Mormon Baseball

Its too early to read much into the first week’s performance in Spring Training games, but its hard not to notice that Darwin Barney has started hot. Barney went 3 for 5 in the first handful of games, with a home run, 2 RBIs and a run scored.

Barney was followed by utility second baseman Elliot Johnson, now with the Cleveland Indians, who is 1 for 3 so far this Spring, also with a home run, 2 RBIs and a run scored.

Among pitchers, the standout performance (limited, given that more than half the Mormon pitchers haven’t pitched yet) was from Brandon Lyon, who threw a shut-out inning with one strike out.

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• Darwin Barney — second base — Chicago Cubs
  3 for 5 (.600), 1 runs, 2 rbi, 1 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so
  YTD: .600, 1 runs, 2 rbi, 1 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so in 5 at bats.
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• John Buck — backup catcher — Seattle Mariners
  1 for 4 (.250), 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so
  YTD: .250, 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so in 4 at bats.
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• Jacoby Ellsbury — centerfield — New York Yankees
  1 for 6 (.167), 3 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 4 bb, 0 sb, 1 so
  YTD: .167, 3 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 4 bb, 0 sb, 1 so in 6 at bats.
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• Kyle Farnsworth — relief pitcher — New York Mets
  0-0, 9.00 era, 2 hits, 1 er, 1 bb, and 0 k in 1.0 innings
  YTD: 0-0, era 9.00, 2 hits, 1 er, 1 bb and 0 k in 1.0 innings
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• Doug Fister — starting pitcher — Washington Nationals
  0-0, 4.50 era, 2 hits, 1 er, 1 bb, and 2 k in 2.0 innings
  YTD: 0-0, era 4.50, 2 hits, 1 er, 1 bb and 2 k in 2.0 innings
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• Jeremy Guthrie — starting pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  Did not pitch
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Bryce Harper — starting centerfield — Washington Nationals
  0 for 1 (.000), 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 2 bb, 1 sb, 0 so
  YTD: .000, 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 2 bb, 1 sb, 0 so in 1 at bats.
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• Elliot Johnson — second base — Cleveland Indians
  1 for 3 (.333), 1 runs, 2 rbi, 1 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 1 so
  YTD: .333, 1 runs, 2 rbi, 1 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 1 so in 3 at bats.
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• Josh Johnson — starting pitcher — San Diego Padres
  Did not pitch
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Matt Lindstrom — Chicago White Sox, reliever and maybe closer
  Did not pitch
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Brandon Lyon — relief pitcher — Los Angeles Angels
  0-0, 0.00 era, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb, and 1 k in 1.0 innings
  YTD: 0-0, era 0.00, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 1 k in 1.0 innings
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• Clayton Mortensen — relief pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  Did not pitch
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Shane Peterson — Oakland As minor league affiliate, infield
  1 for 7 (.142), 0 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .142, 0 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 2 so in 7 at bats.
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• Adam Rosales — Texas Rangers, backup infielder
  1 for 5 (.200), 1 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .200, 1 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 2 so in 5 at bats.
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• Eric Sogard — Oakland As, backup short stop
  0 for 9 (.000), 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .000, 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 2 so in 9 at bats.
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