Org now +9, nice week. We were down to +1 the last time I checked and were sinking fast, so I quit putting up the boxscores. We had a nice week, in fact Sunday we went 4-0.
Charlotte is on a roll and now only 2 under .500, Birmingham is 4 over, W-S is 2 under and Kanny is 9 over and in first place.
Charlotte had real nice weeks from Danks and Viciedo. Their pitching seems to be coming around too, Harrell had a nice start, Marquez has been good and the pen has been solid all year.
Birmingham just makes me scratch my head, KWJr is the weak link in the lineup, yet they continue to lead him off. The fastest guy in the org, Greene, is hitting almost .300 and really hot of late. Marrero having a good season and Kuhn is staying over .300. Infante was untouchable for them, he just went to Charlotte, but Remenowsky has been superb. Starting rotation has been good except for Nevin Griffith, might be time to release him.
At Winston-Salem Mitchell is struggling, but he had a big 2-run homer in the 9th the other night to push a game into extra innings that W-S won. He just needs to start improving, I still think he has a chance. The guy had a great eye in college, you just do not lose that. Saladino just got off DL and is going to be a good SS, Wilkins is doing well after skipping Low A ball. Martinez has been real hot this year after 2 years of injuries and barely any playtime. Their rotation is good, all 5 doing well. Addison Reed and Taylor Thompson solidify the pen.
Kannapolis is the real surprise. Trayce Thompson is the biggest story, not hitting great yet, but he is hitting with some power and not striking out at an alarming rate thus far. Shoemaker having a solid year as is Silverio at 3B and Russ Wilson at 2B. Drew Lee is hitting a ton and playing 2B a lot too. Blanke is probably our best C option in the minors. Pitching has been good, now that Moran is back in closer role rather than starting. Heidenreich and Buch are doing quite well.