Prospect Pulse: July 28th, 2012 – Roberto Osuna and Darren Ford

The Prospect Pulse is a recap of some of the top performances in the minors from the previous day. Prospects are sorted by the league in which they play with their parent club listed in parentheses. In each of the 14 leagues this series follows I will select what I feel is the single best performance and may mix in a few “honorable” mentions as well. Then at the end of each days’ recap I will pick a hitter and pitcher of the day from among the 14+ players covered.

Appalachian League (Rk)

CF – Jabari Henry, Pulaski (Seattle): 3-4, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 R

RHP – Angel Mata, Elizabethton (Minnesota): 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 SO

Pioneer League (Rk)

LF – Andrew Ray, Orem (LA Angels): 3-5, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R

New York-Penn League (A-)

LHP – Ben O’Shea, Batavia (St. Louis): 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO

RF – Emilio King, Tri-City (Houston): 2-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Northwest League (A-)

2B – Maxx Tissenbaum, Eugene (San Diego): 3-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, SB

RHP – Roberto Osuna, Vancouver (Toronto): 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 13 SO

Midwest League (A)

1B – Kennys Vargas, Beloit (Minnesota): 2-4, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB

RHP – A.J. Cole, Burlington (Oakland): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO

South Atlantic League (A)

RHP – Luis Ordosgoitti, Lexington (Houston): 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO

California League (A+)

LHP – Nick Maronde, Inland Empire (LA Angels): 6.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 SO

Carolina League (A+)

RHP – Yeiper Castillo, Salem (Boston): 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO

Florida State League (A+)

CF – James Ramsey, Palm Beach (St. Louis): 3-6, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R, SB

RHP – Andy Moye, Brevard County (Milwaukee): 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO

Eastern League (AA)

RHP – Deck McGuire, New Hampshire (Toronto): 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO

Southern League (AA)

RF – Jake Smolinski, Jacksonville (Miami): 3-5, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R

Texas League (AA)

RHP – Matt Jackson, San Antonio (San Diego): 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO

3B – Mario Lisson, Springfield (St. Louis): 3-5, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

International League (AAA)

RF – Felix Pie, Gwinnett (Atlanta): 2-3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB, SB

RF – Matt Carson, Rochester (Minnesota): 3-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

Pacific Coast League (AAA)

3B – Alex Castellanos, Albuquerque (LA Dodgers): 3-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB

CF – Darren Ford, Tacoma (Seattle): 4-5, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 R, 2 SB

RHP – Alex White, Colorado Springs (Colorado): 8.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO

Pitcher and Hitter of the Day

Vancouver’s Roberto Osuna and Tacoma’s Darren Ford