Minor Points Of Interest

Adam Miller made his fourth consecutive scoreless appearance for Kinston on Sunday.  Miller (3.86 ERA) was, in fact, perfect over two innings, striking out 3.  Over those four games Miller has tossed six clean innings allowing 2 hits and 2 walks while fanning nine.  The smart money is on Adam getting the call to Akron within the next couple of weeks.

Giovanni Soto won again on the 14th to raise his record to 2-3.  Soto pitched seven shutout innings allowing 3 hits and walk as he whiffed 8.  Over his last four starts (including a rain shortened one third inning appearance) Giovanni is 2-0 with 0.47 ERA.  He has averaged 9.31 K/9 and has a 0.78 WHIP.  Expect the 20 year old Puerto Rican to spend most, if not all, of the season at high-A Kinston.

The same cannot be said of 2010 first rounder Drew Pomeranz.  Despite losing his last outing (4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 K) on the 12th, Pomeranz's numbers are quite impressive (1.93 ERA, .188 OBA, 1.04 WHIP, 13.22 K/9) and he is still on track for an early June promotion to Akron. 

Lake County has not played since the 13th due to rain.  What?  That's like a week dude.  In the two games we missed, LeVon Washington (.214) went 2-for-8 with a double and 4 K's and Steven Wright produced another gem on the mound.  The neophyte knuckleballer provided six shutout innings during the Captains last game, but was robbed of a win when the bullpen blew a two run lead.  Wright (2.10) allowed 3 hits and 3 walks while striking out nine.  He has yet to register a decision but has shown marked improvement over each successive outing.

Before we go, let's give a shout to catching prospect Chun Chen.  Chen (.271) slugged his 5th and 6th long balls of the season on Saturday and leads the Aeros in both home runs and RBI (20).

Cheers.