Checking the Cardinal Farm: Pitchers Flying Under the Radar
Yesterday I post some Under the Radar Position Players and that can be found HERE.
John Gast: Gast, the Florida State lefthander, currently has a 10-4 combined record between Springfield (AA) and Memphis (AAA) this season. For the Redbirds he is 6-2 with 21 walks and 43 strikeouts. For the season combined he has struck out 84 and walked only 34 batters with a 3.72 ERA and in 109 innings has allowed 108 hits.
Seth Maness: Maness improved to 6-1 on the season with Springfield and 8-2 combinedwith his time at Palm Beach. In his last outing he threw 5 innings and allowed no runs and only 3 hits. On the season, he has walked ONLY 6 and stuck out 68 in 105 innings. His ERA is currently at 2.14.
Ryan Sheriff – 22yr-old lefty, Sheriff is currently 5-0 for Palm Beach Cardinals with a 2.4 ERA for the season. He has pitched 46 innings and allowed 34 hits and 14 Earned Runs. He has fanned 21 and only walked 6 batters.
Kyle Hald: This 190lb.left-hander has a 4-4 record at Quad Cities and has pitched in 15 games accounting for 85 innings where he has allowed 84 hits. His ERA is 3.14 and he has struck out 70 and only walked 13 this season.
Keith Butler: Maybe Butler is not actually under the radar but he is 3-0 and has 16 saves for the Springfield Cardinals. He has a 1.13 WHIP with 12 walks and 39 punch outs on the season. He is a 180lb 6’0” right-hander who has also garnered 3 holds this year.
Victor De Leon: Hailing from the Santo Domingo, De Leon has produced well in the early part of the season for Johnson City. He is 1-0 in 4 games with an outstanding 0.83 ERA where he has not allowed over 5 hits in a game. He has walked 9 and fanned 19 and has pitched into the 5th inning in all of his starts.
