lohud.com

Sponsored by:

The LoHud Yankees Blog

A New York Yankees blog by Sam Borden, Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News

Minor-league matters

Peter Abraham
April
12

Shelley Duncan was demoted to Triple-A Scranton through no fault of his own. But give the big guy credit, he hasn’t let it bother him.

Shelley in two games for the SWBs: 5 for 9, three doubles, two home runs, four RBI. His OPS is 2.156.

Darrell Rasner in two starts: 12 7 1 1 1 10

Kei Igawa in 2 starts: 10 6 1 1 1 13

Mark Melancon first three appearances for Tampa: 4.2 6 6 6 2 3. He’s allowed 2 HRs.

Jesus Montero at Charleston: .368/.400/.605. two homers, three doubles, nine RBI in 38 at-bats. He’s not going to be a RiverDog for long if this keeps up.

Brad Suttle is at .364 for Charleston, a good sign after his mighty struggles in Hawaii.

This entry was posted on Saturday, April 12th, 2008 at 12:20 pm by Peter Abraham.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

13 Responses to “Minor-league matters”

  1. V

    Man, the Yankees have some solid prospects – it’s awesome.

  2. S.A.-Phil Hughes is Saved and will be fine! Goodness..

    Go Shelley!

  3. Jensen

    I am pretty new to the baseball stats game and have a couple “newbie” questions.

    What do these numbers mean: 12 7 1 1 1 10

    What’s OPS?

    What’s a good website to go to ask similar questions so I don’t have to bug you guys here?

    Thanks.

  4. Mike S.

    Jensen:

    12 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 Walk, 10 strikeouts.

    After the first 7 games, Charleston was at .336 as a team.

    …and mine.

  5. Mike S.

    OPS means On Base Percentage + Slugging Average.

  6. V

    OPS = OBP + SLG = On Base Percentage + Slugging Percentage

    OBP = (Hits + Walks + Hit By Pitch) / (At Bats + Walks + Sacrifice Flies + Hit By Pitch) = basically, every time you step up to the plate, what’s the percentage of the time you end up on at least first base?

    SLG = Total Bases / At Bats. HR > triple > double > single > out.

  7. Kill-Schill(ing)

    Edwar’s number also look impressive down at Scranton.

    Veras’ less so, which disappoints me thus far. I nursed high hopes for Veras.

  8. V

    My one fault with SLG is that I don’t personally rate a triple all that much more than a double – it’s usually more a function of lucky bounces or a runner’s speed than the actual hitting ability. When I’m evaluating potential breakout players for my fantasy team, I look at doubles and triples equally (an uptick in doubles can precede (not necessarily, but can) a solid uptick in HRs).

  9. fred

    what do the pitching lines mean?? the five or six numbers aross?

  10. V

    See Mike S.’s post:

    Innings Pitched / Hits / Runs / Earned Runs / Walks / Strikeouts.

  11. Brandon (supporting the new movement "Alex being Alex")

    anybody questioning Melancon’s line he’s coming back from TJS and is currently building up his arm strength, Nardi and Mark Newman has been upfront about his use and Humberto Sanchez is throwing bullpen sessions so it won’t be too long for him to get his 08′ debut.

  12. Brandon (supporting the new movement "Alex being Alex")

    oh debut for minor league ball, I don’t want people misquoting me. :lol:

  13. mike

    can u give melly half a season before u losers bad mouth him?

Leave a Reply

Advertisement
Parade Photos
New York Yankees baseball fans cheer during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009,  in New York.   (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams) New York Yankees baseball player  Mariano Rivera, bottom, waves during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009,  in New York.  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Floats carrying the New York Yankees baseball team make their way along Broadway during a ticker-tape parade celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009,  in New York.  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) New York Yankees baseball players Alex Rodriguez, second from left,  Francisco Cervelli, third from right, and entertainer Jay-Z, left, celebrate on a float  during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009,  in New York.   (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams) New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez, right, and entertainer Jay-Z celebrate on a float during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009,  in New York.   (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams) Floats carrying the New York Yankees baseball team make their way along Broadway during a ticker-tape parade celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009,  in New York.  (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui, the World Series MVP, celebrates from a float during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009,  in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams) Baseball fans cheers as the New York Yankees were honored along Broadway in New York on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, with a ticker-tape parade celebrating their 27th World Series championship. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
More photos
About this blog
Thoughts and discussion on the 27-time World Champion Yankees.

LoHud's Yankees News Page

Subscribe
LoHud Yankees Podcast | Get iTunes

Get blog updates via email:

Twitter Updates
 
 
About the authors
Chad JenningsChad Jennings joined the The Journal News in October 2009, having spent the better part of seven years covering baseball in Scranton, PA. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri and an award-winning beat reporter and features writer. E-mail me at cjennings@lohud.com
READ MORE ABOUT CHAD

Sam BordenSam Borden is an award-winning journalist who joined The Journal News and LoHud.com in January 2008. He covered the Yankees for the New York Daily News from 2004-06, and has also worked as a columnist for the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville. E-mail me at sborden@lohud.com
READ MORE ABOUT SAM

Sam BordenJosh Thomson has done some of everything since joining The Journal News in March 2003. He began working for the Gannett weeklies during the winter of 2002 as a freelance writer. He joined the daily staff soon after and has since covered various high school and pro sports. E-mail me at jthomson@lohud.com
READ MORE ABOUT JOSH

Advertise
Democracy


Ad
MLB Salaries
MLB SALARY DATABASE
Links
Other recent entries
Monthly Archives