Sunday, July 01, 2012

Vogt high on June BCS/RPI

This BCS is still going strong.

Durham's Stephen Vogt won the June BCS/RPI, scoring 23 points for a five-point advantage over Bowling Green's Jake Hager and Drew Vettleson.

Vogt recorded two first-place finishes and had eight places among the top five in the daily Biscuit Crumbs Standings/Rays Player Indicator standings. Vogt hit .364 and had a 1.024 OPS in June. He totaled 19 RBIs and scored 24 times in 26 games.

Princeton pitcher Blake Snell and shortstop Brandon Martin were tied in the little BCS race. They had seven points each after less than two weeks of play by the short-season teams.

JUNE BCS/RPI
23 points -- Stephen Vogt
18 -- Jake Hager, Drew Vettleson
16 -- Todd Glaesmann
15 -- Ty Morrison
12 -- Jeff Malm, Enny Romero, Matt Torra

Little BCS
7 -- Blake Snell, Brandon Martin
5 -- Taylor Guerrieri, Darryl George
4 -- Justin O'Conner, Ariel Soriano, Ryan Dunn

FULL SEASON
52 -- Drew Vettleson
36 -- Henry Wrigley
34 -- Ty Morrison
33 -- Jake Floethe, Todd Glaesmann, Omar Luna

Hammel a candidate for final AL roster spot

Former Biscuits pitcher Jason Hammel is one of five players up for the final American League All-Star roster spot, a decision being made by online fan vote.

Hammel is 8-3 with a 3.29 ERA in his first year with the Baltimore Orioles.

Hammel's competition on the AL final vote ballot are all pitchers: Kansas City's Jonathan Broxton, Texas' Yu Darvish, Ernesto Frieri of the L.A. Angels and Mobile native Jake Peavy of the Chicago White Sox.

Price going to 3rd All-Star Game

Rays pitcher David Price has been named an American League All-Star, marking the third straight year the former Biscuit has been picked.

Price is 11-4 with a 2.92 ERA. He and closer Fernando Rodney will represent Tampa Bay. The game is July 10 at Kansas City.

Huntsville native Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves and Dothan-born Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants are on the National League pitching staff.

Ranking the Rays ... Feliciano, Beckham, Cabrera

For Saturday ...
FULL SEASON
1. Jesus Feliciano, DUR: 3 1b's, 3 RBIs, 2 runs, outfield assist
2. Tim Beckham, DUR: 3 1b's, walk, RBI, 2 runs
3. Alex Torres, DUR: 5 innings, 1 run, 2 hits, 3 walks, 6 Ks
4. Ty Morrison, MGM: 3 1b's, 2 runs
5. Jeff Malm, BWG: 2 1b's, 2b
SHORT SEASON
1. Luis Cabrera, GCL: 5 innings, 1 run, 6 hits, walk, 3 Ks
2. Darryl George, PRI: 3 1b's, walk, steal, 2 RBIs, 2 runs, 2 errors
3. Tommy Coyle, HV: 2b, 2 walks, RBI, run, error

Today ...
DUR (Chris Archer 4-8, 4.81) at Buffalo (Jeurys Familia 5-4, 4.77), 12:05
MGM (Alex Colome 3-2, 4.93 ) at Jackson (Steve Garrison 5-3, 3.95), 6:05
CHA (Enny Romero 2-3, 3.08/Eliazer Suero 1-5, 7.86) vs. Bradenton (Tyler Waldron 5-4, 5.83/Eliecer Navarro 1-4, 4.03), DH, 3
BWG (Jake Floethe 6-1, 3.61) vs. Dayton (Stalin Gerson 3-5, 4.30), 5:05
HV vs. Brooklyn, 4:05
PRI (Kevin James 0-0, 5.14) vs. Elizabethton (Corey Kimes 1-0, 2.00), 2
GCL off

Morning reading

Here's a little more on Alex Koronis' MTV history, plus if you need to see the episode of "Is She Really Going Out With Him?", click here. The Biscuits are 7-3 after Saturday's 6-5 win over Jacksonville.