Mormon Baseball

Its amazing how different the regular season can be from spring training. Last week, Elliot Johnson was on top of the Mormon players in spring training, and this week, in the regular season, he is on the bottom, while Jacoby Ellsbury, mediocre in most of spring training, has transformed into the best performer among the Mormon players.

Ellsbury started the season in 3s — hitting .333 (7 for 21), scoring 3 runs, stealing 3 bases and walking three times. All this he managed while his team (the Yankees) managed a mediocre performance.

Like Ellsbury, Eric Sogard also started the season strong after a weak spring. Sogard was 3 for 10 last week with 2 runs, 2 walks and a stolen base.

Unfortunately, this pattern doesn’t seem to have been followed by the Mormon pitchers, mainly because of injuries. The best performance was from Jeremy Guthrie, who led the group with a 6.35 era — certainly nothing to shout about. The best of the Mormon pitchers, Doug Fister and Josh Johnson, are on the 15-day disabled list.

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• Darwin Barney — second base — Chicago Cubs
  2 for 12 (.167), 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 0 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .167, 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 0 sb, 2 so in 12 at bats.
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• John Buck — backup catcher — Seattle Mariners
  1 for 4 (.250), 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 1 so
  YTD: .250, 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 1 so in 4 at bats.
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• Jacoby Ellsbury — centerfield — New York Yankees
  7 for 21 (.333), 3 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 3 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .333, 3 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 3 sb, 2 so in 21 at bats.
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• Kyle Farnsworth — relief pitcher — New York Mets
  0-0, 2.70 era, 4 hits, 1 er, 1 bb, and 2 k in 3.1 innings
  YTD: 0-0, era 2.70, 4 hits, 1 er, 1 bb and 2 k in 3.1 innings
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• Doug Fister — starting pitcher — Washington Nationals
  Injured — 15-day DL
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Jeremy Guthrie — starting pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  1-0, 6.35 era, 7 hits, 4 er, 4 bb, and 3 k in 5.2 innings
  YTD: 1-0, era 6.35, 7 hits, 4 er, 4 bb and 3 k in 5.2 innings
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• Bryce Harper — starting centerfield — Washington Nationals
  3 for 21 (.143), 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 10 so
  YTD: .143, 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 10 so in 21 at bats.
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• Elliot Johnson — second base — Cleveland Indians
  0 for 5 (.000), 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 1 so
  YTD: .000, 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 1 so in 5 at bats.
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• Josh Johnson — starting pitcher — San Diego Padres
  Injured, did not pitch (15-day DL)
  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, closer
  0-1, 9.00 era, 6 hits, 3 er, 1 bb, and 2 k in 3.0 innings
  YTD: 0-1, era 9.00, 6 hits, 3 er, 1 bb and 2 k in 3.0 innings
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• Brandon Lyon — relief pitcher — Los Angeles Angels
  Not on roster — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Clayton Mortensen — relief pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  Not on roster — reassigned to minor leagues
  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
  Did not play — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: .000, 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so in 0 at bats.
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• Adam Rosales — Texas Rangers, backup infielder
  Did not play — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: .000, 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so in 0 at bats.
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• Eric Sogard — Oakland As, backup short stop
  3 for 10 (.300), 2 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 2 bb, 1 sb, 1 so
  YTD: .300, 2 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 2 bb, 1 sb, 1 so in 10 at bats.
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