[Ben E Lou]

MAY 2003

THIS MONTH’S RECORD: 16-13
OVERALL RECORD AT MONTH-END: 24-25
CURRENT STANDING: T4. 5.5 games behind division-leading Mets.

KEY INJURIES:
None.

TEAM NEWS

Thursday 5/15/2003:
Jose Camacho crushes 2 homers against Arizona.
Jose Camacho has 5 RBI against Arizona.

Monday 5/26/2003:
Ryan Wiens has 4 hits against Arizona.

MAJOR LEAGUE PERFORMANCES OF NOTE/LINEUP CHANGES/ROTATION CHANGES:
The pitching improved across the board, dropping our team ERA to 3.98 (14th). Lopez rbounded nicely from his 8.83 start. He was 3-1 with a 3.55 during the month. Marmolejo is settling in nicely as closer. He has 10 saves and a 1.71 ERA now.

The offense is still struggling, with a .241 batting average (25th). However, we’re 10th in runs scored, primarily due to being in the top ten in both homers and walks.

SEASON-TO-DATE TEAM STATISTICAL LEADERS
AVG: SS Pardo--.291
HR: CF Wuest--12
RBI: C Camacho--34
SB: UT Sweeney--11
SP ERA: Baumer—3.08
RP ERA: Marmolejo—1.71
SAVES: Marmolejo--10
SP K’s: Castonguay--63

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT:

Monday 5/5/2003 :
Paul Eckhoff has lost a step. His speed drops to B ...
Paul Eckhoff has lost some momentum, his range at LF drops to D ...
Paul Eckhoff has lost some momentum, his range at CF drops to D ...
Paul Eckhoff has lost some momentum, his range at RF drops to D ...
James Barta seems to have lost some of his feel for his stuff...
James Barta has lost some movement on his pitches...
James Barta has lost some lower body strength, his duration drops to B ...
John Swensen has lost some momentum, his range at 1B drops to D ...

Monday 5/12/2003:
Tyrone Sweeney plate discipline seems to have faded...
Franklyn Armstrong has lost some momentum, his range at 1B drops to D ...
David Martin has lost a step. His speed drops to B ...
David Martin has lost some momentum, his range at LF drops to B ...
David Martin has lost some momentum, his range at CF drops to C ...
David Martin has lost some momentum, his range at RF drops to C ...

Monday 5/19/2003:
Bernard Romain has lost some power...
Bernard Romain seems to have lost some bat speed, resulting in less contact...
Benjamin Lopez seems to have lost some of his feel for his stuff...

Monday 5/26/2003:
Tyrone Sweeney is getting faster, his speed increases to A ...
Michael Bedoya has lost some momentum, his range at LF drops to E …

Sheesh. A tough month development-wise.

AAA NOTES
SP Hikoshirou Haruhiko—5-1,3.69, (6/5/4), 4 stars
MR Harold Mcallister—1-1, 1.51, (8/7/8), 4.5 stars
3B/1B Harry “Pluto” Reid--.973 OPS (4/5/4), 5 stars
LF Russ Mangan--.933 OPS, (4/5/6), 4 stars

AA NOTES:
CL James Barta—0-6, 5.96, (2/2/4), 4 stars—I send him back down to single-A
LF/CF Michael Bedoya--.823 OPS, (3/3/2), 3.5 stars

A NOTES:
1B George Palafox--.825 OPS, (1/2/3), 4 stars
CF Bernard Romain--.811 OPS, (0/4/2), 2 stars (dropped from 3.5 stars)

PERSONAL DIARY ENTRIES:
None.

TRADES
None.

MONTHLY AWARDS
merican League-Pitcher of the Month:
Perry Edelstein (DET)!
He had a record of 4-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.69.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Al Mouser (OAK)!
He batted .427 in 103 AB, with 5 homers and 19 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
John Choy (NY)!
He had a record of 6-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.31 and 1 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Paul Moak (LA)!
He batted .324 in 102 AB, with 11 homers and 24 RBI.

OTHER IMPORTANT LEAGUE NEWS
Urso Ramos of LA tossed a perfect game against the Cubs. It is the 2nd no-hitter of Ramos’ career. He’s a 32-year-old with 89 career wins, and a 3.12 career ERA.