It's only 92 at-bats, but Kennys Vargas has put up incredible numbers so far.
Category Archives: Keeping Track
Minor League Team Leaders: Fort Myers
I wonder why the Twins let Jairo Perez go in early July. Not that he was going to be a star, but he was one of the better players on the team, and he really wasn't blocking anybody.
Minor League Team Leaders: New Britain
It seems like it would be worth giving Oswaldo Arcia a few swings in Rochester before the season ends, rather than allowing Clete Thomas to continue taking up space there. Deibinson Romero has quietly had a fairly decent season.
Minor League Team Leaders: Rochester
There are a couple of guys in this city who have nothing more to learn there.
Minor Details: Games of 8/19
Elizabethton uses Twins Baseball to get the lone win. Promising rehab starts for P. J. Walters and Kyle Gibson. A big day for Wilkin Ramirez.
Happy Birthday–August 20
Al Lopez (1908)
Fred Norman (1942)
Graig Nettles (1944)
Bobby Cuellar (1952)
Tom Brunansky (1960)
Mark Langston (1960)
Andy Benes (1967)
Todd Helton (1973)
Happy Birthday–August 19
Bobby Richardson (1935)
Fred Lasher (1941)
Mike Phillips (1950)
Luis Gomez (1951)
Tim Blackwell (1952)
Ned Yost (1955)
David Palmer (1957)
Gary Gaetti (1958)
Ron Darling (1960)
Woody Williams (1966)
Rob Augustine (1970)
J. J. Hardy (1982)
Rob Augustine played for a couple of years in the Cleveland organization, never rising above Class A. Why is he on the list? Because he is now an assistant baseball coach at Dakota Valley High School in my former home of North Sioux City. Happy birthday, Rob.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to strategery.
Minor Details: Games of 8/18
A split for New Britain, including an extra-inning win. The Miracle take a solid win. A pitchers’ duel in the GCL.
Minor Details: Games of 8/17
A big night for Nishi. Jose Berrios has another outstanding game. Patience is a virtue for the DSL Twins.
Happy Birthday–August 18
Sam Wise (1857)
Wally Gerber (1891)
Burleigh Grimes (1893)
Bernie Friberg (1899)
Max Lanier (1915)
Bob Kennedy (1920)
Roberto Clemente (1934)
Billy Consolo (1934)
Joe Azcue (1939)
Paul Popovich (1940)
Bucky Guth (1947)
Bruce Benedict (1955)
Mike LaValliere (1960)
Jack Howell (1961)
Marcus Lawton (1965)
Bobby Higginson (1970)
Albie Lopez (1971)
Marcus Lawton is the brother of Matt Lawton. He played in ten games for the Yankees in 1989.