigers) .260/.350/.390 w/ 5 HR, 32 RBI, 16 R, 0 SB in 61 games

Matt Murton (Hanshin Tigers) .243/.295/.288 w/ 0 HR, 19 RBI, 17 R, 0 SB in 59 games

Randy Messinger (Hanshin Tigers) 4-5, 3.95 ERA, 73 K, 1.19 WHIP in 73.0 IP over 11 games

Brad Eldred (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .246/.370/.525 w/ 5 HR, 11 RBI, 12 R, 1 SB in 19 games

Jesus Guzman  (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .333/.429/.467 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Rainel Rosario (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .252/.300/.320 w/ 1 HR, 7 RBI, 8 R, 1 SB in 32 games

Nate Schierholtz (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .262/.288/.458 w/ 5 HR, 14 RBI, 13 R, 1 SB in 29 games

Heath Deunte (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) 0-3, 2.35 ERA, 18 K, 1.96 WHIP, 4 SV in 13.1 IP over 15 games

Kris Johnson (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) 4-3, 2.28 ERA, 50 K, 1.17 WHIP in 75.0 IP over 11 games

Mike Zagurski (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) 0-0, 2.40 ERA, 16 K, 1.33 WHIP in 15.0 IP over 19 games

Anderson Hernandez (Chunichi Dragons) .258/.279/.357 w/ 4 HR, 24 RBI, 22 R, 4 SB in 64 games

Hector Luna (Chunichi Dragons) .343/.427/.460 w/ 4 HR, 30 RBI, 27 R, 3 SB in 55 games

Ricardo Nanita (Chunichi Dragons) .322/.363/.383 w/ 0 HR, 13 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 38 games

Raul Valdes (Chunichi Dragons) 2-6, 3.14 ERA, 61 K, 1.24 WHIP in 83.0 IP over 13 games

Aarom Baldiris (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) .268/.347/.424 w/ 7 HR, 31 RBI, 19 R, 0 SB in 63 games

Jose Lopez (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) .321/.374/.543 w/ 12 HR, 34 RBI, 31 R, 1 SB in 62 games

Yoslan Herrera (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) 2-2, 3.81 ERA, 27 K, 1.50 WHIP in 26.0 IP over 25 games

Guillermo Moscoso (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) 3-2, 4.18 ERA, 30 K, 1.39 WHIP in 32.1 IP over 6 games

Wladimir Balentien (Tokyo Yakult Swallows)  .000/.500/.000 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 1 game

Lastings Milledge (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) .241/.267/.345 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Tony Barnette (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 19 K, 0.82 WHIP, 15 SV in 28.0 IP over 25 games

Logan Ondrusek (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) 3-0, 1.86 ERA, 23 K, 1.10 WHIP in 29.0 IP over 29 games

Orlando Roman (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) 2-0, 1.67 ERA, 19 K, 1.05 WHIP in 32.1 IP over 25 games

Bubba and Logan Update 061315

This is the ninth update for 2015 on Bubba Starling and Logan Moon. Bubba Starling was the Royals first round pick in 2011 and is from Gardner, KS. Starling is still young as he will be 23 on August 3rd. Moon was drafted by the Royals in the sixth round in 2014. Moon played in college at Missouri Southern and is a bit older having turned 23 on February 15. Both Starling and Moon started out 2015 as teammates in the outfield at Class A Advanced Wilmington. A hot start by Bubba earned him a promotion to Double A Northwest Arkansas in late April.


Bubba returned from the DL and started to get comfortable at the plate going 5 for 17 with 0 HR, 0 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB and 1 BB in 5 games. When he was at Wilmington he hit .386/.471/.614 with 2 HR, 12 RBI, 6 R, 2 SB and 7 BB in 12 games. For the season at NW Arkansas he is hitting .265/.351/.500 with 3 HR, 8 RBI, 16 R, 1 SB in 20 games.

Logan slumped a bit as he was 4 for 18 with 0 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB and 2 BB in 6 games. This season he is hitting .257/.319/.333 with 0 HR, 19 RBI, 16 R, 7 SB in 53 games.