Monday's Action

Nashville 5, Albuquerque 0

RHP Tim Dillard:  4.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

LHP Chris Narveson:  2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

2B Adam Heether:  3-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R

OF Adam Stern:  2-4, RBI, R

Huntsville 2, Chattanooga 5

RHP Jeremy Jeffress:  4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

RHP Mike Jones:  2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

OF Derrick McPhearson:  1-2, 1B, RBI

Brevard County 10, Inland Empire 7

RHP Amaury Rivas:  1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

RHP Rob Wooten:  2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

OF Logan Schafer:  2-5, 2 RBI, R

2B Eric Farris:  2-4, 3B, RBI, R

CF Lee Haydel:  3-4, 3 RBI, 2 R

Wisconsin 11, Great Lakes 7

LHP Evan Frederickson:  3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 1 K

RHP Nick Tyson:  2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

OF Juan Sanchez:  3-5, 2 2B, RBI, 3 R

OF Chris Dennis:  2-5, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, R

3B John Delaney:  2-5, 3B, 2 RBI, R

Thoughts

Although Evan Frederickson kept the Great Lake Loons off the board through three innings, he still walked five batters.  I did not like the Frederickson selection in last year's draft at the beginning, mostly because he has no control and had a sudden spike in velocity.  The two do not mesh together very often.  The southpaw from the University of San Francisco has a lot to prove in 2009.

Jeremy Jeffress had a decent, if unspectacular, outing for the Stars.  He still is averaging about a strikeout per inning, but the walk rate is still a bit higher than the organization would like.  The Brewers are going to ride Jeffress' arm as long as possible in the starting rotation.  I am starting to have doubts, however, that his changeup can develop into a league-average pitch.  That may make the young man better suited for the back-end of the bullpen.  That would also, of course, be a huge disappointment for someone of Jeremy's potential.

I was happy to see Chris Dennis performing well for the Timber Rattlers.  The powerful outfielder should begin the 2009 season with the T-Rats, which should give him the chance to display his power against better pitching.  Chris must make more consistent contact with the ball, but when he does hit the ball, it goes a mile.