He does it again. 3-run HR for Dayan Viciedo. A monster shot to right center. He has 16 HR and 62 RBI this season.—
Charlotte Knights (@KnightsBaseball) July 07, 2011
Boxscore. He also has 1 walk already!
July 7, 2011
Dayan goes yard!
White Sox sign 23rd round draft pick C Mike Marjama
Mike Marjama, a 23rd-round pick by the Chicago White Sox, signed before the deadline and has been assigned to Bristol in the Appalachian League. Marjama considered returning for his senior season after he was drafted later than anticipated and played for Orleans in the Cape Cod League before he and Chicago came to an agreement.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6’02″
Weight: 220
Born: 1987-12-02
Hometown: Granite Bay, CA
Class: Senior
Scouting report:
PerfectGame.org (September 2010 report):
50. MIKE MARJAMA, 3b, La Crosse Loggers (Long Beach State/JR)
Well-proportioned athlete with line-drive bat, Gold Glove-type glove at hot corner; hit .286-2-37, lack of raw power limits upside
Here are his College Stats:
| Year | AVG | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB-ATT | PO | A | E | FLD% |
| 2011 | .290 | 56-56 | 217 | 21 | 63 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 82 | .378 | 12 | 2 | 36 | 5 | .329 | 3 | 7 | 8-12 | 224 | 87 | 6 | .981 |
He was in Sacramento City College before:
| Year | AVG | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB-ATT | PO | A | E | FLD% |
| 2010 | .331 | 32-32 | 133 | 26 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 54 | .406 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 5 | .404 | 1 | 0 | 6-6 | 20 | 52 | 5 | .935 |
| 2009 | .306 | 42-42 | 157 | 33 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 60 | .382 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 3 | .439 | 1 | 2 | 8-10 | 32 | 69 | 10 | .910 |
He played summer ball with the Lacrosse Loggers in 2010:
| Year | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SF | SH | SB | CS | DP | E |
| 2010 | .286 | 69 | 269 | 47 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Chris Sale played with the Loggers in 2008.
Terry Doyle throws a complete game, striking out 6 and walking 0
7/6:
| Birmingham Barons | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |||
| Doyle (L, 3-3) | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.25 | |||
Doyle has a 81/16 K/BB ratio for the year. 32/5 in AA alone. His WHIP is 1.02. The guy is on fire!
Some more numbers for his games at AA: BB/PA 2.9%, K/PA 18.6%, BABIP .293, GB% 47%, HR/Air 1%, FIP 2.61, BsRA9 2.59
ESPN says Sergio Santos’ slider is MLB’s top out pitch
ESPN’s Stats & Information Group broke down its pitch performance data and looked at strikeouts by pitch type, compared to the number of two-strike pitches thrown with that particular pitch. A good “putaway rate” with a pitch is upwards of 30 percent. The major league average for all pitches is just below 20 percent. In Santos’ case, he’s thrown the slider 101 times with two strikes this season and netted 47 strikeouts, most recently whiffing Royals rookie Mike Moustakas in the ninth inning on Monday. Santos’ “putaway rate” with the slider is 47 percent (47 divided by 101). …
Dayan Viciedo goes walk crazy! [UPDATE #2]
Dayan drew 3 walks in yesterday’s game!:
| Charlotte Knights | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
| Viciedo | RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .324 |
Dayan is hitting .324/.371/.530/.901 with 23 BB and 65 K in 336 AB.
3 walks in one game! Dayan has seen the light!
UPDATE: That’s a 6.3% BB% and a a 17.9 K%. Other numbers: .369 BABIP, 48% GB%, 17% LD%, 61 RC, 6.92 RC/27, .384 wOBA, 120 wOBA+, 145 OPS+.
Other White Sox links: J.J. gives us his roster changes thoughts, James does the same (offensive improvement is the object of both), Chuck Garfien writes about the Most Intersting Man in the Sox locker room (photo gallery) (J.J. says ‘yeah, but’), and MLB Daily Dish’s Adam Bernacchio gives us the 5 best Free-Agent bargains this off-season (Brett Ballantini has been beating this drum for aquite some time now).
UPDATE #2: John Sickels talks about Dayan Viciedo:
Cuban defector signed to $ 10 million contract in 2008. Hitting .322/.364/.528 with 15 homers, 20 walks, 65 strikeouts in 335 at-bats for Triple-A Charlotte. Power to all fields, should produce a solid batting average with plenty of homers despite so-so strike zone judgment. Poor defender at any position and likely a born DH, but he’ll hit. Age 22. Major League ETA: 2011.
