Checking up on the Ex's Volume III

Another quick look at some of the folks we've parted ways with in 2013:

Xavier Cedeno (LHP), Nationals - Cedeno has made a pair of appearances since getting recalled from AAA by the Nationals last week. He's thrown 1 1/3 scoreless innings and earned a hold against the Rockies on Thursday.

Rick Ankiel (CF), Mets - Ankiel was designated for assignment last week, and after electing to be a free agent, he has now been let go by two of the five worst teams in baseball this season. In 45 games, Ankiel has fanned 60 times while batting just .188. But hey, hard to forget that 3-run homer he hit on Opening Day.

Chris Wallace (C), Indians - Wallace is back in AA after being reassigned on Thursday. Wallace hit .280 in 18 games for the Columbus Clippers and now rejoins the Akron Aeros. In 8 games with Akron earlier this year, Wallace was 11 for 30 (.367).

Jake Goebbert (RF), Athletics - Goebbert is hitting .285 in 64 games with 11 homers and 45 runs batted in for the AA Midland RockHounds. He's hitting .338 with runners in scoring position. 

Tyler Greene (SS), White Sox - Greene is hitting .400 (10/25) and has hit safely in all 7 games he's appeared in for the Charlotte Knights since his demotion. In 15 AAA games this season, Greene is batting .333 with 5 stolen bases and an on base percentage of .400. 

Nate Freiman (1B), Athletics -  Freiman continues to punish left-handed pitching this year, batting .329 against lefties compared to just .115 versus righties. After hitting just .148 in April, Freiman hit .351 in May and is hitting  a respectable .286 in June. On the year Freiman is hitting .273 with a pair of homers (both coming against the Astros) and 16 runs batted in. 

Mike Kvasnicka (RF), Twins - Kvasnicka came off the DL this week and has appeared in 4 games for the Ft. Myers Miracle batting .308 (4/13) with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts. Gonzalo Sanudo, the pitcher he was traded for, debuted for the Corpus Christi Hooks on Monday.

Sam Demel (RHP), Yankees - In 22 games for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Demel has an ERA of 1.41 and he's allowed just 22 hits in 32 innings while fanning 38 and holding opponents to a .185 batting average. He's 1-1 and has 1 save. 

C.J. Fick (RHP), Rockies - Fick was released by the Astros this week after posting a 5.23 ERA in 16 games for Oklahoma City. The Rockies wasted little time in picking him up and in his first appearance for the AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox, he tossed 2 shutout innings and earned a save.

Checking in on the Ex's, Volume 2

Another quick look at some of the folks we've parted ways with in 2013:

Xavier Cedeno (LHP), Nationals - Cedeno is back in the big leagues having been recalled by the Nationals on June 6th when Stephen Strasburg went on the DL. Cedeno hasn't appeared in a game for the Nats since his call-up, but had a 2.63 ERA in 14 appearances with the Syracuse Chiefs and held hitters to a .192 average. 

Team	League	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
SYR	INT	1	0	2.63	14	0	0	0	1	13.2	10	10	4	2	6	20	0.77	.192

Rick Ankiel (CF), Mets - Yesterday Ankiel was designated for assignment for the second time this year to make room for Kirk Nieuwenhuis on the Mets roster. After hitting .194 (12/62) in 25 games for Houston, he hit just .182 (12/66) in 20 games for the Mets. He hit just 2 home runs after leaving the Astros and continues to be plagued by strikeouts fanning 25 more times in New York.

Team	League	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
MLB		.188	45	128	13	24	7	1	7	18	54	8	60	0	1	.235	.422	.657

Chris Wallace (C), Indians - Wallace hasn't recorded a hit for the Columbus Clippers since May 26th going 0 for 9 during that stretch and losing out on playing time to 32 year old Omir Santos. In 16 games with the Clippers, Wallace is hitting .262 (11/42) with 4 doubles and 8 runs batted in. While he homered 20 times in 2011, he hasn't showed that power potential lately homering just 5 times in 236 at-bats last year and just once in 75 at-bats this year between AA and AAA. 

Team	League	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
OKC	PCL	.000	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
AKR	EAS	.367	8	30	7	11	1	0	1	6	15	4	7	0	0	.429	.500	.929
COL	INT	.262	16	42	3	11	4	0	0	8	15	3	16	0	0	.304	.357	.661
Minors		.293	25	75	10	22	5	0	1	14	30	7	25	0	0	.345	.400	.745

Jake Goebbert (RF), Athletics - Goebbert homered twice this week against the Hooks and drove in 7 runs against his former team in the process including a 5 rbi game on June 6th. On the year he's driven in 40 runs and homered 11 times, just one shy of his career high set in 2011. The 25 year old left-handed hitting outfielder is hitting .301 against righties with 10 of his 11 homers coming against them. 

Team	League	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
MID	TEX	.290	57	214	30	62	9	0	11	40	104	22	49	3	3	.366	.486	.852

Tyler Greene (SS), White Sox - Greene is back in AAA, getting sent down this week by the White Sox when Gordon Beckham was activated from the 15-day DL. Greene hit .222 (12/54) in 22 games with Chicago homering only once, and striking out 19 times. In his first game back in AAA, Greene went 2 for 4 with a pair of rbis and a stolen base.

Team	League	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
CHA	INT	.289	9	38	8	11	2	0	0	6	13	2	10	1	0	.325	.342	.667
Minors		.289	9	38	8	11	2	0	0	6	13	2	10	1	0	.325	.342	.667
MLB		.222	22	54	7	12	2	1	1	3	19	3	19	0	0	.263	.352	.615

Nate Freiman (1B), Athletics -  Freiman continues to hammer left-handed pitching this year, batting .339 against lefties compared to just .053 versus righties. Freiman still only has two home runs but, as luck would have it, both came against the Astros. After hitting just .148 in April, Freiman hit .351 in May and has followed that up by hitting .294 so far in June. 

Team	League	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
MLB		.272	34	81	6	22	4	1	2	15	34	8	15	0	0	.341	.420	.760

Mike Kvasnicka (RF), Twins - The word on the street is that Kvasnicka could return from a broken hamate bone next week. The former first round pick has yet to appear in a game for the Twins organization this season since being traded in late March for pitcher Gonzalo Sanudo.

Year	Team	League	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
2010	TRI	NYP	.234	68	261	31	61	10	1	5	36	88	27	48	2	1	.305	.337	.642
2010	Minors		.234	68	261	31	61	10	1	5	36	88	27	48	2	1	.305	.337	.642
2011	LEX	SAL	.260	128	484	59	126	32	4	4	59	178	46	106	5	5	.328	.368	.696
2011	Minors		.260	128	484	59	126	32	4	4	59	178	46	106	5	5	.328	.368	.696
2012	LEX	SAL	.232	88	345	46	80	15	1	15	53	142	19	86	1	2	.275	.412	.687
2012	Minors		.232	88	345	46	80	15	1	15	53	142	19	86	1	2	.275	.412	.687

Sam Demel (RHP), Yankees - In 20 games for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Demel has an ERA of 1.50 and he's allowed just 21 hits in 30 innings while fanning 37 and holding opponents to a .188 batting average. He's 1-1 and has 1 save. 

Team	League	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
SWB	INT	1	1	1.50	20	0	0	0	1	30.0	21	6	5	3	11	37	1.25	.188