May 20th Daily Wrap

Jacksonville beats Carolina, 5-2

• Lorenzo Scott: 3/5 r 2b rbi k sb(6)
• Andy Jenkins: 1/4 sb(3)
• Lee Mitchell: 0/4 r
• Bryan Petersen: 0/4
• Scott Cousins: 0/4 r
• Brad Davis: 1/4 r 2b rbi
• Aaron Thompson: (W, 2-5) 6ip 7h 2r(2er) 2bb 3k hr
• Ronald Hil: 2ip 1h 0r bb k
• Matt Peterson: (S,8) 1ip 0h 0r bb 0k
  

Jupiter beats Sarasota, 3-2 in Game 1 of a DH

• Greg Burns: 1/3 3b 2rbi k
• Hunter Mense 2/3 r
  
• Michael Stanton: 1/2 2b rbi bb
• Matt Dominguez: 0/3
• Ryan Curry: 2/3 r
  
• Jameson Smith: 1/2 r bb
• Elih Villanueva: (W, 3-4) 5ip 7h 1r(1er) 0bb 3k
• Kyle Gunderson: (S,3) 2ip 2h 1r(1er) 0bb 0k
  

They lose game 2, 4-2

• Greg Burns: 1/4 k
• Hunter Mense: 1/4 po
  
• Michael Stanton: 1/3 r bb k
• Matt Dominguez: 1/3 2rbi
• Miguel Fermin: 1/3
• Ryan Curry: 2/3 r 2b sb(2)
• Kris Harvey: 3ip 1h 0r 0bb k
• Steven Cishek: (L, 1-2) 2.1ip 3h 3r(1er) 0bb 3k
• Andrew Battisto: 1.2ip 2h 1r(0er) 0bb 4k
  

Greensboro loses 5-1 to Lake County

• Kevin Mattison: 1/4 sb(12) po
  
• Dan Pertusati: 0/4
• Jake Smolinski: 0/4 k
• Ben Lasater: 2/3 bb
• Jeremy Synan: 1/4
• Kyle Skipworth: 0/3 k
• Justin Jacobs: 1/2 r bb sb(3)
  
• Torre Langley: 0/3 k
• Joel Staples: 1/3 rbi
• Brad Hand: (L, 2-4) 6ip 6h 4r(2er) 0bb 4k hr
• Andy Loomis: 2ip 3h 1r(1er) 0bb 0k
• Jared Yecker: 1ip 1h 0r 0bb 0k

PCL had the night off

13. Brad Hand

13. Brad Hand - LHP - 6'2 - 185lbs
(last year: NR)

The Marlins drafted left-handed pitcher Brad Hand in the 2^nd round of the 2008 draft out of Chaska High School in Minnesota. Hand was the biggest high school prospect sensation among scouts since Joe Mauer and the Marlins felt fortunate to be able to sign him for $760,000.

Hand had an impressive debut split between the Gulf Coast league and Jamestown. In the two spots, he went a combined 3-2 with a 2.64era in 47.2 innings of work. He struck out 46 while walking 21 and holding opposing hitters to a .211 average.

He throws a fastball anywhere from 88-92mph with late life, while his curveball and changeup have plus potential. Brad is pretty athletic for a pitcher, having played both football and hockey in high school. He can also swing the bat a bit as he played first base on the days when he wasn’t pitching. His mechanics are a bit off has his delivery is quite violent and could lead to arm injuries in the future. The Marlins aren’t too concerned at this point as they begin to smooth out his routine.

Because of his youth, Hand might spend the first few months of the year in extended spring training before moving up to Greensboro midway through the year. Then again, the Marlins haven’t held players back in the past so he could open up 2009 in Greensboro if they feel like pushing him.