April Epilogue
by Tom on Apr.30, 2005, under Uncategorized
Just an update here at the end of the month of players I talked about during the month.
Danny Bautista - Still retired.
Jonny Gomes - Gomes got called up April 22nd, and has made six starts in the last eight games, getting into the outfield rotation. Batting .263/.364/.474 with one home run during this run.
Joey Gathright - Called up when Sanchez failed his drug test. Batted .350/.409/.500 with 3 SB in six games in center field. Was then promptly sent down when Sanchez returned.
Alex Sanchez - Has since returned from his drug suspension and started 9 games in center field for Tampa. Batting .270/.289/.378 at the time of this writing, with one stolen base and one walk in 37 at-bats. Zero RBI. One fielding error.
Matt Diaz - Called up by Kansas City on April 22nd after sending down Calvin Pickering. 3 hits in 16 at-bats so far, good for a .188/.188/.250 line.
Barry Bonds - Still hasn’t played, and optimistic reports have him returning around the all-star break.
Darin Erstad - Has started every game at first base for the Angels this season. Batting .267/.315/.426 during that time.
Casey Kotchman - Celebrating his demotion by batting .178/.341/.205 for AAA Salt Lake. Currently has more walks than hits.
Steve Finley - Off to a rough April, batting .157/.237/.337 over the first 23 games. Playing very good defense in center field.
Scott Elarton - Proving the critics right (and me wrong), going through April with a 0-1 record and an 8.05 ERA. Hasn’t pitched past the 6th inning in any of his four starts so far. Scheduled to start Sunday - if he gets hammered, he might not be in an Indian uniform much longer.
Joe Mauer - Playing very good, 18 starts at catcher, only one at DH. .288/.392/.424 so far this season.
Corky Miller - Still on the Twins 25 man roster - the Twins sent down Terry Tiffee when Justin Morneau came off the DL. Batting .000/.000/.000 on the season. Made five appearances for the twins in April - 3 starts at catcher.
Mitch Jones - Still leading the Columbus Clippers in batting average (.366), on base percentage (.441), slugging percentage (.707), home runs (6), and strikeouts (25). Likely not to see a Yankees uniform any time soon, barring injury.
Colter Bean - Called up to the majors, where he made one appearance, pitching two innings and giving up one earned run, walking two and striking out two. Was promptly sent down due to the Yankees need to use the roster spot for Chien-Ming Wang, a starting pitcher, to take Jaret Wright’s spot in the rotation. Has yet to pitch for Columbus upon his return.
Jay Witasick - Jay hasn’t pitched yet for Colorado, but apparently Witasick’s contract assured him of being called up or allowing him to seek employment elsewhere. More info on Witasick’s contract is on the Rockie homepage here.
